A gymbunny, I will be

Monday

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Shrimp Salad with Mint Yogurt Dressing (chockful of zuchini, carrots and arugula)

The Sandwich Shop at my building just re-opened after a facelift. They have ZE BEST SALADS, I found my favourite salad for February. Protein per 100g is 21g which rivals their ocean friends- fish! While it is true that shrimp is filled with cholesterol, there is a distinction between GOOD and BAD cholesterol and shrimp is filled with the former.

LDL is "bad" cholesterol, it is what you find in deep fried fatty foods, will build up in inner walls of your arteries which feed oxygen to heart and brain thereby clogging up your arteries causing a heart attack or even a stroke. "Good" cholesterol also known as HDL (high density lipo protein) acts to protect against heart attack by carrying the excess cholesterol away from the arteries towards the liver where it is passed out by the body.

Yum.

Monday

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Pan-fried Tuna with a side of Eggs (Sunny Side Up!)

1/2 can of tuna with olive oil (100g of tuna)

1/2 white onion

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Eating plans differ from person to person. Some people cannot tolerant the absence of carbohydrates (usually refined simple carbs i.e: bread, noodles), they get jittery, cranky and the run of the mill batty. Others like me excel on a low carbohydrate, high protein meal plan. If I do take carbs, they are in the form of complex carbohydrates (vegetables, brown rice, sweet potato). Admittedly, the latter few are rare and only occur if i have to. Otherwise, it's literally meat and vegetables. The meal plan is for my entire lifetime, sure I will allow myself the occasional bread stick or two but I suspect that I am yeast intolerant and by virtue carb intolerant. I monitor my moods, energy level when I do take them and they begin with promise, I have a burst of energy and then, it falters fairly quickly leaving me tired.

I have more energy on a high protein diet, I feel less bloated (for a girl, there is no better motivation than not having the after dinner paunch). I suggest trying the various meal plans (I am hesitant in calling it a diet because, it should be permanent change in the way that you eat)

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Fitness wise, I have had the best week – swim training twice, regular gym twice. The worst week in a very long time, nutritionally – apart from the regular drinking debauchery, I am gone utter berzerk on desserts both indian and western. Literally, thousands of calories in desserts. And last night, I decided I was so famished, I needed a bowl of instant noodles. No more rubbish, I can never outtrain a bad diet so this week, it is just one single glass of alcohol. That’s all I am allowing myself. No wine with dinner, no after work beer. The insanity has to stop. I have been trying to get back on the backwagon for the last two months. It HAS to happen today. Now.

Monday

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Monday

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Hunger does quite a number on logic. When I am hungry, I reach for all things bad – sugary sweet soft drinks, the piece of christmas candy, that delectable loaf of olive bread that haunts me when I open the fridge door. Nothing great on the nutrition scheme of things. One of the major changes i have noticed aside, the obvious drop in size is my ability to make better food choices in the face of adversity. Quite dramatic, I assure you. Today, I had an insane hungry pang for anything sweet – red velvet cupcake. Now, the "old" me (as in previous, not crotchety) would have traipsed down to the nearest Marmalade Pantry which to my obvious dismay is just a tempting stone’s throw away. Instead, my new steely resolved not to waste the calories since my vacation is now firmly officially over and instead made it down to The Sandwich Shop for a mixed bean salad. Complex carbs, satisfying and filled with natural sugar which kicks fructose in it’s jiggly behind.

When the boards were up during renovation, I thought "Oh no, another salad place!" When they opened, I decided to pop in for a visit and, it turns out that they make pretty good salads. The concept is innovative.

For $8.90, you get a bowl of mixed greens, a dressing of choice and 6 toppings of your fancy – tuna, sunflower seeds, tofu, corn, broccolli, olives, cheese, chick peas etc. You’d be hardpressed to find something you didn’t like! It has become my new favourite take out for lunch. I would usually get two servings of tuna, egg, tofu, sunflower seed and chick peas with a french ravegoti dressing (olive oil, lemon juice etc). Absolutely yums and I get my protein.

It helps that the owners are on hand to serve you, gives service a real kick! If you are in the CBD area, drop by and give them a look.

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39 Robinson Road

#01-01 Robinson Point