oh it's all about me: Tweaking stuff and large baps.

oh it's all about me: Tweaking stuff and large baps.: So the spinach thing didn't happen. I fancied a roast and that's what I did. The spinach is still here and it will be cooked -  jus...

Tweaking stuff and large baps.

So the spinach thing didn't happen. I fancied a roast and that's what I did. The spinach is still here and it will be cooked -  just not on Sunday or Monday or yesterday.  I have grand plans for it and these things take time.

 

I have been eating lots and lots this last couple of days. My appetite is monstrous and I have been indulging. Everything I ate yesterday and on Monday  was totally delicious and was all almost 100% slimming world friendly. The Sunday morning bacon toastie for breakfast was sublime, the leftover raw fry was ansum and the roast chicken , sprouts, peas , carrots, stuffing with red cabbage and gravy was out of this world.

 

You may have guessed that I have a hearty appetite and I think that is why Slimming World has worked for me. I know that little pickers wear bigger knickers, and although my undies were a fair size, I have never really picked - I like a good sized meal in front of me and that's what I have.

 

And now I am at target I am following the principles of Slimming World but sneaking the odd extra bit in. I reckon my meals are about 80 - 90 % on track but here are a couple of examples.

 

1. My lunch on a Monday  was a chicken and stuffing and salad crusty bap.

 

Now on SW you can have 60g of wholemeal bread as one of your healthy choices. Bugger that is what I say - it's not worth getting it out of the bread bin and I know that my bap weighed more than 60g but it would only add a few syns and I think it's worth it.

2. DO NOT BUY FRYLITE! It may be a low calorie cooking spray but it damages your roasting tins and I think makes everything taste of plastic. I fill the empty bottle up with olive oil as technically you are never going to squirt that much that it makes a difference.

3. I do odd things with sausages. I dry fry them and then throw them in the oven with a sprinkle of paxo. This makes me say mmmmm and it's all healthy - ish.

4. I have salads from the health food shop.

 

They are huge and they are delicious and there are quails eggs in them. I know there is some olive oil in it but let's weigh up a little olive oil against all the good there and you can see how it works.

 

And as it's Wednesday................my extra eating must have paid off. I did have a very dirty burger last week but got back on track the next day and I LOST A POUND. This means I am a pound under target and I have gone into a new stone and this has made me happy.

 

And because I am happy - tonight is the night for the spinach thing.

oh it's all about me: Well helloooooooo.................today we are tal...

oh it's all about me: Well helloooooooo.................today we are tal...: I have already got a blog which was originally intended to tell the story of my weight loss journey but the other elements of my life have ...

Well helloooooooo.................today we are talking spinach.

I have already got a blog which was originally intended to tell the story of my weight loss journey but the other elements of my life have snook in. Wine, quizzes, book groups and cheesy music, plus lots about my adopted and beloved town of St Ives. So I thought I would do one devoted entirely to my Slimming World antics and some of the stuff I do in the kitchen - successful and not so successful!

 

People that are not on any form of diet - you may want to close this link now and if my other blog which will recount hilarious tales of shenanigans round Cornwall appeals more than keep an eye out on facebook and twitter and basically anywhere else I can self publicise.

 

Me in a nutshell - yo yo dieter for years but my heart will always belong to Slimming World, or Fat Club as I fondly refer to it. My last few years have consisted of thus -

 

2008 - my dad died and I got fatter

 

2009 - Lost 2 stone

 

2010 - put on 2.5 stone

 

2011 - Lost 4 stone

 

2012 - put on a stone but managed to keep the rest off

 

2013 - lost the plot - put on another stone and a half but rejoined Fat Club in September and got on it like a car bonnet

 

2014 - after 6 months of being extremely disciplined I got to target!

 

I have lost exactly 5 stone 5 and it realistically took me 3 years and 2 months. It hasn't been easy and I am not holding my breath that I will remain at this weight for ever but at the moment I am enjoying it. I love food , I like experimenting, I believe that you can adapt various popular diets to suit your own personal needs ( I nip and tweak a LOT ) but most importantly you still have to live.

 

My favourite veg is chips, I have made cakes with quinoa, I have binned stuff after one mouthful and other Fat Club recipes are eaten and enjoyed by the naturally slim members of my household. I have more 'syns' than I should, I eat white bread when I eat bread at all and eating a couple of sausage rolls the other week nearly made me faint. On the flip side - eating a cheeseburger the other week also nearly made me faint.

 

So on this blog I will keep you all up to date with what's going on and any little hints and helps if you are in the same boat as I am.

 

Today - is all about the spinach. I am attempting to make a pork and spinach curry and as I love pork and adore spinach, what's not to like?

 

IF it tastes nice I shall post the recipe tomorrow. If it doesn't then I shall post the recipe anyway as one man's meat is another man's poison and there may be someone out there that will try it and say 'yum'.