liquoricet's diary of a penguin runner

[liquoricet]

Well honestly I'm just not keeping to sw at the moment. I don't know why, maybe a bit of rebelling against not being 'allowed' treats/booze in the quantities I want.

I need to think again about why I want to change and recommit to the process and remind myself it's choices and no one's making me do anything.

But actually I had a good weekend thanks bar sw issues. I went to a farm with the kids and had a lovely time seeing lots of baby animals. Yesterday I managed a long run and was dead chuffed with myself.

Today I had a very nice morning and then my washing machine broke quite spectacularly. Unfortunately I assumed that since it was on a drying cycle I'd be OK to open the door so I flooded the kitchen and had to soak it up with towels with no way to wash/rinse them after.
A neighbour washed and dried them for me.

 

[liquoricet]

I'm less grumpy now, sorry!

There may be hope, I've discovered how to make sw potato cakes! That's 2.5 syns saved straight away pretty much each day!

30g smash (apparently they're nice with sweet potato too)
An egg
Dash water
Season

Mix and squash till flat cake shaped.
Fry in frylight or put in oven.

They're really not bad.

Hopefully I'll be saved by my running -7.5k Sunday and 4.7 tonight. Weigh in Thursday...

 

[jenniecakes]

Oh dear! Sorry to hear about all the little mishaps yesterday.
Glad you've figured out a way to cut down on syns and still have something you like. We were talking about smash pizza's and meatizza's in class last night they both sound pretty good as well if you like that type of thing.

Good luck with running and weigh-in. No matter what result you get, stick to it!!!

 

[liquoricet]

Hi Jennie, I had a well deserved maintain. But, my class was great. I was chatting to a goal member and realised I was being defeatist and then the whole class was talking about pros/cons weight loss.

My cons were:
cost of food & new clothes, effort, takes too long, can't eat/drink what I want, being told what to do, stretch marks, I've failed before, I've put weight on before, health at any size idea/mixed research about weight/health, yo yoing worse for health, don't want girls to see me dieting, I don't want much bread/cheese, it's annoying I can't eat it when I want. Feeling deprived


Pros
Look better/feel better/more confident
Health - I want to live a long time!
Running - I want to get faster!
Kids - be a positive role model
It's a healthy eating as a way of life and mainly just watching 'extras'
Satisfaction
'Hard is the new black' as Ruth Fields says (author of Run fat ***** run)
I can choose to eat anything I want these are positive choices I'm making to help myself
My goal is achievable, I'm almost half way there
I have to cook anyway
I'm saving money not buying junk

Any others to suggest?

So I've stayed on plan all day and I'm going to work hard this week. I thought I'd put my food diary up to help me stay on track. I'll also commit to not weighing v myself every day.

The veg soup is homemade with mixed bag of veg, only thing is it's giving me awful wind!

B. Liberte yogurt, extra Greek yogurt & banana (1)
L. Jacket potato, cheese (hexa), mushrooms (lots), bacon
S. 1 fudge, (5.5), 2 x benefit lights (hexb)
T. Veg soup (lots of veg), jacket potato, sweet corn, aldi fresh lamb shank (free)
1x large glass white wine 250ml
Total: 15.5 syns

I'll work on more super free tomorrow but that's miles better than it was!!

 

[jenniecakes]

Excellent work!!!!!

It's the main thing I love about the group sessions. It makes me realise that when I'm having a bad day, or bad weekend I can still get back on it.

I can't wait until I'm slimmer and can wear anything I want and not feel self conscious around other girls.

You've done fantastically well so far and you don't want to throw it all way when your over half way there.

I think writing a food diary helps and plus I can look back and think that was a good week I'll do that again. Ha.

 

[liquoricet]

Thanks Jennie, still on plan today.

B. Egg on homemade potato cake
L. Not sure but may be out, so potato/cheese in all likelihood or veg kofte, (can't find syn count so will have to talk to restaurant) roast potatoes, other veg stuff. Any guesses? I guess the oil they cook in would be the synned bit.
T. Homemade spag bog with lots of veg and lamb mince.
Hexb apple and mincemeat if I've time to buy an apple
S. Ww biscuit (2), glass wine (9)

I've a question about lamb mince. My butcher uses lamb steaks to make the mince, I've never counted it as synned and always skimmed off the fat (far less than shop mince), do you think I should be synning it?

 

[jenniecakes]

According to our bible, lamb mince is a couple of syns if its less than 16% fat, and a whopping 5 if its more than that. I would say if you're skimming the fat off maybe add a couple of syns just to cover you.

Your potato cakes make me feel hungry! I love potato cakes.

 

[liquoricet]

Yesterday went a bit wrong as had a (free) lunch with a friend that was vegetarian but not completely sw friendly. Anyway, I'm still on track but had to use my 15 syns for lunch and a biscuit and had wine but taking it out of my weekly syns as consultant says you can count them backwards.

So 57/105 left and too many days to go, wi Thurs am. I'll attempt a low syn day today. I need 15 for Monday as a friend's bringing me 40th birthday cake. We're celebrating a few days early. I'll have to keep giving the girls it.

B. Smash potato cake and poached egg
S. Alpen/benefit bars x2 (hexb)
L. Jacket with bolognaise
T. TBC (hubby likes to cook!)

