HelsAngel's Super Angelic Food Diary (or not!)

[Where there's a will.....]

Dont worry, we all have days like that!! Thats gonna be my day today. Havnt even eaten anything yet, just had some water!! :-(

Why are you synning the potatoes? They are free as long as you have them as part of a meal and not a snack or are you doing red?

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[HelsAngel]

I'm doing red and they've already been peeled so I can't even use them as a healthy b. Not to worry. I just won't have ten. Or I'll switch to EE for the day.

 

[Where there's a will.....]

Well my day not going well. Just had burger and chips at Gambado!!!! :-( will update diary later (need to write up rest of yesterday too).

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[HelsAngel]

You know what you do, Will. Draw a line. Flexi syn it. Have a SF/free meal tonight with no syns and you'll be well back on track before you even know it.
Hope you enjoyed it!

 

[HelsAngel]

Sunday 7th July

I've gone EE today (See above potato dilemma!).

Breakfast:
Banana - SF
Raspberries - SF

Dinner:
Roast Beef - free
Roast Potatoes x 3 in Fry Light - Free
1 Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire pudding mini (3 syns)
Gravy (2 syns)
Runner Beans - SF
Carrots - SF
Horseradish sauce tspn (0.5 syn)
Coconut Muller Light - free
Apple - SF

Tea:
5 x Scan Bran (Healthy B)
Rest of Salmon Pate
Baby Plum Tomatoes
Satsuma

Snack and drinks:
Tea x 5 Healthy A)
Water - 1 litre
Can of Diet Cherry Coke

Todays Syns - 5.5

The carrots, beans and raspberries are all from the allotment too

Exercise : Couch to 5K Week 2, Day 2.

I must say, I'm loving these Red days. I've had a sneaky peak and it seems to be going well so far. I always weigh less on Sundays though. Wish I could get to a class first thing on a Sunday. I'd be at target in no time!

 

[Tinytootz]

I too love red days, they seem to boost my losses, but have such trouble with red lunches! Attempting one today, but having a jacket as HE tonight

Can't beat a good ol' roast dinner though, SW styleee

 

[HelsAngel]

Monday 8th August

**Worst day ever**

I've had a hideous day today. Foodwise and workwise. I've been so stressed, angry and upset about work I've not eaten much and still can't bring myself to eat anything. Here is my diary anyway.

Breakfast:
2 Alpen Light bars (Healthy B1)
1 cup of tea

Lunch:
3 Babybel Light (Healthy A 1)
A banana - SF

Dinner:
Nothing yet. I'm too busy writing my resignation. Maybe when it's done I'll be able to sit down and have something. Bearing in mind I can have a red, green or EE today I can pretty much have whatever I fancy which to be honest, is not a great deal. Must also have some syns. Fried egg on toast? Bacon Sandwich? Great big slice of chocolate cake?! I won't go mad I promise. I just think after today, I need something substantial and that I can enjoy.

Then I'm off for a bath.

 

[HelsAngel]

Tuesday 9th August - RED

Another really bad today. I ate at least which is something but have lots on my mind and dilemmas about work and stuff which has thrown my mindset all over the place. I didn't sleep much last night either.

Breakfast:
2 x Alpen Lights (Healthy B)
1 x Cheese Curls (3.5 syns)

Lunch:
3 Bably Bel Light (Healthy A)
Banana - SF
Gherkins - SF

Dinner:
Chicken and Cheese wrapped in Bacon (8 syns)
Mini SW roast potaotes (Healthy B 2)
Carrots
Cabbage
Runner Beans
2 Plums

Snack and drinks:
5 cups of tea SS Milk (Healthy A 2)
3 cans of diet coke
3 glasses of water

Fell asleep at 8:30pm and woke up at 8:30am Wednesday Morning. Feeling MUCH Better now.

 

[HelsAngel]

Wednesday 10th August - RED day

Much better day today.

