A Slimmer Summer with Slimming World

lisa26_2

Morning all, I didn't make it to WI last night as I suddenly realised I didn't have 2 evenings to finish my uni work as we're out tonight so I had to get it done last night!! Luckily I managed to get it finished by 1030pm although I'm not sure it'll get me the best mark! it doesn't really matter though as its a foundation degree and you only get a pass or fail, not a grade so as long as I get 40% I'll pass. SO assuming I do, thats it, finished now thank god!!!

We're at MIL's for tea tonight so don't know what we'll be eating but Grandma and an Aunt are coming too so I can guess it'll be roast pork etc with apple pie for pud!! I won't be eating the pie, I hate it anyway!!!

So, EE today, will probably be slightly over syns depending what MIL cooks but I'm usually well under so can make up for it the rest of the week:

Brekkie - porridge (HEA&B), banana
Lunch - leftover cajun chicken and veggies (2), leftover wedges (2), sour cream (2), fruit salad
Tea - ????
Snacks - grapes and a pear if I need them.

lynzpower

Hey everyone

Been slightly MIA in the last few days but Have read everyones news.

Well done losers, :j

have had my final exam for the year and then went to have some drinks and a chinese. Yesterday wasnt great as we were completely out of food here. OH now working so sadly I cant rely on him doing the house work now

So just sitting down for a chill out before I pop out to go get some shopping ( and go shorts shopping - again) I need to stick to plan now as far as I can as Im off on holiday next week.

EE today
Had some yog as thats all was in! HEA milk as ever
Lunch wil be mushroom egg bacon beans HEB toast ( when I buy the ingredients)
Dinner is Mexican chicken ( combining onions, peppers, mushrooms chillis passata) rice sweet potato wedges fat free ff or cottage cheese
HEB cereal/ or alpens, plus fruit of course when I get some!
syns will be kitkats or penguin wafers if I can get some on my travels.

Check back in later, am clinging to the tank!

cyclingyorkie

dizzyk wrote: »

Any news re the bolognese thing from WI yet?



Well I'm nickety nackered today........I've been reaaaallllllly good & done a mahooooosive pile of ironing :T (well I did put some stripey golf shirts & a patterned Duvet set back in the basket as they were just tooooo much for my poor old wobble vision to cope with :eek: didnt want to puke on em & have to wash em again )
I will ask MIL to do those when she comes to 'Babysit me' next week when I'm home from hosp lol

I don't know why she thinks I need a babysitter :think: but she means well & loves feeling 'needed' :A and chances are I might just feel a tad 'sore' after having a hole drilled in mi noggin for the bone graft:rotfl: so I might be grateful of a little help (as long as she doesnt bring any flipping buns, big fat white teacake sarnies from the bakers or chocolates like she did last time I'd been in hospital :eek::mad::p

Today has been a green day

B banana & strawbs & Activia yog followed by a bout of griping indigestion/acid/my hiatus hernia pain (I forgot my lansoprazole this morning) *stooopid dizzy*

L (had this late)JP & cottage cheese satsuma


T ? dunno? maybe a (HEA) cheese/mushroom omlette & beans, strawbs & yog for pud if needed

HEB oaty bar HEA2 milk for teas

syns choc options 2 penguin wafer 4.5

Yes - but I'm even more confused!

You can still put veg in a bolognese sauce but because the whole thing cooks down whilst cooking you are advised that to comply with EE you have to serve some extra veg with it. This is because The veg will reduce more than the meat in the sauce, and you apparently have to factor in the fact that the pasta swells whilst cooking! ( The relevance of that passed me by completely!)

When i asked about soup - and did we have to eat extra veg with it I was told that because soup is probably mainly veg - it's fine ( which is a relief!)

She also went on to reiterate that you have to eat your fruit/veg with your meal for it to count - not just graze on it throughout the day!

I will ask my sister if anyone has mentioned this where she goes - I think her group is in Didcot.

