Mixed emotions.
Well this weeks weigh in was a mixed bag of emotions. I did my traditional step on the scales before leaving for the weigh in (why do we do this? its not going to change my weigh in, nor even stop me going to my weigh in, as regardless of what it says I still always go) anyway, I had only maintained. Well, that should be a positive thing, i.e. I havent gained. It wasnt. I had a tiny bit of a huff (read: huge strop) as I have been working really hard this week. So arrived at the class, not impressed, to get on the scales and I have lost 1.5lb. Shocked is not the word. I went from depressed to happy in seconds.
I also had my body fat percentage checked, 34.3%, the normal range is between 21.0-32.9% so Im not that far off a normal body fat percentage.
I have also worked out that I need to lose another 3lb and I will of lost my 3rd stone. Very happy with this...
Last week, I aimed to wear my hot pants for at least 30mins per day, I have managed 1x aerobics 3x 30 min dog walks, 1x bums, legs and tums, 1x circuit training and 1x core conditioning. I have booked into bums, legs and tums, cardio blast, boxfit, bootcamp, step and tone and finally a personal training session in the next week, wearing my hot pants for them all, before doing my review.
I also wanted to behave at a meal out. I did, I didnt fancy any starters, so didnt bother. I had a slightly naughty main course (Japanese Katsu curry, with rice and chips) but then even though there was my favourite desserts, I chose not to have one, as I was full. So all in all Im very proud of myself...
This week, as well as doing all the above planned exercises and sticking to the diet, I also am adding in 40 full sit ups per day. This is after I have decided my beloved pouch (my lower belly flabby area) needs to go, and this is my first step (more will be added later).
About Me
- faithfulmummy
- I am a full time mummy to an amazing but tiring little toddler of 19mths. We live with faithful daddy, and our 2 cats and 1 puppy. I also work part time as a nurse, and predominately work with children with learning disabilities. I am interested in losing weight, dieting and fitness, and have managed to lose 2 stone since May 2011. I also enjoy reviewing products, especially within the children and weight loss areas.
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Pumpkin recipes!
Well, this week I thought I would add my two favourite recipes that use pumpkins, in case you have any left over pumpkins from halloween...
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Ingredients
Pumpkin seeds (we used all the seeds from one average sized pumpkin)
1 tbsp of soy sauce (this can be increased/decreased as required for the amount of pumpkin seeds you have)
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C. Wash all the pumpkin seeds and allow to dry.
2. Place on a baking tray, and cover with the soy sauce.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes, checking and turning regularly.
Notes
Calorie content (per 2 tbsp serving) 152 calories.
Fat content (per 2 tbsp serving) 12g.
Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients
600g pumpkin, roughly chopped
Onion, diced
1 tbsp of tomato puree
1 vegetable stock cube
1 tsp curry powder
2 garlic cloves, crushed
Salt and pepper
Method
1. Place onion, pumpkin, tomato puree, curry powder and garlic into a large pan. Cover with vegetable stock. Then boil, and simmer until pumpkin is soft.
2. Remove of the heat, and once cool, liquidise.
3. Place back into the pan, and re-heat adding salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Calorie content 55 calories.
Fat content 0.4%
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin seeds (we used all the seeds from one average sized pumpkin)
1 tbsp of soy sauce (this can be increased/decreased as required for the amount of pumpkin seeds you have)
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C. Wash all the pumpkin seeds and allow to dry.
2. Place on a baking tray, and cover with the soy sauce.
3. Bake for about 10 minutes, checking and turning regularly.
Notes
Calorie content (per 2 tbsp serving) 152 calories.
Fat content (per 2 tbsp serving) 12g.
Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients
600g pumpkin, roughly chopped
Onion, diced
1 tbsp of tomato puree
1 vegetable stock cube
1 tsp curry powder
2 garlic cloves, crushed
Salt and pepper
Method
1. Place onion, pumpkin, tomato puree, curry powder and garlic into a large pan. Cover with vegetable stock. Then boil, and simmer until pumpkin is soft.
2. Remove of the heat, and once cool, liquidise.
3. Place back into the pan, and re-heat adding salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Calorie content 55 calories.
Fat content 0.4%
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Halloween Themed Week
I have been thinking about having a theme for each week (or two!) in the faithful household..
So all our craft, our 5 a day book habit, etc relating to a theme.
If you hadnt guessed this weeks theme was halloween.
We started our 5 a day book habit, with books relating to halloween, see here.
We also made witches hats, see here and pumpkin masks, see here, for fancy dress play.
We made spiders out of yoghurt pots, see here, for imaginative play.
We made pumpkin prints, see here and handprint ghosts, see here, for messy play.
We also made spider cakes for a halloween party we went to, see here.
Next weeks theme is going to be bonfire night and fireworks. So lots of craft, pictures and reading about bonfire night and fireworks.
So all our craft, our 5 a day book habit, etc relating to a theme.
If you hadnt guessed this weeks theme was halloween.
We started our 5 a day book habit, with books relating to halloween, see here.
We also made witches hats, see here and pumpkin masks, see here, for fancy dress play.
We made spiders out of yoghurt pots, see here, for imaginative play.
