Hazysummer's will not be fat at forty diary

[Kaskard.poppy]

Hi, just checking into see how your doing x

Your menus are looking fab, you make them sound so mmmm.

With yesterday, i could see you had a wrap, are we allowed these as HE's or should they be synned?

Clare x

 

[hazysummer]

Hi Clare, thanks for visiting..

the wraps would be my tweak - they are Discovery brand wholemeal ones - they syn out at 5.5 each...but I use one as a HEB occasionally even though they aren't officially.

I don't live in the UK, so at my last visit I bought a couple of packs, and stashed them in the freezer.

 

[hazysummer]

Wednesday 20th JulyEXTRA EASY

BREAKFAST
0% yoghurt
banana
passionfruit

SNACK
apple

LUNCH
Sweet potato and lentil soup (2.5)

SNACK
0 % cherry yoghurt
Wholemeal wrap (HEB), mozzarella (HEA), salami 28g (6.5)

DINNER
Pork chop with speklapjes kruiden (dutch seasoning)
Capuciners (aka Blue Pod Peas), onion, carrots (3)

Mango

EXTRA
skimmed milk throughout day in tea (3)

TOTAL SYNS 15
Speedfoods 6

EXERCISE
Wricked my knee somehow in class yesterday – so pilates it was 40 mins Accelerated Winsor Pilates

Salami fail today – thought that I would be spending 3-4 syns, then I looked and it was DANISH and 6.5 – no fair!

 

[craftylucyloo]

Oooooh but a salami and mozzarella wrap mmmmmm..... It must have been worth it. Xxx

 

[hazysummer]

I burnt my mouth - too greedy to wait!!

yes it was lovely and fixed a craving for something oozy and salty too... I wrote it up as a snack, but it was more like an extended lunch...

 

[hazysummer]

EXTRA EASY Thursday 21st July

BREAKFAST
0% fromage frais
mini banana
passionfruit

SNACK
Orange

LUNCH
Cheese and tomato omelette with spring onions (HEA)
h/m Bread (HEB) scrape butter (1) tsp lemon curd (0.5)
apple

cheese on toast morphed into an omelette, as the day morphed into EE from a planned red, my tomato was the size of an apple though!
Still fancy cheese on toast …

SNACK
banana

DINNER
Vietnamese beef stew (thit bo ko) (onions) oil (3)
Harri rice – basmati mixed with Harri Chutnee – mint, coriander, chilli, garlic, cumin, lemon juice, 0% yoghurt
Broccolli

Mango, passionfruit, strawberry, banana

EXTRA
skimmed milk throughout day in tea (3)

TOTAL SYNS 7.5
Speedfoods 7

EXERCISE
30 mins winsor pilates with resistance band

 

[craftylucyloo]

Your beef stew sounds yumm. x

 

[hazysummer]

Hazel – the Vietnamese stew is lovely – it has got half a Chinese supermarket in it as ingredients though! I can post it if you are interested


EXTRA EASY Friday 22nd July

BREAKFAST
Weetabix (HEB)
banana
xylitol (0.5)

SNACK
Apple
Coffee xylitol (0.5)

LUNCH
Leftover lamb and veggy curries from Tuesday, and kapucijners from Weds – mm been brewing in the fridge, not much meat left, only 2 cubes
orange

SNACK
apple

DINNER
Roast chicken leg
New potato salad Warm Potato Salad with Lemon and Chive Vinaigrette - Salad days - Recipes - from Delia Online - made with 1 tbsp oil Evo (3)
Iceberg, red pepper, spring onion, tomato

Mango, passionfruit, strawberry, pineapple

EXTRA
skimmed milk throughout day in tea (HEA)
red wine 350ml (12)
glass champagne and 2 olives (5)

TOTAL SYNS 4 +17=21
Speedfoods 12

EXERCISE
1 hour Sadie Nardini Relax and Restore – fists of fire are a new one on me!
30 mins swim

 

[craftylucyloo]

Oh yes please! X

 

[hazysummer]

