Quins; back to the plan.

[Quins]

Suzyflo, thanks for your support. I am not eating enough to get me through the commute home, it's as soon as I get in the door my resolve collapses, feel famished and I could eat my shoes. I will work it out. I ate 2 bananas yesterday, an apple, plums, but it's not doing it or me. I shall have to hav some drum sticks on the rain on a red day, what else an I snack on whilst commuting without it turning into a picnic?

 

[Happy Holidays]

How long is the commute home? Could you fill up with a snack before you leave work? I'm thinking, eggs, boiled pots, carrots, I find all those filling, sometimes fruit just doesn't cut it. Or could you use hexb on a sandwich before the journey home?

 

[Quins]

Thanks Happyholidays, I will take more free food to snack on. I managed better in winter, used to have a mug shot before leaving work, I just don't fancy it at mo. I walk 1.5 from work to and from the station , and an hour on the train. I should make sure I have some free food and a drink.

Green

B. 2 toasted Danish , beans and fry lite eggs

L. Pasta with home made tomato sauce,

D. Lentil curry, boiled rice, sw wedges. 2 syns ketchup

Pink grapefruit , muller lite yoghurt.

 

[Quins]

Green

B. sw rosti, fry lite egg and fresh tomatoes .

L. Sw mushroom soup, left over rice and Dahl.

Banana

D. Sw wedges, Quorn chili.

 

[Quins]

Feel better, back on track.

Red

B. 2 rashers lean bacon, all fat removed , .2 Quorn sausages, 2 syns, 1 fry lite egg, grilled tomatoes

L. Sw chicken liver pâté, veg sticks celery and carrots and 6 cracker breads hex b, beet root and peppers.

D. Grilled, marinaded pork chop fat removed less than 8 oz jacket potato , stir fry veg, 3 syns

Snacks, banana, satsumas, muller lite yoghurt , 3 slices ham.

5 syns

 

[Quins]

Green.

B. love this, egg fry lite scrambled into left over Basmati rice and spring onions.

L. Quorn chilli and rice, huge tomato sliced and red onion.

Snacks, banana, apple, toasted 2 slices Danish wm with a laughing cow lite and beet root before commute home, 6 left over sw wedges.

D. Sw carbonara , lean Bacon rather, less than hex b.
Satsumas, muller lite yoghurt.


Did well today.

 

[suzyflo]

You have done well Quins, keep up the good work & keep on snacking! (free food & hexa/b allowances of course) I like the sound of your breakfast - think I would probably rather have it for lunch or dinner though.

 

[Quins]

Thanks suzyflo, I still have work liaison getting in the way, but I am enjoying it as I don't normally get time as I'm coaching or taking my son to his rugby. He is on tour so I can do the work socials.


Ee
Fry lite egg, ham and fresh tomato

L. Chicken leg tandoori style, salad

Some chips, some larger!


Green

B. Fresh air

L. Microwave rice, mushy peas with curry powder, chicken leg hex b, red onion tomato salad.

Activa yoghurt!

2 slices wm danish toasted with laughing cow lite triangle and beetroot.


D. Smash, beans , Linda mccartney Rosemary red onion sausages, tomato red onion cucumber salad. 4 syns due salad cream and mustard.

Muller lite yoghurt

 

[Quins]

Red

B. 2 egg omlette with extra lean steak mince chili, weird, but that's what I had. And enjoyed it.

L. Chili and small jacket. Chili was extra lean mince steak, finely chopped cabbage, swede, carrots , onions, peppers, loads of super free, tin toms and passata. Used cumin, cayenne, Splenda, and a packet mix of chicken chasseur to thicken.

2 danish wm toasted , Phili, spring onions, beet root., banana and activa yoghurt before commute home


D, more leftover chili, 2 desert spoons boiled rice, syns? 3 ?


Muller lite yoghurt, cherry layer, 2 syns?

5 syns?

 

[suzyflo]

Muller light with cherry underlayer is 1.5 syns

 

[Quins]

Friday, had a leaving do. Took my crowd to a fantastic curry "cafe" called Hot Stuff. Brilliant, but off plan, a really busy day at work, no lunch too busy then beer and curry


Saturday

Green.

B. Spanish omlette sw style, fry lite.

L. Beans, spaghetti , Phili lite hex a.

D. Lentil Dahl, Bombay potato, boiled rice, okra curry. Tried my hand at replicating some of the dishes, all sw friendly based on Madhur Jaffrey recipes.


I am not weighing, but I know I have gained loads, probably 5 to 6 pounds over the last 6 weeks

 

[suzyflo]

Was it your leaving do? Are you having a change? Glad you enjoyed your curry. I'm a bit concerned about the non weighing...don't make the same mistake as I did before and end up way over target, it's a bugger to get off again! I think you should get weighed, see exactly where you're at and get straight to work at getting back to your target range before it gets out of hand.

