Windows and lamb dinner - what a life I have :)

Monday 18th March 2024

Well we survived the weekend and this lamb dinner was the food highlight!  It was a £10 leg of lamb from Iceland (thanks to Elle for getting it for me) and it made a dinner for the three of us plus enough left over (525g) to make a lamb madras which has gone in the freezer.

The rest of the weekend was busy up to that dinner!  A busy, enjoyable morning at the huddle, then I helped himself with the windows on the motorhome, he's had them tinted.  Why?  Well it's not a pose thing, by tinting the windows of our motorhome we will enjoy benefits such as increased privacy, temperature comfort, UV protection, and decreased glare.  Because our motorhome is aging it will also give it a fresh look.  Replacing windows costs and fortune, I'm talking thousands of pounds and up to now because the windows are made from polycarbonate it's not been possible, I won't go into the science of it - BUT YES I UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE I'VE HAD TO WATCH LOTS OF UNINTERESTING YOUTUBE VIDEOS WITH HIM :).  Anyway we found a company that finally does it, but it was in Torquay, so I had the job of finding out where the cover stuff was sourced from.  America, but they also had a distributor in the Netherlands.  I contacted them for more information and it turned out a chap in Aldridge could help us.  Tony has been doing similar for years Shades Solar Films Walsall: House Window Tints Films Walsall and he's now doing this too.  He was so helpful in understanding our needs and urgency and got it done in time for him to go to work yesterday afternoon.  He's done a great job too. 

 

Before on the left, after on the right, you can't even see the curtains anymore and you can still see out from inside the van perfectly.  

Yeah, that was how exciting my weekend was. 

He went at 2 and I'd planned a relaxation afternoon, manicure watching crap on tele and Aryn comes and plonks himself down on the sofa saying do you want to watch DUNE, erm not really no but because he rarely does it, I said "of course" :) 

Anyway, it's Monday and I've got lots to get done but I'm not putting any pressure on myself as to what I manage to complete, I've got all week whilst he's away.

Have a great day, let's stay on track.

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me 

Weekend ahead - I will survive!

Saturday 16th March 2024

I'm back on track after my half a pound gain on Thursday, managed a day within my calories Friday enjoying my meals.  Scrambled egg on toast, absolutely delicious and spinach and ricotta tortelloni for dinner after a busy day, something that only take 5 minutes to cook from frozen is always welcome.  The fact they were reduced to 80p when I bought them was an added bonus!

I made a batch of pickled eggs yesterday morning as we love a pickled egg, we also had scrambled egg on toast and to use the other eggs and a tub of cottage cheese that needed using up, I made a crustless quiche which the boys inhaled between them!  

Crustless quiche

6 eggs

1 pot of fat free cottage cheese (I used cheese and chive)

half an onion

1 pepper 

3 slices smoked bacon 

1/2 tsp garlic granules

salt and pepper 

tomatoes to top

Chop and fry bacon and veg (use any veggies you have, use ham instead of bacon) 

whisk together eggs, cottage cheese and seasoning.  Mix everything together and put in an ovenproof dish - I lined mine with baking paper.  top with tomatoes and cook for 40-45 minutes in fan oven at 160.

I also topped it with a bit of grated cheese.

We had a busy day doing stuff to the motorhome but by the time we'd finished, I cooked us a delicious bit of rump (1/2 price offer in M&S) and had it with Cheesy green vegetable bake the boys had curly fries with theirs.  It was a fab bit of beef, I know not everyone likes rare beef but it's the best way to eat it. 

We'd done a lot in the day and it showed by us being in bed by 9!  I was wide awake at 1am though, hot flushes turned into full on sweats and I gave up on trying to get back to sleep, so came down for an hour, went back up around 2.15 and managed to get a few more hours. 

I've done my physio this morning, had the morning off yesterday, it is paying off.  I was able to help him with the motorhome yesterday which involved a lot of standing about that I wouldn't have been able to do a couple of months ago.

My knees playing up now though, you can't win can ya, gotta love an aging body :) 

On that note, I'm off to get ready for work, looking forward to the huddle and the rest of my day.

