Take away pro points

Found this and just had to share: 

Subway

With Cheese-
Chicken and Bacon 12pp
subway melt 9pp
veggie patty 10pp
italian bmt 12pp
spicy italian 14pp

LOW FAT - WITHOUT CHEESE
Beef 7pp
chicken breast 8pp
ham 7pp
subway club 8pp
sweet onion 9pp
turkey 7pp
turkey and ham 7pp
veggie delite (just sub with salad) 5pp

BREAKFAST
Bacon 7pp
Bacon and Egg 9pp
Sausage 10pp
Sausage and Egg 13pp

SAUCES
Sweet Onion 1pp
Honey Mustard 1pp
BBQ 1pp
Light Mayo 2pp
Southwest 3pp

EXTRAS
Bacon (2 strips) 1pp
Cheddar (cheese) 1pp
American (cheese) 1pp


Mcdonalds

Big Mac 13pp
Cheeseburger 8pp 
Hamburger 7pp
double cheese 12pp
4 chicken nuggets (happy meal) 5pp
6 chicken nuggets 7pp
chicken mayo 9pp
mcChicken sandwich 10pp
fillet-of-fish is 9 PP 
med fries 9pp
small fries 6pp
milkshakes small (all flavs) 6pp Med (all flavs) 11pp
Hashbrown 3pp
Bagel 6pp
Bagel with strawberry jam 7pp
BBQ Dip 1pp
Bacon and Egg Muffin 9pp
Bacon roll with ketchup 9pp
sausage and egg muffin 11pp
sausage egg and cheese bagel 15pp
bacon egg and cheese bagel 12pp
pancakes and sausage 12pp
pancakes and syrup 14pp

Mcflurrys
Crunchie 9pp
Dairy 9pp
Rolo 11pp
Smarties 9pp
Strawberry sun 10pp
Toffee sun 10pp
sugar doughnut 6pp

Chinese

Chicken and sweetcorn soup 6pp
Spring roll 9pp each
Prawn crackers 9pp
Char Sui Pork 11 pp
Chicken and Cashew Nuts 9 pp (not including rice)
Chicken with Mushroom 8 pp (not including rice)

Mushroom Chow Mein 5 Mushroom Foo Yung 6 
Roast Pork Cantonese Style 10 (not including rice)
Special Chow Mein 9 
Szechuan Prawn with Vegetables 12 (not including rice)
Vegetable Curry 8 (not including rice)
Lemon Chicken 10 (not including rice)


Indian

Starters
Chicken shish kebab 9
Chick tikka (6pieces) 6
meat samosa (each) 9
Veg samosa (each) 7
Onion bhaji (each) 8
Tandoori king prawn 6
Tandoori mixed grill 11

Mains - 
Chicken balti 18
Chicken korma 24
Chicken tikka masala 23
Fish curry 18
Lamb balti 23
Chicken biryani 37
Chicken Ceylon 30
Chicken dhansk 30
Chicken dopiaza 25
Chicken jalfrezi 24
Chicken Kashmir 30
Chicken madras 27
Chicken pasanda 25
Chicken saag 23
Chicken tikka (8pieces) 14
Chicken vindaloo 23
Tandoori chicken (half) 15

King prawn madras 19
King prawn vindaloo 15

Lamb biryani 40
Lamb korma 34
Lamb pasanda 34
Lamb organ Josh 29

Prawn biryani 29
Prawn ceylon 23
Prawn dhansk 23
Prawn dopiaza 17
Prawn jalfrezi 16
Prawn Kashmir 22
Prawn korma 22
Prawn Madras 19
Prawn pasanda 17
Prawn vindaloo 15

Veg biryani 29
Veg curry 15

Side orders
Bombay potato 8
Cauliflower bhajee 6
Chapati 12
Cucumber raita (per tea sp) 2
Keena naan 21
Lime pickle (per tea sp) 1
Mango chutney (per tea sp) 1
Mushroom bhajee 9
Peshwari naan 18
Pilua rice 16
Basmati rice 12
Boiled rice 12
Plain naan 12
Popadom(each) 4
Saag aloo 8
Paratha 10
Stuff Paratha 16

