Friday, 23 October 2026

A week on Iceland one pound(ish) meals: day seven

Good evening, everyone.

There were no naughty works, book throwing or anything else at SW this morning.  I lost four pounds.  I was very happy with that!

Really the week should be finished but I have more meals to use so I'll continue until Sunday evening before going back to the Slimming World plan for a while.



For breakfast, I made a big pancake to which I added sweetener, grated carrot and cinnamon - a bit like carrot cake.  I just shoved the batter, all of it, in a pan and let it cook so it was thicker than usual.  On top I spooned yogurt and some stewed plums.
The whole breakfast was 241 calories or half a fibre hex for flour,  I don't swip stewed fruit.



Lunch was macaroni cheese and you know what?  It was quite nice. 
I added a very little salt (it was already one of the higher salted meals I have tried) and it could have done with a topping of cheese but I ate the lot.
Another time, I would eat half and add extras - chicken, cauliflower and broccoli, perhaps - plus a topping of cheese and blitz it in the air fryer for a few minutes.
465 calories or nine swips and a score of 7/10

Here's the nutritional and ingredients stuff.

For dinner, I braved Chinese chicken and rice and, because I was fed up with the lack of good protein, I dug some cooked chicken out of the freezer and added some of it.  I have plans for what was left.

It was nice, loads of rice plus more veg than most of the other meals I have had this week so I didn't add any more, but tasted a bit bland so I added some soy sauce.  I'd say 6.5/10.

The nutritional stuff!
The meal without my additions was 460 calories or 5 swips

The day's number crunching:
Calories:  1323 (1900)
Fats:  30.5 (74)
Carbs:  183.9 (255)
Fibre:  21.1 (30)
Protein:  69.2 (46.5)
Salt:  6.4 (max of 6)

So over in protein which is fine but also on salt which is not fine.  I must drink plenty of water before bed time.

4 comments:

  1. Glad to find you here as a bit worried when there was no morning blog on Retired Teacher.
    Jane Notts

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    1. Jane, that is so kind of you, thanks very much! I'll be there shortly! xx

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  2. 4lb loss! That's a very welcome outcome I’m sure! Especially given that was not the aim of the ‘experiment’. It's beginning to sound as though you're ready to resume your home cooked meals with renewed enthusiasm so win win! Best wishes Melanie xx

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    1. That is exactly how I feel too. It will be nice to get back to what I really enjoy. Thanks for all the encouragement. xx

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