Beelishy's VLCD Weight Loss Adventure!!

[Barbette]

Sorry to hear your little one is poorly, I hope the antibiotics do the trick and make her feel better soon.
The alpen lights are 3 syns each of 1/2 HEB and your low low cheese slices are 2 for HEB or 1/2 HEB each. Your soup sounds scrummy x x x

 

[beelishy]

Thanks tace! hmm, I should go have a slice of low low cheese then! hahaha.

So when is everyone's weigh in day? do you go to classes or doing it at home/online?

 

[*Emsie*]

My weigh in day is a Monday morning and I'm doing it at home at the moment. A lb gain this week but had been away and had a night out etc so it was pretty good considering!

When do you weigh? x

 

[beelishy]

Ooh! Yes! Not bad!

I weigh in on Thursdays. Actually looking forward to class this week. My scales are showing a downward trend (down 3lbs) from friday morning when I got weighed (forgot to weigh myself just before i went to class to compare the two scale readings) and although Im not getting wrapped in the actual numbers...im pleased at that. I hope it continues! lol.

 

[*Emsie*]

Yeah the numbers aren't everything but they are nice when going our way

 

[Barbette]

I go to group and get weighed on a Wednesday morning, love going to group no matter what my WI brings. Always come away with some new ideas Great result on the scales already x

 

[beelishy]

Yeah, im kinda treating this is MY time, this time around. My girls are old enough now and hubby is fine looking after them for a couple of hours so i dont feel so guilty. Its hard as I dont get any time away from them as hubbys family arent close at all and my family are all in America. So the little break is nice.

 

[beelishy]

do any of you ever bother with scan bran? i remember making a cake of some kind the last time i did SW and it was actually really nice. but do any of you use it for anything else? Im going to get some as i find it does help my weight loss....i read somewhere that fibre really helps. and ya cant get more fibre than with scan bran. LOLOL.

 

[*Emsie*]

I make cakes with them mainly made one yesterday and today but there are savoury recipes you can do with them too x

 

[Barbette]

Tried them once, wasn't overly impressed. I don't tend to eat a lot of sweet stuff. There's a thread on here with loads of different recipes for scan bran x

 

[beelishy]

Emsie, whats your fave recipe(s) for cakes with them?

Tace, I had a quick glance at that the other day. I definitely enjoy my sweet treats. Will have another look!

 

[beelishy]

Just had my dinner and it was DEELISH!

Quorn fajitas (quorn chkn pieces, red onion, red and yellow peppers and courgette) on a bed of lettuce (instead of tortillas!) with homemade smooth salsa, HEXa portion of grated cheddar and 2 tablspoons of kraft light, garlic and herb. Stuffed! Gonna check/edit my food list for today and see what Ive done for the day so far....

 

[*Emsie*]

Emsie, whats your fave recipe(s) for cakes with them?

Tace, I had a quick glance at that the other day. I definitely enjoy my sweet treats. Will have another look!

One of my faves is I use a healthy extra of oats and healthy extra of scan bran and make a 'sw parkin' and have it for a couple of breakfasts, also like the carrot cake one and made a nice one today using curly wurly and coffee x

 

[beelishy]

o0oh Emsie! Ive never had parkin before! the carrot one sounds lovely! and the curly wurly one...thats the one i made but it didnt have coffee in. they sound fab! can i have the recipes please? x

 

[*Emsie*]

I will sort the recipes when am next on computer as can't remember them off hand unless you can find them by googling?

The one I did today I added coffee as didnt have choc options and the rest was 2 eggs, sweetner, 5 scan bran, curly wurly. I used the douwe egberts caramel flavoured coffee and it was nice. Microwaved it for 7 minutes. So 11syns for whole thing or 6 and a healthy extra x

 

[*Emsie*]

This is a nice version of the carrot cake but there are others around.....

Syns: 13½ delicious Syns
You will need: 4 Scan Bran-crushed 1 Weetabix, crushed 5oz grated carrot ½ teaspoon nutmeg 1 level tbsp runny honey 2 level tbsp mincemeat 3 beaten eggs
For the topping: 1 tub quark Lemon juice Sweetener to taste
Method:
1. Preheat oven to gas mark 4, 180°C/ 350°F 2. Mix all the ingredients together. 3. Transfer the mix into a baking tin lined with non-stick baking parchment and bake for 1 hour. 4. When cooked turn onto a wire rack to cool. 5. For the topping mix the quark with lemon juice and sweetener to taste and spread onto the cake once cooled.


and this is a version of the 'parkin'

4 Scan Bran ( 2 syns )
2 Eggs
28g Porridge Oats ( 1 healthy B or 5 syns )
15g Sweetner
1 tbsp Dark Treacle ( 2 syns )
1 tsp Cinnamon

I used 5 scan bran to make it 2 complete healthy extras and didn't put the treacle in but know others have used golden syrup instead.
I sometimes have it with banana and golden syrup or fruits and fromage frais etc

 

[beelishy]

Thanks!! Those look delish!

Starvin now! lol..

So today:

B: egg on 2 slices nimble wholemeal with 2 slices of low low burger slices with a tbspn ketchup
HEXa, HEXb, 1Syn

S: canteloupe, nectarine, Ryvita minis
HEXb

L: Free soup from yesterday, small salad with a palmful of left over pasta twists, tomato, cucumber 2 tbspns kraft light herb n garlic
2 syns

S: Nectarine (must stop eating these! theyre SO gorgeous though!)


D: jacket sweet potato with tomato-y spinach with 30g cheddar and small free salad with balsamic vinegar
HEXa

S: Alpen light and coffee
3 syns

 

[beelishy]

Dinner was soooo nice and so incredibly filling! I may just have a coffee later on as a little treat and leave the alpen bar!. Ive only had 3 syns today. I should have a bit more but Im honestly far too full to think about that right now. uugghhh. lol.

 

[beelishy]

had a look at my danio and it was dated today...so i had that! deeelish. going to go get more tomorrow as that was my last one! lol

 

[Barbette]

It looks like you've had a good day food wise