Red Riding Hood diary take two - deliver the picnic basket don't eat it!

[Pommette]

Thanks Pommette - I'm sorry your visit was so soggy - but did you enjoy it anyway? Whereabouts did you go?

We stayed with friends in Cheshire for Ian's surprise 70th birthday party.
5 day visit down to the bottom end of Cornwall so see the MIL.
Then one night with my mum before we came home - she's coming here again in a few weeks so we only ever pop in to say Hi to her.
Oh and a visit to Liverpool to get hubs a new passport.

Some of the visit was enjoyable but not the 14 hours you have to spend in a car to get to Corwall & back!
Weather was pants too apart from one day in Cornwall and the actual party day - which was a relief as we were in a tent in the garden!

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Yesterday and today - Have to make a Christening card now and I'd rather be in bed!

Friday 11/05/12 – Red
Breakfast – . banana, slice of yesterdays tortilla (with peppers, onion and mushroom and cottage cheese) and a couple of slices of smoked salmon.

Lunch – .superfree soup spicy tomato and red pepper, tortilla (as above) and smoked salmon

Dinner – .salmon fillet steamed and steamed broccoli, jacket potato (HexB) babybel lights (HexB) spinach leaves – Mullerlight Greek yog (0.5)

Snack – .cup superfree spinach soup, Highlights drink (2syns)

Hex A and B – .jacket potato (B), Alpen lights (B), Babybel Light (A)

Syns – .2.5

Saturday 12/05/12 – Red
Breakfast – . pineapple,
2 WW sausages (1syn), 2 turkey rashers, 1 egg, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, garlic, chilli
Lunch – .Bowl SF soup (spinach and broccoli), 2 seafood sticks
Dinner – .Chicken breast with stir-fry veg (peppers, mangetout, spring onions, baby plum tomatoes) on lambs lettuce. – Mullerlight (cherry/choc) (1.5syns)
Snack – .4 ryvita dark rye (HexB), 3 Babybel Light (A) Highlights drink (2 syns)

Hex A and B – .Alpen light, ryvita (B) Babybel light (A)
Syns – .4.5

 

[donnajt]

Donna lentils are really nice. I love them. Green lentils are great in curries, as are red lentils. I like to mix green ones with extra lean mince and veggies to bulk it up and add loads. Try them - go on. They are a really cheap alternative to meat. I used them a lot when I did my degrees (and was very poor).

OK - am going to make the Egyptian Lentil curry that Charley is ramming down my throat at the end of the month

weigh in day today!!
I lost ..... 5lbs!!! Great result, I'm very pleased. :bliss:

So I'm glad I didn't succumb to the cookies, even though they smelled nice. I just hope I can do ok on Sunday at the christening I'm going to - also the inlaws house. I'm going to use syns today but keep them pretty low for the rest of the week just in case - although I fully intend to stay strictly on plan.

Charley I'm going to look for that recipe sounds right up my street.

I might not be on as much this week - so if I don't do enough diary visiting, forgive me. It's the week before the exams and I am very, very busy. I promise I'll make up for it when I haver less work.

and on that note.... I must go and do some work.

WELL DONE - THAT'S ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL :flowers:

Don't feel bad - I can't get on the boards Tues-Thurs due to work and family life

Enjoy the Christening x and well done on ignoring the cookies!

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Thank you Donna - I should have time on Thursday.

As for the Christening - it was lovely and the baby is so super-cute. I saved up all these syns and then had... a plate of undressed salad and ham with all the fat removed (by me) and no alcohol erm, so no syns and called it a red day. So I've had low syns all week for no reason *irritated* . Nevermind though, better than going mad.

This was yesterday:
Sunday 13/05/12 – Red
Breakfast – .banana, pineapple, 3 hard boiled eggs
Lunch – .salad, lean ham

Dinner – .Bowl SF spinach and broccoli soup, chicken breast, vegetables, baked potato (HexB) + 2syns for extra weight

Snack – .apple, banana, Highlights drink (2syns),

Hex A and B – .Baked potato (B) Alpen Light (B), Babybel Lights (A)

Syns – .4


This is the plan for today so far...

