'I've been doing this forever' diary

[carolynn]

Thanks Pesty - I did try success express a few years back, and although I had a 'better' weight loss the initial week (I think it was about 3lb) I then stayed the same for about 2 months after, so I have always avoided it because of that. Maybe time to try again though.

So, an Extra Easy today (and yay its Friday!!!!!!!!!!)

B: Total 0% (F) with 10g Whitworths sour cherries (1½ Syns) and vanilla

S: Clemantine (F)

L: Last of the superspeed Soup (carrots, leeks, parsnip, onion, celery, peppers, tin of tomatoes, tin of baked beans, tin of lentils, tin of mixed beans and stock) (F)

S: Muller light with cherry layer (2 syns)

S: Fresh Pineapple (F)

D: Vietnamese Pork - my favorite:
Pork steak sliced (F), soy sauce (F), Fish Sauce (F), lemongrass (F), Curry Powder (F), 1 tsp sugar (1 syn), 1 tsp cornflour (1 syn) and green chillies (F) served with brown rice (F) and lots of broccoli (F)

S: Kelloggs Choc Fibre Bar (HEXB)

Total Syns for day (so far): 5½ Syns

 

[carolynn]

Well I had quite a good weekend. Had a couple of red days to try and mix things up a bit, and more importantly, started back on the Wii Active. Very stiff this morning, but going to try and stick to it till I go off on hols.

Today is Extra Easy

B: Total 0% (F) with 10g Dorset Cereals Honey Granola (2½ Syns)

S: Clementine (F)

L: 3 boiled eggs (F), with chopped ham (F) and cress (F) - no superfree though

S: Weight Watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt (F)

A: apple (F)

D: Pork steak (F) breaded with Hovis Nimble White Bread - 2 slices (HEXB), pasta (F), homemade tomato sauce (F) with 8 olives (1 Syn) and broccoli (F)

HEXA will be semi-skimmed milk used in cups of tea throughout the day. I also try and drink 2l of water a day.

Total Syns for day (so far): (3½ Syns) Will probably have some chocolate from the Easter egg still in the fridge also.

 

[carolynn]

Another EE day today, although I am a bit bothered that my superfree foods will be low. Not a lot I can do about it so fingers crossed.

Extra Easy

B: Oat so simple sachet (HEXB) made with milk from HEXA allowance, Splenda (F) and some frozen raspberries (F)

S: Clemantine (F)

L: Tesco Light Choices Pasta and Tomato bake (2 syns)

S: Pineapple (F)

D: Gammon Steak (F), Syn Free Chips (F), Egg (F) and Baked Beans (F)

S: Pomegranate (F)

Total Syns for day (so far): (2 Syns)

 

[carolynn]

WI day today - wish me luck

And a Green Day today for a change

B: 28g Dorset Cereals Nutty Muesli (HEXB) with milk taken from HEXA

L: Tesco Light Choices Pasta and Tomato bake (2 syns)

S: Pineapple (F)
S: Clementine (F)

D: Bean Bake - Home-made tomato sauce (F), 16 olives (2 Syns), Tesco mixed Bean salad (F), new potatoes (F) all topped with 2 slices Nimble bread (breadcrumbed) (HEXB) with 42g low fat grated cheese (HEXA)

Total Syns for day (so far): 4 Syns

 

[cheekychinchilla]

Good luck with WI!

 

[carolynn]

Well I am really disappointed to say that I STS last night at WI. Getting really fed up with this now. Going on holiday in 3 weeks and really wanted to be at least 1/2 stone lighter by now. Wouldn't mind but its not as if I don't have much to loose........:sigh:

Green Today

B: Total 0% (F) with 10g Whitworths sour cherries (1½ Syns) and vanilla

S: Clemantine (F)

L: Not too sure about today - off to a luncheon and don't know if we get a choice or not

D: Stuffed Peppers (Batchelors Savory Rice (F), onions (F), muchrooms (F) and Laughing Cow Light (HEXA) with bacon bits (HEXB) served with syn free chips (F) and salad (F)

 

[carolynn]

Well I am so pleased with myself.

The lunch yesterday was catered and you had no choice. We had chicken breast (which I took the skin off) with broccoli, carrots and new potatoes. There was also roasties (which I resisted).

For pud it was a delicious chocolate orange mouse with raspberries. Well I had a couple of mouthfulls of the pud (just to see what it was like, you understand) and left the rest, but I did eat the raspberries.

Well this weekend will be a bit tough as we have my partners parents saying, and are also going out for a Chinese tomorrow night. I know I can eat good at the Chinese as I do love Chow Mein, but they have the most wonderful Chinese lager on tap, so no doubt I will be having a few of those.

Oh well, back to today, which is a Green.

