• Smokey Beef and Bacon Chilli
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    Smokey Beef and Bacon Chilli

    Another new high protein slow cooker recipe from Scott Baptie. Brown and crisp the smokey bacon medallions and onions with the garlic… Transfer to the slow cooker and then brown the mince… Then add to the slow cooker along with kidney beans, celery, passata, chilli, smoked paprika, cumin, salt and soy sauce and stir Then […]

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  • Week 4 – Update
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    Week 4 – Update

    Day 28 End of Week Four – 18th August0.5kg (1 lb) weight loss Total weight loss, to date5.1kg (11 lbs) With three days in a hotel up in the North East last weekend for the Jaguars at the Castle weekend, including a three course dinner on the Sunday afternoon, I’m quite pleased with that. All […]

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  • 1 Stone Milestone
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    1 Stone Milestone

    Day 31 and I’ve reached the 1 stone Milestone! Just 31 days to lose the first stone (14lbs / 6.35kg). I’m pleased with that!

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  • The World’s Fittest Book
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    The World’s Fittest Book

    So, look what arrived in the post today. Coach Ken may be on the other side of the world bobbing up and down on a huge container ship, but he still managed to have Amazon deliver some essential reading for me… “Don’t skip any pages.” says Ken. “This book is important for your knowledge.” An […]

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  • Week 5 – Update
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    Week 5 – Update

    Day 35 End of Week Five – 25th August2.6kg (6 lb) weight loss Total weight loss, to date7.7kg (17 lbs) With a week free of “distractions” it’s been my best week of this new regime, so far. The garage “refurb” has continued, increasing my activity levels. My home gym equipment will be ready this weekend […]

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  • Step by Step

    Step by Step

    With joining the gym now just 6 days away, one of the things I’ve been working on over the past few days has been increasing my activity levels. Body weight exercises and walking to loosen up a bit. Started building up on Thursday with 4000 steps, then 5000 on Friday. By Saturday I decided just […]

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  • Banging Beef Curry
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    Banging Beef Curry

    This week’s High Protein Slow Cooker dinner is… Banging Beef Curry I can’t wait for this tonight… smells amazing. Coconut oil, ginger, garlic and red onion into the pan for a few minutes. Add tomato puree, garam masala and curry powder. Stir and cook for another minute. Add the lean diced beef steak, stir and cook for […]

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  • Week 6 – Update
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    Week 6 – Update

    Day 42 End of Week Six – 1st September0.9kg (2 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date8.6kg (19 lbs) Another good week with just one bump, the infamous breakfast rolls at the British Motor Museum on Monday. I packed my Super Greens Extreme shake to have instead of coffee when I arrived at Banbury […]

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  • Time to “Get Over It”
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    Time to “Get Over It”

    So, after a great weekend down in Warwickshire (and Oxfordshire) it’s a new week, and a new phase of my “fitness reboot” is about to start. I’ll call this my “scary phase”. I don’t think I’d be going down this particular road if it wasn’t for one person giving me a friendly nudge, thanks Ken. […]

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  • This is where the fun starts…
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    This is where the fun starts…

    So that big step today… I finally crossed the threshold and into the mysterious world of the Gym. I’ve always walked past them – no clue what goes on behind the darkened windows, much like betting shops  Dressed and ready to go, I arrived at my first choice to fill in forms ahead of the […]

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