Day 164: Picnic for one

18 June 2008 at 9:53 pm (food diary, photo)

Posted by Paola

11:50pm  Hummus with toast + tea

I was out of cheese and fake meat and, in trying to make quick sandwich filling, made a wet hummus instead.

180g serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
hamisha cucumber 1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1
green chilli 2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1
red pepper 2 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
lemon juice 5 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.1
kiwi 5 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.1
orange juice 7 0.1 1.5 0.0 0.0
lettuce 10 0.5 1.5 0.0 1.0
red onion 12 0.3 3.0 0.0 0.4
new potatoes 20 0.4 4.7 0.0 0.4
olive oil 21 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0
tahina 25 0.9 0.5 2.2 0.1
chickpeas 54 3.3 7.7 1.1 2.4
high-fibre wholemeal bread 138 6.5 24.7 1.4 3.9
Total 302 12 47 7 9

2pm  Sweet and sour soup + hot chocolate

The last of the soup. I really looked forward to having it each time. But, to not spoil a good thing, I’ll make a different soup next.

224g serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
fat-free yoghurt 37 6.4 2.2 0.1 0.0
wholemeal Crackerbread 40 1.4 7.8 0.4 1.2
sweet & sour soup 70 1.0 13.7 1.0 2.6
Total 146 9 24 2 4

4:45pm  Hummus with raw broad beans + nectarine

Something was very bitter but I ate it all anyway. Very unpleasant.

226g serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
extra virgin olive oil 8 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0
nectarine 33 0.8 7.8 0.2 1.3
wholemeal Crackerbread 20 0.7 3.9 0.2 0.6
broad beans 79 5.5 14.0 0.4 3.8
hummus 173 6.7 26.5 4.9 4.7
Total 313 14 52 7 10

7:30pm  Picnic for one + coffee

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
spring onion 10 0.6 2.3 0.1 0.8
Quorn chicken-style slices 40 6.0 1.7 1.0 2.2
semi-dried prunes w/stones 72 1.2 16.3 0.2 3.7
half-fat cheddar cheese 86 9.7 0.0 5.2 0.0
hummus 138 5.3 21.1 3.9 3.7
brown bread roll 205 8.0 40.0 1.6 2.4
Total 550 31 81 12 13

I had exercise today in the form of some gardening and, later, I knocked over a full glass of squash over the back of my desk onto plugs and there was much scrabbling around to make sure that the house didn’t blow up. *sigh*

Day 164 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Breakfast 302 12 47 7 9
Snack 146 9 24 2 4
Lunch 313 14 52 7 10
Dinner 538 30 74 14 14
Other drinks 100
Total 1,399 65 197 29 36
20% 60% 20%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

Thwarted by a bread roll!

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Ham, Ham, Ham, Ham

18 June 2008 at 9:37 pm (food diary)

Posted by Becky

Meal Food | Drink Calories
Breakfast 1 omelet without yolks 37
1 piece of diet toast 49
Lunch Beef and Guinness Pie 350?
Snack 6 chips off Lucy’s plate 100?
Dinner Roast ham 119
Au gratin potatoes 300
sweetcorn 30
Dessert Iced dessert 90
1 glass wine 78
Total 1,153

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What to do about my waist :(

18 June 2008 at 12:12 pm (exercise, weigh-in)

Posted by Sylvia


I weighed myself five times this morning and it stayed the same – actually it dropped down to 77.7! I went with the initial number to be safe. I dropped from 82.4 to 81.8 when I first joined food confessional and since I’ve been limiting my calorie intake I’m jumped from 81.8 to 77.8 – a huge difference, even if it does look slow moving on the scale. I should have done it in grams!

My Weight Chart:
Weight Chart

What’s worrying is my waist is not shrinking. I’ve visibly lost weight and I’m doing crunches twice a week but I still have this horrible pouch (if anything, I fear it’s going to start looking worse as I get thinner!) and I just measured my waist – 39 inches, exactly the same as it was on the 15th of April.

I’m not actually strong enough to do sit ups but I am doing around a hundred crunches at a time. I’d been told to do resistance training every other day although I could do weekends too and get another day in. I’d rather do a harder exercise for less time but I guess I need to get the muscles fit first.

