Weight Watchers

[Diane65]

Yay! 3lbs off in 2 weeks. I have been using the vibroplate for 10 mins three days a week (2 after my usual gym workout) and I think it is toning stuff up. Only 3 weeks until goal deadline eeek, still have 1.3 kg to go.

That is just perfect and right on track for your holidays I'm so happy for you and what a lot of effort you are putting in to achieve the perfect body.

I've done my exercise DVD again this morning as I've only got 5 weeks to go until I'll be in swimwear My arms were really sore as I haven't been doing it as often as I should so doing it 2 days on the run was a shock to them but it needs to be done. I was going to try and fit in a walk as well today but my fence panels were so dehydrated that it took over 2 hours to do the first coat and still another to do but they are looking fresher and rather bright.

Menu of the day:
Granola, mixed berries with natural yoghurt and a tad too much honey - it came out quicker than I thought (300 calories)
Brushetta with tomatoes, basil, garlic. I sprayed my bread with olive oil spray the baked it for 3 minutes and served it with balsamic vinegar followed by a pear (280 calories) Made far too much tomato mix so will be having it again tomorrow.
Still to decide what to have for dinner as OH still has his beef kebab to eat, DD is on chicken and sweet potato so only me to sort out. I don't indulge them by offering 3 separate meals its just they didn't eat it yesterday so all still marinating.
Got loads of different types of vegetarian style meals for the week so have lots to choose from
Got some Taco mixed beans from Tesco and they are only 160 calories per half a tin (a bargain at 55p) in a 65 calorie taco shell a lovely lunch for 220 calories or double it of you're hungry with a big salad.
Got some falafel which I could have in pitta bread with johnmilton's salsa. Lots of vegetables to make kebabs with Moviemann's tips. I may even cheat and have a Quorn tikka masala. Basically spoilt for choice today Moggers I cooked some quinoa for DD yesterday (I like cooking new things) for the first time which I picked up with my bulger wheat which I have still to try.

What does everyone else eat? Keep posting

[moggers]

Bulger wheat needs to soak but only needs 30 mins if you use the kettle!
I eat a lot of ryvita crackerbread and crispbread as I used to be a bread junkie. I top it with everything and anything. Love the reduced fat spicy homous pots from tesco! Quorn sausages are good if you need some comfort food and are 65 calories per sausage. We mostly eat curries, chillis and stir frys to try and get a lot of veg in our diet. I should probably have more calcium in my diet but I hate milk and finding a nice yoghurt that doesn't have asparatame or is causing environmental disaster (greek yoghurt lol) is hard. Now the summer is here lots of salad!!!

[SOLACE]

MMMMMMMMMMMM i've just been catching up on all the yummy food chat here Its actually reminded me of a great and quick vegetarian recipe that got me through my university days , its for a tomatoey chick pea and potato curry , its really nice and i actually quite fancy eating that some time this week ! i will post the recipe within the next couple of days as Ive finished work a bit early today (ie now!) in order to finish off the gardening i have been doing all weekend Its been a great wekeend hasnt it with the weather ? i spent an almost perfect weekend doing the gardening, no gym , no diet , just gardening and junk food all weekend With the amount of work that goes into gardening i think you actually end up needing the junk food calories !

Saturday i did most of the back garden (there was so much to do !) and sunday was spent taking down a walnut tree thats there, we have been advised that it was growing to close to the house and the roots were in danger of damaging the structure and foundation of the house , so Dad came round and the both of us managed to take it down , the rest of the day was spent doing the front lawn and doing the weeding and trimming the rose bushes , tonight need to trim the hedges in the front garden and finish of the weeding there too, there is also a big bush that needs trimming too but that will need to be done another day, possibly tomoroow or wedsnday morning depending on work . So all in all its been a calorie burning weekend without going to the gym Was meant to be kickboxing tonight , but i think gardening takes priority as the weather is still so nice and im still in the gardening frame of mind !

Hope everyone is well :)

[Diane65]

Thanks so much for all your suggestions Moggers I will certainly be trying most of them. I always have a milkshake or cereal for breakfast and a yoghurt at lunch time to get my calcium in my diet and as I'm of a certain age its so important to keep it up.

Wow you've been busy moviemann and I will be asking for some gardening tips as I want to revamp my garden after last years disaster. I had to have a large tree removed last year as it was pulling up my drive and OH (who is only just still alive after this) got the men to chop/kill virtually every tree/plant in the garden as he wanted everything level to look tidy I had clematis growing over my shed, rambling roses, cherry trees, lavender that was tumbling out of a pot etc that are now all dead. I like flowing gardens where he would like one like a park with straight lines etc. Sorry for the moan but I nearly cried when I came home from work.

I'm ashamed to say that last night as working late I ended up eating a bag of sweets in the car (I was near to an off licence and needed to eat) instead of a meal as my blood sugar levels dropped (I'm not diabetic just stupid for not taking a snack with me) but then went for a walk and came home and had a hot chocolate and not the light one so was really annoyed with myself as stomach is sticking out this morning.

