Project Snackfree - Day 10

I lost 0 pounds. Does my face look bovvered?

Today I ate: -

• Sausage, vine tomato
• Broccoli and Stilton soup
• Mini-salami
• Cheddar
• Can't remember what I had for dinner

Project Snackfree - Day 9

Mixed results on trying not to snack, hormonal hunger at the moment.

Today I ate : -

• 3 chipolatas, vine tomato
• Creamy cod stew, dressed lollo rosso
• Roast duck in plum sauce with pineapple, lollo rosso
• Camembert

Project Snackfree - Day 8

23rd May 2007

Today I ate: -

• Asparagus and melted butter
• 3 mini-salami
• Emmenthal
• Broccoli and Stilton soup
• Smoked sausage carbonara, dressed lollo rosso
• 2 squares Tescos Finest dark chocolate with ginger

Project Snackfree - Day 7

Tidyfriend lent me a recipe book called Fish Food as I want to cook more fish. I made the creamy cod stew for lunch today and it was delicious. I have heaps leftover.

Today I ate : -

• Scrambled egg, baby avocado, mayo
• Creamy cod stew, dressed salad leaves
• Thai green chicken curry, sugar snap peas, dressed salad leaves
• Cheddar
• 2 squares Tescos Finest chocolate

Project Snackfree - Day 6

Readingfriend just popped round with the Sunday Times and stayed for a cup of Earl Grey. Also, I spoke to Writingfriend on the phone earlier so, all in all, a very good evening.

Today I ate: -

• 2 chipolatas
• Ham, cheddar, baby avocado, dressed salad leaves
• Beef Stroganoff, dressed salad leaves
• Spoon licking during baking brownies
• 2 squares Tescos Finest dark chocolate

Project Snackfree - Day 5

Beautiful sunny day!

Today I ate: -

• Sausage, mayo
• Leftovers lunch - 3 leftover meatballs, leftover tuna mayo, gorgonzola, dressed salad leaves
• 2 vegetarian sausages, cheddar, dressed salad leaves
• 4 squares Tescos finest orange dark chocolate

Project Snackfree - Day 4

Went to the Charleston Festival to hear Graham Swift today with Beloved. Very good, I feel edified. Had a nibble at the festival, a late dinner for me today and I couldn't hold out.

Today I ate : -

• Sausage, mayo
• Tuna mayo, dressed salad leaves
• A few of Beloved's crisps and nuts at the festival
• Meatballs in tomato sauce, grated cheddar, dressed salad leaves

Project Snackfree - Day 3

I lost 0 pounds. I'm so glad I didn't gain weight this week, I would have been gutted. Project Snackfree saved the day so I have decided to continue with it for one more week.

Today I ate : -

• Sausage
• Prawn mayo, baby avocado, dressed salad leaves
• Char-grilled salmon fillet, gorgonzola, dressed salad leaves

Project Snackfree - Day 2

Busy today, which kept my mind off the grub.
Today I ate: -

• Sausage, mayo
• Fragrant aubergine curry
• Squid with ginger and spring onion, dressed salad leaves, prawn crackers

Project Snackfree - Day 1

Not a good week so far, foodwise or anywise. I am going to challenge myself not to snack at all until weigh day which, of course, is only two days away. I may then be able to stay the same instead of taking a gain on the scales.

Today I ate: -

• Sausage, 1 tomato
• Fragrant aubergine curry
• Lots of spoon licking whilst making gift brownies
• Chillie, salad leaves

Fragrant Aubergine Curry

Made fragrant aubergine curry from a recipe in an old Olive magazine. Delish and I have enough for the next two days.

Today I ate: -

• Sausage, half a tomato
• Salami
• Cheese
• Fragrant aubergine curry
• Double cream, Splenda
• Chicken casserole, broccoli
• Tescos finest dark chocolate

Sad Day

Knockout depression and sadness. I used to stop blogging on days like this and retreat within and binge. Today I skipped lunch and started to overeat at 3pm. It's 4.10pm and I have decided to stop eating and just carry on going through depression. It will lift at some point.

Today I ate : -

• Sausage, half a tomato
• Salami
• Camembert
• Cheddar
• Peanut butter
• Double cream, Splenda
• Chicken stir fry, salad leaves

Rainy Sunday

Today I ate: -

• Asparagus and melted butter
• Prawn mayo, dressed salad leaves
• Ham and cream cheese roll-up
• Peanut butter
• 3 squares Green and Black's
• 1 rasher bacon, mushrooms, mayo
• Cheddar
• Orange polenta cookie

Strawberry Elephant

A strawberry shaped like an elephant! Isn't it a shame that 'That's Life' is no longer on air.

Today I ate: -

• Cheese omelette, mayo


• Vegetable soup


• Orange polenta cookie


• Bolognese sauce, dressed salad leaves


• Cheddar


• Double cream, Splenda


• 3 squares Green and Blacks

It's Weigh Day!

I lost 2 pounds. Had the following conversation with Youngest : -

Me - I'm going on a date tonight
Youngest - Who with?
Me - Daddy, of course. I only want to go on dates with Daddy because I love him. I'm not allowed to go on dates with anyone else!
Youngest - Of course you are!
The conversation went on in the same vein for some time.

Today I ate: -

• Scrambled eggs and beef curry
• Beef and vegetables, dressed salad leaves
• 2 squares Green and Blacks
• Smoked haddock au gratin
• Duckling breast, raspberry and port sauce, cauliflower, broccoli, 1 saute potatoe, 1 bite of carrot
• Cheese plate (gave the crackers, pear and half the cheese to Beloved)
• 2 dark chocolate after dinner mints.

