Week 8- Merry Xmas and happy new year celebrations

I came back from group feeling disappointed in myself because I had a 3lb gain ouch! It's like the last 3 good weeks I have had have been deleted. Maybe it's because I had my tea before going and I don't normally do that, or it could be I have had 4 days since last weigh in and not enough time to undo the badness I have consumed, or it's possible that it's due to me me being a greedy cow!

I am trying to stay on plan by making a food planner for the festive week, hopefully I will stick to it as much as possible.

When I have been good I'm good but then I have gone abit mental with the drinks and eating out. I kept a half hearted diary just to note what I eat when I went out but not everything that has past my lips is in there.

I have had things like wetherspoons chicken and pulled pork burger but not eaten the chips it comes with. I had a Thai meal at a restaurant. Nandos chicken. Takeaway curry and Chinese shredded duck pancakes. And as I say lots of beer and wine, so all in all a good Xmas!

I got a new cook book for Xmas and I have tried a few recipes.

My boyfriend has got an obsession with curries. And I must say they tasted very authentic I tried to adjust slightly to make it more sw friendly.

And some of the things I made Xmas week. As you can see I made a full English breakfast with the fat cut off the bacon, low syn sausages, fried eggs made in fry light and same with mushrooms, free beans and tomatoes. HEB toast with a little butter.

My Xmas dinner with roast veggies roasted in fry light, boiled sprouts, skinless chicken breast and one small Yorkshire pudding and stuffing ball.

I have been eating a lot of omlettes of late, I love them above is a couple of examples of the ingredients with the finished artical below.

Following Tuesday, after having a nandos meal, I went to weigh in and put on 1lb. Well it was expected.

We got our new packs also with the SP roll out that sound very good. I relaxed for a couple of days after with NYE being Wednesday. After that I have been on it.

Lots of prepping ...

 

And this is what I have been eating since Friday ...

Shepherds pie with swede and carrot mash.

Homemade chicken curry and rice.

Full English breakfast.

Steak with homemade salsa, peas and new potatoes that was finishes in a frying pan.

So I am being good now, back to normal and I am aiming for 3lb off on Thursday.

 

Week 7- feeling naughty

Don't know I managed it this week but I lost 1.5lb taking me to 13st and I got slimmer of the week again! I have pledged 1lb off so I get my half stone award for the next weigh in but I have a feeling I won't get it.

This week I have been sticking to plan, having fruit and 2 Aldi benifit bars (HEB) and my usual soup for lunch. Soup of the week was pea and ham. Sorry no picture I forgot to take one. 

It's been a bit tougher than normal with the build up to Xmas they have had the big tubs of chocolate out, giving out selection boxes and they opened a new cafe area in my building serving costa coffee. The craving for chocolate has been getting to me, I found myself stood in front of the vending machine wondering for ages what is the 'best' chocolate bar I could have. In the end I went for a four finger kitkat and it was lovely, I savoured each finger.

Here is some of the things I have been having this week...

These are my dinners, (clockwise)

Chilli con carne with savoury rice-free

Takeaway, chicken rogan josh, tried to keep it good by having one third of a plate with plain basmati rice and salad.

Steak with sw chips, peas and sweetcorn.-free

Chicken pesto pasta-free

Some of the baddies, costa latte made with skimmed milk.

Christmas box from work containing chocs, sweets and mini Xmas pudding, still not eaten them all.

And the mini mince pies I made for the sw group Xmas party 3.5syns each. And I tucked into sw party food that night in group as well.

Some more slightly bad things I had after weigh in, Friday lunch time I had a pub carvery then that night I had a sister night in town, beer on shots for dinner that night and chips for supper.

Saturday started good with a syn free omlette, lunch 2 slices of toast (HEB) with butter, hienz tomato soup. As I say earlier  I had a takeaway curry for dinner.

Sunday, we had my nieces round for Georgia's birthday. I stuffed my face with lots of party food and cake.

Tonight we are having weigh in early due to Xmas. I honestly do not think I will have lost any thing, I've had my tea before weigh in cos I was really hungry.

I am trying to prepare for the week by planning my meals but I don't know how well I do as I also have some boozy evenings coming up.

Right off to weigh in I go hope fully it won't be too bad.

Week 6- did it again

I have had another good week, whoop whoop. 2lb lost and slimmer of the week again. I am so pleased with that, pledged another 2lb for next week and hopefully a nice award. A new number at the start of my weight would be a nice start of for Xmas. That brings me to 13st 1.5lb.

Since Thursdays weigh in I have been abit lazy with my syn counting. Here is me getting a grip and sorting that out.

One good thing is no takeaways this weekend like most weekends but a lot of craving for chocolate and no fruit! So bad. 

They asked me at group what I'm doing different, I said I have been making lots of soup for lunch during the week. But honestly I have also cut back on the booze, although I do let a cheeky few slip down my neck sometimes, It's more a social thing than anything, I have been trying to stay out of the local pub so I don't get too carried away. Oh wow I sound like an alcoholic, don't I?

Soup of the week is... Minestrone.

 

I have been eating this all week for lunch, very filling but I thought there was something missing so I added some tomato purée and Worcester sauce. The recipe came from slimming worlds little book of soups.

 

Above is this weeks pack ups, snacks and breakfasts. Been trying to have more fruit for breakie.

Dinners (top right,clockwise)

I know not looking very apitising but it's just because my mash was abit sloppy, fish pie with mushy peas and parsley sauce, the sauce is probably full a syns but just wanted the convenience and not had any syns all day that day.

Then we have spaghetti bolagnais which was nice and filling to have when coming home from weigh in.

Next spicy chicken from sw fakeaways book with sw chips and salad, I had that on friday night instead of a proper takeaway.

Lastly some proper comfort food, we wasn't feeling well last week so we had sausage surprise with mash 2 days in a row.

This week at weigh in it's the Xmas party so I want to attempt sw mince pies and a nice half stone award would be nice. 

Week 5 feeling good

I am rather pleased with myself this week. At group last week I said I was aiming for 2lb off and that's just what I did and bonus, I got slimmer of the week. There wasn't many there but it's still encouraging to be rewarded. Now I am 13.35st and I'm going for another 2lb for next week.

Here is how I did it...

Breakfasts, just been a quick bowl of weetabix crunchy bran with skimmed milk before I have set off to work.

Snacks have been lots of fruit orange, banana, apple, grapes.

Lunch, all week I have been having soup. I made the massive pan full last Sunday. Sweet potato and swede curry flavour with tomato onions and lentils in there. 

It was nice but did get boring.

Dinner...

Shepherds pie with lots of peas and carrots. 

I made slow cooked pulled pork, I got the recipe from s/w website served with a/w chips and salad.

I made my chicken carbonara with peas and leeks but I wasn't keen on that, it's was a bit bland.

Then we made keema curry and I scoffed that with uncle bens rice when I got back from weigh in.

One of my favourite things to eat is a nice big omlette. I made one on Saturday and it was really filling.

Firstly fried off the bacon bits and mushrooms in a pan with fry light. I beat up 3 eggs with a bit of water, salt and pepper. Poured that in the pan added some fresh chopped tomatoes, let that cook a little, topped with 45g mozzarella (HEA) and then grilled until browned. And I eat the whole lot! Lovely.

This next week, I am making another pan of soup. I bought a recipe book from group so I am trying out some recipes. I am intending to have fruit and yogurt for breakfast and saving my heathy extras for later in the day. Let's see how it goes.