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

[Red Riding Hood]

Thank you Pomette your good luck wishes must have worked as ...

weigh in today ......

I lost 4lbs - hooray

 

[Pommette]

I'd like to use a very rude word to congratulate you - but not doubt that would get blanked out.
Well done just doesn't seem adequate.

So have some of these :talk017::bliss::happy096:
16lbs in 4 weeks is some going. Bloomin' Fantastic.

*** whispers *** Although you're still not having enough syns

 

[funcurls]

Blimey, there's no stopping you is there!! Stone award and 4lb a week for 4 weeks! Couldn't be happier for you! Are you feeling a big difference now in your clothes and general wellbeing? You must have gone down a size and be fitting into some of the things you had before that had got a bit on the tight side?! XXX

 

[Red Riding Hood]

*** whispers *** Although you're still not having enough syns

I know, I know but the end of last week was to make up for the wine in fairness. Anyway today I am having a Green day (always like to do them on weigh in day) for the carbs. I'll be having more syns Pommette, I'll make a conscious effort - or I know you will tell me off.

So I have had time to look round the site today and have discovered the lemon thread, where lemons have boosted weight loss. Now for years I drank lemon in hot water and then stopped so today I had a whole lemon squeezed of juice and left half the lemon in added hot water and some sweetner and some cayenne pepper - it was actually quite nice. I have no idea if it works or not.

I also saw someone mention cauliflower rice - so after a net search I found a couple of recipes and I am going to try this on the next red day I have. Making lentil dahl tonight to have with bulgar wheat and rice will stick some spinach in it too (of course!) and some grated carrot.

Anyway thank you both for your congrats. It's all very well getting some off, it's the sticking with it that is tricky as I know and I have a loooooooooooooong way to go.

Curls I do feel better than I did, less back ache and just feel better for doing something about it. I'm not sure I have dropped a size yet, it usually takes me a bit longer to do that, but that's ok. It's going to take a while. How are you Curls? How are things? xx

Ok I have to take my youngest for his school meeting - he starts school for the first time in August (I can't believe my baby - or not a baby as he tells me - is old enough for school).

 

[Charleybarley]

Thank you Pomette your good luck wishes must have worked as ...

weigh in today ......

I lost 4lbs - hooray

OH MY GODDY GOD! Well done! Your losses put me to shame, seriously! Keep going Red!!!

xxxxxx

 

[Pommette]

One of the ladies I chat to on here uses mashed caulie as a topping for shepherds pie etc instead of spud.
And Trango uses it to make gravy - she said even her kids like it.

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Sorry for absence I have been catching up with friends since I have more free time and doing that has left me with no free time for here! Been taking the kids to the park a lot as it's sunny too. I have been on plan though although the green days were lighter on the superfree than I prefer. Here are the last 2 days and today so far - which I haven't completed yet - Pommette there will be more syns!!! I hope you also note the upping of syns over the last few days too. Tonight I am trying cauliflower rice ... we shall see

I am tutoring tomorrow but will hopefully catch up with everyone and their diaries this weekend.

Wednesday 23/05/12 – Green
Breakfast – .Bowl of fruit (banana, pineapple, raspberries, blueberries, nectarine)
LM sausages, egg and beans

Lunch – . Baked potato and hummus

Dinner – .Lentil dahl, rice and bulgar wheat mixed. – Mullerlight Greek (0.5)

Snack – .Green&Blacks 15g mini bar butterscotch (4syns) , Highlights drink (2syns(

Hex A and B – .Alpen Lights, Laughing cow light

Syns – .6.5

Thursday 24/05/12 – Green
Breakfast – . no time, had lemon and hot water

Lunch – .SF soup, pasta n sauce and LM sausages

Dinner – .SF soup 2 LM sausages, small baked potato (with LC Light), egg, salad.- Mullerlight Choc/Cherry (1.5)

Snack – .banana, Highlights drink (2), Weetos bar (5)

Hex A and B – .Alpen Lights (B) Laughing Cow lights (A) Ryvita (B)

Syns – .8.5
Friday 25/05/12 – red
Breakfast – .banana, 2 hard boiled eggs

Lunch – . chicken salad – pineapple

Dinner – .strips venison, creamy mushroom sauce, cauliflower rice, stir-fried curly kale, broccoli, spring onion. (used HexA Philly Light in sauce)

Snack – . grapes

Hex A and B – .Philly light (A), Alpen Light (B)

Syns – .

 

[Red Riding Hood]

OH MY GODDY GOD! Well done! Your losses put me to shame, seriously! Keep going Red!!!

xxxxxx

I seem to lose big at first Charley but it settles down, worth remembering that I have an entire person's worth of weight to lose. So your losses are just as great, every loss counts. Thanks for the encouragement, I appreciate it xxxxx

 

[Pommette]

Have a lovely weekend chica - we're off to the apartment to do a bit of work but think I will have a swim too.
It's blumin hot here - about 30c. Very unseasaonal fro May. Even the end of May.

 

[donnajt]

Thank you Pomette your good luck wishes must have worked as ...

weigh in today ......

I lost 4lbs - hooray

AMAZING RED - you are flippin brilliant!!!

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Thanks Donna, Going to the inlaws for a BBQ today, they asked yesterday, so not sure how the syns will go. Kept them low yesterday because of this. Here's the rest of Friday and yesterday. Big thumbs up for the cauliflower rice. OH said it was the only time he's enjoyed cauliflower. I'll definitely be having that more often.

