Motivation Monday!

Last week update

Weigh in 

Last week was very up and down. On Thursday I decided I needed a break, this was for lots of reasons including university stress and job hunting disappointment. So I logged off my instagram with the idea that I would have little off plan break, but it didnt mean i was going to overindulge - just eat healthy and relax a bit! I have to say it did me the world of good. We went out for a meal on Saturday night for my dads birthday where i had steak pie with mash and veg and chocolate cake with ice cream and wine. It was all worth it! 

This weeks weigh in result is.... -1.5lbs! This is a big thing for me, especially after a 2lb loss last week i finally feel like i am moving forward again after a month of maintains in April. May is turning out to be very good for me! My BMI is now classed as 'healthy', its always been 'overweight' so i am over the moon with that and i have now lost 4 inches off my waist and 3 off my hips! Everything is looking up and going in the right direction and I am very happy about it - 8 weeks to my holiday and 10lbs to target. I can do this! 

I also handed my dissertation in on Friday after a lot of stress, so here is my smug dissertation finished face for you all to see - enjoy!

Scan Bran Challenge

I tried, i failed! I just couldnt manage 5 days - it is truly awful. But i did manage to do three days and thats good enough for me! One of my goals now is to try have scan bran for lunch 2 days a week, this hopefully will help my losses over the next few weeks. It really does work though, so if anyone has hit a wall or struggling to get past a weigh i would strongly suggest giving the scan bran challenge a go!

The Week Ahead

Ab Challenge

Yesterday my boyfriend challenged me to do the ab challenge. Its 30 days of ab related exercises, each get more intense as the days go on. We will both be doing the challenge and if one person quits then they have to give the other a tenner - i dont intend on parting with any money! I did the first day today and boy am i unfit when it comes to strength exercises! Hopefully this will build up some muscle as i get closer to my target! Other exercises I will be doing are zumba and the exercise bike, so hoping for a good loss next week! 
So, is anyone else up for the ab challenge?! Let me know! i will be tracking my progress on instagram (@priceam_sw) so feel free to follow me and keep me updated on your progress!

My Fitness Pal

Alongside Slimming World i also use my fitness pal to track my calories. This app is so handy and makes sure i dont overeat. I know slimming world says you can have unlimited free food - however i dont think they mean sitting and eating 10 packs of ham! So my calorie goal is set at 1500 cals per day and i ensure i stay at 1500 or under alongside slimming world. my username is alexprice589, feel free to add me! 

Latest Healthy Extras

Is this the end of the cereal bar saga?

So over the last few weeks I have been following what slimming world are doing in relation to cereal bars being classed as a healthy extra b. There was loads, and then there was none, and now they have slowly crept back up and the list is better than before! I am very pleased with the variety of bars you can have, so here it is!

• 1 Weetabix Oaty Bar Toffee Dazzler
• 1 Kelloggs Special K Chewy Delight Bar dark chocolate/milk chocolate
• 1 Morrisons NuMe Chewy Cranberry Cereal Bar
• 1 Weetabix Oaty Bar Rainbow Smashems
• 1 Tesco Healthy Living Chocolate and Caramel Cereal Bar
• 2 Tesco Healthy Living Apple & Strawberry Cereal Bar
• 1 ASDA Chosen by You Vitality Chewy Apple & Raspberry Cereal Bar
• 1 ASDA Chosen by You Vitality Chewy Banoffee Cereal Bar
• 1 ASDA Chosen by You Vitality Chewy Chocolate Cereal Bar
• 1 Morrisons NuMe Chewy Chocolate Fudge Cereal Bar
• 2 Honey Monster Stix Honeycomb & Milk Chocolate Bar
• 1 Weetabix Oaty Bar Milk Chocolate Smasher
• 1 Weetabix Oaty Bar Strawberry Crusher

Recipe of the Week

This week my recipe of the week is pizza! I have seen a few people on instagram doing this and i thought i would give it a go! This recipe is 1 syn, but you could make it free by not using the bbq sauce (but it makes the base amazing). For this recipe i used a B Free Wrap from ASDA as my base - 1 wrap is your healthy extra B. I also used 80g lighter cheddar - this is two of my healthy extra A's (which you can have two of on a green day or red day). Please bear this in mind and adjust it to the day you are doing :) 

BBQ Turkey/Chicken Pizza

Ingredients

• 1 B Free Wrap (Healthy Extra B)
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 1 tbsp bbq sauce (1 syn)
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 2 mushrooms, chopped
• Bernard Matthews BBQ Turkey (or other free BBQ meat)
• 80g Lighter Cheddar (2 x Healthy Extra A)
• Italian Herbs 

1. Mix together the tomato puree and bbq sauce, then spread onto the wrap. 
2. Top with pepper, mushrooms and BBQ turkey. 
3. Sprinkle the cheese over and a pinch of Italian Herbs. 
4. Cook under the grill until the cheese melts. 

Simple as that, and it was delicious for lunch! 

So that is all from me this week! 

If you want to do the ab challenge with me, let me know! 

Lots of love, bye for now

Alex 

xxx