"Fall into Autumn with SW"

maman

Hope you tackled one of the big projects @ruby_eskimo. I'm sure you'll feel much better when you've, at least, started ! 
That's a good ploy to get a walk in and dodge the beige buffet @Coxy11. Win/Win! 👍🏼  Is this the chicken curry recipe you use?
Chicken curry | Slimming World
I could do with an easy one. I did check out the Hairy Bikers ones but some use ingredients I'd have to buy in specially like Fenugreek?🤔

Just keep on hanging on in there @Longwalker. I'm another that uses most syns on wine but I've trained myself to confine drinking mostly to weekends. It's not easy cutting down but it's worth it. Personally cold turkey wasn't for me but we'll be 100% behind you with Dry January. 

All decs are up so that's another job out of the way. I don't do masses but it all takes time. DD1 has changed her mind and we're going to give Salisbury Christmas market a try instead of Winchester again. We'll go by train so that's nice and relaxing. Winchester traffic was manic last week, even with Park & Ride the buses crawl into the city centre. It's been tipping down with rain here most of the day @joedenise but tomorrow promises to be brighter. 

I haven't synned tonight's hotpot yet as I decided to leave the visible fat on the chops (may or may not eat it as well😋) and adapted the SW recipe so it has a couple of tsps of gravy granules along with stock and extra veg and Worcestershire sauce that comes from my usual recipe. 

I've got two chocolates left from the box meant for my dance class. That leaves one other box and a bar of chocolate marzipan which are my sweet treats for the holidays. 

Today's plan-
B- HEB porridge, HEA milk, berries (S), banana (F)
L- ham, egg (P), fried veg and pickles (S)
D0 Lancashire hot pot (P,S,F), green stuff (S)
Syns- tbc🤔

MrsPorridge

@Longwalker you are not the only one struggling, the last couple of days have been horrendous for me SW-wise.  I've drawn a line and tomorrow and Thursday I can really have two good days to get back in the saddle.

bubbs

Evening all

Maman, reading about your hot pot reminded me i bought some reduced lamb leg steaks today, just said to dh about it he said they must still be in the car , but i thought i emptied it 😂 been and rescued them, good job it's cold!

Longwalker, it's one day you have fallen off the wagon, it's a hard time of the year don't beat yourself up! I don't NEED a nija but would like to win one 🤣 i have not long ago bought a double drawer one.

Coxy the steak was reduced £1.80 odd!! I can't knit but can crochet.

Ruby hope today went ok, just a couple more days.

Been hissing it down here today 🙄 i managed to get all my fridge cleaned , it's looking spanking new!

Food today

egg mayo ,1 syn on 2 ryvita half hexb, seafood sticks, tomato, 2 pears

chicken, chips and salad 

bubbs

Yummy 😋 😋 

maman

I'm glad I saved your lamb steaks @bubbs. 🤣

That reminds me, I need to clean out the fridge. I'll try and get it done on Thursday as it'll be the emptiest it's likely to be before I do my shopping. 😁

bubbs

Maman it was only you mentioning hot pots that reminded me 😂

Coxy11

Didn’t manage to dodge the buffet. Was out posting my parcels but boss ordered 4 large pizzas and garlic dough balls which arrived just as I got back. I had a slice of veg pizza and one of pepperoni. Couldn’t really not eat as office is small and everyone else was eating plus we had a secret Santa that I didn’t know anything about being new. Santa bought me a monogrammed make up bag from M&S and a lovely smelly candle. Also received two bottles of fizz.  Ring taken out for breakfast tomorrow. Will be Mrs Blobby by the end of the week 😳

Chicken curry is from the 50 Golden Greats book @maman x

bubbs

Opps i have just accidentally eaten nearly a whole packet of medjoul dates 🤣🤣🤣 

joedenise

Morning all, didn't get on here yesterday other than to have a quick skim through as didn't get home from France until about 9 o'clock!  We should have been home by about 7pm but the ferry company sent us an email Monday morning to say they'd changed our ferry to the 2.35pm one!  If we'd accepted that we wouldn't even have had time to eat yet alone shop as we'd only have had about an hour in France!  I managed to get it changed to the later one which was fairly quiet compared to the one we went over on.

Really glad I don't eat dates @bubbs (except if I have sticky toffee pudding when I'm out!!!).  

 Sorry you didn't manage to avoid the beige buffet @Coxy11 but it could have been worse!

Definitely a day off plan apart from breakfast yesterday.  We ordered a carafe of wine and DH only had about a mouthful because he was driving so I ended up drinking the rest of it!

Have done a machine load of washing this morning and got it out on the line, hopefully it will dry as it is very bright and quite windy.  I've left the airer up in case it needs to go on there when I get it in later.

Today's plan:

B - mushroom omelette - P; S
L - Leek and potato soup; bread - HEB; S; F
D - butter chicken, rice - P; S; F; 3

HEA1 - milk
HEB - bread
Syns - butter 3

Have a good day everyone.

Coxy11

Morning all,

Have had breakfast out this morning with boss and a couple of colleagues. Lots of yum scrum fodder on offer (including those fluffy pancakes with toppings….) but I stuck to granary toast with marmalade (one of the mini jars), no butter, and a cup of tea. Being good when I can. This job is going to undo all my good work if I’m not careful. Office is bursting at the seams with Florentines, biscuits and mince pies….

I have a scratchy throat and cough so am drinking green tea with lemon and taking lemsip capsules (can’t bear the sachets). Dinner tonight is just DH and I and I’ve planned sausage and mash – I will have LM sausages. Need to get some veg to go with it.

I too never fancy dates @bubbs unless they are hidden in sticky toffee pudding – touché @joedenise!! Sounds like you had a nice trip to France!