Jen's Green and EE diary :) Closed...new diary has been made!

Thanks for the advice ladies!

I felt today was the first day that I really hit everything on the plan, portion wise and using all the types of foods.

Variety wise, I totally agree that to someone looking at my diary they would think Dear God she eats the same things ALL the time, to be honest, that was what I did before SW too. I am a very fussy eater in that I have limited foods I like, I don't tend to like trying new things (I know, I'm weird) so I don't know that variety is something I will end up with too much of but I have been looking at the site and have saved a few recipes, I need to start thinking of other foods that I like lol!
 
Currently munching on some strawberries and grapes.

Plan at the moment for tomorrow is

Breakfast
Lean bacon (1 slice), 1 slice of brown bread (HEB), half a can of baked beans and mushrooms. I THINK this is ok? It seems like a lot though!

Lunch
Noodles, chicken, mushrooms, onions, peppers, soy sauce. As far as I'm aware this is free?


Dinner
Omelette with mushrooms, onion, pepper, ham and sweetcorn. Will maybe throw in a tiny bit of cheese to get in my HEA?

If anyone has any advice before I dive in I would be very grateful!
I really hope I'm getting better at this!
 
It all looks ok to me hun, the thing with SW is you can eat a fairly large amount of food, this is why on EE you need to fill at least a third of you plate with superfree food. yo are satisfying 2 things having a full plate, firstly you will be filling up on very low calorie food instead of high cal, highly processed food and secondly you eat with your eyes, so filling your plate will make you feel like you are not being deprived, hope that makes sense :)

You should see the cooked brekkies I have, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, potatoes, mushrooms and if I've got then in maybe even a sausage or two lol!

You should never be hungry on SW, I know this doesn't always work, I tend to end up starving when I'm working as I can't snack while I'm on the till but on my days off I'm never hungry lol!
 
Oooo! Lovely, just fancying that now lol! Our C said when we joined that you might not be able to get your head around the plan at first but it will all click into place fairly quickly and you'll be wondering why you've never done it before :D

I've done SW before but that was years ago and I did lose about 2 stone so I know it works but I have to say I'm loving EE. I used to do only green days and ended up eating the same thing every week. So much more choice now, I'm a complete convert.

Also finding Minimins has really revived my love of cooking and experimenting in the kitchen, I love the recipe section on here :)

Like I said, it will all suddenly click into place and you'll be a total convert. Have a great day, I'm off to raid the fridge :lol:
 
Wow! It amazes me when I hear that people have lost 2 stone etc whether now or previously! I really hope I stick with it, food wise I haven't been disappointed yet, it just takes a little more planning than I'm used to!


Haven't stuck to what I planned yday

Breakfast
1slice whole meal bread, 1 egg, 1 slice of lean bacon, half a tin of beans and lots of mushrooms! Will give it 1 syn for the fry light!

Snacks
Banana
Grapes

Lunch
Sw sweet corn pasta bake and have three other portions saved for during the week! Added in some mushrooms to up my super free. 4 syns

Maybe an omelette for dinner

Here's lunch fitting nicely on to a side plate :)


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All_about_the_climb said:
Wow! It amazes me when I hear that people have lost 2 stone etc whether now or previously! I really hope I stick with it, food wise I haven't been disappointed yet, it just takes a little more planning than I'm used to!

Haven't stuck to what I planned yday

Breakfast
1slice whole meal bread, 1 egg, 1 slice of lean bacon, half a tin of beans and lots of mushrooms! Will give it 1 syn for the fry light!

Snacks
Banana
Grapes

Lunch
Sw sweet corn pasta bake and have three other portions saved for during the week! Added in some mushrooms to up my super free. 4 syns

Maybe an omelette for dinner

Here's lunch fitting nicely on to a side plate :)

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Hi hun. Frylight is free - no syns required for that. Also, did you have your healthy a choice? I see you had wm bread - was that 1 slice from a big loaf, or small loaf? If it was a small loaf you could have had 2 slices as your healthy b choice.

Remember to try & have your 1/3rd superfree with every meal.
 
Thanks for looking in kingleds :) I know fry light is meant to be free but sometimes I get concerned that I get a little spray happy hehe!

