My very own food diary...the 'will succeed' challenge!

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Day 106: (Friday 27th April 2012)

Breakfast: porridge (HEb) and skimmed milk (HEa), 1 banana (SuperFree!)

Snack: Special K cereal bar, 1 plum and some strawberries (3 syns)

Lunch: on a work training course, buffet lunch provided but was quite good I think, avoided all the biscuits and cakes! - working it out I had: half a wrap (4.5 syns), wholemeal bread (6 syns), butter/dressings used etc (4 syns), fillings were chicken and prawns (both Free!) with lettuce, cucumber and tomato (SuperFree!) and heaps of fruit!! - plums, pineapple, watermelon, strawberries (all SuperFree!)

Dinner: homemade SW style burgers - lean mince, SW chips (potatoes), frylight (all Free!), onions, lettuce, cucumber, tomato (all SuperFree!), soft white roll (7.5 syns)

Drinks: Water and tea with milk (remainder of HEa)

Total Syns: 25

 

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Day 107: (Saturday 28th April 2012)

Breakfast: 1 banana, pineapple, strawberries and raspberries (all SuperFree!) with low fat natural yogurt (Free!)

Snack: oatibix bar (3 syns)

Lunch: toasted bolognaise (leftovers!) sandwich - 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEb), lean mince (Free!), tomato passata, onions, mushrooms (all SuperFree!), butter (1 syn), velvet crunch (4 syns), a chocolate Freddo (5 syns)

Dinner: Roast dinner (a day early as busy tomorrow!) - chicken, potatoes, parsnips, fry light (all Free!), swede, carrots, broccoli (all SuperFree!), gravy (2 syns)

Drinks: Water with NAS squash, diet lemonade, tea with skimmed milk (HEa)....and about to have a glass of rose (6 syns)

Total Syns: 21

 

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Day 108: (Sunday 29th April 2012)

Breakfast: porridge (HEb) and skimmed milk (HEa)

Lunch: fry up sw style! - 2 half fat sausages (4 syns), 1 slice wholemeal bread (3 syns), bacon with fat trimmed off (Free!), baked beans and 2 eggs (Free!), tomatoes and mushrooms (SuperFree!)

Snack: 4 weight watchers cookies (5 syns)

Dinner: we went out for dinner with friends - skipped the starter, went for main of seabass (Free!) with leeks and cherry tomatoes (SuperFree!) and new potatoes (Free!) (but added 4 syns for oil used in cooking). Dessert - went for a banoffee style eton mess - banana (SuperFree!), meringue (6 syns), cream (18 syns!)

Drinks: diet lemonade, diet coke, water with NAS squash and tea with skimmed milk (remainder of HEa)

Total Syns: 40

 

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Day 109: (Monday 30th April 2012)
....back on the wagon again after the weekend!

Breakfast: porridge (HEb) and skimmed milk (HEa)

Lunch: chicken sandwich - chicken (Free!), 2 small slices wholemeal bread (6 syns), light mayo (0.5 syns), velvet crunch (4 syns), fruit salad - pineapple, raspberries, apple, kiwi (all SuperFree!)

Dinner: chinese takeaway - beef with mushrooms (4.5 syns), boiled rice (Free!)

Drinks: LOTS of water with NAS squash

Total Syns: 15


hmmm....not expecting a big loss this week!

 

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Day 110: (Tuesday 1st May 2012)

...still 3 days before weigh in...must get back on the wagon!

Breakfast: 2 x weetabix (HEb), skimmed milk (HEa), sweetener (Free!)

Snack: oatibix bar (3 syns)

Lunch: cucumber and carrots (SuperFree!), chicken noodle mugshot (Free!), velvet crunch (4 syns), fresh fruit salad - apple, pears, strawberries, kiwi (all SuperFree!),

Dinner: Chicken in reggae reggae bbq sauce!! - chicken, frylight, 1 tbsp of quark (all Free!), reggae reggae sauce (3 syns), onions, peppers, tomato passata (all SuperFree!), SW chips (potatoes) (Free!)