I've got a late start this morning so have done my DVD.
Menu of the day:
Milkshake with raspberries and a banana
Bruschetta as I just love it.
I will take a cereal bar as working until 6.30pm but have got an hour and a half break so quite a relaxing day.
Falafel with a large salad and salsa in a pitta bread using lime as a dressing.

Sorry for the long rambling post. Let's keep each other motivated

[RickyRaj]

Bulger wheat needs to soak but only needs 30 mins if you use the kettle!
I eat a lot of ryvita crackerbread and crispbread as I used to be a bread junkie. I top it with everything and anything. Love the reduced fat spicy homous pots from tesco! Quorn sausages are good if you need some comfort food and are 65 calories per sausage. We mostly eat curries, chillis and stir frys to try and get a lot of veg in our diet. I should probably have more calcium in my diet but I hate milk and finding a nice yoghurt that doesn't have asparatame or is causing environmental disaster (greek yoghurt lol) is hard. Now the summer is here lots of salad!!!

Hi Moggers,

If you don't like milk how about low fat cheese or calcium supplements?

Salads are great and I eat them by the bucket load, sometimes even twice a day. Quick, healthy and easy with pan fried fish, steaks, chicken, boiled eggs or whatever you fancy. I tend to b*y two bags of salad leaves twice a week and make sure I'm stocked up with tomatoes, cucumber, onion, sweet peppers. Trying to vary this as well with some lightly boiled veg instead for some variety. Stir fries are also a good, quick healthy option which I really should do more of. Any stir fry recipes welcome

[moggers]

I use light cheese spread, Philadelphia light and love cheese so I do eat that. I take a.multivitamin to try and help with the shortfall. I gave up cereal in the.morning because of the high sugar and salt.
Ricky I love Japanese and Vietnamese food so my stir fries are usually based on a coconut curry or tereyaki. Yes I need the motivation and Diane, today is a new day, yesterday is only bad if you do the same thing today :)

[Diane65]

I use light cheese spread, Philadelphia light and love cheese so I do eat that. I take a.multivitamin to try and help with the shortfall. I gave up cereal in the.morning because of the high sugar and salt.
Ricky I love Japanese and Vietnamese food so my stir fries are usually based on a coconut curry or tereyaki. Yes I need the motivation and Diane, today is a new day, yesterday is only bad if you do the same thing today :)

Thank you and I have been good today, I've been for a walk as well as my exercise DVD and been better prepared with my meals and healthy snacks. Would love to hear about your coconut curry recipes.

[moggers]

I use a lot of recipes that I started cooking when I lived in Australia. Have a look at this site, plenty of tofu and other veggie options to inspire you on your meatless weeks! This recipe is pretty close to the one I use but I use beef.
http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/7378/co ... cken+curry

[John Milton]

Got some Taco mixed beans from Tesco and they are only 160 calories per half a tin (a bargain at 55p)

Those beans are a lifesaver for me! I pad out quite a few of my dishes with them as they are a good source of both fibre and protein. Glad you're getting on well with the Pace salsa!

For anyone who's interested, my OH has been experimenting with making homemade protein bars and tried to make ones that were like mini Bounty bars. They didn't taste like a Bounty but did turn out like truffles! They work out at 231 cals, 15g of fat, 5g of carbs and 17g of protein. That's less calories than five Quality Street sweets or compare that to a Mars Bar which is 260 cals, 10g of fat, 40g of carbs and 3g of protein!

Here's the recipe:

45g dessicated coconut
75g protein powder (vanilla or unflavoured would be best, if using unflavoured chuck in a tsp vanilla essence)
15g cocoa powder
50-100ml coconut milk
50g dark chocolate (or any you want)

1. Toast the dessicated coconut in a hot dry non-stick pan till it colours, it takes approx 1 min.
2. Mix all the dry ingredients together.
3. Add coconut milk gradually, mixing well till the mixture is solid but not really sticky. It should be sticky to the touch but not sticking to your hand.
4. Melt the dark chocolate.
5. Mould the protein mix in the bowl into bar shapes and roll in the melted chocolate to cover.
6. Place on a baking tray which has been lined with clingfilm and stick in the fridge!

Make sure you soak the mixing bowl or it'll be hell to clean!

The OH is experimenting to get them more bounty like. If she has any success i'll let you know!

[moggers]

You should have a go at some of the raw or paleo fruit and nut stuff John. Some of the desserts I've seen look amazing, especially the raw stuff but a lot use coconut oil which is pretty expensive.

You could maybe try boiling the coconut in the milk to soften it so it's moist like a bounty? Or mould, place in fridge and then coat in chocolate when it's solid? Oh the possibilities!! I love making sweet things.

I was extra good, made tablet and coconut tablet for my DD's school summer fete and have no eaten any! Gym and vibro plate today, rest day tomorrow with just a vibro plate 10 min and then back to gym plus vibro on friday.