Enjoying life.

 Monday 2nd December 2024

Well I survived the week and thoroughly enjoyed the weekend, I tracked 5 out of the 7 days, but the two days I didn't I wasn't overeating and going mad, I still ate sensibly.  We ate out Friday night, had curry, I tracked that and was sensible. Saturday was Aryn's birthday and we went to Miller & Carter where again I enjoyed a starter and main but didn't eat all my main as I was full.  I have to say the starter was divine, Burrata - velvety burrata cheese, balsamic roasted beetroot, lovage pesto (523cals) it really was so good, I'd eat that regularly as a meal if it was a little lower in calories!

I'm now craving 'proper' chicken tikka masala as the one I ordered on Friday wasn't like the ones we used to get when we went for an Indian on a Friday night, I'll have to treat myself from Masala Lounge at some point because the Lancaster's just isn't the same!

Yesterday I made slow cooker beef chilli con carne, the lads loved it but it's not a meal I enjoy so I didn't have a very big portion.

It was Aryn's birthday Saturday we were supposed to go Karting but they cancelled it once we'd got there because of condensation, so he missed out there, although he didn't seem to mind too much at least we had a lovely meal.  

I've been up since 2am to drive him part way to work, he was meeting someone to take him the rest of the way as he's picking his car up Friday to come home, at least the motorway was very quiet.

I'm going to do the domestic goddess routine today, there's piles of washing to be ironed and/or folded, everywhere needs cleaning and tidying and I have some errands to run too, so a busy day before my work week starts tomorrow!   I will be cooking a roast pork dinner though as I missed a Sunday roast yesterday and Aryn can have pork sandwiches for school too tomorrow then. 

I need lots of veggies as I've been taking painkillers and without too much detail, they bung you up and that's not my norm so I need to counteract that issue!

I was going to go swimming today but it's forecast dry so I'd rather do something outdoors and go swimming Wednesday when it's going to rain.  

But before any of that, I'm catching up on I'm a celeb as it's only 6am!

Here's to surviving another week, 

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me x

Love an easy pasta bake

Friday 29th November 2024

Another day in the bag and I even had a chocolate chip cookie!  Breakfast was a couple of eggs scrambled just to say I'd had something, I really could've had a breakfast baguette from Greggs but it's not a habit I want to get into every week!  They kept me physically satisfied until lunch time when I had a can of soup, it was edible, I wouldn't buy it again, Baxters super good pea, broccoli and basil pesto, nah I preferred the asparagus one.

I made a pasta bake before going back to work and I really didn't fancy it, I'd only made so lads could microwave some.  Having said that, when I got back and had a bowl, I really enjoyed it and would eat again.  Maybe next time I won't put the cheese on beforehand, I'll let everyone put how much they want on their portion because instead of the 30g on mine which cost 125 calories, I'd have a tablespoon of grated parmesan which is 5g for 21 calories - not a bad difference!  

   

I added 4 oxo cubes to calm the tomato flavour down and it works, diced the onion and fried with the mince, I could've used 5% to save more calories but it was on a whoopsie would've took 420 calories off the total recipe though.  I used rigatoni for the first as Elle said it made a difference and it did, I'm thinking I might do a cannelloni recipe soon, that would be nice.  I like that sauce as it has hidden veg and counts as 1 of your 5 a day, I also grated a carrot into the meal.  Yeah I'd do that again.

I've managed 8hrs 17m sleep, I'll take that, got Aryn's birthday tomorrow, so need to wrap a couple of things and fetch his birthday cookie, that's the only must do thing on my list.  

I do have a poorly man on my hands though, oh the drama of a male having a cough!  Joking aside I really hope it doesn't turn into a chest infection, I do not want him ill over Christmas again! 

