Thursday

2 May 2008 at 5:50 pm (food diary)

Posted by Sylvia

OK, this is the pasta day where I dismissed initial plans to eat half as much (I was going to fill up on salad instead). Paola asked me if I felt better and if so when. I’d say I felt better the moment I decided I was just going to eat all the pasta I wanted, that is, at that moment I felt a little bit less hard-done by. I ate until I was full but I didn’t pig out and really stuff myself – i.e. I didn’t feel like I was binging but I did feel like I was shovelling calories in. I dunno. Anyway, the sauce I made was higher calorie than I’d originally hoped for so I think the meal would have been a bit rich regardless.

Cliff offered me the mini-ice cream thing and I definitely thought there wasn’t a lot of point in being virtuous at this stage – this is something I’ve noticed you all are really good at avoiding. I tend to feel “a miss is as good as a mile” and just give up at that point, but I need to stop doing that.

Pasta Sauce – 2 portions
200g zucchini 32
50g green onion 21
140g corn 126
50g tomato 9
1 tablespoon olive oil 119
Purchased Mozzerella and Red Pepper sauce 494
Total Sauce 801
Total per portion 400

So what becomes obvious is that having screwed up lunch, I could have just about hit 2000 calories by having half as many drinks. I wish I would do that! *sigh*

Breakfast
two milky coffees 100
two soft boiled eggs 160
Lunch
Pasta Sauce 400
Beef Ravioli 574
Lunch Total 974
magnum mini 109 cal
Dinner
Beef with Green Onion 211
Ramen 138
Thai Coleslaw 100
Dinner Total 449
Drinks 625
Total 2417

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Day 116: Life is a minestrone

2 May 2008 at 1:10 am (exercise, food diary, photo)

Posted by Paola

Um, sorry for the boring food diary – I had a similar meal three times – very tasty, though! And then I went to a 10cc concert.

9:15am  Carrot hummus salad with toast + tea

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
watercress 5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.2
lemon juice 12 0.2 4.1 0.0 0.2
extra virgin olive oil 21 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0
wholemeal oatbran bread 86 4.5 15.2 0.7 3.4
carrot hummus 138 7.1 15.7 5.2 4.2
Total 261 13 36 8 8

Noon  Cottage cheese and carrot hummus salad + pint of fizzy squash

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
watercress 8 1.6 0.8 0.0 0.4
lemon juice 12 0.2 4.1 0.0 0.2
Peppadew 36 0.3 8.7 0.0 1.1
wholemeal Crackerbread 40 1.4 7.8 0.4 1.2
extra virgin olive oil 51 0.0 0.0 5.7 0.0
carrot hummus 73 3.7 8.3 2.7 2.2
cottage cheese 85 13.1 4.9 1.7 0.0
Total 306 20 35 11 5

3pm  Cottage cheese and hummus salad

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
balsamic vinegar 11 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0
lettuce 19 1.0 2.9 0.0 1.9
extra virgin olive oil 26 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0
sun-dried tomatoes 31 1.7 6.7 0.4 1.5
sultanas 59 0.5 13.9 0.1 0.4
cottage cheese 80 12.3 4.6 1.6 0.0
carrot hummus 115 5.9 13.0 4.3 3.5
Total 340 21 43 9 7

6:30pm  Quorn Chicken sandwich + diet Pepsi

I went to a 10cc concert this evening and made a sandwich to take with me. The last time I went to the O2 (to see Barbra Streisand!) I paid £3 for a portion of “parmesan garlic chips”. Very yummy.

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
hamisha cucumber 4 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.2
extra-light soft cheese 21 2.8 0.7 0.8 0.0
vegetarian chicken slices 114 9.0 1.5 8.1 1.5
wholemeal oatbran bread 144 7.5 25.5 1.1 5.7
Total 283 20 28 10 7

Ominous clouds 10cc support group 10cc on stage Not Godley and Creme 10cc at the O2 Indigo Still not Godley and Creme Original 10cc guitar man Saxy beast with 10cc The 10cc line-up Magic box At the end of it all

Pedometer: 7,295 steps

Evening drink: pint of fizzy squash

Day 116 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Breakfast 261 13 36 8 8
Lunch 306 20 35 11 5
Snack 340 21 43 9 7
Dinner 283 20 28 10 7
Other drinks 100
Total 1,290 74 142 38 28
25% 47% 28%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

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