SaraC 1 Year On, restart SW Diary

Hi,

After my 4 week dalliance with WW (which I did enjoy), I have decided to come back over to SW, hope you will take me back??!

I thought I would restart my Diary as the previous one is getting a bit too long!!

I will reintroduce myself, I am Sara, almost 30 :cry:, married with a 22 month old little girl who is the light of my life I would really like to lose another 9lb but am aware that I may have hit my "natural" weight, even so I will try hard to try and shift those last few pounds and get me down to target!

I have now been following SW for a year from home on my own and have lost (and kept off) 16.5lb. I know it's not the biggest amount of weight and to be truthful, I probably could have lost more weight but I am a social butterfly and do like saving up my Syns and using them for alcohol of a weekend!!

So here is the first day of my new Diary, I have put links in at the bottom to link back to my old diaries if anyone would like to have a look.

Ok I WI this morning and was 10st 9.5lb.

Friday 12th November - Red Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces WW Bread (HEB), with 2 LCL Triangles (HEA) and Vegemite (free)

Lunch: Homemade Butternut Squash Soup (Butternut Squash, Onions, Garlic, Stockpot, 50g Lentils (2 syns) = 2 syns

Tea: Quorn Red Onion Burger (1 syn) with 42g Mozzarella melted on top (HEA) in wholemeal bun (HEB), parsnip chips, King Prawns and 1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns) = 2.5 syns

Snacks: Satsumas

Drinks: NAS Squash and water, Tea (1/2 HEA for milk), 4 Vodka & Diet Coke (10 syns) = 10 syns

HEA: 2 LCL Triangles/Milk in tea, 42g Mozzarella

HEB: 2 Pieces WW bread, Wholemeal Bun

Superfree Food: Onions, Garlic, BNS, Parsnip, Satsumas

Syns: 50g Lentils (2 syns)
Quorn Red Onion Burger (1 syn)
1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)
4 Vodka & Diet Coke (10 syns)
= 14.5 syns

Remaining Syns: 90.5/105 syns

Here are my menu ideas for the next 8 days:

Breakfasts: 2 Pieces Toast with Laughing Cow Light Triangles & Vegemite
2 Pieces Toast with Banana
Special K Sustain with FF Yoghurt

Lunch ideas:
Homemade Carrot & Coriander Soup
Homemade BNS Soup
Co-op Pitta with Quorn fillets, Salad and Sweet Chilli Sauce
Tuna and Cheese Melts (using HEB Wholemeal Bread)

Tea ideas:
Quorn Burgers in Bun (HEB) with Parsnip Chips
Quorn Shepherds Pie topped with Carrot & Swede Mash
Quorn Peppered Steaks, "Fried" Eggs, and stuffed Giant Mushrooms
Salmon, New Potatoes (HEB) and Roast Veg
Quorn Sausages, Eggs, Mushrooms and Tinned Tomatoes
Tuna Pasta Bake (Green Day)
Omelette, Mushrooms, Peppers, Onions, Brocolli and Cauliflower
SW Quiche and Parsnip Chips
Fishfingers, SW Wedges, Cheese & Beans (Green Day)

allie1904 said:

Hellooooo! Welcome Back

All I can suggest is take what you've learn't from WW, in the sense that no rice and pasta for lunch, just a simple sandwich or pitta with some fruit and then whatever plan your on limit yourself to one carb portion a day, so rice/pasta/potatoes for tea and make the most of your superfree veggies. I have also hit my natural weight I do believe but I'm trying to get the scales moving by doing more red and trying to eat more speedy foods I think I need to alternate maybe between red and green

Hope your well and you know where I am! xx

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Thanks Allie

Yeah we are going to try and do more Red Days (they seem easier now we have been on WW) and only have a few Green Days per week, we are also cutting down on portion sizes and trying to have Soups using Superfree/speed veg too.