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Terrible Tuesday

18 June 2008 at 11:37 am (food diary)

Posted by Sylvia

Things were pretty crazy yesterday and I really felt like I deserved something for getting through it, like a strong drink or three! I considered the options and ended up deciding that a chocolate mint was going to be the biggest bang for the least calories. One would be more than enough (even if I weren’t dieting) and I’d feel decadent for having something so sweet.

It seemed to do the trick – although it still seems odd to me that I’m learning to eat chocolate instead of the savoury foods that I would normally have (in larger quantities and thus higher calorie counts).

And I still stayed under 1,200 – result!

I couldn’t have my steak at lunchtime so I had it at dinner instead – which was fine (and I wasn’t tired during the day) but then I was up late again last night. It’s definitely better the other way around.

12:00 Milky Coffee 30
Soft-boiled egg 80
Sub-total 110
15:00 Salad 100
Boiled egg 80
Salad Dressing 100
Sub-total 280
17:00 Milky coffee * 2 60
Sub-total 60
22:00 Steak 412
Asparagus 25
2 teaspoons oil 80
Sub-total 517
23:00 Emergency chocolate 50
Sub-total 50
Total Calories 1017

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Very Low Calorie Day 3

18 June 2008 at 2:36 am (food diary)

Posted by Jennifer

Started my summer job today and didn’t get the chance to eat at work that I thought I would… so most of my calories were consumed in the afternoon/evening. I’m off tomorrow and should be able to resume a more normal eating schedule. I still managed to stay under 1,000 cals, though. I’m not sure how many days I’m going to try stay on the VLC thing, but if I can keep it up for the next couple of days I’ll be really pleased. To be honest, it hasn’t been as hard as I thought it would be.

Meal Food | Drink Calories
9:30am 4 oz strawberry yogurt 90
12 blueberries 10
Sub-total 100
3:00pm 4 mini whole wheat pretzles 65
1 wedge lowfat cheese 50
1/2 apple 40
Sub-total 155
6:00pm 2 cups raw spinach 35
1/2 c sliced mushroom 15
10 slices cucumber 10
4 oz grilled chicken 130
4 tbls salsa 40
1 tbls sour cream 30
Sub-total 260
7:30pm 1 cup broccoli (steamed) 70
1 cup carrots (steamed) 75
Sub-total 145
9:00pm 1/2 cup vanilla icecream 130
100 calorie pack shortbread cookies 100
Sub-total 230
Water 3+ liters
Total 890

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Day 163: Sausages roll

18 June 2008 at 12:25 am (food diary, photo)

Posted by Paola

9:15pm  Fried egg sandwich + orange + tea

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
spray rapeseed oil 4 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0
Heinz reduced ketchup 11 0.2 2.3 0.0 0.1
tarragon mustard 43 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.3
orange 62 1.2 15.4 0.2 1.2
large organic free-range egg 93 7.8 0.0 6.8 0.1
high-fibre wholemeal bread 129 6.0 23.1 1.3 3.6
Total 342 16 42 10 5

12:40pm  Sweet and sour soup with potatoes + nectarine

I added potatoes to keep me going for a while.

307g serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
nectarine 33 0.8 7.8 0.2 1.3
new potatoes 86 1.9 19.9 0.1 1.8
sweet & sour soup 95 1.4 18.8 1.4 3.6
Total 214 4 46 2 7

I was out all until 8pm.

Pedometer: 11,000 steps (4 miles)

5pm & 7pm  Sausage rolls + diet Pepsi

194 calories each.

8:30pm  Sweet and sour soup

I initially took all the remaining soup but it was over 500g and so I put some back. Woo!

361g serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
fat-free yoghurt 38 6.6 2.3 0.1 0.0
sweet & sour soup 112 1.6 22.1 1.7 4.2
Total 150 8 24 2 4

Well, I could have sworn that the second sausage roll took me over my limit.

Day 163 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Breakfast 342 16 42 10 5
Lunch 214 4 46 2 7
Snack 388 18 36 19 6
Dinner 150 8 24 2 4
Other drinks 100
Total 1,194 46 149 32 22
17% 56% 27%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

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