Monday, July 17, 2006
Breadless
July 17th
A weekend of surprisingly modest alcohol intake has passed ( Three pints bitter and one bottle of lager) but the main concoction of the weekend was a disappointment. Chicken breasts first cooked in onion and garlic and then cooked in the oven with tomatoes,celery, aubergines and courgettes. Enough for three meals as you cant cook that sort of dish just for one meal, especially on the hottest weekend of the year in a kitchen with an Aga.But the dish was surpringly bland though perfecly edible.
The usual yogurts and salads with cheese, some roasted salted pistaccio and some sardines completed the weekend's intake. All fairly tasty and varied. No potatoes and still not a crumb of bread. Belt on trousers feels as tight as before. Will weigh again in two days.
Of course the amount of exercise taken makes quite a difference to the overall balance of calories consumed and calories burnt. Its impossible to estimate how much exercise one takes at work but did play squash for forty minutes and did several hours gardening. Really too hot for too much heavy work. Perhaps swimming would be the thing.
A weekend of surprisingly modest alcohol intake has passed ( Three pints bitter and one bottle of lager) but the main concoction of the weekend was a disappointment. Chicken breasts first cooked in onion and garlic and then cooked in the oven with tomatoes,celery, aubergines and courgettes. Enough for three meals as you cant cook that sort of dish just for one meal, especially on the hottest weekend of the year in a kitchen with an Aga.But the dish was surpringly bland though perfecly edible.
The usual yogurts and salads with cheese, some roasted salted pistaccio and some sardines completed the weekend's intake. All fairly tasty and varied. No potatoes and still not a crumb of bread. Belt on trousers feels as tight as before. Will weigh again in two days.
Of course the amount of exercise taken makes quite a difference to the overall balance of calories consumed and calories burnt. Its impossible to estimate how much exercise one takes at work but did play squash for forty minutes and did several hours gardening. Really too hot for too much heavy work. Perhaps swimming would be the thing.
# posted by Bob @ 1:18 am 
