Morning diary. It was a shock to the system getting out of bed this morning! I'm all to pot with the clocks changing. Even though it's only by an hour, it really throws you!! It's also the first Monday I will have worked in a month! So when my alarm was going off this morning I really could have just ignored it and gone back to sleep. Nevermind, I'm here now so hopefully the day will go nice and quick.
Have done another naughty scales hop this morning, and I am showing as 10st 12lb. Not the lightest it's been in the last few days, but that would still be a 2lb loss from last Tuesday. They are down, and hopefully they stay down!!
I haven't mentioned on here before (as I know there have been some heated debates about it) but this week, as well as sticking to Slimmning World, I've been keeping an eye on my calories using MyFitnessPal. It reckons that for my height and weight, to lose 1lb a week, I should be eating around 1360 calories a day. I have to say that I have found it a real eye opener, and it's definitely helped with the portion control aspect! Instead of just piling pasta / potatoes / etc onto my plate, I've been putting some thought into it. Having a bit less, upping my SuperFree etc. I know Free food is Free food, but I do think we can overdo it a bit. Don't get me wrong, I haven't been weighing everything precisely, just as a rough idea. As much as Slimming World does not go off calorie counting, essentially if you eat too many calories then you
are going to gain weight. Anyway, it's been really interesting to realise that acutally, a lot of the time I probably just ate for the sake of it. Because it was "Free" or because I still had Syns left to use. This week, after my meals, I've had a nice satisfied feeling. Rather than the usual "stuffed-to-the-brim-and-can't-move-off-the-couch" feeling I would get. I know it's quite controversial, but I think I'll see how it goes and probably continue to track my calories alongside SW. As it does seem to be doing the trick! And I like the feeling of control.
Anyway, this is how today is looking. Warren is coming for tea tonight and has requested pizza chicken lol, yes sir! Good job it was already my plan to have that tonight. I won't tell him that though, I think it makes him feel special thinking I am making it especially for him lol
Have a great day everyone, hope Monday goes relatively smoothly...
Extra Easy
(S) = Speed
(SS) = SuperSpeed
Breakfast:
- Dorset Cereals Simply Fruity Muesli (
HExB) topped with Strawberries
(SS), Raspberries
(SS), Blueberries, Grapes, and a Strawberry Danio (
1 Syn)
Lunch:
- Roasted Butternut Squash and Red Pepper Soup (
Butternut Squash (S), Red Pepper (S), Stock, Garlic and Chilli)
- Banana Bread Nakd bar (
4.5 Syns)
Dinner:
- Butterflied Chicken Breast
(S) topped with Tomato Puree, Peppers
(S), Red Onion
(S), Jalapenos
(S) and Mozzarella (
HExA). Served with Sweet Potato Wedges and a Mixed Leaf Salad
(S)
Other:
- Original Soreen Lunchbox Loaf (
4.5 Syns)
Healthy Extra A: 45g Mozzarella
Healthy Extra B: 40g Dorset Cereals Simply Fruity Muesli
Daily Syns: 10
Weekly Syns: 50 / 105
