Eating out is rarely low calorie!

Monday 17th July 2023

I can't remember what day of tracking I'm on & I won't keep going back on my blogs to work it out :) but I'm still doing it, even when it's way too many calories, I've gone over my allowance and I'm having to guestimate the totals!  All of which I had to do this weekend...

We had a Chinese takeaway on Saturday, again The Golden Wok off Stubby Lane did not disappoint, absolutely delicious, freshly cooked and hot, delivered quickly too.  I wasn't ridiculously bad, I had egg fried rice, a spoon of chow mein, a pancake roll and I tried one of his pork balls which were huge.  That more than took me off the scales calorie wise, did you know a small silver foil tray of egg fried rice (365g) has 679 calories in it!  That's my favourite when I have a takeaway, I love it with red sauce!  Their pancake rolls are huge, Nutracheck doesn't have pancake rolls in the takeaway section surprisingly, but even if they did, I doubt they'd match those, which weigh 170g each, comparing to shop bought ones, I'm guessing they're about 400-500 calories which is why they taste absolutely incredible, all those crunchy veggies and beansprouts, mmm.  No photos, sorry was too busy eating! 

Sunday I drove himself back to work and he took us all for lunch at the Red Iion in Cranford, so a bit of a trek from here but wow, delicious again and £30 for 3 courses, not a bad price for posh nosh.  I had this; 

 

Scallops, black pudding, samphire in Nduja butter

 

Cheese and onion pie with Yorkshire, roast potatoes, parsnip, veggies and gravy.  I resisted the cauliflower cheese, a) because there was so much food but b) because I just don't think it should be on a roast dinner with gravy, I love cauli cheese but on its own.  The boys had belly pork which looked amazing.  I only hate half the pie because I really fancied a brownie for pudding. 

I didn't expect all that on the top of it lol, I really don't like smarties at the best of times, so I scrapped them off, Aryn had the chocolate flake, I ate half the brownie and the ice cream and I was stuffed, didn't eat again the rest of the day, I could barely breathe driving home.  

I have to show you the lads dinner, oh my days look at the crackling on that and their puddings too; 

 

How good do that all look!  Just another reason I'll never be skinny again...

If I do manage a loss this week, it'll be because of how good I was the week before, so we shall see.  It doesn't look great does it!  

 

I consumed 12,504 over the week, obviously Sat/Sun were guestimated, there was no way of getting it 100% accurate, my fit bit says I burned 15,924 so I can live in home I sneak a loss, but I'll take whatever on the chin. 

Today, I will improve those numbers and have a good day, I've got a busy day too as I've got to take Aryn shopping for clothes after school, he's outgrown everything and is off to Drayton Manor with school tomorrow so needs something to wear so he doesn't look like a homeless kid!  I've also got my pain management appointment this afternoon and getting chat ready for huddle.  There is housework still waiting, but it might have to wait a little longer.

Here's to a great day, despite the weather, although we might not have rain here today for a change!  

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me x