Treat yourself to a Ice Lolly and still loose weight!

3.5 syn Trebor Ice Lollys



These Trebor Ice Lollies are not really that extra strong.. more refreshing and at 3.5 syns per day you can have one. They are also pretty creamy so make on feel like they are having a Ice Cream.. what  low syn  items work for you in the heat?

what a stone looks like

What a stone looks like


This lot of shopping is weighs a stone. I have lost two stone so far since Christmas and need to up the ante. Maybe having this picture will remind me of what a stone looks like.


There are now 22 weeks to Christmas. If one looses a stone a week that is 21 lbs a stone half..

I hop I can do it.

What motivators do  you you  loose weight?

What's your favourite slimming gadget

 I love my Mandoline 

 I use it to create lovely salads and to make meat and cheese seem  to go further. 

These cumbers were enhances with a little salt and white balsamic vinegar condiment.I also eat them with lemon and hot pepper sauce and Salt.. All free on any diet especially wonderful as a super speed food ion slimming world

Squid with salad and New Potatoes

A Simple Syn Free  on extra easy meal ( Slimming World)

Saute  the squid in vinegar or lemon juice add garlic back pepper and salt.. Served with salad and New Potatoes

Slimming Sorld Squid and New Potato Salad 

Slimming staples and I do not mean Weight loss Surgery

Potato Salad - Syn Free on  Slimming World ,Extra Easy made with Quark 

Family are away camping and I opted not to go due to Hay fever and back ache. I watched lots of TV last night whilst having a can of ready mixed gin and Tonic 5.5 syns and a bowl of cherries ( Syn Free) 

Most of the programmes were weight loss ones. Super sized vs Super Skinny followed by a Programme about Weight Loss  disasters including a Lady who had a Gastric band and since then has seizures. The programme was presented by a presenter who had lost weight with the traditional diet and exercise route.

Well the programme gave me food for though and stopped me picking on things I should not!

Today I have a Barbecue  followed by and engaging party. So I am aiming for a syn free day until I get to the engagement Party. It is nice to be invited to a Wedding related party where I am not working as a Toastmaster Master of Ceremonies  or Celebrant - a busman's Holiday..

It is not even 9.00am here yet and I have emptied the dishwasher, had breakfast and made a potato salad > I have used quark for the dressing: hence the title slimming staples.  I brought the quark some weeks back when I committed to Slimming World.  Have not really researched what to do with it. I think it is horrible on its own.. so why did I by it..It is a bit like Ryvita or Cottage cheese. A diet does not have to filled with staples that make you gag or put you off at least. or worst still the  ones that stay  in the fridge till they can nearly walk out on their own.  So I  am challenging myself to a more diet staple recipes so beating of beating-my quarkaphobia.. (I could always just not buy it.. But this is more fun for you to read!.

The potato salad was made like this 

Potato Salad - Syn Free on  Slimming World ,Extra Easy made with Quark 

• Maris Piper Potatoes peeled and boiled. and chopped roughly . ( I usually keep the skin on but wanted a certain aesthetic for the summer occasion
•  Parsley and mint .. From my Garden - chopped finely 
• Artichoke heart - chopped 
• One yellow pepper - chopped
•  6 gherkins or pickled dill cucumbers - chopped
• A half a red Onion. Chopped 
• Quark
• Salt and black pepper

I don't measure and weight  syn free foods just put-them all in a bowl and mix 

So back to the topic of today. Yes I have considered a wieghtloss surgery and hope it will not be necessary.. as you can tell I love my food and cooking and would not like the restrictions and would also feel like I had taken a easy option ( which I am aware it really is not) 

I would like to hear your comments on my blog, please subscribe and tell me what you think and also what are your staples or disasters.

I made noodles with steak mushrooms and peppers and carrots today using  oil to wipe around non sick pan.. .5 tsp so 1 syn the lot.

 I use one whole pepper and .5 lb of steak one carrot some onions and seasoned with thyme pepper and salt. I Used rice noodles this time.

