Lisa, did you keep a food diary? I'd love to take a look for some motivation!! You've done brilliantly! x
Hi,thanks
I scribbled down what I ate to start with. I did all red days. For breakfast I was having fruit (banana, blueberries, apple) and a muller light yog. I had poached eggs with slices of ham one day with beans as a healthy extra. For lunch I was eating low fat cheese (A), ham and salad sandwiches (B for bread), sometimes id grill them so melted cheese mmm. It sounds a bit strange but tasted nice as a sandwich filler - lots of chicken, apple, fat free yog/fromage frais mixed with curry powder! I am a sucker for mayo etc but this tasted like coronation chicken and had no syns! For evening meals I ate either chicken or pork with loads of veg and new potatoes as a healthy extra. I also made the SW burgers one evening they were soooo nice, better than the ones I used to make ! I did get through a fair few yogs as they are free for snacks and fruit aswel. Another meal I made was beef stew. Think I used beef skirt but cut off all the fat. Dry fried it with carrots, swede, onions,mushrooms and garlic then added about 2 pints of stock and cooked it slowly for a few hours. It ended up being syn free as the stock was free but as it cooked it thickened up and turned into gravy by itself. Would defo recommend. Served it with lots of brocolli and didnt miss the potatoes I would usually fill my plate with.
I didnt really use any syns but not sure thats the right thing to do. I personally will use them if I need to towards a meal but I dont think i would have lost half a stone if id treated myself to choc/crisps etc. Its nice to have a treat every now and then but doing this has made me realise my portion sizes were too big and if I need a sugar fix I can get it from some fruit - also sets a better example to my little one
Hope I have given you a few ideas! Good luck x
