The long way home...

Christiana

Christiana

Mens sana in corpore sano
Hey!

Well. Here I am again. I've genuinely missed this place! Long story short, in October 2011 circumstances demanded that I get another job (which I hate), which left very little time to focus on me. All the hard work came undone and I not only gained back what I initially lost, but some extra for good measure. I still have 2 jobs over 6 days a week, so even deciding to start again has been difficult, as I have very limited time to cook, and I cannot attend classes for now. However, I am determined to increase my health and fitness levels, and I will be sticking with EE, Red and Green days. I'm starting with 25 syns a day and filtering down as I lose, but my focus will be on syn free food (especially super free), variety, healthy extras and minimal tweakage.

I've got a long way to go, and I don't know how long this will take...but so it goes.

STATS:

Heaviest: 35st 3lbs / 493lbs :eek:
Starting: 34st 8lbs / 484lbs (as of 23/03/14)
Goal #1: 32st / 448lbs

I will be weighing in every Sunday, and I start (again) on 31/03/14

Christiana xoxo




 
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EE

Breakfast:
Shredded Wheat (b)
150ml SS milk (part a)

Lunch (pic below):
Couscous with stew, broccoli, carrots and corn (2 syns)
Chicken breast cooked with sweet peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomato puree, Maggi liquid seasoning and chicken stock (1 syn)

Dinner (pic below):
300g McCain Rustic chips (3 syns)
2 Boiled eggs
Baked beans mixed with black pepper
Spicy spinach with onion, Maggi, chilli and chicken stock

Snacks (pic below):
Mini bag of Maltesers (5 syns)
Oreos snack pack (5.5 syns)
Polo fruits (7 syns)
Sweet chilli Snack-a-Jacks (4.5 syns)
2 Clementines

Drinks:
Pepsi Max with Cherry
Tesco NAS tropical / apple & strawberry cordial

Total syns: 28


Pre-prepared my lunch for work last night, but currently have no idea what to have for dinner - especially since my syns are done. I get up at 5:45am everyday (I leave at 6:45am; I start work at 9am, but I have to leave ridiculously early to miss the traffic and get a safe parking space) and I typically get home at 7pm depending on traffic. :mad: When I get home, I'll have to make dinner as well as a lunch for tomorrow. It's been harder than I anticipated getting back on plan, but I need to stick with it. Hopefully it'll get easier with time.


EDIT: had an additional 3 syns, but overall I'm happy that I got through it. One day down...
 

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Thank you!
 
EE Day
Wednesday, 28th August 2013

Breakfast:
6 Ryvita Wholegrain Crackerbread (b)
2 Tsp of Hartley's no bits strawberry jam (1 syn)

Lunch (pic below):
Pasta with stew (2 syns)
Leftover spicy spinach and boiled carrots
Tin of mackerel (in brine)

Dinner (pic below):
Par-boiled potatoes sautéed in Frylight with onion and seasoning
3 Boiled eggs
Baked beans with black pepper
Broccoli, carrots and corn

Snacks (pic below):
2 Clementines
2 Mini Maltesers (10 syns)
Sweet Chilli Snack-a-Jacks (4.5 syns)
Polo fruits (7 syns)

Drinks:
Pepsi Max with cherry
Tesco NAS apple and strawberry cordial with water

Total syns: 24.5

My goal this week is control. I want to be able to stick to the plan for a week whilst working. Any loss is a plus.


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Green day
Thursday, 29th August 2013

Breakfast:
6 Ryvita Wholegrain Crackerbread (b)
2 Tsp of Hartley's no bits strawberry jam (1 syn)

Lunch (pic below):
Couscous frylighted with onions and seasoning
Broccoli, carrots and corn

Dinner (pic below):
Roast potatoes with onion salt and black pepper
Quorn mince, tinned chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, onions, sweet peppers, mushrooms, beef stock, Maggi liquid seasoning, chilli and garlic salt
Felipo Berio spray EVOO (6 syns)**

**only had a quarter portion as it made loads, so 1.5 syns.

Snacks:
2 Clementines
2 Mini Maltesers (10 syns)
Polo fruits (7 syns)
6 Ryvita Wholegrain Crackerbread (b)
2 Tsp of Hartley's no bits strawberry jam (1 syn)
1 Cadbury's chocolate mousse (4.5 syns)

Drinks:
Pepsi Max with cherry
Tesco sparkling flavoured water

Total syns: 25

I was going to use my a choices on coffee / hot chocolate, but I forgot my milk at home! Too late for coffee now, and no more syns for hot choc, so no HEXa's today. :(

Depending on how I feel and what I lose by Sunday, I want to experiment with my syns. I don't have a lot of snack options since I'm not a yoghurt eater or a huge fan of multiple fruits, but I need stuff I can take to work so I can save my treats for the evening.


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EE Day
Friday, 30th August 2013

Breakfast:
6 Ryvita Wholegrain Crackerbreads (b)
2 Tsp of Hartleys no bits strawberry jam (1 syn)

Lunch:
Smash original mashed potato
A portion of leftover Quorn sauce from yesterday (1.5 syns)

**Forgot my superfree!! Finally remembered milk today, but forgot veggies! *facepalm*
***Couldn't finish it....the Quorn does not agree with me!

