"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

[Mrs Redboots]

Lunch was tomato and carrot soup, a mini pork pie (I had a coupon for 15% off, and then there was a pack of 6 reduced for quick sale at 20% off, and Lidl gives you both discounts), Greek salad, and a little banana ice-cream with cream. Supper has just been a take on pasta e fagioli with bacon, followed by kefir yoghurt with, I hope, the end of the stewed plums (I didn't dish them out!), and I think I'll have a square of dark chocolate in a bit. Ooh, copying and pasting the photo worked!!!

 

[shelley262]

Yesterday was a lazy Sunday binge watching Netflix stuff. Today usual shop at Tesco then coffee at the local garden centre. Hubby picked up his usual scone with clotted cream and jam, we ordered the coffees and the cashier pointed out it was two scones for the price of one just now. In a weak moment we accepted and I had a whole scone, rather than just a slice off hubby’s! Blood sugar topped out just short of 8 which was a relief but has been hovering around 6 since which is high for me. I’m a bit anxious about my spine MRI results which are now marked on line as pending til Wednesday, so fingers crossed I can read them then.
Dinner tonight I kept pretty low carb in view of my scone transgression! Bacon muffins with carrots and runner beans.

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Fingers crossed for your spine mri results that you can read them in Wednesday and that they are helpful.

 

[Annb]

Yesterday was a lazy Sunday binge watching Netflix stuff. Today usual shop at Tesco then coffee at the local garden centre. Hubby picked up his usual scone with clotted cream and jam, we ordered the coffees and the cashier pointed out it was two scones for the price of one just now. In a weak moment we accepted and I had a whole scone, rather than just a slice off hubby’s! Blood sugar topped out just short of 8 which was a relief but has been hovering around 6 since which is high for me. I’m a bit anxious about my spine MRI results which are now marked on line as pending til Wednesday, so fingers crossed I can read them then.
Dinner tonight I kept pretty low carb in view of my scone transgression! Bacon muffins with carrots and runner beans.

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Here's hoping that your MRI result is good news.

 

[Annb]

I ended up with a very quick dish of noodles (quick cook ones) with refried onions and an egg stirred through. Stomach still didn't think it was enough, but I did, so that's where I left it.

 

[MrsA2]

Best wishes to all those going for tests or waiting results.

Bit subdued here, a friend/neighbour is passing away in the local hospice. Wasn't expected to get to the weekend but she is still with us. Heartbreaking, especially for the family who chose to spend her last night with her, and who have now been there 4 nights sleeping on the floor.

Took my 90 year old to lay flowers on her husbands memorial, except when we got there so many autumn leaves on the ground that we couldn't his plaque for ages. Did find it eventually, phew!

Scrambled eggs with a little ham and cheese for lunch (skip breakfast on Mondays) but did share a large scone after our flower laying expedition.

Dinner was 3 90% sausages with buttered leeks and carrots

 

[jpscloud]

Porridge for breakfast, celeriac soup for lunch with a few vegetable crisps and curry for tea with cauliflower and a small portion of resistant starch rice.

Pottered in the garden this morning, and will go and put out the garden bin and recylcling in a minute, then plant the senshyu overwintering onion sets. Another good day for energy levels, I'm very happy about that.

 

[Annb]

Puffed spelt grains with milk for breakfast. Tea.
Found some onions in the larder which needed to be used, so I chopped them and put them on a baking tray with some butter and oil for use at some later date. At the same time I baked a couple of potatoes to go into the freezer. I was gong to add garlic to the onions but found that the garlic bulbs I had had gone soft. That doesn't usually happen. So they are now in the compost bin. Neil bought me a bag of lemons (4) on Thursday but when I went to use one of them on Sunday, 2 of the 4 had gone mouldy! Something odd going on. Of course, I shouldn't try to keep vegetables for too long, but when we only shop once a week, it's difficult not to.
2nd meal will be something fishy - not sure what just yet.

