What's on the menu/cards today? (UK)

Beautiful day here on the NE edge of Scotland too, have walked and swum already and DH is doing a hill race this afternoon so will go and support him in that. Food wise

Pancakes for breakfast
White bean salad for lunch
Butternut squash pizzas for tea

and tons of stuff in between to eat up my exercise calories and boost my protein intake

I'm in North East England, its a lovely sunny day. I've just got home from the gym and had fruit and yogurt for breakfast. Next stop Tesco! Exciting eh? Once I've done my food shopping I will decide what else I'm having to eat today. Have a great day everyone

I am suffering a little from the wine flu this morning! Had half a can of baked beans and sausages with a poached egg for breakfast... The crisps in the cupboard are calling me!

1. Porridge with banana and a pear cut up into it - with skimmed milk

2. roast lamb with potatoes, parsnips, gravy, carrots, brocolli and cauliflower - followed by a Muller Light Greek Yoghurt (oxymoron that - "Low Fat Greek Yoghurt")

3. dunno - "She whom it is probably best on the whole that she should be obeyed" hasn't told me yet. My diary is open if the suspense is killing you later

4. Do I have to log the communion wafer and sip of wine earlier this morning ?

Well I woke up late - dogs slept with me last night and for once, they slept in so managed to miss breakfast which I don't mind doing as it makes managing my calories for the rest of the day a doddle

Off out shopping so
L = sandwich grabbed on the run
D = chicken breast with roast broccoli - yum

I'm having to stop myself form having pad thai for the 4th time this week - ever since I discovered shirataki noodles I've been using them all the time and I don't want to burn myself out.



Zero calories. Oh sorry what was that you said? HOW many calories? Yes, that's right - ZERO! So now I can 'carb' out without the carbs and the calories. Check out your local chinese supermarket - I found mine in the chiller cabinet. There's a great thread on here about how to prepare them. I'm going to be looking like a pot of pad thai by the end of this

Have a great, sunny day wherever you are!

have a family birthday party for my son and husband (son had friends party yesterday).

Have made a black forest gateau inspired cake - 3 layers made from brownies. Sandwiched with whipped cream and a cherry with kirsch filling. Covered in a basic ganache (dark chocolate and cream). I have topped it with some kirsch soaked chocolate covered cherries from Hotel Chocolat.

Usually I make buffets from scratch but tiredness/work, not enough time and making 2 birthday cakes (boy had his yesterday) so have bought loads of stuff from morrisons and lidl. Made some garlic bread from leftover baguettes from yesterday and some romesco sauce for a dip but everything else is packet - quiches, pork pie, cheeses, cooked meats, bread, potato salad, general salad stuff, pickles, crisps and dips.

B = hard boiled egg, needed something but didn't want much.
L = buffet and cake
D = pick at leftovers probably.

Went out for dinner last night as well, had party food for lunch. Have told kids that they can eat whatever this weekend then back to good eating on monday. Trying to stick to maintenance calories. Will also be drinking (cider).

Nom nom nom :drinker:

Please post your tomato risotto recipe.

L: Hubby and I have weekend ritual to share a pizza locally. Have eaten at virtually every pizza joint in Shoreditch/Hoxton if you ever need a recommendation. Will go back to our favorite spot so far, after I work out at the gym to make room for the excess calories.

Meeting up with friends for pub Sunday Roast. I am going to reallty need that work out.

Breakfast: - Cheerios, with semi skimmed milk.
Lunch - not sure, possibly a pot of raisins?
Dinner - Leftover pizza from last night.

Its sunny but cold here in Belfast! Proper autumn morning, lovely to wake up to on a Sunday though in a warm home! Still in pjs too but I think its allowed once a week lol. Im sitting down with my hairy dieters cook book and working through a menu for the week and then going to pre cook as many of them as I can for the week ahead so we just have to reheat them after the gym most nights!

Brunch: eggs (no oil, no spray!) A cooked banana (which then gave the syrup / oil consistancy to cook the eggs) 2 rashers of bacon grilled and fat cut off and a plain crumpet.

Dinner: Most likely to be a typical Sunday roast, corn fed free range chicken, mixed veg, sweet potato, small amount of gravy.

Desert (to make up for the "brunch" instead of breakfast and lunch lol) hairy dieters swiss roll - 157 cals per slice!

Have a great Sunday everyone

Was lovely & sunny here near Portsmouth, but clouded over now

Skipped breakfast as usual, had my weekly shave, then walked to Morrison's, circular route around 2 miles, with rucksack of shopping

Lunch was mixed salad leaves [bought reduced to 40p in Co-op I visited on my return walk] with tomaotoes and cottage cheese

Dinner is Morrison's Bistro beef kleftico, also reduced for quick sale, and I think stir fry veg