Showing posts with label iherb haul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iherb haul. Show all posts

Monday, 14 July 2014

I Can Has Chocolate Bar? - Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Journey Week 26 - Day 3

Day 3 - Friday
11/07/2014
I Can Has Chocolate Bar?

lite n' easy breakfast
Look at that egg! :)
Breakfast: Egg and Smokehouse Ham on a toasted Multigrain Muffin
*Addition: Egg

Look how high that Egg is stacked! Ha ha I added an extra egg and cooked it the same way I usually do, see tip below, but I added an extra tablespoon of water and an extra minute on the cooking time.

#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.  I also heat the Ham in the microwave, I open one corner of the bag it comes in and heat for 1 minute, and it’s then warm and shrinks down to the perfect size for the Muffin!

Thursday, 10 July 2014

iHerb Food Haul - Healthy Snacks




iHerb is one of my favourite online stores, they sell healthy foods, nutritional supplements and beauty products.  The prices are US retail and the shipping to Australia is really quick and inexpensive.  Express shipping is about $8.00 and it arrived in 6 days, you can also chose faster shipping for $12.00 that arrives in about 3 days.  
My previous iHerb haul is here.

I’m on the 1200 calorie Lite n’ Easy plan but I like to add my own food to increase the calories when I exercise.  I think it’s good for me to learn what to eat and slowly give me more confidence in making my own food decisions.  I like to have healthy and delicious snacks around so that when I have cravings I don’t turn to the wrong foods.

If you would like to place an order with iHerb I have a discount code that entitles first buyers to $10 off purchases over $40 and $5 off for orders under $40.  My code is RJB173 which can be entered at checkout.   Once you have completed your first purchase, you will be given your own discount code to pass on.

Thursday, 17 April 2014

Lite n' Easy Weight Loss Week Thirteen Day Seven - What Have I Done?

Week 13
Day 7 - Tuesday
15/04/2014 
What Have I Done?

lite n easy
Are you there Cheese? 

Breakfast: Melted Cheese and Tomato on a toasted Multigrain Muffin

The cheese is on there, I promise. 

Morning Snack: Two Fruits Fruit Cup

I've had so much on lately that I completely forgot to have my morning snack, oops!

lite n' easy meat
How about just Broccoli Pasta?
Lunch: Broccoli & Chicken Pasta Bake 
Red Apple

The Chicken really let this dish down.  You can see it from the image, doesn't look great does it?  Fix the quality of some of your meat please Lite n' Easy!

lite and easy
Yummy!

Afternoon Snack: Corn Chips with Salsa Dip

 Love this snack, I wish I knew which Salsa Dip they use as it's great.

liteneasy dinners
Love this one


How can you go wrong with Roast Chicken and Mushroom Sauce? Delicious. 

Glasses of water: 5

iherb haul
Amazing!!!
Additional Items: Justin's Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup (from iHerb here, see what else I got here)

OMG! These are soooooooo good!  I'm concerned that these are now in my house!  What have I done? At least they are only 80 calories and I'm certain they are loads better for me than the Reese's ones.


Exercise: None

As I said, I have had a lot going on so my exercise and this blog have suffered.  Life always gets in the way of life, doesn't it. 

weight loss food diary
My Fitness Pal - Food Diary

Wednesday, 16 April 2014

iHerb Food Haul - The Peanut Butter Obsession

iHerb Food Haul 
The Peanut Butter Obsession


We're all aware of my Peanut Butter obsession and there is no point hiding it, I decided to healthily embrace it through iHerb.  

iHerb is one of my favourite online stores, why?  They sell a whole range of products from nutritional supplements,  healthy foods to natural beauty products.  The prices are US retail recommended and they have express shipping at very reasonable prices, in fact my order of 3 kg came to a grand total of $8.00 and arrived in 6 days!



I've seen the likes of Peanut Butter & Co slathered across my Instagram feed and I couldn't resist trying them.  Peanut Butter is like my crack weakness I guess, so mixing it with flavours like Cinnamon Raisin and Dark Chocolate, there was no way this wasn't happening.  I don't believe they sell this in Australia.


Both have pretty good ingredients. 


I only purchased the Dark Chocolate Dreams and Cinnamon Raisin Swirl, but there is also White Chocolate Wonderful, Mighty Maple and The Bee's Knees, so I did show some restraint ;)  I'm sure another order is in my future.


I had seen Missglamorazzi (on YouTube here) rave about Justin's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups that she had purchased at Whole Foods in the US.  Thinking that I would love to try them but probably never get my hands on them and then I saw them on iHerb and there was no way there were not making their way into my cart.


They have pretty great ingredients and are only 80 calories.  I tried one the same day that I got them, how could I not?  I'm not a huge fan of Dark Chocolate but I did enjoy these, I think I'm going to love the Milk Chocolate ones though.  I thought they would be a great little treat every now and then and especially with Easter around the corner. 

If you would like to place an order with iHerb I have a discount code that entitles first buyers to $10 off purchases over $40 and $5 off for orders under $40.  My code is RJB173 which can be entered at checkout.   Once you have completed your first purchase, you will be given your own discount code to pass on. 

That's all for the food side of the order, I did purchase some beauty items as well, if you're interested please read on.



I've tried the Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask and liked that, so I thought I would give these two a try.  They are really reasonable prices at $3.74 each for 170 grams. 


I've heard Emilynoel83 (on YouTube here) talk about this and recommends it for when your makeup gets dry or cakey under the eyes throughout the day, so I thought I'd give it a try. 


This is my favourite toner and I always buy this from iHerb.  Last time they had sold out so I tried the Cucumber and Lavender one but they just aren't the same.  I love the smell of the Rose Petal one.  I put it in a spray bottle in the fridge for a refresher during summer. 


I love the Real Techniques brushes I own and I have heard great things about this sponge.  I haven't tried the Beauty Blender, this one is supposed to be comparable, but I just can't bring myself to pay over $20 for a makeup sponge that has to be replaced every few months. 


I have some Eco Tools brushes that I like using and the Skin Prepping Brush is meant to be good for applying BB creams which I do frequently use. 


I  saw this while browsing through iHerb and it had pretty good reviews so I thought I would give it a try, especially now that winter is just around the corner. 



iHerb always have offers or specials for a low price, these were 50 cents.  I usually get the Sierra Bees lip balms but I have way too many, so I decided on these.