 

[Antje77]

I have been wild camping for two nights with a friend and my two small and elderly dogs this weekend.
We found a spot so secluded we even dared to make a little fire (wild camping is illegal in the Netherlands) to keep us somewhat less than freezing, temperatures dropped close to freezing point in the evening. Secluded enough to let the dogs run free, despite them being almost deaf and not to be trusted to hear traffic anymore.

We arrived in the dark on Saturday, after an afternoon of sailing so we had an easy meal of a store bought ready salad.

For breakfast I cooked us bacon and eggs.



On Sunday we had a hearty lunch in a fish place where I used to work a couple of years ago, so in the evening we could keep it simple again.
I bought some fresh North Sea shrimp at the fish place, and after peeling them we had those, followed with some nuts and 85% chocolate.
I absolutely love home peeled shrimp!

I also bought some turbot and brill to take home at the fish place. Bought it frozen and they gave me a styrofoam box so it would keep in my car for a full day.



We packed up our stuff yesterday morning, I had to join a lunch for the end of the season with the bridge operators team. Which was a complete diabetes disaster and kept my diabetes out of whack until bedtime. Had one of the small turbots, which was absolutely delicious, and some cheese and nuts for dinner, plus crisps and sweets to try to regulate my bg.
I think I'll skip the work lunch next year...

Tonight will be the other two turbots and a store bought fresh tomato soup we bought for the camping trip but didn't use.

I expect to spend another night camping in my car on thursday, rather unplanned.
On Sunday, a friend died (expected but sooner than expected), and he wanted his friends and family to celebrate life in a local pub after he'd been gone.
Doesn't sound like driving home after that is an option, and I expect many people will camp in his garden, which is a 20 minute walk from the pub on Thursday.
Sad, but I trust it will be a very good party as well.

 

[Annb]

I have been wild camping for two nights with a friend and my two small and elderly dogs this weekend.
We found a spot so secluded we even dared to make a little fire (wild camping is illegal in the Netherlands) to keep us somewhat less than freezing, temperatures dropped close to freezing point in the evening. Secluded enough to let the dogs run free, despite them being almost deaf and not to be trusted to hear traffic anymore.

We arrived in the dark on Saturday, after an afternoon of sailing so we had an easy meal of a store bought ready salad.

For breakfast I cooked us bacon and eggs.

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On Sunday we had a hearty lunch in a fish place where I used to work a couple of years ago, so in the evening we could keep it simple again.
I bought some fresh North Sea shrimp at the fish place, and after peeling them we had those, followed with some nuts and 85% chocolate.
I absolutely love home peeled shrimp!

I also bought some turbot and brill to take home at the fish place. Bought it frozen and they gave me a styrofoam box so it would keep in my car for a full day.

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We packed up our stuff yesterday morning, I had to join a lunch for the end of the season with the bridge operators team. Which was a complete diabetes disaster and kept my diabetes out of whack until bedtime. Had one of the small turbots, which was absolutely delicious, and some cheese and nuts for dinner, plus crisps and sweets to try to regulate my bg.
I think I'll skip the work lunch next year...

Tonight will be the other two turbots and a store bought fresh tomato soup we bought for the camping trip but didn't use.

I expect to spend another night camping in my car on thursday, rather unplanned.
On Sunday, a friend died (expected but sooner than expected), and he wanted his friends and family to celebrate life in a local pub after he'd been gone.
Doesn't sound like driving home after that is an option, and I expect many people will camp in his garden, which is a 20 minute walk from the pub on Thursday.
Sad, but I trust it will be a very good party as well.

Sad to read that your friend died sooner than expected, but a great way to celebrate his life.

