Lavish my body with 1 week of unadulterated health

Even though I am alone in the office all day with my nemeses! Am trying to remind myself that after all, she’s just a person whose moods and temper tantrums are as valid as my own.
Just got back from my run-walk, which was really lovely; the sunlight slanting through the woods that skirt the road, and the smell of heavy dewed grass, and birds singing, and huge bursts of those flowers that look a bit like foxgloves running through every shade of pink and purple through to blue…ahhh.
Yes, I feel quite at peace with the world this morning!
Let’s hope it lasts! :)

I can’t say this health kick has done much for my mood. Have to go and teach and evening class in a minute, when at the moment all I can think of is various people’s heads being replaced with pumpkins which I then proceed to kick until they splatter everywhere (I’m wearing protective clothing in this little episode, needless to say). GAH!

On the bright side, I had some left over tofu gyouza filling in the fridge so I’ve just snuck home and whipped up a few of those in a (moderately futile) attempt to improve my mood. You know it’s bad when even gyouza fail to do the trick!

Must remind myself that being in a foul mood does no one any good, other than the people who have irked me, who will no doubt take it as further fuel for their already obscenely inflated egos.

No time for a cup of tea, but I could imagine slipping them those laxatives as I trudge STRIDE back to the office, I suppose.

Must remember to take a bottle of water with me. Rage, it transpires, it quite the diuretic.

I was so impressed with Moose’s feat of sausage resistance, coupled with the lovely feeling of slowly realising that my body might not actually want to eat nonsense all day (that’ll be the the one week no choc goal, which at least gave me a different level of consciousness over what I was feeding my gorgeous cellular structures), that I have decided to extend the healthfulllllllness for a further week and see if I notice any changes in a few key areas. Also, I’ve really enjoyed posting pictures of my bentos, I don’t know why! :)

aims

1. I don’t know why but recently I’ve been getting a few spots – nothing terrible, but still, I’m not as pristine as I was a few months back! I know diet isn’t supposed to influence acne, but perhaps diet coupled with exercise levels coupled with sleep might have some effect? I’d be interested to see, at any rate.

2. Energy / wakefulness: have been exhausted for ages (ever since the kidney saga, in fact). Part of me wonders if my recent high stress levels and less than diligent health behaviour have just made it that much more difficult for my post-hospitalised body to resume full functioning.

3. Bloating. I’ve definitely noticed that stupid Japanese white bread (pah, if you can call it bread) = bloating. Want to try and reduce if not fully demolish the bloating this week!

actions

1. Water (two big jugs _{tee hee} a day; no caffeine or alcohol)
2. Sleep (early to bed and early to rise)
3. Food (plan dinners again, fruit and yoghurt for pudding when nec)
4. Relaxing (make a conscious effort to finish job hunting/ writing/ nonsense internet browsing by 8 pm and do one thing each evening which relaxes me)
5. Exercise (follow the 43things tai chi crew example each morning, then cycle or run)