HelenJemima's pre-wedding food diary

HelenJemima

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Hi everyone...I am getting married at the end of May which gives me 13 weeks (eeek) to lose just over a stone, or as close to that as I can! I've been doing SW for the last few weeks but have been brilliant half of the week, and then catastrophically bad for the rest! So this week I have decided to go all out. I'm doing it from home, as I did SW a few years ago and have all the info, plus all the new info seems to be on this site which is brilliant! I do go to the gym a couple of times a week, which I'm trying to do more of (!), but I also do socialise quite a lot - so meals and drinks out etc, which tends to be my downfall. I love reading everyone else's food diaries, and I'm really hoping that writing everything down will make me more committed!

So far this week...

Monday - Green Day
Breakfast
Low fat cottage cheese and banana (eaten together, really yummy, honest)
Melon

Lunch
2 x Chicken Mug Shots (was too hungry for just one...)
Fruit salad

Dinner
Quorn chilli and rice
2 tbsps low fat sour cream (5 syns)

Drinks
700ml skimmed milk (2 x HEA) in several cups of tea!
1L water

Total syns: 5 :D


Tuesday - Green Day
Today I was at an all day conference with a working lunch, so had to eat what was there, although wasn't too bad, and then went to watch England/Australia play netball straight after work - tried to eat something before I went but was starving and then one of the girls ordered chips...........

Breakfast
2 x WW wholemeal bread (HEB) dipped in egg, cinammon and sweetener, fried in fry light (delicious) and topped with Vanilla Mullerlilght and Blueberries and Strawberries

Lunch
Oven-baked salmon (HEB) with fresh vegetables, potatoes and salad - small amount of tarragon cream in the potatoes (5 syns)
Banana

Dinner
Low fat cottage cheese and banana
Small portion french fries (8.5 syns)
Mullerlight

Drinks
350ml skimmed milk (HEA)
1L water
2 x diet cokes

Total syns: 13.5 :)

Wednesday - Green Day
Another meal out tonight - this time Zizzi's so I checked out the menu beforehand but am having to have a guess at how much oil was in it - it didn't taste like very much luckily!

Breakfast
Melon
2 x WW wholemeal bread (HEB) dipped in egg, cinammon and sweetener, fried in fry light topped with Vanilla Mullerlight and Blueberries

Lunch
Quorn chilli and jacket potato
Handful M&S baked edamame beans (1 syn)

Dinner
Zizzi's Linguine Gamberi (HEB for 5 tiger prawns) + 1 tsp parmesan (1.5 syns) + 1 tbsp oil (unlikely that much, but to be on the safe side - 6 syns)

Drinks
350ml skimmed milk (HEA)
1L water
2 x vodka and slimline tonics (5 syns)

Total syns: 13.5 :)
 
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Thursday - Red Day
Breakfast
Melon
28g Cheerios (HEB)

Snack
2 satsumas
Low fat cottage cheese wrapped in wafer thin chicken

Lunch
Tuna Nicoise salad with sesame soy dressing (4.5 syns)
16 olives (2 syns)

Dinner
Spicy fish stew
2 x WW wholemeal bread (HEB) and 1 tsp Lurpak (2 syns)

Drinks
700ml skimmed milk (HEA x 2)
1L water

Total syns: 8.5 :D
 
Friday - Green Day
Breakfast
Low fat cottage cheese and banana

Snack
10 strawberries and vanilla mullerlight

Lunch
Quorn chilli and jacket potato

Dinner
4 pumpkin seed Ryvita (HEB) and low fat cottage cheese

Drinks
700ml skimmed milk (HEA x 2)
1L water
3 vodka and slimline tonics (7.5)

Total syns: 7.5 :D
 
Saturday - Red Day
Had a bad day yesterday...was out in London with my friend in the morning, had breakfast at a cafe with very fatty bacon, and I didn't write anything down, and somehow ended up having 4 HEAs so had to syn some! Very bad. Really want to have a good week this week, and not going out anywhere so shouldn't be too hard. I also quite fancy trying EE but a bit nervous I will get it wrong....?!
Breakfast
Bacon, poached eggs and roasted mushrooms (had this in a cafe and even though I picked the fat off, I think 3 syns for oil)

Lunch
Tiger prawns
4 pumpkin ryvita (HEB) and 4 Laughing Cow Extra Light (4 syns)
Fruit salad

Dinner
Chicken rarebit - (really delicious, if anyone wants the recipe let me know!) (HEA for 42g low fat cheese)
Broccoli, green beans and carrots

Drinks
700ml skimmed milk (1 HEA and 6.5 syns)
4 vodka and slimline tonics (10)

Total syns: 23.5 :mad:
 
Sunday - Green Day
A better day than yesterday (!) but dying for something sweet so going to have some Skinny Cow Strawberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt very soon! Also, went shopping today, and so pleased to see Sainsburys now stock Mug Shots!

