100th Blog Post

We have reached a milestone in our slimming adventure ... this is our 100th blog post. It isn't really that significant but I felt it deserved a mention, mainly due to our level of commitment (which is more to the blog than to our diets as recent weigh ins might suggest!)

Anyway, I am quite conscious of not having blogged for a few days as on Wednesday afternoon i broke up from work for just over a weeks annual leave. Holiday is never a good time for any dieter, however my recent weigh in disappointments haven't exactly helped matters. I thought a quick overview of my last few days eating were in order before tomorrows weigh in.

On Friday Hubby and I were invited out for curry. I did my best to limit the damage by choosing delicious veggie things to eat and also by driving to limit my alcohol intake. The curry house we went to do what is in my opinion an excellent idea. Combination dishes. Choose two curries and get two half portions in a little bowl with a partition in the middle. This might not be that unusual, but I have never seen it before. I had mushroom saag (spinach) balti and aloo (potato) gobi (cauliflower) massala. It was ruddy lovely I tell you. I was quite surprised ... i never thought cauliflower and curry would be a good combination but they are. I washed them down with a small glass of lager, half a coriander naan and one forkful of Hubby's garlic rice. I couldn't even begin to guess the syns/points in any of what I ate so have decided not to bother.

On Saturday we were guests at not one, but two BBQ parties. Food and alcohol damage not too bad I don't think as I drove again, and ate some lovely salads (and a bit of quiche, and one burger, and a tiny slice of Victoria Sponge ... mother-in-law made it so I couldn't NOT have any!). Today we have been invited out for lunch and Chinese buffet was mentioned so I can pretty much guarantee a gain on Monday. I am a little past caring at the moment and think I should be able to get back on track when I am back at work on the 11th August, however for the next week or so I am just going to enjoy myself, make good choices where possible and write it off as experience. I'M ON HOLIDAY! At least if i have a gain i might also be able to experience having a loss again ... after a hundred years at 11st 2 and 1/4 lbs any change would at least convince me that the scales can not hear me coming. Either that or Jayne is fixing them before I arrive LOL!

Gem x