Slimming world advice please :)

[AngelUK]

Bleh, another 1/2lbs loss I am 8 and a bit away from the next stone which was my xmas wish thing. Not going to happen now before xmas. Gutted. Was being good but probably "too good" this last week. Too much superfree and not enough free I guess. If it isn't that, then I don't know what else it can be. Though I am stuck in a bit of a rut food wise and always have the same. Problem is, that my OH doesn't like any of the recipes we have tried so far, so he ends up cooking for me and something else for himself. Makes me feel guilty so I usually just have the cauliflower cheese bake which is so easy and quick to make. I love it but as we know eating the same over and over doesn't work well weightloss wise. Sigh.

How is everyone else doing? Hope things are getting better Bailey and Nicki hope everyone is on the road to recovery at your house xxx

 

[nicki01]

Any loss is good! Don't let it get you down.
We are all well in our house now, well for the moment anyway!! I've been planning to get on my excercise bike for weeks and it still hasn't happened so I'm adamant I will go on there tonight, even if its just 10 minutes!!

I done meatball pasta bake last week and it was lovely, so far my oh has liked the sw recipes I've made so that's a huge bonus! Haven't managed to get the shopping done yet so its frozen pie and chips for him and boring jacket potato for me tonight!
Want to make the steak and kidney pies in the calender this week, hope its yummy! I'm only 3.5lb off my stone so really want that by xmas.
What's everyone's plan for Xmas day?
I'm going to still eat a sw Xmas dinner but I want to have something a bit naughty as its Xmas and I've been 100% good so far! But also don't want a gain so I'm trying to think of something yummy I can have as a Xmas treat but not to bad it will hit me with a gain!?

 

[Katerz]

I'm going to try to get to the lower end of my target bracket before Xmas then have a day off plan. It's going to be difficult sticking to a sw dinner as we are going to MILS and she is cooking for 14 of us!

When I get stuck in a rut I tend to get out my recipe books and grab inspiration. I'm a big fan of the Fakeaway book yum!

My dad gave me some fresh pheasant and duck breast so I'm on the hunt for some recipes for those.

 

[baileybubs]

Oooh I love duck and I've seen some yummy recipes for duck katerz. I think there was a nice one in the last magazine actually.

And angel it's still a loss Hun! Don't worry about not getting your Xmas wish, I don't think I will either but we are still getting losses and it all adds up. I'm getting the same as you though and eating the same stuff. I keep looking at recipes but my issue is time and money right now, hopefully once I move in with my parents (as sad as that sounds at the age of 31 lol!) it will be easier for me to cook properly whilst my mum can keep her eye on the kids. My mum will love having someone else cook for her so she won't mind!

Nicki glad your household is all healthy again! I can't imagine both kiddies ill at once

I am doing ok now, I realised I don't miss my ex at all now and I know that it's all for the best, I'm just angry at how he's dealt with it all, left me with no money or support and isn't seeing his kids regularly (or at least not enough for what I think he should be). And of course it's crap that he had himself an 18 year old girlfriend within a week of leaving me!!! But these things are just a reflection of his faults not mine so I'm staying positive and excited about moving on! As for my SW journey I've been rubbish again this week! I think I may still get a small loss but I was hoping for 2 and a half pounds so I could get my stone, but I don't think I will have.

 

[topsy]

Hi Girls I have just started SW and lost 5lbs in my first week xxx

 

[AngelUK]

Welcome to our thread topsy And wow well done you! Great loss!

Nicki wasn't your weigh in yesterday? If so, how did it go?
How are you Bailey and Kate? xx

 

[topsy]

Thank you hun.

Hope you don`t mind if i ask a question as I am still getting my head around SW. Pickled onion, pickled beetroot and pickle cabbage are they free or super free I meant to ask my consultant today but forgot!

you girls have all done so well xxxx

 

[AngelUK]

Don't hesitate to ask anything, we are trying to be a support group/thread for all SWers
As far as I know pickled onions beetroot and cabbage are super free. Hmm pickled onions! Must buys some now lol

 

[nicki01]

Mmmm pickled onions! I need a jar in the fridge to munch on.
I lost 1lb. Really pleased its a loss but getting annoyed that its gradually slowing down! Need to have a look in my book and start eating some super speedy.

Welcome topsy, these girls are amazing and answered all my question when I began.

I actually really enjoy sw. I was talking to Charlie's support worker last week and saying how sw has given me a focus that is about myself for the first time in almost 4 yrs. whilst my girls will always be my main focus I've found an escape now, I got so wrapped in Charlie's diagnosis and all the appointments this past year that it consumed my brain whereas now I have a distraction. Meal planning, food shopping, waiting for weigh in day etc its alot more for me than just weight loss.
I never thought I would enjoy it.
And..... My cupboards still contain cakes, crisps, chocolate etc and I'm not even tempted, I haven't indulged once, I'm so happy how committed I am! it was confusing to begin with but thanks to you ladies I'm still happily chugging along lol!

 

[Katerz]

I'm doing great thanks! Put on half a lb last week so that's taken me 1 lb over my target weight which I'm not too fussed about as I've not been on it 100%

My plan now is to try to lose 4 lb before Xmas so I'm at the lower end of my target bubble meaning I can enjoy xmas day without causing TOO much damage..that's the plan anyway!

Got the bits to do mince tarts from the Xmas book this week mmmm yum.

Cowboy pie tonight I'M STARVING!!

