What did I think of the food?
Cheap! For £1 or less, you can't expect great quality, can you? It was OK-ish. Having said that, there were some things that I really enjoyed and will be getting again. The turnover, the pizza, some of the pasta meals, for example. It's opened my eyes to more possibilities.
I spent £14.50 on all the meals. just under £5 for speed vegetables and some eggs and I also used what I already had as I wasn't going to waste anything. So not super-cheap but not terribly expensive for me either.
It's given me ideas of things to make myself - things involving pastry, for a start! I could make a jolly good chicken and veg pot pie with much more filling. The bacon and cheese turnover wouldn't be too tricky. I could make bakes without nasty surprises in the filling. I could use some of the pasta meals as a base and add leftovers to bulk them out, just for convenience. I liked the fish pie very much, it just needed more fish, so I thought I could thaw the pie, then spoon it over some fish and air fryer cook it to cook the fish and brown the top.
How do I feel now and how did I feel through the week?
Well . . . at first, I felt fine. It was nice to have 'permission' to eat certain things without my SW/Mediterranean conscience nibbling at the corners of my mind! I dearly love pastry but rarely have it because it's hardly a healthy thing.
Through the week I began to feel the effects of a bigger calorie deficit than usual. Things like fuzzy headedness, for example. I didn't actually feel hungry any more than usual. And while cravings for certain things (like pastry!!!) were satisfied, other cravings started - things like pulses, avocado . . . that sort of thing. Interesting!
Through the week I began to feel the effects of a bigger calorie deficit than usual. Things like fuzzy headedness, for example. I didn't actually feel hungry any more than usual. And while cravings for certain things (like pastry!!!) were satisfied, other cravings started - things like pulses, avocado . . . that sort of thing. Interesting!
I though I might have some constipation issues but I didn't. What came out was less for obvious reasons but it wasn't a problem in any way at all.
And now - I'm feeling great! Really good.
Nutrition?
Definitely poor in that if I stuck to three of their meals each day and nothing more, not only would I feel very hungry, I would also worry about nutrition levels - low calories, low protein - actually low everything. It was good as far as salt is concerned though - that was also lowish, perhaps partly because amounts were quite small.
I had intended to get some multivitamins but forgot. Ooops!
I am SO glad I adapted with added salad, vegetables and a little fruit. A real life saver in terms of variety of texture and flavour as well as filling me up and giving my gut something healthy to work on.
Definitely poor in that if I stuck to three of their meals each day and nothing more, not only would I feel very hungry, I would also worry about nutrition levels - low calories, low protein - actually low everything. It was good as far as salt is concerned though - that was also lowish, perhaps partly because amounts were quite small.
I had intended to get some multivitamins but forgot. Ooops!
I am SO glad I adapted with added salad, vegetables and a little fruit. A real life saver in terms of variety of texture and flavour as well as filling me up and giving my gut something healthy to work on.
I've worked out the averages for the week which you may have seen in my Sunday post. Some of them are low and the challenge for anyone trying to lose some weight is to get the macros right but stay in a calorie deficit - however you do that.
And it's not just about the numbers. It's also about the quality of the food that informs those numbers. isn't it? I have doubts about the quality, especially the protein and fats. I didn't see much evoo in the ingredients lists!
What have I missed this week?
Oh, goodness - loads of things.
Bread, cheese, starchy veg, pulses, etc, good quality lean meat, avocado . . . I could go on for ages!
Bread, cheese, starchy veg, pulses, etc, good quality lean meat, avocado . . . I could go on for ages!
Changes?
Hmm - yes, I think I will be making some changes.
As described above, I have ideas for adapting or making similar things that hadn't occurred to me before.
While it was a right pain remembering to weigh everything, it did inform me and I think that this coming week, even though I am back on SW/Meddy style meals, I will continue to check the calories and the macros as much as I can, using Nutracheck. Sometimes you just feel you need to know, don't you?
The other change is that I think now and again I will have a Calorie Day rather than a SW Day (but don't tell Heidi). The idea is to stay in calorie deficit but to give myself permission to branch out a bit. A few less healthy meals shouldn't hurt now and again and if they keep me on track, great.
While it was a right pain remembering to weigh everything, it did inform me and I think that this coming week, even though I am back on SW/Meddy style meals, I will continue to check the calories and the macros as much as I can, using Nutracheck. Sometimes you just feel you need to know, don't you?
The other change is that I think now and again I will have a Calorie Day rather than a SW Day (but don't tell Heidi). The idea is to stay in calorie deficit but to give myself permission to branch out a bit. A few less healthy meals shouldn't hurt now and again and if they keep me on track, great.
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