Diary of a hungry hippo

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holiday-dieter

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Hopefully this will be my final diary on here…the one that gets me to target anyway! Determined to stick to it 100% as I have loads of events this year
* hen week in rome/paris/Marrakesh (location undecided)
* cruise
* wedding x 2
So, here goes!!! Also contemplating a boot camp –does anyone else do these? I worry I’ll be the un-fittest there and collapse ina blubbery heap!

Monday22[SUP]nd[/SUP] April 2013
Breakfast: 2X400g toast with quark and cherry toms
Tea with splash of milk

Lunch: Leek and Potato soup Water

Dinner: Chicken breast, homemade coleslaw withnatural yoghurt, slimming world chips, 28g cheddar cheese

Hexa:cheese
Hexb:bread
Syns:milk splashes, crisps 4.5 syns
 
Tuesday 23rd April

Breakfast: 2x400g toast with quark
Lunch: Macaroni cheese
Dinner: Spaghetti Bolognese

Bit of a pasta fest yesterday!!
Hexa: cheese
Hexb: toast
Syns: milk splashes, 1 slice garlic bread (5.5 I think!)
Lots of water

Wednesday 24th April
B: 2 x 400g toast with quark
L: Dolmio pasta vita sweet pepper 3.5 syns
D: chicken breast coated in tikka powder, 1/2 rice, 1/2 slimming world chips, yoghurt dip, 1 popodom (syns please??)
Hexa: milk
Hexb: bread
Syns: 3.5 for lunch, popodom??

V quick post today!
 
Haven't posted for a while as work has been mega busy! Will update all diaries to make sure I'm keeping track of food!

Thursday 25th April
B - 2 400g toast (hexb)
L - none - didn't get a break at work, cup of tea
D - boiled rice, chicken and veg curry (home made)
Syns - crisps 4.5 syns, milk splashes x 4

Friday 26th April
B - none
L - prawn salad
D - prawn pizza (3 slices) 21 syns (mega ooops)

Saturday 27th April - back on track!
B - 2 400g toast with quark
L - 2 chicken tikka kebabs (home made) salad
D - home made pork burgers, slimming world chips, salad

Syns milk splashes x 4, 21 special k cracker crisps 95cals so 5 syns??

Hoping for a 1.5 loss to get my half stone :)
 
Hey hun

I was drawn to your thread because of the word hippo hehehehe. So I'm here to subscribe and see how you're getting on.
Feel free to subscribe to mine too if you want :)
It looks like you've had some great days Hun keep up the good work xxx

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Thanks.. I like hippos lol... guessing you do too! Also like those little happy hippo sweets! Subscribed to yours too, your food always looks yummy! Also going to try the 12 week challenge you posted! Hope your having a good holiday and thanks for stopping by! Any advice welcome too! :) x
 
Sunday 28th April

Brunch - 2 400g wholemeal toast (hexb)
Egg in fry lite
Fat free bacon
Mushrooms and toms

Dinner. Shredded lean pork
Salad
Sw chips
Low fat cheese (hexa) laughing cow blue cheese

Syns - milk splashes x 4

Special K crackers (5 syns)

Weigh in soon really hoping for 1.5lbs!! Xx
 
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Weigh in tomorrow! Feeling nervous :(

Monday 29th April 2013

Breakfast: 2x400g toast with quark (hexb)
Lunch: Prawn Salad
Dinner: Penne Pasta, prawns, chillies, garlic, spring onions, parsley, frylite, low fat grated cheese (hexa)
Syns: milk splashes x 5, pom bears 4.5 syns
Drinks: tea and water
 
5lbs off - yay

Lost 5lbs at weigh in tonight!! Can't believe I lost that much!! Anyway, here is todays food diary. I'm very much back on track!

breakfast: 2 400g toast (hexb), quark, cup of tea
lunch: cup of tea (no lunch break... again)
dinner: grilled lean steak, sw chips, laughing cow light blue cheese (hexa) salad, diet coke -such a yummy tea and all legal!

syns: 5 x milk splashes, pom bears later if I'm hungry (4.5 syns)
 
Week 1 of 12 week challenge!