Eggs are free on Slimming World but not cream Eggs

Only one of these Eggs are free on Slimming World

Well I have been fortunate to remain the same for two weeks at slimming world. And I think I have been good. However I have innocently and assumed I knew my sin values and even went so far as convincing myself that since eggs are free on slimming world I would poetically include Cadburys Cream Eggs. what a shock to be told they have a syn value of 9 syns. These appeared in the fridge as part of an Approved Foods order. a discount food store where Hubby’s ups on pickles and Naan bread. My slim health concious husband will only eat one and my 5 year old does not like  them so I am not sure of their purpose in the fridge. Anyway although I did order the Cream Eggs  I can only blame myself I know better really and have a choice in what I put in my mouth and wither I count it or not. I am determined to syn every single food item in the house. So I cannot delude myself. I started tonight and found to my shock that my daughters innocent chocolate pancakes were 7.5 syns and the small can of gin and tonic was 5 syns Now called Syn and Tonic .  I now know that I will have to try harder to track all my Syns and concentrate on free food as and super foods.  I have also looked at my slimming world recipe books for inspiration and alternatives to my naughty and worse still uncounted foods. On Slimming World no food is banned  it  just has to be counted.  In contrast my lovely slimming world silent partner Sarah lost a whopping 4.5 lbs this week and is slimmer of the month. She is less blaze about the while thing and it shows. so I am armed with  my slimming worlds books especially the Slimming World syns book and will be reporting back on my findings on the labelling project.  If you would like to cheer me on please your comments and subscribe to my blog or follow me on Twitter . If you would like to sponser me and raise money for the Ms Society please  click on the link.

Well I have been fortunate to remain the same for two weeks at slimming world. And I think I have been good. However I have innocently and assumed I knew my sin values and even went so far as convincing myself that since eggs are free on slimming world I would poetically include Cadburys Cream Eggs. what a shock to be told they have a syn value of 9 syns. These appeared in the fridge as part of an Approved Foods order. a discount food store where Hubby’s ups on pickles and Naan bread. My slim health concious husband will only eat one and my 5 year old does not like  them so I am not sure of their purpose in the fridge. Anyway although I did order the Cream Eggs  I can only blame myself I know better really and have a choice in what I put in my mouth and wither I count it or not. I am determined to syn every single food item in the house. So I cannot delude myself. I started tonight and found to my shock that my daughters innocent chocolate pancakes were 7.5 syns and the small can of gin and tonic was 5 syns Now called Syn and Tonic .  I now know that I will have to try harder to track all my Syns and concentrate on free food as and super foods.  I have also looked at my slimming world recipe books for inspiration and alternatives to my naughty and worse still uncounted foods. On Slimming World no food is banned  it  just has to be counted.  In contrast my lovely slimming world silent partner Sarah lost a whopping 4.5 lbs this week and is slimmer of the month. She is less blaze about the while thing and it shows. so I am armed with  my slimming worlds books especially the Slimming World syns book and will be reporting back on my findings on the labelling project.

 If you would like to cheer me on please your comments and subscribe to my blog or follow me on Twitter . If you would like to sponser me and raise money for the Ms Society please  click on the link.

Prawns and scallops

Slimmer of the week at Slimming world

I was slimmer of the week at Slimming World today!

As this was not my regular group and the one in the evening I did not think I would qualify so this made it even more special.

 I lost  3lbs making my loss with slimline world. 6lbs and I lost a stone prior to that. I found it easy to get on track with extra easy loving eating all the fruits and vegetables as free food speed foods.  So it was super great to get more speed foods for the prize. How this works is that  each member brings a piece of fruit into the group and this is given to the person with the highest loss.

So another week and I should definitely have lost a half a stone.

Squash, Chickpea, and Red Lentil Stew Recipe - Syn Free

 This recipe without the peanuts is free on Slimming World. I did it the pressure cooker.. did not take the 6 hours recommend.. just 20 mins.

Squash, Chickpea, and Red Lentil Stew Recipe - Delish.com:

'via Blog this'

Fruits and Donuts

I got very excited at the fruit stall in Watford Market. The Rray of fruits is amazing. I was particularly impressed to know that donuts are now free on Slimming World: Donut Peaches that is. These succulent leaves are shaped like a Donut hence the name.

I brought Cherrys,apricots, minneola apples and mangoes in a much larger quality than I would have got from those shrink wrapped polystyrene packed Supermarket fruits.

