Amy's Starting Again Diary!

[AmyVictoria]

Hi Guys,

So for all the usual reasons I of course fell off the wagon before. New House, New Job, ect.

But I am so sick of being the fat one.

I am going to pop my food diaries on here in the hopes that looking back on the bad days will help me stay motivated.

If anyone does happen to read this and has any pointers, please let me know.

 

[AmyVictoria]

Day 1 - 17/05/2016

Breakfast-
Grapes (Free)
Cherry Mullerlight (Free)

Mid-Morning-
Banana (Free)
Apple (Speed Free)

Lunch-
Jacket Potato (Free)
Baked Beams (Free)
Walkers French Fries (4.5 syns)

Afternoon-
2 Apples (Speed Free)
Strawberry Mullerlight

Dinner-
Slimming World Chilli Burgers (Protein Free) Also bloody delicious
Sweet Potato Fries (Free)
Salad Leaves (Speed Free)
Schar Ciabatta Roll - (Healthy Extra B)
2 Cheesestrings - (Healthy Extra A)
Mocktail - (7 syns)

Ending on 12.5 syns.

Exercise-
25 mins on cross trainer on random (300 Calories burnt)
14 mins on treadmill walking slow (50 calories burnt)

Overall, a good day. H2B made me a mocktail that was unexpected syns, but he was so excited to have made me a mocktail to go with dinner. 7 syns was well drank in that case as it was scrummy!

 

[AmyVictoria]

Day 2- 18/05/2016
Breakfast-
Skinny Sprinkles (1syn)
Banana (Free)

Mid-Morning-
Grapes
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)

Lunch-
Schar Gluten Free Ciabatta Roll (Healthy Extra B)
Ham
Salad Leaves (Speed Free)
2 Cheesestrings (Healthy Extra A)
Cherry Tomatoes (Speed Free)

Afternoon-
Didnt Snack

Dinner-
Iceland Gammon Shank in Honey Glaze, 1 shank (2.5 syns)
Mashed Potato (Free)
Birdseye Sunshine Mixed Veg (Speed Free)
Banana (Free)
12g of PB2 (2 syns)

Today was trial day one of the Skinny Sprinkles. Not normally my bag, but I have felt fuller, which when working in an office is a bonus, as the picky eaty fairy often rears her overweight head. I also tried a new coffee, Purco Perk Up Dark Roast. Bloody gorgeous with a sweetner. I drink my coffee black, as to save on milk syns. As our slimming world father in heaven knows, HxA is for Cheese. (Just playing) The PB2, well, the jury is still out. Maybe I need to add a tad of sweetner to it, as it has a bit of a funny taste, but was fine on something sweet such as a banana.

 

[AmyVictoria]

Day 3- 19/05/2016

Breakfast-
Skinny Sprinkles- (1 syn)
Banana (Free)
Apple (Speed Free)

Mid- Morning
Cheesestring (.5 Healthy Extra A)
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)

Lunch-
Subway Salad - Lettuce, Cucumber, Green Peppers, Tomato, Sweetcorn, Red Onions, Turkey and Ham sliced (Mostly Speed Free)
Cherry Tomatoes- (Speed Free)
Cheesestring (.5 Healthy Extra A)

Afternoon-
Walkers French Fries (4 syns)
Apple (Speed Free)
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)

Dinner-
Pasta (Free)
Tuna (Protein Free)
Red Pepper (Speed Free)
Orange Pepper (Speed Free)
Tomatoes (Speed Free)
35g Porridge Oats (Healthy Extra B)
PB2 (2 syns)
Chocshot (1 syn)

Exercise
30 mins on Crosstrainer - (340 calories burnt)
13 mins on Sit down static bike (72 calories burnt)

What a day! A speedy kind of day, which is fab, I forgot how much I love a good salad, especially a subway one. In the past I always had the cheese with it, but I didnt miss it! I am also super proud of myself for doing a full 30 mins on the crosstrainer, as when I started using the gym in february, I couldnt do 7 mins on random level 7. Now I can do 30 mins on random level 8. The weekend is going to be bad, so I am calling this week (which I know is awful for my first week) damage control. Tomorrow we are having dinner with H2B Sister which will involve homemade chinese and cocktails. And Saturday we will be celebrating one of my wolfies birthday. Which will involve booze. I'm resolving to follow plan right up to the event each day, use my skinny sprinkles so I dont over eat, then get straight back to it after the event.

 

[AmyVictoria]

Day 4 (21/05/2016)

Breakfast-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)
Tescos Pomegranate, Kiwi, Melon and Grape pot (Some Speed Free)

Mid-Morning-
Cheesestring- (0.5 of Healthy Extra A)
Skinny Sprinkles- (1 syn)

Lunch-
Pasta (Free)
Tuna (Free)
Red Pepper (Speed Free)
Orange Pepper (Speed Free)
Tomato (Speed Free)
Cheesestring (0.5 of Healthy Extra A)

Afternoon-
Cherry Tomatoes (Speed Free)
Ham (Free)
Cottage Cheese (Free)

Dinner-
Chicken Chow Mein (A small portion 4 syns)
Two quarters of Seaseme Prawn Toast (7 syns)
Two Duck Pancakes (6 syns)
1/2 bottle of Prosecco (14 syns)

Ending on 34 syns. Awful. And tomorrow will be worse. But my real down fall was the prosecco unfortunately. I am still within weekly syns, but I doubt that will be the case this evening. If I could lose half a pound this week I'd be happy.