Dominos

Starters and Sides
Bbq dip - 1 point
BBQ Ribs - 3 points
chicken kickers - 10 points
chicken strippers - 12 points
chicken wings slightly spiced - 12 points
coleslaw - 5 points
Garlic and herb dip - 6 points
garlic pizza bread - 7 points
honey and mustard dip - 4 points
potato wedges - 4 points
sweet chilli dip - 2 points

Medium Regular Crust (Per Slice)
America Hot or Big Smokey - 5 points
Americano - 7 points
Bacon Double cheese - 6 points
Cheese and Tomato - 4 points
chicken feast or chicken tikka - 5 points
Extravaganza or full house - 6 points
ham and pineapple - 5 points
hot and spicy - 5 points
meat lovers - 6 points
meatball mayhem or meateor - 7 points
meltdown the revenge - 5 points
mighty meaty or pepporoni passion - 6 points
piri piri - 4 points
tandori hot or texas bbq- 5points
the sizzler - 7 points
vegaroma - 6 points
vegetarian supreame or vegie volcano - 5 points

Medium Double Decandance (Per Slice)
American hot or big smokey - 8 points
americano - 9 points
cheese and tomoto - 7 points
chicken feast - 6 points
extravaganza or full house - 9 points
ham and pineapple - 8 points
hot and spicy - 8 points
meat lovers -9 points
meatball mayhem or meateor - 10 points
mighty meaty or pepproni passion - 9 points
tandori hot or texas bbq - 8 points
the sizzler -9 points
vegetarian supreame - 7 points
vege volcano - 8 points

Let's do Lunch!

Some lunch idea's 

Follow in this order!

GRILLED VEGETABLE TOSTADAS 7pp serves 2: heat grill to medium heat, place chopped courgette,red onion,red pepper, tomatoes on the vine on tinfoil and grill for 5 minutes,turn and grill for a further 5 minutes remove  + place each tortollia wrap in grill arrange vegetables on top, top with chopped  40g wafer thin ham and 25g low fat mature cheddar cheese  grill for 2-3 minutes till cheese is melted and wrap is warm. serve immediately with some mixed salad. 

SPICY MEXICAN JACKET POTATO 7PP serves1:  cook 1x250g potato in a microwave for 15 minutes or until cooked,split open + place 35g WW or equivalent low fat cheese in a bowl + add 1 tsp jalapeno peppers in brine drained and chopped + add 1 tomato chopped and deseeded + mix in 1/2 a tbsp of fresh chopped coriander and use to top potato, ( grill if you like or add some sweet chili sauce just make sure you track it!

CHICKEN SALAD 8PP to 10PP per serving:120G chicken breast no skin, chopped & cooked, a good portion of mixed salad leaves ( 0pp so as much or as little as you like) handful of cherry tomatoes, red onion sliced, red & yellow or green peppers sliced,cucumber (optional) sweetcorn, handful of fresh basil leaves, handful of salad croutons I love Rochelle salad croutons Mediterranean herb flavor croutons (20g 3pp) add in some low fat feta cheese then toss together, add some low fat salad dressing, I love some sweet chili sauce and some balsamic vinegar mixed! you can add more veg or leave out feta cheese and croutons for a lower PP portion.

Try some of these if you are just sick of salad and 0 pp soup :) 

 http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=9761&sc=3005

TURKEY PITA SANDWICH
1 small pita	2
3 oz oven-roasted deli turkey breast without the skin	2
Spinach leaves, tomato slices, honey mustard	0
1 cup bell pepper slices with 1/4 cup store-bought hummus	3
TOTAL PointsPlus VALUE	7

EGG ENGLISH MUFFIN SANDWICH
English muffin	3
3 scrambled egg whites	1
1 oz low fat shredded cheddar cheese	1
tomato slices	0
1 cup vegetable soup	0
TOTAL PointsPlus VALUE	5

