Slimming World Coltness & New Stevenston with Christopher

⭐ SUNDAY ROAST ⭐

A full on roast dinner, Slimming World style😍
Who says you've got to miss out on your favourites when it comes to Food Optimising? You absolutely do not, and Slimming World Kitchen has made it easier than ever delivering all the pre-portioned ingredients I needed right to the door🙌✅

Roast chicken, carrots, parsnips, broccoli, mini roast potatoes and the most incredible onion and bacon gravy I think I've ever tasted!🤤

Come along and join us this week and I might even share the recipe with you as a little sneak peek😉...

📅MONDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St Aidan's Parish Hall, Coltness, ML2 7EX

📅 TUESDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St John Bosco Parish Centre, New Stevenston, ML1 4JT

☎️ Get in touch on 07474 475822

⭐ HASH BROWN SUNDAYS ⭐

Kicking off our Sunday with a great big cooked breakfast as usual but this morning we finally tried out the hash brown recipe from Slimming World's Airfryer & Friends recipe book and omg they were unbelievable!🤯😋

Although to be fair, the most unbelievable thing was that Stuart Malcolm actually cooked and I got to have a long lie and a coffee in bed🤣☕

⭐ SUNNY SATURDAYS ⭐

The perfect lunch on a perfect sunny day!🌞 I prepped a massive couscous yesterday packed with speed free food and today I had it with even more speedy salad, pickles, cold meat, a little cheese and homemade coleslaw and the most incredible charred spring onion dip from an old Slimming World magazine, just delicious!😋

⭐ MAN OF THE YEAR 2024 ⭐

Doing it for the boys, how good does Matthew look almost 17st lighter!!😍🤯 What an inspiring story, well worth a read!⤵️

Show some love for our ✨Man of the Year 2024✨ Matthew Flanagan, who’s reached his weight loss dreams with Slimming World 👋.

Being 31st at 19, doctors told Matthew that he would be lucky to outlive the year. This was the wake-up call he needed to put his health first and make a change.

Click the link to see how he turned his own life around – and how losing weight has meant he can help his sister with a kidney transplant ❤️: https://ow.ly/j02Z50T4PNC

⭐ LUNCHTIME WINS ⭐

So I didn't really have time to make a big cooked lunch today as it's group day and I'm on my way to help and support all my fab Monday members!🥰 I spotted this Warburtons Protein Power bread in the new Slimming World magazine and I had to try it, it was so good!

We had one slice each as an open sandwich with salad, chicken breast, cheese, pickled pink slaw and some popchips and a Lindahls Kvarg on the side😋🥪 A meal deal from the supermarket would have easily cost me 30+ syns, whereas I had all this for just 4 instead!🤯

📅MONDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St Aidan's Parish Hall, Coltness, ML2 7EX

📅 TUESDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St John Bosco Parish Centre, New Stevenston, ML1 4JT

☎️ Get in touch on 07474 475822

⭐ BEFORE & AFTER ⭐

I had some time this afternoon when I had lunch in the oven so I got a head start on dinner, chopped and peeled all my veggies and marinated some chicken ready to throw it all together tonight while my noodles were cooking and voila, chokka chicken chow mein ready in about 10 minutes, how amazing!🍜

⭐ SMOKY CHICKEN, WEDGES & SLAW ⭐

Well Slimming World Kitchen knocked it out of the park yet again tonight! This was the first time I've really tweaked a recipe and I switched out pork strips for chicken and added a few extras to the sauce to make it a little more our taste😋

Loved knowing that it was all totally free food and I could add some bits & bobs to spice it up a little, plus I'll use the pork strips for another dish when I'm home alone so there's nothing going to waste!👌🏼

⭐ COFFEE CATCH-UPS ⭐

Yes you can go out for a coffee with friends and still keep your weightloss on track, it's all about optimising!

