WIAW - September Goal Update & Meals at Home

Good day lovely readers!

It is Wednesday once again and my last day of holidays!
However much I would love to just continue relaxing at home, online shopping and playing with photoshop. It seems the time is almost upon me to return back to work :(

However I can't be too sad on Wednesdays because I get to participate in WIAW! For more info or to join the link party, go say hi to Jenn over at her blog.

Onto my eats... I actually spent the whole day at home (apart from a quick run to Aldi for our weekly veggie supply) which meant I could actually prepare and photograph my food at home! Other than WIAW fun, wedding planning was high on the agenda for the day and I may have lost a few hours to Pinterest too....

Breakfast had the formula to be amazing! I recently saved a promising recipe for peanut butter (p2b) and coconut pancakes. Although they look pretty amazing topped with ricotta and honey they were actually a bit dry and gritty. Not really my cup of tea. I got through about half before kicking in the bucket.

No breakfast of mine (or be it any meal) is complete without a nice hot cup of coffee

Lunch was positively dreamy and very easy to prepare.

Chicken Antipasto Salad

Serves 1 (double or quadruple for more peeps)
460 calories per serve

Ingredients:

• 100 g Grilled Chicken, chopped
• 2 handfuls of salad leaves
• Assortment of Antipasto Deli Goods (adjust this for what you find at your deli)
• 3 mozzerella stuffed baby peppers
• 8 mixed olives
• 100g of sundried tomatoes

Method

• Mix together! I found I didn't need dressing as the olive oil in the antipasto ingredients did the job :)

The boy and I joined forces for dinner. He grilled the steak and I prepared one of our favourite salads. Wombok salad is a tried and true family favourite. I just use the recipe on the back of the Fried Noodle packet but I found the recipe here too for your viewing pleasure. I substitute the 1/2 cup of sugar for 1/4 cup of powder stevia and can't notice the difference.

After a few episodes of Game of Throne (seriously is anyone else addicted as we are to this show?!) I was feeling like something sweet. I picked up a bag of lady finger bananas earlier in the day so I made a yummy banana-choc protein shake which contained 1 small banana, scoop of chocolate protein powder, cup of almond milk, stevia drops and half a teaspoon of xanthan gum.

September Goals Update... 

• Continue eating nourishing, filling and healthy foods focusing on veggies, protein and fibre rich foods.
  Over all this week was a success! My only slip up was maybe not eating enough! Sometimes I get distracted though and just don't feel like eating, I really try to stick to eating 3 decent meals a day and at least 2 snacks otherwise I start to feel lethargic.
• Doing strength workouts five times a week but also keeping in mind not to over push my body!
  Success! I fit in 5 strength workouts and 4 cardio workouts which is pretty good! I didn't overpush my body and I am feeling strong :)
• Park 15-20 minutes away from my workplace and walk to and from work at least four days a week
  Partial Fail... I haven't been to work all week so this hasn't happened. I have been working out everyday though so I think that makes up for it.
• I want to organise my flowers, entertainment, boys suits and cake for the wedding by the end of this month!
  Getting there... I emailed for my flower quotes and Josh has picked his suit :)
• Buy the boy's wedding band :)
  If I could get the boy to stay in place for more than 2 minutes I might have a change at that one (still have 3 weeks to go though)

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