SaraC's all new Post-pregnancy Green Day diary!

[SaraC]

Well after an 8 month absence I am back to lose the weight I gained whilst I was pregnant with my baby boy who is 29 days old today! I am wanting to lose a stone and a half to get down to the weight which I was this time last year so here goes......

Green Day - Monday 2nd January 2012

Breakfast - 42g Weetabix Crunchy Bran (HEB) with 200ml SS milk (part HEA), Cup of tea with sweetener and drop of milk

Snack: Apple, Banana, 2 satsumas

Lunch: Batchelors Pasta n Sauce Mild Cheese & Broccoli (0.5 syn), 2 Quorn Burgers (1 syn) and 1tbsp Hot Sweet chilli sauce (1.5 syns) - 3 syns

Tea - Quorn Shepherds Pie (Quorn Mince, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, broccoli, sweetcorn, garlic, leeks, potatoes) and 42g Low Low Cheese on top (HEA)

Supper - 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB)

Drinks - Diet Coke, Dolce Gusto Cappucino (4 syns)

Healthy Extras - A -250ml SS milk, 42g Low Low cheese
B - 42g Weetabix Crunchy Bran, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Syns - Batchelors Pasta n Sauce Mild Cheese & Broccoli (0.5 syn)
2 Quorn Burgers (1 syn)
1tbsp Hot Sweet chilli sauce (1.5 syns)
Dolce Gusto Cappucino (4 syns)
Total syns - 7 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 98/105

 

[HollyTH]

Hi SaraC, good to see you on here. I've just joined yey!!!

 

[SaraC]

I had a huge chocolate craving today (as did Hubby strangely enough!) so I treated myself with my syns so I didn't go off the rails on only my second day

Green Day - Tuesday 3rd January 2012

Breakfast - 2 pieces WW thick bread (HEB), with 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: Leftover Quorn Shepherds Pie (Quorn Mince, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, broccoli, sweetcorn, garlic, leeks, potatoes)

Tea - Quorn Sizzling Burger (1 syn), baked potato and 42g Low Low Cheese (HEA) and 1 tbsp Nando's Garlic Sauce (0.5 syn) - 1.5 syns

Supper: Kiwi, Strawberries and Blueberries

Snack: 2 Lindor Balls (8 syns), Fun size Curly Wurly (3.5 syns) - 11.5 syns

Drinks - Coffee (1/2 HEA for SS Milk), NAS squash

Healthy Extras - A -125ml SS milk/2 LCL Triangles, 42g Low Low cheese
B - 2 Pieces WW Thick bread

Syns - Quorn Sizzling Burger (1 syn)
1 tbsp Nando's Garlic Sauce (0.5 syn)
2 Lindor Balls (8 syns)
Fun size Curly Wurly (3.5 syns)
Total syns - 13.5 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 84.5/105

 

[SaraC]

My little man is a month old today!!!

We had a lovely day just the two of us as our little lady was at nursery and Hubby at work, we had lots of cuddles this morning and then went to the Dr's to try and sort out his silent reflux which he has had for a few weeks, the GP gave us a new medication to try so hopefully this will work.


Green Day - Tuesday 4th January 2012

Breakfast - 2 pieces WW thick bread (HEB), with 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: None - eek! Must try harder to eat lunch

Tea - Quorn fillets in a marinade of chilli, red onion, yellow pepper, garlic and mixed herbs (one of Hubby's creations!) with SW potato wedges

Snack: Melon and pineapple

Supper: 2 Lindor Balls (8 syns), 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB)

Drinks - Coffee (1/2 HEA for SS Milk), 7up Free (this was my pregnancy tipple and I love it!)

Healthy Extras - A -125ml SS milk/2 LCL Triangles, 42g Low Low cheese
B - 2 Pieces WW Thick bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Syns -2 Lindor Balls (8 syns)
Total syns - 8 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 76.5/105

 

[SaraC]

I've had a bit of a down in the dumps day today, we lost an amazing close family member on Christmas Eve and I think that, combined with sleep deprivation and hormones is making me a bit down. I'm sure I will come out of it soon enough.

