Donnie's food diary....

[Donnie46]

Thank you for kind comments about my food diaries, it is really appreciated.

I don't have my breakfast very early some days, so I can manage without a lot of lunch, but I do try to have some carbs most days if I can.

 

[Donnie46]

Donnie's food diary for Wednesday 17th March, it's a GREEN day.


Breakfast

2 Over ripe banana's (needed using up)
Sliced into a Vanilla Mullerlight yoghurt
Manuka +12 honey - 2 syns

Lunch

Tin Asda Chickpea Dhal
Asda Wholemeal Pitta bread (used as a naan bread) - HEXB
Apple
Few Grapes

Dinner

3 Quorn burgers
Small tin Heinz curried baked beans - 1 syn
Jacket Potato
2 Grilled tomatoes
Mullerlight Yoghurt
2 slices pineapple - 2 syns

Extra's

2 Nescafe Skinny Capuchinno's - 6 syns
2 Light Alpen bars - HEXB
350mls Skim milk - HEXA
2 Satsuma's
Apple
2 litres sparkling water


Total Syns for the Day - 11.

 

[Donnie46]

Donnie's food diary for Thursday 18th March, it's a RED day.


Breakfast

Banana and Honey toastie - 4 syns & HEXB - Delicious!!!

2 WW wholemeal bread (HEXB)
Banana (2 syns because it's 'cooked')
Manuka +12 Honey - (2 syns)

Lunch

3 egg Omelette
Side salad
Apple
Satsuma

Dinner

2 Cod in butter sauce - 3 syns
227 g potatoes (mashed with just water) - HEXB
Carrots
Runner beans
Broccoli
Mullerlite Yoghurt
2 Pineapple slices - 2 syns

Extra's

1 Nescafe Skinny Capuchinno - 3 syns
1 Light Alpen bar - 3 syns
350mls Skim milk - HEXA
2 satsuma's
2 litres sparkling water


Total Syns for the Day - 15.

 

[Loopeylou]

Hiya
Have been lurking and following your diary for some time and wanted to say hi and a huge well done on your journey so far.....will post more often if you don't mind.

Claire
xx

 

[Donnie46]

Thank you Claire,

I don't mind at all, post whenever you like, especially if I can help you with anything.

Have you got a food diary? I can check it for you each day if you would like - we can advise and help each other then.

Thanking you so much. X

 

[Donnie46]

Donnie's food diary for Friday 19th March, it's a M2M day.


Breakfast

Banana and Honey toastie - 4 syns & 1 HEXB - Delicious!!!

2 WW wholemeal bread (HEXB)
Banana (2 syns because it's 'cooked')
Manuka +12 Honey - (2 syns)

Lunch - (Green)

Ainsley Harriot Spicy Cous Cous - ½ syn
Mixed salad
Apple
Pear
Satsuma

Dinner - (Red)

'Un-dyed' Smoked Haddock - (poached in a little water)
2 Poached eggs
227g New Potatoes - HEXB
Runner beans
Carrots
Mullerlight Yoghurt

Extra's

1 Nescafe Skinny Capuchinno - 3 syns
1 Light Alpen bar - 3 syns
350mls Skim milk - HEXA
Apple
Satsuma
2 litres sparkling water


Total Syns for the day - 10½.

 

[Loopeylou]

Evening, I do have a diary and being good and have filled it in every day...the good and the bad but brings the realilty of my slips closer to home to hopefully learn from them.
Please take a look at it, any help or advise welcomed greatly
Have a great weekend

x

 

[Donnie46]

I will do - have a good weekend yourself. X

 

[Donnie46]

Donnie's food diary for Saturday 20th March, it's an EXTRA EASY day.


Early breakfast

Banana
Manuka 12+ honey - 2 syns

Brunch

2 WW wholemeal bread - toasted - HEXB
3 Smoked Turkey rashers
3 Scrambled eggs
Tin tomatoes
Baby button mushrooms (poached in a little water)

Afternoon

Apple
Pear
Satsuma

Dinner

Pork Vindaloo Curry - SW recipe
Lime & Corinder basmati rice
Lime pickle - 1½ syns
2 WW poppadoms - 5 syns
½ melon (cubed)
VLF 0% Greek Yoghurt
Sprinkle of nutmeg

Extra's

1 Nescafe Skinny Capuchinno - 3 syns
1 Light Alpen bar - 3 syns
350mls Skim milk - HEXA
2 Satsuma's
2 litres sparkling water


Total Syns for the Day - 14½.

 

[HannahKo]

Hi Donnie, hope you don't mind me butting in - just to say really enjoyed reading your posts, looks like you're doing brilliantly. I'm new to this diet and so far all going well!

Keep it up and well done!
Hannah

 

[Donnie46]

Thank you, I don't mind you butting in at all.

If I can help you with anything, then do please ask away.

Good luck for your continuing weight loss.

