The agenda for this week is:
- Monday: Exercise Bike
- Wednesday: POP Pilates Total Body Workout
- Friday: Praise Aerobics

I’m also planning on making some deliciously healthy, vegan meals this week (in suitable portion sizes):
- Spinach & sweet potato curry
- Creamy avocado pasta
- Vegan tortilla pizza
- Chili on a bed of steamed carrots
- Vegan enchiladas

And I’m trying to have healthy drinks:
- Lots of water
- Fruit teas
- Jasmine green tea
- Black tea with vegan milk

And snacks:
- Fruits
- Nuts
- Low-fat hoummus & vegetable crudites
- A *couple* of squares of dark chocolate

I was feeling awful at work this morning and suddenly got hit with a recipe idea for a Super Healthy Immunity Boosting Rainbow Stir Fry! So I went to the supermarket in my lunch break and got as many healthy ingredients as I could think of! I was very happy walking back to work with my massive bag of vegetables!!

To boast my veggie intake even more I had a massive salad for lunch with chilli sauce, which not only helped clear my airways but also provided a much appreciated rush of endorphins! I also drank a lot of (various) tea and water to keep myself hydrated.

So back to the sti fry (unfortunately in my excitement to eat it I forgot to take a photo!)
Ingredients:
Pak choi, spinach, broccoli, yellow bell pepper, courgette, carrot, spring onion, garlic, fresh ginger, green chili pepper, corriander (fresh would’ve been bettter), wholewheat noodles, light soy sauce, red palm & canola oil

It was sooo good! The strong flavour of the ginger was good considering I can’t taste much at the moment and the gentle warmth of the chili pepper gave it just the right amount of kick!

Verdict: NOM! and I really do feel like my food choices have given me a boost!

Dan showed me such love and support tonight, exactly what I needed. I can’t wait to become his wife :)

Whilst I was waiting, I was looking in the window trying to peer at the dresses. I saw one and thought ‘that’s it, that’s my dress!’ Ashley had seen the exact same one too! We excitedly waited for another ten minutes or so in the beautiful sunshine and then they let us in! We walked straight up to the dress I’d seen and it was my size! I grabbed it and another one that looked quite nice as well. I had a quick glance at all the others just in case anything else caught my eye and then when upstairs to try them on!

As soon as I’d put on the dress I just knew it was the right one. It was a perfect fit! It is so beautiful, with delicate detail and the price was amazing – £180! The ladies helping were almost in tears! It was just perfect! They had a giant mirror and got me to stand on a stool. I wish we’d taken pictures there because the lighting was amazing! Before I knew it I had the dress off again and said I’d take it. I didn’t even need to try the other one on. I walked up the high street to get the cash out, hardly being able to believe what had just happened. The first dress I saw and tried on was my dress! I was so excited, I wish now I’d taken a little longer to enjoy the moment, but other people needed to use the changing room.

Whilst I was paying, the woman on the till was so happy for me, she gave me a hug! She asked me to send them a picture of me wearing the dress on my wedding day for their website, they like to show the whole story! We went across the road to the bridal shop that donated the gowns to buy a dress bag. The lady in the shop said my dress was one of her favourite ones and was £750 full price! It’s an amazing answer to prayer. There was no way I could afford to buy a full price dress! I’m so happy with my one, it’s perfect. I can’t wait to show Dan, but I’ll have to wait ten more months! I don’t know if I should’ve been driving home after all that excitement, I was so hyper on the way home!