 3 Slices WW Brown Danish, toasted Egg, tomatoes, beans 1 tbsp reduced sugar ketchup (1/2 syn) Lunch 12g bag Aldi cheese curls (3 syns) 1 diced apple with 30g cheddar cheese (HEb)  Syns for the day - 3 1/2
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 Breakfast Beans, tomatoes, egg on 3 slices WW Brown Danish toast (HEb), 1 tbsp ketchup (1 syn) WW Lemon Tart yogurt with diced apple  Lunch Egg and lentil curry with tomatoes, peppers, onions, celery, peas and carrots Boiled rice  Dinner Tesco Finest Ham Hock Gratin (5 1/2 syns) Carrots, peas, corn Snacks
2 x 12g packs Aldi Cheese Curls (6 syns) 1 banana Syns for the day - 12 1/2 Breakfast 1/2 pot Muller light pineapple yogurt, 1 apple, diced, 35g muesli (HEb) Lunch 2 slices WW Brown Danish bread (4 syns) with veg/lentil pate 12g pack Aldi cheese curls (3 syns)  Dinner
Easy chilli with 30g grated cheddar (HEa) SW fries, tomato, cucumber, red onion and coriander salad with ff Italian dressing, lime juice and sweetener WW caramel apple tart yogurt 25g Aldi nutty muesli (4 1/2 syns) Syns for the day - 11 1/2 Breakfast 1/2 pot Muller light mandarin yogurt, 1 apple, diced, 35g muesli (HEb) Lunch Curried Lentil/veg pate and tomato sandwiches with 3 sl WW Brown Danish bread (6 syns) 12g packet of Aldi cheese curls (3 syns)  Dinner Turkey bacon/tomato pasta with carrots, celery, onions and peppers. 30g grated cheddar cheese (HEa) Tomato, cucumber, pepper and spring onion salad Snacks
1/2 pot Muller light mandarin yogurt with 1 diced apple Syns for the day - 9 Breakfast 1/2 pot Muller light mandarin yogurt, 1 banana, 35g muesli (HEb)  Lunch SW chips, 1/2 tin baked beans, 2 fried eggs, 1 tbsp ketchup (1 syn)  Dinner Lentil/vegetable dahl, chick pea dahl, rice, salad Snacks
1 apple with 30g extra mature cheddar (HEa) 1 pot Muller light Peach and Pineapple yogurt with 50g muesli (9 syns) Syns for the day - 10 Breakfast 1/2 Muller light mandarin yogurt, 1 banana, sliced, 35g Aldi nutty muesli (HEb)  Lunch Ham and pease pudding salad with beetroot, pickled onions, 30g cheddar cheese (HEa), lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, spring onions, Kraft ff Italian dressing  Dinner Pasta with Leftovers Sauce (tomatoes, onions, carrots, peppers, Linda McCartney Red Onion and Rosemary sausages, turkey bacon) 15g extra mature cheddar, grated (3 syns) Edamame bean, sugar snap peas and rocket salad. Snacks
2 1-syn cupcakes (2 syns) 6 tic tac sweets (1/2 syn) Syns for the day - 5 1/2  Breakfast 1/2 pot Mullerlight Orange yogurt 1 banana, sliced 35g Aldi nutty muesli (HEb)  Dinner SW chips, 1/2 tbsp oil (3 syns) 4 rashers turkey bacon 2 Linda McCartney red onion & rosemary sausages Fried tomatoes, 1/2 can baked beans, fried egg 1 tbsp tomato ketchup (1 syn) Snacks
2 x 12g Aldi cheese curls (6 syns) 1 apple with 30g cheddar cheese (HEa) Total syns for the day - 10 18st 13lbs at group tonight. That's 2 more pounds lost, slow and steady wins the race! :) I was at Costco today and didn't have a hot dog.
So proud :)  I don't know about you, but I love bread. LOVE it! Nothing quite beats a slice of warm crusty bread fresh from the oven, thickly spread with butter! I'd say that's more than a bit responsible for where I find myself today, needing to lose some weight.
Of course, following the Slimming World plan doesn't mean that you can't have bread! You can actually have whatever foods you like, as long as you account for it from your daily syn allowance. For me though, it does mean cutting down a LOT, I was eating far too much bread in the past and continuing like that really isn't conducive to a healthy diet! I'm now using Weight Watchers Brown Danish bread, and 3 slices of that counts as my Healthy Extra "b" choice for the day. I've even found that it's pretty tasty, so no complaints there. The problem is, "what to spread on it?". I do have butter as a very occasional treat but I can't use that every time I have bread, I'd have no syns left for other things. I tried extra light mayonnaise, and that's not too bad but it's not something I could eat on it's own in the way you can have a slice of bread and butter, so I've still been searching around for a replacement. This week, I think I've found a good solution - pease pudding! It's completely free on the Slimming World extra easy plan, tastes great and is full of fibre. It's lovely spread thickly on a slice of bread, sprinkled with some salt and pepper. Result! :) Oh, apologies to those of you who don't live in the North East of England, like I do. Fresh pease pudding is available in most supermarkets here, either in tubs or sold loose on the deli counter. I know from the years that I spent living in London that the only thing you can get there is tinned pease pudding by a company called Foresight. It's not *too* bad, though to those who are used to the "real" thing, it's no substitute! Much better to make your own, as I used to do when I lived down south. There's a great recipe for it from Two Fat Vegetarians here. Traditionally it's made with ham stock, so I'd use a ham stock cube in place of their veggie one. Keep it in the fridge and spread it on your bread when you have a ham sandwich (ham and pease pudding is the classic combo up here), lovely! It's also nice as an extra side vegetable when you're having salad, so give that a go too. | Search:
AuthorHello and welcome to my blog! My name is Ian, I'm trying to lose weight on the Slimming World plan, and I created this blog to keep a diary of my journey. If you're on the same journey (or even if you're not) company makes the travel fly by, so join me! Feel free to share your thoughts and comments, the more, the merrier. My weight:
4 Nov 2013 19st 9lb (275lbs) 11 Nov 2013 19st 1lb (267lbs) 18 Nov 2013 18st 13lb (265lbs) 25 Nov 2013 18st 9lb (261lbs) 2 Dec 2013 18st 10lb (262lbs) 9 Dec 2013 18st 6lb (258lbs) 16 Dec 2013 18st 7lb (259lbs) 3 wks of Christmas madness 6 Jan 2014 18st 6.5lb (258.5lbs) 13 Jan 2014 18st 9lb (261lbs) 20 Jan '14 18st 11.5lb (263.5lbs)  
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