Stats
Starting weight:159.2kg
Current Weight:141.5kg
A loss of:-17.7kg
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Well, I've been having a bit of a slump in the speed of my weight loss recently. In the past 3 weeks I've only lost about a kilo. So for this fortnight, in the time before my next weigh-in, I'm giving self-control a go. It's day three so far and I think I'm doing alright. Here's a few of 'My Little Triumphs'.
1.I've had breakfast two days in a row. Nothing particularly fantastic (a fruit
bar) but for a non-breakfast person, at least It's a start.
2.I passed on a pack of double chocolate Tim Tams. For those of you who don't
know, Tim Tams are the most fantastic chocolate biscuits, and double
chocolate...mmm.
3.I've switched to sugar free lollies. This actuallywasn't to hard of a switch to
make.
4.I've been passing on the biscuits, cakes, breads and everything else that I'd
usually buy on a whim (this has been really hard).
I would say that sometimes I have spent up to 15 minutes standing in front of a certain area of the supermarket, absolutely agonising over 'should I, or should I not' buy that packet of Tim Tams. Shopping has certainly been extremely stressful this week!
But so far I have been succeeding, excluding a family block of Aero chocolate, which I am pleased to say I haven't scoffed and is safely in storage in the depths of my freezer (frozen chocolate isn't particularly nice to eat). I'm really hoping that all of these things help to show results in my weigh-in in two weeks
Another thing that I'm quite pleased to mention is that I'm up to 19 days of gym in a row! And they were all hour long sessions! Now lets see I f I can get to day twenty.
Anyway time for me to go. Goodnight everybody!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Jenny's Cookery Corner
Stats
Starting weight:159.2kg
Current Weight:142.4kg
A loss of:-16.8kg
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I've been reading through a few of my recipe books over the last couple of days and I have to say, I think I've come across a couple of winners.
This first recipe is worth about 1.5 'points' on the Weight Watchers system, for a serving of 4 spring rolls.
Raw Vegetable Spring Rolls
These are the vegetables that I used:
-Capsicum sticks
-Corn Kernals
-Carrot sticks
-Letuce
-Chopped Tomatoes
-Rice Paper Spring Roll wrappers
Too make these all that you need to do is follow the directions on the packet to prepare the rice paper, put your raw vegetables in and wrap it up. There's a dipping sauce to go with in made up of 1/4 cup of Kecap Manis (a sweet soy sauce) and a tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce. Just mix these two together and start dipping!
It's best to eat them within a couple of hours, but if you're like me, they won't last much longer than that anyway!
The second recipe is a vegetable soup. It's very nearly 'point' free unless you add noodles like I did. It's really easy to make too.
Vegetable Soup
You'll need 2 Litres of stock, either chicken or vegetable, and whatever veggies you want to add (I used carrots, cauliflower and zuccini), though it's probably best to stay clear of potatoes as they're a starchy vegetable. Chop up all of these vegetables, put them in a pot with the stock and simmer until they're cooked. Then your done. If you don't mind the extra calories, feel free to chuck in some pasta. I think it makes 4-8 bowls of soup depending on how many vegetables you throw in.
Both of these recipes are really easy to put together though the spring roll recipe takes a little bit of time to put together. Hope you like them. Enjoy!
Starting weight:159.2kg
Current Weight:142.4kg
A loss of:-16.8kg
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I've been reading through a few of my recipe books over the last couple of days and I have to say, I think I've come across a couple of winners.
This first recipe is worth about 1.5 'points' on the Weight Watchers system, for a serving of 4 spring rolls.
Raw Vegetable Spring Rolls
These are the vegetables that I used:
-Capsicum sticks
-Corn Kernals
-Carrot sticks
-Letuce
-Chopped Tomatoes
-Rice Paper Spring Roll wrappers
Too make these all that you need to do is follow the directions on the packet to prepare the rice paper, put your raw vegetables in and wrap it up. There's a dipping sauce to go with in made up of 1/4 cup of Kecap Manis (a sweet soy sauce) and a tablespoon of sweet chilli sauce. Just mix these two together and start dipping!
It's best to eat them within a couple of hours, but if you're like me, they won't last much longer than that anyway!
The second recipe is a vegetable soup. It's very nearly 'point' free unless you add noodles like I did. It's really easy to make too.
