Starting Weight: 124.1 kg
Week 1 Weight: 121.6 kg
Week 2 Weight: 120.6 kg
Weeks Loss: 1.0 kg
Loss to date: 3.5 kg
I weighed in this morning at 120.6kg. Thats a loss of 1kg. Loss to date is 3.5kg.
Noel pipped me at the post at 3.6kg lost to date.
I'll 500 grams down on my target to date. But I'm still sort of on track. I did do alot more exercise this week. Maybe my body is just freaking out a bit. I guess I cheated a bit as I said I'd only have one cup of shop coffee at week but i had several. And I had the honey seeds which aren't strickly on the diet. And I've added lots of sauces to my recipes which have sugar in them. But still I don't think if the Oyster sauce helps me stick to the diet then I need to have it. I need some flavour.
Its still 1 kg I don't have to carry around which is great stuff.
Noel and I are thinking of doing the 100 km Oxfam walk around Taupo in 36 hours next year. Something to think about. It would require alot of training. I might be pregnant by then and not be able to do it. You need 4 people though and we don't really know many people here yet. 100 km in 36 hours... crikey we'd have to be fit.
Anywhoo.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Week 2 - Diet & Exercise
Here is exactly what I ate, when I ate it and exactly how much I exercised. I've also included all the recipes for everything and a shopping list is at the end. All of these recipes are made up by me.
Sorry I still haven't got around to taking photos of the dishes. I will do better next week.
Week 2 - Monday, 24th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked 35 minutes, 65 minutes Recumbent exercise bike.
Breakfast - Time: 10.30 am
Cheesy Mushrooms:
65 grams Lite Cheese
110 grams Mushrooms
Fry mushrooms in pan using a little Olive oil spray till browned and softened, season with salt and pepper. Place on plate and cover with cheese and microwave in 30 second lots till cheese is melted.
1 can Diet Coke
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
100 grams Kiwi Fruit
Lunch - Time: 2.00 pm
Turkey and Salad Sandwich:
130 grams Turkey sliced
135 grams Cucumber, Lettuce, Tomato
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
1 tspn Cranberry Jelly
Medium Trim milk caramel latte
Dinner - Time: 7.45 pm
Sang Choy Bow:
140 grams Pork Mince
145 grams Red Onion, Bamboo Shoots, Water Chestnuts, 2 large lettuce leaves
1 tspn Grated Ginger
1 clove Garlic
Sprinkle Chilli flakes
½ tblspn Dark Soy Sauce
½ tblspn Oyster Sauce
Sprinkle Spring Onions
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspn Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Fry pork, onions, chestnuts, ginger, garlic and chilli together till meat is cooked. Add sauces, dash of water, sprouts, spring onions and salt and pepper to taste. Place meat into lettuce leaves and drizzle with Olive oil. Be careful as it drips everywhere. Remember to make more for dinner tomorrow.
1 whole Apple
Week 2 - Tuesday, 25th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walk 2 hours
Breakfast - Time: 9.30am
Fruit Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Kiwi Fruit
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
1 can Diet Coke
Lunch - Time: 2.30pm
Vegetarian Thin and Crispy Pizza:
2 slices Mountain Bread
75 grams Mozzarella Cheese (lite)
135 grams Capsicum, Red onion, tomato, black olives x 4
Sprinkle Chilli Flakes
Place Mountain bread on baking tray sprayed lightly with olive oil spray to stop it sticking. Chop and place ingredients onto bread with a very small sprinkle of Chilli flakes. Bake in hot oven till cheese melted and browned and vegetables are still a little crispy. The bread should be crispy and browned.
Dinner - Time: 7.30pm
Sang Choy Bow:
140 grams Pork Mince
145 grams Red Onion, Bamboo Shoots, Water Chestnuts, 2 large lettuce leaves
1 tspn Grated Ginger
1 clove Garlic
Sprinkle Chilli flakes
½ tblspn Dark Soy Sauce
½ tblspn Oyster Sauce
Sprinkle Spring Onions
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspn Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Fry pork, onions, chestnuts, ginger, garlic and chilli together till meat is cooked. Add sauces, dash of water, sprouts, spring onions and salt and pepper to taste. Place meat into lettuce leaves and drizzle with Olive oil. Be careful as it drips everywhere.
1 Whole Apple
Week 2 - Wednesday, 26th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: 1 hour walking
Breakfast - Time: 10.30 am
Cheesy Asparagus:
65 grams Lite Cheese
110 grams Asparagus (snap off hard ends, peeled from half way down before weighing)
Put Asparagus in microwave bowl with 1 tablespoon of water. Cover with plastic wrap. microwave for 2 ½ minutes or until slightly soft. Drain the water and cover with cheese and microwave in 30 second lots till cheese is melted.
1 can Diet Coke
Lunch - Time: 3.30 pm
Ham, Cucumber and Pickle Sandwich:
130 grams Ham sliced
135 grams Cucumber, Pickle
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Dinner - Time: 8.30 pm
Steak with Mango Salsa and Cauliflower mash:
140 grams Beef Steak
145 grams Cauliflower, Red Onion
160 grams Mango
Sprinkle Fresh Coriander
Sprinkle Fresh Mint
1 clove Garlic
1 tblspn Olive Oil
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
Squeeze Lemon Juice
Put Cauliflower in covered bowl in microwave for a few minutes till soft. Mash well with a fork and season to taste. Meanwhile toast Pumpkin and Sunflower seeds in hot pan till crispy and browned. Season Steak really well and fry in hot pan sprayed with Olive oil spray with a roughly chopped garlic clove. Chop Mango and Onion into small chunks and mix in fresh herbs, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil and all seeds. Serve Steak on bed of mash and topped with salsa.
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
1 whole Apple
1 tspn Soy Sauce
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspn Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
Fry seeds till toasted and add Soy Sauce.
Week 2 - Thursday, 27th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walk 1 hour
Breakfast - Time: 9am
Soft boiled Eggs and Fried Mushrooms:
2 whole Eggs soft boiled
110 grams Mushrooms
Sprinkle Mixed herbs
Cover eggs with water and bring to the boil. I have a little device that goes in the water with the eggs that tells me when they are correctly boiled. Fry mushrooms and herbs in pan using a little Olive oil spray till browned and softened, season with salt and pepper.
1 Medium Trim Caramel Latte
Lunch - Time: 2pm
Steak with Mango Salsa and Cauliflower mash:
130 grams Beef Steak
135 grams Cauliflower, Red Onion
160 grams Mango
Sprinkle Fresh Coriander
Sprinkle Fresh Mint
1 clove Garlic
1 tblspn Olive Oil
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
Squeeze Lemon Juice
Put Cauliflower in covered bowl in microwave for a few minutes till soft. Mash well with a fork and season to taste. Meanwhile toast Pumpkin and Sunflower seeds in hot pan till crispy and browned. Season Steak really well and fry in hot pan sprayed with Olive oil spray with a roughly chopped garlic clove. Chop Mango and Onion into small chunks and mix in fresh herbs, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil and all seeds. Serve Steak on bed of mash and topped with salsa.
Dinner - Time: 7pm
Tandoori Chicken Pie:
140 grams Chicken Breast
145 grams Baby spinach leaves, Green Capsicum, Onion, Cucumber
½ tblspn Tandoori Paste
1 tblspn Lite Natural Yoghurt
1/2 slice Low Fat Frozen Pastry
1 tblspn Mango Chutney
Fry Chicken breast with finely chopped capsicum and onion in pan sprayed with Olive oil spray till cooked. Add tandoori paste and yoghurt and cook for 1 minute. I use a pie maker but if you don’t have one just fill the pastry with the chicken and bake till brown. Serve with baby spinach and cucumber salad. Remember to cook extra chicken for lunch tomorrow.
1 can Diet Coke
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
1 serve Daily seeds toasted with Soy Sauce – see blog Interesting ways with seeds
Week 2 - Friday, 28th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: 2 hours walking
Breakfast - Time: 10 am
Fruit Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Kiwi Fruit
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
1 Medium Trim Caramel Latte
Lunch - Time: 5pm
Tandoori Chicken Salad:
130 grams Chicken Breast
60 grams Onion, Green Capsicum
1 tblspn Lite Natural Yoghurt
Was really busy today so just ate the meat I cooked the night before.
Dinner - Time: 7pm
Steak and Caramelised Onion Sandwich:
140 grams Beef Steak
145 grams Red Onion, Baby Spinach Leaves
1 tblspn Olive Oil
1 tspn Balsamic Vinegar
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Fry Onion in medium hot pan sprayed with Olive Oil spray. Add Balsamic Vinegar and continue to fry till onions are really soft, you might need to add a splash of water to stop it sticking. Season Steak really well and fry in hot pan sprayed with Olive oil spray. Toast bread.
1 whole Apple
1 can Sprite Zero
1 slice Honey Seed Bar – see blog about interesting ways with seeds
Week 2 - Saturday, 29th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: 45 minutes walking
Breakfast - Time: 1.30pm
Spinach Frittatas:
2 Whole Eggs
110 grams Spinach (frozen)
Whisk eggs with some salt and pepper. Pour into two holes of a muffin tray sprayed with Olive oil spray. Add spinach and bake in moderate oven till eggs are set. Serve sprinkled with a touch of grated parmesan.
1 can Sprite Zero
Lunch - Time: 2.35pm
1 Medium Trim Latte
Ended up eating breakfast so late that decided to skip lunch and eat twice as much at early dinner.
Dinner - Time: 6pm
Taco Wraps:
270 grams Mince Beef
275 grams Onion, Tomato, Lettuce
Sprinkle Taco Seasoning with some water
2 slices Mountain Bread
1 tblspn Olive Oil
1 tblspn Taco Sauce
Fry mince and onion in hot pan sprayed with Olive Oil Spray. Toss tomato and lettuce in olive oil. Add cooked mince to Mountain bread with tomato and lettuce and wrap up.
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
1 whole Apple
1 slice Honey Seed Bar – see blog about interesting ways with seeds
Week 2 - Sunday, 30th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked for 1.5 hour
Breakfast - Time: 11.30am
Spinach Frittatas:
2 Whole Eggs
110 grams Spinach (frozen)
Whisk eggs with some salt and pepper. Pour into two holes of a muffin tray sprayed with Olive oil spray. Add spinach and bake in moderate oven till eggs are set. Serve sprinkled with a touch of grated parmesan.
