Oops I did it again 🤦🏻‍♀️

[-De-bee-]

Well I ordered takeout 3 times last week and overindulged in chocolate, sweet carbs and cheese at the weekend. I can honestly say I’m not feeling good for it but what I do know is I only have so much energy for the day and when overloaded with uni,kids,household, life in general and having a cold, my nutrition is the thing that slips in priority. I need to break the cycle and though my partner is supportive he also has the same issue. when he comes home from work he can’t be doing with working out nutritionally sound meals.

The only thing I can think of doing is mass cooking foods and freezing portions to become homemade ready meals, I will have to sort out room in my freezer but I’m gonna have to take sort out time to cook while doing other things and finding better tasting slow cooker meals but first I have to suffer the effects of eating poorly for the last few days 🤢

[Palmo]

I know from previous weight loss that being organised with meals and routines like batch cooking are invaluable tools to losing weight.

Trouble is, I have all the good intentions but zero motivations. Fed up with my own inadequacies to just get on with it!

[Hidden]

Hi -De-bee- one really easy solution would be a slow cooker and cook frozen veg so no preparation with whatever else appeals a in a one pot crock dish and just hit the low setting and have a lovely healthy hot meal that you prepared earlier with very little fuss.

You have a lot going on so you need maximum nutrition and I'd reminds yourselves that you and your partner are worth making an effort for and now so that you eat well and feel the benefits.

We have lots of recipes and members will all give their favourites of you have any specific recipes requests.

And good luck as it's human nature to do whats easiest when tired and hungry.

Jerry 😊

[Hidden]

Know the feeling, have often given in To a fish supper or Chinese/Indian take away. As there are two of you, have you thought of buying one take away and sharing it, as the portion size is often quite large. Batch cooking is an excellent way, list your favourite recipes, set aside a cooking day, portion them a third smaller than usual. Result

Less weight

More cash

Mentally positive.

[Hidden]

Oops D B, didn’t read to end of your post. Not two of you but children as well. Having worked full time with husband and three children, know what you’re going through. Batch cooking for all of took one day once a month. Another benefit was I could easily offer choices for children. Good luck 😉

[-De-bee- in reply to Hidden]

Thanks I’m going try and get the kids involved more with food prepping So if I set up a system that suits us hopefully the boys will want to choice to 👍🏻

[Hidden in reply to -De-bee-]

A very easy meal which my kids loved was making your own pizza, luckily they liked thin crust

1 packets of wraps

Jar of passata or even tomato purée

Variety of veg

Any left over cooked meats, or shop bought

Cheese

Method

Finely chop your chosen veg , peppers tomatoes onion mushroom

Spread passata on wrap

Grate cheese

Add your chosen veg

Add meat (s)

Sprinkle over cheese

Put in oven fan 200deg C for approx 10 min -

Eat with green salad, coleslaw, sweet potato chips.

[Cooper27 Administrator]

You have my sympathy My saving grace is that my OH has allergies that mean we can't buy takeaway.

Making your own ready meals is a good idea - try adding more to your slow cooker when you are using it, so you have a couple of extra portions to freeze. I've been noseying at a blog called "fed and fit" (cook once, eat all week) where the woman specialises in this sort of thing. Apparently when her second child was on the way, she prepared enough freezer ready meals/recipe packs, that she didn't have to cook for a whole year.

I also find some frozen veg helps to save money and prep time - particularly butternut squash, frozen peppers & green beans.

[-De-bee- in reply to Cooper27]

Thank you I will have a look at that blog as it sounds interesting. I have veg in the freezer too as it’s great to add a handful of frozen veg while cooking a meal to bulk it out a bit.

I will try doing more in the slow cooker for a few days dinner.

[Zest]

Hi -De-bee-

I hope your cold goes away soon, and that you feel better. I think batch cooking and freezing portions is great. However, my mistake was to forget to label some of the portions, but it was still nice to discover what was in the freezer - and I enjoyed them.

I really like slow-cooker meals - they are so tasty. I hope you find some nice recipes that you enjoy. We have a 'slow-cooker' topic, so might be worth a look to see if anything takes your fancy there.

Zest

[SusanHorizons in reply to Zest]

Hi Zest,

Several people have mentioned a slow cooker topic. How do you find the slow cooker topic? Thanks, Susan

[Zest in reply to SusanHorizons]

Hi Susan,

It's under the Topics, but here's a link to the Slow Cooker Topic, so you can find it easily:

healthunlocked.com/healthye...

Zest

[SusanHorizons in reply to Zest]

Thanks!

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Planning is definitely the key, it can be a bind but you soon get into the habit. Good luck