Slimming World Support (5)

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Hope Calzone doesn't mind me starting the new thread- we've run out of room- eek!

Me new thing for this week has been cauliflower rice. Filling, doesn't taste too bad with strong flavours like chilli or curry but boy does it stink!

Oh I love M&S fruit, wish I could afford it every day.

Me too lemony, it's just so expensive though. But with the amount I throw away I bet it wouldn't be much different. They are building a new m and s near us, about 1.5 miles instead of 6 which is the closest one currently. Am seriously considering switching from tesco or morrisons to M and S for fruit and veg and nice stuff and aldi for the basic with a Wilkinsons shop for cleaning stuff and toiletries.

I am spending a fortune atm on food and although we eat well I am sure I could cut money by shopping that way. I get meat from the butchers any way so my food shop tends to be freezer stuff and then basics.

Having an unintentional SP day today. Bought cauliflower rice to go with my tagine and have had veg soup for lunch.

thanks Emily! Well done kitty and oriana !
I've just had a nice melon, asda I think.

B scrambled egg, 1 syn butter, beans
L tuna melt from this months mag, was lush! HeB bread + 3 syns (bigger slice), tuna, fromage frais, red onion, sweetcorn, half heA 25g mozzarella. Other half milk in 2 coffees
Melon ,
D tandoori marinated lamb leg steak, stir fried veg.
Few more syns later.

Froubylou I know what you mean about spending a fortune...I know I could buy cheaper fruit and veg but I just get bored. But I buy my basics in Lidl, branded stuff and extra lean mince in Tesco or Asda, with a sneaky M&S visit every now and then for raspberries and strawberries as tbh they're so crap everywhere else!

I've been eating like an absolute horse today and yet I appear to still be on plan!

B Scrambled egg and mushroom
B2 Porridge (hexa and hexb) and an apple (was peckish at work and had nothing else!)
L Lentil and tomato soup
Snack banana, few chunks pineapple, 2 slices ham, slice of bread and butter
D small portion cottage pie and cabbage (wasn't hungry having eaten all day!)
Syns 11 (bread, butter, bisto in cottage pie)

Am having a bath now to keep me away from the kitchen!!!

BOOOOM! 2.5 lbs off this morning - seriously chuffed with that. Also found out I passed my last assessment at college (with 19/20, no less ) so it's been a good day all round.

In laws arrive on Saturday and we're nearly ready (just the "normal" cleaning and the kitchen floor to do - last night I was contemplating not cleaning the microwave and just buying a new one...why the fuck do I not just wipe it over when I'm done rather than letting things stick because I'm a dirty slattern but ended up able to clean the baked on gunk off instead). I'm now thinking of nice things to cook while they're here - going to do a macaroni cheese on Saturday night , I can prep it during the day and then just heat it up when we're ready to eat (their plane gets in at 6 ish Saturday teatime); roast on Sunday, then not sure about Monday but thinking either a cottage pie or spaghetti carbonara, depending on the weather. I would say we'll go out to eat but it's a Bank Holiday and the world will be descending on us here at the seaside so it'll be a pain getting somewhere reasonable.

I've found it really useful tracking using MFP; it's shown me where my portions may be a little bit out of whack. That's part of the issue being an inately greedy bastard, I could easily eat far too much (even if it is in the "right proportions" for Slimming World compliance) which is all extra calories that I don't necessarily need.

Today's food:

Breakfast: Breakfast muffins, lemon drizzle cake (2 syns)
Lunch: Tuna pasta salad, apple, pear, 3 x satsumas
Pre-college snack: Apple, pear
Mid-college snack: Small sushi pack (1 syn), lemon drizzle cake (2 syns)
Late dinner with DH: Garlic & Herb chicken breast (1 syn), jersey potatoes, sprouts, cauliflower
HEA: Milk
HEB: Hifi bars

Well done Em.

Well done Em!

Just had that caul rice stuff. Was pretty nice. Nicer than I thought it would be. It said fry it off but am pretty sure that you can microwave it too if anyone knows. It would make a lovely egg fried rice I reckon!

Well done Em.

There are two M&S near me, both within 2 miles. I wish I could justify expensive fruit, my youngest would eat it all though, he can smell grapes and strawberries from a mile off.

I've been awol again. Lost 3.5 this week and got my stone and a half award.
I made that Caribbean pepper pot stew Emily but I did it in the slow cooker. It was amazing and my partner loved it too.

I've been on some kind of eating rampage for the last 3 days. I've eaten loads of rubbish and have been absolutely ravenous. Not helped by the fact I've been wait next to vending machine at work. I do have my period but I'm never normally like this! Need to get back on the wagon. Expecting a big gain this week!

Lost 2lbs this week and got my stone and a half certificate. I'm delighted! Off to Blackpool on Monday, staying in a hotel for a few nights so will be eating out every day. Will try to make good choices but may succumb to an ice cream at some point.