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
Lunch - Time: 12 noon
Chicken and Vegetable Pies:
1 slice Low fat pastry
130 grams Chicken
135 grams Carrot, Leek, Frozen Peas
Dash Low fat cream
Dash Chicken Stock
Big sprinkle Dried Tarragon
Brown chicken and set aside. Cook sliced leek will soft. Add chicken stock, cream and vegetables. Make sure the chicken mixture is well cooked. Season with salt and pepper. I have a pie machine but you could use a large muffin tray and cut out circles in the pastry for pie top and bottom. Make sure the bottom circle is larger than to top circle.
1 medium Trim Latte
Dinner - Time: 7pm
Take away… Thai Beef, Chilli, Basil and Vegetable stir fry - no rice
1 whole Apple
1 slice Honey Seed Bar – see blog about interesting ways with seeds
Week 2 - Shopping List
400 grams Chicken Breast
280 grams Pork Mince
270 grams Beef Mince
410 grams Beef Steak
130 grams Ham Sliced
130 grams Turkey Sliced
4 slices Mountain Bread
6 slices Rye Bread
200 mls Yoghurt – Low Fat Fruit
250 mls Yoghurt – Low Fat plain
205 grams Low Fat Cheese – mix mozzarella and tasty
6 Whole Eggs
300 grams Kiwi Fruit
320 grams Mangos
220 grams Mushrooms
1 Long Cucumber
2 Whole Tomato
2 Whole Green Capsicum
3 Whole Red Onion
1 Whole Carrot
1 Whole Leek
Handful Frozen Peas
1 Whole Iceburg Lettuce
Bags Baby Spinach Leaves
Handful Frozen Spinach
½ Whole Cauliflower
110 grams Asparagus
½ Bunch Spring Onion
1 Tin Bamboo Shoots
1 Tin Water Chestnuts
7 Whole Apples
14 tablespoons Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
7 Tablespoons Sesame Seeds
7 Tablespoons Sunflower Seeds
350 grams Pumpkin Seeds
7 Tablespoons Cold Pressed Olive Oil
Extras in the cupboard or garden:
Apple Cider Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar
Mixed Herbs
Chilli Flakes
Ginger
Garlic
Mint
Coriander
Lemons
Cranberry Jelly
Dried Tarragon
Mango Chutney
Tandoori Paste
Pickles
Oyster Sauce
Dark Soy Sauce
Lite Soy Sauce
Black Olives
Parmesan Cheese – grated fine
Taco Seasoning
Taco Sauce
Low Fat Cream
Chicken Stock
Low fat pastry
Sorry I still haven't got around to taking photos of the dishes. I will do better next week.
Week 2 - Monday, 24th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked 35 minutes, 65 minutes Recumbent exercise bike.
Breakfast - Time: 10.30 am
Cheesy Mushrooms:
65 grams Lite Cheese
110 grams Mushrooms
Fry mushrooms in pan using a little Olive oil spray till browned and softened, season with salt and pepper. Place on plate and cover with cheese and microwave in 30 second lots till cheese is melted.
1 can Diet Coke
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
100 grams Kiwi Fruit
Lunch - Time: 2.00 pm
Turkey and Salad Sandwich:
130 grams Turkey sliced
135 grams Cucumber, Lettuce, Tomato
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
1 tspn Cranberry Jelly
Medium Trim milk caramel latte
Dinner - Time: 7.45 pm
Sang Choy Bow:
140 grams Pork Mince
145 grams Red Onion, Bamboo Shoots, Water Chestnuts, 2 large lettuce leaves
1 tspn Grated Ginger
1 clove Garlic
Sprinkle Chilli flakes
½ tblspn Dark Soy Sauce
½ tblspn Oyster Sauce
Sprinkle Spring Onions
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspn Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Fry pork, onions, chestnuts, ginger, garlic and chilli together till meat is cooked. Add sauces, dash of water, sprouts, spring onions and salt and pepper to taste. Place meat into lettuce leaves and drizzle with Olive oil. Be careful as it drips everywhere. Remember to make more for dinner tomorrow.
1 whole Apple
Week 2 - Tuesday, 25th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walk 2 hours
Breakfast - Time: 9.30am
Fruit Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Kiwi Fruit
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
1 can Diet Coke
Lunch - Time: 2.30pm
Vegetarian Thin and Crispy Pizza:
2 slices Mountain Bread
75 grams Mozzarella Cheese (lite)
135 grams Capsicum, Red onion, tomato, black olives x 4
Sprinkle Chilli Flakes
Place Mountain bread on baking tray sprayed lightly with olive oil spray to stop it sticking. Chop and place ingredients onto bread with a very small sprinkle of Chilli flakes. Bake in hot oven till cheese melted and browned and vegetables are still a little crispy. The bread should be crispy and browned.
Dinner - Time: 7.30pm
Sang Choy Bow:
140 grams Pork Mince
145 grams Red Onion, Bamboo Shoots, Water Chestnuts, 2 large lettuce leaves
1 tspn Grated Ginger
1 clove Garlic
Sprinkle Chilli flakes
½ tblspn Dark Soy Sauce
½ tblspn Oyster Sauce
Sprinkle Spring Onions
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspn Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Fry pork, onions, chestnuts, ginger, garlic and chilli together till meat is cooked. Add sauces, dash of water, sprouts, spring onions and salt and pepper to taste. Place meat into lettuce leaves and drizzle with Olive oil. Be careful as it drips everywhere.
1 Whole Apple
Week 2 - Wednesday, 26th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: 1 hour walking
Breakfast - Time: 10.30 am
Cheesy Asparagus:
65 grams Lite Cheese
110 grams Asparagus (snap off hard ends, peeled from half way down before weighing)
Put Asparagus in microwave bowl with 1 tablespoon of water. Cover with plastic wrap. microwave for 2 ½ minutes or until slightly soft. Drain the water and cover with cheese and microwave in 30 second lots till cheese is melted.
1 can Diet Coke
Lunch - Time: 3.30 pm
Ham, Cucumber and Pickle Sandwich:
130 grams Ham sliced
135 grams Cucumber, Pickle
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Dinner - Time: 8.30 pm
Steak with Mango Salsa and Cauliflower mash:
140 grams Beef Steak
145 grams Cauliflower, Red Onion
160 grams Mango
Sprinkle Fresh Coriander
Sprinkle Fresh Mint
1 clove Garlic
1 tblspn Olive Oil
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
Squeeze Lemon Juice
Put Cauliflower in covered bowl in microwave for a few minutes till soft. Mash well with a fork and season to taste. Meanwhile toast Pumpkin and Sunflower seeds in hot pan till crispy and browned. Season Steak really well and fry in hot pan sprayed with Olive oil spray with a roughly chopped garlic clove. Chop Mango and Onion into small chunks and mix in fresh herbs, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil and all seeds. Serve Steak on bed of mash and topped with salsa.
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
1 whole Apple
1 tspn Soy Sauce
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspn Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
Fry seeds till toasted and add Soy Sauce.
Week 2 - Thursday, 27th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walk 1 hour
Breakfast - Time: 9am
Soft boiled Eggs and Fried Mushrooms:
2 whole Eggs soft boiled
110 grams Mushrooms
Sprinkle Mixed herbs
Cover eggs with water and bring to the boil. I have a little device that goes in the water with the eggs that tells me when they are correctly boiled. Fry mushrooms and herbs in pan using a little Olive oil spray till browned and softened, season with salt and pepper.
1 Medium Trim Caramel Latte
Lunch - Time: 2pm
Steak with Mango Salsa and Cauliflower mash:
130 grams Beef Steak
135 grams Cauliflower, Red Onion
160 grams Mango
Sprinkle Fresh Coriander
Sprinkle Fresh Mint
1 clove Garlic
1 tblspn Olive Oil
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
Squeeze Lemon Juice
Put Cauliflower in covered bowl in microwave for a few minutes till soft. Mash well with a fork and season to taste. Meanwhile toast Pumpkin and Sunflower seeds in hot pan till crispy and browned. Season Steak really well and fry in hot pan sprayed with Olive oil spray with a roughly chopped garlic clove. Chop Mango and Onion into small chunks and mix in fresh herbs, vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil and all seeds. Serve Steak on bed of mash and topped with salsa.
Dinner - Time: 7pm
Tandoori Chicken Pie:
140 grams Chicken Breast
145 grams Baby spinach leaves, Green Capsicum, Onion, Cucumber
½ tblspn Tandoori Paste
1 tblspn Lite Natural Yoghurt
1/2 slice Low Fat Frozen Pastry
1 tblspn Mango Chutney
Fry Chicken breast with finely chopped capsicum and onion in pan sprayed with Olive oil spray till cooked. Add tandoori paste and yoghurt and cook for 1 minute. I use a pie maker but if you don’t have one just fill the pastry with the chicken and bake till brown. Serve with baby spinach and cucumber salad. Remember to cook extra chicken for lunch tomorrow.
1 can Diet Coke
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
1 serve Daily seeds toasted with Soy Sauce – see blog Interesting ways with seeds
Week 2 - Friday, 28th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: 2 hours walking
Breakfast - Time: 10 am
Fruit Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Kiwi Fruit
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
1 Medium Trim Caramel Latte
Lunch - Time: 5pm
Tandoori Chicken Salad:
130 grams Chicken Breast
60 grams Onion, Green Capsicum
1 tblspn Lite Natural Yoghurt
Was really busy today so just ate the meat I cooked the night before.
Dinner - Time: 7pm
Steak and Caramelised Onion Sandwich:
140 grams Beef Steak
145 grams Red Onion, Baby Spinach Leaves
1 tblspn Olive Oil
1 tspn Balsamic Vinegar
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Fry Onion in medium hot pan sprayed with Olive Oil spray. Add Balsamic Vinegar and continue to fry till onions are really soft, you might need to add a splash of water to stop it sticking. Season Steak really well and fry in hot pan sprayed with Olive oil spray. Toast bread.
