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  • ruby_eskimo
    ruby_eskimo Posts: 4,807 Forumite
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    Thanks for the recipe denise, I usually make the diet fanta version but it never thickens up enough for me and is a little too tomato-y also.

    Ended up going home at 11 yesterday as my head was killing me and I kept getting double vision. After a few hours sitting in the dark, I was fine but brain still feels a bit foggy this morning.

    B - Porridge (HEB), blueberries
    L - Lentil and vegetable soup, pear
    D - Cheesy pasta (HEA) with broccoli, green beans and mushrooms
    S - Sharon fruit, ff yogurt, clementines, 10 Mikado (5 syns)

    Made my porridge with water this morning and forgot how refreshing it is. No more buying my coconut and almond milk I think so MSE all round! Hope everyone has a good day!
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  • lantanna
    lantanna Posts: 4,471 Forumite
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    Mash sounds lovely Maman, lol at the butterbeans! ;)


    Seems quiet on here this week.


    Went to the gym last night like a good girl and then went home and gave myself a facial. Felt lovely and relaxed in bed last night for the first time in ages. Lets hope that continues.


    Really fancy eggs on toast today - haven't had them in ages so that's my lunch sorted!


    Hope you had a nice time with your mum Beanie and everyone else is well.
  • :T Well done to our SOTW x2 and Congratulations rjhammond91 on reaching target!:T

    I'm so cold at the moment it's hard not to comfort eat (plus the news from America is pretty depressing!) but so far this week I have stuck to plan. Need to up my efforts a bit today and tomorrow to post a loss on Sat though I think as the home scales are currently showing a STS. Will aim for some more SP foods today and fewer syns.

    Breakfast: Toast (HEB) and banana
    Lunch: Carrot & coriander soup
    Dinner: SW Chicken Jalfrezi with extra veg
    Snacks: Satsuma, plums
    Syns: Butter on my toast (4 syns) 2 cups of tea (HEA) with one sugar each (2 syns) Maybe a hi-fi bar tonight (3 syns).

    I've been having a bit of raw swede as a snack the last couple of days which my DH thinks is weird but I love it! :D
  • wizkid1
    wizkid1 Posts: 1,833 Forumite
    Oh no ! I can't seem to get through a week without something going to pot.:(
    Yesterday was a disaster again, I just can't seem to get the determination I need to see me through one whole week.
    So once more I start again....:mad::mad:

    My menu for today Thursday E E day

    Breakfast..porridge A/B , manderines

    Lunch...lentil and bacon soup fried potatoes,tomatoes, egg. Melon.

    Dinner. Chicken new pots ,mixed veg.(carrots ,peas corn green beans.

    Extra.2 Ryvita.3 Syns Pkt crisps 5 Syns.
    8 Syns :cool::cool::cool:
  • Typed a whole big reply yesterday but it disappeared...humph!

    To sum up...maman - the veggie and lentil chilli turned out really nice - I'd recommend.

    RJ - congrats on getting to target :)

    And Lois...I always gain when I travel so don't let it worry you too much.

    Also salutations to everyone else lol

    A sneaky peek on the scales look like a gain - looks like all the carousing of the last few weeks may have caught up on me.... 2 days to weigh in...hopefully will claw it back.

    It's so cold here today...not looking forward to the gym - it's always freezing in there!! Must do it anyway :)
  • maman
    maman Posts: 29,993 Forumite
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    lantanna wrote: »
    Mash sounds lovely Maman, lol at the butterbeans! ;)


    I was down to my last tin so I bought more in Lidl's at the weekend!:rotfl:


    Have you tried the jalfrezi before betty? I'm always looking for a good chicken curry recipe.


    Today's EE plan:
    B: NAS grapefruit, 2 boiled eggs, HEB toast, HEA milk for drinks
    L: probably lentil and veg soup
    D: beef stew with cabbage
    Syns: none planned
  • Lois_Lane
    Lois_Lane Posts: 3,449 Forumite
    Afternoon all

    Shopping is done so the fridge, freezer and food cupboard are stocked up and I have a bowl full of speed fruit (plus some bananas). Yesterday was strictly on plan and I did have a sneaky peak this morning in hope, but no movement yet. Today is going well too, and I've had some body magic as I cleaned the outside windows.

    Well done rjhammond for getting to target :T, save room on that members sofa for me. Well done to everyone that's lost weight.

    Have a good day.

    LL :)
    Start BMI - 38.7 Current BMI - 31.2 Target BMI - 26.3
  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 17,941 Forumite
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    Maman - if you're going braise the pork in the sauce I think I'd leave the cornflour out until the end and then thicken if necessary. Cooking for a reasonable length of time may well thicken it up enough.

    Not very happy with WI this morning only lost 0.5lb - don't know what to do to lose a bit more! Still only 1lb to get back to target range.

    Today's plan:

    B - fruit after WI
    L - HM leek & potato soup; 1 slice of crustless bread
    D - chicken traybake with loads of roasted veg; cabbage; splash of gravy 0.5 syn

    May have a Snack a Jack caramel with some fruit & quark after - 2.5 syns
    S - toast; Laughing Cow 1

    HEA - milk
    HEB - bread
    Syns - Laughing Cow 1; Snack a Jack 2.5; dark chocolate 4 = 7.5 syns

    Denise
  • maman wrote: »
    I was down to my last tin so I bought more in Lidl's at the weekend!:rotfl:
    Have you tried the jalfrezi before betty? I'm always looking for a good chicken curry recipe.
    Today's EE plan:
    B: NAS grapefruit, 2 boiled eggs, HEB toast, HEA milk for drinks
    L: probably lentil and veg soup
    D: beef stew with cabbage
    Syns: none planned

    I haven't maman, will let you know how it goes. Going to inflict it on DH too so I'll have two reviews for you ;)

    Sorry to hear you've had a disappointing weigh-in Denise - maybe try an SAS log to see if there is something you are missing? You're so close to being back in target, I'm sure you'll get it next week.

    Wizkid a for an against list might help you get back on track. Our consultant gave a couple out on Saturday to members who just couldn't find their SW mojo.

    Keep up the good work Lois!

    Greentiger I admire your determination in going to the gym, I just want to hibernate at the moment.

    Off to a lovely Christmas fair tomorrow with lots of local food so I'll have to have a will of steel to resist!
  • greentiger
    greentiger Posts: 2,439 Forumite
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    Betty, you've mixed me up with someone else - there would be some sort of cataclysmic event if I went near a gym, lol. And I'd be pushing up daisies probably!
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