A good old roasting!

Not really felt it the last couple of days I have to say, I think one nights bad sleep has thrown me a little, but am not giving up!

My muscles have felt heavy and its all felt a bit of a chore, it's amazing though how although you don't feel like it, once you get going the endorphins definitely kick in and you soon forget that you weren't feeling it!  But I know I haven't given my best this week.  Tomorrow is another day ... and it will be good! 

 

~BREAKFAST~

 

Today I tried a version of the Hairy Dieters fruity crumpets.  However, for theirs they cook the fruit and mix it with honey.  I just grilled my crumpets, scattered sliced strawberries and raspberries on top and then topped with a fat free tropical fruit yogurt, sprinkled with cinnamon.

It was ok, but I don't think you can beat crumpets with butter, how they should be!

Obviously cooking the fruit first would release juices to soak in, but I just didn't have time for that!

~MID-MORNING SNACK / LUNCH /AFTERNOON SNACK~

 

Combining the three today as no pics I'm afraid, but my snack was a banana and my lunch was a tuna and red onion salad in Nimble wholemeal, with extra extra light mayo and lots of white pepper, yum!  I also had a small snack bag of mixed roasted unsalted nuts.

 

When back from the gym I had some seeded oat cakes with whole nut peanut butter on top and a protein shake.

 

~DINNER~

 

Tonight's dinner was my kind of cooking, just throw it all in the pan and let it cook!  This is my mid-week version of a roast. Chicken thighs wrapped in parma ham with assorted roasted veg.

I was using beetroot today as I had some fresh raw ones in the fridge to use.  These take aaagggeees to roast so first of all I quartered them (don't bother peeling) and chucked them into the roasting tin with a good squeeze of orange juice and the rest of  an orange, and a drizzle of rapeseed oil.  Let these cook at about 180oc for about 45 minutes, then remove the orange.

I then added all the other veg, today I used carrots, parsnips, peppers, onion, sweet potato, leeks and asparagus as they were all in the fridge to be used up!  I then quarted up a lemon and chucked that in so that the juice would help steam as everything else roasts.  The chicken thighs are skinless which is obviously healthier, but also means they can dry out.  So instead I wrap them in parma ham which has very little fat on it and stops the chicken drying out and place them on top of the veg, bung it all in the oven and let it cook for about another 45 minutes, turning the veg every now and then.  Then just dish it all up, easy as and tasty as! 

 

Topped with some mint sauce spooned over, a little habit I have picked up from my husband who puts it on everything ... but on some things it really does work!

 

~EXERCISE~

 



Gym today as I've said but didn't give it my all.  I think maybe I had increased my reps/weights too soon when I did it on Tuesday, maybe am not ready for the next stage yet, so I reduced it back down again today.  It may just be tiredness, but will do the same tomorrow and see how I feel next week before I put it back up again.  But I still did it, and I still ended up loving it, and still walked out with a huge smile on my face, just for the fact that I did it.

 

When I got home I decided to also do a 15 minute kettlebell workout.  Touched on these the other day in my blog entitled kettlebells and lovely kitchen smells.  They really are brilliant and you can really feel the affect on your core.

 

So it's a short one today,

but thanks again for reading

Jo

xx