November 2013 Grocery Challenge

tessie_bear

bluemoo...you could investigate what you have to do to work off 500 cals...walking cycling summat like that they you would be back where you were...are u dieting ?

BlueMoo

Well I try not to use the word dieting as it seems temporary, whereas I am looking to make lifestyle changes I guess.

Yes - I need to walk 4 miles at a steady marching pace to burn this off.
I am planning a little walk/jog this weekend so hopefully can do that. Or at least half.

Thanks for the positive thinking!

gayleygoo

I thought I was doing quite well, sticking to a budget of roughly £60 per week. Now I've just noticed that since I started on the 27th October, there seems to be an extra week in November! DH gets paid weekly so I guess it doesn't matter much, but I'm going to try not to go too much over the £240 budget until December, might as well save the extra money for the xmas shop. Technically that's £70 for the next 2 weeks and I'm not sure that's possible, if I can keep it under £100 I will be happy.

BlueMoo your dinner sounds reasonably healthy, as you say you had plenty of broccoli so don't beat yourself up about it!

Can I ask what JP is...? I bet it's obvious and I'm just not seeing it

joedenise

I would have thought JP was jacket potato - that's the abbreviation I use anyway.

Denise

BlueMoo

Yes - JP = Jacket Potato.

Gayleygoo - is it just you and your OH? If so, £35 sounds perfectly feasible.

On basic pay when I get paid this month so may have to cut the grocery budget a little bit in December but that seems impossible given it's Christmas... hmmm.. will have to have a think.

Has anyone tried Weston Gourmet at all? If so, any feedback would be great.

Florenceem

I spoke to Mr F about your query re black pudding. He agreed that we tend not to eat it in the hot weather. When I think about it - I can get 8 meals out of a 99p black pudding so very :money:

Florenceem

BlueMoo wrote: »

Well I try not to use the word dieting as it seems temporary, whereas I am looking to make lifestyle changes I guess.

Yes - I need to walk 4 miles at a steady marching pace to burn this off.
I am planning a little walk/jog this weekend so hopefully can do that. Or at least half.

Thanks for the positive thinking!

You are so right about not saying diet but life style change. The problem with a diet - you lose the weight - go back to your usual eating habits and regain the weight plus more.
Mr F weighed himself this morning - 13 stone 2lbs so a lot less than his peak of 27 stone. That is what a change of lifestyle/eating habits can do. Mr F was 13 stone 7lbs in January 2013 so is really just maintaining his weight. Some weeks - he weighs 13 stone 4lbs.

natnat13

shiningfaery wrote: »

Wont be a completely NSD day just a mini spend....need milk so going to go get 3 cartons £3 from Morrisons.
Going to look for ways to use up some over ripe bananas....

I'm going to try the banana and oat cookie receipe at the begining of this thread, sounds yummy

craigywv

ooooooooooooh I love the hamper,did you win it Marris? Flo that s fab the weight your oh has lost good going!!!!!

natnat13

That hamper looks lovely, I must enter more competitions!
NSD here again today, I even went into tescos for PVA glue and balloons, DS2 got to make a paper mashe planet for homework, he's only 5! Think its asking a bit much really! Anyway, walked though and bought no food which is good as I only have £57.63 for the next 2 weeks but that will be ok I think, we shall see! Hopefully NSD again tomorrow then Sunday I will include lunch on our budget I think even though its a meal out its still food!
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend