It's been how long...

Wow doesn't time fly when your having fun.  It's been four days since I last posted a Blog entry, so whats been going on?

Well i've been off work all week so essentially it's been an amazing week, but it gets better than just being off work.  So after the long walk and weigh in on Tuesday where i lost another 8lb (I just like to see it again and again) i decided that i needed a well earned "Cheat Wednesday".

Cheat Wednesday
Feels bad writing that but its what it was i decided that when i started loosing the weight that for every 1st lost i would have a "cheat day".  The cheat of choice on Wednesday was to go to Durham and splurge in "La Tasca" and enjoy Tapas To Share that is 2 dine for £12. So what we ate.

1. CALAMARES ANDALUZA
2. PAELLA VALENCIANA
3. CHORIZO FRITO AL VINO
4. PISTO MANCHEGO
5. MELÓN GALIA Y JAMÓN SERRANO

I also partook in a single(ish) glass on Sangria oh and desert was courtesy of SEVILLE ORANGE & CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CHEESECAKE.  While in Durham we also bought some amazing Tiger Prawns and a Squid yes a whole squid those however are another days story.  For tea on Wednesday was another bit of a cheat as we had Morocan Cod with roasted mini new potatoes and carrots and peas.  The potatoes where done using the standard Slimming world technique of FRY LIGHT but to make it a little different we added a half tablespoon of paprika and some crushed garlic for a little oomph! 

Back to plan for the rest of the week Thursday was Ham salad for lunch and the Squid and Prawns for tea. The prawns had been left overnight in teriyaki sauce to soak in all the flavour.  The sauce was added back to the pan heated till simmering then the prawns added to the pan to cook them.  The Squid on the other hand was a complete balls up!  yes i used a naughty word but i followed the fishmongers advice of rinse the Squid then dry out using Rock salt as the drier the squid is the better it cooks, laura made up a lime juice/oil/chilli style thing that poured over the squid.  The balls up came with the rock salt... the squid seemed to absorb all the salt and when cooked it just kept all the salt to itself.  Needs to say the it was bloody awful far far to salty.  next time NO SALT alt all and dry on kitchen paper.

Friday lunch was a selection of Hams and Tomatoes. friday tea was a chicken salad (all skin removed on mine) very boring food day as I was to excited setting up the new toy 

Yes thats a 27" iMac with the Intel Core I5 processor.  It is utterly amazing for playing WoW on i feel like i am the big cow on the screen.

Saturday was another salad this time with was with beef before heading to the cinema to watch Matt Damon latest film The Adjustment Bureau, and i must say it was a great film.  I was good and refraind from all the nommy popcorn and settled for a sandwich some mango. For tea we had yummy Gammon with poached eggs, seems Laura needs to perfect her timings as she forgot to cook the potatoes and peas, oh well the gammon and eggs were perfect by themselves.

Well thats it for my week off.  Tomorrow will be Sunday lunch ala Sue well at least the chicken will be ala Sue as my mam will be out of the building for dinner so we'll be eating a whole chicken and all her food, smashing all her ornaments and terrorising Jessie =P