W4D3

Breakfast : 

35g Oats (hexB) made up with boiling water
sweetener (f)
250ml measured out Semi-skimmed milk for coffee (HexA)

Lunch:
Super quick tomato soup (f)
20g Crutons (+4.5 syns)

Snacks and Drinks

4 Coffee (f)
Diet Orangeade (f)
2 Choc options (+4 syns)
Alpen Light bar (+3 syns)
Mulller light youghurt (f)

Dinner
Thai-style Pork Patties recipe (+0.5 syns) 
Boiled rice (f)
cabbage/carrots/peppers (sf)

Total 12 syns

W4D2

Breakfast : 

35g Oats (hexB) made up with boiling water
sweetener (f)
250ml measured out Semi-skimmed milk for coffee (HexA)

Lunch:
Super quick tomato soup (f)
20g Crutons (+4.5 syns)

Snacks and Drinks

4 Coffee (f)
Diet Orangeade (f)
Choc options (+2 syns)
1 apple (sf)
1 muller light greek lemon yoghurt (+0.5 syns)

Dinner

SW spaghetti carbonara (f)
Muller light toffee (f)

Total 7 syns

W4D1

Breakfast : 

35g Oats (hexB) made up with boiling water
sweetener (f)
Actually surprisingly good :)

Lunch:
Ham Hock (f)
1/2 bag of mixed leaf salad (sf)

Snacks and Drinks

4 Coffee  with semi skimmed (+2 syns)
Diet Orangeade (f)
Choc options (+2 syns)
SW mint hifi bar (+6 syns)

Dinner

SW chilli (0.5 syns)
Boiled rice (f)
Muller light greek lemon (+0.5 syns)

Total 4 syns

W3D7

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

2tsp sweetner (f)

150ml semi-skimmed milk (hexA) + 100ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:
Half a chicken salad sandwich (Meeting food..) (+7 syns?)

1 apple

Snacks and Drinks

4 Coffee  with semi skimmed (+2 syns)
Diet Orangeade (f)
1 skinny lemon bar (Estimated 4 syns)
Baked by daughter no.1 - very nice!

Dinner

Quinoia (f)
Chicken (f)
Tinned tomatoes (sf)
onions (sf)
stock cubes (f)
red peppers (sf)
carrots (sf)
spring onions (sf)

Total 16 syns

4.5 lb this week :) and SOTW and SOTM and won the raffle :)

W3D6

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

2tsp sweetnet (f)

150ml semi-skimmed milk (hexA) + 100ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:
Chicken (f)
ham hock (f)
Mixed lettice (sf)
1 Alpen light bar (+2 syns)

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

Diet orangeade (f)

1 Alpen light choc/fudge (+2 syns)
1 Muller greek style light lemon (+0.5 syns)

Dinner

Chicken (f)
Onion (sf)
Celery (sf)
Spring onions (sf)
Mushrooms (sf)
carrots (sf)
Broccoli (sf)
boiled rice (f)
stock cube (f)
1 Muller light orange yoghurt (f)

Total 7.5 syns

W3D5

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

2tsp sweetner (f)

150ml semi-skimmed milk (hexA) + 100ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:

Sweet potato soup (f)
1 large Sweet potato (f)
1 onion (sf)
5 spring onion (sf)
1 celery (sf)
2 stock cubes (f)
1/2 tsp korma spices (f)
salt and pepper (f)

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

Diet orangeade (f)
1 SW hifi bar (+6 syns)
1/2 chicken breast

Dinner
SW Spaghetti Carbonara (+1 syns)
1 Muller light vanilla yoghurt (f)

Total 10 syns

W3D4

Breakfast : 

Magic pancakes (+1 syns) for baking powder, (heB) for oats
Fat free fromage frais (f)
Frozen strawberries (f)

Lunch:
(1/2 portion of lunch from yesterday)

Mushrooms (sf)
spring onions (sf)
Spinach (sf)
cooked chicken (f) with BBQ seasoning (f)
trimmed bacon (f)
egg noodles (f)
rice noodles (f)
1 egg (f)
stock cube (f)
soy sauce (f)

Syn-free roulade

Sweetened quark

Frozen strawberries

Snacks and Drinks

2 Coffee with semi-skimmed milk (+1 syns)

Diet orangeade (f)
Choc options (+2 syns)
1 Strawberry Muller light (f)

