Lydia's vegetarian food diary

Thanks x

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


HEA1: 350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 2 x babybels
HEB1: WW brown danish
HEB2:

Breakfast: 2 quorn sausages, scrambled eggs, beans, WW brown danish.

Lunch: nothing, had breakfast very late so guess its more of a brunch.

Dinner: Channa Tikka Masala (homemade)( (2.5 syn), rice, mini naan (4 syns)

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), 2 Mikado sticks (1 syn)

Total syns for day: 10.

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

Exercise: 6 mile walk
 
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Sun 26 Apr

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: Low fat cheddar on top of pie
HEB1: WW brown danish
HEB2: All Bran Bar

Breakfast: Fruit smoothie (banana and blackberry), WW brown danish, spread (2 syns) WW jan (1 syn)

Lunch: Mugshot

Dinner: homemade Sweet potato & tofu pie, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, rice pudding (made with sweetner and milk from allowance)

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), 3 mikado sticks (1.5 syn)

Total syns for day: 7.

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

Exercise: 8 mile walk
 
I love the sound of your homemade foods - chana masala is no doubt delicious - just the sort of thing I like - and the sweetpotato and tofu pie sounds lovely too. Not sure I could survive a day on a lunch of only a mugshot though!

I had a wonderful spiced lentil dish this evening that you might like - its a fat girl slim recipe - I shall share it in the recipe section :)
 
Great thanks, sounds great, I will put the sweet pot and tofu pie recipe and channa massala recipe on as well - both highly recommended - I'll definintely make both again soon. my breakfast was so big and filling that I didn't feel too hungry at lunch hence why just the mug shot.
 
Monday 27 April

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 2 dairylea bites
HEB1: Porridge
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light bars (as snacks)

Breakfast: 40g porridge (2 syns for extra), strawberries, 1 teaspoon honey (1 syn)

Lunch: Roasted Butternut Squash soup, yoghurt, 2 dairylea bites

Dinner: 4 bean chilli, rice

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), banana, apple, iced gems (5.5 syns)

Total syns for day: 11.

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

Exercise: none
 
Tuesday 28 apr

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 2 x Babybel
HEB1: Shredded fruitful
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light Bars (to have as snacks)

Breakfast: Shredded fruitful (3.5 syns for extra cereal)

Lunch: Spanish omlette, salad, yoghurt

Dinner: Pad Thai tofu (1 syn) with stirfried broccoli and noodles

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), mixed fruit pot, banana, grapes

Total syns for day: 7.

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

Exercise: davina dvd (50 mins)
 
Wed 29 April

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheddar
HEB1: 2 weetabix
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light Bars (to have as snacks)

Breakfast: 2 weetabix, chopped strawberries

Lunch: 2 sliced eggs, 42g low fat cheddar, salad, 1 tblspn Hellmans EL Mayo (0.5)

Dinner: Thai vegetable curry (3 syns), brown rice

Snacks: fruit pot, banana (got an apple and pear with me as well in case I get hungry)

Total syns for day: 3.5 - need to try and make up for yesterday!!.

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

Exercise: none
 
Thursday 30 April

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

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

Breakfast: 2 weetabix, chopped strawberries

Lunch: Homemade Roasted BNS soup, yoghurt, iced gems (5.5 syns)

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

Snacks: fruit pot, pear, banana

Total syns for day: 5.5.

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

Exercise: 4 mile walk
 
Friday 1 May

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:

Breakfast: Crunchy oatbakes (3 syns for extra)

Lunch: Mugshot, yoghurt,

Dinner: Takeaway - probably pizza

Snacks: fruit pot, pear, apple

Total syns for day: 3 plus takeaway

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

Exercise: None
 
Sat 2 May

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheese
HEB1: 2 x 400g wholemeal bread
HEB2:

Breakfast: Toast, 2 quorn sausages, scrambled eggs, beans

Lunch: jacket pot and cheese,

Dinner: M&S BNS & Goats cheese lasagne (8.5 syns), new pots, salad, 1 tablespoon Hellmans EL Mayo (0.5 syn), fresh fruit salad, very low fat natural yoghurt

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns)

Total syns for day: 11.5

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

Exercise: 8 mile walk (2 hrs 3 mins)
 
Sun 3 May

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: Edam cheese (for dinner)
HEB1: 2 x 400g wholemeal bread
HEB2: All Bran Bar

Breakfast: Syn free pancakes, chopped banana, vlf yoghurt, 1 teaspoon honey (1 syn)

