I know not everyone likes the end of summer, so I thought I'd find a reminder of how beautiful autumn can be. I love it! What about everyone else? What do you think about the changing season?
I'm also looking forward to seeing how all your menu plans start to change as different fruit and veg come into season and the days get cooler, and of course trying some of them out myself.
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Here's my plan for 1st September. Based on the NHS BMI plan I'm currently aiming for 1890 calories a day to try and lose enough weight to get me from obese to overweight, after which I'll review the plan to make sure t is the right one to take me to the next stage of being "ideal".
Breakfast; Yoghurt and berries
Lunch: Asparagus omelette and salad
Tea: Veggie noodle stir-fry
Drinks: Coffee x 2, Tea and water with lemon (I haven't been great at hitting my water intake targets recently so an extra effort on my part is needed)
Exercise: Indoor walking DVD at least.
Over to you all!
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Personally, I love Autumn. It reminds me of the stage of life that I am in, as I am in the Autumn of my life. I love the leaves and the fall colors. And what a beuutiful pictures, Grigid!Brunch-tuna with tomatoes, green onions, olives and rye crackers. Tea.
Dinner-stir fry veggies with chicken, fresh plums.
Snack-Finish up cottage cheese with fruit, nuts if desired
Hi Grigid, and thanks for hosting! Beautiful picture. I do like the beauty and fruitfulness of autumn. Another thing that I like about the colder weather is all the lovely cosy jumpers and scarves that I can wear. My workroom was a bit chilly today - it's OK whenthe sun shines, but otherwise not.
I am getting back into the swing of loosely low carb, three meals a day, while majoring on produce from my garden.
B: Greek yogurt, raspberries and keto nutty granola.
L: broad bean hummus and veg sticks.
D: frittata with lots of garden vegetables. Blackcurrant panna cotta.
Exercise: despite saying on Tues that I had no time for exercise, I did a little at lunchtime by hauling watering cans about to give pots a drink in the garden. I quite enjoyed that as a way to get a little exercise without leaving the premises (which makes me a bit nervous when all the work is online). So I will try something similar again.
Wishing everyone a lovely Wednesday and a happy September.
Paging Rhys00 - hey buddy, did you find that Tuesday's plan gave you enough to eat? What's the plan for Wednesday?
Thanks for hosting Grigid. bikegrrrl your menu sounds delicious especially the black currant panna cotta which is a favourite of mine. My menu is still sort of Mediterranean
Breakfast- nutty Granola with blueberries and Greek yogurt Camomile and honey tea
Lunch- Ryvitta with cream cheese banana Camomile and honey tea
Teatime - leftover chicken with veg, Melon camomile and honey tea
Food looks really good particularly with so much of your own produce. Frittata and then panna cotta sounds brilliant. I sometimes wish I wasn't too lazy to grow my own food.
Food looks great. I haven't had Nasi Goreng for ages. Too many recipes, not enough meals to fit them into. But I think I'll stick to real rice for mine.
Evening all and thanks to Grigid for hosting and that gorgeous picture of what is probably my favourite season. I've been absent from the DD for a few days having a lazy time feeling sorry for myself with bad arthritis. Had a BBQ on Sunday then been finishing up all the food I was forced to bring home from there. But the arthritis has improved slightly so it's time to get back to my RCRF (Reduced Carb, Reasonable Fats) plan a bit more seriously. Wednesday will be
B Weetabix/strawberrries/blueberries
L Egg/blue cheese / salad
D Fishcake / mushy peas
E Walking group + gentle Pilates and a bit of fence painting if the weather holds.
Enjoy the first of September, start of Autumn and please don't forget to say "white rabbits" 🐇🐇🐇 if you want any good luck this month😊.
We used to do Pinch and a Punch at school, probably just an excuse to beat each other up!Sorry to hear you’ve had a bad few days, fingers crossed the arthritis eases up some more for you.
Your meals sound yummy, especially lunch. Enjoy! 😊
Enjoy the trip out with the walking group. They say gentle mobilisation is good for arthritis (I know I feel worse when I don't move enough, but that making me move when it flares is very hard to do). Take care
Thanks for hosting Grigid. I totally get the needing to drink enough, it is something now that school returns today I need to focus on doing. I manage well enough during the holiday, not so well when teaching.
My mindful plan for today is...
B... crumpet, boiled egg, tomato
L... buffet lunch supplied at school
D... salmon and haddock with spiced stirfry veg. Lemon yoghurt and berries
A... 30min walk to relieve the fact most of the day will be spent sitting in a staff training day.
