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My Life's lessons 27th January 2018

Finding Sarah ?

So here I am , yet again , trying to figure out what it is I want in life , where I’m supposed to be. Only to realise that what I want isn’t always what I will get….. right? And that I won’t always end up where I want to be or thought I would be. For those following me a while, ye will know my story. For those who are new , it won’t take long to figure me out. I’m 27, a single mom to my gorgeous son Luke (16 months old) , I’m self employed I work as a Slimming World Consultant with 4 groups Tuesday’s 5.30pm 7.30pm Wednesdays 7.30am 9.30am at The Commons Inn Hotel Cork City. I started this Blog originally to help myself with my weightloss for a few weeks in the lead up to my sister’s wedding (currently down 7 stone 2.5pounds) but…

Recipes 14th August 2017

Chilli Beef Nachos – Syn Free

Hey all ???? SNAPCHAT : fatnflabfitnfab FACEBOOK : Sarah’s fatnflab2fitfab Journey INSTAGRAM : fatnflab2fitnfabx EMAIL : fatnflab2fitnfab@yahoo.com These are amazing!!!!! What you will need : Chilli beef: 1 Pack of extra lean mince – Free & Protein 1 Tin Kidney Beans – Free & Protein 1 tub of Passata – Free & Speed Yellow pepper & red pepper – Free & Speed 1 onion – Free & Speed Garlic salt , Cayenne pepper , Chilli powder , Chilli flakes – Free Fry light – Free 40g mozarella HeXa Spinach – Speed Jalepenos- Speed Speedy Salsa: 1 tub of Pasatta , 1 green pepper , 1 onion , half a jar of Jalepenos – Speed & Free Nachos: 1 Fitzgerald multiseed & cereal wrap – HexB Sea salt & sweet paprika – Free Sour cream: Dollop of quark , garlic salt & mixed herbs – Free & Protein. How to make…

Recipes 30th July 2017

Salted Caramel Muffins

Your HexB for 6 muffins 4 syns for 15g of Nutella (optional) What you will need : 40g Porridge oats – 7syns or HexB 1 egg – Free & Protein 1 Large Dollops Quark – Free & Protein Vanilla Essence – 1/4 bottle – Free Salted Caramel Essence – 1/4 bottle – Free Carefree Sweet Caramel Syrup – 1/4 bottle 6 silicone cake holders Fry light How to make: Preheat oven to 180°c Measure your 40g of oats Add in : Egg Quark Vanilla Essence Salted Caramel Essence Sweet Caramel Syrup. Pop the mixture into the holders. At this point you can add in your nutella between the 6 cakes . Spray the holders with fry light. Pop into oven for 20-30 minutes.

My Life x 22nd May 2017

The week of an unexpected gain……

So as most of ye know from my Snapchat: fatnflabfitnfab on Saturday I weighed in with a gain of 2.5pounds. I wanted to write this for all those who have been where I was , for all those who have felt the disappointment. Now lets be real about it , I cant hide much of what I eat , mainly because Im to honest. If I ate the lamb of god and all his apostles id tell all of my followers because I spent long enough hiding what I ate and where did it get me??? Overweight, unhappy and eating myself into an early grave. So I am very thankful for my 12k+ followers, they helped me get where I am today. So here I am , 7am on a gorgeous Saturday morning heading to my Slimming World Group in Glanmire (Cork) with one of the most amazing Consultants ever…

Recipes 27th January 2017

Sarah’s Smokey Bacon Chicken Baguette Slimmers Style!

What you will need : Pure Bred Gluten Free Roll – HexB or 4 syns (available at Dunnes & tesco) Chicken Breast Bacon Medallions (3) 1 onion Jalapeños Lighter than light mayo – 2 tbsp (1 syn) Garlic salt Fry light Mozzarella 40g (HexA) Srirachi Hot sauce – 1tbsp (0.5syn) Your how to: Preheat oven to 180°c Boil your chicken breast or fry in Fry light whichever you prefer When it’s cooked slice it. Get out your weighing scales Weigh your 40g of Mozzarella In a pan sprayed with fry light throw in your chopped medallions , onions. Let them fry away for a few minutes. Cover your tray in tinfoil. Place your roll cut and opened. Add 2 tablespoons (level tbsp) of lighter than light mayo sprinkle it with garlic salt Add your (level) tbsp of Srirachi Sauce Add your sliced chicken Then your onions & medallions Top with…