Lunch: Not sure probably mugshot and bread

Dinner: Quorn roast, BNS, Edam & Sage gratin (6 syns), broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, sugar free jelly (0.5 syn)

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), Treatsize fudge (3 syns)

Total syns for day: 13

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

Exercise: Kates Cardiocombat DVD (50 mins)
 
Monday 4 May

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 2 x babybel
HEB1: 2 x 400g wholemeal bread
HEB2: Oat so simple

Breakfast: Oat so simple

Lunch: Mugshot and bread

Dinner: Slimming WOrld chips, quorn crispy fillet (3 syns), mushy peas, ketchup (2 syns)

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), Treatsize buttons (4.5 syns)

Total syns for day: 12

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

Exercise: 14.09 mile walk
 
Tues 5 May

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

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

Breakfast: 2 weetabix, strawberries, raspberries, 1 pot greek 0% fat yoghurt

Lunch: Working lunch (12 syns to be on the safe side)

Dinner: Mushroom, cheese & herb omlette, new potatoes, salad, 1 tablespoon Hellmans EL Mayo (0.5 syns)

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

Total syns for day: 15

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

Exercise: None
 
Wed 6 May

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

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

Breakfast: 2 weetabix, chopped strawberries and raspberries

Lunch: Sainsburys Vegetable ravioli, yoghurt

Dinner: quorn, tomato & basil bolognese, wholewheat spagetti, cheese

Snacks: Vanilla Chai (2.5 syns), Treatsize curlywurly (3.5 syns), banana, pineapple

Total syns for day: 6

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

Exercise: Kates Cardiocombat DVD (50 mins)
 
Mon 11 May

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 2 x babybel
HEB1: Oat so Simple
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light bars (as snacks)

Breakfast: Oat so Simple, strawberries, 1 teaspoon honey (1 syn)

Lunch: Potato, cauliflower & cumin soup, yoghurt, 2 x babybels, banana

Dinner: quorn chilli, brown rice

Snacks: White options drink (2.5 syns), Treatsize crunchie (4 syns)

Total syns for day: 7.5

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

Exercise: None
 
Tuesday 12 May

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

HEA1: 350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 3 x Babybel lights
HEB1: 2 weetabix
HEB2: 2 Alpen Light bars (as snacks)

Breakfast: 2 weetabix, strawberries

Lunch: Supanoodles, yoghurt, babybels

Dinner: Jacket potato, 2 x quorn quarter pounders (2 syns), salad, 1 tablespoon Hellmans EL Mayo (0.5 syn)

Snacks: Options White drink (2.5 syns), Treatsize chomp (3 syns), banana, fruit pot

Total syns for day: 8

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

Exercise: 4 mile walk if my back is up to it tonight.
 
Wed 13 May

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheddar
HEB1: 28g branflakes
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light Bars

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

Lunch: Mug shot, yoghurt

Dinner: Quorn bolognese, wholewheat spagetti, cheese

Snacks: Options drink (2.5 syns), pear, apple, treatsize flake (4 syns)

Total syns for day: 8.5

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

Exercise: none
 
Thurs 14 May

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: Wholemeal roll

Breakfast: Oat So Simple, grated apple, cinnamon & 1 teaspoon honey (1 syn)

Lunch: Mugshot, wholemeal roll, quorn ham, spread (0.5 syn), yoghurt

Dinner: jacket potato, cheese, beans

Snacks: Options drink (2.5 syns), Treatsize Caramel(4.5 syns), banana

Total syns for day: 8.5

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

Exercise: none

Will be my last post until probably Tuesday of next week, off to London tomorrow for the Moonwalk!!
 
Tues 26 May

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 2 x Babybel
HEB1: 2 weetabix
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light bars (as snacks)

Breakfast 2 weetabix, banana

Lunch: Jacket potato, beans, 2 x babybel
Dinner: 2 x quorn quarter pounder (2 syns), new pots, salad, 1 tablespoon Hellmans EL Mayo (0.5 syn)

Snacks: Options Drink (2.5), pineapple, nectarine, treatsize flake (4.5 syns)

Total syns for day: 9.5

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

Exercise: none
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Wed 27 May

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

HEA1:
350 mls Skimmed Milk
HEA2: 42g low fat cheddar
HEB1: 28g branflakes
HEB2: 2 x Alpen Light bars (as snacks)

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

Lunch: Spicy Tomato & Lentil soup (homemade), yoghurt

Dinner: quorn bolognese, wholewheat spagetti, cheese

Snacks: Options Drink (2.5), Fruit pot, treatsize dairymilk (4.5 syns), nectarine

Total syns for day: 9

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

Exercise: none
 
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