B: 28g Nestle Clusters (HEXB) with milk taken from HEXA

S: Clementine (F)

L: Going to have one of the Stuffed Peppers which was left from last night - (syn for cheese 1½), with some homemade coleslaw (onion, carrot and cabbage) (F) and 1 tbsp Hellmanns light (2 Syns)

S: Pineapple (F)

D: Quorn Sauage (F), with mashed potatoes and savoy cabbage (F), and beans (F) plus 1/4 packet Schwartz Roast Onion Gravy (1 syn)

S: White chocolate mousse - made with egg whites (F), vanilla (F), Total 0% (F), Splenda (F), Options White chocolate sachet (2½ Syns) and fresh raspberries (F)

S: Kelloggs Fibre Bar (HEXB)

Total Syns for day: 7 Syns

 

[carolynn]

Well it wasn't a great weekend diet wise, but I am hoping a few extra syns for a few days and then back on track may kick start a better weight loss - if not this week then next.

I didn't go too silly, but just not as rigid as usual, and the stress of our holiday in a couple of weeks being in jeopardy didn't help

Anyway, well back on track today with a Green Day.

B: Oat so simple sachet (HEXB) made with milk from HEXA allowance, Splenda (F) and some frozen blueberries (F)

S: Clemantine (F)

L: Homemade Leek and Potato soup (F)

D: Jacket potato (F) filled with 113g tuna (HEXB), capers, cucumber, salad leaves, celery, peppers (F), 8 olives (1 Syn), 42g low fat grated cheese (HEXA) plus 2 tbsp Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise (4 syns)

Total Syns for day (so far): 5 Syns

 

[carolynn]

Didn't get chance to post yesterday, and also had a terrible SW day so feeling VERY disappointed in myself.

Oh well, WI tonight so I will have to wait till then to see how bad it was

Naughty naughty Carolynn

Extra Easy

B: Weight Watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt (F) with fresh raspberries (F)

S: Clementine (F)

L: Homemade Leek and Potato soup (F)

S: Weight Watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt (F)

D: Cod (F) baked in homemade tomato sauce (F) with 16 olives (2 Syns), served with Pesto Mash - 1 tbsp Sacla pesto (2½ Syns) and broccoli (F) and asparagus (F).

HEXA will be semi-skimmed milk used in cups of tea throughout the day. Not sure about HEXB yet.

Total Syns for day : 4½ Syns (but may have more after WI depending on how good/bad I feel after

 

[carolynn]

Well I STS last night at WI.

I suppose I should be relieved but I'm really disappointed that I havent really lost much weight over the last few weeks. I should be pleased I havent put any on, but with my holiday only 2 weeks today away, I was hoping to be at least 1/2 stone lighter

Anyway, that DOES give me 2 weeks to try and loose more so here goes

Extra Easy today

B: 30g sachet Dorset Cereals Cranberry & Raspberry Fruity Porridge (HEXB) with milk from HEXA and frozen blueberries (F)

S: Clementine (F)

L: Homemade Leek and Potato soup (F)

S: Weight Watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt (F)

D: Chicken and vegetable fried rice:- frozen rice (F) fried up in Frylight with chicken thighs (F), onions (F), peppers (F), mushrooms (F), asparagus (F), sweetcorn (F), petit pois (F). At the end I will mix in 2 beaten eggs (F) with 1 tsp of sesame oil (2 Syns)

S: Snack a jack multi pack S&V snacks (4½ Syns)

Total Syns for day : 6½ Syns

 

[carolynn]

Extra Easy today

B: 2 slices Hovis Nimble White bread (HEXB) with 2tsp Bertolli Light Spread (2 syns) and a poached egg (F)

S: Clementine (F)

L: Homemade Leek and Potato soup (F)

S: Weight Watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt (F)
S: Clementine (F)

D: Sweet and sour Pork: Pork (F) marinated in soy sauce (F) and 1 tsp Cornflour (1 syn). Fry with frylight and add a mixture of 1 tbs Tomato puree (½ syn), 1 tbs Spenda (F), 1 tbsp white wine vinegar (F), red pepper (F), garlic (F) and 3 pineapple rings (3 syns). Serve with broccoli and brown rice. (F)

HEXA will be semi-skimmed milk used in cups of tea throughout the day.

Total Syns for day : 6½ Syns

 

[carolynn]

Extra Easy for me today

B: Total 0% (F) with 10g Whitworths sour cherries (1½ Syns) and vanilla

L: chicken salad (F)

S: Weight Watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt (F)

D: Chicken and vegetable stir fry (onion, mushrooms, peppers, mangetout, sweetcorn, peas, pak choi) and noodles (F)

S: WW chocolate swirl pot ice cream (4½ syns)

S: Kelloggs Fibre Bar (HEXB)

HEXA will be semi-skimmed milk used in cups of tea throughout the day.

