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  • Yes sith a note book and recipes
    I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
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  • heres my meal plan as from friday

    Friday - meatloaf, potatoes, veg and gravy
    Saturday - hm doner kebab, salad and chips
    Sunday - hubby making roast im doing new york cheesecake
    Monday - Roast chicken and root veg
    Tuesday - Chicken and mushroom rice
    Wednesday - Slow cooked pork chops with vegatable gravy
    Thursday - sausages with red onion gravy and mustard mash

    Im just doing extras of lemon muffins this time as I have loads of sewing to do.

    im so proud of myself since the 1st of january ive only messed up once.
    I'm trying so hard to be thrifty, but it doesn't come naturally. You lot are an inspiration!
    JUST LOVES THE O/S BOARD
  • pollys
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    pollys wrote: »
    This week

    Mon jacket potatoes, beans and cheese
    Tues lasagne
    Wed sausages, mash, broc, cauliflower
    Thurs egg, chips and beans
    Fri fish, potatoes and peas

    Pollys

    Slight change tomorrow, we are going to have fish pie - same ingredients though.

    Sat sausage casserole (from freezer)
    Sun chicken dinner

    Think I'll go shopping on Saturday this week. We are forecast snow on Sunday/Monday so want to make sure I have everything in to stick to the meal plan.

    Pollys
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    Weight loss challenge. At target weight.
  • System
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    I've only just started meal planning...i'm only cooking for one so the portions tend to do me for 2 days hence the repition :o

    sat-cottage pie with veg
    sun-cottage pie with veg
    mon-chilli con carne
    tues-chilli con carne
    wed-spag bol (freeze half for sunday)
    thurs-chicken korma (bf is here)
    fri-chicen stir fry (bf is here)
    sat-pasta bake (bf is here)
    sun-spag bol
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  • Messedup- that stuff will keep or can be frozen. It can get a bit dull eating the same 2 nights in a row.

    2 weeks meal planning:-

    chilli and wedges
    risotto chorixo and prawn
    HM pizza
    chilli and BP
    stuffed chicken
    paella
    tuna pasta bake
    stuffed chk breasts
    freezer night
    risotto
    prawn and chorizo
    tuna pasta bake
    fritatta

    a bit samey at the moment!
    NOT a NEWBIE!

    Was Greenmoneysaver. . .
  • Well, success 2 weeks in a row! Stuck to it, really pleased.

    This week:
    SAT: Fish finger butties (this is a sat night tradition)
    SUN: Shepherds pie
    MON: Omlettes, bread and salad.
    TUE: Shepherds pie (will make 2 on Sunday)
    WEDS: Pasta and sauce.
    THURS: Salmon with cous cous and salad
    FRI: Not too sure yet, jacket pots I think.


    Lunches will be crackers, soup or leftovers with fruit.
  • I don't normally do this, but I want to avoid shopping for the rest of the month... Here goes!

    Sunday - Pasta bake (sauce is bubbling nicely right now :))
    Monday - LO Pasta bake (remaining 2 in the freezer)
    Tuesday - Jacket Spud
    Wednesday - Stir Fry
    Thursday - Fish, HM Wedges, and Veg
    Friday - Hairy Dieters Chicken Jalrezi & Rice
    Saturday - HM Pizza (Pepperoni & Mushroom)
    Sunday - Something from the freezer....

    Breakfast all week is yoghurt and fruit, Lunches M-F are Rice Cakes & Philly... With something from the baking stash completed today :)
    *2016 - the year of the savings account!*

    GC: Jan (£300/£179.76) 8 NSD
    Diet: 60lbs this year - so far: 0.5
  • so the meal plan has been going pretty well, ive changed a few things round but haven't bought additional stuff for it, have changed a couple meals for next week though.

    thurs 31st - egg, HM wedges, beans
    friday 1st - pita pizza and sweetcorn
    sat 2nd - cheesy potato bake
    sun 3rd - quorn pie and veggies
    mon 4th - veggie stirfry
    tue 5th - chilli (FR) and rice
    wed 6th - carrot soup (FR) - changed this to fresh veggie soup as we had some veggies that desperately needed using.
    thur 7th - crustless veggie quiche - changed to fricasee
    fri 8th - mushroom stroganoff - changed to HM wedges and fish from the freezer
    sat 9th - fricasee - changed to HM beanburgers from the freezer with more butternut squash wedges (yay the last of the squash from the aldi supersix :) )
    sun 10th - filled yorkshire - (oops forgot to buy oil so it is veggies, stuffing and gravy)
    mon 11th - veggie stirfry
    tues 12th - bolognese (FR)/pancakes
    wed 13th - quorn sweet and sour and rice
    thur 14th - salmon, veggies and new potatoes
    fri 15th - HM Pizza
    sat 16th - Smoky eastern stew
    sun 17th - veggie roast dinner
    mon 18th - egg wedges and sweetcorn
    tue 19th - chilli (FR) and jackets (or wedges)
    wed 20th - tofu with honey soy and ginger noodles
    thur 21st - veggie stew (FR)
    fri 22nd - sweet and sour and rice
    sat 23rd - HM pizza
    sun 24th - filled yorkie
    mon 25th - smoky mushroom chilli wraps
    tue 26th - Spaghetti al arrabiata
    wed 27th - couscous and roasted veg
    thur 28th - HM Korma (think this is what is in the unlabelled box lol, could be a surprise though) OR spicy Dhaal.
  • I've only just started meal planning...i'm only cooking for one so the portions tend to do me for 2 days hence the repition :o

    Hi MessedUp - I'm the same.... I've found that if I have the LO meal a day later, rather than the next day it doesn't get so boring and / or I put one in the freezer now & then so it'll do a night when I can't be bothered to cook!:o
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  • Well, kind of fell off the wagon towards the end of last week :o *sigh* - have written the new list for next week:

    Mon - Fish cake with new pots & veg
    Tues - Pancakes!
    Weds - Sausage, egg & chips
    Thurs - Turkey breast in breadcrumbs with new pots & veg
    Fri - TBC
    Sat - at DMs for lunch so prob something light ....
    Sun - Chicken & Leek Risotto


    I struggle with a Fri night as I can never really be bothered to cook as it's the end of the week and for years (but a long time ago) it was always take-a-way night ... (gave into a pizza this week :o) ..... mmmm
    Grocery Challenge £211/£455 (01/01-31/03)
    2016 Sell: £125/£250
    £1,000 Emergency Fund Challenge #78 £3.96 / £1,000
    Vet Fund: £410.93 / £1,000
    Debt free & determined to stay that way!
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