777 Challenge II- A review

Well. Here we are.

Another bumpy week on the road that is my life.

Kay's Soup Challenge - 1 week of low carb, soup-eating fun!

Kay is a member on my beloved site minimins and has come up with the souper (get it) challenge which I had planned to embark on today.

I was very VERY unprepared. Still am (?)

Last night I went to bed at about 11pm, rather smug with this weeks STS and pondering soup. Was woken up at about 2:50am (by my partying boyfriend who fell asleep quite promptly), and I thought about soup for about an hour and a half. Then I was up at 6am chopping courgettes.

My soup was actually delicious!!! A bit watery (very watery) but also very yum!


Date: 17/4/14
Day of Challenge: 1
Plan: Red
Water intake: 1.5l (so far)
Carbs: sushi (oops)
Body magic: 45 minute walk to work (2.2 miles) carrying 1.2l of soup in one hand and 1.5kg of yogurt and fruit on my back. 2.2 miles home. 1.5 miles to friends and back. 1.4 miles to town and back
Syns: 5 from sushi (16 from vodka!)
Soup: garlic (SF), onion (SF)(S), red pepper (SF)(S), courgette (SF)(S), passata (SF)(S), seasoning & stock


Do you know what though. I’m not going to do the guilt/ punishment thing this week. If I do one day of the challenge- great. If I do 7- great too!

We’re so good at beating ourselves up but would never talk to anyone else in the same way. (As if I’ve had a revelation!) Seriously though, why is that?

Anyway I’m going to be very sloshy with all this water, tea, yogurt and soup. Bleurgh

Here's to the next 6 months!

The last 6 months have been rocky, to say the least, but that's life and everything isn't going to go on hold just so I can lose weight...

Week 26. 6 months of Slimming World

A quote from myself 6 days ago:-

"I need to see a result this week. I need to.

I joined SW Wednesday 9th October 2013. Next week will be Wednesday 9th April 2014. Exactly 6 months. 8lbs in 6 months.
I need a loss this week. No pressure.

Consultant gave me a food diary and I'm going to try to come back on here [minimins]. Keep myself on track."

This is whats happened...

Day 1-

I had a 33.5 syn piece of chocolate fudge cake and scoop of vanilla pod ice-cream

I also found out that sainsbury's own veggie mince is not free- oops.

Day 2-

3.5 syns but cheated with my cereal- didn't measure and had shed loads

Day 3-

I drank A LOT of vodka. Food was pretty much good as gold though. I forgot to have superfree with dinner

Day 4-

Back on it. More sneaky cereal but lots of fruit and veg

Day 5-

Supposed to be as good as gold. Started with a 6.5 syn nutrigrain which I thought was a HeB! Ended with a bunch of sugar and syrup filled cocktails and a jaegarbomb.

 

Day 6-

Today

NO syns today. NONE.
The plan:-
2x eggs (F), strawberries (SF)(SS)
apple (SF)(S)
banana, (SF)
salmon fillet (F), garlic (SF), onion (SF)(S), beansprouts (SF)(S), peppers (SF)(S), noodles (F), light soy sauce (F)
mango (SF), kiwi (SF)(S), pineapple (SF)(S) and grapes (SF)
peach activia 0% (F), strawberries (SF)(SS)
Dinner- ?
HeA-? HeB-?

 

 

 

How it feels to have a "maintain"

I ate out at least 8 times (possibly 9) between weighing in on 27th November and again on 4th December.
I had a week off work; a trip to London, a 4 day break in Brussels and a visit from an old friend.
But I didn't put on weight!

Mug Shots vs Mug Shots

I have relied on a Mug Shot quite a few times now, when I've been running late for work and haven't had chance to load myself up with copious amounts of prepared grub, or when I've devoured my lunch and feel peckish later in the day...

1% Mug Shots are supposed to be syn free. Supposed to be.

The left sachet actually has 1 syn, the right sachet is free.
Useful to know!



Two different style Mug Shot's. Both 1% fat. Both tomato flavour.



 

777 challenge- a week of 7 speed foods and 7 glasses of water (supposed to be 7 syns too, but meh!)

This is a challenge that I stumbled across on my beloved minimins.com.

The purpose of it is to speed up, or increase your weight loss in any one week. You cut your syns down to 7, drink 7 glasses of water and make sure to eat 7 speed foods.

Speed foods are highlighted by SW in the book as being low in density. Now I do not know what this means, but they supposedly speed your weightloss.

I am going to try and loosely follow this for a week, my main concern being to ensure I have 7 speed foods each day and highlighting them in my diary below:-

Shop bought low syn/ syn free lunch

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Oh, how true this one is Mr. Franklin!

Me before Slimming World:-

Wake up at 8:15am, leave the house at 8:30am, get to work, buy egg and cress sandwich, orange juice and maybe some sort of chocolate brownie. STUFF MY FACE. Get to lunch time and pig out bigtime. As I had already had a sandwich for breakfast I need something different right? So PROPER meal it is- veggie burger and chips; cheesey jacket potato; quiche and salad. I'm talking mega food. And then a chocolate bar. And maybe a pack of crisps for the 3pm dip. Get home. Ready meal. Sharing bag of crisps. Chocolate/cake/ice-cream. Bed.

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

However, IF, the alarm clock should fail to stir you in the early hours of these oh-so-cold mornings- what can you grab for lunch on the go? (Writing this I feel there should definitely be a breakfast on the go collection.)

For my own record here are some low syn/ syn free store bought SW friendly lunches that I have enjoyed. YUM.

no hassle, guilt-free Saturday morning brekkie for one

Extra Easy peasy delicious SYN FREE Tomato and Basil Soup

Raw Carrot

My new favourite snack


Loads of great health benefits of carrots here:- http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-benefits-of-carrots.html

Ratatouille

I lurveeeeeeeee ratatouille. YUM.