12th
February 2013
If all is going badly, it will get better. If all is going along quite
well, it will take a turn for the worse. Such is human existence. Rick Carson
That
quote above is so true, I love it, life isn’t ever going to be continually easy for anyone and it’s a
case of embracing it all - the good and the bad, makes such a difference.
So my
back went yesterday whilst shovelling snow – oops, which meant I spent the day
popping pain killers and I missed the yoga, not all bad though I’m still
walking about, it just hurts, so I’ll continue to focus on walking as my main
form of exercise and yesterday I still managed to clock up 22,195 steps so I’m
pleased with that.
As I didn’t
make the yoga, I decided to get busy in the kitchen and try out a couple of
ideas that had been shared with me so thanks to my sister for the two
ingredient banana cookies, she’s been having them for her breakfast and she’s
lost 12lb this year (I think following the WW plan is also helping – they’re
not magic cookies!) Here’s the recipe;
50g
oats (5pp) to every banana
mash
together like in photo, divide into cookies on baking tray (I got 7 from my one
banana) and bake for approx 25 minutes on 200 degrees or gas mark 5/6. 5pp per batch or zero on F&H day! Great breakfast alternative.
I then
decided to make a low ProPoint curry because I’d accidently opened the
jar! And thanks to Sharon a leader from
another area I met on Friday I tried cauliflower rice, and it works, basically
it’s grating cauliflower, cooking and using instead of rice, once you mix it
with the curry – you wouldn’t know the different, so my tea last night was 3pp!
Veggie
Curry (11p for all of it)
butternut
squash, onion, carrot, courgettes, red pepper,
oil spray(1pp)
cauliflower
– grated
Jar of
Sharwoods balti cooking sauce (10pp) or similar
Dice
vegetables spray with oil spray then roast in oven till cooked. Move to saucepan and add a jar of sauce warm
through and is ready to eat. Meanwhile
grate cauliflower into a saucepan, cover with boiling water and a bit of salt
(or an oxo cube) and cook for 8-10 minutes, sieve the water off and serve with
curry.
Was
delicious and so easy to make, great ProPoint savers both of them.
Another
suggestion for Pancake day today is using 2 eggs and 1 banana = pancakes.
1.
Mush banana. 2. Crack eggs. 3. Mix 4. Spray griddle with spray light
(frying pan will do) 5. Pour batter on 6. Flip 7. Eat 8. Happy. Sound interesting and work a try for 4pp.
I have
a few more recipes to try and as soon as I do, I will share them with you if
they are successful.
As I’ve
realised I’m not up to classes and my mates realised she’s not up to running
because of our backs, we have challenged each other to a pedometer race, every
evening we will post the total steps we have accumulated on our pedometer on Facebook
(steps rather than activity ProPoints as they vary depending on height/weight
and it’ll make it fairer). You’re more
than welcome to join in our ‘just for fun’ challenge, I’m sure it will help our
weight loss too.
Here’s
to Eating Gorgeous on Pancake day, don’t forget to ProPoint them, I’ve been
lazy and bought mine from Morrisons, 2 for 7pp! But if you want to make them, here’s a
simple recipe
Makes 12, 1pp each. (I’m guessing they’re small!)
125 g Flour, Wheat, White, Plain, sifted
1 medium Egg, Whole
1/2 serving(s) Milk, Skimmed (1/4 pint)
1 spray(s) Cooking Spray, Calorie Controlled
· Put the
flour into a bowl and break the egg into the centre.
· Add the milk
gradually beating into a batter.
· Pour the
batter into a jug.
· Heat a
non-stick frying pan.
· Spray
lightly with low-fat cooking spray.
· Pour in 3
tbsp batter and quickly swirl the pan to coat the base.
· Cook until
the batter becomes firm and bubbles appear.
· Flip the
pancake over.
· Serve with
fresh lemon, artificial sweetener or sugar (at a Points value of ½ per
teaspoon).
Having a ‘flipping’ good day – get it!
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