A test of my willpower

Good morning readers (if there are any...lol)

Well, I'll start this blog off by reporting a 3lb weight loss on the scales this week. Woohoo!!!! That's me lost 10lbs in 2 weeks and I'm well on my way to my first mini target of 3 stones by the 1st week in May. Which means if I manage to lose 3lbs every week then i'll actually have lost 3 stones 10lbs by then. I think that is a big challenge but boy am I going to try to do it. I'd feel super proud of myself if I did manage it. Lots of speed soup and super speed foods every week should help.

I did actually make a huge pot of speed soup this week, although I only had it twice since making it before i got weighed. I'm going to aim to have a bowl of it every day to see if it boosts my weight loss. In saying that I think the plan works just fine without having to try all these extra things to speed up your losses but every little helps eh!! Plus I actually love the speed soup so it's not like i'm forcing myself to eat something just for the sake of it.

I know it's been a few days since my last blog post so here's a wee selection of the meals i've been munching on over the last few days.

This first pic is a yummy baked potato with beans and cheese from Morrisons. I almost caved and got the tuna but I knew it might be in oil and didn't know what type of mayo it would've been so I'm very proud that I went for the beans!!
                                           

                                 
I made these SW chips lastnight for my dinner as I couldn't be bothered making anything else and they were so tasty. I don't par boil my chips. Just cut into size then dab with kitchen paper then I sprayed with fry light and shook some Nando's Peri-peri salt over them then cooked in oven for half an hour or so. They were yummy!!

I went out with my wee one last week and it was tea time while we were out so we went to subway. I got a turkey and ham salad, with cheese (HEA) and southwest sauce (4.5syns) It was delicious and I really prefer this to a sandwich now. Yum yum!!

Ooh, I remember this meal. It was delicious. It was a Birds Eye salmon fillet with lemon and herb sauce (free) and I made sw roasties with it and served with a salad. It was very nice.

Mmmmm....who doesn't like mince and potatoes??? Okay, maybe someone who's vegetarian won't!! hehe. Anyway, i've not had this for soooooo long and after this pic was taken I mashed it all together and it was very very nice and so filling.

This is my usual breakfast. It's half a tub of fat free greek yogurt, sprinkled with sweetner, with fresh fruit mixed into it. I like this as it's nice and free and means I can save my healthy extras for a few hours later when i've dropped my boy off at school.

Okay, I didn't know whether to post this pic as it's not really sw friendly but it was my dinner post weigh in on wednesday. It was basically 2 braveheart burgers (free on ee) with plenty of salad, tomato sauce (1syn) but I put them inside 2 white rolls. Now I should have got wholemeal ones, and I would have but hubby had got them from the shop and since it was post weigh in I decided it would be okay as a wee treat. They were lovely.

So, there you have it. A selection of the meals (apart from the last one) that has helped get me my 3lbs off this week. These photos above are the reason why I love the slimming world plan so much. You can eat plenty of yummy food and you never have to feel hungry or deprived.

This morning I have been busy trying to prepare some healthy snacks as I am going to see my sister this afternoon and this evening. We've already decided that i'm going to make us eggs, beans and chips for dinner but usually we have lots of crisps and lots of chocolate whenever we see each other!! It's kind of a tradition and i've been worrying about what I am going to do and how I am going to stay in control when I'm with her, as my will power will be well and truly tested!! So, this morning I've made these rice ball things that I heard about in class last week. It's basically a packet of batchelors savoury rice (I used thai sweet chilli flavour), cooked then mixed in with mashed potato then you form into small balls and spray with fry light then cook in the oven. So I made them up earlier and have them chilling in the fridge just now (that wasn't a specification of the recipe but I thought it might help them keep their shape) and i'm going to put them in the oven after i've typed this so i'll let you know how they turn out.

I've also made some jelly sweets which I've got in the fridge. Hopefully they will set okay and will taste nice then i'll take them along with the rice balls to my sisters later today and will try very very hard to stay away from all the chocolate etc.

Wish me luck xxx