Mwah, luv ya

Love me x

Ready to take the hit on the scales

Thursday 14th March 2024

I never stopped yesterday until we sat down for our dinner about 7!  After a lovely huddle, I got home and made us breakfast, well it was 11 does that still count as breakfast, I guess not, so we had brunch and we had mushrooms because I needed to use them up, then I remembered there was 2 burgers in the freezer so we ended up with a burger and mushrooms sandwich and a slice of plastic cheese, it was must tastier than it sounds :)

Then we spend ages driving around trying to find barge flashing, yes I know what they are NOW!  I also don't care if I ever hear those words again in my life because they're not easy to just find on the internet but now I know where to get them coated in grey if you ever need them lol!  We get them YAY, then as we're driving back, he realises he'll also need screws (eyes to the sky and deep sigh!)  We get them, that takes 2 stops, then we're driving back and he sees a graphics shop that he's passed many times but its usually shut, today it's open so we have to stop there, but they can't help, they do however give him a place to try so we drive there.  This means we are out of the house for almost 3 hours in total I reckon.  

Finally we're home, I make a cuppa when he states, I don't the adapter for the bit that goes in the drill.  Can I point out, whatever it is he usually wants, he either doesn't know what they're called or the have a different name in Ireland, so finding them on google is fun - NOT!  I work out what he wants and go to Screwfix to get it.   I know you want to know, it was a pack of Erbauer Socket Hex Nut Drivers.  

All the time he's doing his work outside, I'm having to remember to tell him what a wonderful job he's done of my lean-to because that's now going to be a daily occurrence so he feels appreciated and I get other jobs done.  🤣

Eventually I'm home, Aryn and I agree we'll do double at the gym Friday because it's too late to go now and I haven't started dinner.  We had chicken and chips for tea, I made coleslaw to use up some red and white cabbage out of the fridge, added some onion, cheese and sultanas and it was lush. 

Hands up, I didn't track at all yesterday, so I will take whatever the scales throws at me and start afresh.   As the quote says, "you are the product of what you do everyday" and I'm happy with me.  Yes I want to lose a few more pounds, I don't want to be skinny, just healthy, I also want to enjoy life, that for me includes delicious food and wine.

I'm not sure what we've got today, there's some veggies to go with something, I just found a pack of tuna steaks in the freezer that have been there a long time so I might use them although they would probably be better hidden in a fish pie or pasta dish.  I'm just fed up of food shopping, it doesn't seem to last and it costs a bloody fortune.  

Anyway, physio done, showered and ready for work, so I better get my ass moving!  Not gonna lie, I didn't want to get up to do my physio cos I'm not sleeping as much as I like too, I'm getting enough but I want more :)

Have a great day, wish me luck on those scales - eek!

Mwah, luv ya

Love me x

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Here's to a back on track day!

Wednesday 13th March 2024

Finally managed a day on track!  I also had 5.8 portions of fruit and veg and did 8527 stepsso I'm pleased with that, persistence pays off hopefully!

This dinner was epic, better than the one we had Sunday to be honest, the beef was leftovers but the spuds were reduced when I nipped to M&S to look for bargains, I was good too, only bought the offers and whoopsies.

I'd 100% buy these again, I didn't use the verde drizzle, but those smashed potatoes were perfection, you get potatoes and you get potatoes and these were really good, usually £3.

Huddles were great as usual, Tuesdays just fly by to be honest so it was bedtime before I knew it.

Only the one huddle this morning, my days started in the usual way, washing up, a load of washing in the machine, feed the cats then physio!  Rock and roll baby. 

Here's to a great day, make it a good one.

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me x

Memories sometimes pour from you eyes

 Tuesday 12th March 2024 

Well I had a busy morning yesterday, put together the huddle chat - WHY IS IT SO HARD TO LOSE WEIGHT! - now there's a topic!  Whilst doing that, I did a few loads of washing, then did the washing up and some tidying up before going to Aldi for a few bits of which they actually didn't have half of what I wanted, but still managed to spend £30!

When I got back, I tidied up the decking and put some cushions out to see how it all looked now he's finished the lean to.  I'm really pleased with it, a little wind proof corner for me and waterproof too of course.  It'll look lovely with some flowers growing up that trellis in the summer.

 

Food wise, I finally had the hot dogs I'd been craving for weeks, had them as my brunch so two meals in one at least!  

