Thread: Ddelta's Food Diary

Hi all!

So My name is Dagmar and I joined slimming world five weeks ago, first at a pop in group, then moved to an evening group that same day as thought I would benefit from image therapy. It took me about a week to get my head around the plan, but think I am doing well, although the scales are not showing it (to be fair easter weekend was a big blowout with three nights out, so the last gain is well deserved). I thought I'd start a food diary, with pictures, so I can hopefully get some tips and ideas as to if I am doing anything wrong. Edit: I thought I'd better add I am doing extra easy!

I am also exercising quite a bit (got my bronze award last night) so my consultant has said it could be a case of water retention, but it sounds like an excuse as have been at it for 4 weeks now.

Anyhow, after a 2lb gain in the first week (I have a theory this might be due to the different scales, so have used this as my start weight) and my 2lb gain last night I want to get back on it for good now, I'm going to be a social recluse until my mini break end of the month and then holiday in June, I ideally want to have lost that stone (and pound and a half now )!

Thanks for looking!

So here is my diary for yesterday 10th April

Breakfast

strawberries, blackberries, sliced banana, fat free natural yogurt and 28gr of dorset simply fruity muesli (HexB) (I realise now this should have been 40g, got confused early in the morning)
A skinny cappuccino, homemade with 100ml of skim milk (2/6 of HexA)

Lunch

Super speed soup (Mushrooms, courgette, green & red pepper, carrots, onion, garlic, tomatoes, red lentils, mixed beans, baked beans, peas, sweet potato, stock cubes)
1 x rye ryvita (extra 1/4 of HexB as undercounted this morning) with an extra light laughing cow (1/6 of HexA)

Snack

A skinny cappuccino, homemade with 100ml of skim milk (2/6 of HexA)

Dinner

Beef stew, made with lean braising beef, carrots, onion, garlic, potato, bay leaf and beef stock, brown rice and steamed broccoli

Evening snack

Options Belgian Chocolate (2 syns)
4 x Mikado (2 syns)
Blackberries and sliced banana

Total 4 syns

Hi dagmar

Your menu sounds fab!
Just a note about your exercise. I was in the same boat as you, doing loads of exercise and vin scales Didnt budge. Then after about 5 weeks it just fell off. There really is truth in the theory that the body holds on to water when you first start a fitness regime. Google it!
Keep the faith hun and hang on in there.

Originally Posted by rjg123

Hi dagmar

Your menu sounds fab!
Just a note about your exercise. I was in the same boat as you, doing loads of exercise and vin scales Didnt budge. Then after about 5 weeks it just fell off. There really is truth in the theory that the body holds on to water when you first start a fitness regime. Google it!
Keep the faith hun and hang on in there.

I am def going to look it up, I do believe it in a way since my measurements show a loss, but I wish the scales would too! Thanks!

Wednesday 11th April 2012 - extra easy

Breakfast

Blackberries, sliced banana, fat free yogurt and 40gr Dorset simply fruity muesli (hexB)



Lunch

Salad w lettuce, tomatoes, rice n fat free dressing and broccoli, courgette and salmon frittata



Dinner

Root veg mash, broccoli and beef stew



Snacks n drinks

Two tangerines and a few cherry tomatoes
Two skinny cappuccinos w skim milk
Tea w skim milk (hexA)
camomile tea
Edit: half a curly wurly (3 syns)

Thursday 12th April 2012 - extra easy

Breakfast

sliced banana, fat free yogurt and 40gr Dorset simply fruity muesli (hexB)

Lunch

Salad, cucumber and tomatoes with fat free dressing, followed by left over dinner from last night: root veg mash and beef stew.

Dinner

Prawn, baby corn, mushroom and pak choi pad thai noodles

Snacks
1 x skinny cappuccino (1/3 HexA milk)
2 x tea w skimmed milk (2/3 HexA milk)
Apple
Tangerine

I had a snack ready for with my tea after dinner, but wasn't in the mood for it, so no syns

Friday 13th April - extra easy

Breakfast

A banana
skinny cappuccino (75ml skimmed milk from HecA)

Lunch

Baked potato, tesco sweet chilli cottage cheese (1/2 syn) carrots, tomatoes, cucumber n pepper

Dinner

Mushroom risotto (with 14gr of Parmesan rest of hexA) 1/2 weight watchers petit pain homemade garlic bread (HEXB) rocket, tomatoes




Snacks

skinny cappuccino (100ml skimmed milk of HexA)
Apple
coke zero
2 large glasses of banrock light white wine (12 syns)
Mullerlight

Started off my last two days in the gym, 15 mins bike, 25 cross trainer, then weights n and and a yoga stretcg'

Your menus look great! I'm sure you'll see a loss soon.