1 whole Apple
1 can Sprite Zero
1 slice Honey Seed Bar – see blog about interesting ways with seeds
Week 2 - Saturday, 29th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: 45 minutes walking
Breakfast - Time: 1.30pm
Spinach Frittatas:
2 Whole Eggs
110 grams Spinach (frozen)
Whisk eggs with some salt and pepper. Pour into two holes of a muffin tray sprayed with Olive oil spray. Add spinach and bake in moderate oven till eggs are set. Serve sprinkled with a touch of grated parmesan.
1 can Sprite Zero
Lunch - Time: 2.35pm
1 Medium Trim Latte
Ended up eating breakfast so late that decided to skip lunch and eat twice as much at early dinner.
Dinner - Time: 6pm
Taco Wraps:
270 grams Mince Beef
275 grams Onion, Tomato, Lettuce
Sprinkle Taco Seasoning with some water
2 slices Mountain Bread
1 tblspn Olive Oil
1 tblspn Taco Sauce
Fry mince and onion in hot pan sprayed with Olive Oil Spray. Toss tomato and lettuce in olive oil. Add cooked mince to Mountain bread with tomato and lettuce and wrap up.
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
1 whole Apple
1 slice Honey Seed Bar – see blog about interesting ways with seeds
Week 2 - Sunday, 30th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked for 1.5 hour
Breakfast - Time: 11.30am
Spinach Frittatas:
2 Whole Eggs
110 grams Spinach (frozen)
Whisk eggs with some salt and pepper. Pour into two holes of a muffin tray sprayed with Olive oil spray. Add spinach and bake in moderate oven till eggs are set. Serve sprinkled with a touch of grated parmesan.
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
Lunch - Time: 12 noon
Chicken and Vegetable Pies:
1 slice Low fat pastry
130 grams Chicken
135 grams Carrot, Leek, Frozen Peas
Dash Low fat cream
Dash Chicken Stock
Big sprinkle Dried Tarragon
Brown chicken and set aside. Cook sliced leek will soft. Add chicken stock, cream and vegetables. Make sure the chicken mixture is well cooked. Season with salt and pepper. I have a pie machine but you could use a large muffin tray and cut out circles in the pastry for pie top and bottom. Make sure the bottom circle is larger than to top circle.
1 medium Trim Latte
Dinner - Time: 7pm
Take away… Thai Beef, Chilli, Basil and Vegetable stir fry - no rice
1 whole Apple
1 slice Honey Seed Bar – see blog about interesting ways with seeds
Week 2 - Shopping List
400 grams Chicken Breast
280 grams Pork Mince
270 grams Beef Mince
410 grams Beef Steak
130 grams Ham Sliced
130 grams Turkey Sliced
4 slices Mountain Bread
6 slices Rye Bread
200 mls Yoghurt – Low Fat Fruit
250 mls Yoghurt – Low Fat plain
205 grams Low Fat Cheese – mix mozzarella and tasty
6 Whole Eggs
300 grams Kiwi Fruit
320 grams Mangos
220 grams Mushrooms
1 Long Cucumber
2 Whole Tomato
2 Whole Green Capsicum
3 Whole Red Onion
1 Whole Carrot
1 Whole Leek
Handful Frozen Peas
1 Whole Iceburg Lettuce
Bags Baby Spinach Leaves
Handful Frozen Spinach
½ Whole Cauliflower
110 grams Asparagus
½ Bunch Spring Onion
1 Tin Bamboo Shoots
1 Tin Water Chestnuts
7 Whole Apples
14 tablespoons Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
7 Tablespoons Sesame Seeds
7 Tablespoons Sunflower Seeds
350 grams Pumpkin Seeds
7 Tablespoons Cold Pressed Olive Oil
Extras in the cupboard or garden:
Apple Cider Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar
Mixed Herbs
Chilli Flakes
Ginger
Garlic
Mint
Coriander
Lemons
Cranberry Jelly
Dried Tarragon
Mango Chutney
Tandoori Paste
Pickles
Oyster Sauce
Dark Soy Sauce
Lite Soy Sauce
Black Olives
Parmesan Cheese – grated fine
Taco Seasoning
Taco Sauce
Low Fat Cream
Chicken Stock
Low fat pastry
Friday, May 28, 2010
I dont like my scales
Weighed myself this morning and the last few mornings and my weight loss has slowed. I was at 121.1 kg the last few days with only the weekend and today to go before the week is over. Only 500 grams lost so far this week. Although thats a good loss I'm keen to get to at least 2kg's to keep on track to my crazy goal to lose 55 kgs. I figure my loss has slowed as my body has gone into diet shock. EEEk shock and I'm hoping it snaps out of it asap. Noel is charging ahead which is disheartening, I don't want to ask what he weighed today as I'll be sad... but I must say I'm very happy he is losing weight as I love him.
I know 55 kgs in 6 months is kind of crazy and I wont get there. But there is nothing wrong with aiming high. Who knows I might just achieve it. But I probably wont. If I can get to a 29.1 kg loss I will be very happy too as the Dr said at 95kg my fertility would probably start coming back. But for now the goal is 55 kgs. I might change that in a few weeks when it becomes clear I wont reach it but till then...
Now... how can I up this weight loss this week... I shall do more exercise over the next 3 days. I will use my tredmil as well over the next few days. I tend to pretend I don't have gym equipment downstairs but we do. We have a treadmil, stationery bike, recumbent bike and weights etc. Out of mind out of sight except for the recumbent bike which i keep upstairs infront of the tv. I use that all the time of late. The other stuff is kept in the flat we have downstairs which we put guests into. We have a few guests next week so I went down to give the place a quick dust and there it all was staring at me. I cleaned the dust off the treadmil and its my great embarassment to say the treadmil part that rolls when you run/walk was going mouldy underneath from disuse. So I must now committ to using the equipment every day. 1/2 hour out of my day wont kill me for time at present.
I shall work out this afternoon. ahhghg.
I know 55 kgs in 6 months is kind of crazy and I wont get there. But there is nothing wrong with aiming high. Who knows I might just achieve it. But I probably wont. If I can get to a 29.1 kg loss I will be very happy too as the Dr said at 95kg my fertility would probably start coming back. But for now the goal is 55 kgs. I might change that in a few weeks when it becomes clear I wont reach it but till then...
Now... how can I up this weight loss this week... I shall do more exercise over the next 3 days. I will use my tredmil as well over the next few days. I tend to pretend I don't have gym equipment downstairs but we do. We have a treadmil, stationery bike, recumbent bike and weights etc. Out of mind out of sight except for the recumbent bike which i keep upstairs infront of the tv. I use that all the time of late. The other stuff is kept in the flat we have downstairs which we put guests into. We have a few guests next week so I went down to give the place a quick dust and there it all was staring at me. I cleaned the dust off the treadmil and its my great embarassment to say the treadmil part that rolls when you run/walk was going mouldy underneath from disuse. So I must now committ to using the equipment every day. 1/2 hour out of my day wont kill me for time at present.
I shall work out this afternoon. ahhghg.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Interesting ways with seeds
I get so bored eating seeds every day. Here are a few ways of making these a tad more interesting if you don't want to eat them in the salads and meals etc. I know some of these have ingredients not strickly on my diet but I figure if it gets me eating the seeds than fab. I will also do a bit more exercise that day if I've strayed this way. Really the only reason I'm straying slightly is trying to come up with ways to make the seeds transportable and yum as we are going away for a few days in a week or so and I won't have access to a kitchen and I may not be able to get a second serve of fruit a day.
Seed bars:
250 grams Coconut Dried/Shreded
Handful Dried Apricot
5 tblspns Sesame seeds
5 tblspns Sunflower seeds
250 grams Pumpkin seeds
100 grams Butter
1 cup Honey
Sprinkle Brown sugar to taste
Toast the seeds and coconut in a hot pan then place in a bowl. Melt butter, sugar and honey together till sugar is disolved. Pour into nut/seed mixture and mix. Grease a oblong tin and press the mixture into it. Refridgerate till its solid. Then cut into 5 slices and wrap in baking paper then put in little zip seal bags.
Asian Seeds:
5 tblspns Sesame seeds
5 tblspns Sunflower seeds
250 grams Pumpkin seeds
1 tblspn Soy Sauce
Toast all seeds together in hot pan till starting to smell toasty. Add soy sauce and stir quickly. Remove and place into 5 zip seal bags.
Seed bars:
250 grams Coconut Dried/Shreded
Handful Dried Apricot
5 tblspns Sesame seeds
5 tblspns Sunflower seeds
250 grams Pumpkin seeds
100 grams Butter
1 cup Honey
Sprinkle Brown sugar to taste
Toast the seeds and coconut in a hot pan then place in a bowl. Melt butter, sugar and honey together till sugar is disolved. Pour into nut/seed mixture and mix. Grease a oblong tin and press the mixture into it. Refridgerate till its solid. Then cut into 5 slices and wrap in baking paper then put in little zip seal bags.
Asian Seeds:
5 tblspns Sesame seeds
5 tblspns Sunflower seeds
250 grams Pumpkin seeds
1 tblspn Soy Sauce
Toast all seeds together in hot pan till starting to smell toasty. Add soy sauce and stir quickly. Remove and place into 5 zip seal bags.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Coffee
After much consideration I'm allowing myself one proper Latte with a shot of caramel a week if I feel like one. I'm also allowing myself one a day of those little low calorie caramel latte coffee satchels or hot chocolate satchels you get in the boxes that you mix with hot water. As long as I exercise off the calories the same day. I figure the real coffee has a bit of milk which is calcium and good for me and the low cal satchels are mixed with water so wont be so bad.
Its also about me learning how to make this diet sustainable for me without running off to have take away somewhere. I figure that if a little coffee helps me stick to this diet then so be it. I'm a bit worried about introducing the sugar in these drinks but it must be only as bad as having a diet coke. Apparently thats quite bad for you too but I've been having at least one a day this last week if not more.
I've been really craving coffee as I didn't have one at all last week. So I had one yesterday afternoon about 4pm. I paid for that till about 3am this morning when I was lying in bed looking at the ceiling and trying to count sheep. So I shall try to have it earlier in the day.
Its not that I have one every day its just I like to have one when I'm out and about. I figure if I want coffee so desperately its not going to do me that much harm. Hmmm am I being to lax on myself? 2.7 kg lost to date so I must be doing something right. I guess if my weight loss slows I can drop the coffee and it might speed up again. Anywhoo...
