If you would like to know how i make my spicy carrot and lentil soup then see below! (Syn free)
You will need:
5 carrots, grated
1tbsp cumin
1tsp chilli powder
2 cups of red lentils
1 veg stock cube
boiling water
Add the cumin and chilli powder to a saucepan and heat lightly, add boiling water to the pan and add a stock cube (i do enough water to fill my pan 3/4 of the way up) Add the grated carrot and lentils and leave till it reaches a rolling boil, when its there turn down to a gentle simmer for 20 minutes. Whizz and serve! xx
Sunday, 26 February 2012
6 week challenge!
Hello everyone!! I hope you are all enjoying this lovely sun were having at the moment!!
Ive decided to set myself a little challenge, called "the 6 week challenge!"
I am including this week in the challenge (so really i only have 5 weeks left) so it will be from the 20th Feb - 2nd April. My aim is to lose a stone (15lbs) So more or less 2.5lbs a week, which personally i think is doable! Now in the next couple of weeks i have a few meals out coming up, but ive decided i will "flexi syn" these nights and for the rest of the time be 100%, also i will do my exercise DVDs daily and try to go for walks with Imogen if the weather is nice.
So, who wants to join me?? ;) xx
Ive decided to set myself a little challenge, called "the 6 week challenge!"
I am including this week in the challenge (so really i only have 5 weeks left) so it will be from the 20th Feb - 2nd April. My aim is to lose a stone (15lbs) So more or less 2.5lbs a week, which personally i think is doable! Now in the next couple of weeks i have a few meals out coming up, but ive decided i will "flexi syn" these nights and for the rest of the time be 100%, also i will do my exercise DVDs daily and try to go for walks with Imogen if the weather is nice.
So, who wants to join me?? ;) xx
Saturday, 25 February 2012
Burgers ahoy!
MMMMMMmmmmm I've made burgers for dinner!! and spicy wedges...yum yum!
If you wanna know how i made them heres the ingredients, they're dead simple!!
500g Extra Lean Mince
1 small onion chopped into tiny chunks
1tsp paprika
a squirt of ketchup (2syns)
Basically just wack it all together in a bowl and mix mix mix! Then make into burgers, this made about 6 small ones but would easily make 4 big ones!
Im serving them with some homemade spicy wedges, salad and a wholemeal roll. Might have some cheese to!
It is VIRTUALLY syn free (id count 0.5syns for the ketchup in the mix)
xxx
If you wanna know how i made them heres the ingredients, they're dead simple!!
500g Extra Lean Mince
1 small onion chopped into tiny chunks
1tsp paprika
a squirt of ketchup (2syns)
Basically just wack it all together in a bowl and mix mix mix! Then make into burgers, this made about 6 small ones but would easily make 4 big ones!
Im serving them with some homemade spicy wedges, salad and a wholemeal roll. Might have some cheese to!
It is VIRTUALLY syn free (id count 0.5syns for the ketchup in the mix)
xxx
Thursday, 23 February 2012
30 day shred!
Hello everybody!
My 30 day shred dvd will be arriving tomorrow and i can't wait to try it!!!! I've heard great things about it and i've just had a look on youtube and the level one looks really good and simple to do. No complicated moves just plain old exercise. Perfect!
I also bought the Camilla's cardio dance workout with Camilla from Strictly come dancing. It had good reviews and i wanted to try something dancy. I figure if i start with the shred for 30 mins a day, have a 10 min rest then do 20 mins of the Camilla dvd then i will soon start seeing a difference in my wobbly belly and bum!!!! (also, could provide some entertainment for Liam watching me struggle my way through the shred!!!!)
Today i had a naughty lunch at swimming and now this afternoon i feel really really sicky and indegestiony...i knew after i ordered it i shouldnt have!! but its so good i couldnt resist!!!! Gonna just stick to my superfree this evening, might have a cold chicken salad or something.
Yesterday was a really good day, i ended up having my HEB left over after dinner, so i had a honey sarnie...and it was lush and within my syns...yum yum yum!
Imogen is conked out in her bed at the moment, swimming totally wipes her out. Will be a late night in the Twine household tonight!
Better go and make myself a cuppa and do some washing up. Facebook and half the people on it are annoying me today, i don't like being ignored! HUMPH.
My 30 day shred dvd will be arriving tomorrow and i can't wait to try it!!!! I've heard great things about it and i've just had a look on youtube and the level one looks really good and simple to do. No complicated moves just plain old exercise. Perfect!
I also bought the Camilla's cardio dance workout with Camilla from Strictly come dancing. It had good reviews and i wanted to try something dancy. I figure if i start with the shred for 30 mins a day, have a 10 min rest then do 20 mins of the Camilla dvd then i will soon start seeing a difference in my wobbly belly and bum!!!! (also, could provide some entertainment for Liam watching me struggle my way through the shred!!!!)