 

[Donnie46]

Donnie's food diary for Sunday 21st March, it's a RED day.


Breakfast

2 WW wholemeal bread - HEXB
3 scrambled eggs
3 Smoked turkey rashers
Baby button mushrooms (poached in a little water)
Tinned tomatoes

Lunch

Banana
Pear
Satsuma
Feel fuller yoghurt

Dinner

Roast leg & breast chicken portion - (skin removed)
227g SW roast potatoes - HEXB
Carrots
Kurly Kale
Cauliflower
Drizzle of gravy - (made with oxo cube & gravy granules) - 3½ syns
2 Pineapple rings - 2 syns
Manuka +12 Honey - 2 syns
0% FF plain greek yoghurt

Extra's

1 Nescafe Skinny Capuchinno - 3 syns
1 Light Alpen bar - 3 syns
350mls Skim milk - HEXA
Apple
2 Satsuma's
2 litres sparkling water


Total Syns for the Day - 13½

 

[Loopeylou]

Can i ask what Manuka honey is?, does it contain anything special that ordinary honey doesn't
x

 

[Donnie46]

Manuka Honey is from a New Zealand shrub so it is made in New Zealand - you can buy 5+, 10+, 12+ and 15+ strengths, and it is said to be very good for healing because of it's health and healing properties (it is said that it was discovered by the Maori's centuries ago) and it is now one of NZ biggest exports.

I am an ex nurse and lots of Dr's used to recommend patients to try this honey to help the healing process.

I have a leg ulcer at the moment which has to be re-dressed twice a week, so I am taking some Manuka honey every day to help heal the ulcer (they tend to drag on for weeks & even months sometimes).

The honey is really nice and tasty, and it's semi solid - but unfortuately it is also very expensive, ranging from £8 to £20 a jar, but if it helps to heal my leg then I don't mind paying for Manuka honey for a little while, I usually have a heaped teaspoon every day.

 

[Donnie46]

Donnie's food diary for Monday 22nd March, it's a M2M day.


Breakfast

'Magic Porridge' - (28g Porridge oats & Mullerlight Yoghurt) - HEXB
Manuka 12+ Honey - 2 syns

Lunch - Green

Ainsley Harriot Spicy cous cous - ½ syn
Sweetcorn
Peas
Carrots
Apple

Dinner -Red

Cold roast chicken (skin removed)
2 Hard boiled eggs
227g Jacket Potato - HEXB
42g half fat grated cheddar cheese - HEXA
Mixed salad
Banana
Mullerlight Banana & custard yoghurt

Extra's

1 Nescafe Skinny Capuchinno - 3 syns
2 Light Alpen bars - 6 syns
2 Satsuma's
Pear
2 litres sparkling water


Total Syns for the Day - 11½.

 

[Loopeylou]

I love honey stirred into Greek Yogurt so will look into this. My friends emigrated to NZ a few years ago and they are all for the Maori traditions. Hope your leg heals quickly....hugs
x

 

[Donnie46]

Does it have as much effect orally as oppose to the honey dressings? sorry just dropping by

Wish I hadn't read banana and honey toastie up there *dribbles*. If you just squish your nana in a bit after you've cooked your toast do you still have to syn it? xxx

I worked on an ENT surgical ward during my nursing years, and we had a consultant who advised patients to use Manuka honey to help their throats heal after they had had surgery, especially the oral cancer patients, so it not only tastes delicious it also helps to heal the throat (great for a sore throat with a drop of lemon juice mixed into it)....


I use the toastie bags for my banana & honey toastie, so my banana does actually 'cook' so I syn it - but squishing a banana on hot toast isn't really cooking the banana, so that should be OK.

 

[Donnie46]

Donnie's food diary for Tuesday 23rd March, it's a M2M day.

Breakfast

'Magic Porridge' - 28g Porridge oats mixed with a Mullerligh yoghurt - HEXB
Manuka 12+ honey - 2 syns

Lunch - Green

Ainsley Harriot Spicy Cous Cous - ½ syn
2 Hard boiled eggs
Mixed side salad
Apple

Dinner - Red

Lean Roast Pork (no fat)
227g Potatoes - HEXB
Carrots
Broccoli
Runner beans
Drizzle of gravy (made with oxo cube and gravy granules) - 3½ syns
Sliced Banana
Mullerlight Yoghurt

Extra's

1 Nescafe Skinny Capuchinno - 3 syns
2 Light Alpen bars - 6 syns
350mls Skim milk - HEXA
Pear
2 Satsuma's
2 litres sparkling water


Total Syns for the day - 15.

 

[Loopeylou]

How do you find M2M?
I love red days but sometimes Green is easier a lunch times for me....maybe worth me giving it a go.

x

 

[Donnie46]

I had my banana on toast...mmmmm....

Gorgeous isn't it - so glad you enjoyed it.