Total Syns for day : 6 Syns

 

[carolynn]

Redtoday (trying to boost weight loss and not have another STS at tomorrow's WI)

B: Oat so simple sachet (HEXB) made with milk from HEXA allowance, Splenda (F) and some frozen blueberries (F)

L: chicken salad (F)

S: Weight Watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt (F)

D: salmon (F) served with stir fry vegetables (onions, broccoli, mangetout, mushrooms, asparagus, beansprouts, chinese leaf) (F)

S: WW chocolate swirl pot ice cream (4½ syns)
S: Snack a Jacks 22g bag of salt and vinegar (4½ syns)


Total Syns for day : 9 Syns

EDIT: Just realized looking back on this today I missed out a HEXA and HEXB - bugger!

 

[carolynn]

WI and Extra Easy day today

B: 28g Nestle Clusters (HEXB) with milk taken from HEXA

L: chicken and ham salad (F)

S: Weight Watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt (F)

D: Cod (F) baked in homemade tomato sauce (F) with 16 olives (2 Syns), served with Pesto Mash - 1 tbsp Sacla pesto (2½ Syns) and broccoli (F) and asparagus (F).

S: Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwich (5 Syns)

Total Syns for day : 9½ Syns

 

[carolynn]

Well WI went well last night and I lost 2lb. It is my * week though, and I do tend to have my best losses then, but I'm really pleased nonetheless

Extra Easy

B: Total 0% (F) with 10g Dorset Cereals Honey Granola (2½ Syns)

L: Ham salad (F) with 42g feta cheese (HEXA)

S: Weight Watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt (F)

D: Vietnamese Pork - Pork steak sliced (F), soy sauce (F), Fish Sauce (F), 1 tbsp lemongrass in oil (½ Syn), Curry Powder (F), 1 tsp sugar (1 syn), 1 tsp cornflour (1 syn) and green chillies (F) served with brown rice (F) and lots of broccoli (F)

S: Kelloggs Fibre Bar (HEXB)

Will have to account for some syns today for my milk in my cups of tea (2 syns)

Total Syns for day : 7 Syns

 

[carolynn]

Yay - its Friday

Bit of a mixed up day today as I'm trying to eat some of the stuff thats been accumulating in the freezer.

Think its going to have to be an Extra Easy.

B: 2 slices Hovis Nimble White bread (HEXB) with 2tsp Bertolli Light Spread (2 syns)

L: Ham salad (F) with 21g feta cheese (½ HEXA)

S: Weight Watchers Dessert Recipe Yogurt (F)

D: Tesco Finest Restaurant Collection, Coq Au Vin (meant to be 14½ Syns BUT as I'm taking the skin off the chicken I'm going to downgrade it to 5 Syns), with roast potatoes (done in frylight) (F) and broccoli (F).

½ HEXA will be semi-skimmed milk used in cups of tea throughout the day.

Total Syns for day : 7 Syns

 

[carolynn]

Fallen a bit behind with this, but I do find it really helps so I'm making a really big effort now to keep it up. Got a wedding to go to in Spain in 4 weeks and could really do with loosing as much as possible before then - the dress is a bit tight

Today I am on Extra Easy.

B: Mullerlight Strawberry cheesecake yoghurt (1 syn)

L: Jacket potato (F) with 1/2 tub Tesco cottage cheese with pineapple (1 syn) and cucumber (F).

S: Clemantine (F)

D: Pork steak (F) breaded (HEXB) with pasta (F), homemade tomato sauce (tin of tomatoes, carrot, celery, onion) (F), 8 olives (1 syn) and broccoli (F)

S: Strawberry cheesecake (from mag) with extra ginger nuts (6 syns)

HEXA will be semi-skimmed milk used in cups of tea throughout the day.

Total Syns for day : 9 Syns

 

[carolynn]

Another Extra Easy.

B: 28g Dorset Cereals Tasty Low Fat Flakes (HEXB)

L: Ham Salad (Ham (F), Salad Leaves (F), cucumber (F), spring onion (F), tomatoes (F) and Balsamic Vinegar (F)

S: Clemantine (F)

D: Risotto (Risotto Rice (F), chicken (F), mushrooms (F), onions (F), asparagus (F), peppers (F) and chicken stock (F).

S: Strawberry cheesecake (from mag) with extra ginger nuts (6 syns)

HEXA will be semi-skimmed milk used in cups of tea throughout the day.

Total Syns for day : 6 Syns

 

[carolynn]

Another Extra Easy.

B: Mullerlight Vanilla Yogurt Sprinkled with Dark Chocolate & with a Black Cherry Underlayer (2 syns)

L: Ham Salad (Ham (F), Salad Leaves (F), cucumber (F), spring onion (F), tomatoes (F), red peppers (F), apple (F) and Balsamic Vinegar (F)

S: Clemantine (F)

D: Gammon (F), syn free chips (F), beans (F), egg (F), and broccoli

As its weigh in tonight I'm going to have a bit of a treat

S: Tesco Finest Restaurant Collection, Raspberry Creme Brulees (22 Syns)

HEXA will be semi-skimmed milk used in cups of tea throughout the day.

Total Syns for day : 24 Syns

 

[NikkiP]

Yum your raspberry creme brulees have got me salivating! Good luck tonight, I'm sure you will do great x