Charls Pregnancy photograhic EE Diary and beyond!

hi there :wave_cry:

just thought id give you a bit of background info on me before i start my food diary..

i have followed slimming world off and on for the past couple of years, i know that it works as i do tend to have good losses from it but its usually my love of junk food or love of the vino that i end up wrecking my weight loss and usually end up putting it all back on and then some!!

im 22 weeks pregnant with my third and ive piled on about a stone in the time that ive found out i really want to keep my weight gain to a reasonable limit instead of putting even more on than is necessary and have a bigger amount to lose when really i want to be thinking about looking after our little family instead of me being stressed out that im huge !!

So im really going to try my best this time and keep on plan after the baby is born to as it really is the best way of eating, filling your plate with gorgeous fruit and veg plus no forbidden carbs or proteins
i want to give the baby a really good start feeding it goodness instead of rubbish!!
so i shall be taking pics of my meals so that i can keep a photographic track of what ive eaten and hopefully give anyone ideas to

also this time around my hubby is going to follow the plan with me as he has put weight on over the past couple of years- for now im going to just log my food intake on here though but dont worry i shall keep my beady eye on him at all times!!

usually i follow green days with a red day thrown in at the weekends but im going to be following the Extra Easy plan and because im pregnant i get to have 2 healthy extra A's and 2 healthy extra B's which is a bonus as thats what always put me off following EE in the first place because i love my healthy extras!!

right i think ive wrote enough now ..sorry if ive waffled on a bit i'll blame it on the pregnancy hormones!!

monday 7th January

today is the first day of plan...here is my food for the day..will add to it as and when i eat....

breakfast - quinoa porridge made up with hxa milk, water and a muller lite stirred through.. cinnamon sprinkled on top - free
one apple - free

lunch - huge plate of tuna wholeweat pasta salad - free
2 tablespoons extra light mayo - 2 syns

afternoon snack - one apple
cheese on toast (hxa and hxb)

Dinner - chicken stirfry - huge plate full of stir fry veg, dried noodles, chicken strips, sauce made from soy sauce, chilli flakes, ginger - free

evening synnage !! - 2 mini merangues - 2 syns
12g squirt anchor light spray cream - 1 syn
asda bubbly bites bar - 3 syn

options hot chocolate drink made up with healthy extra milk - 2 syns
2 chocolate alpen lights - hxb

total syns for day - 10

Mmmm your food for today sounds lovely!!! I mainly do green days as I also love my healthy extras, i only do EE days when I have to lol.
Congratulations on your pregnancy I'm going to be nosey now and ask if you know what you're having? Hope you don't mind

mrstore said:

Mmmm your food for today sounds lovely!!! I mainly do green days as I also love my healthy extras, i only do EE days when I have to lol.
Congratulations on your pregnancy I'm going to be nosey now and ask if you know what you're having? Hope you don't mind

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hiya mrsstore...dont mind you asking me what im having everyone does!!
we havnt found out as i dont want to know..i already have two boys and do think that this one is a boy to ..not sure why! people keep asking me why i havnt found out yet especially as it will be our third bubs..but i just love the suprise i think its the best surprise there is!!!

Oooo I love surprises too!!!

Tuesday 8th January -

healthy extra A - 350 ml skimmed milk
healthy extra A - 30g Paramazan

healthy extra B - 2 slices of wholemeal bread
healthy extra B - 2 Alpen lites

Breakfast - 1 apple and bowl of quinoa porridge with milk and muller lite stirred through - hxa a - free

lunch - home made soup - free, bacon and laughing cow sandwich (1.5 syns for the laughing cow)

afternoon snack - apple

dinner - spag boll - sauce made from tinned toms, puree, passatta, garlic, onion, mushrooms and extra lean mince with extra chunky mushrooms thrown in on top
parmazan cheese (hxa)

2 mini merangue nests - 2 syns
25g anchor lite cream - 2 syns
asda bubbly bites bar - 3

2 alpen lites (hxb) glass of milk ( hxa)

syns for the day 8.5

Wednesday 9th January

healthy extra A-350 skimmed milk
Healthy extra A-5 laughing cow light

healthy extra B - ww petit pain
healthy extra B - 2 alpen lights

breakfast = quinoa porridge made up with water, splash of milk (hxa) and a dollop of mullerlite and an apple - free

coffee at a friends - had splash of semi skimmed milk in so will count as 1 syn

lunch - home made veg soup - free

afternoon snack - rolled up ham

dinner - beef stew- carrots, onions, mushrooms, tinned toms, puree, passata, beef stock, mixed herbs
side portion of cauliflower, new potatos - free
ww petit pain (hxb) with laughin cow light on (hxa)

evening treaty - rest of milk with 100 mil top up(hxa +1 syn) with belgium choc options 2 syns
12.5g anchor lite spray cream - 1 syn

kellogs light new crisps, cheese and chive flavour 5 syns

2 alpen lights -( hxb)


syns for day = 10

thursday 10th january

healthy extra a - 350ml skimmed milk
healthy extra a - 40g low fat cheese

healthy extra b - ww petit pain
healthy extra b - 2 alpen light bars

breakfast - the usual !!- quinoa porridge made up with water, splash of milk and toffee muller stirred in with a sprinkle of cinnamon on top and an apple

ate breakfast quite later than usual so didnt have a mid morning snack

lunch - big bowl of home made soup with carrots, celery, onion, chicken stockcube

dinner - turkey casserole oh my this was so scrummy!!- turkey fillets, 2 tins of toms, mushrooms, onions, leeks, mixed herbs, chicken stock
served alongside green beans and broccoli and new potatos

ww petit pain (hxb) cheese (hxa)

evening treatys! - 2 alpen light bars (hxb)
kellogs special k cracker crisps - 5 syns
25g anchor lite cream - 2 syns
options hot chocolate made up with last of hxa milk - 2 syns

syns for the day - 9

Friday 11th January

not a very good day for fruit or superfree food today had to get the big shop in this evening!!

