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[HondaGirl]

Friday 20/5/16

Breakfast
Golden syrup porridge oats (HEXB + 1 syn)
180ml skimmed milk (HEXA - the rest used in tea during the day)

Lunch
Homemade tomato, butternut squash and lentil soup (delicious!)
Fat free yoghurt
Pear

Dinner
SW chips
Egg, Heck chicken Italia sausages (1 syn), bacon, baked beans
Bread roll (6 syns)

Snacks
Paprika rice cake (2.5 syns)

Total syns = 10.5

 

[HondaGirl]

Saturday 21st May

Breakfast
Fat free lemon greek yoghurt

Lunch
Half a Slimming World Paella ready meal

Dinner
Homemade burger
Bacon
2 x Leerdammer light slices (HEXA)
Wholemeal roll (HEXB)
SW chips
Jalapenos, gherkins, lettuce, red cabbage, grated carrot

Snacks
Packet of french fries (4 syns)

Total syns = 4

 

[HondaGirl]

Sunday 22nd May

Breakfast
Fat free greek yoghurt
Cinnamon
Chopped up pear

Lunch
Family BBQ birthday party so had the following:
1 x lamb skewer
1 x pork and pepper skewer
1 x burger in roll (HEXB) with cheese slice (HEXA)
1 x pork steak
1 very thin slice of chocolate birthday cake (estimating it at 15 syns based on syns online averages)

Dinner
Cheese and broccoli pasta & sauce (1 syn)
Ham, chicken, jalapenos
Fat free yoghurt

Total syns = 16

 

[HondaGirl]

2lbs down this morning, so the birthday cake, burger and pint didn't do much harm last week - very pleased!

23/5/16
Breakfast
Bacon and egg in wholemeal roll (HEXB)

TBC...

 

[HondaGirl]

Lunch
Tomato & chilli pasta and sauce with added red chillies and chicken
Wholemeal pitta (6 syns)
FF yoghurt

Dinner
Rustic beef (bake in the bag sachet) (3 syns)
Carrots, new potatoes, lean diced beef
Peas
FF yoghurt

Snacks
Mini frozen greek yoghurt lolly (1.5 syns)

Total syns: 10.5

Felt like I did pretty well today seeing as it's TOM and I really felt like I wanted to eat a lot more than I did. The pitta at lunchtime was a measure to try to curb any afternoon munchies and it worked, so I'm pleased with that.

 

[minnietheminx]

Hi just found your diary really good, here to follow if that's OK. Well done on the weight loss

 

[X88B88]

Hey hey @HondaGirl, how's it going?

 

[HondaGirl]

Hey @X88B88 Sorry, I've been AWOL as I was extra busy in the run-up to the weekend and then away all weekend at a wedding, so have only just sat down now to catch up on here. I attempted to stay on plan, but it's virtually impossible at a wedding, so I just accepted that Saturday and Sunday would be a cheat weekend and am now back! I weighed in this morning (a day late) and I know that it's most likely water retention, but I'm +2lbs which was VERY difficult to accept but I've recorded it as I need to be honest with myself and I just know that it will be gone (with extra) this time next week. Welcome @minnietheminx - I do usually update more often on this thread, but haven't had chance this long weekend to do so!

 

[HondaGirl]

31/5/15 - Week 7

Breakfast:
Benefit cereal bar (part HEXB)
Tea with skimmed milk (HEXA)

Lunch:
Homemade butternut squash, roasted red pepper and chilli soup
1 slice wholemeal bread (part HEXB)
Peach layered fat free fromage frais (0.5 syns)

Dinner:
Homemade dal with basmati rice
1 x stand and stuff tortilla (didn't have any naan bread in!) 4 syns
yoghurt and mint dressing (4 syns)
Fat free greek yoghurt

No snacks today.
Total syns = 8.5

 

[minnietheminx]

Glad you enjoyed your wedding and brilliant for getting right back on track.

 

[HondaGirl]

Glad you enjoyed your wedding and brilliant for getting right back on track.

Thanks I had a sneaky weigh-in this morning and 1lb of that water weight has already gone, so I'm not too worried about it today. These events will continue to happen and I'll have to continue to factor them in, but not let them ruin my weight loss journey. Do you have a food diary too, @minnietheminx ?

 

[HondaGirl]

1/6/16
Breakfast
2 slices wholemeal bread (HEXB)
2 eggs
20g mature cheddar (part HEXA)
pineapple
Tea with skimmed milk (1 syn)

Lunch
Homemade butternut squash, roasted red pepper and chilli soup
1 x stand n stuff tortilla (4 syns)
WW layered fromage frais (0.5 syns)

Dinner
Homemade sausage casserole:
3 x Heck chicken italia sausages (1.5 syns)
Jersey Royal potatoes
Orange peppers, chopped tomatoes, leeks,
Garden peas, carrots, stock, seasoning (0.5 syns)
Lemon greek yoghurt

Snacks
1 slice wholemeal bread (2.5 syns)
10g mature cheddar (part HEXA)
Tomato puree
1 slice ham
Options hot chocolate (2 syns)

Total syns = 12

A few years back I completed the Couch to 5K programme and ended up being able to run for 45 minutes non-stop after barely being able to run for 1 minute beforehand. The weight dropped off while i was doing that, so I decided to start it again today. I was going to wait until I was a bit lighter, but I really enjoyed it last time round and it improved my mood and happiness when I was being active, so think it will be good for me to do again. It actually wasn't as difficult as i thought it was going to be today, but I'll be sore tomorrow! The extra slice of bread was because of the running - I didn't want to be extra hungry so had a snack afterwards. Will try to use all of my syns on my running days, though.