Its also about me learning how to make this diet sustainable for me without running off to have take away somewhere. I figure that if a little coffee helps me stick to this diet then so be it. I'm a bit worried about introducing the sugar in these drinks but it must be only as bad as having a diet coke. Apparently thats quite bad for you too but I've been having at least one a day this last week if not more.
I've been really craving coffee as I didn't have one at all last week. So I had one yesterday afternoon about 4pm. I paid for that till about 3am this morning when I was lying in bed looking at the ceiling and trying to count sheep. So I shall try to have it earlier in the day.
Its not that I have one every day its just I like to have one when I'm out and about. I figure if I want coffee so desperately its not going to do me that much harm. Hmmm am I being to lax on myself? 2.7 kg lost to date so I must be doing something right. I guess if my weight loss slows I can drop the coffee and it might speed up again. Anywhoo...
Monday, May 24, 2010
Week 1 - Weigh In
Starting Weight: 124.1 kg
Week 1 Weigh in: 121.6 kg
Weeks Loss: 2.5 kg
Loss to date: 2.5 kg
I weighed in this morning at 121.6kg. Thats a loss of 2.5kg.
Noel pipped me at the post at 2.8kg lost.
Still I'm quite happy with that result as I'm still on track to lose 55kg in 6 months.
Well done me!
Week 1 Weigh in: 121.6 kg
Weeks Loss: 2.5 kg
Loss to date: 2.5 kg
I weighed in this morning at 121.6kg. Thats a loss of 2.5kg.
Noel pipped me at the post at 2.8kg lost.
Still I'm quite happy with that result as I'm still on track to lose 55kg in 6 months.
Well done me!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Week 1 - Diet & Exercise
Here is exactly what I ate, when I ate it and exactly how much I exercised. I've also included all the recipes for everything and a shopping list is at the end. All of these recipes are made up by me following the diet guidelines I'm following. If you try any of these recipes I hope you enjoy them and give me some feedback! I'm going to try and post photos of various meals for next weeks Diet & Exercise blog.
Week 1 - Monday, 17th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked for 1 hour
Breakfast - Time: 9.30 am
Berry Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Mixed berries
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
Lunch - Time: 2.30 pm
Ham and Caramelised Onion Salad:
140 grams Ham sliced
145 grams Cucumber, onion, lettuce
Sprinkle Mixed herbs dried
1 tspn Balsamic Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Spray a pan with olive oil spray. Fry the onion at a low temperature till soft. Add the vinegar and let fry for a minute more. Chop cucumber and add to lettuce tossed with olive oil and mixed herbs. Add ham slices on top.
Dinner - Time: 7.30 pm
Vegetarian Thin and Crispy Pizza:
2 slices Mountain Bread
75 grams Mozzarella Cheese (lite)
135 grams Capsicum, onion, tomato, black olives x 4
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
Splash Tabasco Sauce
Place Mountain bread on baking tray sprayed lightly with olive oil spray to stop it sticking. Chop and sprinkle ingredients onto bread with a very small splash of Tabasco. Don’t make the mistake I did of putting lots of Tabasco… owch. Bake in hot oven till cheese melted and browned and vegetables are still a little crispy. The bread should be crispy and browned.
Baked Apple:
1 Whole Apple
Sprinkle Cinnamon
Place in oven proof dish, sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake in oven on moderate temperature till apple is soft and slightly caramelised.
Week 1 - Tuesday, 18th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked 20 minutes
Breakfast - Time: 10am
Egg and Mushroom Rings:
2 Eggs
110grams Mushrooms chopped roughly
Sprinkle Mixed herbs
Squeeze Lemon
Fry mushrooms in a medium hot pan coated lightly with olive oil spray. Sprinkle herbs and a squeeze of lemon as they are cooking. Add 2 egg rings to the pan. Spray olive oil into the centre of each ring. Crack an egg in each ring slowly and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Turning over when almost cooked. Serve with mushrooms on top of eggs and a wedge of lemon.
Lunch - Time: 3pm
Ham and Bread and Butter Cucumber Sandwich:
130 grams Ham sliced
135 grams Bread and Butter Cucumber
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Dinner - Time: 8pm
Tropical Chicken Salad:
140 grams Chicken Breast
145 grams Lettuce, Red Onion
Sprinkle Fresh Mint & Coriander
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
160 grams Mango
1 whole Apple
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Squeeze Lemon juice
Fry Chicken breast in a pan sprayed with Olive Oil spray till browned and cooked. Chop into bite size strips. Toss lettuce into a large bowl with oils and vinegar. Chop mango into cubes. Peel Apple skin off then continue peeling into thin slices, squeeze lemon onto to stop browning. Cut onion into thin rings. Chop up herbs. Toss all ingredients into bowl with lettuce and mix till combined. Remember to cook more for lunch tomorrow.
1 Can Diet Coke
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
Week 1 - Wednesday, 19th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked for 1 hour
Breakfast - Time: 10.00 am
Dip Dip Eggs, Asparagus and Toast:
2 whole Eggs soft boiled
110 grams Asparagus (snap off hard ends, about a 1/3 before, peel stawk)
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Squeeze Lemon
Cover eggs with water and bring to the boil. I have a little device that goes in the water with the eggs that tells me when they are correctly boiled. Toast bread and cut into soldiers. Put Asparagus in microwave bowl with 1 tablespoon of water. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 2 ½ minutes or until slightly soft.
1 Can Diet Coke
Lunch - Time: 3.30 pm
Tropical Chicken Salad:
130 grams Chicken Breast
135 grams Lettuce, Red Onion
Sprinkle Fresh Mint & Coriander
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
160 grams Mango
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Bake Chicken breast in a pan till cooked. Chop into bite size strips. Toss lettuce into a large bowl with oils and vinegar. Chop mango and apple into cubes. Cut onion into thin rings. Chop up herbs. Toss all ingredients into bowl with lettuce and mix till combined.
Dinner - Time: 8.30 pm
Beef Rissole with Grilled Zucchini Salad:
140 grams Beef mince
145 grams Zucchini
Sprinkle Parsley
Sprinkle Spring Onions
Mix meat with Spring Onions, mixed herbs and loads of salt and pepper and roll into balls. Refrigerate for ½ hour. Slice in long strips the Zucchini. I used a mandolin. Cover lightly with Olive oil spray, crushed garlic and salt and pepper. Fry Zucchini in a medium hot grill pan (striped pan) pliable. If using a grill pan brown/black lines will appear. Spray pan with Olive oil spray and fry Rissoles flattened a bit. Serve on top of criss crossed Zuchini sprinkled with Parsley and a drizzle of Olive oil. Remember to cook more for lunch tomorrow.
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
1 Can Diet Coke
1 whole Apple
Week 1 - Thursday, 20th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Food shopping for 1 hour
Breakfast - Time: 10am
Dip Dip Eggs, Asparagus and Toast:
2 whole Eggs soft boiled
110 grams Asparagus (ends snapped off and peeled half way down)
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Cover eggs with water and bring to the boil. I have a little device that goes in the water with the eggs that tells me when they are correctly boiled. Toast bread and cut into soldiers. Put Asparagus in microwave bowl with 1 tablespoon of water. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 2 ½ minutes or until slightly soft.
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
1 can Diet Coke
Lunch - Time: 3pm
Beef Rissole with Grilled Zucchini Salad:
130 grams Beef mince
135 grams Zucchini
Sprinkle Parsley
Sprinkle Spring Onions
Mix meat with Spring Onions, mixed herbs and loads of salt and pepper and roll into balls. Refrigerate for ½ hour. Slice in long strips the Zucchini. I used a mandolin. Cover lightly with Olive oil spray, crushed garlic and salt and pepper. Fry Zucchini in a medium hot grill pan (striped pan) pliable. If using a grill pan brown/black lines will appear. Spray pan with Olive oil spray and fry Rissoles flattened a bit. Serve on top of criss crossed Zuchini sprinkled with Parsley and a drizzle of Olive oil.
Dinner - Time: 8pm
Chicken Breast on Apple puree and Nut Stuffing:
140 grams Chicken Breast cut into a few thick strips
145 grams Onions & Baby Spinach (a loose handful)
Sml Handful Dried Apricots
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
1 whole Apple
Sprinkle Dried Rosemary
1 tspn Balsamic Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Peel Apple and chop into chunks. Boil till soft, drain and puree with wizzer. Fry roughly diced Onions and Apricots till soft in pan sprayed with Olive oil spray. Shake over heaps of dried Rosemary. Add all seeds and toast for a minute or two then add the balsamic vinegar. Fry Chicken Breast sprinkled liberally with salt and pepper. Place wash baby spinach leaves around outside of plate, place the Nut Stuffing mix in the centre of this ring. Add the Apple puree on top of stuffing mix. Place Chicken strips on top. Drizzle Olive oil around the plate. Remember to cook more for lunch tomorrow.
1 bottle Diet Ginger Beer
Week 1 - Friday, 21st May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Cleaned house for 6 hours
Breakfast - Time: 11.30 am
Berry Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Mixed berries
1 can Diet Coke
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
Lunch - Time: 3pm
Chicken Breast on Apple puree and Nut Stuffing:
140 grams Chicken Breast cut into a few thick strips
145 grams Onions & Baby Spinach (a loose handful)
Sml Handful Dried Apricots
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
1 whole Apple
Sprinkle Dried Rosemary
1 tspn Balsamic Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Peel Apple and chop into chunks. Boil till soft, drain and puree with wizzer. Fry roughly diced Onions and Apricots till soft in pan sprayed with Olive oil spray. Shake over heaps of dried Rosemary. Add all seeds and toast for a minute or two then add the balsamic vinegar. Fry Chicken Breast sprinkled liberally with salt and pepper. Place wash baby spinach leaves around outside of plate, place the Nut Stuffing mix in the centre of this ring. Add the Apple puree on top of stuffing mix. Place Chicken strips on top. Drizzle Olive oil around the plate.
1 bottle Diet Ginger Beer
Dinner - Time: 8pm
Vegetarian Quesadillas and Green Salad:
2 slices Mountain Bread
75 grams Cheese
135 grams Tomato, lettuce
Spray baking tray with Olive Oil spray. Place Mountain bread and sprinkle with cheese, tomato, salt and pepper. Cover with second Mountain bread. Bake in hot oven till bread is browned and cheese melted. Serve topped with handful of lettuce.
