Recipe: cheese rolls

A sheet of frozen filo pastry, defrosted and cut into 6 squares 6 35g chunks of cheese Fry light Preheat the oven to 200C and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper sprayed with fry light. Add a chunk of cheese to the edge of each of the filo squares, roll the filo pastry round the cheese then nip in the edges and spray with fry light. Put on baking tray, spray with fry light and cook for 10-15 minutes until crispy and golden. Enjoy - 1 syn each if using the cheese as HE.

Recipe: Sausage rolls

A sheet of frozen filo pastry, defrosted and cut into 6 squares 6 syn free or low syn chipolatas Fry light Preheat the oven to 200C and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper sprayed with fry light. Fry or grill the chipolatas until cooked and leave to cool slightly. Add a chipolata to the edge of each of the filo squares, roll the filo pastry round the chipolata, nip in the edges and spray with fry light. Put on baking tray, spray with fry light and cook for 10-15 minutes until crispy and golden. Enjoy - 1 syn each.

Anything they can do...

I had started writing a blog last week but I forgot to save the draft in order to edit it later. I also forgot to blog about my run at the weekend,  so you are getting three blog posts for the price of one this week!

At group last week, as I waited to get weighed I anticipated a gain. I knew I had been off plan for a large part of the week, although I did have a couple of days of really food optimising and keeping within my syns. A gain would've taken me back over a stone mark so I was giving some serious thought to how I planned to continue my slimming journey.  As it happened,  I lost 2lb which took me back to 1st 6.5lb lost in total. The loss, coupled with a fab taster night and fantastic group gave me a bit of inspiration and I was determined to come in with another loss this week.

A wine tasting and overdoing my syns on a few too many days threw this week off a bit so I ended up with a half pound gain. I am not overly disappointed with that, but did feel that overall I had had a better week than last week so had hoped for a similar result on the scales. I think that's part of my trouble though - I get luvky one week so think I can get away with it the next.

I bought the latest SW mag and bave had a read of it tonight. Seeing how much the blokes in there lost in such a relatively short time (one of them lost 12st in 10 months) has given me a bit of a kick up the behind.  There is no reason why I shouldn't be able to stick to plan - I can usually choose what I eat and i know when I am out an unable to choose entirely SW friendly foods.  I need to start making better decisions and start planning more. On that subject,  I have plans for a prawn, courgette,  chilli and lime pasta (which I have made before and which is fantastic! ) and a keema curry. I am also planning to practice a chicken recipe or two in preparation for a murder mystery dinner party I will be cooking for in a few weeks time. Watch this space for another experiment of mine - more details once I have given it a go!

One big positive this week was another run, on Sunday morning. I ran a little bit further than last time, in a time of 9m 31s, but it felt really difficult.  Whereas the previous run I felt full of energy, this one felt pretty lethargic. It took a lot of effort to keep going, so I had to push myself. 1km doesn't really sound that far, but it's another km under my belt and every little helps.

Not again...

3lb on this week. I was due a big gain after not making the right choices for quite a while. Life has been up and down recently, and is expected to be so for a while yet, but I need to take control back. I'm back to a weight that I have hovered around in the past and I really don't want to be there for long. It's taster night next week, so hopefully I can get inspired again. If I don't then I risk losing control.

Running log - 7.10.13

Finally got in my first training run! It was mostly downhill, during which I felt pretty good. Unfortunately when it turned uphill I struggled a bit. Still, it's my first run in ages, so I'm happy with how it went. I suspect I'll feel it in the morning, but plan to try again on Wednesday evening. Distance run: 0.86 miles (without stopping, followed by a walk of about the same distance) Time taken: 9m 24s (for the run)

Competition entries...

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat...

...but I am determined that I will not be joining him.

I am taking inspiration from my wife who has lost a whopping 4 stone since we started our slimming journey together. I am ridiculously proud of what she has achieved.

My hope now is to lose around a pound each week between now and Christmas.  That would be about a stone off and would take me back to the lowest I have weighed on this journey. Half a pound this week is at least a step in the right direction.

I've asked santa for too much for Christmas already, so this is entirely down to me. Wish me luck.