Slimming World

dee_mc

Down half a pound! Happy with that, another half to get 3 stone award, fingers firmly crossed for a decent loss next week!

andreac

Down 4 and half lbs. Chuffed to bits. Had put up 5.5 in new york so really wanted to get it off asap.

Wellyd

Made my mam a slimming world pasta carbonara today and it was free if you use the Parmesan as a healthy a. She really misses the creamy sauces the she loved so I made this.

150g 0% fat free Greek yogurt
2 egg yolks
1 chicken stock cube(crumbled)
30g Parmesan cheese
1 tsp ground garlic
3 rashers
Pasta

Cook the pasta as normal
Chop the rashers and cook in fry light
Mix all the other ingredients together. (Keep a small bit of cheese to have on top)
Drain the pasta and mix the 'sauce' and rashers through.
The sauce will cook on the hot pasta.
Sprinkle the leftover Parmesan on top.

I threw some chicken into this aswell just to add a bit more protein.

I hate carbonara but it smelled nice and my mam devoured it! So it must've been ok!

whelan2

i took a holiday week this week, hadnt a good week at all, new start from today, well done on the losses

mejulie805

Wellyd wrote: »

Made my mam a slimming world pasta carbonara today and it was free if you use the Parmesan as a healthy a. She really misses the creamy sauces the she loved so I made this.

250g 0% fat free Greek yogurt
2 egg yolks
1 chicken stock cube(crumbled)
30g Parmesan cheese
1 tsp ground garlic
3 rashers
Pasta

That seems like a lot of yogurt! I make the SW carbonara about once a week and only use 2tbsp of fromage frais :eek:

Wellyd

mejulie805 wrote: »

That seems like a lot of yogurt! I make the SW carbonara about once a week and only use 2tbsp of fromage frais :eek:

Sorry should've been 150g of yogurt! She didn't complain about it so I never even thought it was a lot!

clappyhappy

Vahevala wrote: »

Oh gosh...you are so tall Clappyhappy.. I am the opposite to you.. I am 5"2 and the weight is so obvious on me aiming for 10 stone but I think I will possibly aim for around 9 stone.

I am tall but I have a sister who is 6ft 2 and has such a slim frame and is a perfect size 10. Looks like I got the short straw at birth

Vahevala

I weighed in this morning instead of tonight at 7.30pm and I lost 2 and half lb so delighted to be back losing and got rid of my small gain from last week!

I am now 1/2 lb away from my 3 and half stone award... so hopefully I get that next week!! I have now lost 5 stone 4 lbs overall!

dee_mc

Vahevala wrote: »

I weighed in this morning instead of tonight at 7.30pm and I lost 2 and half lb so delighted to be back losing and got rid of my small gain from last week!

I am now 1/2 lb away from my 3 and half stone award... so hopefully I get that next week!! I have now lost 5 stone 4 lbs overall!

Good on ya girl!

usernamey

got into my skinniest pre-pregnancy jeans today. . My stone off is starting to show... im wondering are you seeing good losses if your doing SP days?

rhubarbcustard

usernamey wrote: »

got into my skinniest pre-pregnancy jeans today. . My stone off is starting to show... im wondering are you seeing good losses if your doing SP days?

I finally got my 1 stone award last night! Was down 3lbs on top of that too, hope to have Stone 2 gone by Easter. I have 7 more Stone to lose. For a boost, I'm doing a full week of SP from this morning, I'm hoping for a 4/5 lbs loss next Thurs if I stick to it.

Vahevala

usernamey wrote: »

got into my skinniest pre-pregnancy jeans today. . My stone off is starting to show... im wondering are you seeing good losses if your doing SP days?

I didn't get a big loss with SP. I lost 1.5 lbs so I gave up with it and went back to EE. It all depends on the person. When a few tried it in my group, some had big losses, some had smaller losses (like me) and a few even put on weight :eek:

littlenubbin85

Hi everybody,

Hope you don't mind me joining in. I'm doing Slimming World too since January 7th and I've lost 1 stone 4lbs so far. Finding it very hard to stay motivated this week though. Massive case of the munchies.

mejulie805

1lb up last night, my first week as a target member.:(:(:(
That's my first gain, and I am absolutely devastated!

hbonbr

Wellyd wrote: »

Made my mam a slimming world pasta carbonara today and it was free if you use the Parmesan as a healthy a. She really misses the creamy sauces the she loved so I made this.

