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dizzyk

Vixie_Pixie wrote: »

Hi everyone.

Going through a right stressful time atm. OH has gone away and i don't know when he's coming back. He has lost his job and his debts are causing him problems. I'm stressing myself silly trying to sort out everything

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Sending big hugs your way Pixie,....... Susan & Blackberry have given some pretty good advice already- all I can add is keep your chin up, eat as best you can and were all here for you ;)x x

dizzyk

I came home from Hosp Cold to the Bone & Starvin ungry!! (that wind has fair whipped up....nearly had old wobbly pants over:eek:)

Anyway it put a spanner in the works for my red meal plan (that and PMT:mad:) I was soooo hungry when I got in and really didnt fancy waiting around for a stir fry that quite frankly didnt contain the carbs that todays Physio required - ball catching (only yacked once;)), 360 degree turns(yacked everytime:o) and walking baby steps without support again...(:T)

sooooo I decided to make a quick pack of AH chilli cous cous tom,cucumber,onion,lettuce,cold chicken & yog&mint sauce.......and demolished the LOT EE day and loving it :rotfl:

We are having a late Tea of Spag bol (loaded with superfrees from the freezer.....& PASTA

psychopathbabble

I'm having spag bol with quorn for my tea.... lost 2lb today so total weightloss in 3 weeks is 7.5lbs! very happy with that as ive been ill and not been particularly on track. I only want to lose a stone before nov 5th (although my ideal target is over 2 stone i think) so just need to keep up my enthusiasm and motivation!

hugs to everyone that needs them xx

PS just made and tried my spag bol... it's a bit bland even though Im sure I put lots of garlic and salt and pepper in there. Might need to add another tin of tomatos as the bag I used has made quite a lot. Anyone got any ideas or things they use to help flavour it up a bit?

save_up_ya_pennies

Hi everyone I need your support pretty please I went back to SW today I havent been since the 9th Dec last year when I had lost 33lbs between the May and Dec. When I went back today I found out Ive put on 10lbs gutted but I knew it was coming its my own greedy fault. So first thing tomrrow a new leaf is turned - I am going to try the extra easy to give me a kick but its all a bit double dutch to me at the mo so please bear with me. Looking forward to reading the posts and getting to know you all - good luck everyone and well done x

blackberry-rum

psychopathbabble wrote: »

I'm having spag bol with quorn for my tea.... lost 2lb today so total weightloss in 3 weeks is 7.5lbs! very happy with that as ive been ill and not been particularly on track. I only want to lose a stone before nov 5th (although my ideal target is over 2 stone i think) so just need to keep up my enthusiasm and motivation!

hugs to everyone that needs them xx

PS just made and tried my spag bol... it's a bit bland even though Im sure I put lots of garlic and salt and pepper in there. Might need to add another tin of tomatos as the bag I used has made quite a lot. Anyone got any ideas or things they use to help flavour it up a bit?

add another stock cube? Put in a good handful of fresh herbs or a spoonful of dried herbs? Couple of dashes of Worcester sauce? sprinkling of chilli powder? Spoonful of tomato puree? Teaspoon of Marmite? All of the above ? It sometimes help to simply cook it for longer too, until it gets really thick and tomatoey. I confess I'm no expert on bolognaise (don't like it) but any tomato sauce is better for cooking a little longer than you think it needs, in my experience.

blackberry-rum

Hello SaveUp and good luck. If you go back to the very first post on this thread you will see Extra Easy explained!

psychopathbabble

blackberry-rum wrote: »

add another stock cube? Put in a good handful of fresh herbs or a spoonful of dried herbs? Couple of dashes of Worcester sauce? sprinkling of chilli powder? Spoonful of tomato puree? Teaspoon of Marmite? All of the above ? It sometimes help to simply cook it for longer too, until it gets really thick and tomatoey. I confess I'm no expert on bolognaise (don't like it) but any tomato sauce is better for cooking a little longer than you think it needs, in my experience.

Thanks! I forgot worcester sauce... and I think I need more tinned toms.... hate marmite and don't have any herbs (that I can see) but I think the toms and maybe some more stock or garlic might do it.:D

dizzyk

psychopathbabble wrote: »

I'm having spag bol with quorn for my tea.... lost 2lb today so total weightloss in 3 weeks is 7.5lbs! very happy with that as ive been ill and not been particularly on track. I only want to lose a stone before nov 5th (although my ideal target is over 2 stone i think) so just need to keep up my enthusiasm and motivation!

hugs to everyone that needs them xx

PS just made and tried my spag bol... it's a bit bland even though Im sure I put lots of garlic and salt and pepper in there. Might need to add another tin of tomatos as the bag I used has made quite a lot. Anyone got any ideas or things they use to help flavour it up a bit?

well done on the loss

when I do my spag bols I always use a carton of passata aswell as the tinned toms & 1/4 tsp sweetner as toms can be bitter (it seems to have more flavour this way) I also use chicken stock cubes or chicken bovril....this seems to help with the blandness
also fine chopped celery & carrot add flavour & great for superfee

consultant31

h007 wrote: »

sorry, what is the dyno rod soup?

It's a recipe for a soup which uses loads of speed foods/veg and has the added advantage of helping the consumer if they are having trouble with the erm, bowels (which is the reason it's been christened Dynorod soup, lol)!

Speed food Soup (syn free on Green and EE)

1 can mixed bean salad
1 can green lentils (or handful of dried)
2 cans chopped tomatoes
1 can baked beans
Handful of split lentils
2 large leeks
1 large onion
4 medium carrots
2 parsnips
1 each green, red and yellow peppers
2 vegetable stock cubes
Salt pepper
Mixed herbs
Water (enough to cover all ingredients)
Chop all vegetables. Put them and everything else into a large pan, cover with water, bring to boil and simmer until vegetables are soft (about 30 mins). Once cooked, the soup can be left chunky or blended smooth.

Freezes well!

consultant31

Vixie_Pixie wrote: »

Hi everyone.

Going through a right stressful time atm. OH has gone away and i don't know when he's coming back. He has lost his job and his debts are causing him problems. I'm stressing myself silly trying to sort out everything

I'm sorry you're having such a rough time at the mo Look after yourself and try not to add to the stress by worrying about your food intake.