My long lost buddy is back!!

We are both heading for target and need some help with a title for our wee challenge thread.

We are brimming with enthusiam and ready for 2010 target year.

Any suggestions more than welcome!!

claire xx

ps, we just had a conflab and have decided on a title!!

what about something like Biker Chics Journey to Target ????

Ona xx

OK, so having gotten the title sorted, we are ready to go!

Weighed myself this morning, but my weigh in day will be a thursday morning.

Aiming to get these targets reached happily and sensibly, wecan do this Abby, we got each other to lean on!!

So my plan for the day

B - 30g cornflakes 4, 50ml ss milk from edb, 100ml fresh orange 2, toast and jam 5

L - Lentil and potato soup 5, brown roll 6, apple edb, yoghurt edb

D - Chicken stir fy and noodles 14

that takes me to 36 checks for the day, and i will be making good use of hot juice today, i might use the 4 spare checks on a hot chocolate tonight, but i really need to try and stop eating chocolate!!

Abby, lets do this!!

thank you Ona!!

claire xx

All right -eeeeee!

why the spare tyre - no where to carry them on the bikes these days!!!!

Weigh in i hope will be wednesday
fluid intake is absymal but i'm topping up on ribena to keep me warm


now the important stuff

menus
friday
B- porridge with sultanas and nuts 5 ( oat so easy great stuff) milk from EDB

L - ravioli 6, 2 slice of brown nimble 4 ,yog 2

D cottage 15 i think with poss LF creamed rice for dessert 6

just had wee biscuit with tea ( so that knock out this afternoons) 3

Total 41 from 49 with some left for options and flump topping 4 checks!


Saturday
B - toast probably 3 slices and SF marmalade x2, 8
L - no planned yet ( hopefully soup if i make some tonight)
D- Spiced beef and prunes (seasons book can remember the check count)
whatever i have left on checks up to here I'm going to take in boiled sweets to take to we will rock you (if i take them in a bag i'll know how much i can have and won't eat any more )

Sunday
only thing planned is Chicken Korma for dinner ( before i run round like looney on the badminton court)

Good luck girls

lunch has been munched, didn't have the apple though, they've all gone soft so i had a teeny kiwi fruit and a small tangerine, soup was affa fine though!

I know its only half way through day one, but i'm feeling very positive!

Well done on posting tomorrows menu, i'll probably pop on at some point tomorrow to keep updated!

Away into town soon, will drive very carefully but the temperature is lifting here, should be an ok trip in!

Have a fabby afternoon

claire xx

I'm keeping our post going over the weekend!

B - Blueberries, blackberries, melon edb,creme fraiche edb and honey 1

L - Lentil and potato soup 5, brown roll 6, apple free, yoghurt edb

D - Fillet steak, baked potato, corn on the cob and plenty vegetables 16

Its our anniversary today, 5 whole years we've been together, it was the first Saturday in January in 2005 that we went on our first day, went to Pizza Hut, which was appaulling and then we went to the cinema to see a film called White Noise, which was really awful!! Glad me and Andrew got on well together!!

Got stuff to do today, so i'll be back tomorrow to give my menus!

claire xx

Good luck girls, menus look good xx

Morning everyone!

Steak dinner was delicious last night, mine was maybe a bit bluer than i would have prefered but it was so tender it didn't really matter!

Have to confess though, wasn't feeling to grand last night, but after a good nights sleep i'm feeling healthier and happier today!

So todays plan

B - Melon, clementine and blueberries edb, creme fraiche edb, teaspoon of honey 1

L - Tomato soup and brown roll 15, fruit edb, yoghurt edb

D - Gamon steak, potatoes and vegetables 15

S - 2 oaties 6. hot chocolate 2

Makes 38 for the day.

