My Food Diaries: October 2011

Monday, 24 October 2011

New covent garden tomato & basil soup 300g for a HEB or 6.5 syns

Apologies

I just want to apologise in advance. There will be no food diary up this week due to me completely losing the plot. Ive had a week of mostly takeaways and when not eating takeaways there has been copius amounts of snacks.

So, i'm not expecting anything but a gain and if its only 1/2 stone i'll be happy. On the plus side ive been shopping and got a few bits in and have planned out a full weeks menu with all meals included, so I feel a little more in control now.

There will definately be a new diary up next week and I will update my progress as usual x

Friday, 21 October 2011

opinion of the week

This week - 1/2lb gain
Total so far - 2 stone 3.5lb

Well even though I have gained this week im glad it wasnt more, I had a bit of an alcoholic weekend and with that came munchies so im happy overall. This week im going to aim to eat more superfree and just take each day as it comes. Im going through some stuff at the moment including a urine infection so that making me feel a bit bluegh but i'm slowly getting sorted :)

Food Diary 11th October - 1/2lb gain

CODE – FREE FOOD *w/meal bread 400g loaf

SYNS * ½ pt semi-skimmed milk

SUPERFREE

HEALTHY EXTRAS

BODY MAGIC

TUESDAY – EXTRA EASY

WEIGH IN & LUNCH – sweet & sour mugshot, 3 crackerbread topped with 2 laughing cow extra light cheese & turkey ham. Melon, mullerlight

Nibbles – 3 Morrison’s eat smart sausages (1.5 syns)

DINNER – Sirloin steak, new potatoes, mixed salad & mild pepper sauce (Schwartz mix 1.5 syns & milk from allowance)

SUPPER – chocolate dessert – 1 chopped hifi bar (HEB) topped with fromage frais mixed with chocolate options (2 syns) & sweetener, grated aero biscuit on top (5 syns)

Total syns 10

‘a’ box – milk & cheese

‘b’ box – crackerbread & hifi bar

WEDNESDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – mullerlight

LUNCH – Morrisons ravioli (1 syn) topped with ¼ oz cheddar. 3 w/meal crackerbread topped with low fat marg (1 syn), Bernard Matthews turkey ham & mixed salad. Pear

DINNER – spaghetti bolognaise (mince, onions, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes, Schwartz packet 2.5 syns). ½ oz cheddar

SUPPER – jacket potato topped with beans & ¼ oz cheddar

Total syns 4.5

‘a’ box – cheese

‘b’ box – crackerbread

THURSDAY – EXTRA EASY - NOT WELL TODAY

BREAKFAST – Mullerlight & banana

Snack – 2 ribena extra light & snack a jacks (5.5 syns)

DINNER – gammon, new potatoes in Kraft light garlic & herb dressing (1syn), mixed salad

SUPPER – 2 slices w/meal bread filled with salad, ham & boiled eggs. Coconut mullerlight

Total syns 6.5

No ‘a’ box

‘b’ box – w/meal bread

FRIDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – banana & mullerlight

LUNCH – 2 lean bacon, 2 eat smart Cumberland sausages (1 syn) baked beans & 1 slice w/meal with low fat marg (1 syn)

DINNER – ham, mushroom, tomato, onion & cheese omelette (cheese HEA), syn free chips & mixed salad

SUPPER –ham & cheese sandwich - 2 slices of w/meal, cheese (3 syns), low fat marg (1 syn)

SATURDAY – EXTRA EASY

Nibbles – ¼ pasty (4.5 syns)

BRUNCH – bacon, 2 eat smart Cumberland sausages (1 syn), baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, hash browns (4 syns), 2 fried eggs, 2 slices w/meal toast

Night out – vodka & diet coke (36 syns)

SUPPER – ham sandwich (6 syns)

Total syns 50.5

No ‘a’ box

‘b’ box – w/meal bread

SUNDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – bacon roll (6 syns), white coffee

