And away we go....Day 1 of the Million Kilo Challenge!

Day 1 of the Million Kilo Challenge (MKC) is almost over and for me its been a day of rushing to here and there and to get this and that done, which isn't exactly the way I like to do things considering I am an organisation freak BUT I still managed to make it a good day.

8.15am - Woken by the phone, Thank you so much Lisa for being my alarm clock

8.45am - Cup of Tea (White & 1 sugar)

Note: I am so proud of myself for cutting down from 2 sugars to 1. I can't believe that there was a time that I had 3 sugars - obviously I wasn't no where near as 'sweet' as I am now.

9.15am - Strength PT session with Steve (Upper Body)

I managed to convince Glenn to come with me today and despite the fact that he really wasn't all that keen, he pushed through and did an awesome job AND it was good training with him again. I can't believe that I managed to get myself, him and the 2 boys dressed and out the door AND was only 5 minutes late for the session - phew!

Assisted Chin Ups, Incline Push Ups, Bench Press, Upright Rows, Skull Crushers, Bicep Curls and Dips....I love kick starting my week this way! 

10.15am - BREAKFAST (Late but better than never) 1 Slice of Multigrain Toast with 220g Baked Beans (Salt Reduced)

12.00pm - SNACK Renew Juice - Despite the Ginger making it a little hot and spicy for me I really enjoyed this and felt energised by it. It made about 200ml for the serve.

I can't believe that I brought my Juicer a few years ago and today was the first day I used it, its Awesome and I will be making sure I use it more often.

This is a great juice to cleanse the body.

This is a great juice to cleanse the body.

Serves 1

½ Carrot

1 stick of celery

¼ small beetroot

½ small cucumber

½ knob of ginger

¼ bunch of parsley

3 mint leaves

¼ whole lemon

Process all ingredients in juicer and serve with ice. For a runnier consistency, add a little water.

12.30pm to 2.00pm - Food Shopping and all I can say is Grrrrrr. None of this, none of that. 

2.15pm - LUNCH 1/2 serve (shared with Glenn) Coles Asian Salad with a boiled egg. Despite me throwing this together and eating it on the run it was really satisfying.

2.30pm - Doctors! After the scare with my Uncle (Didn't know he was Diabetic and just recently lost his foot because of it) I decided to go and ask for a Diabetes check as well as finally look into my migranes.

*More Shopping for things not able to be brought at Coles*

3.45pm - Centrelink appointment.....need I say more!

*More Shopping for things not able to be brought at Coles or IGA*

4.30pm - SNACK. I brought a Banana at the fruit shop in Woodgrove which is a big achievement considering that I think the Chinese Takeaway Pork Dumplings are delicious and the Banana was a little under ripe for me.

6.00pm - DINNER Warrigul Greens Frittata

Serves 2

100g Warrigal greens (or baby spinach leaves, silver beet or rainbow chard)

1 bunch asparagus, woody ends snapped off & cut into 3 cm lengths

1 clove of garlic, crushed

4 eggs

½ cup low fat yoghurt

½ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

½ tsp cumin

¼ cup chopped mint leaves

1 tbs grated Parmesan

Preheat a grill to high. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil and add Warragul Greens. Simmer gently for 3 minutes, drain and rinse under cold water.

Heat oil sprayed non-stick fry pan over medium heat, add asparagus and garlic, cover and cook for 3 minutes, tossing regularly. Add greens and cook for another minute.

Whisk eggs, yoghurt, salt, pepper & cumin and add to fry pan. Cook over low to medium heat until the base is set, sprinkle with cheese and place under the griller until golden and set.

Scatter mint and serve.

Considering that some of the ingredients were left off the menu plan (cumin, cheese and mint) and the plain yogurt wasn't on the shopping list (so I didn't buy it) I still managed to 'kind of' pull this off successfully. I say 'kind of' because I used a tin of Asparagus instead of fresh (one of the things I couldn't find at Coles today) and I replaced the plain yogurt with Vanilla Forme. Also the consistency was more like scrambled eggs, but I think that was just my cooking because I was impatient. I really enjoyed this and served it with a Basic Salad of Lettuce, Cucumber, Celery, Parsley, Pinenuts and a yummy homemade dressing.

Dressing: (1 tbs per serve)

Makes just over 1 cup

¼ cup lemon juice

¼ cup balsamic vinegar

1 Tbs wholegrain mustard

clove of garlic- crushed

salt & pepper

small red onion- thinly sliced

Whisk together lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, garlic, salt & pepper and add onion to soften for as long as possible.

7.00pm - Massage Client

8.30pm - Some nuts PLUS - 2 X Coffees

I had some Nu-lax tonight so hopefully it will get things moving so that I can do what it tasted like LOL - Go for the chocolate option instead!

I'm curious to know what the calorie intake for the day is on this plan....think I might do a little check up but that will have to wait for another day because its nearly Midnight and I want to go to BED!

LATE ADDITION!!

Forgive me '1MKC Father' for I have sinned this is my first confession and its a doozy!

Glenn and I had one of these (pictured below) for no reason other than we had them in the house....

AND to make it worse because of our guilt we didn't emjoy it!