It actually stopped raining....

Woo hoo,it actually stopped raining today, and for the first time since the New Year, I have been able to walk somewhere - I walked to Mini Movers with Nic..... it felt great..... I HATE not being able to walk - but I HATE having wet trousers more....... but I have to add that it is now raining hard again :( ho hum.

Another good diet day, made porridge for breakfast and had it swamped with raspberries, very moreish, never had it before as I like to leave more B's for later in the day.... but as I was on a green day thought I would give it a go.... will definitely be doing it again... wasnt hungry till lunch;)

Lunch was a Mug Shotz, 4 Krispbreads and 2 laugh cow X lite and more raspberries...... thats a full punnet today :P Tea was yum too, had quorn burgers (1 syn), beans and SW chips and then for pudding made some rice pudding on the hob...... very quick and easy and just as yummy as baking it.

Quick and Yummy Rice Pudding

Put 550ml of skimmed milk into a pan with 115g of pudding short grain rice. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 10-15mins until the rice is swollen and tender. Yummy. I then sprinkled some slenda on top and a sprinkle of nutmeg.

You could also make it with wholemeal rice if you wanted, I havent had a go yet so dont know how this works for sure, but you would need to cook the wholemeal rice in 350ml of water first tho for 15 mins and then add the milk, bring to the boil and simmer for 25-30 mins until tender.

Rach is coming over tonight for some scrapping.... so better make some space.... have left some rice for Rach to try too.....

The Chicks......

The girls have been off school today, it was Examination Day for getting into the Senior School.... we have had a lovely day, it was really nice to spend the day with them as I was away at the weekend. We all went ice skating, and had a great time, we took Chloe's friend, Helena with us too and we met the rest of the girls in Chloe's class when we got there. Nicole was a lot more confident this time, they didnt have any baby skates, as they had all been sent off to be fixed - typical - but they didnt tell us this till it was too late, the Manager was very nice tho and asked one of her skaters to take Nicole round... so it was great.... ;)

Am really chuffed with myself on my weight loss, 8 lbs in 2 weeks...... have got a little choccie treat for tonight to celebrate and some grapes in the fridge, Rach got us all on frozen grapes at the weekend - they are SO yummy.....

My WW scales are a little dodgy at the mo :( first time I got on they said one thing, then next time another....... I think its cos they are on carpet.... have tried them on the gym floor but thats worse.... and as everywhere upstairs is carpeted not sure where to put them.... anywho - I did the best of 5, and then went with the one that comes up the most IYKWIM ... first time it was 1 lb heavier, and then the rest were all the same......

SO what have I eaten today then, umm, breakfast was a muller and an apple, had an early lunch of 3 krisprolls, 3 laugh cow X lite, and lots of celery. Late afternoon snack was a 0% greek yoghurt with a tiny squirt of Honey (1 syn), I find it really sour without, but have found that a sprinkle of sweetner is really nice, and has no syns in it.... so will be putting sweetner on next time.... ;) Tea was Rach's idea, cajun spice on a chicken breast and put in the bottom of the steamer, with spinach, tomatos, asapargus, green beans and mushrooms - all done in the steamer... and it was yum...... then had jelly for pud... and just having some frozen grapes.... and got a muller in the freezer to have as ice cream later ;)

Leigh has just posted this piccie on the thread of some of the Choccie Chicks at the weekend, so I have snaffled a copy to show you :P From left to right, Andie, Rach, ME, Harry (Leighs little bubba), Leigh and Paddy.

Did you miss me?

Im back, did you miss me.....

Had a fabaroony weekend..... went 'down south' for a visit to see Leigh, one of my choccie chicks, with Andie and Rach, two more choccie chicks, and Paddy, another choccie chick, met us there too..... we popped to the 'Make It Show' at Farnborough while we were there.... it was fab.... Stash shopping, spending quality time with friends, lots of me time, scrapping and no cooking....... Leighs hubby Graham is an angel, he was top chef for the weekend.... and did a fab job :)

Had a good diet weekend, Andie didnt allow anything SW or not to pass our lips :P - wont bore you with the details.