791 calories but damn they were good, 2 would've been enough though, or two rolls with 4 hotdogs, let's be honest its the onions that are the best bit.

Dinner time was a weird concoction but it was tasty, I wanted macaroni cheese but knew it wouldn't go down well without meat so I bought pork chops as lamb is way too expensive.  I felt I should put a veg on the plate and found a pepper in the fridge and some plum tomatoes so that'll do, then added garlic bread.  863 calories though, so quite high and I did go over again on my calories by 390, I'll get back on it properly, I'm not off track completely, it's being tracked at least. 

We did go back to the gym, managed 77 zone minutes with that and the work I'd done in the garden, plus almost 8k steps so happy with that.  It's telling me I burned 2416 calories and I consumed a few less than that so here's hoping for a maintain this Thursday because I'm running out of days!

I'm not giving myself a hard time about it, it's a strange month, 3 years since mom passed this month and it feels different because the pain and stress of the difficult years are starting to fade so I'm remembering the wonderful times we had together which of course is making me miss her in a way I haven't since she passed.  Working in the garden reminds me of the wonderful hours we spent out there, I completely changed the living room after she died so there's no memories in the visual of that room but the garden, well, she's everywhere.  Silly things like looking at the summerhouse and thinking of the time she denied breaking the glass whilst throwing her bricks lol.  Even the flowers I'm planning have memories of where they were in the garden when she was here.  Oh I need to stop because my eyes are starting to water. 

Time to get ready for work, here's to a great day, lots of giggles both at work and at home.  I may not have mom in my life anymore but I still have a house full of love and laughter and for that I'm thankful.  

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me xx

Looking forward to the weather getting better!

Monday 11th March 2024 

I've had a great weekend, we've been spending time together working in the garden putting together a lean to so I can sit and eat outside, I'm going to tidy it all up this morning.  We were one piece of feather edge short when he had finished the side and the shop was closed by then.  It'll all get finished by the weekend so it's all good. It looks fab and I love it, I can't wait to sit up a table to eat, the house isn't big enough to have one indoors.  I hope it stops raining today so I can clear up the rest of the garden, it didn't stop yesterday! 

The rest of the weekend went by in a blur if I'm honest and for the first time this year, I didn't track yesterday, time to get back on it this morning but I have enjoyed everything I've eaten this weekend.  I went and got myself a Bounty Easter egg on the way home and I then proceeded to eat it over the weekend, Aryn kept hinting that he couldn't resist the charity ones so in the end I used that as an excuse to give them their Easter eggs that I'd hidden and for me to eat mine.  1008 calories in it and it's out of my system now.

Meal wise, we had chicken and pizza Saturday for tea, I only had 2 quarters of the pizza, which was 422 calories and a couple of chicken drumsticks, managed some salad with that too.  Then yesterday we had a roast beef dinner which was perfect after the day he'd had outside in the rain, thankfully undercover though because he'd do the lean to he was just putting the side up.

I've got the day to myself  YAY, he's gone to work, Aryn will be off to school in a bit, yeah I've got stuff to get done, actually a lot of stuff but I'm still gonna find an hour to do a bit of chilling start a new jigsaw maybe, finally finished the Wasjig one which I didn't enjoy, too many bloody santas and I'm all done with Christmas for the rest of the year now! 

I didn't track yesterday but I didn't go mad either, if I'm good the rest of the week, maybe I can get a maintain.  Either way, I'll take it, I had me a few glasses of fizz yesterday for mothers day, she may not be here but she's remembered and missed, I was okay till I'd seem my siblings had posted photos of her, that tipped me over the edge. 

And how easy is it to overindulge if you take your eye off the ball!  Just the odd bit of cheese when you're making a sandwich or a slice of beef as you're dishing up the dinner!  So easy, not to mention a bigger glass of fizz than you would usually have!

Back on it though as the weight loss is making me feel healthier, although my pain was bad Saturday night Sunday, on a positive though I had managed to stand all the way through our huddle chat, that's the first time in a very long time!  I'd done a lot of steps Saturday over 10k which for me is a lot these days so no wonder I was in pain by the end of it, then standing a lot in the garden being a gofer so pain was to be expected.

