Thread: Sarah's SW Diary (green days only)

Have fun at the festival

Which one are you going to and who are you looking forward to seeing most?

I'm going to Warwick folk festival Warwick Folk Festival - one of the UK's top Folk Festivals in a beautiful setting

I'm looking forward to seeing Peatbog Faeries, Ahab and The Young'uns, but there are a few people there I've not seen before, so I might come across some new favourites There are some good ceilidh bands on too, that'll be where I get my exercise in lol.

You got any plans for the weekend? xx

We're going to the seaside. My dads got a static caravan on the east coast so we're going tomorrow evening for a few days

I'll try to be good but I should imagine there will be some slip ups food wise whilst I'm away. Hopefully it will be ok if I'm good most of the time.

Do you perform at the festivals or are you going to watch?

Sounds lovely

I'm thinking the same thing. I've planned food to take with me for my main meals that's all free (apart from the syns in the quorn sarnies for brekkie, but that's only 2) so if I have the odd ice-cream or something it won't matter too much, and I'll be getting plenty of exercise so I'm hoping I'll be alright

I don't perform, my Dad's in bands that play a few festivals so the others I'm going to this year are with them, but this one I'm just going with one of my friends to watch. I've kinda grown up going to folk festivals and stuff, so bit of a hippie really xx

Right, I'm all packed (apart from toiletries that I need this morning and food for the cool box) and ready for the festival! I'm pretty excited, I have to say

I've planned my basic food for the weekend, which consists of :
Quorn sausage sarnies for brekkie (3 syns + 1HexB for each day)

Lunch will either be a pasta'n'sauce or a mugshot so will be free

Dinner will be rice with either tinned curry or vegetable chilli, which I've checked and they're free too

Snacks will be my alpen light bars for my 2nd HexB

I think by doing it this way if I do decide to have the odd ice-cream or something I can syn it and not have to worry about going off plan

There will be lots of ceilidh dancing over the weekend too, so I'm hoping for a loss when I come back and weigh in on Monday!

Today's menu:
Breakfast
Magic porridge (HexB)

Lunch
Mugshot/Pasta'n'sauce (free)

Dinner
Rice (free)
Tinned curry (free)

Snacks
2 alpen light bars (HexB)

Today's exercise will be pitching the tent and blowing up the airbed!!

Hope you all have a good weekend! xx

Hope you have a great time at the festival. I love a good ceilidh. We had one at our wedding. Was sweating like a pig in my dress but it was so much fun.

Food plan looks good too. Enjoy

Originally Posted by Tooty Frooty

Hope you have a great time at the festival. I love a good ceilidh. We had one at our wedding. Was sweating like a pig in my dress but it was so much fun.

Food plan looks good too. Enjoy

Thanks Tooty. I had a great time I love ceilidh dancing, and it's such good exercise! The bands my Dad are in play for ceilidhs, so I've been doing it my whole life. Have you been to any recently?

Anyway, was a fab weekend! Definate highlight was being asked up on stage to dance with these guys The official ahab website The official ahab website » My mate and I were dancing at the front of the concert tene, and they asked if we were gonna dance all the way through their set, and we said yes, so they asked us if we wanted to do it on stage! I said yes and my mate said no, but then I got up there and she came too, and then they asked if anyone else wanted to join in, so there were aboout 15 of us up on stage dancing with the band, it was awesome!

For the most part stuck to my food plan, aside from yesterday when I had a pizza (I wasn't going to, but I was camping with my friend's mum, who insisted that she was going to treat me to eat out with them, and I got the impression she'd have been offended if I'd refused) and waffles (which were the treat I'd decided on to have as I wasn't using any syns in my basic food plan), but they were in place of lunch and dinner, and I did soooo much dancing over the weekend, plus all the walking around I got loads of exercise so it wasn't too bad. Or so I thought...today's weigh in proved otherwise it seems! After 7 days honking my 100%, plus the first 2 days 100% at the festival, a bit of a blip yesterday and at weigh in this morning I'd gained 1lb! So gutted, I have to say. I weighed in at 8 this morning, and it took 4 hours for me to pick myself up enough to post it on the weigh in thread on here I know I had a bit of a blip yesterday, but it doesn't seem enough for me to have gained, especially since I had a sneaky weigh in on Friday before I left and I'd lost 1lb. Is one pizza and waffles really enough for me to gain 2lb in a day?? Especially considering all the exercise, it was the least naughty pizza on the menu, and the waffles were heaped with fruit.

