by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 24, 2016 | All Recipes, Cakes and Bakes, Lunches, My Diary
low carb soup Still on my quest for nice things to eat on this high fat, now even more low carb, diet my coach has put me on, I thought I’d do some soup. I love soup and have it often. It suddenly occurred to me today that if I didn’t put in my usual scoop...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 22, 2016 | My Diary
weigh in report Well, another Monday, another weigh in and measure. I stayed the same weight, but I have lost half an inch off both my waist and hips, so very pleased about that 🙂 My favourite trousers are so baggy now, I’m going to have to take them in. Good...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 21, 2016 | All Recipes, Dinners, Lunches, Sides
Had a little play in the kitchen today. I have a great many cook books and I’m always looking through them. Sometimes, as I did last night, I’ll take one down from the book shelf and go through from cover to cover, making a note as I go of any recipe I fancy the look...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 17, 2016 | My Diary
Didn’t go to the gym this evening. Didn’t go yesterday either! Yesterday I went down to Bexhill and spent most of the day with my daughter, which was lovely. Got back in time to go to the gym, but had to do other things. So thought I’d go tomorrow (which is today)....
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 15, 2016 | My Diary
I seem to have abandoned you over the last week. No Shrove Tuesday pancakes and no Valentines suggestions either. There are lots of suggestions from last year and the year before for lovely Valentine day things. I hope you did whatever you wanted on Sunday, and if you...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 8, 2016 | My Diary
Weigh in day today. Every dieter knows that Monday is the ‘day that counts’. This week, I have been eating soup with lashings of double cream in it, confit de canard, lots of cheese, olive oil on everything, roast chicken with skin, avocados, tons of almonds, black...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 7, 2016 | All Recipes, Other
First day of my new workouts today. I thought if I started the week on a Sunday, I might even get to do those five sessions that my coach asked. It was very intense, very hard work, and took 2.5 hours, and I felt amazing afterwards. Weight seems to be moving at last...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 6, 2016 | My Diary
a too busy week What a busy week it was this week! A too busy week really. I am trying to cut back on things I do so I have more time to spend with new husband, and of course gardening season will soon be upon us. On Monday there was the filming that I spoke about...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 2, 2016 | My Diary
Back at the gym Had my three week review at the gym this morning. I had lost 1lb on the scales up there. Wasn’t even expecting that to be honest. Alex, my coach, went through everything. He examined in great detail the report I had printed off from myFitnessPal...
by Thrifty Lesley | Feb 1, 2016 | My Diary
A bit of filming Did another little bit of filming this morning. I wrote three posts for the Guiness Partnership. The last one being on Valentine’s, which is what they wanted to film – a little bit of talking, and making the main course. The Valentines...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 21, 2016 | My Diary
My daughter got married in June 2015, and as part of her wedding gift, I thought it would be nice to make her a quilt with a purple theme, like the wedding theme. I found some dark purple fabric leftover from making a skirt and one of her Dads shirts, and went hunting...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 16, 2016 | My Diary
The last few days This week, the days are whizzing by extra fast! I don’t seem to be doing anything much except go to the gym, eat and digest! I’m being really good and recording every mouthful on myFitnesspal so I know accurately how many calories I’m having. A...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 11, 2016 | My Diary
Just had dinner, and I’m still hungry! We had what has become a favourite, peanut butter noodles with loads of veg and a tiny bit of chicken. It was tasty, satisfying, but now, half an hour later, my tummy is rumbling again. I’ve started a 12 week program...
by Thrifty Lesley | Jan 9, 2016 | Breakfast, Cakes and Bakes
Do you have a savoury flapjacks recipe? I was on the hunt for a savoury flapjacks recipe today. I Googled, as you do, and absolutely every single recipe I found had cheese in it, and carrots. By the tenth recipe, I was thinking s#d this, I’m going to do one without...