Breakfast

2 Slices WM Bread - Healthy B
ICBINB Light - (2 syns)
Marmite - free

Lunch
Lettuce - Superfree
Morrisons Sweet Chilli Chicken - Free (Was unsure of the syns for this but checked it online and website says free!)
Celery - Superfree
Primula Light - Healthy A
Gherkins - Superfree
Melon Medley - Superfree
Banana and Custard Muller Light (1 Syn)

Dinner
Pork Chop - Free
SW Roast Potaotes - Healthy B 2
Carrots - Superfree
Runner Beans - Superfree
Gravy - 2 Syns

Drinks and snacks:
4 cups of Tea SS Milk - Healthy A 2
3 Cans of Diet Coke
Cheese Curls - (3.5 Syns)
2 Plums - Superfree
2 glasses of water
1 bite of chocolate waffle thing (1 Syn)

Weigh in tomorrow. Really looking forward to it.

 

[HelsAngel]

Thursday 11th August - RED

Breakfast:
Toffee Muller light - free
Banana - SF

Lunch:
4 scan bran - Healthy B
4 ELF Cheese triangles - Healthy A
Tomatoes - SF

Dinner:
Chicken Breast - Free
Carrots - SF
Green beans - SF
Mushrooms - SF
Red pepper - SF
ELF mayo - 1 syn
Tomato relish - 2 syns
5 mccain smilies - 5 syns

Snacks and drinks:
4 cups of tea SS milk - Healthy A
2 cans of diet coke
2 fruit tea
Celery with primula light - 1 syn

Weigh in tonight. Best one yet. 2.5 lbs off. Delighted. All about red days. Slimmer of the week too

 

[HelsAngel]

Friday 12th August - Red Day

Breakfast:
Nectarine - SF

Lunch:
Turkey and ham subway salad - SF and Free

Dinner: chinese. Treating the fella. Won't have rice as red day. Goodness knows the syns but I was relatively well bahaved. I count about 50 to be safe.

Snacks and drinks:
4 cups of tea - free
3 diet cokes - free
1 peppermint tea - free
2 bottles of water - free
Celery - SF
Nectarine - SF
Banana - SF
Lettuce - SF

Couch to 5k - Week 2, day 3.

 

[HelsAngel]

It’s been a few days since I posted in my diary. Not because I’ve fallen off plan but just because there hasn’t been the time to sit and type it out.


Saturday - House hunting Barely ate anything. About 4 scan bran and some low fat cheddar. 3 vodka diet cokes at a gig.
Briefly, Sunday 14th August, EE
Breakfast:
Nectarine – SF
Banana – SF

Dinner:
Roast Beef - Free
Roast Pork - Free
3 Frylight Roast Potatoes - Free
1 Aunt Bessies YP – 3 syns
Runner Beans -SF
Broccoli -SF
Carrots -SF
Cauliflower -SF
Gravy – 2 syns
Muller light

 

[HelsAngel]

Monday 15th August - Red Day

I can't remember and I lost the post it note but I remember that dinner was 2 cod steaks in butter sauce (2 syns each) with loads of veg. I'm 100% sure it was a 100% day though because I made salmon pate for my lunch and had it with the Healthy B's and I have a Healthy A on milk in my tea.

Bit sketchy but I know where I am!

 

[HelsAngel]

Tuesday 16th AUgust RED DAY

Ok, I wrote everything down today and also didn't lose the post it note! Big SF day today

Breakfast:
Banana - SF
Apple - SF
Toffee Mullerlight - Free

Lunch:
Honey Mustard Chicken (Morrisons) Half a Pack - 1 Syn
Iceberg Lettuce - SF
Cucumber - SF
Red Cabbage - SF
Beetroot - SF
Pickled Onion - SF
Celery - SF
2 x WM toast - Healthy B
2tsp ICBINB - 2 syns
Marmite - Free
1 tbsp ELF mayo - 0.5 syns

Dinner:
4 slices of grilled Turkey Bacon - Free
1 Poached egg - Free
Grilled Mushroom - SF
1 SLice white Hovis 400g loaf - 4 Syns
1 tspn ICBINB - 1 Syn
Ketchup (Less than a table spoon) - 1 Syn

Snacks and drinks:
3 Scan Bran - Healthy B
Salmon Pate - Free
Mixed Berries with sweetener - SF
4 Teas with SS Milk - Healthy A
2 Litres of water - Free
1 Diet Coke - Free
Half Canteloupe Melon - SF
1 Haribo - 0.5 syns

Syns for the day - 10.
They soon added up!