Breakfast
2 WW wholemeal bread (HEB), 3 scrambled eggs

Lunch
Creamy cheese mug shot (bought this without knowing syn value, but now I know, won't buy this flavour!) (2 syns)

Dinner
Spaghetti with Carbonara Light and mushrooms (85g bacon as HEB, 28g parmesan as HEA)

Drinks
250ml semi-skimmed milk (HEA)

Snacks
Low fat cottage cheese and banana
50g Skinny Cow Frozen Yogurt (4.5 syns)


Total syns: 6.5 :D
Weekly total syns: 78 :)
 
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Monday - Red Day
Breakfast
28g porridge oats (B) mixed with Vanilla Mullerlight

Lunch
Tuna Salad with 16 olives (2 syns)

Dinner
Salmon with carrots, baby sweetcorn, green beans, broccoli and peppers

Drinks
700ml skimmed milk (2 x A)

Snacks
2 satsumas
3 slices roast chicken
2 Alpen Lights (B)

Total syns: 2 :D:D
 
Will post food diary later, but just had WI and 4lbs lost!! So so pleased....I really think writing everything down in a food diary works! ;)
 
Tuesday - Green Day

Breakfast
28g porridge oats (B) with vanilla mullerlight and blueberries

Lunch
Crussh red pepper, tomato and lentil soup
Melon

Dinner
Pasta bake topped with cheese (A) with salad incl olives (1)

Snacks
2 satsumas
25g baked edamame beans (5)
Banana

Drinks
1l water
350ml skimmed milk (A)
1 x small vodka and slimline tonic (2.5)

Total syns: 8.5 :D
 
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Wednesday - Green Day

Breakfast
28g porridge oats (B) with vanilla mullerlight and blueberries
Melon

Lunch
Pasta bake with cheese (A) and salad with olives (1)

Dinner
Corn on the cob
Prawn (6), chilli and tomato linguine (1 for sugar) with olive oil (B) and parmesan (1)

Snacks
2 plums
50g Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt (4.5)

Drinks
1l water
350ml skimmed milk (A)

Total syns: 13.5 :)
 
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Are you using syns for your prawns as you've had your 2 hebs? They are not high in syns so you shouldn't be over your allowance. Looks good otherwise.
 
Oh thanks Knitter, I somehow forgot to syn those! x
 
Thursday - Red Day
Had a hard day at work and popped out to meet some work friends for a drink...and they'd already ordered me a large glass of wine even though I've given it up for lent! Eeeeeek. Obviously I drank it and then squeezed in a couple of vodkas, so not the best day....will be really good today to make up for it!


Breakfast

2 WW wholemeal bread (B) dipped in egg, cinammon and sweetener and fried with fry light, with vanilla mullerlight and blueberries
Melon

Lunch
Very boring tuna salad...v dry, won't have it again like that!

Dinner
2 x Alpen Lights (B)
2 scrambled eggs and 3 slices bacon

Drinks
1l water
700ml skimmed milk (A x 2)
1 large glass red wine (10)
2 x 35ml vodka and slimline tonics (7)

Total syns: 17 :mad:
 
Friday - Green Day
Breakfast
2 WW wholemeal bread (B) with 2 poached eggs and 2 tsps butter (4)
2 plums

Lunch
Jacket potato with low fat cottage cheese and salad
Melon

Snacks
2 satsumas
Vanilla mullerlight and blueberries
2 pumpkin ryvita (B) and 2 EL Laughing Cow (2)

Dinner
Mushy Pea curry and rice
One BGTY mini naan (5.5)

Drinks
700ml skimmed milk (A x 2)
1L water

Total Syns: 11.5 :)
 
