Christiana's "persistence not perfection" food diary

[Christiana]

Saturday, 4th December 2010: EE day

Breakfast
Lemon hi-fi bar (b)

Lunch
Boiled pasta
Spicy mackerel sauce (1 syn)
Mixed veggies

Dinner
Leftovers from lunch

Snacks
50g Ritter Sport Weiße Voll-Nuss White choc with hazelnuts (14 syns)

Healthy Extras
Hi-fi bar (above); 250ml SS milk for tea (a)

Drinks
Tea
Tesco diet cola with almond

Total syns
15

Syns left for the week
55

The jaw pain is back with a vengeance! 72 hours of pain and counting...I'm off to the dentist on Monday. I think my wisdom tooth is impacted and will need to be removed...two down, two left!

 

[Christiana]

Sunday, 5th December 2010: EE day

Breakfast
Lemon hi-fi bar (b)

Lunch
Boiled rice
Tomato stew (6 syns)
Mixed veggies
Chicken with skin (3 syns)
Boiled plantain

Dinner
Leftovers from lunch

Snacks
4 Maoam happy fruttis (4 syns)

Healthy Extras
Hi-fi bar (above); 250ml SS milk for tea (a)

Drinks
Tea
Tesco diet cola with almond
Tesco sparkling flavoured water

Total syns
13

Syns left for the week
42

 

[Christiana]

Monday, 6th December 2010: EE FLEXIBLE day

Breakfast
Weetabix oaty bar (b)

Lunch
Boiled plantain
Mixed veggies
Baked beans
Tesco southern fried chicken fillet (4 syns)

Dinner
None

Snacks
Weetabix oaty bar (3½ syns)
25g bag of Walkers crisps (6½ syns)
10 Nice creams (35 syns)
11 Malted milk biscuits (22 syns)

Healthy Extras
Oaty bar (above); 250ml SS milk for tea (a)

Drinks
Tea
Tesco sparkling flavoured water

Total syns
71

Syns left for the week
-29!

Grrrrr....I had a staff meeting today and was caught off guard! They decided to have a little Christmas do after the meeting! Went waaaaaaaayyyy over syns, so made today a flexi-one. I'm going to try and be syn free tomorrow.

 

[sarah83]

Well done on your loss last week! Good call on trying some success express days - they really worked for me when I did them... just shakes things up a bit.
Don't worry too much about yesterday - it is Christmas after all!

 

[Christiana]

Tuesday, 7th December 2010: EE FLEXIBLE day

Breakfast
Weetabix oaty bar (b)

Lunch
Couscous made with stock
Boiled potatoes
Mushrooms, onion, petit pois and sprouts
Skinless roast chicken

Dinner
Leftovers from lunch

Snacks
2 Alpen lights (b)

Healthy Extras
Alpen lights (above); 250ml SS milk for tea (a)

Drinks
Tea
Tesco sparkling flavoured water

Total syns
0

Syns left for the week
-29!

Thanks Sarah!

 

[Christiana]

Thursday, 9th December 2010: EE day

Breakfast
None, woke up late!

Lunch
Baked plantain
3-Egg omelette with stock, chilli powder, onion and mushroom
Tinned spaghetti
Broccoli, carrots and corn

Dinner
Syn free chips
Petit pois
Baked beans
2 Tesco southern fried chicken fillets (8 syns)

Snacks
2 hi-fi bars (b + 5½)
1 Malted milk biscuit (2 syns)

Healthy Extras
Hi-fi bar (above); 250ml SS milk for tea (a)

Drinks
Tea
Tesco diet ginger beer

Total syns
15½

Syns left for the week
89½

 

[sarah83]

Food looking good, although doesn't look as though you had any superfree with your dinner...
How did WI go this week?
Also forgot to ask you how your wisdom teeth are feeling?x

 

[Christiana]

Hey Sarah!

Yeah, had the last bits of superfree with lunch, literally had to dig out the petit pois hiding in my over-iced freezer! Will be shopping tomorrow though. I lost 3lbs this week, not too bad, although I felt like I lost more. Wisdom tooth has settled down a bit, I got some antibiotics from the dentist as apparently the wayward tooth is causing a cavity in the tooth next to it, hence the extreme pain. Thankfully, I'm having it extracted on Tuesday (14th). I've had an extraction before so I know what to expect, however I'm still nervous. I just hope I heal up enough to enjoy Christmas dinner!

How's your week been?

 

[sarah83]

Well done on your loss - that's really good!
I don't envy you having your wisdom tooth out, hopefully you will heal quickly, otherwise it'll be soup for xmas dinner!