 

[jenniecakes]

Ooo well done on sticking with syns!!! I always do syn free days or low syn to counteract my naughty days.

Do you have fruit or veg with your meals? Xx

 

[liquoricet]

I try to, although not at breakfast. (Sometimes I have blueberries in yoghurt or something like that)

Lunch was actually spag bog with pasta. It had onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers and I hope it was a third, I think it was because of all the tomatoes.

Tea was a dh special, chicken in breadcrumbs (damn), lettuce, green beans, spring onions, radish, peppers and a ramen noodle soup. He informs me there wasn't that much in the way of breadcrumbs so I suppose I'll have to count it as 3 syns?

I was really hungry by tea time, I didn't have any snacks and ate more at my meals.

So I definitely want some wine which can be the rest of my syns.

I was at work this morning and our pet chinchilla died (we adopted him 4 months ago so my little girl was sad but not devastated.)

Either she's come with me too often with me to the cemetery by our house or read too much of the 'Alfie & the birthday surprise' but this is what she wrote:

 

[liquoricet]

I ran 9.47k today and am super proud.

Food wise I've been slightly over my syns.
B. Porridge & milk (hexa/b) tbsp mincemeat (2 syns)
S. At a kids party, I managed to eat carrot sticks/cucumber and a tiny bit of hummous. I had a little piece of flapjack (don't know syns)
L. Chicken noodle soup (see yesterday) but with no breadcrumbs
S after run bourbon biscuit (4 syns?) But stopped me having low sugar shakes
T. Roast duck, potatoes, carrots, parsnips, broccoli - I don't know but I ate rather a lot as starving after my run!
S. Small bar choc (6.5 syns), options hot chocolate (1.5 syns)

Trouble is I was going to be really low to make up for deficit due to booze. This isn't going well is it?

Tomorrow I've a friend coming over with a piece of cake for my 40th which I'm guessing at 13/14 syns.

 

[jenniecakes]

Wow!! Well done. How long did that take you?
I'm sure your body magic will counteract the extra syns.

Enjoy the cake!

 

[jenniecakes]

How's your week going?? Did you have your cake?

 

[liquoricet]

Sorry yes, it went well yesterday, I had one piece of cake (and a naughty end). I also had an options hot choc but no other syns.
B. Porridge/milk (hexa/b)
L. Jacket potato, mushrooms, little bit of leftover duck, leftover veg, smidgen cheese (use up rest of hexa)
T. Pasta marinara, homemade with lots of veg.

Today it's been a free potato cake with egg
L. Jacket potato with marinara sauce
T. Steak & chips with mixed veg
S. Ww biscuit (2 syns), cadburys finger x 3 (1. 5 syn) options (2 as chocolatey), fish sticks. Didn't have my hexa as had 2 of 'em Monday.

Trying to stay low as I'm sure I'm generally well over syns this week!

 

[liquoricet]

Good day yesterday, I actually kept to low syns! Question is, do I go to sw this am? I'm off work today and childless. Tomorrow I'll have to drag my toddler along. I'm not sure whether I've lost anything, my scales are being temperamental. An extra day of being on plan might help...

Friday is my 40th birthday and party Saturday and plan on enjoying myself and accepting a probable gain. I'll attempt to stick on plan when I'm not gallivanting or partying!

 

[jenniecakes]

Well done on keeping low on syns. I'd go for weigh in today if it's easier and less stressful for you. I'm sure one day won't make too much difference.
Enjoy your birthday!! Lots of parting, dancing etc to be done. Sticking to plan in between with lots of superfree should help plus you'll be able to get some body magic in to limit the damage.

 

[liquoricet]

Thanks, my scales are making me nervous as they're saying something between a 1lb loss and 1lb gain. It'd be much easier to go today but I do really want that 2st award and soup, a run and being on plan might help!

Gah, I don't know why it's got harder to lose the weight, for the first two months it fell off without sticking to it and then suddenly it was much harder.

I may have to seriously limit booze again after my birthday as January I lost 13lbs and it's the one thing I'd definitely changed. I'm already going for just weekends but think it may have to go to spirits or one bottle of wine a week only.

 

[jenniecakes]

If you limit yourself to one bottle of wine a week at least you can monitor the syns easily. I find if I'm pouring myself a spirit, I'm tempted to pour that little bit more in my glass. At least with a bottle of wine, its a measured amount. I'm the same though, it definitely came off quicker when I wasn't drinking, I'm going to try and save my drinking for special occasions only. I have a couple of birthdays and weddings/hen do's coming up in a week or so.

 

[liquoricet]

I went and lost a lb. So now a pound off my 2st.

I've since had a v nice day. I went into Manchester where a kind lady gave me 50p for the car park (otherwise I'd have only had 2hrs shopping and rushed).

Then I went to yo sushi and ate my favourite food. Not sure of the syns but fairly sure they're not bad. They have me 25% off because of my birthday.

Next I went to bravissimo where I've gone down 2 back sizes and am now a 36ff. I'm now in Starbucks with a medium skinny hot chocolate and had a mini cake (186 calories so assuming 9syns). I'll finish my drink, buy a lush bath bomb and go home and have a run.

All in all a very nice day.

 

[liquoricet]

Off to work with cakes cos it's my birthday tomorrow. I've got mini ones so will have one at break. I'll leave the cake there too!