Thread: Shiny new year, shiny new start

So today was the start of a new outlook. Im planning on a healthy year with sustainable weight loss.
Ive done lots of plans/ diets before with varying degrees of success but as, this time, im not in a rush tk loose weight for a specific event (my own or anyone elses wedding!!) im looking to being a little gentler on myself, taking the plan fully and seeing when i get there!!!! Im a swine for feeling like ive failed if i slip up and end up falling right off the wagon. I must try not to beat myself up, be honest with my tracking and see how i go. Im doing my official day 1 on monday when i go back to work but im yryi g to stop the rot in the meantime, getting sort of on the plan but with the odd off plan meal (going to friends for lunch on sat and my brothers for sunday dinner sunday). So my first WI wont be until monday 14th!!!
Still fairly full from 'finishing off' stuff yesterday so today is...
brunch -Scrambled eggs, grilled bacon & toms
Milk in tea - HEA
Tea - steak, sw wedges, grilled veggies

1 quality street (cant throw them away!!) as a treat after tea - 2.5syns

So - day 2.
Ive been ill over xmas, full of flu, so im going to use some syns on orange juice to get my vitamin c flu fighting stuff!!

Bk - 300ml orange juice 5 syns
35g oats HEB, banana
Milk throughout the day HEA

Lunch - veg soup, clementines

Tea - tuna, veg, pasta

Ok im being honest in this diary right?!?!? I didnt have any lunch - busy day. Long boring story. BUT!!!!!
When youre hungry what happens?? We ended up going out for tea - italian. I shared half a small portion of DH's calamari (small portion - 10syns for half???) followed by spaghetti with just a simple tomato sauce.

Calling it a green day and having the juice and a tbsp olive oil from the pasta as HEB'S.
Not so bad then - and ive walked miles today!
Better planning tmro.

So, today. Last proper holiday day as im back to work on monday. Ive been full of cold for the full 2 weeks off, although its just a chesty cough now that keeps me up at night!! Having a thoroughly lazy day tonight in front of the telly and im not going to feel guilty!!!
Food for today

Mil in drinks - HEA
Bk - 30g oats, banana HEB
Lunch - creamy cheese mug shot (edit to menu - got loads of them on offer st the co-op!!) 2syns
Tea - chicken stir fry made with 1tsp of oil (2syns), veggies and boiled rice.
Snack - clementines and plums

I also had 2 glasses of prosecco, home measures!!!! Calling it 15syns

So day 1 proper ... Full on back on the plan

Milk in tea throughout the day HEA
BK 30g oats HEB banana
Lunch noodle mugdhot, tangerines

Snack 2 oatcakes 5syns

Tea chicken breast, griddled peppers and onions, boiled rice

Not updated in a couple of days - been in bed with a chest infection. Blooming flu lasted 3 wks and left me eith this. So sock of it now but finally feeling better now as anti-biotics kicking in! Some lazy meals i.e. Toast but generally nothing super calorific but not strictly dpeaking on the plan. New day ...
Milk in drinks - HEA
BK - Oats 35g HEB, Banana
Lunch - tomato mug shot, plums & tangerine
Tea - stir fried veggies, egg & rice

Also a freddo 5 syns and special k crisps 5 syns

Friday

Milk in drinks - HEA
Bk - mullerlite and grapes
Lunch - tomato mugshot, plums & grapes
Tea - ??! Not sure yet, big shop needed!!

Monday - a bright new week

Milk throughout the day - HEA
Bk - 30g Bran flakes, banana, milk form allocation

Lunch - Left overs!!!! Boiled rice & chicken & veg curry

Snack - grapes and a Greek Mullerlite 0.5 syns

Tea - Chicken and fennel stew with broccoli or turkey mince chilli (turkey, kidney beans, lots of toms, grated carrot, onion and peppers). One is for tea tonight, the other for tmro!


Edit - we had the chicken and fennel stew (3 syns) in the end with new potatoes. Gorgeous!!

I am very lucky as DH is a chef; i do quite a bit of the cooking as its a bit of a busmans holiday for him to do this at home too - he does do some lovely stuff though that i wouldnt think of.

Tuesday - Hello me (dont think anyone else is looking). Already feeling slimmer - am doing this at home but have agreed to be weighed by a friend each frday now (starting this friday). I think I need the fear of the scales each week but have awkward work pattern in the next few months meaning Id miss/ find it difficult to get to classes. Having been to one before I know you get a lot from being in the same boat but my local class has a couple of 'gobby' women (for want of a better phrase) who tend to dominate. I know what Im doing, I just need something to motivte me to stick with it; hence the weigh in by someone other than me.

