I feel I have been doing really well at sticking to my food plans recently, and that has been helped greatly by posting them here. But I can't help but think it's a little boring to fill my blog up with food diaries! So, I've decided to make my food diary into a google doc, which you can still look at if you want to! That way I can combine it with a tracer of sorts, and if anything changes during the day I can add to it easily and make changes as I need to. I've been doing this for the past few day, and it's really helped to have a spreadsheet that I can just pull up and add my syns and healthy extras into as and when I eat them. For instance yesterday I had planned to have some cheese on my chilli at dinner time for 3 syns, but changed my mind and had a treat size milky way (teeny kids chocolate bar) for 3 1/2 instead. If I wasn't keeping track I might have just had both. I was really proud of myself for making the choice to have the small chocolate and dropping the cheese instead. Baby steps!
So, here is my google doc with my food planner/diary, for anyone interested. I will add a button to my side bar and will try to keep it updated every day, and add a new sheet each week. Another tool in the armoury for staying on track!
Then once a week (hopefully) I will take pictures of what I eat all day, and do a "what I ate today" sort of post - so it's a bit more interesting! I love looking at pictures of what people are eating and find it really gives me inspiration for my own meals, so I'm looking forward to this too!
How do you plan/track your food intake? Are you a pen and paper kinda person? Or have you got it locked down in your head? If you want to use my google doc template, please feel free, and let me know how it works for you!
Hx
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Recipe of the week - Pineapple upsidedown cake
Yep, cake! I'm not a huge cake fan, but the kids were bored and I said we'd make one. This recipe has no fat and looked Slimming World friendly. I worked out the recipe contains 49 1/2 syns for the whole cake, so if you divided it into 10 that's just 5 syns per portion - not too bad for a treat and much better than processed junk! I served mine with coconut Greek 0% yoghurt (Muller, 1/2 syn per 120g pot) for a retro pina colada vibe ;) (The syn values are for all plans)
Pineapple Upsidedown Cake, 10 servings, 5 syns per serving
150g tinned pineapple, drained (2 1/2 syns)
100g sugar (18 syns)
170g self raising flour (27 syns)
2 eggs
100ml skimmed milk (2 syns)
Frylight/low calorie cooking spray
Heat half the sugar and the pineapple in a pan until the sugar caramelises.
Beat together the rest of the ingredients to make a batter.
Grease a loose bottomed baking tin with frylight before tipping in the pineapple and caramel. Pour the batter on top.
Bake in a hot oven (220 degrees or gas mark 7) for 15-20 minutes.
Once cooked, turn out onto a plate as soon as it comes out of the oven or it will stick to the tin as the sugar cools!
Yum!
And now I have this in my head, so I thought I'd give you all an ear worm too ;)
Hx
Pineapple Upsidedown Cake, 10 servings, 5 syns per serving
150g tinned pineapple, drained (2 1/2 syns)
100g sugar (18 syns)
170g self raising flour (27 syns)
2 eggs
100ml skimmed milk (2 syns)
Frylight/low calorie cooking spray
Heat half the sugar and the pineapple in a pan until the sugar caramelises.
Beat together the rest of the ingredients to make a batter.
Grease a loose bottomed baking tin with frylight before tipping in the pineapple and caramel. Pour the batter on top.
Bake in a hot oven (220 degrees or gas mark 7) for 15-20 minutes.
Once cooked, turn out onto a plate as soon as it comes out of the oven or it will stick to the tin as the sugar cools!
And now I have this in my head, so I thought I'd give you all an ear worm too ;)
Hx
Today's Food Plan Tuesday 14th August 2012
Morning!
After yesterday's success I'm excited for this week! So here's today's food:
Breakfast:
Porridge magic muffins made with 35g porridge oats (HEb), 2 eggs, Mullerlight and fruit (will post recipe if they work!)
Lunch:
Pasta and broccoli with 60g Kerry Low Low soft cheese (HEa) stirred through
Dinner:
Chicken stir fry with baby sweetcorn, peppers, onions and mange tout, with noodles
Snacks:
Fruit (apples, bananas, plums in the fruit bowl), yoghurt, cucumber, cottage cheese
Drinks:
Water!
Hx
After yesterday's success I'm excited for this week! So here's today's food:
Breakfast:
Porridge magic muffins made with 35g porridge oats (HEb), 2 eggs, Mullerlight and fruit (will post recipe if they work!)
Lunch:
Pasta and broccoli with 60g Kerry Low Low soft cheese (HEa) stirred through
Dinner:
Chicken stir fry with baby sweetcorn, peppers, onions and mange tout, with noodles
Snacks:
Fruit (apples, bananas, plums in the fruit bowl), yoghurt, cucumber, cottage cheese
Drinks:
Water!
Hx
Monday, 13 August 2012
Weekly Weigh In - Back on track!
*Yippee hooray jumps up and down and does a dance*
Ah I'd forgotten how good it feels to have a good loss! And I mean GOOD!
Last weeks weight:
14st 5.3 lbs/ 91.4kg (201.3lbs)
This weeks weight:
13st 13.8 lbs/ 88.9kg (195..8lbs)
Three massive achievements - back under 200lbs, back into the 13 stone range and under 90kg in one week. Just the boost I needed I think!
I haven't done any exercise this week, apart from taking the kids swimming and running around after them all week, and I had a slip up on Friday night with a binge after someone (*coughMrFGScough*) wound me up, so I am more than happy with the result. I haven't felt deprived, or hungry really although the first couple of days were really hard as my body was CRAVING sugar. It didn't help that it was that time of the month either (which Slimming World helpfully calls Star week *puke*).
