How's your Wednesday going?
Firstly I am sooooo gonna try that zizzi's linguine, it looks really tasty and those prawn look really plump and flavoursome too. Are they expensive ones? I have some frozen raw prawns from Asda and they say they are King but they shrivel up like a ba**ard when they go in the pan! They cost me a fiver I think. Good prawns can be expensive.
I love SD toms too, have you tried making your own? They are really nice too, obviously not as oiley but very tasty.
Well done on your performance review - does it make your hassles at work seem a little less knowing you are well thought of by the management? I think you should take that compliment and run with it - f**k the others who give you grief at work - you are only there part of the day, the rest of the time you are lovely Donna - forget the job, leave it at the door.
Mick is a lovely guy, he is supportive in his own way but doesn't really understand the nutritions in food nor does he 'get' my obsession with it. He eats when he is hungry and enjoys the food he eats, but thats it. I am slowly educating him about having veg/salad with every meal and how beneficial they are to your insides - this is a TMI moment, but he said to me the other day "since we met, I have never had so many poos" !!! I took it as a compliment, not sure whether that was his aim, I think it was - it did make me laugh. But you see before me, he cooked (using term loosely) for himself, being toast and ready made meals etc. He doesn't always eat the food I make so I have a stock of ready made lasagnes (bluergh) and southern fried chicken and pies etc in the freezer, but more often than not he eats my meals and enjoys them, especially the burgers and SW chips and shepherds pies and spag bols etc. He is slightly overweight, he probably ideally is about 2/3 stone overweight but he is 6 foot and has a nice physique - I personally wouldn't say he was fat, more stocky. He carries his weight well but has developed what he would call a "little tummy" which I think is lovely but he hates. He won't change his eating habits though. He is a real creature of habit - totally - he has a very child like diet in the sense that he will come home and immediately eat 6 - 8 cream crackers with peanut butter on them, he calls this a snack. I have tried to tell him that he would be better off eating a slice of two of peanut butter on wholemeal toast, but he can't equate that in his head, he said that would fill him up. He loves eating apple turnovers from M&S for breakfast and sometimes he won't eat lunch but will graze on fruit, chocolate and crisps - I have often reminded him that he is 42 (I am 35 by the way) and he should eat like an adult - but that just annoys him. I figure as long as he is getting a good meal 4 or 5 times a week, then thats all I can do, I am not his keeper. There is always bread that he can make his sandwiches with (he will only eat luncheon meat, aforementioned PB, or a corned beef mixed with sandwich spread(!) fillings) - I cant do much more than that. He is also quite idle, he doesnt do much activity, but then neither do I at the moment. He hates doing anything that requires energy - including housework - although we had words about that last night!!!
Good for you and Paul for losing weight together and for such an amazing charity - very admirable and also a very good reason/excuse not to deviate from the plan. He Paul following SW too? (I always thought that the HEB sizes were rather small for men) - losing 12lb last week must have given him a massive boost, that's incredible - are you both exercising? Your profile picture is gorgeous, how long ago was that? You both look really great.
I don't have children - if I did I think I would probably be even bigger than I am - we don't plan on having children as we only found one another 3 years ago and we had both been single for years before that - we are so loving life at the moment, the mortgage is low and we both work in London so we get to go on lovely holidays - children just aren't on the menu - I am not sure they ever will be to be honest. We are both selfish with our time and love just going out and going away - as you know, kids cost money and time!
I, like you find this forum so beneficial, and you are right the more I am on it, the more inspired and happy I feel about things. And on here you always find people who have the same views - you find strong people, who once they start, just power on and rarely fall off the wagon, they are your inspiration - you find people like me who fall off the wagon all the time, those people pick you up and help you back on the wagon. You have amazing cooks who eat such wonderful meals - you also find newbies who you end up helping - I know I have failed at dieting a million times and I am doing my fair share of failing this time round too, but knowing the diet and helping others is also very good for your soul and gives you a bit of a boost, knowing someone is benefitting from your knowledge.
OXO is tomorrow - I am taking the day off SW - I have my weigh in in the morning so I will be clear for the week to make up for whatever naughtiness I consume tomorrow lunchtime. Friday is going to be a challenge and the Smith family are heading to F&Bs for Mum's birthday (she's like the queen isn't she?!) - I am planning to be good so I am driving to curb my drinking and going to stick to something low key and healthy(ish) - Friday I am also going to be cooking up a French storm with my two course French meal challenge! Main and Dessert. I will have it for lunch on Friday and post the piccies after.
Thanks for letting me rattle on, its so good to know you have a kindred spirit - Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday and stay good!
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