Smint's New Diary

[Smint]

Am now post cat-related traumas (one injured and requiring major op, the other sadly passed away), post working away and post 2 week holiday, so need to get on with this plan

Monday - Original Day

Breakfast: Bacon, scrambled eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes + 250mls milk during day in drinks (HEA)

Lunch: Cheese sandwich (1 slice wholemeal bread from 800g loaf - HEB, 3 Babybel Light - HEA), apple

Dinner: Roast chicken, 198g new potatoes (HEB), carrots, green beans, mange tout

Syns: Gravy (2.5)

Water: 1.5 litres (well, squash)

Might have a Curly Wurly later

 

[Danii]

Sorry to read about your lil cats im starting SW tomorrow and will be doing red days so it's good to read your menu when's your weigh in days? x
Best of luck x

 

[Smint]

Thanks Danii

Weigh-in is on a Monday morning at home, so I'm hoping I'm off to a good start today. I tend to do mostly red days with the occasional green/EE as I find that works best for me (and I like the 2 HEAs and HEBs)

Good luck for tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing your menus xx

 

[Danii]

Thanks Danii

Weigh-in is on a Monday morning at home, so I'm hoping I'm off to a good start today. I tend to do mostly red days with the occasional green/EE as I find that works best for me (and I like the 2 HEAs and HEBs)

Good luck for tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing your menus xx

Thank you ive started a diary now.. im still confused about HEA/HEBs lol maybe next month i will give EE a bash x

 

[Smint]

I'm OK with the red/green days - I have to concentrate more if I do an EE day, but I've just got out some of the magazines, so am looking for inspiration, especially as I now get a fruit/veg box delivered which sometimes makes dinner interesting!

I do find keeping a food diary helps me - although mine seem really dull compared with some, so I'm trying to plan better and be a bit more adventurous

 

[Smint]

Tuesday - Extra Easy

Breakfast: 2 Weetabix (HEB), 100g low fat yogurt (0.5 syns), blueberries, 125 mls semi-skimmed milk for drinks (1/2 HEA)

Lunch: Ratatouille (onions, tomatoes, courgettes, sweetcorn)

Dinner: Chinese sweet-and-sour pork (from the July Mag)* (1 syn + 2.5 syns for pineapple as I used tinned rather than fresh, so needed to syn it)

Snacks: Banana

Water: Only 0.5 litres at the moment - must top up!

Syns: 4 so far

Another 1/2 HEA to go, so might nibble on a bit of cheese later


* Found this quite salty, but very tasty. Next time will just add plain water rather than chicken stock, and perhaps reduce the soy sauce

 

[Smint]

Wednesday - original day

Breakfast: Porridge (HEB) made with milk from HEA

Lunch: Salt beef, steamed (well, microwaved) vegetables, large fruit salad

Dinner: Hunter's chicken made with syn-free BBQ sauce and topped with reduced fat cheddar (HEA), served with new potatoes (HEB), carrots, fine beans, mange tout

Snacks: Muller light yogurt

Syns: Errrr . . . don't think I actually had any! Was so full all day, didn't have room!

 

[Cazran25]

sorry to be a pain but could you give me the recepie for the sweet & sour? I haven't got the magazine but it sounds yummy!

 

[Smint]

Will do later, Cazran (am at work and mag is at home). Will also sort out the formatting in my earlier post as it's not letting me edit it!

 

[Smint]

Chinese sweet and sour pork

Serves 4, ready in about 25 minutes

Syns per serving: Extra Easy 1

500g pork loin steaks, cut into strips
1 large onion, thinly sliced1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into strips
2 large carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks
200g sugar snap peas, halved lengthways
1/2 tsp Chinese 5 spice
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 level tbsp cornflour
4 tbsp tomato puree
1 tbsp whie wine vinegar
4 tbsp light soy sauce
150mls chicken stock (I will use ust water next time as I found it a bit salty)
400g dried egg noodles
400g fresh pineapple cut into bite-sized pieces

