1 stone gone calorie counting.. Now back to Slimming World for the rest!

[graciebabes]

Hi everyone! I'm not new to Minimins, but this diary is.. I've just finished my first year at the University of Lincoln, and whilst it's been an awesome year, I've managed to gain over 2 stone!

Since the beginning of this year I've been calorie counting using MyFitness Pal (add me: gracehutchinson) and have so far managed to lose nearly a stone, which I'm thrilled about! I've now decided I'm going to follow the Slimming World plan to lose a bit more - if not the rest of it! - as I've had success with it in the past.

I currently weigh on Sunday mornings, but it may change as I'm debating joining the Monday night class my mother in law attends if I can afford it. I'll not be starting officially until this Sunday. In the mean time, I will be calorie counting and using up the food in my fridge/freezer!

A bit about me.. If anyone wants to know lol.. I'm 19 years old, nearly 20, and I'm studying Journalism at uni. I work behind the bar at a pub, and love mountain biking, camping and exercising!

Looking for tips, inspiration and just general chatter.. Please feel free to chip in!

 

[graciebabes]

Wednesday 6th June Green day

Breakfast
Melon

Lunch
Jacket potato
42g low fat cheese (hexa)
Spaghetti hoops

Dinner
Spicy mixed bean chilli
Rice
Schwartz hot chilli con carne spice mix (2 syns)

Snacks
Grapes
2 x Alpen lights (hexb)
Half galaxy ripple (4.5 syns)

Exercise
Fitball class - 243 calories
Fitbit steps - 7032

Total syns: 6.5
Weekly syns: 6.5/105

Well today was a good day, it was really nice not to have to weigh every single piece of food that went into my mouth! Love having so many choices too.. Hopefully if I manage to stick to it all week I will get a good weight loss.

 

[graciebabes]

Thursday 7th June Red day

Breakfast
Grapes

Lunch
Out for lunch with my Mum..
Gammon (was quite oily so will add 5 syns)
Jacket potato (hexb)
Garden peas (2 syns)
Ketchup (2 syns)

Dinner
Bolognese sauce
Alpen light (1/2 hexb)

Snacks
Grapes
Picked at some dark choc at work (will say 15 syns to be safe)
Alpen light (1/2 hexb)

Exercise
Fitbit steps - 11974

Total syns: 26
Weekly syns: 32.5/105

Been fairly good today. Managed to make a good choice when I went out for lunch, but let myself down by picking at some chocolate at work! Oh well, at least I accounted for it. No gym today am aching too much from my class last night! Out for lunch again tomorrow and then Saturday, hopefully I can make some good choices then too.

 

[graciebabes]

Friday 8th June Extra Easy day

Breakfast
1 WW wholemeal bread (1/2 hexb)
2 Skinny Lizzie sausages (2 syns)
Ketchup (2 syns)

Lunch
Out for lunch with a friend..
Chicken breast
Jacket potato
Ketchup (2 syns)
Butter (2 syns)
Half a Galaxy Ripple (4.5 syns)

Dinner
Bolognese sauce
Grapes

Snacks
Alpen light (1/2 hexb)
Mullerlight milkshake (hexa)
Few chips at work (3 syns)
Mugshot
Wafer thin ham
Nutri grain (6.5 syns)

Exercise
Fitbit steps - 9059

Total daily syns: 21.5
Weekly syns: 54.5/105

Today was meant to be a red day but turned into extra easy as I had a jacket potato with my lunch! Been reasonably good today I suppose, could've got some more superfree in though. Looking forward to the gym tomorrow morning.. Haven't been for 2 days - don't like missing more than 1 session! Wasn't too bad at work, just picked at a few chips.. at least there was no choc tonight lol! Am thinking of having a sneaky weigh in tomorrow morning before my step and tone class

 

[graciebabes]

Saturday 9th June Green day

Breakfast
Yoghurt milkshake (hexa)

Lunch
Wetherspoons sweet chilli noodles (1 syn)

