The WW Foodie

Whatever the lovely Peridot may believe, J Baker's superlative restaurant in York does open occasionally.  Their opening hours do look...

We passed this very aptly named shop while wandering the streets of Stirling last week:     Amusingly named retail outlets aside, Sti...

A fairly normal routine for me this week.  I'll be freezer diving for the main constituents of most of these meals, so not an awful lo...

Yesterday was rather like the curate's egg.  There was good news (you passed your exam!  You can go ahead and destroy those stupid index...

First, a huge thank you for all those crossed fingers, toes and eyes - I passed my latest exam.  So that is two modules down, umpteen to go ...

I knew very little about Glasgow prior to visiting it.  Just that it was "Not Edinburgh".  I still don't feel like I know ver...

But not today.  Today I lost another 2.5lbs.  I should add that I successfully managed to sleep through my official weigh in - a permanent S...

Well, I said in my last post that I needed to get back into meal planning, so here we go.  A tentative toe in the water.  I'm please...

It’s amazing what a spell of good weather will do to the spirits. Or maybe it is that, finally, after nine months of wound licking and gene...

I can't pretend that this post contains a recipe that is remotely WW or other diet friendly.  It is, however, cake and very good cake at...

You must forgive me if I'm a little quiet over the next few weeks - I have an exam coming up which necessitates a lot of wandering aroun...

I think I may be ready to bestow the accolade of My Favourite Bar in Leeds.  And, the thing is, it’s not even in Leeds but is tucked away i...

No words required!

I want to start this by saying: this is not intended to be a sad post, a "poor me" post, a post to make my loved ones concerned. I...

I had such a proud moment last weekend.   Well, two if you count the rather pathetic pride I took in going for a walk .   Let’s not shal...

Oh, how I wished that I was one of those lucky souls who enjoyed exercising.  I think I've had phases of tolerating it to the extent t...

Being fat is a very first world problem. There is something uncomfortably, horribly wrong about a world where resources are spread so uneve...

Let’s open with a fun fact: did you know that in 2012 the city of Bradford was crowned the curry capital of Great Britain for the second yea...

I feel this post is a bit of a cheat... I so wanted to take part in meal planning Monday today, I really did. But the trouble is, I’m out t...

So, remember when this used to be a blog about losing weight?  C'mon really cast your mind back...yes...bit further....there we go! We...

...I know these people are highly trained individuals, and I don't mean to be flip, but the idea of a job where you basically just nod, ...

My poor little blog has been sadly neglected lately and I have had stern texts from my mother telling me to remedy the situation. She i...

I was absolutely delighted to step on the scales this morning and see a loss. Well, to be more specific, stepping on the scales is never de...

It's.... Interesting week. Last Thursday saw D and I undergo (is that the right word? Sounds a bit negative...) our first trip to Relate...

Whenever I check my recipe page, I am always surprised by the relative dearth of fish recipes on here.  I love fish - all seafood in fac...