VEGGIE BURGERS AND FRIES
Light hamburger roll	1
Frozen vegetarian burger	2
Red onion slices, lettuce, tomato slices, ketchup	0
Large baking potato, thinly sliced, coated with cooking spray, sprinkled with Kosher salt and cooked at 400°F, until slightly browned, turning once, about 20 minutes	4
TOTAL PointsPlus VALUE	7

CHEDDAR AND BROCCOLI STUFFED POTATO
Large baked potato	3
1/2 cup cooked broccoli florets	0
1 oz low-fat shredded cheddar	2
1 cup vegetable soup	0
TOTAL PointsPlus VALUE	5

GREEK OMELET
3 egg whites	1
Sautéed chopped green pepper, onion, tomato (cooked with cooking spray)	0
1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese	3
1 small wheat pita	1
TOTAL PointsPlus VALUE	5

VEGETARIAN MEXICAN WRAP
Burrito-sized wheat tortilla	2
Salsa, shredded lettuce	0
1/2 cup low-fat refried black beans, warmed	1
1 tbsp fat-free sour cream	0
1 ½ tbsp shredded reduced fat Mexican cheese	1
1 cup crudités with mango salsa	0
TOTAL PointsPlus VALUE	4

CHILI AND CHIPS
1 cup canned low-fat vegetarian chili, warmed	3
8 low-fat baked tortilla chips	1
1 cup crudités with 1/4 cup fat-free black bean dip	1
TOTAL PointsPlus VALUE	5

REUBEN AND VEGGIE SOUP
2 oz deli-sliced roast beef	2
1 oz Alpine Lace Swiss Cheese	2
2 slices high-fiber light wheat bread, toasted	1
1 tbsp low-calorie Russian dressing	1
1/2 cup packaged coleslaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots)	0
1 cup vegetable soup	0
TOTAL PointsPlus VALUE	6

Weigh In update

Another week bites the dust, I am keeping  this up date short and sweet for now, but very happy to report down 1/2 a pound! not bad considering 3 birthday cakes and one house warming with loads of yummy food and drink. but tracked like a mad woman it paid off

Weigh In & Goals, week a head.....

Very happy to report another 1.5 pounds down this week 

Whoo hoo, still on track for May! its 4 weeks since I aimed to lose 1 pound a week till the 19 of May. In total Ive lost 4.5 pounds, so hoping I can continue to lose 1/2 to 1 pound per week till then.

Exercise: I've slacked off a little, after being so sick last week I have found it so hard to get back in to it, still walking and did so some toning and cardio, Think I will take it slow again and get back on track! 

This is going to be a hard week food wise, I have loads on, 3 birthday party's and one housewarming! but helping out with food for that, so hope that will help me stay some what on track. I guess the plan is to prepare,plan my meals and  track! ooh and weeklies yippee for them they will probably be used a lot this week.


So this week I tried two more recipes from my cook book and 10/10 marks from every one

I  made:
Smoked Haddock and potato parcels : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80M3RkWq95A&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Also for my Lovely Mother in law birthday we made:

Strawberry Sponge Layer Cake : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENJ-35U16qw&feature=g-all-f&context=G273e2b4FAAAAAAAAAAA

Well worth a try and I will be making them again.

Cup Cakes

I made some of these last week for two little girls and the Mammy's as well, enjoy!

 Chocolate  Blueberry  Cupcakes

 

4 PP 

Ingredients

100g of self raising flour

175g fresh blueberries

25g cocoa, sifted

1 teaspoon bicarbonate soda

100g dark brown sugar

75g low fat spread

2 egg beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

100g low fat soft cheese

15g icing sugar, sifted

1. preheat oven to gas mark5/190''0C' fan oven 170 and line a 12 hole bun tray with paper cases
2. Place the low fat spread and caster sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until pale and creamy.Add eggs a little at a time , whisking continuously , then whisk in vanilla.
3. sift cocoa(keeping some back for frosting)  and flour and baking powder and add a little at a time to mixture, stir in blueberries(keeping aside some for topping_, spoon mixture in to paper cases and  oven bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden and springy to touch.

