While we were on holiday I breakfasted really well, I think you tend to when you are on a breakfast and dinner type holiday don't you. If there's no lunch provided you tend to make sure you have enough to see you through ... well mostly.
Every day of the five day break, for breakfast I had half a glass of fresh orange juice, Weetabix with mixed fresh fruits and oat milk, then I finished off with two slices of fried bread, two fried eggs, half a tomato and a small portion of baked beans ... and of course at least two cups of coffee. Much more food than I ever have at home.
And very naughtily every evening I drank two thirds of a bottle of wine, while nibbling on salted peanuts and watching the entertainment.
When we got back I was expecting to have put on at least a couple of pounds in weight, and it wouldn't have bothered me at all. Whenever I put weight on I find it really easy to get back to my default weight, sadly it also works in reverse and whenever I lose any weight and then stop putting extra effort in I go straight back to that same default weight.
But, jumping on the scales the first morning after we got back, I had lost two pounds!!
Now that got me thinking. So I did a bit of research and discovered quite by chance on YouTube, someone discussing that for people with a default weight setting, switching things up completely can reset that weight to a new lower level. So the following week I carried on with what I now call my double breakfasts ... and lost a further two pounds. I did also cut out all alcohol, so that would have helped massively.
I have never been good with cooking fried bread, so I have been having toast.
Using the breakfast muffins that I had in the freezer.
And as you can see switching out the way I have my eggs.
As you can see on the very top photo I have mostly been having my Weetabix with tinned peaches this week, but now that I have harvested some more of the homegrown rhubarb, I have begun alternating that with the peaches. When we next go shopping I will probably buy some mixed frozen berries to make a healthy alternative.
But one day all health claims went out of the window when I discovered this little steamed pudding in the cupboard ... well it needed eating up. Tasty, but I actually prefer Weetabix, so it was just a little blip!! 😁
Does anyone have any tips for making good fried bread?
Sue xx
Were you skipping lunch on holiday? That might account for the weight loss?
ReplyDeleteNot really, every day when we were in the hotel I had a banana taken from the breakfast buffet and a couple of flapjacks that I had brought from home at lunchtime. The day we went into Stratford we had a snack and then a cooked lunch.
DeleteTry using lard or goose fat for your fried bread.
ReplyDeletePossibly that would work but I don't eat either of those. At the hotel it was fried in oil. Alan suggested that maybe it was deep fried. It was very uniform in appearance. 🤔
DeleteI too love fried bread but hate frying. Recently I have discovered you can do it in the oven. I get the oil hot then put the bread in the oil then turn it over so the oil is on both sides and bake until golden. The texture is slightly different, a bit more crispy/brittle but it feels better for you as it's dryer. I do it this way all the time now.
DeleteSuspect in the hotel it was deep fried and then put in a warming plate. I think really cheap bread makes the best fried bread because it’s thin and doesn’t soak up so much oil. We have occasional fried potato scones or soda scones rather than bread. Catriona
ReplyDeleteSounds like you've found a good way to lose weight!
ReplyDeleteI love fried bread but rarely make it - once every couple of years or less. I use lashings of butter and fry it until golden brown. It's delicious, but not healthy.
ReplyDeleteHubby has weetabix for breakfast every day. Two with boiling water poured over them, to soften and then some milk on top of that. Weetabix is a little hard to find in Canada, only certain stores sell it.
ReplyDeleteI don't think this will be much use too you as you don't use an airfryer, but that's how I do fried bread, just buttered bread done on maximum crisp for a couple of minutes - however, if you could be bothered your Remoska might well do a similar job, but you might not think it worth it. Your breakfasts in all its forms look very tasty indeed, I do love a fried egg.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
Cheap white sliced bread, not too much oil and get oil hot, but not smoking. I brown mine and then let it rest on kitchen paper, then transfer to a hot plate in oven whilst I cook the eggs. Xx
ReplyDeleteIm a big believer in a good breakfast. I've recently upped my fibre intake which has made a huge difference in the way I feel and my waistband is much looser. I just wish I could get rid of my big butt but I think that is genetic and I need to learn to live with it.
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