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Paleo chef in da house

So yesterday was an epic disaster. Ran out of prepped food ... oh and had to rush hubby to doc through peak traffic then later to hospital. Only managed 1 meal so I was incredibly broken by evening. Grabbed a stash of biltong and nuts so that saved me while hubby was been booked in.
After bringing hubby back home today I decided to do some major prep to last a few days so we could both rest and recuperate. 
After 3 hours my fridge is full of very delicious meals ready to throw together. My blender just just made it through the brownie bites, so off I got shopping tomoro for a proper one.
Bacon egg cups
Sweet potato latkes
Carrot sticks
Fruit salad
Homemade burger patties
Brownie bites
Plus lunch...

I'm now kapoet and ready to put my feet up!

Reboot stash

Want to do this challenge!

Homemade Mayo

So simple I could not believe.

1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp lemon juice
Half tsp salt
Half tsp dijon mustard

In blender mix eggs lemon juice salt mustard
Slowly drizzle olive oil while blending
Don't overdo the blending.

If mixed with avo it makes delicious avo mousse for topping steak, fish or burgers

Lunch

Love it when a meal comes together to be equally tasty and healthy.
These latkes are so versatile and yummy. And the homemade mayo adds just that extra something a sauce addict like me craves.
And to feel like I just ate a burger is so cool, hubby can have his bread burger!

Sweet Potato Latkes

5 cups grated sweet potato
2 eggs plus 1 egg white
2 tbsp minced onions
1 tsb cinnamon
Salt pepper

Mix all ingredients.  Melt spoonful coconut oil in skillet over medium heat. Take small handfuls and drop onto hot skillet and flatten. Cook 3-5 mins per side.

*recipe courtesy of everydaypaleo.com

Dinner

Leftover hake. Sweet potato chips sliced with my new fancy slicer. Avo mayo mousse. Tomato and butter lettuce.

Prepare day

Sunday evening is going to become plan for week ahead day. Had quite a bit of fun in kitchen this evening. Made my own mayo. Sweet potato latkes and eggs for breakfast this coming week.
Also found a cafe that has a gluten free menu. Bonus! And not expensive at all.
This week it's back to square one for reboot. Armed with a few bliss balls and ingredients ready to make anything to satisfy any sweet cravings. 
Now just to keep hubby away from my stash!

Yummmmm Dinner

Fresh hake foil baked with lots of spice concoction,  lemon and drizzle coconut milk. Sweet potato chips and avo.

Bliss Balls

Something went wrong it was too sloppy. Havnt tasted yet...

 

 

Paleo Hot Choc

A little too bitter for my sweet tooth but I'm giving it a chance to acquire.

Add 3tbsp cocoa to 1 cup boiling water. Stir with fork until dissolved. Add 1tsp cinnamon and 1tbsp honey. Finally stir in half cup coconut milk and half tsp vanilla extract.

Hunted & Gathered

Fortunately Dischem had most of goodies!

Fail

Tummy has been upset since last night. At least got to have a lie in this morning. No rushing for a change. Warmed up my two surviving egg cups with half avo. So yum and filling. Put a load of washing in and strapped myself to desk. Have a boatload of work to catch up.
By 11am hubby started nagging coz I hadnt made him breakfast and he wanted to eat out. I stuck to my guns and continued to work. Lunch time I had leftovers and made him a steak roll. Had a cuppa tea and fruit to curb my cravings.
Tonight I have not been lucky with willpower. Hubby went to get himself ribs and chips and coke. I can still fight that BUT he bought two slabs of chocolate.  TWO!
My mind took over. I actually felt a panic. I blitzed a frozen banana. Uhm yuck. Ate leftover dinner from last night, chicken and sweet potato.  Thought I would be full.
Nope. My demon took over and I stuck my finger in the gooey brownie dish. Dragged myself away from more but wolfed half usn mint choc protein bar.
My tummy is still upset. But now I'm disappointed in myself too.
N.B. get paleo friendly desserts on hand ASAP!!!!!

Lunch

What keeps me going

Today was hellish tough for many reasons. Bad night as usual. Sick doggy. Sick hubby. I had cold sweats during night on top of fighting for bed space and blankets. Tough leg workout session. Rush home to make food for gardener. Rush to township for doggy visits. Three hours later speed home to find pee soaked dog bedding and floor in dining room. My hubby walking about like the living dead. Then only get chance to shower. See off gardener. Rush to vet. Wait an hour. Get home to still have to remake bed with clean linen. Crash!
Had to have a lie down. Head body tummy ache. Barely had chance to drink water today.
Egg bacon cups and handful cashew nuts saved me today.
Preplanning is only way I'm gonna survive.
Hubby polished my stash today so I had to just make another batch.

