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Journey to the Summer: WEEK 8 (07/05- 13/05)

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Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the final instalment  of Journey to the Summer: a diet and fitness series!  This final week I was so excited to get into the gym and work so hard to lose those last few kilograms and have a great weight to reveal however, this week did not go to plan. I fell ill on Wednesday (as you will see through the lack of eating) and because of this illness, I was unable to confidently go to the gym this week. Cry with me :(. It's okay because I've still got about 3 weeks left in my university city and finish my exams soon, so I will make up for it in the upcoming weeks, with a possible bonus post! Lets get into it:  Sunday (1,131 calories): Breakfast: Special K cereal with Arla best of both milk (243 calories) Lunch: Chicken kebab mini wraps with an apple (420 calories)  Dinner: Wholewheat spaghetti bolognese without the egg pictured (468 calories) See week 7 for recipe  Monday (839 calories): Breakfast: Danish bread toast w

Journey to the Summer: WEEK 7 (30/04- 06/05)

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Welcome all to the 7th post on my diet and fitness series: Journey to the Summer!  This week I think I did really well with my meals, I was inventive but still strict on portion and made sure to stick to what I know is a better alternative. I was going to gym more, and seeing differences! What I ate this week goes as follows: Sunday (1,244 calories):   Breakfast: 2 slices of Danish toast with 1/4 avocado and a boiled egg (325 calories) Lunch: Tuna sandwich with a kiwi, orange and apple fruit salad (294 calories) Dinner: Chicken fried brown rice topped with an egg (625 calories) Boil rice according to package instructions  To a wok, add 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp olive/coconut oil and brown 1 large chopped onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 knob of ginger and chilli flakes.  Add sliced chicken breast to the wok and cook with salt, pepper and Chinese five spice until cooked through. Add cooked rice, dark and light soy sauce and  a packet of stir fry vegetables.  Fr