Double blogging....

Bit behind on posts, so my apologies.

Yesterday breakfast was 2 hifi light bars.

Skipped lunch was did funny hours at work which meant no lunchbreak.

Dinner was a rush job after picking up my new car so mum and I had a grilled kebab with lots of salad and a syn free chilli sauce (I checked all the ingredients with the kebab shop!!) As the chicken was grilled it would be lower syns but as usual I will count it the same as donner at 5.5syns (13 in total with a pitta bread)

Breakfast today was 2 slices of wholemeal toast topped with BBQ beans and tomatoes.

Lunch was a social one, I had salmon with boiled potatoes and green veg. And the pub staff were more than happy not to include any butter, oil or sauce in my meal to make it syn free :-)

Dinner was cooked by the bestie. Rump steak (fat removed) with SW chips and mushrooms.

Snacked on a banana and clementine later in the evening.

So happy with the past couple of days, but I must stop skipping meals! Work hours are more normal as of Monday so that will help get me back on track!

Birthdays!

So after posting last night I had a very yummy dinner of 2 chicken breasts with lots of roasted veg (sweet potato,  brussels, red onion and courgette)

Went to the cinema and stopped at Asda on the way to pick up pre-prepped fruit salad, diet coke and some velvet crisps. So through a 2.5hr film only 4.5 syns were consumed! Even resisted a potentially sabotaging friend offering sweets (thanks, but no thanks Tilly! Haha) Overall syns for the day... 6!

Breakfast today was 2 slices of wholemeal toast topped with BBQ beans followed by an apple and a pear.

Lunch was jacket potato with salad topped with crayfish.

Dinner was a meal out for my Dad's birthday... his choice of venue as he is the birthday boy... and, as all of my family members do, it was Cosmo! I had 3 small plates of food, no batter, very little sauces and every plate had at least 1/3 of salad or vegetables. I didn't even have desert!! And anyone who has ever been to an all-you-can-eat restaurant with me knows that I have a sweet tooth for those little puds! So yes, I could have had less syns but by no means do I feel bad about what I ate. I chose low syn options and ensured I had plenty of superfree. A couple of low syn days will level it out and hopefully get me a loss on Tuesday :-)

Weigh in post

So last night was weigh in time. I came home late, was in pain with this goddamn hip and quite frankly I just wanted my bed!

I am pleased to announce that I stayed the same this week, which I am more than happy with considering the food I consumed. I obviously managed to do some damage limitation as I am sure I deserved a gain!

So I have 4 more weigh ins before Christmas and I am still aiming to get that 6 stone award. I am currently 12st 12.5lbs and have lost 5st 9lbs in total. My interim goal is to lose another 5.5lbs by Christmas Eve, giving me that 6 stone aware and a weight of 12st 7lbs.

Nothing to get in my way this week, if I have any meals out they will be to healthier venues and I have no birthdays or social events to worry about.

I won't be posting again today so I will pass on my food intake for the day so far.

Breakfast was 2 Weetabix with semi skimmed milk followed by a green apple.

Snack mid morning was another apple (not been shopping yet!)

On reduced hours at work at the moment so I came home and made some lunch. I had a tin of Asda Lamb Tagine at 1.5syns served with cous cous with lots of added goodies chucked in (onions, tomato, mixed veg, paprika, mixed herbs, garlic and tomato puree) yummy!!

Dinner tonight will be syn free, a trip to the cinema tonight will be a struggle but as long as I can fit a visit to Asda in before hand I should be able to stick to plan :-)

Making up...

So today I have been trying to make up for the syns I consumed yesterday. And I have managed to stay syn free!

Breakfast was a wholemeal egg and lean bacon sandwich and an apple.

Lunch was carrot and sweet potato soup.

Dinner was 2 chicken breasts with roasted carrots and brussel sprouts :-)

So hopefully I have managed to limit the damage on tomorrow's scales!

Not to plan...

So today didn't go to plan.

Started off well with scrammbled eggs on 2 slices of wholemeal toast with mushrooms, tomato and a sprinkling of reduced fat cheddar.