Umm... buffet lunch consisted of a Sainsbury's shop of sandwiches, crisps, fruit, fizzy drinks. So I had a 'be good to yourself ' egg and cress sandwich and a pack of watermelon slices, and impressively ignored the crisps and fizzy drinks. Wish I had just taken my own lunch
Morning all. Yesterday started off well but I didn't take enough out for lunch and the trip to the park lasted much longer than I expected so I was really hungry by the time I got home and had 3 bread wraps before dinner. Then cookies and icecream later because I'd told myself I was going to be healthy from 1st Sep and realised it was still August. So all really sensible and grown up behaviour from me yesterday... 🤣
Back to working from home today after a 4 day weekend. It will be very busy but I'll have to find a balance as my son is at home. The plan is to get up and out for a walk by 8am to mimic a school day... whose idea was that?! 😆
it happens to us all, a drop in blood sugars, an attack of the munchies and before you know it it is a case of meh, might as well eat something I really enjoy 🤣
All the best for your healthy September, a nice walk and your delicious food will certainly help 👍
Absolutely gorgeous picture! I love the colours of autumn and the crunch of leaves underfoot 💖
Ran 3 miles in 30 mins last night after work; today is my Joe Wicks dumbbells and body weight exercise session. Presenting my ethical considerations proposal for my initial research project to the ethics committee today and then, hopefully, I can get going 🤞
Today’s plan: I had poached eggs on wholegrain toast with roasted cherry tomatoes; packed lunch is guacamole and mango salad with black beans; and having wholewheat linguine with clams cooked in white wine, chilli & garlic and a good sprinkling of parsley for dinner, followed by Greek yoghurt with strawberries. Snacks: Brazil nuts, and griddled courgette slices with a few olives and fresh herbs.
I love poached eggs, more than boiled ones I think, although they both have the same outcome of solid white and soft yolk, but some how poached ones are softer.Good luck with the presentation
That looks a lovely menu Tank-EG, and so glad you are still winning the battle. Does portion size determine this or calories, or maybe its just experience of what works....
I think now it is experience more than anything else but that was gained from early calorie control when I first started to lose weight. I do still check the calorie content on foods if I need to, especially if like the kebabs, they were bought from a supermarket 👍
Each meal is going to be around 500 kcal plus I'll be burning calories as I move my office around; to be honest Tilly 🐶 is a plodder so taking her for walks is not going to make much of a difference 🤣
Take it steady today with that heavy equipment moving Tank_EG we definitely don’t want to hear of any injuries. I take it your son has made a permanent move away now and you are enjoying the space 😂. Keep up the great work on the weight management/loss and enjoy the fabulous sounding food today. Wishing you and Tilly a lovely walk. 👍
That took us downsizing to achieve any sort of success and I'm sure we still have some of their rubbish that they dont want us to get rid of despite the fact that they left home well over 15 years ago 🤪 Good luck!
Good morning fellow diarists and Grigid. Thank you for hosting us today with the beautiful autumn picture. I love the colour change of the woods near me, they look amazing in the morning sun 💖 I love all the different seasons for what they are but i have to admit i'm lot looking forward to the mud that will appear more regularly now lol.
Lovely meals you have planned today. I havent tried asparagus in an omelette but it does sound yummy 😊
Oh yesterday was fun but exhausting lol Happy to say i got everything fitted in and amassed 20,397 steps across the day!! I think i have found the limit for my new knee. No pain, no swelling and it's not stiff but it does feel a bit stuffed with cotton wool. I'm not upset or worried about it, it's actually a relief to know it has a stopping point 😊.
Today i'm going to try for a gentler day. Our walk will be back at the racecourse so i can take them all in one go and i might do a seated workout but other than that i aim to keep mobile in a rambling pottering way 😊. No wednesday night dog walk and pub as my friend is away at her parents this week.
My LCHF plan for today is:
B:Chis seed smoothie (blackberries and blueberries)
L: omelette with peppers, mushroom and cheese
T: freezer surprise - turns out its fish pie 😋 with roasted veg (cauliflower, tender stem broccoli, peppers, mushrooms, celery)
Exercise: 1x physio rehab, am dog walk, eddie puppy sitting and walk, shopping, pottering, chilling and possibly a seated workout.
Well that was an epic walking day yesterday springersrule take it steady and make sure you don’t end up with another injury🤪. Easier day today definitely makes sense. I agree with you the change in seasons are all beautiful but we have plenty of mud during the summer so you’re hardly notice the difference😂. Enjoy your lovely sounding food your dog walking. It forward to catching up soon. Dave 😘x
I haven't done that many steps all week and I don't have a new knee to take care of. Your menu looks super. Gotta love an omelette and fish pie with roasted veg may well turn up in my menu later in the week. I'm sure there's a fish pie lurking in my freezer somewhere.
Morning Grigid, and fellow DD's. A lovely picture and a lovely season. I love asparagus, but No food is loving me at the minute, so another day of not having anything other than warm water. I tried some very plain mince and potatoes last night and paid the price again. On the plus side, its doing wonders on the scales. 😀😀. I am not feeling hungry, but will seek some medical advice today as this is now day 4.
So sorry to hear you are suffering M0rv3n I hope you manage to get something sorted soon. Not the best way to lose weight so keep chasing that doctor x
I'm sorry your stomach is still problematic but pleased that you are going to seek medical advice. I do hope they can sort it out and that you are soon a lot better.
Ok so telephone consultation with surgery says eat bland food, drink plenty of fluids and if its no better next week give them another call ! Do you ever feel like you've been fobbed off !!! Grrrrrrrr
Indeed. What's blander than plain mince and taters? Semolina perhaps? I really hope you find something palatable that you can eat. Starvation ain't good for a body.