 

[HondaGirl]

2/6/16
Breakfast:
2 x Heck chicken italia sausages (1 syn)
2 x bacon medallions
1 x egg cooked in fry light
Chopped tomatoes
1 slice wholemeal bread (2.5 syns)

Lunch:
Pasta n sauce (1 syn)
100ml skimmed milk (2 syns)
Garden peas
Jalapenos
Ham, chicken
20g reduced fat cheddar (Part HEXA)

Dinner:
Homemade pulled pork:
Pork. smoked paprika, chicken stock, chilli powder
SW chips
Homemade vinegar slaw: white cabbage, carrot, red cabbage, cider vinegar, sweetener, salt, pepper
Gherkins
Wholemeal roll (HEXB)
20g reduced fat cheddar (rest of HEXA)
Cholula hot sauce (0.5 syns)

Snacks
FF yoghurt

Total syns: 7

 

[HondaGirl]

3/6/16

Breakfast:
Ham and 20g reduced fat cheddar toastie (HEXB + part HEXA)

Lunch:
Pasta n sauce (1 syn + remainder of HEXA)
jalapenos, 2 x hot dog sausages (2 syns)

Dinner
Homemade lasagne with 5% fat minced beef, fresh plum tomatoes, seasoning (1 syn)
10g reduced fat cheddar (2 syns)
Fat free yoghurt

Snacks
1 pack of Pom Bear (5 syns)
Options hot chocolate (2 syns)

Total syns: 13

 

[HondaGirl]

4/6/16

Breakfast:
Golden syrup porridge (HEXB + part HEXA + 1 syn)

Lunch
Fish and chips from the chippy (was at the seaside!)
17.5 syns for the chips, removed all batter from fish, mushy peas

Dinner
Picnic consisting of:
Jersey royal potatoes, beetroot, giant couscous, chicken, salmon,
lettuce, grated carrot, red pepper.

Total syns: 18.5

 

[HondaGirl]

5/5/16

Breakfast:
None - was up late and went straight out for a run

Lunch:
Jacket potato with 40g reduced fat cheddar (HEXA) and baked beans
Fat free yoghurt

Dinner:
Moroccan lamb steak
Spicy vegetable couscous (0.5 syns)
Lettuce, grated carrot, red peppers
yellow chillies, jalapenos
Homemade hummus (1 syn)
yoghurt and mint dressing (1 syn)
Wrap (HEXB + 2 syns)

Snacks:
Highlights hot chocolate (2 syns)

Total syns: 6.5

 

[HondaGirl]

Update: 10/6/16
Been on track all this week, fitting in running every other day and eating most of my syns for those days as I feel extra hungry. I do keep a paper diary as and when I eat something so I won't update my full week's worth of eating on here, too. It's different if I have time to update every day, but been busy again this week so no chance to. I was 2.5lbs down on Monday and hopefully I'm on track to reach my 1 stone shiny next Monday (I'm 1.75lbs away). Fingers crossed

 

[HondaGirl]

12/6/16
Breakfast:
Golden syrup porridge with almond milk (HEXB + 1 syn + part HEXA)

Lunch:
Arrabiata pasta and sauce
Pastrami
25g light soft cheese (2 syns)

Dinner:
Steak
Homemade SW sweet potato chips
Salad
FFyoghurt

Snacks:
Highlights hot chocolate made with warm almond milk (2 syns + rest of HEXA)

Total syns: 5

 

[HondaGirl]

Down 2.75lbs this week which I'm so pleased with. 2 weeks where I've been running and both weeks I've had great losses, which gives me extra motivation to stick to it now

13/6/16

Breakfast:
2 x wholemeal bread (HEXB)
Pastrami
Gherkins
3 x leerdammer thins (HEXA)

Lunch:
Aldi chicken chargrill (2.5 syns)
Cheese and ham pasta n sauce (1 syn)
Lettuce, red cabbage, carrot, red peppers, jalapenos

Dinner:
Omelette with chicken, ham, green chillies, orange peppers, 25g reduced fat cheese (4 syns)
Golden vegetable savoury rice (1 syn)

Snacks:
FF yoghurt
Asda Bourbon Biscuit ice cream (5.5 syns)

Total syns: 14

 

[HondaGirl]

14/6/16

Breakfast:
2 x wholemeal toast (HEXB)
Flora light (2 syns)
Half tin of Heinz Spaghetti

Lunch:
Salad: lettuce, red peppers, red cabbage, grated carrot
Roasted vegetable couscous (1 syn)
Mackerel in teriyaki sauce
Yoghurt and mint dressing (1.5 syns)

Dinner:
McCain Rustic Oven Chips 200g (2 syns)
Homemade burger with 5% fat minced beef
Bacon, gherkins, jalapenos
30g Leerdammer thins (HEXA)
Wholemeal roll (6 syns)

Total Syns: 12.5