Day Six

DAY SIX

I'm on a roll - today has been perfect once again on the food front. I was busy at work today, which is a good thing. Less distraction means I'm less likely to want to cheat. I really wish they would stop buying biscuits! I know it's selfish, but each time I make myself a green tea I have to stare at that jar of forbidden treats.

Food:

Breakfast: Optifast chocolate shake
Lunch: Zucchini and leek soup
Afternoon snack: Second shake

Dinner: Cauliflower croquettes and a salad of lettuce, tomato, red onion and capsicum (with a teeny bit of Paul Newman's light balsamic dressing).
Later: I'll have my final shake within the next hour and possibly some diet jelly.
Snacks: green tea, water

Exercise:

After a couple of days away from the gym (along with the use of ice and ibuprofen tablets) my shin splints are feeling better. I've also bought some fish oil tablets which are meant to be good in helping inflammation. Unfortunately shin splints are the kind of injury which takes weeks to fully recover, so I'm going to take things easy for a while.

In any case, I still went to the gym tonight for a light workout. I started with a 20 minute weight session (using various machine weights). Then I completed 20 minutes on the recumbent exercise bike. Due to my injury, I kept the bike on a low resistance, so it was by no means a tough workout. But something is better than nothing!

In the past I've found that when I have an injury, I tend to get frustrated and stop exercising. While I recognise that I need to let my body recover, it's important for me to do other forms of exercise. I personally find that exercising is so good for the soul and the endorphins improve my mood exponentially.