29-12-24

Starting with an apology.  I should have sent this yesterday evening and totally forgot.  And then I overslept this morning.  Things are very slow and lethargic at the moment.
Please pretend it is still Sunday as you read.  Thanks.  x

Hi, everyone!  It is still the Christmas season chez moi and will continue to be so until Twelfth Night, so I make no apologies for the ongoing Festive vibe in here. 

Having said that, I am trying, somewhat unsuccessfully, to get back on track.

Goodness, it is a struggle though.  I'm on the look out for helpful things and the other day Heidi posted this.

I do find things like this, visual prompts, if you like, very helpful.  I've printed it off, written in our SW group dates and when I HAVE to weigh to keep my membership and fingers crossed . . .

(it is SW based but if that's what you are following and think it might be useful - please use)

I am finding that mornings and early afternoons go well but then I sit down to do my crochet and - ooooops.

I must got back to my I F. That sorted out the evening nibbles but was impractical over the Festive season.

What I ate today:

Breakfast was smashed avo on toast with an egg and some tomatoes.  Lovely and filling.
I 'smashed' the avo with lime juice, a pinch of chilli flakes and half a tsp mixed seeds, topped with avocado topping from Just Spices

Half a healthy extra B, two and a half syns for avo and half a syn for the seeds.

Nice!!  I spray roasted some carrots and parsnip, cooked some sprouts and I cut all the fat off the post loin steal, hammered it out, dusted it with a mix and fried it like a steak.  Really tasty.

One and a half syns for the chutney.

And then it all fell apart again.  Frankly, I am really struggling.  

Tomorrow's plans:

B:  overnight oats

I will syn the oats as I'm using my B for lunch

L:  beans on toast; fruit

D:  lamb hot pot, veg; fruit

The soup I made over the weekend with a sliced potato topping.  Nice!

Exercise:  housework and something from Lindsey's channel.