Well I better get my 'to do' list started, huddle chat to put together, garden to tidy, bit of shopping to get done, think I need to go to B&Q AGAIN! I want to get some plants too but I think it's still a bit early in the season, I'll put that on my 'to do another day' list.  I love the normality of my life right now, it's not boring, we laugh lots and enjoy our days, can't ask for no more - well other than a lottery win! 

Here's to a good day, getting stuff done quickly so I can enjoy doing nice stuff!  

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me xx

What's made you Sm;)e this week?

 Saturday 9th March 2024

No blog from me yesterday but I did have a lovely day.  We had a lie in till 9, never do that but it was so good, that was the reason I didn't blog or do my physio but I've done it this morning instead.  Once up we had eggs on toast for breakfast before continuing with the 'lean to' in the garden which is now complete and very pleased with it I am.  Can't wait to sit outside and eat my lunch.

Speaking of food, Thursday night we had pie they had curly fries, I had butternut squash cooked in my Ninja, I forgot how much I like it.  We also had posh rice pudding with clotted cream and I did laugh when Aryn asked, 'Why have they put pepper on this", I pointed out it was nutmeg :) 

Last night was fakeaway Friday and that went down well too.   The butter chicken sauce from FarmFoods was good but the Spice Tailor one wasn't that good at all which was a first for their range. 

    

Got lots of pot noodles for the food bank today, they were on offer for 80p in the Nisa on Stroud Avenue, when stuff is on offer like this, it's a great time to get more for your money for the food bank.  Hot Dogs are only 70p in Sainsbury's, that's cheaper than B&M which I have to say isn't that cheap when I walked round on Thursday.

It was nice taking a voluntary break from social media yesterday and I'm glad to say I've finally been allowed to reset my password and back up my photos to make sure I don't lose them.  I'm working on backing up the posts, the funny one liners mom has said over time. 

I'm ready for the morning huddle, we've covered self care this week and I've realised my self care is much improved these days.  I read someone had put on Facebook the other day "saw 2 people laughing there head off, and I asked myself, when was the last time I laughed like that??" As I read it I realised, we laugh all the time, this house is full of laughter and then I get to go to work and Elle and I do the same, we're always laughing too, in addition to doing our singing duet which we appreciate our talent but not sure anyone else does lol.

I'm thinking Pizza tonight, oh in case you didn't know I gained a pound on Thursday and looking back I'm not surprised, I went over my limit 5 out of the 7 days I hadn't been to the gym at all and I'd indulged a little more. Now I'm not gonna lie, I've gone over the last two days as well but it's all tracked and under control. He's back at work on Monday so I can get back into a routine. This isn't a race for me, I want to be able to lose the weight but have a little blowout when I fancy one. I want an Easter egg, I never bother about chocolate but for some reason it's on my mind. I have bought them eggs so I might have to pinch one of them or get my own, maybe I can hold out till Easter Sunday.

Right I'm off, here's to a great weekend.

Mwah, luv ya

Love me x

It's no fun being a lackey :)

Thursday 7th March 2024

He's building me a lean too!  That was what yesterday was mostly about (eye roll as I type that sentence).  Don't get me wrong, I'm gonna love it when it's done but once I got home from our morning huddle, I started my second job, workman's lackey, "Bev go to Screwfix for me and get .....", "Bev nip over the Hardware shop and get .....", "Bev, can you hold this up for me", "Bev, can you go over the Hardware shop again...", "Bev, put the kettle on".  You get the gist!

So in-between all this, I sat in the kitchen freezing cold cos it was a cold one yesterday and we had both the french doors open, but I did use that time to slice and dice lots of salad and veggies for our dinner which was delicious when we had it! 

We had taco pittas with salad, veggies and couscous.  I would've mixed the veggies into the couscous but gave Aryn the decision and he wanted it separate, the right choice I think because it was nice to have it plain, well I did add a couple of chicken oxos to the water.  We still ate the veggies on the side.

 

This was what I used for the mince, it says 500g of beef mince but I used 2 packs of 400g and it was still tasty, there's some left too, it'll be used later I'm sure.

The few bits I needed was bought from Lidl, which is a little more expensive than Aldi I noticed but I nipped in on way home from huddle.  

