The end is near,

Hello all,

I realise that I haven't put up a post about my diet for a few days now, it's because I have kind of stopped. I have been eating well and still manage to lose weight. I will continue to eat all the protein and veg and stay away from all sort of starch and carbs.

Tomorrow will mark week 4 of the 4 hour body diet/slow carb. I hope by the end of the week that I would have lost a total of 5 kg pushing for 6 kg.

I will continue with it but not be so strict as, that is if I crave for fruit I'm going to eat it. I will monitor myself and if I feel that I'm not progressing as fast as I would like, then I will cut them out.

For the comings weeks I will be posting up recipes of everything that I make. It'll be a recipe-athon, along side my fashion and beauty etc. posts.

I hope you enjoy what I have install! In the mean time sit back drool over all these lovely treats I've been receiving!

Bland and boring

Day 17, 18:

Yet again I have fallen behind with my blog post on my diet....
I do have some good news though! I have lost 4 kg in these past 3 weeks! Yippee! +4 Hour Body is finally coming along according to plan (kind of) I am hoping that I will be able to reach my goal of at least 8 kg by the end of the month. So I'll be pushing myself just that little bit harder.

Unfortunately, I have not been taking pictures of what I have been eating, because to tell you the truth I have been off food since yesterday. I'm not sure if other who have done this diet have felt this way, but just the thought of having to cook more chicken or meat...I can't even think about it...

I've been drinking a protein shake as meal replacements, which is totally against the diet, but I find that it kills whatever hunger I have and it helps with my stomach to feel light unlike when I eat a whole heap of beans and meat.

Today I have been busy preparing for tomorrow's cheat day, stay tuned for some great treats tomorrow!

Sorry for the bland post today, tomorrow will be awesome! 

Hopeless case...

Day 16:

I'm absolutely devastated. I went to go weigh myself this morning and BAM! I was hit with a brick...no weight loss. Nothing. Zero. Zilch. I then proceeded to measure myself. It was only here that there was a loss, 4 cm around my waist. All other measurements were the same. Which leaves me with having lost 8 cm around my waist in these 3 weeks of dieting.

I guess it is something I should be happy about, but I want those scales to show me amazing. I've been told by many that due to female hormones and different times of the month weight varies and usually not very accurate at all.

Seeing as my hormones are all over the place I'd like to point my finger to those damned hormones. 

Sulk, sulk, sulk, here's today's menu:

Breakfast:

As usual it was egg with mushrooms. Today I added some tahini and I wish I didn't. BLAKHHH!

Lunch:

This dish is one of my very first dishes I ever cooked (I was 16). I've decided to cook it again after all these years and let me tell you it was so YUMMY!

This dish contains, chicken breast, eggplant (aubergine), tomato, cottage cheese (instead of yogurt) and a good bit of fresh mint leaves. I also used a bunch of spices, paprika, curry and cumin.

This even more delish with a side of rice :-(

Dinner:

Today my hubby and I had some lentil bites with homemade tahini dip. These are so filling and taste great!

Hope you enjoyed today's menu!

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Boredom has entered the building...

Day 13, 14 and 15:

Once again I my deepest apologies for not keeping up with my daily diet posts. I'm afraid I've hit a diet plateau where I'm just over it. Although I have been sticking to it quite strictly, I've honestly just haven't been feeling very motivated. The food is starting to annoy me. Although I'm not eating as many beans as I should, just the thought of it makes me feel ill.

My once favourites have now become my enemies. I'm starting to dislike eggs very much, but sadly what is breakfast without eggs.

Anyway enough with the melancholy. Here are some pics of what I've been eating for the past few days.

Obviously breakfast hasn't changed so I will be posing pictures of the few new things I've been eating.

A traditional middle eastern dish called 'Fasooliya' i.e. lamb and beans in a tomato soup. I've also made some cauliflower rice which I think is absolutely amazing.

These babies are life savers! On a nasty slow carb diet this one something like this is a breath of fresh air. They are 100% slow carb acceptable and taste great!

These taste especially good as a light meal with a tahini dip (homemade) or even on a bed of salad leaves with a simple olive oil and lemon dressing.

There we have it for today, stay tuned for tomorrow!

