Extra Easy Astrawave's Food Diary (making it official)

[Astrawave]

Starting today 15/05/16
I decided to keep an online record of what I consume, making it more official in one way, and allowing others to either let me know the errors (when I don't lose) or show me what I can change.
Keeping in mind I do not exercise as I have Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis.

Sunday 15th May 2016

Breakfast.
1 sl wholemeal bread toasted (HexB)
2 poached eggs
6 plum tomatoes
1 coffee with 5mls almond milk & 1 canderel sweetener

Lunch
200g boiled potatoes
1 roasted skin free chicken breast
50g each of steamed carrots & broad beans
100g of braised cabbage
30ml ( approx) fat free gravy

Dinner
300g fruit salad, no syrup just fruit juice

1 wholemeal bagel 60g (6 syns)
35g low low cheddar (HexA)
1 tea 5mls skimmed milk


Snacks
1 tesco healthy living choc& caramel bar (68cal) 3 syns
1 tea 5mls milk

SYN total 9 syns

 

[Astrawave]

Yesterday I was a little better with my eating, I ate regularly( for once) and I ate mostly free food ( I hope)
Please feel free to let me know otherwise.


Breakfast

2 cloud 'bread' ( made with 25g quark)
3 slices trimmed bacon ( no fat)
2 poached eggs
6 plum tomatoes (fresh)
1 Nescafe 1 sweetener(canderel) 5 mls skimmed milk

Lunch
1 s&s mugshot with 100g of chopped steamed chicken added
2 mandarin oranges

Dinner
200g of baked cod
1 very large stir-fry cooked with a few sprays ( 4) of olive oil frylite & 100g wholegrain rice (HexB)
300ml diluted mango juice with no added sugar
Dessert
1 large fruit salad (mango, apple, galia melon, watermelon, grapes,strawberries, raspberries, blueberries) (sp)
30g of rice pudding made with no sugar and 200ml of almond milk and a squeeze of agave to taste (HexA)

Snacks
1 tesco healthy bar caramel & choc ( 3 syns)
1 1/2 go ahead raspberry bar ( 2 syns)
1 tea 5 mls skimmed milk no sugar
total syns 5


I have not used up all my allotted HexA allowance of almond milk, ( I never do)

 

[Astrawave]

Yesterday was a miserable dau weather wise and my old habit would have been to bake or cook, so I made carrot & lentil soup, which will do for my lunches today and tomorrow.
Other than that I had a good day.

Breakfast
2 cloud bread
3 sl cooked trimmed ham
2 poached eggs
6 tomatoes(sp)
1 coffee, 5 mls milk no sweetener
Lunch
small bowl of lentil soup made with carrots, onions, potatoes, celery, and home made chicken stock
1 orange

Dinner
200g of SW chips
200g of homemade 5% mince burgers, with added onion, garlic,
30g of low low cheddar (HexA)
large tossed undressed salad, lettuce, radish, tomato red onion, celery, carrot, cabbage, cucumber, mixed peppers & half boiled egg
1 sl 800g wholemeal loaf (HexB) with 1/2 tsp of hellmans extra lite mayo (1/2 syn?)

Dessert
large bowl of fruit salad, ( apple, galia melon, watermelon, mango, grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries)(sp)

Snacks
Go ahead bar (2 syns)
Tesco Healthy bar (like Alpen lite) caramel & Choc (3syns)
1 tea 5mls milk no sugar

2x800ml water consumed during entire day


Total syns 5 1/2

 

[Hev_Sparrow]

You're very good at keeping your syns low! I don't think I've ever had a day as low as 5 :-(

 

[Astrawave]

You're very good at keeping your syns low! I don't think I've ever had a day as low as 5 :-(

Thank you Heather,
I try where possible to just eat free foods, not that am saving my syns up, but makes me feel good if I do have a bad day, knowing that my weekly total of syns is low.

Being diabetic, means I have not eaten a lot of sweet foods or processed carbs for quite a while, but still it's not easy when the body craves pork scratchings or a Choc digestive or anything with salted caramel.

 

[Hev_Sparrow]

I'm trying to break a 29 year sugar addiction and I'm struggling I can tell you! If you look at my food diary (128 Days To Be Bikini Ready!)you'll see that my days are very repetitive so any suggestions for free foods I haven't thought of are much appreciated! I just feel full of fruit at the minute!