Oh I've just realised I haven't thought about food for today yet, I'll have eggs for breakfast, I've not defrosted anything, can't have fish as we've all had that this week, he had fish and chips yesterday for lunch.  I need to get my thinking cap on, maybe a curry to clear his head, mmm yeah, just not sure which meat, ooo beef curry I have some nice pieces that have been there a while yeah I'll go get it out of freezer now, it should be okay.

Right here's to surviving Friday, I can do it = positive thoughts.

Mwah, luv ya

Love me 

 

Here's to a busy day 4!

 Thursday 28th November 2024

Up early this morning, not a great nights sleep, but I survived another day on track, I went 62 calories over but that's all good, I enjoyed a treat, had a bit of ham and a slice of bread on night, plus a bit of baileys :)

My main meals yesterday were a lush omelette, adding just 7g grated parmesan helped make that even better.

  

This was also lush, on offer in Sainsbury's cod and chips with parmesan coated courgette, best cod I've eaten in a very long time.

 

I did almost 7k steps which is quite good for me, fitbit says I burned 2046 calories so at least I ate a few less, 7hrs 28m sleep so let's get through day 4, I'm thinking omelette to get me through the morning and stop me going in Greggs for a breakfast baguette!  Then I'm making pasta bake for dinner so it can be microwaved when we're ready to eat as Aryn's coming home after I've gone back to work.  I think I might have a tin of soup for lunch when I get back.  That's my day sorted and all planned.  

Busy day so when I finish this drink, I'll get ready and maybe prep the pasta bake - nah it'll wait till I get back, it's only chopping an onion, maybe a carrot to hide in the bake, I've got a pepper I could throw in, it's an easy meal.  

I'm waffling now, trying to watch last nights I'm a celeb at the same time, I couldn't and wouldn't go in that jungle and do those trials, not even for money!

Here's to a day of busy and being happy not being rich, I'd rather have calorie free food than cash lol.

Mwah, have a wonderful day xx

Luv u

Love me xx

A weight loss on weigh day - who knew!

Wednesday 27th November 2024

Well who'd have thought it, after not having the best few weeks, I went and lost 2lb yesterday!  I'm ending the month 1/2lb heavier than I started it, I'll take that, I weigh the same as I did on 19th Sept, so all is not lost, here's to day 3 of being back on track.  

Yesterday I ended the day on just over 1,000 calories, not intentional but I didn't have breakfast forgetting I wouldn't be home till almost 2pm, when I got in I had a can of soup, this was lush if you like asparagus.

I also had a banana and a punnet of raspberries, trying to improve my fruit intake, I don't love it but I can handle bananas at least, I was given the raspberries, they're edible.

I'd put a chicken in the slow cooker but put it on low instead of high so I had to put it on high when I got back which meant it took longer too make.  When it finally cooked, I mixed some of it in the broth with yellow pepper, savoy cabbage, green beans and wholemeal noodles.  Added flavour with soy sauce and ketjap manis (I found it in my cupboard, must have bought for a recipe once but it's nice) I wasn't sure this meal would work but it did, I forgot to take a photo of it in the bowl but it was very filling.  

So much so I didn't eat again yesterday.

Today I'm starting my day in a bit with an omelette, mushrooms and tomatoes added I think, then we're having fish and chips for dinner.  I've got a busy day so that'll distract me from food thinking which is always a good thing.  

Had a decent nights sleep even though I was up early, that really helps get through the day when you're not tired.  Pain levels moderate which is much better, I can tell I went swimming but its only a bit of muscle pain, although my right shoulder isn't impressed from it ;) My bloody hands hurt in this damp weather more than normal too.  Damn my body is not loving this time of year at all.

Okay, right repeat after me - 

It’s going to be a great day.”

Let's believe it will be, have a positive start to the day, let's cultivate a morning habit of optimism!

We got this BeYOUtiful.

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me c

I managed a swim!

 Tuesday 26th November 2024

Okay so I made it through Day 1, I forced myself to the pool for a swim and managed about 45 minutes so was pleased with that, what did make me smile on my Fitbit was this 100 readiness, it's all very well doing steps and burning calories but I'm reading this as my body is good overall getting enough sleep etc.  

