Celebration / Gala Meals

[dukannotsofatty]

I'm a long way off from Conso yet, and reading lots of you saying about Celebration / Gala meals I wondered, what do you have?

 

[xeilidhx]

So far I've had:

Potted shrimps on an oatcake followed by scampi and chips (oven)

And

A Thai skewer starter (with a satay sauce)- chicken something! Followed by beef and beg in a sauce (unsure) and fried rice (think there was coconut in it) with copious amounts of wine/shots/vodka

Planning next week as food with friends, belated birthday cake and more
Vodka...

 

[dukannotsofatty]

Hmmm potted shrimps, that sounds very nice.
Interesting to see what other people are having. Keep em coming LOL

 

[ceridwen]

I had a homemade curry for my first gala meal. It was delicious!!!

This week I have a black tie dinner on Saturday, so that will be my gala meal. Can't remember the actual menu, need to check the invite!

 

[Zoesastar]

I had Jambalaya in a Mexican restaurant

 

[anjuschka]

If I'm going out for a restaurant meal, I can choose from the menu without fretting over the details. I found my eye was automatically drawn to the 'healthier' choices anyway. At home I have a normal healthy meal. with Peas. Or sausages. Or anything else I've not had for a while. Roast chicken *with* skin... and Roast potatoes. And some nice dessert. Apple & Blackberry crumble is in season at the moment. Being able to join in 100% with the rest of the family makes all the difference.

 

[alottolose]

Anya Happy 2 Year anniversary for yesterday!! x

 

[dukannotsofatty]

Oooo Anya congrats on two years, well done.

Thanks for all lovely ideas folks, any more LOL

 

[anjuschka]

Anya Happy 2 Year anniversary for yesterday!! x

THANKS - well spotted - except I'm OVER at the moment.... ;-)

DD2's birthday party coming up, I think I'll need to stop cruising (it's working but I'm only weighing once a week or less) for a few days week and do conso-style damage limitation!.

 

[ellie1969]

If eating out i tend to still go for a healthier option... at home i made home made pizza with a wholemeal base & low fat cheese lol

 

[trudyc]

Wish I could honestly say I have been drawn to the healthy options - I have enjoyed whatever I wanted usually prawns to start, steak and chips with sauce for main and a sticky dessert!!!! Don't automatically look for the worst thing - just whatever I fancy!!!! LOL!

 

[Supertonic]

Mmmh.....chips!

 

[sididd]

Wish I could honestly say I have been drawn to the healthy options - I have enjoyed whatever I wanted usually prawns to start, steak and chips with sauce for main and a sticky dessert!!!! Don't automatically look for the worst thing - just whatever I fancy!!!! LOL!

Im not at conso yet but im with you Trudy.....thats my automatic choice of food.....very predictable i am....or boring lol

 

[dukannotsofatty]

Hmmm trudy, so yum. Steak, Chips and Salad with mushrooms done in butter are my all time fave meal. For my birthday I cheated with having homegrown jacket spuds (instead of chips) and steak salad....but no mushrooms

Thanks for all these ideas, really appreciate it.

 

[xeilidhx]

Trudy, Sid I agree! Before dukan steak and chips with peppercorn sauce would have been my automatic celebration meal but I've had so much steak on dukan I know it will be my meal next week!!

 

[scooter]

Can't say i agree -before dukan i was either dieting 100% or bingeing 100% there was no happy medium and i know if i allowed myself a gala meal out it would be the most fattening things i would fill my plate with even after a year of not having them! The food demon is still lurking just below the surface i know and im scared to unleash it.!! wish i could say the same as you guys that i would choose the healthy options but i know i wouldn't!

 

[weasey]

I have my first celebration meal on Tuesday. I'm away visiting family and we're going out for an Indian. I'm a bit scared but I don't now quite what I'm scared of... I now I'll stick to the rules around portions and I'm happy to chose whatever it is I most fancy without worrying about whether or not it's healthy (that isn't the idea of the celebration meal - the phsychological impact of being able to choose anything is important).

So why am I scared? I'm not sure. I guess I don't want to go back to the way I used to eat and this verges on it. I need to mull on this a bit I think...