The Days Between Xmas & New Year

Too many chocolates and too much booze has passed my lips. I'm living off of Celebrations and Cheese but somehow I lose 1.5lbs! I'm half on plan today, syn free steak and 0.5 syns of couscous being eaten in the hope I can slowly get myself back on plan in time for my return to work!

Also had a sit down with the new book and a brew and had a good read through. Determined to be organised... or going to try to be!

Face To Face Friday

My face to face Friday submission this week was this. I might be struggling terribly at the moment as I seem to have hit a wall so things like this are spurring me on. 

Easter

So this weekend (or more since Friday) has been completely off plan, I've eaten out, drank alcohol, and scoffed my face on chocolate. I am expecting a gain there is no denying that but I have had a lovely weekend and am so glad I didn't deny myself what I wanted. It isn't every weekend that I go out and blow all my syns and more, so I will be completely happy with whatever happens come Thursday. I made these crème egg brownies for my other half, and ended up having FOUR pieces which was probably my weeks worth of syns straight away!!!

Ah well, worth every bite!

Sunday Dinner for 5.5 syns!

1.5 syns for a little yorkshire pud, 2 syns for the roasties as couldn't be bothered making the SW roasties as well as these, and then 2 syns for gravy. Love it! Feeling a lot more positive this week just hoping I see it on the scales on Thursday!

Monday Snacking

Half Syn jelly, 1 Syn yoghurt and a heap of strawberries to get me through this afternoon.

Apple Betty

• 1 large eating apple, peeled, cored and sliced
• 4 eggs
• 5 tbsp artificial sweetener
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 apple strudel muller light yoghurt
• Pinch of cinnamon, to dust
• Fat free natural fromage frais, sweetened to taste, to serve.

method

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C Fan/Gas 5.
2. Arrange the apple slices in a 20cm flan dish.
   
3. Beat the eggs with the sweetener and vanilla extract, then add the yogurt and beat again.
4. Pour the eggs over the apple and let them sink in the fruit, dust with cinnamon and bake for 30 minutes or until set.
5. Serve warm with fromage frais.

This is the modified recipe I used. The only syns is for the baked apple which was 5 syns for the size of Apple I used. (1.5 syns per 100g) so when you divide it into 6 it works out at less than 1 Syn per portion! Yum! 

Weight Gain

So tonight I gained 2lbs. I half expected it after the terrible week. Back on plan now and this photo has given me the boost I needed, took it earlier and its a dress I didnt wear for ages because I didn't feel comfortable in it. And now its almost too big! Feeling positive about the week ahead and going to be completely on plan!

Also NEW HIFI BARS ARE YUM!
Anyone else tried them yet?

Flexi Syns

It was my others halfs birthday on Saturday... which ended with us having a Dominos (about 50 syns worth to be exact), I then spent Sunday/Monday in London... managed to have some baked oats before I left, but then I ended up having a decent meal on Sunday night then Burger King on Monday for convenience! Back on plan now and trying to limit the damage before Thursday! It can be done... I hope! You can normally flexi syn and it works, but I think I've already blown my weekly allocation so just going to make the best choices I can!

Weigh Day!

So last night I lost 1lb. I know some people would feel deflated after being on plan aaaaalllll week. But i'm not, and this is why...

I was using Kingsmill 400g wholemeal loaf as my he B choice most days as I would have soup or a sandwich at lunch, something made me check it yesterday and I found out it was no longer a B choice and they were 3 syns each, which meant I had been going WAY over on my syns! Was actually expecting a gain so I think to get a loss is a miracle! It's definately worth checking every so often guys even if just to protect your losses!
I also bought this new book for some new inspiration and ideas, hoping to batch cook some treats and soup this weekend to help me stay on track!

Lunch time!

I made a soup using one of those prepped vegs packs from asda, and it was vile! would definately rather make my own! so having to use ALL my fruit, blancmange and yoghurt for my lunch today! Feeling good and staying on plan!

Weekends & Not Being Well

Saturday was my hardest day this weekend, I really wanted to just eat rubbish because I felt rubbish. Even though I knew it wouldnt make me feel better. Instead I managed to throw together some pasta and meatballs and made enough for 3 portions which have already gone! Packed full of speed and thoroughly enjoyed it. Desperately want to be in the next stone range on Thursday! Got a zumba class tonight, first time for everything!
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Options Hot Chocolate

I love these! for 2 syns each theyre amazing for treating a sweet tooth! Loving the new flavours!

Official Holiday Gain

So after being shocked I had gained just under 8lbs on Saturday I am ecstatic with just a 4lb official gain from my jollies, considering I missed 2 weigh ins so really it is only 2lb a week.

Hopefully that will be off in no time!
Back on plan and 1 st 4 lbs to lose by Christmas, I hope!

Holiday Blues

Apologies for the gap in posts! I only got back from Javea, Alicante late on Friday night! Weighed myself on Saturday morning and have gained approx 7lbs!!! Got until Thursday to try and pull some back so stocking up on speed soup and fruit!! Enjoyed myself but definately feeling better now I'm not having bread at every meal! xx