Slimming World - a Christmas countdown!

calamityclare

blackberry-rum wrote: »

** a hefty unladylike belch at this point should make it clear that you are stuffed :rotfl:

:rotfl: love it!!

Well i had a very nice meal out with my mum (sis and kids gatecrashed too lol) i managed to choose a very healthy meal of chicken skewers with jacket potato instead of chips and side salad.I even gave my onion rings away!

BUT.......everyone was having dessert and sadly i couldnt resist, i figured id been so good on my meal i could use my syns for a pudding. I had syrup sponge and custard and ive looked it up since i been home and it was 23 SYNS :eek: soooo wasnt worth that and i am soo close to my club 10!

Oh well its done now so just have to try and redeem myself before monday weigh in....i will do 'davina' tomorrow and monday and try not to have any more syns.

flutterbyuk25

Evening all

I'm pleased not to have given in to eating crap whilst hungover or been tempted to order takeaway for dinner!

Green day for me:

B - 2 eggs friend in frylight on HM WM toast (HEB)
L - pasta bake - pasta n sauce, onions, garlic, sweetcorn, canellini beans, basil, cheese (HEA)
D - pizza - base (11syns), HM SF tomato sauce topping (toms,onions, garlic, sweetcorn), cheese (HEA), SW wedges, LF garlic mayo (1.5syns)
Snacks - banana, 2 x clementines, 2 x oranges
Drinks - water, fizzy water, NAS squash, coffee

Total syns = 12.5

x

consultant31

Dalia wrote: »

Does anyone have a week success express food plan please? I have the day one that my consultant sent me and have pulled a bit off the minimins site and here but still struggling to get my head round it! Thanks xx

Success Express 7 day plan

DAY1
BREAKFAST
Piles of strawberries, kiwi, melon, pineapple and grapes with vlf natural yogurt.
LUNCH
Roast chicken and potatoes (1/3) served with piles of carrots, broccoli, cabbage and green beans (2/3).
DINNER
Tuna and boiled potatoes (1/3) with green beans, 7 black olives (1 Syn), boiled eggs, Cos lettuce, tomatoes and red onion (2/3)
SNACKS
415g can Baxters Healthy Choice minestrone soup* with a wholemeal roll*

DAY 2
BREAKFAST
28g Honey Nut Shredded Wheat* and milk* served with loads of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries.
LUNCH
Seafood roll…… Wholemeal roll*[/b] filled with cooked prawns (1/3) combined with vlf fromage frais, a few drops of Tabasco sauce and lemon juice. Serve with lots of crisp iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and spring onions (2/3).
DINNER
Moroccan lamb…..Cook lamb chops and sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika and grated onion. Serve with chick pea puree (blended chick peas, garlic, coriander & cumin) (1/3) Serve with roast courgettes, aubergine, peppers and celeriac (2/3)
SNACKS
Mullerlight yogurt and chopped banana

DAY 3
BREAKFAST
Grilled Quorn sausages, mushrooms, peppers, onions mixed together with beaten egg and made into an omelette. (2/3) Served with baked beans. (1/3)
LUNCH
Chicken pasta salad….Fill 1/3 of your plate with cooked and cooled penne and chicken pieces. Add chopped cucumber, peppers, tomato, red onion, celery and rocket (2/3). Mix together with fat free vinaigrette.
DINNER
Fish pie…..Cod and mashed potatoes (1/3) layered with braised onions, garlic, leek and cabbage (2/3)
SNACK
2 dsp mixed nuts*

DAY 4
BREAKFAST
28g Jordans Muesli*layered in a large glass with sliced banana and very low fat natural yogurt, topped with 2 level dsp flaked almonds.*
LUNCH
Tuna jacket…..Jacket potato[/b] topped with tuna (1/3), with very low fat natural cottage cheese, spring onions, peppers, cherry tomatoes, grated carrot and cucumber (2/3).
DINNNER
Stir fry….Turkey and noodles (1/3) stir fried with onions, mushrooms, broccoli, beansprouts, baby sweetcorn and mange tout (2/3).
SNACKS
1 Ryvita crackerbread topped with 28g cheddar*

DAY 5
BREAKFAST
Dip 2 slices of wholemeal bread* into beaten egg then
fry in a non-stick pan lightly sprayed with Fry Light. When cooked,
sprinkle the French toast with cinnamon. Serve with lots of mixed berries.
LUNCH
Ham and pasta quiche…..Make the quiche by mixing 150g vlf natural cottage cheese, 3 eggs, chopped peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, mushrooms and baby sweetcorn (2/3) together. Add chopped sliced ham and cooked pasta (1/3)
to the mix and place in an oven-proof flan dish. Pop in a medium oven for around 30 minutes, or until the quiche is set and golden brown.
DINNER
Beef casserole…..Enjoy a whole casserole by placing diced, lean stewing beef (1/3) in a casserole dish with chopped celery, carrot, swede and cabbage
(2/3). Pour Bovril stock over, seasoning to taste. Cover and cook for
2½ hours at 180ºC/350ºF/Gas 4 until the meat is cooked and tender.
SNACKS
71g dried apricots*

