Newly engaged so time to slim!!!

Sia

Sia

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I havent dieted since 2011 and I have been putting it off because of how unhappy it can make me feel. But having been with my OH for 10 yrs and gaining 6 stone, i really want to be happy with myself.

SW has worked for me best in the past, i truly think it is the best eating plan for life, it just requires a high level of organisation (i am a student now, so hoping i can get some healthy habits in place before i start back at uni in oct) Anyway I'm rambling...
 
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Yesterday I ate:

HexA: 350ml skimmed Milk
HexB: 1tbsp olive oil
Drinks: 1.5ltr NAS summer fruit squash, 5x tea
Exercise: 30mins Davina DVD
Syns used: 5.5

2x boiled eggs & an orange
Baked Beans
Hot smoked salmon & tomatoes
Garlic prawns w jacket potato & samphire 5.5 syns

Garlic Prawns
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 pound shrimp
salt to taste
6 cloves garlic, minced fine
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
2 tbsp cold butter, cut in 4 pieces
3 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp caper brine
1/3 cup chopped Italian parsley, divided

Recipe: Food Wishes Video Recipes: Garlic Shrimp – Not Necessarily In That Order
 
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Today I have eaten:

HexA: 350ml skimmed milk
HexB: none
Drinks: 1.5ltr NAS squash, 2x tea, 2x diet coke
Exercise: none
Syns used: 9

2x boiled eggs & Orange
Smoked salmon
Rasperries
Jerk Chicken w Rice & peas: 9 syns

Recipe: Jerk chicken with rice & peas | BBC Good Food
 
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Today i ate:

HexA: Skimmed milk
HexB: none
Drinks: 1.75ltr NAS squash, 3x tea
Exercise: none
Syns used: 0

2x boiled eggs & an Orange
Ham
Mince & vegetable Bolognese
 
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I need to ensure i use my healthy extras because not only are they important but they are filling.

Today i have eaten:

HexA: 350ml skimmed milk
HexB: 4x ryvita
Drinks: 1.75ltr squash, 3x tea
Exercise: none
Syns used: 15

2x boiled eggs
Small tin sweetcorn
4x ryvita
Chicken salad w 3tbsp full fat mayo 15 syns
Mince & vegetable bolognese w pasta
 
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Today I have eaten

HexA: 350ml skimmed milk
HexB: 4x dark rye ryvita
Drinks: 1.75ltr squash, 3x tea
Exercise: none
Syns used:?

1x boiled egg & red grapefruit w sweetener
Grapes
Nectarine
Prawn salad w balsamic vinegar & ryvita
2x nectarine

off plan dinner at a friends to celebrate my engagement:

glass of champagne
muscles & small white homemade roll
lamb, potatoes & vegetables
tiramisu

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Yesterday i ate:

HexA: 350 skimmed milk
HexB: 4x dark rye ryvita
Drinks: 3x coke zero, 1x tea
Exercise: none
Syns used:?

2x boiled eggs
ryvita

Off plan dinner for parents to celebrate our engagement

2x glasses (125ml) champagne
Roast beef, vegetables, gravy (made with meat juices, flour, marmite, honey, 2x stock cubes, vegetable bouillon & red wine) yorkshire, roast potatoes (cooked with fry light)
slice of apple pie & ice cream
 
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This if the final day of my first week and while i decided at times not to follow plan completely in order to celebrate my engagement, i still feel hopeful to loose when i weigh in tonight

Today i ate:

HexA: 350ml skimmed milk
HexB: 35g blueberry wheats
drinks: 2x tea coke zero
exercise: none
syns used: 0

4x scrambled eggs
vanilla mullerlight yogurt
cereal
raspberries
5x plums (!)
Naked Beef fajitas, pepper & onion, sw wedges & quark

Naked beef burritos:

Marinated Leftover beef
For marinade blend ingredients together:
2tsp lime juice
small bunch coriander
2x garlic cloves
1x chilli
2tbsp olive oil (i substituted this for water)

Add to beef, ensure all beef is coated & let it sit for at least an hour..

method:
fry onion & peppers until soft, turn pan off, add beef to warm through but not cook (beef was rare & i wanted it to stay tender)
 
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Just weighed in & I've lost 4lb! Happy, but I'm wondering what I could have achieved without the 2 meals off plan.

Going to aim for 3lb off this week so I can get half a stone done and dusted :D

Nothing significant going on in the week ahead as i am still off from uni. Have a friend coming for dinner on Saturday night, but she has work early Sunday so won't be expecting to drink lots.

