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Sorry debtin it's Philadelphia light not pasta, think I got carried away and typed pasta twice

I used to eat chicken kebabs (skewered ones) or mixed lamb and chicken skewered kebabs like they were going out of fashion when I was SW ages ago - and I lost 4 stone in 4 months so can't have been bad for me! They can't be many syns, well not the meat anyway as it's just herbs and spices in the...

The meatballs were gorgeous! In the mag they said to have them with several dips but I wasn't too keen on the flavour of the meatballs at first so whipped up a sauce with a bit of red wine, onions, peppers, garlic, tinned tomatoes and a ton of sweet paprika and it went really well with the...

So this weeks weigh in is likely to be a disaster thanks to coming on again today, I wouldn't mind but I've been so good this week and now I'm likely to not lose anything anyway - brilliant! Started the day off by stuffing two mini pain au chocolats into my mouth, haven;t a clue how many syns...

Today has been good food wise, I've behaved and had: B- Toast & Nutella 4 syns L - Tuna Salad and salad cream 2 syns D - Fajita pasta 1 syn I've made a Spanish tortilla with bacon for lunch tomorrow (and probably saturday too as it's quite big) which is free plus HEX A and I will have that...

Well done on getting your bronze! Have a great time on holiday :)

Hope you're feeling better! I always find chocolate is the one thing I can't live without too. I had a kebab before I started the diet again ;-) There is a recipe for slimming world style doner kebab and everyone loves it, it always tastes way too dry for me though or I'd be making it daily!

You sound like you're doing great, well done! Wish I'd started again when I was breastfeeding and I would have got further than I am now! Your losses may not be huge, but they're still losses - you'll get there! Good luck this week!

Well done on your weight loss so far! I've been up and down like a yoyo too, but having had my baby boy 6 months ago and actually putting on weight I lost after his birth it's been the kick up the bump I've needed! Good Luck!

Cheese & Ham Quiche Fat Free Cottage Cheese 200g 3 eggs Ham, chopped 30g Cheddar, grated (HEX A) Mix together the cottage cheese and eggs. Stir in the ham (use as much as you prefer) Stir in half the cheddar and sprinkle the rest on the top Cook in the oven for 20 - 30 minutes on Gas Mark 4/180C

Last night I had a lovely pasta dish thanks to Morrisons having their Philadelphia Light on special offer recently. It was very simple to put together and could be jazzed up with roasted veg quite easily. Chicken, sundried tomato and basil Pasta 2 chicken breasts, diced Pasta (enough for 4) 1...

You're doing really well, well done! I know what it's like cooking for one, I used to hate it when I was on my own and still often end up cooking for just me (or not bothering as is often the case) when my partner is at work. I have a fussy 10 year old but instead of making her separate meals...

Have woken up with a bounce in my step for a change and got my SW ham and cheese quiche straight in the oven so it's ready and chilled for lunch with some salad. Needless to say I'm rather impressed with my organisation and even the little one let me get on with it without complaint! On the...

3 weeks on and I'm finally getting back to the non hormonal me, I'm still not 100%, maybe I have a touch of PND. T be honest it wouldn't surprise me, for a start I live over 1000 miles away from friends and family so I'm pretty isolated and never get a break from the baby (lucky he's such an...

I've completely lost my way already and just can't seem to get back on track. I've been in an absolutely horrific mood for the best part of a month or two, not helped by a stressful trip abroad with a baby, a ten year old and my partner for a family wedding plus numerous visits from family. I...

Well done, sounds like you're doing great! How's the not smoking going?

Have had visitors so actually managed to forget to weigh myself on Monday! Luckily haven't been out to eat with them other than a quick lunch one day so I'm hoping the damage to the diet won't be too bad - it shouldn't be after all as I've been pretty much ok the rest of the time. Really do need...

Thanks everyone, glad you're enjoying them. Must get round to cooking some more recipes soon and adding them on here and adding pics while I'm at it!

Ooh, never tried it in my slow cooker, you'll have to let me know how it turns out! Good luck with your WI x

Glad you liked it :D

I've had it with rice, roast potatoes and even pasta when I've been desperate. It's lovely with a big green salad on the side too. Hope you like it, you're right the smell is great as it's cooking - will have to make it next week!

A few new recipes added to my recipe book http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-recipes/278301-shrinking-mums-recipe-book.html

Think its changed since I wrote that recipe down 2 years ago, I just copied and pasted it over but you're right tomato puree is free these days

Pepperonata 2 onions, sliced 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 red peppers, sliced 2 green peppers, sliced 2 tbsp tomato puree 400g can shopped tomatoes 500g tomatoes, peeled, deseeded and chopped Frylite Heat a pan and fry the onions in frylite until cooked. Add the garlic and stir Add the...

