Friday, 06-09-19

Good morning.
No photos of yesterday - they weren't particularly exciting or unusual meals really.

I started a set of five sessions with a personal trainer yesterday.  She works from home and lives locally.  Now, there are certain 'things' about having taught in the area you live and one of those is that you ternd to know a lot of people, not really well, but enough to say 'hi' to.  So when Lindsey opened the door, I thought 'I think I know you' and she said 'Are you the Mrs Clark who used to teach at . . .'.  It only turned out that I taught her son through year 1 about fifteen years ago!  I didn't recognise the name as she's remarried since then.
Small world.
We did a lot of talking about lifestyle, diet, well being, etc, before running trough some activities and exercises.  I said about wanting to tone up and increase strength and Lindsey has taken that on board.  I'm looking forward to what she is going to throw at me next week now.

At group I got a shock but a very nice one.  Yes, I had gained but - but - only half a pound.   Such a lot less than I anticipated and I was thrilled to bits and remotivated all over again.  I didn't believe it at first and Jennifer weighed me a second time to make sure!

Today's plans:
B:  oat waffles, fruit and natural yogurt or . . .
. . .  I might do what I've wanted to do for a while and have a go at making savoury oat waffles and have them with a poached egg and some fried tomatoes.  I've found a recipe that I can adapt, a sort of cheese and onion flavoured one.  I reckon it's worth a try anyway and will let you know!
If I do, I will have two quarters for breakfast and maybe have the other two quarters with the lunchtime soup.
SW:  one healthy extra B for the oats and up to a healthy extra A for some grated cheese or maybe some dairylea light plus two syns for a tsp of olive oil for the tomatoes.

L: spicy chilli bean soup, fruit
Another from BBC Easy Cook which looks so nice I have to try it.  I won't have the tortilla chips though - I could eat my weight in them so best not to start!  What I do have is loads of home soaked and cooked pulses of various kinds; doing them this way and then freezing them  makes them so very good value.  I might sprinkle over some grated cheddar and perhaps two wedges of waffle (see above) to dunk, depending on how it works out.
SW:  one healthy extra A

D:  spice dusted salmon baked on roasting med veg, chips done the SW way and runner beans;  yogurt
I still have some spice mix I made from the last time I had salmon done this way, I have loads of tomatoes and runner beans from the garden plus a big bag of wonky peppers so, despite the salmon, this meal won't be too costly.  The chips are a Friday treat.
SW:  three syns for half a tbsp of olive oil for roasting.

Ss:  tomatoes

Body Magic:  I've booked an aqua class today