Today was a good day! The little guy and I hit up the gym where I did an hour of cardio. Once we got home I dragged my two lazy bums off the couch and off we went for a family walk. So nice to do active things as a family Tonight after the little guy went to sleep Jamie […]
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Honeycomb Protein Cheesecakes Makes: 12 mini cheesecakes Base Ingredients: 1/2 cup almond meal 1 scoop (30g) Chocolate protein powder 1 teaspoon stevia (or low calorie sweetener of your choice) 1 tablespoon cacao 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted Up to 2 tablespoons water Topping ingredients: 1/4 cup boiling water 2 teaspoons gelatine powder 300ml thickened cream 125g cream cheese 1 tablespoon […]
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Today is my last day of my 5 days that I been acknowledging and celebrating my NSV. I can honestly say that taking some time out to stop and think about all these things really has helped my mindset. Today I am going to talk about numbers! 54…..54 weeks since I first saw my surgeon 44……44 weeks since surgery 78……78 […]
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Today I get to celebrate another NSV in my quest to get out my funk. This morning on my way to work I returned my CPAP machine. Why did I return it? Because due to my weight loss I no longer suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea. This is the one of the best NSV’s yet as it shows another benefit […]
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Ham & Ricotta Frittata Makes: 6 Ingredients: 4 eggs 120g ham, finely shredded 1/2 cup ricotta 2 garlic cloves, finely diced Method: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and prepare a silicon muffin tray by lightly spraying with cooking spray Place the all ingredients in the a mixing bowl and whisk until well combined Pour the batter evenly between […]
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Weigh in Wednesday…..so very much hoping for a better result than after last weeks gain. This week – 2.6kg Since surgery – 59.3kg Total – 78.2kg So last weeks gain has definitely been negated plus some so I get to add an additional 1.6kg to my progressive tally. Thank goodness today was my last day of my 5 days of […]
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Day 4 of 5 textural torture! Breakfast – yoghurt Post gym – iced coffee Lunch – baked beans, ricotta & Parmesan Afternoon tea – diet jelly Dinner – beef stroganoff with mashed potato My NSV that I am going to celebrate today is that I pushed myself out of my comfort zone more than I was even remotely comfortable with. […]
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Day 3 of 5 of my purees Breakfast – scrambled eggs Morning tea – iced coffee Lunch – Smoothie satchel Afternoon tea – chocolate mousse Dinner – chicken Thai green curry Still feeling very flat and deflated but I’m determined to get over this slump so I am going to consciously make efforts everyday for the next week to stop, […]
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Have been struggling with energy levels as my intake has been very low being back on purees and with my heightened restrictions. I should have gone to the gym but instead pottered around the garden, mowed the front lawn until I ran out of petrol. Day 2 of 5 of textural torture!! Breakfast – protein iced coffee Lunch – baked […]
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Happy 10 months to me…..I really can’t believe how quickly the time has passed! That means it’s time to do my monthly body measurements. This month I have lost another 3.5cms across my 6 measure points. My calves and thighs unfortunately haven’t moved in a long time but I can still celebrate losing a total of 147cm off my body […]
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