Wow, that sounds loads. No wonder I felt bloated.
Also did C25K week 3, day 2. (Day one was Monday)

Sneaky peak indicated gain of 3.5lbs but hey, I'm allowed a heavy day. Drinking water to maybe help with bloatedness.

 

[HelsAngel]

Wednesday 17th August - EE day

Breakfast:
2 WM Toast (Healthy B)
ICBINB 2 tsp - (2 syn)
Marmite - Free
Large Banana - SF

Lunch:
had a Picnic with my mate today. Prepared and went completely within plan.
HM Smoked Salmon Pate - Free
Celery
2 x WM Bread (Healthy B 2)
2 x ELF LC cheese triangles (Healthy A 2)
Honey/Mustard Morrisons chicken breast (1 syn)
Loads of cucumber
Strawberries

Dinner:
Chicken Breast
Roast Potatoes in Oil (i didn't cook it!) (4 Syns)
Cabbage
Carrots
Brother's extra carrots!
Gravy (1 syn)

Snack and drinks:
2 Litres of water +
2 Cans Diet Coke
2 Peppermint tea
5 cups of tea SS milk (Healthy A)

Total syns 8.

Exercise: Couch to 5K Week 1, day 1. Didn't fancy the whole thing so though sopmething was better than nothing and repeated day 1. I actually pushed myself really hard so probably worked harder than if I'd continued with Week 3, Day 3.

WI is tomorrow night (Thursday) I'm still feeling really bloated which I didn't have all last week on Red despite it being * week. Only the scales will tell but I'm not optimistic!

 

[HelsAngel]

Thursday 18th August - RED day

Weigh in tonight, gained 1lb. Bit annoyed. Yes I know I had a Chinese this week but it's the first time I've gone off plan so far and if the one time I do I gain, it's going to make me scared of eating out at all. I can't go the rest of my life not going out for dinner. Wondering how to incorporate nights out like this into my plan. I went massively exercise, massively water, tried to have as much SF as I could and am disappointed that I'm now 1 more pound away from my 1 stone which I was so close to.

Breakfast:
Nectarine - SF

Lunch:
5 Scan Bran - Healthy B
Left over Salmon Pate - Free
Cucumber - SF
Gherkins - SF
Celery - SF

WI

Dinner:
Mini roast potatoes (5 syns)
2 mini sausages in tiny bit of casserole sauce (5 syns)
Cabbage - SF
Carrots - SF
Onion - SF
Mushroom - SF
2 Weetabix - Healthy B
1 Muller Light Yoghurt - Free

Snack and drinks:
1 litre of water
1 peppermint tea
5 cups of tea SS milk (Healthy A)
2 Diet Coke
Gherkins

Going back to EE this week to see if that will make any difference.

 

[HelsAngel]

Wow. Haven’t posted in my diary for ages. Need to get back in focus and the best way to do that is going to be my diary. Occasional picture although I never make anything exciting enough to take a picture of it.

I’m going to post yesterday’ now, today’s later and then start back on Tuesday. I’m going to a Butlin’s 80’s weekender this weekend and I dread to think. Damage limitation of course, taking lots of Alpen Lights, WM Bread and Spaghetti hoops, fruit and Mugshots so if I manage to steer clear of the Burger King, I’ll be a happy bunny. It’ll be the alcohol that ruins it I guarantee!!

So here goes.

