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Tic-tOc-tober 2013 - Take Your Lunch To Work Thread

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  • WantToBeSE
    WantToBeSE Posts: 7,729 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped! Debt-free and Proud!
    Another day done :) Chilli hummous and ham sandwiches, a packet of quavers and a nutri-grain bar. Not exactly healthy, but yummy!
  • kittiej
    kittiej Posts: 2,564 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Evening everyone :wave:

    Well everyone seems to be making big efforts to take lunch to work - well done all! :T

    Welcome shazzer i'll add you to the list :j
    Karma - the consequences of ones acts."It's OK to falter otherwise how will you know what success feels like?"1 debt v 100 days £2000
  • Tiggy10
    Tiggy10 Posts: 443 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Forgot to make myself lunch last night but saved myself this morning taking pittas to toast at work & a hummus pot!

    3/ 19 now! :)
    Paying it all off in 2017:
    Finance 1- [STRIKE]115[/STRIKE] Paid Jan 2017
    Finance 2- 335
    CC - [STRIKE]2000[/STRIKE]1800
    OD 1 - [STRIKE]2200[/STRIKE] 1850
    OD 2 - 2500
  • Tiggy10
    Tiggy10 Posts: 443 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Forgot to make myself lunch last night but saved myself this morning taking pittas to toast at work & a hummus pot!

    3/ 19 now! :)
    Paying it all off in 2017:
    Finance 1- [STRIKE]115[/STRIKE] Paid Jan 2017
    Finance 2- 335
    CC - [STRIKE]2000[/STRIKE]1800
    OD 1 - [STRIKE]2200[/STRIKE] 1850
    OD 2 - 2500
  • bt1
    bt1 Posts: 443 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Changed my dinner plans last minute last night and made spag Bol... Saved half for lunch today! Was yummy!!!!

    So that's 3 / 20 for me :)
  • mrs_motivated
    mrs_motivated Posts: 1,608 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Good to see that everyone is doing so well on this challenge :T and its nearly the weekend :beer:.....so todays lunch is jacket potato, with cheese and beans. 4/20

    I guess I am really lucky because at work a we have a fully equipped kitchen, microwave, juicer, oven , hob, fridge freezer and microwave...so I can do just about anything, if I get organised.
    Well Behaved women seldom make history

    Early retirement goal... 2026

    Reduce, reuse, recycle .
  • worked out for this month i am going to try for the whole 13 working days (if my calcs are correct)

    well Tuesday - Buffet lunch at work 1/13
    Wednesday chicken salad brought from home 2/13
    Thursday - Home made leftover chilli 3/13
    friday - bits of salad veg (clearing out fridge for hols) some cheese and ryvita 4/13

    will update you all on 21st when i am back from hols :)
  • lotti379
    lotti379 Posts: 787 Forumite
    4/17 over here!

    Freezer spag bol, some peas and a few dates for pud.

    My bank account is looking surprisingly healthy!
    “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.”

    NSD Challenge: August 2017 2/15
  • JustKaren
    JustKaren Posts: 97 Forumite
    Todays for me was freezer chile leftovers with fresh green beans was blooming gorgeous xx 4/23 for me x
    :rudolf:christmas groc challenge:eek::snow_laug
    Barclaycard £1157.52/£15.00£2 #20. JustKaren (Aim £100)2/50..sealed pot #213 JustKaren£4.51
  • Dozey_crow
    Dozey_crow Posts: 312 Forumite
    Wow... Isn't everyone doing well??!! That's great :j:j. I was doing fine until today:

    Monday was Tuna crunch sandwiches with an apple, pear, peach and a cereal bar.
    On Tuesday Iwas in a meeting and at lunchtime they proceeded an amazing buffet with loads of different sandwiches and lots of fruit.I had a cereal bar too
    On Wednesday I worked from home and had a quorn burger and a huge bag of toffee pop corn (knew I shouldn't have bought it! :o)
    Yesterday I had Philadelphia and salad with an apple peach and cereal bar. Ate all of that ...my emergency twix bar and Biscuit offered by a colleague.
    Then today... Oh lord.. Well I had cheese, beetroot salad and relish in my sandwich but at lunchtime I went wandering and BOUGHT a packet of crisps :mad:not just any cheap packet.. There I was in a deli paying 75p for hand cut, artificial flavoring free ones.!!! :mad:.. And if that isn't bad enough..

    Suddenly realize that I have a meeting after eating cheeses and onion crisps..:p Cue purchase of mints and a chocolate snowman bar that mysteriously fell into my bag (I didn't steal it!) So epic fail today. Lesson learnt though I will take some additional bits in and make a food draw.. Not to be repeated!!

    On the plus point I can get free cabbage leaves for the rabbit of the market!
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