Day 9, oops!

Hi,

After posting my blog last night I got fed up as I was no longer going out like planned (other half isn't well) and then got blown off by a friend for her boyfriend (never said they both couldn't come round).

So feeling fed up with myself I had a treat of an ice cream sundae (sticky toffee pudding).

 

Then later in the night I had 3/4 of a pack of pork scratchigs.

Syn values are unknown and unwanted right now but I know it a hell of a lot more than I had left for the week after my day 7 blowout meal.

Back on track tomorrow.

See you later,

Georgina W x

Day 9!

Hi,

For breakfast today I had 2 fried eggs on whole meal toast (healthy extra b). Due to me frying my eggs in 1 cal spray it was syn free and was a great way to enjoy bread without syns for spread.

 

Didn't have dinner as I was shopping so splurged on a Tesco bakery cookie (9.5 syns) and a bag of snack a jacks caramel (5 syns).

Then for tea it was a fry up. Syn free sausages, bacon (fat cut off), chopped tomatoes, and a fried egg.

 

Total syns: 14.5.

All in all not a bad day.

See you tomorrow,

Georgina W x

Day 8!

Hi,

Today was a syn free day!

I had fruit salad for breakfast. Consisting of half an apple, half a pear, 2 strawberries, one twelfth of a melon and 10 grapes.

 

Then I had my super speed side salad (cucumber, salad tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and mixed peppers) with 2 eggs, 2 slices of ham and a handful of boiled potato.

For tea I made speedy chilli, rice and cheese (for my healthy extra a).

 

Total syns: 0

See you later,

Georgina W x

Day7!

Hi,
Started the day off right with a  fruit salad before weigh in. This one had more strawberries in than normal as I had a sweet tooth craving last night when I was making it.

Had a sort of landslide day after weigh in. Went for dinner with a friend and had a ham and cheese omelette which I'm counting at 15 syns (maybe more).

Then for tea a KFC, 6 original recipe pieces (36 syns) and 4 hot wings (12 syns).

Total syns: 63.

See you tomorrow,
Georgina W x

1st Weigh in!

Hi,
Today's the day we see the hard work pay off (not like I've sneaked on the scales this morning to check already lol).

Current weight: 12 st 10 lbs

Current amount lost: 3.5 lbs

Starting weight: 12 st 13.5 lbs

Height: 5"1

Dress size: 16

I'm really happy with my progress in my first week, check back later to see my food diary for the day.

See you later,

Georgina W x

Day 6!

Hi,
Had an ok day today (missed lunch due to 'nipping' to work).
Had the same fruit salad as yesterday.

As I said no dinner due to being at work however I did have 1 bag of Walkers cheese and onion (6.5 syns) and half a pint of fosters (4 syns).

For tea I made a syn free lamb curry with rice. It tasted great and was really filling (I even left some).

Total syns: 10.5.
Weigh in tomorrow feeling nervous.

See you tomorrow,
Georgina W x

Day 5!

Hi,
Back into the swing of things today. Went shopping to stock up on both free foods and some treats (both big and small).
For breakfast I had a fruit salad. These are going to vary this week depending on what I fancy.

Dinner was left over roast dinner with a 4 syn total (2 for my roasts and 2 for my gravy).

Then I tried the SW syn free speedy Bolognese. I made it before work so I only had to warm it up and cook the pasta when I got back. I even pre-weighed my cheese for my healthy extra a.

Total syns: 4.
Not a bad day and feeling back on track.

See you tomorrow,
Georgina W x

Day 4!

Hi,
Another bad one for me including not yet having wrote my blog post before bed.
Started off well with my fruit salad.

Then dinner hit and I didn't want to make anything so domino's delivered with a massive syn value. I had 7 chicken wings (14 syns) followed by half a large pizza topped with tuna, sweetcorn. The rough estimate on the syn calculator came out at 7 syns per slice (so another 35 syncs there).

At tea time I tried to regain normality by cooking a gammon roast dinner. This composed of gammon, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, roasts (2 syns), 1 Yorkshire (2 syns) and gravy (4 syns).

So now I have started to pull it back I'm not going to stop so will be planning (and prepping) my meals ahead of time this week.

Total syns: 57.
With no healthy extra a or b.

See you tomorrow (or today if I remember before bed),
Georgina W x

Day 3!

