Thursday, 02-01-20

Good morning.
Start as you mean to go on, I say, and yesterday went surprisingly well, thank goodness!

I got fed up of trying to poach eggs in a little simmer of water and the poaching pods always seemed to tip over so, when I saw this on Amazon, it was a no brainer.  I used it for the first time for breakfast  yesterday and it was so clean and simple.  Poached eggs are definitely on the menu more now!

(apologies for the poor quality - I borrowed it from Google Images)

I'm quite excited - last year I pre-ordered a recipe book by the Two Chubby Cubs.  It's a blog, like Slimming Eats and Pinch of Nom and, like the latter, they've brought out a cookbook.  It's out today and should arrive today too.  Their recipes are good too.

Yesterday, I didn't have breakfast until eleven (wasn't hungry) so that reduced the window to eight hours.   At the moment this seems to be helping - I could have nibbled a shocking number of calories in the evening but didn't because 'it's after seven' as I thought, each time.  I wasn't hungry, it's just a bad habit.
Also, packing the meals closer together means less time in between to snack.

Today's plans are . . .

B:  porridge with fruit and yogurt, yogurt drink

SW:  one heB and half a heA plus two syns

L:  turkey and veg soup
Yesterday's bean and veg soup with, today, some added turkey

SW:  free

D:  turkey leftovers curry, posh rice

I found a leftover turkey curry spice mix the other day so thought I would give it a go.  I'll use half fat creme fraiche which, amazingly, Morrisons had in yesterday, instead of cream though, and add extra veg.

SW: looking at the recipe, I will use three syns for half a tbsp oil and three for 30 mls half fat creme fraiche.  A bit high on syns, but well within the rules

Body Magic:  Not sure.  Maybe a walk this afternoon.  I need to psych myself up to swimming again while it is so cold.

Meat day but it's leftovers - great value.  I will miss the turkey when it's all used up so I guess buying a turkey leg/thigh may be on the shopping list a few times this year.

Half a heA and one B planned but I may add some more, perhaps some bread with the soup or a little bit of grated cheese.

Eating window between ten and seven - nine hours

It's back on the scales at SW this evening and (starting as I mean to go on) it starts at seven thirty so I will eat before being weighed because of the restricted eating times!  When pottery starts again and I can't go on Thursday, instead of driving to the Wednesday group out in a local village, I will go to a fairly newly started group, same leader, on Tuesday mornings at 9:30.  I'll have breakfast afterwards so that will help to keep the eating window smaller too.  There's no point driving out to somewhere of an evening when I can walk to a group locally in daylight, is there.  The latter is better for me and better for the environment.