Food Diary Thursday 21st August 2008

It was a Red day, my last day at work before a flexi day out to the Bullring in Birmingham

HEa - 28g cheese, 28g cheese
HEb - 100g wholemeal pasta, 2 slices wholemeal bread
Syns - caesar dressing (3), butter & marmalade (3)

Breakfast - strawberries with vanilla muller light
Lunch - chicken & bacon caesar salad - chicken, bacon, lettuce, caesar dressing (?)
Tea - venison bolognese with wholemeal pasta (heb1) and cheese (hea 1 & 2)
Supper - toast (heb2) with butter and marmalade (3)
Snacks - mango

Food Diary Tuesday 19th August 2008

Today was a red day, when I started on the much needed task of using up the contents of my freezer!!

HEa - 350ml skimmed milk
HEb - 2 alpen light bars, 198g new potatoes
Syns - santini tomato salad dressing (5), tikka chicken mini fillets (0.5) = 5.5

Breakfast - 2 alpen light bars (heb1)
Lunch - salad with chicken tikka mini fillets (5 + 0.5)
Tea - syn free leek & pork sausages, syn free chilli & coriander burger (think it was pork, but not sure!), roasted new potatoes (heb2), carrots, cauliflower, green beans
Supper -
Snacks - muller light, cup of tea (hea1)

Food Diary Thursday 14th August 2008

A red day. Loving the venison bolognese - gutted that the local venison farm is closing, where will I get my venison now!?

HEa - 28g cheddar, 28g cheddar
HEb - 2 alpen light bars, 35g wholemeal pasta
Syns - salad dressing (0.5), chicken (2.5) = 3

Breakfast - 2 alpen light bars (hea1)
Lunch - salad with dressing (0.5), chilli and lime chicken mini fillets (2.5)
Tea - venison bolognese, 35g wholemeal pasta (heb2), cheese (hea1 & 2)
Supper - Snacks - plums

Food Diary Tuesday 12th August 2008

HEa - 28g cheddar
HEb - 227g jacket potato, 2 slices wholemeal bread
Syns - salad dressing (5), chicken (1.5), butter (2), marmalade (1) = 9.5

Breakfast - lasting satisfaction raspberry yoghurt
Lunch - salad with dressing (5), lime and coriander chicken mini fillets (1.5)
Tea - venison bolognese, jacket potato (heb1), cheese (hea1)
Supper - toast (heb2), butter (2), marmalade (1)

Today was a red day. The venison bolognese was yummy, will be having it again tomorrow as a Healthy Extra b (85g of it, just like beef).
Another good day this week...yippee!

Handy List of Syns - Original day

Rice 28g uncooked - 5 syns on a red day

Food diary Monday 4th August 2008

Feeling positive - I've had quite a good weekend with Saturday being the only flexi day, which was planned. Back to work today, which was a red day:

HEa - 250ml semi skimmed milk
HEb - 2 alpen light bars, 2 slices wholemeal bread
Syns - caesar dressing (1), 56g rice (4), marmalade (1), butter (2)

Breakfast - 2 alpen light bars (heb1)
Lunch - chicken caesar salad (from SW mag): chargrilled chicken, bacon, lettuce, light caesar dressing (1)
Tea - chicken tikka masala (chicken, yoghurt, lemon juice, tikka spices, coriander), rice (4)
Supper - toast (heb2) with butter (2) and marmalade (1), milk (hea1)
Snacks - strawberries with vanilla yoghurt, mango

Yum, yum, I will definately be making the caesar salad and the tikka masala again! I even made pilau rice to go with the tikka masala (well, sort of pilau rice!). I fried some cumin, nutmeg and cinnamon in frylight, added a chopped onion and fried that for a bit. Added 50g of basmati rice and chicken stock (made with bovril). Bring to boil and simmer for 10 minutes - yum yum yum!

Food diary Sunday 3rd August 2008

Today was a red day, and a very special day too - first Sunday ever I haven't had a flexi day - woo hoo!!

HEa - 28g parmesan cheese, semi skimmed milk
HEb - beef, pork
Syns - tomato sauce (3), coke (10.5) = 13.5

Breakfast -
Lunch - meatballs (heb1 & heb2) with linguine pasta, tomato sauce (3) and parmesan (hea1) - from Wetherspoons
Tea - quorn tikka masala (quorn, yoghurt, lemon juice, tikka spices, coriander), rice
Supper -
Snacks - full fat coke (10.5), berry fruit salad

The tikka masala was absolutely lovely and I will be making it again. I hope to get round to posting some of the recipes I try and like, and this will be one of them!
I'm also pleased with my choice at Wetherspoons, it's even inspired me to try to make my own meatballs sometime this week.

Food Diary Thursday 31st July 2008

Here's what I've eaten today, a red day:

Breakfast: 2 alpen light bars (heb1)
Lunch: salad, dressing (5), lime coriander chicken mini fillets (1.5)
Tea: gammon, roast veg, herbs, parsley sause (2)
Supper: cheese (hea1 &2) on toast (heb2) - planned

Oh no! Food diary Tuesday 29th July 2008

It was all going so well, I was even working from home and hadn't given in to any chocolate related temptations! Then the phone call came - "do you want to go to the chinese before we go to the cinema tonight?" I just couldn't say no, I mean, what would I do, sit in the car while the other 3 enjoyed a chinese all you can eat buffet?

So yesterday's red day plan, which was...

Breakfast - bacon, syn free sausages, beans (heb1)
Lunch - cheese (hea1 & 2) on toast (heb2), lea and perrins, strawberries
Tea - lime and coriander chicken mini fillets (1.5), salad with croutons and dressing (10.5)

Became this...

Breakfast - bacon, syn free sausages, beans (heb1)
Lunch - cheese (hea1 & 2) on toast (heb2), lea and perrins, strawberries
Tea - all you can eat chinese buffet, including prawn crackers, chow mein, lemon chicken (not in batter though), onion rings (in batter), crispy seaweed, crispy chilli chicken, ice cream, syrup, chocolate fountain (marshmallow, mango, melon), glass of merlot...

Oh well, never mind. That's what I thought until my best friend just texted me to ask if she could come round tonight for a chinese takeaway. Here we go again...!

What is Slimming World?

I've been thinking I should really explain what Slimming World is, and how it works, especially as this is a blog about my weight loss journey on Slimming World. To be honest Katyboo1 has explained it so well here on her blog, I don't need to. I've been following Slimming World for 8 weeks now and she has explained it in the most comprehensive and simple way I've seen.
Thanks for letting me link to your blog Katy!

Food Diary Wednesday 16th July 2008

Today is a red day (which means unlimited meat, but restricted carbs). Here is what I've eaten:

Breakfast - 2 Alpen light bars (HEA1); cup of tea (milk from HEA1)
Lunch - Salad; dressing (3); bacon; yoghurt (M&S Count on us Spiced Rhubarb - yum!)
Tea - Fillet steak; roasted veg (tomatoes, peppers, onions, frylight, herbs and spices); cheese (HEA2 melted onto the steak); sauce made from bovril and lea and perrins.
Supper - 2 slices bread (HEB2); marmalade (0.5)
Snacks - water; diet coke; cherries; orange juice with spatone (2.5)

Here are my healthy extras for today:
HEA1 - 350ml skimmed milk; HEA2 - 28g cheese
HEB1 - 2 Alpen light bars; HEB2 - 2 slices wholemeal bread from 400g loaf

Here are my syns for today:
Salad dressing (3); marmalade (0.5); orange juice (2.5) = 6/15