Cruise Phase: Week 5

Cruise Phase:

Week 5

Monday 15th April - Sunday 21st April

Hello again! Another week down, another week lighter! As you all will know by now, I like my spicy food! Especially spicy coated chicken! This week I have relished in this further, but after realising that maybe too much of something can only end in tears, the latter part of the meals this week are a focus on searching for yummy alternatives, to keep my dinner times varied and exciting. This is a very important aspect of this diet, which some weeks I have definitely grasped, and others have fallen to the same things again due to lack of energy, and for quickness! I hope you find the 'new' foods interesting and good looking enough in the photo for you to want to try, and if not, then I will make sure that next week is even better!

Now for the food.....

Monday 15th April - Pure Protein

Breakfast: Oat Bran Cinnamon Porridge

Because I had taken a little break from this last week, I actually woke up with a craving for the stuff. However, I am going to make sure that I only have it once more this week, to keep my breakfast times varied and exciting.

Lunch: Ham and Quark Rolls with Seafood Sticks and a Strawberry Yoghurt with Live Cultures

Day 37: Lunch

 This amount of food has started to fill me up. My stomach is shrinking. Sweeeeet!

So today has been a really positive day. For the past 5 weeks, and since starting the diet, I have, each week, tried on a pair of really old jeans (but my favourite pair of jeans) that haven't fit since before I turned into an adult, which is about 4-5 years. Each week I have tried them on, and each week they have slowly risen further and further up my legs. And today! Today they finally fit me again! And here is a pic of my amazing milestone.....

Day 37: Milestone

This is a really good incentive to keep you motivated to carry on. Find an old pair of jeans, or top that no longer fits, and aim to be able to fit into just a further part of it each week. It's really kept me going, and it means you not only feel the results, but you get to actually see them! Amazing feeling.

I also today had my try at the tastiest herbal tea ever. I met up with a friend from school for a catch up and to congratulate her on her recent engagement to her other half! We meet in Allards in Tynemouth and she gets a latte. I have already had a latte today so I ask at the bar what herbal teas are available. The gentleman at the bar offered up a 'special' tea which consists of a green tea tea bag, fresh mint, and a slice of lemon. Here it is...

Day 37: Snack

It was absolutely gorgeous! So fresh and full of zesty minty goodness. Really clears your throat and you feel all the impurities in your body are washed away! Will definitely be coming back for more of that! 

Dinner: Spicy Chicken Strips wrapped in Bacon with a Cheese and Chive Egg Omelette 

Day 37: Dinner

I know this kind of dish has been made so much now, but I just can't help it, it is so delicious! And I do try to vary it, i.e. using different spices, putting different herbs in the omelette, adding sesame seeds etc. However, I am going to try to cook some other things so I don't get sick of this dish. Probably a good idea. How else do you think people lapse? I finish the meal with a yoghurt and a cup of tea.

Tuesday 16th April - Protein and Veg

Breakfast: Lean Bacon and Poached Eggs

Day 38: Breakfast

These were lovely but I usually love to sprinkle a bit of ground black pepper over the yolks just to give them a little flavour and aesthetic quality. 

Lunch: Ham and Quark Slices with Fat Free Cottage Cheese, Seafood Sticks and a Fat Free Vanilla Yoghurt

Day 38: Lunch

Snack: Green, Mint and Lemon Tea

Day 38: Snack

 I told you I'd be back for more :)

Dinner: Almost Chicken Nuggets with a Chive Scramble and a Dollop of Quark

Day 38: Dinner

I have tried this dish a good few times however I had never coated the chicken in enough of the oat bran batter for it to be deemed as an 'almost' chicken nugget dish. However, after trying it, I think my version of it is much better, just coating the top with the oat bran mixed with chives and yoghurt or quark. It gives it that tasty crunch without it being too 'oaty'. I finished the meal off with a yoghurt.

