Gah at the Garmin/ Coconut Fest

BEHOLD!

DISASTER struck me today! Yes…one of my worst nightmares happened – my Garmin 305 has died. I’ve had it for about..ooh, 2months, maybe 3? I put it on my wrist this morning, tried to turn it on, and nothing; no welcoming beep or anything. So I plugged it into the laptop to see if I’d accidently let the battery die – NADA. Laptop didn’t even register I’d plugged it in! I am seriously gutted That thing cost a bomb, and it’s broken already! I’m assuming it’s under guarantee or something, but all the box and stuff is at uni. GAH.

I still soldiered on though, and somehow I’ve managed to get through the day….though once again, sorry for just one post – it’s kind of easier to work in the day, and post in the evening when my concentration is on the brink, so I might stick to this til my exams are over :s

ANYWAY!

My day started like this:

My first taste of vanilla rice milk, and a big coco loco Nakd bar (and an unpictured tsp of Amazake).

My verdict – I don’t really care for rice milk, it has zero flavour! Not a patch on the vanilla soya. But I knocked it back cos I had a groovy run planned

I did approx. 8miles in 1hr10 (maybe just over? Who knows, I had no Garby), but I took a different route today and ran in the forest for about 4miles! It was SO FUN! I was totally inspired by my Ultimate Heroine who did a 15mile trail race the other weekend, so I thought I’d give it a go. I think my joints appreciated it cos the ground was so much softer. Plus, it was just nice to have a different view with lots of dips and hills The only downside was a) the nasty stitch/cramp I got for a bout 3 miles, which I have NEVER had. Moral of story – don’t drink rice milk before run. And b) The last 2miles home was running straight into a heavy wind…tough going! I was quite tired at the end of it all, but I loved it

For breakfast, it was all about the Green Monster again Something about a GM after a run…they seem to go together, like Brad and Jen (at least in theory). My GM this morning contained: 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup Amazake, 1/2 cup Quinoa O’s, 1/2 cup All-Bran, looooaads of spinach, a small banana + 1/3 of a frozen banana; all topped with granola and Tree Bark:

It went down a treat

I worked for a bit, then did 10ish minutes of abs work (I’m not ashamed to say that I OWNED side plank today, minus Carter standing on me), then decided I had to bake!!

But I made up my own recipe. See I was thinking how Nakd/Trek bars were such super fuel, then I saw my dwindling stash – so I thought I’d make my own version! I spent a good 20minutes studying the ingredients of my favourite bars, and came up with the following mix:

• 145g pitted dates
• 60g banana
• 60g almonds
• 60g oats
• 20g soya nuts
• a splash of agave

Basically, I threw it all into the blender, and spent about 4years processing it all, til it looked like this:

Then, I tipped the mix out and shaped it into little balls and chilled them:

Voila! I give you….*drum roll* Fakd Bars!!!? I believe I deserve huge amounts of prestige and respect for that name – a combination of my name (Freya), Nakd, and the fact that they are basically fake Nakd bars…I FAKD them Genius, no? I had one as my lunchtime dessert:

So tasty! I’m proud of myself.

Oh yeah, and actual lunch! Kinda thrown together cos I was blending, but it was smoked salmon, squash wedges roasted with cinnamon and garlic salt, roasted leek and aubergine with the same, as well as some agave nectar, with a side of toast – spread with almond butter, hazelnut butter and peanut butter!!

After lunch, it was work and horses and cute kitten pictures (you’ll see them tomorrow ). For my afternoon snack, I had some Bear Tropical granola nibbles with some coconut yogurt:

As well as a hot chocolate

For dinner, I attempted to have creativity!

I started by boiling some parsnip and cauliflower in a tinnnyy amount of water, which I then mashed with some coconut yogurt, seasoned with lime juice, coriander, garlic salt and soy sauce.

Then I fried some garlic and a shallot with half a block of pre baked soy-sauce covered tofu, then added in some more coconut yogurt with the same seasonings:

I also had roast broccoli and butter beans – all together:

It was tres gut! The lime and coconut together was obviously fab (cos it’s a ‘thing’ isn’t it?), but with the added saltiness from the soy sauce..mmm, loved it!

Yet again, I seem to have written a verrry long post, so I’ll leave it there – but tomorrow, I’ve got lots of good things to come; kitten photos (it’s been a while hasn’t it!!??) and I’ve had a number of requests from people that want to find out a bit more about how I overcame my ED, so I’ll try and do a post about that too

Have a good evening, whatever you do!

I’m going to continue with revision, and then have some dessert – the fun never stops!

OH – almost forgot – Q + As!!

How similar are you and your sister? Do you ever have tiffs?

Aaah Hannah and I….we’re not really that similar at all! We’re 17months apart (she’s older), but we have completely different personalities! Saying that though, she’s one of the funniest, loveliest people I know, and she has a very big heart – she always knows how to cheer me up if I feel crap (usually with stupid youtube videos!). BUT when we fight, we really fight!! Thankfully not as much as we used to, and not over such petty things (she once chased me down the garden screaming cos I tried to eat the last yogurt – so I threw it at her!), and the older we get, the less we fight.

Does anyone else have brothers/sisters? Do you fight with them much? I swear, there is no fight that can rival a sibling fight, cos you know the EXACT buttons to push to get a reaction