New Years Eve 2014 - Weight Loss Journey Week 50 - Day 1

Week 50
Day 1-Wednesday
31/12/2014

New Years Eve 2014

For those mornings you can't be effed making two drinks!

Breakfast: Coffee & Banana Smoothie

You know those mornings where you can't be effed?  That was me this morning...okay, that's usually me every morning but particularly this morning.  I couldn't be bothered cooking so I made a smoothie and I was so lazy I didn't want to make a coffee as well. Life is seriously just too hard sometimes ;)  So, I decided to combine them! Yes!  It was actually quite yummy too! 

Recipe is here.  I used frozen Banana instead of adding ice, honey for sweetener and almond milk.

  

Lite n' Easy - Penne Pasta 

Lunch: Lite n' Easy - Penne Pesto Pasta and Two Small Plums

A while ago I did a huge bulk order of Lite n' Easy when they had one of the 20% off your order codes.  But then specialists recommended all of these different diets that Lite n' Easy just didn't fit in with.  Over the Christmas period I decided to finish off the meals I had left in the freezer so they wouldn't go to waste.  After I've finished all the meals in the freezer, I'll be going back to Paleo. 

This Penne Pesto Pasta isn't bad but it's just that I'm not a huge fan of Pesto at the best of times.  I wouldn't say it's one of the worst lunches from Lite n' Easy, just average.

Nice Plums ;)

I decided to round out my lunch a bit more with some fruit.  After recommendations from my Nutritionist, I'm very aware of how much fruit I eat and try not to have more than three serves per day.

Lite n' Easy - Chicken Enchilada

Dinner: Lite n' Easy - 117 Chicken Enchilada 

Chicken Enchilada is definitely one of my favourite Lite n' Easy meals, it's really delicious!  I really will miss the convenience of the Lite n' Easy meals when I return to Paleo.  I think Lite n' Easy is a great way to start off on weightloss, it certainly helped me shed the kilos!

Additional Items:  Red Wine! I used to pretty much avoid drinking all together because of all those nasty calories, but I've started drinking a few on special occasions.  I think it's because I'm more confident in regards to weightloss and I know that a few drinks isn't going to make me stack on the kilos.

NYE Beach Style

 This new years was a little different for me as I will usually be at a party, a friends place or staying in a hotel.  This was the first year I celebrated on the beach.  It was really relaxing to sit on the beach with some wine, watch the fireworks and just enjoy the night.

The beach at night <3

Growing up I lived really close to a beach and as I went to sleep at night, I could hear the waves gently crashing on the beach.  Whenever I go to the beach at night and hear the waves crashing, it reminds me of that and how much I miss it.  I guess that is why I love the beach at night so much more than during the day. 

I hope you enjoyed your new years eve, however you decided to celebrate.  

Let's make 2015 the best yet! xxoxx

Missing Muffin - Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 27 - Day 3

Week: 27
Day 3 - Friday
18/07/2014

Missing Muffin

Funny looking muffins

Breakfast:  Egg and Smokehouse Ham on a toasted Multigrain Muffin

*Addition: Egg, Ciabatta Toast (2)

I accidently had my Multigrain Muffin another morning! Oops!  I thought it was a spare one. I must have removed it out one morning, put it in my left over Lite n’ Easy food and not moved it back.   So in one of my spare lunches I found two pieces of Ciabatta Toast and had that instead.

The seeds that are in the Ciabatta Toast have a strong taste and don’t really go with the Eggs and Bacon unfortunately. 

Must Scan Everything! - Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 27 - Day 2

Week: 27
Day 2 - Thursday
17/07/2014

Must Scan EVERYTHING!

Oh scanner I love you and your cleverness

After yesterday with the miscalculated fat on My Fitness Pal (post here), I remembered the barcode feature on the phone app (I usually use my PC).  I love this feature as there are so many things that are incorrectly entered into MFP.  

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But it just makes me wish the Lite n' Easy food packaging had barcodes!  It would make things so much easier as I'm forever updating the food database on MFP.  Me and my first world problems, I know. 

Pushing Myself - Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 26 - Day 2

Day 2 - Thursday
10/07/2014
Pushing Myself

Such a yummy breakfast!

Breakfast: Toasted Multigrain Muffin with *Peanut Butter

*Addition: Fruity Almond Crunch Cereal

Half a Banana

I think I’ve had a Banana almost every day for the past week, I can’t help it and they are so easy to throw in with breakfast to bump up the calories.