My love of fruit is quite simply a joy after doing some very low calorie diets and also low carb.. I became a bit fruit phobic as well as constipated. How can these diets work long terms when they do nothing to educate the pallet. I feel like I am becoming normal again after a long time of having so many restrictions on what I ate that I became trapped into a vicious circle of denial , craving and eating.what a relief for my body to let go of these pounds and misconceptions about food.

slimming world Lime and Chilli Fritters

Mm Lime and chilli fritters

Serves 2

2 syns for entire recipe on Green or Extra Easy

Ingredients

2 eggs

2 cups of frozen sweetcorn (defrosted and any water drained)

1 spring onions 

chilli if you want a spicy version

1/2 tsp of chilli powder or 1 small deseeded red chilli finely chopped

1 small shallot, finely chopped

some fresh coriander finely chopped ( any herb will do ) 

1 tbsp of juice from a fresh lime

12 grams  of plain flour (2 syns)

non stick spray

salt and pepper to season

Method

Add all ingredients and roughly blend using a hand blender.

Spray a skillet or frying pan with non stick spray and spoon some of the mixture on the pan (The mixture should make 6 medium sized fritters or around 12 bite sized  in total), flatten out and then flip after a few minutes a you would do to a pancake. Repeat with more mixture, you may want to set your oven to a low heat and place the cooked ones on a baking tray, to keep hot, while you cook the remainder.

Serve on a bed of mixed salad topped with chopped spring onions. 

3lb lost on slimming world in the first

It gets better !

3.5 lb lost on slimming world  in the first week 

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I am not taking the Scenic Route with weight loss

Slimming World Membership 

 The Leader at my new slimming world class has brought out the competitive stubborn edge in me. There is a raffle in which you get a ticket for each pound you loose between now and September. Just the incentive I need to fit into my gamesmaker uniform for the Paralympic Games which needs to be collected sometime this summer. I shall put this off until the very nearest date as I ntend to fit into a size smaller that a 26!

She also pointed out that if  one takes the scenic route to losing wieght then that is fine with her as she needs the cash to go on holiday.. I am determined not to fund her on a Carribean cruise. maybe a weekend in a Bed and Breakfast instead. In fact I am now keeping a spread sheet of the expenditure on weight loss!

She is a excellent coach as she spoke in a way that captivated my visual mind. Talking of how you should have speed foods to fill up two thirds of your plate. This has helped me a lot. She also told us off in advance about thinking that the Jubilee weekend is a excuse to get off the programme and then not coming back to weigh in as the loss will not be there.. she did this in a humorous way.

I only started 3 days ago and am already showing a tremendous loss without even opening the book..How? well as I have been on every diet under the sun I know the principals  of the diet and recall which foods do not need to synned.

I also have been working up a sweat doing house work and gardening. I think this has changed my attitude and mindset. I firmly believe that the overhaul I am doing of my body is also an overhaul of my lifestyle. Getting up and doing things is making me realsie how lttle I did before .. (No wonder the house was a mess and I was so large) Tidying the house properly hardly leaves time to eat. I am bot making the sizeist generalisations that fat = lazy as many of my large friends have a perfectionism around their house and gardens. For me it has been a earning curve as I was not taught how to keep house. It is important for me to tackle this as my daughter cannot be like this. I intend to lead by example. I cannot take all the credit for my work. I employed a cleaner who I observed years ago doing a great job when I worked at a Community Centre. I gave her the remit of clean and teach me as you go. She was the one who pointed  out that garden need to be done too. I have taken out some shrubs in my garden.. they were there because they looked ok and were low maintanace. I have trimmed things and got ride of three skip loads.  I am also using the blossomy of the Garden as a visual incentive to how I am growing into a healthy person through my weight loss. (i know I sound really hippy..but watch this space!)

I have decided that I have to just get on with things in the house instead of waiting for my husband to do them.. There really is no such thing as man's work.especaillay as he cooks and puts my daughter to bed.


With regards to food  I now have  routine where I have thought about or cooked dinner for the evening by 11.00 am ( In the summer heat this is helpfull and it also helps with time management for the day) I am still trying to run a business as a Toastmaster and Celebrant  and Party Doctor as well as being a mum.

If you want to help me in my weight loss journey please drop me a line with your thoughts and inspiration and also sponsor me  as I try to raise money or the MS Society

Lets wiegh in .. with you watching me

 I see that Samantha Brick describes herself as a Trophy wife and also states that her husband keeps her weight in check even prescribing how much she is allowed to weigh. although some may say this is controlling.. If it works for them why not. She is obviously healthy for it and in love.
I myself married when I was heavy and am glad that I married a man who was in love with me rather than someone who is a fat fetish. ( or else I may be having to keep my weight up which I am sure would prove easuier that the task of loosing!)

