10st10lbs' Diary - been away for far too long!
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-Laura-
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They look gorgeous!! How many syns are they each?
Katerpillar
Losin the baby weight :-)
Chicken and veg curry looks LUSH ! 
10st10lbs
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The way I cut them, 1.5 syns each
Admittedly a bit much but v yum! Would you like the recipe? xxx
10st10lbs
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Chicken and veg curry looks LUSH !
added some potatoes to bulk it out a bit, was VERY lush! xxx
-Laura-
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The way I cut them, 1.5 syns each
If you don't mind! My OH is devastated that I never bake him cakes anymore! x
10st10lbs
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Lol, but not devastated enough to make them himself?
Hehe, will post it before the end of the day x
10st10lbs
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Monday 06/09 - Extra Easy
Closing fast
- Date (2.5 syns)
- Fruit salad - apple, pear, banana, mango
After prayer
- Marinaded chicken (2 syns)
- Lamb kebab (2 syns)
- Leftover chicken and vegetable curry and lamb and pepper curry (1 syn)
- Tomato and basil risotto
- Naan (2.5 syns)
- Cucumber, carrot and lettuce salad
- EL mayo (0.5 syn), mint yoghurt chutney (1 syn)
- Mango and tangerine
Definitely going to try and stick to Green days until WI now, eaten way too much today. Still got a good few hours before I can get to bed, I think there's gonna be an all-nighter at the mosque... Which usually involves food Can't take anything of my own, will have to try very hard to avoid things - shouldn't be too bad, but cross your fingers for me. xxx
Late night
- Let's call it 25 syns and a write off
Total syns: 2.5 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2.5 + 0.5 + 1 + 30 = 41.5 syns
Closing fast
- Date (2.5 syns)
- Fruit salad - apple, pear, banana, mango
After prayer
- Marinaded chicken (2 syns)
- Lamb kebab (2 syns)
- Leftover chicken and vegetable curry and lamb and pepper curry (1 syn)
- Tomato and basil risotto
- Naan (2.5 syns)
- Cucumber, carrot and lettuce salad
- EL mayo (0.5 syn), mint yoghurt chutney (1 syn)
- Mango and tangerine
Definitely going to try and stick to Green days until WI now, eaten way too much today. Still got a good few hours before I can get to bed, I think there's gonna be an all-nighter at the mosque... Which usually involves food
Can't take anything of my own, will have to try very hard to avoid things - shouldn't be too bad, but cross your fingers for me. xxxLate night
- Let's call it 25 syns and a write off
Total syns: 2.5 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2.5 + 0.5 + 1 + 30 = 41.5 syns
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10st10lbs
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Thank you! Have a great day too, boys back to school yet? Brownies v yum, still got a whole stash in the fridge! Naughty naughty, may have to lay off them a bit though, after last night! xxx
10st10lbs
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Tuesday 07/09 - Green
Closing fast
- Baked beans in tomato sauce with scrambled egg
- EL mayo (1 syn)
- Chocolate and apricot brownie (1.5 syns)
- Water
Breaking fast
- Date (2.5 syns)
- Fruit salad - apple, banana, pear, orange, grapes, Robinson's NAS squash
- Cucumber, lettuce, carrot, tagliatelli, and quorn chicken salad with EL mayo
After prayer
- Patatas bravas (July 2010 mag!) with tomato and basil risotto (still got lots left over!)
- Lamb and cauliflower curry (HExB1 + 3 syns)
- Little piece of naan (1 syn)
- Cucumber, lettuce, carrot, tagliatelli, and quorn chicken salad with EL mayo
- Mint yoghurt chutney (1 syn)
- Chocolate and apricot brownie (1.5 syns)
- Water
Late night
- Date (2.5 syns)
- Baked beans in tomato sauce (1 syn) with RF cheese (1/2 HExA1)
- 20 cashew nuts (HExB)
- 350ml skimmed milk (HExA2)
Total syns: 1 + 1.5 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1.5 + 2.5 + 1 = 12.5 syns
Closing fast
- Baked beans in tomato sauce with scrambled egg
- EL mayo (1 syn)
- Chocolate and apricot brownie (1.5 syns)
- Water
Breaking fast
- Date (2.5 syns)
- Fruit salad - apple, banana, pear, orange, grapes, Robinson's NAS squash
- Cucumber, lettuce, carrot, tagliatelli, and quorn chicken salad with EL mayo
After prayer
- Patatas bravas (July 2010 mag!) with tomato and basil risotto (still got lots left over!)
- Lamb and cauliflower curry (HExB1 + 3 syns)
- Little piece of naan (1 syn)
- Cucumber, lettuce, carrot, tagliatelli, and quorn chicken salad with EL mayo
- Mint yoghurt chutney (1 syn)
- Chocolate and apricot brownie (1.5 syns)
- Water
Late night
- Date (2.5 syns)
- Baked beans in tomato sauce (1 syn) with RF cheese (1/2 HExA1)
- 20 cashew nuts (HExB)
- 350ml skimmed milk (HExA2)
Total syns: 1 + 1.5 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1.5 + 2.5 + 1 = 12.5 syns
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loungelizard
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What did you think of the risotto Ali? We found it bland and DH didn't like it as there was no meat in it-lol
10st10lbs
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Yeahh, very bland!
Shame really. My brother made it, he's tried out three recipes from the mags now and I'm glad! There is definitely going to be a lot more variety in the cooking in my house now that he has started to realise SW food isn't as boring and crappy as he claimed it was when I started! I agree with your DH, lol, hence the lamb and green pepper curry I whipped up on Sunday
And then yesterday I stirred a whole load of meaty goodness into it, and today, even though I wanted to be meat free, I HAD to have it with the lamb and cauliflower curry! xxx
why_d
by name, wide by nature
dont have a copy of that month, any chance of the recipe?
