Update on weight loss I've reached 13 stone, that's 3 & a half stone in total. I have I admit, I've had a few ups and down the last few weeks, staying the same or gaining a pound, but these things will happen. It's important to stay on track and keep doing what your doing, even though at the time I've wanted to give up.
Here are some of the new things I've been eating.
Breakfasts I've been eating porridge with fruits, bananas, blueberries and raspberries, sometimes on there own, sometimes all together. Really filling and a really good way of getting in your 5 a day.
I've started going to the gym 4-5 times a week, on the days I go, for lunch I make myself a jacket potato, usually with tuna and light mayo, or my light coronations chicken. I always have a side salad aswell. In the night I'll have one of my lower calorie teas.
On a none gym day (or if I'm going to have a high calorie tea) I'll have a salad with the filling.
Recipes :
Quick Coronation chicken
Serves 1
Calories : 232
Ingredients :
100g chicken
3 tablespoon light mayonnaise
1 teaspoon of curry powder
Method:
Dy fry your chicken, once cooked leave to cool. Whilst the chicken is cooling, mix the mayonnaise with the curry powder. Once the chicken has cooled, chopped into small pieces and mix in the coronation sauce mix.
Side salad
Serves 1
Calories : 107
Ingredients :
1 carrot
4 small radish's
70g sweetcorn
4 cherry tomatoes
40g baby spinach
Method :
Place the baby's spinach on the bottom. Shred the carrot using a grater. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half and chop the radishes into cubes and arrange all of these on top of the baby spinach. Spinkle the sweetcorn on top.
I then make a hole in the middle for my filling.
I've discovered a few more fantastic low calorie products that I can't live without.
Boots shapers range is great. They do some really good low calorie crisp. My favourites are Onion rings 68 calories and Vegetable crisps 100 calories
They also do a range of popcorn and chocolate bars. My favourite is the mint chocolate nougat bar 98 calories.
They also do a range of drinks. My favourite is the ginger beer at 13 calories a bottle.
As you know I'm a big fan of the hairy bikers "hairy dieters" recipes. I've just purchased there new book, I've been reading it today and picking out recipes for next weeks dinners. So later on in the week I will be serving up some of their delicious new creations and I will be posting pictures and reviews.
For tonight's Tea I made "guilt free sausage casserole". I always feel Sunday should be classic with good hearty food. I love a good casserole and sausage casserole is one of my favourites. I've not really made it for a while, mainly as sausages are so high calorie. In the past I have followed the weight watchers plan and remembered the sausages, so I went on the hunt to find some. There are 60 calories per weight watchers sausage. I would highly recommend them.
Sometimes I will serve this with mash potato. When doing this I use half as much sausage.
Serves 2
Calories per serving : 425
Ingredients:
1 tsp oil
8 weight watchers sausages
1 onions
3 peppers
10 mushrooms
Sausage casserole packets
Method :
Heat the oil in the pan, Chop the onion and add them along with the sausages to the pan and brown. Whilst they are browning chop the peppers and mushrooms and add to the pan. Follow the instructions on the sausage casserole packet for mixing instructions and add to the pan. Stir the mix and bring to the boil. Once boiling bring to a simmer and cook for 1-2 hours.
I hope you have enjoyed my update.
Check out my blog later this week for a further update and my take on the hairy bikers new recipes!
Lots of love
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