Even if you’ve got your main meals sorted (check out our amazing recipe section HERE if you still need some inspiration), morning and afternoon tea or your daily snacks can be more of a challenge.

Salad. When we begin a healthy eating and weight loss plan, that word comes up regularly, and not always with positive connotations.

The poor old salad often cops a bit of negativity when it comes to healthy eating, with many of us picturing a few straggly leaves and maybe half a bruised tomato. Not really all that appetizing!

Pumpernickel is certainly a funny name but they hold tremendous health benefits that could help you boost the results of your weight loss efforts.

Pumpernickel bread is commonly associated with the Westphalia region of Germany and has a physical appearance that is rather dark in colour, and a very thin crust.

It’s traditionally made with power-packed ingredients like coarsely ground rye flour that gives it a distinctive sweet taste.

However, not all pumpernickel bread is made the same way and the one with the highest nutrition benefit is the one that closely follows the original German recipe.

When you first commit to a weight loss and healthy lifestyle program, it can be a good idea to take stock of the kinds of food you already have in the house.

If you’re anything like me, you often stock up on non-perishables when they’re on special at the supermarket, leading to a (very) full pantry with cans and jars of ingredients you barely remember buying!

When we hear the words ‘spaghetti’ or ‘fettuccine’ the majority of us most likely think, ‘bolognaise’ and ‘cabonara’ or some combination of the two!

While spag bol and creamy fettuccine are some of the most common ways to eat pasta, they’re not always the most weight loss friendly options (unless of course you’re using our healthy bolognaise recipe, found here), or even the most interesting.

Nothing makes you feel more like a domestic goddess than serving up scones for morning tea.

And with this tasty recipe you only need 5 ingredients and not one of them is butter!

If you’re going to have a treat, it’s a much better idea to make your own so that you know it doesn’t contain any additives or preservatives that could hinder your weight loss efforts.

Plus you can also teach your kids how to bake – and maybe one day they will be making these for you.

Why not whip up a batch this weekend?

Stefanie lost an incredible 36kg last year – 15kg from using The Healthy Mummy Smoothies and Lose Baby Weight plans last year so we thought we would check in with Stefanie this week and week how she is going with her weight loss. And the photo below is from Stef doing a big work out last week – work it Stef!!

You can also see Stef’s story from last year here.

Stefanie’s Weight Loss Journey Continued

Q. How much weight did you lose on the lose baby weight plans?
A. When i was using the healthy mummy mix smoothy, it helped get rid of around 15kg of the 36kg.

Most of our time is filled with either work or spending time with our kids so time is always of the essence. Preparing a low-calorie, quick and healthy lunch can be extremely easy if you have got the right recipes to follow.

This Salmon Salad Sandwich recipe will help you achieve your weight loss goals without sacrificing nutrition. Salmon is packed with all the essential ‘healthy’ fatty-acids that can do wonders for your skin and overall health.

Not only that, the pumpernickel bread that is used in this recipe is really good for reducing the calorie count of your post pregnancy diet plan. It’s very low in carbs as it is made out of rye, and it is also high in fibre. Pumpernickel is also loaded with lignans which helps to lower the risk of breast cancer.

We love getting our reader healthy mummy smoothie recipes!

Kylie Parker has sent us in this great recipe which is packed with healthy ingredients to kick start your morning.

If you’re interested in trying this you can take Kylie’s advice and make your own almond butter.

Roast the almonds in the oven first and then whiz in a food processor.

Hi my name is Kristie and I would love to share my weight loss journey with you all.

Firstly I would love to thank Lose Baby Weight for all the help and support!

I have always been skinny my whole life, up until I fell pregnant with my first son back on March 2009 when I weighed 68kgs.

The day I went into labour with my first son I weighed 97.2 kgs.

After having my son I lost 15kgs in the first week or so.

The lightest I got down to after having my first son was 72kgs. Then I went up to 75kgs and stayed at that weight for a while.