Day five

There's one thing I've not mentioned yet - and that is the side effect of kidney beans every day. I am not the best of housemates this week.

I can't believe I've done it, this was by far the hardest day. I am so close to the finish line, and yet still a long way from it. I can't get too complacent, but each time I've eaten something it has been the last of that item. I've used the last of the flour to make flatbread, I've had the last egg, I've eaten all the lemon curd, and I've only got one bowl of chilli left. I do have lots of leftover oil and porridge. It won't go to waste, but I'll be eating my porridge with milk after today.

The greatest thing, and the thing that has kept me going all week, is seeing the donations. I've been absolutely amazed by how much money people have donated and it shows that £1 can make change.

Today I went shopping for my usual existence above the line. I felt like I'd won the lottery, I strolled along the shelves choosing my breakfast for tomorrow and I didn't have to look at the prices marked next to the food. Before I went shopping I'd been chatting with a friend about whether this week would have changed my attitude to shopping, I thought that perhaps for the first few weeks I might remember my lesson from this week and then I'd lapse into my usual shopping habits. That will more than likely be the case, but while I shop with newly opened eyes there is a lot to discover about what we buy and what we take for granted from our food. I wonder if we ever really appreciate what we have?

I know every day this week I've said that that day was the hardest day, but honestly, today was by far the hardest. I have no energy and I am very tired. I went shopping in Urmston this morning, as I walked home I noticed there was a change in my walking style. I didn't walk with purpose heading home, instead I was listless, I had a purpose but no speed to my walk. I knew I'd get there, so there was no need to tire myself out.

Tomorrow I am looking forward to a decent cup of tea and not having to make bread for every meal.

For completeness...my meals today have been:

Breakfast = porridge with water and lemon curd
Dinner = fried egg and tapenade on flatbread with flatbread and lemon curd for a cheeky dessert.
Tea = chilli and flatbread.

I'll leave you with this picture which has been doing the rounds on Facebook for the past couple of weeks. It says it all.