AmandaJayne
Trainee Maintainer
I attended my first Management meeting last night (Tue), so start today properly.
I had a lot of reading to do when I got home. It was too much to absorb at once so I will read it again after work.
I have decided to have, as my portion of protein, a piece of salmon. I will grill it for tea!
For three days the regime is very strict in that I cannot add anything, not even herbs, to the salmon.
From day 4-7 there is a long list of herbs/spices I can add, plus a short list of condiments, dressing and sauces. There's milk too. Salad wise, I can include a mixture of green salad leaves.
I was a bit overwhelmed by it all. My head was going in circles trying to take it all in. To go from having no choice to having a big list to chose from was too much to think about last night.
My counsellor has suggested we get a journal to write our daily 'food and mood' diary. We are given a booklet for this purpose but she said it may be easier to write our notes in a plain book, rather than one with lots of writing and diagrams, where our writing may restricted by lack of enough space.
We also have to write about our daily activity levels and note down three achievements every day.
We are encouraged to WRITE out an affirmation in the morning and repeat it three times. And do this twice more throughout the day, visualising a picture, or perhaps even drawing a picture.
Phew. I will have to write menus so I can plan ahead. It may help me to make good planned decisions rather than bad impulse decisions!
I was given an recipe booklet for weeks 1 - 4 which has some really tasty ideas. I will probably incorporate some of them in my weekly menu plans!
So, I've got to go to work now. See you all later!
I had a lot of reading to do when I got home. It was too much to absorb at once so I will read it again after work.
I have decided to have, as my portion of protein, a piece of salmon. I will grill it for tea!
For three days the regime is very strict in that I cannot add anything, not even herbs, to the salmon.
From day 4-7 there is a long list of herbs/spices I can add, plus a short list of condiments, dressing and sauces. There's milk too. Salad wise, I can include a mixture of green salad leaves.
I was a bit overwhelmed by it all. My head was going in circles trying to take it all in. To go from having no choice to having a big list to chose from was too much to think about last night.
My counsellor has suggested we get a journal to write our daily 'food and mood' diary. We are given a booklet for this purpose but she said it may be easier to write our notes in a plain book, rather than one with lots of writing and diagrams, where our writing may restricted by lack of enough space.
We also have to write about our daily activity levels and note down three achievements every day.
We are encouraged to WRITE out an affirmation in the morning and repeat it three times. And do this twice more throughout the day, visualising a picture, or perhaps even drawing a picture.
Phew. I will have to write menus so I can plan ahead. It may help me to make good planned decisions rather than bad impulse decisions!
I was given an recipe booklet for weeks 1 - 4 which has some really tasty ideas. I will probably incorporate some of them in my weekly menu plans!
So, I've got to go to work now. See you all later!
