Crazy Cat Lady's Flab-Wrangling Food Diary

[Crazy Cat Lady]

First things first:

I am following SW on line;
it's the US version;
I have nothing other than a version of Extra Easy in the US notes and booklets, but have all my old SW Red and Green books including cookery books from about eight or nine years ago, so could do Red or Green days if I wanted to;
so far I am finding eating a mix of all the Free Foods along with my HEA and B to be more than adequate.

Okay, so, obviously at time of first post it is not that long since breakfast, so I shall update this when I have done more than just eat breakfast!

Meal	Food	How I Felt	How Hungry (1-5)	How Satisfied (1-5)	Syns?
Breakfast	Canadian bacon (ff); Two eggs(ff); Asparagus(sff); Mushrooms(sff); potatoes(ff); Fry Light(ff); coffee; Skimmed milk (HEA)	Ready to eat, definitely! Happy with my choices. Bit disappointed once eaten; prefer Egg Beaters and ff cheddar to make a frittata than this.	4	3	0
Lunch	Knorr Emmenthaler Macaroni(ff); coleslaw (ff); mixed salad(sff); ff Italian dressing	Hungry! Ate a very late lunch as I was out picking up my new glasses. Satisfied with what I had; tried out a packet pasta mix as threatened in another post. Coleslaw was home made with a fat free Quark, lime juice, vinegar and mustard dressing - all free!	4	3	2.5
Snack	Papaya (sff); Skimmed milk (HEA)	Ready for dinner, but husband is sleeping!	3	4	0
Dinner	Hot & sour soup; Beef with broccoli	Yum! Very satisfying, just the right-sized portion. Fabulous.	3	5	5.0 5.5

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

I think that's been a pretty good day, all told. 13 Syns for the day is not too shoddy at all, considering I usually come in around 7.5-8 Syns daily. A goodly-sized Chinese takeaway for dinner, with lots of broccoli, mushrooms and carrots and beansprouts, although I am amazed that it comes in at 5 Syns for a bowl of Hot & Sour soup!

If I am a little hungry later, I shall have a bowl of strawberries and fat-free Quark. Syn free and delicious. I love eating like this!

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food Eaten	How I felt	Hunger (1-5)	Satisfaction(1-5)	Syns
Breakfast	3 eggs, scrambled with milk from HEA allowance(ff); parsley; smoked salmon (ff); raspberries (sff)	Enjoyed it a fair bit, and feel good now!	4	4
Snack	Half a pack of grapes (ff) Nuts (HEB)	Nibbly! Bit annoyed as the grapes weren't that good BORED!	3 2	1 5
Lunch	2 eggs (ff); 1/2 pack macaroni from yesterday(ff + 2.5 Syns); Canadian bacon (ff); spinach (sff); onion (sff); green pepper (sff); mushrooms (sff) 3 ozs grated fat free cheddar (HEA)	Ready for lunch	3	4	2.5
Dinner	TVP mince (ff); onion (sff); passata (sff); spinach (sff); carrots (sff) green beans (sff); corn (ff); brown rice (ff); stock (ff); curry powder (ff)	It was better than I feared it would be!	4	4	0
Treat	1.5 ozs Cadbury Mini Eggs	Mmmmm!	2	5	10

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food	How I felt	Hunger(1-5)	Satisfied(1-5)	Syns
Breakfast	Eggs (f); Onions (sff); Mushrooms(sff); Spinach (sff); Courgette (sff); 3ozs fat free cheddar (HEA)	Ready for breakfast, very content with what I ate.	4	5	0
Snack	Fresh fruit salad (sff)	Fancied a snack after shopping	3	5	0
Dinner	Onions (sff); Mushrooms (sff); Courgette (sff); Passata (sff); high protein pasta (ff); Parmesan (HEA) Fresh cherries (sff)	A little sad but felt better for eating. Not sure why I was so blue this afternoon, but much better now.	4	5	0
Snack	Wholegrain English muffin (HEB); raspberries (sff); fat free Quark (ff) Mini eggs	Nibbly	3	4	0 7.5
Snack	Baked potato (ff); tomato & onion salsa, fresh (sff)	Not hungry, but wanting something to eat	1	3	0

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food	How I felt	Hunger(1-5)	Satisfied?(1-5)	Syns
Lunch	Sweet potato (ff); onions (sff); spinach (sff); mushrooms (sff); Canadian bacon (ff) HEA cheese	Dizzy. 3.30 pm, all day in bed with a migraine up to that point Needed to eat something!	3	3	0
Dinner	Boiled rice (ff); Pork loin chop (ff); Onions (sff); peppers (sff); corn (ff); peas (ff); Dijon mustard; fresh fruit salad (sff)	Much better but still not 100%	4	4	1
Snack	Wholegrain English muffin (HEB); fat free cream cheese (HEA); Sugar-free Jello pot (ff)	As above	3	3	0

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Whoops!