     

My step count wasn't high but I got the rest I needed from lacking in sleep at the weekend, I wake up every hour most nights which isn't great for rest.

Back to yesterday this was my food diary, 

  

  

I needed that veg and I need to continue to make sure I include plenty going forward, I still only consumed 17.4g fibre over the day, it's not easy to hit 30g daily! 

I was in bed by by half eight and my app says I managed 8hrs 16m getting up at 6am but again waking up every hour but at least I've had sleep.

I'm going to put a chicken in the slow cooker this morning, have some with noodles for our dinner later and can use some to make sandwiches tomo, £4 for a medium one in Sainsbury's so cheaper than sandwich meat really.  I better go do that as I have to make todays sarnies too.

Here's to surviving another day, busy day today so that'll help keep me out the kitchen cupboards.  

Hope you had a good day too and are ready for this one.

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me xx

Line drawn AGAIN!

 Monday 25th November 2024

There's just not enough hours in the day to do everything!  I'm not a huge fan of this time of year, the greyness of it all, the damp makes my joints hurt and I get a bit grumpy so anything that can put a smile on my face is welcomed.  Saturday night that came in the form of a lovely Turkish meal at Babba's Grill in Willenhall, a lovely meal out with himself, my brother and his wife, delicious food and would recommend.  I love to try new foods and this didn't disappoint.  

        

The last photo wasn't the full plate we'd all tucked in too quickly, chicken wings and Turkish sausage were lush, the best halloumi I've ever eaten, salad I'd eat every day if I could make it taste that way!  Same with the rice, mine never tastes like that!

I have woke up this morning knowing I need to get a grip of my 'diet', it wasn't what I ate Saturday night either that's the reason, it's what I'm eating and drinking every other day!  I've gone into self destruct, I'm just not thinking about my health at all.  Just because I'm an expert in this subject doesn't mean I do it, I can motivate and educate others but I don't always do it to myself.

I'm in pain, my knee is driving me mad, I have made an appointment to get it looked like in December.  My common sense is screaming LOSE SOME DAMN WEIGHT WOMAN, but my I hate the winter and feel a bit grumpy side is stupidly thinking with crazy logic 'MY OTHER KNEE DOESN'T HURT SO WHY WOULD LOSING WEIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE!'.  How stupid am I being!

I've given myself a talking too suggesting I focus on tracking and cutting back a little in the week because I'm in charge of the meals, he's not here to lead me astray so I have no excuses.  It's a start.

I've just done an inventory of the freezer to see what I have to cook, I'm going to work with that so I don't need to do a big shop, just buy a few bits to make meals.  

I've taken lamb chops out that I bought on a whoopsie, just looked up the calories and ouch, half the pack is 732 calories but I'm still going to have them with some cauliflower & broccoli rice I have and lots of veggies.

Aryn's having sandwiches for school and thankfully he likes the thick, tiger bread which I really don't like so I'm not tempted to eat that bread.

I'm thinking omelette for breakfast, I'm enjoying them at the moment.  I also need to force myself to go swimming or to the gym, I'm scared that I'll end up in more pain but if I don't try I won't know so as cold and damp as it is, I'm going to go swimming.

It seems crazy to reset this close to Christmas but I could do a hell of a lot of damage in the 29 days leading up to Christmas day, so I'll do my best to have a few good weeks.  We're out Saturday for a meal for Aryn's birthday but one meal does not blow a week.

I GOT THIS - I actually haven't but I do believe in fake it till you make it, so I'm gonna say I have and see how it goes.  Thankfully there's not much to be tempted by in this house so I can give myself a headstart.  