LUNCH – bacon sandwich (2 slices w/meal) white coffee

DINNER – roast pork, roast potatoes, broccoli, runner beans, cabbage, carrot & swede mash, 2 mini Yorkshire puddings (2 syns), gravy (3 syns)

PUDDING – pancakes – various toppings (20 syns)

Total syns 11

No ‘a’ box

‘b’ box – w/meal bread

MONDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – mullerlight

LUNCH - 3 w/meal crackerbread topped with low fat marg (1 syn), Bernard Matthews turkey ham, Mug shot

DINNER - 2 eat smart Cumberland sausages (1 syn), 2 asda quarter pounders (2 syns), syn free chips, fried eggs & baked beans

Total syns 4

No ‘a’ box

‘b’ box – crackerbread

Total weekly syns 107.5

Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Total progress & this week's thoughts

Loss this week - 2.5lb
Total loss to date - 2 stone 4lb

Really chuffed with this weeks loss, thats 3 weeks in row, i'm on a roll :) And i've even eaten pizza & chips. Now tell me what other diet you can do that on lol. The new mag is in hand and i have a stocked cupboard so there is no stopping me :)

Food Diary 4th October 2.5lb loss

CODE – FREE FOOD *w/meal bread 400g loaf

SYNS * ½ pt semi-skimmed milk

SUPERFREE

HEALTHY EXTRAS

BODY MAGIC

TUESDAY – EXTRA EASY

WEIGH IN & LUNCH - chicken & ham ceaser salad (ceaser light dressing ½ syn), mugshot, melon, scan bran cake (3 syns), sugarfree squash

DINNER – 6” takeaway pizza (33 syns), syn free chips & large salad

Total syns 36.5

No ‘a’ or ‘b’ box

WEDNESDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – Banana & mullerlight

LUNCH – 2 Slices w/meal toast filled with low fat marg (1 syn), lean bacon, 2 eat smart sausages (1 syn). Mugshot

DINNER – Syn free cottage pie & beans (cheese topping ‘a’ box)

Total syns 2

‘a’ box – cheese

‘b’ box – bread

THURSDAY – EXTRA EASY

BRUNCH – Mugshot, 3 ryvita topped with Philadelphia (2.5 syns) & ham. Mullerlight

DINNER – Sweet chilli prawns with tagliatelle (see recipe) 2.5 syns

SUPPER – chocolate options (2 syns) (milk from allowance), aero biscuit (5 syns)

Total syns 12

‘a’ box – milk

‘b’ box – ryvita

FRIDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – rice krispies (4 syns) (milk from allowance)

LUNCH – 2 slices w/meal toast topped with low fat marg (1.5 syns) tinned spaghetti & ¼ oz grated cheddar

DINNER – gammon, fried egg, jacket potato, cottage cheese with pineapple (1 syn), salad

SUPPER – Chocolate options (2 syns), chocolate hifi bar (3 syns)

Total syns 11.5

‘a’ box – milk & cheese

‘b’ box - w/meal bread

SATURDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – Mullerlight

LUNCH - 2 lean bacon, 2 eat smart sausages (1 syn), 2 hash browns (4 syns), beans, mushrooms, 2 fried eggs, 2 slices w/meal toast (low fat marg 1.5 syns), ketchup (1syn).

Snack – velvet crunch (4 syns), milky way (6 syns), fairy cake (5 syns) diet coke

DINNER – roast chicken mugshot, 3 crackerbread (3 syns) topped with 2 laughing cow extra light cheese and turkey ham, hula hoops (7 syns)

Total syns 32.5

‘a’ box – cheese

‘b’ box – w/meal toast

SUNDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – honey nut loops (4.5 syns), milk from allowance, sweetener

LUNCH – speedy veg soup, 3 crackerbread topped with 2 laughing cow extra light cheese & turkey ham

DINNER – roast beef, roast potatoes, roast parsnips, cabbage, broccoli, carrot & swede mash, green beans, 2 mini Yorkshire puddings (2 syns), gravy (3 syns)

