Yes, all of a sudden, salads don’t hold quite the same appeal as they did on warmer days. But what do you eat instead?
Lunches are usually the sticking point and you still need to have a source of protein, plus a decent serve of veggies. If you want to enjoy a hot lunch it usually means needing to do some food prep.
Various hot lunch ideas can be found on my website here
Soup. Soups are a great way to use up any sad veggies lurking in the fridge as well as being warming and filling. Check out my soup recipes here. My thick veggie soup is really popular and is one that I make regularly and freeze, as it makes around 10 servings.
Frittatas. Frittatas are also a great way to include veggies in your lunch and can be made ahead of time. Serve them on a bed of baby spinach or other greens to up the nutritional value.
Jacket potato or kumara + protein and veg. Try Kumara with Cottage Cheese. You can vary the protein and instead of cottage cheese, try 100g of shredded chicken mixed with 1 dsp of sauce of choice, then heated in the microwave to top your potato with.
Vegetarian Strudel. Vegetarian Strudel is best eaten hot so that the filo is crispy.
A hearty vegetable base. Find the base mixture here - and just add protein.
Meal planning and preparation goes a long way to making life easier, as does cooking enough to have leftovers for the next night.
Post lockdown weight gain
This morning I caught up with a friend who has been through a pretty tough time over lockdown, business-wise. She confided that she has gained eight kilos and she is very unhappy about it. There will be a lot of people who have had a challenging time over the past few months and who have found their mindset around eating, drinking alcohol and exercise has fallen out of step with their goals. It can be really hard to get back up on the wagon sometimes and winter doesn’t help.
My daughter, Shelley, is a qualified health coach and I’ve asked her to write me a brief description of how she might be able to help clients who are struggling to find out why they keep sabotaging their efforts. If you are interested in a free introductory chat with Shelley, to see if health coaching might be right for you, contact her direct. This will be confidential and nothing to do with me.
How might I be able to help you discover your inner saboteur and move forward again?
A health coach is many things: a wellness authority; a great listener; a motivating guide; a mentor, and a support person. By taking a holistic look at your life and bridging the gap between knowledge and behaviour, I can help you find ways to flourish. I’m able to guide you in setting achievable goals and creating new habits that will help you to live a purposeful, healthy life.
With personalised guidance and support, I will help you achieve your health and wellbeing goals so you can get more enjoyment out of life and do more of what you love.
To find out if health coaching is right for you, please give me a call:
Shelley: 027 580 2914.
Something I find really common with clients whose weight loss has stalled is not so much that they are eating the wrong thing, but that they aren’t eating enough of the right thing. For instance, the most common mistakes are not eating enough veggies with lunch (and maybe dinner), grazing throughout the day and eating too many carbs. If you keep an honest food diary for even a few days you should be able to identify where you are going wrong.
Nutrition package deals!
The package deals have been going so well that I am going to extend the date to take up the offer until Thursday 23 July. The offer will definitely end then, so email me now to book an appointment.
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