*I swapped the Lite n’ Easy Kraft Peanut Butter with the Blessed & Lucky Maple Bliss Peanut Butter as I found the Kraft one very salty after trying other varieties.  I thought I’d show you a comparison between the two, thanks to My FitnessPal: 

Comparing the Peanut Butters

My Butt Won't Quit - Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 25 Day 5

Week: 25
Day 4 - Sunday
6/07/2014
My Butt Won’t Quit

Sunday Breakfast mmmm 

Breakfast: Eggs Benedict (Egg, Bacon, Baby Spinach and Hollandaise Sauce

on Ciabatta Toast)

*Addition: An extra Egg and Ciabatta Toast

Homemade Coffee (low fat milk, no sugar)

I woke up feeling refreshed and in a great mood with loads of energy, even before the coffee.  What is better than Eggs Benedict on a Sunday morning? TWO Eggs Benedict on a Sunday morning! Yep, I added an extra Egg and Toast with a little Pepper and I was in pure bliss for the whole 30 seconds it lasted. ;)

Compliments To The Chef's Salad - Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 25 Day 4

Week: 25
Day 3 - Friday
5/07/2014
Compliments To The Chef’s Salad

Huge Breakfast to start the day!

Breakfast: Cheese and Tomato toasted

Multigrain Sandwich

*Addition: Fruit & Bran Cereal

Homemade Coffee (low fat milk, no sugar)

A HUGE breakfast I know!  But I figure it’s best to eat a lot in the morning because you’re far more likely to burn it off during the day than at night.  It was hard for me to re train my body to eat more, well anything, in the morning and stop having dessert and snacking after dinner.  It is really tough at first and I did feel like being sick in the morning for about a week but you will get use to it, I promise.

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 25 Day 3 - More Calories Please

Week: 25
Day 3 - Friday
5/07/2014
More Calories Please

I know, I'm a little obsessed with PB and Banana... but there are worse obsessions, right?

Breakfast: Berry Wheat Bites Soy & Linseed Toast with Strawberry Jam Blessed & Lucky Maple Bliss Peanut Spread

½ Banana

Homemade Coffee (low fat milk, no sugar)

As you may know I’m increasing my calorie intake to 1500 minimum.  I want to try it out for at least a month, because I’m exercising again and see if it’s better for me. I figure this little experiment may help some of you who are thinking of doing this or are curious to see if you can still lose weight, compared to the infamous 1200 calories. 

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 25 Day 2 - Not Giving In

Week: 25
Day 2 - Thursday
3/07/2014

Not Giving In

Mmm Banana!

Breakfast: Creamy Almond & Vanilla Oats 
with Honey and Half a Banana
Multigrain Toast with Honey Mayver's Peanut Cacao Spread and Half a Banana

Homemade Coffee (low fat milk, no sugar)

I decided to add the Honey to the Oats and top it with Banana, oh my it was delicious!

Because I used the Honey for the Oats, I added my own spread and the rest of the Banana.  Just a few little additions can help increase your calories.

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 25 Day 1 - Feeling The Burn

Week: 25
Day 1 - Wednesday
2/07/2014

Feeling The Burn

How bright and sunny! :)

Breakfast: Berry Wheat Bites 
Multigrain Toast with Plum Jam

One of my favourite cereals (weet-bix wild berry bites) and I really like the Plum Jam.  I'm surprised how much Jam there is in the Lite n' Easy breakfasts, I thought that there would be too much sugar in them.

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 24 Day 7 - Mixing It Up

Week: 24
Day 7 - Tuesday
1/07/2014  

Mixing It Up

YUM!

Breakfast:  Egg and Smokehouse Ham on a toasted Multigrain Muffin

Homemade Coffee (low fat milk, no sugar)

Loving the heated ham and egg on the Muffin now, I added some Garlic Chives but I don’t think it works.  I think it needs some Cherry Tomatoes or something else to go with it.

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 24 Day 6 - Every Bit Counts

Week: 24
Day 6 - Monday
30/06/2014

Every Bit Counts

Trading out the Marmalade

Breakfast:  Almond Toasted Muesli

Soy & Linseed Toast and Marmalade Mayver’s Peanut Cacao Spread

I really don’t like Marmalade but I didn’t want the Cereal/Yoghurt combination, which was the other option.  I opted for this spread again, yes I know I need to get some others! 

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 24 Day 5 - A Beautiful Day

Week: 24
Day 5 - Sunday
29/06/2014
A Beautiful Day

Breakfast:  Almond Toasted Muesli

Soy & Linseed Toast and Marmalade

Homemade Coffee (low fat milk, no sugar)

Morning Snack: Kiwifruit

It's a wrap!

