Monday, 08-03-21

Good morning!
The calorie counting is helping me to know how much of the 'free' foods on Slimming World I ought to be having to remain in calorie deficit (which is the bottom line really).  It sort of works with the way I do things, planning in advance and adjusting things during the day, if necessary, although I can't be accurate with salad and veg.  Of course, using just SW, they don't have to be counted.
I can't see myself being so rigid with counting calories for much longer but, for now, it is definitely a support.

It's quite frustrating.  I feel thinner, my jeans, etc, are definitely looser again but nothing is showing on the scales which show a slight gain, would you believe it?  Maybe muscle is the issue and I know I really ought not to hop on and off those scales but . . . it's hard not to.
Ah, well, not to worry.  Something has to budge at some point and the data on Nutracheck tells me I'm eating sensibly and healthily so . . . I'll get there!

Yesterday's meal photo (just the one):

No breakfast photo.  I had an apple and a pear in the end; didn't want any more.

I almost forgot to photo lunch and had already started wolfing it down.  The crumble went down a real treat with us all and I felt pleasantly full afterwards.
Looking at what I had, while I can't syn or calorie count it, I don't think it will have done any damage.  Almost all of it is vegetables in one form or another.

I had a pear and three small easy peelers at around 4:30.

Then I changed dinner/tea plans.  I remembered I had some shredded chicken that really needed eating so instead of the baked beans I had the chicken and some marmite on toast which my mind decided was just what I was craving.  And it was lovely.  Then I had easy peelers instead of the yogurt and I'm afraid I didn't take any photos as it was a real bits and bobs random meal.

 Today's plans:

B:  beans, mushrooms, egg and toast
I was planning to have left over beans, of course, but I still fancy this so I'll go ahead anyway
SW:  half a healthy extra B for one slice of toast, one syn for spread
285 calories

L:  lo dough all day breakfast pizza, salad; fruit
tomatoes, bacon, one skinny sausage, tomato, mushroom, baked beans, topped with some cheese.  More or less what I sometimes have for breakfast (without the cheese and the base).  I will use passata for the sauce today.
SW:  one healthy extra A (or maybe a bit more) for the cheese and two syns for the base.  The rest, I think, is speed or free.
281 calories plus salad

D:  breaded cod, salad or veg; yogurt
I have frozen cod and will use some home made wholemeal breadcrumbs to coat the cod before baking it in the oven.  I'm undecided whether I fancy veg or salad with it so I'll see how I feel.
SW:  one healthy extra B for breadcrumbs, half a syn for yogurt
Can't work out calories until I get the fish out of the freezer

Body Magic:  day 43 of the 100 day challenge:  allotment work (surprise!!!) 

Summary:
one to two healthy extra As
one healthy extra B
three and a half syns
can't say about the calories yet