My Slimming World Food Diary (CurvyKitschen)

[CurvyKitschen]

Hi everyone!

I'm Catie (a serial dieter) trying out Slimming World for the first time. After seeing so many successful weight-loss journeys as a result of Slimming World and considering how yummy all the recipes that I've come across look (I can't believe you can make syn-free chips! ), I thought I should at least give it a whirl!

To make sure I stay on track (as I have history of straying ) I've decided to document my food diary on here. Any help, support, feedback tips & tricks would be greatly appreciated as I'm completely new to this (and haven't even joined a group yet! :sigh and haven't ever posted on here before (so I'm not really sure how this all works - bear with me!).

I'm desperate to lose at least 5 stone by the time I graduate from university in November 2015 so here's hoping this works out for me this time!

 

[CurvyKitschen]

Monday 27th January 2014

Breakfast: I skipped breakfast today one of my doggies is poorly so I had to take him to the hospital and by the time I got back it was lunch time!

Lunch: Baked beans on 2 slices of wholemeal toast (HEB x1) with spinach mixed in. I then had tomatoes, kiwi and grapes on the side for my superfree

Dinner: Butternut squash and sweet potato curry (recipe to follow - lots of superfree in here) with boiled rice

Snacks: Frozen watermelon (sounds weird I know but I love it!)

Exercise: Day 1 of 'Couch to 5K' work out app (I can safely say I will never be subjecting myself to that again!)

HEA 1 - N/A
HEB 1 - 2 slices of wholemeal toast
HEB 2 - N/A

Total Syns: 0


I didn't use all of my healthy extras today and use no syns at all. Is this bad? I'm finding slimming world pretty hard as I'm used to banning all 'naughty' foods completely from my diet and then giving in a week later scoffing down a box of chocolates. I realise this obviously is bad but I feel that if I eat any bad foods i'll just give in straight away (if I eat one chocolate, I've gotta have the whole damn box!). If anyone could help me get my head round this it'd be much appreciated!

Oh and by the way I forgot to say, I'm a vegetarian so I'll be following the green plan

 

[tamkat]

welcome ,Im doing sw from home & using this forum, I would suggest using your syns so you don't feel deprived & end up bingeing(which I have done) try mikados as they are only half a syn each so you could eat nearly the whole box if you wanted to lol I normally use around 5 syns on week days & increase to 15 if need be on a sat as that's my tough day to stick to plan but ive lost nearly a stone in 4 weeks.Lots of luck on your first week

 

[CurvyKitschen]

welcome ,Im doing sw from home & using this forum, I would suggest using your syns so you don't feel deprived & end up bingeing(which I have done) try mikados as they are only half a syn each so you could eat nearly the whole box if you wanted to lol I normally use around 5 syns on week days & increase to 15 if need be on a sat as that's my tough day to stick to plan but ive lost nearly a stone in 4 weeks.Lots of luck on your first week

Hi tamkat!

Thanks so much for writing back! It's so lovely hearing advice from someone in the same predicament as me (and with really similar stats!). Yeah I always end up binging :/ Definitely going to give the mikados a go! Well done on nearly losing a stone, you've done it so quickly! I hope I have the same success as you! Good luck with the rest of your journey! xxx

 

[tamkat]

thanks ive had a lot of starts & stops the last few months finally my head seems to be in right place again

 

[clairem87]

Found you! Subscribing! Slimming World is fab, I loved it and am using a lot of the same principles in my healthier diet can't wait to see how you get on!!

Xcx

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[clairem87]

The butternut curry sounds fab, I'll be giving that one a go!

You can use your syns to add a bit of non free to your recipes, I was using them for stuff like extra cheese in pasta or a bit of cream in curries, as well as a couple of little treats. Best advice I can give a fellow binger is buy your treats when you're having them, multipacks are the devil as far as I'm concerned, cos certainly for me if they're there I'll eat them, whereas if I buy, say, a bueno I break it up into its six pieces and have them through the Day with a couple left as a test for evening

Xxx

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[CurvyKitschen]

Hey Claire! Thanks for subscribing! I've been so busy this past week since my dog has been poorly but I'm committed to posting from now on! I've not joined a group but I'm weighing myself for the first time today so I'm super excited to see how much I've lost! You are so right about multipacks!!!! I always used to get them and then just binge on them...8 kitkats in one sitting ...totally doable your advice about the kinder bueno is amazing - I can't wait to try it out

I see from your signature you're doing a VLCD...how's it going? Good luck on your journey

xxxx

 

[CurvyKitschen]

Okay so I've been a bit lackadaisical with posting on here (I've only done one diary day ) but I have been keeping track of my food and exercise on myfitnesspal (the best app ever!!!) So luckily for me it should be easy enough to catch up!

