Another day in the bag, it's interesting noticing how differently I behave when I'm writing it down! I managed 1.5l of water yesterday which I haven't been doing and I didn't have any muscle cramps in the night last night - connected? I think so!
I opted for bacon and tomatoes on toast for breakfast, the tomatoes were lush but I felt overfull for a good couple of hours afterwards.
The huddle chat helped me and will do all week to keep me focused on the tracking, get me back into a routine.
For dinner I used up Sunday's chicken leftovers and made the tastiest pasta bake, I'm seriously considering having a pot for breakfast but I should put it in the freezer really!
I started with the leftovers , chopped the chicken and carrots up, spooned out the bottom of the tray which had the jelly and garlic in mmmmmm
Next I added a block of Boursin and a can of sweetcorn.
A good lot of spinach as it wilts down.
Stirred in pasta and some parmesan cheese.
Put in an oven proof dish and topped with cheese, then grilled.
Delicious!
Served with a couple of slices of Aldi's essentials Garlic Baguette which is the best I've had in a long time and only 37p!
This meal was amazing and a bargain! The chicken had already been costed but if it hadn't we used 1/2 chicken so say £2, 240g white pasta, (20p if you buy Asda essentials pasta). Boursin was on offer for £2, usually £2.75. Sweetcorn 45p, Spinach about 80p, 100g cheese 75p, parmesan about 50p, 37p garlic bread £7.07 total so £1.78 a portion oh so good, I suppose if you didn't have leftover juices and garlic, that's a few more pennies for a bit of stock, I used some pasta water to loosen it up.
I love food I do! But it is becoming a costly game isn't it. I mean if you have a family of 4, even these cheap meals averaging £2 a head, that's £56 a week just for the main meals!
I didn't make it to the shops to get veggies but I will do today, need to up my intake, fancy some broccoli. Not sure what we're eating today but I'm feeling a need for chicken wings from the freezer.
Ooo I might freeze one portion of the pasta and we can split the other one on our dinner as a side with chicken wings some broccoli and maybe a handful of curly fries. A real snacky dinner when he gets back from school and he can have a bigger portion than me. I love that I can eat normal food whilst counting calories.
There's just not enough meals, calories and room in my stomach to eat all the food that goes through my mind :)
On that note I'll go make me a cuppa.
Mwah, luv ya
Love me xx
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