We all know I’ve got a big appetite. A regular bowl of soup isn’t going to do it for me. Rather than fill up on bread or sandwiches to go with it though, I like to make my soups hearty and filling! If you take a look, you’ll see that most of my soup recipes have lots of toppings or are ultra loaded with chunky, filling ingredients. No-one likes a hangry Nicky, hunting around the house for a snack 10 minutes after lunch, so this is definitely the better option.
I’m starting up with my personal trainer again in a couple of weeks! Summer to Christmas last year I put on too much weight. A combination of:
Not enough exercise (my PT had a baby, so hands-up, I totally used that as an excuse to skive) Lots of work - often 14 hour days, fuelled by snacks!
Chris joining me on Kitchen Sanctuary. Yes, I’m blaming Chris 🙂 It took me about a year to get used to working from home and not grabbing something from the fridge every time I was nearby. Chris has been going through the similar fridge-calling problem, and I went back to square one and joined him with the extra snacks. My Nan passed away in October and my Grandad passed away in November. I never used to be an emotional eater, but this hit me hard. I haven’t really talked about it on the blog yet as it’s still a bit raw, but I will soon. If you’ve visited the blog often, you might have seen me talking about our bi-weekly visits to my grandad’s house in my hometown. It was a time for the extended family to get together regularly to laugh and eat. I often cooked big-batch dinners (lots of them are on the blog) to take over there. We haven’t quite figured out a new routine for meeting up, but we all want that to continue.
So it’s a new year and a new start. I’ve already written up my plan for exercise and weight loss and plan to be back to where I was (i.e pretty fit, comfortable in my clothes, but not skinny - I’m good with a few squishy bits) at some point in March. The revelation from Tuesday of how many lighter recipes I actually have on the blog is going to help massively in my meal planning. Is that something you’re interested in seeing? Just let me know and I’d be happy to share!
The Chicken Noodle Soup with Turmeric Recipe:
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