1 can Diet Coke
1 bottle Diet Ginger Beer
Week 1 - Saturday, 22nd May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: House cleaned for 5 hours
Breakfast - Time: 9am
Berry Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Mixed berries
1 can Diet Coke
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
Lunch - Time: 2pm
Bean Salad:
75 grams Beans canned
135 grams Cucumber, Red Onion
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
Sprinkle Parsley
Sprinkle Cayenne Pepper
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
Squeeze Lemon
1 tblspn Olive Oil
1 whole Apple
Wash beans, toss in bowl with chopped cucumber, onion, apple and seeds. Mix in vinegar, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil. Remember to cook more for lunch tomorrow.
Dinner - Time: 7pm
Spring Rolls:
140 grams Beef mince
145 grams Cabbage, Capsicum Green,
Sprinkle Spring Onion
1 tspn Ginger
1 clove Garlic
2 slices Mountain Bread
1 tblspn Lite Soy Sauce
Slice cabbage, beans and capsicum into long strips and mix with strips of spring onion, crushed ginger, crushed garlic, salt and pepper. Slice Mountain breads in half and place a ¼ of vegetables in the middle of bread. Roll up with ends open. Pin with toothpicks. Spray baking tray with Olive oil and place rolls on. Bake rolls in hot oven till bread is crispy and vegetables a bit soft.
Week 1 - Sunday, 23rd May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked on beach for 1 hour
Breakfast - Time: 11.30am
Berry Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Mixed berries
1 can Diet Coke
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
Lunch - Time: 2pm
Bean Salad:
75 grams Beans canned
135 grams Cucumber, Red Onion
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
Sprinkle Parsley
Sprinkle Cayenne Pepper
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Squeeze Lemon
1 whole Apple
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Wash beans, toss in bowl with chopped cucumber, onion, apple and seeds. Mix in vinegar, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil.
Dinner - Time: 8.00pm
Wombok Chicken Wraps:
140 grams Chicken mince
145 grams 2 x Whole Wombok Cabbage leaves, Red Onion, Green Capsicum
Big Sprinkle Spring Onion
Sprinkle Red Chilli
Lrg Splash Fish Oil
1 clove Garlic
1 tspn Ginger grated
Big Sprinkle Coriander Fresh
Big Sprinkle Mint Fresh
Splash Dark Soy
½ tblspn Lite Soy Sauce for dipping
Fry chicken mince with garlic, ginger, chilli, salt and pepper. Slice thinly onion and capsicum and add to pan. Meanwhile put cabbage leaves in heat proof bowl, boil kettle and pour over cabbage leaves. Leave leaves till pliable, remove from water and drain. Splash in Fish oil and a dash of dark Soy Sauce. Serve Wombok leaves filled with chicken and rolled up like a spring roll.
Week 1 - Shopping List
540 grams Chicken Breast
140 grams Chicken Mince
410 grams Beef Mince
270 grams Ham Sliced
150 grams Mixed Beans (tinned)
6 slices Mountain Bread
8 slices Rye Bread
800 mls Lite Fruit Yoghurt
6 Whole Eggs
800 grams Mixed Berries
2 Whole Mangos
7 Whole Apples
110 grams Mushrooms
1 Whole Wombok Cabbage
1 Long Cucumber
1 Whole Tomato
1 Whole Green Capsicum
2 Whole Onion
1 Bunch Spring Onion
14 tablespoons Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
7 Tablespoons Sesame Seeds
7 Tablespoons Sunflower Seeds
350 grams Pumpkin Seeds
7 Tablespoons Cold Pressed Olive Oil
Extras in the cupboard or garden:
Tabasco Sauce
Apple Cider Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar
Lite Soy Sauce
Dark Soy Sauce
Mixed Herbs
Ginger
Garlic
Mint
Coriander
Parsley
Red Chilli fresh
Lemons
Cinnamon
Week 1 - Monday, 17th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked for 1 hour
Breakfast - Time: 9.30 am
Berry Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Mixed berries
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
Lunch - Time: 2.30 pm
Ham and Caramelised Onion Salad:
140 grams Ham sliced
145 grams Cucumber, onion, lettuce
Sprinkle Mixed herbs dried
1 tspn Balsamic Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Spray a pan with olive oil spray. Fry the onion at a low temperature till soft. Add the vinegar and let fry for a minute more. Chop cucumber and add to lettuce tossed with olive oil and mixed herbs. Add ham slices on top.
Dinner - Time: 7.30 pm
Vegetarian Thin and Crispy Pizza:
2 slices Mountain Bread
75 grams Mozzarella Cheese (lite)
135 grams Capsicum, onion, tomato, black olives x 4
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
Splash Tabasco Sauce
Place Mountain bread on baking tray sprayed lightly with olive oil spray to stop it sticking. Chop and sprinkle ingredients onto bread with a very small splash of Tabasco. Don’t make the mistake I did of putting lots of Tabasco… owch. Bake in hot oven till cheese melted and browned and vegetables are still a little crispy. The bread should be crispy and browned.
Baked Apple:
1 Whole Apple
Sprinkle Cinnamon
Place in oven proof dish, sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake in oven on moderate temperature till apple is soft and slightly caramelised.
Week 1 - Tuesday, 18th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked 20 minutes
Breakfast - Time: 10am
Egg and Mushroom Rings:
2 Eggs
110grams Mushrooms chopped roughly
Sprinkle Mixed herbs
Squeeze Lemon
Fry mushrooms in a medium hot pan coated lightly with olive oil spray. Sprinkle herbs and a squeeze of lemon as they are cooking. Add 2 egg rings to the pan. Spray olive oil into the centre of each ring. Crack an egg in each ring slowly and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Turning over when almost cooked. Serve with mushrooms on top of eggs and a wedge of lemon.
Lunch - Time: 3pm
Ham and Bread and Butter Cucumber Sandwich:
130 grams Ham sliced
135 grams Bread and Butter Cucumber
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Dinner - Time: 8pm
Tropical Chicken Salad:
140 grams Chicken Breast
145 grams Lettuce, Red Onion
Sprinkle Fresh Mint & Coriander
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
160 grams Mango
1 whole Apple
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Squeeze Lemon juice
Fry Chicken breast in a pan sprayed with Olive Oil spray till browned and cooked. Chop into bite size strips. Toss lettuce into a large bowl with oils and vinegar. Chop mango into cubes. Peel Apple skin off then continue peeling into thin slices, squeeze lemon onto to stop browning. Cut onion into thin rings. Chop up herbs. Toss all ingredients into bowl with lettuce and mix till combined. Remember to cook more for lunch tomorrow.
1 Can Diet Coke
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
Week 1 - Wednesday, 19th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked for 1 hour
Breakfast - Time: 10.00 am
Dip Dip Eggs, Asparagus and Toast:
2 whole Eggs soft boiled
110 grams Asparagus (snap off hard ends, about a 1/3 before, peel stawk)
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Squeeze Lemon
Cover eggs with water and bring to the boil. I have a little device that goes in the water with the eggs that tells me when they are correctly boiled. Toast bread and cut into soldiers. Put Asparagus in microwave bowl with 1 tablespoon of water. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 2 ½ minutes or until slightly soft.
1 Can Diet Coke
Lunch - Time: 3.30 pm
Tropical Chicken Salad:
130 grams Chicken Breast
135 grams Lettuce, Red Onion
Sprinkle Fresh Mint & Coriander
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
160 grams Mango
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Bake Chicken breast in a pan till cooked. Chop into bite size strips. Toss lettuce into a large bowl with oils and vinegar. Chop mango and apple into cubes. Cut onion into thin rings. Chop up herbs. Toss all ingredients into bowl with lettuce and mix till combined.
Dinner - Time: 8.30 pm
Beef Rissole with Grilled Zucchini Salad:
140 grams Beef mince
145 grams Zucchini
Sprinkle Parsley
Sprinkle Spring Onions
Mix meat with Spring Onions, mixed herbs and loads of salt and pepper and roll into balls. Refrigerate for ½ hour. Slice in long strips the Zucchini. I used a mandolin. Cover lightly with Olive oil spray, crushed garlic and salt and pepper. Fry Zucchini in a medium hot grill pan (striped pan) pliable. If using a grill pan brown/black lines will appear. Spray pan with Olive oil spray and fry Rissoles flattened a bit. Serve on top of criss crossed Zuchini sprinkled with Parsley and a drizzle of Olive oil. Remember to cook more for lunch tomorrow.
2 tblspn Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
1 Can Diet Coke
1 whole Apple
Week 1 - Thursday, 20th May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Food shopping for 1 hour
Breakfast - Time: 10am
Dip Dip Eggs, Asparagus and Toast:
2 whole Eggs soft boiled
110 grams Asparagus (ends snapped off and peeled half way down)
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Cover eggs with water and bring to the boil. I have a little device that goes in the water with the eggs that tells me when they are correctly boiled. Toast bread and cut into soldiers. Put Asparagus in microwave bowl with 1 tablespoon of water. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave for 2 ½ minutes or until slightly soft.
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
1 can Diet Coke
Lunch - Time: 3pm
Beef Rissole with Grilled Zucchini Salad:
130 grams Beef mince
135 grams Zucchini
Sprinkle Parsley
Sprinkle Spring Onions
Mix meat with Spring Onions, mixed herbs and loads of salt and pepper and roll into balls. Refrigerate for ½ hour. Slice in long strips the Zucchini. I used a mandolin. Cover lightly with Olive oil spray, crushed garlic and salt and pepper. Fry Zucchini in a medium hot grill pan (striped pan) pliable. If using a grill pan brown/black lines will appear. Spray pan with Olive oil spray and fry Rissoles flattened a bit. Serve on top of criss crossed Zuchini sprinkled with Parsley and a drizzle of Olive oil.