Crocalicious!

My new Mary-Jane swirl Crocs arrived, all the way from Phoenix, Arizona! I bought them on ebay and they are scrumptious.

Today I ate: -

• Sausage, half a tomato


• Left-over chicken korma, half an avocado, dressed salad leaves


• Beef curry, vegetables, salad leaves


• 3 squares Green and Blacks


• Ham and cream cheese roll up


• Cheddar

Black Gloop

It has been mentioned, by more than one member of my family I might add, that the soup I made to take for lunch today looks like the evil black gloop from Spiderman 3. It's aubergine, fennel and celeriac, not much colour going on. It tastes good though!

Today I ate: -

• Sausage, half a tomato
• Vegetable soup
• Chicken korma, cauliflower mash, salad leaves
• 2 squares Green and Blacks

Curiouser and Curiouser

Now the phone doesn't work but the internet works in Eldest's room! Go figure. Tired due to useless sleep at Travelodge and having no break at work today. I eventually had lunch at around 3pm.

Today I ate: -

• 2 sausages, 2 rashers bacon, scrambled egg, half a tomato (breakfast buffet at Travelodge)
• Tuna mayo
• Cheddar
• Ham and cream cheese roll-up
• Smoked sausage carbonara, cauliflower mash, salad leaves
• 2 squares Green and Blacks
• Double cream with Splenda

Connection Breakdown

I have had no internet connection at home for several days now. This has been very frustrating as I have not been able to list my food diary. Fortunately, I have been writing it down on a scrappy piece of paper and as I'm at work now I shall transcribe it.

Saturday May 5th : -

• Egg mayonnaise, smoked salmon


• Vegetable soup, parmesan


• Chicken breast stuffed with Roule, wrapped in bacon, salad leaves


• Sliver of giant chocolate chip cookie that the kids made
  

Sunday May 6th : -

• Scrambled eggs, ham, mayo


• Left-over chicken, dressed salad leaves


• 2 vegetarian sausages, half an avocado, half a tomato, mayo


• Double cream and Splenda


• 2 squares Green and Blacks

Monday May 7th

Lunch was a challenge as we had tickets for Spiderman 3. I grabbed some cheese and made 2 quick roll-ups. For dinner we were at a Travelodge and there was nothing (NOTHING!) on the menu I could eat. Usually in these situations I am quite passive but I decided to be proactive. I asked a staff member to just give me the insides of an Italian chicken and char-grilled vegetable panini but apparently they come ready assembled (how nice, NOT!) and it is not possible to remove the innards. I ended up with a bowl of salad leaves and peppers. I asked for some olive oil to dress my leaves with and the staff member looked at me as if I had asked for a baby giraffe! I made do with 2 sachets of mayo. I felt really cross, eating out in the UK these days can be useless. No wonder we are starting to have a problem with childhood obesity. Beloved saved the day with a bag of pistachios tucked in to our luggage.

• 2 rashers bacon


• Hunk of cheddar


• 2 ham and cream cheese roll-ups


• Green salad, mayo


• Pistachios

Challenge (NO) Cheese - Day 5

Weigh day today! I lost 2 pounds.

Today I ate: -

• 2 rashers of organic bacon
• Smoked salmon, ham, tiny piece of Brie, 1 slice char-grilled aubergine, dressed salad leaves, mayo
• Baked tilapia, cauliflower mash
• Double cream, Splenda
• 2 squares Green and Blacks

Challenge (NO) Cheese - Day 4

I had some cheddar today BUT there is a good reason, read on. I had an hours dinner break from work and popped home. I work late on Thursdays. I had asked Beloved to get me a prawn foo yung from the Chinese takeaway, I was going to have it with some salad leaves. After 3 mouthfuls I became dizzy and started swaying and retching and being sick. Horrible, eh! Fifteen minutes later I felt better and hungry and I had no dinner! So I had a search in the fridge.

Today I ate: -

• Sausage, fried cauliflower mash cake, half a tomato
• Smoked mackeral, half an avocado, salad leaves, mayo
• 3 mouthfuls prawn foo yung
• Half an avocado, cheddar, smoked salmon, mayo
• Dessertspoon of peanut butter
• Double cream with Splenda
• 1 square Green and Blacks

Challenge (NO) Cheese - Day 3

Half way! I went to Waitrose yesterday and I thought to myself "I won't go down the cheese aisle". As I was leaving I thought "I'll just take a quick peek". I found myself furtively scanning the cheese in the manner of someone trying to discreetly survey top shelf magazines in their local newsagents.

STEP AWAY FROM THE CHEESE!

Today I ate: -

• Sausage, fried cauliflower mash cake, half a tomato
• Smoked mackeral, watercress salad, half a tomato, mayo
• Smoked sausage, red and yellow pepper tomato sauce, char-grilled aubergine, salad leaves
• 3 squares Green and Black organic dark chocolate with crystallised ginger

Challenge (NO) Cheese - Day 2

Cheeseless Tuesday started well with a huge celariac rosti. The kids and I baked monster cookies for a bake sale Youngest's class is having. They want to get enough money to adopt a Meercat at the local zoo (or maybe a boa constrictor!).

Today I ate: -

• Celariac rosti
• Corned beef crust quiche, dressed salad leaves
• Ham
• 2 teriaki chicken skewers, red pepper and bean sprout stir fry, hoisin sauce
• cookie dough