Heading for winter with Slimming World

blackberry-rum

Mediterranean_Mum wrote: »

I love chakchuka - the more vegetables the better - thanks for reminding me about it!

I'm also not a lover of parsnips but I love them roasted (you can make them the same way as SW chips). It's made me miss them actually just thinking about them as we can't get them over here - the closest thing is parsley root but it's more bitter and not as big as a proper parsnip - I put them in soup.

oooh that was what I missed when I lived in the Middle East - parsnips. I just adore them roasted and have had JUST roast parsnips for Xmas lunch before now (hope this posts ok - the new kitten is obsessed with walking across the keyboard!)

Hello all, and welcome to Fairycakes, well I weighed myself yesterday evening and seem to have gone over into double figures, **smacks self** there's only me to blame. So from today back on the straight and narrow, move over on that tank. I am no longer maintaining I am gaining and I HAVE TO LOSE!

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saidan wrote: »

fairy - your in the right place - good luck on your journey

mm - i've had days like that :mad: new day tomorrow

maman - like you the white bread and crisps have been calling me BUT

i lost .5lb this week :A no idea how!!! i've easily eaten a layer of thorntons choccies, 3 slices xmas cake and full on white bread at least once a day. MIL does do small portions though - and i spent 24 hours being poorly.......i'm sure it will show back on the scales next week......but i am glad i WI as i was dreading it
not my usual class so didn't get the new yellow book - anyone got it?

saidan (who is aiming for a green planned day tomorrow)

Well done - those sneeky losses are great , usually spur me on for the next week in the hope it doesn't show again!! Good Luck

FC x

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maman wrote: »

Well done saidan and piglet, that's an excellent result for the time of year.:T

Welcome fairycakes, everyone's welcome on here whether you still go to class or not. Good Luck.

I'm thinking today may be my first completely back on plan. I always start well with a SW breakfast but....

We'll see how it goes.;)

Thank you! Hope today has gone well, I'm planning on re-starting on Sunday!!! I too always start well with Breakfast and hold my breath on what happens from there!!! But hopefully this time I will be on track to lose the extra person I am carrying around! :rotfl:

FC x

fairy_cakes_2

copperjar wrote: »

Thanks maman. I do think I'll get one - I'm just the worst cook ever so need to find some recipes!

Hi Copperjar, I love my slow cooker but sadly it gets put away in the summer and only just remembered around December time!! I have a Slow cooker recipie book which I usually adapt the recipies to fit in with the SW plan - I got it from Amazon - if you let me know what sort of things you like I could put a few recipies on here for you.

One of my staples whilst on plan is home made Tom Sauce (I use this for bolognaise, lasagna, chicken etc) this can be made in the slow cooker, I use olive oil as I have a DH who is like a stick insect and a young DS who need the fat, but you can leave this out and use fry light instead to make it syn free -

1tbsp Garlic infused olive oil (6syns)
1 onion
1 clove garlic crushed
2 tins chopped tomatoes
1 carrot grated
1 courgette grated
1 pack mushrooms, chopped
1 beef oxo cube
1 tsp worcester sauce
1 tsp oregano
ground pepper and salt to season

I usually fry the onion, garlic and mushroom in the oil untill browned, then add the remaining ingredients, pop them into the slow cooker with the browned meat of your choice and leave to slowly cook - good luck hope this helps.

FC x

evilsquid1603

Hello everyone! please can I join you? I've been reffered to you by maman from the Frump to Fab thread.

I was a target member until I completely fell off the wagon and I really need to get back on it. Unfortunately I can't afford to go to group anymore so I'm going to have to do it at home, I still have all my books from last time and I still buy the magazine every month.

I'm now over 3 stones heavier than my previous target weight so I may be here a while!

Mediterranean_Mum

blackberry-rum wrote: »

oooh that was what I missed when I lived in the Middle East - parsnips. I just adore them roasted and have had JUST roast parsnips for Xmas lunch

Ah BR someone else who understands me! :rotfl: I can smell them now!

fairy_cakes wrote: »

1tbsp Garlic infused olive oil (6syns)
1 onion
1 clove garlic crushed
2 tins chopped tomatoes
1 carrot grated
1 courgette grated
1 pack mushrooms, chopped
1 beef oxo cube
1 tsp worcester sauce
1 tsp oregano
ground pepper and salt to season

I usually fry the onion, garlic and mushroom in the oil untill browned, then add the remaining ingredients, pop them into the slow cooker with the browned meat of your choice and leave to slowly cook - good luck hope this helps.

