Day 135: The longest manual

20 May 2008 at 10:37 pm (food diary, photo)

Posted by Paola

11am  Cheese salad sandwich with tomatoes + tea

I lay in bed last night planning this sandwich.

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
lettuce 5 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.5
cherry tomatoes 6 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.4
red chilli 12 0.5 2.2 0.1 0.5
cucumber 13 0.5 3.2 0.2 0.5
mustard piccalilli 17 0.2 3.4 0.1 0.2
half-fat cheddar cheese 78 8.8 0.0 4.7 0.0
Hovis wheatgerm bread 126 5.9 22.8 1.3 3.1
Total 258 16 33 6 5

3:45pm  Cottage cheese with cucumber and mushrooms

Eaten with fingers. So very yum.

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
lemon juice 12 0.2 4.1 0.0 0.2
wholemeal Crackerbread 20 0.7 3.9 0.2 0.6
cucumber 23 0.9 5.5 0.3 0.9
Peppadew 25 0.2 5.9 0.0 0.7
raw mushrooms 30 4.5 4.7 0.4 1.6
extra virgin olive oil 33 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.0
cottage cheese w/pineapple 149 16.3 14.1 2.2 2.0
Total 292 23 38 7 6

8pm  Carrot and apple soup + orange

482g serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
fat-free yoghurt 48 8.4 2.9 0.1 0.0
orange 62 1.2 15.4 0.2 1.2
Hovis wheatgerm bread 62 2.9 11.2 0.6 1.5
carrot and apple soup 136 1.0 28.7 1.0 8.9
Total 308 14 59 2 12

9pm  Port and biscuits

A calorie-calculated treat for finishing to update a seemingly never-ending manual today.

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
port 70 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.0
Nice biscuit 40 0.5 5.6 1.7 0.2
Custard Creams 130 1.4 17.2 5.8 0.4
Total 240 2 28 8 1

The day’s totals:

Day 135 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Breakfast 258 16 33 6 5
Lunch 292 23 38 7 6
Dinner 308 14 59 2 12
Snack 240 2 28 8 1
Other drinks 100
Total 1,199 55 159 23 24
21% 60% 19%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

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Day 50 (and still going strong)!

20 May 2008 at 9:21 pm (food diary)

Posted by Anna

It’s hard to believe it’s already been 50 days since I climbed onto the diet wagon! I forgot to mention in my log yesterday that I passed one small psychological barrier, when my weight dropped to 10 st 13 lbs. :-)

I consciously thought about eating fruit today, having the fruit I didn’t have last night and a banana snack this afternoon. That said, although I’ve felt like I’ve eaten plenty, my calorie count is still on the low side.

I noticed something interesting today. I’m just coming on, but have none of my usual cravings for sweet things. This fact was underscored when this afternoon, one of my colleagues went on about how she needed chocolate and a quick check of my own state revealed no feeling/need in that direction whatsoever.

It was another beautiful morning, so I got up early and did my walk to work. I make sure I keep a brisk pace so that my heart is working and I arrive at work slightly on the steamy side! By the time I got home, I’d clocked exactly 12600 steps.

Breakfast Yoghurt 75
Snack Fresh fruit 56
Lunch Chicken salad sandwich 289
Snack Banana 86
Dinner WeightWatchers chicken curry 285
Drinks 2 teas + various 0 cal bevs 20
Total Calories 811

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May 19, 2008: Day Four Multi-Mini Meal Plan

20 May 2008 at 2:42 am (food diary)

Posted by Jennifer

I woke up hungry today and I spent the whole day fighting not to eat.

It didn’t help that my work schedule was turned upside too and that I *couldn’t* eat when I really wanted to.

In the end, I feel like I did moderately well… even though dinner was a bit bigger than it should have been. I still managed the smaller bowl instead of the usual dinner plate for my food, (I’m trying to make the switch to smaller dishes all the time), but believe you me, that tiny bowl was filled to the rim.

*shrugs*

Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

Meal Food | Drink Calories
8:00am banana 100
Sub-total 100
11:30am strawberry yogurt + fiber one cereal 200
Sub-total 200
2:00pm steamed spinach + mushrooms (1 cup total) 50
hardboiled egg 75
1 wedge lowfat cheese 50
Sub-total 175
4:30pm 100 calorie pack crackers 100
1 wedge lowfat cheese 50
1 tangerine 25
Sub-total 175
6:30pm 4 oz grilled chicken 130
steamed cabbage 50
steamed carrots 75
corn muffin + pat butter 180
Sub-total 435
8:30pm small strawberry sundae from DQ 280
Sub-total 280
Water 3 liters
Total 1,365

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