Diet

For the 19th.

Since I’ve been here, my diet has changed quite a bit. Let’s walk through my day of meals.

Breakfast

Since I’m still at a Bed & Breakfast, I get a freshly cooked Scottish breakfast every morning. For those who don’t know what that entails, let me share. Everyday I get an egg and 2 pieces of bacon for sure. Most days I get a hash brown and a square sausage. Every few days I usually get mushrooms and tomatoes as well as black pudding which is similar to haggis I’m told, some other round meat thing with raisons and of course I eat my cereal. I also get tea and orange juice. I understand not why people drink coffee everyday (other than from addiction). It warms you up and I really like tea in the morning now. Once I move out I’ll be back to cereal but I may keep tea on the agenda. As you can tell already, there is loads of salt, protein and fat to start my day. It is good since I work hard but man it gets heavy.

Examples

Lunch

Lunch is usually one of 3 things: A peanut butter and banana sandwich hot dog style, a ham sandwich with cheese or a ready prepared meal that I throw in the microwave. At happens at about 2pm. I leave about 6 hours between meals. The ready-made meals are about 50% of my daily sodium alone but are decent calorie wise. I also usually eat at least 2 pieces of fruit and up to 2 bags of chips (or animal crackers or rice cakes) a day. It sounds like a lot but I’d love to know how many calories I burn. I also drink lots of water and juice to keep me hydrated. On top of my work schedule I walk everywhere as well as all day at work so I need the liquid.

Dinner

Dinner is very similar to lunch: PB and banana, sandwich or prepared meal. Since I don’t have a kitchen I can’t make much and I love the foods I eat so I’m not suffering. I then also usually have a bag of chips, rice cakes or animal crackers with dinner depending on how many bags I have a day. I’d say I average about 2. I also have fruit as part of or as desert. I also usually have juice or a beer or 2 with dinner. Sometimes the beer comes at the end of the day. I average about 2 a day thus far which I think is pretty controlled.

Conclusions

This diet for breakfast is heavy and killer (literally). I can’t wait until I get cereal everyday and can wake up when I want to. Lunch is repetitive but I need the energy at work from the foods I eat. Dinner is the same story. Overall I’m eating more junk food, although I am finding the healthier of the junk food, but am also eating more fruit. Does it balance out? I think so, as these foods are both good and it isn’t like I’m sitting in a classroom all day doing next to nothing and then consuming these foods. I’m working for 12 hours, at least 10.5 of which I’m on my feet, and learning a hell of a lot. And when I get to the end, I gotta start all over again. Look at your diet, does it fit your lifestyle?