HJ - When I mentioned a vego night to DH he wasn't at all impressed. But I didn't tell him what night it was going to be. The first one I did a spag bol type recipe, but used lenils and bulgur (not sure if that is even close to being spelled correctly) instead of mince. Made sure that I had heaps of chunky vegetables in it (capsicum, chunky tomato bits, mushrooms) and lots and lots of herbs basil, oregano, thyme, so that it was tasty and chunky. He didn't even know there was no mince in it till I told him when he'd finished eating it!
I put 1/4cup of maple syrup in my banana oat cookies (I have a bit of a sweet tooth and not sure they'd have gone down so well sweetenerless) so maybe that was the difference when I made them.
Kirst - Sounds like your DS likes his healthy food as much as you do! That's fantastic!
Ammaki - those muffins sound pretty yummy.
JLeigh - Unfortunately all my sweet recipes are anything but healthy. That having been said I reckon Cherished banana oat cookies with 1/4cup of honey or maple syrup might fit.
Well, I've just eaten 2 scones with jam and cream for morning tea and am about to back up to go out to lunch with my parents and grandfather, so not much healthy eating going on for me atm!
I too have decided that one night a week will be vego (and yep, any more and DH would attack!). Last night I did sweet potato and garlic soup with my soy and linseed garlic bread - I didn't get my soup for lunch so I needed a fix! DH has taken the leftovers to work so it obviously passed his test! I added some extra light Philly cheese and it was soooo creamy!
Kirsten - The lemon and yoghurt cake sounds fantastic! I always halve the sugar in recipes too!
hj1981 - I added 2 tablespoons of brown sugar to the cookies (so I can't call them sugarless anymore either!). Maybe they just weren't to your taste.
Audax - I meant to say ta for your recipe ideas last time! You sound very talented.
Cherished - Yep, be thankful you don't have a DH who 'needs' meat in almost every meal. Actually, mine isn't bad at all - we have very small portions of meat, and he loves seafood and chicken, so we only end up eating meat 2 or 3 times a week.
Tonight is kangaroo roast - very high in protein and low in fat! Sorry vegos, but yummy!
hey had to duck back in for a quick update... my "healthy" has been awol. Copped gastro on Sun night - vomited ~30 times in ~12 hours and ended up in hossie on drip + zofran. Back at home & still recovering, have managed to get down a bowl of Audax's yummy soup but otherwise just crackers & toast for me atm. Am now coping with the secondary bit of gastro (the "other" end ) so hope to be back on the healthy wagon... erm.. maybe next week when I might be able to eat again properly
Have to say, what kinda karmic reward is gastro... the VERY day I decide to start being healthier!! (admittedly DS had it on Fri night so mebbe I should be so surprised - I just copped the PG special version!).
Great to see everyone else is going well & look forward to being back soon.
This thread is a cross between the old Diet & Weightloss thread i used to be apart of & the old 12+ Month TTC thread with all the people in it LOL. Love it!
HJ - So glad Dh liked the slice. I asked DF about the veg night once a week and i got "that" look... lol
Belfie - Wow havent you had an interesting week get better soon hun xoxo
Jleigh - enjoy your roast.. ive never had kangaroo before but i have been told its nice.
Hi!! to everyone else, sorry for lack of personals, a bit busy with DD atm.
AFM - I lost another 2.2 kg this week so Im pretty happy with that. I go back to my FS on the 8th June so hopfully by then I would have lost 20kg atleast and she will give me some fertility drugs. Been abit slack this week, so about to put DD to bed and get on the exercise bike. The Monday weigh ins come around so quick lol.
Whats everyone having for tea tonight? Im having Sweet Chilli Chicken Stirfry, loaded with Vegies!
Dr Tal - LOL thats funny how ur DH didnt even know there was no meat in it! now thats not such a bad idea - i might have to try the spaghetti bog also! but what is bulgur???? hahahaha
and yep maybe i should of put some honey or sugar in my cookies! LOL
JLeigh29 - You crack me up! now im craving scones with jam and cream! YUMMO! can u post the recipe for your soup? sounds so very yummy! and if your DH liked it than i guess its gotta be good! and AWWWWW poor Kangaroo!!!!!!!
belfie - hope your feeling much much better today! LOL goes to show tho that sometimes being healthy isnt good for you!
MM - WOW You are doing such and AMAZING job! well done im so very proud and happy for you!
Ammaki - SPILL....... what did u eat??? u gotta tell us so we can but u in the naughty corner! LOL - was it worse than my............. hot dogs?
Kirsten - you must spill also Missy!!!!
C1 - how you going? ur lucky u dont have probs with vego night! LOL - i quiet enjoyed it and am sticking to it once a week - its good for DD also to make sure she is getting pleanty of vegies! although at this stage she LOVES them which is great!
Oh hj ive had so many hot dogs cravings! Its ok, i put myself in the naughty corner..
Jumped on the scales this morning for the first time in a while did NOT liek what i saw. Time to buckle down. No more naughty bits & pieces...
I have an appointment with a nutritionist next week; im going to ask him how to go about possible losing some of this weight healthily. I was over weight before falling pg so dont panic, im not a stick panicing over the kilos haha. I really shouldnt have gained at all
Ammaki - Don't be too hard on yourself about having gained weight. No where have I ever heard that if you were overweight before being pregnant that you should not gain any weight when pregnant (I could be living in a bubble, but I doubt it). Not that pregnancy should be an excuse to eat whatever you want and not be healthy, but don't beat yourself up for having gained weight.
HJ - Bulgur is a whole grain. You can usually get it at health stores, or if you have a middle eastern specialty store near where you live you can probably get it there as well. It's sort of similar to couscous but is supposidly more healthy (Not sure if that's true or now, but I heard it somewhere). It sort of makes the pasta sauce have that grainy texture that it would have it you had really fine mince in it.
Belfie - I'll PM you my mum's potato fudge recipe (I seem to have missplaced my recipe and can't remember it ) after she e-mails me with it (she's visiting my brother at the moment, so it might be a couple of days). I won't post it on here because it's anything but healthy and I refuse to be the downfall of healthy eating in this thread
MM - Scallops are a mollusk (but VERY different to clams and pipis and the like). I LOVE them they probably come close to being my favourite seafood. Belfie probably did a good job describing them. I like mine without the roe (orange bit) though.
AFM - This weekend on the exercise front (well kinda) I am planning on mowing the lawn (assuming it doesn't rain again). I also want to do some weeding and pruning in my garden beds. I will be cleaning out my bird cages and cleaning my fish tanks. Then I am hoping to finish painting the baby's room. I am also hoping that I can get DH to walk the dogs with me (assuming he gets home from work at a reasonable hour) tonight and each night over the long weekend. On Monday I am hoping to be able to bring my horse up and do some circle work with him (that always uses up HEAPS of energy) and depending on how well he listens there I might get DH to have a ride and if he behaves for DH I'm hoping to be able to ride him in the yards for 20-30 minutes or so
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What's this talk about ice cream!!! YUM I will haveto check that out 
I think one night a week vego for you will be great, good on you!
I have to go.... I'm at work... bakc later for persies and my goals for the weekend 
) so hope to be back on the healthy wagon... erm.. maybe next week when I might be able to eat again properly 
get better soon hun xoxo
Im not posting what i just ate. It was naughty... 
hope your feeling much much better today! LOL goes to show tho that sometimes being healthy isnt good for you! 
im so very proud and happy for you!
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