Week 9 -

This weeks challenge set to us by the lovely Sue Glenn is to have 4 S foods with each meal and to try 1 new S food a day that we have never tried before.
 
I will modify the challenge slightly and aim for the 4 S foods with our evening meal mainly due to budget, however I am quite excited about trying a new S food each day!

Saturday: Chinese Pear

This looks like an apple and tastes very faintly like a pear. It has the same texture as a pear and is incredibly juicy but the flavour just isn't very strong. Saying that, I would happily eat another one.

Sunday: Kale

I decided that I was going to try out Crispy Kale! I had heated the oven to 180 degrees c. and laid out the Kale on a baking tray. Spray with Fry Light and sprinkling of sea salt. I left it in the oven for 15 minutes... which was way too long! Sadly, mine came out all brown so 10 minutes would be sufficient! They definitely tasted like chips though... even though they were brown and overcooked!

Week 8 - +1lb

And so begins my yo-yo. I tend to get stuck at this weight for a while. Not surprised that I had a gain this week. Over the weekend I didn't really stick to the plan at all and only really got my head straight on Monday.

Still, I am not going to dwell on this. It is a minor set back and the rest of the week is clear for me with no social events!

On the menu for this week is:

Saturday: Chicken and Quorn Sausage Paella
Sunday: Thai Green Chicken Curry
Monday: Spaghetti Bolognaise
Tuesday: Chicken Chow Mein
Wednesday: at the inlaws
Thursday: Arrabbiata Pasta
Friday: Sausage, Egg and Chips

Starting Weight: 11st 2lb
Weigh-In: 1lb on
Closing Weight: 11st 3lb
Lbs to Target: 17

Chicken and Bacon Kebabs on Mixed Vegetables - SP

Serves 2
30 minutes
Syn Free

Ingredients

3 chicken breasts
8 rashers of smoked bacon
2 peppers
1/2 large onion
2 packets of mixed vegetables
Fry Light

Method

Preheat the grill to full

Cut the chicken, bacon, peppers and onions into similar sized bite size pieces and arrange them on kebab sticks

Spray each kebab with Fry Light (I chose the garlic infused Fry Light)

Grill for five minutes each side or until the meat is cooked through

Cook the mixed vegetables according to packet instructions

Chilli con Carne with Cauliflower Rice - SP

Serves 2
40 minutes
Syn Free

Ingredients

500g 5% less mince beef
1 onion (finely chopped)
1 tsp. Lazy Garlic
1 red Chilli
2 tsp. Ground Cumin
1 tsp. Paprika
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Hot chilli powder
1 can of chopped tomatoes
3 tbsp. tomato puree
300ml beef stock
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
1 can of kidney beans
1 large Cauliflower
Bag of mixed vegetables
Fry Light

Method

Stir Fry the mince over a high heat in a large pan sprayed with Fry Light until the mince has browned. Transfer to a bowl and set aside, pouring away any liquid in the pan.

Respray the pan with Fry Light and on a low heat, stir fry the onion for about 6 minutes until softened. Add the garlic, spices and the chilli and continue to stir fry for a further 4 minutes.

Add the peppers, tomatoes, tomato puree  and the stock and bring to the boil. Then carefully add the mince and stir together. Turn the temperature down to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes before adding the kidney beans. Cook for a further 5 to 10 minutes until the sauce has thickened beautifully.

 Whilst the chilli is bubbling away, separate the cauliflower florets and then grate them. I used a hand grater (bit of Body Magic at the same time!)

Once this is done, spray a large frying pan with Fry Light and on a medium to low heat gently warm the cauliflower rice, constantly stirring so that it doesn't stick and burn. This also helps to remove some of the moisture.

Cook the mixed vegetables as per packet instructions.


Serve all together!

Week 7 - 1lb Off

Phew what a busy week at work! I had three SP days this week and lost a pound. I can't moan too much I guess as a loss is a loss but I was hoping for a little bit more!

I have had a bit of a lucky week though! I posted a picture on my instagram page (laurenrobertson1) of my SP Quorn sausages and veg meal and Quorn kindly selected me to receive a gift for "random act of kindness" day!

Then today I uploaded a picture of the delicious Chilli con Carne with cauliflower rice onto a local Slimming World Facebook page and myself and a friend from our Thursday night club won a diary!

And then finally we celebrated Chinese New Year this evening with a gorgeous Kung Pao Chicken (and a couple of Buds). A wonderful end to a very hectic week.

Starting Weight: 11st 3lb
Weigh in: 1lb off
Closing Weight: 11st 2lb
Lbs to target: 16lb

Singapore Pork Noodles - 1 Syn

Serves 2
20 minutes
1 Syn

Ingredients

250g dried egg noodles
250g less than 5% fat pork mince
3 spring onions
1 red chilli
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. lazy garlic
1x bag of ready prepped stir fry veg
1 tbsp. light soy sauce
1 tbsp. dark soy sauce
1 tbsp. sweet chilli sauce
Fry Light

Method

Cook noodles as per packet instructions then drain, set to one side and keep warm.

Spray a large wok with Fry Light (I HIGHLY recommend the Chilli Fry Light) and stir fry the mince, ginger, chilli, spring onions for 5/6 minutes or until the mince has browned.

Add the ready prepped stir fry veg and stir fry for another 5/6 minutes,

Add the soy sauces and sweet chill sauce and stir fry for a further 5 minutes.

Serve the stir fry mixture on top of the noodles!

 

Week 6 - Stayed the same

And so the rollercoaster that is Slimming World continues! Last week I was genuinely expecting a loss and got a gain. This week, I had two big meals out and also a night out on the tiles and managed to stay the same. Not that I am complaining about not gaining any weight but it definitely works in mysterious ways this diet!

This week we have decided to throw in some SP days to try and boost the weight loss.

Our evening meal menu is:

Saturday: Gammon, Egg and SW Chips
Sunday: SP - Quorn Sausages, Swede Mash and Veg
Monday: Singapore Pork Noodles
Tuesday: SP - Chilli with Cauliflower Rice and vegetables
Wednesday: Roast at the in-laws
Thursday: SP in the day time then Arrabbiata Pasta after weigh in!
Friday: Kung Pao Chicken to celebrate Chinese New Year (albeit a day late!)

My SP lunch for today consists of a delicious cheese and marmite sandwich and an apple and now I'm going to drag poor Matt for a 5 mile walk!

Starting weight: 11st 3lb
Weigh in: 0
Closing weight: 11st 3lb