Lunch Log Challenge 2008

redsquirrel80

I slipped yesterday, £2-something on steak pie & chips from canteen. Kinda made up for that today by not actually having any lunch, though that's not really a recommended NSL route!

(Land_of)_Maz

Hey lunch loggers!!! (redsquirrel i swear i am not following you around today!)

I don't know for why i haven't checked in all week. I haven't been too bad either, so it's not shame, and i've been on MSE loads so should have been on here.

Monday - chicken mayo sandwich from home £0
Tuesday - Egg sandwich from Somerfield (was cheapest in the shop, only £1 and quite tasty. home made egg would have been cheaper of course)
Wednesday - Tin of tuna with salad, bag of crisps. £0
Thursday - rest of salad with a chicken fillet. £0

Tomorrow will be a dear one as going to a retirement lunch, have pre-ordered chicken fajitas £10!!!!!! better be massive for that price!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fletch, major crisis!!! my farmfoods have stopped selling D Irn Bru........ i am nae happy!!!!!!!!

bobbadog

Hi guys!

I had veg, noodles and an orange both yesterday and today. My lunches are SOO BORING! Am off on Hols on Sat though, will be quaffing brie and wine instead

Will attempt a NSL tomorrow though! Of sorts! x

mark55man

Been taking in salads for the last few weeks as part of my no (well low) carb diet

tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber occasionally celery and vary this with different filling and dressing

Monday - Ham
Tuesday - Frankfurther
Wednesday - Mr T Value Smoled salmon trimmings (except I didn't get to eat it)
Thursday - as above - I had put it in the fridge at work next to the ice monster and when I had it, it was half frozen - not recommended - but made it last longer than usual
Friday - will have smoked mackeral & mayo or tuna mayo - depending how I fell in the morning

fletch3163

Hi all

My cold rages on but at least I'm home today. I went to bed last night at 10.20 and reckon I slept immediately and that's been me until 8am this morning. Unheard of for me to sleep that long (whether I want to or not). I'm also sworn off the booze (4 weeks now) so what I've overspent on my lunches I've surely made up for not buying wine (she says clutching at straws)

Right, I digress TOO much. To the nonsense that's been my lunchtimes....

Monday - £1.50 - bagels with leftover chicken, diet Bru and crisps
Tuesday - £2.10 - bagels with leftover chicken, diet bru, crisps, Lockets
Wednesday - £4.20 - baguette,egg mayo salad, crisps, juice, paper, caramel shortbread
Thursday - £4 - bagel with cheese salad, plain bagel, crisps, juice, soup for boss

Thank God I'm off today, I can't afford it.

Well, am not quite as bad as my "old" lunch self but how easy it is to do. My purse is now £11.80 lighter. I need to get back on the horse.

Ah, Maz, don't tell me that!! I NEED them to keep selling it. Letter to Farmfoods please.........................

gemmad81

Hi all,

This is my first time getting involved with thredas but this one is close to my heart so i am asking if anyone has got any ideas for me.

The problem is my job, i am based from home and do field sales so every day i drive on 'patch' and go to the businesses i have appointments with. Patch can be over an hour away. Hence i have no microwave etc and i normally get food from supermarkets, mc donalds etc and nature of the job is meeting other reps for coffee etc. As you can imagine i spend a fortune on food during the week, especially if im leaving at 7 in the morning and dont leave patch till 6, i quite often have mc donalds breakfast and buy my lunch.

I am stuck as to what i can take to eat as well as if i do have time for breakfast i have wholemeal toast and dont want to have bread again for lunch.

We have one day a week in the office with no microwave kettle or nothing but a sandwhich guy coming round and an over priced sandwich shop and jacket potatoe van round the corner.

Also when im out on patch and im having a bad day and customers stand me up or i dont make a sale, i often cheer myself up with chocolate etc.

Any sugestions as this really is a major part of my spending and does get me down :mad:

countrymusicfan

I am not in the challenge, but everyday I spend 50 on cold meat, 54p for bread and 56p on 2 sachets of instant soup. I don't count tea bags, but they would be pennies. So slightly over £1.50 then again on benefits, I have to.

fletch3163

For weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks we've all been doing this with varying degrees of success, but doing it we did!

Now, the schools decide on a spring break and we've all fallen to pieces. I personally am in disgrace. Today saw me scoff M&S deli filler and walnut loaf (yes, the lot!). Yesterday I clutched at the lunch loggers challenge and had a totally rubbish lunch (but it was no spend) so today I made up for it.

Welcome to all new comers. I'm sure next week we'll all have dusted ourselves down and got back in the saddle, I sure hope I do

Millie2008_2

I have been trying to take my own lunch and have been doing pretty well. Have also got OH onto it as he was spending £4/day at least

OH takes left overs from dinner, which I freeze in portions, then defrost the night before, rotated, so he doesn't get bored.. Previously, they would be shoved in the fridge, then forgotton about, then chucked. Occasionally I cook a huge pan of chili and rice and top up his freezer stash.

I am a bit more awkward being veggie and trying to eat healthily, so need to be careful not to spend a fortune on healthy lunch ingredients and give up half way through the week and waste half...

fletch3163

................... reckon we've all forgotten how to lunch log which is a shame.

If my last fortnight is anything to go by I've spent a storm in M&S and just about every expensive shop there is.

I plan to get back in the swing today with my bagels and cheese so here's hoping. Come on everyone, let's get back on the horse!!