one step at a time

[why_d]

hey champ

meant to be going on my work xmas do tonight. it's really not gonna happen at this rate and i've not defrosted anything from the freezer as i was expecting to be out and the fridge is bare...

i think i'm just going to order in rubbish. well, it was going to be a flexi day anyway. really peeved about the snow though. need to get out of the house!!!

 

[Champ]

Sorry it looked as if your work's 'do' was cancelled tonight. Our night out tomorrow looks doubtful - I was looking forward to a nice turkey dinner. No Xmas pud - hate the stuff.

 

[why_d]

yeah, cancelled... no food in the house so ordered pizza, garlic bread and chicken wings... feel ill now... lol expecting a major gain come sunday now

 

[why_d]

Not looking forward to WI in the morning. Has been a horrid week!

Breakfast – 2 Weetabix (HEb) 100ml of semi skimmed milk (1/2 HEa) and a banana
Lunch – minestrone soup and a pear
Dinner – chicken breast, chips and roasted veg, 2 tesco LC carrot cake slices (9 syns)
Snack – pineapple and an apple

Total – 9 syns

 

[why_d]

lost a pound this week!


Breakfast – 2 Weetabix (HEb) 100ml of semi skimmed milk (1/2 HEa) and a banana
Lunch – minestrone soup and an apple
Snack twister (2.5 syns)
Dinner – chicken breast, mashed potato and roasted veg, with gravy (2 syns)
Snack – curly wurly (6 syns) and an apple

Total – 10.5 syns

 

[why_d]

Breakfast – 2 Weetabix (HEb) 100ml of semi skimmed milk (1/2 HEa) and a banana
Lunch – mugshot, 2 clementines and an apple
Dinner – chilli con carne, rice 2 clementines and an apple (I miss summer fruit)
Snack – curly wurly (6 syns)

Total – 6 syns

 

[why_d]

Green day
Breakfast – mushroom and cheese (1/2 HEa) omelette
Lunch – mugshot, 2 clementines and an apple
Dinner – bacon (Heb) and tomato risotto and an apple
Snack – curly wurly (6 syns)
Before bed - 2 slices of Nimble toast (HEb) with 2 laughing cow light triangles (1/2 HEa)

Total – 6 syns

 

[gl12282]

Well done Why_d. Looks like you're having a good week.

Gail x

 

[why_d]

Breakfast – 2 Weetabix (HEb) 100ml of semi skimmed milk (1/2 HEa) and a banana
Lunch – leftover risotto (1/2 HEa) and a breaded chicken breast (6 syns)
Dinner – quorn bolognaise (quorn, carrots, onions, mushrooms, chilli, garlic, tomatoes and balsamic vinegar) with chips

Total – 6 syns

 

[why_d]

Breakfast – 2 Weetabix (HEb) 100ml of semi skimmed milk (1/2 HEa) and a banana
Lunch –a breaded chicken breast (6 syns), a pear and 2 clementines
Dinner – quorn bolognaise (quorn, carrots, onions, mushrooms, chilli, garlic, tomatoes and balsamic vinegar) with pasta and parmesan (1/2 HEa)

Total – 6 syns (plus some scrapings of glaze from my xmas ham)

 

[why_d]

green day


Breakfast – 2 Weetabix (HEb) 100ml of semi skimmed milk (1/2 HEa) and a banana
Lunch –mugshot, a pear and 2 clementines
Dinner – quorn bolognaise (quorn, carrots, onions, mushrooms, chilli, garlic, tomatoes and balsamic vinegar) with pasta and parmesan (1/2 HEa)
Before bed - 2 slices of Nimble toast (HEb) with 2 laughing cow light triangles (1/2 HEa)

Total – 6 syns

 

[why_d]

the scales say i gained 1lb but i think it's fair to say that that's not a true reflection. that it'll be next week's WI that really tells... that said, i have my birthday party and NYE party to get through first so it should be interesting.... can you put on a stone in a week?

although i gave myself the day off yesterday, i didnt have too many bad things, unless you count 2 mince pies and a slice of yule log as too much..

 

[gl12282]

Well done Why_d. Fantastic. I definitely don't count 2 mince pies and a slice of yule log as too much. That would have been a brilliant result compared to what I actually ate yesterday !!!!

