Busy day at work with a cracking headache all day and then on my way home from work I took a weird head spin turn and had to have road side vomit. Finally got home and processed to inspect the porcelain express track for another 20 minutes with the little guy narrating in the background ” mummy doesn’t feel well, […]
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Today was my nieces first ever dance recital, it was very exciting to see my little girl strutting her stuff in extreme cuteness! But I have to admit whenever I catch up with my sister my normal wardrobe anxiety goes through the roof! I have no idea why this happens…..maybe it’s my own insecurities, maybe it’s because she hasn’t given […]
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Saturday morning routine is the little man and I head off to the gym! But this week the normal Saturday morning gym workout didn’t happen. Instead I had a work out of a different variety! We have our routine house inspection coming up this week so this means one thing CLEAN UP FRENZY hahaha – the house is pretty well […]
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Chicken Rose Pasta Sauce Serves: 4 standard or 12 Bariatric portions Ingredients: 600g chicken breast fillet, diced 1 onion, finely diced 1 celery stalk, finely diced 2 garlic cloves, finely diced 400g can chopped whole peeled tomatoes 400g can whole peeled cherry tomatoes 1/2 cup smooth ricotta Method: Place the onion, celery and garlic in a heavy based frying pan […]
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Sweet baby Jesus!! My shoulder and arms are SCREAMING at me blue murder…they are definitely not very happy with being awoken yesterday during my PT session. On top of my gym pain I also have an ouchie pain on my arm! Last night just before bed I managed the near impossible and because I have excess saggy skin that gets […]
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Lauren’s Surprise Cupcake Makes: 10 Ingredients: 4 scoops (120g) chocolate protein powder 1/4 cup coconut flour 1/4 cup cacao 1/3 cup low calorie sweetener 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup sugar free maple syrup 2 teaspoons vanilla paste 5 squares of dark Lindt chocolate, halved Method: Preheat the oven […]
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Well today I did something for the first time! I had my first PT session! Alarm set for 5.30am, gym clothes laid out ready to go! Got there a bit early so I did a 10 minute warm up on the cross trainer. And then in began!! This is Anita my lovely amazing inspiring hilarious hard arse PT!! She didn’t […]
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Weigh in Wednesday This week – 1.0kg Since surgery – 60.4kg Total 79.3kg I am gobsmacking that I have lost 60kg since surgery and almost a grand total of 80kg! I really hope I can hit that target next week, what a huge milestone. Never in a million years did I think I would lose 80kg let alone in the […]
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Transformation Tuesday……no matter how many side by side photos I do I am honestly in shock and disbelief. I am in shock that I was so large and I don’t ever remember looking that large. I am in shock that the reflection I now see has shape and definition. She has normal womanly curves and shape. I had had some […]
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Today was my first day back working full time for the first time since before I started maternity leave in 2011. Driving into work this morning I had a moment of extreme vanity in which I nearly crashed my car! I quite blatantly was checking myself out in the rear view mirror, it really freaks me out that I don’t […]
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