Hello guys, how has your week been?
Gemma- I have stayed the same this week, not sure how that happened as I have done pretty well. I hope the loss shows on the scales next week. I am currently in Torquay and I am going to have a cream tea and fish and chips because this is my only holiday of the year. Going to make up for it when I get home by being super strict and doing the shred. Hope you aren't struggling too much over the bank holiday weekend!
Sarah - I've been really struggling recently, gaining and losing the same couple of pounds so I have stepped up my game and challenged 3 of my twitter friends to a little competition to see if it can motivate us all. Me, Liz, Simonne & Nicola are all trying to lose 2lbs by next Thursday, I will update you to our progress next week!
Charlene - I completely fell off the wagon this week. It all started when I made some mini cheesecakes (which in all fairness I did most of them away!) and escalated into lots of free cake and pizza from work and not much exercise at all. I've just had a mammoth untagging session on Facebook to banish all photos of my double chin and chubby features from the weekend being linked to me so I'm not feeling too confident right now. Here's to a better week this week!
Sarah V - I only lost half a pound this week, but with the bank holiday, there have been various food-related events coming up! But I did an extra zumba class this week and have an extra one this week too so at least I'm exercising to counteract any naughtiness. And at the party I went to yesterday, although there was lots of yummy BBQ food, there was also a bouncy castle, so I'm hoping I jumped the calories away!
Lucy - Quite proud of myself this week, not sure if I've lost any weight but it's my first week back at work and thus far have resisted to eat McDonald's on my break and haven't actually wanted to eat it! Australia is getting scarily close and I think my main aim now is just to try and be sensible before I go and perhaps try and lose a couple of pounds.
Slimming World Syn Free Quiche
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
I really wouldn't have made this quiche if I hadn't have tried it first. It contains pasta. Not just any pasta but a packet of pasta n sauce!! I normally hate the stuff but at my last class we had a tasting night and I decided to live dangerously and give it a try. And boy am I glad I did, it is seriously amazing!! I have made a few amendments to the original recipe and made a massive quiche for my dinner tonight and the next few lunches. I don't have a flan tin so I just lined an 8" cake tin with grease proof paper and it worked just as well.
Ingredients
One packet of pasta n sauce ( I used a cheesy one)
One onion roughly chopped
Four eggs
A tub of very low fat cottage cheese (I chose the chive variety)
Make up the pasta n sauce as directed but replace the milk with water. Add the onions at this stage. Once cooked whisk in the eggs and add the cottage cheese. Pour into your dish and cook at 200° until set. Mine was in the oven for about 30 minutes.
The basic syn free quiche is really versatile, incredibly yummy and just as simple to make. You can add any veggies you fancy or even ham or salmon depending on which plan you are following.
Basic syn free quiche recipe
One large tub of very low fat cottage cheese
Four eggs
Whisk the ingredients together and cook as above. You can line the dish with spinach leaves, add peppers, leeks, onions or even top with tomatoes slices. The choices are endless!
One packet of pasta n sauce ( I used a cheesy one)
One onion roughly chopped
Four eggs
A tub of very low fat cottage cheese (I chose the chive variety)
Make up the pasta n sauce as directed but replace the milk with water. Add the onions at this stage. Once cooked whisk in the eggs and add the cottage cheese. Pour into your dish and cook at 200° until set. Mine was in the oven for about 30 minutes.
The basic syn free quiche is really versatile, incredibly yummy and just as simple to make. You can add any veggies you fancy or even ham or salmon depending on which plan you are following.
Basic syn free quiche recipe
One large tub of very low fat cottage cheese
Four eggs
Whisk the ingredients together and cook as above. You can line the dish with spinach leaves, add peppers, leeks, onions or even top with tomatoes slices. The choices are endless!
Sunday Summary #23
Monday, 22 August 2011
Happy Sunday! How's your week been?
Sarah V - I lost 3lbs this week, which I'm really pleased with! Slowly but surely I'm returning to my pre-summer weight. I'm determined to lose again in my next weigh-in, so have been walking to work and trying not to be too bad. Although a summer of bad habits has meant my resolve has slipped somewhat, but I'm getting there.
