Tuesday 26 June 2012

Slimming World- what to eat on weigh in day?

Today is weigh in day for me and my group doesn't meet until 7.15pm so I want to eat fairly light foods that won't bloat me. I try and eat similar foods each Tuesday so it doesn't distort my weight loss. Breakfast is once again on the go so I've started the day with two Slimming World Hi Fi Light bars (healthy extra B). For lunch I had the leftovers from last nights veggie chilli with a large side salad.

For tonight, I've made a syn free vegetable lasagne which hubby will have ready with me when I get back from group. I'll serve this with a mixed salad bursting with superfree veggies.

Monday 25 June 2012

Hello- my Slimming World journey

I'm following Slimming World on a mission to lose my baby weight by the end of the summer. I'm veggie so have green and extra easy days rather than red days. I started Slimming World about 6 weeks ago and have lost 9lbs so far. I love the diet as I get to eat stacks, am always full and it's easy to follow. It's more a lifestyle change than a diet. As a vegetarian I find this much, much easier to follow than Weight Watchers or any other diet.

Slimming World syn free veggie chilli

For dinner I made a Slimming World friendly Veggie Chilli which is syn free on a green or extra easy day. It's really easy to make, healthy and filling.

Fry an onion, 2 cloves of garlic and a red pepper using a few sprays of Frylite for 3 minutes. Add a tin each of chopped tomatoes, chickpeas and red kidney beans. Bring to the boil and add 2 teaspoons of chilli flakes, 2 teaspoons of dried ground coriander and 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon. I served this with a large salad and Slimming World chips. It was luscious!

Slimming World: Today's meals

For breakfast I needed something quick, filling and, most importantly, syn free so I chose a Slimming World Hi Fi bar. I've counted this as my healthy extra B so it's syn free.

I also needed something quick and easy for lunch so I made up a tomato and herb Mug Shot and served it with an enormous superfree salad. It's kept me full all afternoon. The 1% fat Mug Shots are an absolute lifeline for anyone following Slimming World as they classed as a free food so also make a fantastic snack. You can find them in Asda by the packet food aisle.