Got to mid afternoon, shops were closing and hubby wanted to go to the local Harvester for food. I opted for superfree salad, a mixed grill with all the naughty bits removed but with a 0.5 syn fried egg and a plain jacket potato... then at the end, hubby wants pudding... so I wolfed down a rocky horror sundae! I'm not going to let it get me fown though, syn free again tomorrow in the hope of some damage limitation!

Catching up...

So the past couple of days have been catching up with friends. After being almost immobile for a week, Friday was my husband's birthday and as previously planned we went off to Cosmo with lots of friends and family for an all you can eat chinese. I had syns, syns and more syns, but I enjoyed every mouthful and I am back to no syn days to make up for it.

Yesterday, had an extremely busy morning with family visiting at home so breakfast was skipped.

Lunch was an 8oz rump steak with salad and a grilled tomato.

Dinner was an absolutely delicious homemade chilli made by my bestie. Less than 5% fat mince with carrots, onions, peppers, chopped tomatoes, passata, a handful of kidney beans and lots of spices... yummy!! She even served it with some brocolli and cauliflour instead of rice to give me lots of superfree :-)

Today I am planning to have another syn free day, I will keep you updated!

Quick meals

I'm not doing too well with the hip today so I've had things which are quick and easy to prepare.

Breakfast was 2 hifi light bars, a banana and a yogurt.

Lunch was a tin if chickpea dhal mixed with onions and mushrooms followed by grapes.

Dinner was 2 sliced chicken breasts with low fat supernoodles, brocolli and cauliflour. For pud I had a fruit salad topped with yogurt.

So another syn free day today... tomorrow won't be but I'll worry about that on Saturday!

Syn free experimenting :-)

So today I have been entirely syn free... saving as many syns as I can for chinese all you can eat on Friday!!!

Breakfast was a lean bacon and tomato omelette topped with my HEA of reduced cheddar and served with 2 flat mushrooms.

Snacked on a banana late morning.

Lunch was an experiment... Carrot and Sweet Potato soup. It was so easy to make and extremely tasty! Served it with my HEB of wholemeal bread and followed it with a small bowl of grapes.

Dinner was another thing I hadn't done before... syn free mushroom risotto (lots of mushrooms and onions for superfree) topped with 2 sliced chicken breasts. Pud was a pink grapefruit and a pear.

So a very good day indeed; tried new things, stayed syn free and also had lots of superfree :-)

Now I'm snuggled in bed with a book and a cherry & cinnamon tea!

Weigh in!

So tonight was weigh in night.

Breakfast was a late one as I didn't get out of bed until gone 10am. I had a a cheese, ham and tomato toastie.

Felt sicky in the afternoon (due to extremely strong coffee the hubby made!) so didn't eat anything else.

Got to weigh in and lost 4lb. That meant I got my 5.5st award and have a total loss of 5st 9lbs so far :-D I am also in the 12st bracket!!!

I came home and did treat myself to a small dominos pizza (well I have lost over 5.5st afterall!) and my hubby's birthday is on Friday and we are going to an all you can chinese in the evening. I will do weekly syns and have set myself a realistic mini target of 1lb loss next week.

Forward planning is the way to go!

Snacking!

So today has been a snacky day!

Breakfast was 2 hifi light bars and a grapefruit.

Lunch was a ham salad (made by the hubby... and considering he NEVER eats salad, I think he did a good job!) Followed by fresh pineapple.

Come dinnertime I was in a lot of pain and hubby had already gone to work so I chose snacky bits instead of getting up and down to cook. I had some Iceland Hoisin Duck Skewers (1 syn) a fat free yogurt and a bag of frazzles (5.5 syns)

No I'm snuggled up in bed, and whilst reading a book I had a chocolate orange benefit bar at 3 syns.

Well under my weekly syns this week, but still not mobile. Really hoping for a loss on those scales tomorrow!

Last night's blog...

Breakfas yesterday was 2 weight watchers sausages (1 syn) with scrammbled eggs, a flat mushroom and cherry tomatoes.

Again, skipped lunch. I wasn't hungry and wasn't just going to eat for the sake of it.

