emma-louise's food diary... about time too!

tuesday 10th august - red day

brekkie: milk choc fibre plus (6 syns)

lunch: two chicken sarnies in wholemeal buns (2 HexB) one with cheese in (HexA)

dinner: baked salmon with roasted veggies (3 syns for oil)

snack: belgian choc options (2 syns)

total syns - 11
 
saturday 7th august - red day
dinner: man v food style burger!! :D three homemade burgers, 3 rashers of smoked bacon (fat removed) and cheese (A+2 syns), fried mushrooms and 2 tbsp of bbq sauce (2 syns) in a wholemeal bun (B+2 syns) oh my word it was absolutely delish and felt sooo naughty! i flavoured the burgers with herbs and spices and they were really tasty, definitely making them again!! :)

OMG! I want one x
 
wednesday 11th august - green day

brekkie: fried egg sarnie in a wholemeal bun (B) 0.5 syns for tiny splodge of tommy k

lunch: egg fried rice

dinner: prawn and courgette pasta (B and 14 syns - sneaky cream alert :rolleyes:)

total syns - 14.5
 
thursday 12 august - red day

brekkie: weetabix and milk (A&B)

lunch: chicken and mushroom omelette with cheese on (A) and a fibre plus bar (B)

dinner: baked cod loin with lentil dahl (3.5 syns) and purple brocoli

snacks: 2 penny sweets (1 syn) and options hot choc (2 syns)

total syns - 6.5


had a very yummy food day today! :D i realised this morning that i didnt have my A choice yesterday so i made sure i had two today to kind of make up for it lol :eek: xx
 
chickened out of going and booked a weeks holiday with our consultant instead! v naughty

aww naughty donna!! do you want a telling off or have you already had plenty of that? :p i know that you know what you need to do to get back on track, and you are soooo close to getting that next sticker you will be there in no time at all :) i noticed you hadnt been on the boards much but i thought you must have been busy with work and family stuff - lovely to have you back!! xx
 
aww naughty donna!! do you want a telling off or have you already had plenty of that? :p i know that you know what you need to do to get back on track, and you are soooo close to getting that next sticker you will be there in no time at all :) i noticed you hadnt been on the boards much but i thought you must have been busy with work and family stuff - lovely to have you back!! xx

that's my problem emma-louise, the boards are my motivation and the diary keeps me focused, i have been on annual leave since 4th august, i have been so busy, hopefully next week will be quieter!
 
friday 13 august - green day

brekkie: weetabix (A&B) with 1 tsp of sugar (1 syn)

lunch: beans on toast (B)

dinner: pasta bake with chicken (6 syns) and cheese on top (A) an extra 6 syns for oil :)mad:!!)

total syns - 13



i have felt like absolute crap all day, the past few days ive been suffering with constipation and today has been totally unbearable! woke up with horrific pains in my tummy and no matter whether i sat, lied down or stood up it was incredibly painful :( ended up phoning in sick to work and spending all day moping around the house with a hot water bottle :cry: im still in a lot of pain now but its better than it was thank god!

things are getting difficult at home with my mum and dad and their opinions on my diet... they seem to think i am lacking in some kind of vitamin/nutrient - and when i explain that the only thing im not eating now that i was before was crap it doesnt seem to matter! i eat more fresh fruit and veg and healthier food than they do!! :confused: they do have a point as i have been moping around a lot lately but its probably because im tired and i hate my new job and feeling constipated hasnt helped!! urghh! anyway, rant over :( off to bed :( xx
 
Ah sorry to hear you're not well - hope you feel better today.
That's silly they think you're not getting enough vitamins, you're eating loads of fruit and veg!! Would taking a vitamin supplement keep them quiet?!
When are you back to uni btw?
 
i have felt like absolute crap all day, the past few days ive been suffering with constipation and today has been totally unbearable! woke up with horrific pains in my tummy and no matter whether i sat, lied down or stood up it was incredibly painful :( ended up phoning in sick to work and spending all day moping around the house with a hot water bottle :cry: im still in a lot of pain now but its better than it was thank god!

things are getting difficult at home with my mum and dad and their opinions on my diet... they seem to think i am lacking in some kind of vitamin/nutrient - and when i explain that the only thing im not eating now that i was before was crap it doesnt seem to matter! i eat more fresh fruit and veg and healthier food than they do!! :confused: they do have a point as i have been moping around a lot lately but its probably because im tired and i hate my new job and feeling constipated hasnt helped!! urghh! anyway, rant over :( off to bed :( xx

sorry to hear you are poorly, are you drinking enough fluid? try adding bit more water and if you can't go get some ex-lax or something, i suffered terribly when i gave us smoking, couldn't sleep was dead miserable

why is the job so awful? are you looking for another one? tell your parents you will look out for some vitamins next time you are in supermarket, get them off your back for a bit, have an early night!!!
 