Dinner
Chicken (f)
Shallots (sf)
stock cube (sf)
Savoy cabbage (sf)
Green beans (sf)
Mashed potato (f)

Choc mousse (from my chocolate-orange-mousse recipe) (+1 syns)

Total  5 syns

W3D3

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

2tsp sugar (+2 syn)

150ml semi-skimmed milk (hexA) + 100ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:

Mushrooms (sf)
spring onions (sf)
Spinach (sf)
cooked chicken (f) with BBQ seasoning (f)
trimmed bacon (f)
egg noodles (f)
rice noodles (f)
1 egg (f)
stock cube (f)
soy sauce (f)
1 Apple (sf)

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

Diet orangeade (f)
2 Choc options (+4 syns)
Alpen light bar (+3 syns)

Dinner
Chicken Korma (f)
boiled rice (f)
spinach (sf)
Muller light yoghurt (f)

Total  12 syns

W3D2

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

1tsp sugar (+1 syn)

150ml semi-skimmed milk (hexA) + 100ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:

Boiled rice (f)
Mushrooms (sf)
spring onions (sf)
Green pepper (f)
cooked chicken (f) with BBQ seasoning (f)
soy sauce (f)

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

Diet orangeade (f)
Choc options (+2 syns)
Alpen light (+3 syns)

Dinner
Lean gammon (f)
Mashed potato (f)
Broccoli (sf)
leeks (sf)
peas (f)
Fresh Pineapple (sf)

Total  9 syns

W3D1

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

1tsp sugar (+1 syn)

150ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 200ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:

Chicken and mushroom noodles
1/2 chicken breast (f)
Mushrooms (sf)
spring onions (sf)
handful of spinach leaves (sf)
bacon medallions (f)
1/2 stock cube (f)
1/2 tsp cornflour (+1 syns)
1/4 tsp xanthan gum (f)
1/4 tsp umami powder (f)
1 layer noodles (f)

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

water

orangeade
coffee with splash milk (+0.5 syns)
Mega-cup of choc options (+5 syns)

* very hungry at 1030pm, so finished off half-portion of lunch from earlier.

Dinner

Meatballs, tomato sauce, and pasta (0.25 syns)
Pineapple and strawberry mousse dessert (+1.5 syns)

Total 12  syns

W2D7

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

1tsp sugar (+1 syn)

150ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 200ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:

Bami Goreng (Indonesian noodles)

1 Leek (sf)

half a box of mushrooms (sf)

1 layer noodles (f)

2 ham slices (shredded) (f)

stock cube (f)

soy sauce (f)

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

water

orangeade
coffee with skimmed milk (+0.5 syns)

Choc options (+2 syns)

Dinner

Mashed potato (f)
Chicken (f) with sage and thyme seasoning (f)
Carrots (sf)
Broccoli (sf)
Peas (f)
Gravy using chicken stock and xanthan gum, and 1 tsp cornflour (+1 syn)
Choc orange mousse (+1 syns)

Total 8.5 syns

W2D6

Breakfast : 

35g oats (hexB)

Muller light youghurt (f)

Raspberries (sf)
fat-free fromage frais (f)

Lunch:
little gem Lettice (sf)

mixed leaf salad (sf)

chicken breast (f)

Snacks and Drinks

3 Coffee with semi-skimmed milk (+1.5 syns)
Skinny latte (+6 syns)
Alpen light bar (+3 syns)
1 choc options (+2 syns)

Dinner

Boiled rice (f)

peas (f)

carrots (sf)

green beans (sf)

SW sweet sour chicken (+0.5 syns)
Onions (sf)
Diet orangeade (f)
stock cube (f)
1 tsp cornflour ( 2 syns / 4)
1/2 tsp xanthan gum (f)
Chicken (f)

Nearly forgot!
30g cheddar cheese (hexA)
1 apple

Total 13  syns

W2D4

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

1tsp sugar (+1 syn)

150ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 200ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:

(pre-shopping snack)
1 little gem lettuce (sf)

lean ham slices (f)

Mixed leaf salad (sf)

1 tin sainsburys beef ravioli (f)

1 coffee

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

water

orangeade

dandelion and burdock

Alpen light choc (+3 syns)
Belgan choc options (+2 syns)

Dinner

Slimming world chips (f)

Mushrooms (sf)

Spring onioins (sf)

lean ham (f)

egg (f)

Total 9 syns

W2D3

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

1tsp sugar (+1 syn)

150ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 200ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:

1 little gem lettuce (sf)