All those things said, I know 5 1/2 lbs is a big loss and I'm not expecting as big a loss this week. I'll aim for a sensible 2lbs :)
This weeks goals:
2lbs weight loss
2 litres water a day
1 exercise session...maybe
I've put a maybe to the exercise because I'm still struggling to fit it in. It will be easier in a few weeks when my eldest starts lower school full time, I can hopefully get into a routine where I can have a long walk with the little one in the buggy, or do a DVD routine when he's napping. I do run around with them, play in the park, take them swimming etc but everything has to be at their pace so it hardly gets my heart rate up. But, they say it's 30% exercise and 70% nutrition, and I think I'm finally getting the nutrition on track :)
How has your week been?
Hx
Ah I'd forgotten how good it feels to have a good loss! And I mean GOOD!
Last weeks weight:
14st 5.3 lbs/ 91.4kg (201.3lbs)
This weeks weight:
13st 13.8 lbs/ 88.9kg (195..8lbs)
Three massive achievements - back under 200lbs, back into the 13 stone range and under 90kg in one week. Just the boost I needed I think!
I haven't done any exercise this week, apart from taking the kids swimming and running around after them all week, and I had a slip up on Friday night with a binge after someone (*coughMrFGScough*) wound me up, so I am more than happy with the result. I haven't felt deprived, or hungry really although the first couple of days were really hard as my body was CRAVING sugar. It didn't help that it was that time of the month either (which Slimming World helpfully calls Star week *puke*).
All those things said, I know 5 1/2 lbs is a big loss and I'm not expecting as big a loss this week. I'll aim for a sensible 2lbs :)
This weeks goals:
2lbs weight loss
2 litres water a day
1 exercise session...maybe
I've put a maybe to the exercise because I'm still struggling to fit it in. It will be easier in a few weeks when my eldest starts lower school full time, I can hopefully get into a routine where I can have a long walk with the little one in the buggy, or do a DVD routine when he's napping. I do run around with them, play in the park, take them swimming etc but everything has to be at their pace so it hardly gets my heart rate up. But, they say it's 30% exercise and 70% nutrition, and I think I'm finally getting the nutrition on track :)
How has your week been?
Hx
Yesterday's food... Sunday 12 August 2012
Ooops, didn't post this yesterday! Sunday is usually the day I get a little lie in and Mr FGS and the kids let me sleep in to 9.30. Not exactly a great lie in but I'll take it! Anyway as soon as I was up they wanted to go to the park so I didn't get breakfast, and paid for it the rest of the day as I was starving an hour after lunch.
Breakfast:
Nothing! Bad Helly
Lunch:
WM pitta bread (HEb), boiled egg, peppers, 1tbsp extra light mayo (1/2 syn), hummus and carrot sticks
Dinner:
Chicken curry (1/2 syn), rice, brocolli
Snacks:
Mug shot, fruit, wm toast x2 (6 syns), 60g kerry low low cheese spread
Am going to weigh myself in a minute, so I'll update soon - feeling kinda nervous!
Hx
Breakfast:
Nothing! Bad Helly
Lunch:
WM pitta bread (HEb), boiled egg, peppers, 1tbsp extra light mayo (1/2 syn), hummus and carrot sticks
Dinner:
Chicken curry (1/2 syn), rice, brocolli
Snacks:
Mug shot, fruit, wm toast x2 (6 syns), 60g kerry low low cheese spread
Am going to weigh myself in a minute, so I'll update soon - feeling kinda nervous!
Hx
Saturday, 11 August 2012
Today's food plan Saturday 11th August 2012
Little bit late today, we've been busy gardening and took the boys to the park. I had a slip last night, that turned into a binge so I need to be extra good the next few days before I weigh on Monday. I am such an emotional eater and I need to work on that.
Today I am having an original (or red) day, which is slightly different - pasta rice and starchy veg like potatoes are restricted and you can have 2 of each healthy extra instead.
Breakfast:
35g porrigde oats (HEb) mixed with pineapple Mullerlight, defrosted frozen berries and coconut 0% fat greek yoghurt (1/2 syn)
Lunch:
Carrot sticks, Apple, 60g Kerry Low Low cheese (HEa), Pack French Fries (4 1/2 syns)
Dinner:
Turkey burger, 42g low fat cheese (HEa), Wholemeal pitta (HEb), butternut squash wedges
Today I am having an original (or red) day, which is slightly different - pasta rice and starchy veg like potatoes are restricted and you can have 2 of each healthy extra instead.
Breakfast:
35g porrigde oats (HEb) mixed with pineapple Mullerlight, defrosted frozen berries and coconut 0% fat greek yoghurt (1/2 syn)
Lunch:
Carrot sticks, Apple, 60g Kerry Low Low cheese (HEa), Pack French Fries (4 1/2 syns)
Dinner:
Turkey burger, 42g low fat cheese (HEa), Wholemeal pitta (HEb), butternut squash wedges
Friday, 10 August 2012
Today's food plan Friday 10th August 2012
Good day yesterday :) Getting into the swing of it, and the turkey burgers I made for dinner were lush!
Today's plan:
Breakfast:
Poached eggs, tinned tomatoes, oven baked hash browns, fruit
Lunch:
Wholemeal roll (HEx B), 2 slices Kerry Low Low Cheese, ratatouille (2 syns)
Dinner:
Lamb hotpot
Snacks:
Fruit, yoghurt, cucumber, hummus, tzatziki
Today's plan:
Breakfast:
Poached eggs, tinned tomatoes, oven baked hash browns, fruit
Lunch:
Wholemeal roll (HEx B), 2 slices Kerry Low Low Cheese, ratatouille (2 syns)
Dinner:
Lamb hotpot
Snacks:
Fruit, yoghurt, cucumber, hummus, tzatziki
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