 

[AmyVictoria]

Day 5 - (21/05/2016)

Breakfast -
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)

Lunch
Slimming World Paella (Free)
Bag of birds eye mixed veg (Speed Free)

Dinner-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)
Chicken Pitta (5syns for half a white pitta, 2 for mayo as only ate half)
Fries (10 syns as only ate half)
Cocktails (Aprox. 48.5 syns per jug)

Ending on 64.5 syns. Bloody Alcohol! I clearly have 0 willpower!

 

[AmyVictoria]

Day 6 - (22/05/2016)

Breakfast-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)
Chocolate (10 syns)


Lunch-
2 wraps (12 syns)
Fajita mix homemade (Syn free)
Cheese (HxA + 6 syns)

Dinner-
Lamb Passanda (6 syns)
Pilau Rice (1.5 syns as half a serving)
Onion Bhaji (8 syns)
Peshwari Naan (11.5 syns)

56 syns. I had kind of quit for the week. And we have no speed fruit about and no money to buy any.

I am very PO'd and disappointed in myself.

 

[AmyVictoria]

Day 7- (23/05/2016)

Breakfast-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)

Lunch-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)
Slimming World Sweet Potato Curry (Free and some speed)

Afternoon-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)
Walkers French Fries (4 syns)

Dinner-
Pasta (Free)
Tuna (Free)
Tomatoes (Speed)
Half Fat Mozzarella (HxA +3 syns)

Exercise-
20 mins on crosstrainer (250 calories burnt)
20 mins on sit down bike (100 calories burnt)

A really good day calorie wise, but a really crap day slimming world wise tbh. Nowhere near enough speed, but only two days til I can stock my fridge back up! I was a bit silly in the gym, I went quite hard, then went dizzy. So I really must eat more.

 

[Jhsax]

I've just bought a cross trainer, I'm already dreading its arrival, me an exercise aren't best buddies, but no pain no gain...

 

[AmyVictoria]

Its a killer, but those inches will melt off us! So worth it!

 

[AmyVictoria]

Day 8 - Weigh Day (24/05/16)

Breakfast-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)
Banana (Free)

Lunch-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)
Pasta (Free)
Tuna (Free)
Tomatoes (Speed)
60g 50% Less Fat Mozzarella (HxA)
Walkers French Fries (4 syns)

Afternoon-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)

Dinner-
Jacket Potatoes (Free)
Cottage Cheese (Free)

Exercise-
27 mins on crosstrainer (307 calories burnt)
15 mins on treadmill walking slow (62 calories burnt)
3 mins on sit-down bike (10 calories burnt)

Weigh In - -1lb (17st 9lb)

Again, another great calorie day but a crappy SW day. Luckily I get paid tomorrow and can buy all the speed food! I would have done more in the gym but the divvy I am left my water bottle at work! Live and learn.

I know -1lb is pretty **** for my first week, but with all the alcohol at the weekend, I'm thinking a pound was quite good. I am going to a friends this weekend, but i'm gunna make syn free hummus with crudites and other low syn snacky bits. There will be alcohol, but I might by a bottle of vodka and avoid the wine.

 

[catkin69]

Hi Amy,
I have to ask! What are skinny sprinkles?
Catherine

 

[AmyVictoria]

Hi Catherine,
They are strawberry flavoured drinks that have Glucomannan in. So the Glucomannan expands up to 200 times with water in your stomach to make you feel full.
I'm finding it working, and I'm eating a lot less without it. And its got a lovely flavour so tackles a sugar craving quite well

 

[AmyVictoria]

Day 9- (25/05/2016)

Breakfast-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)
Banana (free)

Lunch-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)
Tesco's Healthy Living Mediterranean Chicken Salad (1.5 syns)
Melon and Grape Fruit Pot (Free and Speed Free)
Walkers French Fries (4 syns)

Afternoon-
Skinny Sprinkles

Dinner-
Rice (Free)
1 chicken ball (6 syns)
1 prawn ball (6 syns)
1 peanut chicken satay (6 syns)
Chips (6 syns)
Sweet and Sour Sauce (5 syns)

Just an all out awful end to the day. I should have gone to the gym, it would have made me so much stronger. Calorie wise I was only 350 over my target of 1300 but most days I am well under that. PO'd with myself.

 

[chubbypenguin]

Hi AmyVictoria, loving the food diary.

Just wondering why you are counting calories as well as slimming world?

 

[AmyVictoria]

Hi CP,

Thank you

I am on myfitnesspal. I'm not a member of a SW Group, but I love the SW and know it works. I mainly count the calories because I count the exercise. I could just put the exercise in, but its nice to have a comprehensive diary of what I've eaten on an app.

 

[AmyVictoria]

Day 10 - (27/05/2016)

Breakfast-
Skinny Sprinkles (1syn)

Lunch -
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)
Rice (Free)
Mixed Veg (Speed Free)
Mullerlight

Afternoon-
Skinny Sprinkles (1 syn)

Dinner
Sweet Potato Chips (Free)
Skinless chicken thiegh (Free)
Jack Daniels Glaze (5.5 syns)
2x Cheesestrings (HxA)

Exercise-
30 mins on crosstrainer (360 Calories burnt)
20 mins on sit down bike (125 calories burnt)

Once again, need more speed. Need to go shopping. As CP above mentioned, I am counting the calories alongside SW as I like being able to track the direct effect of exercise on my calorie deficit. Very happy with my gym performance though