Anyway, I've had a pretty good day, food wise. I need to ensure that I am eating at regular intervals though as I had breakfast at 9am and then didn't have lunch until 3pm so I need to ensure that I am eating more often.

Green Day - Wednesday 5th January 2012

Breakfast - 2 pieces WW thick bread (HEB), with 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: Vegetable soup (potato, swede, carrot, peppers, chilli, red onion, garlic), then fruit salad (orange, strawberry, kiwi, apple, grapes)

Tea - Spicy "strozapretti pasta" - Chilli penne pasta, spring onions, Quorn Pieces, 2 tbsp Spicy Pesto (5 syns), fat free natural yoghurt and 42g mozzarella ontop (HEA)

Snack: 1 Thornton's chocolate (3.5 syns)

Supper: 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB)

Drinks - Coffee (1/2 HEA for SS Milk), 7up Free, Diet Coke

Healthy Extras - A -125ml SS milk/2 LCL Triangles, 42g mozzarella cheese
B - 2 Pieces WW Thick bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Syns - 2 tbsp Spicy Pesto (5 syns)
1 Thornton's chocolate (3.5 syns)
Total syns - 8.5 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 68/105

 

[SaraC]

Ok so I've not posted for a few days, and I have forgotten what I have eaten too! All I know is that I clocked up the syns with 3 glasses of Rosé wine on Friday night when I went out with my Dad and my Hubby took me out for an early birthday meal last night and we had halloumi and a fish platter with rice and chips. I think it's safe to say I used all of my syns for the week up so I am starting again today.

I have a difficult week ahead, it is my birthday on Tuesday and it is my Stepmum's funeral on Thursday, I am so down in the dumps at the moment with everything that is going on. Plus to make it worse both of my children have chicken pox so we're in quarantine from everyone this week

Here's my diary so far for today anyway:


Green Day - Monday 9th January 2012

Breakfast - 2 pieces WW thick bread (HEB), with 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: Jacket potato with Mozzarella (HEA) and 1 tbsp Garlic Nando's Sauce (0.5 syn), 2 satsumas

Tea - Quorn Chilli (Quorn mince, garlic, onions, kidney beans, chilli powder, tinned tomatoes) with Rice and 42g Mozzarella (6 syns)

Supper - 2 Alpen Light Bars

Snack: 3 Thornton's Chocolates (10.5 syns)

Drinks - Coffee (1/2 HEA for SS Milk), 7up Free

Healthy Extras - A -125ml SS milk/2 LCL Triangles, 42g mozzarella cheese
B - 2 Pieces WW Thick bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Syns - 1 tbsp Nando's Garlic sauce (0.5 syn)
3 Thornton's chocolates (10.5 syns)
42g Mozzarella (6 syns)
Total syns - 17 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 88/105

 

[HollyTH]

:talk017::talk017:Sara you are going through a S**t at the moment so you are doing well to stay on track when you do All i will say is where is Tea and Supper?? Dont forget to eat enough!

 

[HollyTH]

lol you've edited it now!!!! xx

 

[SaraC]

Hiya,

Yesterday was my birthday and I was planning on staying on plan but my sister and hubby had other ideas!! She made me a birthday breakfast of Cheerios (eek) and Toast with Vegemite (not so bad) but then hubby came home with Asda stuffed crust pizza and did McCains Oven Chips with it along with a large glass of rosé, eek!

Today I have got back on track although I don't know how I am going to get on tomorrow as it's my Stepmum's funeral. I am planning on not drinking but I will see what my Dad wants me to do.