It's weigh day today and I'm not feeling it, I haven't had as good a week as I have been having this year.  There's been too much bread and picky food.  I need to reset this morning, take some fruit with me for breakfast and a bottle of water and get back to being 100% healthy and honest.  

As you can see, more negatives than positives on the Nutracheck, but I have still managed a deficit although, I have guestimated some stuff on Nutracheck if I'm being 100% honest!

    

I'll take whatever it throws at me and move forward.  I would love 1/2lb though to give me that stone in 2024 so far. 

Facebook still won't let me change my password but I did find something that says if you try too many times it won't let you do it for 24 hours, so I'm not going to try until tomorrow morning.  I can access it on my phone so it's all good. 

Food today is pie and veg, either with chips if we have some in freezer or mash if not, you can't really have pie with anything else can you, it wouldn't seem right!  Then I think we'll have butter chicken with rice tomorrow, I can add naan for them so I'll save calories and I can make it early so it can be eaten at any time.

I'm ready for my day, slept better because I took painkillers last night as my pain was bad but other than my night sweats and my typical waking I did feel like I slept longer before the first time I woke.

Here's to a great day in huddles, being grateful that I can't be his lackey as I won't be here and hopefully by the weekend, I'll have a shelter I can sit under to enjoy my lunch with a table, that makes me smile! 

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me x

Let's hope I can save my facebook!

Wednesday 6th March 2024

Well I only just made it within calories yesterday, actually I was -64 but it could've been a lot worse, I've been hungry the last few days, well not hungry, just wanting food and I'm sure it started after my rock cake at the weekend, that sugar fix left me wanting more.

I had mango for breakfast, then leftover cauli/brocolli cheese for lunch followed by fresh pasta with pesto sauce and wine for dinner.  I didn't eat teh red cabbage I'd put on the plate because it was 'use by' but it was too much for me, too sweet.

  

The rest of my day was huddles which were great, watching the first episode of Celebrity Big Brother and that was it really.  Oh yeah I was called to help sort the alley shed so he can get stuff through tomorrow as he's gonna build me a lean too so I can sit out when it's not dry or shade from the sun when it is and enjoy the day light.

I tried to reset my password yesterday with the Facebook issue but now I can't get on at all on my laptop just on my phone and if I try to reset the password, the code it sends won't work - hey that's great.  I'm hoping it'll all calm down at some point and let me otherwise I don't know what to do as getting in touch with Facebook isn't easy! 

I'd be gutted if I lost my profile because of all the things about mom on there, there are so many one liners she said that come up in my profile all the time, which is another reason I wanted to write the book but I can't do it if I lose the stuff.  I won't panic yet!

On a positive, physio is completed, meals are decided for the day, I'm thinking taco mince in pittas with couscous and salad, then tomorrow we can have pie and chips when I'm busier and Friday well I have steak in the freezer so many defrost some of that, or I do fancy some lamb not had any for ages.  I'd love a tagine but I can't make it like my Chantel can, it doesn't come out the same even though she's tried to give me her recipe, it's not the same as what I remember her making. 

Right I'm off to get ready for work, I'm sat in a blanket rather than put the heating on, that's a bit sad ain't it Heat or Eat they say don't they, we're not quite that bad but I do think before I turn it on!

Here's to a great day,,

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me xx

Improving slowly - thankfully

 Tuesday 5th March 2024

I'm not gonna lie, getting up earlier to do an hours physio is not my idea of fun, everything else is getting done later including my blog and there's a pile of washing up that I'm ignoring at the minute because I want to get this done first.  At least I'm showered and dressed and I do think the physio is helping slowly!

I'm eating a mango as I type, it took me 3 minutes to peel and slice 3 of them whilst the kettle boiled and my wheat bag for my back heated up in the microwave, the were about to die, all shrivelling up but they taste okay, hoping Aryn will eat what's left, or maybe smoothie it.   Healthy eating doesn't have to take ages but it does take some effort!

Yesterday I felt like I never stopped till I sat down for dinner at 5pm, day started as it always does, then I had an appointment to have my nails done, I opted for purple in memory of mom, her favourite colour, I've never been a fan, but I wanted them to remind me of her all month as 3 years ago, March was the most difficult and emotional months of my life, it's Mothers day this weekend and the anniversary of her death on the 22nd, so yeah a bit of purple as a reminder of her and that I survived and better days arrived.

