Bella30's Food Diary

[Bella30]

Hi Everyone

I've started my 12 week challenge today so thought I would share my food diary with you all.

Week 1, Day 1: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
Hot water & lemon
Blackberries & muller light yogurt

Lunch:
2 slices 400g bread - healthy B
Lettuce & tomato
2 light laughing cow triangles - 3 syns
Muller light
Banana

Dinner:
Gammon
Tinned Pineapple - 0.5 syn
Sweet potato & carrot mash
Peas
Grilled mushrooms
Blackberries

Snacks:
Apple, satsumas, herbal tea
250ml semi skim milk - healthy A
options hot chocolate - 2 syns

 

[Bella30]

Week 1, Day 2: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
Hot Water & Lemon
Chopped Fresh Pineapple
Muller Light Yogurt

Lunch:
Tomato and Herb Mug Shot
2 Slices of 400g bread - Healthy B
2 Light Laughing Cow Trianges - 3 Syns
Chopped Lettuce & Tomato
Banana

Dinner:
Chicken, Mushrooms & Onions stir fried in Fry light
1/2 Jar Weight Watchers Tikka Masala Sauce - 6.5 syns
Basmati rice
Muller Light Yogurt

Snacks:
Apple
2 Satsumas
250ml Semi Skim Milk - Healthy A
Herbal Tea
Chopped Pineapple

 

[kirstabubble]

Your gammon and pineapple dinner sounds lovely and your diaries look great

xx

 

[Bella30]

Thankyou, Kirstabubble! Considering I'm not going to a SW class and have only read about EE on here, I'm quite pleased with how it's working out! xx

 

[BeckyT]

Hi Bella

Your menus do sound good and are helping to give me some guideance! I used to do SW years ago and red and green days are conditioned into my mind so i'm really struggling to get my head around Extra Easy and how it actually works which is tough when you're not used to mixing the two together... it just seems wrong!

I will carry on reading peoples menu plans for support!

Thanks again!

 

[Bella30]

Thanks, BeckyT. I'm glad they're helping you. There's loads of information on here about Extra Easy. I'm not going to class either so I've basically used what I've found on here to get my menu plans together. Basically, the plan is this:

Eat as much free food on both Red and Green Days as you want.
Only have 1 Healthy A and 1 Healthy B per day
Make sure each meal is made up of 1/3 superfree foods
Have between 5-15 syns per day

Hope that helps xx

 

[Bella30]

Week 1, Day 3: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
Hot Water and Lemon
Chopped Pineapple
Muller light Yogurt

Lunch:
Tomato & Herb Mug Shot
2 Slices 400g bread - Healthy B
2 Light laughing cow trianges - 3 Syns
Chopped Lettuce and Tomato
Muller Light Yogurt

Dinner
Grilled Chicken Breast seasoned with Cajan spices
Sweet potato and Swede Mash
Grilled Tomatos and mushrooms
Banana

Snacks
250ml Semi Skimmed Milk - Healthy A
Apple
2 Satsuma's
Options Hot Chocolate - 2 syns

***Still need to make up my syns as have only accounted for 5 today. May treat myself to a curly wurly later on which is 6.5 syns (I think)***

 

[Bella30]

Week 1, Day 4: Green Day

Breakfast:
Hot Water and Lemon
Chooped Banana and Muller light yogurt
2 Alpen light bars - Healthy Extra B

Lunch:
Ministrone Mug Shot (Looks like pond water and tastes like pond water! Not that I've actually tried pond water, mind you! I won't be getting this flavour again, that's for sure!)
2 slices 400g brown bread - Healthy Extra B
2 light laughing cow trianges - 3 syns (I think the cows were definitely laughing at me today after my mug shot experience!)
2 Satsumas
Muller Light

Dinner:
Home made omelete with mushrooms, onions and sliced tomato
28g parmesan cheese - Healthy Extra A
Mixed Green Salad
100g Light Coleslaw - 3.5 Syns
1 Tablespoon Tomato Chutney - 1 Syn

Snacks:
Apple
Herbal Tea
250ml Semi Skimmed Milk - Healthy Extra A

 

[BeckyT]

Hi Bella

Have you tried the chicken pasta mug shots? They are lovely! Make sure you dont put too much water in it and it will go lovely and thick and creamy

Becky

 

[Bella30]

Hi Becky

I haven't tried the chicken one yet, but have got it in the cupboard ready to try next time! Is that one free too or synned?

