Bloating

Last night I went to the Indian for a meal to celebarate Andrea's birthday. Apart from incredibly slow service, it was lovely - a king prawn butterfly for starters followed by chicken mango rose with a small amount of mushroom rice, mushroom bhaji and 1/2 a keema naan. However, almost as soon as I'd eaten it, I began to feel really bloated, to the extent that my trousers, which had been so loose that I'd had to wear a belt with them were so tight I thought I was going to have to undo them - a very uncomfortable feeling indeed. Feeling a little better this morning, but it definitely was proof positive that carbs don't agree with me. The countdown is on - out for another meal tonight with Mrs H3 to celebrate her birthday and then tomorrow is D Day.

I had decided that for easiness I would follow the recipes provided in the pink bible for at least the first week and so I went shopping yesterday and bought all the things I need. Oh my God! It cost me £90! Of course that includes all those fresh herbs and the stuff that I had to replace, plus things like wine vinegar and stock cubes, so at least I won't have to buy some of those for a while, but it was still VERY expensive. My fridge is so stuffed with green stuff (including 2 cauliflowers ... yuk (I am going to learn to love them apparently, and I'd better seeing as they seem to make up quite a large part of the diet - cauliflower mash, cauliflower rice etc. ...)) I could hardly close it and I have a fridge & freezer full of (mainly) fish. I couldn't find a decent sausage in Asda for love nor money, so will have to search further afield - I need to find a decent sausage shop!