Welcome to the Fourth of a new continuing series of posts called Wednesday Weigh Day. These posts will be a tracker for my progress through weight loss, hopefully, and a way to share my journey, and some of my recipes. With a current Daily Kilojoule goal of 6000Kj.
Weight at Start: 131.7kg
Weight Today: 122.0kg
Weight Loss this Week: 1.6kg
Total Weight Loss: 9.7kg
Amount till Goal Weight: 27.0kg
My front and side will obviously have changed very little in a week. If you want to see the biggest change I encourage you to look at Week 1, then look back at these pictures.

Wednesday Weigh Day 4 – Front

Wednesday Weigh Day 4 – Side
This week there standout meal, based on comments on Facebook, and personal feedback, was the Lighter Shepherds Pie, I have also included our lunch for this week which was Man Pie and Salad.

Lighter Shepherds Pie
Lighter Shepherds Pie
Serves 4
Kilojoules per Serve 1933
Prep time 25 minutes
Cook time 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
500g Beef Mince
400g Tin Tomatos
2Tbs Worcestershire Sauce
6 Cloves Garlic diced, can add less or more to taste
2Tsp Olive Oil
2 Cups Beef Stock
1 Medium Brown Onion Diced, about 100g
3 Medium Carrots diced, about 150g
125g Frozen Corn
250g Frozen Peas
375g Light Ricotta
750g Caulirice
Method
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
- Heat a medium saucepan to medium high with the Olive Oil. Place the Onion, Carrot, and Garlic into the saucepan, and sauté until soft.
- Add the beef mince and cook till browned.
- Add the tomatoes, stock, and Worcestershire sauce and bring to the simmer.
- Add the Peas and Corn, and simmer till sauce reduced to slightly wetter then desired consistency.
- Mix the Caulirice and Ricotta together.
- Serve out the Mince mixture into individual oven proof bowls.
- Layer on the Caulirice mixture to create a ‘crust’.
- Place in oven for 30 minutes or until top is golden.
- Serve.

Man Pie with Salad
Man Pie with Salad
Serves 10
Kilojoules per Serve 1089
Prep time 25 minutes
Cook time 45 Minutes
Ingredients:
2 Medium Zucchini grated
12 Eggs
2 Cups Self Raising Flour
2 Onions finely diced
150g Bacon or Ham
280g Baby Spinach, wilted and cooled
375g Light Ricotta
WHATEVER SIDE SALAD YOU WANT – Not included in Kilojoule amount
Method
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees celsius.
- Combine the Eggs and Ricotta in a large bowl.
- Add the Zucchini, Onion, Ham or Bacon, and Cooled Baby Spinach, and stir to combine.
- Add the Flour and mix until well combined.
- Add mixture to a large, greased or lined, baking dish. The baking dish should be ceramic or glass to ensure even cooking.
- Place in oven for 30 minutes.
- Divide and Serve.
The recipe above is for a Quiche, though there was a discussion many many moons ago about how Men don’t eat Quiches and Salads, so in our household they became Man Pies. Times have softened the stance on salad, mainly due to ever expanding waistlines, but it is still to this day called Man Pie here at The Hearth.
If you see a post on Facebook that involves a meal that hasn’t been covered here at Maintain the Rage, please message me, or comment below and I may be able to write a special post with the recipe.
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Luke Sondergeld
Man Pie… love it.
Can see a big difference even from last week. Well done. Keep up the great work
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Thanks Tina. I can feel in myself the loss, and can see it in clothes. It keeps me motivated to carry on
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