Drinks: lots of water with NAS squash!!! and tea with skimmed milk (remainder of HEa)

Total Syns: 10

 

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Day 111: (Wednesday 2nd May 2012)

Breakfast: porridge (HEb), skimmed milk (HEa), sweetener (Free!), 1 banana (SuperFree!)

Lunch: 2 small wholemeal bread rolls for sandwiches (6 syns), 2 slices of ham (Free!), light mayo (0.5 syns), cucumber and tomato (SuperFree!), fresh fruit salad - melon, pears and strawberries (all SuperFree!), 1 chocolate freddo (5 syns)

Dinner: Chinese - beef with mushrooms (4.5 syns), boiled rice (Free!)

Drinks: lots of water with NAS squash!!! and tea with skimmed milk (remainder of HEa)

Total Syns: 16

 

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Day 112: (Thursday 3rd May 2012)

Breakfast: porridge (HEb), semi-skimmed milk (HEa), sweetener (Free!), 1 banana (SuperFree!)

Lunch: 2 small wholemeal bread rolls for sandwiches (6 syns), 2 slices of ham (Free!), cucumber and tomato (SuperFree!), fresh fruit salad - melon, pears, kiwi and strawberries (all SuperFree!), 1 chocolate freddo (5 syns)

Snack: Oatibix bar (3 syns)

Dinner: Spag Bol - lean mince, garlic, pasta (all Free!), mushrooms, tomato passata and onions (SuperFree!)

**Went to weigh in - lost 0.5 pounds...pretty good considering I ate nearly double my syns this week!...came back and ate a hifi peanut deluxe (6 syns) before embarking on 10 syns a day week!!**

Drinks: lots of water with NAS squash!!!

Total Syns: 20

 

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Day 113: (Friday 4th May 2012)

**START AFRESH and COMMITTED 100% to the plan - 10 syns a day/70 syns for the week!**

Breakfast: 1 Kelloggs Special K cereal bar (half HEb), melon, pear, strawberries and kiwi (all SuperFree!) with low fat natural yogurt (Free!)

Snack: Oatibix cereal bar (other half HEb)

Lunch: Pre-prepped salad! - lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, salad onions (all SuperFree!), with 2 boiled eggs and chicken (Free!), sweet chilli dressing (1 syn), 1 banana (SuperFree!)

Dinner: Homemade SW burgers - lean mince, bacon (fat trimmed off), frylight, garlic, egg (for binding), seasoning (all Free!), red chillis, onions, tomatoes, lettuce (all SuperFree!), SW style chips (potatoes) (Free!), cheese (HEa), wholemeal bread roll (7.5 syns)

Drinks: Lots of water with NAS squash!!

Total Syns: 8.5

 

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Day 114: (Saturday 5th May 2012)

Breakfast: melon, pear, strawberries and banana (all SuperFree!) with low fat natural yogurt (Free!)

Lunch: Thai restaurant - tom yam soup and pad thai (8 syns)

Dinner: Homemade SW recipe spaghetti carbonara - pasta, bacon (fat trimmed off), fat free fromage frais, egg (all Free!), mushrooms (SuperFree!), parmesan cheese (HEa), and a very small homemade SW vanilla cheesecake (2 syns)

Drinks: Lots of water with NAS squash and tea

Total Syns: 10

 

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Day 115: (Sunday 6th May 2012)

Breakfast: SW fry up - 2 half fat sausages (4 syns), bacon (fat trimmed off), baked beans, frylight (all Free!), tomatoes and mushrooms (SuperFree!), 1 slice wholemeal bread (HEb)

Lunch: 2 crackerbreads (2 syns), cheese (HEa), 1 banana (SuperFree!)

Dinner: Salmon, rice, boiled potatoes, peas, sweetcorn (all Free!), carrots, brocolli and red pepper (SuperFree!), chilli sauce (4 syns) and fresh fruit salad - strawberries, raspberries, melon, mango, kiwi, pear, apple, grapes and grapefruit (all SuperFree!)

Sunday night treat: freddo (5 syns)

Drinks: diet coke, water and tea

Total Syns: 15

 

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Day 116: (Monday 7th May 2012)

Breakfast: 2 pears, strawberries, banana (all SuperFree!) with low fat natural yogurt (Free!)