I'm going to plan a few meals for the next few days, so lamb today, I'm thinking pork mince and pasta or noodles tomorrow, maybe a pasta bake because I'm out most of the day.  Wednesday I have a bit more time so can spend longer in the kitchen, ooo I have a pork joint that I could cook have some with noodles and there would maybe be a bit left for his sandwiches.  I also have giant fish fingers which I'm not gonna make into a sandwich but do with mash or chips and beans I think.  Now I fancy that today the fish fingers but I won't!   No need to buy any food now except a bit of fresh fruit/veg to go with it if needed.

Basically this weather makes me lazy and I can't be bothered to do stuff then that's a viscous cycle because I end up making or buying easy food and sitting on my backside watching tele, I need to get my ass off the couch and do stuff again because being lazy and eating junk makes you feel even worse.

I will go sort my swimming costume out now ready to get to the pool this morning that will hopefully wake me up and I can get the other stuff done later that has to be done sitting down, at least I'll have done something.

I hope you're doing better than me, if not maybe have a word with yourself like I have and let's just focus on today.  

We can do this xx

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me 

Food shouldn't taste so good!

 Monday 11th November 2024

It's never a bad thing to start over if you feel you need to!  Anyone who knows me, knows I regularly start over with refocusing on my eating habits - I JUST BLOOMIN LOVE FOOD!  Plus the little 'issue' of red wine too :) 

Today, I'll try again to lose a few pounds before Christmas because I really do want to be able to drink Baileys and eat chocolate over the holidays without panicking that my clothes won't fit me on January 2nd!  

If I can lose a bit then I can gain a bit - not the best attitude for some I guess but that is me and I'm not likely to change at almost 55!  Could I?  Of course!  Will I?  Nah, I like being me, even with the spare tyre.  Don't get me wrong if I woke up tomo two stone lighter, I'd be good with that but am I will to not do all the things that cause that extra weight - erm NAH, I'm not. 

However, I'm having a word with myself again and asking if I'm willing to tweak a little and aim for making small changes even if they're not every day.  Yeah I am, I'm going for slow, slow, slow going forward because it's not working the other way.  I lose a couple of pound when I haven't expected too and then I think I've got it nailed.  

This week I will work at tracking everything to try and understand how my metabolism works, ooo I like the idea of the run up to Christmas as being me pressing a massive reset button and using this time as a pre run for next year, me getting to know my body again and what works, what doesn't.

I've planned our meals for the next four evenings, using up leftover pork for a spaghetti and sauce dish today, Aryn can have leftover steak with chips tomo and I'll have egg and beans with mine, I'm doing taco beef I think Wednesday and Chicken Nashville on Thursday, a packet mix thing that was reduced in Tesco, I have a couple of frozen breasts that can go with that.

If I can use up all the stuff I've got in the freezer, stay away from shops, I'll be able to do a bit of Christmas shopping for stocking fillers. 

Despite the lack of losing weight, I've had a wonderful week, went back to the gym, we had a lesson at Millride Saturday after a nice quiet night in the Lancaster, they had a singer who was actually very good, the music was just too loud where we were sat so had to move.  Maybe I'm just getting old!

Life is good regardless of the number on the scales, it's not my fault, dinner shouldn't taste so delicious :) 

Right, I have a busy day, so I better get started.

Hope you're world is good and your mind is calm.

Have a great day,

Mwah, luv ya

Love me!

50 days - seriously!

Monday 4th November 2024

It's been a few weeks since I blogged, getting up early and having stuff to do, I just haven't had time, plus I feel like I'm just writing the same things over and over, then there's stuff I can't include because it involves others who don't want to be wrote about or it's stuff I can't share on social media for reasons I've been advised not to. 

Let's focus on the stuff I can share then :) I can't believe how quickly that time has gone, it bonkers, there's only 50 days left time Christmas, that's just madness, I haven't even began to think about it, never mind have the money to cover it.  That's scary!  The same questions every year - what shall I buy them!

