Food Journal Week 1

As promised my weekly weigh in....71kg exactly so that's a 1.4kg loss, I'm absolutely stoked with that, I'm aware I won't have losses like that every week, probably more like 1kg or less but the first week is always more.  Soo I've typed out my food journal for you also, you will see how much I love bacon and I love dark chocolate and I can still eat it and lose :)

Friday 14th January 2011 Start weight 72.4

1:15pm Pork rack - 2 med sized loins with crackling, cream + stock reduction, 2 almond crackers, 1 pc of 85% Lindt and 1 30gm Macadamia dark chocolate (70%) bar

4pm Decaf Flat White w 1tsp sugar

7:30pm Out to dinner: 3 egg Omelet filled mushrooms, tomato, onion, bacon and cheese with a small salad on the side.

9pm Decaf Flat White w 1tsp sugar and 1 pc of 85% Lindt

Saturday 15th January 2011
8:20am 2 poached eggs, 5 strips streaky bacon with homemade hollandaise
11:15am Decaf Flat White w 1tsp sugar, 1 pc 85% Lindt
2pm Homemade Guacamole with 1 large avocado, cherry tomatoes, fresh coriander, lemon juice, salt and hot sauce, thin almond crackers as my "chips" approx 10 of them.  2 pcs 85% Lindt

5pm 2 small Decaf Flat Whites w 1tsp sugar in each

8pm Thai for dinner: 2 stuffed chicken wings, stuffed with pork mince and herbs and deep fried (no breading), Satay Chicken with tons of veggies and cashews, Thai green chicken curry.  2 pcs 85% Lindt

Sunday 16th January 2011
1:13pm  2 slices of Coconut Bread topped with butter and almond butter, 2 pcs 85% Lindt
2pm Decaf Flat White w 1tsp sugar, 2 pcs 70% chocolate

Monday 17th January 2011

12:45pm 1 slice of Coconut bread made into French toast topped with Creamy mushrooms and 2 large pieces of grilled middle bacon (see photo) 1 almond cracker and 1 pc 85% Lindt

6:45pm Pork rack - 2 med sized loins with crackling with cream + stock reduction, roast pumpkin, silverbeet and broccoli, 1 pc 85% Lindt

Tuesday 18th January 2011

8:45am 2 Poached eggs, 2 large pieces of grilled middle bacon, 1 pc of fried in butter Coconut bread with almond butter

5:50pm 2 pieces of Meatza topped with cream cheese, sun dried tomato and tomato paste, cherry tomatoes, bacon, pepperoni, pineapple, mozzarella and Parmesan, 1 pc 85% Lindt

Wednesday 19th January 2011

1:30pm 3 Large pieces of grilled middle bacon topped with 3 large slices of mozzarella cheese and herb salt, 1 almond cracker, 1 pc 85% Lindt

7:30pm Large Chicken Salad, chicken coated in Tuscan seasoning and fried in butter, salad - Spinach greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, half an avocado, fresh coriander, basil feta with yum yum mayo, 1 pc 85% Lindt

Thursday 20th January 2011

11:30am 3 Large pieces of grilled middle bacon, 5 Parmesan crisps, 10 pistachio's.
5:45pm Roast Chicken with stock + cream reduction, roast parsnip, carrot and pumpkin, broccoli, zucchini, green beans with cashew nuts sauteed in butter. 1/2 piece 85% Lindt
30min walk.

Friday 21st January 2011 Weigh in 71kg

Grain-Free Basic Bread (Coconut Flour Flax Bread)

I cannot take the credit for this recipe as I found it at Joyful Abode which is an awesome blog by the way!! I thought I would give it a try and happy to report it's pretty damn awesome grain free bread, high in fat and low in carbs with super ingredients.

You could eat this everyday if you wanted but if you think it might start a craving for "real bread" then maybe keep it as a treat. The taste has way more flavour than plain bread, great with almond butter which is how I had mine, I had two slices with butter then almond butter when it first came out of the oven and wow it was super filling, it's all I ate for the day that's how filling it is. I reckon it would be awesome for french toast, then the obvious just toasted and used under poached eggs or creamy mushrooms or for croutons, it was really fresh the day after and you could easily use it for a sandwich. Here's the recipe and I've done the nutritional breakdown for it also.