Also just to say petits pois aren't superfree - all peas are synned on red days so aren't classed as superfree. Same as other veg like baked beans, broad beans, sweetcorn etc.
Just thought I'd let you know

My weeks not been that great, well it was going fine until I succumbed to a dominos last night - I think it's a combination of being too busy and too cold. My kitchen is freezing so I've not been cooking much as avoiding going in there!

 

[Christiana]

I know what you mean about being cold....it's something that makes me crave comfort food - so weird! You're doing so well though, so I'm sure that blip won't harm too much. I think we're all allowed a little blip here and there, keep the matabolism guessing!

 

[Christiana]

Friday, 10th December 2010: EE day

Breakfast
Mushroom and onion omelette
Baked beans

Lunch
Spicy corned beef sauce (3½ syns)
Rice
Broccoli, carrots and corn

Dinner
Leftovers from lunch

Snacks
2 Alpen light bars (b)
70g Tabitha's chin chin (13 syns)

Healthy Extras
Alpen lights (above); 250ml SS milk for tea (a)

Drinks
Tea
Tesco diet ginger beer

Total syns
16½

Syns left for the week
73

 

[Kenco]

Well done on your loss that's great.

 

[Christiana]

Saturday, 11th December 2010: Green day

Breakfast
2 Hi-fi bars (b + b)

Lunch
Leftover rice fried in frylight and stock
Mushrooms, onions, broccoli, carrots and corn

Dinner
Mashed potatoes
Broccoli, carrots, corn and brussel sprouts
4 Tbsp of gravy (1 syn)

Snacks
3 Malted milk biscuits (6 syns)
2 Nice creams (7 syns)
2 Harvest white choc chewee bars (9 syns)

Healthy Extras
Hi-fi bars (above); 2 x 250ml SS milk for tea (a + a - didn't finish it though)

Drinks
Tea
Tesco diet ginger beer

Total syns
23

Syns left for the week
50

 

[Christiana]

Sunday, 12th December 2010: EE day

Breakfast
2 Alpen lights (b)

Lunch
Rice
Tomato stew (3 syns)
Sweetcorn

Dinner
Rice
Tomato stew (3 syns)
Broccoli, corn, sprouts and carrots
Chicken with skin (3 syns)

Snacks
Tesco toffee & vanilla cone (8½ syns)
2 McVities waffles (12 syns)
7 Malted milk biscuits (14 syns)

Healthy Extras
Alpen lights (above); 250ml SS milk for tea (a)

Drinks
Tea
Tesco diet ginger beer

Total syns
43½

Syns left for the week
6½

 

[Christiana]

Monday, 13th December 2010: EE day

Breakfast
Weetabix oaty bar (b)

Lunch
Rice
Spicy corned beef sauce (3½ syns)
Broccoli, carrots, corn and sprouts

Dinner
Leftovers from lunch

Snacks
Weetabix oaty bar (3½ syns)

Healthy Extras
Oaty bar (above)

Drinks
Tesco diet ginger beer
Diet cola with almond

Total syns
7

Syns left for the week
-½

 

[Christiana]

Tuesday, 14th December 2010: EE day

Breakfast
Weetabix oaty bar (b)
Banana

Lunch
Scrambled eggs
Tinned spaghetti

Dinner
Mashed potatoes
Baked beans
Broccoli, carrots and corn
Mackerel (tinned in brine)

Snacks
None

Healthy Extras
Oaty bar (above)

Drinks
Tesco diet ginger beer
Diet cola with almond
Diet dandelion & burdoch

Total syns
0

Syns left for the week
-½

THE TOOTH IS OUT!!! Finally, lol. It wasn't too bad actually, though I was a little woozy when they were done. I'm surpised, I managed to get 3 decent meals in despite my pain. I think it's because there's no tooth covering the new wound site (got that removed a while back), so chewing isn't too painful. My jaw still feels heavy and sore, and the left side of my face is swollen, but I actually feel MUCH better now it's out. The pain of leaving it in must've been much worse. WI tomorrow! I feel good about it....:fingerscrossed:

 

[sarah83]

Wow congrats on getting through your trip to the dentist. Hopefully you'll start to feel a lot better now. And amazing well done on your on-plan meals!

Good luck for WI x

 

[Kenco]

Glad your tooth is now out and that your feeling much better.Good luck for wi.x

 

[Christiana]

Thanks guys! Lost an amazing 4lbs tonight, I'm soooooo happy, got my 3.5st shiny!

 

[sarah83]

Yay well done you!! That's amazing xxx