BEEF STEW WITH STAR ANISE AND BASIL
THIT BO KHO

Ghillie Besan

SERVES FOUR TO SIX

INGREDIENTS
500g lean beef, cut into bitesize cubes
1 tbsp ground turmeric
2 tbsp sesame or vegetable oil
3 shallots, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 red chillies, seeded and chopped
2 lemon grass stalks, cut into several pieces and bruised
1 tbsp curry powder
4 star anise, roasted and ground to a powder
1 ¼ pints hot beef or chicken stock, or boiling water
3 tbsp nuoc nam (fish sauce)
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp raw cane sugar
1 bunch fresh basil, stalks removed
salt and ground black pepper
1 onion, halved and finely sliced, and chopped fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves, to garnish

steamed fragrant or sticky rice, or chunks of baguette, to serve

• toss the beef in the ground turmeric and set aside. Heat a wok or heavy pan and add the oil. Stir in the shallots, garlic, chillies and lemon grass, and cook until they become fragrant.

• Add the curry powder, all but 2 tsp of the roasted star anise, and the beef. Brown the beef, then pour in the stock or water, nuoc nam, soy sauce and sugar. Stir and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and cook gently for about 40 minutes, or until the meat is tender and the liquid has reduced.

• Season to taste with salt and pepper, stir in the reserved roasted star anise, and add the basil. Transfer the stew to a serving dish and garnish with the sliced onion and coriander leaves.

• Serve with steamed fragrant or sticky rice, or chunks of baguette.

Its delicious - when I made it I reduced the oil (of course) and only used 3 star anise - which was enough, I think next time I would only add 2 tbsp fish sauce as the gravy came out a bit salty. Serve with rice and broccoli or green beans

 

[hazysummer]

EXTRA EASY Saturday 23rd July
BREAKFAST
weetabix (HEB)

SNACK
Coffee xylitol (0.5)
0% fromage frais
1tsp lemon curd

LUNCH
Chicken and egg fried rice
peppers, mushrooms, spring onion

SNACK
mango

DINNER
Chicken, crushed new potatoes, carrots, courgettes, gravy (3)

Pineapple, mango. Passionfruit

EXTRA
skimmed milk throughout day in tea (HEA)
tesco light choices choc and orange bar (5)
white wine (12)

TOTAL SYNS 20.5 oops
Speedfoods 7

EXERCISE
20mins swim

 

[hazysummer]

EXTRA EASY Sunday 24th July

BREAKFAST
Pork sausage (5)
Slice bread (HEB)

SNACK
orange

LUNCH
Griddled courgette, puy lentil and Serrano ham salad (NS Tender) (3) oh my goodness that was so goood

Pineapple, mango Passionfruit

SNACK
Crème brulee – 3 spoonfuls ? (5)
Cappuccino made with squirty cream (1)

DINNER
Roast sweet potato wedges (2)
Beef fillet brochettes
Asian coleslaw (1.5 syns)
[FONT=&quot]1 tbsp soy sauce[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 tsp honey[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 tsp finely grated fresh ginger[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1 sml clove of garlic, finely grated[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1/2 tbsp white wine vinegar[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2 tsp toasted sesame oil[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]½ small cabbage, finely sliced[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]6 spring onions, trimmed and sliced[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2 carrots, peeled and roughly grated[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]½ lime[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]a handful of fresh coriander or mint leaves[/FONT]

EXTRA
Semi skimmed milk throughout day in tea (HEA)

TOTAL SYNS 17.5
Speedfoods 8

EXERCISE
20 mins swim

peeking at the scales today looks like I'm heading for a sts or even a micro gain (depending on how big my poo is!!). So - need to get back in the zone!

I'm going back to aiming for weekly exercise total of 7 hours (not as manic as it sounds, since otherwise my day is very sedentary)
and weekly syns 100 (14 a day)
Also aiming for 5 to 7-a-day – I usually keep an eye on speedfoods – and have a good variety, but am going to focus on portions too, i.e. usually if I eat 2 apples in a day I only count 1 speedfood, equally a couple of spring onions could count as speedfood but not a veg portion iyswim.