We made pumpkin prints, see here and handprint ghosts, see here, for messy play.
We also made spider cakes for a halloween party we went to, see here.
Next weeks theme is going to be bonfire night and fireworks. So lots of craft, pictures and reading about bonfire night and fireworks.
Handprint Ghosts
This is my last craft for halloween (I promise!). Its really easy to do and babies can do this as well as toddlers and older children.
What you need:
Paper (we used orange and black to make a more dramatic effect)
White paint
Silver glitter glue
Googly eyes
What we did:
We covered mini faithful's hands in white paint, then made handprints on the paper.
Once these handprints have dried, we added silver glitter glue to the edges of the handprints, which mini faithful then 'rubbed in' round the bottom of the ghosts.
After this had dried we added the googly eyes to finish our ghost handprints.
What you need:
Paper (we used orange and black to make a more dramatic effect)
White paint
Silver glitter glue
Googly eyes
What we did:
We covered mini faithful's hands in white paint, then made handprints on the paper.
Pumpkin masks
This halloween based craft, is great fun and easy to do.
What you need:
Paper plates
Orange paint (we mixed red and yellow paint to make orange)
Green tissue paper
Black card
Black ribbon or wool
Glue stick
Scissors
What we did:
First of all we painted one side of the plate orange, and leave to dry.
While waiting for the plate to dry, we teared up some green tissue paper.
Once dry, we put some glue over the top area of the plate, before sticking lots of the torn up green tissue paper to the glued area.
We then cut out a mouth shape out of the black card and stick to the bottom half of the plate.
After doing all that sticking we measured where mini-faithful's eyes were on the mask and cut holes in the plate so she could see out, as well as two holes at either side of the plate, before threading the ribbon or wool through the holes to secure the mask to mini-faithful.
Then we let her loose to play with her mask, which ended up going on the cats and dog as well as faithful mummy, daddy and herself!
What you need:
Paper plates
Orange paint (we mixed red and yellow paint to make orange)
Green tissue paper
Black card
Black ribbon or wool
Glue stick
Scissors
What we did:
First of all we painted one side of the plate orange, and leave to dry.
Once dry, we put some glue over the top area of the plate, before sticking lots of the torn up green tissue paper to the glued area.
After doing all that sticking we measured where mini-faithful's eyes were on the mask and cut holes in the plate so she could see out, as well as two holes at either side of the plate, before threading the ribbon or wool through the holes to secure the mask to mini-faithful.
Then we let her loose to play with her mask, which ended up going on the cats and dog as well as faithful mummy, daddy and herself!
Pumpkin printing
Yet another halloween craft!
We used a potato cut into circle shapes as our printer, but circle sponges and even heels of your feet can make the prints!
What you need:
Potato cut into a circle shape (or an other circle object that you dont mind getting covered in paint!)
Orange paint (we mixed yellow and red to make ours)
Paper
Green glitter glue
Black felt tip pen
What we did:
First of all we covered our potato with the orange paint, before stamping it across the paper (we used a mixture of white and black paper)
After we made all our prints, mini faithful had fun painting the potato and lots of paper!
Once they were dry we used the black felt tip pen to draw on the eyes and mouths.
Then added green glitter for the leaves.
We used a potato cut into circle shapes as our printer, but circle sponges and even heels of your feet can make the prints!
What you need:
Potato cut into a circle shape (or an other circle object that you dont mind getting covered in paint!)
Orange paint (we mixed yellow and red to make ours)
Paper
Green glitter glue
Black felt tip pen
What we did:
First of all we covered our potato with the orange paint, before stamping it across the paper (we used a mixture of white and black paper)
Notes:
These also make great halloween banners, just cut them out of the paper and make small holes at the edges before stringing them together to make the banner.
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Spider cakes
We thought although these are bad for the diet, we would try and make these yummy spider cakes for a halloween party.
What we need:
200g dark chocolate
30g unsalted butter
30g golden syrup
75g rice crispies
Packet of mini chocolate fingers
Chocolate icing
Packet of mini smarties
What we did:
First we broke up the chocolate into a saucepan, then added the butter and syrup before heating on the stove.
Once the chocolate had melted we added in the rice crispies and mixed well.
Then we placed the mixture into 12 cake cases and added the mini fingers as the spiders legs (we only added 4 legs per spider as there was no more room for more!) and place in the fridge for at least 2hrs.
Once they are completely hard take them out of the cases and turn over. Add a small amount of chocolate icing to secure 2 mini smarties as eyes.
What we need:
200g dark chocolate
30g unsalted butter
30g golden syrup
75g rice crispies
Packet of mini chocolate fingers
Chocolate icing
Packet of mini smarties
What we did:
First we broke up the chocolate into a saucepan, then added the butter and syrup before heating on the stove.
Once the chocolate had melted we added in the rice crispies and mixed well.
Then we placed the mixture into 12 cake cases and added the mini fingers as the spiders legs (we only added 4 legs per spider as there was no more room for more!) and place in the fridge for at least 2hrs.
Once they are completely hard take them out of the cases and turn over. Add a small amount of chocolate icing to secure 2 mini smarties as eyes.
Then enjoy...
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