Flubber to Mudder - Day 1

I have always wanted to do Tough Mudder, looks awesome (awesome in a you are going to die kind of way). So after seeing some posts on facebook I have decided to jump on the get fit wagon and do this!

Week 1 Day 1:

Weight: 14 stone (absolutely disgusting)
Running ability: once around my local field

Exercise today:
Hip hop abs cardio dvd (30 minutes)
Run around the field with the puppy (5 minutes) with a 15 minute walk

Food so far:
Left over roast potatoes,  with cabbage, broccoli and chorizo
Crunchie
Dinner TBC

I am feeling good. Bring it!

Troops and followers

Now, I may upset a few people with my opinion, but people are allowed to express themselves. So here goes....

Do you know what I hate?




Things like that! Why should I have to 'Get Behind' our troops and be happy with what they are doing and think it is a brave thing to do? My opinion is, it is a job and they know what danger they are getting themselves into before they sign up to be service men or women. Yes they are serving their country, but so are nurses, teachers, firemen the list goes on. Yes people die in the armed forces but that is what you sign up for. Yes it is sad when it happens but I don't like it being rammed down my throat every time I log onto my Facebook page with the Armed forces are great, you are shit if you don't support them.

Do people think I am brave because I go to work everyday and do what I am paid to do? No!

I support that people can be whoever they want to be, if they want to go away and leave their families behind and not take care of their children because they are posted abroad then go ahead, but do not tell me that I have to be happy about it and listen to preachers saying how wonderful these people are and make me feel guilty because I don't condone it.

My view is probably because my step dad decided that the Army was more important than spending time with his family. He wasn't allowed to join due to heart problems, so as well as a full time job, he decides to join the cadet force and the TA in his late 30's early 40's and leave my mum to raise all the children alone and not have a social life. Needless to say he is no longer part of my life anymore and he has recently done a post with the TA in Afghanistan when his new girlfriend had just had a baby. Strange to me that the baby was not the priority.

I may be tainted with my view and am making a huge generalisation but I do not support the troops as it is their own choice and don't make me feel guilty for not wanting to.

Slimming World

So I have started Slimming World again. The faddyness of Slimfast was not for me and I actually wasn't losing anything and it gave me a terrible tummy ache!

I am a huge fan of Slimming World, I love the variety of foods available and love not having to count and measure.
So my first week has gone, I lost 3.5lbs, that is 1/4 of a stone, I honestly thought I hadn't lost anything as I felt huge, this week is no different! I feel huge again and I fear I may have put on or stayed the same. I get weighed tomorrow but I have been on it 100%. Lets just see what the proper scales say.
I weighed myself on my fab scales again yesterday in the morning, on one part of my bathroom floor I was the same weight as I was last week, then I moved it and I was 1st and a half lighter! I do think it is time to throw the scales away.

So my meals this week have been:

Gammon and Potatoes with brocoli and gravy, mmmmmmmm
Pork Curry with Spinach and rice, yummy!
Chicken Rogan Josh from the curry house with plain rice, I looked it up before hand, 6.5 syns
Roast Chicken with Stuffing (4 syns), Yorkshire Pud (2 syns) and gravy, gorgeous!
Left over Pork Curry.
Tonight I am having whatever is in the fridge/freezer, it is pay day tomorrow and the cupboards are very bare! Probably chicken and salad with Mayo.

Fun fact, did you know that mini milks are only 1.5 syns each? I am stocking up when I go shopping next!

BzzAgent: Taste of India Review

So I have been asked by BzzAgent to sample the new Taste of India range at Tesco.
So on Friday after a very long week and a weekend away looming, I decided that I did not want to cook it was the perfect day to try it out. So these were our choices:

The choice was very disappointing from Tesco Extra - Stevenage. I am not sure if it was the time of the day and stock was low, but only a few shelves were stacked with the products and only a few options, all chicken based were on offer. I have seen that there are beef dishes and we would have loved to sample this. Unfortunately this was not an option.
But enough about the negatives, I was pleasantly surprised at how tasty these dishes were after a quick 18 minutes in the oven. Gave me time to hoover the car out and not have to worry about stirring and properly cooking a meal. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE cooking and making new dishes, especially curries from scratch, but it was a Friday, I had to pack for the weekend and get up early, this was a great easy option.
So we have plated up our dinner:

Yummy it was indeed, it was great to share the different dishes out to taste them all, we probably could have shared a naan bread, but what is a curry without having to undo your top button? They come hand in hand!
There wasn't a lot of spice option and as my partner loves spice, he wasn't too impressed but you cannot ignore that the flavours were there and it was a truly enjoyable meal.
4 stars overall, now Tesco you just need to expand your range!

I look forward to my next review of other products. Please get in contact if there is anything you would like me to review next :)

Slim Fast vs Biggest Loser

So today I decided to use up some left over powder for a Blissful Banana shake from Slimfast.
I must admit that it was very yummy, maybe because it was made with milk rather than water which the Biggest Loser shakes did.
I did feel fuller on the Biggest Loser, but I will be popping to the shops later to fill up on Slimfast products to see how I fair.

To be continued...

So I did Slimfast for a long while, about a week and I lost 1lb! I had chronic tummy ache and it was not good at all, to be honest both diets gave me tummy ache and I won't be doing it again. Slimming World for me now, sensible food!

Diet

So I have finished doing the Biggest Loser challenge, overall I thought it was easier than I thought it was going to be.

I was going to buy some more products, like Slim Fast but I have now got used to eating normal food again!

So yesterday I went food shopping and bought not a lot for £70. This week I am trying to eat salads for lunch, even though it is freezing!! Today I have had:

Muller Light Breakfast Corner Yoghurt
Salad made with coleslaw (reduced fat), ham, lettuce, watercress and spring onions and some feta cheese to add to it :) I am actually a little excited as I do like a good salad every now again, not sure if it will work through out the week though, especially if it keeps being this cold.

With these two, I have had about 750 calories. That does leave me with a lot for dinner, but it is crazy really!

Anyway, as I was making my salad last night I was keeping and eye on the calories, basically my salad is about 600 calories. Which I think is quite a lot, especially as I was having 600 calories on Biggest Loser for my Breakfast, lunch and 2 snacks combined.

Current weight 12st 13lbs.

Day 11 - Biggest Loser Diet

So it has been a few days since I last posted.

I have still been having my shakes and bars, but I have been a little naughty with my evening meals at the moment. The past 3 days, my dinners have consisted of:
Indian Takeaway
Pub Dinner (Nachos, Mozzarella and Basil Filo parcels and Goats Cheese and Pepper Bruschetta's all with lots of sour cream!) I also had a few biscuits (maybe about 8 in the evening) I did only have one meal replacement that day.
Home-made pizza

So I back to the proper diet today. I have realised that I have got a wedding at the end of the month, would be great if I could be a stone lighter!

I weighed myself this morning - 13st 1lb so a total loss so far of 6lbs, not too shabby at all!

Today I have had:

Chocolate Shake - this is my last Biggest Loser Shake (I start the Slim Fast Banana one tomorrow)
Berry Snack bar - this is my favourite as it is fruity and covered in a yoghurt flavouring.
Mint Choc Meal Replacement Bar - My least favourite but this is my last one luckily.
Snack - Fruit
Dinner - going to my mum's, she is going to actually cook this time, not my sister, I have been told I am having pasta.
Snack - Probably nothing as I have rehearsals.