So the plan for today ... Im having a Red day today

HEA - Milk in drinks
Bk - 30g Oats HEB with Raspberries

Lunch - Brown roll HEB, left over chargrilled veggies, Greek Muller 0.5syns

Tea - Cant wait for this!!!! Lamb and aubergine curry; its been marinating all night. Frying off the meat in 1tp of olive oil (2 syns). YumMMMMMMMM!!!!
(Going to save the chilli for tmro now - always taste better when they are left to 'rest' for a day or so!)

Have a good day all

Originally Posted by rjg123

Tuesday - Hello me (dont think anyone else is looking). Already feeling slimmer - am doing this at home but have agreed to be weighed by a friend each frday now (starting this friday). I think I need the fear of the scales each week but have awkward work pattern in the next few months meaning Id miss/ find it difficult to get to classes. Having been to one before I know you get a lot from being in the same boat but my local class has a couple of 'gobby' women (for want of a better phrase) who tend to dominate. I know what Im doing, I just need something to motivte me to stick with it; hence the weigh in by someone other than me.

So the plan for today ... Im having a Red day today

HEA - Milk in drinks
Bk - 30g Oats HEB with Raspberries

Lunch - Brown roll HEB, left over chargrilled veggies, Greek Muller 0.5syns

Tea - Cant wait for this!!!! Lamb and aubergine curry; its been marinating all night. Frying off the meat in 1tp of olive oil (2 syns). YumMMMMMMMM!!!!
(Going to save the chilli for tmro now - always taste better when they are left to 'rest' for a day or so!)

Have a good day all

Im looking would love to know the recipes to the lamb and aubergine curry and the fennel and chicken stew! Your food sounds amazing!


Xxxx

Hi sarah lou!! They are my hubbys creations (see why i have weight issues). The chicken and fennel is ...
Chicken (breast or thighs) cut into pieces
Fennel 1 bulb
Onion
Bacon (lean bit only) cut into strips
Chicken or veg stock
1 tsp french/ american mustard.

Fry the bacon in fry light, add and cook chicken. Remove from pan
Fry onion & fennel, add chicken stock (or wine if you have the syns!!)
Add the chickrn and bacon and just before serving, stir in the mustard.

Nice with rice, spuds or kn its own for a red day!!

The curry

Lean lamb leg steak has been sat overnight in curry powder, 2 cloves of garlic, a little grated ginger and half tsp cumin.
Tonight im fryliting cubes of aubergine and finely chopped onion, searing the lamb then adding tinned toms and veggie stock to the lot. Smells delish!!

Originally Posted by rjg123

Hi sarah lou!! They are my hubbys creations (see why i have weight issues). The chicken and fennel is ...
Chicken (breast or thighs) cut into pieces
Fennel 1 bulb
Onion
Bacon (lean bit only) cut into strips
Chicken or veg stock
1 tsp french/ american mustard.

Fry the bacon in fry light, add and cook chicken. Remove from pan
Fry onion & fennel, add chicken stock (or wine if you have the syns!!)
Add the chickrn and bacon and just before serving, stir in the mustard.

Nice with rice, spuds or kn its own for a red day!!

The curry

Lean lamb leg steak has been sat overnight in curry powder, 2 cloves of garlic, a little grated ginger and half tsp cumin.
Tonight im fryliting cubes of aubergine and finely chopped onion, searing the lamb then adding tinned toms and veggie stock to the lot. Smells delish!!

I need to get me one of those! Lol so if hes hindering your losses send him my way! Haha!

They sound amazing and need to make these! Thank you to you and hubs for these! Although my OH hate fennel and aubergine it means i get it all! Thank you to you and hubs again!

Ha! Think will rent him out! Can always drop the aubergine..


Planning tmro

Milk in drinks (as always - cant do without tea and coffee) HEA
Bk - 35g bran flakes, banana
Lunch - tomato & herb mugshot, peppers added. Pear & greek muller 0.5syns
Tea - turkey & kidney bean chilli with rice & salad

Trying to save some syns for friday as we are taking father in law out for a curry for his birthday. Already thinking a starter size portion ofchicken tikka (6syns) with rice and salad (huge portions at our local). Also using 12 syns on poppadoms & dips. Cant wait!!

Doh - after all my planning!!! this morning I was in and out of the house with a kettle and scraper for the car - eventually got it defrosted, got in and headed off!. Realised about half way to work that Ive left my handbag, with my lunch in it, on the kitchen table. GGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! No phone or purse with me either. Going to have to beg/ borrow cash and see what I can get at the shop around the corner instead. Silly girl!


Edit - So, I ended up having a pasta salad pot (pointed as 9 syns - what a waste!!) and some pineapple. Not the worst I suppose but not the syn free lunch Id planned. Lesson learnt, wont do that again!!

Tea - as planned! Also had 2 mini toblerones 3syns