Thread: BeckyT's Food Diary

I have been spending the last 6 months yo-yo dieting and I am sadly right back where I started. Today I am putting an end to it and my mind is 100% focussed on what I want to achieve.

I prefer Saturdays as my weigh in day however I dont want to wait until Saturday before i start Slimming World as it would just be another excuse to 'put it off' and consequently eat rubbish that i dont need. Enough is enough!

Feel free to comment and help me along my journey! I do prefer to save me syns for a few alcoholic beverages at the weekend

Day One: Tuesday 17th May 2011
EXTRA EASY DAY

BREAKFAST:
Oat So Simple and a banana

LUNCH:
Pilchard & boiled egg salad, lettuce raddish, tomato, cucumber, onion, red pepper

DINNER:
Gammon steak (all fat removed), fried egg (with frylight), portobello mushroom, baked beans, fresh tomatoes with pepper

SNACKS:
1 strawberry mullerlight yogurt with frozen berries. Pear, fresh pineapple

HEALTHY EXTRAS:
A: 350ml Skimmed Milk B: Oat So Simple

SYNS:
1 tsp light salad cream 1 syn
Hightlights hot chocolate 2 syns

TOTAL SYNS: 3 SYNS!
TOTAL SYNS FOR THE WEEK SO FAR: 3 SYNS!

Day Two Wednesday 18th May 2011
EXTRA EASY DAY

BREAKFAST:
Oat so simple & a banana

LUNCH:
Two small triangle sandwiches with lean beef, pepper and tomatoes. Grapes, strawberries, slice of kiwi (buffet lunch so tried to make the most of a bad situation ?)

DINNER:
Tuna salad, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, sweetcorn, 2 x boiled eggs, 2 tbsp v low fat salad cream

SNACKS:
Pair, vanilla mullerlight over fresh pineapple

SYNS:
2 tbsp heinz low fat salad cream
2 tsp marg
4 400g slice of wholegrain bread

TOTAL SYNS: 8
TOTAL SYNS FOR THE WEEK: 11

Sorry I havent had chance to post my food diarys over the last few days....

Day five Sarurday 21st May 2011
EXTRA EASY DAY

BREAKFAST:
2 slices of bacon, scrambled eggs and 3 cooked tomatoes

LUNCH:
Pitta bread with lean ham and loaded with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, radish, pepper, 1 tbsp pickle

DINNER:
Duck, mash potato and asparagus

SNACKS:
Pear, 2 satusumas

SYNS:
1 tbsp pickle
10 syns - I have added these as I went out for dinner and as i didnt cook it I would rather edge of the side of caution

TOTAL SYNS: 11
TOTAL SYNS FOR THE WEEK: 11

EXERCISE: 60 min spinning class

Day Six: Sunday 22nd May 2011
EXTRA EASY DAY

BREAKFAST:
2 slices of bacon, fried egg with fry light, baked beans, tomato mushrooms

LUNCH:
2 slices of ww brown bread and marmite and a banana

DINNER:
Roast chicken (with frylight), 1 roast potato, mash potato, carrots, swede, green beans, cauliflower, stuffing and gravy, small yorkshire pudding

SNACKS:
Pear, apple

HEALTHY EXTRAS:
A: 350ml Skimmed Milk B: 2 slices of ww brown bread

SYNS:
2 stuffing ball
2 gravy
2 yorkshire pudding
3 syns flora lighter than light
22 3/4 bottle of red wine

TOTAL SYNS: 31 SYNS
TOTAL SYNS FOR THE WEEK SO FAR: 42 SYNS

Day Seven Monday 23rd May 2011
EXTRA EASY DAY

BREAKFAST:
Oat so simple with skimmed milk & a banana

LUNCH:
Chicken salad, lettuce, pepper, radish, tomato, cucumber, beetroot, pickled cabbage, 1 tbsp salad cream

DINNER:
Steak, new potatoes and salad

SNACKS:
Apple, strawberries, 2 satsumas

HEALTHY EXTRAS
A: 350ml skimmed milk B: oat so simple

SYNS:
2 x half deuchers bitter 8 syns
1 tbsp low fat salad cream 1 syn

TOTAL SYNS: 9 syns
TOTAL SYNS FOR THE WEEK 51 syns

Exercise 30 day shred DVD

Day Eight 24th May 2011
EXTRA EASY DAY

BREAKFAST:
2 weetabix and semi skimmed milk, banana

LUNCH:
Chicken and boiled egg salad, lettuce, pepper, cucumber, tomato, beetroot, pickled cabbage sprinkled with Schwartz salad seasoning and salad cream. Muller yoghurt

DINNER:
Smoked haddock with boiled potatoes, green beans and cauliflower

SNACKS:
2 satsumas, apple, alpen light

HEALTHY EXTRAS
A: 2 weetabix B: 250ml semi skimmed milk

SYNS:
Salad cream 1 syn
Options hot choc 2 syns
Alpen light 3 syns
1 tsp flora lighter than light 0.5 syns