Large black americano, splash of milk from my Healthy Extra A Choice allowance and I even snuck in a cheeky new gingerbread hi-fi bar as a little treat☕ One eye on what's going on in the supermarket underneath because I'm always people-watching!🤣

Come and join us next week in group and learn how you can socialise in every situation and still keep your weight loss on track💪

📅MONDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St Aidan's Parish Hall, Coltness, ML2 7EX

📅 TUESDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St John Bosco Parish Centre, New Stevenston, ML1 4JT

☎️ Get in touch on 07474 475822

⭐ FRIDGE RAID DINNER ⭐

So there wasn't really much in the fridge today, and rather than use that excuse to make a poorer choice I took some inspiration from a few TikTok creators I'm loving and raided the fridge, freezer and cupboards to come up with this soy & ginger chicken, cucumber salad and edamame beans🍜

It's kept my weightloss on track, it's used up loads of sad looking veg in the bottom of the fridge and it was so so tasty!😋

⭐ EXCITING DELIVERIES ⭐

Our brand new Slimming World magazine is on sale in group next week and it's an absolute cracker as ever!🙌 Grab your copy next Monday or Tuesday for just £1.95 in group and get all the inspiration, motivation and recipe ideas you could need to see you through the next few months❤️

Plus I got a sneaky preview of the brand new Limited Edition gingerbread hi-fi bars coming to group soon, and they are absolutely delish! Stay tuned for more details in group next week😋😉

📅MONDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St Aidan's Parish Hall, Coltness, ML2 7EX

📅 TUESDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St John Bosco Parish Centre, New Stevenston, ML1 4JT

☎️ Get in touch on 07474 475822

⭐ SUPER SPEEDY CURRY ⭐

Last night we enjoyed another Slimming World Kitchen meal that was absolutely delicious, packed full of speed free food and ready in less than 30 mins, it was amazing!!😍

Chicken curry with jewelled broccoli rice and mint, who would have thought to top a chicken curry with pomegranate seeds but it was so good! I love that I'm getting so many new ideas that I can recreate myself!🙌

Looking forward to a chilled weekend before another fab week of groups, if you've love to come along then get in touch❤️ Xx

⭐ NEW GROUP ALERT ⭐

For anyone living or working in West Lothian, check out these new Slimming World groups launching this week!🐝🐝

Peek the Slimming World themed nails too, so cute!😍💅🏼

The sun is shining ☀️ and it’s the perfect day to start getting Leaflets’s out for my new Slimming World groups in Livingston
My groups meet in Geddes House, Kirkton North Road on Thursdays at 5:30pm & 7pm and Saturdays at 8am & 9:30am
It would be great to see you there or message me on 07895 222326 for details of our special August joining offers 😊
Gaye x

⭐ LOADED FRIES ⭐

Another absolute winner from Slimming World Kitchen with this Tikka Masala loaded fries, I loved it! You never know, this recipe might even make an appearance as a group raffle soon...🤔

Chips topped with a veggie-loaded chicken tikka masala, super quick homemade pickled red onion and diced mango, what a combo! I'm not a mango lover but it was an absolute game-changer on this one!!😍🥭

⭐ BREAKFAST BANGERS ⭐

Stuart's off for a work trip later with a long travelling day and I've got a day of admin ahead planning for my fab groups, so we made sure to have a proper breakfast to keep us going all morning long😍

Focusing on getting some speed free food in there with loads of fried onions, tomatoes for Stuart and mushrooms for me, and on protein rich Free Food with Simon Howie Butchers bacon, Slimming World sausage patties from Iceland Foods, scrambled egg, and some delicious Malcolm Allan Family Butchers light sausages for 1.5 syns each. Air-fried potatoes and baked beans in there for good measure too🤣

The perfect set-up for the perfect day, happy Thursday everyone!🥰

⭐ CANDID CAMERA ⭐

Stuart caught me mid-chuckle and escaping from the rain at our first weekend of the Fringe this year, we're having a brilliant time!🎉

The perfect weekend before another week of helping and supporting my fab members, and if you want to come and join us this week I'd love to see you there❤️

📅MONDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St Aidan's Parish Hall, Coltness, ML2 7EX

📅 TUESDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St John Bosco Parish Centre, New Stevenston, ML1 4JT

☎️ Get in touch on 07474 475822

⭐ FAKEAWAY FAVOURITE ⭐

I spent this afternoon having a good look through the Slimming World app picking out some new things to try this week and came across this sticky chicken recipe so I just had to give it a go!

