We headed back to Ikea yesterday (Monday) but this time the Edinburgh store to pick up a new chest of drawers for the spare bedroom (to store my <ahem> spare clothes) and a couple of bookcase type things for the baby’s room. We got there at 11am on the dot so DH got what was left of their cooked breakfast (for 99p :-O) and I had…a banana and an apple! Go me! Oh and a black coffee. I was very impressed with my willpower 
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Then we went to the shops, stopping off in Starbucks for lunch, where I had…a tuna and mixed bean salad (only 313 cals, not bad eh?) and another black coffee. DH had a mocha with a huge amount of whipped cream on top and a granola bar (he was still full after his cooked breakfast).
Later I mashed up the leftover potato and salmon from Sunday’s dinner and made them into fishcakes. I had them with brocolli.
Then I did my EA Active 30 day challenge before collapsing on the sofa to watch Glee (which i’m loving!) with a can of pepsi max, an apple and a tangerine.
Today I took the toddler to toddlers after a breakfast of w/m toast with dairylea. The car park and pavements round there are still very very icy and I nearly fell a couple of times whilst holding her. Scary stuff! Again I resisted the temptation of the biscuit barrell (normally i’d have a couple of custard creams at least) and just had a black coffee instead.
Then we picked up the eldest who asked for a McDonald’s happy meal for lunch and since it’s been quite a few weeks since her last I agreed. So chicken nuggets for both girls with carrot sticks for the eldest (as per her request) and fries for the toddler. The eldest ate 2 nuggets and most of the carrot. The baby ate her 4 nuggets, plus 1 of her sisters (DH ate the other) and most of the fries. I refrained. Maybe I do have some willpower after all?!?
Instead I had some grilled lean bacon, an egg fried in fry light, some chopped mushroom fried in fry light, a grilled tomato and some beans. I was really hungry and wanted to fill myself up. It did the trick! Oh anc I had a cup of tea and a digestive biscuit (3 syns).
Then I made a SW cottage pie which turned out quite tasty actually. We had that with green beans, peas and sweetcorn. I had an apricot muller light yoghurt after. So so far today i’ve only used 3 syns. I’m about to do the EA Active again then will probably have a cup of tea (or maybe a mug of Horlicks light since I have loads of syns left) and a digestive or 2. I’m feeling very positive about my eating and little bit of exercise just now. I’ll feel even better when all this ice goes and I can get out running again!