DAY 6
BREAKFAST
Hash browns~ (1/3) served with Quorn sausages, mushrooms & chopped tomatoes (2/3)……..Grate a potato and squeeze out the liquid. Mix the potato with a beaten egg, chopped spring onions and seasoning. Lightly fry the hash browns until cooked through.
LUNCH
Cheese, ham and beans toastie.Place grated cheese*, sliced ham and baked beans (1/3) inside 2 slices of wholemeal bread*, accompanied by lettuce, cucumber, onions, beetroot, tomatoes (2/3)
DINNER
Curry and rice…..Make a curry sauce with onions, garlic, ginger, curry powder, chopped tomatoes and Vecon stock. Serve with chicken and rice (1/3) and carrots, cabbageand broccoli florets (2/3)
SNACKS
30g bag Ryvita Minis*

DAY 7
BREAKFAST
Scrambled egg, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms (2/3) served with grilled bacon, baked beans (1/3) and 2 slices toast*
LUNCH
Spanish omelette…… Tuck into a whole omelette, made by adding chopped chives, diced bacon and potatoes (1/3) to the mix. Serve with lots of crunchy salad vegetables (2/3).
DINNER
Chicken and bacon pasta bake
Served with lots of salad vegetables
SNACKS
Mullerlight and chopped fruit

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Items marked in bold are free foods and can be eaten in any quantity as long as you stay within the 1/3 to 2/3 principle.
Items marked * are healthy extras (feel free to change these if you wish)

Hope this helps though it may be the same one your Consultant gave you

consultant31

blackberry-rum wrote: »

Ha! I bet I'm the oldest one on here .... although I still work fulltime I've been getting the old age pension for nearly three years, it's fab! Best off I've ever been! Finally I can save for my retirement :rotfl:

I've only been getting it for 18 months but I agree with you, I'm better off than I've ever been..... though that may have something to do with all the offspring being financially independant now :rotfl:

consultant31

teecee46 wrote: »

Is it possible to go between Success Express say for 2 or 3 days in a week, Extra Easy for 2 or 3 days and have one (or two!) flexi syn days and still lose or at least maintain weight? I'm thinking about over Christmas time when, if visiting relatives etc., you have less control over what you eat and how things are cooked? :undecided

You get 2 HEA's and 2HEB's on Success Express, and to answer this post, you can use the plans on a weekly or a daily basis - either works just as well. The only thing is that if you have more than one Flexi-day in a week, the chances are you won't lose weight.

I'm inclined to agree with Blackberry though - don't fret about Christmas too much. Aim to stick to plan when you can and when you can't try to avoid the very highest syn things (pork pie, pizza etc) and enjoy the things you do eat.

I think if you're going somewhere you're likely to be offered high syn food, it may be better to eat before you go so you're less tempted. If you drink, add soda water to wine to make a spritzer, or sugar-free mixers to shorts to keep the syn count down.

blackberry-rum

Blimey just had a shock. A friend came round, the same friend who got me started on Slimming World the first time round. She is a few inches shorter than me and has always been what I think of as cottage loaf shaped. She's happy to take the scenic route to get to wherever she's heading. Anyway...... she said she now weighed her lowest for three years at x weight. What's scary is that x weight was my starting weight 11 months ago and I didn't think I looked too bad then .... just goes to show how we kid ourselves doesn't it? Also the number of people who've said to me "you must feel better for losing it?" when I thought a couple of stone off would barely show. I think I'm trying to say I must've been kidding myself for the past five years (I've seen a photo from 7 yrs ago when I actually had a flat abdo with my belly button on show so I know I was ok then!) and I wasreally not looking properly at what the mirror or camera showed.

Now I'm considering my Xmas email to friends, often it's in rhyme, and all I can come up with so far is the reason for starting Slimming World having seen photos of me at a party early 2010 ..... "I thought I looked like Fanlight Fanny, but was really more like Giles' granny". (if you didn't know about Spangles you won't know about Giles the cartoonist either)
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/news-events/events/giles-one-family
It was a 1940s themed party and I wore shoulder pads, a slouchy trilby and a fake fur collar and I DID look just like her, rather than like for instance Greta Garbo!

blackberry-rum

consultant31 wrote: »

I've only been getting it for 18 months but I agree with you, I'm better off than I've ever been..... though that may have something to do with all the offspring being financially independant now :rotfl:

My mental pic of you, Consultant, is at least 20 years younger than me!

flutterbyuk25

mmm my tea was lush. satisfied my pizza craving

x

TakeItEazy

A good day til supper then treated myself

B - weetabix milk [a] coffee
L - pineapple, melon, pear, onken, meringue [2.5]
T - pasta bake [cheese [1xa, 1xb],mushrooms, onions, red pepper, toms, eggs], t/sauce [1]
Snacks - rice pud [a] 2x lemon curd tarts :eek: [13], choc eclair sweet [2.5]
Syns - its weekend so not counting

Still not heard from MrsM, hopes shes ok :cool:

My lovely Mum was shopping in Lidels and got me loads of veg [woulda been cheaper at Mr T's but its the thought that counts] now have all my christmas veg in freezer so no prepping to do on the day cept pots :A

MrsE_2

I'm getting really bored with pasta salads for work lunches, need some variety.
Usually have microwave access not always.
Thinking cous cous & a bit of left over chicken?
I guess if I baked jacket pots at home I could microwave to warm them.
Never find soup filling enough on its own.

Any inspiration?