This is day 3 for me, fingers crossed its a good one!

claire xx

sorry i wasn't on over the weekend - I try to stay away from PC's at that time
but the night out was good We Will Rock You was fab and would love to see it again.
the idea with the sweets worked well except that we couldn't find any pear drops so ended up with lic allosrts and strawberry lances all counted to perfection and what an idea.

the spiced beef was alright - not sure i would have it again though - possibly once just to try it again.
chicken korma went well - unlike the badminton and lost every single game

BTW - Well done Claire on not cheating yesterday evening I'm real Proud of you

so today is a new day and its day 6 for me and the plan is

B - Porridge 4 checks

L - slim a soup 2, mini oatcakes 5, yog 2, apple and orange

D - Cottage pie ( yummy) 14 checks

total so far 27 checks hmmm here we go again to add some

so peas 3 with the cottage pie and I'll have an options and a flump ( which is now only 1 check!) so that 2.5 for a slimmer version of hot choc with mini mallows
I might also have the rice pudding for dessert +7
total 39.5 - better than nothing so far. I'm off from Friday so the idea is to save a few checks to allow for nibbing and extra milk for tea (but 9.5 is too much)
I'll bolster it up I always do

Why thank you Abby!

What a start to the day, Andrew decided he would be going to work today, so i have been in the office since 7.30am, i was the first one in, means that i'll get away at 3pm though, all good because the raod to my house is incredible!

So its kinda screwed up my menu for the day but i'm sure i'll get it all sorted!

B - 30g Cornflakes and milk 4

L - Gnocchi and creamy tomato sauce 10, kiwi edb, yoghurt edb

D - Not sure yet

Supposed to be back to training tonight, but not when the roads are as bad as they are!!

Brimming full of positivity despite everything, feeling that we can do this my friend!

claire xx

Gnocchi - Yuck i hate that stuff. oh well we can't have everything - I'm probably not going to start the gym till next week when i'm off. it so I can get a chance to get prepared for the few weeks after that. then once I'm sorted I hope to do it every Monday ,wednesday and Saturday morning
AT least i'm thinking about it! and if i can get a few sessions in whil i'm off all the better for a kick start

I'm trying to waste less this year, was languising in the back of the cupboard!

What a morning i've had so far, been here 3 hours and feel like i have achieved nothing so far!

But i have ignored the boxes of chocolate by the kettle! I had a hot orange instead, see, determination!

I really hope this sniow gets a shift on soon, i'm finally getting to go for my 2nd dan this spring, 6th of March, its not that far away!

See, getting back to the gym and exercise is half the battle, makes it easier in the long run!
claire xx

I want chocolate - I'm going to raid the biscuit time for a non cream biscuit and count it i need something as I'm starving marvin

I'll admit to it now and hoepfully I won't have the time to raid before going home

Good morning everyone

Abby is off on a first aid course all day so i'm posting her menu for the day

B - toast and jam 8

L - Slim a soup 2, monster munch 4

D - Pasta and tomato sauce 15

and she has promised to stay away from the biccies!

My menu for the day

B - 30g cornflakes and milk 4, 100ml fresh orange 2, toast and jam 4

S - Pear edb

L - Tomato and carrot soup free, brown roll 6

S - Fruit and yoghurt edb

D - Salmon kedgeree 16

S - 2 oaties 6, hot chocolate 2

Gives me 40 for the day

I had a bit of a blip with some of the left over chocolates from Christmas, all been delt with now and today is a brand new day, i am useless at clawing back checks, just makes me feel worse!!

The snow is beginning to melt, fingers crossed by the end of the week, we'll nearly be back to normal.

Oh yeah, found out last night, only 8 weeks until my second dan grading....i'd better get fit!!

claire xx

I was just sitting here thinking, i've not had a bag of crisps since last Thursday, very proud of myself about that!!

Still sitting at work and i am freezing, had several of them checking on the levels of oil and anti freeze in there cars, however, i think that they were born in barns as they keep forgetting to close the doors!!

I'm thinking that i need a challenge for next week....


claire xx

Great to see you back here Abby....looking good girlies and loving the thread title!