Stick around topsy

 

[topsy]

Thanks Angel Oh glad there superfree

Nicki-I am glad you are getting on so well with SW gives me hope I bought some chunky kit kats last mon and they are in the fridge but I am not tempted by them either. Well done on your 1lbs loss hun. I think Melon (I love melon and baked beans are a super speed food-please tell me if I am wrong still getting my head round it!)

Katrz-Oh the mince pies sound nice as does the cowboy pie.

Take care girls xxx

 

[AngelUK]

They super free and super speed too!

Nicki I know exactly how you feel! Not about the diagnosis part but about some "me time". I look forward to the meetings every week cause they make me feel good about myself and the diet is giving me a sense of control and structure too and an awareness of food I never had before. Plus I find it extremely easy to do. There is so much to eat! YUMM! lol And I have my daily chocolate fix, which I love! I would before not had one small one every day but then would caved and gone overboard and then beaten myself up with guilt. This is way better!

So what are some of your favourite recipes so far?
Tried a cottage pie yesterday and sadly it was not very nice. But we had the peppercorn steak the day before and that was great! Spicy hot but not too much, just perfect and I don't usually eat spicy at all. Both were from Extra Easy Express book.
But my favourite easy fast meal is still the cauliflower cheese bake from their website. As long as you use extra mature reduced fat cheese and are generous with both mustard powder and the parsley it is just delish!

 

[nicki01]

My fav so far is meatball pasta bake and sw Cajun wedges are yummy, tonight I'm making bonfire night burgers and paprika wedges so looking forward to trying that.
I just went to sainsburys especially to buy my faveroute ham and came out with £60 worth of shopping and no ham! I'm so annoyed I forgot it lol.
Got a melon so I'm going munch on that this week when I'm peckish instead of yoghurts and mugshots.

 

[AngelUK]

Great idea, I love melon! But be warned, they don't fill you for long, so you have to keep eating them. Ohh the hardship Is the ham you like that healthy one with the low salt? I get that for the boys and I love it too! No other brand seems to have one like that.

 

[Katerz]

All I want today is peanut butter sandwiches gahhhhh

 

[AngelUK]

Are you expecting AF? How many syns would it be anyway? Maybe you could have one?

 

[topsy]

I like the sound of the cauliflower cheese bake have added to my favorites I like quick simple meals. I made the paella that was nice but there was loads of it!

Oh I LOVE peanut butter I have no idea of the syns.

Nicki-I do the same things hun go in for a few things and always forget one! Enjoy your melon I have eaten a whole one this week on my own!

Last night DH sat there with fruit salad with double cream I sat there with 2 oranges and a sugar free jelly and a hot choc all within my syns and didnt care about the double cream. Dh is like 13-14 stone and 6 f 4 and can eat anything and stay slim! Grrrrr!

xxx

 

[Katerz]

Are you expecting AF? How many syns would it be anyway? Maybe you could have one?

Yeah she'll be rearing her ugly head next week!

I detracted myself by making the mince pie tarts YUUUUUUM. They're good

 

[nicki01]

Yes angel that's the ham! I'm in love with it and can't find anywhere that sells one similar. I'm going back tomorrow for the ham lol.

I made the bonfire night burgers, mine were more like meatballs!! They were ok but won't be making them again, a bit odd tasting.

I've just had a slice of melon and a muller light instead of my sw bar.
I'm going replace my evening syns occasionally and a few free things for super speedy and see if it makes a small difference this week.

Topsy my partner is the same, he is 6ft 2 and 11 stone, he hasn't gained a singe pound since we got together 8 years ago! He eats rubbish all the time too but it just disappears. Whereas I have gone up 2/3 dress sizes since we met. Wish I was as lucky as him!

 

[baileybubs]

Hi ladies. Sorry I've been MIA again, so much going on at the moment! I keep having bad days which are frustrating me! Not making excuses but people keep bringing me stuff or making me food that isn't SW!! It's lovely coz they wanna help me after my ex leaving but they won't listen when I say I don't need their food lol! My best friend came on Friday night with wine too and I was trying to have an alcohol free week to see what difference that made to my loss.
Having said all that I've still lost every week, last week was only half a pound but it's still a loss right? So even though I've not been great I must still be making some good choices!

Topsy welcome and well done on 5lb your first week!

Katerz how were the mince tarts? Were they nice and worth 3.5 syns?

Nicki I deffo get what you mean about that thing for yourself, I love having this little thing to myself that's just for me and I'm in control. Helps at the moment with all that's going on to keep me focused.

Angel I tried a paprika pork recipe I found boring the other day, it sounded so exciting too but maybe it needed more paprika. I did make my own version of tuna crunch though that was so nice! I didn't use fromage frais I used fat free cottage cheese with tuna, spring onions, peppers and even a bit of beet root that I then put it all in a jacket and had spinach salad with it. Was yum! Still mean to try campfire stew, but I made a really nice mustard chicken dish the other day. It's from the SW website and it's with swede mash, the mash was boring but the chicken was yum!

What do you ladies do when you either can't be bothered or don't have time? My son refused to go to sleep the other night and it took me 2 hours rocking him, so by 8.30pm I was so hungry and had nothing in the freezer, so I wrapped cottage cheese in ham, threw some chunky wedges roughly cut from one potato in the oven with chilli flakes on and threw together a salad. It was lovely actually but I need more ideas for stuff I can make ASAP or as quick snacks even (I'm sat here hungry now but don't know what to eat lol!)