Green Day - Wednesday 11th January 2012

Breakfast - 2 pieces WW thick bread (HEB), with 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: Batchelors Pasta n Sauce Macaroni Cheese (2 syns), 2 Quorn Burgers (1 syn) and 1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)

Tea - Quorn Nuggets (4.5 syns) with SW Wedges, 42g mozzarella (HEA) and beans

Supper - 2 Alpen Light Bars

Drinks - Coffee (1/2 HEA for SS Milk), 7up Free

Healthy Extras - A -125ml SS milk/2 LCL Triangles, 42g mozzarella cheese
B - 2 Pieces WW Thick bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Syns - Batchelors Pasta n Sauce Macaroni Cheese (2 syns),
2 Quorn Burgers (1 syn)
1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)
Quorn Nuggets (4.5 syns)
Total syns - 9 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 79/105 plus birthday damage

 

[SaraC]

Green Day - Friday 13th January January 2012

Breakfast - 2 Wholemeal WW Bread (HEB), 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: Batchelors Pasta n Sauce Macaroni Cheese (2 syns), 2 Quorn Fillets and 1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)

Tea - Giant Mushrooms stuffed with half packet of Uncle Ben's Spicy Mexican Rice (2 syns), 42g Mozzarella (HEA), Quorn Peppered Steak and Ainsley Harriott Cous cous (0.5 syn)

Supper - 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB)

Drinks - Coffee (1/2 HEA for SS Milk), NAS Squash

Healthy Extras - A -125ml SS milk/2 LCL Triangles, 42g mozzarella cheese
B - 2 Pieces WW Thick bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Syns - Batchelors Pasta n Sauce Macaroni Cheese (2 syns),
1 tbsp Hot Sweet Chilli Sauce (1.5 syns)
Half packet of Uncle Ben's Spicy Mexican Rice (2 syns)
Ainsley Harriott Cous cous (0.5 syn)
Total syns - 6 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 73/105 plus birthday damage

 

[SaraC]

Green Day - Saturday 14th January 2012

Breakfast - 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB)

Lunch: Cheese and tomato sandwich (57g wholemeal bread - HEB, 56g Cheddar (2*HEA), Tomato, low fat spread (5 syns)

Tea -"Wagamamas" style curry (S&B Curry sauce cube - 5 syns), mushrooms, onions, Quorn Pieces with Boiled rice - well worth the syns as it's the curry sauce Wagamama's use for their Katsu curry!

Drinks - NAS Squash, 7up Free, 2 small glasses wine (12 syns)

Healthy Extras - A -56g Cheddar Cheese
B - 57g Wholemeal bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Syns - Low fat spread (5 syns)
S&B Curry sauce cube - (5 syns)
2 small glasses of wine (12 syns)
Total syns - 22 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 41/105 plus birthday damage

 

[HollyTH]

Hi Sara what are the S&B curry sauce cubes? Where do you get them from? 5 syns is not bad at all for a meal (well i don't think so!) When's your weigh in?

 

[SaraC]

Hi Sara what are the S&B curry sauce cubes? Where do you get them from? 5 syns is not bad at all for a meal (well i don't think so!) When's your weigh in?

Hi Holly,

They are cubes of curry sauce, you get 12 in a box and we used 2, you mix each cube with 100ml of water and then mix in with Quorn Pieces, mushrooms, onions etc, it was quite a dry curry but really tasty! We got them from an Oriental Supermarket near to our house xx

 

[SaraC]

I really don't think I am going to lose tomorrow, I have had my birthday and the funeral on Thursday, and on neither of the days did I really stick to plan. Ahh well, I have meals planned for this week and am determined to be good!


Green Day - Sunday 15th January 2012

Breakfast - 2 Alpen Light Bars (HEB)

Snack: Piece of birthday cake (10 syns)

Lunch: Cheese on toast (2 pieces WW Thick bread - HEB, 56g Cheddar (2*HEA)

Tea - Roast - Quorn Fillets, "Roast" potatoes, parsnips, mushrooms, broccoli, Onions, 2 tsp Bisto (2 syns)

Drinks - NAS Squash, 7up Free

Healthy Extras - A -56g Cheddar Cheese
B - 2 pieces WW Thick Bread, 2 Alpen Light Bars

Syns - Piece of birthday cake (10 syns)
2 tsp Bisto gravy (2 syns),

Total syns - 12 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 29/105 plus birthday damage

 

[SaraC]

Here's my meal plans for next week:

Lunches

BNS soup
Leek and Potato soup
Pasta & Sauce and Quorn Burgers
Savoury Rice
Leftovers

Teas

Burgers, Mccains Rustic chips and mushy peas
Spag Bol
Tuna Pasta bake
Stir fry
"Fry up" Quorn sausages, eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, WW Thick bread
Mushroom or BNS Risotto

 

[SaraC]

I WI today on my official day and I've lost 2.5lb!! I am so happy, especially since I didn't have an amazing week last week.