Dinner
Spaghetti
85g bolognese sauce (hexb)
42g mozzarella (hexa)
Chocolate cake at work (10 syns)

Evening snack
Quorn dippers (4 syns)
French fries (15 syns)
Garlic mayo (5 syns)

Snacks
Alpen lights (1/2 hexb)
Grapes

Exercise
Step & Tone class - 567 calories
Fitbit steps - 15626

Total syns: 35
Weekly syns: 89.5/105

Succumbed to a tiny bit of chocolate cake at work.. and then my other half wanted a takeaway picking up on my way home. Got him a chicken wrap and chips and myself a portion of chips, then made some Quorn dippers when I got in. So yummy! Plenty of exercise today though so should make up for it.

 

[graciebabes]

Sunday 10th June Extra Easy day

Breakfast
WW yoghurt smoothie (hexa)

Lunch
3 Skinny Lizzie sausages (3 syns)
Ketchup (2 syns)
4 roast potatoes (12 syns?)

Dinner
Cajun chicken
Jacket potato
Salad
Bourbon biscuits (god knows how many syns?!)

Snacks
Protein shake (5 syns)
Dairy milk buttons chocolate yoghurt
Nutri grain

Exercise
Boxercise class - 467 calories
Fitbit steps - 13179

Total syns: 8376434753 probably?!
Weekly syns: too many!

Arghhhh as you can see I've had a terrible day eating wise! At least I've done some exercise though. Am going to start afresh tomorrow with a brand new week. Think I will try to stick to green days where I can, as red days always seem to result in me falling off the wagon! Have a few days away from Thursday though so going to be a challenge to stay on track...

 

[graciebabes]

Monday 11th June Green day

Breakfast
Hot water with lemon (SS)
Strawberries (SS)

Lunch
Water with lemon (SS)
2 Quorn sticky BBQ fillets
Jacket potato
42g reduced fat cheese (hexa)
Garden peas (SS)
Sweetcorn

Dinner
Water with lemon (SS)
WW wholemeal bread (1/2 hexb)
BBQ beans (SS)
Mullerlight
Alpen light (1/2 hexb)

Snacks
2 Hifi lights (hexb)
Grapes

Exercise
Pump FX class - 399 calories
Fitbit steps - 6218

Total syns:
Weekly syns: /70

Trying to save as many syns as I can for the rest of the week because I'm away for a few days! Also adding in as many speed and superspeed foods as I can to boost my loss - hence the water and lemon for brekkie Think 3 cereal bars was a bit much today.. Must find other things I like to use my healthy extras on!

 

[graciebabes]

Tuesday 12th June Extra Easy day

Breakfast
Water with lemon (SS)
WW wholemeal bread (1/2 hexb)
Reduced sugar jam (1 syn)
Activia snack pot

Lunch
Jacket potato
Beans (SS)
Banana
Shape Delight

Dinner
Water with lemon (SS)
Chicken breast
Bacon
Mozzarella (hexa)
BBQ sauce (5 syns)
Chips (10 syns)
Peas
Onion rings (8 syns)
Bit of choccy (6 syns)

Snacks
8 Tuc biscuits (10 syns)

Exercise
Fitbit steps -

Total syns: 40
Weekly syns: 40/70

Ooops quite alot of syns used today. Think will just do my best for the rest of the week as I know it'll be tough with going away.

 

[graciebabes]

Wednesday 13th June Extra Easy day

Breakfast
Shape Delight yoghurt
Banana

Lunch

Dinner

Snacks

Exercise
Fitbit steps -

Total syns:

Terrible day eating wise, can't even be bothered to log it! Going away tomorrow but will try to keep some sort of diary if I can! Should get plenty of walking in so will be okay.

 

[graciebabes]

Well, I'm back from my holiday in Paris - had a great time - but been a total piggy! Ah well, next time I will exercise more self-control.

Back on the straight and narrow today, and I'm even doing 2 classes tonight at the gym for a bit of damage limitation! Legs, Bums & Tums and Pump FX, my 2 faves.. Can't wait!

