Month: June 2014

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Clean June – Days 22-30 (Week 4)

Final week of Clean June.

Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED. This wasn’t so hard in the end. It’s summer, so I don’t feel the need for a hot cuppa and fruit tea or water tastes just fine, but in winter I think I’d struggle with the cold and the dark making me hunt down caffeine.

Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week – ACHIEVED. Didn’t manage this for all the weeks. I blame the sudden lovely weather but in reality I have cut out a lot just by being more aware of when I’m drinking, and when I really only want a glass of water.

Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – FAIL Think this may have been a bit ambitious, as I only went walking at the weekends before and hit the gym twice a week, but I will persevere 🙂

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This week’s menu – 27 June 2014

  • Squid, chorizo and tomato salad on pea shoots and rocket
  • Lamb curry w/ cauliflower rice
  • Fish and sweet potato curry w/ greens
  • Jerk chicken w/ mango salsa and plantain chips
  • Czech Meatballs w/ sauerkraut
  • Chicken and chorizo w/ cauliflower rice
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Frittata Cake

I don’t often post lunches, as they are normally just a salad assembly job, but today’s luncheon deserved its own photoshoot 🙂

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Frittata and Salad

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Clean June – Days 15-21 (Week 3)

Decided to consolidate these check-ins to a weekly post instead of the daily ones.

Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED.   

Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week – FAIL. Upside of not going out for a walk is not walking past pubs, but just tipped over Saturday night due to a last minute invite for drinks with friends.

Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – FAIL No walks and and no gym sessions, but did walk around IKEA for a couple of hours – does that count? Going to have to pull my socks up as my summer holiday is back on!

10 Reasons to take a walk

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This week’s menu – 20 June 2014

  • Braai mussels w/ garlic butter
  • Pesto chicken w/ rocket
  • Braai: Jerk chicken, wors and prawn skewers w/ slaw and sweet potato w/ bacon vinaigrette
  • Czech meatballs w/ sauerkraut
  • Smoked mackerel, green bean, beetroot and orange salad
  • Lamb dosa w/ savoy cabbage
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Lamb and greek salad for one

Tonight I was left to fend for myself while Hubby played Hipster-Commuter in Shoreditch. Rather than stuff myself with (Paleo) snacks I prepared a proper dinner, just for little old me 🙂

Two nice lamb steaks, seasoned with oregano and griddled, and a side of fresh Greek-style salad:

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Clean June – Day 14

Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED. Nice cup of tea in the morning and a lovely flat white from the independent coffee shop in town.

Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week (in line with health guidelines not to exceed 2-3 units per day) – ACHIEVED. Half pint lager and 2 vodka and apple juice spritzers (3.3 units) Overall for week: FAIL (17 units)

Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – ACHIEVED 5km afternoon walk

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Clean June – Day 13

Dairy intake reduced to <250ml – ACHIEVED. Blew the lot on a huge latte before gym 🙂 

Alcohol reduced to maximum 14 units per week (in line with health guidelines not to exceed 2-3 units per day) – ACHIEVED.    2 small glasses white wine (3 units)

Get out for a walk or cycle every day, including gym days – FAIL 1hr Zumba Class only

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This week’s menu – 13 June 2014

  • Spicy tomato brisket on lettuce tacos with roasted swede
  • Reuben Rollups/ Pesto chicken w/ broccoli
  • Sweet potato hash w/ sausage meatballs and eggs
  • Pina Colada Chicken w/ broccoli
  • Bora Bora fireballs w/ som tam salad (pineapple, carrot, courgette, lime)
  • Prawn and veggie green curry
  • Greek salad with minty lamb chops