A strange day of sorting out accommodation for France - - or trying to!
And I ate:
a bowl of Special K with red berries
two slices of wholemeal bread and honey
an apple
several plums
a 2-finger Kit-Kat (yes, blood sugar too low again)
a small amount of plain yogurt
some chicken and sweetcorn soup from the Chinese takeaway
vegetarian spring rolls
a few prawn crackers
an orange
Verdict: Could be better - - but could be worse I suppose. And it is our 31st wedding anniversary - - but too busy holiday planning to celebrate properly! So just a Chinese takeaway - - !
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Monday 15 August 2011
Lots of Veg
Today I went to the Queens for lunch with Mum and Aunty Jean and Uncle Richard, as I used to call them.
And I ate:
a bowl of Special K with red berries
roast dinner: turkey, Yorkshire pud, three chunks of roast potatoes - - and cabbage, peas, carrots, cauliflowers, onions, broccoli - - six a day on one plate!
some home-grown plums
an apple
an orange
two slices of wholemeal bread and honey
some plain yogurt
Verdict - - well at least nine portions of fruit and veg today which has to be something of a record for me!
On the plus side - - I have lost a bit of weight. On the minus side - - my jeans won't stay up. But I'm pleased!
And I ate:
a bowl of Special K with red berries
roast dinner: turkey, Yorkshire pud, three chunks of roast potatoes - - and cabbage, peas, carrots, cauliflowers, onions, broccoli - - six a day on one plate!
some home-grown plums
an apple
an orange
two slices of wholemeal bread and honey
some plain yogurt
Verdict - - well at least nine portions of fruit and veg today which has to be something of a record for me!
On the plus side - - I have lost a bit of weight. On the minus side - - my jeans won't stay up. But I'm pleased!
Sunday 14 August 2011
Sunday with Walnut Whip
The day started well - swimming 70 lengths at my fastest speed - - 70 minutes.
And I ate:
Three Weetabix in milk
Two slices of wholemeal bread and butter
plain yogurt with a banana and a nectarine in it
A walnut whip (it just fell into my mouth)
M and S cauliflower cheese
no-fat yogurt
an apple
an orange
Verdict - - not bad, shame about the walnut whip!
And I ate:
Three Weetabix in milk
Two slices of wholemeal bread and butter
plain yogurt with a banana and a nectarine in it
A walnut whip (it just fell into my mouth)
M and S cauliflower cheese
no-fat yogurt
an apple
an orange
Verdict - - not bad, shame about the walnut whip!
Saturday 13 August 2011
Saturday - preparing for holiday!
Today we went into town and bought some guide books for our forthcoming trip to France and Spain, hurrah!
And I ate:
Sugar-free muesli, extra nutty
a banana
a cheese and Branston pickle sandwich, wholemeal bread
a chunk of watermelon (had one of those yesterday too, forgot to list it)
a scone with sugar-free jam
Marks and Spencer curry with naan bread
a bowl of strawberries with evaporated milk
an orange
Verdict - - not too bad but rather high in calories I'd guess. Only four fruit/veg - - but the portions of fruit were big!
And I ate:
Sugar-free muesli, extra nutty
a banana
a cheese and Branston pickle sandwich, wholemeal bread
a chunk of watermelon (had one of those yesterday too, forgot to list it)
a scone with sugar-free jam
Marks and Spencer curry with naan bread
a bowl of strawberries with evaporated milk
an orange
Verdict - - not too bad but rather high in calories I'd guess. Only four fruit/veg - - but the portions of fruit were big!
Friday 12 August 2011
Friday hurrah
I let my blood sugar get too low AGAIN at lunchtime - - wonder what I can do to stop this!!
Today I ate:
a bowl of Special K with red berries
a banana
a bagel with peanut butter
three plums
a fat-free yogurt
a scone, half with no-added-sugar jam
pork casserole - - pork, carrots, onions with boiled potatoes and peas
yogurt
glass of wine
Verdict: could be worse considering I let my blood sugar get so low at lunchtime, and I did get my five a day!
Today I ate:
a bowl of Special K with red berries
a banana
a bagel with peanut butter
three plums
a fat-free yogurt
a scone, half with no-added-sugar jam
pork casserole - - pork, carrots, onions with boiled potatoes and peas
yogurt
glass of wine
Verdict: could be worse considering I let my blood sugar get so low at lunchtime, and I did get my five a day!
Thursday 11 August 2011
Some Good - - Some Bad - -
Today I went to York and back twice before lunch - - and as a result, in spite of taking a banana and an apple with me and eating both, I ended up in McDonald's on the way back from York - - nooooo! But I was about to keel over so I think I did the right thing - - must remember to take more food with me!
Soo - - today I ate:
a bowl of shredded wheat (always with semi-skimmed milk)
an apple, a banana
A Big Mac with medium fries (BAD Daphne!)
a Breakaway biscuit - - - - low blood sugar sighhh! When my blood sugar's low I just find myself halfway through such things. Grrr!
