Day 4 dinner was beef and red wine casserole:
It was delicious.
I have been having trouble sleeping lately for a variety of reasons and last night I succumbed and took a sleeping pill. I take one every couple of years! I had a good night's sleep and was reluctant to get up and walk the dogs but remembered that the forecast for the next few days is a bit grim so I bit the bullet and off we went. I'm glad I did as I feel better for the walk, the dogs appreciate it and it does my soul good to know that I did something I said I would.
Came home to breakfast which was beans and bacon and cheese on toast. Two slices of toast and I only had one. While I was having breakfast our order arrived. THREE eskies today! This is because Himself has extra snacks, a lot of which are frozen (they are like mini meals). All I can say is I'm glad I'm not on the same allowance as he is or we wouldn't have enough freezer space! As it is, a lot of stuff was thrown in the bin and the dogs will be eating well over the next few nights! Wasteful? Perhaps but eating icecream is not going to help our efforts and the container was less than half full.
The beans were OK. They weren't the same as the baked beans you get in a tin ... they seemed like a different variety of bean. Not a breakfast I will be hankering to have again but maybe once in a while for a change.
An old friend came down and we went for a walk along the beach and then had lunch. We went to the local Coffee Club and the menu has kj counts so I was able to get a rough idea of what I'd eaten. I chose a salad with beetroot, feta and walnuts. The walnuts were scant, if there at all. When I got home I decided to have the lunch from Lite and Easy which was chicken and cashews. It was delicious. I figured that by not eating the second slice of toast at breakfast and foregoing the apple and orange I haven't done too much damage. Plus the extra walk. I don't want to become too pedantic about this (which I have been known to do which is why any programme that requires counting my own calories or points or carbs or whatever doesn't work for me) but this is week one and I want to get a good feel for it. One of the reasons we chose this is that it does give us flexibility to eat out now and again.
Dinner tonight is Chicken Tikka Masala and I will be microwaving. Snacks are aforementioned fruit, some crackers and a fruit cookie.
This has been a short Lite and Easy week due to the order stuff up at the beginning. Tomorrow is Week 2 Day 1. I shall continue to write about our experiences but not necessarily every day. This is as much a tool for me to look back on and I don't think I need to keep repeating myself.
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A few days ago I bought some Milky Feet. I have used this product before a couple of years ago. My feet are very calloused and I wanted to give them another treatment. I'd forgotten how dramatic the results are! Next time I will do it in Winter when I don't have my peeling feet on display in sandals! It does do the job, though and the new skin is lovely and soft. It's just that the peeling process is rather gross!!!!