10st10lbs
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Wednesday 08/09 - Green
Closing fast
- 2 chocolate Weetabix (HExB1 + 2 syns) with 250ml skimmed milk (5/7 HExA1)
- Activia FF strawberry yoghurt
- Banana
- 1/2 CocoPops bar (2 syns)
- Water
Walked 4km.
Breaking fast
- Date (2.5 syns)
- Banana
- Activia FF forest fruits yoghurt
- 1/2 CocoPops bar (2 syns)
After prayer
- Patatas bravas
- Lamb and cauliflower curry (HExB2 + 2 syns)
- Chapatti (3 syns)
- Chickpeas with tomatoes and onions
- Mint yoghurt chutney (1 syn)
- Tea with 50ml skimmed milk (1/7 HExA1)
Late night
- Date (2 syns) - was a very small one!
- Patatas bravas topped with baked beans in tomato sauce (1 syn) and 40g RF cheese (HExA2)
- 50ml skimmed milk (1/7 HExA)
Total syns: 2 + 2 + 2.5 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 17.5
This is what happens when you don't write down what you're eating as you eat it! The count in my head was 12 syns before I left home, should have been 14! Oopsie daisy, won't be making that mistake again.
Walked 4km.
Closing fast
- 2 chocolate Weetabix (HExB1 + 2 syns) with 250ml skimmed milk (5/7 HExA1)
- Activia FF strawberry yoghurt
- Banana
- 1/2 CocoPops bar (2 syns)
- Water
Walked 4km.
Breaking fast
- Date (2.5 syns)
- Banana
- Activia FF forest fruits yoghurt
- 1/2 CocoPops bar (2 syns)
After prayer
- Patatas bravas
- Lamb and cauliflower curry (HExB2 + 2 syns)
- Chapatti (3 syns)
- Chickpeas with tomatoes and onions
- Mint yoghurt chutney (1 syn)
- Tea with 50ml skimmed milk (1/7 HExA1)
Late night
- Date (2 syns) - was a very small one!
- Patatas bravas topped with baked beans in tomato sauce (1 syn) and 40g RF cheese (HExA2)
- 50ml skimmed milk (1/7 HExA)
Total syns: 2 + 2 + 2.5 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 17.5
This is what happens when you don't write down what you're eating as you eat it! The count in my head was 12 syns before I left home, should have been 14! Oopsie daisy, won't be making that mistake again.
Walked 4km.
10st10lbs
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Thursday 09/09 - Don't know yet...
Closing fast
- 2 Weetabix (HExB) with 200ml skimmed milk (4/7 HExA) and 2 tsp sugar (2 syns)
- Water
Walked 4.6km, lost 1lb at WI. Glad it wasn't 0.5lb as that would have pissed me off! Obviously still a bit gutted that it wasn't more, but happy considering I definitely went way over syns this week.
Another 3km walked
Terrible breaking fast, honestly. [STRIKE]I will work out the syns I had later and share them here to kick myself up the bottom.[/STRIKE] Don't know what's for eating tomorrow, other than the tiramisu we made earlier...
Er, yeah, scratch that.
Friday
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Closing fast
- 2 Weetabix (HExB) with 200ml skimmed milk (4/7 HExA) and 2 tsp sugar (2 syns)
- Water
Walked 4.6km, lost 1lb at WI. Glad it wasn't 0.5lb as that would have pissed me off! Obviously still a bit gutted that it wasn't more, but happy considering I definitely went way over syns this week.
Another 3km walked
Terrible breaking fast, honestly. [STRIKE]I will work out the syns I had later and share them here to kick myself up the bottom.[/STRIKE] Don't know what's for eating tomorrow, other than the tiramisu we made earlier...
Er, yeah, scratch that.
Friday
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Line drawn
x
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10st10lbs
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Going to get the mags right now as I have procrastinated WAY too much.
I don't think we'll be making the risotto again! Maybe in a much smaller quantity (we doubled the recipe for 9 of us, but still had leftovers for three days... Mum chucked the bit I was going to have last night to stop me from eating it as I have been quite constipated recently, otherwise I would have been within syns yesterday!) and definitely with some meat in there... Otherwise, no. Lol.
Oh believe me, they were heavenly! Still got some brownies left over in the fridge - don't know why! Offered my uncle some yesterday and he said 'oh no don't do that, I'm trying to lose weight!' and I said 'well they're only 30 calories each!' and his face lit up, haha
xxx
10st10lbs
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For why_d:
Patatas bravas
Serves 4
Preheat your oven to 220C/425F/Gas Mark 7. Peel and cut 1lb 12oz/794g potatoes into bite-size cubes. Season and roast in your oven for 15-20 minutes, or unitl browned. Put a 400g can of chopped tomatoes, 1 chopped onion and 2 crushed garlic cloves in a pan and place over a medium heat. Cook for 10-15 minutes. Add 3 tsp sweet smoked paprika and 1 bay leaf and continue to cook for 5-10 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the oven and put in a warmed serving dish. Pour the sauce over the potatoes. Mix well and serve garnished with a handful of finely chopped fresh parsley.
Patatas bravas
Serves 4
Preheat your oven to 220C/425F/Gas Mark 7. Peel and cut 1lb 12oz/794g potatoes into bite-size cubes. Season and roast in your oven for 15-20 minutes, or unitl browned. Put a 400g can of chopped tomatoes, 1 chopped onion and 2 crushed garlic cloves in a pan and place over a medium heat. Cook for 10-15 minutes. Add 3 tsp sweet smoked paprika and 1 bay leaf and continue to cook for 5-10 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the oven and put in a warmed serving dish. Pour the sauce over the potatoes. Mix well and serve garnished with a handful of finely chopped fresh parsley.