Just a note of unfair and stamping my feet!! Hubby started this at 12st 7lb and is now down to 11lb 4, and he still eats cr@p every other hour of the day, oh to have his metabolism!

How are you getting on in your new place? We have had to take our house off the market as it's not selling so we are hoping that we can invest some money into it and get some work done to it as by goodness I HATE this house!!!

xx

Had a good day foodwise, Hubby made a huge brunch which was really gorgeous and our little girl (who is almost 23 months :O ) ate a huge plateful too!!

Tomorrow probably won't be too good as I am going to a pub for a meal for my friends little girls birthday, I had to pre-order so chose Garlic Mushrooms for Starters and Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas for main, I will probably have to take quite a big hit on the Syns for that, eeekkkk!!!

Saturday 13th November - Extra Easy Day

Brunch: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread (HEB), 2 Quorn Sausages, Scrambled Eggs, Baked Beans, Mushrooms and 1tbsp Tomato Ketchup (1 syn)

Tea: Peppered Salmon Fillet, 5 New Potatoes, 42g Mozzarella (HEA), Veg (Green Beans, Carrots, Sweetcorn, Peas) and 1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)

Snacks: Satsuma, Caramac Ice Cream Bar (7.5 syns)

Drinks: NAS Squash and water,

HEA: 42g Mozzarella

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread

Superfree Food: Mushrooms, Green Beans, Carrots

Syns: Caramac Ice Cream Bar (7.5 syns)
1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)
1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup (1 syn)
= 10 syns

Remaining Syns: 80.5/105 syns

I am having another EE day today due to having Fish, Chips and Mushy Peas later on but I have just made a casserole in the slow cooker for tea tonight which I think would be free on Red (anyone feel free to correct me if I am wrong!) it has the following:

1/2 Swede, 3 Carrots, 1 Leek, 2 Small Onions (all in a pack for £1.79 from my local greengrocers!), tin Chopped Tomatoes, clove of Garlic, Stockpot and Quorn Pieces and some herbs & spices.

If it is nice I will put the recipe up on the Recipe Section!!

Well it was a stew fail!! I had to cover all of the veg with water but it made the stew really watery, it was ok but I wouldn't add as much water as this time!!

The meal was lovely, I had Garlic Mushrooms for starter and a large fish and chips but I only ate half the fish and about 4 of the chips so I am going to guesstimate 30 syns to be safe!!

Sunday 14th November - Extra Easy Day

Brunch: Garlic Mushrooms (10 syns), 1/2 portion Cod and a few chips (20 syns?)

Tea: Stew (Quorn Pieces, Swede, Onions, Leeks, Carrots, Garlic, Tinned Tomatoes, Stockpot)

Snacks: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread (HEB) with 42g Mozzarella (HEA) and 1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)

Drinks: NAS Squash and water, Diet Coke

HEA: 42g Mozzarella

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread

Superfree Food: Mushrooms, Carrots, Garlic, Onions, Leeks, Tinned Tomatoes, Swede

Syns: Garlic Mushrooms (10 syns)
1/2 Cod and 4 chips (20 syns)
1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)
= 31.5 syns

Remaining Syns: 49/105 syns

Had a really good day today, really enjoyed my lunch and my tea, Red Day hasn't been so bad I am going to do a tortilla for lunch tomorrow too and fill it with slices of Quorn Roast (free) and more salad!

