Just when it's going well..............

Well, for a Sunday it all went pretty well! My usual boiled egg and crispbreads (HEb) whilst listening to the Archers, followed by a bowl of grapes.  The sun was shining - a very strange occurrence! I thought I needed to keep busy so that I didn't spend most of the day feeling hungry and I was anxious to finish my knitting so I got on with that. It sure did occupy my mind which meant there was no snacking. Sunday is one day when I find it difficult not to raid the fridge or look for snacks between meals but not this Sunday!

Lunch was late as I wanted to finish the final sleeve of the jacket. With just the sewing together to complete I grabbed a very snacky lunch:

The cheese was my HEa. I really like to accompany cheese with a juicy pear these days - so much nicer than an apple!

I tried hard to watch 'Captain Phillips' but I just could not sit through it. I have no doubt it is a great film and deserving of the BAFTAS it won but I am afraid I just do not appreciate films with such violence.  A good chance then to make a traditional Sunday dinner.  Roast lamb with plenty of vegetables. Potatoes and parsnips cooked in Fry Light are just delicious. Gravy was made with stock pot and corn flour (1 syn)

Fruit and that wonderful Liberte 0% natural yoghurt for desert and then I treated myself to a Curly Wurly (6 syns). Before bedtime I had finished the jacket!!!

So Sunday was good but then Monday has been difficult. I was out all day with my daughter and my friend. Knowing that food would be a problem I made sure I had fruit and yoghurt for breakfast before setting off. It was going to be a long day. I did try to make good choices. I had toasted sandwich for lunch which I counted as my HEb but will also have to count as syns because it must have been double the HE allowance - 4 syns methinks.  A mocha coffee must have  even been a further 4 syns.

We did a lot of walking during the day so maybe all that was not too bad. I had plain rice with a Wagamamma curry before getting the train home. Together with the starter of prawns and gyozo it must have been about another 6 syns. So, 14 syns in total but add to that the mints I ate on the train, probably another 8 syns, I was well over today.

Not easy when you are with other people but I did try not to overdo things far more than I ever have done in the past. I will have to make a supreme effort tomorrow but typically as it is half term my head is aching and I have such a sore throat. Wonderful!