 

[Mrs Redboots]

Again, best wishes to those awaiting test results. @Annb, I do hope they will be able to give you medication for your ulcer. @MrsA2, it's so sad when someone takes too long to die. My father did; we ended up saying our farewells and then going on holiday - he wanted us to go, and my mother and sister agreed. They were with him when he died. Mum didn't want it known just yet, and the worst was having to go on blogging, pretending we were having a lovely holiday, when really, we weren't! @Antje77, so sorry about your friend.

I had "fried porridge" for breakfast - so delicious, so filling - with an egg on top (I make half the amount I used when I'm making overnight oats, and it's exactly right for one pancake). Lunch was the end of the tomato and carrot soup, the very dregs of the Greek salad, the dregs of the home-made pickles and 2 mini pork pies (they needed eaten, and really, there was not enough of anything else for one to have been remotely near enough!). Followed by an absolutely perfect pear, than which there is nothing more delicious.

I had a bad night's sleep due to one of the other residents ringing our doorbell at 03:00 to be let in. I have left her a stiff note, and am going to ask the directors to Say Things on Facebook. Anyway, normally I would have had an afternoon nap, but this afternoon I was getting my hair trimmed, and did some shopping while I was at it. The pharmacy has let me down big-time by not having my prescription ready, for some reason - very unlike them, but I am, nevertheless, rather unimpressed. So, anyway, I'm really tired now, plus wrestling with a new sermon for Sunday, so I popped into Tesco on the way home and bought an Indian meal for two - chicken korma and chicken jalfrezi, and I think there is rice. There is certainly a naan bread! I hope it will do us twice. Probably followed by the end of the pineapple.

 

[jpscloud]

the garlic bulbs I had had gone soft. That doesn't usually happen.

I'm finding that shop bought garlic is either already off (the cheap stuff, can't tell until you peel it) or goes soft in a very short time, unlike in the past when it would keep really well. That's the reason I'm growing a lot of my own this year!

I still have half of the senshyu onions to plant tomorrow but the weather is still holding dry, and hopefully I'll have another good energy day - two days in a row today, very unusual, three would be unheard of!

 

[Rachox]

Dentist and hygienist for me this morning, followed by a walk around the shops, dentist is in a neighbouring town, which I only visit twice a year for the dentist! Teeth and gums all healthy
Sorted out the rubbish for collection tomorrow, looks like we have the same bin day @jpscloud !
Then I cooked chicken satay stir fry for dinner, no noodles, just extra beans sprouts to kid the eye.

 

[MrsA2]

Our neighbour finally passed early this morning, sad, but at least she's pain-free and at peace now.

Tried that ploy of keeping busy all day, ran various errands in various towns, drove my regulars to the older people's club, forgot all the duties I have to do there but they were forgiving!, Back home made tea for one bereaved son, let him talk it out for over an hour. Had 2 glasses wine, then remembered I was supposed to be at book club so took short cut through a dark footpath and interrupted what may have been a drug deal going on (!). Brilliant, supportive and intelligent conversation at book club.
What a day!

There was coleslaw and cold sausage at lunchtime and a ready meal at dinner...for 2. Added an extra chicken thigh for me and hubby had the rice. Was Korean something, too sweet and sticky for me

Wonder if I'll sleep tonight? Could go either way

 

[Mrs Redboots]

@MrsA2 So sorry for your loss. What sort of ready-meal did you get? I got one of those Indian meals for 2 from Tesco. I thought I'd bought chicken jalfrezi and chicken korma, but it was chicken tikka masala. Absolutely delicious, but no veg other than that in the sauce! It won't do us twice, but I think there's a little left, plus half a naan bread (I didn't mean to eat the 1/2 I was given, but ended up eating 1/2 of it to mop up the sauce!), and the 2 onion bhajis, which no way were we going to want last night! Followed by the 2nd half of the pineapple.