Late lunch/early dinner featured three pieces of chicken from Popeye's, two biscuits, a spoonful of mac and cheese, a spoonful of coleslaw, a couple of spoons of red beans and rice and half a portion of popcorn shrimp.

Apart from that, I had a tub of fresh fruit salad and a wholegrain English muffin with cooked chicken.

Weigh in tomorrow - oh dear! And Auntie Flo turned up today, almost two weeks early!!

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Felt lousy yesterday! Had a lovely breakfast: kedgeree made with smoked halibut, Egg Beaters, cooked rice, peas, corn, mushrooms, a shake of cumin, and served with a pack of steamed asparagus sprinkled with Butter Buds. Really gorgeous!

Come dinner time, felt horrible. I just wanted crisps and chocolate. So that's what I ate!

However, today I am back on it (after losing a good amount of weight yesterday, how could I not be?) and so far today I've had a brunch of vegetarian sausage patties, Canadian bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, three tablespoons of baked beans and a pot of Egg Beaters. Dinner is going to be a mixed grill done on the barbecue, with a big mixed salad.

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food	Hungry? 1-5	Satisfied? 1-5	How I felt	Syns
Brunch	Egg Beaters (ff); Veggie sausage patty (ff); asparagus (sff); mushrooms (sff); tomatoes (sff); fat free grated cheddar (HEA);	5!	4	Overslept and was starving when I woke up. Moodwise I feel fine; physically a little tired still, but I put that down to TOTM and having been on my own since Wednesday morning.	0
Dinner	Chicken (ff); stock; onions (sff); mushrooms (sff); corn (ff); peas (ff); lemon (sff); garlic (sff); blackberries (sff); fat free Quark (ff)	5	3	Late dinner as my husband didn't arrive home till nearly 8 pm - he was working away during the week.	0
Snack	rice (ff); milk (HEA)	4	5
Treat	Cadbury's Mini Eggs (7)				7.5

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food	Hungry (1-5)	Satisfied (1-5)	How I felt	Syns
Breakfast	Canadian Bacon (ff); tomatoes (sff); mushrooms (sff); 2 hard boiled eggs (ff)	4	4	Sleepy!	0
Lunch	2 oatcakes (HEB); fat free soft cheese (0.5 HEA); onion (sff); tomato (sff); blackberries (sff); fat free Quark (ff)	4	2	Still hungry!	0
Dinner	Grilled Chicken Classic (Burger King); Delight garden salad (BK), no dressing	4	1	Starving!	10
Supper	Rice (ff); Skimmed milk (1.5 HEA); 2 small pots sugar free jelly	4	4	Unhappy with how I've eaten today	0

I'm not sure at all whether I got the Syns right for the BK. I will have to check - seems a lot for what it was!

EDIT: Using the Syns calculator on the SW site (US) and the nutritional info from Burger King, the grilled chicken sandwich (classic, in Germany) is a mere 10 Syns! And I ate it with a salad! Whooooo! I've eaten far fewer Syns than I thought!

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food	Hungry (1-5)	Satisfied (1-5)	How I felt	Syns
Brunch	Egg (ff); courgette (sff); onions (sff); mushrooms (sff); tomatoes (sff); Canadian bacon (ff); baked beans (ff)	4	4	Wide awake and perfectly happy about it!
Dinner	Pork (ff); potatoes (ff); skimmed milk (HEA); fresh parsley; cornflour; sweetcorn (ff); pickled cucumber (sff)	4	5		1
Snack	Vodka; passata; tobasco; Worcestershire sauce; blueberries (sff); fat free Quark (ff)				4
Treat	Skinny Cow Dreamy Clusters				6