Recipes 24th January 2017

Speedy Chicken Egg Fried Rice

What you will need: 1 medium chicken breast – Protein & Free 1/2 bag of Uncle Ben’s boil in a Bag Wholegrain rice – Free Punnet of Mushrooms- Speed 1.5 onions – Speed Frozen peas – Free Fry light – Free Chilli flakes- Free 28g Mayflower Curry powder – 4 syns 1 egg – Protein & Free How to Boil your chicken breast ( I always boil one or two a day so handy to have in fridge for quick and easy dishes such as this ) In the meantime boil your bag of rice In wok sprayed in Fry light – add your Mushrooms & Onions When Cooked add in your Frozen Peas Stir it all up for about 5 minutes Weigh out your curry powder and place into a small saucepan I don’t have an exact measurement of water I usually add what I like leave it thicken…

Shopping 22nd January 2017

My Shopping Basket this week!

If you follow me on snapchat : fatnflabfitnfab You would know I’m going to start doing weekly shop blog posts so that meals im making if you want to make you will have the bits. Some things I had in already so I didn’t have to buy. SPEED FOODS GOT THIS WEEK Mushrooms, Rocket ,Plum Tomatoes , Lettuce , Plums , Mandarins , Spinach , Apples , Jalapenos , Strawberries. Other speed foods I already had such as Carrots & Onions FREE FOODS GOT THIS WEEK Spaghetti Hoops , Mallons sausages , Yogarts , Dried Pasta , Dried Rice , Seasonings , Sweetcorn , Fry light , Fat Free vinaigrette , Blueberries , Grapes. I also got loads of muller lights and im trying the new ones also. All free HEXBS I GOT THIS WEEK Be free wraps 1 is HexB 2 Be good bread wholegrain is HexB 1 Brown…

Recipes 18th January 2017

Taco Fajitas & Chicken Fajitas

So for those following my Snapchat : fatnflabfitnfab ul know how devine these were I devoured them. I coudnt decide on a meat so I made both. These dishes are syn free!!! I used 4 syns for 2 mini Taco tortillas to serve it in. What you will need: Chicken fajitas 4 chicken Breasts Onions Mushrooms Peppers Sarah’s Spice Mix – made using a tablespoon of each chicken , Jamaican Jerk, Cajun , Paprika , Garlic salt , Black pepper , Hot chilli powder & Chilli flakes Fry lite How to make : Chop up your Onions , Peppers & Mushrooms. Slice your chicken Into strips. In your wok , spray plenty of Fry Lite and throw all your veggies and chicken Into it Leave it cook away until chicken is fully cooked! When done add in Sarah’s Spice Mix And Boom! Quick and Easy Chicken fajitas. Taco Mince :…

Recipes 14th January 2017

Chilli Meatballs & Pasta

So after my Snapchat: fatnflabfitnfab on my Meatballs loads have asked for the recipe! If only there was one. I made it up and threw it together!! The usual with me. I’d an image in my head , hoped for the best and thankfully it worked out exactly how I wanted it to. Another Great Meal if you are working. Batch Cook & Freeze. Defrost as you go. What you will need: Less than 5% fat mince- Free Tin of Chopped Tomatoes in herbs – Free Onion – Speed Mushrooms – Speed Frank’s hot buffalo sauce – 6 tbsp 1 syn Fresh chillies – Free Chilli flakes -Free Chilli Powder -Free Garlic salt -Free Steak seasoning -Free Italian herbs -Free Oregano -Free Tomato puree -Free Black Pepper -Free Dried pasta -Free Mozerella – 25g 1/2 HexA Fry lite – Free How to make- Boil Your Pasta Cut up your Mushrooms, Onion…

Recipes 8th January 2017

Chilli Con Carne

This can be a great dish to make if you work long hours or need quick and easy grab from the fridge meals. It can be used for a lots of meals!! Nachos & Taco Fries. Once you have your Chilli beef mince made you can freeze it then defrost it and use as you go. It’s SYN FREE What you will need : 5% less fat beef mince – I normally get the extra Lean Mince in McCarthys Butchers or Lidl but used the one from Aldi today An Onion Chilli flakes Chilli Powder Garlic Salt Paprika Tin of Chopped Tomatoes Tomato Puree Tin Of Kidney Beans Boil in a Bag rice- if you use microwave rice beware it contains syns !! Fry Lite How to make: Dice onions and spray frying pan with fry lite, cook until golden-ish! Add in your mince , cook until brown Add…