Week one

Exercise : 5 (good), Alcohol units: 30 (Very very bad, considering I thought I'd cut down big time), Cigarettes: 17 (Bad bad bad, I am a 'non'smoker'), Lectures missed: 0 (Good, but only first week).

Every week I will count how many units of alcohol I drink, how many times I go to the gym etc. i think it will be a good way to stick to my resolutions! End of week one, and my first weigh in! I lost 5 pounds this week (Probably first week fluke though).

This week I did my 30 day shred with Jillian Michael's video 4 times (I hate and love it in equal measure), and walked three miles one day. My aim is to exercise five times a week. The DVD contains three 20 minute workouts, level one, two and three. All getting progressively harder. I am on level one. Ouch. The 20 minutes consists of a warm up, then 3 6 minute sections which consist of 3 minutes strength, 2 minutes cardio, and one minute abs. The time flies by, and although you feel like you're dying, I'm not put off doing it again and again.

I also stuck to my weightwatchers propoints, I used up all of my weekly points but had around 30 activity points saved up.


Recipe of the week is:

Lazy lasagna

You will need :

quorn mince (optional), courgette, onion, garlic, aubergine, peppers, a tin of tomatoes, tomato puree,  stock cube, dried herbs, low fat soft cheese, vegetarian Parmesan style cheese, and three lasagna sheets. (serves two).

Fry the onions, aubergine,  peppers, courgette, and garlic until they are tender, add the tin of tomatoes, tomato puree, stock cube and the herbs and simmer for around ten minutes (make sure it isn't too dry or the pasta won't cook).

Layer the sauce with a lasagna sheet, spread with low fat soft cheese and with a little bit of grated Parmesan on the top. Continue with the layers, and finish the top with grated Parmesan.

Bake for around 30 minutes. Serve with salad, or if you can afford it, oven chips :) This is 7 points.

Am going to warm up the second half for my lunch now. Enjoy!