1. Spray pork with Fry Light and season well. Add to hot wok/frying pan and stir fry for 5-6 minute or until cooked through. Transfer to plate and set aside

2. Spray pan with Fry Light and keep over high heat. Add vegetables and stir fry for 5-6 minutes. Return the pork to the pan and cook for a further 3-4 minutes

3. Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix 2 tbsp water with the Chinese 5 spice, garlic, cornflour, tomato puree, white wine vinegar, soy sauce and stock. Add the mixture to the pan, stir and reduce the heat to low. Cook for 3-4 minutes until thickened

4. Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions. Remove the wok/frying pan from the heat and stir in the pineapple. Drain the noodles and divide into 4 servings

 

[Smint]

Gaaaah @ it removing all my carriage returns! Bloomin' work computer. Sorry, will try and fix the layout tonight as it won't let me edit

 

[Smint]

Thursday - Extra Easy Day

Breakfast: 2 Weetabix (HEB) with 100g low fat yogurt (0.5 syns) and blueberries

Lunch: Chicken breast slices + 2 apples (didn't get a chance to leave the office!)

Dinner: Creamy chicken pasta (pasta, Philadeplhia Light - HEA, mange tout, green beans, asparagus, peas)

Splash of milk in 2 drinks - 1 syn

Large glass of wine - 8 syns

Total syns = 9.5

 

[Smint]

Friday - original day

Breakfast: 2 Weetabix (HEB), 100g low fat yogurt (0.5 syns), banana

Lunch: Sliced roast beef, apple, Muller light yogurt

Dinner: Tesco Liver & bacon casserole (3 syns), leeks, cabbage

Snacks: Cake in the office :cry: (guessing at 8 syns), milk (HEA), 2 Alpen Light bars (HEB)

Total syns: 11.5ish so no wine for me tonight

 

[Smint]

Saturday - Original Day

Breakfast: 2 Weetabix (HEB), 100g low fat yogurt (0.5 syns), banana, summer fruits

Lunch: Leftover chicken pasta (Philadelphia cheese = 1/3 HEA, 2 syns - peas + 5 syns - pasta)

Dinner: Leftover Hunter's chicken (cheese = 1/3 HEA), potatoes (HEB), carrots, broccoli

Snacks: Milk in drinks (1/3 HEA)

Syns: 7.5

Finishing up leftovers day, so I've had to estimate some of the syns/HEs

 

[Smint]

Sunday - Original Day

Brunch: Bacon, egg, mushrooms, tomatoes

Snacks: Apple, apricots, milk in drinks (HEA), garlic sausage & salad sandwich (HEB for bread, 2 syns for garlic sausage, 1 syn for butter), 2 Alpen Light bars (HEB)

Dinner: Red pepper & butternut squash soup (was going to be roast chicken but we got back too late), strawberries from the garden and Mullerlight yogurt

Syns so far: 3

 

[Smint]

Monday - Original Day

Breakfast: 2 Weetabix (HEB), milk (HEA), banana

Lunch: Butternut squash and red pepper soup

Dinner: Roast chicken, new potatoes (HEB), carrots, broccoli, gravy (2 syns)

Snacks: Apple, apricots, banana, 5 Minstrels (3.5 syns)

Syns so far: 5.5

 

[Smint]

Tuesday - Original Day

Breakfast: Porridge (HEA + HEB)

Lunch: Chicken breast slices, mixed veg, strawberries

Dinner: Pulled pork with syn-free BBQ sauce and peppers, cauliflower, carrots, broccoli

Snacks: Muller light yogurt

Syns: 6 lemon sherberts (9 syns) - I know these are high, but they're what I fancied!

 

[Smint]

Wednesday - Original Day

Breakfast: Porridge: HEA and HEB

Lunch: Butternut squash & red pepper soup, Muller liight yogurt

Dinner: Pork chops, new potatoes (HEB), spinach, mustard sauce (1 syn)

Snack: Apple, 1 Jimmy's free range sausage (to try it - not sure of syns, will see if I can find them but they were low fat)

Syns: Sausage! +1