Wednesday 17th April - Protein and Veg

Breakfast: Vanilla Yoghurt and a Cup of Tea

Lunch: 2 Servings of Tuna Salad (Tuna, Peppers, Tomatoes, Cucumber and Salad Leaves) with a Drizzle of Balsamic Vinegar

Day 39: Lunch

Snack: Seafood Sticks and Ginger Tea

Dinner: Bacon, Mushroom, Tomato and Cheese Quiche with Parsnip Chips

Day 39: Dinner

This bad boy was absolutely delicious! The quiche was huge but I had no bother gobbling it down, and the parsnip chips tasted just like regular potato chips! It was cheesy, and really tasty. Definitely recommend this! All I did to find recipe instructions was type in the ingredients into google as well as "quiche" and lots of instructions came up to which I just adapted. And I did the same for the parsnip chips. The internet is absolutely ram packed with Dukan diet meal ideas, so if your ever stuck for an idea just have a look in the fridge, see what ingredients you have, type those ingredients into google with the word "dukan diet" and you'll be bombarded with great ideas!

Thursday 18th April - Pure Protein

I was feeling a bit peckish this morning so I thought I'd treat myself to a bacon and egg McMuffin.........haha JOKING...about the "Mc" bit....

Breakfast: Bacon and Egg Cheese Muffin (Better than McDonalds)

Day 40: Breakfast

Day 40: Breakfast

These were gorgeous, so tasty! I felt like I was being really naughty but they are simply healthy and so easy to make:

Ingredients:

3 slices of lean bacon with no fat on

1 medium egg

A handful 5% hard mild cheese

Preheat your oven to 175 degrees celcius (350 degrees farenheit). Cut the slices of bacon in half, to get six thin strips. Line three cake moulds of a muffin tin tray with the bacon, using two strips for each mould. Try to cover all of the inside of the mould, but lining the sides is more important then covering the bottom. In a bowl, whisk the egg with the cheese and pour the mixture into the three lined muffin moulds up to about 3/4 of the way up. Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes checking them regularly. Serve nice and hot!

Lunch: Ham and Quark Slices with Cottage Cheese with a Yoghurt

Day 40: Lunch

Dinner: Almost Chicken Nuggets with a Ham Omelette

Day 40: Dinner

So I thought tonight I'd give the old chicken nuggets a go again al a Kate style! And my way is by far the best. Just getting that crunchy bit on the top. Lovely.

Friday 19th April - Protein and Veg

Breakfast: Yoghurt and a Cup of Tea

Lunch: Ham Salad (Salad Leaves, Tomatoes, Cucumber, Cheese) with a Splash of Balsamic Vinegar, and Seafood Sticks

Day 41: Lunch

Dinner: Balsamic Chicken with a Carrot Flan Drizzled with Balsamic Glaze

Day 41: Main

The carrot flan is a recipe from my Dukan Bible so I thought I'd give it a try. Here's a closer look:

Day 41: Main

Now, although this didn't turn out like the picture in the book, this flan was absolutely gorgeous! The only the was that the top of it burnt so when I flipped it over I just had to scrape the flan out and leave the burnt bottom. It must be something to do with my oven, maybe mine is hotter than Dr Dukan's! Anyway, this is a beautiful tasting flan, it's got this gorgeous sweetness from the nutmeg, and when put with the balsamic glaze, it really complimented the balsamic chicken. Here's how to make it:

Ingredients:

200g of carrots

2 eggs

200g of fat-free fromage frais OR 100g of fat-free fromage frais + 100ml of creme fraiche (3% fat)

1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg

1 generous handful of Emmental or other hard cheese (5% fat), grated

1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

A little parsley

Salt and black pepper

Preheat the oven to 240 degrees celcius (475 degrees farenheit). Peel, wash and grate the carrots. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, fromage frais, nutmeg and grated cheese. Add salt and black pepper (you can also substitute different spices for example curry powder, cumin etc according to your taste.)

Using some kitchen roll, oil four ramekins (or one large ovenproof flan dish) and divide the grated carrots among them. Scatter over a little parsley, then pour the creamy egg mixture on top. Place the ramekins or flan dish on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. 

Leave to cool down a little, then turn the flan(s) out onto plates and sprinkle over a little more parsley if desired. You may need a knife to turn them out.

This carrot flan is an excellent accompaniment for white meat. So go on, give it a try! And enjoy!

Now for dessert ;)

Dessert: Homemade Chocolate Truffles

So I thought I'd treat myself...

Day 41: Dessert

Day 41: Dessert

Oh mama!!! This is by far the best dessert I have made and tasted on this diet TO DATE! Even better than the tofu chocolate creams, which I rave on about. Bloody gorgeous. Just like Thornton's chocolates. And the best thing is, they take next to no time to make!

So if you feel like indulging and feeling naughty without actually being naughty then read on....

