Christmas challenge, day 6, a scales surprise and ooops!

Good evening, everyone, and welcome to my Christmas Challenge, 2024 where I try to give as much festive vibe to my everyday food as I can with the aim of staying on my healthy Mediterranean focused meals so that weight gain is minimal and I remain healthy.

I had a very pleasant surprise when I got on the scales at group.  Yes, I had gained but only one pound so I am still very comfortably in my happy zone.

Once you get to target at Slimming World, it is accepted that 'maintain' doesn't mean 'stay the same' and a range of between three pounds under and three pounds over is perfectly normal and acceptable.  I agree with that completely - it gives me the flexibility I need.

I'm not quite sure how it was just one pound, mind you, but I'll take it with gratitude.

What I ate today:

I had just fruit for breakfast so decided to have the waffles for lunch.

Lunch did NOT go well.

I forgot to oil the waffle plates.  Ooops!

They still tasted nice, they just weren't waffles.

Half a healthy extra B for buckwheat flour (unofficially)

The evening was officially Off Plan.

This is why . . .

May I introduce you to the annual Shimmy 'n' Groove Festive 'Afternoon' Tea . . .

Let's just take a moment to appreciate the festive nature of the cakes.

I made good inroads into the sandwiches which were lovely and fresh.

The mini quiche was warm and delicious

I had a fruit scone which was still warm too and lovely.

By the time we got to the cakes, I managed a mini mince pie and one of the mini coffee mousses and that was that.  I wasn't the only one and they gave out doggy boxes towards the end (plus a disclaimer thing to sign - the first time I've seen that happen but maybe they have had issues in the past?).
I didn't, not that I can claim a halo, I just can't manage sweet stuff like I used to be able to and they all looked very, very sickly sweet.

It was lovely though, very sociable and great fun.

(we won't mention s*ns, OK?)

Tomorrow's meal plans:

proper on plan for two days at least!

B:  fruit and yogurt - if I want anything after tonight

L:  tomato and lentil soup (because I didn't have it yesterday)

D:  chicken and veg pasta bake, side salad maybe; fruit

Exercise:  personal training