Friday 25/05/12 – red
Breakfast – .banana, 2 hard boiled eggs

Lunch – . chicken salad – pineapple

Dinner – .strips venison, creamy mushroom sauce, cauliflower rice, stir-fried curly kale, broccoli, spring onion. (used HexA Philly Light in sauce)

Snack – . grapes, Weetos bar (5syns) Highlights dark choc (1.5syns)

Hex A and B – .Philly light (A), Alpen Light (B)

Syns – .6.5
Saturday 26/05/12 – Easy Extra
Breakfast – .Bowl of fruit (banana, pineapple,nectarine) hot water and lemon

Lunch – .LM Sausages, turkey rashers, slice SW Quiche, - lots of veg and bulgar wheat in it (also cottage cheese, Quark)

Dinner – .HM Minestrone soup – contains lots of veg, beans and wholewheat pasta. – Greek yog Mullerlight (0.5)

Snack – .Highlights drink (2syns)

Hex A and B – .LC Light, Alpen Lights

Syns – .2.5 – have a BBQ tomorrow now

 

[Pommette]

Melissa - what exactly do you mean by cauli rice? Are you just shoving a cooked cauli through a ricer or is it some new and weird form of rice?

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Melissa - what exactly do you mean by cauli rice? Are you just shoving a cooked cauli through a ricer or is it some new and weird form of rice?

It is not a new and weird form of rice. What you do is cut the cauliflower into small florets then pop them in the food processor and process them into grain like size, then put them in a dish, cover with cling film and microwave them for 2-3 mins, add salt and pepper and anything else (I added chilli - of course!) to taste.

I think it is actually a mainstay of low carb diets but I hadn't come accross it before last week Look: Cauliflower "Rice" Recipe - How to Make Cauliflower Similar to Rice there are tons of recipes if you put it into goodle although they are all similar in prep. It doesn't really taste like you are eating a mass of cauliflower.

Well we had the BBQ and I can report I avoided the potato gratins, colslaws, pasta salads with oil, burgers, bread rolls and had weight watchers sausages I brought with me (3 so 1.5 syns) and a piece of chicken - it had some synable (I think) marinade on it. I brought my own salad and had that for lots of superfree. I also avoided the icecream and just had strawberries. I did not, however, avoid the wine, but the damage wasn't too hefty and I think with judicious balancing of syns until weigh in any damage *should* be negligible. (I hope!!) because I'm so sick of looking like I do.

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Sunday 27/05/12 – Easy Extra
Breakfast – .Bowl of fruit (banana, pineapple, grapes)
LM sausages, SW quiche from yesterday, LC beans
Lunch – .
Dinner – .BBQ 3 WW sausages, chicken thing, large salad (1.5 possibly + syns) - strawberries

Snack – .banana, salmon dip and veg crudities

Hex A and B – .Alpen Light

Syns – .Hmm the sausages and wine, not sure exactly how much, let’s say 30-35 to be on the safe side and adjust for the rest of the week.

 

[Charleybarley]

It is not a new and weird form of rice. What you do is cut the cauliflower into small florets then pop them in the food processor and process them into grain like size, then put them in a dish, cover with cling film and microwave them for 2-3 mins, add salt and pepper and anything else (I added chilli - of course!) to taste.

I think it is actually a mainstay of low carb diets but I hadn't come accross it before last week Look: Cauliflower "Rice" Recipe - How to Make Cauliflower Similar to Rice there are tons of recipes if you put it into goodle although they are all similar in prep. It doesn't really taste like you are eating a mass of cauliflower.

Well we had the BBQ and I can report I avoided the potato gratins, colslaws, pasta salads with oil, burgers, bread rolls and had weight watchers sausages I brought with me (3 so 1.5 syns) and a piece of chicken - it had some synable (I think) marinade on it. I brought my own salad and had that for lots of superfree. I also avoided the icecream and just had strawberries. I did not, however, avoid the wine, but the damage wasn't too hefty and I think with judicious balancing of syns until weigh in any damage *should* be negligible. (I hope!!) because I'm so sick of looking like I do.

Well done Red, you have so much restraint! I am in awe!!!

 

[Pommette]

Well done Red, you have so much restraint! I am in awe!!!

I agree - Blumin' brilliant I'd say. No way could I have avoided coleslaw!!! It is one of my serious loves!

Going to have to try the cauli rice thing - lots of people have said it is good.

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Tuesday 29/05/12 – Red
Breakfast – .LM sausages, turkey rashers, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, egg

Lunch – .chicken pieces, banana

Dinner – .Chicken breast stuffed with Quark, spinach, chilli and garlic, stir fried Curly Kale and broccoli, jacket potato (HexB) LC Light (HexA) - Mullerlight

Snack – .Options drink (2syns), Alpen Lights (B),

Hex A and B – . jacket potato (HexB) LC Light (HexA) Alpen Lights (B),

Syns – .2

 

[Red Riding Hood]

Weigh in day...

2lbs off

 

[Pommette]

Weigh in day...

2lbs off

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy - another good loss Red. Well done chica

 

[Charleybarley]

Weigh in day...

2lbs off

Well done you - all that restraint paid off!!! Xx