Banana protein shake

Good morning!!!! Time for another successful healthy week (I hope!!...also off on holiday so not sure who I'm trying to kid lol!!!). However starting Monday right with this lovely banana shake....tastes like a milkshake! 

 

This is so quick and easy...suits me perfect before work! All you need to do is blend your vanilla protein (I used protein world slender blend) with 1 chopped banana....pour into a cup and add some gluten free oats!! Sorry it's not overly exciting, but so tasty...and sweet!! 

Week 3

Week 3 has been so good!!! 

I had my weigh in Friday and have lost 4lbs of fat which is 2% of my fat percentage so actually quite a lot for me!!! And gained 4lbs of muscle!! So happy! ....like I've always said my intention on this diet is mainly to tone so these are perfect results!! I was so surprised after last weeks disaster hotel food! And snacking over the weekends! 

To celebrate I had banoffee pie last night....I'll never be 100% healthy....it was so worth it!!! 

I am even more pleased that I'm seeing results and not spending every day longing for sweet food or feeling like I'm massively missing out! Because the diets been quite laid back/realistic for me I don't feel like I'm forbidden to eat certain things. This helps so much at the weekend or in the evening I don't then go wild and eat 20 of what I've fancied all day/week! Definitely think it works much better for me...so maybe give it a go if you think dieting is also the worst thing ever!!! 

Another first I did this week was take a lunchbox to work....genius! No idea why I've never done it! Just took some chicken, potato salad and salad from the night before's dinner....was really nice wayyy better than a boots meal deal anyway and better!!! Will be doing this more often to avoid bad things when out! 

Strawberries & cream protein cheesecake

So so delicious!!! 388 calories! 6g fat, 38g of carbs, 7g sugar, 57g protein! And you will so feel like you're having an amazing dessert!!! I LOVE it!!!! I'm counting this as one meal....doesn't even feel like I'm being good . . . But I am . . . :) 

To make mix 50g of gluten free oats with 2 tablespoons of Waldens farm 0 calorie syrup and squash down at the bottom of the cup, thinly slice 7 small strawberries layer 1/3 above the compressed oats. 

Then start on the filling....use 5 scoops of vanilla protein (I used protein world slender blend) then add 100g of 0% total and stir until you get a smooth consistency (might start off lumpy but keep going) pour some on top of your strawberries layer until you reach the top, put in the fridge for half an hour or if you're impatient like me, eat straight away!!!! 

Strawberry protein pancakes

Had the most amazing breakfast as a treat for having a good weigh in this week!!! 

'So good' protein pancakes 3 scoops mixed with 75ml of unsweetened almond milk, leave while the pan heats, fry 5 small pancakes seperately. Then layer with 0% total yoghurt and about 5 strawberries!! So so nice!!! Was like a dessert minus all the added sugars!!just some in the mix and strawberries (can't be helped) have a go over the weekend....enjoy!!

Diet started Monday and kept going on Tuesday!!

Today was another good day!!! Actually think I might be getting slightly better at this healthy malarkey!!! 

Started with a berry smoothie, lunched on tuna, sweet corn and mayonnaise salad and finished the day with this random but delicious dinner....

I made potato salad with bacon (sneaking it in) spring onions, garlic, mayo and Philadelphia....chicken cooked I'm lemon juice and olive oil, ready to go prawns (quick and easy) and added a red chilli pesto and cooked for 5 minutes! With a salad some broccoli, sugar snap peas and spinach!!! 

Diet starts Monday!!!

After the weekends disasters I'm starting Monday off right!!! I spent an hour in the gym this morning trying to burn off my over indulgent weekend!!! So I've come home and made these as a healthy reward!! They were delicious!!!

I used my favourite 'so good' protein pancake mix and added blueberries in! So easy just 3 scoops of mix and 75ml of water! Leave for 5 while the pan heats up, and then cook your pancakes....stack with 1 banana and pour on 0 calorie 'Waldenses farm' pancake syrup! So so good!!!  

Hotel hell!!!

This weekend I have been away working.....eating well at home is hard.....eating well away from home is a whole new level of hard!!! 

After Friday's cheesecake treat and Saturday mornings back on track shake I thought I could prove my weekend weaknesses wrong and stick to my healthy eating....oh no....

I got on the train to Liverpool with a duck wrap, olives and water meal deal and thought I was doing ok! But then the free snack boxes arrived and I was quickly into the Maryland cookies!! (Lucky is was a small pack) when I arrived at work these were my failure....

I have 0 idea of how to say no to sweet treats when out!! And once you've had one there's no stopping!!! We shared them until they were gone!!! This wasn't Saturday's only fail however! As soon as we got back to the hotel room service was ordered!! We hadn't had dinner so obviously felt it was fully deserved!!! I also need to add it really wasn't nice! Or worth it!!! Complete nightmare of a day!!! And I'm now writing this on the train home with yet another meal deal!!!......diet starts Monday yeah?!?