Sausage on a mission - veggie green days diary

silly sausage

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Hiya :)

I am 6 weeks away from my one year SW anniversary. I have been faffing about for weeks and have lost my mojo. Week days are fine, but weekends are a real struggle.

I am starting this diary to try to keep my focus for the coming 6 weeks. I would like to get below the 200 lb mark for my SW birthday.

Every day is a green day as I am vegetarian. I follow the plan at home with the help of the wonderful folk of the Sunday Weighers thread.
 
Monday 4th July

Breakfast:
porridge made with skimmed milk (hexB + hexA)
banana, strawberries and grapes on top

Lunch:
apple, cheese beano (hexB + hexA)

Dinner:
quorn peppered steak with herby roast veg and harissa yoghurt

Snacks:
decaf coffee with remaining milk, NAS juice
M&S red berries cereal bar (4.5 syns)
Aldi apple cereal bar (4.5 syns)
half melon

Total syns: 9
Fluids: good
Exercise: swimming
 
Hi Sausage,

I am following your diary now too :). If you need any syns looking up, please let me know. I'm happy to look them up for you (although I'm sometimes not on here until late). Well done for starting this. Look forward to hearing how you're going to tackle this weekend.

Big hugs.

Gail x
 
Hey Gail :D Thanks for dropping in. My diary might be a bit samey as often I am cooking for one (fussy kids) so eat the same thing for a few days until it's gone...or stuff gets recycled. Will have to get my thinking head on for this weekend. Can't remember the last time I had a good Friday! :eek:

Tuesday 5th July

Breakfast:
porridge made with skimmed milk (hexB + hexA)
banana, strawberries and grapes on top.

Lunch:
scrambled eggs made with cottage cheese, toast (hexB)
baked beans, mushrooms and ketchup (1 syn)

Dinner:
mushroom and lentil loaf (hexA for the cheese in it)
minted mushy peas and pickled beetroot

Snacks:
decaf coffee with remaining milk, NAS juice,
apple, banana, melon,
Kellogg's rice krispie chocolate and caramel square (7.5 syns)


Total syns: 8.5
Fluids: good
Exercise: none
 
Wednesday 6th July

Breakfast:
porridge made with skimmed milk (hexB + hexA)
banana and plum on top.

Lunch:
2 dark rye ryvitas (hexB) topped with cottage cheese and
2 tsp plum jam and 2 walnut halves (4 syns)
scan bran carrot cake (1.5 syns)

Dinner:
mushroom and lentil loaf (hexA for the cheese in it)
minted mushy peas and pickled beetroot

Snacks:
decaf coffee, NAS juice,
apple, grapes, blueberries
M&S sour cream and chilli lentil curls (4.5 syns)


Total syns: 10
Fluids: good
Exercise: hula hooping for 20 minutes
 

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Ooh hello Sausage! :D How nice to see you've started your own diary! Already I'm liking it as I have that mushroom loaf recipe on my 'to do' list and it's good to see a picture of it (love diaries with pix in!). It's also always good to see other people's take on green days as I'm also quite 'samey' and in need of new, easy ideas.

I hope the diary helps keep you on track, you're right the weekends can be a nightmare. I've enjoyed doing my diary and think it may have helped, it's good to be a bit 'answerable' even if it is only to anonymous readers!

Lots of luck anyway, will keep popping in to see how you're getting on! x
 
Lucyloo - the lentil loaf is really lovely and I have tweaked Grumble's original recipe a bit to make it only 2 healthy extras for the whole thing.

Hiya Beegee - since starting this diary on Monday I have been a lot more mindful of what I am eating so so-far-so-good. I was in a yo-yoing rut (if that's possible) so any change in my routine, such as keeping a diary, is good to help re-focus. I will add a pic of tonight's dinner - just veggie red stuff and cheese so not very photogenic :rolleyes:
 
Thursday 7th July

Breakfast:
porridge made with skimmed milk (hexB + hexA)
banana, plum and strawberries on top.

Lunch:
scrambled eggs made with cottage cheese,
toast (hexB) quorn burger (0.5 syn), ketchup (1 syn)

Dinner:
Spicy sausage and bean stew on brown pasta topped with jalapenos and cheese slices (hexA)

Made with quorn sausages (old free ones), onion, courgette, pepper, mushrooms, sweetcorn, baked beans, mixed bean salad, passata, cajun spices.

Snacks:
decaf coffee, NAS juice,
apple, plum,
kellogg's rice krispie caramel square (7.5 syns)

Total syns: 9
Fluids: good
Exercise: 4km on cross trainer (enough to break a sweat, but I have no stamina for more!)
 

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Yum. Your sausage and bean stew sounds delicious. Good to see you on track sausage :)

Gail x

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Thanks Gail. It sounds delicious, but looks a bit dodgy due to the plastic cheese. I love plastic cheese!
:D

Friday 8th July

Breakfast:
porridge made with skimmed milk (hexB + hexA)
banana, plum and strawberries on top.

Lunch:
toast (hexB), beans, fried egg, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, apple

Dinner:
As yesrteday - spicy sausage and bean stew on brown pasta topped with jalapenos and cheese slices (hexA)

Snacks:
decaf coffee, NAS juice,
plum, pickled beetroot
Bavaria no-alcohol beer (3.5 syns)
M&S lentil curls (4.5 syns)

Total syns: 8
Fluids: good
Exercise: none

My first 100% Friday since I can remember! :D
 
Don't worry, I love plastic cheese too :)

Fantastically well done on your 100% Friday. Be proud and stick with it today.

Gail x

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Saturday 9th July

Brunch:
Cheeseburgers: wholemeal roll (hexB), 2 quorn burgers (1 syn), lettuce, tomatoes, caramelised red onion, cheese (hexA)

Dinner:
Bombay bhajis (0.5 syn)
mixed bean salad salsa thing,
lettuce, minty Greek yoghurt dip,
half bottle of red wine (13 syns)

Snacks:
NAS juice,
Kellogg's rice krispie caramel square (7.5 syns)
walnuts (hexB)
apple, cherries

Total syns: 22
Fluids: good
Exercise: hula hooping - about 20 mins
 

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Wow!! Congratulations - that's a great result, what a way to get back on track.
Your food yesterday looks delicious - is that the bhaji recipe from here or is it your own creation? I bet it seems really 'treaty'. Also, I must make burgers, they are so simple but seem so naughty, especially with a big pile of SW chips or wedges. I'm getting lots of ideas from you SS!
 
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