 

[Astrawave]

Every get those days that despite thinking you're doing well, you're really not?
I get new meds this week and though I've been on them for a while, it seems when I pick up the enteric coated ones, I want to eat and eat and eat... no idea why


Breakfast
60g wholemeal bagel (6 syns)
20g low low cheddar (HexA)
1 coffee, 1 sweetner, 5 mls milk
small bowl of fruit salad

Lunch
Bowl of homemade lentil soup
2 ryvita with chicken & cucumber (HexB)
1 orange

Dinner
100g boiled potatoes
pan fried in frylite chicken breast
100g each of broad beans, green beans
200g of cauliflower

Snacks
2 tesco healthy bars (3 syns each)
1 go ahead bar (2 syns)
1 tea, 5 mls milk (HexA)

Total syns 11

800ml of water was drunk during the day

Yesterday was one of those days I could have eaten a whole loaf and still ate the rest of my meal.

I have to visit a family member in hospital later today which will involve a lot of walking, so extra meds are needed, going to be a very painful day for a number of reasons, and when I get sore, I want to shut down and eat.

 

[Astrawave]

Well, Yesterday turned out much better than I expected.
I did eat well, initially as I thought I'd be out later than normal, and not wanting to fall into the trap of eating out.
Thursday 19th May

Breakfast
a potato, pepper,tomato, ham & egg frittata
1 coffee, 1 sweetener, 5 mls milk

Lunch
1 bowl of homemade lentil soup
2 Ryvita with cheddar spread & cucumber ( part Hexa B)
1 mullerlight lemon & fruit salad ( about 50g)

Dinner
1/2 tin of baked beans ( yugh)
6 5% low fat gluten free sausages

Dessert
30g of rice pudding made with diet sprite
100g of fruit salad ( strawberries, blueberries, grapes, melon & sharon fruit)

Snacks
2 tesco healthy bars ( choc & caramel) (3syns each)
1 go ahead bar (2 syns)
1 cheese string ( HexA)

Total Syns 8

I have included a pic of the breakfast muffins with following ingredients

1 steamed chicken breast chopped
3 slices of trimmed grilled bacon
2 mushrooms & peppers finely chopped
1 onion
9 small eggs
40g of low low cheddar grated
salt & pepper


This quantity made 12,

 

[Astrawave]

I have come to the conclusion that being immobile ( or almost) is definitely hampering my weight loss effort.
On good sunny days, I feel 'looser' and the pain seems less somehow, but on cold, wet windy days, my body shuts down and the best movement I can hope for is, moving about the house, and light housework.

Still, I can only do my best and no more.
Friday 20th May...
Breakfast
2sl ( 400g loaf) wholemeal, toasted ( HexB)
3 sl bacon medallions
2 fried eggs, in frylite
1 coffee, 1 sweetener, 5 mls milk( part HexA)


Lunch
bowl of lentil Soup
2 oranges
300ml water

Dinner
SW bolognaise with 200g pasta
1 dessert spoon of Parmesan (Part HexA)
1 sl Low calorie garlic bread (60cal) (3 syns)
300ml low calorie juice

Snacks
1 alpen light bar (3 Syns)
1 go ahead bar (2 Syns)
1 tea, 5 mls milk (part HexA)

total syns 8

 

[Astrawave]

Visited my daughter yesterday, and was bowled over that she made lunch & dinner with me in mind.
I dined like a Queen, with all very healthy food. I weighed myself this morning ( I know I should'nt, but I could not resist)
lost another pound, so I concluded that running around after my 3 Grandchildren, lost me the extra pound.. so the total this week, is 2.4lbs Whoohooo ( fist punch)

Saturday 21st May

Breakfast
35g shreddies
50g of berries ( strawberries, raspberries & blueberries)
100ml almond milk ( part HexA)

Lunch
2 boiled egg salad
4 Ryvita Crispbreads with dromona spread 1 tsp ( should I syn this?)
300ml water

Dinner
1 baked potato
25g low low cheddar (other part HexA)
large mixed salad
125g of tuna
330ml of water

Snacks
1 go ahead bar (2 syns)
1 alpen lite bar (3 syns)
1 sainsburys lite bar (98 cal) ( 4 syns)

Total syns 9

I had no HexB today, so not sure if I should carry that over, most probably not.
If I counted my hex(s) and syns over the week I am most likely breaking even.
Had decided this week to have
2 Sp days and drink loads more water, ( I think that is helping a lot) And am going to weigh myself morning & evening just to see if what I eat is being retained,
I know it's a lot of faffing about, but worth a go. Plus this week I have my eldest Grandson staying so should be much more active and hopefully not as sedentary as normal.