What you thinking your challenge will be Claire??

And well done on the crisps!! xx

Hi Nicky, i've noticed that my menus can be a bit samey, i think we should try out atleast 2 different recipes next week!!

claire xx

Looking forward to seeing your menus in the hope of pinching some ideas Claire!

Morning!

Had a better day yesterday, despite wanting to eat a scabby horse last night, and i didn't do it!

So, plan for today

B - 30g cornflakes and milk 4, 100ml fresh orange 2, toast and marmalade 4

S - Orange edb

L - Soup(free) and a roll 6

S - Fruit and yoghurt edb

D - Pasta, veggie sausages and tomato sauce 12

S - 2 oaties 6, hot chocolate 2

Mkes 36 for the day, atleast if i feel munchie at any point i know that i can have another snack!

Good news is that i got the essay plan done yesterday afternoon, this afternoon i'm hoping to do my first draft! I'll be glad when i get it done and get the feedback, atleast i'll know if i'm on the right track!!

How you today my friend?

claire xx

well

I didn't have the choccie biccie i wanted on Monday - I had the tic tacs in my bag ( this could be a new tactic me thinks)
but I didn't stay away from the bicc'ies yesterday BUT i did count them and i had a wee bit of a binge on popcorn
but pep perfect as I use all my check plus those saved.

Today is WI day so despite it only being 5 days after stepping on the scales I'm lighter by 3.5lbs so quite happy about that.

My Menu today is
B - porridge with sulatans raisins cranberries - 5 checks
L - soup 2, oatcakes 4 cheese 1.5. I might be out for lunch but it's at our bistro so I could buy soup or slald to go with what i've got!
D- cauliflower and broccoli gratin 9 checks - hopefully grab a dessert somewhere to!

total 21.5

I know it sounds not a lot but I'm quiz prepping again so munchies will attack. I have flumps and prunes and fruit so Just in case.
I'll come back with a better menu. We'll see how it goes


Hugs to all

so the challenge of 2 new receipes eh?
I need to plan more as I'm only went up to the 17th

I know i'm going to try the Bloody Mary soup and I' think of another one.

Tell you that planning is the way to go - although I only plan my dinners its making a huge difference!
Claire , bud, you do speak the truth - even with forked tongue

well done on the 3.5lbs off, its weigh in day for me tomorrow, so we shall just have to wait and see what the scales have for me!

I need to get the first draft of the essay done, i've kinda changed my tactic on the essay!

Oh, and if tic tacs work, the tactic is worth it!!

claire xx

I have a wee book that i plan all the main meals in, thats for the food budget (lean times these!!) and then i have my food diary, i try not to plan the actual day today more than a week in advance, i am terrible at changing my mind!!

I think i'm going to have a look for some different lunch time recipes, its gets a little boring recycling the same ideas every 2 weeks!! I love the idea of the Bloody Mary soup, do share!!

claire xx

I'll post the receipe from home as the recipe is there - From my slow cooker book - I'll post a few more titles and see what you like the sound of.
I try only to plan dinners as theya re the awkward ones as I can get pretty busy and forget to eat - sound stupid - or eat the wrong things - like a latte and cake from tinderbox on the way home from burlesque to the gym!

I'm finding that if its planned i'm sticking to it - it may change slightly but not that much

i think when the weather gets better we should try a different kinda challenge....

claire xx

Good to see you 2 back again

aaah, thank you Paula!!

claire xx

And the result for this mornings weigh in 3.6lbs off!!

Woohoo, and thats lucky, coz i was a wee bit picky at the beginning of the week!

Made a splendiferous tea last night, which i shall post for you!!

I've got a wee bit to do this morning so i shall be back later!!

claire xx

Well done Buddy! Knew you would be fine Lets bring on week 2 with a few more reciepes - I brought in my book so i shall try and post some title see what you think.
Me too busy this morning but will get back on here asap
I've got money to spend!!

