A week on the 777 Challenge

This week I’ve been doing the 777 Challenge in a concerted effort to really start getting some decent results. Last week I was only partially on-plan – most days I was around 90%, but there were several days where I was on 0% (or possibly even into the minus numbers – oops!), but due to the fact that most days I’d done not too badly at all, I only had a gain of half a pound, when I really had expected a little more.

I was determined that I wouldn’t let it get any worse, that I would get my head back in the zone and really kill it this week – hence the 777 Challenge. So, here’s what I had this week:

FRIDAY:
Breakfast: Melon (S) and raspberries (S)
Lunch: Ham (p) and salad of lettuce (S), cucumber (S), apple (S) and carrot (S), followed by rice pudding (F+HEA)
Dinner: Cajun salmon (P) with Jersey Royal potatoes (F), carrots (S), broccoli (S), cauliflower (S) and baby corn (S)
Supper: Snacks (see HEB and Syns)
HEA: 600mls Alpro Coconut
HEB: 2 x HiFi Light bars (snack)
Total Syns: 7 – Space Raiders (3), 2 x Maria biscuits (2), and Options hot chocolate (2)
Total Drinks: 7
Total Speed: 9

SATURDAY:
Breakfast: Melon (S) and strawberries (S)
Lunch: Carrot (S), leek (S) and lentil (P) soup
Dinner: Chicken curry and salad – chicken (P), passata (S), onions (S), garlic (S), peppers (S), courgettes (S), mushrooms (S), peppers (S), baby corn (S), lettuce (S), carrot (S), and cabbage (S)
Supper: Ham (P) and pease pudding (F), Arla Protein (1), Grapenuts cereal (HEB), and raspberries (S)
HEA: 350mls skimmed milk
HEB: 35g Grapenuts cereal (supper)
Total Syns: 7 – Arla Protein (1). Options hot chocolate (2), 8 Mikado (4)
Total Drinks: 8
Total Speed: 15 – OMGs!!!

SUNDAY:
Breakfast: Raspberries (S) and Weight Watchers yoghurt (F)
Lunch: Carrot (S), leek (S) and lentil (P) soup
Dinner: 2 x SW burgers (F), with sauteed onions (S), mushrooms (S), courgette (S), and red peppers (S), with a salad of lettuce (S), carrot (S), and red cabbage (S), and a little rice (F)
Supper: Syn-free lemon curd – lemon (S), egg (P), quark (P). sweetener (F)
HEA: 40g reduced fat cheese (on my burgers)
HEB: 2 HiFi Light bars (snack)
Total Syns: 7 – 100mls skimmed milk (2) for a couple of cuppas, Space Raiders (3), 4 x Mikado (2)
Total Drinks: 8
Total Speed: 10

MONDAY:
Breakfast: Raspberries (S) and Weight Watchers yoghurt (F)
Lunch: Carrot (S), leek (S), and lentil (P) soup
Dinner: Cajun pork loin steak (P) with Jersey Royal potatoes (F), broccoli (S), baby corn (S), sprouts (S), and sauteed mushrooms (S), peppers (S), and courgettes (S)
Supper: Crustless quiche (madfe without cheese)- eggs (P), quark (P), mushrooms (S), peppers (S), courgettes (S), tomatoes (S) and onions (S), ham (P) and pease pudding (F) roll-ups
HEA: 40g reduced fat cheddar (snack)
HEB: 2 x HiFi Light bars (snack)
Total Syns: 7 – Small chocolate bar (3), Space Raiders (3), 2 x Mikado (1)
Total Drinks: 7
Total Speed: 11

TUESDAY:
Breakfast: Strawberries (S) and Weight Watchers yoghurt (F)
Lunch: Crustless quiche and salad – eggs (P), quark (P), mushrooms (S), peppers (S), courgettes (S), tomatoes (S) and onions (S), lettuce (S), carrot (S), red cabbage (S), beetroot (S)
Dinner: Rice (F) with chicken curry – chicken (P), passata (S), onions (S), mushrooms (S), peppers (S), courgette (S), garlic (S), spices (F)
Supper: Ham (P) and pease pudding (F) roll-ups
HEA: 350mls skimmed milk
HEB: 1 x Alpen Light bars (snack)
Total Syns: 7 – Jelly sweets (2), Space Raiders (3), 4 x Mikado (2)
Total Drinks: 7
Total Speed: 13

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast: Strawberries (S) and Weight Watchers yoghurt (F)
Lunch: Crustless quiche and salad – eggs (P), quark (P), mushrooms (S), peppers (S), courgettes (S), tomatoes (S) and onions (S), lettuce (S), carrot (S), red cabbage (S), beetroot (S)
Dinner: Slimming World meatballs (F), Jersey Royal potatoes (F), carrots (S), broccoli (S), asparagus (S)
HEA: 350mls skimmed milk
HEB: 2 x Alpen Light bars (snack)
Total Syns: 7 – Jelly sweets (2), Space Raiders (3), 4 x Mikado (2)
Total Drinks: 8
Total Speed: 11

THURSDAY:
Breakfast: Strawberries (S) and Weight Watchers yoghurt (F)
Lunch: Tuna (P) and salad – lettuce (S), carrot (S), red cabbage (S), beetroot (S)
Dinner: Rice (F) with chicken curry – chicken (P), passata (S), onions (S), mushrooms (S), peppers (S), courgette (S), garlic (S), spices (F)
Supper: Ham (P) and pease pudding (F) roll-ups, apple (S)
HEA: 350mls skimmed milk
HEB: 2 x Alpen Light bars (snack)
Total Syns: 7 – 25g bag Butterkist toffee popcorn (5), 4 x Mikado (2)
Total Drinks: 5 so far, but the evening is still young, so I’ll make at least 7 by the end of the night
Total Speed: 13

Let’s hope all this careful planning and not using all my syns pays off. I shall find out when I step on the scales tomorrow morning. Wish me luck!