Monday 15th November - Red Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g Loaf (HEB), 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: Asda Wholemeal Tortilla (4.5 syns), 28g Philadelphia Light Sweet Chilli (2 syns), Quorn Pieces, Lettuce, Cabbage, Carrots, Peppers, Onions

Tea: Quorn Red Onion Burger (1 syn), Stuffed Giant Mushrooms (stuffed with stalks, Onions, Garlic, Peppers, Cayenne Pepper), topped with 42g Mozzarella (HEA) and 2 SW "Fried" eggs and 1 Wholemeal Roll (HEB)

Snacks: 2 Satsumas, 1 Finger Twirl Bar (5.5 syns)

Drinks: NAS Squash and water, Tea (1/2 HE for SS Milk)

HEA: 42g Mozzarella, 125ml SS Milk/2 LCL Triangles

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread, 1 wholemeal Roll

Superfree Food: Mushrooms, Carrots, Garlic, Onions, Lettuce, Cabbage, Peppers, Satsumas

Syns: Asda Wholemeal Tortilla (4.5 syns) 28g Philadelphia Light Sweet Chilli (2 syns)
Quorn Red Onion Burger (1 syn)
1 finger Twirl Bar (5.5 syns)
= 13 syns

Remaining Syns: 36/105 syns

Today was going brilliantly, I really enjoyed the Red Day again.....but then we went to my friends from works who is due her baby in 2 weeks and her husband had baked a cake and some cookies and I was encouraged to have a piece of cake and a cookie by my friends, they were absolutely gorgeous!!!!! I don't feel guilty as it's just one of those things but I am not expecting a loss this week, maybe a gain of up to 2lb!!

Tuesday 16th November - Red Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g Loaf (HEB), 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: Asda Wholemeal Tortilla (4.5 syns), 28g Philadelphia Light Sweet Chilli (2 syns), Quorn Roast Slices, Lettuce, Cabbage, Carrots, Peppers, Onions

Tea: 2 Quorn Sausages, Veg Frittata (Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Peppers) with 42g Mozzarella (HEA) and 1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)

Snacks: 2 Satsumas, 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB), Piece of homemade Cake ? syns, Homemade cookie, ? syns

Drinks: NAS Squash and water, Tea (1/2 HE for SS Milk)

HEA: 42g Mozzarella, 125ml SS Milk/2 LCL Triangles

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Superfree Food: Mushrooms, Carrots, Garlic, Onions, Lettuce, Cabbage, Peppers, Satsumas, Tomatoes

Syns: Asda Wholemeal Tortilla (4.5 syns) 28g Philadelphia Light Sweet Chilli (2 syns)
1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)
= 8 syns

Remaining Syns: 28/105 syns + cookie and cake damage

It was all going so well.......and then Hubby got delayed in work which meant that he was late picking me up which meant we were late picking the baby up and then late getting home and late putting baby to bed (8pm)......so he decided to get a takeaway instead of cooking So I am having Salt & Pepper King Prawns and then Tofu Kung Po and Boiled Rice which isn't too bad but considering I am on a red day, I will have to syn the rice and sauce and oil for the prawns

Wednesday 17th November - Red Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g Loaf (HEB), 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: Homemade Carrot Soup (Carrots, Onions, Garlic, Stockpot)

Tea: Salt & Pepper King Prawns (6 syns for oil), Tofu Kung Po (7 syns), Boiled Rice (20 syns ) = 33 syns!!!!

Snacks: 2 Satsumas, 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB)

Drinks: NAS Squash and water, Tea (1/2 HE for SS Milk)

HEA: 125ml SS Milk/2 LCL Triangles

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Superfree Food: Carrots, Garlic, Onions, Lettuce, Satsumas, Tomatoes

Syns: Salt & Pepper King Prawns (6 syns for oil)
Tofu Kung Po (7 syns),
Boiled Rice (20 syns ) = 33 syns!!!!

Remaining Syns: 0/105 syns + cookie and cake damage

I wasn't that good today but I was so hungry and hubby was out so I ended up having my comfort tea, we don't have much food in at the moment as it's the week before payday so all we had for lunch were tortilla wraps so I had to take the hit for the syns on them!!