PUDDING – chocolate sponge (2 syns) & sweetened fromage frais

Total syns 11.5

‘a’ box – milk & cheese

‘b’ box – crackerbread

MONDAY – EXTRA EASY

LUNCH - 3 crackerbread topped with low fat cottage cheese & pineapple (1 syn) & turkey ham, mugshot, melon & mullerlight

DINNER – chicken casserole (leeks, carrots, swede, celery, Schwartz mix 3 syns) mashed potato

Total syns 4

No ‘a’ box

‘b’ box – 3 crackerbread

total weekly syns 110

Friday, 7 October 2011

Last nights dinner - sweet chili prawns on tagliatelle

Sweet chilli prawns on tagliatelle

Ingredients

Peeled & cooked prawns

1 red onion chopped

Coloured peppers of your choice diced

Sliced mushrooms

Peas

Cherry tomatoes halved

The greens of spring onions

Garlic

Parsley

Tarragon

1 tsp Peri peri powder

For the sauce

1-2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce (2.5 syns per tbsp)

Juice & rind of ½ a lime

Water

2 tbsp L.F natural yogurt

Method

Heat frylight in a wok/frying pan and fry off all the veg except the tomatoes. To make the sauce add about ¼ pt water (just so it doesn’t quite cover all the ingredients) then add chilli sauce and lime, garlic, parsley, tarragon, peri peri powder and natural yogurt and simmer for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile cook some tagliatelle to instructions. Then with 5 minutes to go add the prawns and tomatoes to the veg mix ensuring prawns are properly. Serve on the bed of tagliatelle

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

A few things that help me on my journey

Fridge Essentials

Store Cupboard Essentials

Herbs, Spices, Dips & Dessings

Sugarfree Squash - The only way water goes down

Great for that choccie fix

Food Diary 28th September - 2lb lost

CODE – FREE FOOD *w/meal bread 400g loaf

SYNS * ½ pt semi-skimmed milk

SUPERFREE

HEALTHY EXTRAS

BODY MAGIC

WENESDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – Banana

½ hr swim

LUNCH – sweet n sour mugshot, 3 crackerbread topped with 1 laughing cow ex.light cheese & ham. Melon & mullerlight

DINNER – sirloin steak, new potatoes, large salad, corn on the cob

SUPPER – 3 crackerbread topped with 2 laughing cow ex.light cheese & ham. Chicken thighs. Aero bubbly dessert (4.5 syns)

Total syns 4.5

‘a’ box – laughing cow cheese

‘b’ box – 6 crackerbread

THURSDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – 1 weetabix with chopped banana & sweetener, milk from allowance. 1 slice w/meal toast with low fat marg (1 syn). White coffee

LUNCH - chicken & bacon ceaser salad (ceaser light dressing ½ syn), 2 crackerbread (2 syns) with 1 laughing cow ex.light cheese, chicken mugshot & mullerlight

Snack – diet coke & mikado sticks (3.5 syns)

DINNER - chicken stirfry – noodles, mange tout, onions, mushrooms, peppers, baby corn, chow mein sauce (2.5 syns)

PUDDING – Trifle (5 syns)

Total syns 13.5

‘a’ box – milk & cheese

‘b’ box – slice w/meal bread

FRIDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – White coffee, banana, mullerlight

LUNCH – jacket potato, jumbo prawns, mayo dressing (2 syns), large salad & low fat cottage cheese

DINNER - slimming world new Yorker – 2 meat free quarter pounders (2 syns), bacon, onions, cheese slice ex.light mayo (½ syn) & ketchup (1 syn) in a w/meal roll Frylight chips & large salad

Total syns 5.5

‘a’ box – cheese

‘b’ box – w/meal roll

SATURDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – mullerlight

BRUNCH – 3 lean bacon, 2 eat smart sausages (1 syn), 2 hash browns (4 syns), beans, tomato, mushrooms, scrambled eggs, 2 slices w/meal toast (low fat marg 1.5 syns), ketchup (1syn). Diet coke

DINNER – Jumbo prawns, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, cottage cheese & pineapple. Mugshot. 25g hula hoops (6.5 syns). Diet coke. ½ pt hot milk & sweetener

