Brentano-Murphy's Adventures

So after having lost 1.5kg I thought I was in for an easy victory... that is until the weekend happened and nerves for my upcoming race hit me HARD. I am unfortunately one of those people that have to stay disciplined. One chocolate will lead to two and one bad day is leading into a whole week. It is important for me to understand why I crave certain foods... is it boredom or is it a lack of a certain mineral? Below is a list that I will start working on, to correct my cravings and get myself back on track: If you crave this... What you really need is... And here are healthy foods that have it: Chocolate Magnesium Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits Sweets Chromium Broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, calves liver, organic free-range chicken   Carbon Fresh fruits   Phosphorus Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, whole grains   Sulfur Cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables, kale, cabbage   Tryptophan Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sw

This week brings about the second week of my October weight-loss challenge. The first week was met with one day of unexpected indulgence. On Tuesday, it was my colleagues birthday, which meant cake. It was also my orienteering committee meeting, which meant Pizza. This resulted in me not eating my lunch. I decided to stick to the same lunch then on Thursday, which actually worked out as I had too much anyway for the allocated day. Now I know for next week it will be chicken and butternut Monday to Friday - this is actually so much easier for prep. Now onto this week. Monday, Wednesday and Friday the plan is to have Quinoa Taco Salad. Tuesday and Thursday will be fish. To make the Quinoa Taco Salad, you will need: 1 Avocado 1 can Black beans 1 cup Salsa 1 cup Quinoa 2 handful Tortilla chips, organic Optional - 1 packet of taco seasoning for flavor Per cup of cooked Quinoa, you will get: Protein: 8 grams Fibre: 5 grams Carbs: 39 grams Fat: 4 grams Calo