Anybody who is a teacher will know - September is a killer! Between a new class, new classroom, new books, new kids, new school and staff in some cases, it can be so overwhelming. And this year, it really hit me. The tiredness, the emotion, the sheer feeling of crap-ness. I posted already about my first week with my class, here, but I thought I'd do a new post about surviving the month of September. I also want to post about how I try to maintain a work-life balance. I've recently gotten a couple of mails asking me how to combine a healthy lifestyle with a good social life, and the pressures of our job too. So, here we go!
I posted earlier about my food shop and planning on Instagram and Facebook, and had a lot of interest in a shopping list - so here we go! We sit down every Sunday and decide what meals we'll have during the week. Some weeks we'll need to do a big shop, and other weeks it's only a medium sized one. We don't usually have to go to the shop during the week because we normally have everything we need for the whole week. We shop mainly in Aldi. We get some of my meat and fish in the butchers, and the odd time we might need something from Dunnes or Tesco. So I write my list as it is laid out in the shop - a trick I learned from my Mammy!!! Imagine yourself walking down through the aisles and what is on each aisle, then write your list based on that. I'm going to break this shopping list up into different products, just to make it easier for people to follow it, rather than it being specific to Aldi. We shop for the two of us, which makes sense, so there's things on that list that I don't eat, and there's a few things on it that Mark won't eat!! I'm sure you can spot some of them :P
Be prepared when you go shopping - have your two euro for the trolley and have some bags in the car. Nothing worse than a) having to lug everything around in a basket and pulling the arms off yourself and b) having to buy bags!!!! And as always, don't go food shopping when you're hungry - you're more likely to make poor choices and end up with all of the sweet aisle!!! People always ask me what I eat. Do I follow a plan? Do I eat carbs? Do I use supplements/protein shakes? So, I thought I'd do a little blog post to show you what I eat on a daily basis. I'm going to do a 'typical' day of work and then gym in the evening, which would be a regular day for me. I sometimes go to the gym before school, but not often, so this would be a normal day's routine for me.
So, most of you will know that I've been away for the last few days and will be away for most of next week too. I absolutely love going away, but I hate that feeling when I come home and I'm back to square one, feeling crappy and craving fresh, healthy food. So this time round, I'm trying to lessen the damage. Here's my tips to help anybody else who may be away, or heading away in the next couple of weeks.
So we all know that water is important for the body. But do we know how important it really can be?
The benefits of water are many. Around 60% of the body is made up of water, so drinking extra water will help to regulate your body's temperature, composition, digestion and fluid balance. Water replaces fluids lost naturally by the body - for example, sweat during exercise. Water also gives you the illusion of being full, therefore, not over-eating, and helping to keep your weight in check. Drinking water can improve the condition of your skin, preventing acne and clogged pores - which can be a nightmare for us women, and men too!! Water aids digestion, it prevents constipation and other digestive issues. And if you still needed a reason to increase your water intake, apparently, studies have shown that drinking water even makes you smarter!!! |
AuthorLorraine O'Connell is a 25 year old primary school teacher, interested in health and fitness. Archives
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