I am so proud of myself – it has been over a week since I’ve had a bulimic episode!!! I usually ‘relapse’ on Mondays/Tuesday/Wednesday, because the start of the week is always hardest for me (I miss my boyfriend…) but I managed to break my pattern and lasted a whole week!! WOOO!! I’m trying a different tactic – I’m putting a sticker on my calendar for each day that I go bulimic-free 🙂 it’s very ‘primary school’ but it’s working! It might sound strange but you could try it for anything – give yourself a sticker if you go a whole day without chocolate, or give yourself a sticker each day you go to the gym – it’s amazing how rewarding a sticker on a calendar can feel 🙂
I decided to give myself a treat for reaching my week goal (start with small goals… my next aim is a month!) so I gave myself a fake tan and bought myself flowers haha. In medicine, we are taught about creating SMART goals:
S – specific
M – measurable
A – appealing
R – realistic
T – timely
So for me, this was last one week without having a bulimic episode and I will get a (non-food) reward!! Pat on the back for me 🙂
Motivation: (I’m not sure who this is, but I’m envious of her cuts!)
Weekly food prep:
Meal 1/Breakfast:
What’s this? NOT protein pancakes?? Hahah I decided to have omelettes this week (just to be outrageous :P). Here’s what I threw in a frying pan:
2/3 cup egg whites
1 egg
Tomato, mushroom, spinach, avocado
Tinsy pinch of low fat cheese
Pepper
Paprika
Parsley
YUM!
Meal 2:
I cooked Banana Bread Protein Muffins from dashingdish.com and they’re really nice! These would also be great for a pre-workout snack.
Serves 12
3/4 cup ripe banana (about 1 large banana)
3/4 cup egg whites
1/2 cup plain no fat Greek yoghurt
3/4 cup oats
2 scoops vanilla whey protein powder
1/4 cup Stevia (I used about 12 serves)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 170-175 degrees. Spray muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray
Place ingredients in a blender and blend until the mixture is smooth
Divide the mixture into the 12 muffin tins
Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean
Even though I overcooked these slightly, they were really nice! And tasted just like banana bread 🙂 I’m possibly going to add walnuts next time I make these :).
Nutritional info: (per 1/12 muffins)
Calories: 42
Total fat: 0.2g
Total carbs: 3.8g
Sugars: 2.0g
Protein: 6.5g
Meal 3/Lunch:
For lunch I’m just eating left over Clean Crockpot Thai Chicken from last week 🙂 yum.
Nutritional info: (per 1/8 servings)
Calories: 375
Total fat: 16.8g (all good fats!)
Total carbs: 6.3g
Sugars: 2.8g
Protein: 46.5g
Meal 4:
I cooked another batch of Macadamia Protein Cookies and this time I substituted 2 tbsp of coconut butter with unsweetened apple sauce. They were just as yummy (I think they were a bit better because they weren’t as butter-heavy) and had lower fat content 🙂
Nutritional info: (per 1/15 cookies)
Calories: 107
Total fat: 6.7g
Total carbs: 7.4g
Sugars: 0.7g
Protein: 3.7g
Meal 5/Dinner:
I tried another easy crockpot meal, this time from paleomg.com – Brazilian Curry Chicken! I haven’t tried it yet (I’m having it today) but it smelt pretty darn delicious!!
Serves 6
3 chicken breasts
3/4 cup lite coconut milk
2 tbsp reduce salt tomato paste
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp ground ginger
4-6 tbsp curry powder
2 capsicums (I used red and green), diced
1 onion, sliced
1 cup reduced salt chicken stock
Salt and pepper
Throw everything into the crockpot (except capsicums, onion and chicken) and whisk together.
Add capsicums, onions and chicken.
Mix all ingredients together til the chicken is covered in the curry mixture.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours, or high for 4-5 hours.
May eat with rice/quinoa… whatever your current dietary needs are! I think I may just eat on its own.
Nutritional info: (per 1/6 serving)
Calories: 263
Total fat: 4.7g
Total carbs: 4.4g
Sugars: 2.7g
Protein: 47.4g (!!!)
Meal 6:
Cottage cheese + WW chocolate mousse + almonds 🙂
I hope everyone has a great week – don’t be afraid to make goals… even if you don’t reach them the first time, the important thing is to keep your chin up, get back on your feet, and keep trying 🙂
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