Monday 14/05/12 – Red
Breakfast – .Bowl of fruit (pineapple, apple, peaches)

Lunch – .SF Spinach soup – seafood sticks, smoked salmon.

Dinner – .Spicy bolognaise and omelette with salad

Snack – .banana,

Hex A and B – .

Syns – .


I shall visit diaries etc after Thursday when the last English exam takes place, until then I have a LOT of work to do.

 

[donnajt]

hi red - u make slimming world look so easy!!! i so hope u give your halo a thorough shine tonight

i am disappearing back to work for next 3 days...so catch up towards end of week.

good luck with english exams...bet u cant wait for them to be over

 

[Pommette]

Don't work too hard chica - but I know what it can be like at exam time with students having a mad panic.

 

[emoo123]

Good luck with you're exams! i'm in the middle of them now, know how you feel! you're food diary looks good, makes me want to make soup!! x

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Ah it's my students who are doing the exams Emoo but I feel super nervous for them all. I've got some returners next year for the next level but 3 of my favourite girls are away this year and I feel really sad. You get quite close to them.

Anyway Emoo - you're subjects sound fascinating and I wish you lots of luck for your exams, I know how stressful this period it for you x

Pommette - yes they are all a bit anxious, I feel it for them too. Just this final push of work and then a break (and a bit of poverty!!) I'm supposed to be having a friend round for some wine on Friday to catch up as I've been so busy, so I expect a few wine-syns that night.

Donna - lovely to see you - will catch up at the end of the week x

Here was yesterday's food in full:

Monday 14/05/12 – Red
Breakfast – .Bowl of fruit (pineapple, apple, peaches)

Lunch – .SF Spinach soup – seafood sticks, smoked salmon.

Dinner – .Spicy bolognaise and half omelette with salad – Mullerlight

Snack – .banana, highlights drink (2syns)

Hex A and B – .Babybel Lights (A) Alpen Lights (B) Weetabix bar (B)

Syns – .2

 

[Red Riding Hood]

WEIGH IN DAY TODAY

I lost ... 4lb



so that was a good start to Wednesday.



One lot of exams today for my younger students. Woke up at 6am feeling anxious for them (how sad am I??)
Other exams are tomorrow, so will have some very nervous girls coming tonight and I have to say goodbye to them. One of them has been with me for 2 and a half years now and I'm really going to miss her - she is the sweetest girl . On the plus side I'll be able to post a little more now, although I'm going to try and build up some of my cards and take them round some of the shops to sell over summer.

This is yesterday's food only had one HexB - I was just too busy/tired yesterday:

Tuesday 15/05/12 – Red
Breakfast – .pineapple
Other half of yesterday’s omelette/quiche thing and some smoked salmon slices.

Lunch – .Spicy bolognaise – apple

Dinner – .Turkey breast creamy curry sauce (made with cauliflower) salad – wholewheat pitta (HexB) – Mullerlight cherry/choc (1.5syns)

Snack – .peach,

Hex A and B – .Pitta bread (wholewheat B), Babybel Lights (A)

Syns – .1.5

 

[Pommette]

WEIGH IN DAY TODAY

I lost ... 4lb

Blumin' 'eck. That's 12 lbs in 3 weeks. Way to go chica.

I've been thinking of chastising you for not having enough syns but I can hardly do that when you losses are so brilliant!

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Blumin' 'eck. That's 12 lbs in 3 weeks. Way to go chica.

I've been thinking of chastising you for not having enough syns but I can hardly do that when you losses are so brilliant!

No, you know what I haven't been having enough syns, there will be nothing to cut down when weight loss is more difficult. Anyway syns make it all more bearable. I have just been so busy I've not been thinking about it properly. I can assure you Pommette I'll be having syns - got a friend round on Friday for wine so I'm kind of saving syns for that a bit as I'm sure I'll go over 15 then!!

It's a good start for losses but I know they will get smaller and more gradual and that will be good too. It's a nice kick-start when I have so much to lose.

Ok back to work now.

 

[Charleybarley]

WEIGH IN DAY TODAY

I lost ... 4lb



so that was a good start to Wednesday.