Would you not say I'd put in a 1/3 superfree today in each meal?

At breakfast I'd a good few mushrooms on my plate (in my opinion, however I am nowhere near the weight loss pro you are).

In the pasta bake I packed it with mushrooms and peppers (not easy to see in the picture). That was also where I got my healthy choice A (Light cheddar cheese 40g...synned the rest).

I really am trying to fit in all the factors, so I do happily accept advice/criticism/whatever from other people who the plan has worked for. I don't mean to sound like I'm questioning anyone with my posts it's just that I really thought I was doing well today :(
 
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Noodles (80g wet, I know I don't need to weigh them) half a green pepper, half an orange pepper. Quarter of an onion, one crushed garlic clove, 3 mushrooms and chicken. 2tablespoons of soy sauce. No syns.

Edit: Because I am a moron, the noodles were 5syns.

Total Syns for the day: 10 :(
 
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You are doing well Hun! Didn't see that the pasta bake had peppers in it, as well as the mushrooms. That's should be your 1/3rd sorted. What were your super free plans for the omelette?

The only thing I find with the super free thing is that sometimes I end up eating the same veg. I get sick of the sight of mushrooms after a while :) I try to have at least 4 different veg in a day to stop this happening.

Oh - & don't ever worry about questioning what someone suggests. No matter how long i've been doing this I still get it wrong occasionally ;)
 
Haha I'm the same, I only like a few superfree veg, plus they're the most practical ones that I can fit in to lots of different things that I like!

I was going to have mushroom, peppers and onion as my superfree and was then going to throw in some ham. Glad I opted for a stir fry instead, it was yum :)
 
Okay, a bit pissed that I miscalculated yesterday's syn value (hadn't realised the noodles were 5 syns).


Breakfast
1 slice of lean bacon, half a can of baked beans, 1 boiled egg and a whooooole lotta mushrooms.

Lunch/Dinner.
Noodles (5syns), peppers, mushrooms, onion, courgette and chicken.

Snacks
Grapes
Apple

Syns so far.
5

I refuse to let my syns be higher than 7 today!
 
All_about_the_climb said:
Searched on here. They were tesco fresh egg noodles. When I eventually typed in the right combo of words on the syn calculator online it came up as 4syns but I'll play it safe!
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Ah right. Next time stick to dried hun. They are free x
 
Ok, so I'm not going to let my unknown syns (noodles) annoy me anymore or the fact that I jumped on the scales more than once today and every single time was more than my initial weigh in (I know, scale hopping is baaad). Onwards and upwards. I'm going to have a kickass week and lose more weight :)

Plans SO FAR for tomorrow.

Breakfast.
1 boiled egg.
1 slice of wholemeal toast.
1 or 2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup. (2 syns)
Making an egg toastie :)

Snack
4 strawberries and 6 grapes (I only know this because I have it all cut up in my little lunchbox for work already)

Lunch
SW Sweetcorn pasta bake (3 syns)

Dinner
Omelette-2 eggs, 1 slice of ham, onions, peppers, mushroom, I may throw in some sweetcorn too. No Syns.

Will probably have a raspberry and cranberry muller light in there too (my new obsession).
Hopefully I can stick to 5 syns tomorrow.

Ddelta said:
All about the climb: can I ask you for your sw sweetcorn pasta bake recipe? Prob posting in the wrong thread but it sounds n looks so yummy!

[/B]Good luck on sw, I only just started too and it's difficult to get your head around, most important is the 1/3rd super free foods I think!
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Hey, it really is yummy!

227g/8oz small dried pasta shapes
Mushrooms
1 red pepper
1 can of sweetcorn (drained)
200g low-fat soft cheese (I don't use this much myself, I only use 100)
400g fat-free natural fromage frais
2 large eggs, beaten

That serves 4 and each portion is 3 syns on ee.

Basically you put your pasta on to boil, whilst it's boiling mix everything else together (apart from the cheese). Once the pasta has boiled, mix it in with the rest of the ingredients.
Put the mixture in to an oven proof bowl and top with cheese.

I usually put mine in at about 200 (fan assisted) and it takes about 20 minutes for the cheese to melt.
 
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