Went shopping to ASDA, and managed to stock up on all the basics for A Weight Loss For Winners Special Diet (c) 2007
Branflakes
tinned fruit cocktail
cranberry juice
bananas
broken rice
onion
courgette
mushrooms
apples
carrots
chopped tomatos
mushy peas
(god, this is interesting)
tinned tuna
cottage cheese
pitta breads
reduced fat spread
potatos
peas
four pack of beer (ok, probably my only bad thing, everyones gotta have their vices!)
Here is a photo of my fave breakfast in the whole world, bananas, strawberries, rasins, blueberries, and branflakes, yummy!
Here is the photo of the meal at the indian ceremony i went to, I imagine it's not all that healthy, but when your meal is served in a heart shape box, who can refuse!
And this one, a picture of the queen in a indian temple made me chuckle.
Went to a BBQ on Saturday, night, lovely it was. We played a game of questions based on 50 questions in a Newspaper magazine interview. Mostly, who was your first kiss / biggest achievement type questions, a question for me was, 'what's your vice?' other people said Pizza, Drugs, I said cornbeef toasties, but it probably should have been Beer. I can't get enough, especially when it is free.
Much like free love and sunshine, burn me, burn me!
day 97 is week number 14 for Weightloss For Winners, so I am over half way through and by the guide I wrote down for myself I should be 85kg. I haven't been swimming for a few days because I am a bit low on the dough, and so haven't managed to weigh myself, I would be surprised if I was as low as 85 kg.
I have included some of my mum's best recipes below, if like me, losing weight seems like a bit too much like an inconvenience, then follow these simple steps for some of the best English cake recipes in the world ever....
LEMON CAKE
6ozs (170 g) caster sugar 6ozs (170 g) margarine 10ozs (275g) self raising flour 3 large eggs 2 lemons a little milk 3 dessertspoons of granulated sugar for topping 8inch round cake tin with loose bottom – well oiled
Cream sugar marg and grated rind of one lemon together
Add eggs and beat really well
Fold in flour and milk to make very soft mixture
Put into cake tin and cook Elec160C gas 5 for 40 mins or until skewer comes out of centre clean
While cake is cooking grate remaining lemon rind and juice of both lemons into small bowl and reserve
Immediately cake is cooked remove form tin and put into centre of a piece of kitchen foil. Bring foil up around the cake sides
Put granulated sugar into lemon juice and rind, just a couple of quick stirs and spoon over hot cake.
Leave to cool (but hot lemon cake is scrummy)
Keeps very well in an airtight tin for a couple of days, stored in a cool place. If too warm the cake turns mouldy very quickly. It never lasts that long!!!!!
ROCK CAKES
8ozs (225g) self raising flour 3 ozs (75g) demarara sugar 3ozs (75g) marg 1 tespoon mixed spice all into a bowl rub in fat to all dry ingredients. Add 1 egg and about 3-4 tablespoons of milk. Stir in 3 ozs (75g) sultanas
Fork into lumps on a greased baking sheet cook about 15 to 20 mins 160C. Eat while warm.
FLAP JACK
8ozs (225g) oats 4ozs (100g) marg 2 heaped tablespoons of golden syrup 2 ozs (50g) demarara sugar
Melt syrup, sugar and marg in saucepan. Stir in oats. Press into a grease flat tin. Cook 20mins Ele 160c
Can add nuts and raisins.to that. Or grated apple
ELDERFLOWER CORDIAL
One big bowl full of white elderflower heads. Add Three quarters pound - 12ozs (325g) granulated sugar. 30g of citric acid.( you can get it at a chemist) 3 lemons juiced and put rinds in bowl too.
Boil a big kettle of water 2Ltrs and pour over the top. Stir until sugar is melted, leave until cold. Strain and bottle in a lemonade bottle. Use as much as required at a time diluted with water , tonic water or lemonade.