After the nails, I had to ring round to get Aryn's

prescription, then drive to fetch them as they were out of stock in our pharmacy.  Next I was requested to help in the garden!  We're removing all the plants starting with the shrubs, which we managed to pull all but one out with the range rover - that's not as easy as it sounds can I add!  Anyway, a few hours spent doing that then taking the roots to the tip and clearing up along the way and I was finally allowed to go and write our huddle chat.  

What impressed me most was I was able to do it, even a few months ago I wouldn't have been able to stand for that long, let alone lift and sweep and shovel stuff.  This proves the weight loss, exercise and physio are working, it may be slowly but it's working.  Don't get me wrong there was still pain but workable pain :) and I'm not in bits this morning1  Makes me very happy and positive about the future.  

Food wise yesterday, I was hungry all damn day, so when I got back from nails and chemist I had eggs on toast, lush they were.

Next after we got back from the tip, he was 'starving' so I made him a ham sandwich, I then fancied one so just had 1 slice of bread, but I also had a rock cake when we had a cuppa, nice little sugar rush from that.  I did make them using some wholemeal flour so a little better for us :0)

Dinner was jacket potatoes, gammon and cauliflower/broccoli cheese - I inhaled that, I was ravenous, but himself wasn't hungry when I served it up at 5 so he picked at it.  So difficult feeding everyone at a time they're hungry sometimes but that's what microwaves are for isn't it, although it's still in the kitchen.  It didn't help that he probably had 3 rock cakes with his ham and cheese sandwich a couple of hours earlier! 

I managed 4.6 potions of fruit and veg according to nutracheck, I snacked on a banana too, went over by 128 calories because I had some wine, I'd had a tough day and I wanted a relaxed hour before my early night.   Consumed 1905 calories burned 2,350 so still a deficit and that's the main thing.  I was tired and hungry from only having 4.5 hours sleep the night before so I reckon that's why I was hungry all day and craving carbs.  Thankfully I've had 8hrs 18m last night so all rested and ready for the day ahead.

I really need to think about food for today, the fridge is emptying, I'm thinking pesto pasta, not sure how the no meat theme will go down but I don't have any other than beef which would need defrosting!  I'll have a think, what would go with Pesto past other than chicken? 

Right I'm off, need to do that washing up, there's no cups for tea!

Here's to a great day, 

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me x

Here's to a wonderful week...

Monday 4th March 2024

We've had a lovely, lazy weekend!  Lots of tele watched and sleep had, well 10 1/2 hours Saturday night, slept in till 7 having gone to bed at half 8, then we laid in bed watching tv till ten - perfect.  Last night though we didn't go to bed until 1.15am this morning because we got hooked on a Amazon series called Wilderness, we couldn't stop watching and I managed to stay away long enough to watch all 6 episodes, loved it.  Now it's almost 8am and I've only had 4 and a half hours but I'm not tired thankfully.

Just finished my physio, if I don't do it early, I don't want to do it and I've got stuff to get done today.

Diet wise, I was over both Friday and Saturday but a few hundred but yesterday I pulled back by the amount I'd gone over, so hopefully all good!  

We had a Chinese takeaway Saturday night, I'd been fancying one all week since we'd talked about them all week!  It didn't disappoint at all, I even managed to resist the leftovers yesterday and let them eat it. 

 It's out my system now thankfully.  Yesterday I did us a basic chicken dinner, I wasn't spending a long time in the kitchen, wasn't in the mood.

I've got to work on a huddle chat today, not sure what yet, need to get my thinking cap on!  

I did spend some time this weekend looking through old blogs, I'm considering putting together a short book about mom's dementia journey and how I handled it.  A way to process that decade and maybe help others who want to understand it. To make them smile too hopefully, it wasn't all bad!  I don't know if I can do it, but so many people have suggested I do over the years that maybe I should try.

Right, I'm gonna get my day started, treating myself, got nails appointment at 9 so I've got an hour to get ready, not sure on colour yet, I have a thought but we'll see if I go with it or not!

