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Haha! I hope everyone likes these muffins after me going on about them!

 

[I predict a diet]

Right! I am off to Dad's to give his house a good clean for Christmas and I may be gone some time! Am taking a couple of Weetabix muffins with me as his cupboard is always full of tasty cakes and I don't want to be tempted.

I probably won't have time to do any exercise but I think the clean-fest will probably be good exercise in itself!

Healthy Extras
a: 40g Cheddar
b: 2 Weetabix (Baked into Muffins using 10g Sultanas 1.5 syns and a little cinnamon to make them festive )

Breakfast: 1 Weetabix Muffin, used other half of muller yoghurt to top a fruit salad of banana, blueberries & grapes
Lunch: To be updated.... planning another salad like yesterday
Dinner: To be updated.... probably SW Cottage Pie

Syns
Sultanas 10g 1½
Cappuccino 3½
Kraft Light Thousand Island Dressing 1

Total Syns 6

Will be back to update later today

Well, I ended up taking a lot longer than I expected but suffice to say the bathroom is sparkling and the sealant around the bath and sink is all new! But it meant that I had quite a bad day in the Food Optimising sense! I skipped lunch altogether, oops!

This was one of my unhealthy eating problems, if I get involved in something I forget to eat and in the past as soon as soon as I finish I would realise that I was hungry then eat all the wrong things to get that quick hunger fix. Well not today, I had a cappuccino with Dad when I had finished and ate one of my muffins, then came home and ate the last two. I really couldn't be ar...bothered to go to Tesco so I am having a salad for dinner, hubby was quite happy to have one too thank goodness

I have only used 6 syns today so may well treat myself to a glass of wine tonight, I think I have earned one

I suppose I ought to tackle my own housework tomorrow.....

 

[Aquasharine]

Sounds like you had a pretty productive day with your dad Chrissie. Well earnt glass of wine

 

[BeckyT]

Morning hun!

Guess what I tried this morning.... Weetabix cake! We had a taster session at group and somebody had made one, it had sultanas and cinnamon in it, it was lovely!!! x

 

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Morning hun!

Guess what I tried this morning.... Weetabix cake! We had a taster session at group and somebody had made one, it had sultanas and cinnamon in it, it was lovely!!! x

Excellent! I am glad it's not just me!

I bought some chocolate extract today for tomorrow's experiment

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[BeckyT]

Excellent! I am glad it's not just me!

I bought some chocolate extract today for tomorrow's experiment

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I think that there might end up being a shortage of weetabix at this rate! x

 

[monkeytheory]

Weetabix cake sounds so good, love sultanas and cinnamon yummy!!!

 

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Friday 20th December 2013

I managed to do it again! I had a good brekkie then went off to work for a couple of hours, decided to do my shopping on the way home and got back at about 1.30, had a quick coffee and a weetabix muffin, made a start on our spare bedroom (which recently has been used as my photography studio/junk room/somewhere to hide the ironing pile room!) I wanted to make it nice for my sister who is coming to stay on Christmas Eve, got carried away and the next thing I know it's gone 5pm and I didn't eat any lunch again! doh! It was too close to the evening meal to eat anything too substantial at that point so I had some fruit... I really enjoyed dinner tonight though and the room looks great, I even put a mini tree with lights in there for her

Healthy Extras
a: 40g Reduced fat Cheddar
b: 2 Weetabix

Breakfast: Weetabix Muffin, Banana
Lunch?: Weetabix Muffin, Satsuma, Banana, Grapes
Dinner: Fillet Steak mushroom and mustard sauce, Hasselback Potato and wilted spinach ½, used my HEXa cheese grated onto the potato too
(a friend copied this recipe from one of the SW magazines for me, it was absolutely gorgeous!)

Syns
Wholegrain Mustard ½
Sultanas 1½
½ small bottle white wine 3 ½
½ curly wurly 3
Total Syns 8 ½

 

[Aquasharine]

Oh the idea of mini Xmas tree for your sister is really sweet . Bet she'll love it and the Xmas stockings. Dinner sounds yummy.

 

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Oh the idea of mini Xmas tree for your sister is really sweet . Bet she'll love it and the Xmas stockings. Dinner sounds yummy.

Thanks We are both big softies at Christmas so I am looking forward to going back to my childhood for a little while. I have made up a stocking for hubby too so he won't feel left out

I am trying the carrabbean pepperpot stew tonight after seeing it in your menu this week

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[Aquasharine]

Thanks We are both big softies at Christmas so I am looking forward to going back to my childhood for a little while. I have made up a stocking for hubby too so he won't feel left out I am trying the carrabbean pepperpot stew tonight after seeing it in your menu this week Sent from my smarter than me phone Using MiniMins.com App

Sounds fun Chrissie. I need to give myself a kick today - tidy and wrap things . Thus far today I've had my nails done, retrieved parcel from sorting office and collected home made cocktail pasties from the butchers for freezer - ready to oven bake; kids love them as part of their Xmas buffet food Think I need to put some Xmas music on and make myself start... But maybe just another cup of tea first Hubby not home til 8pm so I have all day and late tea planned.