 Anyway I am fortunate like Samantha Brick to be married to a Husband who is ten years older than me, calls me his beautiful princess and cannot do enough for me and is proud to be seen with me. All this despite me not looking like a poupette.

However maybe this has been my undoing.. It is hard to look in the mirror and see something that others find unappealing when you are loved and half a good esteem.. It always comes as a shock to me when someone says something about me being fat!.. Anyway I am.

So here is the deal. Why not sponsor me in my weight loss journey so we can step on the scales together. My weigh ins are going to be monthly on the 19th and my posts will hopefully be regular.

Back to Samantha Brick.. It is quite concerning that she says that if  poorly that she keeps out of his way as he is not equpied to deal with her unless she is bright and cheery. It makes me think of how difficult it must be for partners of people with MS surely the love does not stop and the relationships can become strained.

The MS Society offer suport to people with MS swhich is important as sometimes the strain on the family can be burdomsome. this is why I would like you to p[op over to the page and sponsor me.

Diets always start tommorow - Here are some reasons to start today

I am not very strong willed and find some things hard to resist. I think I delude myself that I will be OK if I eat a little too much and that diets start tomorrow.

So here are a list of  some of the reasons I want to loose weight.

a) To reduce my voluminous bosom
b)  Reduce the paranoia that goes with the above and being over weight.. Sometimes people are talking about my earrings or something else
c) To feel more able to look after my daughter and to  fit on the swings next to her.
d) To be taken seriously by those sizest people who apparently would not employ a large person because they are lazy
e) So that when I wake up I will not be so surprised that I have!
f) To avoid as much as possible situation of having someone visiting me and not being able to do or say anything through a stroke or heart attack.
g) To kiss goodbye to breast pain
h) To be able to go to the Doctors and not be told my problem is my weight
i) To save myself and the NHS money
j) To feel in controlR
k) To prove that I can.
l) To wear a sexy hot red dress without bumps in the wrong places
m)To have one size of clothing in my Wardrobe
n) So I can jump again.. I have no bounce in my ankles
o) To see my muscles
p) So that I can but some super retro clothing
q) So I do not get mistaken  for  Rusty Lee, Alison from Big Brother or the latest large black contestant on a reality show.
r) So My suitcase is smaller when I go on holiday
s) So If I ever go back to acting the only roles I get will not only be comedy
t) Never having to risk assess furniture before I sit on it
u) I can wear sports clothes without them looking like leisure clothes
v) S every event in my diary does not become a slimming target
w) Health Farm gowns fit me
x)  rated!
y)To be a better Role model to my daughter
zzzz) Seep betterReduce snoring

If you can identiufy with any of these reasons please do leave a comment or sponser me on my journey http://www.justgiving.com/twothingsIwanthttp://www.justgiving.com/twothingsIwant

A beginning

Inspired by the hashtag #twothingsIwant  have started this blog..I want chocolate cake and to be slim.. This is the story of my journey and I hope you will sponser me  as Attempt to raise money for the  Mend charity http://www.mendcentral.org/contactusform

Left overs

Left overs are traditionally not to be wasted.
If you eat them your clothes will be larger waisted.
With buttons that pop and zips that go ping.
Except for the Elasticated waist or tent like thing
So leave the left overs, bin them, keep them or send them back
If you eat them the weight will go back

10 stone to loose

 About me

 Hello My name is Denise and I have 10 stone to loose to get to a healthy weight loss. I have tried many diets previously and they all work, I just have a large appetitive and not a lot of motivation. My motivation wanes when I see food... hence the title and logo... two things I want...cake and a trimmer waist.

 I have known many people who have Ms someone of them friends and some in my family. I am struck by the way MS can change people’s lives so drastically and on day to day basis. I have a strong sense of being fortunate that I have lived all adult life as a large lady without and drastic complications or feeling unattractive. However as I get older I feel that the weight has to come off as it may be slowing me down and also reading about the health implications has brought this home o me even more. I recently had a car accident and it affected my hips. When going to see the nurse she assumed incorrectly that it was because of my weight. I told her it was not the case... also realising how lucky I am that the weight had not caused extra stress on my internal organs or my bones.

I have a young daughter who is a little conscious of my weight and would like a slimmer more active mummy too. 

Please do go along to my just giving page and donate if you can. Your comments on the blog  would also be most welcome.