December 2013- Take Your Lunch To Work Thread

Soworried

Day 20 completed today, just Monday and Tuesday to go now as I am off tomorrow

Juno I hope they replace the microwave quickly so that you can still take hot foods x

WantToBeSE

Januarys LTW thread: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/64190971#Comment_64190971

WantToBeSE

So- have updated you

WantToBeSE

Morning! I hope everyone has a nice relaxing Sunday Remember to plan ahead if you are LTW'ing tomorrow!

I am working tomorrow, and will be taking a ham salad pitta with some chopped up cucumber and some baby plum tomatoes. Need to get back to healthy eating as i have 13lbs to lose!

I will be buying scales from Argos this week...eeek!

Dozey_crow

Hello everyone,

Almost there on the December slog. I have had a cooking fest today made vegetarian shepherds pie, pasta sauce for the freezer and leek and potato soup for lunch today and tomorrow. I am taking a couple of slices of nice Parisian bread to go with soup and a clementine. It will be really, really cold tomorrow in the office and I am going prepared with fingerless gloves, thermal socks, two scarves and a mini hot water bottle :rotfl: oh and I am taking a flask of coffee too!

I am going to restock my treats draw at work with the dreaded crisps which I can't resist eating sometimes.

Xx

Monkeyballs

Hi!

There is no point me joining the challenge as I already take in packed lunches anyway but thought I'd make a suggestion - apologies if it's already in the thread somewhere, I've not read it all

Dried noodles, the spiced kinds that you might find in an Asian supermarket or speciality isle at the supermarket.

Normally only cost about 40p per pack (so cheaper than a pot noodle) break one up and put it in a tupperware beaker and at lunch time pour on hot water, put the lid loosely on and leave for 5 mins and hey presto! a cheap, quick, easy and (more importantly for this tme of year) hot! light lunch

I swear by them!

MB

cathybird

Well, have really enjoyed this thread - many many thanks to WantToBeSE for running it. :T:T:T Did you really do 11 out of 10, btw? You've given it 110%, as they say on The Apprentice

Looking forward to January's thread - will work out this week how many days in January I will be working.

Jellybaby

Hi guys, couldn't post last week as my laptop gave up the ghost but I managed my planned 15 days as I took lunch in on 27th. Just posted on January's thread. Can't wait!!

Thanks for all the support and great lunch ideas

Shortie

Afternoon all Just munched my YS Tesco Finest bolognaise - very yummy it was but I wouldn't pay full price for it! Thank goodness it was 18p, lol

Munched my Jack's Porridge this morning but it didn't seem to touch the sides, and I'm still hungry now even after I ate my lunch We had a late night last night and I'm pooped today so I wonder if that's causing it? I'm drinking squash etc so it shouldn't be thirst making me feel hungry. A good night's sleep tonight is what I recon I need

I think I'll make up some of the yoghurty/porridge/fruit combo tonight so that I have a change of breakfast for work tomorrow. It'll also stop the risk that I forget to use the yoghurt up

Will subscribe to the new thread in a mo, and work out how many days I'm in the office

Shortie

WantToBeSE wrote: »

I will be buying scales from Argos this week...eeek!

We have a set but I'm not stepping on them until the first Saturday in Jan as I've decided to let the the festive season go by and then worry about it. We have LOADS of long dated snacks left from Christmas and we will enjoy them as the year goes by but will just make sure we don't have too much other naughty stuff along with it!