 

[hazysummer]

EXTRA EASY Monday 25th July

BREAKFAST
Cheese and tomato omelette (HEA)

LUNCH
Roast sweet potato wedges (1)
Beef fillet
Asian coleslaw (0.5)

SNACK
apple

DINNER
Sausage casserole (10)
Onion, garlic, brown lentils, tomatoes, passatta, red wine (1.5)
Piece of French bread aaghh! (4)
Carrot, green beans, courgettes

Pineapple, mango Passionfruit

EXTRA
skimmed milk throughout day in tea (3)

TOTAL SYNS 20! (20/140)
Speedfoods 14
5 a day – 7 portions

EXERCISE
10 mins Sadie the sadist – gave up –not the right practise for today
20 mins Sara Ivanhoe Yoga makeover
20 mins swim
(50 mins / 7hours)

the weekday brekkie omelette was not a good idea – it was still repeating on me 2 hours after eating. Couldn’t find any in-date 0% yoghurts in the shops lately – grrr! Er yes I have seen my daily syns today.
I was saving my HEB for some ryvitas as supper, but will give them a miss due to the French bread – I believe I have had sufficient fibre today with fruit, veg and lentils! Oh and I did STS

 

[hazysummer]

RED Tuesday 26th July

BREAKFAST
Banana
0 % yoghurt
apple

LUNCH
Croque monsieur aka
Cheese, ham and onion on toast (HEAx2 + HEB)
+ 1 tsp brown sauce (1)
(I grated 56g mature dutch cheese and 56g wensleydale for OH and me and mixed in with small grated onion, 1 beaten egg and lots of freshly ground pepper – the egg made it easier to portion out and spread, and also puffed up a bit under the grill)

mmm I have been fancying this for ages, and it was as good if not better than I’d hoped for


SNACK
orange

DINNER
Moroccan spiced lamb shanks with tomatoes and spinach (chickpeas 113g= HEB) oil – (1.5)

• 2 lamb shanks
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon ras al hanout spice mix
• passata
• 4 tomatoes
• lamb stock
• 400g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
• 80g baby spinach leaves, trimmed

I browned the meat and put to one side, cooked the onions and garlic off in oil, added spices, added tomatoes passata and stock, put meat back in the pot and cooked 3 hrs medium oven. Left overnight, so the flavours would meld, and to remove congealed fat. Warmed up and reduced sauce for a while, adding chickpeas and spinach for last 5 mins.

Cauliflower mash
Pineapple, mango Passionfruit

EXTRA
skimmed milk throughout day in tea (3)

TOTAL SYNS 5.5 (Weekly 25.5 / 140)
Speedfoods 7
5 a day – 7 portions

EXERCISE
yoga / dance cancelled as my teacher has malaria.
10 mins arm weight repetitions
40 mins yogayak for sadness
(1 hr 40 / 7 hours)

extra body magic – cleaning out the shed/storeroom

 

[hazysummer]

GREEN Wednesday 27th July

BREAKFAST
All bran 42g (HEB)
banana

LUNCH
Vegetable soup
Country vegetable soup mix (Dried Peas, Yellow Split Peas, Green Split Peas, Marrowfat Peas, Red Split Lentils, Aduki Beans) chickpeas, Leeks, onions, carrots, potatoes, parsnips

Yoghurt + 1 tsp jam (1)

SNACK
apple

DINNER
Roasted tomato soup

Cauli mac and cheese (1 HEA, ½ HEB)
Cook the pasta until just about al dente. Instead of making a cheese sauce, cook a cauliflower until soft, then blitz– add the cheese to this, some mustard powder and a little milk (2) to make the right consistency. Bake in the oven topped with sliced tomatoes breadcrumbs / cheese.

Cauli mac and cheese is a work in progress – tonights version came out a bit dry and not cheesy enough – next time would be better with some stronger cheese like parmesan. The pureed cauli as sauce base though is a keeper.

Fruit salad - Pineapple, mango Passionfruit

EXTRA
Semi skimmed milk throughout day in tea (HEA)

TOTAL SYNS 6 31.5/140
Speedfoods 15!
5 a day – 8

EXERCISE
None. Spent last mostly awake with a migraine. Today I’m feeling tired, and have a migraine hangover, so didn’t think that flinging myself round was the way forward.

