THE TWELVE: Week 10

Good evening all and welcome back to another post! This week has been a really odd one for me, my dinners have been a bit mish mash as you'll see due to the fact that I hadn't been shopping and so was literally putting together whatever was in the house. One thing I will say very proudly is that I didn't eat tuna for lunch not once this week (I've changed call the police)! Anyway without further delay, lets get straight into it:

(Monday - Sunday)

Breakfast: 

Belvita Blueberry Soft Bake with Skyr Cherry Yogurt and Tea with, 1 Tsp. Honey & Soya Milk (347 calories)
4 Slices of Warburton's Milk Roll Toast with a Small Fried Egg and Tea with, 1 Tsp. Honey & Soya Milk (367 calories) 
2 Boiled Yam Slices with Garden Egg Stew (445 calories) 

Lunch: (apologies, I totally forgot to take a picture of my lunches this week) 
Leftover Harvester Spitroast Chicken Sandwich with Corn on the Cob (470 calories) 
1 egg Omelette with Peppers, Tomatoes, Onions and Prawns, Barbecue Popchips and an Apple (322 calories)
Leftover Garlic Chicken Courgetti and an Apple (365 calories)
Leftover Honey Mustard Chicken with Roasted Butternut Squash and Carrots (341 calories) 

Dinner: (apologies once again, very few pictures of my dinners this week)
1 Slice of Yam with 2 Egg Omelette with Peppers, Tomatoes, Onions and Prawns (639 calories)
Honey Mustard Chicken Breast with Abuja Bread (338 calories) 
A 2 Egg Tomato, Onion, Pepper, Spinach and Prawn Omelette (308 calories)
Tarshish Restaurant Chilli Prawns (starter) and Lamb Shank with Sweet Potato (Main meal) (763 calories)
Garlic Chicken Courgetti with half a baked Plantain (405 calories) 

The Twelfth Star: 

Homemade Prawn and Spring Onion Dumplings with a Sweet Chilli Dip (400 calories)

Ingredients:

• 6 Gyoza Pastry 
• 8/9 raw Jumbo Prawns
• 2 stalks of Green Onion
• 1 Garlic Clove minced
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• 1/4 Tsp 5 Spice Powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Soy Sauce

Method:

1. Chop up your prawns until formed into a fine mince. 
2. Add finely chopped Green Onion, Garlic Clove, Salt, Pepper, 5 Spice, and Soy Sauce and combine well. 
3. Add 1 Tsp of the Prawn mixture onto the Gyoza pastry and form into a dumpling. 
4. In a small pan add 1 Tbsp of Oil and brown the bottom of the dumplings for 2-3 mins. 
5. Carefully add 5 Tsp of Water and cover the pan to allow the dumplings to steam for 8-9 mins. 
6. Enjoy with your favourite dip, I love sweet chilli! 

Exercise

This week I did really well in the gym. On Saturday, I really struggled to get into the gym. Normally my weekend gym day is Sunday, but I have plans this Sunday and so moved it ahead. I was working overtime on Saturday and felt really tired, had a nap when I finished and was so demotivated to go to the gym. I almost convinced myself that I would wake up at 5 am on Sunday morning to go, even though I knew it wouldn't happen. I don't know what spirit it was that lifted me out of bed, but I am so thankful because my sense of accomplishment upon returning was on 100. 4/4 gym days completed this week, all because of motivation and determination. I've not missed a gym day yet for 10 weeks and wasn't about to start now!

Spiritual Reflection of the Week

Psalm 118:24: "This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it"

This week's refection is going to be really short and simple because I feel like this verse really speaks for itself. Take everyday as a new day, and be glad that you woke up. be thankful for the air you breathe, the opportunities you look forward to and the people that surround you. The simple fact that I woke up today is enough to rejoice over, what more for what I have managed to accomplish during my day? This week the challenge is simple: every morning wake up and just say "thank you God." Don't pick up your phone, don't rub your eyes or rustle around in bed... Just say thank you and be glad in the day.

Thank you so much for logging into another post and have a fabulous bank holiday week!

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