Dinner - Time: 8pm
Chicken Breast on Apple puree and Nut Stuffing:
140 grams Chicken Breast cut into a few thick strips
145 grams Onions & Baby Spinach (a loose handful)
Sml Handful Dried Apricots
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
1 whole Apple
Sprinkle Dried Rosemary
1 tspn Balsamic Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Peel Apple and chop into chunks. Boil till soft, drain and puree with wizzer. Fry roughly diced Onions and Apricots till soft in pan sprayed with Olive oil spray. Shake over heaps of dried Rosemary. Add all seeds and toast for a minute or two then add the balsamic vinegar. Fry Chicken Breast sprinkled liberally with salt and pepper. Place wash baby spinach leaves around outside of plate, place the Nut Stuffing mix in the centre of this ring. Add the Apple puree on top of stuffing mix. Place Chicken strips on top. Drizzle Olive oil around the plate. Remember to cook more for lunch tomorrow.
1 bottle Diet Ginger Beer
Week 1 - Friday, 21st May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Cleaned house for 6 hours
Breakfast - Time: 11.30 am
Berry Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Mixed berries
1 can Diet Coke
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
Lunch - Time: 3pm
Chicken Breast on Apple puree and Nut Stuffing:
140 grams Chicken Breast cut into a few thick strips
145 grams Onions & Baby Spinach (a loose handful)
Sml Handful Dried Apricots
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
1 whole Apple
Sprinkle Dried Rosemary
1 tspn Balsamic Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Peel Apple and chop into chunks. Boil till soft, drain and puree with wizzer. Fry roughly diced Onions and Apricots till soft in pan sprayed with Olive oil spray. Shake over heaps of dried Rosemary. Add all seeds and toast for a minute or two then add the balsamic vinegar. Fry Chicken Breast sprinkled liberally with salt and pepper. Place wash baby spinach leaves around outside of plate, place the Nut Stuffing mix in the centre of this ring. Add the Apple puree on top of stuffing mix. Place Chicken strips on top. Drizzle Olive oil around the plate.
1 bottle Diet Ginger Beer
Dinner - Time: 8pm
Vegetarian Quesadillas and Green Salad:
2 slices Mountain Bread
75 grams Cheese
135 grams Tomato, lettuce
Spray baking tray with Olive Oil spray. Place Mountain bread and sprinkle with cheese, tomato, salt and pepper. Cover with second Mountain bread. Bake in hot oven till bread is browned and cheese melted. Serve topped with handful of lettuce.
1 can Diet Coke
1 bottle Diet Ginger Beer
Week 1 - Saturday, 22nd May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: House cleaned for 5 hours
Breakfast - Time: 9am
Berry Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Mixed berries
1 can Diet Coke
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
Lunch - Time: 2pm
Bean Salad:
75 grams Beans canned
135 grams Cucumber, Red Onion
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
Sprinkle Parsley
Sprinkle Cayenne Pepper
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
Squeeze Lemon
1 tblspn Olive Oil
1 whole Apple
Wash beans, toss in bowl with chopped cucumber, onion, apple and seeds. Mix in vinegar, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil. Remember to cook more for lunch tomorrow.
Dinner - Time: 7pm
Spring Rolls:
140 grams Beef mince
145 grams Cabbage, Capsicum Green,
Sprinkle Spring Onion
1 tspn Ginger
1 clove Garlic
2 slices Mountain Bread
1 tblspn Lite Soy Sauce
Slice cabbage, beans and capsicum into long strips and mix with strips of spring onion, crushed ginger, crushed garlic, salt and pepper. Slice Mountain breads in half and place a ¼ of vegetables in the middle of bread. Roll up with ends open. Pin with toothpicks. Spray baking tray with Olive oil and place rolls on. Bake rolls in hot oven till bread is crispy and vegetables a bit soft.
Week 1 - Sunday, 23rd May 2010
2 Litres of Water spread out over the day.
Exercise: Walked on beach for 1 hour
Breakfast - Time: 11.30am
Berry Yoghurt:
200 grams Lite Fruit Yoghurt
100 grams Mixed berries
1 can Diet Coke
2 tblspns Flaxseed/Linseed oil
Lunch - Time: 2pm
Bean Salad:
75 grams Beans canned
135 grams Cucumber, Red Onion
1 tblspn Sesame Seeds
1 tblspns Sunflower Seeds
50 grams Pumpkin Seeds
Sprinkle Parsley
Sprinkle Cayenne Pepper
1 tspn Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tblspn Olive Oil
Squeeze Lemon
1 whole Apple
2 slices Rye Burgan Bread
Wash beans, toss in bowl with chopped cucumber, onion, apple and seeds. Mix in vinegar, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil.
Dinner - Time: 8.00pm
Wombok Chicken Wraps:
140 grams Chicken mince
145 grams 2 x Whole Wombok Cabbage leaves, Red Onion, Green Capsicum
Big Sprinkle Spring Onion
Sprinkle Red Chilli
Lrg Splash Fish Oil
1 clove Garlic
1 tspn Ginger grated
Big Sprinkle Coriander Fresh
Big Sprinkle Mint Fresh
Splash Dark Soy
½ tblspn Lite Soy Sauce for dipping
Fry chicken mince with garlic, ginger, chilli, salt and pepper. Slice thinly onion and capsicum and add to pan. Meanwhile put cabbage leaves in heat proof bowl, boil kettle and pour over cabbage leaves. Leave leaves till pliable, remove from water and drain. Splash in Fish oil and a dash of dark Soy Sauce. Serve Wombok leaves filled with chicken and rolled up like a spring roll.
Week 1 - Shopping List
540 grams Chicken Breast
140 grams Chicken Mince
410 grams Beef Mince
270 grams Ham Sliced
150 grams Mixed Beans (tinned)
6 slices Mountain Bread
8 slices Rye Bread
800 mls Lite Fruit Yoghurt
6 Whole Eggs
800 grams Mixed Berries
2 Whole Mangos
7 Whole Apples
110 grams Mushrooms
1 Whole Wombok Cabbage
1 Long Cucumber
1 Whole Tomato
1 Whole Green Capsicum
2 Whole Onion
1 Bunch Spring Onion
14 tablespoons Flaxseed/Linseed Oil
7 Tablespoons Sesame Seeds
7 Tablespoons Sunflower Seeds
350 grams Pumpkin Seeds
7 Tablespoons Cold Pressed Olive Oil
Extras in the cupboard or garden:
Tabasco Sauce
Apple Cider Vinegar
Balsamic Vinegar
Lite Soy Sauce
Dark Soy Sauce
Mixed Herbs
Ginger
Garlic
Mint
Coriander
Parsley
Red Chilli fresh
Lemons
Cinnamon
Friday, May 21, 2010
Healthy Competition
Well I've lost 2 kgs in 4 days. Noel has lost 1.9 kgs. We are having a little competition who can lose 5 kgs first. The winner has to pay for the other to do something fun like dancing with tigers or buying new clothing or whatever. We are trying not to make it a food reward like paying for dinner etc.
Anyway I'm pretty convinced he will win. The fact I'm winning for now is nice but I'm sure that wont last long. I'm sure Men lose weight quicker than women as a rule. Or at least its easier for them. He is also much younger than me so maybe that helps too. He's not eating what I am eating though which is in my favor. Daily he's doing his own thing breakfast and lunch wise then we eat the same for dinner and weekends. He also does alot of walking and goes to the gym a few times a week but as I'm on such a low calorie intake I can't do.
Oh well we will see. I have high hopes of whipping his behind at least this first 5 kgs. High hopes.
Anyway I'm pretty convinced he will win. The fact I'm winning for now is nice but I'm sure that wont last long. I'm sure Men lose weight quicker than women as a rule. Or at least its easier for them. He is also much younger than me so maybe that helps too. He's not eating what I am eating though which is in my favor. Daily he's doing his own thing breakfast and lunch wise then we eat the same for dinner and weekends. He also does alot of walking and goes to the gym a few times a week but as I'm on such a low calorie intake I can't do.
Oh well we will see. I have high hopes of whipping his behind at least this first 5 kgs. High hopes.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Photos of my fast progression fattybum
So this was me November 2006 in Australia with my Mummy at my birthday/house warming party. I was quite fit and healthy. My weight was about 74 kgs. But the decline had just begun as I had just stopped going to the gym every day a few weeks before this shot. My excuse was I was unpacking as I'd just moved house and it wasn't as convieniently located to the gym. I had planned to start going to the gym again but I never did. This was also about 2/3 months before I met my husband Noel.
This was me and a sheep in February 2010 only 4 years later. Weight about 125 kgs. Married and living in New Zealand. This was taken at the begining of a long hike we did one weekend about 8/10 km which I found so very very hard, probably because I'm carrying around 50 kgs of extra weight.
These photos just remind me of why I'm doing this diet. I can't wait to do that hike again once I've lost 55 kgs and see how much easier it is.
Starting Body Measurements
Here are my body measurements taken today Thursday, 20th May 2010.
20/5/10
Boobs 124 cm
Waist 114 cm
Hips 142 cm
Thigh 87 cm
Arm 42 cm
Calf 52 cm
Be interesting to see how this drops over the 6 months.
20/5/10
Boobs 124 cm
Waist 114 cm
Hips 142 cm
Thigh 87 cm
Arm 42 cm
Calf 52 cm
Be interesting to see how this drops over the 6 months.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
To weigh or not to weigh rant
After the first day going so easily I couldn't help weigh myself this morning. I've lost about 900 grams. That is really great and it made me feel motivated. I know it won't be like that every day but I'm not surprised it was so high today as I ate so little yesterday. I'd also pigged out on Sunday night in anticiaption of the diet starting so it could have been much less.
However ringing in my mind is the voices of so many diet coaches I've had in the past. They are all saying ONLY WEIGH YOURSELF ONCE A WEEK!!! Why I wonder? I guess their reasons are that if you weight yourself daily or more regularly then you will see your weight fluxuate and it could put you off. Or your scales will show different result than theirs do and that will put you off. It seems the only reason being it will put us off the diet. Hmmm come on... in my case I'm more likely to be put off the diet because I cheated. I cheated because I was not focused or committed enough to the diet and during the week. Because I wasn't focused enough I stuffed my face with crap that wasn't on the diet. Then weigh in becomes a problem because I'm going there feeling guilty and miserable as you know the scales won't lie that you cheated. Isn't it much better to keep weight loss in your mind at all times. Isn't weighing yourself every day or every time few days a better option as your remind yourself why your doing this. Its just occured to me that I might catch myself from failing if I try to be constantly committed to this diet. Or is that day 2 of diet talking. I might change my mind in a few weeks if I've failed a few times.
