Evening all
So, in answer to yesterday's ponderings, YES you do burn more calories when scared/nervous. But not significantly more, you would have to be scared all day to make a difference. Ok, so every time I think I see something move I think its a giant spider ready to eat me, wonder if that has made a difference to my calorie burning today :P
B - ham, tomato and cheese omelette
L - pork stir fry
T - pizza omelette
Another shop today, bought bacon, veg, crisps, bread and beans. Spent around £15. Budget £25/£150. Might pop to lidl tomorrow for the half price pork and may pop to co-op for a few shopitize cashback items. Or I might just paint all day and not spend any money lol
Sal x
Friday, 8 November 2013
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Does Being Scared Burn Calories?
Evening
I am currently sat here watching Spiders (2013) and as I am quite terrified of spiders I think maybe not the best choice! So will that mean I am burning more calories watching a scary film than a nice film? Maybe something to google........
B - tinned toms & sausage
L - pork stir fry
T - lettuce filled with mince taco filling with salad
I actually went shopping today. I bought bread, milk, whipped cream, eggs, ham, pasta, apples, oranges and lettuce, I think, I cant think straight with the spiders on the tv. I spent £10. My budget is £10/£150.
I am off to hide behind the sofa, or I would if I didn't think there may be spiders behind it! :o
Sal x
I am currently sat here watching Spiders (2013) and as I am quite terrified of spiders I think maybe not the best choice! So will that mean I am burning more calories watching a scary film than a nice film? Maybe something to google........
B - tinned toms & sausage
L - pork stir fry
T - lettuce filled with mince taco filling with salad
I actually went shopping today. I bought bread, milk, whipped cream, eggs, ham, pasta, apples, oranges and lettuce, I think, I cant think straight with the spiders on the tv. I spent £10. My budget is £10/£150.
I am off to hide behind the sofa, or I would if I didn't think there may be spiders behind it! :o
Sal x
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Mmmmmm Burnt Gammon
Evening all
With kids rugby and clubs I have had little time today to actually cook this evening. So, thought I would be clever, hubbys jacket potato in oven just before dropping my eldest to rugby and the gammon put in just before picking him up then drop kids (who ate earlier) to club then home for tea. Sounds so simple. Except rugby over ran by 20 minutes! :o Therefore making the gammon very crispy! Still edible though, just ;-)
B - sausage, tinned toms and cheese (all I had in)
L - sausage stir fry
Snack - pork scratching's, need more meat in my lunch
T - burnt gammon with salad
Running out of salad now, I do have a bit left so debating leaving shopping until Friday. Although I do need milk, maybe a cheap Iceland shop tomorrow. We will see.
So my budget is still week 1, day 2 £0/£150.
I might make chicken fajitas tomorrow but I have no peppers so could leave that until Saturday. In which case, what do we have tomorrow! I think this weekend I will sit down and do a proper meal plan so when I am working I can still make real food rather than just rummage around the freezer hoping for the best.
Where did the evening go.
Sal x
With kids rugby and clubs I have had little time today to actually cook this evening. So, thought I would be clever, hubbys jacket potato in oven just before dropping my eldest to rugby and the gammon put in just before picking him up then drop kids (who ate earlier) to club then home for tea. Sounds so simple. Except rugby over ran by 20 minutes! :o Therefore making the gammon very crispy! Still edible though, just ;-)
B - sausage, tinned toms and cheese (all I had in)
L - sausage stir fry
Snack - pork scratching's, need more meat in my lunch
T - burnt gammon with salad
Running out of salad now, I do have a bit left so debating leaving shopping until Friday. Although I do need milk, maybe a cheap Iceland shop tomorrow. We will see.
So my budget is still week 1, day 2 £0/£150.
I might make chicken fajitas tomorrow but I have no peppers so could leave that until Saturday. In which case, what do we have tomorrow! I think this weekend I will sit down and do a proper meal plan so when I am working I can still make real food rather than just rummage around the freezer hoping for the best.