Snack: freddo (5 syns)

Lunch: omelette - 3 eggs, fry light, ham (all Free!), cheese (HEa), tomatoes (SuperFree!), tomato ketchup (1 syn), velvet crunch (4 syns), 1 banana (SuperFree!) and 1 yogurt (Free!)

Snack: Curly Wurly (6.5 syns)

Dinner: mexican style lasagne - turkey mince, frylight, paprika, chilli spice, cumin, sweetcorn, lasagne sheets, quark (all Free!), peppers, onions, tomato passata (all SuperFree!), cheese (HEa) with lettuce and cucumber (both SuperFree!)

Drinks: diet coke and water!

Total Syns: 16.5

 

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Day 117: (Tuesday 8th May 2012)

Breakfast: 1 pear, strawberries, melon and pineapple (all SuperFree!) with low fat natural yogurt (Free!) and a Special K cereal bar (half HEb)

Snack: oatibix cereal bar (other half HEb)

Lunch: salad - lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, spring onions (all SuperFree!), chilli dressing (0.5 syns), 4 crackerbreads (4 syns), low fat cheese spread (HEa), ham slices (Free!), low fat strawberry yogurt (Free!), Curly Wurly (6.5 syns)

Dinner: Risotto, SW chips and salad - arborio rice, frylight, sweetcorn, peas, gammon (fat trimmed off), chicken stock, seasoning (all Free!), lettuce and cucumber (SuperFree!), potatoes for SW chips (Free!)

Drinks: lots and lots of water with NAS squash

Total Syns: 11

 

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Day 118: (Wednesday 9th May 2012)

Breakfast: 1 pear, strawberries, melon, banana and pineapple (all SuperFree!) with low fat natural yogurt (Free!)

Snack: freddo (5 syns)

Lunch: chicken sandwich - 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEb), 2 chicken slices (Free!), cucumber and tomato (SuperFree!), velvet crunch crisps (4 syns), fruit salad - banana, melon, pear, strawberries and pineapple (all SuperFree!)

Dinner: leftover Mexican lasagne from Monday night! - turkey mince, frylight, paprika, chilli spice, cumin, sweetcorn, lasagne sheets, quark (all Free!), peppers, onions, tomato passata (all SuperFree!), cheese (HEa) with veg - green beans, brocolli, carrots (all SuperFree!)

Drinks: lots and lots of water with NAS squash

Total Syns: 9

 

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Day 119: (Thursday 10th May 2012)

Breakfast: porridge (HEb), skimmed milk (HEa), 2 tsp sweetener (Free!)

Snack: freddo (5 syns)

Lunch: chicken sandwich - 2 small slices wholemeal bread (HEb), 2 chicken slices (Free!), cucumber and tomato (SuperFree!), velvet crunch crisps (4 syns)

Dinner: homemade curry - chicken, curry/chilli spices, garlic, low fat natural yogurt, boiled rice (all Free!), tomato passata, onions, mushrooms (all SuperFree!)

Drinks: lots and lots of water with NAS squash

Total Syns: 15

 

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Day 120: (Friday 11th May 2012)

Breakfast: melon, 2 pears, kiwi (all SuperFree!) with low fat raspberry yogurt (Free!) and oatbix strawberry bar (3 syns)

Snack: freddo (5 syns)

Lunch: 5 x scan bran (HEb), low fat cheese spread (HEa), cherry tomatoes and cucumber (SuperFree!)

Snack: rainbow drops (4 syns)

Dinner: friends over for dinner - I'm cooking...so a little over the syns...but can balance up over the week ahead!!
Starter: side salad of lettuce and tomatoes (SuperFree!) with 3 garlic bread bites (2.5syns each, so 7.5 syns) and 2 slithers of mozzarella on the salad (remainder of HEa)
Main: spaghetti bolognaise - pasta, lean mince, garlic, worcestershire sauce, frylight and seasoning (all Free!), tomato passata, mushrooms and onions (all SuperFree!)
Dessert: homemade SW baked vanilla cheesecake - biscuits (approx 12 syns per slice of cheesecake), egg (Free!), quark, low fat vanilla yogurt (all Free!), with strawberries (SuperFree!) and cream (3 syns)

Drinks: lots and lots of water with NAS squash, diet coke

Total Syns: 34.5

 

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Day 121: (Saturday 12th May 2012)

Breakfast: pineapple (SuperFree!) and low fat natural yogurt (Free!)