It's saved me a fortune on a takeaway, protected my weightloss, and there's plenty left over for tomorrow's lunch, absolute winner!😋

I served it with some Iceland Foods steamed rice that I just popped in the microwave and some roasted veggies so it was super quick and easy too!🥦🥕

Well this was a bit special😍

We hae meat skinny burgers are one of my favourite finds ever! It's so important to me to be able to eat the food I love and keep my weightloss on track and they help me do exactly that!😋❤️

Tonight I'm having mine with bacon, cheese & fried onions on a wholemeal roll with air-fried chips, a big side salad and using some Syns for 50g of Morrisons yoghurt slaw, so tasty!!🍔🍟🥗

⭐ SUPER SHAWARMA ⭐

Well it's been an absolutely rotten week for me but there's no time like the present to draw a line and move forward, and a Slimming World Kitchen box arrived just on time today to help me get back in the swing of things!💪

This chicken shawarma, houmous and wedges was the quickest recipe I've made so far and was absolutely delicious, and who knew I liked a radish!?🥙

Excited to be back to Food Optimising 100% and even more excited to get back to group tomorrow to see my fab members, I'd love to see some new faces too!❤️

📅MONDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St Aidan's Parish Hall, Coltness, ML2 7EX

📅 TUESDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St John Bosco Parish Centre, New Stevenston, ML1 4JT

☎️ Get in touch on 07474 475822

⭐ MEXICAN MORNINGS ⭐

So it might look a bit rough round the edges but this Huevos Rancheros recipe from Slimming World Kitchen was absolutely delicious!😍🇲🇽

This one was so easy to prepare and packed full of speedy veg and protein-rich beans, topped with some poached eggs and a lime & coriander salsa and served with Warburtons wholemeal pittas as a Healthy Extra B Choice to dip in😋

The perfect breakfast to keep me going through a busy group day!💪🏼

⭐ CELEBRATION SUNDAYS ⭐

I've spent this Sunday celebrating my mum's very special birthday and I couldn't be prouder of the difference in us both compared to just a few years ago, it was the perfect opportunity for a before & after!🎉

Happy birthday mama, love you to the moon & back! Now let's get to target together😉💕

⭐ BACK AT IT ⭐

So I'm back from my holidays, back to group this morning and back to Food Optimising 100% and it feels so good!💪 (well apart from the rain and not being able to lie on a sunbed all day😢)

I'm feeling so refreshed and relaxed and with a new goal in mind, a plan to get there and a brand new mindset, Operation Target for my 30th birthday is underway!🎯

So ready to get back to work next week helping and supporting all my fab members in Coltness & New Stevenston and it would be amazing to welcome some newbies too!🥰

📅MONDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St Aidan's Parish Hall, Coltness, ML2 7EX

📅 TUESDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St John Bosco Parish Centre, New Stevenston, ML1 4JT

☎️ Get in touch on 07474 475822

⭐ SLIMMING WORLD KITCHEN ⭐

It's been a brilliant few days trying out our first Slimming World Kitchen box and I've absolutely loved all three recipes we chose this week! We've had hunter's chicken with green beans and roasties, a chunky chana masala with chickpeas and apple and the most gorgeous peri-peri chicken with rice and rainbow slaw tonight😋

Each one took me about 35 mins tops to make, I've been able to try some new things that I'll definitely recreate in future, and it's been so eye-opening to see just how much Speed Free Food I wasn't having before🤣

Find out more in group next week or have a nosey on the website at www.slimmingworldkitchen.co.uk, I can't recommend it enough!😍 x

