Final stage of the journey

[Rosielea]

Tuesday 9th September 2014 - EE

B - Nectarine, Black coffee
S- Apple, pear, caramel tea
L - Chicken salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, pepper, olives (1/2 syn), radish, carrot)
S - Apple, nectarine, watermelon, youghrt
D - Sweet potato sandwich (mince beef, onion, chili, garlic, ginger, 1 tsp chili sauce (1/2 syn), baked beans ), salad (lettuce, tomato, radish
S - watermelon (very thirsty today)

Summary:
HEXA/B - Nil
Olives - 1/2 syn
Chili sauce - 1/2 syn

Total syns = 1

Activity - walking & gardening

 

[Rosielea]

Wednesday 10th September 2014 - EE

B - Crispbread (HEXB), boiled egg, Black coffee
S - Grapes, peach
L - Soup (chicken stock, beetroot, carrot, onion, mint), crisp breads (3 syns)
S - 2 mini choc (4 syns), caramel tea
D - Meatballs (onion, garlic, chili, ginger, tomato), broccoli, cauliflower, peas, sauted potaoes (8 syns)
S - Watermelon

Summary:
Crispbread (HEXB + 3 syns)
2 mini choc - 4 syns
Sauted potato - 8 syns

Total syns = 15

Activity - lots of walking and heavy gardening

Total syns =

 

[Rosielea]

Thursday 11th September 2014 - Green

B - Banana, Black coffee
L - Cheese Salad Sandwich (HEXA, HEXB), caramel tea
S - peaches, grapes
D - Leftover meatballs (HEXB), baked potato with melted cheese (HEXA), baked BNS, cauliflower, broccoli
S - 2 mini chocs (4 syns), caramel tea

Summary:
Toast - HEXB
Meat balls - HEXB
Cheese - 2HEXA
2 choc - 4 syns

Total syns = 4

Activity - walking & gardening

 

[Rosielea]

Friday 12th September 2014 - Green

B - Banana, Black coffee
S - Peach, caramel tea
L - Cheese sandwich (HEXB, HEXA), chips (5 syns), grapes
S - Black coffee, apple, nectarine, caramel tea
D - Bacon (HEXB), jacket potato, fried egg, butter (4 syns), baked beans with cheese (HEXA)
S - Toffee popcorn (5 syns), caramel tea

Summary:
Toast - HEXB
Cheese - 2HEXA
Bacon - HEXB
Butter - 4 syns
Chips - 5 syns
Toffee popcorn - 5 syns

Total syns = 14

activity - Nil

 

[Rosielea]

Saturday 13th September 2014 - Green

B - Toast (HEXB), 2 tbsp Jam (4 syns0, Black coffee
S - Grapes, peach, nectarine, corn snack (? syns)
L - baked potato
D - Mac & cheese with sweetcorn (2 HEXA), tomato, cucumber, radish
S - watermelon

Summary:
Toast - HEXB
Cheese - 2HEXA
Corn snack - HEXB + ? syns
Jam - 4 syns

Total syns = 25

Activity - lots of gardening

 

[Rosielea]

Sunday 14th September 2014 - EE

B - fry up (bacon, mushroom, egg, baked beans, toast (HEXB)), 1 tbsp. Brown sauce (1 syn), Black coffee
S - watermelon, nectarine, caramel tea
D - Lamb curry (onion, garlic, ginger, mushroom, tomato, courgette , curry paste & coconut milk (4 syns), bread roll (9 syns)
S - 21 gr pretzels (5 syns), 1 choc chip cookie (5 syn) - did not enjoy cookie

Summary:
Toast - HEXB
Brown sauce - 1 syn
Curry paste /coconut oil - 4 syns
Bread roll - 9 syns
Pretzels - 5 syns
Biscuit - 5 syns

Total syns = 24

Activity - lots of gardening, walking & lots of running up 7 down the stairs

 

[Rosielea]

Monday 15th September 2014 - Red

B - Black coffee
S - Apple, nectarine
L - Prawn salad - lettuce, tomato, cucumber, radish, beetroot, pickled Red cabbage, crispbread (HEXB), caramel tea
S - Grapes, apple
D - cottage pie (Onion, mince beef, garlic, chili, ginger, baked beans (HEXB), topped with BNS and cheese (2HEXA), caramel tea
S - youghrt, peach & cardamom jam (4 syns)

Summary:
Crisp bread/baked beans - 2HEXB
Cheese - 2HEXA
Jam - 4 syns

Total syns = 4 syns

Activity - lots of gardening

 

[Rosielea]

Hey, food is looking really good. I like diaries which also take food pictures as I find it a good inspiration! Also dabble between EE/RED/GREEN days so some good meal ideas, thanks! x

Thank you. I take pictures so when I am stuck for ideas look through again. Also when I am feeling down, look back to see what I have been eating.