I was very reserved at the show, one thing I did get tho was a silver jewellery kit, Andy and I have had a play tonight, need to go and get a blowtorch tomorrow tho, as the hob isnt hot enough, and then it will be done :) It was great fun, and looks fab too ;)

Right, will be back tomorrow, its weigh in day - so fingers crossed for a good one :)

The 'Day' :P

Today was assessment day for Nic, she got on really well and went off very happily and came back happily too.... we will find out next Saturday :P

Good diet day, muller and pear for brekkie, french toast and summer berries for lunch, SW chips, beans and egg for tea.

Made some low syn choc crispie cakes too.... given receipe from a friend, they taste yum tho.

3 handfuls of tiny pasta (tiny tiny bows)
1 tbsp of nutella (4 syns)

Boil the pasta for about 5 minutes then spread out on baking tray sprayed with fry light and then spray fry light on top. Bake at gas mark 7 until golden brown - for about 10mins - but keep checking, they go brown quickly.

When cooked, pour into a large mug and stir in the nutella. Spoon into cake shapes or cases then put in fridge to set. Yum Yum

Today we were red...

Today was a red day.....

Muller and Satsuma for brekkie. The remaining 'sprout' soup for lunch, along with 3 pagen krisprolls, 3 light cows, and 2 sticks of celery, and an apple and muller.

Tea was 2 burgers, with cheese, in a wholemeal bap with tomato and a squeeze of ketchup, just s small one mind you.....

Syns, Maltesers 9.5, Mini Mars 5......... (naughty girl today :()

Am off to bed now, as got the mega munchies and have no As Bs or Syns left :(

My 'A' layout

I have now finished my 'A' layout for the IACW challenge of the A-Z journal. I am doing the journal as a 'Book of Me' so for my 'A' I have done Andrew.... :)

Here is the layout, it is slightly different to my normal layouts, the photo isnt great, sorry, but you'll get the idea, its all 3d, it has ruffled ribbon down the left hand side and then layered flowers and swirls...... There is a journalling block under the photo, which must have slipped under the photo as you cant even see the top of it, anywho at the top it has white scroll swirls and says the word Andrew under.... and the journalling inside says, A is for Andrew, my darling husband, my soul mate, my best friend :) AAAwwwwwwww

Wow.... I made some scrummy 'free on green' crisps !

Well today could have so easily turned into a nightmare diet day but I was determined that I would sort it, and I did, so I have had another good diet day.

Brekkie was a mullerlight, a satsuma and a apple. Lunch wasnt too bad, I made some vegetable soup....it tasted yummy, it consisted of what was left in the vegetable drawer in the fridge, 2 carrots, 3 sticks of celery, 4 sprouts, tin of chop toms and cup full of chicken bovril had some celery, 1 laugh cow X light, 1 laugh cow lite, 1 babybel light (reckon that adds up to the HE A) and 3 pagen krisprolls....

and for tea I had 'grabwhatyoucanfindleftinthecupboards'.... LOL

I had a potato, that I put in the oven to make into jacket potato..... but then I decided I was to hungry so after it had been in there 15 mins I cut it up into slices to make chips, and cooked tho instead, much quicker.... I then had the rest of the macaroni - cold - which was delish, and then I had a blackcurrant muller and am now eating some of the 'free on green' lasagne crisps and they are WOW WOW WOW.........

There has been alot of discussion of those crisps and whether they are actually free, some people say they are as pasta is free on green - some say they are not as you are not eating the pasta the way intended.... I reckon if you eat a sensible amount and only cook as much as you would eat if you were eating it as pasta then its got to be fine.... ;)

Here is the recipe in case you fancy making some.....

Take lasagne sheets and place them in an oven dish and pour boiling water from the kettle over them. Leave them for about 15 minutes until they are soft.

Take them out and cut into triangles (1 sheet makes about 6 triangles)

Place them on a non stick baking tray and sprinkle with salt or any kind of seasoning ( I used cajun spice).

Place in a hot oven for about 5 minutes although I wouldn't recommend leaving them as they brown very very quickly.

They will bubble up and go crispy and are just like doritos -they are fab ;