FC x

This sounds great FC - I think I'm going to make that this weekend. To me slow cooker food is for cold, wet days - unfortunately we don't have many of those over here but it is set to be certainly colder this weekend (although that's probably British summer temperatures rather than British winter!!!!:D

evilsquid1603 wrote: »

Hello everyone! please can I join you? I've been reffered to you by maman from the Frump to Fab thread.

I was a target member until I completely fell off the wagon and I really need to get back on it. Unfortunately I can't afford to go to group anymore so I'm going to have to do it at home, I still have all my books from last time and I still buy the magazine every month.

I'm now over 3 stones heavier than my previous target weight so I may be here a while!

I've only been here a couple of weeks myself but everyone here is great and really supportive. I'm on another SW forum but unfortunately there is almost no traffic at all so it gets a bit lonely over there!!! Good luck with the "journey".

Mediterranean_Mum

lbnblbnb wrote: »

I am sure my husband would be more than willing for me to package up ours and send them to you, MM....
Seriously, I have got to ask the veg box people to not give us any more parsnips. It is the only vegetable I can't stand and I think I have tried it cooked in almost every way.
A good day so far, plus a 20 minute run (although it did involve a lot of stopping for my four year old on his bike to sort out his gloves etc). So not exactly perfect, but I am having a go!
The chachouka smells gorgeous, not doing the last stage until later as eating late tonight, and the merguez chips smell great too.
L x

I might be tempted you know!!!

I'm going shopping this evening and am definitely going to buy ingredients and plan for chachouka next week - what recipe do you use?

fairy_cakes_2

evilsquid1603 wrote: »

Hello everyone! please can I join you? I've been reffered to you by maman from the Frump to Fab thread.

I was a target member until I completely fell off the wagon and I really need to get back on it. Unfortunately I can't afford to go to group anymore so I'm going to have to do it at home, I still have all my books from last time and I still buy the magazine every month.

I'm now over 3 stones heavier than my previous target weight so I may be here a while!

Welcome! I joined this thread 2 days ago and already finding it really helpful! I had to stop going to group a couple of months ago and have piled some (well most) of the weight I lost back on! I have a huge amount of weight to lose and I have a seven year old who can't understand why her and dad are fit and healthy but mummy isnt (breaks my heart), so I've set myself a re-start date of 01/01, just so I can get organised (shopping arriving today so maybe able to start sooner) and get the freezer stocked with homemade individual meals so I can 'grab and go' (I am useless unless I plan)!
Goodluck on your journey, I'm sure you'll find this thread as useful as I am finding it!

FC xx

WelshWoofer

Well, I am officially back and back on the wagon! As of today!
I weighed this morning and am now just under 11 stone:eek: My lowest was just under 10 stone - so the divorce and general letting myself go had paid its price (a stone's worth:o!)! Never mind, no dwelling or wallowing - I can do something about this.

I've done a freezer and cupboard stockcheck and if you ignore the few Xmas leftovers there's plenty of SW friendly stuff in. I do need to pop to the greengrocers for some F&V but otherwise I have the basis of plenty of green days (I'm a veggie).

Today's food will be...
Brunch - banana (not up and dressed yet)
Lunch - small jacket spud with beans and little bit of cheese (A Choice)
Tea - spaghetti, quorn meatballs and passata
Snacks - satsumas and grapes

No syns planned yet but I'm sure they'll feature at some point (although a syn free day wouldn't be the end of teh world!)

Am also going to walk the dog for an hour and do Day 1 of the 30 Day Shred (not looking forward to this!).

Its good to be back!

copperjar

fairy_cakes wrote: »

Hi Copperjar, I love my slow cooker but sadly it gets put away in the summer and only just remembered around December time!! I have a Slow cooker recipie book which I usually adapt the recipies to fit in with the SW plan - I got it from Amazon - if you let me know what sort of things you like I could put a few recipies on here for you.


FC x

Thank you! Bolognaise sauce sounds lovely.

I always struggle with green days. Any recipes I could do in a slow cooker on those days?