“My next house won’t
have a kitchen. Just a vending machine.”
I’m all for a get rich quick scheme or in my case a get thin quick
success story and any perceived, right or wrong, notion about the firming up of
my road mapped tummy, I am putting down to the recent, regular consumption of Japanese
Matcha Green Tea which I discovered by chance.
More on this anon. I used to be the proud owner of a fek load of
will power. Honestly, I don’t know where
I got it from. I wish I could
remember. I still want svelteness as
much as I did Back Then but today it is transpiring that just to want something
isn’t enough. You, apparently, have to
go at and after it hell for leather. My
half stone is like an unwanted lodger; I just can’t get rid of the
bastard. I’m up and down like a
yo-yo. Running has given me legs and an
arse I can just about live with, especially if I am wearing heels. Which was only twice this year so far. I really must get out more. My upper arms and the dreaded bingo wings
are toning up nicely thanks to a daily regime of weights first thing (yes!) in
the morning and in the evening. But the
jelly belly is wobbling away like no-one’s business and this has to go. It’s the bane of my life. It’s a bit early to tell, but I think, there might be a slight
improvement already. All down to the
aforementioned Matcha Green Tea. And get
a load of this! Raw Rev Balls and Cacao
& Coconut Slices. I discovered these
by chance too (kind of) and have been enjoying the tea (kind of) and the
chocolate for the last week. A friend
recommended the Rev Balls (Raw Revolution Balls made from natural ingredients
and completely dairy, gluten and sugar free) and I read about The Matcha Green
Tea in a magazine. This is appears to be
amazing stuff altogether. You make it up
like a paste and dilute it with a little water.
Add it to a glass of juice to make it more palatable or a glass of fizzy
water. You can either neck it back or
sip it throughout the day but not
before bedtime. It is recommended for
low energy levels and cravings. It boosts
metabolism and burns calories. It calms
and relaxes, enhances your mood and aids concentration. What else is this magic green beverage
capable of? It fights against viruses
and bacteria, is rich in fibre, lowers cholesterol and blood sugar. But what piqued my interest in it
immediately, was the claim that it is good for treating mild depression. I fired off a quick message to my local
health food shop enquiring of its availability and got in there the next day to
buy some. I have always possessed a dormant leaning
towards self-healing and anything holistic.
I dip in and out of it in a very fickle and fair weathered way. I use it when it suits me, I suppose. For example, when our first son started
teething, I poured sachets of homeopathic granules down his throat with great
success. When Screecher Creature No. 2
came along the magic faery dust bit the dust and I used enough Nurofen to be
given shares in the company. Screecher
Creature No. 3 didn’t fare any better with teething and this time I chose to
let him sleep in his buggy by our bedside for some weeks in order to get more
than two hours of unbroken sleep at night.
When our fourth boy came along I had, just the day before, received my do not mess with me diploma so he didn’t
even try. But me, well, I’ll try
anything if there is the slightest hint that it will lift my mood. After six months of swallowing several horse
sized capsules of oil and white vitamin this and vitamin that tablets with no
discernable improvement, I have latched onto this new fad like a drowning
person onto a life raft. Strong imagery
I admit but it is almost winter and I am beating the blues before they beat
me. And almost a week into it I’m
certainly not craving chocolate in the way I would normally be. In
fact, there is still an I-will-in-my-arse Share bag of Giant Chocolate Buttons
in the fridge. That in itself is a small
miracle. However, my Cacao & Coconut
Slice got a slow death as it was torturously dragged out all week. Every time I felt like something sweet, I
hacked off a tiny piece. I had to draw
on every hidden vestige of will power to take only a nibble and return the
rest. At almost four euro a slice, it is
not for gorging and definitely not for sharing!
Running this week has been going really well and I possibly had one of
the best runs of my life so far mid-week with my sister and her friend. The first run where I had company even if we
were all plugged into our various music’s of choice. We ran through the town and it was the
quickest and most enjoyable half hour of pounding the pavement I have experienced
in a long time. I am thrilled to have
found a way to keep running over the winter.
It is well lit, there is always motor and foot traffic and with the
exception of an idiot or two driving too fast out of a side road, or laneway,
safety is looked after. But poor Mister
Husband. “Well? Are you happy yet?” Like a child on Christmas morning, his
little face and his eyes were alight with expectation. How could I break it to him? It was only Day Two, well Day Two and a Half
and it is only a drink. Granted one that
looks like I have scooped the top layer of algae from a pond, but he was putting
all his eggs in one basket, if he thought a snot green beverage was going to
cure me. Was I happy? Well, I’m not unhappy. Does that
count? But thinking about it, I didn’t
have a cup of coffee all weekend. At
home that is. Out and about is an entirely
different matter. But cappuccinos aren’t coffee. Not really. Maybe the Green Tea is working. My energy levels
aren’t “up” as such. It’s more of a
Duracell bunny electric fence buzz thing I have going on every time I finish a
glass. Kind of a sustained energy. I definitely don’t seem as tired as I had been
but when I fall into the scratcher at night I am out like a light in less than
five minutes. I still wish I had an
extra five hours in the day for all that needs to get done but don’t we
all?
September 6th -
ten stone eleven and a quarter pounds
September 13th – ten stone eleven and three
quarters of a pound
September 20th – ten stone twelve and a half
pounds
September 27th – ten stone twelve and three quarters
October 5th – ten
stone eleven and a half pounds (lost a pound and a half)
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