Thursday 18th November - Green Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g Loaf (HEB), 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: Asda Wholemeal Tortilla (4.5 syns), 28g Philadelphia Light Sweet Chilli (2 syns), Quorn Roast Slices, Lettuce, Cabbage, Carrots, Peppers, Onions

Tea: 3 Fishfingers (9 syns), SW Wedges, 42g Mozzarella (HEA) and 1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)

Snacks: 2 Satsumas, 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB)

Drinks: NAS Squash and water, Tea (1/2 HE for SS Milk)

HEA: 42g Mozzarella, 125ml SS Milk/2 LCL Triangles

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Superfree Food:Onions, Lettuce, Cabbage, Peppers, Satsumas, Tomatoes

Syns: Asda Wholemeal Tortilla (4.5 syns) 28g Philadelphia Light Sweet Chilli (2 syns)
3 Fishfingers (9 syns)
1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)
= 17 syns

Remaining Syns: 0/105 syns + cookie and cake damage

I WI this morning and put on 1lb which was much better than I anticipated, especially as * week started this morning (which explains why I have been craving sweet things all week ).

I have bought the new SW mag so I am looking forward to trying some new dishes but sticking mostly to Red Days

Friday 19th November - Green Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g Loaf (HEB), 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g loaf and 42g Mozzarella (HEA) on top

Tea: Chickpea Dhal and Boiled Rice with Asda Chapati (10 syns)

Snacks: 2 Satsumas

Drinks: NAS Squash and water, Tea (1/2 HE for SS Milk), Vodka & Diet Coke (5 syns)

HEA: 42g Mozzarella, 125ml SS Milk/2 LCL Triangles

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread * 2

Superfree Food: Satsumas

Syns: Asda Chapati (10 syns)
Vodka & Diet Coke (5 syns)
= 15 syns

Remaining Syns: 90/105 syns

Had a nice quiet night in last night, had my sister and her boyfriend round so we got a takeaway and had a few drinks watching X Factor, it was a lovely night!

Best of all though my little girl started walking for the first time yesterday, she is almost 23 months and has problems with hypermobility in her ankles and hips and she was 7 weeks premature so we were told she wouldn't walk until she was at least 2 so it was a lovely surprise, I was so proud I cried!!!!

Saturday 20th November - Green Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g Loaf (HEB), 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: 2 Satsumas

Tea: 1/2 portion King Prawn Dhansak (HEB + 3.5 syns), 180g Pilau Rice (2.5 syns and 28g Chapati (3 syns) = 9 syns

Drinks: NAS Squash and water, Tea (1/2 HE for SS Milk), 4 Vodka & Diet Coke (10 syns)

HEA: 125ml SS Milk/2 LCL Triangles

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread, King Prawns

Superfree Food: Satsumas

Syns: 1/2 portion King Prawn Dhansak (HEB + 3.5 syns),
180g Pilau Rice (2.5 syns)
28g Chapati (3 syns)
Vodka & Diet Coke (10 syns)
= 19 syns

Remaining Syns: 71/105 syns

I was very domesticated today and baked a batch of fairy cakes with my daughter and then decided to make some mince pies from scratch, it's probably been about 14/15 years since I last made them! But I did it and although they didn't look that amazing they tasted gorgeous!! I am going to take 30 syns for them to be sure!! My sisters boyfriend said that they are the nicest Mince Pies he has ever had, that's good enough for me!!! I am going to keep trying and perfect the pastry and make them more aesthetical!

Sunday 21st November - Green Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g Loaf (HEB), half tin of beans

Lunch: 2 Mince Pies (30 syns)

Tea: Quorn Spag Bol (Tomatoes, Passata, Garlic, Onions, Mushrooms, Quorn Mince) with 56g Cheddar (HEA*2)

Drinks: NAS Squash and water, Tea (0.5 syn for milk)

HEA: 56g Cheddar

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Superfree Food: Satsumas, Passata, Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic

