size 0

It's true, I've lost weight. A lot of weight. I was never trying to loose weight, I was trying to gain it! I used to be a size 10, now, I'm a size 4, which is the infamous 'size 0'. I want to be a size 10 again!!

The last few days, I have been researching weight gain, weight loss, reasons for it, measurements, BMI, RMR, BMR, calorie intake, food types, food groups,- the list goes on. I have also had some blood tests done, and I get the results next week.

Anyway, from what I have discovered, I am basically not getting the amount of calories I need. So, I have put myself on a diet. Now, I'm already on a diet, and have been for over half my life, some would say I'm a bit of a fussy eater :) I don't eat meat, fish or eggs (unless you can't taste the eggs e.g Quarn). I also can't have most food additives and colourings, anything orange, including carrots & too many oranges!

My new diet should help me gain weight, and get me back up to a size 10!

First on the agenda is a trip to the shops :)
Shopping list; Muesli with lots of fruit, nuts & seeds (yuk!), complete nutrition milkshakes, fruit & full fat blue milk :D
I also bought all the ingredients for this fantastic cake recipe I found on the interweb. I can't cook, and I don't 'do' cakes due to their egg content, but this one is 'eggless' and it looked nice & easy, so I made it!
Here is a quick pic of mine before I eated it :D (it does look nicer than it does in the pic, I *needed* to eat it so I couldn't spend too long a photo could I?)Here is the recipe, in case you want to try :)
Oh and a 'cup' is apx. equal too erm...a small mug

4 cups apples; peeled and grated (that's about 5 apples, I used Granny Smith)

1/2 cup oil (seemed like a lot to me)

2 cups sugar (I only used 1 1/2)

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups unsifted flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda (I used baking powder, I don't know if it makes any difference!)

2 teaspoons cinnamon (or half a jar if the lid falls off...)

1 cup walnuts; chopped (don't even like nuts, but these were uber tasty)

Right, now that you've got all of those, here is what you do;

Mix together apples, oil, sugar and vanilla.
Sift dry ingredients together and add to apples.
Fold in nuts.
Stick it all in a greased tin or pan thingy (I used my pasta bake dish, like I said, I don't cook!) and stick it in the oven on 160C for about 50 minutes
Remove from oven, allow to cool, then serve with ice cream (or any cream!) or custard!

I did not come up with this recipe on my own (I don't cook remember?) I got it from here;
http://www.grouprecipes.com/

If anyone has or knows of any healthy recipes, please leave me a comment and I'll take a look :)