Izzyhew's dizzy start to diet......

What the HELL is the spoon for?! :eek:

Hope the blood test goes well and they don't stick you with too many holes. Good that everything's being looked at properly xx
 
LoChan, I have to scoop my poop :eek: and I'm easy about the blood tests, my veins co-operate well and the nurse today was top notch I barely felt a thing. I'm a blood donor anyway so not phased by any of that.

Having read the stuff the doc gave me the tests are to rule out all the other possibilities, and the drugs are antispasmodic, which I'm not sure will do any use as my bouts can be over so fast they wouldn't have time to work! Ah well I will see what she says next week.

My samples need to be in by 3pm if I want them sent today and I doubt I can *go* before then lol so it will be Monday I can hand them in and hope the results are back in time for my Friday appointment, at least the bloods will be, and she can look at my knee, the other results can be dealt with by phone if need be.

I've had a baked spud with beans for lunch and had a yoghurt, bit lacking in superfree but ho hum. At least it's not a mahoosive portion.

I'll be keeping my syns down today to allow for my tortilla pizza later :) have only had 1syn of maple syrup so far.
 
soooo I have one of these currently microwaving, 9 syns for the cake

Chocolate and Raspberry Scan Bran Cake. | threetimesf

mine is in a round cake tin as I don't have a silicon loaf tin, hoping it turns out ok :) looked promising before I put it in anyway, am quite excited :)

although... I can't have too much, but I do have 6 syns available for munching. which in this case would be up to 2/3 of the cake.
 
WP_20130621_001.jpghmmm well it didn't come out of the cake tin very well..... but it does taste good :) any tips for getting em out in one piece? Should I invest in a microwavable loaf tin?
 
izzyhew said:
View attachment 96845hmmm well it didn't come out of the cake tin very well..... but it does taste good :) any tips for getting em out in one piece? Should I invest in a microwavable loaf tin?
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Does look rather scrummy! I always use a silicone loaf tray....much easier to get them out. Just a thought....but wouldn't you have to syn the fruit cos you've cooked it? Xxx
 
yes you are probably right Dizzy and I hadn't thought of it. I'm going to let it go this time though and not worry about it, but I will factor it in if I make it again. I'll probably try some of the recipes that don't use fruit though and see how I get on with those :)

The scan bran certainly makes a tolerable cake consistency though I can see why it's become so popular, and so easy to count synwise, which is where other baking would fail. Looking forward to trying something carrot cakey, and ginger cakey - two of my fav cakes ordinarily. Will be lovely if I can find something close to those and low syn to enjoy. I suspect if I really want to get to my target I am going to have to follow this for a year or more to get there, and more importantly if I want to STAY at target I suspect this is a life long deal. So anything that makes it more fun is good :)

I also have a theory about why I felt so ill on Saturday night, I've been browsing a website the doctor recommended and it suggests two common triggers are fizzy juice and caffeine (among many others) recently I've had very little caffeine, probably only 2 cups of normal tea in a whole week, and I rarely drink fizzy juice, really only once every couple of months. On saturday night I had 3 diet cokes, it's certainly a possibility.

Need to find another low syn and non alcoholic alternative for when I am out, not that I am out often but still. Not fond of sitting with water but I'm thinking that's all I can think of lol.
 
it won't be a big loss to me for the most part to miss out the fizz, and I have ordered a silicone loaf tin :)

in other news........ sorry in advance for the outpouring of emoticon madness.....:p

:happy036::bliss::whacky068::peep::party0011::banana dancer::party0048:

Yes I have completed week 6 of couch to 5k, which involved jogging for 25 whole minutes and I MANAGED IT!!!

I have now munched my tortilla pizza, and much in need of my shower!
 
Just catching up with your diary after being awol the past few days!

Well done on the c25k , you’re doing so amazing and areonly a couple of weeks away from finishing now. Amazing!

Just reading about you having to get BT instead of Sky because of a tree. We have loads of trees behind my house (they start just 10m from my back door!) but I used to get Sky ok. My neighbour on the other hand couldn’t so the Sky engineer put his sky dish on the outside of MY house!!! Needless to say that came down pretty quickly. Those pesky engineers are a law unto themselves so it wouldn’t surprise me at all if he was wrong about your tree. I got rid of Sky a few months ago because it was a complete waste of money for me. Everything I watch was on Freeview so I just went with that. My sister works at Sky so can usually get a pretty good deal for me if I decide to go back.

Sorry to hear about the 1lb gain, always very disappointing. You did the right thing by getting back on plan though. Fingers crossed for next WI.

x
 
Woot to completing Week 6! You're Terminator Izzy now, nothing's gonna stop you except a pool of molten lava :D

Re: The Purpose of the Spoon.... urgh lol

Your cake looks good, much better than the thing that came out of my oven last time I attempted a scanbran cake :confused: I wouldn't think the cooked raspberries would hit the syns too hard - it's says in my 2012 book it would be 1.5 syns per 100g of cooked or pureed rasps if that's of any help.