One lot of exams today for my younger students. Woke up at 6am feeling anxious for them (how sad am I??)
Other exams are tomorrow, so will have some very nervous girls coming tonight and I have to say goodbye to them. One of them has been with me for 2 and a half years now and I'm really going to miss her - she is the sweetest girl . On the plus side I'll be able to post a little more now, although I'm going to try and build up some of my cards and take them round some of the shops to sell over summer.

This is yesterday's food only had one HexB - I was just too busy/tired yesterday:

Tuesday 15/05/12 – Red
Breakfast – .pineapple
Other half of yesterday’s omelette/quiche thing and some smoked salmon slices.

Lunch – .Spicy bolognaise – apple

Dinner – .Turkey breast creamy curry sauce (made with cauliflower) salad – wholewheat pitta (HexB) – Mullerlight cherry/choc (1.5syns)

Snack – .peach,

Hex A and B – .Pitta bread (wholewheat B), Babybel Lights (A)

Syns – .1.5

Wow Red well done, what amazing first few weeks, especially given the amount of stress you have been under at work! Keep it up honey!

X

 

[donnajt]

WEIGH IN DAY TODAY

I lost ... 4lb



so that was a good start to Wednesday.

WELL DONE!!! YOU BIG LOSER!!!

got a friend round on Friday for wine so I'm kind of saving syns for that a bit as I'm sure I'll go over 15 then!!

I like your style - you certainly deserve to let your hair down after the last few hectic weeks! Enjoy x

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Hello everyone

I've got Thursday, Friday and part of Saturday's diary here. The exams went ok, seen the papers (the kids brought them round afterwards and told me what they had answered) got lots of flowers and cards and some Green and Blacks chocolates - the mini bars so they can be synned quite well. Had my friend over last night and it was lovely to catch up. Despite having crisps and nuts on the table, I had none of them (although plenty of wine!) I made 2 SW friendly dips - a salmon one based on the pate, and hummus and chopped up carrots and peppers and had cherry plum tomatoes with them. I'd only had a superfree soup for tea so I think food wise it was ok. Had a big breakfast today to counteract the wine!

Thursday 17/05/12 – Green
Breakfast – . banana
Lm sausages, beans, eggs, peppers, onions, tomatoes and mushroom and a few new potatoes

Lunch – .4 Ryvita (HexB) and Babybel Lights (HexA)

Dinner – .Veggie and quorn chilli with kidney beans and mixed beans – mix rice and bulgar wheat. – Mullerlight choc/cherry (1.5syns)

Snack – .Highlights drink (2syns)
Hex A and B – .Ryvita, Alpen Lights (B) Babybel Lights (A)
Syns – .3.5

Friday 18/05/12 – Easy Extra
Breakfast – .Bowl of fruit (banana, pineapple, peaches, grapes)

Lunch – .jacket potato, veggie and quorn chilli, 3 Laughing cow light triangles (HexA)

Dinner – .SF Butternut squash soup.- Knew I would have dip and veg later
Snack – .veg crudities with salmon dip (SW friendly), and homemade Hummus (SW friendly) both dips free
2 peaches, apple.
Hex A and B – .Laughing cow (A) Alpen Lights (B)

Syns – .wine, wine, wine ... 35 – 40 ish syns – all wine.



Saturday 19/05/12 – Easy Extra
Breakfast – .Bowl of fruit (banana, pineapple, raspberries, blueberries)
2 WW sausages (1syn) 3 Turkey rashers ¼ quiche (made with 4 eggs, mushrooms, onion, peppers, Quark, cottage cheese, bulgar wheat and 2 LC light triangles)

Lunch – .

Dinner – .

Snack – .

Hex A and B – .

Syns – .

 

[donnajt]

I'd only had a superfree soup for tea so I think food wise it was ok. .

You must have been sloshed lol!

Glad exams went well - do you think your students did well?

 

[Pommette]

Hope the head is okay afer all those wine syns!!!
Have a good weekend chica and speak next wekk - off to our apartment without internet for a few days again.

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Yes, it was a lot of wine syns wasn't it? More than intended. Still it was nice and Donna I wasn't too bad as I was eating dip and veggies and blueberries as well as drinking.