Pork in creamy sherry sauce Pork chops, or any cut of pork you prefer, escalopes work well too frylite 1/2 onion, chopped 2 carrots, peeled and cut into batons 20 mushrooms, sliced 50ml sherry (3 syns) 1 tsp ground ginger 300ml chicken stock 4 tsp Dijon Mustard (2 syns) 2 or 3 tbsp quark or...

Parmesan Chicken Chicken Breasts x 4 Quark (I used 2 heaped dessert spoons) 1 slice wholemeal bread made into breadcrumbs (free if you use this as part HEX B) 25g parmesan, grated (free if you use this as part HEX A) Mix together the parmesan and quark Spoon over the chicken breasts in an...

So the meal plan for this week is: - Chicken & Jackets with salad - Meatballs - Chicken & Broccoli pasta bake - Stirfry - Parmesan Chicken - Bacon & Sundried Tomato Pasta - Steak & Chips I'll be having salads, tortilla and quiche for lunch - all sw friendly and no doubt using my HEX B for a...

Got a pound off, but that's only thanks to a few too many treats this last week and no exercise - I deserved them though after a crappy week so I can't complain!

Only a pound off, but that's thanks to far too many treats and no exercise - after a crappy week it made me feel much better anyway so I can't complain!

It is indeed lyndzi76

First week and I'be lost a pound. I'd normally be quite disappointed with that but I've had plenty of treats this week and not done any exercise. The baby has been teething and I've been feeling quite down and treating myself to a few lunches out with friends and a drink or two was just what I...

Hope you're feeling better this morning x

I may have "accidentally" eaten a cupcake while I was out earlier! Baby is teething and driving me utterly insane with his constant whining - yes I know it's probably hurting him more than me but all I have heard all day long is this incessant whining and crying and it's been driving me insane...

Yep still not smoking, although that's partly because my little one is only 5 months old so I didn't smoke while pregnant and am trying not to start again now, although after listening to him screaming all day because he's teething may well be what drives me back to the fags. When I was dieting...

Ooh Mexico - will be watching the 2 Mexican programmes on the Food Network for inspiration for the next week or so now so I can come up with something!

What kind of things does she like? Maybe we can help you find recipes for meals she already likes that are SW friendly. I have a fussy 10 year old daughter so I know what its like trying to find food that everyone will eat

Day 4 and the chocolate cravings have started! I would have a diet hot chocolate drink but it's like drinking chocolate flavoured water and it really doesn't hit the spot, may have to treat myself to a bar of chocolate later or even some of those crunch corner yogurts so I can have something...

Well done on your weight loss so far! I know how hard it is to give up smoking and diet at the same time - I tried and it worked well actually although there were some days when it was really hard. People will tell you not to do both at the same time but it's whatever you can handle yourself and...

Sounds delicious, I was addicted to iced tea when I was pregnant, haven't had any since but it is lovely on a hot day so will have to grab some peach barley and make myself some

Brilliant idea! Love the coq au vin and creme brulee recipes, will have to give them a try!

They aren't even so much bingo wings these days, rather something that could be used to fly a passenger plane home, infact when I wave I'm rather worried about them taking a wall out! Needless to say there's a whole lot of other bits of me that if stood on one of those vibrating plate things...

I'm fussy too, fruit wise I eat apple and pineapple, veg wise it's potatoes, lettuce, carrot, broccoli, cauliflower, peas and parsnips (although to be fair I only ever seem to eat parsnips at xmas and only then if they're all crispy and fatty so kind of rules them out now and broccoli...

Pork kebabs with a salad - bit more interesting than my normal sarnie!

I started Monday (after over 2 years off the diet - oops!) and so far have managed to stick to it. I lost 4 stone in 4 months when I did it before, but as I was working then (now a SAHM as just had a baby) I was far more regimented with food and didn't snack all day every day, or worse end up...

Cajun Chicken Pasta Ingredients 4 chicken breasts, diced Cajun chicken mix (or make your own, I use 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/4 tsp thyme, 1/4 tsp hot paprika, 2 tsp sweet paprika, 1/4 tsp black pepper, 1/4 tsp salt) frylite 1 tbsp plain flour skimmed...

Didn't even think of that! Thanks, will give it a go

Slow Cooker Rice Pudding My daughter loves rice pud and I was desperate for a recipe that I could eat too so I bunged a load of ingredients into my slow cooker and came up with a delicious and free (on EE and Green) recipe. Pudding rice/paella rice/arborio rice (basically short grain rice)...

Will definitely be trying this one!

