Making chicken feed of my mortgage

muddywhitechicken

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

I suppose there are worse things than F&V to be addicted to buying but this is ridiculous:

Fruit - mango, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, nectarines x 6, bananas x 5, apples - 2 x eating, 3 x cooking, pears x 4, lemon, lime, watermelon, pineapple + gooseberries & rhubarb in the garden

Vegetables - sweet potato, new potatoes, onions, red onions, butternut squash, leek, celery, aubergine, white cabbage, avocado, lettuce, spring onions, carrots, cherry tomatoes, green beans, cauliflower, cucumber, fennel, mushrooms, chilies, herbs, spinach* + courgettes, chard & padron peppers in the garden

* bought for the The Girls but I'm sure they won't mind if I take a handful

:o:o

So the plan is:

Monday
Breakfast - banana + crumpet + peanut butter
Snacks - mango/strawberries/carrots/cauliflower
Dinner - baked sweet potato with guacamole (1/2 avocado/cherry tomatoes/red onion/chili/coriander/lime) + something with mushrooms

Tuesday
Breakfast - berries/banana in overnight oats
Lunch - coleslaw (white cabbage/carrots/fennel/celery/onion) + roast chicken
Snacks - mango/cherries/watermelon/cauliflower
Dinner - broccoli/leek/lemon/basil in barley & broccoli risotto

Wednesday
Breakfast - stewed apple with weetabix
Lunch - leek/spinach/parsley/celery/carrot/red onion/lettuce in feta frittatas with carrot & celery salad
Snacks - cherries/nectarine/watermelon/cauliflower
Dinner - green beans/cucumber/spring onions/mint/lemon/red onion/apple/beetroot in green rice with apple, walnut & beetroot salsa

Thursday
Breakfast - stewed apple or banana/LO berries with weetabix
Lunch - LOs from Tuesday & Wednesday
Snacks - nectarine/watermelon/pineapple
Dinner - aubergine/coriander/red onion/lemon in Moroccan aubergine & chickpea salad + if I have enough WW points, a lamb chop

Friday
Breakfast - stewed apple with weetabix
Lunch - LOs from Tuesday & Wednesday
Snacks - nectarine/pineapple/apple
Dinner - red pepper/onions/chili in huevos rancheros

So not quite the meal plan I'd planned but hopefully one that will use my stash before it spoils!

I ended up having to compost 1 pear (went from being rock hard to mouldy in the blink of an eye :mad:), 1/2 avocado and also 2 lamb chops, 1 swordfish steak and a few miscellaneous bits & pieces from the freezer that I didn't fancy taking a chance on after dubious storage conditions

Remaining = 1/2 pineapple (snack - tomorrow and Monday), 3 cooking apples (to be stewed and used for weekday breakfasts and/or frozen), mushrooms (on toast for brunch tomorrow), 3 x pears + handful of blueberries (to be mixed with natural yogurt for brunch tomorrow + snack midweek), 1 x apple (snack - Tuesday), 1/2 head of broccoli (snack - Monday), new potatoes (dinner - tomorrow) and butternut squash (dinner - Wednesday or Thursday as Bengali squash & chickpea curry).

My cash spends are now up to £331.19 but this does include £72.50 on 1/2 lamb, £16.83 on treats for The Girls and £10 on gift for niece so not too bad... for us!

I went to chub club this morning for the first time in 6 weeks and I have stayed the same weight (goal + 0.5 lb) so I'm pleased with that :T Although, truth be told , I've actually lost 3 lbs this week.

muddywhitechicken

* 1 hour gym
* 19,500 steps
* ate healthily
* and I'm on track for an early night

I know that I challenged myself to go to the gym every day whilst Mr MWC is away but I think I'm going to give myself a day off tomorrow... unless I wake full of energy and raring to go!

Eggs IN 4
Eggs OUT 2 (I had huevos rancheros for dinner)

muddywhitechicken

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

I know that I challenged myself to go to the gym every day whilst Mr MWC is away but I think I'm going to give myself a day off tomorrow... unless I wake full of energy and raring to go!

That'll be a no then :rotfl: A disturbed night's sleep as a neighbour decided it would be a good idea to unload glass bottles from a van at 02:30 :mad:

I need to get quite a few jobs done round the house and garden today - think I'll do it in 15 minute bursts and reward myself in between by reading the magazines I borrowed from the library yesterday

muddywhitechicken

* no gym
* 11,500 steps
* ate healthily
* I'll be in bed by 22:15
* house & garden a bit more respectable
* mucked The Girls out
* sowed some dwarf runner beans (a bit late but I had to wait until the broad beans had finished)
* started my Christmas shopping :shhh: :xmassmile (spotted something in the library's copy of Ideal Home that is perfect for my aunt!)
* loving the spearmint/denim/slate/white living rooms ideas in IH - VERY tempted - would mean delaying mortgage freedom and spending some of our savings as we will need to do the kitchen, sand the parquet floor and buy & fit a woodburner at the same time... :whistle: Will discuss with Mr MWC on Wednesday.
* soaked in a bubble bath/home facial/pedicure/body scrub/intensive hair conditioner

Mr MWC sounds like he is having a fab time in Taipei (mainly eating :drool:) - very jealous!

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning, sounds like you're making good use of time whilst Mr MWC is away

Stop thinking about your decorating though - you need to do my sitting room colour scheme first :rotfl:

See you soon Tilly xxx

gallygirl

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

* loving the spearmint/denim/slate/white living rooms ideas in IH - VERY tempted - would mean delaying mortgage freedom and spending some of our savings as we will need to do the kitchen, sand the parquet floor and buy & fit a woodburner at the same time... :whistle: Will discuss with Mr MWC on Wednesday.

Ah yes, the old 'blind-side him while he's jet-lagged' tactic. Excellent .

muddywhitechicken

gallygirl wrote: »

Ah yes, the old 'blind-side him while he's jet-lagged' tactic. Excellent .

:rotfl: Does it work?!

Actually... Mr MWC would have already bought a new kitchen by now if it was up to him

Karmacat

Sounds good to me - as does eating out in Taipei

muddywhitechicken

muddywhitechicken

Mr MWC is home tomorrow evening :j

During his absence, I...

* went to the gym 9/10 days
* walked 175,000 steps
* ate healthily
* avoided alcohol
* caught up on some much needed sleep
* lost 5.5 lbs

He hasn't done any of those things :rotfl:

Today, I'm thinking that we should knuckle down and pay the mortgage (whilst researching kitchen/wood burner/sanding floor costs) and that I shouldn't flick through housie magazines, even if they are free!

4 days to pay day

Eggs IN 3
Eggs OUT 6 (1 box sold for £1.50)