Wednesday 5th October 6, 2011
RED

Breakfast
2 Plums SF
1 Nectarine SF
1 Fig SF


Lunch
Chicken Breast (sliced) Half a pack F
Peppered Steak (Sliced) Half a Pack 0.5 syn - It’s technically 0.5 syns for the whole packet but I’ll count a half anyway
Lettuce SF
Red Cabbage SF
Carrots SF
Celery SF

Dinner
Scrambled eggs (eggs only, no milk) F
3 Quorn Sausages 3 syns
Roasted Courgettes SF
Roasted Mushrooms SF
Grilled Tomatoes SF
Green Beans SF
Ketchup 2 syns
Frozen Mixed Berries SF
Mullerlight F

Snacks and drinks
1 Alpen light (Half of HexB)
1 Fig SF
1 Plum SF
3 cans of diet coke F
500ml Water
5 Cups of tea (Hex A for Milk)

I’m very aware that I didn’t have my full allowance of Hex’s so I guess this could actually fit as an EE day with a RED influence.

Had the best day for ages yesterday, felt in control and full and happy with what I’d eaten. I’ve got my old red buzz back but already I’m noticing how expensive it’s going to be.

WI tonight. Not even thinking about it as it’s my first WI back after holiday and when I got home a week ago, I’d put on 6.5lbs!! Officially, I’ll report back later.

 

[HelsAngel]

Monday 17th October. RED

Ok, back on it 100% from today....


Raspberry shape delights yoghurt 1/2 syn
Banana
4 cups of tea Hexa

Chicken slices
Cucumber
Lettuce
Tomato
Celery
Gherkin
Jalapenos
Pickled red cabbage
Sugar snap peas
1 tbsp extra light mayo 1 syn
Diet pepsi
Bottle of water

Fig

3 Quorn sausages 3 syns
Courgette
Carrot
Red and yellow peppers
Mushrooms
Broccoli
Runner beans
Gravy 2 syns
1 tbsp extra light mayo 1 syn
1 tspn whole grain mustard 1/2 syn
Total 0% yoghurt
2 tspn honey 2 syns
Blackberries

Diet coke
Bottle of water

Cup of tea HexA
HiFi bar Hex B

Total syns: 8 syns
MASSIVE superfree day today. Also restarted couch to 5k again. Week one, day one. Done

 

[HelsAngel]

Tuesday 18th October RED day

2 cups of tea
2 scan bran (B)
Toffee muller light
Frozen mixed berries
Fig
Diet coke

1 wholemeal roll (B) (1 Syn)
Mushrooms
3 light cheese triangles (4.5 syns)
Lettuce
Cucumber
Red cabbage
Gherkins
Jalapenos
Turkey breast chunks
Apple crumble shape delights yoghurt (0.5 syn)
Pomegranate

Chicken breast
Mushrooms
Low fat natural yoghurt
2 tsp Wholegrain mustard (1 syn)
Chives
Pepper
Celeriac chips
Bit of curry powder

Low fat natural yoghurt
2 tsp honey (2 syns)

2 cups of tea (A)
Bottle water
Diet coke

1 Alpen Light (B)
42g LF Cheedar (A)

Total Syns 9

This was my dinner. I don't cook ever and I kinda made this up as I went along. *proud* it was lush too.

Admittedly, it could be a little more colourful but I'll work on that next time.

 

[HelsAngel]

Wednesday 19th October - EE

2 Weetabix
Milk from allowance (A)
Raspberries
2 Cups of tea (A)
1 Hard boiled egg
1 fig
Diet Pepsi

Salmon Pate (smoked salmon, LF cottage cheese with onion and chive)
Loads of celery
2 hard boiled eggs (wasn't supposed to eat 3 in a day!)
Lettuce
Red Cabbage
Gherkins
Sugarsnap Peas
1 tbsp ELF mayo (05. syns)
3 cups of tea (3 syns)
1 bottle of water
1 diet Pepsi

Pork Chop
SW Roast potatoes
Green Beans
Carrots
Gravy (2 syns)

SW Cheesecake
1 Aplen Light (3 syns)
1/2 tub of Quark
1 sachet White Choc Options (2 syns)
Strawberries on top
DEVINE!!

1 Peppermint tea

Total syns 10

Weigh in tomorrow. Have peaked and it's not looking good but I'll wait til tomorrow before I start throwing my toys out of the pram!