Life begins at 40, maintaining with SW for Life -Green days & some EE/Red photos inc

[janetelizabeth]

The party was great last night and the band was really really good.

I had some veggie quiche boiled potatoes cous cous salad white bread roll and a naughty slice of chocolate cake.

Which doesn't sound horrendous but my scales say 2lbs on which has really upset me and the food wasn't worth seeing that

It will just be 'bloat' and will be off quickly, don't worry.
Glad you had a nice time.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

I really hope it is just bloat but I only have two more days till weigh jn Tuesday night.

I have felt ropey all day probably due to the bad food choices last night

Food today - green

B - banana

L - porridge hex b 2 nectarines grapes and cherries danio yoghurt hex a tweak

S - 3 corn cakes 1/2 hex b scraping of lacto free cheese partial hex a jam 4 syns

D - veggie curry made with a schwarz flavour pot 4 syns and SW pilau rice

S - alpen light 1/2 hex b 2 biscuits 4 syns chocolate 4 syns

Total 16 syns

 

[janetelizabeth]

Yes I know the feeling when the 'weigh in' looms heavy!!! I have to really reign myself in now too!! :slap:

 

[chug]

Will keep my fingers crossed for your Tuesday night weigh in

 

[Jaffa Cake]

I have joined Kays salad challenge and will post a link later when I am not on my phone.

It can be found in SW teams and challenges and today is my first day.

Scales have gone down slightly thank goodness but still about 1.5lb up

 

[janetelizabeth]

Oh yes I've seen that challenge listed...will be good to hear what it entails.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Food so far today
Red

B - banana

L - tinned mackerel salad and I have now made the decision I dont like tinned mackerel only fresh mackerel but I forced it down followed by a sharon fruit and passion fruit plus 2 satsumas

S 2 jaffa cakes 4.5 syns

 

[chug]

Hi Jaffa

Your food is looking good so far today. Let me know how you get on with the challenge I always like challenges it be interesting to know what it entails

 

[janetelizabeth]

I'm just not a fish fan really and couldn't have braved mackerel.
I had a bit of a shock today...I had tilapia for lunch and have always just classed it as a HeB. Anyway, thought I'd check the website and seems for green plan it's 4 1/2 syns! Free on the other plans. I'm really aggrieved about this and emailed SW. I mean it's just plain white fish like cod or haddock really. I know it's not a common fish in this country, usually comes from the River Nile and has to be imported. I've been in Uganda a few times and ate it there and also had it in the States.
What do you think Jaffa...I feel it should be added to the free list.

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Have replied on your thread Janet which I hope helps x

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Food so far today
Red

B - banana

L - tinned mackerel salad and I have now made the decision I dont like tinned mackerel only fresh mackerel but I forced it down followed by a sharon fruit and passion fruit plus 2 satsumas

S 2 jaffa cakes 4.5 syns

D - salmon kebabs 1 bbq 1 Chinese glaze which my consultant guessed at 1 syn each

S 2 jaffa cakes 4.5 syns

Total 11 syns which means 1 over as challenge is 10 syns

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Today is day 2 of challenge and also weigh day so I have gone for another red day and I am hoping to go to the gym after work.

I haven't been to the gym in a week for various reasons so I won't be doing loads

 

[janetelizabeth]

Hope your weigh in is the best, Jaffa....and the gym too!

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Thank you

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Woo hoo I lost 0.5lb so I am dead on target and I reckon it is all down to the salad challenge which is very hard but it seems to be working.

Another red day

B - 2 apples

L - rollmop herring whole tub 3 syns salad leavrs tomatoes and gherkins plus a nectarine and a satsuma

After class a banana

D - homemade veg soup and salad
Alpen light 3 syns
Chocolate 4 syns

Total 10 syns

 

[janetelizabeth]

Oh very well done to you!!
My husband loves rollmops but not me!
Re the salad challenge...I looked at the thread but guess you only get the info if you sign up...right? Anyway, glad it's working for you...

 

[Jaffa Cake]

All the info is on the first page of the thread of the challenge.

I have got all the info from the thread.

Look at the first couple of pages

 

[janetelizabeth]

Thanks Jaffa...that looks doable! Maybe that's what I need, a bit of structure again!

 

[Jaffa Cake]

It certainly is making me think about things and how many syns were creeping in before plus I was relying a lot on carbs again instead of superfree.

It really is so so hard especially if you don't eat meat .

I am going to sign up for next week as well if you want to join me ?

 

[janetelizabeth]

I agree and reading through the page again I've decided to start today.
I'll see what my weight is by Sunday and see if I'm able to sign up for the challenge. At this moment in time (as they say) I'm weighing 10.4, so shall be 10.5 at group (I think)...which means I'm bang on target and so can only afford to drop 3lbs. I think that's about where you are too.
Anyway, I do need to get some variation into my meal planning so hope this will help me.
I don't have any problems with drinking the water or exercising, so that's something. Limiting my syns could be the challenge!!