Having said that, I am trying, somewhat unsuccessfully, to get back on track.
I'm posting this early because I have family round this evening and it wouldn't get posted until tomorrow - and I have been doing too much of that lately!
What I ate today:
Syn free.
This really is an odds and ends lunch. I made the sausage casserole ages ago and I think freezing it has improved things. I forgot it was slightly spicy.
The coleslaw is the leftovers from yesterday's which dealt with a pretty wizened white cabbage.
The casserole was three syns (for the sausages) and the coleslaw was one syn so four syns altogether.
I'm doing a buffet for the evening - pizza, garlic bread, coleslaw (nicer coleslaw!), crisps, baked camembert with bread sticks, salad - and some mince pies/cake and some fruit for afters. It won't take long and it won't be remotely on plan.
Tomorrow's plans:
B: smashed avo, smoked salmon, tomatoes and leaves
L: carrot and lentil soup; fruit
D: penne arrabbiata, side salad; fruit
Exercise: Lindsey exercise.
The Extra Bit:
Traditionally, we make resolutions for the New Year - resolutions that tend to have died the death a week or so into the New Year.
I have made a few decisions for January though - and then I will see.
1. After tonight (I have family round tonight), January is going to be a dry month. I've had far too much vino over the Christmas period and I know it is a trigger so it makes sense to stay off it.
2. I'm doing a low spend month. Linked to that, I have started sorting out the freezer (again) one bag at a time, making a list of what I have got (again), defrosting it when the sorting out is done and then using the list to plan my meals (again!)
Ditto for fridge (done yesterday) and cupboards
Yes - this comes up regularly but, to be fair, it is an ongoing thing. After all, what are freezers for?
3. I want to challenge myself to walk 5,000 steps a day. Not 10,000, just 5,000. That's more realistic for me and I'm not someone who walks around the house in the evening to try and make it up to the higher target. I'd much rather be doing my knitting or crochet and that's hard to do while walking around!!! 😉
Ongoing stuff . . .
I already have the food structure and content sorted - it will be the same as before because it works for me. So, to recap:
SW structure - I'm not at target right now so no extra healthy7 extras, etc, but Eat Your Syns Friday will continue - it really worked.
Mediterranean style content for health/cholesterol reasons.
I'm most comfortable when using the 8-16 Intermittent Fasting way
Plenty of exercise with Lindsey, one way and another.
Going to group each week and staying for Image Therapy - it really does help.
None of this is new but I know it works for me and
How about you? xx
A very Happy New Year to you, Joy.
ReplyDeleteI love a ‘using up the bits & pieces’ meal. It can lead to some unusual (but often very tasty) combinations.
After weigh in on Saturday I’ll be preparing a picky- supper of Prawns in batter, mini cheese & onion rolls (Luke sausage rolls) and mini samosas with salad. We also have a jar of peaches in Amaretto which was a gift. Very SW-deviant but a case of waste not, want not!
I’ve been going through the freezer too and with what I have on the store cupboards and fridge I reckon that I have the makings of three weeks of meals for the two of us. There will only be a few fresh bits and pieces needed in between times.
Thanks, Eloise. I have a lot of bits and pieces, use up, leftovers meals - it is really hard to make a portion just for one and get a reasonable variety on the plate at the same time.
DeleteYour picky supper sounds gorgeous - and as for the peaches in amaretto - yummy!
It sounds like we are in the same boat. I have more than three weeks' worth but then I am cooking for one not two. I really want to keep the food bill low this month although, if there are good offers on non-food stuff such as cleaning products and toiletries, I will stock up a bit.
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My resolutions are also not really resolutions. They are ongoing attempts to be fitter and healthier. My daughter gave me her old Fitbit a while ago and I use it intermittently (the not-used times tend to be when I’ve forgotten to charge it) 🤣 but I’d say 5,000 is also realistic for me.
ReplyDeleteI also crochet - nothing terribly adventurous as I can’t read a pattern. I have only made scarves and blankets and once a little boxy jacket when my now 38 year old daughter was a toddler! I did, however, have an idea when wrapping Christmas gifts (i.e. using tissue and gift bags). I’ve made a start on crocheting reusable gift bags. They’ll have a drawstring and a label trimmed with a crochet flower.
I've been thinking about 'words for the year' and the one that keeps coming to mind is 'health' too. That's a biggie so I need to define it properly so plenty of thinking to do there. It's interesting that you are thinking along the same lines.
DeleteWhat a fantastic idea to make reusable gift bags. I have found a few patterns relating to making crochet baskets that I rather fancy trying - but not right now and I have two bigger projects on the go and some plans for after they are finished.
There are YouTube videos about reading patterns - the diagram kind, not the wordy kind, I'm fine with words. That's something I want to do - learn how those diagram patterns work.
Keeping hands and brain occupied stops me thinking about food! xx
Happy New year Joy. Thank you so much for all the wonderful inspirational meal ideas that you share. 5000 steps sounds like a good idea and definitely doable.
ReplyDeleteYou are so welcome, Cherie. And 5,000 is definitely workable with the occasional 10,000 thrown in for good measure! Have a great 2025. xx
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