Sunday evening, 03-11-24 and strategies for Christmas without the super-gain

Good evening, everyone!  

What I ate today

Oat waffles with yogurt and strawberries for breakfast.  Same recipe as yesterday's mug cake but so much more colourful.

Half a healthy extra B and one syn for seeds

I made these baked beans using onion, pepper, garlic, chilli, tomatoes (skinned and chopped, pretty much the last from the garden), chicken stock powder, salt, pepper, a squeeze of bbq sauce and some liquid smoke plus a can of brown beans, the name of which I can't remember and the tin is out in recycling now.  You could use any pulses, to be honest.

They were so, so delicious and I have two more portions in the freezer.  Nice!

One healthy extra B, one syn (per portion) for the beans and two syns for salad dressing.

An old fashioned dinner today.  Cottage pie with veg and it was delicious.  Alex loved it too - no leftovers.  😋

The mash had an egg and cheese added for extra yumminess.

Afters was an apple.

One healthy extra A and two syns for the gravy.

Summary:

one healthy extra A

one and a half healthy extra Bs

six syns

My meal plans for tomorrow:

B:  fruit, yogurt and mixed seeds

L:   scrambled eggs on toast, tomatoes and mushrooms; fruit

D:  roast chicken dinner; fruit

Exercise:   circuits - Lindsey is back again.

The Extra Bit

In the Nov/Dec Slimming World magazine, there's an article entitled Seven steps to a magical Christmas. 

It has some really helpful ideas and strategies (as well as some I wouldn't adopt) so I thought I would take what I think useful and give my own thoughts on them..

The first one is 'Muster your food must-haves'

Basically, it is saying it helps to have a clear understanding of things that are non-negotiables for your Christmas.  It might be that bottle of bubbly on Christmas morning or potatoes roasted in goose fat instead of the usual spray oil.

Once you know where you are, you can work them in so that you still include things that make Christmas special for you - or, conversely, you can decide whether it's actually worth it or not.

Such an individual thing, isn't it, but I am finding it very, very helpful.
For instance - one mince pie would be very nice but I really don't want more than one.  So could I use some mincemeat in my pancakes/porridge/waffles and give them a mince pie vibe for that festive hit or could I buy a box when I know there are people round so there will only be one for me.

I haven't finished my list, it takes time, which is why it's really good to start now, and this is definitely a really helpful strategy for me.