Saturday - Red day
Had a really bad day yesterday...I had chips from a restaurant on a red day....ooooops, never mind the wine etc. Still, I really really wanted them, and enjoyed every last mouthful, so I'm hoping as I didn't then to succumb to popcorn at the cinema and write off the entire day (!) I should hopefully be able to pull it back in the next few days, although I'm off to Newquay for 4 days next weekend so it's going to be hard to be 100% on plan.
Breakfast
2 bacon, 2 poached eggs and 2 wholemeal toast (B)

Lunch
Chicken breast filled with 2 LCEL (2) and wrapped in bacon with salad

Dinner
Roasted artichoke hearts (4 syns for oil, just in case)
200g Ribeye steak with green beans and chips (30? - although I have no idea how many syns really, I probably had about 20 chips, and they were proper chips not little skinny ones)
1 175ml glass red wine (6)

Drinks
Diet coke
500ml semi skimmed milk (A) x 2

Total syns: About 42.....eeeeek :break_diet:
 
Sunday - Green Day
Breakfast
2 WW wholemeal bread (B) with scrambled eggs and baked beans
Melon
2 plums

Lunch
Pasta bake with cheese (A) and salad

Dinner
Lamb (B) Rogan Josh (4) with rice and naan (2)

Drinks
250ml semi skimmed milk (A)
1L water

Total Syns: 6 :D

Weekly total syns: 100.5 :)
 
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Monday - Green Day
Big mistake today...got a soup from Crussh which I thought would be syn-free on Green but when I'd eaten it I checked the syns and it was 10! Won't be having that again....
WI later today - feeling very nervous about it after my blip on Saturday and only 2 months to go til the wedding, eeeek.
Breakfast

Magic porridge (B) with blueberries
Melon

Lunch
Crussh organic chickpea, spinach and lentil soup (10)
2 plums

Dinner
Carbonara light with bacon (B), mushrooms and peas (1 for parmesan)

Snacks
2 plums
1 Alpen Light (3)

Drinks
700ml skimmed milk (A) x 2
1L water

Total Syns: 14 :)
 
Tuesday - Red Day
Breakfast
2 slices wholemeal bread (B) with 2 poached eggs
2 plums

Lunch
Tuna salad with eggs, olives (2) and sesame dressing (4.5)

Dinner
Chicken Cacciatore with beans and broccoli
1/2 butter bud (0.5)
50g Strawberry Cheesecake frozen yogurt (4.5)

Snacks
2 Alpen Lights (B)

Drinks
350ml skimmed milk (A)
1L water

Total Syns: 11.5 :)
 
Wednesday - Green Day
Breakfast

Strawberry Magic Porridge (mmmm) with blueberries (B)
Loads of melon

Lunch
Jacket potato with beans and low fat cottage cheese
Mullerlight

Dinner
Mashed potato with tsp Lurpak light (3), broccoli, carrots, green beans and gravy (1)

Snacks
2 plums

Drinks
700ml skimmed milk (A) x 2
1L water

Total Syns: 4 :D
 
Well, I had a long weekend in Newquay with a friend, and whilst I stuck to the principles of SW 95% of the time, I did drink quite a few vodka tonics, and had a kebab one night....eeeeeek! I have written down everything I ate, but not going to put it in here as too difficult to work out the syn values in any way accurately. BUT, weigh in this morning and I lost 2.5lbs somehow! Really hoping the bad weekend doesn't catch up with me next week....

Monday - Green Day
Really busy day today so didn't have time to eat much fruit and veg - will do better on Tues!

Breakfast
Vanilla Magic Porridge (B) with blueberries

Lunch
Jacket potato with beans
Fruit salad

Dinner
Chilli, prawn (B) and tomato tagliatelle (3.5 for oil and sugar) and 1 tsp parmesan (1.5)

Snacks
1 plum
22g bag S&V Snack a Jacks - (5.5)

Drinks
700ml skimmed milk (A) x 2
1L water

Total Syns: 10.5 :)
 
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Tuesday - Red Day

Breakfast
Vanilla Magic Porridge (B) with blueberries

Lunch
Chicken salad

Dinner
Baked salmon with green beans, salad, new potatoes (B) and pesto (10)

Snacks
5 slices BGTY ham, low fat cottage cheese and 2 celery sticks

Drinks
700ml skimmed milk (A) x 2
1L water
2 x diet cokes

Total Syns: 10 :)
 
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