VeggieBev
Silver Member
I'm not sure I'll be able to settle any of your little panics but let's see:
I use quite a bit of garlic too but I do cheat a bit by using garlic granules. You don't have to touch it so no risk of smelly hands. To be honest I've not used real garlic in years so I'd have no idea if the granules are any better or worse flavour-wise but it's fine for me so I'll be sticking with it.
I'm getting through a lot of fruit and veg too but when I sat down and compared my total food bill it hasn't really changed any since I started SW. It's just that the money is going on different stuff - instead of crisps, biscuits etc., it's going on fresh fruit and vegetables. I think you mentioned in a previous post that your local market was good value for fruit and veg but have you tried places like Lidl and Aldi? I get a lot from Aldi and can't fault it.
It doesn't look to me like you're eating too much and if you are only eating until you're hungry then I can't see that it is a problem. I suppose you can only see what you're WI results are like and judge it from there. The main thing is that you're eating the right things.
I can't really comment on the exercise increasing you're appetite because I don't do enough of it to be able to judge!! I would imagine that it would increase it though.
I was also having leakage problems when transporting my lunch to work. Instead of a cool lunch box though, I invested in a Thermos for my soup. The microwave in my office is miles away and it was only a matter of time before tripped over or something while carrying my burning hot soup back to my desk so I decided I'd heat it up in the morning and stick it in the Thermos. It's great, keeps it hot until lunch and no queuing for the microwave anymore!
Well done for sticking to plan and good luck for tomorrow morning, can't wait to hear how you get on.
I use quite a bit of garlic too but I do cheat a bit by using garlic granules. You don't have to touch it so no risk of smelly hands. To be honest I've not used real garlic in years so I'd have no idea if the granules are any better or worse flavour-wise but it's fine for me so I'll be sticking with it.
I'm getting through a lot of fruit and veg too but when I sat down and compared my total food bill it hasn't really changed any since I started SW. It's just that the money is going on different stuff - instead of crisps, biscuits etc., it's going on fresh fruit and vegetables. I think you mentioned in a previous post that your local market was good value for fruit and veg but have you tried places like Lidl and Aldi? I get a lot from Aldi and can't fault it.
It doesn't look to me like you're eating too much and if you are only eating until you're hungry then I can't see that it is a problem. I suppose you can only see what you're WI results are like and judge it from there. The main thing is that you're eating the right things.
I can't really comment on the exercise increasing you're appetite because I don't do enough of it to be able to judge!! I would imagine that it would increase it though.
I was also having leakage problems when transporting my lunch to work. Instead of a cool lunch box though, I invested in a Thermos for my soup. The microwave in my office is miles away and it was only a matter of time before tripped over or something while carrying my burning hot soup back to my desk so I decided I'd heat it up in the morning and stick it in the Thermos. It's great, keeps it hot until lunch and no queuing for the microwave anymore!
Well done for sticking to plan and good luck for tomorrow morning, can't wait to hear how you get on.