Ham hock (f)

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

2 Coffee with splash semi-skimmed milk (+1 syns)

1 Alpen Light bar (+3 syns)
1 choc options (+2 syns)
1 Muller light vanilla (f)

Dinner
Spaghetti Carbonara (+1 syns)
1 Muller light strawberry (f)

Total 11 syns

W2D2

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

1tsp sugar (+1 syn)

150ml semi-skimmed milk (hexA) + 100ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:

Stirfry - including
Mushrooms (sf)
green pepper (sf)
Noodles (f)
trimmed bacon (f)
cooked chicken (f)
soy sauce (f)

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

Diet orangeade (f)

Dinner
Chicken breast cooked in BBQ seasoning (f)
Mashed potato (f)
Carrots (sf)
Leeks cooked in 1/2 stock cube and water (sf)
BBQ tomato sauce (cooked onion(sf), passata(f), bbq seasoning(f), chipotle paste(f))
Shredded peppers dry-fried (sf)

1 Muller light strawberry (f)
1 tbsp fat free fromage frais (f)

Total   syns

W2D1

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

1tsp sugar (+1 syn)

200ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 150ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:

1 little gem lettuce (sf)

1 chicken breast with chargrill seasoning (f)

1 trimmed bacon medallion (f)

1 Muller light (orange and choc sprinkles) (f)

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

Diet orangeade (f)

1 Apple (sf)
1  Belgan choc options (+2 syns)
1 Alpen Light bar (+3 syns)
1 Muller light rasberry (f)

Dinner
Boiled rice (f)
Chicken in Korma spices (f)
Korma sauce (f) containing celery, onions, garlic (sf) and spices
1 Muller light (orange and choc sprinkles) (f)

Total 7  syns

D7

Breakfast : 

3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)

1tsp sugar (+1 syn)

200ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 150ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:

1 little gem lettuce (sf)

1/2 chicken breast (f)

2 trimmed bacon medallions (f)

 (eat with fingers, wrap strips of chicken and bacon in lettuce to make parcels)

Snacks and Drinks

Coffee (f)

Diet orangeade (f)
1/2 chicken breast (f)
1 coffee with splash skimmed milk (+0.25 syns) at group because not from my hexA

SW Mint crunch hifi bar (+6 syns)
1  Belgan choc options (+2 syns)
1 Muller light (orange and choc sprinkles) (f)

Dinner
Slimming world chips (f)
1/2 chicken breast (f)
1 trimmed medallion of bacon (f)
Mushrooms (sf)
Cherry tomatoes halved and fried (sf)
Wilted spinach (sf)
Muller light vanilla (f)

Total 12  syns

5.5lb  lost

D6

Breakfast : 
3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)
1tsp sugar (+1 syn)
200ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 150ml reserved for coffee

Lunch:
1/2 Ham salad and coleslaw sandwich (estimated + 8?? syns)
Alpen light choc/fudge (+3 syns)
2 apples (sf)

Snacks and Drinks
4 Coffee with semi-skimmed milk (+2 syns)
 Diet orangeade (f)
Beanies Amaretto Coffee (skimmed milk from hexA)
1 Muller light (orange and choc sprinkles) (f)

Dinner
1 Shepherds pie (onions, celery, tomato, mince, potato)
1 Muller light yoghurt (f)


Total 17 syns

D5

Breakfast : 
3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)
1tsp sugar (+1 syn)
200ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 150ml reserved for coffee

Lunch :
Stack of pancakes (+6 syns)
1 Muller light vanilla yoghurt
Handful of fresh Rasberries

Snacks and drinks:
1 coffee with splash semi-skimmed milk (+0.5 syns)
Diet lemonade
Diet orangeade
Alpen light choc/fudge (+3 syns)
2 Belgan choc options (+4 syns)
1 Apple
1 muller light strawberry (f)



Dinner:
Chicken breast (f)
chargrilled chicken seasoning (f)
Stock cube (f)
Mushroom and onion sauce (sf)
Green beans (sf)
Carrots (sf)
Mashed potatoes (f)
1 muller light strawberry (f)

Total 17.5  syns

D4

Breakfast : 
3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)
1tsp sugar (+1 syn)
200ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 150ml reserved for coffee

Lunch :
1 Large mug of homemade chicken soup (f)
1 muller light strawberry (f)

Snacks and drinks:
2 coffee
1 Alpen light choc/fudge (+3 syns)
1 tsp cocoa (+0.5 syns) with sweetener
Alpen light choc/fudge (3 syns)
Belgan choc options (2 syns)

