Stressed Eating

Gareth's in hospital and I'm feeling thoroughly fed up. And, as usual when stressed, my eating turns to one thing - - FAT: and another thing: CARBOHYDRATE.

Today I ate:

porridge with frozen raspberries (so far so good)

tuna and cucumber sandwich (not bad)

apple (yes, fine)

two slices of bread and no-added-sugar jam (not too bad but getting a bit carbohydrate-ridden)

large bowl of Cheerios with milk (see line above)

Big Mac and fries (on the way back from taking Olli to York - - do I really need to comment?)

Verdict: Oh dear. Sighhhhhhhhhhhhh.

After a Gap - - -

I've had a very busy week or so with a trip to London closely followed by a trip to Barrow - - and I really enjoyed them both! And Gareth's been in hospital with appendicitis. Blimey.

But, after overdosing on delicious food, back to what passes for normal - -

Today I ate:

porridge with frozen raspberries

two croissants (it was a stressful day and one thing I've learned is that when I'm stressed out, I head for the croissants)

an orange
an apple

pasta with tomato and basil sauce
a slice of gingerbread with butter (nononononono)

another orange

a couple of squares of dark chocolate

Verdict: Off to the supermarket tomorrow to get some SALAD and VEG.

At the Queen's Hotel

I was working at the Queen's Hotel in central Leeds today - - never been there before in my life but it was really good with great food and the work was interesting too: and lunch was lovely.

I ate:

porridge with frozen raspberries in it

shepherd's pie with broccoli and carrots

several slices of water melon

three cream crackers and some cheese

a small piece of flapjack

stir-fry vegetables with rice noodles

half a melon

a scone with butter and jam

Verdict: there seems quite a lot of it - - though a long day and I'm off to bed now even though it's just after half past nine!

Wendy Returns

Rather a worrying day today as Wendy the kitten went missing - - - but returned safely before the end of the day, phew.

I bought some steak to cheer myself up and ended up celebrating her return with it.

And I ate:

porridge

two slices of white toast with butter and peanut butter

a banana

a scone with butter and no-added-sugar jam

sirloin steak with oven chips and peas and fried onions

Verdict: Could have done with more fruit and veg but I was so full after the steak that I couldn't eat anything else! I don't usually eat that much protein at one go and I'm STILL full.

Bank Holiday Sunday

I keep getting tingly fingers. I'm not impressed. It can be a symptom of diabetes, and it's not good. Sighhh.

Today I ate:

porridge

four cream crackers with butter and cheese

a carrot, raw

a chunk of raw cabbage

an apple

five fish fingers with oven chips and peas

an orange

Verdict: Could have been a bit more veg involved but really not bad at all. Wish my fingers weren't tingling though.

To the Garden Centre

A bank holiday Saturday and I went with Stephen, my mother and our old friend Connie to the garden centre.

And today I ate:

porridge

a tuna mayonnaise sandwich with a bit of salad

a scone

a whole packet of Maltesers (?!!!!!)

a boiled egg

two slices of toast, one with butter and one with jam too

an orange

an apple

Verdict: Maltesers? What's that all about?!

Chinese Friday

Today I was in a long meeting this morning and then enjoyed some gardening this afternoon.

And I ate:

porridge

a fruit scone with butter

a yogurt biscuit thingy

chicken fried rice with a few chips nicked from Silverback, and some extra beansprouts, and a few prawn crackers.

Verdict: Not good. Sighhhh. At least there wasn't too much sugar involved.