Lunch: bacon sandwich - 2 small wholemeal slices of bread (HEb), bacon (fat trimmed off) (Free!)

Snack: freddo (5 syns)

Dinner: chinese - chow mein (6 syns), sesame prawn toast (4 syns), chicken piece thing (4 syns), chips (6 syns), boiled rice (Free!), cheesecake (10 syns), fresh fruit salad (SuperFree!)

Drinks: lots of water and diet cokes

Total Syns: 35

 

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Day 122: (Sunday 13th May 2012)

Breakfast: 2 oatibix cereal bars (HEb)

Lunch: leftover chinese (8 syns), boiled rice (Free!) and a freddo (5 syns)

Dinner: homemade SW burgers and SW chips - lean mince, frylight, egg, potatoes, seasoning (all Free!), onions, lettuce, chillis (all SuperFree!), bread roll (7.5 syns), tomato ketchup (1 syn)

Drinks: lots of water and diet coke, tea with skimmed milk (HEa)

Total Syns: 21.5

 

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Day 123: (Monday 14th May 2012)

...managed to consume 91 syns over the weekend with meeting friends and family on Friday and Saturday...but it's Monday morning...back to work and the usual routine...and back on track!...

Breakfast: fresh fruit salad - apples, pears, kiwi, pineapple, melon, strawberries, grapefruit, mango, orange etc (all SuperFree!) with low fat vanilla yogurt (Free!) and a special K cereal bar (3 syns)

Snack: freddo (5 syns)

Lunch: 4 scan bran (HEb) with low fat cheese spread (HEa), tomato pasta mugshot (Free!)cherry tomatoes (SuperFree!) and a fruit salad - melon, pineapple and pears (SuperFree!), 2 weightwatchers fat free yogurts (Free!)

Snack: freddo (5 syns)

Dinner: homemade SW spaghetti carbonara - pasta, fat free fromage frais, bacon with fat trimmed off, frylight (all Free!) and lots of mushrooms (SuperFree!)

Drinks: LOTS of water with NAS squash!

Total Syns: 13

 

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Day 124: (Tuesday 15th May 2012)

Breakfast: porridge (HEb), skimmed milk (half my HEa)

Snack: freddo (5 syns)

Lunch: small sandwich - cheese (other half HEa), 2 small wholemeal bread slices (6 syns), velvet crunch (4 syns), ww peach fat free yogurt (Free!), melon (SuperFree!), rainbow drops (4 syns)

Dinner: steak, jacket potato (no butter) (both Free!) with side salad - cherry tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber (SuperFree!), 3 biscuits (9 syns)

Drinks: LOTS of water with NAS squash and tea with skimmed milk (HEa)

Total Syns: 28 - completely fallen off the wagon this week...oops!...won't be surprised if I don't get a loss on Thursday!

 

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Day 125: (Wednesday 16th May 2012)

...still off the wagon...don't know what's wrong with me...can't shake the NEED for food this week!

Breakfast: porridge (HEb), skimmed milk (half my HEa), sweetener (Free!)

Snack: freddo (5 syns) and an oatibix bar (3 syns)

Lunch: small cheese sandwich - cheese (other half HEa), 2 small wholemeal bread slices (6 syns), velvet crunch (4 syns), WeightWatchers raspberry fat free yogurt (Free!), fresh fruit salad - pineapple, pears and kiwi (SuperFree!)

Dinner: SW home-cooked curry - chicken, low fat natural yogurt, boiled rice, curry powders/spices etc, worcestershire sauce (all Free!), tomato passata, onions, mushrooms, peppers (all SuperFree!)

Drinks: LOTS of water with NAS squash!!

Total Syns: 18