Shell's 2014 food diary - third time lucky!

shellbell3

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Ok so here I am, restarting a diary for the third time. I haven't really stuck to plan since before christmas now. I'm at the heaviest weight I have ever been, 3.5 stone above my lowest and ideal weight. This is shocking me actually working this out and writing it down, but that's exactly the reason why I think a diary will help me. Facing up to reality, and being honest with myself.

We have just bought our first house but it's somewhat of a building site. So we are staying at my parents house at the moment, have been for a few months. This doesn't help with food as they are not health conscious in the slightest - too much temptation around. But also, they don't have a full length mirror... On Thursday I was in the fitting rooms in new look, trying to squeeze myself into a size 12 top (haven't bought new clothes in a while so this was a wake up call in itself), when I gave up the fight I looked at myself in the mirror and was truly shocked...

...Here I am!

Food diary will start today. I am working the late shift of 3 pm - 11 pm which is sometimes hard, but got to start somewhere, may as well be today!
 
So far so good and if all goes to plan for the rest of the day even better :)

Breakfast

3 eggs scrambled with a dash of semi-skimmed milk (1 syn)
Large mushroom fried in fry light
1/3 tin of baked beans

Lunch

Jacket potato with light spread (2 syns)
Salad (lettuce, cucumber, red onion, sweetcorn, carrot)
Butterflied chicken breast, 1/2 tbps nandos hot marinade (0.5 syns)
1 tbsp salad cream (2.5 syns)

Dinner

Chilli con carne Coleman's mix (2 syns)
Chilli infused oil (HEB)
Tomato purée, chilli powder, onions, peppers, mushrooms, baked beans
Coop TI Aberdeen Angus mince (2.5 syns) - couldn't get extra lean :(

Snacks

Banana
Raspberries
Vanilla muller light
 
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Here I am again. It was just not the right time before with the upheaval and stress of moving house. This time I am ready... 4 stone to lose. Here we go...

Breakfast

3 egg omelette filled with cherry tomatoes and spinach 2 slices of bacon (visible fat removed)


Lunch

200g smoked mackerel fillets (3 syns)
Baked potato
Spinach
20g cathedral city lighter (1/2 hea)
1 tablespoon low fat honey & mustard dressing (1 syn)

Dinner

Stir fried pork and vegetables
Boiled rice
Syn free sweet and sour sauce
1/4 tin of pineapple (2 syns)

Snacks

2 x Satsuma
Banana
20g sweet and salty skinny top corn (approx 4 1/2 syns)

Drinks

2 cups of tea with milk (1/2 hea)
1.5l water
1 glass NAS squash

Total syns = 10 1/2


1 HEA Haven't had a HEB ... May or May not later if I need it.
 

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Breakfast

Banana
2 x kalo organic wholewheat rice cakes (3 syns)
1 tablespoon meridian sugar free peanut butter (3 syns)

Lunch

Leftover sweet and sour pork stir fry
Boiled rice

Dinner

Spaghetti bolognese - extra lean mince, mushrooms, onions, passatta, garlic, chilli, Italian herbs, tomato purée, olive oil (HEB)
Spaghetti
Raw baby leaf spinach
20g cathedral city lighter (1/2 HEA)

Snacks

Satsuma
Grapes
Mr porky pork scratchings (5 1/2 syns)
400ml alpro unsweetened almond milk (1/2 HEA)

Drinks

1.5l water
2 Coffee with milk (2 1/2 syns)

Total syns = 14
 
Friday

Breakfast

HEXB Shreddies
HEXA Milk

Lunch

Leftover spag Bol

Dinner

Homemade burger, bacon, lettuce, actifry chips in oil (2syns), bread bun (6syns), BBQ sauce (1.5 syns) Mayo (0.5 syns)

Snacks

Grapes
Kalo rice cake (1.5 syns) meridian peanut butter (1.5 syns)
Wrap (8 syns) , cathedral city light cheese (6syns) , ham
Satsuma x 2

Total syns = 27 (not a good day! Not enough super free and too many syns)



Saturday

Breakfast

2 slices whole meal toast (HEXB)
3 slices bacon all fat removed
Baked beans
1 x extra light laughing cow triangle (1 syn)
Coffee