Dinner

Yum pork chops rubbed with my very own herb and spice concoction.  Boiled butternut and patty pans sprinkled with cinnamon. 
Hopefully a cuppa rooibos will satisfy my usual after dinner dessert craving.

Preparations!

Yesterday and today I've prepared myself and my kitchen for this challenge ahead.
Lots of fresh meat, veggies and fruit. Cashew nuts for snack.
Last night I lay in bed going through websites looking for recipes and started writing them down in a special book. Much easier having a book at hand than trying to find it online.
Flavouring food is also a challenge for me, so after some handy tips from friends I bought a lot of spices and dried herbs. Chucked a concoction into a coffee grinder and made a batch. Testing it on pork chops tonight.
Today's eating has been okayish. Protein shake for breakfast. Disappointed that my training session was cancelled. Lunch was spinach pasta, mince, creamed spinach, patty pans. I know pasta is a no-no but I didn't want to waste last nights leftovers, it was so yummy.
Gotta laugh though. This morning trying to take before pics was so difficult. Eventually asked my hubby aka Mr Grumpy to help. They'll have to do :)
Was pleasantly surprised by my weigh-in. Even though I've been eating like a monster, a cookie monster to be precise, it appears my metabolism has been working overtime as I have not gained as much as I feel I have.
My friends are already checking up on me. Eeeeek. So there's no turning back or cheating. I've gotta be a good girl.

Tomoro is a new day

I still have a batch of brownies to finish today (hides head under covers)

Haven't weighed myself in ages.
My goal jeans don't fit AS loosely as they did in April when I was at my lowest weight this year at 69.1kg.
I want to also take decent before pics. And measurements.

The name of this blog also came to me quite ironically. It's something my dear dear Ouma always use to say when someone asked how she was. Fit, Fat and Flourishing. Love that saying but thought I would tweek it as I want to be away from FAT as far as possible. So my husband's gangsta wannabe attitude rang in my head. PHAT - pretty hot and tasty.

Soooooo....here I go! Already training mean. So let's get on this EAT CLEAN bandwagon!

Body shape change Jan - May

My journey begins 1 January 2013!

I sat at my pc that afternoon feeling blegh. The entire holiday had been day after day eat, sleep, eat, tv, eat.... I had had enough. I googled. Stumbled upon a personal trainer I had seen and wanted to go to for ages. Sent the email immediately.

"This seems like such a cliché to be enquiring about a personal trainer first thing in the new year, but I’m desperate for help. I can’t carry on like I am. All I want to do is eat and sleep. Would you kindly send me your rates and any other info I need to make a decision to hop onto your wagon."

She replied a few hours later "As the say.. Start the new year with a bang and clearly by contacting me today u mean business.So.. Monday the 7th.. How about we book you in for a free consultation and let's do it!!"

I needed that quick reply and quick setup of appointment, I cannot be left to think too long.

Did the meet, loved the studio, could see she meant business and my first session began 8 January. I cried. It was so intense and so painful, I was so much more unfit than I thought. I mean I started running in 2011 here and there, I thought I was ok, but apparently not. I continued to cry and huff and swear and dread that studio for 2 weeks. But I kept going. 

Told myself I would do it for 6 months and I wanted to lose 10-12kg. Making a commitment financially and setting up appointments for the whole month in advance helped a lot to have no excuses. I got stronger faster than I thought I would and started enjoying going. 

The trainer is a real sgt major and will slap you on ass or stand right next to you and shout at top of voice, so for a person like me who answers to no one it was very difficult. At one point I wanted to quit. I felt like I wasn't given enough personal attention and that just came by to shout at me, always at the point where I desperately needed to take a breath. 

So I had "words" with her and sorted out the uncomfortable feelings and since then have been training real nice. 

I did so much better than I thought that I pushed forward my deadline. This whole body transformation thing was surrounded by my dream to have breast augmentation surgery. And through this intense training I finally felt ready to decide that this is the year. 

May 10 I went in for the surgery. It was really scary. The recovery has been frustrating, to feel that you can do stuff but shouldn't. I definitely felt stronger especially my legs. I believe the training definitely benefited my recovery. 

If it wasn't for a bad case of flu I would have been back at training much sooner. But 11 June, exactly a month, I stepped back into that studio and had a killer session. 

It's back to almost square one with regards to eating. Desserts, snacks, choccies and sweeties is my downfall. And not having had my emotional outlet at training has increased my desperation for all things devilish. 

So the journey continues.....but this time I have backup. My dear friend is going to hold my hand through a Reboot challenge.  She does amazing with just her own willpower, which I have zero of. 

So this is why I thought I would start this journal. Force myself to take a few minutes to re-evaluate my goals, dreams and wishes for a better me. Looking forward to seeing and comparing the results over the next few months!