Ingredients

4 teaspoons of low fat cocoa powder, and extra to roll the truffles in

1 tablespoon of fat free fromage frais (or thick yoghurt; I used vanilla!)

5 tablespoons of powdered skim milk

2 egg yolks

5 drops of vanilla flavoring/extract

3 tablespoons of sweetener (or to taste)

Mix everything together. Add extra powdered skim milk if necessary until the paste reaches a firm consistency. Put aside in the fridge for a few hours until mixture is hard enough to scoop and roll into small balls. Before serving, roll the balls in cocoa powder.

Note: When sweetener is concerned, as well as nearly any Dukan recipe, I always taste, taste, taste.  Low-fat recipes are hard to calculate precisely, and in order to enjoy your dessert once it’s finished, you should be sure you are going to enjoy it!  So please – take a spoon and taste, then adjust flavors and ingredients (slightly) to match to your taste.

I 100% RECOMMEND THIS...AND THEN SOME. And I even think you could double the ingredients to make extra so that you will have more to indulge on should you get a mid-afternoon or mid-whatever craving! Bloody gorgeous!

While I made this dessert I indulged on a bowl of fat-free vanilla yoghurt combined with oat bran...

Day 41: Dessert

Nice tummy filler. Bulks up a yoghurt to give it that extra bite.

Saturday 20th April - Pure Protein

So today is a little brief, due to the fact I am spending all day at a hen party. Pole dancing lessons, house party and a stripper cabaret show are all of what's in store and I'll be moving around to different locations throughout the day. This means food will be limited, and this entry won't include any photos.

Breakfast: Oat Bran Cinnamon Porridge

To line my stomach ya nah.

Lunch: Tin of Tuna, Seafood Sticks, Vanilla Yoghurt and a Can of Coke

Dinner: Ham Slices, Half a Boiled Egg and a Handful of Prawns

These were from the buffet. The only thing available.

What a class night!

Sunday 21st April - Protein and Veg

So as a result of last night's antics I spent most of the day....as you do....and as a result skipped breakfast and lunch....however, fear not! I made up for it with a champions brunch tummy filler!

Dinner: Champions Brunch of Bacon, Chicken, Tinned Tomatoes, Eggs and an Oat Bran Tummy Filler

Day 43: Dinner

The oat bran tummy filler is a kind of onion pancake that acts as a subsitiute to hash browns. Here's how to make it:

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons of oat bran

1 tablespoon of 0% fat yoghurt

1 egg, beaten

1 onion finely chopped

chives

Fry the onion in a pan for a couple of minutes until the onions have sweat. Once brown, mix the onion in a bowl with all the other ingredients. Shape the mixture into a pancake and fry until brown, flip and brown the other side. Enjoy!

I finished off the meal with the rest of my gorgeous truffles ;)

Day 43: Dessert

Day 43: Dessert

YUM! Good end to an awesome week!

And the weigh in results this week.....1lb lost. Which wasn't as much as I'd hoped for, but hey, who cares, I've lost ANOTHER pound. That's 18lbs altogether :)

So....

It's as simple as that!

Thanks for reading guys, and remember....keep following :)

Kate x

Cruise Phase: Week 4

Cruise Phase:
Week 4
Monday 8th April - Sunday 14th April

Hi everyone! So, after last week's amaaaazing weigh in results it can only be assumed that I have been on top of the world this week. And that is exactly right! Yes, I have had an essay to write, yes I have the stress of many things weighing on my shoulders, but I feel fantastic, healthy, fit and I can even see the results in the clothes I've been wearing. So as my waist line shrinks my confidence gains and each day becomes an adventure rather than a chore. Anyway, I'm rambling, lets get down to the business of food.....good food.

Monday 8th April - Pure Protein

Breakfast: Boiled Eggs

Day 30: Breakfast

 Lunch: Ham Slices, Seafood Sticks and a Chocolate Oat Bran Muffin

No photo for this. The oat bran muffin was from the batch I made last night. My first time trying one.... They weren't exactly nice but the cocoa powder gave it an edible taste. Unfortunately the top of the muffin was burnt (this is the case for all of them), so I had to turn it over and eat the bottom cakey bit. The conclusion is, I won't be making these again, but they will do for now in providing my daily oat bran in take (two muffins equal two tablespoons of oat bran). Let's see how the cinnamon ones taste. I'm not so sure...