Where did the evening go.
Sal x
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Epic Fail!
Evening all
Todays tea was meant to be pork, the pork I was given yesterday in my homemade bbq sauce, usually really nice. Was in the slow cooker all day and when I checked at 4.30pm it was the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted. The kids were asking if they had to eat it! :o No, no one will be eating it! So we had fish instead.
Day 1 of my new 4 week plan and the budget is £0/£150.
I hope you all enjoyed the fireworks and your pets weren't too disturbed by them. I think my little Rex was more disturbed by the hat I crocheted for him then by the fireworks! He really does not look amused!!!
Sal x
Todays tea was meant to be pork, the pork I was given yesterday in my homemade bbq sauce, usually really nice. Was in the slow cooker all day and when I checked at 4.30pm it was the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted. The kids were asking if they had to eat it! :o No, no one will be eating it! So we had fish instead.
Day 1 of my new 4 week plan and the budget is £0/£150.
I hope you all enjoyed the fireworks and your pets weren't too disturbed by them. I think my little Rex was more disturbed by the hat I crocheted for him then by the fireworks! He really does not look amused!!!
Sal x
Monday, 4 November 2013
I Actually Did It! :D
Evening all
So, its the end of my 4 week challenge and I didn't buy food today. I managed it £145/£150. I am so happy, I cant believe I have done it. :D
On a more low carb/healthy note, I have walked on both school runs as well as painted 2 coats on my living room ceiling and my food for today:
B - ham, cheese and tomato omelette
L - pork stir fry (I was given the pork today and the stir fry was one of the 1p ones)
T - stuffed cabbage with salad. I only had a bit of salad as I really didn't fancy it.
Stuffed Cabbage Recipe (taken but amended from Slow Cooker Saddo's fb page)
Fry off 250g beef mince, 3 onions, 3 carrots grated, a chunk of kohlrabi grated, taco seasoning and some tomato puree. Whilst doing that boil some cabbage leaves for a few mins.
spoon mixture into cabbage leaves. and fold over.
Put half tin chopped toms in bottom of slow cooker, add cabbage parcels then pour rest of toms over parcels and then grated cheese.
I cooked on high for 6 hours.
And here it is (I did use 1 red pepper as ran out of big cabbage leaves)
It was lovely, even the kids liked it (they had jacket potatoes with theirs as well). I am defiantly making this again. And the best bit is I have leftovers so that will probably be my breakfast! :o
As I said earlier I was given a few things today. I got cabbage, sprouts, kohlrabi and pork chops, they are the farm foods ones which my friend doesn't like and I understand why. So am thinking of slow cooking the lot tomorrow with homemade bbq sauce and making pulled pork, should be ok done like that :D
Did I mention I beat my budget by £5? And yes, of course, tomorrow is day 1 of week one of another £150. Wish me luck x
So, its the end of my 4 week challenge and I didn't buy food today. I managed it £145/£150. I am so happy, I cant believe I have done it. :D
On a more low carb/healthy note, I have walked on both school runs as well as painted 2 coats on my living room ceiling and my food for today:
B - ham, cheese and tomato omelette
L - pork stir fry (I was given the pork today and the stir fry was one of the 1p ones)
T - stuffed cabbage with salad. I only had a bit of salad as I really didn't fancy it.
Stuffed Cabbage Recipe (taken but amended from Slow Cooker Saddo's fb page)
Fry off 250g beef mince, 3 onions, 3 carrots grated, a chunk of kohlrabi grated, taco seasoning and some tomato puree. Whilst doing that boil some cabbage leaves for a few mins.
spoon mixture into cabbage leaves. and fold over.
Put half tin chopped toms in bottom of slow cooker, add cabbage parcels then pour rest of toms over parcels and then grated cheese.
I cooked on high for 6 hours.