I'm alright with fizzy drinks personally (though they're probably wrecking my tooth enamel) - you might want to watch out for ones with citric acid as it's causing problems for quite a few people xx
 
there is citric acid in a lot of the squashes which I do drink :( Hope I don't have to stop or I would struggle with fluids!

Another yucky day here, but I don't have much plans anyway, although I do need to pop to the shop later for mince for tonights tea, planning on burgers and sw chips. No idea as usual for lunch, although I am thinking I might pick up a few ingredients when getting the mince and make lentil soup, it's my favourite soup and not had it in a while.

Midweek weigh showing 1/2lb down on wednesday which I wouldn't mind but it means I'm still not back where I was 10 days ago which is frustrating, but better than nothing I guess. I'd love to lose at least another 1lb by weds so I can actually feel like I have taken a small step forward, if I only manage to lose the 1lb I gained last week then it will be like standing still for 2 weeks!

In other news I am invited to the wedding reception of a cousin at the end of september :) I'll need to find something to wear....... although I hate shopping mostly. I'd like to wear something people won't expect me to wear, so I'll be having a good mooch online to see what I can find. I'm hoping to be in 14's soon but I can't imagine I will have progressed to a 12 by then with my slow losses, even so I'll leave it until early september to make the purchase I think.

If anyone would like to make a suggestion for a curvy short person, who will still be a bit stumpy, feel free!
 
ok so accounting for yesterdays scan bran cake, using the info provided by Lo I'm going to add another 2 syns to the cake. I have already knocked off 5 (the syns I had left yesterday) which leaves 6, so I am going to use 3 today and 3 tomorrow. As I can see it's going to take me until tomorrow to finish it. I am thinking it doesn't really matter if that is accurate in-day so long as it's accounted for fully across the days?

For breakfast this morning, slight twist. I haven't used a cereal bar as I need my HE for a bun later, so I chopped up some of the scan bran cake, mixed in with quark, sweetner and strawberries, and 2 teaspoons of maple syrup, so 1syn for the maple, and some of my 3syns worth of cake :) it was yummy!

I am also recollecting in my bags of stuff put away I have a red dress that might do for september, it's one of those purchases that was bought for a party but I never wore lol. I'll need to try it on nearer the time to see.
 
Morning Hunni Bun

Glad you liked the scanbran for brekkie.....thats what i've been having (then I've still got a HEXB to use later in the day....winner)

How Lovely - a wedding to go to! I don't get out often enough & get excited by a trip to the shop PMSL :p

Red Dress sounds promising, especially as you've never worn it - that will save a stressy shopping trip & some pennies too whoop whoop!! xxxx
 
:eek: how long was i away lol! so much has happend lol

First well done on the 25 min run! :worthy: wow totally amazing!

Yay 1/2 down is good and still have a wee while til wi so who knows hun!

I think i better get myself some of this scan bran lol see what all the fuss is about!

Love the sound of the red dress hun! Sounds fab for the wedding! xxxxxxxxxx
 
can't claim to be virginal for much these days texty lol.

Dizzy I just don't like shopping - never have! Altho I don't mind on ocassion if I can go with my best friend on a week day when it's less busy, but we need to be looking for something specific.

I'll dig out the red dress over the next few days and take a piccy :)

LOOOOOOK at what I just made!!

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scan bran fererro rocher style mini bites :) the mix was 18 syns, and I have made 45, so 5 for 2 syns. I used the teaspoon end of one of those plastic measuring spoons to get them that shape, just plopped the mix in and compacted it slightly with a spoon then upside down I tapped it with my fingernail and they all slid out no probs! yum yum, think that's my saturday chocolate fix taken care of.....
 
izzyhew said:
can't claim to be virginal for much these days texty lol.

Dizzy I just don't like shopping - never have! Altho I don't mind on ocassion if I can go with my best friend on a week day when it's less busy, but we need to be looking for something specific.

I'll dig out the red dress over the next few days and take a piccy :)

LOOOOOOK at what I just made!!

View attachment 96958

scan bran fererro rocher style mini bites :) the mix was 18 syns, and I have made 45, so 5 for 2 syns. I used the teaspoon end of one of those plastic measuring spoons to get them that shape, just plopped the mix in and compacted it slightly with a spoon then upside down I tapped it with my fingernail and they all slid out no probs! yum yum, think that's my saturday chocolate fix taken care of.....
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Ooooooo loving the look of the mini ferreros lol I would still want to eat more than 5
 
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