Tuesday 28th January 2014

Breakfast: Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes (30g for HEB x1) with 100ml of semi-skimmed milk (part of my HEA)

Lunch: An all-day breakfast kind of affair: Scrambled eggs with 2 quorn sausages, baked beans, tomato and 1tbsp of Ketchup (1 syn)

Dinner: 1/3 quorn family roast with sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and roast potatoes (made using the stock and fry light method....so yummy!!!). Also knorr onion gravy pot (i'm confused about the syns here...it says 2.5 but i'm unsure if that's per serving or for the whole pot...just to be safe i'll call it 2.5 syns)

Snacks: 2 celebration milk ways (4 syns! ) and an options mint madness hot chocolate {2 syns} (made up with the rest of my HEA [150ml of semi-skimmed milk])

Exercise: Walking my dogs for an hour...burnt 502 calories! woo!

HEA 1 - 250ml semi-skimmed milk
HEB 1 - 30g Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes
HEB 2 - N/A

Total syns: 9.5



Please let me know guys if this looks alright to you? Want to make sure I'm doing this right


Need to pop into town now to run a few errands so I shall write the rest of my food diary when I get back!

 

[clairem87]

I'm not doing a vlcd any more, but using mobile and no idea how to change my Sig without the computer lol! I'm just doing healthier eating now, think I jumped to the notion of a quick fix when what I really need is a lifestyle change, so that's where I'm at! I'm kind of using the Slimming World principles, but not rigidly, I'm just aiming for mainly free and superfree but not following the plan as such. I'm not weighing in for 100 days so don't know yet how it's going lol, trying to Madge this about heath not weight, but it's difficult lol, I'm really trying to reset my thinking about food, self life coaching hhahaha!

8 kit Kats is nothing mate, it's so easily done if they're there haha!

Your diary looks good luv, I love the Slimming World principles, they really encourage healthier choices and it feels relatively effortless!

Xxx

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[CurvyKitschen]

Wednesday 29th January 2014

Breakfast: Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes (30g for HEB x1) with 100ml of semi-skimmed milk (part of my HEA)

Lunch: Macaroni with Low Fat Soft Cheese (HEB2), tomato, 1/3 quorn roast and homemade coleslaw (shredded carrot, cabbage and onion with 1/2tbsp of extra light mayonnaise [1/2 syn] and fat free greek yogurt)

Dinner: Scrambled eggs with 2 quorn chicken-style fillets, red pepper, baby corns, cauliflower, beetroot and homemade coleslaw (1/2 syn)

Snacks: 150ml semi-skimmed milk (part of my HEA)

Exercise: Walking my dogs for an hour

HEA 1 - 250 ml semi-skimmed milk
HEB 1 - 30g Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes
HEB 2 - 100g Low Fat Soft Cheese (I know I can have 125g but this is all I had left in the tub!)

Total syns: 1

 

[CurvyKitschen]

I'm not doing a vlcd any more, but using mobile and no idea how to change my Sig without the computer lol! I'm just doing healthier eating now, think I jumped to the notion of a quick fix when what I really need is a lifestyle change, so that's where I'm at! I'm kind of using the Slimming World principles, but not rigidly, I'm just aiming for mainly free and superfree but not following the plan as such. I'm not weighing in for 100 days so don't know yet how it's going lol, trying to Madge this about heath not weight, but it's difficult lol, I'm really trying to reset my thinking about food, self life coaching hhahaha!

8 kit Kats is nothing mate, it's so easily done if they're there haha!

Your diary looks good luv, I love the Slimming World principles, they really encourage healthier choices and it feels relatively effortless!

Xxx

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I don't know how you even tried a vlcd! I think I'd pass out! I can definitely see why you'd want to give it a go though....I'm always wanting a quick fix too...it's hard to get it in my head that it's going to take a long time if I want it to actually last! That's a good plan...you're right, if you want a lifestyle change there's no point in being really rigid! Oooo why 100 days? Just to see what happens? Thanks, I'm glad it's going well!

xxx

 

[CurvyKitschen]

Thursday 30th January 2014

Breakfast: Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes (30g for HEB x1) with 100ml of semi-skimmed milk (part of my HEA)

Lunch: Same as yesterday: Macaroni with Low Fat Soft Cheese (HEB2), tomato, 1/3 quorn roast and homemade coleslaw (shredded carrot, cabbage and onion with 1/2tbsp of extra light mayonnaise [1/2 syn] and fat free greek yogurt)

Dinner: 2 low fat quorn sausages with jacket potato, roasted green pepper, baby corns and beetroot

Snacks: 150ml semi-skimmed milk (part of my HEA)

Exercise: Walking my dogs for an hour

HEA 1 - 250 ml semi-skimmed milk
HEB 1 - 30g Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes
HEB 2 - 100g Low Fat Soft Cheese (I know I can have 125g but this is all I had left in the tub!)

