Slimming World Syners!!

[Elli21]

houmous dip.
syn free on extra easy and green.

1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced
Fry Light
400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
20-50ml water
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp lemon juice
Salt to taste

Method:

1.
Place the sliced red pepper on a baking tray sprayed with Fry Light and roast until softened.

2.
Once the pepper is cooked and cooled, place all the ingredients in a food processor and blend, adding more water if necessary to create a smooth paste.

3.
Add salt to taste and serve with chopped up carrot batons or any of your favourite Free vegetable sticks!

 

[Plumfairy]

Yum that houmous recipe looks lush!! Am definately going to try that one.

Thats great about the job AQ. Will be keeping FX for you. You said something about syn free pancakes?? I'd love the recipe!! they sound yum!!!

 

[africaqueen]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay go AQ what are the entrance tests - those horrid psychosometric (sp) ones?

Thanks Pip!
The test is partly decision making(np for me! lol) and then numeracy! aaaaaaaah, not so good! lol. I will do my best and cnt do more than that.
I am excited to be given a chance tho

The recipe for the syn free pancakes is...

3 eggs
3 tbsps sweetener
2 drops vanilla essence

Method- Separate whites from yolks. Whisk whites intill stiff.
whisk yolks intill creamy. add the sweetener and vanilla essence.
fold the yolk mixture into the whites intill fluffy.
Frylight pan and cook intill golden.
add sweetener and lemon and enjoy.

xxx

 

[Plumfairy]

Thankyou they sound yum!! Just wish I had some eggs then I'd have made em for pudding!

 

[africaqueen]

They are nice but ya cnt beat a real pancake! lol. Decent sub tho. The vanilla essence takes most of the eggy flavour away ;-)

Iv made chilli cheese lasagna for tea. Its cooking in the oven now and smells yummy! first time iv made it so will let u knw! lol xxx

 

[Naya69]

thanks for them reciepes girls i will pass them onto my friend

 

[CocoaOne]

Does anyone else struggle to eat all their healthy extras? I'm BFing so get 3 As & Bs a day (usually do green days). The Bs aren't so much of a problem as I snack on fibre plus bars or cereal etc, but the As are a nightmare. I can usually have 1 with my cereal or tea etc, but then I'm left with 2 which basically means a lot of cheese everyday!
So I usually don't end up having them. Naughty!

Fingers crossed for your test AQ!

I used to have a recipe for a very yummy bean & cheese lasagne that I should dig out.

 

[africaqueen]

Yeah Cocoa i knw what u mean about Hea choice. I do the EE plan so get 1 HEA and 1 HEB each day, but as i only have around 2 cuppas per day i struggle with the hea unless i have cereal or make rice pudding. i dont knw how i could cope with 3 hea's! lol

just had my lasagna and it was ok. i am crap at making it! lol xxx

 

[4magpies]

Hey girls!! I maintained! Which is fab considering it was my birthday and holiday all rolled into one last week.

So actually really happy about that. Hoping for a loss next week though as 100% back on it.

xxx

 

[MrsQ]

hi girls

I have failed miserably tonight.
Me and my husband are going through a bad patch..... so bad he aid he wanted me and mikey to move out and he would move back in with his dad.
So i have eaten and eaten and eaten. Hes at work and all i can do is cry at the moment.
I love him so much but i cant have sex as since the bad birth with mikey i have had something called vaginisumus and also i have a feeling i have pnd and he said he is dead inside now.

I am so sad and i need assurance from him but i aint getting it. x

 

[4magpies]

hi girls

I have failed miserably tonight.
Me and my husband are going through a bad patch..... so bad he aid he wanted me and mikey to move out and he would move back in with his dad.
So i have eaten and eaten and eaten. Hes at work and all i can do is cry at the moment.
I love him so much but i cant have sex as since the bad birth with mikey i have had something called vaginisumus and also i have a feeling i have pnd and he said he is dead inside now.

I am so sad and i need assurance from him but i aint getting it. x

Oh honey so sorry to hear that.

Hope you get through it... we all have rough patches.

Big hugs for you.


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[africaqueen]

Magpies- well done maintaining!! thats fab considering ur bday and hol etc

MrsQ ((hugs)) oh god hun, i really feel for u. Have u both sat down together and discussed the reasons why u cnt have sex and how u both feel etc? i knw sometimes its hard to communicate but its essential if u both want to save your marriage... i am so sorry u are going through this. I dnt blame u for comfort eating, but what i will say is, just remember that it is not going to solve anything. Ultimately it is going to make u feel more shit about yourself and u have done so well and make such a effort with all your recipes etc. You did this for yourself, so no matter what happens between u and dh(and i pray u manage to resolve all the issues) stick with it and keep your goal in mind. You will boost your confidence and your libido ;-)

xxx

 

[kimbobaloobob]

hi girls

I have failed miserably tonight.
Me and my husband are going through a bad patch..... so bad he said he wanted me and mikey to move out and he would move back in with his dad.
So i have eaten and eaten and eaten. Hes at work and all i can do is cry at the moment.
I love him so much but i cant have sex as since the bad birth with mikey i have had something called vaginisumus and also i have a feeling i have pnd and he said he is dead inside now.