Gemma - I lost 2.5 lbs this week, much better! After two weeks of staying the same because of various birthdays and weddings I was really happy with my good loss. This week I have been trying some new recipes too keep me interested and motivated and I'm hoping for another 2-3 lb loss this week. I'm going to Torquay next weekend which I'm little worried about but if I have two bad days I will just try and be extra good the rest of the week. I am now -41 lbs and I want to be -50lbs by the 5th of October for a friends wedding.
Sarah - I've spent this weekend in Brixham visiting some of the boyfs family so no Sunday weigh in for me this week. After putting on 1lb at my class weigh in two Thursdays ago I am happy to report that I had lost 2lbs this Thursday... let's hope I haven't spoilt it all in one little weekend!
Lucy - Sorry for my lack of Sunday Summary last week, I had a traumatic day - I got stuck in a lift for two hours and then had to get a taxi to York instead of the train because I was going to see Olly Murs. I then had the Monday off work and traveled back down to London and yeah, I'm sure you get the issue! Anyway. I go to Australia in exactly 42 days and I'm still at square one. We've been doing this blog for twenty three weeks now and I am pretty much in the same place I started. I have no idea what my issue is. It's never too late to start again, is it...?
Charlene - No weight loss this week but I might have indulged in all the free cakes and doughnuts at work a little bit too much. And err, a chinese takeaway. Not good! Lots of fruit in the kitchen though for healthy snacking and I'm going to go at least 3 runs this week aswell as doing some arm weights and crunches.
Sarah V - I lost 3lbs this week, which I'm really pleased with! Slowly but surely I'm returning to my pre-summer weight. I'm determined to lose again in my next weigh-in, so have been walking to work and trying not to be too bad. Although a summer of bad habits has meant my resolve has slipped somewhat, but I'm getting there.
Gemma - I lost 2.5 lbs this week, much better! After two weeks of staying the same because of various birthdays and weddings I was really happy with my good loss. This week I have been trying some new recipes too keep me interested and motivated and I'm hoping for another 2-3 lb loss this week. I'm going to Torquay next weekend which I'm little worried about but if I have two bad days I will just try and be extra good the rest of the week. I am now -41 lbs and I want to be -50lbs by the 5th of October for a friends wedding.
Sarah - I've spent this weekend in Brixham visiting some of the boyfs family so no Sunday weigh in for me this week. After putting on 1lb at my class weigh in two Thursdays ago I am happy to report that I had lost 2lbs this Thursday... let's hope I haven't spoilt it all in one little weekend!
Lucy - Sorry for my lack of Sunday Summary last week, I had a traumatic day - I got stuck in a lift for two hours and then had to get a taxi to York instead of the train because I was going to see Olly Murs. I then had the Monday off work and traveled back down to London and yeah, I'm sure you get the issue! Anyway. I go to Australia in exactly 42 days and I'm still at square one. We've been doing this blog for twenty three weeks now and I am pretty much in the same place I started. I have no idea what my issue is. It's never too late to start again, is it...?
Charlene - No weight loss this week but I might have indulged in all the free cakes and doughnuts at work a little bit too much. And err, a chinese takeaway. Not good! Lots of fruit in the kitchen though for healthy snacking and I'm going to go at least 3 runs this week aswell as doing some arm weights and crunches.
Weight Watchers Simply Enjoy - Honey Soy Salmon and Vegetable Stir Fry
Saturday, 20 August 2011
The lovely people at Weight Watchers sent me a copy of their new book called Simply Enjoy, I was really interested to see what types of recipes it contained and if they would be quick meal ideas as well as something more elaborate. I will be trying a lot of the 'Working Lunch' recipes and I can't wait for Christmas party season so I can try out the Poppadum Crab Bites and the Red Currant and Cranberry Glazed Turkey.
I have really enjoyed trying to cook a few new dishes and it has given me a bit of a boost this week. Eating the same old dull dishes can really get you down and when you have been on a diet for a few months you really start to lose motivation.
Simply Enjoy is divided into chapters including: lunches; vegetarian ; quick and easy; picnics and BBQ’s; cooking for friends; Christmas; side dishes; snacks and sweet treats. There is something to suit all tastes and cooking abilities. I really like the index at the back of the book which arranges the dishes in to ProPoints values so if you can easily plan what to eat according to how many points you have left.The book also lets you know if the recipe is suitable to freeze which is very handy.