⭐ BREAKFAST BEAUTY ⭐

Monday's are always a busy one for me so it's so important to make sure I'm properly filled up on as much Free Food as possible to keep me going all the way through the day, and this was an absolute winner this morning!😋

Bacon, turkey rashers, Slimming World Sausage Patties, scrambled egg, air-fried tinned potatoes, fried onion, beans, Aldi UK hash brown waffles and a Warburtons wholemeal pitta as a Healthy Extra B Choice, plus I wouldn't normally have orange juice anymore but the milkman sent us a free bottle and who am I to turn down a freebie!?🤣 So I measured out 150mls each for 3 Syns, delicious!

⭐ SUNDAY STEPS ⭐

Had to finish June off on a high by getting out & about to get some steps in, it's amazing how some fresh air and exercise makes you feel so much better and so much more committed to eating well too!🏋️‍♂️

I even managed to stop off for a cheeky McDonalds coffee to keep me going on the way home, the only downside was the hayfever absolutely destroying me hence the sunglasses on a very cloudy day😎

Made it back in time to enjoy this gorg baked feta & tomato pasta, and now I'm having a lil sneak peek of the brand new Slimming World magazine available to buy for just £1.95 in group this week, it's a cracker!😍

⭐ WEDNESDAY NIGHT WONDER ⭐

My absolute danger zone is always a Wednesday night after two group days, so my strategy has been to make sure the fridge is full and I've planned something I'm really looking forward to that feels like a proper treat🍔🍟

So tonight I'm having a We hae meat skinny burger with bacon, cheese and onion, air-fried chips, salad with pink pickled onions and some homemade coleslaw. This was incredible!😋

I picked up some of these new protein bagel thins as a Healthy Extra B Choice and this honey chipotle bbq sauce for 1 syn per tbsp too, and both were fab! X

⭐ PASTA LA VISTA ⭐

Another random one tonight that started off as one thing and then became another, I'm calling it a pulled chicken pasta-pizza bake🤣

Pressure cooked some chicken in the ninja, mixed it with some pasta and frozen veggies that I'd fried off, made up a super quick tomato sauce with some passata, herbs & spices, and topped it with pepperoni and reduced fat mozzarella before sticking it under the grill🍝🍕

Well it wasn't what it was supposed to be, but it was absolutely delicious and something I'll definitely try again!😋

⭐ SATURDAY NIGHT SENSATION ⭐

I had the intention of making a greek-inspired chicken gyros thing for dinner tonight, but half way through cooking I realised I didn't actually have half of what I needed to do that🤣

So instead, it evolved in to fajita chicken and air-fried chips made with JD Seasonings - Rubs & Meal kits, some charred spring onion dip from a recent Slimming World magazine (which has fast become my favourite dip in the world!😍), some reduced fat feta as a Healthy Extra A choice, and a Dina Foods Ltd wholemeal flatbread as a Healthy Extra B choice to wrap it all up in😋🌯

A bit random but absolutely delicious and completely syn-free, an absolute winner!💪

⭐ EGG-CELLENT EATS ⭐

Had a great morning at group helping me make a solid plan to nail my weight loss goals for the week ahead💪

So we're shaking things up this morning with a breakfast omelette and beans, packed full of speedy veggies to boost our weightloss and protein-rich Free Food to keep us feeling fuller for longer🍳😋

If you fancy getting started on your own weight loss journey this summer, come along and join us next week❤️

📅MONDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St Aidan's Parish Hall, Coltness, ML2 7EX

📅 TUESDAY at 5.30PM and 7PM
📍 St John Bosco Parish Centre, New Stevenston, ML1 4JT

☎️ Get in touch on 07474 475822

⭐ RISOTTO-RIFIC ⭐

I'm heading out tonight so I'm making sure to properly fill up on as much free food as I can before I head out to keep myself on track!💪

Super speedy and quick lunchtime risotto packed full of veggies, bacon medallions and chicken sausages and topped with some Healthy Extra A Choice cheese, delicious!😋