Week 10, 11 and 12!

Well, I have been massively slacking with the updates these last couple of weeks! And now I will tell you why!

Week 9

I was very much looking forward to this weigh-in. I had been good all week and felt that I deserved a good loss. Nothing.  Not a smidgen. I stayed the same. To say I was downhearted would be an understatement so this then made me take a week off Slimming World. I decided I was going to eat what I wanted, when I wanted for a whole week. I had cake with half inch thick frosting, KFC, McDonalds, pizza and chips (along with all sorts of other naughty "treats") and I enjoyed every bit of it. I know it was completely pointless rebelling as it was only myself I was rebelling against but I needed it. The main reason why I needed it was to reaffirm to myself that even if I maintained, if I went back to how I used to eat then the weight would soon pile back on.

Week 10

Needless to say I was expecting a gain and I got one. 3lbs on. But, I had got it out of my system.

Week 11

One week fully focused and straight back on plan and I lost the 3lb from my naughty week. I'm glad I did it - and it shows that the plan does work and this was just a blip for me. Onwards and hopefully downwards!

Chicken and Vegetable Paella

Serves 4
40 minutes
2 syns


Ingredients

2 chicken breasts, diced
8 Quorn Sausages, cut into bite size pieces
1/2 courgette, chopped
1 large onion
1/2 bag of sugar snap peas
6 spring onions
100g peas
1 tsp. Paprika
1 tsp. Turmeric
750ml Chicken Stock
Fry Light

Method

Preheat the oven and cook Quorn sausages according to packet instructions.

Spray a frying pan with Fry Light and cook the chicken. Put to one side once cooked.

Spray a large frying pan or Paella pan with Fry Light and  fry the onions for about 10 minutes until golden and soft.

Add the courgette, spring onions, pepper and sugar snap peas and fry for 5 minutes.

Stir in the rice and paprika then add the chicken stock and bring to the boil.

Once boiled, turn down the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes then add the cooked chicken, Quorn sausage, peas and turmeric. Simmer for a further 10 minutes or until all the stock has been absorbed.

Turn off the heat and cover the pan for about 5 minutes then serve!