I decided to have a quick shot on the scales after first week so see if there was any difference. This isn't meant to be a diet to lose weight and I even thought we might have gained a bit if it's higher fat and sugar. I was shocked to have lost 8lbs since last Sunday. If this keeps up I might shift that weight I've been planning to lose for the last few years. Mary didn't do a weight-in last Sunday but has lost a load as well and showed me how loose her trousers had become. I see a new wardrobe on the horizon. I suspect a lot is down to the lack of booze!!
Breakfast was the standard porridge.
Porridge + cuppa - 11p
Plan for the rest of the day was a walk with Bailey on some higher ground. In the past we might have just headed out and picked something up while we were out. That's certainly not possible on such a tight budget so we made up a couple of flasks of soup with half a roll each from the ones we picked up yesterday. We also treated ourselves to an apple each.
Our stomaches were grumbling by the time we got to our destination so to avoid a repeat of yesterday's energy drain incident we decided to have one of the flasks of soup before we headed to Peebles for our walk in the forest.
During the walk we discussed what would be our top ten dishes if we could have anything right at that moment. I know why torture yourself but we've finding we are increasing obsessed with food and what me might have once we've finished the challenge. Here's the list we came up with (not in order):
Steak and Chips
Roast chicken with gravy and roast veg
Fish n Chips
Indian Curry
Thai Curry
Stovies with betroot
Burger and Chips
Sharing plater board (Vintage style if you live in Leith)
A wood fired Pizza
Salmon teriyaki with broccoli and potatoes
Walk lasted 1.5 hours and again we felt hungry as we walked back to the car (probably our own fault) for the 2nd flask of soup with 1/2 roll with the apple as a treat. The apple tasted delicious. I think the lack of fruit is heightening the senses and seems to make us enjoy something like an apple when we get it.
Soup, 1/2 roll + Apple - 32p
Back home and a cuppa and biscuit.
Cuppa + digestive - 2p
Later in the afternoon our friend Paula and Bailey's favourit-est person in the world (if would seem) picked him up for a few hours and we nipped out for a bit. On the way home again the conversation turned to food and a deal we had seen in Lidl for a bar of hazelnut chocolate at 49p. We nipped into Tesco first as I was keen to see if they had any cheap vinegar. Once we were in our shopping gene must have kicked in as we felt the need to buy something. We 'stoated' about for a while trying to find a couple of things to spice up tonight's dinner. As we walked past the bakery section we realised they were marking down loads of stuff as it was going past its best before date. A bramley apple pie caught our eye at 25p down from £1. This required us to rethink dinner so we also got the cheap baguettes and a packet of custard powder (15p). We spent a grand total of £1.04 and were over the money with our purchases until Mary walked past the prosecco in the wine isle.
The excitement kicked in again as we got home and fired the oven up for our impromptu feast. Dinner tonight was going to be spicy hot dogs and french fries or sausage with sliced chilli on a baguette and oven chips if you're being accurate!!! Anyway it was wolfed down in a matter of minutes.
Spicy hot dogs and fries - 35p
We're still feeling pretty stuffed at the moment but I'm going to put the apple pie in today's budget as I suspect we might have a slice later .... and we did!!
Apple pie + custard - 14p
Total for today 94p
Total raised so far £607.18. Amazing in just over a week. Thanks again for all the support.
Paul & Mary
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