The Lose Weight The Old Style Way Thread.

this_is_it

Morning everyone, Yesterday didnt go to badly food wise i'v started having a small hand full of sunflower and pumkin seeds if i get a bit peckish just had 2 weetabix yesterday as i thought i was being greedy having 3 but i was starving ibythe afternoon so its back to 3 again .
Today might make some soup for lunch and tea will either be steak or monk fish tail ? hubby got it yellow stickered from asdsa should have been just over£9.00 he piad £2.00 never heard of it before so no idea how i'm going to cook it yet.(will get hubby to cook it)
newlywed - i love sole not sure if i'v had that kind or not hubby always cooks the fish when we have it all i can suggest is grilling it sorry i'm not much help.

newlywed

this_is_it wrote: »

newlywed - i love sole not sure if i'v had that kind or not hubby always cooks the fish when we have it all i can suggest is grilling it sorry i'm not much help.

Yeah that was my first thought but just thought someone else may have a brighter idea

kittyscarlett

Morning lovely losers

Toonie, glad you reconsidered re the chocolate, also hope your feller gets well soon ( with a huge vit C blast how can he not ) Would be happy to post recipe later on today for the soup.
Frogga, very true - come on out all you closet weightlossers, you know you wanna !
Rockie - ooo humous alfalfa sprouts and carrot sarnie sounds delish - I love alfafa sprouts to bits but struggle getting through a whole packet before they start going off
MrsM - tis ok, we know the affectionate insult has more power than a civil insincerity, we didn't think you and frogga were in any danger of rolling pins at dawn.. well.. not much..
Taplady - I don't think one slice of HM cake will sabotage your efforts much ( unlless it provokes raging cakelust and makes you scoff an entire one ) I often crave WI Victoria sponges myself !:p
Newlywed, I love sole but must admit have never cooked it apart from the M & S lightly floured lemon soles, which I just put in the oven. If its nice quality fish I think less is more - in the oven with a little butter, black pepper and a squeeze of lemon ?
Again, Ive eaten monkfish but never cooked it, this is it - its quite a firm fish so can stand up to most treatment - could try making kebabs out of it with onion/mushrooms/peppers etc, marinate in a bit of olive oil and lemon juice first maybe ?

Right, its a grim wet grey 'orrible day out there but nothing can repress my joy at having time off ! Have just run a bath and am going to luxuriate in it for a bit with my blackcurrant and ginseng tea :P then off to the bank and the butchers etc ! I had a good look on the OS advice thread about buying slow cookers so hopefully will find something suitable - if not, may have to pop into Argos later in the week.

Have a good day all !

rockie4

Rockie - ooo humous alfalfa sprouts and carrot sarnie sounds delish - I love alfafa sprouts to bits but struggle getting through a whole packet before they start going off


It was tasty! know what you mean about the sprouts, they always sell them in huge bags when one that would do 2/3 butties would be good

MRSMCAWBER

STUFFED PLAICE ROLLS -serves 4
per portion:-
158cals
3.22g fat
0.56g sat fat
50.4mg chol
1.94g fibre

1 medium courgette - grated
2 medium carrots - grated
4tbsp fresh breadcrumbs
1tbs lemon/lime juice
4 plaice fillets
seasoning

Preheat the oven to 200c/400f/gas 6

1. Mix together the carrots and courgettes,stir in the breadcrumbs, lime/lemon juice and seasoning
2. Lay the fillets skin side up if skin on..divide the filling between themroll up to enclose the filling and place in an ovenproof dishbake for 30mins, or until fish flakes easily

newlywed

kittyscarlett wrote: »

Newlywed, I love sole but must admit have never cooked it apart from the M & S lightly floured lemon soles, which I just put in the oven. If its nice quality fish I think less is more - in the oven with a little butter, black pepper and a squeeze of lemon ?

Quality fish??? Erm 4 frozen fillets for £3 in Tesco - possibly not

Leopardlady

Morning all!
I have been to the gym this morning, on my way back from dropping off H to Be, i spent 25 mins on the bike working up a good sweat, then spent 10 mins on a number of weight machines to try and tone some of the wobble!
Brekkie was a yoghurt and a bowl of bran flakes with skimmed milk,

lunch: no idea, never do, find lunch a very difficult meal to sort out
Dinner: pork casserole and HM bread (left over pork from roast on sunday when i cooked for 5 big blokes and two ladies!)

Right i really should get on with some work, but think i am still hungry! Oh well, hope all are smiling despite the rain! Just think how green things will be after the rain!

newlywed

AS for cooking fish - just found a really good website:-

http://www.seafish.org/plate/search.asp

Just pick your fish (eg Monkfish) and pick a recipe

MRSMCAWBER

FIVE SPICE FISH - serves 4
per portion
213 cals
4.41g fat
0.67g sat fat
80.5mg chol
1.08g fibre

4 x 6oz fillets of white fish
1tsp chinese 5 spice powder
4tsp cornflour
1tbs sesame/sunflower oil
3 spring onions - shredded
1tsp finely chopped ginger
5oz button mushrooms- sliced
4oz babycorns, sliced
2tbsp soy sauce
3tbsp dry sherry or apple juice
1tsp sugar
seasoning

1. toss the fish in the cornflour and 5 spice powder to coat
2. heat the oil in a frying pan and stir fry the onions, ginger, mushrooms, corn for about 1 min...
3. add the fish and cook for 2-3 mins, turning once
4. mix together the soy, sherry and sugar
5. pour over the fish and simmer for 2 mins, adjust seasoning and then serve with noodles and stir fry veg

newlywed

~Thanks MrsM - may have to buy 5spice now :rolleyes: