Re-focus and re-start

 Hello! It’s been a while eh??

I miss blogging. I realised that last week when I pointed my daughter to it as she wanted info on how I felt when my thyroid went. I pointed her to my blog and voilà! I had written an in-depth post on it detailing more than I could remember. Very handy. 

Well let’s have a wee recap

I wanted to be fit at 50 —— FAIL

I wanted to be slim for 50——-FAIL

I wanted to Vlog more——— FAIL! Etc etc

Let’s have some excuses shall we?

Hmm let me get back to you with some once I find any!

What have I done?

I have changed job so that’s taken a bit to get into. I went from being an acute ward nurse working shifts to being in a doctors practice working Monday - Friday. It’s been ace and I am loving it. I had focused on learning the role and didn’t let the usual dieting get in the way. 

I had a lovely holiday to Southampton to visit my daughter and son in law. Highlights were visiting monkey world and the titanic museum! I love anything titanic I admit. ( my daughter was born on the 14th April. Same day the titanic hit the iceberg though I good few years later I must add. 

I had another fabulous time going to London with my mother to celebrate my 50th birthday. It was so good. My mother in law booked us to go up The Shard for a cocktail. That and the river cruise to Greenwich was my highlights. 

I turned 50. I had a week long celebration! Visiting London. My daughter coming home for the week. An Apple Watch. A spa! Lots of cocktails and meals out. It was fabulous 

Yesterday we had to say goodbye to one of our pets. Always so sad when that happens. This one was the pet we have had for the longest so far. 17.5 year old cat. Stunning male cat called Monty. RIP  He won’t be the oldest ever as his auntie who we have is 18.5 and still going! 

So what’s the plan?

I have over the year dabbled with other diets. 

I returned to Slimming world for 1 week. 

I signed out to try Noom twice

Neither worked for me. They would of if I put the effort in I am sure. 

 I know deep down that the Fast800, 5/2 Diet, Keto, intermittent fasting works for me. 

I know that Christmas and all that seasonal excuses are coming but I want to make a bit of a difference to myself before that so….

Aiming 16-18hr fast daily

Monday -Friday less than 1200 calories a day

Aiming Mediterranean style/ keto diet on that 5 days

I will plan a weekly blog to keep myself updated and Instagram my meals. Doing this 2 things does and will keep me accountable. 

Anyway lovely to be back. Let’s hope I keep posting!

The Blog will be back in 2021!

 Well Look what I found! My Blog. 

To be honest I knew it was not lost but I had no interest in it. In 2020 I set myself a goal to take a pic a day and post it on my personal Instagram .My Personal Instagram I have managed that and I am delighted with it.

 I also have my diet/health Instagram which I also do as and when the urge takes me. This one follows my Diet, 5;2, Fasting, fast 800, Intermittent fasting and exercise ( when I am on it) Its not all just diet, I often post non diet food too! Karens weight loss saga

I did for a while have a widget that allowed my Instagram posts to directly upload onto my blog but that was kinda lazy and it stopped mid march time.

SO..............

Here we are, I tried at some point last year to move my blog but that failed as I liked Blogger and how it runs but it was not being updated. I ain't that sure at the moment what will happen with it but it seems now that Google ( who own it) were taking a bit more interest.

Anyways, my plan for 2021 is to get into Vlogging more. I do love you tube, I watch it more than tv if I am honest. Mike and I bought a gopro8 in 2020 and loved filming walks and we intend to do that again this year.

  I have my own YouTube channel My You Tube and then Mike and I share one we use to do all our walking ones. Our walking youtube It would be fab if you would like and subscribe both 👍

I will not stop posting on Instagram as I love it but just wont have the hassle of trying to post a daily picture. Instead I will have to make a weekly Vlog which I am kinda excited for. 

So in 2021 I am hoping to once again post here so Blogging and Vlogging for me! 

Syn free chicken pate

15/11/2018 Karen ODonnell other 0

Firm fav of mine from long ago. Syn free chicken pate.

Freezes great so I froze them in wee ice cream size scoop balls for ease of removing. Recipe below.

SW Chicken Pate Syn free

500g chicken livers trimmed and cleaned.

4 lean bacon rashers.

1 onion finely chopped.

I crushed garlic clove

1/4 tsp mustard powder

Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Salt and pepper to taste.

300g quark.

Fry the liver and bacon until golden but pink in the middle 6-8 minutes.

Place the live, bacon and pan juices in a processor.

Spray the pan with fry light and add the onion and garlic and cook till onion is soft but not coloured. Add the thyme lemon and mustard and scrape the pan to release any juices.

Add onion mixture to the processor with the quark and blend till smooth.

Place into tubs and chill for 24 hours.

Can be frozen after the 24 hours chilled and I have made it with lemon thyme, smoked and unsmoked bacon and the one tonight had lemon zest and juice in it too. Good basic recipe to alter as you wish.

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