A chilled out day and footy madness
After the EAT Festival Party I stayed at my parents rather than getting a taxi all the way home. Its just an excuse to sleep in a double bed by myself for a change really! For breakfast I had a bowl of home mixed muesli containing two large tablespoons of Dorsets Cereals Roasted and Toasted Muesli, jumbo oats and brown rice puffs. I added two chopped plums and a couple of chopped strawberries and topped with skimmed milk.
Lovely stuff!
I headed home quite early and popped to the shops for some groceries on the way back. When I got home I snacked on a quick apple before doing some blogging and trying to catch up on blog reading!
Lunch was 4 Kallo Savory Rice Cakes topped with cottage cheese mixed with a teaspoon of nutritional yeast served with chopped cucumber and carrot on the side.
I followed that with a green monster containing spinach, 1 frozen banana, teaspoon of maca and some kara coconut milk. I indulged my smoothie in a bowl addiction and added a few grape nuts on top for crunch.
I had the biggest green monster craving and this sorted me out!
I spent the afternoon going through my holiday clothes to check what needs to be washed / ironed etc before next week. I know I'm going to have a manic week and worry that I've forgotten to do things so I'd rather be as organised as possible now!
Mid afternoon I made a chocolate cherry smoothie in a bowl. I blended a scoop of chocolate whey with a few frozen cherries, 8 ice cubes and some water. This blended up lovely and thick.
I'm loving having my protein shakes in almost ice cream like form. The cherries add very few additional calories but add extra nutrients and fibre and the creamy texture makes it so much more satisfing than just drinking a watery protein shake. If your not into the protein powder thing I'm sure you could recreate this by just using a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder instead of the protein powder and perhaps a little agave syrup for added sweetness.
For dinner I defrosted a portion of my Thai Red Tofu and Vegetable Curry and served it on a bed of steamed savoy cabbage and bok choy.
Today at the shops I thought I would pick up a tub of quark as I enjoyed eating it so much the last time I got it. I wanted to do a little experimentation with it and I've had this idea in my head for a fab desert for ages so I thought I might as well give it a go tonight!
Cheesecake in a Glass
(serves 1)
125g of Quark Cheese
1 pack of Coca Cherry Pie Bear Granola (or subsitute with 3 tablespoons of any granola that doesn't have too much dried fruit and nuts)
Fruit of choice for topping - I used mixed Forest Fruits defrosted from frozen - other ideas could be strawberries, passion fruit, blueberries etc
Agave syrup
Pop the granola in a bag and use a hard blunt object like a rolling pin to crush it down a bit. You don't want a fine powder but not huge chunks either. In a bowl mix the crushed granola with a teaspoon of agave and a tiny bit of warm water. This should make the granola change texture and become more sticky. Press this mixture into the bottom of a glass or bowl. In a seperate bowl mix the quark with a small amount of agave, depending on how sweet you like it. Carefully spoon the quark on top of the granola base and smooth out the top. Now add your fruit topping and a sprig of mint for decoration if your feeling posh. Now stuff your face with cheesecakey goodness!
This comes in under 300 cals and makes a lovely healthier version of cheesecake and looks so pretty in a nice glass bowl or even a wine glass.
As the match is on and I'm trying not to have anymore alcohol this week I made up a big jug of Orange, Mango and Cinnamon iced tea using 3 tea bags and then chilled in the fridge. I've added a wedge of lime, ice cubes and served in a wine glass so I can at least feel like I'm having a drink. Ok, well maybe not like a proper drink but it will have do me for tonight!
Summer Confidence Challenge Update - I'm still doing ok, I haven't been too bad on the snackies apart from the muesli craving I had and obviously I indulged at the EAT Festival but I was always planning on doing so. I'm glad that I've lost two pounds this week, but like I said in my last post I'm not going to stress myself if I don't lose anymore next week. I enjoyed last nights indulgences so much, plus I'm eating at my parents tomorrow so I'm likely to go a bit off plan then too. I've managed to continue with most of my training plan despite my knee injury so a lack of exercise shouldn't really have impacted too badly. I've continued to moisturise / fake tan daily and use deep conditioning treatments for my hair. My hair is now dyed a lovely deep reddish brown, and the trim I had yesterday has made a huge improvement. This week I need to give myself a home manicure and pedicure and generally get myself pulled together ready for Majorca!
