Sunday, 15-02-26

Good evening.  

Nothing to show for today.

Breakfast was an apple.

I was out with friends for lunch .  I had hoped to have lasagne but that wasn't on the Sunday menu so I went for the mixed grains salad with chicken sand had a mini Eton mess for dessert - not remotely SW friendly!

Dinner was bits and bobs, naughty stuff.

No photos.

So - proper back on it tomorrow!

B:  pancakes with fruit and yogurt.  Yes, I will be having pancakes on Tuesday as well and why not.  :-)

L:  beans on toast

D:  stir fry duck with noodles

Exercise:  one of Lindsey's pre-records

Saturday, 14-0-26 - edited

Good evening, everyone.

Lindsey is away all week so there's no live classes.  However, she has given us a whole load of pre-records so I will be doing some of them.

A delicious breakfast of cinnamon waffles with yogurt, blueberries and grapes.

Half a fibre, half a swip for a few sprays of avocado oil and half a swip for some kefir yogurt.

The salad bowl!

Leaves, tomato, cucumber, avocado, olives, coleslaw, black beans and an M&S pouch mix of bulgur wheat, chickpeas, red and wild rices with spices (2.5 swips for the whole pouch).

The avocado and olives together make one healthy oils choice so I will swip the breakfast oil.

One and a half swips for the grains, one swip for salad cream on the coleslaw and five swips for some creamy Caesar dressing (two tbsps)
So that's seven and a half swips.

It was both filling and delicious.  
 

You almost didn't get a dinner photo!  Forgive the messy, half eaten meal.

I mixed some cooked macaroni with a portion of the white bean cheese sauce, topped it with a mix of sourdough breadcrumbs and grated cheese and baked it in the air fryer.  Really nice with broccoli and sprouts.
The other half fibre and one calcium for the topping and three and a half swips for the sauce.

Summary:

Healthy extras:  one of each

Twelve swips.

But I will have gone over swips because I nibbled on some nuts.  Oh, well, at least it was a super-healthy going over.

Oooops, I forgot I am out for lunch today so it's all change!

B:  I think sourdough pancakes with fruit and yogurt

Fruit

L:  cottage pie and veg

I've looked at the menu and I really fancy the lasagne with a large salad instead of garlic bread.  I love their mixed grain salad but I've had that a couple of times and it's really not the weather for just a salad - it's raining again!

D:  Gressingham stir fry duck breast (found on the internet and I have duck breasts in the freezer)

https://www.gressinghamduck.co.uk/recipes/gressingham-stir-fry-duck-breast/

I'll defer this until tomorrow or Tuesday and have something like toasted cheese or perhaps I wioll get out some chicken in stock and made a little casserole.

Exercise:  a Lindsey video

Friday, 13-02-26

Morning, everyone.  

Breakfast - some roasted veg topped with an egg and it was great - tasty and filling.
Part of a healthy fats choice.

I wasn't hungry come lunch time so I just had some fruit.

A sort of fakeaway for dinner and very delicious it was too.

The rest of my healthy oils, one fibre and one calcium, one and a half swips for chutney and one swip for salad cream.  Filling!

B:  cinnamon waffles with fruit and yogurt

L:  maybe the salad bowl I didn't have today.

D:  macaroni cheese

Thursday, 12-02-26 (updated)

Evening, everyone! 

A nice selection of fruit for breakfast.

Inside the wrap was some falafel, roasted sweet potato,  cheese and bbq sauce.  Lovely.

One calcium, one fibre, most of a healthy fats and four swips.

No photo of dinner - I had bits and bobs because I was feeling very weary and couldn't be bothered.

It's not been the best week and I probably won't weigh tomorrow.

B:  some sort of shakshuka type thing

L:  a Med salad bowl sort of thing

(too many 'things)

D:  hm burger in a bun, chips, coleslaw

And fruit

Sorry

Things didn't go to plan yesterday - Wednesday - so today's plans are the same as the ones I posted Tuesday evening.  Back properly this evening.  xx

Tuesday, 10-02-26

Evening, everyone. 

First thing this morning, I made another batch of Roy's cheesy white bean sauce that I use instead of a cheese sauce because it's nice and has pulses in it.
You can find the recipe here:

https://recipeswithroy.wixsite.com/website/post/roy-s-light-white-bean-alfredo-sauce

I've adapted it a bit so that it comes to half a calcium choice per my portion plus whatever oil I use at the beginning.  This time it was less than half a swip so let's call it half for safety's sake.

Not 100% healthy (bacon is not healthy!) but, with the fat cut off, it was SW friendly and kept me nice and full.

I enjoyed my chicken, cheese and chutney toastie for lunch, followed by an orange and an easy peeler.
One fibre and once calcium plus one swip.

I was out at a conference in the evening and they provided a very nice hot buffet.  I had salmon with one mini baked potato and some salads - no creamy dfressings.
No idea of SW numbers but it wasn't all that bad.

B:  fruit and yogurt

L:  falafel and roasted veg wrap or pitta, salad

D:  chicken penne arrabbiata, side salad

Exercise:  two today.  Online Groove in the morning and Personal Training in the afternoon

Monday, 09-02-26

 Evening again, everyone!

Morrisons' oranges are lovely at the moment.  Really sweet and juicy.  I enjoyed these two oranges for breakfast.

Swip free

Spicy beans on toast with added chicken.  So good.

One fibre and part of a healthy fats (avo oil).

Later in the afternoon, I had a banana and an options drink (three swips).

Orzo puttanesca for dinner.  It was OK but not one I will make again.

The rest of my healthy fats for olives and a bit of spray oil plus a calcium for cheese.

Afters was three easy peelers.

Summary:

Healthy extras:  one of each

Swips:  three

B:  bacon, what's left of the smoky beans and mushrooms

L:  cheese and chutney toastie

D:  I am at a school governors' conference early evening and I gather food will be provided.  I will take some prepared fruit with me, in case.  It says 'a hot buffet' which could be anything from lukewarm sausage rolls to mini jacket potatoes.

Exercise:  Groove class