Hi Elvira,
That sounds like a good shopping list! I was reading up on the add a meal week allowance last night...bit premature as I'm only on day 13 but my add a meal week will be half school hols, then I go back to work mid week when the girls go back to school and I will have to be really organized...Not a natural trait of mine without a lot of effort. Although to be honest my hubby very supportive and will quite happily eat what I cook for myself and then top up himself with cheese on toast after I've gone to bed early!!
If anyone has any add a meal week recipes that the whole family can enjoy (my daughters are 7 & 8) then I would really like to hear about them as I've only come up with chicken stir fry!
Last night I spent ages working out how much I might lose week by week. I'm aiming for 4-5lbs a week which I thought might just be achievable with my busy schedule and some gentle regular exercise thrown in. Does this sound too much?? If that's a reasonable forecast I may only be a stone away from target by mid december at around 11 and half stone so that's something to keep focused on everyday to keep me on track.
I made bread with my children today and it was torture after it came out of the oven but it was a good exercise in controlling my urge to chomp through the lot!
I'm looking forward to my weigh day (sunday) which hopefully will show that I've lost 4 lbs more made it to my 1st stone! Fingers crossed!
Thanks Elvira for your posts - you are keeping me going and helping me know what to expect down the line!
Bye for now!
Helen
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