Today i had a naughty lunch at swimming and now this afternoon i feel really really sicky and indegestiony...i knew after i ordered it i shouldnt have!! but its so good i couldnt resist!!!! Gonna just stick to my superfree this evening, might have a cold chicken salad or something.
Yesterday was a really good day, i ended up having my HEB left over after dinner, so i had a honey sarnie...and it was lush and within my syns...yum yum yum!
Imogen is conked out in her bed at the moment, swimming totally wipes her out. Will be a late night in the Twine household tonight!
Better go and make myself a cuppa and do some washing up. Facebook and half the people on it are annoying me today, i don't like being ignored! HUMPH.
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
Day 3!
hope you all had a lovely pancake day!
I made some SW pancakes which were nice, very eggy i have to say (you can put vanilla essence in the mixture but i didnt have any!) They were nice and i will have them again!!! I had salmon, cous cous and roasted veg for my dinner last night, it was lush! I saved 10 syns to have some normal pancakes for pudding lol. Was soo worth it.
This morning ive had bacon, scrambled egg and beans followed by half a melon and a banana. I did have a cheaky weigh this morning and my scales informed me i was down 7lb since monday lol...very nice! Not gonna weigh myself now until monday morning otherwise i will start getting addicted!!
Imogen has preschool today which means i get a whole 1.5 hours to myself this afternoon. Might treat myself to a magazine and a curly wurly (6 syns) on the way back home.
xx
I made some SW pancakes which were nice, very eggy i have to say (you can put vanilla essence in the mixture but i didnt have any!) They were nice and i will have them again!!! I had salmon, cous cous and roasted veg for my dinner last night, it was lush! I saved 10 syns to have some normal pancakes for pudding lol. Was soo worth it.
This morning ive had bacon, scrambled egg and beans followed by half a melon and a banana. I did have a cheaky weigh this morning and my scales informed me i was down 7lb since monday lol...very nice! Not gonna weigh myself now until monday morning otherwise i will start getting addicted!!
Imogen has preschool today which means i get a whole 1.5 hours to myself this afternoon. Might treat myself to a magazine and a curly wurly (6 syns) on the way back home.
xx
Monday, 20 February 2012
PANCAKES!
On reflection, today has been a good day!! All bran and milk for breakfast (hea&b) then decided on a tuna salad for lunch, lettuce, peppers, carrot, avacado (5syns for 1/2 an avacado!) some balsamic vinegar and tuna. Yum yum!! Had some melon for afters to and a couple of Krackawheat crackers (3 syns) and for dinner we had roast chicken with all the trimmings (5 syns for gravy, honey for the parsnips and the butter and milk in the mash) Passion fruit and a muller light mango and passionfruit for pudding.
I actually feel full for the first time in ages, and its GREAT!!
Now tomoro is one of my fave days of the year - PANCAKE DAY!!!
SW friendly pancakes which are FREE!:
2 large eggs
sweetener
Separate the yolk and the white, whisk the white with the sweetener until still (like meringue) then fold in the egg yolk and voila! This will be your batter. Spray your pan with frylight and off you go!!
I will be having lemon and sugar with mine (using my syns on the sugar!!!!) as i dont fancy sweetener on my pancakes!!
I cant wait to take pics to put on here, om nom nom nom!!!!!!!
I actually feel full for the first time in ages, and its GREAT!!
Now tomoro is one of my fave days of the year - PANCAKE DAY!!!
SW friendly pancakes which are FREE!:
2 large eggs
sweetener
Separate the yolk and the white, whisk the white with the sweetener until still (like meringue) then fold in the egg yolk and voila! This will be your batter. Spray your pan with frylight and off you go!!
I will be having lemon and sugar with mine (using my syns on the sugar!!!!) as i dont fancy sweetener on my pancakes!!
I cant wait to take pics to put on here, om nom nom nom!!!!!!!
day 1! (Again!!!!!)
This morning i had 35g All bran and Milk (heb&a) and topped it with a banana and half a pear for my 1/3 superfree. For the first time ever i actually measured out my milk using one of Imogens old baby bottles and was pleasantly suprised at how much 250ml is!
Im currently waiting for my Tesco delivery to turn up. Going to make a spicy carrot and lentil soup for lunch today. Will be difficult eating it without bread BUT i dont want to go off course (again!) so will probs have it in a cup instead of a bowl lol.
Not sure what to have for dinner tonight. My other half is working the morning today so will be home for dinner time! Will have a rummage through my recipe books and see what i can find :D
Im currently waiting for my Tesco delivery to turn up. Going to make a spicy carrot and lentil soup for lunch today. Will be difficult eating it without bread BUT i dont want to go off course (again!) so will probs have it in a cup instead of a bowl lol.
Not sure what to have for dinner tonight. My other half is working the morning today so will be home for dinner time! Will have a rummage through my recipe books and see what i can find :D
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