Feeling rubbish – no appetite

21 May 2008 at 10:11 pm (food diary)

Posted by Anna

I’ve had a really rubbish day at work. My manager finally gave me my appraisal today and it was by far the worst I’ve ever had in my life. The comments he included were absolutely ludicrous and to be honest, anyone reading it would laugh. It marks an absolute nadir in my relationship with him and has left me feeling so demotivated, so unhappy and so stressed that I honestly don’t want to go into work tomorrow and it’s going to take every ounce of willpower to force myself in. Meanwhile, as I sit here, crying as I type this, I have absolutely no appetite whatsoever. I stayed late today to get a new course ready for tomorrow. I honestly don’t know why I bothered.

Just edited this to add I did just over 13000 steps on the pedometer.

Breakfast Yoghurt 75
Roll, butter + jam 250
Lunch Cottage cheese + small side salad 300
Snack Fresh fruit 56
Drinks 2 cups of tea + various 0 cal bevs 20
Total Calories 701

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Day 136: I am five

21 May 2008 at 8:53 pm (exercise, food diary, photo, temptation, thoughts)

Posted by Paola

10am  Yoghurt with peanut butter and biscuit + tea

A teaspoon of peanut butter stirred into yoghurt with a broken biscuit. Breakfast for a 5yr old. *giggle*

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
Nice biscuit 40 0.5 5.6 1.7 0.2
peanut butter 62 2.3 1.6 5.1 0.6
fat-free yoghurt 81 14.2 4.8 0.2 0.0
Total 183 17 12 7 1

12:15pm  Halloumi salad wrap + tea @ Fego

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
cherry tomatoes 4 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.2
sun-dried tomatoes 60 2.0 7.0 4.0 2.0
salad 21 2.2 1.2 0.8 1.5
pesto 32 0.7 0.3 3.0 0.0
extra virgin olive oil 41 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.0
mayonnaise 69 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.0
avocado 83 1.1 4.3 7.6 3.5
tortilla wrap 109 3.7 16.2 3.3 2.6
halloumi 181 12.0 2.0 14.1 0.0
Total estimated 600 22 32 45 10

6:45pm  Carrot and apple soup with bread

I was very hungry when it came to dinner time. This was the last of my soup and so I had about half the quantity I’d normally have; I padded it out with bread.

I was still feeling hungry after I finished this. It’s a very uncomfortable feeling as it’s in my head rather than being a tummy-rumbling hunger. Maybe I find it so disquieting because it has me in its grip and I worry about how much I would have to eat to satisfy it.

I wondered what I could eat that was filling without adding many calories and thought about raw carrot or cucumber. Instead, I did some tidying up and the washing up – both sufficiently distracted me long enough from the urgency to eat that I decided to a) have a hot chocolate and b) do my food diary, because I never eat after posting the day’s totals.

I am very glad I did not give in to the feeling to keep eating. A temporary distraction seems to have worked more than once during my diet.

300g serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
fat-free yoghurt 48 8.3 2.8 0.1 0.0
Hovis wheatgerm bread 58 2.7 10.4 0.6 1.4
carrot and apple soup 84 0.6 17.8 0.6 5.5
Total 190 12 31 2 7

Evening drink: hot chocolate

Pedometer: 7,360 steps

Day 136 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Breakfast 183 17 12 7 1
Lunch 600 22 32 45 10
Dinner 190 12 31 2 7
Other drinks 100
Total 1,072 51 75 54 18
20% 30% 49%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

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May 20, 2008: Day Five Multi-Mini Meal Plan

21 May 2008 at 11:45 am (food diary)

Posted by Jennifer

Big storm last night and our power went out — thus this is a day late.

Meal Food | Drink Calories
7:45am banana 100
Sub-total 100
10:00am strawberry yogurt + fiber one cereal 200
Sub-total 200
1:30pm steamed spinach + mushrooms (1 cup total) + 2 oz grilled chicken 100
hardboiled egg 75
1 wedge lowfat cheese 50
Sub-total 225
3:45pm 1 wedge lowfat cheese 50
100 calorie pack crackers 100
Sub-total 150
6:00pm steamed broccoli 45
mushrooms cooked in olive oil 80
6 oz grilled chicken 180
Sub-total 305
7:45pm 1/2 slice cake 200
Sub-total 200
Water 2 + liters
Total 1,180

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