Grain-Free Basic Bread (Coconut Flour Flax Bread) Recipe
• 1 cup coconut flour, sifted
• 1 cup flax seeds, ground and sifted (I discarded the hulls that wouldn’t sift through)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 10 eggs (yeah, here’s the high-protein part)
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1/3 cup plain full-fat yogurt
• 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit (160 degrees celsius).
Mix together flour, flax, salt, and baking soda.
In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, coconut oil, yogurt, and vinegar.
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing after each addition (I did about 3-4 “rounds” of adding dry ingredients).
Pour into a greased loaf pan, and bake 50 minutes. (Probably longer if you are using a smaller loaf pan so your bread is “deeper”) I baked the one above for 70 minutes since it's in a deeper pan which only makes 18pcs not 22.
Cool 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a cutting board. Allow to cool completely before slicing.

If your interested in net carbs it's only 2.12 grams of net carbs per piece

The link to the Joyful abode site is http://www.joyfulabode.com/2010/12/01/grainfree-basic-bread-coconut-flour-flax-bread/

Happy 2011!!

Happy 2011 Everyone, hope your year has started well! I had a wonderful chrismtas and New Years, a bit too much indulging of non primal foods but I'm happy to say that I'm back to my primal ways, after gaining another kilo which puts my at 72.4 exactly today and a photo to show it. I have vowed to get back to 65 kgs by Easter weekend and then by my 30th Birthday which is in May i'm aiming to get to my ultimate goal of 62kgs.

I've started food journaling again which is what I did to get my weight off and I know it works for me, keeps me accountable and focused. I'm hoping to find my camera soon (which I have misplaced after the move) so that I can start taking a few pics of my food for you all to see, it's not all that exciting but may help some of you.

I'm also going to start posting weekly with my weigh in and maybe my food journal if I can be bothered writing it all out!

You may have noticed I have updated all my pictures to show the front, side and back shots at 107kg, 95kg, 84kg, 77kg, 72kg and 65kg, if not you can view them at the bottom of my blog after my story. Enjoy!

I have had a real increase in hits on this blog lately so to all you out there that don't comment thanks so much for reading and I hope my story can inspire any of you wanting to improve your health this year. Pleae feel free to comment and if you have any questions I'm happy to help :)

This is going to be a great year!!

Coaching a friend :)

In the past 12 weeks I have been coaching a friend of mine lose weight, she's really got it all dialled in and to be honest is now her own coach, she doesn't need me but I think it helps her knowing what I have gone through and when you have a lot of weight to lose that is always helpful while your on your own weight loss journey, it's comforting knowing your not the only one. She is doing so incredibly well and has lost 10.8kgs in 12 weeks, completed a 10km charity run event and is feeling amazing, I'm so proud of her and really honoured that she asked me to help her be accountable, she's outdone herself!

I'm doing really well, my business is booming and I love my job, I'm so very happy, I have an amazing husband and really I can't ask for anything more, I'm truly content and don't ever remember being this happy in my life so that is pretty awesome!!

My weight is stable, I haven't lost any but I haven't gained so I think that's great. I do still want to get this little bit off that I have gained and that is still my goal at the moment however I'm not stressing about it as I think that makes it worse. I still live everyday as primal as I can be but I'm not in weight loss mode, just maintenance and that's ok with me for now. I still feel great and can wear my swimsuit this year and fit my jeans so I'm happy. I'm not aiming for perfection and I am stoked that I'm not 107kgs anymore, I may not be 65 but 71 is ok in my book!

I'm still here and a little fatter!

So I have moved house and business and we are finally getting settled in, feeling a lot more normality than it was a few weeks ago.

Although I was eating primally I have been eating too much and gained a few kgs L I’m back in the swing of things though and ready to dial it in once more for some weight loss. I’m up to 71kgs which I’m a little bummed about but I know I can get it off without too much hassle, I’ve really just gotten lazy with the food and been having too many flat whites and dark chocolate and one to many 20% moments, after all I am human!

My all time goal has always been 62kgs, last summer I got to 65kgs and I was super happy with that and to be honest will probably land at that again without too much effort but if I want to get lower it’s going to take some real effort on my part, time to get strict again and start on my exercise route again. I’ll do my best to keep you all updated and hopefully give you some snaps of my food every now and then J