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food	Hungry? (1-5)	Satisfied? (1-5)	How I felt	Syns
Breakfast	2 eggs (ff); Canadian bacon (ff); mushrooms (sff); tomatoes (sff); asparagus (sff)	4	4	Absolutely fine - no worries about sticking to it for another day!
Lunch	potatoes (ff); baked beans (ff); 3 ozs fat free cheddar (HEA)	3	5	Not really feeling like eating, but thought I'd better. No super free foods as no appetite!
Dinner	pork loin chop (ff); potato (ff); mushrooms (sff); red onions (sff); tomatoes (sff); mange tout (sff); corn (ff); peas (ff) Blueberries (sff); grapes (sff); fat free fromage frais	4	5	Quite a late dinner - around 8 pm
Treat	Skinny Cow Dreamy Clusters				6
Supper	Oatcakes (HEB); fat free Philly (HEA); tomato (sff); red onion (sff)	2	4	Eating them for the sake of it - not so sure that's a good idea!

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food Eaten	Hungry? (1-5)	Satisfied? (1-5)	How I felt	Syns?
Breakfast	Grapes (sff); blueberries (sff); fat free Quark (ff)	3	4	Annoyed because the scales are showing me at three and a bit pounds heavier than I was on Sunday morning - which is a pound and a half more than last Wednesday's weigh in!
Lunch	Half melon (sff); fat free fruit yoghurt (ff); 2 small tins Albacore tuna (ff); 2 oatcakes (HEB)	3	4	Not all that terribly hungry, which is very irritating - this was 8 and a half hours after breakfast!
Dinner	Chicken (ff); potatoes (ff); onions (sff); tomatoes (sff); mushrooms (sff); mange tout (sff)	5	5	Actually hungry! But it was almost nine pm as the husband was very late home from work
Snacks:	Rice (ff); milk (HEA); chocolate	3	4	Again, feeling as though I am eating for the sake of it. May have to rethink how I deal with my HEA and B	7.5

I have a recipe for Oopsie rolls - gluten free, flour free, fat free rolls. 3 ozs fat free cream cheese; 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar; 3 eggs. Split egg whites from yolks and whisk with cream of tartar until stiff. Whisk egg yolks and cream cheese together. Stir in the beaten egg whites, being careful not to break them up. Drop six equal amounts on to a baking sheet sprayed with fry light and bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150 C) (gas mark 2) for 30 minutes. I believe these should be a HEA - not quite a whole one, and Syn-free so far as I can tell?

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food	Hungry? (1-5)	Satisfied? (1-5)	How I felt	Syns
Brunch	Leftover chicken casserole from last night	3	4	Tired and not too well, really.
Dinner	Extra lean minced beef, aubergine, tinned tomatoes, onions, spinach, HEA cheese. Tub of fruit salad	4	5	Made a sort of noodle-less lasagne, layering the veg and minced beef, and it was really nice!
Treat	Mini Eggs				10
Whoops!	Quite a lot of crisps!			Sudden-onset upset stomach - craving salt and grease!	Lots

I think I may very quietly write off today!

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food	Hungry?(1-5)	Satisfied?(1-5)	How I Felt	Syns
Brunch	Home made falafel (chick peas, onions, cumin, fenugreek, coriander seed, curry powder, pulverised in food processor) (ff); tomatoes (sff); spinach (sff); wholemeal pita bread (HEB) Fruit salad (sff)	4	3	Fine - the falafels were not a great success, but tasty enough.
Dinner	Steak (ff); couscous (wholegrain) (ff); onions, tomatoes, courgette, mushrooms (sff); stock (ff) 2 nectarines (sff)	5	5	Really tasty dinner!
Treats	glass of red wine chocolate mini eggs				5 7.5

 

[Crazy Cat Lady]

Meal	Food Consumed	Hungry?(1-5)	Satisfied?(1-5)	How I Felt	Syns
Dinner	Steak (ff); couscous (ff); onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, courgette (sff); beef stock	5	5	Well, it was 6.30 pm and my first meal of the day...so I was hungry, and grumpy, and a bit shaky	0
Supper	Rice (ff); milk (HEA); blueberries(sff); Quark (ff) Glass of red wine	3	5		5
Late night snack!	Oopsie rolls - 3 ozs ff Philly (HEA); 3 eggs (ff); vinegar Mini eggs	4	5	Interesting, and quite tasty	0 5