Dinner was a meal out with dad. I had a mixed grill (steak, gammon and chicken... gave my sausage to the hubby!) With lots of superfree salad. Swapped potato for 3 yummy baked flat mushrooms and no sauce. 0.5 syn for my fried egg, 3 syns for my onion rings and 1.5 syn for my butter on my HEB brown roll. So proof you cab still treat yourself and lose weight.

Today will be a good day too, but for now I am off for a blood test :-(

Skipping...

So I'm finding with the pain of my hip and it easing slightly when led down I have been staying in bed later... this means I have been missing breakfast! Tomorrow I am going to make a conscious effort not to carry on like that and ensure I'm up in time for my first meal of the day.

Lunch today was something whilst out in town, I had chicken and pepper skewers with salad, boiled rice and a piri-piri sauce at 3 syns. Was very yummy indeed.
Dinner was Birds Eye Baked to Perfection Salmon with boiled potatoes and mixed veg.

So low syn again today... really want that next award on Tuesday!!

Feeling poop!

So today I am in lots of pain with this hip. Not very mobile and now having time off work, so staying on plan is an upward struggle. I have managed it so far, but this next week will really test my willpower!

Breakfast this morning was 35g of fruit and fibre with a chopped banana. As I had a late start at work I had breakfast early and skipped lunch.

Snacked on a pear late afternoon.

Dinner was chinese with mum and my friend (trying to stay on plan is also a task when you have a size 8 friend living with you, she moved in a week ago lol) I opted for low syn... Chicken and green peppers in blackbean sauce (5 syns) with steamed rice and a scoop of plain noodles.

So good day all round, but have to try and stay on track over the next few days!

Slacking

So I have been slacking when it comes to posting this week. Mainly because my painful hip has resulted in me taking time off work and my days are sort of gelling together in boredom!

I lost 0.5lb this week, was hoping for more but bearing in mind my one naughty day and lack of mobility I am just glad for a loss.

Breakfast yesterday was baked flat mushrooms filled with eggs with ham on the side.

Lunch was a cheese and ham toastie followed by lots of grapes.

Dinner was a naughty one... 17 syns on a jumbo hot dog, including roll and sauce. And another 5 syns on a bag of popcorn.

Today is going well so far, and I am going to attempt to be syn free for a couple of days to make up for last night

The day before...

Breakfast today was 2 sloces of wholemeal toast with ham and cheese followed by a pink lady apple.

Snacked on grapes mid morning.

Lunch was a mugshot mixed with some mangetout and a pear.

Dinner was toby carvery, but a smaller plate than usual as I weigh in tomorrow. Lots of veg and lean meat. Did have 2 roast potatoes for 3 syns.

Came home and had a highlights hot chocolate topped with mini marshmallows (well worth the 5.5 syns)

So I weigh in tomorrow and I am looking forward to seeing how I get on. Hope it goes in the right direction :-)

Crappy blogger!

So another double blog tonight, but to be fair it was a night out last night.

Breakfast yesterday was cous cous with a rhubarb yogurt (0.5 syn) followed by a persimmon and an apple.

Lunch was 2 slices of pizza toast with tomatoes, mushrooms and reduced cheddar cheese.

Dinner was a meal out with friends. I dolled myself up and I have to say, I felt very good in a figure hugging midi dress! Starter was grilled prawn shewer on a bed of salad. Main was chicken breasts with habenero chilli powder on a bed of roasted peppers and onions served with rice. I figured as I was so well behaved for my starter and main that I could afford pudding. I had a trio of puds; a mini brownie, pinapple wrapped in a cinnamon tortilla and a scoop of ice cream... after much calculating I think it came to around 17.5 syns for the lot.

Breakfast today was 2 slices of wholemeal toast and scrammbled eggs followed by a banana.

Skipped lunch was we were having an early dinner. Went to mums for a roast. Beef and chicken served with lots of veg and she even did some boiled potatoes just for me :-) no gravy to save on syns. I did have an Asda mini brownie at 2.5 syns though.