Right menu for today
B - apple and blueberry porridge 5
morning Tea bic's - 6
Lunch - slim a soup 2, oatcakes 4, LF cheese 1.5, Yog 2
Dinner - butter nut squash and red pepper soup, 6 and roll 6


32.5 total!

Sorry!! I have been so busy this morning!

Plan for today

B - 30g Cornflakes and mill 4, 100ml fresh orange 2, toast and honey 4

L - Tomato and carrot soup free, tuna and wholemeal open sandwich 6, yoghurt free, fruit free

D - Spaghetti, prawns, brocolli and creamy tomato 12

S - fruit edb

S - 2 oaties 6, hot chocolate 2

gives me 36 for the day, i'm saving it to have a treat with tea on Saturday night!

I got the first draft of the essay written, i'm not loving it so far!!

Very pleased with this weeks loss, and as you say, bring on next week!!

claire xx

You had me confused there Claire with your name change!!! Were you that name before...it looks familiar!!!

You are both doing great! Well done

its a nickname i've had for years, i was fed up with the reminder on my name that i get a year older every March!! its also the first part of my email addy!

hoping that this is on our way down!!

claire xx

Right Mrs

Bloody Mary soup - take straight from the book so you will need to adapt and count checks (not fat content i'm afraid but tough)

cooking time 5-6 on low setting (remember this is in your slow cooker)
serves 6

1 chopped onion
1 red pepper diced
2 celery sticks sliced
1lb (500g) chopped plum tomatoes
1 pint (600ml) veg stock
4 tsp worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp chilli powder
4 tsp tom puree
2 tsp caster sugar
4 tbsp vodka.

Pre heat cooker if needed.
in a large frying pan spray oil and fry the onion (5 mins or until lightly browned)
stir in red pepper, celery, toms, and chilli powder cook for 2 mins
mix in stock , W sauce, tom puree sugare and salt and pepper bring to boil.
transfer to slow cooker and cook for 5-6 hours on low
Puree till smooth then stir in vodka and keep hot till needed

serve with a tomato slice with a drizzle of chilli oil
and warm ciabatta bread.

other titles
Crystal hot and sour Chicken Soup
Gingered Red lentil and sweet potato soup
Parsnip with chilli and stilton
Smoked Gammon and mixed bean chowder
beetroot and carrot soup
Gingered carrot soup
Celeriac soup
Thi bo Kho Vietnamese beef stew
Beef adobo
Lamd daube - classic french
Lamb port and cRanberry hot pot
Pork, orange and star anise
Lemon chicken - not the chinese version
Gingered chickpeas
Sweet potato and chestnuy jollof
dum aloo
red thai pumpkin curry
Morrocan seven vegetable stew
you can make choclate cake in your slow cooker!!!
just as well you can't see the black cherry and choc puddings picture - they look delish
honeyed cider?

Some of those look incredible, i'm going to try the bloody mary soup!

I got Andrew home last night, he was going to surprise me, but he thought better of it, he wasn't sure what time he would get home, it gets very dark up here!!

So thats my working week over until Monday, a lovely long weekend i guess and Andrew home too, he's in for a treat, he needs to come do the food shop with me on Saturday, i think he hates that more than me, ha ha ha!!

So, my plan for today

B - 30g cornflakes and milk 4, 100ml fresh orange 2, toast and jam 4

L - Tomato and carrot soup free, brown roll 6, fruit edb, yoghurt edb

D - Chicken curry and rice 14

S - Hot chocolate 2, 2 oaties 6


Felt like i was coming down with a cold last night, had a lemsip and remarkably feel quite good this morning, long may it continue, i couldn't be bothered getting a cold right now!!

Have a lovely day

claire xx

Just checking in for the day

B - Fresh fruit salad and a yughurt edb

L - Curried BNS soup free, 2 bread 7, yoghurt edb, apple edb

D - Cajun pork steak, baked potato, corn on the cob and veg 20

Gives me 27 for the day and i may just have a glass of red with my tea.