Anyone got any tips for staying vaguely on plan?

Oh new M&S food hall has opened 5 mins away from me. I have stayed away so far but heading there tomorrow for some fruit & veg Love it!

Today has been good so far but everyone gone to bed so I keep wandering into kitchen and opening the fridge thankfully is mostly bare as going food shopping tomorrow.

Breakfast - Porridge HEB made with water and tsp syrup (1)
Snack - Strawberries and Activia yoghurt
Lunch - Home made veg soup
Snack - Banana
Dinner - Spaghetti with tsp pesto (2) and cheddar cheese HEA

Milk for teas (2)

I can see that I need to increase my veg intake. Will sort that tomorrow and also Drink more water!!!

Well done losers. A maintain for me .

Morning. Start of the half term, have one DC off and the other two break up today. Hope I can manage to be good when they're off. BIL also coming up today, can't stand him, and I usually hide in my room with snacks.

B: porridge, orange and pear
D: tuna pasta salad
T: something from the Chinese takeaway. Any ideas?

SP day for me today!

B - boiled egg and tomato purée on first HexB toast, plus strawberries

L - quiche made with quark and eggs with ham and asparagus, plus salad

D - chilli beef bake with HexA cheese and roasted butternut squash

Alpen Lights as my other HexB, no idea what I'll use my syns on yet...

I've just been to m&s to buy undies but couldn't resist the fruit in the food hall! Was starving as been shopping all morning but managed to avoid goodies - had some chicken slices instead.

Today's menu
B Porridge (hexb) and milk (hexa), apple
L Tuna salad, mugshot, mayo (2 syns)
Snack chicken breast slices (0.5 syns I think?)
D Cod with lemon, parsley and capers, potatoes, tenderstem broccoli and asparagus
And some white wine...

Hello all

B. Coffee
L. Jacket potato, cheese and salad. Should syn the cheese but I don't know how much there was. Not too much and I rarely have all my a choice. So am not counting it.
T. Curry night. Will be another flexible friday but so far it's working still as I have quite a bit to lose.

Syns. Curry, alldagin. Mum got rushed into hospital last night with chest pains. They think it's angina and have sent her home with meds but am looking forward to a big fuck off glass of gin tonight.

B choice will be hifi bars.

I have just been to an ice cream farm with the kids. I had one lick. Will.of.iron.

Butt - that's definite willpower!

Hope mum's ok, frouby. Gin sounds like a plan.

Doing an SP day today, and for some reason my stomach looks so bloated!!

I ended up having KFC for tea, but it came to 13.5 syns, totally worth it. I am stuffed.

Hope your mum is ok Frouby.

Butt, I would have had to wear a muzzle in an ice cream shop. I love proper ice cream. there is an amazing gelato shop at the coast near us, and I am avoiding it at all cost.

Wow alemonypea - what did you have? That sounds great syn wise.

We had an inser day here so lots of walking and out for a picnic. Had lots of grapes and satsumas and did sandwiches with kingsmill wholemeal no crusts. It was all good until I decided to take some pringles which my little boy didn't like. 47.5 syns!!! Basically on no syns now until wi!

But on the plus side logged it all and didn't have anything else so all good.

Has anyone tried the kfc chicken fakeaway made with couscous? Any good?

I'm not going to lie it was tough!! I love love love ice cream, they make loads of different flavours actually on the farm. It's an amazing place if you've got children loads to do will definitely go back with lemony's muzzle would really recommend it if anyone is near Chester.

B-fruit and yogurt
L-baked potato and beans
D-spicy prawn spaghetti

2 hifis
Syns-lick of ice cream, 2 haribo and a mini curlywurly(3)

http://www.foodforfitness.co.uk/cajun-jambalaya-recipe.php#.V0ir4PR4WnM had this for dinner but added mushrooms and a little chorizo which was a few Syns. Yum!

I had three chicken mini fillets (3 syns each), corn cobette (free) and a veggie rice box. Couldn't find syns for it, but that with the shredded bbq chicken was 4.5 syns, so went with that. Also got beans (free), but I was stuffed so left them.

The veggie rice box was probably only 1-2 syns, but better to over estimate I guess.

Thelion - YES! The KFC couscous fakeaway is amazing - here's a pic from last time I made it!

I use this recipe, it's brilliant: fatgirlskinny.net/syn-free-kfc-style-chicken-fakeaway-slimming-world-recipe/

Quick check in
B scrambled egg and beans 1 syn butter
Apple
L grilled pepper filled with leftover bolognaise, 25g melted mozzarella half heA. Other half milk
Yogurt and berries
Snack heB cashews eaten with a curly wurly 6 syns
D at DMs, hairy dieters cassoulet. Cabbage, sprouts, carrots and cauliflower
Berries and sugar free jelly 1 syn I think
Too much wine, 10 syns