Snack: Cinnamon Oat Bran Muffin & Large Vanilla Yoghurt

And I was right. This one lacked in anything really. But there is something moreish about them which curbs my appetite somewhat. The chocolate one's are a lot better though. They'll do......for now!

Dinner: Spicy Sesame Chicken Wrapped in Bacon with a Spicy Omelette

Day 30: Dinner

I absolutely love these kind of dishes, spicy spicy spicy. The sesame seeds were amazing with the chicken. Added a nice texture to it.

Today was a really good day. I tried on a pair of shorts that I wore on New Years Eve last year, which I could no longer fit into. Not only did I fit into these shorts, but they are actually a little bit big for me! Get in! This is the best thing you can do when your losing weight, alongside weighing yourself. It's all well and good knowing how much you have lost, but to be able to really SEE and FEEL the results just gives you that extra confidence boost. I recommend this to anyone dieting. Get your old clothes on and keep trying them on each week until you can fit into them! It's an amazing feeling.

Tuesday 9th April - Protein and Veg

Breakfast: Boiled Eggs and Red Pepper Soldiers

Day 31: Breakfast

Lunch: Smoked Salmon and Quark Salad of Rocket, Tomatoes, Pepper and Cucumber

No photo for this sorry. It was a packed lunch while I was at uni. Was delicious though!

Snack: Orange Herbal Tea and Two Oat Bran Muffins

Dinner: Turkey Curry with Onions, Mushrooms, Garlic and Homemade Tzatziki

Day 31: Dinner

This was a refreshing change to chicken. The turkey was really lean and didn't have any horrible niggly bits which chicken tends to have now. I finished it off with the rest of the homemade chocolate ice cream I made a couple of weeks ago.

Wednesday 10th April - Pure Protein

Breakfast: Fruit 'n' Fibre Breakfast Biscuits

Okay so for the next few days I am really naughty at breakfast time. Breakfast biscuits are not allowed but I am really skint and haven't enough time to make stuff. DO NOT repeat my naughty mistake. I will however, be balancing this by making sure I am really strict in my other meals over the next few days. Hopefully it won't affect my weight loss this week too much.

Lunch: Smoked Salmon and Quark Rolls with Fried Eggs and Seafood Sticks

Day 32: Lunch

Snack: Seafood Sticks and Two Oat Bran Muffins

Dinner: Two Turkey Fillets in Flour with Onions and Garlic and a Creamy Cheese (Quark), Chilli and Cumin Sauce Topped with 5% Cheese, Chives and Parsley

Day 32: Dinner

It doesn't look that appealing but this was really tasty! Give it a try!

Thursday 11th April - Protein and Veg

Breakfast: Fruit 'n' Fibre Breakfast Biscuits

Lunch: Smoked Salmon and Quark Rolls on a Bed of Rocket and Cucumber

Day 33: Lunch

Dinner: Chicken Marinara Made with Tinned Tomatoes, Garlic, Chives, Parsley, Onions, Spices Topped With 5% Cheese

Day 33: Dinner

Nice Italiano! Jus'a like momma used to make! Finished off with a yoghurt, a cup of hot cocoa and some oat bran muffins.

Friday 12th April - Pure Protein

Breakfast: Fruit 'n' Fibre Breakfast Biscuits

Lunch: Smoked Salmon and Quark Rolls with Seafood Sticks

No photo for this, sorry!

Snack: Oat Bran Muffin

Dinner: Sweet and Spicy Soy Chicken

Day 34: Dinner

This was beautiful. I cut a fillet of chicken into strips and for the spicy soy sauce:

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of oat bran
3 tablespoons of skimmed milk
3 tablespoons of light soy sauce
1 teaspoon of powdered sweetener
1 teaspoon of chilli powder (optional)
4 tablespoons of fat free plain yoghurt
3 cloves of garlic
pinch of salt and ground black pepper

Note: You can add your own spices to your taste.

Fry the chicken in a frying pan for a couple of minutes until cooked on the outside. Mix the salt, pepper, sweetener, milk, and chilli powder in a bowl and add to the pan. Mix the yoghurt, garlic, soy sauce, and oat bran in a bowl, add to the pan and mix well. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until the meat is fully cooked. Serve immediately.

I finished it off with a nice hot cup of cocoa.

