One Month To Go

Starting weight: 9 stone 1.6 pounds

Previous weight: 8 stone 9.6 pounds

Current weight: 8 stone 8.6 pounds

Well it seems I have finally started to lose the pounds steadily, which I am truly delighted about. Things a finally starting to look up and the hard work is paying off. The last two weeks have seen me get creative with my meals, because as most of us know when dieting we tend not to experiment. We stick to the same seven meals week in and week out, and inevitably you get tired of the lack of variety. So on your behalf I tried out three new recipes to tickle your taste buds this dinner time!

Ingredients

Steak

Corn on the cob

Carrot

Parsnip

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Prepare vegetable, chop carrots and parsnip into small cubes. Blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes. Place the blanched carrots and parsnips in an oven proof dish with seasoning and a table spoon of olive oil for 30 minutes. Wash the corn on the cob, wrap in tin foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes. Season the steak with salt and pepper, preheat pan. Cook steak for desired length. Serve and enjoy.

Ingredients

Quorn mince

Garlic

Onion

Peppers

Tomato pasta sauce

Cheese

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Prepare vegetables, heat a wok with a little olive oil. Cook the quorn mince for 8 minutes, add the onion, garlic and peppers and cook for a further 5 minutes. Add the tomato pasta sauce and allow simmering for 10 minutes. Half a pepper and deseed, blanch in boiling water for 3 minutes. Place upside down on a tissue to cool. Once cooled spoon the quorn mixture into the pepper, sprinkle with cheese and put into the oven for 20-25 minutes. Serve with a side salad.

Ingredients

Cod fillet

Pepper

Mushroom

Onion

Carrot

Pesto

Baby potato

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Prepare the vegetables. Blanch the potatoes, peppers, mushrooms and carrots in boiling water for 6 minutes. Place the cod fillet and blanched vegetables in an oven proof dish with olive oil and seasoning. Cover the cod with two spoons of pesto. Place in the oven for 30 minutes.  Serve immediately.

These three recipes were extremely satisfying and I can assure you the will make meal times more exciting. Don’t get stuck in a rut while dieting, you do not have to limit your range of food to achieve your goal. Broaden your taste buds and try new things and sure if you don’t like it there is always beans on toast!