MK2004’s BodyBlog

This topping can be used to liven up most baked/steamed fish (even poached chicken/turkey breast).

1 tin of chopped tomatos
1 red onion
1 scotch bonnet chili (normal chili if you can’t find them)
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp of artificial sweetner
Chopped corriander/parsley (your choice)
Juice of 1 Lime

Method
Put tomatos, onion, chili, paprika all in a saucepan and place on a medium heat. Simmer until the the mixture has reduced down to the consistency of jam/marmalade. Add the chopped herbs and lime juice. Leave to cool to room temprature then refrigerate.

Had an interesting few weeks,

 Been stressed lately with work, study, money and family and as a result have neglected the basics (not eating or resting properly, i.e. 2 -3 hours sleep a night, sometimes none at all). Effecting my mood in a real bad way. Anyway this Saturday at work my body finally said "enough is enough" and I blacked-out. Spent the rest of the day at the hospital then home (slept about 16 hours after that). Was worried it might be epilepsy since my family have a history of it. Doctors said, however, that it seems unlikely given how hard I’d been pushing myself and speaking to Mike (Tegid) yesterday it might simply be the case of low blood sugar. Anyways, now feeling slightly more human again and motivation’s get back to normal.

Here’s idea for quick and cheap low carb/high protein dinner. Take some chicken liver, chopped onion, cashew nuts and quickly stir-fry until livers are cooked. Add chopped advocado and season with cayenne pepper and lemon juice.

Present Leg Routine.

Nothing special - just the basics
Wednesday (Hams & Calves)
Standing Calf Raise 6 sets/20-8 reps
Seated Calf Raise 6 sets/20-8 reps
Lying Leg Curl 6 sets/15-8 reps + 1 set 20 reps 1 leg at a time
Stiff Legged Deads 6 sets/15-8 reps

Saturday (Quads & Calves)
Squats or Leg Press 7 sets/20-6 reps
Hack Squats 5 sets/ 15-8 reps
Front Squats or Smith Machine Barbell Lunges (I don’t have the balance to do them free weight yet) 5 sets/15-8 reps per leg.
Leg Extensions 6 sets/20-8 reps
Standing Calf Raise 6 sets/20-8 reps
Seated Calf Raise 6 sets/20-8 reps
 

You’ll need
2 tins of tuna
4 egg whites
50g of oats
What ever flavourings you want.

Mix all the ingredients together - should look like thick porridge.
Place on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment and put in a hot oven until golden brown.

Can be sliced like a round loaf of bread - relatively low card, but in total gives about 80gr of protein (obviously more if you use whole eggs and not just the whites).

Besides complaining about my tempramental joints, thought I’d start using the blog to note down any tasty food ideas in case any one else wants to use them. Anyway first off:

Fish oven baked in foil (high protein, low carb)

Any white fish (Cod and Hake are the best in my opinion)
Some cherry tomatos
Squeeze of half a lemon and rind
Dribble of oil/olive oil (can be left out if STRICTLY dieting)
1 clove garlic, crushed
Few Basil leaves
Pepper

Place fish on sheet of foil - dribble some olive oil and lemon juice over the top - add tomatoes and garlic and basil leaves and wrap up in the foil but not too tightly (the fish should steam in the oven rather than bake) - place in the oven (about 180 C) for about 25-30 minutes depending on the size of your fish - then serve.

Can alter the flavours as you like (chili, lime and ginger are also good).

Now my knee’s playing up. Might see my GP, but not sure what he could do.

Arm workout today and looks like the tendonitus is back - looks like this is just something I’m gonna have to be real careful with and just live with >:-(

This morning just (and I mean just) managed a 500lb+ deadlift. Did 440lbs for 8, 484 for 5, and 506 for 2. Roll on 550.

Tendonitus in my right elbow’s really hampering my workout now. Am taking Glucosamine and cod-liver oil, but obviously they’re going to take a while to kick in. Plus I’m easing back on the weights. I’d be really grateful if anyone’s got any other advice on how to deal with this.

Thanks