After that things got better:
a no-fat yogurt
three plums
lots of little tomatoes, some fresh spinach leaves and fresh peas
a toasted bagel with peanut butter
a low-fat yogurt
an orange
Verdict: Too high in fat but at least there were six or so helpings of fruit and veg.
Soo - - today I ate:
a bowl of shredded wheat (always with semi-skimmed milk)
an apple, a banana
A Big Mac with medium fries (BAD Daphne!)
a Breakaway biscuit - - - - low blood sugar sighhh! When my blood sugar's low I just find myself halfway through such things. Grrr!
After that things got better:
a no-fat yogurt
three plums
lots of little tomatoes, some fresh spinach leaves and fresh peas
a toasted bagel with peanut butter
a low-fat yogurt
an orange
Verdict: Too high in fat but at least there were six or so helpings of fruit and veg.
Wednesday 10 August 2011
Rainy Wednesday
Today I ate:
a bowl of bitesize shredded wheat
Marks and Spencer cauliflower cheese
Some plain low-fat yogurt with sweetener
An orange
a bagel with some brie
Salad: tomatoes, fresh spinach, fresh peas with coleslaw
a peach and apricot low-fat yogurt
a packet of plain crisps
two plums and an apricot
Verdict: Well, there's at least five fruit and veg there - - shame about the crisps though!
a bowl of bitesize shredded wheat
Marks and Spencer cauliflower cheese
Some plain low-fat yogurt with sweetener
An orange
a bagel with some brie
Salad: tomatoes, fresh spinach, fresh peas with coleslaw
a peach and apricot low-fat yogurt
a packet of plain crisps
two plums and an apricot
Verdict: Well, there's at least five fruit and veg there - - shame about the crisps though!
Tuesday 9 August 2011
Ate a lot - - - but exercised too!
Well I ate rather more than usual today - - but I did quite a lot of gardening and went for a great walk too (thank you!). Also had a very pleasant lunch out.
Today I ate:
a bowl of Shredded Wheat
Carvery lunch: turkey, roast potatoes, cabbage, carrot, peas, broccoli, cauliflower, onion
And dessert: apple and rhubarb crumble and custard (ohhh it was delicious!)
M and S chicken korma and wholegrain rice and peas
An orange
Verdict: Too much food and I wouldn't usually have dessert - - but it was great! A lovely day.
Today I ate:
a bowl of Shredded Wheat
Carvery lunch: turkey, roast potatoes, cabbage, carrot, peas, broccoli, cauliflower, onion
And dessert: apple and rhubarb crumble and custard (ohhh it was delicious!)
M and S chicken korma and wholegrain rice and peas
An orange
Verdict: Too much food and I wouldn't usually have dessert - - but it was great! A lovely day.
Monday 8 August 2011
Not Too Bad
Well it was a really stressful day yesterday so I'm still glad I didn't reach for the chocolate and I haven't today either!
Soo - - - today I ate
a bowl of Special K with red berries
and then I let my blood sugar get too low so had to just keep on eating at lunchtime - - but what I ate wasn't too bad:
Half a pot of Carrot and Coriander Soup (M and S)
two slices of wholemeal bread and butter
some plain yogurt with sweetener
two plums and an orange
Then for tea: half a medium pepperoni pizza
half a medium honeydew melon
four breadsticks
another orange (I like oranges) and some fresh peas
Verdict - - not too bad, could be better but lots of fruit anyway!
Soo - - - today I ate
a bowl of Special K with red berries
and then I let my blood sugar get too low so had to just keep on eating at lunchtime - - but what I ate wasn't too bad:
Half a pot of Carrot and Coriander Soup (M and S)
two slices of wholemeal bread and butter
some plain yogurt with sweetener
two plums and an orange
Then for tea: half a medium pepperoni pizza
half a medium honeydew melon
four breadsticks
another orange (I like oranges) and some fresh peas
Verdict - - not too bad, could be better but lots of fruit anyway!
Sunday 7 August 2011
Somewhat Horrid Day but Healthy
It's been a really stressful day because Olli and Gareth and Allee and David missed the ferry back from Wacken - and knew they were going to miss it hours before because they just didn't leave early enough and were caught in the Hamburg traffic.
I know it was very stressful for them - - and also for me! Sighhhhhhhh. Sometimes I feel I can't cope with much more of this sort of thing - - and then I do - - -
Anyway, what I ate today:
a bowl of Special K with red berries
a cheese omelette with salad (leaves, tomatoes, small coleslaw)
a fruit scone with butter
Two plums
Large mixed salad with apple, peppers, cucumber, leaves, tomatoes, fresh peas, spring onions in it - - plus three bean salad (Marks and Spencer's!) plus a couple of slices of ham, plus two boiled potatoes.
Two petits filous yogurty things
a bowl of cherries (just like life is not)
an orange
Verdict - - well, for such a stressful day my food was remarkably healthy - I'm quite surprised! (Could it be that there's no chocolate in the house?)
I usually go swimming on a Sunday - didn't today as I was feeling a bit dizzy. But I did do quite a bit of fairly strenuous gardening.
