Stacey, Author at Stacey in the Sticks

Slimming World weigh in #60 – the one where I’m grumpy…

by StaceyUpdated on May 16, 2016April 14, 2016

After last week’s weigh in and feeling like I was back in the zone, I was raring to go to get that 2lb loss to get into that next stone bracket. I was on it all week, though we did go out for a carvery on Sunday but I filled my plate with veg; a few syns were possibly used on gravy, and stuffing, and a Yorkshire pudding… oh. Oops! I kept my syns down after that though to try and balance it out. I’ve been eating a lot more speed food again too though I’m not properly back on it with meal planning …

Lifestyle Party

A dinosaur party | Birthdays

by StaceyUpdated on April 15, 2016April 11, 2016

Last month it was the boys’ 2nd and 4th birthdays and so I held a joint dinosaur party for them. As soon as I decided on the theme I was straight to Pinterest for ideas and I found some brilliant ones – I could have done so much more but I just didn’t have the time! Nonetheless, I was pretty pleased with how it all came together, especially after pretty much pushing blogging aside for the week prior, to concentrate on party preparation. This is how it all came together…

Health Review

Bioglan SmartKids vitamins | Review

by StaceyUpdated on April 18, 2016April 9, 2016

I try to give the boys a wide variety of foods so they receive all of the vitamins and minerals they need, without having to take a supplement. Jacob seems to go through phases where he will eat a lot of different foods but at other times he will just eat the same thing and refuse others he has tried previously. He does try and eat a huge variety of fruit, but vegetables not so much. For this reason, I do like to give him extra vitamins and recently he has been trying some products from the Bioglan SmartKids range. We …

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Slimming World weigh in #59 – the one where I’m back on it…

by StaceyUpdated on April 7, 2016April 8, 2016

After last week’s weigh in and yet another maintain but managing that photo of the “fat jeans”, I was feeling a bit more determined and in the zone. I did a little more meal planning last week and I was on it for most of the week; we did have a meal out one evening and I did go for a healthier option, but I couldn’t resist cake… Oops. I ate a lot of speed fruit & veg though, started a food diary again, and stayed mostly within my syns so I think that really helped. I must have been back in …

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Raspberry & Choc Shot baked oats | Recipe (Slimming World friendly)

by StaceyUpdated on February 17, 2026April 3, 2016

Baked oats are one of my staple breakfasts nowadays, and there are so many different versions that you can make that you could even have them as a dessert! This raspberry and Sweet Freedom Choc Shot version really hits the spot, though. It is sweet, fruity, and chocolaty for a very low syn value*, but it also feels like you are being naughty as it looks like a cake too!

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