Anne-Marie has done it again.  Yet another delicious and healthy recipe.

1. Put a non stick frying pan or wok on a medium heat and add the oil. When the oil is hot add the garlic, ginger and onion, stir and heat until the onion begins to go transparent.
2. Add the thinly sliced pork and stir with the onion until pork is sealed.
3. Add the fennel and keep stirring to prevent sticking/ burning.
4. Finally add the red pepper, strips of courgette and mangetout.
5. If necessary add a tablespoon of water to the pan (with caution) keep stirring for 5 mins.
6. Stir through the soy sauce and heat for another minute – serve immediately.

Anne-Marie has done it again..... Now you don't even have to cut out your weekend curry to enjoy the 'Green Faces' plan.  Anne-Marie is a Personal Training client and the most inventive of cooks who has managed to lose 1 stone since Christmas following the 'Green Faces' plan and my 30 minute training programmes .  Give her recipe a go and let me know what you think it.

1. Put a heavy bottomed casserole pan on a high heat with enough oil to cover the bottom. While the oil is heating peel and chop the onion. When the oil smokes add all the seeds, cover and shake pan get the seeds popping. Simmer and add onions stirring so they don’t burn.
2. Chop the chicken breast into chunks and add the chicken, ginger, chilli, garlic and other spices to the onions and seeds.
3. Wash the aubergine and cut into dice and add to the pan. Leave to cook for ten minutes.
4. Add the tinned tomatoes and add to the pan, with water as necessary simmer for 5 mins.
5. Finally add the chick peas stir the curry together and season to taste. Cover and allow to simmer slowly for 30 minutes adding water if necessary.
6. Serve with fresh veg.

Anne-Marie one of my clients has been following my adapted 'Green Faces' plan for the past 4 weeks and has lost 1stone (we are both aware this is not all fat) and she has also been training very hard with a series of 30 minute programmes.  The most common problem my clients complain of is what to eat for breakfast after I have banished toast, porridge and cereal?  My usual answer is eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes or and Omelette (recipe on another day) although some people cannot eat this much in the morning.  Anne-Marie had the same complaints as many of my clients.  She came up with this recipe to make the morning breakfast struggle a thing of the past.

1. Preheat the oven to 180deg C. Prepare a 12 muffin tin. Use silicon inserts or grease the tins well with oil.
2. Put the grated squash and courgette into a large mixing bowl. Add the onion and 2/3 of the bacon (making sure it’s evenly stirred through).
3. Add the beaten eggs and oil and herbs and spices, the mixture should be slightly flowing, but well mixed and bound.
4. Carefully spoon the mixture into the muffin tin. Sprinkle/ place the last 1/3 of the bacon on top of the muffins (this will crisp slightly).
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 mins until the muffins have risen and the top of the muffins are golden.
6. Allow to cool slightly before removing from tins. Can be eaten warm or cold. Store in fridge once cooled for up to 3 days, they can be frozen and then defrosted.
7. ENJOY!

My Personal Training Clients get great results. But those that get the best results follow the Green Faces diet.  I can really recommend this diet for its simplicity, it really helps get rid of all those cravings that make sticking to your goals so much more difficult.

1. Always, as much as possible, eat only the foods that are on your recommended food chart
2. This is a balanced diet. You need to eat a wide variety of foods.
3. Try to eat different foods every day.
4. Eat whole, natural foods. Stay away from processed foods. Eat organic when possible.
5. Eat protein at every meal and eat a mixture of different proteins. Eating sufficient protein at each meal will maximise your energy, trim your waist, and assure peak performance. Never eat carbohydrates alone as a meal or snack.
6. Eat at least 5 meals a day. Eat something every 3-4 hours and never skip breakfast. You want to try and eat before you get hungry in order to maintain your blood sugar levels.
7. No dairy products are allowed. Eggs are permitted.
8. Carefully pick your carbohydrates. No bread or refined carb consumption.
9. Use fats and oils freely.
10. Stay away from alcohol. It’s a simple sugar and will wreak havoc with your metabolism.
11. Limit caffeine to no more than 1-2 cups per day. This includes, coffee, tea, and diet drinks with caffeine. Also when you drink caffeinated beverages eat protein with them.
12. Try to drink only water when thirsty.
13. Avoid or minimise sugar as much as you can.
14. It may be a good idea to supplement with a multi vitamin and Omega 3 fat.
15. Avoid
    1. Tap water
    2. Fried or microwaved food
    3. Do not over cook vegetables
    4. Do not over cook meat or eat blackened, charred meat.

Bordeaux Quay Bristol teaching kids to cook, brilliant http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Bristol-children-learn-healthy-way-help-Bordeaux-Quay-Cookery-School/article-1736837-detail/article.html

This is brilliant, teaching Bristols kids to cook is a fantastic thing to do, something all restaurants should think about doing, besides being fantastic publisity it's the best way to ensure a happier healthier city for years to come. 

 What a great article about running. As a personal Trainer myself I can only agree running is a brilliant form of exercise.  It's not the best form of fitness training and injuries are very common but I don't think anyones claiming it to be.

The article has been ruined at the end with some very pointless facts that bear no relation to the article whatsoever.

Running facts

Runners burn 12 per cent more calories on a winter’s day as the body works harder to stay warm (not just runners everyone this really is not a plus point for running)

A cup of black coffee before a run can boost the fat-burning effects of the activity, studies have found.  (Coffee increases the heart rate, if you were sat in a chair drinking coffee it would increase the amount of fat you burn.  The fact is you have just told half the country that coffee is good for them which is perhaps a little careless. Coffee is an irritant to the body and it blocks the absorbtion of calcium... try running with osteoporosis)

Please tell us about your fantastic experiences and how they make you feel and stop interpreting facts to suit your stories.

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 Ed Ley Personal Trainer Bristol

What to avoid when trying to lose weight the right way or even just improve your health and energy levels