This weekend was my birthday, so I “broke out” a small bit and had a couple of slices of fruit cake. That cake was much more “expensive” than I was expecting. A slice of fruit cake (no icing or anything extra on it) weighs in at around 160 calories! When you’re counting calories against a [...]
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Pitta Stuffed With Cheese & Tomato
My sister finally answered the question that had been driving me mad for the last couple of weeks. How on earth can you slice pitta bread open without losing your mind? The answer is incredibly simple – just pop them in the toaster (or microwave) for a few seconds first. Once they’ve been heated up [...]
3 Weeks Into The Diet
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 [...]
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 [...]
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