Weight loss accountability/support 2025 edition

Nice!

Thanks for the tortilla tips too.

Today featured a brisk walk with the dog down to the fishmonger on the quay to buy a manx kipper for £3. Grilled it with some sliced tomato and had a handful of cornichon on the side. Not bad.

Tonight we're having Halloumi pepper stew, it's a recipe my wife picked up when doing weight watchers a few years ago and we liked it so much it's still on regular rotation. It's super easy.

In a medium saucepan, sweat down one roughly chopped red onion, one chopped red bell pepper and a load of garlic in a bit of olive oil. Then add a tin of chopped tomatoes, a couple of handfuls of fresh whole cherry tomatoes, a tin of chickpeas and half a small jar of rose harissa (or the separate spices if preferred). The harissa we use has a nice star anise thing happening which I really like. Bring it to a simmer then turn down to the lowest possible heat and leave for at least half an hour, much better for a couple of hours. Add a few fresh herbs of your choice just before serving and top with fried halloumi slices.

I use the leftovers as a rough shakshuka equivalent for the next day's lunch. Just heat it back up in a small frying pan and add a couple of eggs. It's always eaten straight out of the pan - usually standing up for guaranteed mouth burns.

I find the Mob website quite good for batch cooking stuff, a whole range of things and they finally got an app - some of it is subscription based but if you get one of their offers at like £20 for a year it's not bad at all...

Are you prepping just for you?

As I find cooking for just me sad.

Thank you for the reply and will take note

My partner also works from home so I've been running a canteen service

If I was just cooking for myself then it would not be so gourmet. Altho actually the gojuchang noodles with egg is a recipe I often crack out when I'm cooking solo as it's v easy to put together and takes minimal prep (especially if you're a lazy arsehole like me and buy expensive stupid things like pre-chopped garlic, ginger and chilli).

Losing weight is a pretty solitary activity, where often your friends, family and even family aren’t necessarily the most understanding or helpful.
Which is why this thread is really valuable.

Cooking seperate food for yourself compared to family, SOs can be quite tough, so meal prepping can really help.

If you go to an international foods shop, you will find minced garlic and ginger for insanely cheap prices.

Got 750g jar of ginger and garlic puree (with relatively minimal additives, salt, rapeseed oil, touch of sugar etc) for £2.50. For quick sauces it’s perfect.

Look in the freezer section, frozen garlic/ginger cubes are really quick and easy to use.