Day 127: Surprise Quorn BBQ
Posted by Paola
9:50am Egg, veg bacon and tomatoes + pint of fizzy squash
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| spray rapeseed oil | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| tarragon mustard | 33 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| tomatoes | 46 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| vegetarian bacon | 50 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| very large free-range organic egg | 118 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| Total | 254 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 4 |
11:30am & 3pm Chicken salad sandwiches
I had a meeting in Putney for the afternoon. I made two sandwiches to take with me.
I’d asked the person I was visiting for advice on when to get off the bus so that I could walk that last 20 minutes. He said that from the station was 45mins and also gave clear details of where to get off the bus for 20 mins including a detour through a cemetery. Very useful!
I got to Putney an hour before my meeting. It was a lovely warm day with a light breeze and it seemed a waste to get a bus and so I walked the whole way. With the cemetery detour, it was about 45 mins.
On the way, I got a text message to say that the neighbour’s had invited us over that evening for dinner. I ate half of the second sandwich at 3pm, knowing that dinner wouldn’t be till about 8pm and *shock* *horror* threw away the other half.
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| watercress | 4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| extra-light soft cheese | 28 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| corn relish | 46 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| vegetarian chicken slices | 133 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 1.8 |
| Hovis wheatgerm bread | 199 | 9.3 | 35.9 | 2.0 | 4.9 |
| Total | 410 | 25 | 50 | 13 | 7 |
Afternoon drinks: low-calorie Ribena, iced tea, tea
8pm – 9pm BBQ
I took my own drink over (a pint of fizzy squash with ice) so that calories came from food rather than boooze.
They had bought veg burgers as well as sausages. I figured I could have two sausages which were 88 calories each. But I hadn’t realised that a veg burger was already being cooked. Yup, limiting one’s intake at BBQs isn’t easy!
I had four helpings, the last two for flavour alone:
- a Quorn burger, 2 mushrooms, cous cous, red pepper, undressed salad, coleslaw
- a Quorn sausage, stuffed mushroom, corn on the cob
- more salad and coleslaw
- more salad and cous cous
They had biscuits for dessert, which I passed on – including the custard creams.
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| red pepper | 6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| salad | 21 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| mushrooms* | 21 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| coleslaw* | 45 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| cheddar cheese* | 52 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Quorn burger | 73 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| cous cous* | 84 | 2.9 | 17.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| corn on the cob | 85 | 2.4 | 15.9 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| Quorn banger | 88 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
| Total estimated* | 475 | 31 | 52 | 17 | 10 |
Whoa, not as bad as I thought it’d be!
Pedometer: 8,420 steps (3 miles)
| Day 127 | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 254 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 4 |
| Lunch | 410 | 25 | 50 | 13 | 7 |
| Dinner | 475 | 31 | 52 | 17 | 10 |
| Other drinks | 100 | ||||
| Total | 1,239 | 75 | 114 | 43 | 22 |
| 26% | 40% | 34% | |||
| Allowance | 1,200 | 75 – 105g 25 – 35% |
120 – 165g 40 – 55% |
33 – 40g 25 – 30% |
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Small mixed box from Abel & Cole
Posted by Paola
12 May 2008
Leeks, aubergine, tomatoes, potatoes, courgettes, apples, bananas and oranges
Day 127: weigh-in
Posted by Paola
Weekly weigh-in: 3lbs lost (total: 31lbs in 18 weeks)
Actually, my scales gave me two readings, depending on where I put them – either 3lbs or 5lbs lost! I don’t believe it’s 5lbs.
Couldn’t Resist the Cake
Posted by Becky
| Meal | Food | Drink | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 1 piece of diet toast and butter | 69 |
| black coffee | 2 | |
| Lunch | 1/2 cheese sandwich | 100 |
| snack | 1/2 piece of birthday cake | 175 |
| handful of McDonald’s fries | 100 | |
| Dinner | Hamburger | 300 |
| potato wedges | 90 | |
| hamburger bun | 140 | |
| 1 1/2 glasses of wine | 135 | |
| Total | 1,111 | |
Pure willpower!
Posted by Anna
I’ve been running a training course onsite all day today (and again tomorrow) and avoided the pastries for breakfast and the still-warm cookies at breaktime morning and afternoon. I had brought something to eat for lunch, but decided rather than disappear off to get my food and warm it in the microwave in the canteen, to stay with the attendees and have a sandwich from the buffet, plus a mini-chicken kebab (which I didn’t dip in the peanut sauce provided).
I didn’t take my pedometer because a) I drove in (I needed to lug some stuff home after work) and b) I’m wearing a dress today and there isn’t anywhere to clip it to. I did go for a brisk walk in the park at lunchtime, so managed a bit of exercise.
| Breakfast | Yoghurt | 125 |
|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Egg low-fat mayo sandwich | 220 |
| Small grilled chicken kebab | 50 | |
| Snack | Fresh fruit salad | 100 |
| Dinner | WeightWatchers curry | 295 |
| Drinks | 1 tea + various 0 cal bevs | 20 |
| Total Calories | 810 | |