Let's have a good day, I'm thinking jacket potatoes today, not had them for ages, I've also got fresh pasta to have one of the days, no shopping till we've gone through some of the freezer stuff.  I've got a cauliflower to use, thinking cauliflower cheese as can't think of anything else easy to make.  Oh I did bake at the weekend, made rock cakes, the boys inhaled those!  I had half of one and I licked the bowl ;) 

I've gotta go, focus on what you want to achieve when deciding what you want to eat?

I'm looking forward to my day, hope you are too.

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me x

You've got to love a good glass of red!

Saturday 2nd March 2024

I had a lovely day yesterday but I did go over my calories by 301, I had wine, I'll explain in a minute!  Looking at the fitbit though I still burned more, so input was 2078, burned was 2,391 so I'll take that, plus 26 zone mins and none of them were in the 40 minutes I was at the gym being shown a few exercises to do to help my back.  That shows you can get your heart rate up doing normal stuff in the house and garden.

Anyway back to the wine, I was making a cottage pie ish meal, no recipe just making it up as I went along, trying to put lots of veggies in to help towards the five a day, even radishes!  It turned out really good.  

  

Anyway I decided to pop a glass of red wine in it as I was cooking, I had a couple of bottles of gifted European wine that I hadn't drunk because I usually don't like them, so I opened one that his sister had bought me almost 2 years ago. WELL, turns out it was blooming delicious, so I gave him a bit to try and he said "yeah I'll I have a glass of that", so we were drinking that as it was too good for the food, I opened the other one which was almost as good but I did put a glass of that in the dinner.  

The dinner was great, 9/10 from Aryn, he said it lost a point because it had vegetables in it and vegetables taste of sad :), himself went back for seconds which is a very, good sign and said he'd have it again for sure.  I've just put the leftovers in two of the larger takeaway tubs.  I've put that it served 6 but it might feed 8 normal people! 

I have to say I used Organic Beef, it was on offer a couple of weeks ago and thankfully still was when I ordered it this week because you really can tell the difference when you cook it.  I want to make burgers with it next time.

Anyway we drank that bottle, then of course there was the open bottle which we started on, then he said do you wanna come over the put but I was too cozy in my scruffs, so I said you go I'll finish this glass of wine.  Then I knocked it over!  So when he'd gone, I drank the last bit of the port instead, it was lush then I fell asleep watching my movie on the sofa and he came back at half eight and woke me up.  He suggested more wine, thankfully I resisted, I didn't need more wine, I needed my bed.

That was my day, well apart from the housework stuff, I steamed the new velvet curtains to get all the creases out, that's a great gadget I paid about £35 for it I think but it does get creases out well, you can iron things hanging up!  This ones not available anymore but there are lots like it.

Here's to enjoying another day and tracking regardless!  

Mwah, luv u

Love me x

If I can do it, anyone can!

Friday 1st March 2024 

Another pound gone, that's 13.5lb this year and I'm chuffed to bits with that!  Stayed on track another day, starting March having tracked honestly every day this year, that is 60 days so far - check me out, on it ain't I!  

I've had a lie in this morning so not done my exercises or anything other than take Aryn to school and get himself an appointment at the doctors because they'd changed his face to face one to an over the phone and I pointed out they can't look down his ears over the phone!

So lots to do this morning, I had done one load of washing but it had a bit of a smell so I need to clean the rubber rim and start again, that's another job to add to the endless list lol.

I'm in a really good mood though, after reading that old blog yesterday I realised how wonderful and easy my life is now in comparison and I'm thankful for that, so feeling blessed.

Food wise yesterday, I had fruit for breakfast, an egg and cress sandwich for lunch, then they wanted Indian for dinner but I said I'd got madras in the freezer and I made them a fakeaway instead.

  

  

I just opted for a bit of rice, half of this side dish I'd bought on a whoopsie sticker yesterday and poppadum's with the cucumber and raiti, really tasty and just enough.  I'd buy that again, although it was high in calories!  Might try making something similar myself with lentils.

Got a gym appointment at 11, he's going to give me a workout that's safe for my back, which I'll hopefully be able to do, fingers crossed!

Right I need to get stuff done, so here's to a great day, 

Mwah, luv ya 

Love me!