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  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 17,699 Forumite
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    Well done @beanielou - great loss this week.

  • maman
    maman Posts: 29,758 Forumite
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    Great @beanielou. Well done for sticking with it. 👏👏👏

    And well done on the syns @bubbs. 👍
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,599 Ambassador
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    Thanks Denise & maman  :)
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  • Coxy11
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    Morning everyone,

    Bright start here today. DH has his camp washing to do plus the tent to dry out on the lawn so at least the weather will play ball.

    Doesn’t sound like the good service expected in an M&S café maman!

    Glad you enjoyed your visit to your friend joedenise.

    Food looks amazing as always bubbs x How do you eat that without it falling off the plate though?!

    Woohoo beanie that’s a fantastic loss, well done you 😊

    I need to find better coping strategies for when TOTM hits as yesterday featured a fair bit of chocolate. My meals were mainly free with only planned syns of 1 for tsp of jam and 3 for a hifi bar. I had LO pulled pork with salad for lunch and LO beef risotto with steamed veg for dinner. I also had a bowl of melon and strawberries. Still needed the choc hit though ☹

    Today is a new day and all that…..

    Food will be:

    B – All Bran golden crunch, banana, milk, melon, strawberries – HEB, ½ HEA, S

    L – Cheese omelette, baked beans, salad leaves, tomatoes – P, HEA, S

    D – smoked salmon and pea pasta – 2.5 syns for single cream

    HEA – ½ milk

    Syns – 2.5

    Have a good day all

    Coxy

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  • joedenise
    joedenise Posts: 17,699 Forumite
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    Morning all, weather not looking too bad and forecast to warm up quite considerably later but not as warm as yesterday.  Aiming to get a couple of loads of washing done and hung on the line and also to go shopping later.

    @Coxy11 - a way of stretching chocolate is to melt it in the microwave or over a bowl of hot water and then dip your fruit in it.  That way you can get your chocolate fix without too many syns.  Also dark chocolate is better as you are less likely to eat so much of it!

    Today's plan:

    B - kedgeree - P; S; F
    L - scrambled eggs and spinach on toast - HEB; P; S
    D - LO beef bourguignon, mash, cabbage, green beans, petit pois

    HEA - milk
    HEB - bread
    Syns - none planned

    Have a good day everyone.

  • ruby_eskimo
    ruby_eskimo Posts: 4,795 Forumite
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    Morning all.  Well done on the loss @beanielou and fingers crossed for a loss for you this week @bubbs as you've been keeping your syns up.  I've found the M&S cafe service has really gone downhill in the last year - not always the staff's fault but sometimes you do think "there are aisle's of food right there!" as you say @maman - hope you get the football season ticket sorted soon!  We're planning on doing breakfast and lunch in the van and then have booked restaurants for dinner and Sunday lunch.  Quite looking forward to it but also incredibly nervous about driving a) a larger vehicle and b) a hired vehicle as I don't want to risk losing the security deposit!  Sure it will be fine though!

    Feeling rather tired today so it's a pajama day at the desk.  Had ff yogurt and blueberries for breakfast, lunch is going to be beans on toast with some cheese and dinner is either a tuna jacket potato with salad or roasted pepper and tomato risotto, all depends on what I fancy when it gets to dinner time!

    Hope everyone has a good day!
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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,599 Ambassador
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    Thanks coxy & ruby.
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 67,801 Forumite
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    Afternoon all :smiley:

    Bloomim hot here today!

    Beanie well done 👏👏👏

    Coxy i am just careful 😂

    Today i have had 

    overnight weetabix, hexb

    Picky plate

    Salad for tea

    I'll post pics later
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  • TakeItEazy
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    Evening all, still lurking & slipping 🫠. Hopefully next week will see a loss as plenty of body magic walking dog and walking to work. Also 2 coastal walks with Y5 🥴. Then it’s half term, gonna need it by then!
    Love to you all 💞
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  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 67,801 Forumite
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    Breakfast, lunch and tea
    Also had soft pitta 71/2 syns

    Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:
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