Fathers day

Bit of a tricky one today, what with it being Fathers day and also my first day off after my night shifts. Generally I don't eat that much on my first day off especially if it is a Sunday because I sleep till around 1.30pm then I have a large lunch at around 2.30 to 3.00pm I usually have nothing more than a snack after that generally at around 9pm a couple of hours before bed.

Ideally I would not have had the Mrs make dinner (I do most of the cooking) but it being the day it was she made me a roast chicken lunch. I had asked for boiled new potatoes and lots of veg to go with it but we ended up with roast potatoes, roast parsnips buttered sweet potatoes and carrots and broccoli. It was nice but not what I really need to be eating at the moment. I do wonder if she is not subconsciously sabotaging my efforts sometimes.

I tried to burn off some of the calories with a bike ride but as usual that narrow saddle makes my eyes water after 10 minutes so again I came home and re-entered the house like a cowboy that has crossed Texas non stop on horseback.

I will be using the chicken carcass as the base for my next set of stews.