And It Begins…

And It Begins…

So today is the day my diet starts. I have a spring in my step, I am ready and eager to go. In a dream world that is! I feel a bit rough, I have a stinking cold and thanks to my lovely child I am …

Fitness Friday Week One!

Fitness Friday Week One!

So it’s that time of the year again. The one were you start to think about losing weight! Monkeying Around has developed a meme that we can all join in every friday called Fitness Friday! The thing about this little cyber group support is that everyone …

Mint Chocolate Cheesecake

Mint Chocolate Cheesecake

Now I saw this on TV a while back and knew straightaway that I wanted to make it so I searched and searched for the recipe in the end I couldn’t find one. So I made it up. I used a basic cheesecake recipe and …

Hurdle!

Hurdle!

Yesterday I wrote about diet restarting and was talking about how I was going to get back into it and you guys were my little slimming group and needed to shout at me and spur me on. Well I need that only 24 hours in! I …

Diet Restarts! Again!!!

Diet Restarts! Again!!!

I know I am always harping on about this, but this time I do really mean it. We have got into really bad habits again, and I think I have put on everything that I lost. I am not 100% sure but am pretty sure …

Slow Cooker Mince And Dumplings

Slow Cooker Mince And Dumplings

Mince and dumplings, yum yum. This has to be one of my all time favourite foods, it is something my mum made when I was a child, and I have always loved it, especially when it is wet and cold. Just like it was yesterday. …

Orange Upside Down Cake

Orange Upside Down Cake

I made this for Mr L’s Mum’s birthday. It was a real lets just put it together and see what we come up with cake. We had lots of oranges in the house and I thought that it would be a nice cake to make. …

Beef Stew Slow Cooker Style!

Beef Stew Slow Cooker Style!

So Saturday I used my slow cooker again and this time convinced Mr L that we had to buy a bigger slow cooker, due to not being able to fit the potatoes in with the recipe. I have to say I was really surprised that …

Slow Cooker Time

Slow Cooker Time

So today for the first time ever, I got out the slow cooker that my sister gave me and we tried it out. I had no clue what to do with it, so of course I chose the place where everyone knows the answer to …

Weight Loss Update

Weight Loss Update

So here is another update on my weight loss, I haven’t done it for a while as I didn’t go and get weighed last week. Last night I got weighed and had lost a pound and a half, meaning that I am now at the …