Meal prep

Been a busy Sunday spent planning, cooking and organising meals for the week.

Tried the Colmans Chicken Supreme and Maggi So Juicy Thai Green Curry mixes. So easy to prepare.

I swapped the semi skimmed milk for skimmed milk in both recipes. If divided into 3 portions each, it's under 250 calories and can be accompanied by a side salad or rice for a full meal.

Hello Summer

Hello Summer indeed! So excited that this arrived. It's time to take it up a notch so that I can look and feel healthier by the time summer is here. Lockdown has made it especially hard.

I have been using the www.myfitnesspal.com website lately to kick-start calorie counting. The app is amazing as their database of foods is endless. You can even scan barcodes of products or create your own recipes to get details of the nutritional values of what you are eating.

But I am a traditional pen and paper girl, so I couldn't resist this beautiful and cheerful planner from www.princessplanning.co.uk 

The loaded bundles are a great way to start as they come with a 12-weeks' worth of planning (with weekly and daily inserts), a few different countdowns and weigh in pages, loads of stickers, and a pen. The lovely Charlotte even added a little keyring gift and a personalised note. ❤️ The quality is top notch and her designs are lush.

Sunday will be my weigh day (🤞for tomorrow) and also the start or my week. That gives me Saturday to do all my planning and any food shopping. This will be so helpful during the week, especially as I'm working from home during lockdown, and I won't need to wander about the kitchen trying to figure out what to eat.

Use code PP10 for 10% off.

Covid19 London

It has been more than a decade since I last published a blog post. And what better time to put words on the page than during a time of extreme stress for the entire world. I had my world turned upside down due to the Covid19 pandemic, but was lucky that my family and I were safe and healthy, and financially unscathed.  

There were clear, unpolluted skies in London in March 2020. It was like a ghost town with everyone at home. The pulse of the city had gone, but I was hopeful it would be back soon when safe again. This photo was taken during one of my sessions of daily mandated exercise in Limehouse at the Marina.