 

[hazysummer]

GREEN Thursday 28th July

BREAKFAST
All bran (HEB)
banana

SNACK
orange

LUNCH
Vegetable soup
Country vegetable soup mix (Dried Peas, Yellow Split Peas, Green Split Peas, Marrowfat Peas, Red Split Lentils, Aduki Beans)
Leeks, onions, carrots, potatoes, parsnips

SNACK
Apple
Ryvita (HEB), marmite, butter (3)

DINNER
Jacket potato
Quorn chilli – quorn, kidney beans, sweetcorn, tinned toms, carrots, red pepper, courgettes, mushrooms, onions, garlic (1.5)
Cheese (HEA)

0% Yoghurt with banana and passionfruit (1)

EXTRA
skimmed milk throughout day in tea (HEA)

TOTAL SYNS 5.5
Speedfoods 14
5 a day – 9

EXERCISE
30 mins swim
still feeling less than 100%. Hope its nothing tropical.

 

[hazysummer]

EXTRA EASY Friday 29th July
BREAKFAST
0% yoghurt
banana

SNACK
0% fromage frais
1 tsp lemon curd (1)
dark choc and almond fibre plus bar (HEB)

LUNCH
Jacket potato
Quorn chilli as yesterday (1.5)
Cheese (HEA)

SNACK
apple

DINNER - OUT
Carrot and cucumber batons with dipsauce (2)

Gin and tonic (6)
Juice (5)
Peanuts 15 (5)
Onion tart (left the pastry) onions, eggs, cheese (5)
Lotte (fish) with pepper sauce (5)
Mixed vegetables with butter (7)

Ice cream - 1/2 individual tub(7)

Lemon liqueur (10)
EXTRA
skimmed milk throughout day in tea (3)

TOTAL SYNS 7.5 + 50 for meal! (94.5/98)

EXERCISE
None, was feeling better by the end of the day though.

 

[hazysummer]

EXTRA EASY Saturday 30th July

BREAKFAST
Bubble and squeak – cabbage and potatoes, with bacon bits, fried egg (2)

LUNCH
Out
Paradisio salad – lettuce, tomato, sweetcorn, grated carrot, green beans, tuna, vinagrette (2)
Not a nice salad at all – the tuna was the lowest quality I have tasted for a long time! Left over half of it. Good idea for a salad – but the ingredients weren’t good.
When I got home, I had a bit of leftover cauli mac

SNACK
apple

DINNER
Courgette carbonara with added ham (Jill Dupleix recipe)
Parmesan (HEA) – I liked it – OH declared it had a funny taste – which I deduced was the lemon

h/m Meringue/ pavlova (3) with squirty (2) frozen forest fruits and strawberries
(used 50g xylitol to make pavlova with whites from 4 small eggs (all eggs are small here) – enough for 4 portions

EXTRA
Semi skimmed milk throughout day in tea (3)
White wine 12

TOTAL SYNS 24 (118.5/98)
Speedfoods 10+

 

[craftylucyloo]

Mmmmm some lovely meal ideas this week. Love the sound of your cheesy oniony toast. Great idea to mix with the egg. Have a good week. xx

 

[hazysummer]

EXTRA EASY Sunday 31st July

BREAKFAST
Bubble and squeak, potato and cabbage with bacon bits, fried egg (2)

SNACK
banana

LUNCH
h/m hummus (2)
cucumber, carrots, red pepper, orange pepper
w/m pitta bread (HEB)

mango, passionfruit

SNACK
Leftover lunch

DINNER
Roast beef
Roast potatoes, roast parsnip, roast carrots, roast onions (3)
Gravy – made of mashed up roast carrot, onions, beef stock and touch of balsamic

EXTRA
Semi skimmed milk throughout day in tea (HEA)
Wine (12)
TOTAL SYNS 19 (137.5/98) –OMG – what a massive fail

Speedfoods 10 5 a day – 8

EXERCISE
Swim 25 mins

Hope that our social life calms down – eating out, and entertaining is part and parcel of diplomatic life – but I do try to minimise damage – despite what I may end up eating and drinking, its much less than I might have done otherwise, and I’ve been honest!

Exercise has also been less than intended due to fighting off whichever lurgy my body was busy with.

Onwards and downwards