Bella30's Food Diary

[Bella30]

Week 3, Day 4: Green Day

Breakfast:
Cup of Hot Water and Lemon
Banana

Lunch:
Mixed Green Salad
Tuna & Sweetcorn with Extra light Mayo - 7 Syns
4 Ryvita's - Healthy Extra B
Muller Light

Dinner:
2 Slices of 400g bread, toasted - Healthy Extra B
Baked Beans
Grated Cheddar - Healthy Extra A

Snacks:
Banana, 2 Satsumas
250ml Semi Skimmed Milk - Healthy Extra A
Vodka & Diet Coke - 2.5 syns

Today started as an Extra Easy but ended up in the pub after work with my family (a ususal tradition) and stayed til 10pm! By the time I got home it was too late and I was too hungry so I opted for Beans on Toast hence the reason why I had to shuffle it around slightly and turn it into a Green Day. Managed to stick to just 1 alcoholic drink though which is a big achievement for me, so feeling very happy.

 

[Bella30]

Week 3, Day 5: Red Day

Breakfast:
2 Alpen Bars - Healthy Extra B

Lunch:
Wholemeal Roll - Healthy Extra B
Grated Cheese - Healthy Extra A
Chopped Tomato & Extra Light Salad Cream - 0.5 syn

Dinner:
Roast Lamb
1 Roast Potato
Roasted Parsnips
Broccoli
Mint Sauce
Oilve Oil - 6 syns
Tiniest sliver of Lemon Tart (!) 4 syns

125ml Wine - 4.5 Syns

Another challenging day for me as was visiting my Gran who cooked us all a roast dinner and she's very traditional in her cooking so lots of oil used over the potatos and parsnips. I found that 1 tablespoon of oil is 6 syns and my mum said it's unlikely I had that much myself, however I've kept it at 6 just to be on the safe side. As for the lemon tart, I did actually say no to start with but my temptation (and family) got the better of me so I had a taster. It was the tiniest piece of pie i've ever had though, so don't know exactly how much it is. I've put down 4 as this was all i had left, but I'll take it easy on my syns tomorrow just in case!

 

[Bella30]

Week 3, Day 6: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
Branflakes - 4.5 syns
Stewed Apples - 2 syns
250ml Semi Skimmed Milk - Healthy A

Lunch:
2 Alpen light Bars - Healthy Extra B

Dinner:
Spag Bol (Recipe as per Week 1, Day 6) - 3 Syns
Banana

Snacks:
Cup of Tea with milk from allowance and 1 Sugar - 1 syn

Another day away with family today hence the reason why I had quite a pathetic lunch! Infact, I didn't actually have lunch today due to visiting relatives and then driving home so by the time I got back, I was starving so munched though 2 alpen bars and then had a decent dinner.
This weekend has been good for me as it's shown I can control what I eat and (hopefully) still stay within my syns. I guess only the scales will tell for sure on Tuesday!

 

[Bella30]

Week 3, Day 7: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
Hot Water and Lemon
Banana

Lunch:
Mixed Green Salad
2 Slices 400g Bread - Healthy Extra B
1 light Laughing Cow Triangle - 1.5 syns
Tomato & Herb Mug Shot
Muller Light

Dinner:
Grilled Chicken Breast with grilled Mushrooms
Sweetcorn
Jamie Oliver's dressed potatoes (taken from his 30 minute meal: Piri Piri Chicken, rocket sald, dressed potatoes and quick portuguese tarts recipe) - 3.5 syns

Snacks:
Orange
Strawberrys

The Potatoes were cooked as follows:
Cut and Baked and Sweet Potato length ways and put into a microwavable dish with half a lemon. Cover with cling film and cook for 15 mins. Cut up a red chilli and fresh corinader finely (I didnt have this so used chives instead) mix in 50g feta cheese and chop it all up again. When potatoes were cooked, mix in the rest of the ingredients so the potatoes are roughly mashed and serve. (The recipe is for 4 people but I cut back on how much I used because I was only cooking for myself).

Got to say, that dish was absolutely delicious and made a really good alternative to a jacket potato. Try it! You'll love it.

 

[Bella30]

Week 3 Weigh-in result: lost 8lbs! Woop Woop!

 

[kirstabubble]

Your losses are AMAZING bella! Well done!

xxx

 

[Bella30]

Thank you, Kirstabubble! I'm over the moon! xx

 

[Bella30]

Week 4, Day 1: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
Hot water and Lemon
Strawberries and Onken fat free vanilla yogurt

Lunch:
Mixed Green Salad - lettuce, tomato, cucumber, mushrooms, pepper, sweetcorn
Slimming World Coleslaw - 0.5 Syn
2 Slices 400g Bread
Low Fat Cheese Slice - 1.5syns
WW Pineapple Yogurt

Dinner:
Cajan Chicken with Bacon and cheese - Healthy A
Jacket Potato
Mixed Salad

Snacks:
Orange and Banana
Splash of Milk for coffee - 1 syn

Dinner was a pub dinner tonight. I chose to have Jacket potato instead of chips which a decision I was very pleased with. Although the chicken and bacon was grilled, I should syn it, however not really sure how many. I've only counted 3 today so I think I have enough spare just incase! Tomorrow will be a new day and a new set of syns.

