Good morning everyone! Wednesday is my weigh in day which is why there was no post yesterday, this week I kissed goodbye to another 2.5 pounds taking my total loss to 2 stone and 1/2 a pound. I genuinely can't believe it, I'm trying to understand what has changed in my head to make this so successful this time, and I put a lot of it down to allowing myself treats and then eating normally again at the next meal, it really does work!
I had another treat today, lovely Jon looked after Millie and sent me out shopping when he got home from work. This is the first time I have been shopping for absolutely ages, I walked into the shop in jeans I have never been able to fit in and I already felt great. I was looking for a dress for a family party and immediately fell in love with one. I dubiously tried it on and to my amazement it fit and even looked good, this is very rare for me! I was totally elated, it makes all the adjustments I have made to my eating and exercise seem more worthwhile, and it proved to me that the scales weren't just broken! It reminded me of a quote from Kate Moss 'Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels', I am not nor have I ever been skinny, but I suddenly got where she is coming from, I felt amazing but I can't totally agree - clearly she hasn't been eating the right things....
I'm not someone that starves on weigh day but I don't go crazy and I save my dinner for after the weigh in, so my evening meal needs to be easily stuck into a box so I can munch through it at my group. This means that Wednesday has become tomato sauce day. I make tomato sauce in huge quantities and then defrost it and it the ultimate in versatility. Today I added extra lean minced beef, grated carrot and mushrooms and had it with pasta so simple so tasty so quick. I know this isn't a new idea but so many people rely on jars of tomato sauce and they can be calorific, this is just the freezer alternative!
My Tomato Sauce
3-4 large onions
5 fat cloves of garlic
Tomato Puree
8 tins of chopped tomatoes
1 carton passata
Salt and Pepper
Sugar
Chop onions as finely as you have patience and fry over medium heat with spray oil or olive oil (if you are allowed)
Add a big pinch of salt now as it will stop the onions burning
Once translucent add the crushed/chopped garlic and fry for a minute or so
Add tomatoes, passata and a big squeeze of tomato puree
Turn the heat right down and leave to simmer for an hour, have a taste and season with salt and pepper, it may need sugar if so 1/2-1 tsp should do it
Leave for a further 20 minutes check seasoning again and leave to cool
Divide into freezer bags and you are prepared for anything!
Like I said this is SO versatile, I don't add any hers or spices at this time to ensure that it is really flexible. You could add beans and chilli and mince of your choice to make chilli con carne, you could add loads of veggies to make ratatouille, the combinations of meat, vegetables, seasoning and accompaniments are endless as I'll show you over the next few weeks!
Stand by for the most amazing dinner tonight Sticky Balsamic pork!
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