At the moment I am down as have been following the plan 95% for 4 weeks and instead of losing, I have gained a couple of pounds. A couple of friends think that it is all muscle weight as I have been doing a lot of physical work every day non-stop. Hopefully when I finish this then I can see a good loss. Think similar sort of thing happened a couple of years ago when I started the plan. Just have to wait an see.

You've done really well losing 1/2 stone. well done.

have a fab day.

 

[Rosielea]

Friday 19th September 2014 - EE

Had a couple off-plan days as no matter how hard I try I keep gaining rather than losing. Well I am back on it again now.

B - Banana pancake (3 for butter)
S - Apple
L - Piece of french stick (HEXB), ham, lettuce
D - lamb curry (lamb, onion, garlic, ginger, courgette, sweetcorn, mushroom, curry past & coconut milk (7 syns), rice
S - figs, grapes

Summary:
French stick - HEXB
Butter - 3 syns
Curry paste & cocount milk - 7 syns

Total syns = 10

Activity - lots of gardening and 5 mile walk

 

[Rosielea]

Monday 22nd September 2014 - Red

Went off the rails for a couple of days. Saturday was fine until evening - had my meal and then french bread & butter (loads) and trifle. Then Sunday managed to eat well until I went to friends, had roast lamb with roasties (deep fried) and veg (no butter), rice pudding and when I came home ate loads of spice & honey loaf & butter. Back on it for definite today.

B - grapes, figs and Black coffee
S - Loads of grapes from the garden
L - Prawn salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, radish)
S - apple, banana & more grapes
D - Chicken stew (Chicken, onion, garlic, tomato, carrot, broccoli, courgette, cauliflower, peas, mushroom, olives (1/2 syn)), 4 crisp bread (HEXB), Oil (HEXB)

Decided to increase water intake

Summary:
Crisp breads & oil - 2 HEXB
Olives - 1/2 syn

Total syns = 1/2

Activity - lots of gardening & 2 mile walk

 

[PlainLauraJane]

I was just about to come in and suggest the same thing. If you're not measuring or tweaking your HEXBs then that would be the first thing I'd look at!

 

[Rosielea]

Tuesday 23rd September 2014 - Red

B - Fresh grape juice (exactly same amount that I would have eaten not juiced so NO SYNS), Black coffee
S - Banana, 5 walnuts (6 syns)
L - Ham salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot, pickled beetroot & red cabbage), caramel tea
S - 4 crisp breads (HEXB), apple, pear
D - Sweet potato (HEXB), mince beef, onion, garlic, ginger, chilli, mushroom, courgettes, dash of chili sauce (1 syn), caramel tea

Summary:
Crisp bread - HEXB
Sweet potato - HEXB
Walnuts - 6 syns
Chili sauce - 1 syn

Total syns = 7 syns

Might have a portion of cheese (HEXA) + 2 crisp breads (3 syns) but not sure yet

Liquid - large coffee, 2 large caramel tea, 3 litres water

Activity - 4 mile walk + gardening

 

[Rosielea]

Hey, food is looking good but I think you may need to check your healthy extra b's, unless you're using tweaks? Not an expert but some of the threads on here may help. Could explain the gain if not classified as a healthy extra b, such as french stick? x

I was just about to come in and suggest the same thing. If you're not measuring or tweaking your HEXBs then that would be the first thing I'd look at!

Appreciate your comments. HEXBs are not the issue. French bread is a one off tweak.
My losses are very slow normally. However, it is fueled by me doing a lot of physical work in hot sun and not drinking enough water. From today, I have increased my water intake and reduced physical activities.

