New food diary - Red day!

[happysparkle]

Hello! Started SW diet about 4 days ago and still getting to grips with what is free and what counts as syns (as not signed up so just guessing at the mo)

Red day yesterday. This is what I had (hope I'm on the right track...)

Brekkie
2 slices of wholemeal toast, one with scraping of butter and one with scraping of jam (I'm guessing 4 syns??)

Lunch
Tuna with salad, drizzle of fat-free dressing
Apple

Dinner
Lamb chops (took off fat) with vegetables (cauliflower, brocolli, green beans and carrots)
Gravy (3 syns??)

After dinner
Picked at selection of cheeses (full fat :cry with two crackers (not sure I want to know how many syns!!!)

Snacks
Two bags of Fridge Raiders Chicken Bites (I'm hoping these are free on red day as just chicken)

I know that lamb is prob not the best meat to have on the diet but I am visiting my family and they are doing the cooking (this is also why I am also not counting the copious amount of red wine I drank last night either!! - I know it's about 5 syns a glass usually)

Can anyone give me some guidance as I know this was possibly a bad food day but my main thought was to avoid the carbs. Thanks guys!

Claire xx

 

[iaimtobethin]

Hello! Started SW diet about 4 days ago and still getting to grips with what is free and what counts as syns (as not signed up so just guessing at the mo)

Red day yesterday. This is what I had (hope I'm on the right track...)

Brekkie
2 slices of wholemeal toast, one with scraping of butter and one with scraping of jam (I'm guessing 4 syns??)

Lunch
Tuna with salad, drizzle of fat-free dressing
Apple

Dinner
Lamb chops (took off fat) with vegetables (cauliflower, brocolli, green beans and carrots)
Gravy (3 syns??)

After dinner
Picked at selection of cheeses (full fat :cry with two crackers (not sure I want to know how many syns!!!)

Snacks
Two bags of Fridge Raiders Chicken Bites (I'm hoping these are free on red day as just chicken)

I know that lamb is prob not the best meat to have on the diet but I am visiting my family and they are doing the cooking (this is also why I am also not counting the copious amount of red wine I drank last night either!! - I know it's about 5 syns a glass usually)

Can anyone give me some guidance as I know this was possibly a bad food day but my main thought was to avoid the carbs. Thanks guys!

Claire xx

Hello "happysparkle (claire)" and Welcome!

Having a general quick glance over, just a few things.

Brekkie - was this 2 slices from a small 400g loaf? If not, these can be up to around 6 syns a slice.

Lunch - Some FF dressing is free, some not - pop over to syns thread and ask - some kind soul will be able to tell you.

Dinner - Gravy - ask syns thread. But i know that 1 tsp of Bisto Best Beef granuals are 1 syn and 1 tsb of Bisto Best Chicken granuals are 1/2 syn. - Stock cubes free!

Lamb is fine and free free free if all fat removed on a red day - enjoy!

Fridge Raiders Chicken Bites - i dont eat these but dont think they are too bad in syns - check syn thread.

Nice bunch here, hope i have helped a little - enjoy minimins!
x

 

[happysparkle]

Hi, thanks for replying. I can't believe I've mucked up with the bread!!! I've been having proper big wholemeal nutty seedy slices every morning!

Yesterday I had a green day.

Brekkie:
2 slices of wholemeal bread with marmite on one slice and scraping of butter on the other (12 syns eeek!)
poached egg
tablespoon of salad cream (2 syns?)

Lunch:
Jacket potato and tin of beans
some garlic cream cheese (full fat unfortunately)

Dinner:
Boiled rice
stir fry veg and noodles

snacks:
1 cracker with blue cheese

Feel really bloated this morning

 

[bubbalicious]

Morning!!

Have you read the thread below:

http://www.minimins.com/slimming-wo...d-advice-new-comers-including-extra-easy.html

I think you need to have a read as you are missing out of some Healthy Extras in your diet and probably not spending your syns wisely.

Always ask questions if your not sure as there is always someone on here ready and willing to help you.

 

[happysparkle]

That's brilliant, thank you.xx

 

[ally7997]

Why dont you go on ebay and buy the slimming world pack it'll have all the books you need-itll have a book for red and green days an extra easy book plus info on hex's and some basic syns.
I dont go to a class but bought all the books online and this website you'll be fine!
Good luck xx

 

[Stellaspice]

a good read

but all that wine ?