What I Ate Wednesday #6

Happy Wednesday! Hope you are having a great day. What did you eat today? 

Throughout the day I consumed water and tea!

***Breakfast*** 

 5 medium oat pancakes drizzled with agave nectar.

***Snack*** 

Green smoothie. (recipe)

***Lunch***

Chicken and Veg soup. (store bought) 

***Dinner***

Roast potatoes with stuffed turkey, brussel sprouts, parsnips drizzled with gravy.

"No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop eating after one peanut." -Channing Pollock

What I Ate Wednesday #4

Hey everyone! Happy Wednesday, I really hope you enjoy these posts. What did you eat today?

I drank water and tea throughout the day!

***Breakfast***

Oatmeal with banana, chia seeds and peanut butter.

***Lunch***

Strawberry Smoothie.

***Pre-workout snack***

Two slices of brown soda bread with peanut butter and raisins.

***Post workout (dinner)***

Mash potatoes with stuffed turkey and carrots and parsnips.

***Workout of the day***

Gym work (leg day)

"Shipping is a terrible thing to do to veg, they probably get jet-lagged just like people" -Elizabeth Berry

What I Ate Wednesday #3 Cheat Day Edition

We are all human and have cravings. I highly recommend taking a day or two out of the week to eat what you desire. It should totally be a guilt-free day. We need to remember

that depriving yourself will only result in instant gratification rather than long term satisfaction.

As always I consume water and (peppermint) tea throughout the day

***Breakfast***

Cocopops "copters" with almond milk.

***Lunch***

Raspberry Smoothie with baked chips and breaded cod.

***Snack***

Bowl of galia melon.

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***Dinner***


Sweet Chili Chicken Pizza.


"Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, courgette bread and pumpkin pie." -Jim Davis

Healthy & Easy Lunch Recipes

Lunch is that time where I load up on all of the good carbs to keep me going for the rest of the day. It makes sense to more carbohydrates earlier on in the day rather than at dinner time right? 

Recipe #1 Courgette/Zucchini Pizza boats

  

• Preheat your oven to gas mark 5, get 1 washed courgette split in half, cut the ends off & scoop out a bit of the centre.
• Toppings: 1/4 cup of tomato puree,

1. Small handful of cooked chopped turkey
2. Chopped green beans
3. 1/4 of a sliced red bell pepper
4. 3 chopped cherry tomatoes
5. Small handful of chopped feta 
6. Light grated cheese.

• Spread on the puree, use the toppings and pinch of salt & pepper, don't forget the mixed herbs
• Place in oven for about 15-20 mins & TA DAH! 

This recipe was inspired by Nichola. She's a UK Dietitian who offers amazing health & fitness advice on Youtube and her website. 

Recipe #2 Scrambled Stuffed Sweet Potatoe

• Boil a washed sweet potato for 15 minutes on gas mark 5 (quickens the oven time)
• Place in oven on gas mark 5 for a further 15-20 mins.

Don't forget to flip half way!

2 eggs, washed handful of kale, small handful of purple diced onions, clove of  garlic, 4 chopped cherry tomatoes

Fry onions & garlic, followed by egg then SCRAMBLE for 5-6 mins (Gas mark 4)

• When sweet potatoe is soft on the inside, cut open with knife.
• Place scrambled eggs in the centre and add chopped cherry tomatoes. 

Courgette/Zucchini contains vitamins C and A, and folate which acts as powerful oxidative stress that can lead to many types of cancer.

Sweet potatoes are high in vitamin B6 which helps reduce the chemical homosysteine in our bodies. It has been linked with diseases ie. heart attacks. They are also a great source of magnesium which is the anti-stress and relaxation mineral.

"Man does not live by bread alone" -Moses

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The Fitness Tag

I was sent this tank from Enlightened State Apparel to review. The quality is top knotch! When I was at the gym I saw my reflection in the mirror and was motivating myself to give it my all! Also I got told that I was encouraging others at the gym by wearing it! 

Question Time 

How fit do you consider yourself to be? Are you happy with the shape you're in?
        I'm the fittest I've ever been so relatively fit and yeah I am pretty content.

Do you play any sports?

        Yeah, because I'm so tall, I love basketball. 

Besides those, do you exercise as well?
        Yeah, you need to. I remember when I was in terrible shape, I'd be on the court for a minute and then I'd be a bench-warmer, the water-girl if I could make it to the tap fast enough. 

Do you have any fitness or health related goals? 
        I'd love to see a little ab definition & become a Personal Trainer. 

Which celebrity's body would you like to have?
        Don't really have one actually, I'd like to have parts of people's body I guess, not the full package though.

What's your favorite and/or least favorite exercise?

         My Favorite is probably High Intensity Interval Training, it's challenging and works up a sweat fast. Swimming, I'm terrible! I was always that lanky kid in the shallow end with a gazillion floaties. I'd do widths whilst everyone else did lengths.

How important is leading an active and healthy lifestyle for you?
        Very important, It's one of the few things that I actually care about. Obesity runs in my family and 3 people had to get stomach surgeries also a close family friend had a stroke. If that wasn't a wake-up call I don't know what is.

How much attention to a healthy diet do you pay? 
        A lot of attention, I mean if something is better for you why not eat it? 

What's your biggest diet secret? 
        Don't drink your calories! Forget about the sugar filled crap! Eg. concentrated juices,alcohol and anything that bubbles. It's more harm than good.

Do you smoke, or have you ever smoked in the past? 
        Nope!

I hope you all enjoyed reading this. I tag Precious Jenny Jess Hattie Louise & Niamh 

"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live" -Jim Rohn