Sunday ... just before Monday - getting the Intentions organised

After my disappointing weigh in on Wednesday, I've had a bit of a rough time and indulged a little as I was feeling sorry for myself.  I didn't go too crazy, but I did not weigh all my food nor did I check that I was having all that my Formula allows.

I now have today and two more days until the next weigh in and before I do that, I'm going to get around to doing a comprehensive measurement exercise and LOG my measurement, so that I can see for myself how many centimetres I'm losing.  I've know many people not to lose much weight, but lose centimetres and look phenomenal.  I may well be saying these things just to pacify myself - not sure its working though ... lol.

 

However, today I decided that I INTEND to keep a food diary and log all that goes into my mouth on MyFitnessPal.  Also, I will do a more regular check in on my app on the day I go to Weigh-Less for my WeighIn because :

Check In

To help track your progress, you should record your weight periodically. We suggest
once a week because your weight fluctuates daily due to uncontrollable factors like
water. Try to always weigh yourself at the same time of day - we suggest early in the
morning before breakfast.

Taking your measurements can be an even better gauge of your progress because when
you burn fat and build heavier muscle, your weight may not change or even increase
 even though your body is tighter and smaller. We suggest taking your measurements
every 2-4 weeks.

So, starting with today, this is how my food diary looks so far

Food diary for 14 November

 

Breakfast

Apple, Oats and Cinnamon Smoothie (235 calories)

 

100g apple, cored and chopped

175 ml smooth fat free yoghurt

20g rolled oats

1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 drops of vanilla

4 ice cubes

Whizz in the blender and enjoy

 

Snack

1 slice Milk Tart (240 calories)

 

Lunch

Low Gi Mediterranean Chickpea Salad (230 calories)

37g biltong (94 calories)

 

Dinner

Rump Steak (70g)
Green Salad
Boiled egg

Water intake
2 litres

 

On the good side of things - my tickets are booked and I couldn't be happier or more excited about going to the wedding if I tried.  It's great to know that both my girls are looking forward to seeing me as well and I'll get to spend three special days with them, namely New Years, Taryn & TJs Wedding and Taryns' birthday.

Liam's cast comes off tomorrow morning and I trust that alls A-Okay with his forearm now.

Is anyone else battling with how quickly the weeks are flying by?  I just feel that I'm just getting into the swing of the week when Friday rolls around!

Hope your weekend has been awesome ... I'm going to have a gr8 week ... hope you do too,

 

Weigh-Less Frikkadels

When my sister rejoined Weigh-Less she had two new cookbooks that she had bought at her meeting which had some mighty fine recipes in them, so I asked her to buy them for me, which she kindly did.  This week, I needed some inspiration and took a peep at the Dinner one and found a recipe for 'meatballs' or as they were better know in the old South Africa, Frikkadels (you got to say that with an Afrikaans accent though).

So I bought all the ingredients, did the preparation before lunchtime, popped them in the fridge as per the instructions and then finished them off later in the afternoon.  I did add a few extra herbs to the recipe and also made a 1kg batch as I have no idea what I'd do with a spare 250g of mince.

I'm not the best meatball maker but Moms meatballs are famous and in demand in our family and I felt a little apprehensive going into this whole frikkadel making event ... but, the men in my household loved them.  Schatz who when I handed him his dinner plate told me he didn't think he'd finish half of his plate as he'd only eaten his lunch at around 15:30, ended up having seconds.  The boys raved and I'm just happy I've found a recipe that works.

I made them all meatballs sandwiches with some of the left overs for work and school today ... its worth trying this recipe.

Frikkadels

1 Serve = 1 Veg + 1 ½ Protein

Serves 8 – Suitable for members on all Steps

Prep time : 10 min

Cooking time : 40 min

200g tomato

200g onion

20ml Weigh-Less Extra Virgin Olive Oil

750g lean beef mince

40g rolled oats, raw

100ml Ultramel Skim Milk

25ml brown vinegar

½ sachet Knorr Cup-a-Soup Lite, Spicy Tomato

Weigh-Less Non-Stick Spray

salt and pepper

Remove the stem core from the tomatoes and score the bottom with a sharp knife. Plunge the tomatoes in boiling hot water for 30 seconds, remove from water and peel off skins. Roughly chop the tomatoes and onions and fry in the oil until translucent. Mix with the remaining ingredients and leave to chill in fridge for 1 hour. Remove from fridge and break into 16 even sized pieces. Roll into balls and brown in a pan that has been coated with non-stick spray. Once browned, place on a tray and bake in a 180°C oven for 30 minutes or cooked through. Serve.

Sunday - Springboard for the week

Graeme headed out at 6am this morning for a ride with my bil Richard so I was awake and watching some YouTubes of Casseys Blogilates before getting started with my day.

I've done my weekend beauty routine which incorporates a mini home facial consisting on a little exfoliation and then an anti aging mask.  While the masks are on, I epilate.  After the second mask, I bring out my divine Sorbet Body Scrub and then hit the shower.

After rubbing and scrubbing and washing off in the shower - I headed down to get the boys up and see it they wanted to join me for a berry smoothie.  I had some grapes, strawberries and blueberries that were going to need to be eaten or tossed.

Today I'm working on my schedule for the week and what I need to get done.  I'm also looking into a routine for gym and waiting on the information to hit my inbox.  Sunday is a good day to plan for the week so that your head is in the right place.  Remember to put your workout clothes where you can see them.

Well lovelies, I must get on with it but wanted to share my smoothie recipe that I made this morning

Strawberry, Blueberry and Grape Smoothie

1 cup bulgarian yoghurt

1 cup low fat or skim milk

1 tbsp honey (we've been using Bluegum honey and it's divine - bought at Woolworths)

A handful grapes

A handful blueberries

A handful strawberries

4 icecubes

Whizz, serve and enjoy ... the boys agreed it was delicious.

Saturday workout

My knees were feeling achy yesterday and I battled going up and down the stairs, so I opted not to go to gym yesterday.  However, after chatting with my sister yesterday we decided to meet today as I wanted to check out what the BodyCon class was about, although I did not join it as I wanted to just see what it was about - I think its just a new name for the traditional Aerobics class.  I think I'll stick with the Rebounding class for the moment, should my schedule allow, as the impact on the joints is not as extreme.  I'd love if they'd offer it in the late afternoon or on Saturdays as well.

Where

Glenvista Fitness Centre

What : A quick workout

15 minutes treadmill

3 sets of 8 reps Glute

6 sets of 8 reps Hip Abductor

3 sets of 8 reps Back extensions

3 sets of 8 reps Seated row

3 sets of 8 reps Bench Press

Lynn and Connor both worked real hard.  When we were leaving, Lynn asked if I'd like to join them for coffee and I suggested that they come round to my house and I'd make them Peanut butter banana nut smoothie.  The smoothies were divine.  My boys have been spoilt with smooties every morning this past week and the peanut butter one was at Jarods' request.  I looked for some recipes on the net and found a basic one and then pumped it up by adding the nuts and oats. 

Peanut Butter Banana Nut Smoothie

1 x medium banana

1 cup low fat milk

1 tbsp honey

2 tbsp smooth peanut butter

1/2 cup oats

5 almonds

4 ice cubes

Add all to a blender and whizz - serve and enjoy!

Have a happy healthy day.

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