I am REALLY missing coffee. I am dreaming about coffee. I have also heard my tummy rumble more in the last 4 days than I have in a long time. Other than that things are going well. I have resisted temptation and stuck to my provisions. Bubs has been teething and awake 4 times a night for the past two nights so I am now counting the hours until I can have coffee.
I helped my children make Banana and Chocolate Drop Scones after school on Day 3 and Apple, Cinnamon and White Chocolate Drop Scones after school on Day 4. That was hard! The smell of delicious drop scones cooking, the temptation to nibble on a couple of stray chocolate chips, oh my word it was tough!
Having my dinner and lunch premade is great, there's much less temptation and it's easier to gobble it down between bubs feeds and naps. On Day 3 I decided to make eggy bread with my morning allocation of wholemeal bread and use the flatbread to have an open banana and peanut butter sandwich instead. I can see eggy bread being the go to breakfast for my last couple of challenge days. It felt so much more decadent than scrambled egg on a flatbread.
I helped my children make Banana and Chocolate Drop Scones after school on Day 3 and Apple, Cinnamon and White Chocolate Drop Scones after school on Day 4. That was hard! The smell of delicious drop scones cooking, the temptation to nibble on a couple of stray chocolate chips, oh my word it was tough!
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| Banana and Chocolate Drop Scones, how I wanted thee! |
On Day 4 I used the peanut butter and banana with some UHT milk in a smoothie to tide me over until after the school run when I had more time to make eggy bread. It meant I could have the flatbread with my lunch along with soup, crackers and hummus.
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| Eggy Bread for breakfast |
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| Mixed Vegetable Peal Barley Soup for lunch, with a flatbread |
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| Pearl Barley Risorro with flatbread for dinner |
Tonight I made my family Roast Chicken, Roast Potatoes, Streamed Greens, Yorkshire Puddings and Gravy. I ate my Pearl Barley Risotto and Flatbread. It was so hard watching them eat a feast whilst I had my carefully measured portion.
At this point I know the end of the challenge is in sight for me. Many in extreme poverty do not have an choice. That is why we do this challenge as a family and I've taken it on solo as well.
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