Heck Chicken Sausages & Patatas Bravas - 8pp

This is one of those meals that I can hardly believe is "diet food". As with all of my meals it's very easy to make, ugly, yet tasty :D

Roasted broccoli is AMAZING. It kicks the ar*e of boiling or steaming. I've only started doing this recently. Where have you been all my life?

(The sausages look a bit anaemic in this photo because I oven cooked them :/)

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 cal spray oil 

400g potatoes, chopped quite small - 4pp per 200g

10 Heck chicken Italia sausages - 4pp for 5

400g tin chopped tomatoes

Garlic

1/2 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp mild chilli powder

Broccoli 

Salt

Method

1. I just throw the potatoes in my Breville Halo with salt and spray oil but if you don't have one, par boil in salted water for 5-10 minutes and cook in the oven with spray oil for around 30-40 mins.

2. Cut up broccoli heads and cook on a baking tray with spray oil, salt and garlic for 30 mins, turning occasionally.

3. Grill or pan fry the sausages for 15-20 mins or until cooked through.

4. For the sauce, heat some spray oil in a pan, fry the spices and garlic for a minute, add the chopped tomatoes and heat through. 

Fajita Bowls - 8pp

My favourite meal at the moment! I love fajitas but when you have them with (many) wraps, guacamole, soured cream and cheese like I do then they're not very diet friendly so instead I opted for a fajita bowl. All the fajita goodness but with less calories (and healthier too :))

Serves 1
Ingredients
1 cal spray oil (I use coconut)
8g (1/4 sachet) Old El Paso Smoky BBQ spice mix - 1pp
165g chicken breast - 4pp
120g salsa (I use Tesco mild) - 1pp
45g half fat soured cream - 1pp
17g Tesco lighter mature cheese - 1pp
Peppers
Onion
Mushrooms
Salad

Method
1. Cut the chicken in to strips, fry for a couple of minutes then add the peppers, onion and mushrooms. Fry until veg softened and chicken cooked through.
2. Add spice mix, cook for another minute.
3. Put everything together in a bowl, grate cheese over the top and enjoy!

Veggie Thai Peanut Curry - 4pp

Another recipe found on the internet (I think it may have been Deliciously Ella actually) and adapted to fit Weight Watchers. This is honestly so tasty, a million times better than any of the ready-made Thai sauces or meals and easy peasy to make.

Serves 4
Ingredients
1 cal spray oil (I use coconut)

Bunch chopped spring onions

Small bunch coriander, stalks finely chopped, leaves picked

4 tbsp Thai red curry paste - 0pp per 1tbsp

4 tbsp reduced fat peanut butter - 2pp per tbsp

1 tbsp soy sauce

400ml can light coconut milk - 2pp per 100ml

Baby corn

Mange tout

Sugar snap peas

Peppers

Any other veg you like

Juice 1 lime

Method

1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the spring onions and coriander stalks and cook for 1 min.

2. Stir in the curry paste, peanut butter, soy sauce and coconut milk, plus ½ can of water. Mix well.

3. Simmer until the sauce has thickened a little then add the veg and simmer for an extra 5-10 minutes until cooked. Stir in the lime juice and check the seasoning. 

I serve mine with cauliflower rice. My husband has his with noodles and added pork. I also make all 4 servings and freeze 2 for lunches.

Can be frozen for up to 2 months. To cook from frozen: thoroughly defrost, then heat in a pan on the hob until curry is hot all the way through. 

Weight Loss Update

Sorry I haven't updated the blog in a while but I'm back and I'm going to post loads more recipes soon. First I thought I would do a quick weight loss update. Last week I weighed 11 3.75lbs (my lowest on my journey so far) but then I went to London for 5 days and was completely off plan so I went back up to 11 5.5 but that's no problem, it will come back off again! I have to admit though, since Christmas I have been absolutely rubbish with my weight loss. I am struggling to stick to plan 100% for more than a couple of days in a row. That means that my losses have been sooooooooooooooo slow... but I am living life and enjoying it! To be honest, I have spent so many years missing out on parties, barbecues and nights out because I was always on one diet or another, it's nice to allow myself a night off or some cake or a beer out in the sunshine. All I do is get back on it straight away (I never let a bad day turn into a bad week) and the weight always comes off again. Ok it means I have lost a pathetic 9lbs since January... So what? I have another stone to lose and if it takes me all year but I've not ever felt deprived or missed out, then that's good with me. For the first time in my life I feel like I have found a healthy balance and mindset with food. I've started exercising more, I eat sh*t tons of fruit and veg (today I will have eaten 22 different fruits and veggies. F*ck your 5 a day :p) and, even though I am not where I want to be, I am a lot closer than I was and a lot happier than I was. I've achieved more than I ever believed possible. I'm still completely obsessed with food and always will be but I make better choices now and love what I eat. Any of you who think you won't ever meet your goals, the main reason I feel like I have continued to lose weight for almost 18 months (albeit slowly) is always jumping back on the wagon. Never give up.

Here's a couple of photos of me at 14st 9 (205lbs) which wasn't my highest of 15st 2 (212lbs) and now at 11st 5 (159lbs).

I follow Weight Watchers ProPoints plan using the Ultimate Value Diary app. I have only started exercising the last 2 months (I'm lazy).