1 muller light strawberry (f)

Dinner:
Chicken Korma (based on hairy biker's recipe, adjusted for SW free foods) (f)
Saffron rice (f)
Carrots and cumin (sf)
overcooked Broccoli (sf)
1 muller light strawberry (f)

Total 12.5 syns

D3

Day3
Breakfast : 
3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)
1tsp sugar (+1 syn)
200ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 150ml reserved for coffee

Lunch
3 bacon medallions (f)
2 scrambled eggs (f)
Mushrooms (sf) with spring onions (sf) cooked in splash water and 1/2 stock cube (f)
1 sml slice brown toast (+2.5 syns)

Snacks and drinks
1 coffee
2 Aldi diet orangeade
1 Aldi diet lemonade
1 tsp cocoa (+0.5 syns) with sweetener
Alpen light choc/fudge (3 syns)
Belgan choc options (2 syns)
Muller light yoghurt strawberry (f)
Alpen light choc (3 syns)

 

Dinner
Wholewheat Pasta (f)
Chunky tomato and onion sauce (sf) recipe
Chicken + seasoning (f)
Muller light yoghurt strawberry (f)

Total 15 syns

D2

Day two.
Breakfast : 
3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)
1tsp sugar (+1 syn)
200ml skimmed milk (hexA) + 150ml reserved for coffee

Lunch :
Note: late this morning, forgot to bring anything. No excuse!
Waitrose essential mixed salad (Lettuce) (sf) 100g for £1.00
Waitrose British cooked chicken breast slices - (f) 200g for £3.00 (enough for 2 days, at least)
Muller light yogurt - strawberry (f)
Note to self : bring cooked chicken from home next time! way cheaper!

Snacks and drinks:
2 x coffee with semi-skimmed milk  (+1 syn)
1 tsp cocoa (+0.5 syns) with sweetener and milk (+0.5 syn)

Alpen light choc/fudge (3 syns)
Belgan choc options (2 syns)

Dinner:
1 cup boiled rice (f)
1 cup beef stew recipe
1 Muller light strawberry yoghurt (f)

Total 11.5 syns

D1

Day one.
Breakfast : 
3 weetabix (hexB, +3 syns)
1tsp sugar (+1 syn)
200ml skimmed milk (hexA)

Lunch :
Lettice (sf)
Mushrooms (sf) - cooked in a splash of hot water in non-stick pan
3 bacon medallions, trimmed (f)
1 egg (f)
1 slice brown toast (+4 syns)

Snacks and drinks:
scanbran cake (0.5 syns)
diet lemonade
water
coffee (+1 syn because of an accidental sugar )

Alpen light choc/fudge (3 syns)
Belgan choc options (2 syns)

Dinner:
Chicken breast, sous vide (f)
Schwartz chargrill chicken seasoning (f)
Mashed potatoes (no butter, remaining skimmed milk) (f)
Carrots (sf)
Peas (f)
Leeks boiled with a stock cube and splash of water (sf)
Muller light vanilla (f)


Shopping tonight for more vegetables :)

Total 14.5 syns

Getting started

If you're starting out cooking a bit more, my view on essential kitchen equipment is:
*  a sharp knife and a decent chopping board (plastic or wood). Don't worry about buying a new one, you can sharpen an old one - all it takes is a bit of practice and effort, and you can sharpen it with plain old sandpaper (check our youtube videos on sharpening). Once sharp, be careful : it's easier to keep it sharp - don't use it for stirring, opening tins, cutting frozen stuff - JUST cutting meat and veg and fruit.

* heavy pans. In scientific tests, the thickness of the bottom of the pan affected things far more than whether it was aluminium, copper, iron or cast iron. As a quick rule of thumb, the heavier, the better - the thicker the base, the better heat gets transferred (i.e. no hot and burnt spots). Thin (and expensive) copper pans performed worse than cheap and cheerful (but thicker) stainless steel pans. More important for frying pans than saucepans.

All the posh stuff can wait until later.

Yet another slimming blog

It's not all recipes, just a place for me to post the occasional recipe and maybe discuss cooking and/or slimming world and rant about cooking stuff.
Started today, 17st 7.5lb. Changing to a healthier eating lifestyle (more veg, less butter and cakes).
Planning to post about sous vide, cooking experiments, and some of the better healthier recipes.