So yeah, I'm feeling really quite down about my gain, but I'm determined not to let it put me off. I was so tempted to go out and get some junk in and give up this morning, but I want this so badly I'm not going to let myself self-distruct like I normally do. I had 2 mullerlights for breakfast, and when I do my food shop this morning there will be nothing naughty in my basket!

Anyway, I feel like I've rambled on for ages this morning. Onwards and upwards I guess!

Right, here's what I've eaten today:

Breakfast
2 mullerlights (free)

Lunch
2 slices wholemeal toast (HexB)
Baked beans (free)
28g cheese (HexA)

Dinner
Jacket potato (free)
Tuna (HexB)
Low fat mayo (2.5 syns)
Low fat spread (2 syns)
28g cheese (HexA)

Snacks
None

Just a quick post before I go to bed with tomorrow's food plan:

Breakfast
Strawberry magic porridge (HexB)

Lunch
Homemade veggie soup (free)
2 slices wholemeal bread (HexB)
Mullerlight (free)

Dinner
Wholemeal pasta (free)
28g cheese (HexA)

Snacks
Not planning on having any, but I'll see how it goes tomorrow.

If I feel alright I'll go to the gym, but I've been hobbling around like an old lady today after the weekend's dancing antics. So worth it though

Anyway, I'm off for an early night. Can't believe I'm heading to bed at just gone 9.30

Night folks

Well, I had a 4 finger kit-kat on my tea break at work today. I know it's naughty but I had to, so that's 10.5 syns. I was sooo tempted to get a takeaway on my way home from work. I'm absolutely shattered, I have a headache and all my joints hurt, am really struggling to stick with it today. I managed to resist the takeaway and am currently cooking my pasta as per plan, but to be honest I'm not sure I'll be able to stick it out tonight. I'm off to the cinema tonight with my friend, we've both had a bit of a tough day and I suspect the Ben and Jerry's sundaes may make an appearance this evening

Originally Posted by thefinalcountdown

Well, I had a 4 finger kit-kat on my tea break at work today. I know it's naughty but I had to, so that's 10.5 syns. I was sooo tempted to get a takeaway on my way home from work. I'm absolutely shattered, I have a headache and all my joints hurt, am really struggling to stick with it today. I managed to resist the takeaway and am currently cooking my pasta as per plan, but to be honest I'm not sure I'll be able to stick it out tonight. I'm off to the cinema tonight with my friend, we've both had a bit of a tough day and I suspect the Ben and Jerry's sundaes may make an appearance this evening

Hey been reading your diary. Your doing so well hun don't give up heart. :-) xx

Thanks I'm trying not to, I really don't want to break but it's going to be really hard not to tonight.

Originally Posted by thefinalcountdown

Thanks I'm trying not to, I really don't want to break but it's going to be really hard not to tonight.

You can do it :-)

But if you do have a sneaky bit of ice cream don't beat yourself up about it we all need these blow outs. I had a whole weekend off last weekend and loved every minute of it :-)

I am going the cinema tomorrow night but plan on taking a pre weighed amount of popcorn and saving my daily syns for it too :-) x

Originally Posted by Laura_carlburgess

You can do it :-)

But if you do have a sneaky bit of ice cream don't beat yourself up about it we all need these blow outs. I had a whole weekend off last weekend and loved every minute of it :-)

I am going the cinema tomorrow night but plan on taking a pre weighed amount of popcorn and saving my daily syns for it too :-) x

I did it! Managed to resist the ice-cream and just stuck to my bottle of water feel much better than I would've if I'd eaten it too

Sounds like you have a good plan what are you seeing? x

Right, here's today's meal plan:

Breakfast
Magic porridge (HexB)

Lunch
Quorn quarter pounder (0.5 syn)
Jacket potato (free)
Low fat spread (2 syns)
Low fat mayo (2.5 syns)

Dinner
At Mum's so don't know yet

I'm feeling much more positive today than yesterday