 

[Bella30]

Week 4, Day 2: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
Hot Water and Lemon
Strawberries and Vanilla Onken Yogurt

Lunch:
Mixed Green Salad
SW homemade coleslaw - 0.5 syn
2 Slices 400g bread - Healthy Extra B
1 Low Fat Cheese Slice - 1.5 syns
WW Pineapple Yogurt
Chicken Mug Shot

Dinner:
SW Spaghetti Carbonara (found in page 31 of Jan/Feb 2011 issue)
The Primula light cheese used in this counts towards my healthy A.

Snacks:
Orange
Splash of Semi Skimmed Milk - 1 Syn
Alpen light bar - 3.5 syns

 

[Bella30]

Blimey, where have I been all this time. My days are running away with me. I'd better fill you all in with how I'm getting on.

Week 4: day 3: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
Coffee with a splash of milk - 1 syn

Lunch:
Left over Carbonara from last night - Healthy Extra A
WW Mango Yogurt
Banana and Orange

Dinner:
Sweet Potato
2 Low Fat cheese slices - 3 syns
Slimming World Coleslaw - 0.5 syn
Green Salad
Extra Light Salad Cream - 0.5 syn

Snacks:
Cherries

 

[Bella30]

Week 4, Day 4: EE

B: Wholemeal Roll - Healthy B
Grated Cheese - Healthy A

Lunch:
Mixed Green Salad
SW Coleslaw - 0.5 syn
Sweet potato
Banana and Orange
Cherries

Dinner:
Chicken and Mustroom Stir Fry with Soy Sauce

Snacks:
Wholemeal Roll with 2 cheese slices and SW coleslaw - 6 syns

 

[Bella30]

Week 4, Day 5: EE

Breakfast:
Banana and Onken Yogurt

Lunch:
2 Slices 400g bread - Healthy B
Cheese - Healthy A
Ex light Salad Cream - 0.5 Syn
Piri Piri Chicken

Dinner:
Chicken Salad and Extra Light Salad Cream - 0.5 Syns

Snacks:
Lots of Vodka!

I think it's safe to say I went way over my syns today. Fresh Start tomorrow!

 

[Bella30]

Week 4, Day 6: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
2 Slices 400g Bread, toasted - Healthy Extra B
2 teaspoons marmalade - 1 syn
Tea

Lunch:
Jacket Potato with chilli
Cold meats: Chicken and Beef
Mixed Green Salad
Fruit Salad

Dinner:
Sweet and Sour Chicken with Rice - 6 syns

Snacks:
Apple and Banana
250ml Semi Skimmed Milk - Healthy A

 

[Bella30]

Week 4, Day 7: Red Day

Breakfast:
Banana and yogurt
2 coffee's with splashes of milk and sweetner - 2 syns

Lunch:
Jacket Potato with SW coleslaw - 0.5 syn
Green Salad
Extra light Salad Cream - 0.5 syn

Dinner:
2 Egg Omelete with bacon, cheese (healthy A) and mushrooms
2 Slices of 400g bread - healthy B

Snacks:
Orange
Options hot choc - 2 syns

 

[Bella30]

Week 4 Result: Stayed the Same.

Expected it really as went out at the weekend and have indulged a bit this week. Hopefully I'll see a loss next week

 

[Bella30]

Week 5, Day 1: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
Coffee with Milk (Healthy A) and Sugar - 1 Syn

Lunch:
4 Ryvita's - Healthy B
Tuna and Sweetcorn with Extra Light Salad Cream - 1 Syn
Chicken Mug Shot
Apple and Banana

Dinner:
Home made Chilli Con Carne with brown rice - 3 Syns
Extra lean mince, Onions, Mushrooms, Red Kidney Beans, Tin Tomatos and Colemans Hot Chilli Con Carne Mix (the packet was 5.5 syns)

 

[Bella30]

Week 5, Day 2: Eatra Easy

Breakfast:
Alpen light bar - 3.5 syns
Hot water and lemon

Lunch:
Mixed Green Salad
Tuna & sweetcorn with Extra Light Salad Cream - 1 Syn
4 Ryvita's - Healthy B
Tomato Mug Shot
Muller Light

Dinner:
Wholemeal pasta with home made veg sauce and low fat Grated cheddar - Healthy A
Sauce: Onions, Mushrooms, Garlic, Black Pepper, Chopped red chilli, Celery, Green Beans, Red Pepper, Sweetcorn,
Blackcurrant sugar free jelly (made from jelly crystals) - 1 syn
Snacks:
Banana and 2 oranges
Herbal Tea
Hot Water & Lemon
Coffee with splash of milk and sweetner - 1 Syn
Alpen Bar - 3.5 Syns

looking at this again, I think I probably could have had this as a green day and had the alpen bars as another Healthy Extra B, freeing up more syns to use on something else, however, I was quite happy keeping as an EE this time.