Weigh in earlier and half a pound on - nothing, when you think I started back at fitness classes this week and did four classes. I'm very happy with that.
It's the day for enjoying a few more syns - but only if I want to. And I did, mostly nuts . . . and evoo! I can have double syns a couple of times a week at target and that makes me feel almost rich! Back to normal tomorrow.
What I ate today
Two syns for seeds.
Later on I had some mixed nuts for one healthy extra B - you don't get many so I nibble them slowly.
And it was lovely.
One healthy extra A for feta, one and a half syns for olives, six syns for the h.m. salad dressing and one syn for some mixed seeds sprinkled over.
Afterwards, I had an orange.
Then I had some more nuts - a B and four syns - they are awfully synful, nuts are.
And then I had some feta - a healthy extra A
I still fancied fish and chips for dinner though.
I'm pretty sure it was five and a half syns for the fish and oil was three syns.
And that was that
The afternoon was nibbly but I was full come the evening.
Summary:
two healthy extra As
''The top layer of your skin is the epidermis. The middle layer is the dermis. Subcutaneous fat is the deepest layer.
Subcutaneous fat has five main functions:
It’s the one way that your body stores energy.
It functions as a padding to protect your muscles and bones from the impact of hits or falls.
It serves as a passageway for nerves and blood vessels between your skin and your muscles.
It insulates your body, helping it regulate temperature.
It attaches the dermis to the muscles and bones with its special connecting tissue.
Everybody is born with subcutaneous fat. Aside from genetics, people typically have greater amounts of subcutaneous fat if they:
eat more calories than they burn no
are sedentary no
have little muscle mass hmm - maybe . . . not little but it registered as low
get little aerobic activity no
have diabetes no
are insulin dependent no ''
two healthy extra Bs
twenty three syns
(remember - it is Eat-Your-Syns-Day)
My meal plans for tomorrow:
B: fruit taken on a walk
L: chicken pasta bake, salad; fruit (I have friends round)
There may be leftovers for the freezer
D: tuna and bean Mediterranean salad; fruit
Exercise: a walk
The Extra Bit
I looked up subcutaneous fat.
''The top layer of your skin is the epidermis. The middle layer is the dermis. Subcutaneous fat is the deepest layer.
Subcutaneous fat has five main functions:
It’s the one way that your body stores energy.
It functions as a padding to protect your muscles and bones from the impact of hits or falls.
It serves as a passageway for nerves and blood vessels between your skin and your muscles.
It insulates your body, helping it regulate temperature.
It attaches the dermis to the muscles and bones with its special connecting tissue.
Everybody is born with subcutaneous fat. Aside from genetics, people typically have greater amounts of subcutaneous fat if they:
eat more calories than they burn no
are sedentary no
have little muscle mass hmm - maybe . . . not little but it registered as low
get little aerobic activity no
have diabetes no
are insulin dependent no ''
(italics my additions, of course)
Looks like it is a question of ratio to some extent and, as we enter autumn and the weather gets colder, given that I feel the cold a lot more than I used to anyway, I don't think I am going to fuss about this but just focus on muscle mass and strength.
Another very interesting & lovely blog Joy! Ty! Your meals always look so scrumptious! I love the tuna/bean salad idea yum! Hugsxx ❤️ Roe
ReplyDeleteIt's really easy, Roe. I just knock up a mixed salad with whatever veg I want, open a can of tuna in brine, open a can of mixed beans and drain both well, mix however many beans and however much tuna you want together and add some salad dressing. Mix gently and add to the mixed salad with more dressing, if you want.
DeleteI use just a home made dressing which is four syns per tbsp - I find a tbsp goes a long way.
Thanks very much for being so lovely and supportive. xx