 

[Rosielea]

Wednesday 24th September 2014 - Green

Food has been of limited variety today - been busy & very tired

B - Grapes, boiled eggs, Black coffee
L - Potato & courgette cake (actually turned out like scrambled egg), 1 HEXA cheese, 1tsp Brown sauce (1 syn)
S - banana, 4 walnuts (HEXB)
D - same as lunch, HEXA cheese

Summary:
Cheese - 2 HEXA
walnuts - HEXB
Brown sauce - 1 syn

Total syns = 1

Liquid - Black coffe, 1/2 litre water, 2 caramel tea

Activity - 2 mile walk, lots of gardening

 

[Rosielea]

Thursday 25th September 2014 - Red

B - Banana, grapes, WM toast (HEXB), fried egg (3.5 syns for butter), Black coffee
L - Tuna glazed honey salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomato, radish, Pickled cabbage & beetroot), 1 syn for honey, caramel tea, 2 mini choc (4 syns)
S - 4 prunes (2 syns), banana, apple, caramel tea
D - Chicken casserole (onion, garlic, tomato, mushroom, courgette, carrot, cauliflower, broccoli, peas), youghrt with 2 tsp jam (2 syns), caramel tea
S - Figs

summary:
Toast - HEXB
Butter - 3.5 syns
Jam & honey - 3 syns
Prunes - 2 syns
Mini choc - 4 syns

Total syns = 12.5

Liquid - Large Black coffee, 3 large caramel tea, 1 litre water

Activity - 1 mile walk, lots of DIY & tidying up the garden

Noticed since reducing physical activities and increasing liquid intake, my flat feels looser, so hopefully, losing weight starts.

 

[Rosielea]

Mmm that egg on toast looks amazing! x

Thanks it was delish. My neighbour's chickens layed them.

How are you doing.

 

[Rosielea]

Friday 26th September 2014 - Red

B - WM toast (HEXB), 2 boiled eggs, Black coffee
S - Apple, grapes
L - Ham baugette (HEXB + 30 syns? (todays + left over from the week).
D - 30gr cheese (HEXA), banana, fig, youghrt . Still full up from lunch

Summary:
Bread (2 HEXB = 30 syns)
Cheese - HEXA

Total syns = 30

Liquid - large Black coffee, 2 x larhe lemon tea, 1.5 litres water

Activity - 2 mile walk

 

[Rosielea]

Fed up this week, 1lb gain and then other things stressing me out How are you? x

Sorry to hear you've put on this week. You'll get it off this week.

I am fine thank you and finally making headways. planning to do what I used to do, have 2 meals a day. Late breakfast and then lunch/dinner around 5-6 o'clock and munch on fruits after that. Now that weather is getting cold it is easier as I can have soups and stews.

 

[Rosielea]

Saturday 27th September 2014 - EE

B - WM toast (HEXB), 2 fried eggs & mushrooms (3.5 syns for butter), 1 tbsp Brown sauce (1 syn), Black coffee
S - Apple, banana, lemon tea, walnuts (2.5 syns), small slider of coconut sponge cake (5 syns)
D - Steak, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, potatoes, butter (3.5 syns), lemon tea
S - Figs, youghrt, grapes, cheese (HEXA), lemon tea

Summary:
Toast - HEXB
Cheese - HEXA
Butter - 7 syns
Walnuts - 2.5 syns
Brown sauce - 1 syn
Cake - 5 syns

Total syns = 15.5 syns

Liquid - Large Black coffee, 3 large lemon tea

Activity - 2 miles walk, lots of gardening

 

[Rosielea]

Sunday 28th September 2014 - Red

B - fruit salad (Apple, pear, banana, nectarine, grapes), youghrt, Black coffee
L - Cheese on toast (HEXB, 2HEXA + 12 syns), tea. was at friends where you eat what you are given so could not choose amount of cheese
S - Grapes, tea
D - Prawn stir fry - courgette & carrot spaghati, ginger, oil (HEXB), caramel tea

Summary:
Toast & oil - 2HEXB
Cheese - 2 HEXA + 12 syns (might have over estimate - rather be safe than sorry)
Milk in tea - 3 syns

Total syns = 12

Liquid - Large Black coffee, 2 teas, large caramel tea, 1 litre water

Activity - 2 miles walk

It is WI tomorrow so hope scales finally started to move in the right direction