That's heavy!!!

A funny thing happenned this afternoon in the carpark at Bunnings. Well this will only be funny to those fighting the weight loss battle. DH & I had to get some bits and pieces including some bags of sand. When we got back to the car, while DH was lifting the first one into the boot I picked up the next one to hand to him. I struggled to lift it a few inches before exclaiming how heavy 20 kilo's was. As I said it we both realised that was exactly what I have just lost over the last 8 months and I was quite blown away. I know people often say think of a bag of potatoes etc but I don't make a habit of picking up 4 bags of potatoes in the grocery store - LOL. That was probably the first time I had handled 20 kilo's in that form and boy it was a great motivator to envisage carrying that around with me. We had a lovely walk in the early evening and I was bounding up the hills ( well as much as I can ever bound anywhere) very pleased with myself that it was 20 kilo's less to carry up.
We had one of our favourite dinners tonight that we have been having for a few years. Everyone likes it which is good in our house. I will post it here for anyone that may like to try it. It's actually from WW Simply The Best 2004.


Satay pork and noodle stir-fry
Serves 6 for 5 points per serve or 4 for 7.5 points per serve

440 grams Udon noodles
400 grams prok fillet, thinly sliced
2 tsp minced garlic
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
3/4 cup vegetable stock
1/3 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/4 cup sweet chilli sauce
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp soy sauce
500 gram pack of frozen Asian style veg

1. Place the noodles in a large bowl. Cover with boiling water and, using a fork, gently separate them. Drain well. 2. Coat a pan with cooking spray, heat and add the pork. Cook, while stirring, until pork is well browned and tender. Remove from the pan. 3. Add the garlic and onion the the same pan and stir-fry until soft. Stir in the stock, peanut butter, sweet chilli sauce, lemon juice and soy sauce. Stir in the vegetables and allow to simmer for about 4 minutes or until vegetables are cooked. 4. Stir in the pork and noodles and cook until all ingredients are hot. Serve.

The above is exactly from the book. I don't bother to soak the noodles. I find there is enough sauce to add them before the meat at the end and they soften up fine. I always add more vegies to make it go further. I use smooth peanut butter and try not to have a spoonful for me too! The pork fillet is beautiful but I also use chicken or prawns. It's really nice and well worth a try. It also reheats really well for leftovers. Let me know if anyone already makes this or tries it.

I'm off to read some of my visitors blogs. I doubt I'll get through them all in one night as it will be hard not to read the whole lot!!!