Monday, 24-03-25

Hi, everyone!  Welcome to my blog where I talk about my ongoing Slimming World and associated health journeys.  At present, I am working to reduce my 'bad' cholesterol through diet, particularly using the Mediterranean way of eating.

Today went well, thank goodness, but I do need to address these sessions of eating rubbish.  It's not the eating part, it's the fact that it's ultra processed rubbish.  Really not good for me and I do want to look after myself because, if I don't, who will?  

I got busy in the kitchen, sorting out today's meals, and I also made another batch of Roy's white bean sauce for the freezer- it is such a useful thing to have to hand and prepping stuff always helps me get back on track again.

What I have eaten today.

I didn't want or need a big breakfast so I had this.

Part of a B for mixed seeds.

I made an ad hoc soup with half a can of Mutti chopped tomato pulp (so good), onion, carrot, chicken stock powder, garlic, salt, pepper and one level tbsp red lentils.  When that was all done and blended smooth, I added one light cheese triangle and melted that in - it makes a surprising difference!

It made a lot and I had the lot with a sprinkle of seeds on the top.  Lovely!

The soup was syn free, the triangle part of an A and the seeds were part of a B

I needed to use up the lamb defrosted yesterday so I softened onion, pepper and mushrooms, added the other half of the can of tomato with some garlic, chilli flakes and seasonings, stirred in some cooked fusilli, a few chopped cornichons and some olives and the lamb, added some mixed seeds and let it cool.  I reheated it at dinner time, topped it with grated cheese and enjoyed it with some sprouts and broccoli.

(The sauce actually gave me two portions - I spooned half off before adding the pasta and the lamb

One A for the cheese, part of a B for the mixed seeds and one and a half syns for the olives

Summary:

one and a bit healthy extra As

half a healthy extra B

one and a half syns

Tomorrow's meal plans:

B:  toasted crumpet with egg on top, mushrooms and tomatoes

L:  soup from the freezer; fruit

D:  bean and veg sauce with veg and a cheese sauce topping; fruit

the idea is to add beans to the leftover sauce, spoon it over some cooked broccoli, top it with cheese sauce and enjoy.

Exercise:   Groove and the walk there and back