Broccoli and chilli bake

Pea, Yogurt and Mint Salad

Yum!

Neglected blog!

Well it is ages since I last posted and I have some news and recipies!

News is I feel loads better sticking to my anti-inflammatory way of eating and have lost well over a stone in the process. My weight is 9st 3.5 at the moment.

I have had twinges of the endo but oddly after my periods so I will need to do more digging as I thought the worst pain would be before them and there was virtually none. Still, loads better and not the really awful pain of before.

Some pains

IBS twinge on Friday 17th then another on Sunday 19th both after eating later and including rice in the meal. I will not have any white rice at all in future.

Slight odd tummy today and very tired. Gone to bed with (late) tax return!

Gig on Friday so want to be at best for that if at all possible!

Veggie stew

Made this stew for our flat decorator - went down very well and was pretty easy to make!

Another twinge this morning from IBS so I took a tablet then had breakfast (avocado smoothie) which then made it worse, I think just as it went through my system. About half an hour later it had gone.

Rice cake with my favourite lime and coriander hummus and half a tub of sainsburys tomato and basil soup for lunch.

I had a delicious butternut squash stew last night at my sister in laws, it was from Ainsley Harriot low fat meals in 30 minutes - http://amzn.to/wfjsq8

More food

Still feeling well, I had a little twinge of IBS this morning but took a pill and it went right away.

Lovely big salad of falafel and salad leaves, sprouted broccoli and radish with a dressing made of coriander, garlic, red onion, tomatoes and extra virgin olive oil. The best dressing has avocado and chives (instead of the coriander) but Sainsbury's is limited in it's choices.

I made the boys home made burgers with chilli, coriander, garlic and red onion which went down well, I didn't feel I was missing out too much!

They had beer and I had my pure blueberry superjuice and pellegrino, must look for other healthy soft drinks at http://www.realfoods.co.uk/

My favourite lunch at the moment is Dr Karg spelt crackers with lime and coriander hummus, can't wait to get my blender back so I can make my own hummus with lots of anti inflammatory turmeric.

While I remember I need to look for curcumin that a friend told me a member of her family had taken after cancer treatment with amazing results. It is extracted from turmeric and a really incredible spice.