Thanks! I do hope so, I've lost inches and dropped a dress size so it's def working, just need the scales to catch up

Saturday the 14th of April - extra easy

Breakfast

Sliced banana, 2 strawberries and asda fat free mango n pineapple yogurt

Skinny cappuccino (75ml Skim milk part HexA)

Went to the gym after breakfast, nice n quiet on a Saturday morning, great way to start the weekend

Lunch

Mushroom n courgette omelette w a little cheese (1 syn) and an apple

Dinner

SW burger w wholemeal bun (HexB) 25gr red fat cheddar (part HexB) sw chips and sw coleslaw made with white cabbage, carrot and red onion. 2 syns of extra light mayo

Snacks

Skinny cappuccino (75ml skim milk part HexA)
Coke zero
Banana
Tangerine
Tea w dash skimmed milk (1/2 syn)
Fresh mint tea
8 mikados (4 syns)

Total syns: 7 1/2 syns

Your diary looks fab hun xx

Originally Posted by Ddelta

Thursday 12th April 2012 - extra easy

Breakfast

sliced banana, fat free yogurt and 40gr Dorset simply fruity muesli (hexB)

Lunch

Salad, cucumber and tomatoes with fat free dressing, followed by left over dinner from last night: root veg mash and beef stew.

Dinner

Prawn, baby corn, mushroom and pak choi pad thai noodles

Snacks
1 x skinny cappuccino (1/3 HexA milk)
2 x tea w skimmed milk (2/3 HexA milk)
Apple
Tangerine

I had a snack ready for with my tea after dinner, but wasn't in the mood for it, so no syns

Rissoto looks great I have never made one I must get round to trying it

mmm Risotto is a favourite recipe, esp the mushroom one! It is very easy to make and its lovely the next day and freezes well.

Sunday 15th April - Green day (My first!)

Breakfast

Strawberries, banana and mango&pineapple fat free yogurt

Lunch

Veggie sausage pasta bake (I made a double portion with penne, peas, 3 rosemary&onion linda mc cartney sausages, an egg yolk-fat free fromage frais mixed, whipped egg white and 2x HexB of 40gr red fat cathedral city and 30gr parmezan, one portion for lunch tomorrow/tuesday) I should have made a picture it looked great!
sw coleslaw (1/2 syn)
rocket&tomato salad

Dinner

Edit: 2 slices of 400gr wholemeal toast (HexB) with one extra light laughing cow (1 syn) and a bowl of broccoli, cabbage, onion and sweet potato soup (used up left over veg in the fridge)

Snacks so far

Skinny cappuccino and 2 x tea w skimmed milk (HexA skimmed milk)
couple of cherry tomatoes
1/2 frozen mullerlight vanilla and 1/2 frozen mullerlight vanilla w chocolate sprinkles (the latter froze a lot better than the vanilla btw!)
12 mikado sticks 6 syns

Syns so far: 7 1/2

Hope I am doing this right on a green day with 1 or 2 HexAs and 2 HexBs

Diary & food choices look great. I'm sure you're going to have a good loss soon. Sounds like you've got it sorted to me!

Originally Posted by Seacrest

Diary & food choices look great. I'm sure you're going to have a good loss soon. Sounds like you've got it sorted to me!

Hi! Thanks I do hope so, although feel a bit naughty today on the green plan with the extra cheese allowance!

Tomorrow I am going to do extra easy again, planning a prawn and vegetable biryani for dinner.

Monday 16th April - Extra Easy

Breakfast

Banana
Mullerlight raspberry&cranberry and 40gr dorset simply fruity muesli (HexB)

Lunch
Salmon nigiris (6) from itsu (are these syns? no seaweed, just salmon n rice)
edamame
rocket & SW coleslaw

Snack

Slice of ham
1 laughing cos Extra light (1 syn)
4 cherry tomatoes

Dinner

Chille con carne (turkey, green & red peppers, courgette, onion, garlic, kidney beans, tomatoes, tomato paste)
Brown rice
salad

Snacks
Apple
1 skimmed milk coffee & 1 x starbucks skinny sugar free caramel macchiato (1 syn) (skimmed milk= HexA)
2 x tea w skimmed milk (1 syn)
Curly wurly 6 syns

Syns so far: 9 syns