Saturday 13th April - Protein and Veg

Breakfast: Oat Bran Cinnamon Porridge

And ye old friend returns!

Lunch: Boiled Egg Salad of Gem Lettuce Leaves, Beetroot, Tomatoes and Cucumber

Day 35: Lunch

Mmmm I love it when my boiled eggs are still runny. This was a gorgeous light lunch.

Dinner: Homemade Carrot, Ginger and Garlic Soup

Day 35: Dinner

Sunday 14th April - Protein and Veg

So today when I woke up my dad was grafting away in the kitchen preparing a gorgeous Sunday lunch so I've decided to have an extra day of protein and veg and I'll spend the next two days on pure protein.

Breakfast: Yoghurt and Tea

Just to save myself for lunch ;)

Lunch: Dukan Sunday Lunch (Roast Chicken, Carrots and Parsnips with Low Salt Chicken Stock)

Day 36: Lunch

Dinner: 'Leftover' Soup with Chicken and Ham and Two Tablespoons of Oat Bran

Day 36: Dinner

This was yesterday's soup but with chicken and ham added. Simple. The oat bran thickened it up which was nice as yesterday it seemed a little thin.

So there you have it! Another week down and......another 2lbs lost, a whopping 17lbs altogether!

And for the photo.....

So even if its just one pound you lose this week. You know that really, that one pound is a hell of a lot! Keep it up!

Thanks for reading....and remember......keep following! :)

Kate x

Cruise Phase: Week 3

Cruise Phase:

Week 3

Monday 1st April - Sunday 7th April

So another week down! After being a little disheartened about last week's weigh in results I have been determined this week to work extra hard to shift as much as possible in an attempt to get ever so closer to that 14lb mark! I have cut back on extras and been extremely vigilant. So lets see how it has gone...

Monday 1st April - Protein & Veg

Breakfast: Cup of English Breakfast Tea

Unfortunately I was a little unwell this morning so I spent most of it in bed. Thankfully it didn't last too long and I made up for it by lunchtime!

Lunch: Tuna Fishcakes with Boiled Eggs Topped with Tinned Chopped Tomatoes

Day 23: Lunch

These were delicious and really filling. I have made these tuna fishcakes before, but adding the boiled eggs to the dish really curbs your hunger, lasting all day even beyond tea time. Which is why my dinner was so light:

Dinner: Vegetable Soup

Day 23: Dinner

The veg were carrots, swede, cabbage and broccoli. I also added fresh chives and parsley and it was seasoned with salt, black pepper, cumin, turmeric, chilli powder and crushed chillis. It was delicious, two bowlfuls and I was absolutely stuffed. Maybe my stomach is shrinking?

Tuesday 2nd April - Pure Protein

Breakfast Cinnamon Oat Bran Porridge

Day 24: Breakfast

Nowt beats breakfast in bed ;)

Lunch: Lean Bacon Slices Topped with Salmon Scrambled Eggs

Day 24: Lunch

Dinner: Two Steak Fillets with a Homemade Peppercorn Sauce

Day 24: Dinner

This homemade peppercorn sauce was so lush, and honestly it was just like the real thing if not BETTER! 

I got it off someone's blog, a girl who also did the Dukan diet and who lost a remarkable amount of weight. Her story was really inspirational! And since then I have been researching other 'Dukan-ers' to keep me going :)

Anyway, the peppercorn sauce recipe:

Ingredients

1 clove of garlic

Half a teaspoon of ground black pepper

1 1/2 tablespoon of whole peppercorns

A generous spoonful of extra light cream cheese

A generous sprinkle of sweetener (around half a teaspoon)

1/2 low salt beef stock cube

Note: For Protein and Veg days you can add mushrooms to the sauce.

Fry the garlic in a pan for thirty seconds then pour in the already mixed beef stock (mixed with about 200ml of water) and simmer until the water is reduced by about a third. Add the ground black pepper and the whole peppercorns. Whisk in the extra light cream cheese and sweetener and simmer until thickened. 

Serve immediately over your gorgeous steak.....I like my steak rare...mooooooooo!

Wednesday 3rd April - Protein & Veg

Breakfast: Cinnamon Oat Bran Porridge

Starting to get a bit bored of this....yawn! I'm going to have to think of different ways in which I can incorporate this into my meals..

Lunch: Bowl of Tuna and Cucumber

No picture for this unfortunately but it was literally a bowl of tuna and cucumber. One of the meals where I restricted myself!

