SP Days for Vegetarians

I LOVE a good curry and some of my favourite vegetarian indian dishes are also SW friendly - fantastic news! When I first started attempting SP days, my biggest challenge is what I could eat that would be filling and protein packed. To this end, the day I discovered that I could use beans and pulses as part of the SP plan was a good day indeed. This warming, aromatic dish is delicious, quick to make and full of filling protein. I've served it here with rocket salad and 45g of baked reduced fat halloumi (as my Healthy Extra A for the day) but you could also serve it with a Weight Watchers Low Fat Wrap (one of your 2 Healthy Extra B portions allowed during an SP day) or roasted butternut squash chunks. On a really hungry day you could also make a lentil dahl to boost this (recipe for my favourite version to follow in later posts). A quick recommendation on chick peas for those following the plan. I simply don't have the patience (or the organisat...

I've been following the Slimming World plan since March 2017 and found it really works for me (2 stone 7 lbs to date - whoo!). As time has progressed I wanted to boost my weight loss further by trying some of the 'SP' (speed & protein) days suggested by my consultant. As with some of the other features of the SW plan I found it took me a while to understand the terminology surrounding the SP idea. My husband seems pretty convinced I've joined a cult given that I seem to be speaking in code half the time, talking about 'body magic', 'speed foods' and 'syns'. SP - WTF? Basically, the concept of the SP part of the 'Extra Easy' Slimming World plan is that by focusing on foods that fit into the 'speed' category (low calorie fruits and vegetables) or protein rich foods you can lose weight more rapidly than on the main plan. If this all makes no sense at all, or you are brand new to Slimming World all together, I'd recomm...