Lunch: Corned Beef, Baby Leaf Salad and Mustard Relish

Wholegrain & Oat Sandwich

Mandarin 

Chicken and Salad Wrap with Honey Mustard Sauce

I kind of skipped breakfast and my morning snack... I know it’s bad!  I headed out early to some Sunday markets and didn’t have enough time to fit in breakfast, I was hoping that there might have been something healthy there, like a smoothie, but no.  I had to wait until I found a cafe near the beach and had a Wrap, it was delicious though.

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 24 Day 4 - Where Are The Wedges?

Week: 24
Day 4 - Saturday
28/06/2014
Where Are The Wedges?

A great Saturday breakfast

Breakfast:  Bacon, Egg and Roasted Tomato with Multigrain Toast

 Homemade Coffee (low fat milk, no sugar)

Mmm what a great Saturday breakfast and with a Coffee, great way to start the day!  Forgot the fresh Basil today, oops!

Morning Snack: Red Apple

Not sure what happened here but I didn’t actually have my morning snack.  I have to stop doing this and eat all my snacks!

Delicious Fried Rice

Lunch: Thai Fried Rice with Chicken

Red Apple Fruit Salad Fruit Cup

I didn’t realise but I had Day 7 lunch today...oops!  At a quick glance, the Day 7 can look like Day 1 (my delivery days changed since I started this blog).  But I enjoyed this lunch today.  I like that it was Chicken mince, instead of Chicken pieces, through the rice.  It has heaps of veggies and a nice flavour.  I swapped the Apple for a Fruit Cup.  I’m really sick of Apples!

Mmmm Butter...

Afternoon Snack: Toasted Fruit Loaf with Butter

Best winter snack!  This Fruit Loaf smothered in Butter is delicious and it’s exactly what I felt like.

Where are the Wedges? :(

Dinner:  183 Chicken Parmigiana

You can’t go past a Parmi.  Lite n’ Easy did a great job with this one, it’s delicious.  I noticed something a little different though, this doesn’t have Wedges!  It used to have Wedges and now it’s just pieces of roast Potato.  I’m not going to lie, I am pretty disappointed, especially when it states on the dinner: “Crumbed chicken breast topped with shaved ham, rich tomato sauce and parmesan cheese with roast potato wedges and vegetables”

Don’t drive a wedge between me and my Wedges Lite n’ Easy!

Did they think no one would notice?  Should something be said about this?  What do you guys think? 

Glasses of water: 5

Skinny Cow Ice Cream

Additional Items: Skinny Cow Double Chocolate Sundae

I know I probably shouldn't have had this today as I didn't exercise, but when people are eating junk food around you I think this is the better choice than eating crap.

Exercise: None

Hope you all have a great weekend! :)

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 24 Day 3 - Ham It Up

Week: 24
Day 3 - Friday
27/06/2014
Ham It Up

Could you get any more delicious?

Breakfast: Egg and Smokehouse Ham on a toasted Multigrain Muffin
Homemade Coffee (low fat milk, no sugar)

So it’s no secret that this breakfast is one of my favourites.  But I was getting a little bored of making it the same way.  I decided to heat the Smokehouse Ham today, I placed it in the microwave (in the plastic with one corner opened slightly, like how you would cook the Bacon) for 1 minute (1200watt).  It shrunk!  This meant it was exactly the same size as the Muffin and how perfect is that?  Plus you don’t have to eat warm Muffin, Egg and cold Ham.  I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before, but I’m totally doing this from now on!

#Tip: I cook the Egg in the microwave and it only takes 1 minute.  Crack the Egg into a microwave safe mug, add 1 Tablespoon of water, whisk (I usually wish for about 1 minute to get as much air as possible) and nuke for 1 minute (1200 watt) done!  Scoop out the Egg with a Fork or a Spoon and layer between the Ham.

Oh an Orange, how exciting.

Morning Snack: Orange

Hmmm...green stuff

Lunch: Indian Chicken Rice

Fruit Salad Cup

Hmmm... I’m really not sure how I feel about this lunch.  It was okay and the sauce on the Chicken was tasty but the green stuff?  I didn't really like the taste of the green stuff (not sure what it is and too lazy to look at ingredients) and it didn't seem to go with the rest of the curry.  I would probably have it again but it’s down the bottom of the list.

Mmm toasty

Afternoon Snack: Banana & Apple Bread

I thawed this first and then toasted it. Mmmm warm, yummy and toasty!

New Dinner!