Dinner (pic below):
Roast potatoes
Boiled carrots
3-Egg onion omelette
Baked beans

Snacks:
2 Clementines
2 Mini Maltesers (10 syns)
Polo fruits (7 syns)
1 Cadbury's chocolate mousse (4.5 syns)

Drinks:
Tesco sparkling flavoured water
Pepsi Max cherry
Douwe Egberts smooth caramel coffee with milk allowance (a)

Total syns: ​24

So glad it's Friday. I have my second job tomorrow, but it'll be much easier to 'eat around' that one since it's a short shift. I'm actually dreading Monday because I'll have to do this all over again whilst spending 12 hours a day away from home. :(

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EE Day
Saturday, 31st August 2013

Breakfast:
Nigerian style noodles (inspired by Indomie)
Broccoli, carrots and corn
2 Boiled eggs
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Lunch:
6 Ryvita Wholegrain Crackerbread (b)
2 Tsp of Hartley's no bits strawberry jam (1 syn)

Dinner:
KFC style chicken drumsticks
Roasted BNS with salt and black pepper
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Baked beans

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Snacks:
2 Cadbury's chocolate mousse (9 syns)
Caramel Snack-a-Jacks (5 syns for 25g)
2 Mini Maltesers (10 syns)
Leftover KFC style chicken

Drinks:
Tesco sparkling flavoured water
Old Jamaica light ginger beer
Douwe Egberts caramel coffee with 250 ml SS milk allowance (a)

Total syns: 25

My legs are terribly swollen, so no work today. Also weighing myself is pointless until they go down. I hate LDS.




 
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EE Day
Sunday, 1st September 2013

Breakfast:
Shredded Wheat with milk (a, b)

Lunch:
Rice with stew (3 syns)
Boiled carrots, broccoli and corn
Mackerel

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Dinner:
Rice and stew (3 syns)
chicken with skin (3 syns)
Boiled carrots

Snacks:
2 Mini Maltesers (10 syns)
1 Cadbury's chocolate mousse (4.5 syns)
Clementine

Drinks:
Tesco flavoured water
Old Jamaica light ginger beer
Pepsi Max cherry

Total syns: 23.5

Stayed the same, legs are still a little swollen so no surprise.

 
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Green day
Monday, 2nd September 2013

Breakfast:
Shredded Wheat with milk (a, b)

Lunch:
Rice with stew (2 syns)

Dinner:
Roasted BNS
Tesco vegetable quarter pounder (4.5 syns)
Baked beans

Snacks:
2 Clementines
2 Alpen lights (b)
Polo fruits (7 syns)
Caramel Snack-a-Jacks (5 syns)
1 Cadbury's chocolate mousse (4.5 syns)

Drinks:
Pepsi Max with cherry
Tesco strawberry flavoured water
Douwe Egberts smooth caramel coffee with milk allowance (a)

Total syns: 23

 
EE Day
Tuesday, 3rd September 2013

Breakfast:
6 Ryvita Wholegrain cracker bread (b)
2 Tsp of Hartley's no bits strawberry jam (1 syn)

Lunch:
400g of McCain's rustic chips (4 syns)
3-Egg onion omelette
Green beans
Baked beans with black pepper

Dinner:
Boiled plantain
Roasted BNS
Baked beans with a little stew (2 syns)
Tesco southern fried chicken fillet (4 syns)

Snacks:
Polo fruits (7 syns)
Caramel Snack-a-Jacks (5 syns)

Drinks:
Tesco flavoured water
Pepsi Max cherry

Total syns: 23

No milk in the house, so no HEXa today.
 
EE Day
Wednesday, 4th September 2013

Breakfast:
6 Ryvita Wholegrain cracker bread (b)
2 Tsp of Hartley's no bits strawberry jam (1 syn)

Lunch:
Boiled plantain with stew (2 syns)
Brussel Sprouts
3 Boiled eggs

Dinner:
Boiled plantain
Roast potatoes with salt and black pepper
Spicy spinach
Green beans
Baked beans
2 Tesco Southern Fried chicken fillets (8 syns)

Snacks:
Caramel Snack-a-Jacks (5 syns)

Drinks:
Pepsi Max cherry

Total syns: 16

Did an online shop with Tesco for the very first time today. They delivered my goods FOUR HOURS late (arrived at 8:45pm!!) So, again: no HEXa, because I wasn't about to have coffee before bed.

 
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Green day
Thursday, 5th September 2013

Breakfast:
Shredded Wheat with milk (a, b)

Lunch:
Noodles with stew (3 syns)
Spicy spinach
Green beans

Dinner:
Boiled plantain and potato
Boiled carrots
1 boiled egg
1 Packet of Indomie chicken noodles (7.5 syns)
2 Tesco vegetable quarter pounders (9 syns)

Snacks:
2 Alpen lights (b)

Drinks:
Pepsi Max with cherry
Tesco strawberry flavoured water
Cadbury's Bourneville cocoa (4 syns for 4 tsp) with milk allowance (a)

Total syns: 23.5
 
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EE Day
Saturday, 7th September 2013

Breakfast:
None

Lunch/Brunch:
400g McCain's rustic chips (4 syns)
3-Egg onion omelette
Green beans
Baked beans

Dinner:
Haven't decided yet

Snacks:
None yet

Drinks:
Pepsi Max cherry
Tesco flavoured sparkling water

Total syns: 4 so far

So...yesterday, fell slightly off the wagon, but back on it today. It's been almost 2 weeks since I restarted, so as of now, I am on 20 syns per day. I'll see how I get on.

 
So.....I've had a little hiatus from the plan, getting a little frustrated that things weren't moving along after 2 weeks (the leg swelling is a pain in the butt). So, I decided to just watch my calories for a while - and I lost 3lbs. Don't know how that works, but I'm happy.

From here on out, I suppose I'll alternate depending on what garners the best results. As for now, it's my birthday tomorrow. I don't plan on getting too wild with my eats, but I will be flexible. I'm going to aim to be back to logging here for Monday/Tuesday.
 
Found your food diary so wanted to subscribe. Hope this week is going well!

I had soup from pret at lunch and it was ridiculously low in calories and fat but tasted yummy. Always nice when you discover these kinds of surprises.
 
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