So today and tomorrow I am attending resilience and wellbeing training for work. The one thing that resonated the most with me throughout my first day was the section where we spent talking about cultivating gratitude. I think this sat close to home as over the last 15 months I have been on a journey
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Baked Raspberry Protein Cheesecake Makes: 6 Ingredients: 125g cream cheese 160g raspberry high protein yoghurt 1 egg 2 scoops (60g) vanilla protein powder 1 teaspoon stevia (optional) 1/2 cup frozen raspberries, roughly chopped Method: Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius and place a silicon muffin tray on a baking tray Place the cream cheese,
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So it’s been a while between my “When Holly Met Percy” blog posts so thought it was timely to touch base. The last fortnight has been somewhat challenging. Not from a sleeve perspective but from a work perspective as I have a whole tirade of unexpected stresses that I have been trying to process but
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What is one of the most common questions I get asked by people who have not yet had weight loss surgery or who are considering having weight loss surgery? “Will I ever enjoy food again?” And the short answer is simple….ABSOLUTELY!! The long answer is yes you will enjoy food again, but it will not
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Once upon a time there was a young lady name Holly.  She was a bigger girl, she always was a bigger girl, being big was all she had every known!  She owned a set of scales but very rarely, and when I say rarely I mean NEVER, used them because it was honestly too depressing
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Nuts and Banana Protein Cookies Makes: 12 Ingredients: 1 banana 200g smooth natural peanut butter 2 scoops (60g) vanilla protein powder 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk Method: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a tray with baking paper Break up the banana and mash with a fork, for best result use an
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I have been pondering about writing this post for a while and I have really struggled with how to approach it, but today I have decided that I am going to give it my best shot. To there is a well known saying that “patience is a virtue” and this is basically the essence of
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Quinoa Salad Makes: 3 bariatric portions Ingredients: 1/2 cup quinoa 1 cup chicken stock 6 cherry tomatoes 2 baby cucumber 2 spring onions 60g diced roast pumpkin 1/4 cup shredded fresh herbs 30g crumbled feta cheese Squeeze lemon juice Method: Place the quinoa and stock with an additional tablespoon of water in a small saucepan
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Thai Chicken Serves: 4 serves (or 10 bariatric portions) Paste ingredients: 1 small onion, roughly chopped 1 long green chilli, roughly chopped 4 garlic cloves 1cm fresh ginger 1 lemongrass stalk 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 3 tablespoons fish sauce 3 tablespoons lime juice 1 tablespoon brown sugar Curry
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Thai Beef Sausage Rolls Makes: 12 portions (or 24 pieces) Ingredients: 3 mountain bread wraps 500g lean beef mince 1 egg 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1cm fresh ginger, finely chopped 1 long red chilli, finely chopped 3 spring onions, finely chopped 1/2 cup fresh coriander, shredded (stem included) 2 scoops (60g) pure protein powder
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