This week I am going to be 100%, it's all about preparation!!

 

[HollyTH]

Well done Sara, so pleased for you!

 

[SaraC]

Well done Sara, so pleased for you!

Thank you Holly! xx

 

[SaraC]

Ok so I have had a nightmare of a day with my 3 year old today, took her out to our town to post some letters and get some fresh air and she decided to have the mother of all tantrums and was punching, kicking and biting me! I was SOOO angry but kept my calm, grabbed her hand and literally dragged her home with one hand whilst pushing the baby in his pram with the other. She ended up falling asleep on one of my shoulders whilst the baby was asleep on the other and I was pinned to the sofa haha!!

She is being a nightmare with food too at the moment, she barely touched her breakfast, barely touched the leek and potato soup I made for lunch and is now battling not to eat her tea, it's wearing me out.

Anyway enough moaning from me, here's my food diary for today:

Green Day - Monday 16th January 2012

Breakfast - 2 Pieces WW Thick Bread (HEB) with 2 LCL Triangles (1/2 HEA) and Vegemite

Lunch: Leek and Potato soup (Onions, Leek, potatoes, herbs, stock cubes)

Tea - Stirfry (Bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, baby corn, carrots, broccoli, onions, mushrooms, beansprouts, mangetout) with Egg Noodles, Quorn Fillets chopped up and 1tbsp Nando's Garlic Sauce (0.5 syn)

Drinks - NAS Squash, Tea (1/2 HEA for 125ml SS milk)

Healthy Extras - A -2 LCL Triangles/125ml SS milk

B - 2 pieces WW Thick Bread

Syns - 1tbsp Nando's Garlic Sauce (0.5 syns)
Slice of birthday cake (10 syns)

Total syns - 11.5 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 93.5/105

 

[SaraC]

I've had quite a synful tea tonight but we have 2 packets of Halloumi in the fridge which needed using up so we had a fake Nando's!. We're going to have to start using up everything in our freezer over the next week or so as we should be moving house next Friday so stay tuned for some random meals coming up!!

My daughter has eaten better today, she had a full bowl of Honey ReadyBrek for breakfast, insisted on chips and egg for lunch and she ate beans on toast for tea (again - what she asked for). I joined her in having chips and egg for lunch, it was quick and easy and it's been ages since I've had boiled eggs!


Green Day - Tuesday 17th January 2012

Breakfast - 28g porridge (HEB) made with water (swelled up quite a lot) with Splenda and banana

Lunch: 200g McCains Rustic Chips (2 syns), 1 tbsp Salad Cream (2.5 syns) and 2 boiled eggs!

Tea - "Fake" Nando's - Asda Garlic Pitta Bread (6 syns), 100g Halloumi (HEB for 28g, 12 syns for remainder :cry:, mushrooms, refried beans and Batchelors Mexican Rice, with 1 tbsp Garlic Nando's sauce (0.5 syns)

Drinks - NAS Squash, Tea (1/2 HEA for 125ml SS milk)

Healthy Extras - A -2 Babybel 125ml SS milk

B - 28g porridge oats, 28g Halloumi

Syns - 1tbsp Nando's Garlic Sauce (0.5 syns)
200g Mccains Rustic Chips (2 syns)
1 tbsp Salad Cream (2.5 syns)
Asda Garlic Pitta Bread (6 syns),
100g Halloumi (HEB for 28g, 12 syns for remainder)


Total syns - 23 syns

Remaining weekly syns - 70.5/105