Dinner:  190 Chicken Noodle Stir Fry

Oh a new dinner!  I had to check this out.  I was happy to see Noodles on the dinner menu as there are currently no other Noodle dishes on there.  The Noodles were thick (hee hee) and delicious. 

But this dinner left me wanting more, more flavour.  This dinner reminds me of the Stir-Fry Freezer meals, the ones with the veggies and sauce.  It’s nice, I would have it again but I just wanted more flavour from the sauce.  I think this is the “new” Chicken I was talking about in the lunches (post here), it wasn't really coated in the sauce and was a little bland.  I think if the Chicken was marinated in the sauce it may have been better.   

Glasses of water: 5

Exercise: None

Bubble, bubble, bubble!

Dry Ice Fun :)
In my Lite n' Easy box of goodies, there was some Dry Ice, there usually is but today the packet was torn.  It didn't take more convincing for me to have some fun with it.  I put it in a bowl, poured in some water and enjoyed the show :)

Warning: Dry Ice is extremely cold and should not be handled with bare hands as it will burn your skin.  Please be careful with Dry Ice! 

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 24 Day 2 - Hot Curry When It's Cold Outside

Week: 24
Day 2 - Thursday
26/06/2014

Mmm Herbie

Breakfast: Melted Cheese, Smokehouse Ham and Tomato on a toasted Multigrain Muffin

I decided to take advantage of the fresh herbs in the garden and added Garlic Chives and Basil, it was so yummy!  The herbs made it extra tasty, I’m so doing this again!

I need all the Vitamin C I can get!

Morning Snack: Orange

A little something extra?

Lunch: Corned Beef and Mustard Relish Wholegrain & Oat Sandwich

Mandarin

I toasted the bread for extra warmth and crunch and layered the Corned Beef alternatively with the Mustard Relish.  I still think this Sandwich needs something else, Salad? Cheese? Something.

Yay! Cake!

Afternoon Snack: Sultana Tea Cake

I let this thaw completely and then warmed it up in the microwave a little, this way there isn’t a chance you will get a cold centre.  Mmmm this was yummy!

Mmm So Warm and Spoony!

Dinner: 113 Roghan Josh

Okay, so it’s really not the most attractive looking dinner, but it’s still tasty.  I really enjoyed having a curry (it's not spicy) like this when it’s cold at night.  I ate it with a spoon for extra winter-warmth. (It makes sense to me and that’s all that matters).

I think I’ll order more curries next time while it’s cold.

Glasses of water: 4

Exercise: None

I felt really tired and nauseous today L

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 24 Day 1 - New Chicken?

Week: 24
Day 1 - Wednesday
25/06//2014

New Chicken?

Not the greatest combo

Breakfast: Honey Muesli Flakes

Blueberry Yoghurt

Not really one of my favourite breakfasts and certainly not in winter.

Snow White?

Morning Snack: Red Apple

How delicious does this Apple look? It was pretty good, as far as Apples go.

Delicious!

Lunch: Chicken & Pasta Bake

Mandarin

I was really impressed with lunch.  I’m hoping that this Chicken & Pasta Bake is replacing the Chicken & Broccoli Bake. This one is cheesier tasting, like the 54 Homestyle Macaroni Bake dinner, and the Chicken is a lot nicer, not thigh meat.  I have seen free range Chicken breast noted on Lite n’ Easy lunches too, so I’m hoping this is the last of the gross Chicken.

I wish the 54 Homestyle Macaroni Bake dinner tasted like this lunch, it has Chicken and Vegetables in it, to me it’s nicer than just Pasta and Tomatoes.

Mmm Crunchy! :)

Afternoon Snack: Crunchy Noodle Snack

I really like this crunchy little snack, it is a little spicy but not too hot for me.

Mmmm Beefy

Dinner: 31 Lasagne

I seem to only be eating Steak and Lasagne lately, I’m still blaming the weather. J

Glasses of water: 6

Great winter snack!

Additional Items: Fruit n Muesli Toast with Butter

Justin’s Organic Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup

I had a spare Fruit n Muesli Toast from one of the breakfasts I didn’t have so I thought it was a good way to increase some calories burned off from exercise.

Mmm Peanut-Buttery-Chocolaty-Goodness

Ahhh the Peanut Butter Cups, mmmmm.  Yep, still have these kicking around my cupboard as a little low calorie chocolate fix.

Purchased from iHerb, original haul here, discount code: RJB173

Polar FT4

Exercise: Dancing

I was really tired today but pushed myself, it wasn’t my greatest effort but it’s still great to get some exercise in.

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