And here it is (I did use 1 red pepper as ran out of big cabbage leaves)
It was lovely, even the kids liked it (they had jacket potatoes with theirs as well). I am defiantly making this again. And the best bit is I have leftovers so that will probably be my breakfast! :o
As I said earlier I was given a few things today. I got cabbage, sprouts, kohlrabi and pork chops, they are the farm foods ones which my friend doesn't like and I understand why. So am thinking of slow cooking the lot tomorrow with homemade bbq sauce and making pulled pork, should be ok done like that :D
Did I mention I beat my budget by £5? And yes, of course, tomorrow is day 1 of week one of another £150. Wish me luck x
Sunday, 3 November 2013
Something Is Not Right......................
Evening all
So, nearly 4 weeks ago I started my £150 to feed my family of 5 healthy for 4 weeks. I expected to live the last week struggling to find stuff with my cupboards almost bare! The reality is my freezer is full, my cupboards are full and my fridge is full :o It feels wrong somehow that I have this much food with so little spent. But it just goes to show what careful planning can do (and getting lucky with whoopsies and friends giving me stuff)
Anyway, popped to Asda today, no whoopsies, they were all gone, got salad, milk, bread, cheese, ham and marg so spent £10. Bringing my budget to £145/£150. I have tomorrow left to spend £5 or not as the case may be, I really don't think I need anything.
So I will, of course, be doing it again starting Tuesday but this time visiting a butchers (I hope) rather than Farm Foods and see how that goes.
Sal x
So, nearly 4 weeks ago I started my £150 to feed my family of 5 healthy for 4 weeks. I expected to live the last week struggling to find stuff with my cupboards almost bare! The reality is my freezer is full, my cupboards are full and my fridge is full :o It feels wrong somehow that I have this much food with so little spent. But it just goes to show what careful planning can do (and getting lucky with whoopsies and friends giving me stuff)
Anyway, popped to Asda today, no whoopsies, they were all gone, got salad, milk, bread, cheese, ham and marg so spent £10. Bringing my budget to £145/£150. I have tomorrow left to spend £5 or not as the case may be, I really don't think I need anything.
So I will, of course, be doing it again starting Tuesday but this time visiting a butchers (I hope) rather than Farm Foods and see how that goes.
Sal x
Friday, 1 November 2013
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkk Its a Witch
Evening all
So yesterday was sort of a low carb day. I had bacon with cheese, tomato and pepper omelette, very nice. But then I ended up having a few sweets at the 2 Halloween parties I went to. And then my sister got Chinese :o But I did just have the chicken in a veg sauce, was a bit spicy. Very nice though. Could have been a lot worse, I could have had chips and more sweets ;-)
Back on it today properly. Bacon with omelette again today late morning and not decided what to have for tea. Probably mince.
Hubby is away and my eldest son also went away today with youth club so let the other 2 kids choose what they wanted for tea (chicken nuggets, chips and peas) so I will do mine later. With those 2 away it also means there is bacon left. Oh no, more for me ;-)
In case anyone wants a peek, this is me dressed up for Halloween. (Please ignore state of carpet and walls - that is next weeks job)
So yesterday was sort of a low carb day. I had bacon with cheese, tomato and pepper omelette, very nice. But then I ended up having a few sweets at the 2 Halloween parties I went to. And then my sister got Chinese :o But I did just have the chicken in a veg sauce, was a bit spicy. Very nice though. Could have been a lot worse, I could have had chips and more sweets ;-)
Back on it today properly. Bacon with omelette again today late morning and not decided what to have for tea. Probably mince.
Hubby is away and my eldest son also went away today with youth club so let the other 2 kids choose what they wanted for tea (chicken nuggets, chips and peas) so I will do mine later. With those 2 away it also means there is bacon left. Oh no, more for me ;-)
In case anyone wants a peek, this is me dressed up for Halloween. (Please ignore state of carpet and walls - that is next weeks job)
Have a great Friday night.
Sal x
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