Escape to the country & living off savings

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks Time2count and SQS 😊

I agree the aldee zx is not identical to p max but 
it’s my second fav and only £1.65 for 6 cans. 

I got a lovely card & wrote my message, walked to the postbox this afternoon. 

DF has put up my new curtain pole. I will iron the curtains tomorrow afternoon after aquafit and then they can be hung up  

Beef & butternut squash curry in the slow cooker   

Skint_yet_Again

Aquafit this morning and the pool was warm 😊 Shopping at aldee £32.81. Petrol £15 should be enough to last to the end of the month. Been to my friends for a cuppa sat in the sun in her garden. 

Chilli in the slow cooker this afternoon. 

Menu for this week 
Beef chilli
chilli belly pork & salad & butternut squash chips
beef stew
beef curry in freezer from yesterday 
chicken casserole in freezer 

Out to lunch with my friend tomorrow. Only going to local ‘spoons but will be nice to get out. 

Skint_yet_Again

Sheets washed this morning and hung out. Very cloudy but glorious sun this afternoon. 

Went out for lunch with my friend. We got there a bit early and so they were still doing breakfast so I had a fry up and my friend insisted on paying. I drove us back to hers and we had a cup of tea and a bun. 😋 Was nice to have her company and have someone to talk to. 

This afternoon I have done a bit of weeding and DF popped round and stayed for a cuppa. Beef stew in the slow cooker today. Sat in the garden and read my book for a while. 

Skint_yet_Again

Cloudy cool morning here. Good job really as DF and neighbours were helping me barrow round free pebbles from 2 doors down. They wanted to get rid of theirs and I need more for my garden makeover next year. 

Pulled pork in the slow cooker today. I am having some for tea with marrow and cheese sauce. The rest of the pork will be frozen in portions. 

Aquafit in the morning. I still have a large butternut squash from DF’s allotment so I will roast some with the spicy belly pork and make the rest into soup. 

SuzeQStan

Ooh lucky you free pebbles!  We paid for ours and then noticed on one of the free sites someone was giving a bunch away - typical!

pulled pork sounds really nice - think we are fish and chips tonite mainly as we’ve nothing fresh in - hard to motivate to go shopping after work when the sun is shining and the weeds are proliferating lol xx

Skint_yet_Again

Oh yum to fish and chips 😋 I’m trying to lower carbs & sugar again after good blood test results last time but finding it hard this 3 month period. 

SuzeQStan

I think we crave carbs more when the weather is turning - comfort foods etc.  think I need to get the slow cooker going again  - idea of pulled pork has made me hungry! Enjoy SYA 🥰

Skint_yet_Again

Good session at aquafit today. Pool was warm and I felt like I had a good workout. 

Picked up a hot cooked chicken, cheese & rtc fruit on the way home at asd@. Also bought a low carb / low sugar / high protein yogurt dessert, lemon cheesecake flavour and it tasted so gorgeous I would definitely buy it again instead of cake. Tasted like a real treat. 

Now have chilli belly pork in the oven with a tray of roasted Mediterranean veg. (Courgettes, peppers, onions, tomatoes & butternut squash)

Have been lazing around this afternoon watching tv & reading a book. It’s been a grey day but not cold. 

BG have just phoned me about my complaint & they are going to pay me another £30 compensation for the poor customer service on top of the statutory £60 so I will have a good credit going into winter

jwil

Hope you enjoyed your lazy afternoon.  May I ask what the yoghurt dessert was?  It sounds right up my street.

Skint_yet_Again

Thanks jwil 😊 It was nestle Lindahls pro, lemon cheesecake flavour. Fat free quark. 150g. 

4.5g carb of which 4.1g sugar. 18g protein. £1.25. There is no biscuit base but I thought it tasted just like lemon cheesecake 😋

Today I am really aching. I seem to have overworked my stomach muscles. I also have a raw blister between my thumb & finger from raking pebbles the other day. So it may be another taking it easy day 😆. My friend has invited me for dinner tonight which I think will be quite carby so I’m being careful what else I eat today.