Back to now, I can't be thinking about that today!  So it's been a week since we were side swiped in the car driving home, insurance company said the car was an uneconomical repair so they would be writing it off.  I didn't want to lose it, I can't get a car like that for the money they were going to give me.  We decided to keep it, get the difference between what they'd have paid us minus the value CoParts would give them for it and fix it ourselves which we've done.  The only job now is to get the alloys sorted but they can wait, we've had it MOT'd as requested by the insurance company and it passed.  This meant Saturday was mostly spent sorting that!

The weekends gone too quickly as they always do, we enjoyed it though and I made a lovely lamb Sunday dinner, love the dehydrate option in my Ninja, it cooks lamb and beef so well.  We had an early night and I got up at 3.30am as he was off and I like to make him a drink and make sure he goes lol.  Couldn't go back to sleep, tried and failed so I'm catching up on Big Brother and I've just had poached eggs on toast using Jamie's way, it wasn't the best, the yolk was perfect but the white just disappeared through the slots!  PaulFosterChef (@paulfosterchef) Official | TikTok This version has worked for me in the past.

We're having lasagne for tea, I remembered to take it out the freezer yesterday YAY!  I'm gonna go to the gym this morning, I want to build up some strength in my arms and I'm back doing some of my physio exercises because of my back/leg, I've resorted to pain killers for a bit cos I need to sleep.

Can't believe Aryn's back at school this morning, where did those two weeks go!  We've eaten out and had takeaways so the scales haven't gone down but only went up a little so it's all good.

Coco and I are having a bit of love on the sofa, he purrs so loudly bless him, had him 2 years now which means he's about 5 years old, gorgeous boy he is.

Apart from the gym and planning our Be Happy Owls chat, I'm going to have a chill out day, I'll wash up and tidy the kitchen but that's my lot, I have control of the remote and I plan to use it ;) 

I'll be having an early night too, cos I have the bed to myself - yay.

Damn I love my life, told ya it was boring :) 

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me x

Blown Away Weekend!

Monday 21st October 2024

What a different weekend to last weekend, same place but the weather WOW!  Almost 50mph winds and dreadful rain thanks to Storm Ashley but we still had a lovely weekend, thankfully I arrived before it started.

I drove down after our huddle Saturday morning, took me 45 minutes to get from J10 M6 to J8, thankfully after that it was clear, we put the MH on a different pitch so we could have a meal and drink without having to have a taxi or walk far to get back.  Sadly the pub we chose didn't live up to our expectations!  Chewy steak which I left, this was dealt with badly by the chef who told the waitress to inform me that this cut of beef is chewy!  SERIOUSLY lol, I'm like forget it, he went to pay bill and they knocked 10% off the steak - £1.80, ridiculous, then they offered us a free dessert because they could see I wasn't pleased, we declined, I wanted a dinner not a pudding!  The owner then bought me a free drink over which just made things worse tbh, we drank up and left, I gave the waitress a tip because it wasn't her fault and I could tell she was mortified with the situation.  As we're almost back out the van, a lady came running towards us asking if I was the one who returned the steak, I'm assuming she was also the owner, I said yes and she went on to apologise and informed me she'd had words with the chef and went to hand me the money for my meal.  I said 'it was never about the money, it was the fact the steak wasn't good and she could give the money to the waitress because she'd had to handle the situation' so my dinner Saturday was chips and a few mushrooms and tomatoes lol.  

Thankfully we had a dvd to watch in the van because there was no phone/wifi signal either - early night for us!

The wind was dreadful all night and the rain was lashing down, those poor people in the field in tents!  Sunday morning we moved the MH early in case the tree by us decided to blow over in the winds.  We went back to his regular pitch and spend the rest of the day watching tv and chilling.

We did indulge in crisps so I wasn't on track this weekend at all.  Hey Ho, line drawn, back to it, I'm home now and I'm going to chill out for the rest of the day, the jobs can all wait till tomorrow!

I listened to a great audiobook driving down and back, Honeymoon for One by Portia Macintosh, easy read, funny (I even laughed out loud at it) and romance, no depth at all but I'd just done a deep read, I wanted light. 