Breakfast this morning was overnight oats, with frozen raspberries today, as well as the usual banana, yoghurt and nuts-in-honey. Just back from tai chi, and making courgette and pea soup, which will be lovely, and then I think I'll have whatever is left from last night, plus salad if necessary, as my husband is stewarding at a funeral and then probably went to help out at the Food Bank, so will probably have eaten. If he comes in before the soup is ready, I'll see.... And there are still two perfect pears left, which we'll want to eat before they stop being perfect, so I'll have one for pudding, and maybe the satsuma I was given on Sunday.

Supper is going to be fish pie; I'll lighten the mashed potato with some cauliflower, I think. I'll make two, and then we can have one tonight and one on Friday (tomorrow will be the other half of the pasta e fagioli) Not sure whether we'll have any veg with it, probably not - it will have peas and broad beans in it, and parsley of course, and cauliflower, so maybe okay without. Maybe some butternut or 1/2 a munchkin each.... anyway, pudding will be lemon/buttermilk yoghurt from Lidl, to make a change. And I hope I won't now have to cook a main meal until Sunday (himself does sausage and mash on Saturdays, always!).

Edited to add: Himself has just come in and hadn't eaten, but as I was mistaken and all that was left from last night was the bhajis, I'd had a cheese sandwich (1 slice of bread) with salad as well as soup and a pear. Gorgeous!

 

[shelley262]

@MrsA2 sorry for your loss but it sounds like a last difficult few days for your friend.
Well difficult start to today - snuggled under my duvet thinking it felt very cold in the bedroom. Eventually persuaded myself to get moving and turn heating up and yes you've guessed it the boiler had broken down yet again - third time this year. So my first job was to ring my breakdown cover and ask for an engineer - he promised to come out this afternoon so we are patiently waiting for him and hope it's a quick fix. Boiler is 13 years old so probably need to get it properly assessed by a gas engineer and see if gettting to end of life or if not what can be done to stop it losing pressure and repeatedly breaking down. Unfortunately it's in the loft, need to climb up a pull down ladder and neither of us feel confident with fiddling with the boiler. Our youngest son would probably be able to sort as he's technical but he lives in Wales and works long hours!
So main job today has been keeping warm. Made poached eggs and toast for Breakfast, warmed some mushroom soup for lunch and planning cod with veggies for dinner. I've also just made some low carb panda flour Apple and cinnamon muffins - had half a warm one - delicious and the oven has warmed up the kitchen a bit.

 

[jpscloud]

I hope you both got some good sleep @MrsA2 and @Mrs Redboots and my condolences for the loss of friends and neighbours - I hope it will be a great party at the pub for your friend tomorrow @Antje77

@shelley262 I hope your boiler gets fixed ASAP! It's going to get cold tonight. I have a couple of little fan heaters that I use for quick warmth in the bedroom on icy mornings, if I'm up before the heating comes on, and they have also served well in the past when I've had boiler problems - could you get one or two while your boiler is playing up?

I had porridge for breakfast, celeriac soup, root vegetable crisps for lunch and curry with cauliflower and resistant starch rice will be for tea.

Sadly I'm not having a third good energy day - I'm quite low today, both physically and mentally. I'm not sure why it happens like this but I always do a bit of blessing-counting and don't feel too sorry for myself - just do what I can and accept the limitations.

 

[Annb]

Quick breakfast of RyVita and cheese with a cup of tea. Didn't want any kind of cereal involving milk because I had to go out - extra fluids are not recommended when I am leaving the house.

One of the chilled baked potatoes for 2nd meal, with cheese and onion and some chopped tomato and cucumber salad.

I had to go out to have a CT scan. What a to do! I hadn't realized that they would have to inject a dye so didn't try to keep especially warm so that my veins would be as accessible as possible. I would have dug out some gloves if I had known because it was very chilly out there and my hands got pretty cold. Two nurses tried to find a co-operative vein with no success (even holding my hands in hot water to try to warm them up). Eventually they gave up and called an anaesthetist to come and try. He eventually found one vein in my wrist. He told me it would hurt, and it did, but not as much as when my GP used the same one. Then, when they took the catheter out, it wouldn't stop bleeding. What should have been a fairly quick appointment took an hour. Then, on the way out I met a friend going in for exactly the same procedure, who also has difficult veins. Those poor girls are having a hard time today.

