Fakeaway

January 12th 2016

Weigh in

I have a confession....I was not going to publish my post this week but a friend and fellow Slimming World member has persuaded me that it's a real blog by a real slimmer...I just don't feel like it this week (a slimmer!).  Ok, I put on 1lb and I'm not feeling massively confident about the coming week with a close friends funeral to attend and a party at the weekend but I will try my best and hope that the 1lb comes off next week.

Back to reality

January can be a dull and uninspiring month, Christmas decorations packed away, house looks bare and going back to work after a festive break while payday seems forever away!  Time to get back into my morning routine.  I have to leave for work before 7am and although I have always been a 'get up and eat my breakfast immediately' type of person, I found that by doing this so early I was starving by 10am and purchasing high Syn snacks to keep me going until lunchtime.  I now prepare a Tupperware pot with either All Bran Chocolate Wheats or Weetabix Minis (both a B choice for 30g) which can be eaten with my fingers (no milk!!) on my journey along with a latte from my Nespresso machine made with 150ml of lactofree semi-skimmed milk (half of my daily A choice allowance) and two sweeteners.  I then chop up some melon and take it in a second tub to enjoy when I get to the office.  Lunch is usually also a Tupperware tub with something like a chicken salad or pasta salad.  This week has been quite hectic and I have to confess I've probably not had enough fruit, vegetables and salad in my breakfasts and lunches, although I have done my best to make up for it in the evening.

How about a fakeaway?

A Chicken Tikka Masala in an Indian Restaurant can 'cost' you around 22 Syns so why not save money and Syns and make your own from the Slimming World Fakeaway book.  
Mix lime juice, yoghurt and tikka curry powder, add chicken and marinate.  After a minimum of four hours or overnight, add onion, garlic, chilli, cumin and some tikka curry powder to a pan and fry for a couple of minutes.  Stir in tomato puree and water, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 mins.  Grill the chicken pieces and stir into the sauce.  The curry is FREE, serve with rice FREE and for a little treat, I like a poppadom (Sharwoods plain ones are 2 Syns each)

The rest of my Week

Breakfast: almost full English - bacon, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes, 1 slice of wholemeal break (400g loaf - B choice) plus a tablespoon of tomato ketchup (1 Syn)


Lunch: Prawn salad, smoked salmon salad, tomato pasta mug shot (you must put salad or fruit with this but I was too busy that day)



Dinner:  Sweet and Sour Pork with rice (1 Syn),  Cod wrapped in parma ham with baby corn and mange tout (1 Syn), Chilli prawn linguine (free)

My tip...I mentioned using half of my milk allowance on my morning coffee.  A latte feels like such a treat that I sometimes have a second one during the afternoon or after my dinner (I'm not much of a pudding person) using the remaining 150ml of my A choice

I hope I have better news for you next week!