Monday to Friday this week I managed to go out every lunchtime and go for a brisk half hour walk, and this certainly helped me get a minimum of 10k steps done for each day.
There is a element of mindless walking but this is a good thing as it allows you to switch for a short while before heading back to work - I also find that you are more productive than had you stayed at your desk.
I plan on taking "my" (but seems to be used permanently by my daughter) Ipad with me for one of the lunchtimes next week, maybe go for a slightly longer walk to use it as an opportunity to showcase some of the nooks and crannies of the Norwich city centre away from the identikit main high streets that are full of the usual national and international commercial shops.
My recording of my food consumption does highlight how calorific some foods are - the biggest shocker was the Sainsburys Taste The Difference Salted Caramel Cookie that I was given by a colleague which I though was probably about 250 calories - it was 50% higher at 386 calories!
I still managed to come in under my MyFitnessPal allowance for that day by 100 calories.
Winter time I like to make soups, like the apple and kale soup I mentioned previously, and another is Minestrone Soup (http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4807/chunky-minestrone-soup) that my wife made today - please note makes for 8 servings not 4 as it states and so the calories per serving are about 220.
A couple of slices of wholemeal bread and some grated parmesan cheese takes it up to about 500 calories but you've had something very hearty and healthy that will keep you going for a good while.
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