Total syns: 1/2

 

[CurvyKitschen]

Friday 31st January 2014

Breakfast: Same as alwaaaaaaays Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes (30g for HEB1) with 100ml of semi-skimmed milk (part of my HEA)

Lunch: Tagliatelle with 1/3 of a tub of Low Low Cheddar Spread with black pepper (part of HEB2), mixed with fat free greek yogurt broccoli and cauliflower (it's so so yummy!!) and tomato and cucumber

Dinner: Jacket potato and quorn mince mixed with courgette, onions and stock, with broccoli, cabbage and 1/4 knorr onion gravy pot (think 2.5 syns)

Snacks: Pineapple and a low low cheese slice (part of HEB2)

Exercise: Walking my dogs for an hour

HEA 1 - 250 ml semi-skimmed milk
HEB 1 - 30g Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes
HEB 2 - 1/3 of a tub of Low Low Cheddar Spread with black pepper and 1 low low cheese slice

Total syns: 2 1/2

 

[CurvyKitschen]

Saturday 1st February 2014

Breakfast: Same as alwaaaaaaays Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes (30g for HEB1) with 100ml of semi-skimmed milk (part of my HEA)

Lunch: I ate my lunch late and had to go out to town with my mum so I only ate an apple snack pack from asda

Dinner: Tagliatelle with 1/3 of a tub of Low Low Cheddar Spread with black pepper (part of HEB2), mixed with fat free greek yogurt broccoli and cauliflower with tomato and cucumber

Snacks: Pineapple, red grapes, kiwi, low low cheese slice (3 syns) and a cadbury highlights caramel hot chocolate (2 syns) made with the rest of my HEA milk

Exercise: Walking my dogs for an hour

HEA 1 - 250 ml semi-skimmed milk
HEB 1 - 30g Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes
HEB 2 - 1/3 of a tub of Low Low Cheddar Spread with black pepper

Total syns: 5

 

[CurvyKitschen]

Sunday 2nd February 2014

Breakfast: Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes (30g for HEB1) with 100ml of semi-skimmed milk (part of my HEA)

Lunch: Better lunch today! Mushroom, courgette, onion, pepper and 40g of reduced fat cheddar cheese (HEB2) 3 egg omelette with cucumber and tomato on the side

Dinner: Quorn mince mixed with courgette, onions and stock, with broccoli, cabbage, sprouts, roast carrots, roast potatoes (made with stock and fry light) and 1/4 knorr onion gravy pot (think 2.5 syns)

Snacks: N/A

Exercise: Walking my dogs for an hour

HEA 1 - 250 ml semi-skimmed milk
HEB 1 - 30g Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes
HEB 2 - 40g reduced fat cheddar cheese

Total syns: 2 1/2

 

[CurvyKitschen]

Monday 3rd February 2014

Breakfast: Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes (30g for HEB1) with 100ml of semi-skimmed milk (part of my HEA)

Lunch: Same as yesterday again! Mushroom, courgette, onion, pepper and 40g of reduced fat cheddar cheese (HEB2) 3 egg omelette with cucumber and tomato on the side and 1tbsp of ketchup (1 syn)

Dinner: Quorn meatballs with mushrooms, carrots, onions, tagliatelle and tomatoey sauce

Snacks: A turkish delight muller light

Exercise: Walking my dogs for 30 mins - not for so long today as I had to pop into town to do some bits and bob

HEA 1 - 250 ml semi-skimmed milk
HEB 1 - 30g Kellog's Chocolate Bran Flakes
HEB 2 - 40g reduced fat cheddar cheese

Total syns: 1

 

[CurvyKitschen]

So at last! I'm up to date...hopefully that will continue and I won't get caught up in other things. And good news! I weighed myself and I've lost weight! Lets just keep this going

 

[clairem87]

Everyone has been doing this 100 happy days thing so I'm doing my own #100healthydays lol! Weigh in on day 100 xxx

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[cheekychinchilla]

Hi!
Just spotted your diary and thought I'd say hello

What doggies do you have? Hope the one that was sick is ok? I have a few pets and also work in a veterinary hospital.

For your syns and Hex's I would suggest you use your healthy extras and at least 5 syns a day if you can. I try and use 5 syns and then save up what's left for treats or if I have an off-plan meal or something

Are you a veggie too?xx