For the frosting: beat the cheese together with the icing sugar and the reserved cocoa. spread on each cooled cupcake topping with a blueberry. 

Lemon with strawberry topping cupcakes 

 3pp makes 12, 15 mins preparing 20 minutes cooking

75g low fat spread

100g castor sugar

2 eggs beaten

100g self raising flour

finely grated zest and juice of one lemon

a few strawberry's sliced

40g icing sugar

red food dye (optional)

1. preheat oven to gas mark 5, 190/170 oC for fan oven , line a bun tray with bun cases
2. place low fat spread and castor sugar in a bowl and beat until pale and creamy, add eggs a little at a time, whisking continuously, whisk in the vanilla and sift in the flour. fold in lemon zest and juice. spoon the mixture in to paper cases and  bake for 15 to 290 minutes until golden and springy to touch remove from oven and leave to cool on wire rack.
3. For frosting, mix the icing sugar with 2 -3 teaspoons of the lemon juice and red food colouring if using, spoon on to cool cakes topping with sliced strawberry's

TIP you could add some chopped strawberry to the mixture or raspberry's, cherries etc  

If you Sin you can't be Thin?????

If you Sin you can't be Thin?????

Would any one out there agree!!

I was watching Operation Transformation to night and one of the leaders had a child's birthday party to go to and we all know how bad they can be! Sweets every were and the Cake!!! now what do you do.....

1. sit there and have nothing at all  
2. Plan to have a small taste that wont take you over your PP

Personally I would chose 2, plan to have a small taste! I do not agree with the saying ''if you sin you cant be thin!!''

Its all about balance, know when to stop or say no or make better choices, if we cut every thing out and try to live with out ever having a ''sin'' again, I think its a set up to failure, no one can live like that long term, so isn't it better to learn how to cope and manage a suituition like a child birthday party, that occurs in all our daily life's.
To me my weight loss is a lifestyle change for the better. being able to have a Little something nice in my mind enables me to continue and maintain my weight loss. also stops me feeling deprived if you feel deprived you will fail. its only so long you can do that for before it all comes crashing down. its all about portion control!

Love to hear what every one else thinks!

Week 5 & 6 Weigh In exercise update......

Week 5:
This week was a good week, still on track and enjoying weight watchers, listening to the radio and in the new bulletin they said this is the week when people on a weight loss plan give up so happy to report I am not part of that group(go me)

So loss this week was:

0.5 pounds 

Exercise Update

lost 3 inches off my waist

was hoping to have another 1 pound loss this week, but I lost 0.5 I was hopping with my exercise I would see better weight loss each week, is that's not what meant to happen!! well in hindsight when I took my measurement again, I was delighted I have been going over my tracker and doing a lot of research in to exercise, weight loss, calories etc and I have been very strict not eating my weeklies and have not been using my activity points either, I think I used less than 10 of my weeklies and I think I may have not eaten enough! plus with feeding a baby the rules change a little normally eat less move more =  weight loss. but not if your feeding you need to make sure you eat enough for the baby and then your body lets go of its fat reserves! so putting that theory to the test and making sure I eat enough!


Treated my self to the new weight watchers Complete kitchen cook book I love it! very impressed have used it lots all ready this week, well worth it but watch this space I will share some recipes in the coming weeks :)

Week 6:

So I did not get to post as much as I wanted to this week, house full of sick children, who passed on their lovely dose to me! but I did do a great 10k walk in the wicklow/ Dublin mountains carrying my 11 month old in a carrier. he weighs about 19 pounds. some work out! we were walking 4 hours, over rough, wet boggy up hill ground. we stopped a bit as well to take in the view and water and fruit break.
but on Monday I was feeling under the weather, so decided to skip my harder work outs doing cardio and resistance. got in a good walk Tuesday and Wednesday I got in a short walk!

So weigh in this week

1& 1/2 pounds

Happy with that and I'm still on target for a pound a week for 19 of May, roll on next week!

Food wise I made some lovely cupcakes pic and recipe to follow! 

Onwards and downwards