Beginning the 12 week challenge, task for this week is to read all my SW books cover-cover!! Going to put together a data base of meal ideas too so a weeks menu planning is easier!! Got my 1/2 stone award tonight so definitely on track!! Over the 12 week challenge hoping to lose 24lbs (2lbs per week) anything else is a bonus :) Already decided tomorrows menu so will post now. Still struggling with super free but I have it when it fits with my meals :(

Week 1: Day 1 - Wednesday 1st May 2012

Breakfast
2 400g wholemeal toast
1 tsp margarine (1.5 syns)
Tea (1 syn for dash of milk)

Lunch
60g wholemeal roll (6 syns)
cheese (1/2 hexa)
Water

Dinner
Spaghetti (free)
Bolognese (extra lean mince, (free) toms, mushrooms, onions, peppers (super free) cheese (remaining of hexa)
Water

Syns
Pom bears (4.5) marg (1.5) roll (6syns) milk splash x3 = 15 syns
 
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Week 1: Day 2: Thursday 2nd May 2013

Breakfast: 2x400g toast (hexb)
1 tsp marg (1.5 syns)
Tea (1 syn)

Lunch: Jacket Potato
Chilli con carne
(from a jacket pot shop, hoping not too much oil was added - but a better choice than mcdonalds which was next door!)

Dinner: Pizza Chicken (chicken topped with mixed peppers, onion, mushrooms and low fat grated cheese (hexa) )
Lettuce, onion
SW chips

Syns: Pom Bears (5)
Milk (1)
 

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Week 1: Day 3: Friday 3rd May 2013

Breakfast: 2 X 400g toast (hexb)
1tsp marg (1.5 syns)

Lunch: none - missed again due to work!

Dinner: Pasta with onions, garlic, mushrooms, pepper, chilli and parmesan (hexa)

Syns 1/2 bottle red wine (gallons of syns :( )
 
Week 1: Day 4: Saturday 4th May 2013

Breakfast: 2 400g wholemeal bread (hexb) sandwich: turkey rashers and mushrooms

Lunch: 2 homemade chicken tikka kebabs, salad

Dinner: out - will update later. Looking at menu thinking spag bol or steak and salad.... hope I resist the double bacon cheese burger, fries and onion rings which was my pre sw nibble!

Dinner: steak, butterfly chicken breast, salad. (not sure how many syns to allow for the oil... presuming it can't be more than 15!!? It didn't look greasy and appeared to be griddled.)

Syns: pom bears (5) oil if any from dinner (not sure)

Hexa - milk allowance for teas/coffees
 
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Week 1: Day 5: Sunday 5th May 2013

Breakfast: 2x turkey rashers
2x sainsbury's dutch crispbakes (4 syns)
1tsp marg (1.5 syns)
Cup of tea (1 syn for milk splash)
6.5 syns

Lunch: 2 400g bread (hexb)
ham salad sandwich

Dinner: Pork and Apple Burger, SW chips, salad, SW coleslaw (1 syn) laughing cow triangles (hexa)


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Syns: Pom bears if hungry (5) 12.5 total syns
 
Feeling super proud today (Sunday) Went to the seaside and didn't touch fish, chips or ice cream :) Hope I have a loss this week x
 
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Week 1: Day 5: Sunday 5th May 2013

Breakfast: 2x turkey rashers
2x sainsbury's dutch crispbakes (4 syns)
1tsp marg (1.5 syns)
Cup of tea (1 syn for milk splash)
6.5 syns

Lunch: 2 400g bread (hexb)
ham salad sandwich

Dinner: Pork and Apple Burger, SW chips, salad, SW coleslaw (1 syn) laughing cow triangles (hexa)


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Syns: Pom bears if hungry (5) 12.5 total syns
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Loveky day Hun, really like the look of those burgers too, well done resisting the food at the seaside xxx
 
Hey, I am thanks are you? I have Monday blues instead of Sunday blues about going back to school though! (well work). Still have planning to finish boo. xx :)
 
Monday 6th May 2013

Breakfast: 2 x 400g toast (hexb)
1 tsp marg 1.5 syns
tea (1 syn)

Lunch: Left over pork burger
Salad
SW coleslaw (1 syn)

Dinner: Prawns, spaghetti, chillies, garlic, parsley, side salad

Syns: crisps 4.5
 
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Hey, I am thanks are you? I have Monday blues instead of Sunday blues about going back to school though! (well work). Still have planning to finish boo. xx :)
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Hey hunni
I feel pretty good today. Given the house a clean and going to make a start on the garden in a few days.
Love your food diary today, sounds yummy xxx
 
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