Frugal February

Carvery at lunchtime today, but there was a pensioners special where you got pud thrown in..... Didn't eat the sponge base, though. (Where's that halo smiley?)

Then we're out tonight watching a live streaming of Twelfth Night. So that'll be all good apart from the pud - won't it?

Twelfth Night Blinko how ironic

If music be the food of love, play on.
Give me excess of it that, surfeiting,
The appetite may sicken, and so die

???

The appetite may sicken If only!
I do eat well. My diet consists of fish,chicken, lots of veg, a moderate amount of dairy,nuts and seeds.
My problem is that I eat too much.
So for me its simply a matter of not being so damn greedy.
I also don't want to be stick thin. My face looks 10 years older if I go below 10 stones !

Well recalled, OldMeg

Cavewoman, that's the magic ten stones again. If only....

Should be going to the gym/sauna tonight but my house is in such a mess I must stay in and have a tidy up. However, it's the sort of situation that makes me start nibbling at things, and I keep looking at the box of chocolates that are on a table in the living room. I'm not going to cave in, though, and shall go to the gym tomorrow morning. I think it's because I don't feel as if I've made any progress over the past few days.

Tegan I think this may be the article
www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/weekend/the-real-reason-you-cant-lose-weight-hwkvqsfg0

Yes; that's the one.

Just lost 0.5kg this week which is about 1lb. That’s fine by me.

Off to dentist for 10.20 appointment later.

Good luck at the dentist!

I’ve lost 1/2 lb

Yesterday had a very healthy fish stew planned. DH came into the kitchen and saw the fish on a plate “oh good”he said “fish and chips”
Guess what we had

Well, I resisted the chocolate but did eat quite a large chunk of cheese. realised that the miso soup with vegetables meal that I'd had didn't have much protein in it so I still felt hungry. Didn't go to the gym this morning as overslept [couldn't sleep last night] but will go tonight. Had a smoothie; full of calories but I did need to use some stuff up and I only had half a glass instead of my usual pint! M&S meal tonight.

Thanks WW tooth reinstated. Instructed not to eat peanut brittle or pork scratchings.

Cheese is good. I eat lots (normally) Tegan Good sourcd of protein, calcium and it fills you up.

Trying whole chicken in slow cooker for first time today. Sat it on a bed of veg with some cajun spice rubbed into the skin to add colour. Should be economical and healthy!

When I broke a front tooth years ago [actually, one of the best things that ever happened to me cause I had two lovely crowns fitted and before I'd had really goofy front teeth ], the dentist told me that crispy bacon was the main culprit when it came to broken teeth.

You could always suck the pork scratchings OldMeg

Anyone else weighed in today (end of week 2) ?

Not weighing myself until end of month but feeling optimistic (or is that tempting fate?)

So looking forward to dinner later-mushroom omelette with a few oven chips, unless chelseababy invites me round for

Planning a hot vegetable smoothie (aka soup) for lunch. That’s about as far ahead as I’ve plannec today. Brain fog.

My weight has stuck again even though, apart from the cheese I haven't overeaten. Still, the S.O. is going away for a week and taking the dog so I am going to totally concentrate on my diet and my house [still trying to declutter it]. Smoothie for lunch [remains of yesterdays] and don't know what for dinner. Bit worried about pulsative tinnitus that has come on over the past few days; the sort of thing that can either stop me eating completely [had a health scare a few years ago and could only eat one cheese and pickle sandwich a day!] or sends me to the biscuit tin!

Hope the tooth all sorted now OldMeg ...love the 'hot smoothie' idea!

Naughty step for me yesterday...stressful evening resulted in late night garage chocolate binge.

Trying to get back on track today but long and boring weekend ahead...need some serious distraction from food!

Thank you Millbrook it seems to be ‘all sorted’ fingers crossed.

How’s it going fellow Frugaleers? I’m off for a few days, it being half term week here, and not sure if I’ll have a Wifi link to log on.

Don’t think I’ll have lost much, if any, this week but so long as I haven’t gained that’s my aim.

Oh dear I haven’t been posting because I seem to have fallen off the rails. I am now the same weight as at the beginning of the month.

It isn’t a question of no gain no pain is it!!

I have avoided posting because I haven't been at all frugal of late: just can't seem to get in the right frame of mind.
Going to try again from today.

I've been really good [I think] but I haven't had much exercise this weekend other than mopping up the leak in the kitchen [and wasn't able to leave the house because of it]. My son turned off the water yesterday and I have a plumber coming out this afternoon. But I haven't lost any weight; if anything I've put some on, All I had yesterday was my turmeric drink, a M&S meal, several satsumas and a banana. It's quite dispiriting, but that's when the wheels start to fall off the trolley isn't it. As the S.O. has taken the dog on holiday to give me a whole week to tidy the house, get fit etc I daren't slip back into old ways. I think some sunshine might help.

My trolley has very wonky wheels, Tegan. It doesn't take much for them to fall off.
I kind of knew that last week was going to be a bad one, emotionally, and that really affects my eating. It makes me cross that I'm so reliant on food as a comfort, but it is what it is.
Hopefully your week will be filled with healthy choices and exercise; I'm rooting for you!

the S.O. has taken the dog on holiday

I have been hopeless, you would think with not feeling well (just a nasty cold) that I would lose my appetite - but no.