 

[Mrs Redboots]

Quick breakfast of RyVita and cheese with a cup of tea. Didn't want any kind of cereal involving milk because I had to go out - extra fluids are not recommended when I am leaving the house.

One of the chilled baked potatoes for 2nd meal, with cheese and onion and some chopped tomato and cucumber salad.

I had to go out to have a CT scan. What a to do! I hadn't realized that they would have to inject a dye so didn't try to keep especially warm so that my veins would be as accessible as possible. I would have dug out some gloves if I had known because it was very chilly out there and my hands got pretty cold. Two nurses tried to find a co-operative vein with no success (even holding my hands in hot water to try to warm them up). Eventually they gave up and called an anaesthetist to come and try. He eventually found one vein in my wrist. He told me it would hurt, and it did, but not as much as when my GP used the same one. Then, when they took the catheter out, it wouldn't stop bleeding. What should have been a fairly quick appointment took an hour. Then, on the way out I met a friend going in for exactly the same procedure, who also has difficult veins. Those poor girls are having a hard time today.

My mother won't take extra fluids when leaving the house, either! On the other hand, had you known you were going to need to produce a vein, you probably would have made sure you were fully hydrated!

I sympathise about the issues with your veins! Once when I had to have a CT scan, the nurses couldn't and couldn't find a vein, and eventually sent me in with the catheter hanging out of the crook of my elbow, not in a vein at all. The technician, or whoever she is, took one look at my other arm, and said "Perfectly good vein here", and proceeded to insert the catheter and inject the oddly pleasurable dye!

@jpscloud - yes, thanks, I slept much better, especially as I took the entryphone off the hook! Apparently the woman has only just moved in and hasn't yet acquired a front door key (long story). However, that does not excuse her from ringing our doorbell - complete strangers to her - at 03:00! And no explanation or apology forthcoming.... I just think it's good that neither of us has heart issues, as that sort of shock to an elderly couple.... Sorry to hear you've had a low-energy day; I hate those. I did have an afternoon nap, but mostly because I'd done tai chi and some grocery shopping in the morning. I do love my tai chi classes!

The fish pie was very good, but I should probably have steamed the potatoes another 5 minutes (they were cooked, but would have mashed more easily after another 5 minutes); still, that was not a deal-breaker. And the lemon-buttermilk yoghurt from Lidl is absolutely delicious. Now about to end my meal with a little dark nut chocolate!

 

[MrsA2]

What sort of ready-meal did you get?

It was a Charlie Bighams Korean firecracker chicken . Yellow sticker reduction grabbed in a hurry while not thinking straight. Hubby loved it!

On the few occasions I go for a ready meal I always add extra chicken or fish to up the protein and lower the average carbs. Then hubby has any obvious carbs and most of the sauce.

 

[MrsA2]

Thank you for the commiserations. The lady who died was a NHS nurse for all her working life, and in retirement did a lot, quietly, for the local community so tributes are pouring in. At least a 10 day wait for the death certificate so its going to a drawn out process.
It's the 5th death in 5 years in our little cul de sac of just 10 houses. Too many!

Did sleep, instantly and well. Then off to personal trainer. Still trying to learn the language (chest press, dead lift, pull downs etc) and the techniques. Not sure if I'm seeing any effects yet. It seems more of a work out for my poor little brain than my muscles!

Then MOT (passed!) and a few errands and a frustrating afternoon on the pc.

Skipped breakfast. Lunch at 11:30 was scrambled eggs with ham.
Dinner was airfried chicken thighs with red cabbage and celeriac mash.
Small coffee ice cream with chopped nuts and 100% montezumas.
There was also a glass red wine