Lunch

Chicken and mushroom pasta n sauce
Spinach
Sweet corn

Dinner

Chinese style pork ribs (they look quite lean, will count (6 syns for the glaze to be on the safe side)
Homemade coleslaw made with white wine vinegar, 4 tbsp ex light mayo, vlf from age frais (0.5 for Mayo per serving)
Actifry chips (2 syns for oil)

Snacks

Mr porky pork scratchings (6 syns)

Total syns = 15.5 syns

Weigh in = 3lbs off - yay! :) and lost 3.5 inches over whole body - yay!
 
Well that lasted all of 5 minutes... ?

I'm hoping now that the new year is here I can use this as a turning point once and for all. I have lots of plans for this year and next, and shifting some excess weight is crucial. So no more messing about.

2015 WILL see a slimmer me.

Good luck to you all for the new year and losing any Xmas gains.
 
Wednesday 7th January

Breakfast

Clementine
Muller light yogurt

Lunch

Chicken and mushroom pasta and sauce with added peas and sliced green beans
Side salad - diced tomatoes, red onion and cucumber with white balsamic vinegar, fresh coriander and salt and pepper

Dinner

Leftover homemade spaghetti and meatballs
With a side salad of lettuce, tomato and cucumber

1/2 Hea = milk in pasta and sauce
1/2 Hea = Parmesan
Heb = breadcrumbs in meatballs
 
Breakfast

Grapes
HEB porridge
HEA milk
Banana

Snack

Mango
Mullerlight

Lunch

Leftover firecracker chicken stir fry
Rice
Spinach

Snack

Whole meal roll (6 syns)
Ham
Tomato

Dinner

Pulled pork
Rice
Diced tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, coriander, white balsamic vinegar, lime juice

2 chocolates (6 syns )
 
Saturday 10th January

Weigh in this morning, 1lb loss. Not spectacular but a loss nonetheless. And not bad considering I've not done a full week on plan yet. Didn't start properly until Tuesday / Wednesday, so I'll take that.

Today's food plan ... (May change)

Breakfast

Whole meal roll (HEB)
Bacon
Egg
Tbsp tomato ketchup (1 syn)
Side of button mushrooms

Lunch

Jacket potato
Tuna
Leftover tomato/onion/ cucumber salad from last night

Dinner

Maybe a treat of small fish and chips from chip shop (20 syns) but haven't decided if I really want it yet or not. Will see how I feel later!
 
Thank you Sam :)

Sunday 11th

Breakfast

Honeydew melon
Muller light

Lunch

Tuna rice salad
- tuna, rice, cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, chillis, coriander, lime juice

Dinner

At parents for roast dinner

Lamb, broccoli, green beans, peas, carrots, leeks, Yorkshire pudding (2.5 syns), roast potatoes (4 syns), gravy (3 syns)

Had puddings in the fridge leftover from Xmas ... Sticky mince pie pudding... Heaven knows the syn content.. I had a fairly small piece. I'll estimate 15 syns. Plus low fat custard (5 syns)

Supper

Pickled onions
Cheese (HEA)
Crisp breads (HEB)

Total : 29.5 syns.

Not a great weekend, but nowhere near as bad as it could have been. Their house is still full of chocolates and biscuits and all things yummy. So I'm pleased that although I had more syns than I should, I stayed in control :)
 
Busy couple of days! Didn't get chance to write everything down but from what I can remember...

Monday ... 10 hour shift :(

Wholemeal roll (HEB)
Tomato ketchup (1.5 syns)
Bacon
Egg

Lunch

Cheese leek and ham pasta n sauce with added broccoli

Dinner

Made the chicken and spinach balti out of latest magazine and took it to work with some plain rice.


Tuesday

Breakfast

Fruit n fibre (HEB)
Milk (HEA)
Coffee

Lunch

Chicken and spinach balti, rice

Dinner

Cottage pie topped with carrot and swede
Carrots
Peas

Creme egg (8 syns)
Lyndt chocolates x 2 (8 syns)
Gravy (2.5 syns)
 
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