Hi,
The stress of life hit home tonight with me going over my daily syns but I will try to pull it back the next couple of days.
It starts of well with my fruit salad. Then I had to go to work. I found a gas leak in the cellar (yay!) and the gas bottle suppliers weren't in the office.
For dinner I stayed good and had my prepacked salad. Chicken, egg, cheese (healthy extra a), and the side salad prepared on day 0. Excuse the bad lighting in todays photos. While still at work I helped myself to an apple after looking up the syn contents of pork scratchings.

Then I left work at 6 and came home, to having to prepare a full meal while the only TV show I want to watch all week is on. Anyway it was chicken thighs (skin removed), SW chips (a bit thin and crispy but that's because my other half chopped them) and some side salad.

And then the stress hit. I sat down tired after work knowing my essay is due on Monday so I should be doing that and I got really emotional because I just didn't want to do it with how tired I was then bam! I hit the magic stars 100g bag. And before you know it all gone. That was 28 syns, I felt really bad afterwards and quite sick why did something so small cause me to change like that? Well tomorrow is a new day.

Total Syns: 28.
Also no healthy extra b

See you tomorrow (or later in this case),
Georgina W x

Day 2!

Hi,
After writing yesterdays post I tucked into a kiwi as I was getting hungry looking at recipes to try.
However, Still going strong. Another pre prepared fruit salad for breakfast.

For dinner I had some of my super speed side salad with cheese (healthy extra a), 2 eggs and 2 slices of ham. I had a lot of protein and fats in this meal knowing I was going to the gym this afternoon. I've made a similar salad for tomorrow with only 1 egg and chicken instead of ham. That way I'm not tempted to cheat at work.

Then it was gym time. Only did about 30 mins of exercise but some is better than none. My partner was working overly hard as he isn't following SW but still wants to lose some weight.
For tea, I had an (almost) syn free meal (damn Richmond sausages). I made a mini fry up using 1 Cal spray. I had 2 Richmond sausages (7 syns, swapping to SW sausages next week), 3 rashers of bacon with fat removed, 1 fried egg, a tin of tomatoes and 2 slices of wholemeal toast with flora light (2 syns).

In hind sight, I should have tried to drain some of the juice off of the tomatoes as they took over the plate but it was still just what I needed after the gym.
As my evening snack (as I seem to always get hungry on an evening) I had a bag of hula hoop pufts (3 syns) which were more filling than I thought.

Total syns: 12.

See you tomorrow,
Georgina W x

Day 1!

Hi,
Today was a good day. Started with one of the fruit salads I prepared yesterday. That filled me through until dinnertime where I had a bit of a crisis as I didn't know what I wanted to eat.
So after 30 minutes debating with myself what to eat I finally decided to have scrambled eggs (made with 3 eggs and my healthy extra a of 175ml of whole milk), 3 rashes of bacon with all visible fat cut off and 2 slices of wholemeal bread (healthy extra b) with 4 tsp of flora light (2 syns and yes I counted).

For dinner I deskinned 6 chicken drumsticks and added spices, made my first batch of SW chips (yum! Definitely a new fav) then I added some side salad I prepped yesterday. This was a totally free dinner with the recommended 1/3 of my (overfilled) plate with speed food.

I helped my self to 2 chocolate hobnobs (4.5 syns each) to reward myself for cooking such a great meal. For drinks I am having both water and diet coca cola.

Total syns: 11

See you tomorrow,
Georgina W x

Day 0!

Hi,

I have called this post day 0 as I only got weighed today and cannot start my weight loss journey with a day of prep so that's what this is.
I did my first class at my new gym today and have already booked in to go back next week as I loved it although it is more focused on toning than aerobic exercise so that is something I will have to do myself in the gym when I visit next.
I also made it to my first ever slimming world class and got weighed. Feels good to be a part of a group of like minded individuals.

Starting Weight: 12st 13.5lbs

Height: 5"1

Dress Size:16

I followed this meeting with a trip to the supermarket to stock up on fruit and veg. I prepared some side salad and fruit salads so I'm prepared with syn-free options when I'm hungry.

As you can see well prepared for the next couple of days. I will try to post everyday but can't promise anything. I am keeping a food diary as part of slimming world so even if I don't keep up to date I will post next Wednesday when I've been weighed again.

See you soon,
Georgina W x