I've managed to lose 5.5lb (2kg) in my first week of dieting with Slimming World.
I'm so happy but it's not all been plain sailing, as the the below comparison picture shows.
My Husband and I, thanks to my Parents got to go for a nice meal out at a local Kent Pub - "The Farmhouse" in West Malling toddler free. which you all know meant I could eat without a screaming fit.
I had a seafood linguine to be good. The other half had a burger followed by their sticky toffee pudding and I had nothing. He also left a bit of it, it took every inch of willpower not to finish it but I managed lol.
With trying to eat healthy I've been cooking up a storm.
This week I've made Turkey Chili.
All you need is:
Turkey Mince
1, Courgette
1, Bell Pepper
Mushrooms
Red Kidney Beans
500g chopped Ttomatoes
Chili Powder (I had hot but you can have mild)
1 vegetable Oxo Cube
Brown the mince add all the veg, kidney beans, Oxo cube and tomatoes and simmer for 20 minutes.
To top it off I added home made chips (Fries) and added Salad.
I've been a busy bee in the Kitchen and with a young child it is difficult as we have a low oven so if I'm doing a lot of cooking I have to put the baby gate up so he keeps away from the hot oven. He obviously doesn't like it and stands at the gate and makes his feeling known lol.
So I spend a lot of my cooking time running over to him and giving reassuring hugs that I'm only cooking and haven't abandon him in favor of a Kitchen appliances.
I used the basis of the Slimming World Quiche recipe and made.
Roasted Aubergine (Egg plant) & Courgette (Zucchini) Salmon Quiche
I roasted 1 bell pepper with 1 Aubergine and 1 Courgette at the same time cooked for 20 Minutes the Salmon.
While this was cooking I took 4 eggs and 300g of fat free cottage cheese and mixed added a bit of Salt and pepper for seasoning and mixed together.
Then when the salmon and the veg were done I lined a bottom of a dish with the roasted Aubergine poured over half the egg mixture then added the courgettes, peppers and the flaked Salmon before Pouring over the last of the mixture.
I then put this back in the over for another 20 minutes at 200 degrees.
What your left with is pastry free delicious quiche.
To add to my busy cooking schedule last week I also had to attend a two day course to get my re-registration of my Prince2 (Project Management) Practitioner exam. The course was very intense and with the little one demanding most of my attention when I got home it was a bit tricky to do the home work. So fingers crossed I passed (I won't find out for a few weeks).
The upside is the training facility was in an Awesome location. Right next to Tower Bridge and the Tower of London. As the weather was nice (Chilly but nice) I did a bit of sightseeing in my lunch.
I do love London even though I've seen these sight loads of times before I still love it when I near them.
On Sunday I was up early but due to one thing an another getting the little one up and fed. I decided I wanted something slightly more interesting for breakfast so I made Syn free Spicy Potato cakes.
All you need is a potato a grater and some Quark (a soft low fat cheese).
The process is so easy I made a little video:
So as I said a great week so far on the Diet front still need to get my other resolution off the ground but I am feeling healthy and fairly happy. Must be all the vitamins from all the fruit I've been snacking on.
So wish me luck with this weeks endeavors.
Think I'm just glad to be cooking again as it was a bit weird having a cooking blog with no cooking lol...
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