Meals planned for this week:
Sausage pasta
Roast chicken
Spaghetti bolognese
Thai yellow curry

I also plan to do an exercise DVD alternate days along with walking more; i have a fitbit, but my average daily steps is shameful (under 5000) to i am going to aim for 10000 each day.
 
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Today i have eaten

HexA: 350ml skimmed milk
HexB: 35g oats
Drinks 2x tea 1x no added sugar squash
Exercise:
Syns used: 9+? syns

Porridge oats, blueberries, total fat free greek yogurt & 1tbsp honey: 3 syns
2x plums
toffee mullerlight
Prawn salad with 4x ryvita: 6 syns
Vegetable & beef mince bolognese
Apple pie & ice cream syns:?
 
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Today i hate eaten:

HexA: extra light Philadelphia
HexB 35g blueberry wheats
Drinks: 1x no added sugar squash
Exercise: none
Syns: 6+?

blueberry wheats with some of yesterdays milk allowance
2x kiwi
banana
4x ryvita, Philadelphia, smoked salmon: syns 6
Apple pie & ie cream: syns ?
 
Today i ate:

HexA: 1/2: 175ml milk 1/2: 15g parmesan
Hexb: none
Drinks: 1x NAS squash, 4x tea
Exercise:
syns used: 14

3x boiled eggs
vegetable & mince bolognese
vegetable & mince bolognese (again!) w parmesan
62g (half pack) Heston salted caramel popcorn (268 cal): 14 syns
 
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cynicalgirl said:
Hey, here to sub :) congrats on your loss! I have a Davina DVD that I recently bought and wondered if it's any good? I have the super body workout one x
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Hiya, mine is called intense i think, it is interval training, so short bursts of high intensity alternated with breaks to recover your hear rate. Its OK so far and i did ache the following day, although i must admit i have only done it once :eek: haha x
 
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Loving following your diary. Lots of ideas! Love it when you add the recipes in, thats great!! Well done on your loss so far. Keep going x
 
jenniecakes said:
Loving following your diary. Lots of ideas! Love it when you add the recipes in, thats great!! Well done on your loss so far. Keep going x
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Thank you, early days but i am hoping for big things i the long run! :) x
 
I didn't use my HexB yesterday, i always seem to struggle with it. I have bought a 400g loaf, so i am hoping i can incorporate some bread in.

Today i have eaten:

HexA: 1/2: 175ml skimmed milk 1/2: 212ml kara coconut milk
HexB: 2x wholemeal bread from 400g loaf
Drinks: 3x tea
Exercise:
Syns: 15 syns

2x boiled eggs, 2x slices wholemeal bread, 1tsp butter: 2 syns
thai yellow chicken curry w wild rice 0.5 syn
Kellys cornish clotted cream ice cream (250 calories): 12.5 syns

Thai Yellow curry (serves 4)

butterfly 2 chicken breasts & pan fry until charred
remove chicken from pan & fry half a chopped onion
add 2 tbsp thai curry paste (2 syns) & fry off for a minute or so
add 425ml kara coconut milk, 1tbsp vegetable bouillon & vegetables of your choice (i used chopped small peppers & asparagus)
once vegetables are softened add shopped courgette
slice chicken into pieces and add to pan
serve with rice once courgette has warmed through.
 
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I wish I did it the way you are! I waited until all the engagement celebrations were over to diet. My weight was in the back of my mind the whole time! Good luck with your diet, studies, and wedding plans.
 
Franpod said:
I wish I did it the way you are! I waited until all the engagement celebrations were over to diet. My weight was in the back of my mind the whole time! Good luck with your diet, studies, and wedding plans.
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I guess because my FIL's are in Australia (they were looking after a sick uncle who has now passed away) i knew it would be a while before we have our official engagement celebration & SW has been on my mind anyway, i nearly joined a few weeks ago before we went on holiday. I always find reasons not to diet, so i took advantage of the engagement as a trigger. Plus i have no idea when we'll get married, it could be this year (doubtful but a possibility)

There are so many could have should have's that i think it's great you're doing it now & don't beat yourself up about it xx
 
For me I'd be devastated if I didn't! I lost all my excess weight in 2011 and then put back on some. Never got around to losing it. Now I'm terrified that I won't look as good as I did then. Next July is the big day. I think I'll be alright if I focus, but really need to get going with it!



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Franpod said:
For me I'd be devastated if I didn't! I lost all my excess weight in 2011 and then put back on some. Never got around to losing it. Now I'm terrified that I won't look as good as I did then. Next July is the big day. I think I'll be alright if I focus, but really need to get going with it!



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You will definitely be able to achieve that before March, just think how amazing you will feel walking down the aisle knowing all the hard work paid off.
 
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