Third Weigh In

OK so technically it’s only my second as I didn’t go last week. I lost half a pound. Mostly in clothing as I swapped my jeans for thin trousers and swapped my jumper for a T-shirt but I’m still pleased. I did admit to the Leader that I’d not been very good over the past couple of weeks but what with eating out a lot, buffet lunches at work and going to York for the weekend, I’ve felt a little out of control with food. Still, the parsnip soup and Wii Fit seem to be having a balancing effect. The soup! I made parsnip soup from a Weightwatcher’s recipe (will post it at the end) and it was so easy and so yummy. I have a real soft spot for parsnips and the soup was a great success. Everyone at work was impressed by the home made part too!

I bullied one of my colleagues at work today about Weightwatchers as she’s been on it for a while but lost motivation. She was impressed by the one point per serving soup that tasted lovely so I’m making her bring something low in points in for lunch on Monday and I’ll return the favour on Wednesday. She’s really taken with the idea of making a motivational poster and has set me the target of doing it for Thursday. It would be nice if she got back on track with the plan, as it helps having some support in an office where I have to cope with people bringing in a tray of scones or boxes of biscuits, not to mention the chocolates and sweets!

So that’s 8 pounds all together. It’s not too bad considering that is three week’s worth of dieting so that’s two and a bit pounds of weight loss per week. Not too bad at all. Really do have to kick myself in the behind now though as there’s no more eating out for a while to get myself back into a routine. It’s not like I really need to eat out as we eat pretty well at home most of the time. Sometimes it’s chilli and rice or spaghetti and meatballs. Tonight was a roast chicken dinner with Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes and mountains of vegetables. And I’m about to tuck into a small but yummy sticky toffee pudding with custard. No, it’s not such a bad diet after all!


Parsnip Soup

You need:

500g parsnips
low fat cooking spray
1 teaspoon of ground cumin
1 teaspoon of garam masala
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 litre vegetable stock

Peel and chop up the parsnips. Heat up a large saucepan with the low fat cooking spray. Add the parsnips and the spices. Stir fry for a minute or so. Add the vegetable stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until the parsnips are tender. Remove from the heat and liquidise or blend with a hand held blender. Return the soup to the pan and warm through.

If you prefer a spicier soup, add half a teaspoon of chilli powder when you add the other spices.

This makes 4 servings and is 1 point per serving. It's also a free food on the core plan. The recipe is from the Cook! WeightWatchers book, and it's so yummy :)