Anyway, hope this week is good. I am using you as one of my inspirations of someone who was off plan for a few days (which seems to get harder to get back on track) and has got succesfully back on.

So good luck for this week. Happy birthday (what day is it ?) and Happy new year !

Gail x

 

[why_d]

thanks gail! not quite on track yet, but will get there! lol

Wednesday's the big day! going out for dinner! will be interesting! you can see the menu at:

http://www.madeinbelfastni.com/files/menus/MADE IN BELFAST CHRISTMAS 2010 DINNER MENU.pdf

this is actually their Christmas menu, which is running the whole of December, it's not the most SW friendly menu but have been looking for to place for months! it's hell to get a booking in and i did well getting a table for 14, lol!

 

[why_d]

Forgot to post my food diary for yesterday

Breakfast – bacon, scrambled egg and mushrooms
Lunch – veg and barley broth
Dinner – turkey, ham, stuffing (all free), SW roast potatoes, carrots and parsnips, mashed butternut squash, cranberry sauce (2 syns) and gravy (3 syns)
Before bed - 2 slices of Nimble toast (HEb) with 2 laughing cow light triangles (1/2 HEa)

It was all going so well until I heard the mince pies and the Yule log calling to me when people were here. I managed to share them out as best I could but still have one slice of Yule log left and 2 mince pies. I’m sure I’ll tuck into them at some point but I don’t mind. SW is all about being sensible when you can... one meal at a time. I’m doing that. Have been doing that for months. Some meals are better than others. Some days are better than others. But for the most part I’ve been very good. I’ve not had any sweets (other than my accounted for curly wurlys when I’m low on syns) and this week was always going to be the tough one. I’ve got cakes and sweets in for people calling round as its rude not to and it’s also my birthday week and new year so I’m now accepting that this week is gonna be a bit lost.. but it’s one meal at a time and if I stick to that principle and fall off the wagon with goodies here and there then so be it.

I’ve 10 people coming round for NYE and I’m cooking for them also... I’ve made up a few SW curries and put them in the freezer already, will maybe make another SW dish and then have some frozen party food and have a buffet (I can ignore the party food and go with the SW stuff – hopefully, lol)

Total – more than I should have but less than I could have

 

[why_d]

Breakfast – 2 Weetabix (HEb) 100ml of semi skimmed milk (1/2 HEa) and a banana
Lunch –mugshot, chicken thighs and pineapple
Dinner – turkey, ham, stuffing (all free), SW roast potatoes, carrots and parsnips, mashed butternut squash, cranberry sauce (2 syns) and gravy (3 syns)

Total 5 syns

 

[Nemesis82]

Hi there,

I'm new to the site and saw your Thread. You have done amazing!! I was just wondering one thing, what is a mugshot??? I see you have it occasionally and have never heard of it.

Keep up the good work

 

[why_d]

Hi there,

I'm new to the site and saw your Thread. You have done amazing!! I was just wondering one thing, what is a mugshot??? I see you have it occasionally and have never heard of it.

Keep up the good work

Hey Nemesis, many thanks!!!

Mugshots are like a cuppasoup but with pasta or noodles in it. they're actually quite tasty and free (well most of them)! i find them really handy for lunch when i've not had the chance to prepare something from scratch.

they tend to sit next to the canned soups etc and cost about 54p each but you can usually find one of the big 4 doing a deal of 5 for £2. poundland and poundworld sometimes have them 3 for £1 so i try to stock up there when i can.

there's a thread about them here:

http://www.minimins.com/syn-values/...yn-values-mugshots-mullerlight-find-here.html

and they look like:

 

[why_d]

Breakfast – 2 Weetabix (HEb) 100ml of semi skimmed milk (1/2 HEa) and a banana
Lunch – turkey, veg and barley broth
Dinner – turkey bolognaise (carrot, onion, garlic, chilli, tomato and balsamic vinegar), pasta and cheese (1/2 HEa), last slice of the Yule log (only 12 syns according to the syn calculator)
Snack – apple

Total 12 syns

 

[why_d]

was my birthday today. had the day off. had some amazing food and know i'm going to pay for it! but so be it!