I've been quiet for awhile because we were on holidays in gorgeous Tuscany. We're back now and settling into normality again. Ronan proposed to me on a surprise trip to Venice so yippeeeeeee! We're getting married!
I've been spending today getting Eliza's nursery bag packed because I go back to work next Thursday and she is starting nursery bit by bit over next few days. I am obviously absolutely dreading it. I feel so sad when I look at Eliza and think she doesn't realise that next week, her comfy, familiar routine is going to change and she will be left with strangers for four days a week. And I don't know how I am going to cope without her by my side all day.
And then there's the issue of my fibromyalgia. It has been behaving itself beautifully for the last few weeks. Even though I was eating bread and pasta in Italy, and it was almost unbearably hot at 38°C, I had no flare-ups. I am concerned about how I am going to manage sitting in an office chair all day and then there's the actual work of course!
We've no date set for the wedding but I am starting my preparation now with trying to lose weight. I am introducing a lot more raw veg into my diet and reducing my portion sizes. I will share my raw veg ideas/recipes as soon as I create them. For now, when Ronan has broccoli with cheese sauce, I have grated carrot and shredded white and red cabbage or grated cauliflower mixed with kalamata olives with mine. I've made my own dressing consisting of: olive oil, organic apple cider vinegar, garlic, wholegrain mustard and a tiny bit of honey. I use a little of this on the raw veg and it is honestly delicious! Plus, it takes much longer to eat the veg so you end up eating less.
And, the icing on the cake is that I have found several studies that link following a raw vegan diet with improving fibromalgia. I'm not ready to give up my meat but am hoping that increasing my intake of raw vegetables can only be a good thing!
I've been spending today getting Eliza's nursery bag packed because I go back to work next Thursday and she is starting nursery bit by bit over next few days. I am obviously absolutely dreading it. I feel so sad when I look at Eliza and think she doesn't realise that next week, her comfy, familiar routine is going to change and she will be left with strangers for four days a week. And I don't know how I am going to cope without her by my side all day.
And then there's the issue of my fibromyalgia. It has been behaving itself beautifully for the last few weeks. Even though I was eating bread and pasta in Italy, and it was almost unbearably hot at 38°C, I had no flare-ups. I am concerned about how I am going to manage sitting in an office chair all day and then there's the actual work of course!
We've no date set for the wedding but I am starting my preparation now with trying to lose weight. I am introducing a lot more raw veg into my diet and reducing my portion sizes. I will share my raw veg ideas/recipes as soon as I create them. For now, when Ronan has broccoli with cheese sauce, I have grated carrot and shredded white and red cabbage or grated cauliflower mixed with kalamata olives with mine. I've made my own dressing consisting of: olive oil, organic apple cider vinegar, garlic, wholegrain mustard and a tiny bit of honey. I use a little of this on the raw veg and it is honestly delicious! Plus, it takes much longer to eat the veg so you end up eating less.
And, the icing on the cake is that I have found several studies that link following a raw vegan diet with improving fibromalgia. I'm not ready to give up my meat but am hoping that increasing my intake of raw vegetables can only be a good thing!