healthy extra a - 350 skimmed milk
healthy extra a - 40g low fat cheese

healthy extra b - ww petit pain
healthy extra b - 2 alpen lights

breakfast
what a suprise - quinoa porridge !!... so filling and a free food so able to keep my healthy extras for other foods!!
made with water, splash of milk and a muller lite stirred in, and an apple

mid morn snack - tracker bar - 6 syns

lunch - homemade parsnip soup, parnsips, carrots, curry powder, chilli flakes

afternoon - 2 slices of rolled up ham

dinner - topside steak, roasted onions, tomatos, portabello mushrooms, salad- free
ww petit pain (hxb) grated cheese ( hxa)

evening synnage treats- special k cracker crisps - 5 syns
2 alpen lights (hxb)

total syns for the day - 11

Hi!! What does the quinoa porridge taste like?? I've never had it before.
Do you have any plans for this weekend???

mrstore said:

Hi!! What does the quinoa porridge taste like?? I've never had it before.
Do you have any plans for this weekend???

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quinoa doesnt really have a taste its a bit like couscous so takes on the flavour that you add to it, thats why i add a mullerlite to it usually a vanilla one or a toffee one.. and then i sprinkle some cinnamon on top, its great as it is free so i dont have to use a healthy extra so early in the day!!

charleybabes said:

quinoa doesnt really have a taste its a bit like couscous so takes on the flavour that you add to it, thats why i add a mullerlite to it usually a vanilla one or a toffee one.. and then i sprinkle some cinnamon on top, its great as it is free so i dont have to use a healthy extra so early in the day!!

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Oh I didn't realise it was free, thanks, I'll go and have a look for some tomorrow. Whereabouts is it normally in the supermarkets???

saturday 12th January

healthy extra A- 350 ml skimmed milk
healthy extra A- 2 kerry low low slices

healthy extra B- 60g wholemeal barm
healthy extra B- 2 alpen light bars

breakfast -quinoa porridge made up with water, splash of milk, toffee muller lite stirred through and cinnamon on top and an apple

lunch - went out for a carvery, cut any fatty edges of the meats, kept away from the roast potatos and stuck to the boiled ones
lots of carrots and a pile of green beans didnt have any gravy.

afternoon snack - apple

dinner - cheese burgers and chips slimming world style!!!
2 double mini burgers made up with extra lean mince, cumin, black pepper and chilli flakes on 2 wholemeal barms (1 hxb + 2 syns)
2 kerry low low cheese slices (hxa)
slimming world chips - free
large portion of salad

evening treaties - options hot chocolate - 2 syns
25g low fat squirty cream - 2 syns
kellogs special k chocolate breakfast bar - 2.5 syns ( are 5 syns for two bars but i only had one!)
2 alpen light choc and fudge bars (hxb)

syns today = 8.5 syns

mrstore said:

Oh I didn't realise it was free, thanks, I'll go and have a look for some tomorrow. Whereabouts is it normally in the supermarkets???

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its usually in the wholefood section by the couscous etc

charleybabes said:

its usually in the wholefood section by the couscous etc

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Great thanks your food sounds lovely today!

mrstore said:

Great thanks your food sounds lovely today!

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thanks love..it was all scrummy..its just not diet food at all is it!!

charleybabes said:

thanks love..it was all scrummy..its just not diet food at all is it!!

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Great isn't it!! I looked for the quinoa whilst out today, put it in my trolley then noticed the price! Think it was £2.09 for a tiddley bag, does that sound about right? Just seemed rather expensive to me....so I put it back! Got home and really wished I'd have just got it! Lol

mrstore said:

Great isn't it!! I looked for the quinoa whilst out today, put it in my trolley then noticed the price! Think it was £2.09 for a tiddley bag, does that sound about right? Just seemed rather expensive to me....so I put it back! Got home and really wished I'd have just got it! Lol

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yes it is rather pricey.. the bag isnt that big, but you dont use a lot of it so it does last for a couple of weeks.. (if its only you having it!!)
i tend to use about 30g worth each time so it does last..but it is a bit expensive if you dont like it!

charleybabes said:

yes it is rather pricey.. the bag isnt that big, but you dont use a lot of it so it does last for a couple of weeks.. (if its only you having it!!)
i tend to use about 30g worth each time so it does last..but it is a bit expensive if you dont like it!

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I think I'll give it a go, as yes it'll only be me using it. Might pop to Morrisons in the morning after work to see if they have any, thanks

mrstore said:

I think I'll give it a go, as yes it'll only be me using it. Might pop to Morrisons in the morning after work to see if they have any, thanks

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hope you like it, can be a bit of a trial and error when first making it!!