Get a grip !

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks SW. walk was lovely. A little sun appearing & cool. It clouded over & started raining after we got back. 

I made a bit of a change to lunch. Chicken,1 pepper, 2 small courgettes, 1/3 tin sweetcorn & 1/3 tin kidney beans in fajitas seasoning. Took a wrap out of the freezer & put it on top of the slow cooker which defrosted & warmed it 😊 Yum 😋 1 portion left for freezer. Having melon for pud. 

I have added more kidney beans / mixed beans to my shopping list as they count towards your 5 a day and are good for bulking out meals & cheaper than meat. 

MovingForwards

Congratulations on the weightloss 😊
Today's meal plans look good. I find little meals / snacks more satisfying than just 3 meals a day.
Have a look at dried / tinned lentils / legumes as a bulking agent too, often then pound type shops have good deals and a bigger tin range.

Enjoy your evening!

Irenadler

Two pounds off is impressive! I think one of them might have landed on me though! It sounds like you have a healthy menu well organised... 

riotlady

Well done on the weight loss! 

Skint_yet_Again

Back to work today. Weather was grey & cool this morning but the sun was trying to get out as I walked the dog. Walked the paths through the fields. Cue black skies & rumbling thunder 😳 so we set off home a little earlier than planned. Didn’t fancy getting struck by lightning! Thankfully the storm wasn’t too bad and it didn’t rain until after we got home. 

Work seemed to pass quickly and I have tomorrow off. 🤗 The sun was out by lunchtime & so I washed towels which line dried.

Bought some new underwear online which I’ve been meaning to do for ages. 10 pairs of undies & new bra £26.95 including delivery. I will use the annual bills money which includes clothes. 

Managed to resist a takeaway tonight by using a batch cooked meal from the freezer for a quick meal. The🤴 of burgers was doing halloumi burger with free delivery, I was so tempted 😈 Added halloumi to my shopping list. 😁

I am off work tomorrow and have cancelled the rest of the weeks leave. I am meeting a friend for a 50% off lunch. 😊 I will go to lidl in the morning for my weekly shop & use my £5 off voucher.  There is a cheap card shop nearby so I will also get a card for my b-in-laws birthday next week & more stamps using birthday/ Xmas fund. 

Food today 
B- porridge & banana 
S - slice of cooked beef. Tinned peaches 
L- home made veg soup. Southern fried Chicken & salad wrap with a little sweet chilli sauce 
D - chicken fajitas & rice, batch cooked from freezer. (Chicken, peppers, courgettes, kidney beans, tinned sweetcorn & a dry spice mix bought in bulk on offer a few weeks ago)with half a pack of microwave basmati rice & a little “50% less fat” cheese melted on top. 😋 2 slices of tinned pineapple & yoghurt for pud. 

Moved £100 to annual bills, £50 to car fund, £10 to dog food fund and £200 to emergency fund. Still waiting to hear from pet insurance. 

Skint_yet_Again

Nice dog walk this morning. Went to lidl & used my £5 off voucher on the app. Was shocked how much my shopping cost, was mostly fruit & veg, joint of pork to make pulled pork in the slow cooker £3.50 & nuts. Before discount £36! After £31. 

It was the nuts that pushed me over budget £2.99, £1.99, £1.59 😱  I should have looked more closely at the prices! They should last several weeks. Pulled pork will make at least 4 meals. Also bought some mixed beans & chickpeas. Will make some sort of pork & bean tomato stew & bulk out chilli & curry with the chickpeas. 

It was raining after I left lidl but the sun has come out this afternoon. Went out to lunch. Was lovely to catch up with a friend I haven’t seen since January. Nice meal but my dessert was frozen in the middle 😕 I sent it back & they left me waiting for ages then when I asked what was going on they brought the menu over & asked if I wanted something else. Decided not to bother & wasnt charged for the 2 mouthfuls I ate. Meal & drink £7.49 😁

MovingForwards

Yikes, that's a lot for shopping at L1D1. Nuts are so expensive lately.
How frustrating about your pudding, hopefully it didn't spoil your catch up. I trust you have arranged another meeting ☺️

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@Skint_yet_Again I think that constitutes as money saving - fed and watered for a cut price and saving on calories too!

Skint_yet_Again

Lidl today 31.35 / £50. 

3 bags Nuts  £6.57

Wholemeal wraps 79p

pork joint £3.50

Cucumber 47p

Broccoli 77p

Carrots. 45p

Baby potatoes   89p

Baby corn.  £1.05

3 Peppers.   £1.29

Courgettes 46p

Rocket 35p

Onions  72p

gala apples £1.25

Bananas   69p

Strawberries large 600g £2.19

Melon  95p

Mushrooms 85p

Eggs   89p

Lidl Own 36 Weet bix £1.49 

Tin chickpeas 30p

Tin Mixed beans. 30p

Tin kidney beans 30p

MILK  £1.09

Low fat/ no added sugar yoghurts   89p

Cottage cheese light 85p

Tin pineapple slices 84p

Soreen malt loaves 99p

Ham £1.69

Halloumi £1.49

Moroccan couscous 99p

French fries 75p (occasional naughty treat)

The weet bix, some of the fruit & veg, nuts & potatoes, wraps, french fries & tins of mixed beans / chickpeas should roll over to next week. £18.65 left. Have some chicken & mince in the freezer so will batch cook some meals to last 2 weeks. Still have cheese in fridge & a tin of peaches, tin tuna & tin sardines in tomato sauce in cupboard. Bread in freezer & a couple of frozen batch meals left.  1 large baking potato & porridge also in cupboard. Hopefully won’t need much shopping next week. 😬

Skint_yet_Again

Have worked out a rough meal plan for 2 weeks.

Breakfast - 

Porridge & fruit

Weetbix & fruit

2 Days x Mashed Sardines in tomato sauce on toast (1/2 tin each day)

Egg on Toast

Cheese on toast

Lunch - 

1 x Jacket potato with tuna (1/2 tin) & mayo & salad

Ham, salad & potato salad

Egg mayo roll
Tuna (1/2 tin) mayo roll 

Pulled pork & salad wraps & cous cous 

Dinner -

1 x Chicken Balti (Frozen) & half pack micro rice from stores

1 X Chicken tikka massalla(Froz) & skinny fries

1 x Beef stew (froz)

1 x Beef curry (Froz) & rice from stores 

1 x Sausages (2 cooked/froz)

1 x breaded Fish, Chips & mushy peas

- Mince - should make 6 meals with jar of tomato & herb sauce from stores (mince, onions, beans, chickpeas, peppers, courgettes & chilli / spag Bol (Mince, mushrooms, Onion, grated carrots, herbs & Tom sauce & spag from stores)

2 x Peri peri Chicken & halloumi with roasted veg. (1/2 bottle Nando’s sauce left) & skinny fries

- Pulled pork - should make 6 meals (pork & bean paprika stew / pork & gravy with broccoli & carrots & boiled baby potatoes) and enough left for a few lunches / wraps with salad. 

Snacks -

Fruit 

Malt loaf

Yoghurt

Cottage Cheese /oat cakes

Hard Boiled egg 

Nuts