It was another good day yesterday, thankfully. I may not be losing the December weight quickly but I do feel I'm eating 'better' again after all the Christmas and New Year junk.
People say following SW is 'restrictive'! Do you think my meals are restrictive? I don't. Yes, I can't have everything I might want to eat but that's not SW, that's wanting to get rid of the festive gain. If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got. If you want change, then you have to make those changes happen!
People say following SW is 'restrictive'! Do you think my meals are restrictive? I don't. Yes, I can't have everything I might want to eat but that's not SW, that's wanting to get rid of the festive gain. If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got. If you want change, then you have to make those changes happen!
In my weekly shop, I bought some lighter cheddar cheese, just to try it out, as you can have 40g for your healthy A rather than 30. It's OK, I am happy to use up what I have bought, but I think I will stick with less of the proper stuff.
I haven't started using the oat milk yet. It has a reasonable life span so that's not a problem. Does anyone reading this use oat milk? Do you like it?
I haven't started using the oat milk yet. It has a reasonable life span so that's not a problem. Does anyone reading this use oat milk? Do you like it?
Yesterday's meals:
Wish I could arrange food better. It was lovely but it looks a bit of a mess. :-)
Dessert was an orange and I had an apple at about five.
I can't locate the recipe which is on TikTok but it involves cooking and blending carrots, would you believe and I'll post separately about it at some point.
I finished off with yogurt.
Today's plans:
B: coddled eggs, toast, tomatoes
Not really coddled eggs, more like baked eggs but I have a set of egg coddlers that used to belong to Mum and Dad and I thought I'd use them. I will just put some chopped tomatoes and roasted red peppers in the bottom with some seasoning/herbs, add the egg and a bit of grated cheese, pop on the lid and put the coddlers in a pan with boiling water and into the oven. Fingers crossed!
Not really coddled eggs, more like baked eggs but I have a set of egg coddlers that used to belong to Mum and Dad and I thought I'd use them. I will just put some chopped tomatoes and roasted red peppers in the bottom with some seasoning/herbs, add the egg and a bit of grated cheese, pop on the lid and put the coddlers in a pan with boiling water and into the oven. Fingers crossed!
The toast is for dipping!
SW: half a healthy extra B for one slice toast and half an A for 15g (or 20g depending on which I use) of grated cheese
SW: half a healthy extra B for one slice toast and half an A for 15g (or 20g depending on which I use) of grated cheese
L: turkey and bacon open sandwich, side salad; fruit
I haven't had an open sandwich for ages!
I have turkey left from Sunday that really MUST be used up today and bacon always goes well with turkey. I might blend some of the turkey with some mayo to use as a spread and shred some more to go on top of the bread. A shame I don't have any gherkins - I'm not terribly fond of them but they would be nice in this context. Maybe I will pop out and get some, not something I normally do, but they do keep, don't they?
SW: I'm going to cheat a bit and call the Philly light I will use to make the meat paste half a healthy extra A. The bread is the other half of my B choice. One syn for some mayo and one and a half for some onion or tomato chutney. The rest should all be free/speed.
I haven't had an open sandwich for ages!
I have turkey left from Sunday that really MUST be used up today and bacon always goes well with turkey. I might blend some of the turkey with some mayo to use as a spread and shred some more to go on top of the bread. A shame I don't have any gherkins - I'm not terribly fond of them but they would be nice in this context. Maybe I will pop out and get some, not something I normally do, but they do keep, don't they?
SW: I'm going to cheat a bit and call the Philly light I will use to make the meat paste half a healthy extra A. The bread is the other half of my B choice. One syn for some mayo and one and a half for some onion or tomato chutney. The rest should all be free/speed.
D: beef and apricot tagine, couscous, veg on the side; yogurt
I found this on the SW site and thought it looked really very tasty. I had all the ingredients to hand apart from fresh mint (it also asked for leaf coriander but urgh!!!) - I even had some ras el hanout spice mix!
I found this on the SW site and thought it looked really very tasty. I had all the ingredients to hand apart from fresh mint (it also asked for leaf coriander but urgh!!!) - I even had some ras el hanout spice mix!
I made it in the slow cooker, ingredients halved to make two portions and it was enough for three portions. No complaints there
SW: half a syn for the spice mix and two syns for some dried apricots. Also half a syn for the yogurt
SW: half a syn for the spice mix and two syns for some dried apricots. Also half a syn for the yogurt
E: kettle exercises, personal training
Summary:
one healthy extra A
one healthy extra B
five syns
From the freezer:
bread
the tagine (made earlier and frozen)
No your meals aren't restrictive at all, and they always look most appetising. xx
ReplyDeleteThat's what I feel, thanks - I mean, I almost always enjoy what I make and it's very much SW friendly.
DeleteIt's just a shame some people find it restrictive.
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Your meals are anything but restrictive., Tasty and inspiring but in no way restrictive
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cherie. If it gets too samey, I get bored and then I'm apt to stray! :-)
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I find oat milk very watery and totally lacking in flavour. I always opt for less of the full fat cheese rather than reduced fat. I agree that it gives more flavour. Weigh in tomorrow - doesn't it come around quickly?!
ReplyDeleteHmmm - thanks, Julia. Well, I will give it a go and see but I'm not hopeful after reading what you've put.
DeleteWatch this space! :-)
xx