AimeeJ: Rejoining Slimming World

I've just completed my first full week back on the Slimming World plan including getting weighed and staying to class. One reason I wanted to restart my blog was to document my weight loss journey on the Slimming World plan with an ostomy. I plan on posting once a week, rounding up everything that I have eaten throughout the previous week, how many syns I have consumed, how any new foods/meals affected my ostomy and, finally, whether I have lost, maintained or gained that week. I will also aim to include pictures of everything I eat - although sometimes I may forget (possibly because I was far too hungry LOL) which happened this week because I was more focused on getting my mind around the plan and all its jigsaw pieces but I promise next week there will be pictures!

5.5lbs Lost 🎉

Wednesday 1 March:

Breakfast - n/a
Lunch - Cheese & Marmite toastie with a bowl of homemade tomato soup (chopped tomatoes, carrot & onion)
Dinner - Arrabiatta
Snacks - honeydew melon, pink lady apple, pom bears, green tea
Healthy Extra A - 2 slices Kerry Low Low mature cheddar cheese
Healthy Extra B - 3 slices Kingsmill Wholemeal No Crusts bread
Total Syns 6/15 = pom bears 4 syns, 2tsp sugar 2 syns

Thursday 2 March:

Breakfast - n/a
Lunch - Cheese & Marmite toastie with a bowl of homemade tomato soup (chopped tomatoes, carrot & onion)
Dinner 4 Heck Chicken Italie sausages, homemade chips with seasoning & carrots
Snacks - Kit Kat, honeydew melon, pink lady apple, pom bears
Healthy Extra A - 2 slices Kerry Low Low mature cheddar cheese
Healthy Extra B - 3 slices Kingsmill Wholemeal No Crusts bread
Total Syns 14/15 = chip seasoning 0.5 syns, Kit Kat 5.5 syns, pom bears 4 syns, Heck sausages 4 syns

Friday 3 March:

Breakfast - n/a
Lunch - homemade tomato soup (chopped tomatoes, carrot & onion)
Dinner - chicken nuggets, homemade chips with seasoning, spaghetti hoops with tomato sauce & carrots
Snacks - Kit Kat, pink lady apple, honeydew melon, coffee
Healthy Extra A - 250ml semi-skimmed milk
Healthy Extra B - 3 slices Kingsmill Wholemeal No Crusts bread
Total Syns 11/15 = chip seasoning 0.5 syns, chicken nuggets 3 syns, Kit Kat 5.5 syns, 2tsp sugar 2 syns

Saturday 4 March:

Breakfast - french toast with Sweet Freedom Fruit Syrup
Lunch - homemade tomato soup (chopped tomatoes, carrot & onion)
Dinner - Chicken and chorizo-style sausage paella from Iceland
Snacks - watermelon, honeydew melon, pink lady apple, Kit Kat, pom bears
Healthy Extra A - 350ml skimmed milk
Healthy Extra B - 3 slices Kingsmill Wholemeal No Crusts bread
Total Syns 10/15 = pom bears 4 syns, Kit Kat 5.5 syns, Sweet Freedom Fruit Syrup 1tbsp 0.5 syns

Saturday was my first time trying both peas and red pepper since having my ileostomy. Luckily, neither of these things had adverse effects - thank goodness because I have a slight obsession with peppers so I'm so happy that I can still eat them. Peas, however, I can take them or leave them but it's nice to know that if they're in a meal I don't have to spend ages picking them all out.

Sunday 5 March:

Breakfast - n/a
Tuesday - homemade tomato soup )chopped tomatoes, onion & carrot)
Dinner - Prawn Linguine
Snacks - Oreo thins x 4, honeydew melon, pink lady apple, coffee
Healthy Extra A - 350ml skimmed milk
Healthy Extra B - 3 slices Kingsmill Wholemeal No Crusts bread
Total Syns 11.5/15 = Oreo thins 6 syns, beef hula hoops pufts 3.5 syns. 2 tsp sugar 2 syns

Sunday was the first time I tried putting celery into my tomato soup as an extra speed food. I didn't think it would be a problem because I tend to blend the soup down instead of leaving it chunky - it's just how I prefer my soups - and I was right, no problems what so ever and you can't even taste it.

Monday 6 March:

Breakfast - skinni slice sandwich with tomato ketchup
Lunch - homemade tomato soup (chopped tomatoes, onion, carrot & celery)
Dinner - Chicken & Bacon Risotto
Snacks - Malteser bunny, honeydew melon, pink lady apple, coffee, beef hula hoops pufts
Healthy Extra A - 350ml skimmed milk
Healthy Extra B - 3 slices Kingsmill Wholemeal No Crusts bread
Total Syns 12/15 = Aldi tomato ketchup 1tbsp 0.5 syns, Malteser bunny 8 syns, beef hula hoops pufts 3.5 syns