Very happy with how the past 2 days have gone, and I even managed to be relatively good when I craved fajitas!!!!

Double blogging

So no post yesterday, I was really sore and after a night catching up with my bestie I just wanted my bed!

Breakfast yesterday was 2 slices of wholemeal toast topped with light Philidalphia,  cherry tomatoes and ham followed by an apple.

Lunch was a mugshot, a persimmon, a fat free yogurt and a cheese straw at 2.5 syns.

Dinner was Maggi So Juicy chicken (2.5 syns) rice mixed with onions and peppers, brocolli, carrots, cauliflour and peas.

So only 5 syns all day :-)

Today breakfast was 2 slices of wholemeal toast with 1tbsp of extra light mayo (1 syn) followed by an apple.

Lunch was jacket potato with beans and salad.

Got home from work and after walking around in pain all day I didn't want to stand around making dinner so I had a grilled chicken and lamb kebab with lots of salad, no pitta. Again overestimating the syns at 5.5 but better to be safe than sorry. And for pud I had a couple of plums.

So a the week is going well so far, have a meal out tomorrow night but I will plan in advance what to have. But for now, I want my bed! Night all!!

Feeling good :-)

So I didn't post last night but that's solely because I was knackered and in pain after aquafit and I just wanted my bed!

Breakfast yesterday was cous cous with an apple crumble yogurt (1/2 syn) followed by a banana.

Lunch was food day at work. I made syn free tomato pasta, a colleague did syn free lentil dhal and there was salad and cherry tomatoes to have too, so I managed a completely syn free lunch :-)

Dinner was a SW grill up. 1 syn for my sausages, lean bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, scrammbled eggs, beans and 2 wholemeal toast :-)

So I have been having some problema with an extremely painful hip the past few days, but I decided I would do along to aqua fit anyway. I didn't put in my usual effort due to the pain but still managed a pretty good workout.

Got home and snuggled up in bed with a 5.5 syn bag of crisps. So 8 syns all day... in pain buy very happy!

Beating myself up!

So I weighed in tonight and am very pleased to announce that I lost 1.5lbs :-)

Now I have come to a realisation... since coming back from my honeymoon I have allowed myself one to two naughty days a week. I have saved syns up to allow for them but the very next day I beat myself up about it! I either need to cut out the naughty treats or I need to cut out getting angry about them!

My plan for the week ahead is to do a food diary and hand it in to my SW consultant for her feedback. I do have a meal out for my besties birthday on Saturday but I am going to look through the menu, calculate the syns in advance and stick to my choice. That way I won't get angry and I will still be 100% on plan!

I'll keep you updated as to how I get on!

Late posting!

So as you all know Saturday waa drinking night! I stayed on plan right up to when I started drinking, and I saved lots of sybs up so I think I was still within them come the end of the night.

Sunday was hangover day! Fry up in the morning (not on plan at all!!!) Then roast dinner in the evening, lots of meat, veg and boiled spuds :-)

Yesterday was a good day. Breakfast was 2 wholemeal toast topped with banana.

Lunch was a Mediterranean mug shot followed by an apple and a sharon fruit.

Dinner last night was hosting for 3 of my besties. I made syn free chicken and tomato pasta topped with reduced fat cheddar :-)

Today is weigh on day so we'll just have to see how that pans out!!!

Catching up

Sorry for not posting yesterday, lots of running around and housework.

Breakfast yesterday was 2 hifi light bars and a sharon fruit (yummy!)

Snacked on grapes mid morning.

Lunch was a 1/2 syn spicy parsnip and apple soup, courtesy of a lovely fellow slimmer friend :-)

Dinner was roast chicken and vegetables which was syn free.

Breakfast today was 2 slices of wholemeal toast topped with light Philidalphia,  cherry tomatoes and ham.

Snacked on grapes again mid morning.

Lunch was a Tomato and Herb Mugshot, a hifi light (3 syns), an apple and a banana.

Dinner tonight was the left over chicken from last night and salad.

So in the past 3 days I have had 7.5 syns. Giving me plenty for my party tomorrow evening. Hoping for a loss next week!