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Monday, April 26, 2010

Dinner!

Been busy the last few days, working heaps and am completely exhausted! Im on 5 days off which is nice. Have 1 more assignment to finish so hoping to get that done this group of days off.
This is what I had for dinner last night, I was tired & hungry and didnt want to cook anything fancy. Its 2 soy sausages, 1 zucchini, 1/2 capsicum, 1 cup baby spinach, mushrooms & 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, all thrown into 1 pan and cooked. I put some TF caeser salad dressing over the top and it was sooooooooooo yum. I will be having this again thats for sure!


So, its day 6 on TF today. Im feeling pretty good so far. I havent had any headaches or constipation. The only negative thing ive experienced so far is abit of bad breath no matter how many times I brush my teeth, but ive been sticking with sugarfree gum and its doing the trick! I was going to just weigh in fortnightly at the chemist but I think I will go in on Wednesday and see how ive gone my first week.
My husband has been exercising alot this week however his diet has been his downfall. So far this week he has had Sizzlers (he had the spare ribs), mexican burritos (not the healthy version either!) and last night he had mcdonalds ice-cream & cookies. Even though he has had some naughty foods in there he has also been pretty healthy this week compared to his usual diet. He works shift work like me and he has take-away probably at least once a day! This week he has been having salad & chicken wraps, fruit and he even cooked up a lean mince & vegie spaghetti bolognese which he got a few meals out of. He NEVER cooks so I was impressed! I reckon he will still lose weight this week just because of the amount of take-away he isnt eating compared to usual, however maybe not as much as he could have. I know it sounds evil that we are competing and I secretely smile inside when he eats junks but I do hope he does well. This is for both of us, we both need to get healthy. Maybe when the challenge is over i'll help him :)

Thursday, April 22, 2010

its over!

So, I had a very stressful day today, im doing post-graduate studies in ICU nursing and as part of my course I have an assessment where the nurse educator watches me like a hawk all day and asks me a zillion questions to test my knowledge & skills as an ICU nurse. I have been a wreck the last few days leading up to today and I passed my assessment! Im so happy! Its such a huge weight off my shoulders. I just have 1 more assignment to hand in then im finished (til next year when I start another course!) Ive been so nervous all day during my assessments and as a result I didnt eat any snacks or lunch at work because I felt I wouldve been sick otherwise! Im not worried though, it was just a piece of fruit for morning tea that I will have tonight and a salad at lunch which ill make up with at dinner. I know I need to eat throughout the day but today was an exception I think. This is my dinner from last night- I made a vegie fritatta with eggs, ricotta cheese, mushrooms, zucchini, tomatoes, capsicum and had a side salad with it.

This looks terrible but its the TF mushroom & vegie soup recipe. I made up a double batch & froze the portions for later on in the week when im working crazy shifts. I had a taste test though and it tastes delish, even my husband said it wasnt bad!

I did some exercise on the WII last night, probably wont do any today because I am worn out but will probably do some tomorrow morning before work though.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Goal clothes

A size 10 dress I wore to my cousins wedding years ago. Its so pretty & I felt so pretty in it


These are a pair of size 16 jeans. Its weird though, the jeans I wear now are also a size 16 and from the same shop but I measured the waist of both pairs & this pair is 15cms smaller in the waistband then the ones I wear now. They are a pair of jeans I can fit into sooner rather then later. Sorry for the bad photo quality!


Sunday, April 18, 2010

Menu....

So this is the menu ive made up for the coming week! Ive also mentioned what shift im working for any shift workers out there who are interested. Any comments or advice is welcome!
Wed 21st April: Day off
Breakfast: Espresso TF shake
Snack: 1 small banana
Lunch: TF mushroom soup (made with more vegies)
Snack: 1 orange
Dinner: 2 soy sausages with roasted vegies (capsicum, zucchini, cherry tomatoes)
Dessert: TF choclette
Thurs 22nd April: Day shift (7am-3:30pm)
Breakfast: Espresso TF shake
Snack: 1 small banana
Lunch: mixed green salad with grilled mushrooms & TF salad dressing
Snack: TF ready to go chocolate shake
Dinner: vegie fritatta
Dessert: 20 strawberries
Fri 23rd April: Evening shift (2:30PM-11PM)
Breakfast: Espresso TF shake
Snack: 1 orange & 1 banana
Lunch: 2 soy sausages with salad & TF salad dressing
Snack:nil (working)
Dinner: stir-fry vegies
Dessert: TF ready to go chocolate shake
Sat 24th April: Day shift (7am-7pm)
Breakfast: Espresso TF shake
Snack: 1 banana
Lunch: 2 boiled eggs with salad & TF salad dressing
Snack: 1 apple
Dinner: TF soup with added vegies
Sun 25th April: Day shift (7am-7pm)
Breakfast: Espresso TF shake
Snack: 1 banana
Lunch: mixed green salad with grilled mushrooms & TF salad dressing
Snack: TF ready to go chocolate shake
Dinner: 2 soy sausages with roasted vegies
Dessert: TF dessert with 10 strawberries
Mon 26th April: Day off
Breakfast: Espresso TF shake
Snack: 1 orange
Lunch: TF wrap with salad
Snack: TF english toffee shake frozen
Dinner: 2 soy sausages with roasted vegies
Dessert: 20 strawberries
Tues 27th April: Day off
Breakfast: Espresso TF shake
Snack: 1 orange
Lunch: 2 boiled eggs with salad & TF salad dressing
Snack: 1 banana
Dinner: TF soup with extra vegies

Saturday, April 17, 2010

YEStatoes!

Well I made up another batch of NOtatoes tonight and they were perfect! I now know not to steam the cauliflower for as long as last time and to add half the ricotta cheese. Yummy!!!!
Been thinking about some goals for this challenge. Obviously I want to win just to prove to my husband I am far more superior :P Ive made some goals and put them on the side ----------> of my blog along with some reward ideas. I'm thinking I will have about 35kg to lose (think im about 100kg and my goal weight is 65kg) so that would be 1.75kg per week but I think I will stick to a goal of 1kg for a total of 20kg in 20 weeks. I think thats more realistic anyway. We are due to finish the challenge by end September-ish which is just in time for spring/summer. Id like to be at my goal weight by December so I can wear something nice at xmas & new years (if im not working that is).

Friday, April 16, 2010

My baby

This is Lucy, she is my baby. Im a big dog lover so get used to me posting pictures of her! I know its not TF related but she is so cute! These are some piccies of her from the day we got her at 8 weeks old to currently 18 months old. She is a pure-bred german shepherd and is the love of my life (apart from hubby hehehe)














What feels like a lifetime ago..













Me when I was skinny, and blonde.