Syns: 2 Mince Pies (30 syns)
SS milk for tea (0.5 syn)
= 30.5 syns

Remaining Syns: 40.5/105 syns

Edit: moved down

Here is a picture of me taken yesterday, as you can see I am naturally curvy (despite losing over a stone, I have not lost a cup size) but I am quite happy with my figure now. I would like to get rid of my muffin top but I think I am almost there. I would be interested in what anyone else thinks, thanks

Monday 22nd November - Green Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g Loaf (HEB), 2 LCL Triangles & Vegemite

Lunch: Leftover Spag Bol (Tomatoes, Passata, Garlic, Onions, Mushrooms, Quorn Mince) with 2 Babybel (HEA)

Tea: 3 Quorn Sausages, 2 Pieces WW Bread (HEB), "fried" Mushrooms, Chopped Tomatoes and Poached Eggs - DELICIOUS!!!

Snacks: 2 Satsumas, 1 Alpen Light Bar (3 syns)

Drinks: 2l NAS Squash and water, Tea (1/2 HEA for SS Milk)

HEA: 2 LCL Triangles/125ml SS Milk, 2 Babybel

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread * 2

Superfree Food: Satsumas, Passata, Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic, Mushrooms

Syns: Alpen Light Bar (3 syns)
= 3 syns

Remaining Syns: 37.5/105 syns

Had a pretty good day today, not as many carbs and I stuck to the plan 100%. I hope to see a loss or a STS on the scales on Friday.

I'm absolutely shattered tonight, I have had a really bad headache all day so I am going to wash the dishes and take myself off for an uber early night.

Goodnight!!

Tuesday 23rd November - Red Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g Loaf (HEB), 2 LCL Triangles & Vegemite

Lunch: Asda Wholemeal Tortilla (4.5 syns), 28g Philadelphia Light Sweet Chilli (2 syns), Quorn Roast Slices, Lettuce, Cabbage, Carrots, Peppers, Onions

Tea: Quorn Peppered Steaks, Stuffed Giant Mushrooms (Stuffed with mushroom stalks, garlic, onions, 28g Philadelphia Light Sweet Chilli (2 syns), topped with 42g Mozzarella (HEA) and 2 Poached Eggs, with 1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)

Snacks: 2 Satsumas, 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB)

Drinks: 2l NAS Squash and water, Tea (1/2 HEA for SS Milk)

HEA: 2 LCL Triangles/125ml SS Milk, 42g Mozzarella

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Superfree Food: Satsumas, Apple, Onions, Garlic, Mushrooms, Lettuce, Peppers, Cabbage, Carrots

Syns: 2*28g Philadelphia Light Sweet Chilli (4 syns)
1tbsp Hot sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)
= 5.5 syns

Remaining Syns: 32/105 syns

Hiya,

Just a quick update and to see what people think. I am thinking of calling Target, I am liking my figure now, the numbers on the scales aren't that satisfying but I don't think I am built to be "skinny" so I am trying to be sensible and say I have been on SW now for a year and have hit a plateau but whereas when I last hit a plateau and I wasn't happy with my figure, I am now......I may even find once I call target and relax a bit some more weight may come off which is fine by me.

What do you think? I would be interested in anyones opinions

Wednesday 24th November - Green Day

Breakfast: 2 Pieces Wholemeal Bread from 400g Loaf (HEB), 2 LCL Triangles & Vegemite

Lunch: Ainsley Harriott Cous Cous (1 syn) with Quorn Fillets and 1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)

Tea: Papa Johns Medium Thin Crust Pizza

Snacks: 2 Satsumas, 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB)

Drinks: 2l NAS Squash and water, Tea (1/2 HEA for SS Milk)

HEA: 2 LCL Triangles/125ml SS Milk, 42g Mozzarella

HEB: 2 Pieces Wholemeal bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Superfree Food: Satsumas, Apple, Peppers, Jalapenos, Pineapple, Onions

Syns: Ainsley Harriott Cous Cous (1 syn)
1tbsp Hot sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)
= 2.5 syns

Remaining Syns: 29/105 syns + Pizza damage