Cook Yourself Thin

Hi everyone

Well as many of you know I love to eat. I like all kids of food and don’t believe in dieting. However in keeping with all things yum, I have recently become a convert of a UK show called ‘Cook Yourself Thin’. There are four 30-something spunky girls who are either chefs or foodies and who show everyday women how to drop a dress size by tweaking the stuff they love to eat.  They also test popular diet products and bust the fake ones....very interesting!

If I miss the show, for whatever reason, I get inspired by their website which has loads of recipes that will inspire all of us to eat well and look after our bodies.  Click on the link below to check the site out.

http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/cook-yourself-thin/

The basic idea of the show is that you eat the stuff you love but these girls help find a way to use less fat, salt and sugar and reduce the overall calories ~ sounds good doesn't it?

Today I have made an amazing chicken soup and a great lemon cake which uses 2 whole lemons, boiled and smooshed, instead of butter.  Creamy is my favourite texture and butter would have to be one of weaknesses (yum all the way!) but these girls show you lots of healthy ways to get the texture and tastes that you love without as many calories.

The fact is that dieting is tedious and boring and doesn’t work in the long term ~ we've all tried something.  Statistics tell us that we will inevitably revert back to our eating habits that are engrained and the weight goes back on.  So, perhaps taking what we like to eat and making it better for us is the way to go to improve our health and shed a few pounds along the way.

Obviously moving is another key and we need to consume less and move more, but why not think about foods you love and think about how you could make some small changes that could make a big difference?  This approach works equally as well with the kids and we will share some familyroom secrets about this in coming posts....stay tuned.

Check the girls out either on TV or on the net, it’s a bit of fun….

Lv Jane