Tuesday 7 August 2018

Bread, baptism, and The Bod

This will only be a short post as I've run out of steam again.  Can't be bothered to blog.  However I still feel obligated to Future Prue to keep things sort of up to date here.

My news at the moment can be summed up by the letter B.



Bread.

I've entered the complex yeasty world of sourdough.  For the uninitiated, sourdough bread is made without commercial yeast.  The raising agent is in fact a starter - a living mixture of flour and water in which resides wild yeast.  Because of the nature of wild yeast, sourdough is in fact a fermented product and therefore has many health benefits not gained from regular bread.  It's a tricky beast to master and my first loaf was small, dense, and frankly inedible, but I'm having a lot of fun trying.


Baptism.

The girls were baptised last weekend.  It was a lovely low-key day and they both behaved themselves perfectly.  Considering A's rambunctious personality and J's fear of water on her head I was pretty apprehensive about how things would go, but luckily it all went smoothly.


The Bod.

I've signed myself up for an online 12-week fitness challenge called The Bod

Back in the days before I had two babies in quick succession, I went to the gym regularly.  I got up at 5am to go running, I did yoga, I portioned out healthy foods into plastic containers, and generally took care of myself. 

That feels like a very long time ago.  

As A approaches her second birthday, I'm really feeling the need to carve out some time for myself.  To do something that's just for me.  I'm not upset by my reflection in the mirror, this isn't about a number on the scales, it's not about that; it's more about how I feel.  I feel weak, flabby and unhealthy.  I rarely drink water, I eat way too much at mealtimes, and I'm eating non-nutritious foods most of the time.  I'm also fresh out of excuses so it's time to make the changes I've been talking about for so long.

Don't worry, I know someone else's health/fitness program is rarely very interesting for anyone else to hear about so I'll keep the reps and macros talk to a minimum on here.


And that is about it.  Until next time!