Weekly Weigh-in Results
I have been struggling a little with my meals this week but I am pleased to report that I lost 1.5 lbs! Huzzah!
That makes 6.5 lbs so far so only half a pound to go for my first half a stone!!
What happened this week
A good result this week. One of the main things I’ve been really struggling with since signing up to Weight Watchers is trying to stick with the same foods I was eating before starting my weight loss journey.
But of course I need to make adjustments in order to make better use of the SmartPoints available to me.
Lunches
Lunches are my main sticking point. Until now my lunches consisted of 2 slices of bread, Quorn slices (no, sorry, not vegan), Vitelite spread, Alpro fruit yogurts and one of those little pots of fruit in fruit juice (you only need to point the juice as the fruit itself is free). In all a total of…
11 SmartPoints!!! – That’s half of my daily allowance!!
Whaaaat!? That is a huge amount to spend on a lunch! The thing is, I’m a convenience gal and this is a nice easy option that requires very little thought or prep.
However, I needed to be smarter with my meals. First off I swapped normal bread for WW danish bread but that only knocked off one SmartPoint. With so many vegetables having a zero SmartPoint value I really needed to think again.
Budda Bowls
Having looked around Pinterest, I decided to give Budda bowls a try. What are Budda bowls? Basically they are a bunch of different foods, cooked and/or raw, thrown into a bowl, usually topped with some kind of dressing – and that’s it. Easy!
The convenience gal in me didn’t want to spend every evening prepping for lunch the next day, therefore I cooked up a batch of foods at the start of the week.
Quick Recipe
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I love, love, love roasted veg so here’s what I did:
- Pre-heated my oven to 200°C / 180°C Fan / Gas Mark 5.
- Slice up 1 each of a bell pepper, aubergine (eggplant), courgette (zucchinis) and a fennel bulbs.
- Spread them on a baking tray that has been prepared with a couple of sprays of a low-calorie cooking spray (I used Frylight).
- Top the chopped veg spread out a few sprigs of asparagus and add a couple more sprays of the low-calorie cooking spray.
- On a separate tray (also prepared with the low-cal cooking spray) I added a tin of chickpeas (drained).
- Sprinkle the chickpeas with 1 tsp ground cumin and 1 tsp chilli powder (you can use any spices you like).
- Pop both trays in the oven and cook for 20 minutes (check them at 15 minutes, you don’t want them to burn).
- Once cooled you can divide the veg in two and freeze them until needed.
A huge amount of veg and even with the spices and low-cal cooking spray it all still amounts to zero SmartPoints – result!
To serve, I add 1 tbsp of balsamic vinegar for 1 SmartPoint (I have also used 1 tsp of sesame oil plus 1 tsp of soy sauce for 2 SmartPoints).
Have you tried Budda bowls before? What things do you put in yours? Let me know in the comments.
Have a good week
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