Vegetable Soup
You'll need 2 Litres of stock, either chicken or vegetable, and whatever veggies you want to add (I used carrots, cauliflower and zuccini), though it's probably best to stay clear of potatoes as they're a starchy vegetable. Chop up all of these vegetables, put them in a pot with the stock and simmer until they're cooked. Then your done. If you don't mind the extra calories, feel free to chuck in some pasta. I think it makes 4-8 bowls of soup depending on how many vegetables you throw in.
Both of these recipes are really easy to put together though the spring roll recipe takes a little bit of time to put together. Hope you like them. Enjoy!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
It smells like spring!
Stats
Starting weight:159.2kg
Current Weight:142.4kg
A loss of:-16.8kg
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Spring has finally made a proper entrance in Victoria, Australia this weekend. And it was only a month late! I'm sitting out on the nice cool and sunny veranda. I may be imagining that I can smell the beach (1.5km away) but I can defiantly smell summer in the air. As much as this is making me feel all bouncy and optimistic at the moment, I know that the moment the temperature reaches 30 degrees (86f) I'm going to turn into Miss Grumbles, hiding inside my flat with the curtains closed and several fans on full blast.
The unfortunate reality is that fat is NOT fun when you fall into that cruel category of 'morbidly obese'. I break into a sweat walking the 10 metres to hang my washing out. Choosing clothes to wear is a catch 22. I wear dark clothes so that any sweat patches aren't visible, yet as in every other place around the world, dark clothes absorb every possible ray of heat around.
As I said earlier though, this pleasant weather (not too hot, not too cold and it smells so good) has me feeling optimistic. Hopefully by the time summer officially rolls around on December first, I will have lost 20kgs (44lbs) or more since that 20kg mark is only 3.2kgs away, and I will find this summer easier to cope with. Perhaps I'll be able to wear shorts (but not short shorts. I'm nowhere near ready for that!) and singlet tops instead of dark, moderately long sleeved shirts and full length, heavy as all hell when sweaty, jeans.
I think I'm going to go make the most of this weather now. I've spent all afternoon answering cruel questions about web design, which as it was holiday homework, I should have started it long before the due date (tomorrow). Its the time of year when I plant my giant sunflowers (over 6ft) and the dwarf variety (1ft) as well. I'm still puzzling over where to put my delicious broad (fava) beans this year as during winter I filled my veggie patch with roses. I'll just have to dig a new hole somewhere...
Have a good day everyone, I know I have. See-ya!
Starting weight:159.2kg
Current Weight:142.4kg
A loss of:-16.8kg
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Spring has finally made a proper entrance in Victoria, Australia this weekend. And it was only a month late! I'm sitting out on the nice cool and sunny veranda. I may be imagining that I can smell the beach (1.5km away) but I can defiantly smell summer in the air. As much as this is making me feel all bouncy and optimistic at the moment, I know that the moment the temperature reaches 30 degrees (86f) I'm going to turn into Miss Grumbles, hiding inside my flat with the curtains closed and several fans on full blast.
The unfortunate reality is that fat is NOT fun when you fall into that cruel category of 'morbidly obese'. I break into a sweat walking the 10 metres to hang my washing out. Choosing clothes to wear is a catch 22. I wear dark clothes so that any sweat patches aren't visible, yet as in every other place around the world, dark clothes absorb every possible ray of heat around.
As I said earlier though, this pleasant weather (not too hot, not too cold and it smells so good) has me feeling optimistic. Hopefully by the time summer officially rolls around on December first, I will have lost 20kgs (44lbs) or more since that 20kg mark is only 3.2kgs away, and I will find this summer easier to cope with. Perhaps I'll be able to wear shorts (but not short shorts. I'm nowhere near ready for that!) and singlet tops instead of dark, moderately long sleeved shirts and full length, heavy as all hell when sweaty, jeans.
I think I'm going to go make the most of this weather now. I've spent all afternoon answering cruel questions about web design, which as it was holiday homework, I should have started it long before the due date (tomorrow). Its the time of year when I plant my giant sunflowers (over 6ft) and the dwarf variety (1ft) as well. I'm still puzzling over where to put my delicious broad (fava) beans this year as during winter I filled my veggie patch with roses. I'll just have to dig a new hole somewhere...
Have a good day everyone, I know I have. See-ya!
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