16th January 2013
Went to bed later than normal last night and I can tell
this morning, it may have only been half hour but….A cup of strong tea and I’ll
be fine I’m sure!
Do you sometimes think your weight loss journey is a little like this, climb the steps then slide back down - don't sweat it, you'll get there, especially if you learn from & enjoy the experience of the slides ;-)
What’s with the weather, it’s so cold and the pavements
were just treacherous yesterday, however my members were awesome and turned
out, the morning members lost a staggering total of 10stone 4 pound, and the
evening ones lost a phenomenal 13 stone, both meetings losing an average of
just over 2lb per member, just brilliant and very motivating for all the new
members joining too.
It’s also motivating me, I have to admit, I’m really
enjoying the Filling & Healthy plan, I just hope it pays off on Thursday
and I see a weight loss, as we all know my appetite is a very healthy one! Even if I don’t lose Thursday, it’s helped me
by helping lose my cravings for the junk so for that I’m chuffed. One step at a time, I found myself actually
leaving food on my plate yesterday which was amazing progress, I was genuinely full. I haven’t been ProPointing the portions at
all, but I honestly think because Filling & Healthy foods are naturally
lower in ProPoints I’m not having as many as it feels like I am.
I’ve just gone back and ProPointed yesterday and it was
32pp, so not as high as I thought it would be and I was totally stuffed after
lunch and tea, there was no more room for food!
This is what I had;
Wednesday,
January 16, 2013
Breakfast – 2 shredded wheat
(4pp), milk for day (3pp)
Lunch 300g Actifry chips (6pp),
oil (1pp), carrots, trout, broccoli, cauliflower, sweetcorn.
150g trout fillet (5pp)
Dinner
120g Pastrami (4pp), 200g
prawns (4pp), 2 Weight Watcher Pitta Breads (5pp) cucumber
Every food I ate was a Filling & Healthy food; I also
earned an additional 6pp on my pedometer to cover my glass of wine ;-)
Yes if this works and I get a weight loss, I could follow
the F&H option for a while I think, as I haven’t even touched on some of
the meal ideas I could have.
Today I might make a roast chicken dinner, with roast
vegetables mmm, nice. I think, I might
nip and get some mince and eggs so I can have those burgers tomorrow for my tea
when I get home. I have a butternut
squash so I’m thinking soup too, so I can have an afternoon snack today and
tomorrow.
Or I could use it for this recipe;
Butternut squash risotto - serves 4,
4pp per serving
In a large
sauté pan or saucepan, heat the low fat cooking spray & add 175g risotto rice (16pp) (I can use
brown rice, it’ll work).
Cook over a
low heat for about 2-3m, stirring all the time until the rice looks
translucent, but not brown.
Add 6 chopped spring onions, 1 crushed garlic clove, 1/2 tsp cumin
seeds, 1 small butternut squash, peeled, deseeded & cubed & 100g sliced
mushrooms.
Cook gently
for a further 4-5m, stirring frequently.
From 850ml fresh vegetable stock (I’d use 4 vegetable
oxo cubes), add a couple of ladlefuls of hot stock.
Stir well,
and then cook over a medium heat for 20-25m, gradually adding the remaining
stock a ladleful at a time, until the rice is tender.
Add 2 heaped tablespoons of peas (1pp) & a
handful of fresh torn basil leaves, stirring them through gently.
Check the
seasoning, adding salt & pepper if needed, then serve, garnished with more
basil leaves.
Ooo yeah that sounds more fun than soup doesn’t it!
Right I really need to sort myself out and get working, I’m
loving having my desire to cook back, can’t beat good wholesome food! And there’s nothing better (for me anyway)
than hearing one of my members say, ooo I tried that recipe on your
blog/website/fb page, it’s great, I love it.
If you haven’t already checked out my website, it’s www.happyowls.co.uk lots of recipes.
Have a healthy and happy day, it’s work it, makes life
good. xx
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