Weigh in week 3 update

I lost another 2lbs! 

I'm very happy with that! 

It means I've now lost 8.5lbs in the 3 weeks and I got my first half stone award! 

I'll update with pics later on when I get onto the laptop.

Joy x

Here's my weigh in pics :)

Slimming world friendly loaded potato skins.

My own recipe...

LOADED POTATO SKINS WITH BEANS AND SALAD.

 

4 1/2 syns on EE

INGREDIENTS.

1 Baking potato
15g cheese grated. 3syns
Laughing cow light cheese triangle. 1 1/2 syns
Wafer thin ham cut into ribbons.
Fresh or dried chives.
Pinch of chilli powder
Baked beans and a side salad to serve. 

Bake the potato in the oven for approx 1hour or until cooked.
Half the potato and scoop into a bowl leaving just the skins.
Mash the potato and add the laughing cow triangle (as a substitute to milk/butter).
Add the chives, ham and chilli powder and mix.
Spoon half the mixture into each potato skin and top with the grated cheese.
Put back into the hot oven for approx 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted.
Serve with a side salad and some baked beans.

 

This meal is very filling and feels like you are eating something naughtier than you actually are.

Would highly recommend.

Enjoy.

Joy x

Hunters chicken sw friendly recipe.

HUNTERS CHICKEN AND WEDGES WITH BEANS.

FREE on EE

To make the BBQ Sauce

1. 3 shallots
2. Half a teaspoon of chilli powder (or more, if you like it hot)
3. Half a carton of passata — about 250ml
4. 4 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
5. 4 tablespoons of artificial sweetener

To make the chicken

1. The above BBQ sauce
2. 4 chicken breasts
3. 8 slices of bacon
4. 112g cheddar
5. Green veg, to serve

To make the sauce

1. Peel and finely chop the shallots. Put them in a frying pan, sprinkle the chilli powder over the top and fry them for about six minutes until they’re soft
2. Once the shallots have softened just add the rest of the ingredients and stir. Keep the sauce on a medium to high heat and stir it occasionally — it should thicken up nicely

For the chicken

1. Pre-heat the oven to about 210C. Spray a roasting tin/baking tray with Fry Light and lay the chicken breasts in them. Then slit the breast down the middle to make a pocket
2. When the sauce is ready, spread it in the slits and over the top of the chicken breasts
3. Take the bacon and either wrap it round the breast or lay it over the top. Then put the chicken in the oven for 20 minutes
4. Sprinkle an ounce of the cheese over the top of the breast and put back into the oven for another 10 minutes
5. Serve it with the vegetables

I got the recipe here.

We all enjoyed this, there was too much of the bbq style sauce left so I've popped it into the freezer for another night as we'll definitely be making it again.

I also made some home-made wedges, by cutting some potatoes into wedge shapes and par-boiling them, then spraying with oil and adding a sachet of mixed herbs and spices. We had baked beans with it too. Very filling. I know, technically, I should have had this with a side salad or veg to get in my 3rd superfree, however, there are totally onions in the sauce ;-)

Enjoy.

 

Joy x

Corned Beef hash sw friendly recipe...

CORNED BEEF HASH AND SALAD

... 3syns on EE

Gorgeous it was!!

INGREDIENTS.

200g tin of corned beef.
1lb peeled, diced potatoes.
1tbsp tomato puree
1tbsp worchester sauce
frylight spray
1/2tsp cayenne pepper

You cube the potatoes and spray them in frylight, cook them in the oven for 30mins, turning now and again. Fry the onions until soft and add the tomato puree, worchester sauce, cayenne pepper and corned beef and cook for a few minutes, then add the cooked potatoes and serve. 

The kids loved it too, although they thought it was a little spicy so maybe a little less cayenne pepper next time.

 

Enjoy.

 

Joy x

Saturday night's Fakeaway...

This weeks fake-away was pizza...

Of a sort, it was slimming-world friendly pizza.

Made using Cauliflower as a base, I was more than a little skeptical to start with but it was a definite hit and I will be using the recipe again.

It doesn't seem very inviting but is tastier than it looks!

CAULIFLOWER BASE PIZZA.

1/2 a head of cauliflower

1 egg

seasoning

1/2 a light mozerella (I used my A option for this)

toppings of your choice...

In a bowl, grate up the cauliflower, put into the microwave and keep checking every couple of minutes until it looks cooked and is soft, I think it took me aprox 6.5mins.

Add the egg and season, I added some paprika to the mix too.

On some baking parchment flatten the mixture and bake blind in a 200` oven for about 15-20mins.

Once it has a golden colour add your toppings to it.

I used, ham, tomato puree and mushrooms, some more paprika and my mozerella cheese.

I put it back into the oven for around 15 minutes.

It was delicious. You couldn't really tell it was cauliflower.

Enjoy.

Joy x

Introducing me!

I'm Joy, I'm 30 and I'm from North East England.

I'm a wife and a mother to 2 . 5 monsters!

I've been overweight since middle monster came along 11 years ago. I turned 30 this year and made a pact with myself that I would not be this size when I hit 31.

I'm following the slimming world diet, I'm a couple of weeks in and loving it.

Oh and mentioning work... I work in a Cafe, possibly the worst place to work when you are trying to eat healthily and lose weight, surrounded by cake and lattes all day. So pre-planning is going to be the key, taking things to work that will fill me on my break and keep me going without wanting to grab something from there.

I'm two weeks in and 6.5lbs down so, so far so good!

So only another 82 . 5lbs to goal!!

I can do this.

J x