More Great Food from Week 6

 Satay Egg, Carrot & Cucumber Corn Thins (actually from the week 4 menu but I didn't get to make them till week 6)

 Pan-fried Fish with Cherry Tomatoes & Wilted Spinach

 Eggplant & Capsicum Ricotta Wrap (too big to wrap up so I arranged it artistically & ate with a fork & knife instead)

 Mexican Style Shepard's Pie (fresh out of oven)

 Mexican Style Shepard's Pie (on plate)

 Lamb with Beetroot Puree & Herbed Peas with Fetta

Kangaroo & Mashed Pumpkin with Mango & Ginger Glaze (I didn't have enough time to mash the pumkin, as you can see)

Yummy Food from Week 5

 Amazing Marinara

 I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Butter Chicken

 Chicken with Herbed Yoghurt & Salad

Beef Stroganoff

5-7/10/12 Progress Report

Don't worry! I haven't disappeared, I just haven't pushed myself to update daily as I normally do. I've had a pretty good few days, I've eaten a bit more & a couple of the snacks have been less-healthy but overall I've stuck to nutritious & wholesome food. I made Lamb with Beetroot Puree & Herbed Peas with Fetta (4.5/5) on Friday, Bunless Burgers on Saturday (4/5) and Kangaroo & Mashed Pumpkin with Mango & Ginger Glaze on Sunday (4/5). I had a sneaky weigh-in this morning & I'm sitting on 63.5kg.

I completed my Friday exercise session at the gym & also fitted in my Wednesday session on Sunday at my partner's house. I'm starting to feel better rested and I no longer feel like I'm about to get the flu so I think it was a good idea to drop the SSS.

I handed in my maths assignment on the weekend. It was a day late because I had some trouble with the questions. This week I really have to buckle down, complete my sections of the management assignment & get all my tute work done. I also have to start studying for exams--- only 4 weeks of semester to go!

4/10/12 Progress Report

I've decided to not record my eating until I get my weight back up again as recording what I eat makes me feel guilty about eating the extra snacks I need. I completed my workout (triceps & biceps) at the gym & made some Eggplant & Capsicum Ricotta Wraps (4/5) as well as an absolutely delicious Mexican Style Shepard's Pie (5/5). In addition to this I completed my maths computer assignment & submitted it.

Mind-set

This is my submission for this week's challenge (mind set lesson in 50-100 words):

"If it doesn't challenge you it doesn't change you"--- You can't expect to change your life by putting in minimal effort. It takes hard work & dedication for you to truly change.

I see so many people who expect to lose weight by signing up to a weight loss plan then not completing it, getting a gym membership but not attending... Guess what, that's not actually shifting any kilos! You need to put in a bit more than that!

I’ve constantly challenged myself through the 12 week body transformation; it may not always be easy but I’m reaping the benefits.

Achievements

Cooking my Mexican Style Shepard's Pie today I felt an intense sense of accomplishment & joy. I realised that this is what the program is doing for me--- It's not so much about changing my body or even impressing those around me. It's about doing things that I can be proud of. I'm proud of my healthy, delicious cooking & I feel truly happy in the kitchen. I'm proud that I can bench-press 15kg & that I can run 3km. I now feel at home & relaxed in the gym. The numbers on the scales don't really matter that much to me anymore, it's my other achievements that are making the real difference to my life.

3/10/12 Progress Report

I'd prefer not to disclose what I ate yesterday--- I went into a little bit of a panic after my weigh-in result and pretty much decided to go out & eat two of the items I'd been craving for 10 weeks (a chai chiller & a mini rocky road cheesecake at Dome). Other than that I also ate my usual calorie intake & I skipped my workout. Needless to say I hopped on the scales this morning to find I'd gained 700g, so I'm nearly back at 64kg. This might not be a true picture of my weight as I did weigh in after my breakfast & protein shake but I'm happy to see that I am capable of putting some weight back on.

Clearly I'm not going to be going out & binging like this in the future (chai chiller + cheescake = more than 2 meals worth of calories!!) but I will start eating more. My weigh-in page suggests that I add more dairy to my intake so I think I'll start drinking a glass of milk every day. I'm also going to skip my SSS this week & do my Wednesday exercises instead.

In a way this is really amusing, I never thought I'd be struggling to not lose weight! Ultimately I would like to stay somewhere between 64 & 65kg.

On a more positive note, I now not only have ab-lines; I also have side definition as well!

PS: I made lentil & beetroot salad for lunch--- I give it a 3/5.