Based on the Steak Fajita recipe from the WeightWatchers Recipes for 5 Points and Under cookbook - I prefered to use chicken and I used ready-made seasoning. The following day I made a vegetarian version of this, using only grated carrots and mushrooms instead of the meat and it was also very good.
Marinate a chicken breast in the juice of half a lime, a crushed clove of garlic and 1/2 tsp olive oil for about an hour. Fry the chicken and set aside. Fry an onion until nice and aromatic, add any vegetables you want to use and sprinkle with seasoning to taste.
Meanwhile, heat up a tortilla (microwave on high for 10-15 seconds). Wrap the filling in the tortilla and serve. I added some guacamole (1.5 per tbsp) too.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
A new me
I've been thinking about re-starting this blog with a focus on developing a healthy lifestyle - so firstly losing weight and secondly maintaining my health. My friend Amy convinced me that I should indeed do this, but I should do it for myself - to track progress, record how I feel etc. Rather than doing it while always thinking about whether it will be interesting for others or not.
So that's what I'm doing. I was further inspired by Roni and her weightloss journey, in particular by her posts about the three things that changed in her mindset to allow her to lose the weight she wanted to lose. The steps with links to Roni's posts are here:
I started working on self-acceptance about a month ago. I've had many conversations with many friends and off I went. A conversation with my friend Maria was especially helpful, as she told me not to wait until I'm thin to be the woman I want to be.
She is right. I want to be attractive and confident and happy and sometimes glamorous. But these things don't depend on my weight. I had to accept that I am good person, that I'm worth knowing. I don't think I'm quite there yet, but I at least made a start.
I also started excercising like mad. I don't mean I'm overdoing it, but I'm trying to get some excercise in every day. So far it meant that I lost 3 kilos. Not bad.
So I guess I'll be keeping this blog for myself. If anyone reads it then great. If not, it won't mean that my blogging is worthless. :-)
So that's what I'm doing. I was further inspired by Roni and her weightloss journey, in particular by her posts about the three things that changed in her mindset to allow her to lose the weight she wanted to lose. The steps with links to Roni's posts are here:
I started working on self-acceptance about a month ago. I've had many conversations with many friends and off I went. A conversation with my friend Maria was especially helpful, as she told me not to wait until I'm thin to be the woman I want to be.
She is right. I want to be attractive and confident and happy and sometimes glamorous. But these things don't depend on my weight. I had to accept that I am good person, that I'm worth knowing. I don't think I'm quite there yet, but I at least made a start.
I also started excercising like mad. I don't mean I'm overdoing it, but I'm trying to get some excercise in every day. So far it meant that I lost 3 kilos. Not bad.
So I guess I'll be keeping this blog for myself. If anyone reads it then great. If not, it won't mean that my blogging is worthless. :-)
Monday, November 3, 2008
Couscous Salad
When I did Weight Watchers last time (so yes, I was stupid enough to gain the weight back!), a variation on my friend Deborah's couscous salad was often my lunch. Here's the one I came up with last night - it's really good!
Put 50g of couscous into a bowl, add boiling water (enough so the grains are all moist but not too much, it shouldn't be swimming!) plus any spices you want. Add 2 tbsp chickpeas, 10g toasted almond flakes, 1 tbsp dried cranberries and an onion, fried long enough to soften it. Add a chopped tomato. Enjoy!
Anything works here, really, but I find that the almonds and cranberries really make a difference so I tend to add them to whatever else goes in. It's a good lunch to get rid of leftovers from your fridge!
Put 50g of couscous into a bowl, add boiling water (enough so the grains are all moist but not too much, it shouldn't be swimming!) plus any spices you want. Add 2 tbsp chickpeas, 10g toasted almond flakes, 1 tbsp dried cranberries and an onion, fried long enough to soften it. Add a chopped tomato. Enjoy!
Anything works here, really, but I find that the almonds and cranberries really make a difference so I tend to add them to whatever else goes in. It's a good lunch to get rid of leftovers from your fridge!
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