Have a good Saturday

claire xx

Another pep perfect day bagged for yesterday!!

So, the plan for today

B - fresh fruit salad and creme fraiche edb

L - Curried bns soup free, roll 6, apple edb, yoghurt edb

D - Veggie sausage toad in the hole and mash 18

Makes 24 for the day, but we're off to see friends this afternoon and means if there is a wee cake or that on the go i can indulge!!

Hope everyone is well

claire xx

I'm having to haul back checks today, i hate having to do that, usually i'd just start the day as a new one, but the visit to friends ended up in all of us having a chippie tea, was lovely at the time, but my stomach wasn't thanking me for it last night!!

So, i had 22 checks left over yesterday before we went out visiting, so i need to hold back 18, i've got training tonight so its not going to be difficult.

B - 30g cornflakes and milk 4, 100ml fresh orange 2, toast and marmalade 4

L - Cous cous, chicken and salad 10, yoghurt edb, pear edb

D - fresh fruit and creme fraiche edb

S - Curried bns soup free

And then back to normal tomorrow!

I actually felt full up about half way through my fish supper, but our friends had bought it for us and i felt really guilty at the thought of saying i couldn't finish it, that'll teach me!!

claire xx

Hey Bud sorry for the absence of the weekend you know I'm not that good with the PC at the weekend!!
you got all my texts though.
I've planned the menu for the next fornight so a bit chuffed - trying loads of new reciepes including the the Bloody mary soup, and the red lentil soup, mexican beef slasa pot, cider braised chicken.

I'm having problemsplanning for Tues and Wed when i'm going straight to college. should I be going fo a bigger lunch and afternoon snack and taking SF jelly's with me to eat before class?!?!? Wednesday I need to take bananas as i'm going straight off the gym after burly class!

I'm still addicted to Burn it to the ground so its on full blast lifting the spirits so at least i'm jogging about like madman! Practiusing my poi to it and almost got complete routine to it already! Now all i need to do is light them!

Menu

B- porridge - apple and blueberry 5
( 2 allsorts - 1 check)

L - soup and oatcakes and f frais 9

D - Maca cheese - yummy!!!! 13 i think!

28 checks in total add in the fruit - for afternoon tea


but until then
I'm going out tonight to kick out every light, take anything I want, take every thing in sight! - I can do this - just watch me!

Keep up the good work chicks xx

hey Paula, lovely to see you!!

I still can't believe i turned on the tv and that song was on!!

Well done on the forward planning!

We've just got heating in the building, thought we were all gonna get a half day for a while!

I reckon that the SF jellys are a perfect idea, i can only get away with fruit before training if i'm at work, i get sick otheriwse!

claire xx

Hey Paula - good to see mrs!

See that song is there to keep us going. Not long to February now - that'll be 10 years for me and him ( i wd have been by now! !)

Well thats the shopping done and my fridge looks like an explosion in a vegetable patch
I am going to try the bloody mary soup tonight and makes some carrot and coriander soup too.
Not going to get to the gym today BUT i am going to try and get some of the study sorted the hair is pulled back the playlist is sorted andthe black bag will be got (when i get downstairs and put on the washing and come back up)

so far lunch has changed - i had cheese and oatcakes and pkt of LF crisps and fruits salad. 13 checks in total.
but feeling good

my butt and knee aches from last night and now my back has decided to join in - me ibuprofen me thinks
Well bud wish me luck cos i'm gonna need this room is a sh** tip - you may just get some photos!

just done my first training session of the year.

In 8 weeks time i will have the following

A six pack
Buns of steel
Killier thighs

Right now, i feel really wobbly, tomorrow morning i suspect i'll be unable to walk....nice

claire xx

It must be catching - I'm just having a quick log in to say I'm off to the gym and public humilation!

this is going tobe hard wish me luck girls

Good luck for the gym Abby, hope it all goes ok!!

