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Sian_the_Green

shirleytch wrote: »

Thanks for this Sian - these are great suggestions. Quick q - in the Tagine do you not add any liquid? I am just imagining coming home to burnt offerings.

Sorry, only just say this! I would use a tin of tomatoes probably, I think I forgot to say that! If I were not so bothered about syns I would also use chopped up dried apricots which are lovely and generally would chuck in a tin of chick peas too!
I have found in the past that things like carrots dont cook well in the SC unless you cut them finely, it takes too long for them to soften enough for my liking

Sian_the_Green

consultant31 wrote: »

Did you really mean 18 hours? I do a gammon joint most weeks in my slow cooker and have found 8 or 9 hours to be more than enough. As you say, it practically falls to pieces and is just yummy!

There are some slow cooker recipes here too:- http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=1948340&postcount=3

I do indeed, on low. I had it at a friends and it was to die for!
They put it on before bed and then served it for lunch the next day after church at about 2pm

~daisy~_2

morning - was in the gym for 5.45am - yaay me 20 mins run 30 mins walk and still not 500 cals just for info

so yesterday was my first day on success express and my food was :-
B - 1 dry fried egg 1 bacon tomatoes mushrooms with a dish of strawbs and rasps
L- w/m pitta heB stuffed with salad and a slice of turkey breast apple banana and half a dodgy satsuma
D- bowl of superfree soup - carrots cauli courgette onion celery chilli chicken stock - blitzed yum
H/M lasagne with salad drizzle of balsamic dressing - 2 syns mozzerella in lasagne heA
bowl of pineapple and strawbs

1 vodka and diet red bull fizzy water black decaf tea

felt like a LOT of fruit - any advice ?

have good days

susan6780

Morning! Eid Mubarak!!

i have a packet of instant mash in,if i put it in my soup would it make my soup,well, slimy? i make a wicked chilli chicken soup but would hate to waste it if it goes slimy which i guess it might?

flutterbyuk25

~daisy~ wrote: »

morning - was in the gym for 5.45am - yaay me 20 mins run 30 mins walk and still not 500 cals just for info

:eek: 5.45am?!! Well done you :A. I can't do gym in the mornings, especially not on a working day. I do sometimes go Sunday mornings as it's empty then.

x

flutterbyuk25

Oh and I remember reading in one of the latest SW mags that Morrisons do curries in sealed bags that are low syn, I think they said they were in the tinned aisle not chilled. Does anyone know what ones (veggie) there are, and the syn values? I fancy curry for tea and I'm no good at them.

Cheers

x

fitorbust

It's taken me a while to catch up on all the chat!
I had my second weigh in this morning and have lost 2 more pounds making 5 in2 weeks - am beyond delighted! All the attempts I have made over the past few years at 'healthy eating and exercise' have meant a pound here and there and I was convinced I had reached the age where I just couldn't lose weight, but you guys have proved me wrong!!
Flutterbyuk - I have the easiest curry recipe ever if you want to give it a try. It won't be many syns.
8 skinless chicken thighs, 1 chopped onion, a tin of tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of medium curry powder, 1 chopped apple and 2 tablespoons of branston pickle. Chuck everything in a pan and simmer for 40 minutes. Yum!
The Morrisons currys are 2 syns, apart from the Thai which is 1! That is if they are the 200g ones.

Crisp £ note - sounds like you are having a hard time at the moment. Those 10 minutes DVDs are great trhat someone else mentiones - you can get a set of 4 on Amazon for about £ i think. Also someone else said about weights - I do 30-40 minutes of weights twice a week and I'm sure that is helping. It's also really speeding up my toning too!
My trainer at the gym works on about 500 calories burnt in a good hard session, so for me that would be about 50 minutes cardio at a high level and weights done in a circuit training way to burn more calories. 4 bursts at 20 minutes or so each time should do it! If you haven't got any weights, bottles of water are a good substitute. I also do my arms sitting on a ball as it works your stomach at the same time!

We went to Costco last night so the house is now full of fruit and lovely veg! I am so sad as I love the Costco experience - they had new zealand lamb boots for little ones last night (uggs without the label!) so I sorted out 3 junior Christmas presents! We had supper there, and their Jacket potatoes are fab - I used my syns on tuna mayo and coleslaw filling.

Thanks Dizzy - the dynorod soup is the secret for me I think! I can't believe how yummy something so good for me tastes!

It's my day off today so am off to a choir thing I have joined which is part of 'Singlive'. We are rehearsing 'The armed man' by Karl Jenkins and will perforn it in York Minster and The Royal Armouries in Leeds :eek: At least I will only be one face in 200!

Right - now I'm rambling so hey ho, off we go!

Lesley x

dizzyk

dizzyk wrote: »

hello ladies

originally posted by wootball

:wall:

Brilliant.

Not sure if thats a hint of sarcasm in your post there wootball ?

Ive not been online in a few days due to being unwell (but the rest of my post explains all that) maybe you didnt read on?

so if Ive missed you becoming a group participant & friend that I normally say good morning to then I apologise.......?

~daisy~_2

i suspect woot may be a blokey ??

but am propably wrong and made it worse - if so sorry xx

blackberry-rum

Dizzy darling don't worry, we love you!