I've had a very relaxing day today. OH took the kids out, oldest one was on a Beaver's parade for the Jubilee and there was a fair etc. So I made them a picnic, gave them money for rides and turfed them out. So it was very peaceful here

One of my student's mums just came by and brought me a beautiful plant (really gorgeous) and a lovely card. She (her daughter) was one of my little stars this year - advanced level and we worked on her dissertation. I've had her for two years so another one away this year too. I am actually working tomorrow though, I have one student and then some in June - getting ready for the folio element for next year (yes I work them hard - and send them away with summer work - I'm evil!)

Anyway here is the food for yesterday and today - the chicken yesterday was gorgeous - as was the kale. I couldn't find a recipe for the stuffing, so I made up my own! Spinach, quark, chopped chilli and garlic - it was fab. You may have noticed by now that I am VERY fond of spinach, I love the stuff.





Saturday 19/05/12 – Easy Extra
Breakfast – .Bowl of fruit (banana, pineapple, raspberries, blueberries)
2 WW sausages (1syn) 3 Turkey rashers ¼ quiche (made with 4 eggs, mushrooms, onion, peppers, Quark, cottage cheese, bulgar wheat and 2 LC light triangles)

Lunch – .Another ¼ quiche, mangetout, carrots, peppers, tomatoes and hummus

Dinner – .Chicken breast stuffed with Quark and spinach, served with curly kale stir-fried with spring onions garlic and chilli, asparagus and new potatoes - Mullerlight

Snack – .Options drink (2syns) and Alpen Lights (HexB)

Sunday 20/05/12 – Extra Easy
Breakfast – .Bowl of fruit (banana, pineapple, nectarine, raspberries and blueberries)
Other ½ quiche, 2 turkey rashers, LM sausage and beans
Lunch – .

Dinner – .large bowl superfree soup, baked potato and veg and Quorn chilli, 2 LC light triangles – Mullerlight Greek (0.5syns)

Snack – .Highlights drink (2syns)

Hex A and B – .LC light triangles (A) Alpen Light (B)

Syns – .2.5

 

[funcurls]

Hey hun, here I am! Just replied to you on my thread- thanks for popping by!!

In addition what I've already said, well done again on your fantastic 12lb in 3 weeks loss! You must feel a real boost having had such a head start- you've really broken the back of it and all you need to do now is carry on like you are and even if the rate does slow down a bit you're still WELL on track and doing all the right things! Your food looks gorgeous and plentiful and this is definitely the key to unlock the door to slimdom (how cheesy am I lol....)

Glad all the exams went well and it must be overwhelming to receive such gratitude from the students and their parents!! It just shows how much they think of you and how much you're helping people to build their futures! XXX

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Hi Curls

Good to see you here even though you are having a difficult time, thanks for visiting lovely.

Here are yesterday and today. Weigh in tomorrow, not expecting much after all that wine though.

Monday 21/05/12 – Red
Breakfast – .Bowl of fruit (banana, pineapple, raspberries, blueberries, nectarine)
2 LM sausages, 2 turkey rashers, egg
Lunch – .SF soup, salmon pate, carrot sticks, peppers, mangetout, seafood sticks
Dinner – . curried mince and vegetables – Mullerlight (Choc/cherry) 1.5syn
Snack – .Ryvita dark rye (HexB) Babybel lights (A), Highlights drink (2)

Hex A and B – . .Ryvita dark rye (HexB) Babybel lights (A) Alpen Light (B)

Syns – .3.5

Tuesday 22/05/12 – Red
Breakfast – . banana, pineapple,

Lunch – .SF soup, small amount chicken breast, 2 lettuce and salmon pate wraps. - apple

Dinner – .Salad Niciose, Tuna, boiled egg, new potatoes (HexB) sliced and mixed salad – Mullerlight

Snack – .Alpen Lights(HexB), Highlights drink (2syns)

Hex A and B – .Alpen Lights, new potatoes (B), 3 Babybel Lights (A)

Syns – .2

 

[Pommette]

. . .Weigh in tomorrow, not expecting much after all that wine though.

I wouldn't bet against it though chica, you were angeklic on syns for the rest of the week.
Good luck hun.