Yes, as suspected today, my entire body aches, especially my thigh muscles, i've had worse though, atleast i know this is what it is going to be like for the warm up now, i'll get used to it!!

I held back that huge ammount of checks yesterday, so ready to get back to normal today, it did help that iwas completely shattered last night, and the soup was delicious, hot though, wow it was hot!!

So todays plan

B - 30g cornflakes and milk 4, 100ml fresh orange 2, toast and honey 4

L - Curried bns soup free, brown roll 6, apple edb, yoghurt edb

D - Pasta, vegetables and smoked sausage 16, fruit edb

S - 2 oaties 6, hot chocolate 2

Gives me a complete 40 for the day.

I need to make some soup tonight for tomorrows dinner, but other than a wee bit of light stretching i don't think i'll be doing anything else!!

Hope its a constructive day for you Abby

claire xx

ok confession time - i didn't have a good day yesterday 3 checks over and all the s*** under the sun so trying to be ultra good today.

I've been to the gym and know i have spent 250 cals on cardio and that was hard! and a few strength exercises. Needed to check my plan but the card has gone awol - again- and no-one about to check with so this maybe the chance to get a review and a new programme!
at least i'm doing something - I'm going to try and go again tomorrow morning but no promises.

todays plan
pre breakfast - banana 4
breakfast - special K 6
lunch - got no idea - poss soup bread fruit salad 6
dinner - maca cheese 13.

College starts tonight for millinery and I managed to get the last place for burlesque tomorrow so everything back into routine again.
I'm going to go for a shower then cook some bloody mary soup and try some gingered carrot soup ( on the hob as opposed to slow coker)

I'm sorry you ache today but I'ms ure that will ease off real soon - well I'm hoping that.
maybe if we done it every day it would never get sore

atleast you are fessing up!!

I don't think i could do that kinda exercise everyday, i swear it would be the end of me!

Well done on getting to the gym, see, its all about routine and you're doing that!

I've just gone through a pile of paperwork and i can't find what i am lookign for, i'm so bloody minded i'll not give up!

claire xx

Morning everyone

I know that my buddy has had a good week, but i'll wait until she is on later to let you know how good she has been!!

Still aching, moving a wee bit faster than yesterday but still sore! I have training again tomorrow night so that'll sort me out!

I had a lazyish night last night, i made a pan of vegetable broth and i did some stretching but that was it, roll on the longer nights, atleast i'll feel more motivated to do stuff then!!

Weigh in tomorrow so i just have to remember that and stick to my plan for the day.

So, todays menu

B - 30g cornflakes and milk 4, 100ml fresh orange 2, toast and jam 4

S - Yoghurt edb, pear edb

D - Broth and roll 10

I know it seems light for the day, but i'm finished work at 2.30pm today and i'm going to meet my mum, likely to have coffee and cake so this allows for that!

Have a lovely Wednesday everyone

claire xx

And here she comes at the coos tail!!!

Glad you're feeling a wee better missus - hot baths are wonderful things but then so is jumping around to a very heavy rock beat - Dance like no-one is watching and play as if you are in the middle of nowhere!!!!!

A good week is stretching it up and over down and out but Its still equalled a 2lb loss so me very pleased!!!
though I want to better for the next week
the soups are on and i'm researching fonts for homework for tonights class so thats this afternoons project

I've also got two hats going to Germany to be part of a fashion show - me well chuffed - I may be famous yet!

Menu

B- special K 6

Lunch - i don't know yet!

Dinner - chicken and lemon cous cous 13

then dance it off!

No gym as my back's sore today so taking it easy but planning to go tomorrow and/or friday (NOT STOP ME DANCING THOUGH)
Massage booked for saturday and that everything till tuesday!

So have a great wednesday cos I'm feeling woo-hee!