I am so sad and i need assurance from him but i aint getting it. x

ohh hunn i cant imagine what your going through. ive just had a quick read up on vaginisumus and it says something about hypnosis to cure it .

 

[MrsQ]

thanks girls. Just drunk nearly a whole botle of baileys so its a bit late lol.

it took alot for me to write that down as no one knows and thinks we are as happy as before but its mainly money worries.
Hes never home to be able to develop our relationship.

I have an appointment tomorrow with a midwife to talk over mikeys birth as it was really traumatic, the dr seems to think this is what's causing the vaginismus. I have managed it once since he was born but when i went drs the dr diagnosed that cos when she did an internal she could feel me involuntary clamping down. Apparently its really common but it dont help when i want to save my marriage?
xxx

 

[kimbobaloobob]

thanks girls. Just drunk nearly a whole botle of baileys so its a bit late lol.

it took alot for me to write that down as no one knows and thinks we are as happy as before but its mainly money worries.
Hes never home to be able to develop our relationship.

I have an appointment tomorrow with a midwife to talk over mikeys birth as it was really traumatic, the dr seems to think this is what's causing the vaginismus. I have managed it once since he was born but when i went drs the dr diagnosed that cos when she did an internal she could feel me involuntary clamping down. Apparently its really common but it dont help when i want to save my marriage?
xxx

were all here if you ever want to talk well as long as everyone dosent mind me volenteerig thwm

 

[africaqueen]

I 2nd that Kim ;-)

MrsQ- if u both love eachother and want it to work, u have to find a way. I hope that your OH comes hme and you two can sit down and sort things out and that your midwife can offer some helpful ideas tomorrow. We are all here for u xxx

 

[pip holder]

Mrs Q - I third that add me to the list of peeps if you need to talk

It is verrryyyy common for people to develop vaginismus after a traumatic birth, Mike needs to read up on things a bit and support you but easier said than done if he's working all the time eh

Not to get into the graphics but have you tried doing 'ahem' other shexay things apart from the DEED?

Maybe if you took the pressure off yourself that you'd have to attempt it, you may feel more inclined to be intimate, cuddle etc as you probably are rejecting any close behaviour because your body is so petrified at the mo.

You enjoy a wallow tonight, let the dust settle and don't say anything you may regret chick - you seem a lovely couple and I'm sure you'll get past this blip - don't undo all your hard work tonight though

 

[MrsQ]

thanks guys.
To be honest. NOTHING sexual interests me since the birth. Hes a real gent and has said that he wont pressure me etc but he gets frustrated and then i feel bad and tense up and its a viscious circle.
I dont talk to him about my feelings as i am scared of hurting him but the good thing about him is he says whats on his mind and i respect him for that.

He is due home at about 8 but obviously will have to go bed as he is back at work again tonight.

part of me just wonders if he is better off without me anyway but this isnt want i want or wanted for my child. x

Sorry to deviate from the plan just have no where elxse to turn as evryone thinks we are still a perfectly happy couple and will tell me i am worrying about nothign if i say anythign.
x

 

[africaqueen]

MrsQ- Never mind what anyone else thinks, all thats important is YOU and your marriage and child. Hope you and dh manage to solve the issues. I think some counselling may help if the birth was so traumatic? ((hugs))

Well i get weighed tonight and as i missed last wed i hope iv lost a few lbs! lol. Want to get into the 16's an fast now! dh has just been talking of a poss honeymoon(we married in dec, lol so belated) and we are hoping to try an get away in October if we can and i want to be a size 16-18 for that so i can wear some nice summer clothes etc. Soooo hoping it comes off! we need it, after all we have been through. will do us good

well i have not eaten yet, but will probs just have some fruit as im not that hungry tbh. I will eat a light lunch and not have my tea intill i get back from SW tonight. I am going out shopping soon so gonna buy myself a cream cake as a treat for after my weigh in
I tend to pick a yummy cake each wed an have it after weigh in as a treat for the wk. lol..

Hope everyone else is doing ok? xxx

 

[MrsQ]

good luck with your weigh in and you will definitely be in the 16-18s soon i can guarantee it!

I go to my first counselling session today but what's the point if my husband is leaving me?
x