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Little things

I'm sure every mother would agree that they always want the best for their child. I for one wouldn't mind spending just a little more on my little monkey knowing that he will be wearing quality items that provide comfort and of course great style!

Since pregnancy I've always known that i was going to use J&J products on my baby. Today I used the regular J&J shampoo. However I do love the smell of J&J's milk bath much more. I also never forget to moisturise his little body as the summer sun can make anyone's skin dry up.

Bvlgari make this amazing scent for little ones. It's very fresh and summery. Perfect for this time of year.

Even though the son isn't shining very brightly here in Sydney, the son on days like this are at it's worst. So I never forget to apply sun cream on my little boys skin to protect it from the harsh Aussie sun.

Although I have a great range of hats for him to wear, the days he does wear one are very rare so i take advantage of it. He's at the stage wear he hates anything on his head. This can get very frustrating when playing outdoors. Any advice on this subject would be very grateful!

I can't get over converse shoes for kids. I absolutely love them. So stylish with great support for their little feet. These Chuck Taylor's are to die for! 

Hope you all enjoy what my little one is wearing today!

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Women's Bvlgari Baby Eau de Toilette
neimanmarcus.com

Ralph Lauren Childrenswear Striped Mesh Polo
bergdorfgoodman.com

Converse Kids Chuck Taylor® All Star® Dual Collar Ox (Toddler/Youth)
zappos.com

Gap Twill Cargo Shorts
gap.com

Ralph Lauren Corduroy Sport Hat
ralphlauren.com

Aveeno Baby Daily Moisture Lotion - 18 Oz.
target.com

Banana Boat Kids Natural Reflect Spf50 - 4 Oz
target.com

Overload

Day 12:

I've come to the realisation how much I love food. I think I went way too far today (even though there are no limits). I managed to eat a whole heap today and I didn't think I had it in me. But I was adamant to eat badly...all day! 

So I introduce to you my very bad cheat day.

Breakfast:

YEP! Maccas, I haven't had a maccas breakfast in a very very long time, so today I decided to sneak out of the house early and surprise my husband with all these heart clogging goodies!

Lunch:

For this weeks cheat lunch we decided pizza was the best way to go. We wanted to stay far away from any type of protein, so our pizzas were a vegetarian and a margarita. These are our usual go- to pizza's from eagle boys as we can't eat any of the other options. But non the less these two are the best veg and cheese pizzas we've ever had!

Dinner:

There wasn't any dinner today. We just snacked on leftover pizza from lunch and had a whole heap of fruit.

Extras:

These were so tasty and of course alcohol free! We also had some macarons that I made this morning.

That wraps up our second official cheat day!

Enjoy!

Super High!

Day 11:

People it's that time of the week again where I prepare myself for the CHEAT DAY! WHOOHOO!

I can't wait I almost want to wait until 12 midnight to sneak in a little something naughty in! But alas I will hold myself until tomorrow morning (very early in the morning ;-p). I feel almost on a high from just thinking about all the things I'll be stuffing my face with...oh its too much!

Today was a very blah kind of day. I did manage to get in my exercise this morning before breakfast which was nice.

I purchased a 10 kg kettle bell and have used it twice this week already. I hope this will speed up the weight-loss as I have a sneaking feeling it wouldn't be that great this week.

In saying that, here is today's menu:

Breakfast:

Sorry once again I forgot to take a picture of it, but it was a tuna salad with rocket, baby spinach, mushrooms, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.

The tuna was quite spicy which helped my tummy rid itself of waste...if you know what I mean...

Lunch:

Here I have some more lamb Kafta/kofta balls however this time I added in some mixed beans. I also wanted to change the taste so I added a tablespoon of mild Australian mustard while the beans were cooking with the meat, this gave it a yummy sort of sauce which equaled as dressing for the salad that is hidden under all that protein.

I also decided to fry some pine nuts to add flavour and texture to the salad. This made the dish that little bit more delish!

Dinner:

No dinner today guys. I wanted to keep it light to prepare my stomach for the feasting that will be going on in the tasty tantrum household tomorrow!

There you have it! I hope this one lonely dish will spark an inspirational bulb! Don't forget to like and share my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TastyTantrums

Enjoy!