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The Meal Plan is Here!
I know, I know - I've kept you guys waiting on this one. But finally - I've finished the meal plan. Finally. It's been a labour of love, but one that I hope you guys will find really helpful in getting healthy and happy - so I really hope you like it! It's designed to be used alongside the exerci[...] -
Recipe: Stay-at-Home Chinese Takeaway
Now, I'm not going to kid around here - this isn't a particularly healthy recipe. That's why, in the meal plan, it's on a day where the rest of the food is a little more spread out. But you asked for Chinese food in the meal plan - and, never one to disappoint, here it is. In comparison with a re[...] -
Recipe: Bun-Free Burger & Roasted Veggies
Per person: 1 Medium Beef Burger 50g Iceberg Lettuce 30g Cucumber Medium Tomato 30g Mushrooms 1 Clove of Garlic 30g Courgette (or Zucchini, if you're in the US!) 1/2 Red Onion 15g Red Chili Peppers 1 Bell Pepper Handful of Fresh Basil 1tsp Paprika (optional) [...] -
Recipe: Gluten-Free Cauliflower Crust Pizza
Check these out. They're adapted from a recipe I found here - and I have to say, the first time I tried to make them I was totally sceptical. I mean... It's cauliflower, for Pete's sake. But once I'd made them... Well, wow. They're just delicious. And they're a great way to keep those pizza c[...] -
Recipe: Beef Stroganoff
Per person: 150g Steak, Trimmed of Fat & Cut into Strips 1tsp Olive Oil 1 Medium Onion 1.5 Cloves of Garlic 1 Stalk of Celery 1 Small Green Chilli 50g Mushrooms 200ml Gravy, fairly thick 2tbsp Horseradish Sauce 75g White Rice (dry weight) 1. Cut the[...] -
5 Healthy Snacks (That Still Taste Good)
I know I mentioned it briefly the other day, but the times they are a'changin' in my life at the moment. That's why things have been a little quiet around here lately, and why the meal plan is delayed - but I swear to God every waking moment I have this week that isn't spent at work, I'll be working[...] -
Where Do I Start? Part 3 - Nutrition
I've asked Matt to help me with this post, because he's a nutritionist (who actually won the Contribution to Physical Activity award at the Worcester Sports Awards the other night for this very programme - woo!), so this is kind of his specialist subject. I can't over-estimate how much of a fountain[...] -
Carbs, Glorious Carbs
Ahhhh, carbs. Apparently enemy of all things diet, they're the current thing to ditch. I know this, because I tried it. Not for long, mind - it's not much fun, it makes you feel pretty terrible, and it's certainly no way to lose any weight you'd actually like to keep off. We laugh about it now, but [...] -
The Spaghetti Bolognese Ready Meal Challenge
I don't know about you guys, but I love a good spag bol. It's been a staple of my diet since way back in my heady undergraduate days - although the "mince" we'd buy then was probably a tad suspect, and I'm not sure it was all that tasty in hindsight, being composed primarily of chopped tomatoes and [...] -
What Do You Want From The Meal Plan?
Wow. Just wow. I am completely, unspeakably overwhelmed to the huge response I've had to the article published yesterday on the Huffington Post about my weight loss story. If you haven't read it, you can find it here - and I'd just like to take a moment to say thank you, thank you, thank you to ever[...] -
What Do I Eat?
Over the last couple of days, I've been asked twice what exactly it is that I eat over the course of a day, a week, a month, etc. Obviously you guys have seen some of the highlights (mostly just because they're pretty) but it's not representative of everything that I chow down on on any given day - [...] -
Colourful Cuisine - Making Healthy Sexy
When you spend 24 years numbering pizza and sitting down in your list of Top 10 Favourite Things In The Whole World Ever, switching to a healthy lifestyle seems a bit scary. I mean... There's no way you'll learn to love healthy foods. They're all...green. Pfft. My housemate and I have always j[...] -
Adventures in Gluten-Free - Courgette, Sweetcorn and Quinoa Egg Bake
I was reading this recipe by Naturally Zass this morning in bed, and was inspired - not least because I'm addicted to courgettes at the moment. I figure there are worse things to be addicted to. Anyway, the idea of a courgette-y egg-y thing to munch on at lunch this week sounded super-appealing, [...]