Is it just me that jumps on the scales more regularly? I know Noel does it. But then he hasn't done as many diets as me where the scale mantra has been beaten into him. Its pretty clear that with a diet business they get you to come in and weigh in with them once a week as their fancy lure. If they can get you to come to them once a week your a captivated audience and you spend loads of money. Its like when you go to the hairdresser and they have you as a captive audience and then they hard sell you hair products you don't need. I think diet companies are a little like that. They have you over a barrel as you feel you need their help, support and motivation to succeed. I am totally convinced and I've thought this for ages that they make the diet so close to your maintance calorie intake for the day that you can only lose a little weight if you 100% stick to the diet. I know thats meant to be the healthy way to lose weight but... seriously I've tried every diet there is and I never lost much every week even when I was sticking to their diets. Then if you break once during the week you have stuffed your weight loss and of course that means you are with them buying their food for more time to actually lose weight. I'm sorry if that shocks you but as an accountant thats what I would have advised them to do. Slow the weight loss down so they continue as clients for longer and you will make more money. Don't forget they are not in business as a non profit organisation and are indeed making money from you. Its in their interest that you lose weight slowly.
Its also never really sat well with me the whole weigh in thing. It made me incredibly uncomfortable having some woman I don't know well seeing my weight. Then worse commenting on it. Or trying to make the best of it when I invariably hadn't lost much weight or put it on. I guess you could argue that this blog is me showing the world my weight. Very true point... I'm glad you made it Vanessa. Oh well. It just gets on my wick the whole weigh in thing.
Anyway just thinking that my idea of losing weight as quickly without the big diet firms involved was a good one. At least I can control how quickly I lose the weight. The food I'm eating is fresh not packaged. And best I don't have to weigh in with someone I don't know commenting on how I've done. Oh and I'm learning to become accountable to myself for what I eat. And I think I will be so proud of myself for my level of committment if I succeed.
I hereby promise to weigh in when I feel like it. Diet companies can go "insert sound of me blowing a rasberry".
However ringing in my mind is the voices of so many diet coaches I've had in the past. They are all saying ONLY WEIGH YOURSELF ONCE A WEEK!!! Why I wonder? I guess their reasons are that if you weight yourself daily or more regularly then you will see your weight fluxuate and it could put you off. Or your scales will show different result than theirs do and that will put you off. It seems the only reason being it will put us off the diet. Hmmm come on... in my case I'm more likely to be put off the diet because I cheated. I cheated because I was not focused or committed enough to the diet and during the week. Because I wasn't focused enough I stuffed my face with crap that wasn't on the diet. Then weigh in becomes a problem because I'm going there feeling guilty and miserable as you know the scales won't lie that you cheated. Isn't it much better to keep weight loss in your mind at all times. Isn't weighing yourself every day or every time few days a better option as your remind yourself why your doing this. Its just occured to me that I might catch myself from failing if I try to be constantly committed to this diet. Or is that day 2 of diet talking. I might change my mind in a few weeks if I've failed a few times.
Is it just me that jumps on the scales more regularly? I know Noel does it. But then he hasn't done as many diets as me where the scale mantra has been beaten into him. Its pretty clear that with a diet business they get you to come in and weigh in with them once a week as their fancy lure. If they can get you to come to them once a week your a captivated audience and you spend loads of money. Its like when you go to the hairdresser and they have you as a captive audience and then they hard sell you hair products you don't need. I think diet companies are a little like that. They have you over a barrel as you feel you need their help, support and motivation to succeed. I am totally convinced and I've thought this for ages that they make the diet so close to your maintance calorie intake for the day that you can only lose a little weight if you 100% stick to the diet. I know thats meant to be the healthy way to lose weight but... seriously I've tried every diet there is and I never lost much every week even when I was sticking to their diets. Then if you break once during the week you have stuffed your weight loss and of course that means you are with them buying their food for more time to actually lose weight. I'm sorry if that shocks you but as an accountant thats what I would have advised them to do. Slow the weight loss down so they continue as clients for longer and you will make more money. Don't forget they are not in business as a non profit organisation and are indeed making money from you. Its in their interest that you lose weight slowly.
Its also never really sat well with me the whole weigh in thing. It made me incredibly uncomfortable having some woman I don't know well seeing my weight. Then worse commenting on it. Or trying to make the best of it when I invariably hadn't lost much weight or put it on. I guess you could argue that this blog is me showing the world my weight. Very true point... I'm glad you made it Vanessa. Oh well. It just gets on my wick the whole weigh in thing.
Anyway just thinking that my idea of losing weight as quickly without the big diet firms involved was a good one. At least I can control how quickly I lose the weight. The food I'm eating is fresh not packaged. And best I don't have to weigh in with someone I don't know commenting on how I've done. Oh and I'm learning to become accountable to myself for what I eat. And I think I will be so proud of myself for my level of committment if I succeed.
I hereby promise to weigh in when I feel like it. Diet companies can go "insert sound of me blowing a rasberry".
Tabasco Sauce Incident
Just a quick blog to tell you my first day wasn't so bad. About 8pm I would have murdered a hamburger but I handled it by just whinging to my husband. Unfortunately I spoiled dinner which was Vegetarian Thin and Crispy Pizza by liberally sprinkling it with Tabasco Sauce. Luckily I'd made four (two each) and the first lot I only sprinkled a few drops. The second lot were not so lucky as I went sauce crazy. Ooops. I hadn't used Tabasco in so long that I forgot how hot it is. Now I know. We had burning mouths, lips and stomachs. I was so hungry I ate the Pizza anyway but Noel couldn't finish his. He was very understanding about it considering he'd been at the gym and was starving. We had a bit of a giggle about my stupidity. We discussed that perhaps Tabasco should best be used in a sauce where it can be dipersed. Oh well I won't make that mistake again. Burning Ring of Fire today if you know what I mean! Anyway I was surprised that Noel said the Pizza quite filling and wasn't hungry afterwards. I think he might have been being nice about the lack of food but I think he might be right. I was quite satisfied after the meal. Burnt but statisfied.
Monday, May 17, 2010
About Fat Ness to Thin Ness
Monday, 17th May 2010
Weight: 124.1 kg
Goal: 69.1 kg
Total to lose: 55 kg
Time frame: 6 months
Its D day (diet start day). Aggggh I'm petrified as I hate diets. I won't call this a "lifestyle change" as I can't stand that arty farty diet talk crap... lets call a spade a spade... I'm going on a diet and once I lose the weight I shall very much enjoy regaining some of my decadent eating lifestyle. I have no intention of changing my eating lifestyle permanently as I'd be a miserable fart if I followed this diet forever. I'm a believer in a little of what you fancy does you good. Unfortunately I have fancied a lot too much and got very fat and unhealthy. My plan is to lose the weight quickly then maintain the weight loss in a more realistic way.
Anyway this morning I start my intensive diet program. I plan to be on it for the next 6 months, without breaking. The end date being Monday, 18th November 2010. I plan to update this blog once a week, hopefully Monday evenings. I plan to weight myself every Monday morning. This blog will record what I ate during the week, how much I exercised and recipes etc. Basically this blog will be a record of how I go losing a massive amount of weight quickly. If your planning to read this weekly I hope you find it interesting.
A bit about me:
My name is Vanessa. I am an Australian. I was born and lived all my life till recently in Sydney. At present my husband Noel (UK born) and I live in Auckland, New Zealand. We arrived here last November. We are here for my husbands work for 2 years which may be extended longer. We just love it here. Its amazing actually. Australians generally bag out New Zealand for being a boring hole of a place with too many sheep. Before I came here I thought this too. I've changed my mind! I may never want to leave here as its so peaceful and beautiful. The people are friendly and so are the sheep.
I'm an Accountant by trade but please don't hold it against me. I was a professional Actor for many years but lets face it I was totally crap at it and my proof is I wasn't getting any work. Although I must say in my defence Australia's entertainment industry is very small and there is no work around for actors... a great defense for being crap. I've not been working as an Accountant since we arrive in New Zealand last November. I had planned to get a job after Xmas but several factors have got in the way. A healthy dose of procrastination along with having been sick for the last 5 months. But I'm better now and so today also marks the start of me looking for a job as well as starting my diet. Wish me luck.
So... I'm 35 years old and I'm very very overweight. Tipping the scales this morning at 124.1 kilos. 3 years ago I was 50 kilos lighter than I am now. I've put on all this weight in the last 3 years for some ungodly reason which I'll try and work out in another blog. I got the all clear from my Doctor last Thursday so its time to start this diet. The all clear was necessary as I've spent the last few months pretty sick, in pain and spending alot of time reading the internet while lying in bed incompasitated. Lucky I didn't have a job. Sadly I've also been told that I'm infertile at present. We wanted to start trying for a child early next year. The medical condition I had the Doctor thinks was caused by a hormonal imbalance. The hormone imbalance is caused by being overweight. I had a minor operation to fix my health issue, but I picked up a post operative infection which wasn't much fun which has delayed my recovery somewhat. I'm being treated for the hormone imbalance now so for now I'm totally fine. But I've been told that if I don't lose weight and they stopped the treatment for the hormone imbalance the condition will come back and it will become cancerous. The Doctor also said I'm very lucky as they think by losing weight the whole condition could go away. They also think my fertility will come back if I lose weight. Once I have lost the weight the Doctor plans to stop the hormane imbalance treatment and from there it will take a few months for my periods to return to normal and all things being equal I will be fertile again and my health problems wont come back. Thats the best case senario. Apparently I'm also very lucky that I have not yet developed Diabetes Type 2 but I'm almost there and my family history is full of Diabetes. So basically I have no choice but to lose weight as quickly as possible or I'm going to die and never have kids. Heavy stuff huh. It would be very easy for me to get quite down on myself about how I let myself get to this fatty point but that's not going to solve my problems. Instead I'm turning my negative health issues into motivation for me to stick to this diet. And stick to it 100%.