Hi Emma-Louise, sorry to read you're not feeling good. Try a mixed bean chilli maybe to get things moving, and make sure you keep drinking plenty of fluids.
Sorry you're not enjoying the new job either, but just think, it's all money in the bank and it's not forever...I did some rubbish holiday jobs when I was younger but as long as you can see and end to it it's not the end of the world. Bring on the new Uni term! :)
 
Ah sorry to hear you're not well - hope you feel better today.
That's silly they think you're not getting enough vitamins, you're eating loads of fruit and veg!! Would taking a vitamin supplement keep them quiet?!
When are you back to uni btw?

im going to get a multivitamin tablet and an iron tablet (they used to think i was aneamic :rolleyes:) just to keep them happy! officially back at uni for teaching 27th september, but im thinking of going back
about the 4th/5th just to get back and get the new house sorted :) hope everythings going well with you hun xx

sorry to hear you are poorly, are you drinking enough fluid? try adding bit more water and if you can't go get some ex-lax or something, i suffered terribly when i gave us smoking, couldn't sleep was dead miserable

why is the job so awful? are you looking for another one? tell your parents you will look out for some vitamins next time you are in supermarket, get them off your back for a bit, have an early night!!!

ps which recipe did you use for your burgers?

thanks donna :) i drink 6 pints of water a day, plus a cup of tea or two so i dont think that fluid could be a problem but you never know i suppose, thankfully the pain has eased now but im still having problems going :eek:

the job isnt that bad, its just boring and i dont have a lot in common with the people i work with :( i have problems with my feet, as in they hurt a lot when i have to stand up/walk for long periods of time and thats making me miserable aswell, even though i only do 4 hour shifts, after half an hour of standing up my feet are hurting and its just crap really but i feel like a total idiot for moaning about it all the time :rolleyes: no time really to find another one before i go back to uni but im looking for one when i get back to sheff already :)

recipe for burgers: extra lean mince, paprika, chilli flakes, salt and pepper and 1 egg. no quantities you know me lol ;) make them into burgers and leave them in the fridge for a couple of hours before you cook them :) have things quietened down a bit for you now hun? xx

Hi Emma-Louise, sorry to read you're not feeling good. Try a mixed bean chilli maybe to get things moving, and make sure you keep drinking plenty of fluids.
Sorry you're not enjoying the new job either, but just think, it's all money in the bank and it's not forever...I did some rubbish holiday jobs when I was younger but as long as you can see and end to it it's not the end of the world. Bring on the new Uni term! :)

Hi Suey :) mixed bean chilli is a good idea, will try and put that on the menu for tomorrow night and see how i go! mum keeps suggesting prunes but i absolutely detest them so that is a no no! :p the only thing stopping me from packing in is the money and the thought that i will be back in Sheff soon! i cant wait!! :D hope everything is good with you hun xx
 
saturday 14th august - red day :D

brekkie: nothing - slept in :(

lunch: tuna salad, 4 syns for light mayo

dinner: home made burgers, (2HexB + 4 syns for wholemeal buns, 2HexB for cheese, and 8 syns for a rasher of streaky bacon) nom nom nom!!

total syns - 16
 
sunday 15th august - green day

brekkie: two slices of wholemeal toast (HexB) one with a poached egg and splodge of tommy k (1 syn) and the other with a tbsp of nutella on it (5 syns) - deffo worth it!! :D

lunch: milk choc fibre plus (HexB) and a summer fruits greek style yog muller corner (3.5 syns)

dinner: carbonara with HexA of parmesan cheese

snack: apricot greek style muller corner (4 syns)

total syns - 13.5
 
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monday 16th august - green day

brekkie: weetabix (A&B) 1 syn for sugar

lunch: a kind of veggie paella/risotto type concoction lol! totally thrown together but it tasted yummy :eek:

dinner: spicy baked beans with rice, cherry greek style muller (4 syns)

total syns - 5



i know im a B choice short but ive got nothing in the house apart from weetabix and i reeeeaaally do not fancy weetabix this late at night :(

also, probably a case of TMI, but normal bodily functions have resumed and im feeling a lot better now thank god! i had a sneak peek on the scales this morning a day early :eek: oops! anyway, after my STS last week im showing a 3lb loss this week so fingers crossed i can keep it off til tomorrow!! xx
 
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also, probably a case of TMI, but normal bodily functions have resumed and im feeling a lot better now thank god! i had a sneak peek on the scales this morning a day early :eek: oops! anyway, after my STS last week im showing a 3lb loss this week so fingers crossed i can keep it off til tomorrow!! xx

Glad things are moving for you lol!

Fingers crossed for that 3lb loss, surely that's a dead cert!
 
Glad things are moving for you lol!

Fingers crossed for that 3lb loss, surely that's a dead cert!

haha thank you :eek:

well it's official! i have lost 3lbs this weeeeek :):) although it might just be coincidence after my STS last week, but just out of interest ive done red, green, red, green etc this week so might try that again next week! :) xx
 
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