Slimming World - a Christmas countdown!

MRSMCAWBER

Good morning from a very me .... we are at -14 right now ....although we have had no more snow -so just a smattering lying here right now!
I have called hubby at work and he is doing a "top up shop" on his way home -makes more sense than him coming home to collect me to go back where he came from
Well done on the losses again everyone :T

I defrosted the bird bath this morning -we have a big upturned dustbin lid, and I have just been out again and it had set solid ....I had to turn it over and pour hot water on the bottom to turn it out . Anyhow its now full of lovely warm water and the birds are having their very own jacuzzi .

Anyway -apart from the cold Im tickity boo


Im having another green day today -

• 250ml semi (A)
• 4 plums
• banana
• jacket potato
• 2 corn cobs
• activia (2.5)
• apple
• orange
• Spanish rice with chicken n chorizo (6)
• 250ml semi (A)
• fibre plus (B)

well that uses 2A+1B and 8.5syns ... so I will use a few more syns and my other heB along the way,,,
I have been sneaky with my plan today -I could have gone EE and not use so many syns up on dinner BUT by paying for the chicken and chorizo on a green day means I get 2A+Bs -so it works out better.
Im really looking forward to dinner as I love that rice dish. ooohh the cheesy bacon lasagne was a hit so I will post the recipe later...I even remembered to make note of what I used *very unlike me*
Right Im off -have a great day everyone and keep warm!!

bettyB_2

In this cold weather I used to love granola with hot milk for breakfast - I was just wondering if there are any granola-type cereals that I can have as a HEB???

blackberry-rum

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

ooohh the cheesy bacon lasagne was a hit so I will post the recipe later...I even remembered to make note of what I used *very unlike me*
Right Im off -have a great day everyone and keep warm!!

that's where I have problems, MrsM (not for me, but for people who want a written-down recipe) - because I've been cooking so long I have no idea, once I've eaten something delicious, how to recreate it exactly or how to tell others to do it. My friend has been trying to recreate my dhal for years and still can't - I dunno why, it seems straightforward to me but I just grab handfuls and throw 'em in!

gunsandbanjos wrote: »

Was thinking of trying EE, when you need 1/3 superfree with a meal i understand it is to stop you overeating other stuff. But is it ok to have it right before rather than with your meal?
Say for example i want pasta and bolognaise. Can i munch an apple a pepper and a carrot just before i have it and then just have pasta and sauce?

Probably a silly question:o No laughing at the back:p

I often do that, Guns. I will eat some fruit, or raw baby sweetcorn or mangetout, while the main meal is cooking and count it as a "starter". You could also have fruit afterwards, but the trouble with that is you might be too full from the main course and erm... not get around to it! Remember though there is tomato in the bolognaise sauce, that's superfree too. In fact I really enjoy pasta with just a spicy tomato sauce on it, it's delicious.

lisa26_2

Morning all, we're very much snowed in here, there hasn't been a single car attempt to get down our street, not even those with 4x4s!!! Theres about 20" in most areas and more wher it has drifted!!! We walked to the shop this morning to get some supplies before they sold out of everything and it was really weird.....we could walk down the middle or the main road, right in the middle of rush hour and only had to move a hanful of time for a few very brave people attempting to get through! We've loads more snow forecast for the next few days so I can't see us going anywhere far for a while. It's a good thing walking in the snow is such hard work, I'll need to burn plenty of calories as my stock of SW friendly foods is running low....tonight should have been my supermarket night!

dizzyk

I'm right at the top of the valley here and my apartment overlooks more or less everywere, The main A650 road at the bottom is now fully covered - I can just see a faint track mark where the cars are managing to still drive on it.

OH cleared the top of the balcony wood this morn to put cheese digestives and fruit cake out for the wood pigeons & Crow that visit from the nearby fields.....and there is a good 4" of snow back there already on the cleared bit - and the remaining food is buried

blackberry-rum

dizzyk wrote: »

I'm right at the top of the valley here and my apartment overlooks more or less everywere, The main A650 road at the bottom is now fully covered - I can just see a faint track mark where the cars are managing to still drive on it.

OH cleared the top of the balcony wood this morn to put cheese digestives and fruit cake out for the wood pigeons & Crow that visit from the nearby fields.....and there is a good 4" of snow back there already on the cleared bit - and the remaining food is buried

oh boy we don't have that much snow! I live overlooking a valley too, can't see it today, nor can I see the hills opposite. It's like living at the end of the world there must be fog I think, as well as the snow and ice; I've heard some sirens going on the main road a mile away in the valley. Nobody dies if I don't go into work so I am not going to stress about it.

dizzyk

No I cant see the other side of the valley either - which is normally a really lovely clear view, It is a bit like living at the end of the world :eek:

You do right not going out if you dont have to, just put your feet up My OH has just text to say they are on their way back, as if they dont start now they dont think they'll make it on the route they have to do and to get the chilli out of the freezer :rotfl:

trixietoes

dizzyk wrote: »

Heck :eek: thats flipping cold.....And I thought we had it bad!!!!


Hey Trix....not too long till you jet off to Mexico either is it? I forgot to ask - where abouts are you going?

Yes freeezing, my padded jacket isn't working so I have dug out my ski jacket hopefully that will be better...except its a bit big for me know but hey ho.

YES... getting excited now... it is 8 weeks until we go and the girls are getting excited too (going with friends) 2 have had their injections already, I'll get mine at Christmas when I am back home.

Were staying at the Sensatori resort in Playa Riviera south of Cancun... can't wait to sample the Mojito bar where they apparently have over 20 different flavours.

Is this the same side you are going or are you going westside? I went to Acapulco about 20 years ago with mom, dad, brother & sister.

Dontknowanymore

Afternoon!
So much for me being a lurker!

I treid the pudding rice this morning _pale_ now I remeber why I haven't let rice pudding pass my lips since that fateful day 21 years ago when the dinner lady stood over me and forced me to eat it :eek: even the baby spat it out and he eats anything I give him!

Just a quick question, can I have a green day if I syn the sausages I'm having for tea and having no other meat?

trixietoes

Dontknowanymore wrote: »

Afternoon!

Just a quick question, can I have a green day if I syn the sausages I'm having for tea and having no other meat?

Yes you can use your syns on anything you want, so no problem with synning sausages on a green day.