I know it was very stressful for them - - and also for me! Sighhhhhhhh. Sometimes I feel I can't cope with much more of this sort of thing - - and then I do - - -
Anyway, what I ate today:
a bowl of Special K with red berries
a cheese omelette with salad (leaves, tomatoes, small coleslaw)
a fruit scone with butter
Two plums
Large mixed salad with apple, peppers, cucumber, leaves, tomatoes, fresh peas, spring onions in it - - plus three bean salad (Marks and Spencer's!) plus a couple of slices of ham, plus two boiled potatoes.
Two petits filous yogurty things
a bowl of cherries (just like life is not)
an orange
Verdict - - well, for such a stressful day my food was remarkably healthy - I'm quite surprised! (Could it be that there's no chocolate in the house?)
I usually go swimming on a Sunday - didn't today as I was feeling a bit dizzy. But I did do quite a bit of fairly strenuous gardening.
Saturday 6 August 2011
Saturday in Summer
A cool, wet Saturday - - and today I ate - -
a bowl of bitesize Shredded Wheat
a banana
an Eccles cake
two slices of wholemeal bread and sugarfree jam
two plums
half a medium pizza - - cheese and tomato
a nectarine
a piece of watermelon
Verdict: I'm not very pleased with this - - no veg though plenty of fruit! Could be worse though. But I hope tomorrow won't be!
a bowl of bitesize Shredded Wheat
a banana
an Eccles cake
two slices of wholemeal bread and sugarfree jam
two plums
half a medium pizza - - cheese and tomato
a nectarine
a piece of watermelon
Verdict: I'm not very pleased with this - - no veg though plenty of fruit! Could be worse though. But I hope tomorrow won't be!
Friday 5 August 2011
Friday's Food
Today I shopped at Marks and Spencer - - and let my blood sugar get far too low before lunch! Sighh.
So - today I ate
a bowl of sugar-free muesli (Dorset Cereals - - extra nuts - - )
an apple
two slices of wholemeal bread and butter
several small tomatoes and some green leaves, different kinds
a slice of watermelon
a Petit Filou yogurty thingy
a plain scone with sugar-free jam
(yes, quite a lot of lunch because it was late!)
Tea/Dinner/Supper whatever you call it - -
another slice of watermelon
Lamb chops with boiled potatoes and frozen peas and fresh carrots and gravy
No-fat yogurt
Verdict - - well I won't get scurvy - - too much lunch really but that's because my blood sugar was low and at least I stopped myself before I ate everything in the kitchen!
So - today I ate
a bowl of sugar-free muesli (Dorset Cereals - - extra nuts - - )
an apple
two slices of wholemeal bread and butter
several small tomatoes and some green leaves, different kinds
a slice of watermelon
a Petit Filou yogurty thingy
a plain scone with sugar-free jam
(yes, quite a lot of lunch because it was late!)
Tea/Dinner/Supper whatever you call it - -
another slice of watermelon
Lamb chops with boiled potatoes and frozen peas and fresh carrots and gravy
No-fat yogurt
Verdict - - well I won't get scurvy - - too much lunch really but that's because my blood sugar was low and at least I stopped myself before I ate everything in the kitchen!
Thursday 4 August 2011
Back on the Five a Day
Okay, I never stopped aiming for the five portions of fruit and veg a day - - but life got in the way and I stopped blogging about it.
But I think it's time to go back to it now to see how I'm doing. This blog's not just about fruit and veg of course - - it's about everything I eat in my ongoing battle with diabetes and fruitless bid to become a size 10. Though that's never going to happen, because my back's too broad.
Anyway, since I stopped writing this blog I've been doing a lot of swimming and am definitely much fitter - - but I want to get fitter still.
So - - today I ate - -
a bowl of sugar-free muesli with nuts and dates and raisins in it - - Dorset Cereals - - yum!
an apple
a tuna salad sandwich, white bread
a portion of honeydew melon
a mint chocolate biscuit (quite small! I'd let my blood sugar get FAR too low!)
Salad - - salami, hummus, coleslaw and mixed salad with tomato, cucumber, peppers, apple in it.
A portion of watermelon
A small Petit Filous yogurtything.
An orange
A small glass of wine.
Exercise? - - just walking across Leeds Uni campus.
But I think it's time to go back to it now to see how I'm doing. This blog's not just about fruit and veg of course - - it's about everything I eat in my ongoing battle with diabetes and fruitless bid to become a size 10. Though that's never going to happen, because my back's too broad.
Anyway, since I stopped writing this blog I've been doing a lot of swimming and am definitely much fitter - - but I want to get fitter still.
So - - today I ate - -
a bowl of sugar-free muesli with nuts and dates and raisins in it - - Dorset Cereals - - yum!
an apple
a tuna salad sandwich, white bread
a portion of honeydew melon
a mint chocolate biscuit (quite small! I'd let my blood sugar get FAR too low!)
Salad - - salami, hummus, coleslaw and mixed salad with tomato, cucumber, peppers, apple in it.
A portion of watermelon
A small Petit Filous yogurtything.
An orange
A small glass of wine.
Exercise? - - just walking across Leeds Uni campus.
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