150g 0% fat free Greek yogurt
2 egg yolks
1 chicken stock cube(crumbled)
30g Parmesan cheese
1 tsp ground garlic
3 rashers
Pasta

Cook the pasta as normal
Chop the rashers and cook in fry light
Mix all the other ingredients together. (Keep a small bit of cheese to have on top)
Drain the pasta and mix the 'sauce' and rashers through.
The sauce will cook on the hot pasta.
Sprinkle the leftover Parmesan on top.

I threw some chicken into this aswell just to add a bit more protein.

I hate carbonara but it smelled nice and my mam devoured it! So it must've been ok!

How many helpings in that recipe?

Wellyd

hbonbr wrote: »

How many helpings in that recipe?

About 2. The recipe said add 2 extra egg yolks per extra serving.

hbonbr

Two questions on ingredients:

1. What sweetener is best?
2. I see Tesco have spray oils, EV Olive, Rapeseed etc., whose only ingredient listed is oil, as opposed to all the emulsifiers and xanthian gum in Fry Light. Surely the Tesco stuff is better?

dee_mc

hbonbr wrote: »

Two questions on ingredients:

1. What sweetener is best?
2. I see Tesco have spray oils, EV Olive, Rapeseed etc., whose only ingredient listed is oil, as opposed to all the emulsifiers and xanthian gum in Fry Light. Surely the Tesco stuff is better?

I like Tate and Lyle Light at Heart for baking - it's not free, as it's a blend of sugar and sweetener, but it doesn't leave as much of an aftertaste as the sweeteners I've tried (like Candarel and Splenda). In coffee, I like Splenda more than most but I usually either just syn a half teaspoon of sugar or I stick to just water! I avoid sweeteners as much as possible because I'm very sensitive to the taste of them (bitter and horrible after the initial sweetness) and I find they dehydrate me.

Any cooking oil with 1 calorie or less per spray is free... In Ireland that basically means Frylight or nothing. The calorie count of 100% oils will be much higher, but again you could syn them if you choose to avoid Frylight because of the emulsifiers etc.

Vahevala

This is free too.. Think it is available in Tesco:

dee_mc

Vahevala wrote: »

This is free too.. Think it is available in Tesco:

Have you tried it Vahevala? I've never used coconut oil but would be interested

Vahevala

dee_mc wrote: »

Have you tried it Vahevala? I've never used coconut oil but would be interested

I haven't yet but I am going to buy some this week!

tk123

I'm not a fan of Fry Light - I find it just burns and wrecks my pan? I mainly use Filippo Berio Mild & Light spray - it's 1/2 a syn for 7 sprays. I'd normally cook for 3 of us in the house and possibly a double portion for leftovers for another day and even at that don't use 7 sprays (unless it's chips or roasties which I'd use fry light and the filippo one) so don't syn it. I'll be keeping an eye out for the coconut one though!

http://www.filippoberio.co.uk/products/product-range/olive-oil-sprays/mild-light-olive-oil-spray/

Banjo String

My wife is desperately trying to track down quark.

I can tell you its not in the large Tesco in Naas, nor the small one either.

Haven't seen it in Aldi, nor Lidl.

Wondering if anyone has any heads up as to where or who is actually selling it.

tk123

Banjo String wrote: »

My wife is desperately trying to track down quark.

I can tell you its not in the large Tesco in Naas, nor the small one either.

Haven't seen it in Aldi, nor Lidl.

Wondering if anyone has any heads up as to where or who is actually selling it.

Tesco just started stocking it the last week or so - it's in a purple tub beside the cottage cheese. Failing that Dunnes usually have it

Vahevala

Quark will be also sold in Iceland stores from Monday.

Lucyfur

Centra/Super Valu have it too

Dodge

Vahevala wrote: »

Quark will be also sold in Iceland stores from Monday.

Along with Frylight. Seems they're going all in on the SW market

Our local Dunnes always have Quark

Vahevala

Dodge wrote: »

Along with Frylight. Seems they're going all in on the SW market

Our local Dunnes always have Quark

Absolutely, I can't wait for later in the year, SW will be releasing their own free food sauces in Iceland!

mejulie805

tk123 wrote: »

I'm not a fan of Fry Light - I find it just burns and wrecks my pan?

Are you using it on a ceramic/non stick pan? If so, it will burn on it! If its for taste only, I would spray during cooking, but it's not necessary to coat if it's non stick

tk123

Yeah a non-stick one.. that sticks sometimes lol!!