Dinner: Garlic and Chilli Spiced Chicken Wrapped in Bacon with Cauliflower Poppers and Cheesy Mustard and Chive Mushrooms

Day 25: Dinner

Oh my god! This is by far the best dinner of the diet so far. The chicken was so succulent and the spice just gave it so much taste. The cheesy mustard mushrooms felt like a sin, and I was seduced by every bite. But the best part of this meal will certainly from now on be my new best friend! The cauliflower poppers actually tasted like french fries. And here is how to make them:

Ingredients

Cauliflower (as many as your heart desires!)

1/4 of extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of ground pepper

1 teaspoon of chilli powder

Preheat your oven to 220 degrees Celsius. Chop your washed cauliflower into small pieces. In a large bowl combine the olive oil, salt, pepper and chilli powder. Add the cauliflower pieces thoroughly coating each piece. Place cauliflower pieces into a baking dish. Bake for forty-five minutes to an hour and turn three times whilst cooking until each piece goes brown evenly. The browner they are the better! Remove from the oven and enjoy!

Thursday 4th April - Pure Protein

Breakfast: Oat Bran Cinnamon Porridge

Again! But alas I have found some oat bran recipes to test out at some point, so watch this space...

Lunch: Bacon and Poached Eggs

Day 26: Lunch

Simples.

Dinner: Almost Chicken Nuggets Seasoned with Ginger, Garlic and Chilli with Scrambled Eggs

Day 26: Dinner

Lovely and fragant. Ginger is so lovely and refreshing. Adds a nice zest to a dish. The scrambled eggs were seasoned with the usual salt and black pepper and sprinkled with chives!

Friday 5th April - Protein & Veg

Breakfast: Cinnamon Oat Bran Porridge

Lunch: Tuna Salad of Rocket, Tomatoes and Cucumber

Day 27: Lunch

Dinner

Starter: Garlic Mushrooms with Scallops

Day 27: Starter

The garlic sauce was just a simple extra light cream cheese, garlic, chives and seasoning combination.

Main: Spicy Chicken and Ham with Cauliflower Poppers

Day 27: Main

And the poppers are back again :) looovely dish. On par with the previous popper dish!

Saturday 6th April - Pure Protein

Breakfast: Fat-Free Vanilla Greek Yoghurt

I wasn't feeling too hungry this morning so the yoghurt did the trick just nicely!

Lunch: Ham slices with Quark and Seafood Sticks

Pretty self explanatory.

Dinner: Baked Salmon and an Egg

Unfortunately I don't have a photo of this meal. I baked some salmon and had it with a fried egg. Standard.

Sunday 7th April - Protein & Veg

Breakfast: Cinnamon Oat Bran Porridge

Lunch: Fried Egg Pepper Rings with Ham Slices and Tomatoes with Melted Cheese

Day 29: Lunch

Dinner:

Starter: Homemade Tzatziki with Yellow Peppers

Day 29: Starter

Lovely refreshing starter. The tzatziki was really simple: low fat plain yoghurt with finely chopped cucumber, parsley, chives and black pepper.

Main: Balsamic Glazed Chicken with Garlic, Mushrooms and Curried Tomatoes in a Balsamic and Red Wine Jus

Day 29: Main

This was one of the best mains on this diet. So tasty. The curried tomatoes were divine: just a dash of chilli powder and turmeric to chopped tomatoes and regular tomatoes. I also enjoyed the remaining juice of tin tomatoes as a smoothie...

Day 29: Side

Was really refreshing and gave me a more fuller feeling.

I also decided tonight to experiment with an oat bran recipe so I made some cupcakes:

Day 29: Oat Bran Experiment

One half are chocolate and the other half are cinnamon. Now I haven't tried them yet so you will have to wait until next week's blog to find out! 

So this week I have been extremely successful in achieving some yummy meals surrounding dinner time. I haven't been to the gym at all this week as I have had other priorities however this has not affected my diet in any way because this week I have lost a whopping 5lbs!

That takes me up to an overall loss of 15lbs! That's just over a stone! And in the fourth week?!?!?! I am ecstatic. All that hard work and ruthlessness has paid off.

That is definitely enough to keep someone's positivity and motivation going however a picture won't hurt either:

Thanks for reading :) and remember......keep following!

Kate x