Total syns 13

‘a’ box – milk

‘b’ box – w/meal bread

SUNDAY – EXTRA EASY

LUNCH - Jumbo prawns in 2 tbsp light thousand island dressing (1 syn), lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber. Mullerlight

Snack – chicken thighs

DINNER – Roast lamb, roast potatoes, greens, fine beans, broccoli, carrot & swede mash, gravy (3

syns)

PUDDING – Scan bran Xmas cake (4 syns) topped with vanilla mullerlight

Total syns 8

No ‘a’ or ‘b’ box

MONDAY – EXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST – Banana & mullerlight

LUNCH – 2 poached eggs on 1 slice w/meal toast, low fat marg (1 syn). Mullerlight & apple

DINNER – Hunters chicken (bbq sauce ½ syn, ½ oz cheese, Philadelphia 2.5 syns), jacket potato, large salad

SUPPER – Scan bran cake (3 syns), mullerlight

Total syns 6.5

‘a’ box – cheese

‘b’ box – toast

Total weekly syns 51

This weeks progress 4th october 2011

Weigh in this week - 2lb lost
Total loss - 2 stone 1.5lb

Really chuffed with this weeks loss. Ive been on the plan 100% and enjoyed every single meal. Its a nice feeling to be focused again. Tonights dinner was supposed to be cottage pie but with time restrictions ive not been able to cook so the other half suggested pizza. Now........they they were nightmare words to my ears, I really want to stay on track so when I phoned to order, I ordered his and then for the first time in my life I asked them what was the smallest pizza they did. They came back with the childs pizza which was 6". So I have decided to have pizza, but instead of doing the usual 12" im going to have a 6" and have it with syn free chips and salad and count the pizza as my syns. A proud moment and a significant turning point for me, I really feel that I can do it this time and not deny myself. Power of positive thinking :)

Monday, 3 October 2011

Time to stop messing about

I decided tonight that I was going to put some pictures of food staples in my fridge that keep me going with my journey. Then I thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of my book with my stickers on. I then quickly came to realise that for almost a little over three years I have taken an extremely long scenic route throughout my journey. I started Slimming World on the 23rd June 2008 witha starting weight of 19 stone 11.5lb having previously lost 1/2 stone before joining and with a couple of ups and downs by week 16 I had lost my first stone followed by my second stone on week 28 (30lb to be exact). Shockingly it then took me 12 months to reach my 3rd stone but I got there and I was so chuffed to see that certificate. Now dont get me wrong, I know that if I had followed the plan properly then I would have got there alot quicker but alot went on in that 12 months including losing one of my best friends to pneumonia. I'm one of these people that can be amazing for a month or two then I basically become lazy and slip back into old habits when the going gets tough im also a massive comfort eater and no matter how much I tell myself how much I want to lose weight, I ain't getting out of that rut any quicker so then comes the damage with eating rubbish BUT I never stopped going to get weighed. I knew if I did then there would be no turning back and I would put on all of what I had achieved plus more.

So I had finally reached my 3 stone and was a couple of pounds off my 3.5 stone award. In xmas '09 it was my dads 50th birthday and it was a night that literally changed my life. The barman that was working that night he is now my boyfriend - to cut a long story short we ended up leaving together and I never went home again. In february '10 I officially moved in with him and with that came contentment, my weight slowly crept back up over the months and by march this year I had put back on close to 2 stone. So anyway to bring you up to date I have currently lost 1 stone 13.5lb and im in a positive frame of mind. Believe me its not been easy but then weight issues are never easy are they lol :) I lost my sister to breast cancer back in July and it was extremely difficult, I still get bad days but slimming is something positive to focus on. It was one of the reasons why I started this blog because it made me feel good knowing my diaries may be helping other people.

So now im determined to get back to get back to where I was in xmas '09 and actually picking up that 3.5 stone award. My boyfriend is extremely supportive and he actually cooks SW way now and he has lost a little weight. So all is good so far :)