Welcome to week 2 of Food and Fitness! This week hasn't been super productive, and I'm going to blame it on the government 'Eat Out to Help Out' scheme. If you're not in the UK, this is a scheme set up by the government which gives funding to restaurants to allow them to offer 50% off food. Which basically means if you go to any restaurant or cafe on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, you will pay half of what you usually would (very dangerous). This has been set up to help the hospitality sector which has struggled during lockdown, and also to encourage the public to start getting out and about again. We have taken FULL advantage of this scheme. We went to an Indian restaurant on Monday night with my parents which was AMAZING, then went out for lunch at a cafe on Tuesday with a friend, and dinner and drinks as a little date night in Edinburgh on Wednesday... So basically, if I don't get anywhere with my healthy journey, we can blame the government? Food Due to living the high life, we didn't eat too many meals at home this week (oops), but something I'd like to tell you about is this recipe! Baked Basa with Potatoes and Veg - We made this meal on Tuesday night and we got all ingredients from Aldi! This probably cost us around £2.50 to make, and it was amazing and healthy! You can click here to read the recipe. Breakfast smoothie recipe - I've also been making lots of smoothies this week and wanted to share this recipe that I found for a healthy breakfast smoothie! Click here to read the recipe. I'd also like to chat about some healthy snacks I've recently discovered. I'm trying to consciously swap unhealthy snacks for healthier alternatives, and only eat when I'm actually hungry (Although, I say this as I'm eating a biscuit with my tea) I've compiled a little list of healthy snacks, where to get them, and the prices on my Recipes Page. Fitness This week has been manic as we finally received a date for the return of dance studios!! So I've been making sure I'm ready for that, and teaching my (hopefully) last classes on Zoom! I have actually managed to complete week 7 of Couch to 5K - much to my own surprise - and I can now run over 3.5km in 25 minutes. Looking back, this is absolutely crazy. I ran for the first time ever in May this year, and now I'm running for 25 minutes without stopping! I never ever thought I'd be able to do this, so if you're keen to start something, whether that is in relation to health & fitness, or anything else, just go for it! What's the worst that can happen. There are only 2 weeks left of the programme now. Week 8 consists of running non-stop for 28 minutes (3 times), and week 9 is when the 30 minute runs happen! I will keep you all up to date with my progress for the next 2 weeks. Throughout the 7 weeks of 'Couch to 5K', I've found that listening to either podcasts or audiobooks has been much better than listening to music. It gives me something else to focus on other than how long/far I've run, my speed, and my breathing. I find listening to something I'm engaged in makes running so much easier and would recommend this to anyone who may be struggling. I've just finished the third audiobook in the 'Wilde' series by Louise Pentland, and my next blog post will be a review of the series! This week, Renee and I have also been on a few hill walks. She is super keen to start walking up bigger hills, and I'm trying my best to have a go too. I don't think I'll be bagging Munroes anytime soon, but I do enjoy the view from the top! This week, we walked up Benarty Hill in Kelty, Bishop Hill in Kinross, and Lendrick Hill in Kinross. I'm going to do a separate post about some walks we've been on, so let me know if you're interested in that! I struggle with the motivation of getting up there, and I usually want to throw Renee back down the hill everytime she says 'this is good fun!', but I'm trying my best to push through because I know I'll be proud of myself when we get there! As always, you can send any questions or comments via any of the channels on the Contact Page, or leave a comment below. Let me know about any great meals you've made this week, or if you have any hill recommendations! Thanks for all the feedback on my last post too, I loved it! Love Sophy x
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