Week 1, Day 1 - Slimming World

In 409 days I get married to the man of my dreams.  This blog aims to follow my weight loss journey as my goal is to lose more than 5st this year. So today was the first day of many following the Slimming World Diet Plan. I have followed the plan before with some success.

Starting Weight: 15st 3lb

Goal Weight: 9st 7lb

Breakfast: Overnight blueberry and cinnamon oats.
Recipe:
35g Porridge Oats (Healthy Extra B choice)
Mullerlight Vanilla and Choc Yoghurt (Syn Free)
Handful of frozen blueberries
Sprinkle of powdered cinnamon

1. Mix together the oats and cinnamon.
2. Put a layer of oats in the bottom of a jam jar, layer the yoghurt and blueberries and oats until yoghurt and oats are all in.
3. Seal the jar and leave overnight in the fridge.

-Syn free on EE if using oats as B choice for the day.

Lunch: Homemade Syn Free Leek and Potato Soup and an apple
Recipe:
6 medium potatoes
2 leeks
2 onions
5 stock cubes (chicken/veg)

1. Chop up the potatoes, leeks and onions
2. Add cold water to a large pot.
3. Throw in the veg and stock cubes.
4. Leave to boil for 45mins.

Totally Syn Free (EE or Green)

Dinner: Homemade Syn Free Chilli and Rice

Recipe:
Extra Lean Mince (5% fat or less)
2 Onions (cubed)
3-4 Garlic cloves (crushed)
2 tins of chopped tomatoes
1 tin of kidney beans
Chilli Powder
Powdered Sweetener

(Optional: fat free natural yoghurt (syn free) and 30g of low fat grated cheese)

1. Brown the mince adding onion and garlic.
2. Add chilli powder to taste.
3. Drain kidney beans and add to pan.
4. Pour in tomatoes
5. Add a teaspoon of sweetener.
6. Leave to simmer for 20-30mins.

Cook rice (dried) halfway through and serve with a dollop of natural yoghurt and a sprinkle of cheese.

Snacks:
Walkers Salt and Vinegar - 6.5 syns
Mugshot - cheese pasta - 2 syns
Fudge (cadbury) - 5 syns
Tropical Jubbly - 1 syn

 =14.5 syns

Overall a very good day.  I also made enough chilli to tub up for lunch tomorrow. The chilli went down a real treat with the OH - "make that lots - it was banging."


 Absolutely stuffed and feel like I had a very positive start to this diet.

Meg x