Bella

 

[BeckyT]

Hi ya Hun

Yes it's free too. I'm not really bothered about the other flavours however I do like the chicken pasta ones

You'll have to let me know what you think!

Becky

 

[missfatpants]

hiya bella,

what a good idea to have some treats to look forward to. You have started just a day or two after me so want wish you lots of luck. This site is brilliant for support and helpful tips. love it.

ann-marie
xx

 

[Bella30]

Becky - will do. No doubt i'll have one next week so i'll let you know what I think! xx

Ann-Marie - thanks! I thought splitting it down so I get non-food treats will keep me focused. I have a lot to lose and my first challenge is a long one so rather than becoming complacent, I thought the treat idea would keep me going! Hope your first weel has gone well. xx

 

[Bella30]

Week 1, Day 5: Red Day

Breakfast:
Cup of Tea
250ml semi skim milk - Healthy A
2 Teaspoons sugar - 1 Syn

Lunch:
Diet Coke
2 Slices 400g bread - Healthy B
28g Cheddar - Healthy A
1/2 Tablespoon Tomato Chutney - 1/2 syn
2 Satsumas

Dinner:
Grilled Chicken Breast
Tinned Sweetcorn
Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Mash
1 Teaspoon low far Marg - 1 syn

Snacks:
Cup of tea with milk from allowance and 2 sugars -1 syn

***I know I didn't eat all my syns today and haven't had much fruit either, but today was a bit of a weird day. Had a terrible nights sleep so have spent most of the day feeling too tired to do anything. Better luck tomorrow***

 

[Bella30]

Week 1, Day 6: Extra Easy

Breakfast:
Banana

Lunch:
2 Slices 400g bread - Healthy B
Ham
50g light Coleslaw - 2 Syns
2 Satsumas

Dinner:
Home made Spag Bol: Lean mince (fat drained), onions, mushrooms, tinned tomatoes & Colemans Spag Bol mix. - 3 Syns (The whole packet of mix is 6 syns).
Spagetti
28g grated Cheddar - Healthy A
Muller Light

Snacks:
Banana, Herbal Tea
Alpen light bar - 3.5 syns

 

[Bella30]

Week 1, Day 7: Green Day

Breakfast:
Hot Water and Lemon
Banana
2 Alpen Light Bars - Healthy B

Lunch:
Chicken Mug Shot
2 Slices 400g Bread - Healthy Extra B
2 light laughing Cow Triangles - 3 Syns
Chopped Lettuce & Tomato
Muller Light
2 Satsumas

Dinner:
2 Egg Omelete with onions & mushroom
28g grated cheese - Healthy Extra A
Mixed Green Salad
50g Light Coleslaw - 2 syns

Snacks:
250ml Semi Skim Milk - Healthy Extra A
Banana
Apple

Weigh-in tomorrow morning. Wish me luck! xx

 

[busybee123]

Hi bella. Just read through your diary I'm also going alone and cannot get my head around ee.
Hope you lose tomorrow at wi.
Your meals look good. X

 

[Bella30]

Hi Busybee

Glad you like my plans. Extra Easy is very simple:

Have as much free food from red and green days as you like.

Have between 5 & 15 syns per day (although I spoke to someone at work today who holds SW classes and she said you should have betwen 5 & 10 in the first 4 weeks).

Only have 1 Healthy A and 1 Healthy B a day

Make sure that every meal is made up of 1/3 super foods.

How long have you been doing SW for? Are you enjoying it? xx

 

[busybee123]

I did it for 6 months last year red/ green until November. Then from nov until now I put back on nearly 7 lbs - blush!!

Hubby keeps laughing at me getting so stressed about ee.

I think I struggle with breaking my habit at breakfast and lunchtime by having 1/3 superfree
I usually have porridge For breakfast and beans and potato for lunch.

 

[Bella30]

Weighed in this morning - LOST 7LBS!!!!!!!!!!!