I don't mind a bit of footy so I'm embracing the World Cup. I've had today's matches on the TV while I've pottered about and I'm getting ready to watch the England match right now, I really hope we win! Hope your enjoying your weekends, don't forget to check out my post on the EAT Festival, you have to see those cupcakes! GO ENGLAND! x
I headed home quite early and popped to the shops for some groceries on the way back. When I got home I snacked on a quick apple before doing some blogging and trying to catch up on blog reading!
Lunch was 4 Kallo Savory Rice Cakes topped with cottage cheese mixed with a teaspoon of nutritional yeast served with chopped cucumber and carrot on the side.
I followed that with a green monster containing spinach, 1 frozen banana, teaspoon of maca and some kara coconut milk. I indulged my smoothie in a bowl addiction and added a few grape nuts on top for crunch.
I had the biggest green monster craving and this sorted me out!
I spent the afternoon going through my holiday clothes to check what needs to be washed / ironed etc before next week. I know I'm going to have a manic week and worry that I've forgotten to do things so I'd rather be as organised as possible now!
Mid afternoon I made a chocolate cherry smoothie in a bowl. I blended a scoop of chocolate whey with a few frozen cherries, 8 ice cubes and some water. This blended up lovely and thick.
I'm loving having my protein shakes in almost ice cream like form. The cherries add very few additional calories but add extra nutrients and fibre and the creamy texture makes it so much more satisfing than just drinking a watery protein shake. If your not into the protein powder thing I'm sure you could recreate this by just using a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder instead of the protein powder and perhaps a little agave syrup for added sweetness.
For dinner I defrosted a portion of my Thai Red Tofu and Vegetable Curry and served it on a bed of steamed savoy cabbage and bok choy.
Cheesecake in a Glass
(serves 1)
125g of Quark Cheese
1 pack of Coca Cherry Pie Bear Granola (or subsitute with 3 tablespoons of any granola that doesn't have too much dried fruit and nuts)
Fruit of choice for topping - I used mixed Forest Fruits defrosted from frozen - other ideas could be strawberries, passion fruit, blueberries etc
Agave syrup
Pop the granola in a bag and use a hard blunt object like a rolling pin to crush it down a bit. You don't want a fine powder but not huge chunks either. In a bowl mix the crushed granola with a teaspoon of agave and a tiny bit of warm water. This should make the granola change texture and become more sticky. Press this mixture into the bottom of a glass or bowl. In a seperate bowl mix the quark with a small amount of agave, depending on how sweet you like it. Carefully spoon the quark on top of the granola base and smooth out the top. Now add your fruit topping and a sprig of mint for decoration if your feeling posh. Now stuff your face with cheesecakey goodness!
This comes in under 300 cals and makes a lovely healthier version of cheesecake and looks so pretty in a nice glass bowl or even a wine glass.
As the match is on and I'm trying not to have anymore alcohol this week I made up a big jug of Orange, Mango and Cinnamon iced tea using 3 tea bags and then chilled in the fridge. I've added a wedge of lime, ice cubes and served in a wine glass so I can at least feel like I'm having a drink. Ok, well maybe not like a proper drink but it will have do me for tonight!
Summer Confidence Challenge Update - I'm still doing ok, I haven't been too bad on the snackies apart from the muesli craving I had and obviously I indulged at the EAT Festival but I was always planning on doing so. I'm glad that I've lost two pounds this week, but like I said in my last post I'm not going to stress myself if I don't lose anymore next week. I enjoyed last nights indulgences so much, plus I'm eating at my parents tomorrow so I'm likely to go a bit off plan then too. I've managed to continue with most of my training plan despite my knee injury so a lack of exercise shouldn't really have impacted too badly. I've continued to moisturise / fake tan daily and use deep conditioning treatments for my hair. My hair is now dyed a lovely deep reddish brown, and the trim I had yesterday has made a huge improvement. This week I need to give myself a home manicure and pedicure and generally get myself pulled together ready for Majorca!
I don't mind a bit of footy so I'm embracing the World Cup. I've had today's matches on the TV while I've pottered about and I'm getting ready to watch the England match right now, I really hope we win! Hope your enjoying your weekends, don't forget to check out my post on the EAT Festival, you have to see those cupcakes! GO ENGLAND! x
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