DAY: Twenty, Twenty-one and Twenty-Two Weekend break away
Rather than detailing everything I have eaten this weekend I’ll give you a sample of the highlights!
BREAKFASTS: Porridge, poached egg, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms with one small half slice of wholemeal toast, dried apricots and fresh prunes.
LUNCHES: Peanut Trek bar – on Saturday and Sunday all I needed after a big breakfast!
DINNERS: Goats cheese salad, honey parsnip soup (resisted the bread!), smoked haddock kedgeree, Caerphilly cheese and leek sausages with roasted vegetables.
TREATS AND SNACKS: a piece of coffee walnut cake from a lovely tea shop! Wine tasting session – 5 wines but very small glasses!
EXERCISE: 8 hours walking ...up steep hills, through muddy fields, over numerous stiles!
Wow, what a fun weekend! I LOVE walking and nothing gives me more pleasure than pulling on my walking boots and spending the whole day scaling hills and skipping down dales!
Now reading the samples from my food diary may fill you with horror ...cake and wine??? Yes, I did step off track this weekend at times but it was so hard not to. There was a limited choice of food on the menu at the hotel but I chose wisely where I could. Breakfasts were relatively easy and I was happy with my choices. I honestly didn’t want any more for lunch than my trek bar. It contained enough energy to get me through the rest of the walk and meant I didn’t feel so bad when dinner time came! It was hard to say no to the wine tasting as it was free and part of the weekend package. Also, my husband would have been upset to take part on his own so I decided it was a time when his feelings were more important than mine. Especially as I had already turned down opening the free bottle of champagne we had in our room...we brought that home instead!
Big downside to the weekend though...because of the richer food and wine tasting, I felt really ill through the night on both nights. Bloated and sick. I was determined that it wouldn’t spoil my weekend and after breakfast on both mornings I did feel better but I can’t believe how badly it affected me.
As for the coffee walnut cake today - well...I can’t make any excuses for that other than after two really long and arduous walks I felt I had deserved it! I’m not falling back into the trap of ‘rewarding’ myself with bad food but I don’t go to tea rooms very often and this was a special occasion. Moreover, it was a very lovely tea room and I really wanted that cake today!
So, all in all (apart from feeling sick at night!) a lovely weekend with lovely memories...
I am happy to step back on track now and get back to ‘normal’ which for me now is hopefully healthy food choices and regular exercise sessions. Looking forward to Sue putting us through our paces tomorrow and then a toning class in the evening!
Pear....
BREAKFAST: Porridge
LUNCH: 4 Rice Cakes with houmous and cucumber
DINNER: Fish Pie – assorted fish with onion, carrot, cream, egg, parsley and sliced potato with green veg
SNACKS: handful of nuts
EXERCISE: None
Well what can I say, but YES another good night’s sleep. What a difference it makes.
Spring-cleaned my cupboards and ovens today. Oh dear, not good! I was throwing out ryvitas, weight watchers soups, sauces that had gone out of date! Mind you even if they were in date I wouldn’t be using them now! I can now actually see the back of my cupboards and hopefully now they will stay that way! My ovens are spotless and I must thank my husband for that, he did put in a lot of hard work scrubbing!
Again I did no exercise, but then I haven’t sat down all day and surely all that rubbing down will count for something? Or am I trying to kid myself?
I was so pleased I’d made my fish pie yesterday, it was so nice not having to cook today and just concentrate on cleaning. I must say I did enjoy it (the pie that is) it did feel a bit indulgent having the cream, but I know we’re allowed dairy so it must be ok. I do feel really full; it will be interesting to see how my stomach copes with the richness.
Me….
BREAKFAST: porridge, yoghurt, berries, seeds
LUNCH: Rice cakes, avocado, houmous
DINNER: Roast pork, roast potatoes, roast mixed vegetables, green beans, and broccoli
SNACKS: banana, brazil nuts, Satsuma, rice pudding (made with coconut milk) and mango
EXERCISE: 60 mins dog walk
What a difference today..I was back to my old symptoms with avengeance and had discomfort all day. Now I really think that the cheese and little bits of wheat I ate yesterday have had a negative effect on me. So, back to the no dairy (but will keep on with the yoghurt as that doesn’t seem to cause problems) and no wheat. I am really not bothered about including sugar and alcohol back in my food choices as I haven’t missed them at all. I know already that alcohol does have an negative effect on me as I have noticed that I tend to have hot flushes and little sleep when I have a couple of glasses of wine. And as for sugar, well it is now thought to be linked to so many health problems that I am not inclined to want to eat it.
I really fancied some rice pudding today, so had a go at making it with coconut milk. I quite like the result and have made some for Apple and Pear to try..Not sure what they will think!!
So wheat and dairy free today I am now looking forward to having a more comfortable day tomorrow…
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