Thread: Now to maintain...

I have been faffing around for the last few months losing and gaining the same few lbs. Ive been doing it alone from home so have made the executive decision to join a group tomorrow to give me the kick up the backside i need to lose the final stone or so Will be interesting to see how my home scales compare to the SW ones!

So new diary for my "new start"

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Tuesday 7th June

Breakfast
Banana, yogurt - FREE

Snack
Mango -FREE

Lunch
Soup (onion, broccoli, courgette, stock pot) - FREE
Bread - 1 slice WM medium slice HEb1
was still hungry as ate my mango earlier on which was supposed to be for lunch so had a mugshot too-FREE

Dinner
Spinach and goats cheese pasta (pasta, tinned tomatoes, spinach, goats cheese HEb2, toasted pine nuts 5)
HEa SS milk in tea/coffee throughout day
3 squares lindt chocolate 7.5syns

Total Syns
12.5

WI
12st 7lbs
put a lower target down so will have to update my ticker/stats. my scales are the same which is good to know

Leftover day, pretty much the same as yesterday

Wednesday 8th June

Breakfast
banana - FREE
peach activia snackpot - 1/2 syn

Lunch
Spinach and goats cheese pasta (pasta, tinned tomatoes, spinach, goats cheese HEb1+ 4 1/2syns, 1 tbsp toasted pine nuts 5 syns)

Dinner
Soup (onion, broccoli, courgette, stock pot) - FREE
Bread - 1 slice WM medium slice HEb2
mugshot -FREE
grapes, blueberries, vanilla WW yogurt - FREE

HEa SS milk in tea/coffee throughout day

Total Syns
10

Thought i would check HE amount and syns for the goats cheese/pine nuts and they are half the amount now than what I have on my old sheets I had been working from! Eek. Luckily have enough syns to cover it both days

I tend to have a big breakfast and lunch on a thurs as i work late then head straight to the gym for a couple of classes. Sometimes as able to grab something in work but was rushed off my feet today so no chance!

Thursday 9th June

Breakfast
beans and cheese on toast HEa1 + HEb1 + 2.5syns

Lunch
sushi - 3.5syns
WW toffee yogurt - FREE

Dinner
28g ready brek made with SS milk - HEb2+HEa2
banana

Snack
25g banana chips - 6.5syns

Total Syns
12.5

Also realised today that I have a work thing on next week same time as my class so I cant make my flippen first WI! Will have to investigate what other classes there are to crash next week

Friday 10th June

Breakfast
strawberry activia snackpot - FREE
banana - FREE

Lunch
beans and cheese on toast HEb1 + HEb2 + 2.5syns
WW vanilla yogurt with blueberries - FREE

Dinner
roasted potatoes and carrots, broccoli, cabbage, gravy - 3 syns

Snack
leftover noodles - 5 syns

HEa - milk in tea/coffee


Total Syns
10.5

Really enjoyed my dinner-good old comfort food. Having the same tomorrow night but more gravy cant wait!

Saturday 11th June


Going out tonight, well looking forward to it-feel like i havent been out in ages! Just going to drive to save money and syns! If im peckish when i get in today may turn into a green day so i can have some spaghetti hoops or something free, and the prawns for dinner can be a HEb

Breakfast
strawberry activia snackpot - FREE
banana - FREE

Lunch
roasted potatoes and carrots, broccoli, cabbage, gravy - 4 syns

Dinner
open prawn sandwich (1 slice WM bread HEb, little gem lettuce, cucumber, red onion, 1tbsp EL mayo, chilli and coriander king prawns) 1syn
WW vanilla yogurt and blueberries

Snack
1 strip smoked mackerel 1/2 syn? exact ones i have are new and not online yet tesco vaule ones are 1/2 syn each so will just use that

HEa - milk in tea/coffee


Total Syns
5.5

those prawns were delicious and had a dressing kinda thing with them, will definitely get those again.

Sunday 12th June

Breakfast
blueberries and WW vanilla yogurt - free
(had a lie in so only small)

Lunch
britmums sweet potato, broccoli and cheddar patties, smoked mackerel, asparagus and beetroot - HEa cheese in potato cakes + 1 syn

Dinner
open prawn sandwich (1 slice WM bread HEb, little gem lettuce, cucumber, red onion, 1tbsp mayo, chilli and coriander king prawns) 4.5syns

Milk in tea/coffee- 1/2 syn per cup * 4 = 2syns

Total Syns
7.5

Lovely menus, and well done on all that weight loss!

Thanks. Hoping to get most of the half st i have put on off this week-fingers crossed

Monday 13th June

TMI My dinner last night went right through me
had cramps all throughout the night and tummy still feels dodge so not a not of food consumed today!

Lunch
Spaghetti hoops

Dinner
leftover sweet potato cakes - HEA also gonna attempt some smoked mackerel but shall see how well that goes!

Snack
pickled onion walkers crisps - 9 syns

Total syns
9

No HEb today with not feeling great-maybe have a slice of toast later if i can stomach it.

Tuesday 14th June

Breakfast
WW toffee yogurt-FREE
banana-FREE

Lunch
poached eggs on toast - HEb 1&2 + 2syns for tomato sauce
ML

Dinner
sushi-3.5syns
mango-FREE
wine-3syns? only 1/3 of a small glass

HEa milk in tea/coffee

Total syns
8.5

WI
-9.5lbs!

Wednesday 15th June

Breakfast
poached eggs on toast- 2*HEb+2 syns tomato sauce

Lunch
only small lunch as brekkie was late
banana-FREE
ML with blueberries

Dinner
Roast potatoes, cabbage and gravy - 4syns

HEa-milky coffee

Total syns
6

Meal ideas for next week or so
-paella
-curry (dopiaza?)
-spinach and ricotta cannelloni
-meatballs and pasta
-noodle dish from latest mag
-lentil loaf (http://www.minimins.com/slimming-wor...ntil-loaf.html (Mushroom & lentil loaf))
-spaghetti carbonara

Thursday 16th June

Breakfast
banana

Lunch
M&S cod mornay fuller for longer - 7.5syns

Dinner
low fat supernoodles - free
mango - free

no healthy extras today apart from a tiny dribble of milk-slap my wrists!

Total syns
7.5

Friday 17th June (flexi day)


Breakfast
poached eggs on toast - HEb + 2.5 syns + 2 syns

Lunch

Dinner
eating at the hotel im staying at this weekend, have looked at the menu online, planning on having crab salad for starter, baked crusted monkfish with potato and veg for main, dessert will either be banoffee or chocolate cappuccino mousse

HEa milky coffee

Monday 20th June

I had a great weekend away, i did ok foodwise, would definitely have been over syns each day but not stupidly (famous last words!)

Breakfast
banana
ML

Lunch
sushi - 3.5syns

Dinner
spinach and ricotta cannelloni - 6 syns for white sauce, 1.5HEb of ricotta, 0.5HEb reduced fat cheddar

HEa milk in tea/coffee

sugar-2 syns

Total syns
11.5