Hippo Woman 2011

Hippo Woman
That is me today: Jan 14 2011 - It is NOT who I want to be in 2012

This is an honest daily account of my efforts to shed the fat.

I intend to be brutally honest in this day-by-day account. I will probably turn into a complete bitch. If my husband lives through this it will be a miracle. I have my doubts.

The binge eating stops here and exercise will be more that a thought. Wish me luck, Rose NZ







Hippowoman - yep this is me now

Hippowoman - yep this is me now
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Mediterranean Rice Recipe By Rose Hala

Mediterranean Rice Recipe -cooking time approx 7 minutes.

Ingredients:
1 cup of raw rice
2 cups of cold water
1 cup of frozen mixed chopped veges ( bagged variety from shop)
Combine rice and water together and cook till water is half absorbed by the rice. Then add frozen veges and cook till water is absorbed. Mix the veges through the rice as they cook.

Optional Ingredients: I add these in my Mediterranean rice.
4x chopped stuffed olives.
4x sun-dried tomatoes - I use the ones marinated in olive oil for added flavour. I also add a tablespoon of the flavoured oil.

Toss chopped olives, tomatoes and oil through the veges and rice then serve while warm. Tastes amazing and will keep in the fridge for the next day if there is some over.



Soup: The tasty, easy, cheap to make variety.

This is the soup I make and it's not cheffy. I don't pretend to be a chef - I cook because I have to - end of story!

Ingredients:
1x medium potatoe
1x medium onion
2x medium carrots ( I put in extra cause I like carrots) :)
1x tablespoon of dried stock: either: beef, chicken, vegetable
For flavour: I use a pinch of Italian herbs, paprika, hot curry powder for some 'heat' and about a half teaspoon of dried fennel seeds. Then season with Black pepper.
1x diced slice of bacon - optional.
Salt - the dried stock can be salty as well as the bacon - so taste the water before adding any salt. You can salt it at the table once it's cooked but if you put too much salt in, it is a bugger to fix - trust me, been there lesson learned.

Cooking:
I speed up the cooking by boiling water in the jug whilst I'm chopping the vegetables then once all the ingredients are in the pot cover them with the boiled water. I cook my soup on the stove top put it on a medium heat to start with then when it gets to a rolling boil turn it down to a very gentle simmer and slow cook it till all the vegetables are tender.
Optional Extra: Take off the heat and add a handful of frozen peas and corn - Firstly it will add flavour and texture and secondly it will cool the soup down quicker so hungry people can eat it sooner.
Enjoy - and leftovers taste even better the next day - just make sure to reheat thoroughly in the microwave. Rose NZ

Dessert Options: let's face it - we all love em'

Paddle Pop Ice Cream Blocks - any flavour. These are a fantastic dessert option. They satisfy that ice cream craving and they are worth minimal points with Weight Watchers.
Want a rich chocolate fix - look no further than a chocolate flavoured Paddle Pop ice cream block. YUM!!!

Devon-Kiwi Toast: - This based on the delicious Devonshire Teas I remember getting on our trips around NZ.
Toast - 1x slice per person then cover with Apricot conserve - my choice, but any fruit topping will do nicely. Then spray canned whipped cream over the topping. Don't be concerned about the use of cream here - canned whipped cream has far less fat = looks lots but mostly air.
Please try this delicious, decadent, dessert that is prepared in minutes. It is really YUM! :)

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Hippo Food Account: Day 8 Friday Jan 21

This morning I had Brunch by choice as I was doing stuff on the computer in the morning. I feel that I made solid choices though so here is the breakdown of the day so far.
  • Brunch 
1x large potatoe  - steamed and finished off in the pan dry fried with a smear of garlic butter. :) :)
1/2 teaspoon of garlic butter - adds a ton of flavor and don't need a lot at all :) 
3x sizzlers ( these are processed, skinless, sausages. )  Not such a good choice as I thought it was. :(
These are worth 2 + 1/2 points each in the WW books so I will have to watch these. but I will count this as a main meal so not a disaster. Just a heads up for the future.

  • Snack  
I decided to have a wee treat today so I had a paddle pop ice cream on a stick...only worth 1 point as it happens so fantastic choice for a snack or even a dessert option.
10x ice cream cones - I just munch on these when I get a bit of a foody craving for other5 things I used to scoff at will randomly throughout the day. They full the spot nicely.  So far a reasonable day  so 1x :)  Rose

  • Dinner 
I made good choices in the food I ate but I think I ate a bit too much of it so not too happy with myself at the moment. :) Still here is the dinner I had so I can only write it down and move on from it.
3x cups of boiled rice - I didn't measure the quantity but i used 1 small cup of raw rice and I ate it all when it was cooked. I think it was about 3 cups boiled - which is far too much to eat at one time so... :( :( :(
Added to the rice was about 1.5 cups of frozed chopped veges from a packet and 4 pieces of sun dried tomatoesand 1 tablespoon of the flavoured olive oil from the sun dried tomatoe jar.
Really a low fat healthy meal - but far too much quantity wise so not a good choice. At least 3x :) for this
  • Dessert
1x Paddlepop ice block - Easy option and not too bad point wise.

But still this day was a pretty dismal one considering the great start. It just shows how easy it is to slip back into old ways. I made the mistake of using a dinner plate thinking I would stop when I was full - not this time.
So from tomorrow it is back to the small side plate size for my main meals- lesson learned, Rose NZ
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