Diet Plan:
You may think 6 months to lose 55 kilos is not enough time. Or its unhealthy to lose weight so quickly. I agree totally. However my health problems are caused by being overweight and they need to be addressed immediately. If I don't lose weight quickly I'm in serious doo doo. We also want to start trying for kids early next year and I'd like to have got to my goal weight a few months before that. Thats why I've chose a quick loss diet. In fear of being sued I won't tell you where I got this particular diet from. If you've been on something similar I'm sure you will guess. This diet was made for me personally by professional dieticians apparently so I'm not just making it up. And I promise if I have any health problems during the next 6 months doing this I will re think what I'm doing and probably change my eating plan.
Essentially the diet is:
* 2 small portions of protein a day
* 2 serves of bread (rye/mountain bread/cruskits x 4)
* 2/3 small serves of vegetables
* 2 serves of fruit a day
* no dressings bar a little vinegar
* 1 tablespoon of cold pressed olive oil a day
* 2 tablespoons of flaxseed oil a day
* 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds, sunflower seeds a day
* 50 grams of pumpkin seeds every day.
* No alcohol
* 1/2 tablespoon of Soy Sauce or Worstersheer Sauce for flavour once a day.
* 1/2 tablespoon of Fish Oil for flavour once a week.
* Allowed pickles as part of vegetable allowance.
YES ITS A NIGHTMARE TO STICK TO BASICALLY. But I'm going to give it my best shot. I might have to adjust it a bit over the next few months but essentially this is it. I'm not recommending this diet to anyone else. This is just what I'm eating to lose weight. If you choose to follow what I'm doing then thats your call. But the sensible thing to do is go see a dietician and get a diet made up to suit you.
Exercise:
I plan to do at a minimum 45 minutes of gentle low impact cardio a day. Like walking, hiking, biking, dancing, housework etc. As I'm not eating much I don't want to overdo the exercise thing just from a health point of view.
Goal Weight:
The idea being to lose 55 kilos and get down to 69 kg. Why 69 kilograms... because it sounds rude and amuses me. I could actually get down lower according to BMI research I've done. I'm quite a tall woman with a small bone structure underneath all this fat. I used to sit comfortably at 72 kilos but I want a bit more room to between me and my top range BMI. From memory 62 kilos is the lowest point of my healthy BMI zone and about 75 kilos at the top. But the idea of being 69 anything makes me giggle like a school kid. So 69 kg is the goal. Might as well make this experience a bit fun.
Blogger Experience:
By the way this is my first time ever blogging so be kind. Or indeed helpful comments won't go astray. My apology in advance if this blog is boring to you. Sorry to state the obvious... if its boring you don't read it. I'm under no allusion that my eating habbits with be of great interest to anyone but me. Well perhaps my husband as he has to suffer no sugar Vanessa. But if this blog it helps me stay motivated and accountable then this blog will be very helpful to me and could save my life and help me create another life. Also if anyone out there is going through something similar then perhaps this blog may help them too. Let me know if it is as I'd just love to know!
Failure Clause:
I expect to fail. Every diet I've ever been on I've failed. Not a great way to start out but I prefer to be honest. I'm totally crap at dieting. I will be very surprised if I can stick to this as I've done it before and its a nightmare. But I am going to try. I'm got intense motivation this time which should help. I'm sure I will refine my techniques many times over the course of the next 6 months.
One final... oh my god what am I getting myself into. Aggghhh!
Here I go!
Weight: 124.1 kg
Goal: 69.1 kg
Total to lose: 55 kg
Time frame: 6 months
Its D day (diet start day). Aggggh I'm petrified as I hate diets. I won't call this a "lifestyle change" as I can't stand that arty farty diet talk crap... lets call a spade a spade... I'm going on a diet and once I lose the weight I shall very much enjoy regaining some of my decadent eating lifestyle. I have no intention of changing my eating lifestyle permanently as I'd be a miserable fart if I followed this diet forever. I'm a believer in a little of what you fancy does you good. Unfortunately I have fancied a lot too much and got very fat and unhealthy. My plan is to lose the weight quickly then maintain the weight loss in a more realistic way.
Anyway this morning I start my intensive diet program. I plan to be on it for the next 6 months, without breaking. The end date being Monday, 18th November 2010. I plan to update this blog once a week, hopefully Monday evenings. I plan to weight myself every Monday morning. This blog will record what I ate during the week, how much I exercised and recipes etc. Basically this blog will be a record of how I go losing a massive amount of weight quickly. If your planning to read this weekly I hope you find it interesting.
A bit about me:
My name is Vanessa. I am an Australian. I was born and lived all my life till recently in Sydney. At present my husband Noel (UK born) and I live in Auckland, New Zealand. We arrived here last November. We are here for my husbands work for 2 years which may be extended longer. We just love it here. Its amazing actually. Australians generally bag out New Zealand for being a boring hole of a place with too many sheep. Before I came here I thought this too. I've changed my mind! I may never want to leave here as its so peaceful and beautiful. The people are friendly and so are the sheep.
I'm an Accountant by trade but please don't hold it against me. I was a professional Actor for many years but lets face it I was totally crap at it and my proof is I wasn't getting any work. Although I must say in my defence Australia's entertainment industry is very small and there is no work around for actors... a great defense for being crap. I've not been working as an Accountant since we arrive in New Zealand last November. I had planned to get a job after Xmas but several factors have got in the way. A healthy dose of procrastination along with having been sick for the last 5 months. But I'm better now and so today also marks the start of me looking for a job as well as starting my diet. Wish me luck.
So... I'm 35 years old and I'm very very overweight. Tipping the scales this morning at 124.1 kilos. 3 years ago I was 50 kilos lighter than I am now. I've put on all this weight in the last 3 years for some ungodly reason which I'll try and work out in another blog. I got the all clear from my Doctor last Thursday so its time to start this diet. The all clear was necessary as I've spent the last few months pretty sick, in pain and spending alot of time reading the internet while lying in bed incompasitated. Lucky I didn't have a job. Sadly I've also been told that I'm infertile at present. We wanted to start trying for a child early next year. The medical condition I had the Doctor thinks was caused by a hormonal imbalance. The hormone imbalance is caused by being overweight. I had a minor operation to fix my health issue, but I picked up a post operative infection which wasn't much fun which has delayed my recovery somewhat. I'm being treated for the hormone imbalance now so for now I'm totally fine. But I've been told that if I don't lose weight and they stopped the treatment for the hormone imbalance the condition will come back and it will become cancerous. The Doctor also said I'm very lucky as they think by losing weight the whole condition could go away. They also think my fertility will come back if I lose weight. Once I have lost the weight the Doctor plans to stop the hormane imbalance treatment and from there it will take a few months for my periods to return to normal and all things being equal I will be fertile again and my health problems wont come back. Thats the best case senario. Apparently I'm also very lucky that I have not yet developed Diabetes Type 2 but I'm almost there and my family history is full of Diabetes. So basically I have no choice but to lose weight as quickly as possible or I'm going to die and never have kids. Heavy stuff huh. It would be very easy for me to get quite down on myself about how I let myself get to this fatty point but that's not going to solve my problems. Instead I'm turning my negative health issues into motivation for me to stick to this diet. And stick to it 100%.
Diet Plan:
You may think 6 months to lose 55 kilos is not enough time. Or its unhealthy to lose weight so quickly. I agree totally. However my health problems are caused by being overweight and they need to be addressed immediately. If I don't lose weight quickly I'm in serious doo doo. We also want to start trying for kids early next year and I'd like to have got to my goal weight a few months before that. Thats why I've chose a quick loss diet. In fear of being sued I won't tell you where I got this particular diet from. If you've been on something similar I'm sure you will guess. This diet was made for me personally by professional dieticians apparently so I'm not just making it up. And I promise if I have any health problems during the next 6 months doing this I will re think what I'm doing and probably change my eating plan.
Essentially the diet is:
* 2 small portions of protein a day
* 2 serves of bread (rye/mountain bread/cruskits x 4)
* 2/3 small serves of vegetables
* 2 serves of fruit a day
* no dressings bar a little vinegar
* 1 tablespoon of cold pressed olive oil a day
* 2 tablespoons of flaxseed oil a day
* 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds, sunflower seeds a day
* 50 grams of pumpkin seeds every day.
* No alcohol
* 1/2 tablespoon of Soy Sauce or Worstersheer Sauce for flavour once a day.
* 1/2 tablespoon of Fish Oil for flavour once a week.
* Allowed pickles as part of vegetable allowance.
YES ITS A NIGHTMARE TO STICK TO BASICALLY. But I'm going to give it my best shot. I might have to adjust it a bit over the next few months but essentially this is it. I'm not recommending this diet to anyone else. This is just what I'm eating to lose weight. If you choose to follow what I'm doing then thats your call. But the sensible thing to do is go see a dietician and get a diet made up to suit you.
Exercise:
I plan to do at a minimum 45 minutes of gentle low impact cardio a day. Like walking, hiking, biking, dancing, housework etc. As I'm not eating much I don't want to overdo the exercise thing just from a health point of view.
Goal Weight:
The idea being to lose 55 kilos and get down to 69 kg. Why 69 kilograms... because it sounds rude and amuses me. I could actually get down lower according to BMI research I've done. I'm quite a tall woman with a small bone structure underneath all this fat. I used to sit comfortably at 72 kilos but I want a bit more room to between me and my top range BMI. From memory 62 kilos is the lowest point of my healthy BMI zone and about 75 kilos at the top. But the idea of being 69 anything makes me giggle like a school kid. So 69 kg is the goal. Might as well make this experience a bit fun.
Blogger Experience:
By the way this is my first time ever blogging so be kind. Or indeed helpful comments won't go astray. My apology in advance if this blog is boring to you. Sorry to state the obvious... if its boring you don't read it. I'm under no allusion that my eating habbits with be of great interest to anyone but me. Well perhaps my husband as he has to suffer no sugar Vanessa. But if this blog it helps me stay motivated and accountable then this blog will be very helpful to me and could save my life and help me create another life. Also if anyone out there is going through something similar then perhaps this blog may help them too. Let me know if it is as I'd just love to know!
Failure Clause:
I expect to fail. Every diet I've ever been on I've failed. Not a great way to start out but I prefer to be honest. I'm totally crap at dieting. I will be very surprised if I can stick to this as I've done it before and its a nightmare. But I am going to try. I'm got intense motivation this time which should help. I'm sure I will refine my techniques many times over the course of the next 6 months.
One final... oh my god what am I getting myself into. Aggghhh!
Here I go!
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