tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post6341683874292388265..comments2023-04-12T13:38:09.239+01:00Comments on FatFranGetsFin: Weekly Blog #1FatFranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04128736504509337139noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-26769018426777329862013-02-11T10:39:36.344+00:002013-02-11T10:39:36.344+00:00Is it brave? I guess I figure that nobody really ...Is it brave? I guess I figure that nobody really reads this and, even if they do, they don't know me. The latter is patently wrong!! I didn't know that Waitrose did frozen BNS - I'd get some if my freezer wasn't so woefully small. It's actually easier to have the real thing in my vegetable baskets as they last FOREVER. They're a brilliant thing although I have to confess that I only really like them roasted. They're not nice mashed AT ALL. And I've finally admitted to myself that I just don't really like soup unless it's Asian stylee i.e. a broth based one. Shame as it's brilliant on a diet.FatFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128736504509337139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-88531492865862695022013-02-10T20:10:25.789+00:002013-02-10T20:10:25.789+00:00Well done Fran - on the 2lb loss, discipline but m...Well done Fran - on the 2lb loss, discipline but mostly for being so refreshingly honest it's really brave and I couldn't be so open publically. Did you know waitrose do frozen butternut squash? It's fanbloodytastic it is peeled and cut into cubes and you throw it straight in the oven or into soups, curries etc Future sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126235631531592618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-60478191016960593122013-02-07T14:08:26.264+00:002013-02-07T14:08:26.264+00:00Thanks Nicky. Yes, the noodle salad is good and su...Thanks Nicky. Yes, the noodle salad is good and super super quick. Hope you like it!FatFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128736504509337139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-69361616739866280502013-02-07T14:04:43.295+00:002013-02-07T14:04:43.295+00:00Oh, that noodle salad is looking good and is now o...Oh, that noodle salad is looking good and is now on my list to make thank you. Well done on the 2lb, top work. Persevere, even when there's bad weeks you're heading in the right direction.NickyBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-33028962627607456942013-02-05T15:34:42.061+00:002013-02-05T15:34:42.061+00:00Is weird.
Though since you are under no obligation...Is weird.<br />Though since you are under no obligation to eat fish, I guess it doesn't really matter...<br />And non fish eating is pleasingly economical.<br /><br />The growing up thing is also interesting - I keep reading articles recently quoting the fact that children have far far more tastbuds than adults, which is often why they are more offended by strong or bitter flavours - they experience them much more intensely - that's supposed to be why things like olives and capers (and beer) etc are such a common example of 'adult' food.<br /><br />When my blood sugar is low, sweet things taste incredibly sweet to me - to the point of being quite unpleasant.<br />I guess there are probably similar compounds in fish (or whatever) that taste more or less extreme depending on your own existing levels of them.<br />Maybe it's just that fish is crapper than it used to be, too? Perhaps lame scallops are nothingy, but awesome ones would still be awesome?<br />Miss Whiplashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170690244653668290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-70631499995424455392013-02-05T14:47:50.375+00:002013-02-05T14:47:50.375+00:00It's great that you've got to the point of...It's great that you've got to the point of not minding about your weight - that's got to be the healthiest possible situation to be in. I obsess about mine - I have a little bastard sitting on my shoulder 24 hours a day telling me I'm fat. It's always, always in the back of my mind and I'm pretty sure that it's ruining my life...which is why I have to try to beat it into submission!<br /><br />There have been some things in life that I've started to like that I hadn't before: olives, capers...and I put those down to being able to taste things more when I gave up smoking - that or growing up. Very few things that I've stopped liking but fish is one of them. I'd almost always order fish in a restaurant whereas I'm far more likely to choose meat now. I've turned into a proper carnivore. Some fish I still love: smoked and normal mackerel, prawns, cod, actually any smoked fish, sea bream I love. But I'm underwhelmed by quite a few now. Even scallops leave me a bit cold now. It's sad! I could probably eat any fish - bar cooked salmon - but it just wouldn't be my first choice any more.FatFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128736504509337139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-46054337754259290262013-02-05T14:42:29.366+00:002013-02-05T14:42:29.366+00:00Yes, your birthday was a looooooooooooooooooow poi...Yes, your birthday was a looooooooooooooooooow point...nah, you know what I mean. It was a naughty day. FUN though and duck duck duck duck duck. I love me some duck pancakes!<br /><br />YES PLEASE to the stock cube things - do you use stock AND the cubes? You'll have to tell me about them in more detail. Variety is KEY when you're dieting, I think. That and eating things that have lots of flavour. <br /><br />I have no idea why squash is free! It is rather different when roasted to sweet potatoes and parsnips - I think it's basically not a starchy veg...a bit more carrot-esque than potato-esque. It's amazing though, I ate loads of it when I lost all my weight before. It's brilliant roasted as you can fool yourself into thinking that it's sweet potatoes or something. I don't really like it done any other way though.FatFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128736504509337139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-27863572375594846792013-02-05T14:27:11.490+00:002013-02-05T14:27:11.490+00:00Amazing work this week - you are very good at this...Amazing work this week - you are very good at this :)<br /><br />Noodle whatnot looks delicious - I am a bit obsessed with radishes atm.<br />And yay for squash - I think we all know my feelings about that.<br /><br />I was going to say something like 'I should do some of that too', until I remembered that I've recently rediscovered that I don't really care how fat or otherwise I am. It's rather liberating - makes me feel a whole lot more like me, somehow.<br /><br />The fish thing is INTERESTING. I am increasingly fascinated by how and why tastes change.<br />I mean, it seems obvious (though maybe it shouldn't) that you can train yourself to like something that you didn't like before just by increasing exposure/familiarity, but the other way round is a lot weirder.<br />It's happened to me occasionally in the past - things that I was ok with, or even liked, before have become intolerable to the point that I can't really believe that the flavour hasn't actually changed.<br />I think it must be a response to a real physiological thing - it's almost like there's something in my blood (or similar) that has made things taste different...Miss Whiplashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17170690244653668290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-45186157602243595962013-02-05T13:32:57.716+00:002013-02-05T13:32:57.716+00:00MY BIRTHDAY WAS NOT A LOW POINT but I get what you...MY BIRTHDAY WAS NOT A LOW POINT but I get what you mean. Mmmmmm duck.<br /><br />Dude, i've discovered these totes amaze stock cubes in the Vietnamese shop which are ace at making noodle soup taste good. No fucking clue what's in 'em, but do you want me to bring you some next week? They make the whole thing red and tasty and will at least give you some noodle soup variety.<br /><br />How is squash FREE? Why isn't there a sleb diet consisting only of things made of squash? <br /><br />Well done on losing 2lbs Franny, that's a whole bag of sugar. Carry a bag of sugar around with you for an hour, then put it down. That's what you lost!The Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01464898095881984697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-78138521981133024322013-02-05T12:26:44.558+00:002013-02-05T12:26:44.558+00:00The bibimbap is totally BADASS. Buying those bowl...The bibimbap is totally BADASS. Buying those bowls from Nic was one of the best things I've ever done! Bibimbap is likely to feature regularly in my diet now as it's easy...I just need to find some trivets to put the bowls on as they burnt my placemats! Good job I didn't like them anyway.FatFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128736504509337139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566828350692313875.post-12515050498890358822013-02-05T12:22:26.544+00:002013-02-05T12:22:26.544+00:00I like this post and your new resolve, and your bi...I like this post and your new resolve, and your bibimbap looks BADASS. No points for butternut squash! Who knew? Awesome. Susanhttp://www.susaneatslondon.comnoreply@blogger.com