Lydia's vegetarian food diary

lydia150970

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Thoughts i'd start a food diary on this forum, please feel free to comment on anything you see or give advice, always welcome!!
 
Mon 13 April

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

Flexi syn day

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2:
HEB1: Bread (from 400g size loaf)
HEB2:

Breakfast: Fruit smoothie ( 1 banana, handful of blueberries, 2 tablespoons low fat yoghurt, 150mls milk from allowance, 2 ice cubes) 1 slice toast with 1 teaspoon spread (1 syn), 1 teaspoon WW fruit spread (1/2 syn) - I know I should technically syn the smoothie but as I am having no more fruit than I would normally at breakfast, I'm not going to and see what happens, I just really love smoothies in the morning when the weather is good.

Lunch: left over homemade tomato & goats cheese tart (40 syns - its a long story see the "Come on...own up" thread) :eek:
Dinner: 4 bean chilli (sw recipe), rice

Snacks: Options drink (2.5 syns), lots of chocolate!!

Total syns for day: dread to think!!

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: 1 hour 20 mins in the gym
 
Tues 14 April

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

HEA1: 350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: Goats cheese in soup
HEB1: Bread (from 400g size loaf)
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light bars (as snacks)

Breakfast: Fruit smoothie ( 1 banana, handful of blueberries, 2 tablespoons low fat yoghurt, 150mls milk from allowance, 2 ice cubes) 1 slice toast with 1 teaspoon spread (1 syn), 1 teaspoon WW fruit spread (1/2 syn) - I know I should technically syn the smoothie but as I am having no more fruit than I would normally at breakfast, I'm not going to and see what happens.

Lunch: Watercress & Goats Cheese Soup (SW Recipe from mag), 1 slice bread (HEB), yoghurt, Walkers Baked (5 syns)

Dinner: quorn sausages, mashed pots, beans

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), pineapple, apple, 2 satsumas

Total syns for day: 10

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: Davina Superbody workout DVD - 50 mins (Super Legs)
 
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Wed 15 April

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheddar
HEB1: Oat So SImple
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light bars (as snacks)

Breakfast: Oat so simple, grated apple, cinnamon, 1 teaspoon honey (1 syn)

Lunch: 2 eggs, salad (mixed leaves, toms, cucumber, grated carrot), yoghurt, 1 tablespoon Hellmans EL Mayo (1 syn)

Dinner: 1/2 pack beanfeast bolognese, spagetti, 42g low fat cheddar

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), pineapple, banana, Satsuma

Total syns for day: 4.5 - might have something else later, will update if I do.

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: None
 
Thurs 16 April

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheddar
HEB1: Mini Shredded wheat
HEB2: 1 wholemeal roll

Breakfast: Mini shredded wheat with chopped banana (3 syns for extra cereal)

Lunch: 1 wholemeal roll, 1 egg, yoghurt, 1 tablespoon Hellmans EL Mayo (1 syn)

Dinner: jacket potato, 1/2 tin beans, 42g low fat cheddar

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), pineapple, Apple, WW caramel whip bar (4.5 syns)

Total syns for day: 11

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: 4 mile walk
 
Thought I'd say hi, I am enjoying reading your diary, as although I am not veggie, I often have several veggie days a week, and I love getting new ideas!

What did you think of the watercress/goats cheese soup you had the other day? I remember the recipe as it looked like a good one...
 
Hi Angie

I really enjoyed the soup, in fact I have it again today. I'll definintely make it again.
 
Friday 17 April

Flexisyn day


Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: Goats cheese in soup
HEB1: Special K Sustain
HEB2: 1 wholemeal roll

Breakfast: 50g special K sustain (3 syns for extra)

Lunch: 1 wholemeal roll, Watercress & Goats cheese soup, yoghurt

Dinner: Pizza from Asda (not idea of syns)

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), apple, satsumas, WW caramel whip bar (4.5 syns)

Total syns for day: 10 plus the syns for the pizza

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: None
 
Sat 18 April

Flexisyn day

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheddar
HEB1:
HEB2:

Breakfast: scrambled eggs, beans, quorn bacon

Lunch: 2 slices of left over pizza from last night (counting this as both my HEB plus god knows how many sysn

Dinner: jacket potato, mushy peas, lentil & raisin patties (1 syn)

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), Banana, strawberries

Total syns for day: 3.5 plus pizza.

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: 6 mile walk
 
Sunday 19 April

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheddar
HEB1: Bread (from 400g size loaf)
HEB2: All Bran Bar

Breakfast: Fruit smoothie ( 1 banana, handful of strawberries, 2 tablespoons low fat yoghurt, 150mls milk from allowance, 2 ice cubes) 2 slices toast with 2 teaspoons spread (2 syn), 2 teaspoons WW fruit spread (1 syn) - I know I should technically syn the smoothie but as I am having no more fruit than I would normally at breakfast, I'm not going to and see what happens.

