I’ve been on this diet now for three weeks. That’s 21 days of eating and living differently. I now have breakfast every single morning. At the weekend it’s scrambled egg on toast, while during the week I usually stick to weetabix and some fruit Lunch is no longer a roll – it’s usually soup and [...]
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Healthy Snacks Don’t Hurt
I generally don’t eat between meals. The emphasis firmly on “generally”. Of course I eat between meals some of the time. Before going on this diet (3 weeks today!) I would grab a bar of something between meals or maybe have biscuits with a coffee while watching TV. Not very healthy! My diet plan, however, [...]
Spinach Gives Dishes A Lift
I grew up with Popeye on TV, though in our house, admittedly, it was in black & white. Popeye got his strength from spinach and I suspect there’s an entire generation of children who grew up associating spinach with strength and Popeye. (Of course my entire image of Popeye was ruined by Mad Comic, but [...]
Sticking To A Diet When On The Road – Any Tips?
I travel quite a bit for work. I love it. Or at least I used to. I still love travelling, but now I’m determined to get this body of mine under control and stick to the diet a whole new set of challenges opens up. So I’m now practically dreading it because I’m really worried [...]
Scrambled Eggs Without Butter
On weekdays I stick to simple and easy breakfasts ie. the most complicated equipment needed being a kettle and the toaster. At the weekend, however, I’m not in a hurry and I don’t have to get up until I feel like it. So making scrambled egg for breakfast is a good option. I’ve always associated [...]
Supermarkets Don’t Like Singles
Supermarkets seem to hate single people. They probably aren’t really aware that they hate us, but they obviously do. Apart from a couple of exceptions, such as Marks & Spencers, most supermarkets assume that there are at least two people eating their food. Want some chicken? It’s a pack for two? Want a bit of [...]
Getting My Cooking Mojo Back
Living alone and working odd hours means that it’s all too easy to get lazy when it comes to food. Hungry? Eat. Don’t have any food to hand? Order a pizza from Dominos, or jump onto Just Eat.. End result? Let’s just say it hasn’t helped. Not cooking also meant that I’ve got out of [...]
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