You've been hardly eating anything for several days and drinking water. How much blander can you be? I think the general medics ideas of bland food is milk puddings, chicken and rice or fish and rice. If I, or hubby, or our dog gets a tummy upset then the chicken or fish with white rice is my go to bland food. The tummy upset then clears up within 24 - 48 hours. Any longer than that and it's a job for doctor or vet.
I think you have been fobbed off. If you are still unwell on Friday then it might be worth ringing the doctor again even if you have to say that it's got worse so you can get a proper appointment. If you still don't get any joy then you might need to think about contacting A&E and going there instead. One thing is for sure, it's been going on long enough to warrant being properly checked out. I wish you luck for an appointment.
Good morning Grigid and thank you for hosting. I for one am sad to see the passing of summer. Not that I dislike autumn but I enjoy warmer weather and live in shorts and short sleeve shirts from March until the latest opportunity. I am hopeful for an Indian summer 😂. There is no denying how beautiful those autumn colours are and thank you for your stunning pic. Fantastic sounding food choices today, enjoy. Another predominantly work day today but taking my better half out for dinner this evening which I am looking forward to.
Following LCHF and TMAD with regular exercise.
L; leftover Butternut Squash and white bean tray bake with feta as the sausages are no more🤪
Great menu today. I'm sad to see the end of summer and miss the long days. It's quite gloomy here this morning but not so chilly now I've put the heating on.
The gloom makes you feel cold I think. No heating yet, by OH would blow a fuse as she’s always 🥵 🤪. That said you have a long sleeve t short and a fleece. Shorts still on though 😂Have a lovely day jd65
Great menu!I remember going “out out” with no coat in the middle of winter so no excuses Dave1000 . Having said that it did require lots of dodgy alcoholic drinks to offset the blue legs 😂
No I'm going out, not out out! I don't think my body could manage out out too often these days?
Following my Fencing as a youngster and Rugby up until I was 50, I am reliably informed I have the biggest calves in the world 😂, so slightly more resilient to the cold weather I hope. But a beer blanket helps. Not too often I know 👍
I think the passing of summer is all the sadder this year because we haven't really had much of a summer. Like you I am hoping for an Indian summer. We had to light our stove 2 days ago because it was getting really cold on the boat. Have a great evening out tonight.
That virus is nasty! My middle daughter was hit by the fatigue too. She’s run marathons but couldn’t walk up a gentle hill without needing a rest afterwards so do take it steady (she’s better now but I was a bit worried at the time).
Thank you for hosting and the poster looks absolutely beautiful!
I am back with you guys after a month and as if by magic the more i try the more hungry i am. Hows is that:)?! LOL... We say with my hubby that it will all regulate itself after a few days..
I’m trying to eat LCHF with an allowance of 100 grams of carb and 1800 cal.
B: smoothie: 50g of apple blended with greek yoghurt, a spoonful of blackcurrant jam and almonds.
L: scrambled eggs with lettuce, tomatoes, keto crackers
Snack: yoghurt/cheese
D: soya burger patty with a roast vegetable salad with beans, seeds and feta
E: Tidying up / yoga (doing 15mins every morning) / little walk / some gardening.
Welcome WomblingPlodder ! Looks like a solid plan and some green ticks already! I look foward to catching up with you again on tomorrow's DD. Let us know if you're following any specific plan?
Thanks - I am not following any plan at the moment. My first step is to be aware of what I am eating so going to concentrate on healthy choices and portion size.
Hello and welcome WomblingPlodder I think you’ll be delighted at the vegetarian and vegan delights members share here.
And how lovely to kick around like Winnie the Pooh, as long as you can resist too many pots of honey! We’ll be there to help if the temptation gets too much 😂
I am looking forward to seeing what everyone is eating. My over half is not vegetarian but we do try and adapt menus - just need to be more disciplined and find quick and easy options although I do freeze portions.
Welcome. Your dinner looks lovely, something I would enjoy. I know about those sort of dog walks - my little chap hithers, thithers and dithers. Have a great day.
L=kinda unknown but tempted to have subway italian bmt. I am in a predicament as i eating bread this morning. I am deffo needing to lose the bread slot more.
Could you have one of the healthier subways and have your chicken supreme with extra veg instead of rice perhaps? I have to be careful with bread but it's just so convenient for a lunch. Good luck whatever you decide on. Enjoy your day.
Good afternoon, late to the party today. My apologies for being AWOL yesterday, I was in work for 12 hours and a chippy tea beckoned, over carb allowance but I really couldn't be bothered cooking!!
Today is a better day, i have run 4.97mile (8k) a specific distance but it's the training for my 10k race in November and have had a proper Brunch of scrambled egg and cheese.
Tea: I think its likely to be gammon, new potatoes and freezer surprise veg.
I could be out tonight at a quiz or an open mic night, depends on my daughter. Either way, it'll only be a couple of drinks as it's a work night and I'm at 8.00am in the morning.
Exercise: 8k run ( completed) and dog walk, ( yet to be done😉)
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