The pepperpot stew is yummy - enjoy

 

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I have prepared the stew in the slow cooker so that I could get on with some other stuff..... which I don't appear to have done! We battled the crowds to do some shopping earlier and then hubby fell asleep on the sofa so I went off and had a bubble bath, Oh well theere is always tomorrow....

The kitchen smells lovely I am so looking forward to this stew! I am going to cut up some cooked new potatoes and put them in the oven for half an hour sprayed with spray light to serve with the stew, I am not in the mood for rice

I type up my diary throughout the day so that I don't forget any "syns" and then cut and paste it into here when I am ready, as you can see I did my nails too!
Saturday 21st December 2013

Nails done! I have a little nail gel kit so I can do my own nails and they last at least 2 weeks without chipping, I had some "me" time this morning so have painted them for the festive period. If you asked me to choose my favourite feature, I would always say my nails, hopefully next year I might have some more favourite bits though

We are out tonight to a Christmas get together but we are going to eat early so that I will not be tempted by the buffet. I will see how I go making one glass of wine last the evening! It won't be a late one so hopefully I will manage

Healthy Extras
a: 40g Low Fat Cheddar
b: 2 Weetabix

Breakfast: Weetabix Muffin, used other half of muller light yoghurt on a Banana

Lunch: Jacket Potato with Baked Beans and HEXa Cheese, Lettuce, Onion and Cucumber Salad

Dinner: Caribbean Pepperpot Stew with "sauteed" New Potatoes and Veg

Syns
Choc Drop ½
Sultanas 1½
Glass of Wine? Will add syns later when I know
Edit: 2 small glasses 9 syns

Total Syns 11

 

[BeckyT]

You've just gotta slow cookers!!

I wish my wi was crimbo eve! x

 

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Well I managed to have only 2 small glasses of wine last night so stayed within my syns

Hubby was so good! He poured the first glass for me so kept it small. But then later a friend noticed my glass was empty so went off and filled it. I know he was being nice but I said "Oh thats too much!" Then he says "Oh go on it's Christmas!" So I said thank you I will make it last Then hubby, bless him quietly took the glass and took 2 big swigs from it so that I was left with a small glass. Aww Sometimes he can be soooo thoughtful



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Well I managed to have only 2 small glasses of wine last night so stayed within my syns Hubby was so good! He poured the first glass for me so kept it small. But then later a friend noticed my glass was empty so went off and filled it. I know he was being nice but I said "Oh thats too much!" Then he says "Oh go on it's Christmas!" So I said thank you I will make it last Then hubby, bless him quietly took the glass and took 2 big swigs from it so that I was left with a small glass. Aww Sometimes he can be soooo thoughtful Sent from my smarter than me phone Using MiniMins.com App

thats all I've heard all week oh don't worry it's christmas! Blimey I have been bad this week and feel awful for it

 

[Aquasharine]

Well I managed to have only 2 small glasses of wine last night so stayed within my syns Hubby was so good! He poured the first glass for me so kept it small. But then later a friend noticed my glass was empty so went off and filled it. I know he was being nice but I said "Oh thats too much!" Then he says "Oh go on it's Christmas!" So I said thank you I will make it last Then hubby, bless him quietly took the glass and took 2 big swigs from it so that I was left with a small glass. Aww Sometimes he can be soooo thoughtful Sent from my smarter than me phone Using MiniMins.com App

Sounds like you did well. Now thing is on a diet you think aww bless him and if not you'd be thinking oi that's mine!! x Well done x

 

[BeckyT]

Well I managed to have only 2 small glasses of wine last night so stayed within my syns Hubby was so good! He poured the first glass for me so kept it small. But then later a friend noticed my glass was empty so went off and filled it. I know he was being nice but I said "Oh thats too much!" Then he says "Oh go on it's Christmas!" So I said thank you I will make it last Then hubby, bless him quietly took the glass and took 2 big swigs from it so that I was left with a small glass. Aww Sometimes he can be soooo thoughtful Sent from my smarter than me phone Using MiniMins.com App

Morning!

Oh bless him, how lovely!

I hate my wine glass been over filled! Don't get me wrong I love wine but I don't like to be over faced by it! Little and often is more me (within my syn allowance ;-) )

 

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Sounds like you did well. Now thing is on a diet you think aww bless him and if not you'd be thinking oi that's mine!! x Well done x

Haha! That is very true!