Lunch: Supernoodles

Dinner: Sweet potato & tofu pie, with steamed green beans, broccoli and cauliflower. Homemade rice pudding (using milk from allowance)

Snacks: Vanilla Chai drink (2.5 syns)

Total syns for day: 5.5

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: 8 mile walk
 
Monday 20 April

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g feta cheese
HEB1: Oat so Simple
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light Bars

Breakfast: Oat So Simple, raspberries, 1 teaspoon honey (1 syn)

Lunch: Greek Pasta Salad (1 x HEA), yoghurt

Dinner: Going out with a friend tonight, going to Frankie and Benny's thought maybe the Pasta Arribiata would be my best option, how many syns do you think I should put aside for that? I was thinking 11 to be on the safeside (to cover a teaspoon of parmesan and the oil?)

Snacks: Vanilla Chai drink (2.5 syns), banana, pineapple

Total syns for day: 15

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: None
 
Tuesday 21 April

yesterdays meal out went according to plan.

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheddar
HEB1: Branflakes
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light Bars

Breakfast: 40g branflakes, chopped banana (2 syns for extra cereal)

Lunch: quorn fillets marinated in lime juice, soy, ginger and garlic, salad, yoghurt, Walkers baked (5.5 syns)

Dinner: Quorn meatballs, in homemade spicy tomato sauce, wholewheat pasta, low fat cheddar

Snacks: Vanilla Chai drink (2.5 syns), pineapple, grapes

Total syns for day: 10

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: 5 Steps Fat Attack DVD (1 hour)
 
Wow Lydia love your thread. I'm thinking of going to SW from CD and i'm too a veggie. I will keep watching.
I take it you have lost 3.5lb in your first week, well done.:D
 
Thanks, I can highly recommend SW its great for veggies. No 3.5lbs is what I have lost in total so far, not been doing SW that long and have gained 2lbs last week (too much chocolate and an evil quiche that was 40 syns a slice!!!) but I'm back on track this week and hoping to get rid of those 2lbs! I don't tend to me a high weight loser due to a thyroid problem, but I am more successful on SW than I was on WW which is encouraging for me.
 
Wednesday 22 April

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

HEA1: 350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheddar
HEB1: 42g Weetabix Crunchy bran
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light Bars

Breakfast: 42g Weetabix crunchy bran

Lunch: creamy cheese mug shot (2 syns)

Dinner: 1/2 pack beanfeast bolognese, wholewheat spagetti, 42g low fat cheddar

Snacks: Vanilla Chai drink (2.5 syns), pineapple, Banana, pear, ww caramel whip bar (4.5)

Total syns for day: 9

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: None
 
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too much chocolate and an evil quiche that was 40 syns a slice!!!)
Was is cream covered with choc chips:eek: Think I will look at your other thread lol bless you.
 
Well on the surface it seemed not too bad!! It was a goats cheese and tomato quiche, the filling had quark in, so far so good, the pastry was made from wholegrain spelt flour and walnuts - stupidly I was still thinking "no too bad" at this stage, then I worked out the syns, 40 per slice!!!!!!!!! Well I'd gone to the effort to make it so I had to eat it didn't I - two slices of it! LOL!! It was lovely though, but definintely a post goal weight indulgence!!!
 
Thursday 23 April

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheddar
HEB1: Shredded fruitful
HEB2: Ryvita original

Breakfast: Shredded fruitful (3.5 syns for extra cereal)

Lunch: Homemade lentil & carrot pate, ryvita, yoghurt

Dinner: Jacket potato, beans, 42g low fat cheese

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), pineapple, pear, apple, WW caramel whip bar (4.5 syns)

Total syns for day: 10.5.

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: 4 mile walk
 
Friday 24 April

Lost 1lb today at weigh in, pleased with that although as usual would like it to be more!!

Always will be having green days as I am a strict vegetarian.

Flexi syn day

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2:
HEB1: Crunchy oatbakes
HEB2: Wholemeal roll

Breakfast: 45g crunchy oatbakes (3 syns for extra) - boy you don't get a lot for 45g!!

Lunch: wholemeal roll, 1/2 pack quorn beef style pieces, yoghurt

Dinner: Takeaway

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns),

Total syns for day: 5.5 plus takeaway.

Water: Always have between 3-4 pints every day.

Exercise: None
 
Well done on your loss this morning Lydia :)
 
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