You'll have to share your curry recipes, I do like a nice curry. I make one with Quorn pieces. Cut a red onion into wedges, fry in fry light until soft add 1 pinch of cinnamon, 1 tsp ground coriander, 1 tsp cumin & 1 tsp turmeric & stir for about 2 mins add 1 tbsp tomato puree, half a clove of garlic & red chilli to taste, add 75mls chicken stock, simmer for 5 mins then stir in the Quorn pieces & cook until heated through, remove from the heat and stir in 2 tbs of f/f natural yogurt, return to very low hear and simmer gently until you have a creamy texture - serve with rice.

 

[Quins]

Suzyflo, you are bang on, i will weigh tomorrow morning and take the shame. I need to fess up and move on. You've been there done it, I will take your advice and get on with it. I worked the plan to get to target, I know I can get back if I make the right choices . Thank your the reality check.

I will try your curry recipe f te Quorn pieces. I tend to use my Madhur Jaffrey book (got it in the 80s!) and cut out the oil. I think the trick to a good hoe made ruby is the paste. 6 cloves garlic, inch of ginger and alf an onion, put in a blender with enough water to make a paste. Pukka. Add that to a an of frying onions , fennel seeds, chicken r quorn etc, cook it till holes appear n the paste, (water is evaporating) can cook more until the paste begins to colour a bit , add your spices of choce like your curry recipe,then a half or whoe tin chopped toms, you can add cayenne pepper, yoghurt (5 tabespoons , 1 at a time to encorporate into the toms) and splenda to sweeten if you like. Fresh coriander sprinkled over the curry gives it another authentic touch.


Green.

B. 1 slice spelt and rye bread hex b, fry lite egg, mushrooms from garden, grilled tomato, small piece lean bacon

L. Left over beg curry, rice, salad

D. Roast potato quarters in garlic and rosemary , quinoa, chick pea curry. 2 pieces roat lamb (meat action today count towards 2nd hex b)

Banana , muller lite choc sprinkle orange (syn?) ,

 

[suzyflo]

You're welcome, we don't want you undoing your hard work do we I'll have a go at your curry method one day too, I only have a hand/stick style blender, would that do?

There are 0 syns in a orange/choc sprinkles muller light.

 

[Quins]

Blimey , so many typos in my previous post, cba to amend them!


Weighed in , 13'2 takes the shame! Shame taken, move on. I will get back in range and back at target 12'10.


Red

B. 35 gms porridge, hex b 1, banana, made with water, 2 sweeteners .

L. Chicken thighs, 3, salad, 2 syns light salad cream. 2 activa yogurts

D. Mushroom omlette with lo fat cottage cheese and chillies ,

Snack, 2 slice Danish wm , hex b 2, dairy lea lite triangle, lean bacon and mushrooms ,

2 syns

 

[Quins]

Green

B. 35gm porridge, 2 sweeteners , chopped apple, water.

L. Morrisons meat free mine, curry, pataks. Madras paste, 1 syn worth, basmati rice, salad, 2 syns salad cream. Activa yoghurt

Snack, 2 wm Danish toasted, dairy lea lite triangle beet root.

D. Jacket potato wedges, beans Quorn sausages 2 syns, 2 syns ketchup. Muller lite yoghurt .

Syns 7

 

[Quins]

Red

B. Porridge hex b, water, sweetener, banana.

Apple, 1 chocolate 2 syns?

L. Wm pitta co op hex b2 , seafood sticks, salad, 2 syns salad cream.

1 chicken drumstick 1 activa yoghurt

D. Chicken legs, salad.

1 mullerlite.

4 syns

 

[Quins]

Red

B , porridge hex b, banana, sweetener

L. Home made tandoori chicken quarter leg, salad

Snack, chicken quarter leg tandoori actual no fat yoghurt

D. Extra lean mince steak bolognese, with Phili lite garlic herbs mixed in, hex a

Syns 2 for salad cream

 

[Quins]

Suzyflo, if you are there check out your diary I have left a question for you....

 

[Quins]

Weighed in today and astounded , back at 12''13 from 13'2! In target range again.And I know I was well over 13'2 just a couple of days before .

Green

B. 1 egg omlette, some Phili lite, beans, porridge hex b , banana, water Splenda

L. Morrisons meat free mince curry, 3 syns to include the pataks paste and syns for the mince, with mushy peas on the side and rice

D. Spaghetti with left over mince curry as above 2 syns, with Phili lite garlic herb to make up a hex a

Snacks, sw wedges, muller lite yoghurt , some oven chips 3 syns

Total syns 8, good for a Friday night.