Here's to improving my eating this week, although I'd love a slice of victoria sponge for some reason which is random as I don't really do cake!  It'll wear off I'm sure. 

Have a great week, 

Mwah, luv ya

Love me

How can it be midweek already!

 Wednesday 16th October 2024

Sometimes you don't get what you want!  I expected a maintain or a small loss yesterday and I gained 1.5lb!  I was surprisingly okay with the result because our bodies aren't machines.  This past few weeks I've had covid, so my body has dealt with that, I haven't eaten or drunk as much, and then last week I was better.  I'd lost 3.5lb last week which I didn't expect, so even with the gain, I've still lost 2lb over 2 weeks and that's good.  

Yesterday I was hungrier than I have been for a few weeks, not sure if that was genuine hunger or my sub conscious saying 'well we didn't lose, so....' but I went for good healthy food.  I ate the other half of the beetroot bomb I bought with mushrooms in a wrap, I had a cup a soup, the edamame salad I'd bought from the farm shop.  I nipped in Tesco on my way home and they had a spinach and pine nut pesto pasta reduced to £1 and I love that, so I took that for my tea and it was lush.  I also went in Farm Foods for some pop for Aryn and bought some Bernard Matthews wafer thin turkey ham - WOW it was way saltier than I remember it being when I used to eat it years ago, true processed meat at it's finest, won't buy that again.

Plant points list for the week ended at about 25, can do better and that's the plan for the week ahead, Are you getting your 30 plants a week? Plant points explained - BBC Food in case you don't know what they are.  List for yesterday includes

Spinach

Pine nuts

edamame beans

sun dried tomatoes 

beetroot 

carrot 

cumin seeds

chestnut mushrooms

olives

I'm impressed there as I didn't think I'd managed that many yesterday as I ate a lot of bready products, I'm going shopping today and buying some fruit and veggies.

I've got an olive soda bread that I bought on my way back Monday, it was a bit tough so I'm thinking of making a savoury bread bake with it to use it up and not waste it. 

Yeah, I don't like wasting food but I'm not gonna eat it just for the sake of it!

Right let's start the day, Tracktober is half way through, we got this!

Mwah, luv ya

Love me cc

Great Weekend!

Monday 14th October 2024

I've not just had the best weekend but I've also tracked everything and not felt like I've missed out on anything. 

I drove down to Dorset Friday, after settling everything at the MH we drove into Swanage to enjoy some fish and chips, 

Absolutely delicious and I left some, I didn't have anything else that evening either.  

Saturday morning we had a cooked breakfast in a pub where we went to check out their campsite for the future, we also opted for the small both of us, I gave him my hash brown though as I'm not a huge fan. 

After enjoying this we drove to look at the Cerne Giant, now I hadn't done my research here so we parked in the car park and followed the arrows saying 'giant hill', little did I realised until we got to the NT sign that to get the view of the giant you were better pulling into the layby at the side of the road and looking up lol, we'd walked up the hill and underneath the giant before realising this '-) that red line - oops, he had his best boots on too, they're all muddy now! 

We then drove to Abbotsbury Swannery, which has been there for over 600 years and in breeding season there can be up to 1,000 swans, after walking round, we did the Swan Maze, I'm a big wuss, shouting 'don't leave me, I'm scared I'll get stuck in here' when he started walking fast. 

We drove back to Swansea through glorious countryside, finding a parking space to leave the car for the night so we could have a few drinks and food.  I ordered seabass and samphire, was good, my photos not great. 

We had to walk 1 hour 15 minutes for a taxi, I wished I'd known as I'd have booked it earlier, was so ready for bed when we got back. 

Sunday he'd treated me to a nature trail with the National Trust we had our own ATV and driver who took us along the beach and through the dunes telling us all about the area, explaining how the dunes formed, all very interesting.

our ATV!

