You will start the day pretending you are a yuppie in the Eighties, but with a girly side.
You will measure your daily intake of provisions carefully as not to oversnack. Pardon me – ‘overeat’.
You very much WILL eat peculiar combinations of foods.
You will fail to count calories towards mid-afternoon.
You will need a pick-me-up. Though being responsible, not an alcoholic one.
You will eventually find that fibrous foods are indeed good for you.
You will learn to cook fast meals, in order to avoid fast food.
You will adjust your snacks to suit your fast meals.
You will drink a lot of water. Water count: ~2l.
Should have mentioned, I sit next to the actual water-cooler in the office. It is truly a common conversation place. Today, the conversation was about getting £5-notes out of cash machines.
Then I went outside, and was amazed to be able to hear lightening and SEE fork-lightning, whilst basking in temperaMENTAL sunshine. Though it was very warm.
Lunch!
Post-running treat.
Yoghurt is awfully filling, so the dinner was light.
Stepping outside my “comfort zone” if you like: I know that 900 jobs may not be THAT many, but something about the cuts made to public services is making me feel a bit nervy. We know that corporate fat cats work for their bonuses, but there is something about cutting expenditure within health, education and emergency services that feels wrong. Would a fat cat ever consider trying out being a PCSO for a week? To see why they are needed? Is there a charity for this? I feel confused. Help me (in the comments please).
Apologies for falling behind in the food diary – suffered quite a bit of heat-exhaustion yesterday (26th) after running int he mid-afternoon sun. My bad.
Managed to keep going until lunch.
After which I did not manage to keep going until dinner. Oh no.
You know when you buy something new? And you have to try it out straight away?
Same applies for the next one.
Then I felt that I could only allow myself a small dinner.
With post-dinner sweets, of course.
Water count: ~1.5l.
Been listening to the radio a lot more recently. Could it be a summer thing?
Midsummer is an actual holiday that is gleefully celebrated in Sweden, with lots of shellfish, herring and potatoes, berries and cream, and ‘snaps’. The key element however, is good company. Personally, I left my good company when I left work, but I did stop by the supermarket, tiredly, on my way home, to see what I could find…
Friday = feast day. No? Fine.
Forgot to prepare lunch.
No breakfast complete without extras.
Tea just isn’t the same.
Shop bought sandwich. Not bad, actually.
Nice and polished.
Then, I went on a field trip, my first, from my desk to the office biscuit tin. Perhaps I will bake something for it someday.
Unfortunately, I got more biscuit cravings as a result.
Then, dinner!
I know the margarine looks rank, but those muffins are so good!
Then, improv-dessert. Amazing.
Water count: ~1.75l. I did sneak some olives just before bedtime.
I have been interning in the press office for nearly two weeks now, and am really enjoying the work, whilst learning everything I found that I did not know. However, I definitely feel that, despite having been removed from pure science for a couple of years now, my scientist-hat is definitely still (partially) on… …
*Regarding an item on fertility (read: in vitro fertilisation, in this instance) studies”
Supervisor: What do you think in this text (my first draft) might worry the target audience of this information?
Me: Umm… *thinks*
Supervisor: Well, really terrify them?
Me: Oh, that they [the academic] also works with animals.
For me, and many others no doubt, it is fully acceptable, or even expected that a science academic would carry out work in many different areas, separately, and that it probably is useful to be able to make comparisons. Though of course, prospective parents would probably panic, and believe that the scientist is the actual Frankenstein. Or something. So, perhaps I should think a lot more audience oriented-ly as I write. *Learn something everyday? Receive a lesson everyday.*
Now, yesterday’s (apologies) food.
Then, out of pure laziness, I photographed everything in one go.
There was a cuppa tea at lunch too.
Then, of course, I did not eat everything in one go, and interspersed with many other things.
What then happened was that I had a commitment where there were drinks and nibbles, and I forgot to take photographs. I drank a glass of orange juice, a glass of apple juice; ate five cheese nachos, five skips and five mini cheddars.
Slightly rank looking dinner there, but it did the trick after a long day, with nibbles. Water count: ~1.5l.