 

[graciebabes]

Monday 18th June Red day

Breakfast
Shape Delight yoghurt

Lunch
WW wholemeal bread (hexb)
Wafer thin ham
42g low fat cheddar (hexa)
Banana

Dinner
Fajita chicken (3 syns)
Salad
Shape Delight yoghurt

Snacks
Ham
Grapes
Special K Chewy Delight (hexb)
Rocky Road hifi light (3 syns)

Exercise
Fitbit steps - 10713
Legs, Bums & Tums class - 558 calories
Pump FX class - 396 calories

Total syns: 6
Weekly syns: 6/70

 

[graciebabes]

Tuesday 19th June Extra Easy day

Breakfast
Water with lemon (SS)

Lunch
Went out for a Thai, was bloody gorgeous!

Dinner
Jacket potato
42g low fat cheese (hexa)
Fajita chicken (3 syns)
Shape Delight yoghurt
Cherries (S)
Special K Chewy Delight (5 syns)

Snacks
2 Hifi light bars (hexb)

Exercise
Fitbit steps - 14723
Bike ride - 305 calories

Total syns: 8
Weekly syns: 14/70

Had a lovely Thai for lunch today. Not sure of syns so just going to try and stay within my 70 for the rest of the week. Not going to get hung up on trying to work out how many syns it was, as this tends to put me off plan for the rest of the week. Instead I'm going to hit the gym every day and make sure I get loads of speed and superspeed foods in

 

[graciebabes]

Boyfriend's mum just returned home from fruit market with tons and tons of fruit! A massive crate of melons, a huge box of cherries, nectarines, plums, raspberries.. Oh god I'm in heaven!! Going to be having massive fruit salads for breakfasts and snacks for the next week (or three!) haha. Can't wait

 

[graciebabes]

Wednesday 20th June Red day

Breakfast
Melon
Alpen light (1/2 hexb)

Lunch
2 Quorn Sticky BBQ Fillets
Shape Delight yoghurt
Cherries

Dinner
Homemade burgers
2 Aldi light cheese slices (hexa)
Skinny Lizzie sausages (2 syns)
200g new potatoes (hexb)
Salad
Ketchup (2 syns)

Snacks
Hifi light (1/2 hexb)

Exercise
Fitbit steps -

Total syns: 4
Weekly syns: 15/70

Arghhh disastorous day today syns wise! Have eaten anything and everything in site.. Am debating rejoining group for the added pressure of getting weighed weekly in front of others. Going to start afresh tomorrow (AGAIN!) and might even weigh in in the morning. Scrapping counting weekly syns as it doesn't work for me, just try to stick to 10 a day.

 

[graciebabes]

So another bad day today, just can't seem to get my head in the game Back on it tomorrow again though, I suppose that's the main thing, that I keep on trying. Going to try and alternate red and green days to keep my metabolism going if you know what I mean. Also may rejoin group. Undecided yet.

 

[graciebabes]

So I've braved it and weighed in this morning! 4lb gain over 10 days taking me to 12 stone 11. I know with a good week I could get most, if not all, of it off. So I'm feeling quite positive really Thought it'd be more of a gain to be honest! But after all, this is a marathon not a sprint

 

[graciebabes]

Thursday 21st June Red day

Brunch
Water with lemon
Skinny Lizzie sausages (2 syns)
Scrambled egg
Ketchup (1 syn)

Lunch
Homemade burgers
230g SW chips (hexb)
1 Dairylea light cheese slice (1/2 hexa)
Ketchup (2 syns)
WW Peach yoghurt

Tea
Beef stir fry

Snacks
2 Hifi light bars (hexb)
125ml glass of milk (1/2 hexa)
PhD chocolate orange protein shake (5 syns)
Couple of roast potatoes (syns?!)
Cooked chicken
Cherries

Exercise
Pump FX - 503 calories

Total Syns: 10