Leader did mention that she had made a curry with beef and sweet potato - and since the new advice had come in she was putting twice as much sweet potato in to keep the proportions up! Apparently it's fine to do this!

Like i say - it's as clear as mud! But hey - soups okay so that's a bonus!

And I registered a 1.5lb loss this week and.....

I GOT MY 3 STONE AWARD!:j:j:j:j

jill36_2

:j WI at home. I have lost the last 2lb and now back at target.

Just in time for the bank holiday I have been doing extra body magic and red days only.

lynzpower

HI yorkie

I just called my sister on this and she tells me the existing rules have not changed at all. She says that she believes that your consultant has misunderstood the rules. She told me about one of the other consultants in her area that was always a red/green doer, adn apparently gives really poor advice on EE. Theres a group manager who shoul attend the group every 6 weeks or so to ensure your consultant is giving out the very best advice and to pick up on any isssues about how the plan is discussed in group to make sure that everyone has it right.

She said it is not true that you cant graze on your F&V as snacks- indeed if you didnt have these as snacks you are likely to be eating something thats synnable in its place. Or be hungry which we know doesnt work.

She has said that all the books have been written to promote high levels of F&V in the meals ( ie curries, pastas sauces etc)

It is - and has always been 1/3rd F&V per day not per meal. She confirmed theres nothing wrong with having eg a pasta and sauce with no extra veg as long as 1.3rdis SF all day then all is well.

Shes maintaining around a size 8 and has been for almost 18 months now and the plan has worked for her this way, works for others this way and is the way that all consultant have been trained and continue to be trained....

Have you ever seen the manager at your group?

jill36_2

For those of us with a sweet tooth and low in syns this website might hit the spot.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Slimming-World-CAKE-Lady-/167150813337284?ref=ts

Click on the pics for the recipes.

dizzyk

Bad morning from a really fed up Dizzy


Ive just been getting my bag ready so we could get sorted ready to be at the hospital today as arranged for them to book me in and do all the necessary stuff before my Op in the morning........Phoned the ward as we were told to do..... ITS BEEN CANCELLED even though they phoned us only a couple of days ago offering me the cancellation!! :mad:

MR Dizzy has spoken to the Surgeons Secretary who said I'm on the next listing in 3 weeks time, 17th June, I'm still fed up though ........ boo hiss

h007

Baked Bean Lasagne

Ingredients......
1 large onion
100g mushrooms
1 red pepper
3 garlic cloves
2 tins of baked beans
1 tin of chopped tomatoes
lasagne sheets
Mixed herbs
lea & perrins/Worcester sauce
hot pepper sauce (add if desired)
Hot chilli powder ( a teaspoon to give it a fiery taste)
Some cheese to top the lasagne (Use as healthy Extra)
Method:
Preheat the oven to Gas mark 6 (200 degrees)
Cut up the onion, pepper, garlic and mushrooms into fine pieces. Spray frying pan with frylight and add them all to the pan. Cook for around 5 minutes until golden brown.
Add the baked beans, tomatoes, mixed herbs, Worcester sauce, chilli powder and hot pepper sauce as desired and cook for a few more minutes.
Build the lasagne layers in a casserole dish, alternating bean/tomato mixture with lasagne sheets.
Cover with foil and bake in the oven for
30-35 minutes.
Uncover and add cheese to the top then bake for a further 5 minutes.


apologies but i cant remember where i copied this from - likely to be minimins.

i didnt bother with the chilli or hot pepper sauce and it did come out a touch sweet but i liked it that way

Primmer

Dizzy - no wonder you are fed up it's frustrating when you are all fired up and ready for it and its cancelled - sending you hugs

cyclingyorkie

i have seen the manager at my group - but not rec ently. Our consultant only started as a consultant last October and freely admits that she has been doing it wrong since she joined slimming world.

If I do see the manager at a meeting I will ask her.....