I was in such a hurry to post on Friday afternoon that I completely forgot to mention Phil's weight loss. Since starting our prostrate diet, Phil has lost 6 pounds. That's six pounds in one week which is brilliant. I am very proud of him and unless he's sneaking snacks when he is at work, he is being very strict with himself and sticking to the meals that I prepare him with zero snacks in-between. The late night snacking has always been his downfall especially late night visits to the fridge whilst staying up late watching the telly. There isn't very much he can cheat with because I have got rid of all the naughty stuff but still there are calories to be eaten if he wanted too. His only treats last week were beer with the boys on Wednesday night and one glass of red wine on Saturday night. Long may it continue. My veggie chilli wasn't too bad which is just as well because we've got heaps left.
Whilst surfing the internet looking for vegetarian recipes I stumbled across 2 really good websites, www.eattherightstuff.squarespace.com and also www.alprosoya.co.uk Both have got some excellent recipes and I’m sure I'll be looking at these 2 website quite a lot over the coming months. I have ordered a Soya cookery book from Amazon but it has yet to arrive. I did indulge myself with a purchase of a blender from Sainsbury's and this already has been used quite a few times. It's great for soups; last week I made tomato and on Sunday I made cauliflower and broccoli soup from a recipe I got from eattheright stuff web site. I think the key to Phil's snacking is to have something healthy in the fridge all the time so that he has something to munch in an emergency.
Seeing the scales go down has given Phil the incentive he needed and I had no trouble getting him to the gym on Saturday morning. Again, he impressed me with managing a workout for nearly an hour which isn't bad because he hasn’t been to the gym in months. My back is still niggling, as is my hamstring, but I managed a 4k run without too much pain which is the longest run I have had since before we went to India. Maybe things are looking up. I am looking at ways that Phil can exercise during the week. We have an off peak membership so early morning visits to the gym are out and going after work isn't really practical. I am thinking of getting a cross trainer and sticking it in the conservatory. We have a wall mounted TV in there and its cold so ideal for working out plus Harriet could use it too. I did see a greatly reduced cross trainer in the DW shop but when I went to enquire about it, the sales assistant said it was reduced because it was the old model and ex display so it didn't come boxed. The staff wouldn’t disassemble it so we would have to hire a van to get it back to our house. This needs some rethinking.
On Saturday afternoon we went to the cinema to see 127 hours (my choice). I like films based on true stories and this was good, if a little gory. The original plan was to walk but the weather wasn't great so we made a compromise and parked up at David Lloyd and then walked up from the Campbell Park Bridge to Cineworld. This gave us a 20 minute there and a 15 minute walk back which wasn’t so pleasant because it was cold and dark.
We were up bright and early on Sunday morning. Phil drove over to Northampton to give G some driving practice leaving me to cook the Sunday lunch. It was a treat having meat and roast potatoes but I didn't go overboard and cook loads like I normally do. After lunch it was back to the gym for half an hour of cardio and then back home. Sunday afternoon was nice and easy, Phil read from his iPad and I read the newspapers and then we watched the telly. So all in all a fairly relaxed weekend with no over indulgence or dramas.
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