Welcome to another Monday Meal Plan and a new week…. and, a Bank Holiday for those of you in the UK, late August Bank holiday, the last one before schools start back at the beginning of September, and where has the summer gone too
My Monday Meal Plan this week has slid to a Tuesday – as you know if you have been reading and following my blog over the last few days, I have been SO busy with a houseful of guests, cleaning, cooking, gardening, packing (I am off on my travels tomorrow) and that left me only a few hours, or should I say and hour, in evening to write my blog, do round-ups (the Herbs on Saturday round-up is following on later today) and all the other stuff I love doing here
well, what with doing my Wartime Kitchen and preparing for Christmas, I have not had time to post any meal plans, or indeed any of my new recipes, but, I am rectifying that today with a NEW recipe that’s just right for all the snow and frost we have been having over the last few days – a Scottish inspired Highland Stew
So, today I am sharing my TWO menu plans for my two fast days – I usually fast on Mondays and Wednesdays, but as I hate being controlled (even by myself
on the Weight Watcher’s diet, if you don’t use any of your allocated daily points within a seven-day period, they can be “banked” for another day, such as a day when you are going out to dinner, or you are having a few naughty treats
Can be serve with mashed potatoes, steamed greens or crusty bread on a non-diet (non fast) day. On to my weekly meal plan now, which as usual I am linking to At Home with Mrs M’s Meal PlanningMonday linky
Mushrooms or tomatoes on toast, as well as egg on toast is a close second, and when I saw some lovely fresh and VERY seasonal autumn mushrooms at the market the other day, I set out to prove that you CAN have your “on toast” treat on a diet, that is tasty and full of flavour
Back to the regular fold of things this week – dieting on the same day as exercising. We planned to make an effort to rectify this yesterday, but that fell at the wayside when Tesco let us down and didn’t deliver the lean venison steaks we ordered
Today is the most basic of lunches. As I very recently promised you, here is a rundown of what I’m consuming today on a 600kcal ‘dietday’ on the 5. 2diet. If you’re new to the 5. 2diet, this will hopefully help you see what kind of consumption you should be looking at over the course of the day. So without further ado, here is my 5. 2 meal planday #1…Breakfast. As this is such a small meal, I eat it with the tiniest possible bites making it last about 20 minutes. I saw this Mexican Quinoa Casserole at Joyful Healthy Eats, which Krista has it pegged at 290kcal a portion. Mostly just water, but I do have 1-2 cups of tea if I need it. At only 20kcal, they’re not going to break the bank, and I find a hot drink can sometimes buy you an extra hour till meal time. If things get really tough then a slice of ham and a little very low fat cream cheese can be as little as 50-60kcal. 2 me
But one of the major downfalls for me is planning and prepping what I am going to eat and keeping track of my syns as I eat, or by the end of the day you have forgotten about them
The plain fact of the matter is that the plan works. I am also a lifelong Weight Watchers member, and I used to follow a similar regime when saving points to used for a special meal or for the weekend, where I would eat less on one or two days during the week
I am linking this meal plan to Mrs M over at her excellent Meal PlanningMonday link. so, what can be better on a VERY cold spring day than a bowl of comforting and hearty soup – it certainly fits the bill
Have a VERY happy and healthy Tuesday, and see you later with my VERY late Monday Meal Plan. basically, on the “points” diet that I have always followed, (and I think that the Pro Points diet may be the same) if you KNOW you have a day coming up where you are going out for a meal or you will be eating MORE than your daily recommended daily points allowance, you can “save” some of your points up from days where you go BELOW your daily allowance, BUT only over the period of ONE WEEK = Fast days then
but, I start to feel the strains of excessive eating, and although I look forward to the sparkle of New Year’s Eve with more fizz and food, I like to have a frugal day or two in the “twilight” period as I sometimes call the week between Christmas and New Year
The Marmalade has been made, for my grand entry into the World’s Original Marmalade Awards, British Farmhouse Breakfast Week is over and January is about to slither out in either an avalanche of snow or a deluge of flooding, and, it is another Meal PlanningMonday post – WHERE did last week go
