This week was not a good week, with regards to, keeping to the program. I did not keep to the plan, I ran late all week so skipped breakfast, thinking I would pick it up at work – did not work. Lunch was the only menu where I did ok. The good news is, I now know, that I eat when I have a high-pressure day at work and come home tired. So, I will just have to make sure there are prepared meals in the fridge.

Here’s this weeks menu, where most of this are variations on last week since I have most of the ingredients still in the fridge. Goals for this week is to get on plan and introduce the exercise.

Budget this week, will be easy as there is nothing I need to go out and buy. Funny thing is yesterday’s ice fall (yes ice fall – not snow) has made it very unlikely to get out of the house today anyway :-). The ice is at least an inch deep around and on the house and my poor plants are buckling under the weight. I am refusing to look at the veggie garden, as I will be upset if I loose all of the crop.

The ice is starting to melt but the concern will be if it can completely melt in time before the evening drop in temperatures again – which means it could be another inside day tomorrow. Anyway, this is how it looks at the moment.

One of my plants buckling under the weight of the ice (photo taken through the window – too cold to go outside 😉 ):

Sean’s Playground had a nice coating of ice. His job today was to de-ice his playground which he thoroughly enjoyed.
Our table on the deck, with an inch of ice cover….hmmm I seem to remember asking the hubby for a table cover to  protect the table. Wonder where it is 🙂 ?

Our Deck covered with ice, it’s like walking across a grater – the ice is that hard and has the lumps from the ice pellets that fell.

Icicles forming as the ice starts to melt; that is, ice also going down the chimney as well.