I'm definitely going to have to make these! My daughter will love them too no doubt!

I must be the only person in the world who didn't like this! It was really dry and tasteless despite following the recipe. Has anyone else found this or is it just me? Was wondering if maybe it was because I tried it when I was pregnant and perhaps I was craving fat and it just didn't hit the...

I just posted a Rogan Josh recipe here http://www.minimins.com/slimming-world-recipes/278301-shrinking-mums-recipe-book.html which is my favourite SW curry recipe and that doesn't have any yogurt in it

White Wine Sauce I made this last night and it went down very well! I served it over chicken wrapped in bacon stuffed with a HEX of mozzarella. The sauce works out at 2 syns per serving when split between 4 people using dry white wine. Ingredients 1 glass white wine (250ml) 100g mushrooms...

Spaghetti Bolognaise Everyone has their own recipe for Spag Bol and this is mine. This recipe is Syn Free on Extra Easy and is really tasty. It served my mum, E and I and I had enough left over for lunch today, plus an extra portion to freeze for another day. Tomato puree is 1/2 a syn per tbsp...

Bombay Bhajees Ingredients Fry Light 1 medium onion finely chopped, 2 medium onions, sliced 170g/6oz potatoes, cooked and chopped 227g/8oz canned chickpea daal, drained (Asda sells this, or you could use canned chickpeas but I find the chickpea daal adds to the curry flavour) 1 egg beaten...

Lamb Rogan Josh Ingredients 2lb/908g lamb 2 large onions 3 cloves garlic Fry light 2tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cinnamon 5 tbsp hopt curry powder (although I use medium and that is hot enough!) 400g can chopped tomatoes 1tsp artificial sweetener 7fl oz/198ml beef bovril stock Directions...

Spanish Chicken 1.5 syns per serving on EE. Ingredients 4 chicken breasts, cut into cubes or strips Fry Light 2 onions, sliced 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 red and 1 yellow pepper, sliced 400g can chopped tomatoes with herbs ¼pt/142ml chicken stock made with Bovril or oxo 1 tbsp sweet...

Peppercorn Sauce I love this stuff, perfect on steak and much better than the packet stuff you get in supermarkets! Ingredients 1 onion, finely diced 2 cloves of garlic, crushed 312ml/11 fl oz chiken stock 1 tbsp crushed peppercorns 1 tbsp worchestershire sauce 198g/7oz very low fat...

Chips Ingredients 2lb/908g potatoes Fry lite Directions 1. Preheat the oven to 240°C/475°F/Gas 9. Slice the potatoes lengthwise into ½in/1cm thick rectangular chips. 2. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add the chips and cook for 4 minutes. Drain and leave aside for 10 minutes to...

Beef Stroganoff Syn Free on Extra Easy and Original Ingredients Fry light 1 large onion, sliced 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1lb 2oz/511g beef steak cut into strips 2 tbsp paprika, plus extra to garnish Salt and pepper 9oz/255g chestnut mushrooms, halved 2tbsp white wine vinegar 7fl oz/198ml beef...

Chilli Skins 2 1/2 syns on Extra Easy and serves 4 Ingredients 4 x 8oz/227g baking potatoes, scrubbed and pricked all over with a fork 500g pack extra lean minced beef 1 onion, finely chopped 3 mixed peppers, deseeded and chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp mild chilli powder 1 tsp ground...

I've followed Slimming World at group before and loved it, mainly because I didn't feel restricted and with a love of cooking it suited me down to the ground. I plan to add some of my old recipes now and continue to add new ones as I go along.

Just started SW again today after a break of over 2 years. I lost 4 stone in 4 months on the diet back then and thankfully I've managed to keep 2st 1lb of that off! I had a baby 5 months ago and although I'd love to blame him for my weight gain I can't as I only put on half a stone when pregnant...

First day on the diet and have weighed in at a horrific 18 st 12lb! Needless to say really don't want to see that number showing up on the scales again! Good luck with your weigh ins everyone!

First weigh in this morning so am at a rather hefty 18st 12lb, needless to say I don't want to see that figure again! Hope everyone's weigh ins today go well ;)

Hi everyone! The diet begins today (again!). I've recently had a baby, not that I can blame him for my weight as I only put on half a stone while pregnant with him, then lost 2 1/2 stone within 3 weeks of having him (pregnancy is my best ever diet) but have put on 11lb in the few months since...

Hi everyone! The diet (Slimming World) begins today (again!). I've recently had a baby, not that I can blame him for my weight as I only put on half a stone while pregnant with him, then lost 2 1/2 stone within 3 weeks of having him (pregnancy is my best ever diet) but have put on 11lb in the...