You can get hold of a copy of Simply Enjoy at your local Weight Watchers class or you can buy it online here (there are three free recipes if you follow that link)
Honey Soy Salmon and Vegetable Stir Fry
I decided to try the honey soy salmon and vegetable stir fry first because I already had some of the ingredients which you need to make it and at only 8 ProPoints it seemed like a filling but low point lunch option. I put way more veg in that it said in the recipe because I was pretty hungry and veg is 0 points. The recipe suggests that you can make this more filling by adding 50g of dried brown basmati rice per person for an addition 5 pro points.
This recipe has a ProPoints value of 8 per person and serves 4 people.
You will need:
4 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons clear honey
4 x 125g skinless salmon fillets
Calorie controlled cooking spray
For the stir fry:
2 large garlic cloves, chopped finely
30g of grated ginger
350g pack of mixed vegetable stir fry
1. Mix together half of the soy sauce, all of the balsamic vinegar and honey in a shallow dish. Add the salmon and spoon over the marinade until coated. Cover and leave in the fridge to marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Heat a large non stick frying pan, spray both sides of the salmon with the cooking spray and cook for 3 minutes until golden. Spoon over more marinade, spray with the cooking spray, turn over the salmon and cook the salmon for another 3 minutes. Keep the salmon warm while stir frying the vegetables.
3. Heat a large wok or pan, spray with the cooking spray and stir fry the garlic and ginger for 30 seconds, toss in the vegetables and cook until tender. Add the remaining soy sauce and toss until combined. Serve the salmon on top of the vegetables.
I have now lost over 40 lbs since joining Weight Watchers and I'm hoping that the recipes in this book will help to keep me motivated to lose an extra 40lbs. Dieting really doesn't have to be boring or restricting and great recipe books like this really do help.
Do you have any of the Weight Watcher cookbooks? This is my first one and I'm tempted to invest in a few more. What are your favourite healthy cookbooks?
I have really enjoyed trying to cook a few new dishes and it has given me a bit of a boost this week. Eating the same old dull dishes can really get you down and when you have been on a diet for a few months you really start to lose motivation.
Simply Enjoy is divided into chapters including: lunches; vegetarian ; quick and easy; picnics and BBQ’s; cooking for friends; Christmas; side dishes; snacks and sweet treats. There is something to suit all tastes and cooking abilities. I really like the index at the back of the book which arranges the dishes in to ProPoints values so if you can easily plan what to eat according to how many points you have left.The book also lets you know if the recipe is suitable to freeze which is very handy.
You can get hold of a copy of Simply Enjoy at your local Weight Watchers class or you can buy it online here (there are three free recipes if you follow that link)
Honey Soy Salmon and Vegetable Stir Fry
I decided to try the honey soy salmon and vegetable stir fry first because I already had some of the ingredients which you need to make it and at only 8 ProPoints it seemed like a filling but low point lunch option. I put way more veg in that it said in the recipe because I was pretty hungry and veg is 0 points. The recipe suggests that you can make this more filling by adding 50g of dried brown basmati rice per person for an addition 5 pro points.
This recipe has a ProPoints value of 8 per person and serves 4 people.
You will need:
4 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons clear honey
4 x 125g skinless salmon fillets
Calorie controlled cooking spray
For the stir fry:
2 large garlic cloves, chopped finely
30g of grated ginger
350g pack of mixed vegetable stir fry
1. Mix together half of the soy sauce, all of the balsamic vinegar and honey in a shallow dish. Add the salmon and spoon over the marinade until coated. Cover and leave in the fridge to marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Heat a large non stick frying pan, spray both sides of the salmon with the cooking spray and cook for 3 minutes until golden. Spoon over more marinade, spray with the cooking spray, turn over the salmon and cook the salmon for another 3 minutes. Keep the salmon warm while stir frying the vegetables.
3. Heat a large wok or pan, spray with the cooking spray and stir fry the garlic and ginger for 30 seconds, toss in the vegetables and cook until tender. Add the remaining soy sauce and toss until combined. Serve the salmon on top of the vegetables.
It tasted so good and I think mine looks a lot like the photo in the book, what do you think?
I have now lost over 40 lbs since joining Weight Watchers and I'm hoping that the recipes in this book will help to keep me motivated to lose an extra 40lbs. Dieting really doesn't have to be boring or restricting and great recipe books like this really do help.
Do you have any of the Weight Watcher cookbooks? This is my first one and I'm tempted to invest in a few more. What are your favourite healthy cookbooks?
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