I’v had a hard past couple of days.. last week I was diagnosed with depression anxiety disorder (thanks to uni) and I’ve been put on antidepressants for the time being. Only thing is, they’v really flattened me out – I feel like my head is full of concrete and my body has slowed to almost stop. This has made exercise and study very very difficult, so I’ve tried to prioritise and do things when I feel most energetic. I’ve had to ditch class for this week – I’ve attempted to attend the past couple of days but just sat in tutorials looking, and feeling, like a zombie. I went to gym both yesterday and today but it was pretty terrible, my legs were moving so slow on the crosstrainer that the old lady next to me was going about 5 times my speed, yet I was sweating and exhausted 😦 yuck.
Also, sitting around makes me even more depressed so I’ve taken to eating for comfort 😦 big no no!! Argh at least most of my nibblies are reeeasonably healthy – apart from the naughty icecream I had today on the way back from the doctors.
I had a burst of energy Sunday night so did my cooking then – easy meals that will get me through the week.
Meal 1/Breakfast:
Berry Pancakes – still loving these but now slotting them in before my morning workout in attempt to give myself as much energy as possible
Meal 2:
Health Chocolate Fudge Protein Brownies
(Adapted from leanbodylifestyle.blogspot.com.au)
Serves 12
1 cup oat flour
2 scoops chocolate whey protein powder
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup Stevia
4 egg whites
1/2 cup almond milk
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees
2. Mix all dry ingredients, then add wet
3. Spray a baking tray with non-stick cooking oil, then pour in mixture
4. Bake for 15 minutes
Nutritional info: per 1/12 bars
Calories: 87
Total fat: 3.4g
Total carbs: 5.8g
Sugar: 0.6g
Protein: 7.2g
Meal 3/Lunch:
Turkey Lettuce Wraps
1kg lean turkey mince
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp dried thyme
2 tsp dry yellow mustard
2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp minced garlic
1/2 onion
1/2 cup mushroom
1/2 cup celery
Iceberg lettuce
1. Cook turkey in a frying pan until brown, then add the rest of the ingredients and cook until combined
2. Throw it in some lettuce leaves! I’ve been eating this with the mince cold, and topping the wraps with chopped tomato/salsa, and mixing in some brown rice in order to get some carbs – super yum!
Meal 4:
Berry Muffins of course! I used frozen mixed berries instead of blueberries just for something different, but I have to say that I prefer the simple blueberry version 🙂
Meal 5/Dinner:
I bought a slow cooker on the weekend and have absolutely no clue how to use one so I found a really basic recipe for my first attempt.
Clean Eating Slow Cooker Spinach and Chicken
(From thegraciouspantry.com)
(I know it’s not pretty but it tastes better than it looks!)
Serves 8
4 large chicken breasts
250g spinach
700g can diced tomatoes
500g jar of pasta sauce
– I added 1/2 green capsicum and 1/2 onion but you could add whatever vegies you want I suppose
1. Throw everything in the slow cooker
2. Cook for 6-8 hours
3. Easy!! The only thing was that I didn’t time this very well and had to set my alarm to wake up at 2am to check on it and turn the slow cooker off.. I think I’m going to buy one of those egg timers that automatically switch the power point off (I’d never heard of these but my boyfriend kindly told me about these AFTER I got up at 2am…)
Nutritional info: per 1/8 serves
Calories: 222
Total fat: 3.1g
Total carbs: 14.6g
Sugar: 8.2g
Protein: 31.3g
Meal 6:
Whatever I can be bothered throwing together!
So yeah I’m going to keep battling through this week – the doctor said I will become less drowsy and lethargic after a week or so.. fingers crossed he’s right! Wish me luck 🙂
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