From there we drove to Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove and had our lunch there, I didn't eat again after eating this plateful of yummyness, I couldn't finish it either.  I did indulge in a bottle of wine when we got back to the MH though.

Perfect end to a perfect weekend.  Left early this morning and stopped at a couple of farm shops, one I've wanted to visit for a while because they make the best pies and I normally get them from Ocado so it was great to go buy them from source. Pies & Pastries | Thorner's (thornersofsomerset.co.uk)  I then stopped at the farm shop services on the M5 just after Junction 12, it's a bit expensive but I bought things that were reduced to try :) breakfast was a piece of black pudding - weird maybe but I fancied it, then for lunch I had a smoked trout cob, all reduced from the farm shop.

 

I'll be having an early night tonight as last night was unsettled, heavy rain in a MH makes for disturbed sleep!  Lots of dreaming too, I don't like dreaming at all. 

On a positive, huddle chat is prepared, house isn't too messy, I'm thinking I might have a toasted teacake for dinner and look forward to being weighed tomorrow - fingers crossed I lose anything, I'm not expecting lots, 1/2lb will do, I want to live and lose, enjoy life and be able to chip away at the numbers.

Here's to making it through another week.

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me xx 

Another day in the bag...

Thursday 10th October 2024

Short blog today, got to leave the house at half seven to get to the huddle at Bloxwich Mem, I'm still on track and tracking it all honestly, easy - no, worth it - yes!

Yesterday I had omelette for breakfast, adding to my plant points, so I'd already had 5, 

carrots

broccoli

potatoes

cauliflower

banana

I added 

yellow pepper

red pepper

mushrooms

wholemeal bread

Then with dinner, which was leftover lamb from Sunday served in pitta breads with salads and dips, blooming tasty it was, the lads loved it. 

  

Adding 

onion

cucumber

lettuce

white cabbage

tomatoes

I'm on  14 so far, now to see if I can add other stuff over the rest of the week! 

I finally got the remote back last night which meant I was able to catch up on MAFS and BB, you can't beat a bit of crap tv and a glass of wine, I love it, I nearly got the bed to myself too but the damn cats got under the bed before I had chance to close the door and then I couldn't shut the door because I couldn't get them out the room so I've not had the best sleep because Coco purrs so loudly!  

It's all good though, it's Thursday, a day full of huddles, the most difficult thing I have to do today is decide what we're having for dinner - mmm what shall we have for dinner?!

Here's to making it through 100% on track, we got this :)

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me xx 

Yay I lost 3.5lb!

Wednesday 9th October 2024

I lost 3.5lb in the first week of tracktober, I was really chuffed with that, writing it all down really, really, helps!  It helps you to see whether you're eating healthy, having those 5 a day etc, not just if you're within your calorie allowance! 

As he was home, he took me for lunch, we went to the Lancaster and I have to say it was good grub, plus on a Tuesday 12-4pm it's buy 1 main get one free so we both had belly pork for £15.99, bargain.  Now this is where you need to be impressed, I cut it in half and gave him half my pork, then I removed most of the fat, I was still full by the end of it and I enjoyed my lunch out.  As the calories weren't on the menu, I used the app to guestimate the calories. 

 

I wasn't really hungry again later but when he had cheese and biscuits I had a couple of those, perfect and meant I ended on track and under budget.  Here's to getting through the rest of the week.

Our huddle challenge this week is to get Plant Points, this is going to be a challenge for me too as I need to mix up what I'm eating, so yesterday I managed 5 points, I need to up my game because they recommend 30 a week but you can't repeat a plant point, it has to be different ones, so I had a banana yesterday, if I had one again that won't count as each plant only counts once.

I need to use up the leftover lamb today, I've bought pitta breads and wraps so they can have either, I suppose I could freeze it if it doesn't get used.  The meeting chat has made me fancy an omelette so that's gone on my to eat list, I can't eat everything in one day!

Anyway, I need to shower and get ready for work this morning, here's to another great day,

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me xx