TOTAL SYNS FOR TODAY 6.5 SYNS
TOTAL SYNS FOR THE WEEK 57.5 SYNS

EXERCISE 45 min spinning class

Looking good

Day Nine: Wednesday 25th May 2011
EXTRA EASY DAY

BREAKFAST:
42g All bran with skimmed milk and a banana

LUNCH:
Chicken and boiled egg salad, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, red pepper, beetroot, sweetcorn picked cabbage sprinkled with schwartz salad sprinkles and 1 tbsp salad cream

DINNER:
Sainsburys stewed steak with mashed carrot and swede, cauliflower. Half a left over potato from yestrdays dinner

SNACKS:
Pear, 2 satsumas, apple, grapes

HEALTHY EXTRAS:
A: 350ml Skimmed Milk B: All bran

SYNS:
1 tbsp light salad cream 1 syn
2 Alpen light 6 syns
1 tsp flora lighter than light 0.5 syn

TOTAL SYNS: 7.5 SYNS
TOTAL SYNS FOR THE WEEK SO FAR: 65 SYNS

Day Ten: Thursday 26th May 2011
Red Day

BREAKFAST:
Oat so simple with skimmed milk and a banana

LUNCH:
Cheese and ham wholemeal pitta loaded with salad and 1 tbsp branston pickle. Vanilla mullerlight with fresh strawberries

DINNER:
Gammon steak, fried egg (frylight) 2 large portobello mushrooms and tinned chopped tomatoes

SNACKS:
2 satsumas, apple, grapes

HEALTHY EXTRAS:
A: 350ml Skimmed Milk
A: 42g Low fat cheese
B: Oat so Simple
B: Wholemeal pitta

SYNS:
1 syn tbsp branston pickle
3 syns alpen light

TOTAL SYNS: 4 SYN
TOTAL SYNS FOR THE WEEK SO FAR: 70 SYNS

EXERCISE - 60 mins spinning class (650 calories)

Friday 27th May - Red Day

Breakfast:
Oat so simple with skimmed milk and a banana

Lunch:
Tuna mayo sandwich, grapes and melon

Dinner:
Gammon steak, 2 small fries eggs, tinned tomatoes and 2 portobello mushrooms. Czech beer (1 syn)

Snacks
Sainsburys lean ham and cheese sandwich (4 syns) and 1 tbsp salad cream (1 syn)
Apple, pear, melon
Alpen light (3 syns)


Healthy Extras
A 350ml skimmed milk
A 42g cheese
B Oat so simple
B 2 slices of ww brown bread

Total syns 9
Total syns for the week 79

EXERCISE: 45 mins spinning class (432 Calories)

Well after a week of sticking to the plan and spinning my backside I've put on 1 and 1/2 lbs. The only two things I can think it could be...

1, I started on Tuesday 17th and weighed in on Saturday 21st which was only 4 days however I lost 4lbs. This week was my first full week and I put on 1 & 1/2. Maybe it's because of the short week last week?

2. Maybe all the spinning has been a shock to the system and my body os holding on to some water? I wear a heart rate monitor when I go to the gym so I know I've been burning the calories

I've well and truly lost my mojo but I can't give in because I can't fit into the majority of my clothes in the wardrobe

Any help or advice would be greatly received....

Hi Becky

I am new to this and just browsing food diaries for inspiration and to get to grips with whats what - just starting Extra Easy and SW today

Is oat so simple free on the EE plan? I cant find it listed anywhere except as 5 syns

Hope you dont mind me poking my head in here and asking

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Hi Becky. You're diary looks fine to me (I also do EE). Only possibility is the eating out was higher in syns than you thought?
You're certainly getting in a good mix of exercise. So the next obvious one is star week perhaps? I think you're doing fine, and if you carry on the way you are going, it WILL start to show.

Are you getting the third superfree in with each meal?

Slushy - She is using her HEb on the oat so simple.

Originally Posted by Pinkie1973

Hi Becky. You're diary looks fine to me (I also do EE). Only possibility is the eating out was higher in syns than you thought?
You're certainly getting in a good mix of exercise. So the next obvious one is star week perhaps? I think you're doing fine, and if you carry on the way you are going, it WILL start to show.

Are you getting the third superfree in with each meal?

Slushy - She is using her HEb on the oat so simple.

Nope not a star week either!

You could be right about eating out however I opted out of the starter and the eaton mess dessert too so it's sooooo frustrating!

Oh yes I defo have a 3rd superfree for sure!!

Guess I just have to put it behind me and focus on my goal. Thanks for your replies x

Well just watch the evil sly ways if star week. Mine has more impact in the surrounding weeks rather than star week itself. Damn reproductive system!