1. Bananas are good for your heart and nerves

2. Bananas are good for your kidneys and bones

3. Bananas can act as mood enhancers or mild sedatives

4. Bananas are good for your blood

5. Bananas are good for kids

6. Bananas are good source of dietary fiber

Last week was quite possibly the most unhealthy week I’ve had in over a year.

Part of that was due to my brother being in hospital and me spending a number of hours there but a good chunk of it was to do with me filling my face with all kinds of stuff that tastes great but isn’t great for the diet or training regime.

A run on Monday and a small run on Thursday was all I mustered in between eating pies, pizza, egg mayo sandwiches, biscuits and cake and more. There was more than a few beers consumed at the weekend too…

So as of yesterday I decided that enough was enough and it was time to get back to my training schedule.

With the weather being so bad I figured that a run would be the best thing to do.

I wasn’t sure how fit I was after 2 weeks with little exercise but I embarked on a 10km run with surprising results.

It took me 58mins 14secs and I felt pretty good about it afterwards.

I’m back intto it now and let’s see how we go.

Sunflower seed oil has a higher Vitamin E content than most other vegetable oils.

This oil also has a high level of unsaturated fat.

Sunflower oils which are extracted using damaging heat and chemicals.

Cold pressing preserves sunflower oil’s natural antioxidants and other nutrients.

This all-purpose oil has a very light color and a high smoke point, at 440 degrees F.

It is an excellent choice for frying and sauteing. Its delicate flavor is well suited for dressings and mayonnaise.

So I had to go back the hospital yesterday to visit my brother who was undergoing treatment for his DCI case and when I got there I noticed that he hadn’t touched his breakfast – then I saw why – awful food.

He also didn’t have much of an appetite so I ate the chicken I bought him the day before.

Then a good friend of mine was kind enough to bring us some ‘lunch’ – more like a banquet. Sandwiches, pies, sausage rolls, crisps, cake and more….

It would have been rude not to eat some of the goodness but ended up eating way more than I should have – a sanger, pie, sausage roll and two pieces of brownie….

Feeling guilty I did some push ups and sit ups (but not many).

I shouldn’t have bothered as we shared a pizza when we got home and I had another cake…

Bad Dan! Bad, bad Dan

the past week has not been a good one training wise for the doris and to think it was going so well!
weather hasn’t been great, with friends arriving in town has meant the running has been parked for a few days,talk about excuses excuses!
i will however be back pounding the pavements on a sidewalk near you,so lookout!

It’s been a heavy few days which started on St Patrick’s Day and went all the way through until the Sunday as my friend was here.

I have now decided to take the rest of the month of the sauce and put my energy into some good training.

I was pretty tired yesterday but I needed to do something so I laced up my trainers and set about covering 8km at a gentle pace.

Felt pretty good afterwards which was encouraging but then spoiled it be eating some chicken late at night when I was at the hospital with my brother.