Thanks.  It seems like it's taken a loooooooong time, but it is paying
off.  I've started swimming, which is helping, I think.  If it doesn't
help the weight loss, at least it's toning the muscles, and it IS an
exercise I can do and enjoy, even with fibro, and tendinitis in my
shoulders and arms!

Yay!  Great NSV's there!  I don't know whether to be pleased or cross
that I went down from a 36F (measured 43"! spilled and bulged out of
those bras, couldn't bring myself to buy a 38F!) to a 34 F (now measure
38.5", but you can SEE I have a narrow ribcage).

I made a friends giggle madly last night.  She and I got to WW together
(she lost 3 lbs - I'm delighted for her), and she came back for supper.
 I'd got this tiny little table in the living room.  When she asked
where it came from, I said, Oh, it came free with me new knickers!  So
did the top and trousers I wore yesterday - one of those free gifts the
catalogues hand out periodically, for impossible small people.  It was
labeled M and fits perfectly!  :)

Yes grand day. The last time I was in a store with a saleswoman who actually
worked, you know? I was picking up some size medium knit capri suit things,
and wondering if I could squeeze into them or should I choose a size large,
and she says "OH NO, that is going to be WAY too big, get the small!"  So I
tell her, no, I like my clothes loose, not fitted, and she says well "that
medium is going to hang on you" but I got it anyway, and it did........

This is a WW recipe, and very good.  It serves 4 people.

2 tablespoons tikka masala paste (I use Pataks)
150g tub 0% fat Greek yoghurt
450g/1 lb skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
1 teaspoon or a few sprays of vegetable oil
1 red onion, sliced finely
1 teaspoon grated fresh root ginger
400g can chopped tomatoes
150 ml/5 fl oz chicken stock
2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)

a chunk of cucumber, diced finely

Reserve a tablespoon of the yogurt to go with the cucumber, and put the
rest in a non metallic bowl with the tikka masala paste.  Combine well
and add the chicken.  Coat all the chicken thoroughly and set aside to
marinate for at least an hour - over night is good!

When ready to cook, spray a large nonstick frying pan with the oil and
fry the onion until golden.  Add the marinated chicken mixture and the
ginger.  Cook for about 5 minutes, on a medium heat, stirring every
minute or so...

Add the stock and the tomatoes, and stir in the coriander.  When it
comes through the boil, turn down to a simmer and cook for about 25 minutes.

While it's simmering, cook the rice.  Basmati rice takes about 10
minutes to cook, so I usually put the water on for it about ten minutes
into the cooking time, so they are ready together.

Stir the diced cucumber into the rest of the yogurt, and set aside...

If you allow 2 oz of uncooked rice per person, the whole lot makes 4
servings at 6.5 per serving.  Without rice, the recipe makes 13.5
points.  If you are not a rice fan, serve with naan bread instead, or
millet makes a nice change, but I don't remember the points for that.
Somewhere I have a WW recipe for naan bread.  Serve in a wide shallow
bowl with a dollop of cucumber on the side.

This is quite a mild dish.

This recipe is a slight adaptation of the one in 'Around The World In 65
Recipes', by Sue Ashworth.  Hers calls for 3.5 oz of rice between 4
people, which isn't even two standard portions, but has no suggestion of
what to eat with it to top up the carbs!  I have to make sure DH gets
his carbs, and my son needs his too, as a growing lad.  I also function
better with a decent portion of carbs.  I like brown rice with it, which
takes longer to cook, but you can always just pop a lid on the chicken
so it doesn't dry out.  The extra 15 minutes cooking time does it no
harm, so long as the heat is really low.

It freezes well, except for the cucumber bit!