5 years MFW - Lets get cracking...

HelenDaveKids

Happy New Year to all my fellow MFW's (and NP!)

HelenDaveKids

:oWell I've weighed self - at least big number to work down from..

nattypants

HelenDaveKids wrote: »

:oWell I've weighed self - at least big number to work down from..

HelenDaveKids wrote: »

Happy New Year to all my fellow MFW's (and NP!)

Any extra weight is due to that cheeky wee comment!

Happy New Year H :kisses3:

gallygirl

HelenDaveKids wrote: »

:oWell I've weighed self - at least big number to work down from..

I too have been bulking up - not weighed myself yet though :eek:.

HelenDaveKids

Well the wii made that horrible noise at me, and made my mini me a huge fatty. Booo. So had porridge for breakfast, stew for dinner and my dads for tea (not quite as healthy as did have home made cake - its his birthday)
Currently perusing low gi cookbooks for inspiration.

Did quite a lot of batch cooking today, to help when Im at work and kids back at school, in order to avoid eating rubbish for tea.

Feeling proactive.

gallygirl

HelenDaveKids wrote: »

Well the wii made that horrible noise at me, and made my mini me a huge fatty. Booo. So had porridge for breakfast, stew for dinner and my dads for tea

You ate your dad for tea :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:.

Still, pretty money saving I suppose

HelenDaveKids

Well I've moved up a level, shopping for food was very planned, and followed my recipe plan for the day... so had leek and onion soup (dd3 made) followed by healthy home made cereal bars (dd2 made) with porridge oats and cranberries pecans etc. For tea salad and home made (sw) quiche (dd2). We have a peanut bar ready for pudding (dd2). Feel a bit like last time, in that food could actually be fun again rather than a chore. Need to find some nice easy quick makes. Freezer has my batch cooked food for when work late.

Have taken down Christmas decs and cut up Christmas cards for next year's tags. Also put up new curtains for dd2.

Dd1, 2 & dh all joining in lose weight challenge. Agreed to give a £ for a lb with dd' s.

fothers365

Can you point me in the direction of the cereal bar and peanut bar recipes please?

Well done on the healthy eating and getting all the family on board too!:T

HelenDaveKids

Have a few in a GI book but this is the basic structure,
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/58602/muesli-bars

Mine is
3oz muscavado sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
8oz rolled oats
3oz raisins
2oz pecan nuts - chopped
3oz dried cranberries
1 egg
1 egg white
150ml unsweetened apple juice

mix oats,raisins,pecans,cranberries, then beat egg/egg white together and add apple juice and mix together. press into a prepared tin, 15-20 min 200c/400c/gas mark 6.

Brilliant snack / lunch box treat.

HelenDaveKids

So day 4, on the food front I am doing really well, not a single piece of choc or crisp, unfortunately did have 3 glasses of wine last night...
My new "hobby" is going well, and although won't make it to gym till kids back at school and normal after school activities resume, on the food front we are all eating well. Just need to see how successful on Wednesday when weigh self.

On money side, got letter from coop as life insurance policy ends Feb 1st, so Will get £2,300, going towards Florida though.

Also treated myself to a new budget book as mine only has a few pages left, so all freshly written pages, with clearer budget goals. Was very cathartic.

Nipped to aldi for more food based on planned recipes. Apart from 2 bottles of wine, it was a very healthy trolley..