For the last few months (up until I went on my holidays), I've been following the Slimming World plan (on a budget) and I've lost just over a stone altogether.It would have been a stone and a half but the half went back on while I was on my holidays!In an effort to be frugal I wasn't going to a Slimming world group, I was going it alone using some books that a friend gave to me but it was hard work. There was no one to swap ideas and recipes with, no one to really motivate me and no major reason why I couldn't have a bit of a treat and start again the next day.... Or the next.... Or … [Read more...]
Not so quick but very yummy Prawn and Pea Risotto….
It's not often Mr Frugal takes much of an interest in cooking or shopping (although he does do all the ironing) but when I picked him up from work a couple of nights ago, he had a big pack of raw King Prawns that he'd seen on the reduced bay on his way through the shop.So instead of the planned ham and mushroom oven baked risotto, I thought I'd try to recreate a prawn and pea risotto that I'd tried a while ago at a friends house and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out, so pleased that I thought I'd share....Prawn and Pea Risotto 700ml vegetable stock 250g Arborio rice 1 chopped … [Read more...]
Lose Weight the Frugal Way….
Along with half of the nation, I started my New Years diet last Monday and I've just nervously stepped on to our bathroom scales to find out that I've lost 5lbs so I'm really pleased with myself ;-) I even made myself a little tracker thingy to track my progress, although rather than set a target weight, I've decided to work towards smaller mini goals, the first of which is to lose a stone.I'm following Slimming World and I'm finding it really easy so far although I'm sure it'll get harder though once the novelty wears off so for now I'm making the most of it. I'm not going to the … [Read more...]
Warm Chilli and Lime Tomatoes….
I originally posted this over at Frugalicious Food but I didn't want you guys to miss out so I've added it here aswell ;-)I used Smilebox to make a recipe card for this recipe but I haven't decided if I like it yet, although it is quite good if you wanted to print it off to keep like I often do with recipes I find online. What do you think? … [Read more...]
Meal Planning – the Slimming World Way
This week's meal plan is going to be be a bit of a nightmare. I have to plan for a fussy eating 4 year old, a can't cook, won't cook other half and on top of that, I need to make sure that it's Slimming World friendly!I think until I have got the hang of being back on Slimming World I'm going to eat simple things that I'm familiar with rather than try anything elaborate or time consuming, more for the fact that I will be cooking separate meals for me initially. Once I've got my head round it I will introduce it more to the rest of the family and gradually try to adapt our family favourites to … [Read more...]
Slimming World….
Well I've decided to take the plunge and rejoin Slimming World this week....I've been putting it off since the New Year but if I leave it much longer I know I'll just decide not to do it. So.... I need to find a meeting near me but in the meantime I am starting the diet tomorrow. Wish me luck … [Read more...]
