What I ate....... 14th February 2013

Happy valentines day! No Hubby at home today as he is on a late, which means no temptation from cannily disguised syns! I got roses tho, the flower kind!

Breakfast- fruit salad and muller light yogurt
Lunch- jerk chicken drumsticks, roasted veg and lemon cous cous.
Dinner- baby bel burgers (HEa)3, SW chips and beans (1 syn) half syn cake (1/2 syn)
Snacks- ryvita (heb) x6 and 6x extra light laughing cow cheeses (heA) , ryvita minis (heb) muller light yogurt 2 bananas 3 x semi skimmed milk coffees with sweetener (3 syns)
Total syns: 4 1/2

My pit of the day is feeling nerve pain from the baby.Not nice!
My peak of the day was avoiding the cream egg deal at the petrol station by telling the sales clerk I'd given up chocolate for lent! X

Where I've been....

So sorry for not posting recently. In fact I've stuck to plan but I've been super busy with husband, baby, being pregnant, work and family events. I've managed to maintain my weight beautifully and eat healthily for my little girl x

How have you all been ? X

What I ate this week....

Hey guys!

 I the crazy-ness that was this week I have done a post with my last weeks eats all in one go. Hope this reads ok.....

Tuesday

B- 2x slices WW weight watchers with low fat spread (HEb and 1 syn)

L- M and S souper green soup 1/2 tub (5.5 syns)

D- SW chilli and rice (free!)

Drinks- coffee with sweetener and milk (HEa) and water.

Snacks- bacon, eggs and Tom sauce (1 syn), muller light and WW yog (free), 6x laughing cow extra light cheese triangles (hea), ryvita minis (heb) and a banana.

Total 7.5

Wednesday

B- 2 poached eggs, baked beans, mushrooms, tomatoes and 2 slices of Wholemeal bread with butter and Tom sauce (HEb and 2 syn)

L- Roasted veg (peppers, mushrooms, onions and courgettes), jerk chicken and lemon cous cous.

D- Magix pancakes (HEb) and light aerosol spray cream (1 1/2)

Drinks-coffee with sweetener and milk x3,

Snacks- muller light, blueberries and a pig in blanket (5)

Total 10.5

Thursday

B-marmite on 2x WW bread

L-left over roasted veg

D-Roasted veg (peppers, mushrooms, onions and courgettes), jerk chicken and lemon cous cous

Drinks-coffee with sweetener and milk x3

Snacks-banana, ryvita minis (5syns)

Total 16

Friday

B-magic pancakes (HEb and 2 syns)

L-ikea hot dog (10 syns)

D-beef stew (1syn)

Drinks-coffee with sweetener and milk x3

Snacks-banana x3, Apples x 3 and 2 cadburys eclairs (2 syns)

Total 15

Saturday

B- 2x bacon, 2x poached eggs, baked beans, mushrooms, tomato sauce, 2 x WW malted bread and light spread (HEb and 2 syns)

L-porridge w. sweetener (HEb)

D- Pasta,grilled chicken and stir in sauce (3.5.syns)

Drinks-coffee x2 w. sweetener and milk (HEa)

Snacks-blueberries, bananas x2 , apples x2, ryvita minis (5syns) muller light yog, Cadburys hot chocolate with light aerosol cream (4 syns)

Total 14.5

 Enjoy!

 Please leave me a comment if you are enjoying your food optimising this week?

 Katie x

What the doctor said......

The past week has been a tough personal battle.

As you may be aware from reading my first post I have become pregnant with my 2nd baby quite quick after my first. This meant that after the eat-a-thon that was my first pregnancy I had only lost the additional weight before I fell pregnant again.

Your first appointment with the hospital when you fall pregnant is called a 'booking appointment' . At this appointment they weigh you amongst other health checks. I was given a consultation appointment as they want to monitor me through my pregnancy for two reasons-a problem with my last labour and my bmi. I'm over weight but not enough to be a problem to anyone else apart from me so I thought this was precautionary, so I was not worried.

I had said consultants appointment last Wednesday and I was told I was putting myself and my baby at risk by having a bmi of 35. I was stunned. The consultant then read out a whole host of complications that I am at risk of such as increased risk of gestational diabetes, high birth weight, increased risk of shoulder displacia, caesarean ,blood clots , dvt and the list goes on. The bottom line is no extra weight must be put on. I was beside myself in tears. This is all my fault. I have made this happen. No one else made me eat that McDonald's or Pizza Hut except me and now I am living with the consequences.

I am writing this on Saturday, three days later. I have now accepted this situation and know I am doing the right thing by trusting Slimming world and my consultant Kylie for helping me and ultimately my unborn daughter.

I am taking each day as it comes and enjoying being heathy and food optimising. My husband is a real strength and I thank him so much from the bottom of my heart.

I will keep you all posted.

Big hugs,

K x

What I ate... Monday 21st Jan

Weigh in day. Duh,duh,duh......

Breakfast- 35g of porridge oats (HEb) and 250 ml semi skimmed milk (HEa)

Lunch - Cous cous and roasted courgettes, peppers and onions.All free!

Dinner - Fish, chips and curry sauce. Gadzillion syns!!

Snacks- banana, carrot batons, chocolate eclair sweets (10 syns)

Drinks - 1 litre water and coffee with sweetener.

Total syns 50.

I had a bad weigh in. I thought I'd done really well and felt like I should have lost but gained a pound. I was quite disappointed with this not just because I put on, but I realised I wanted to still lose but I'm growing a child. A strange mindset to switch to but I will try and have a more positive weeks. Onwards and upwards! X

What I ate ....... Sunday 20/1

Breakfast- 2x Kellogg's start cereal 25 g Bowls and semi skimmed milk (HEa and 10 syns)

Lunch - Jacket potato, baked beans and flora spread (2 syns)

Dinner- Salmon fillet stuffed with 45g mozzarella served with roasted veg (peppers, onion and mushrooms) and lemon cous cous. (HEa)

Drinks - coffee with sweetener and 6 glasses of water.

Snacks- 2 x hot cross buns and flora (12 syns) Banana x 2 and clementines x 2

What I ate..... Saturday 19/1/13

Hey my lovelies,

Not too sure if any one is reading this blog yet but I'm finding it very cathartic!

I have a cold coming and I'm having a tough time staying away from food that I ***think*** will lift my spirits. Lets see if I caved in......

B - SW full English (back bacon, mushrooms and 3 poached eggs) all free with 2 slices of ww bread toasted (HEb) with a scraping of flora light (1syn) served with a 1 syn splidge of tommy sauce. Yum!

L - 6 slices of Ryvita whole meal cracker bread and 6 triangles of laughing cow extra light cheese.

D- Sausages, mash and baked beans. I used Tesco light choices Cumberland sausages at 1syn each. I had three and added some flora spread to the mash. Totally comforting food at 5 syns.

Snacks-banana, 3 muller light yogurts and an apple.

Drinks - 6 glasses of water and a cup of coffee with sugar (2 syns)

Total syns 9

I did good! I love slimming world x