Yikes! 575 calories!
Posted by Anna
It’s been a day on the move. With a combination of my on-going dodgy foot and the fact I was trundling a bag for my trip to Liverpool, I aimed for a later train to ensure a seat, thus arriving at work half an hour late. Oh well! On arrival, I grabbed a yoghurt, and then ended up busily trying to catch up on the things I missed last week while off sick, and never quite caught up with myself.
At 12:30 when I knew they’d be breaking, I went up to the Training Room to meet an external trainer who was running a coaching session today. While she and I chatted, I grabbed a bite of the buffet lunch they had. With no time for a proper lunch, I headed back to my desk and before I knew it, it was 2:15 and time to get a taxi to Euston. I arrived just in time for the platform number to be announced, so I decided to board rather than look for some suitably nutritious food. I arrived here and it was too early to eat dinner, but I’m in the middle of nowhere with no car, so couldn’t pop out to eat. At 7pm finally I went to eat dinner and managed to get the chef to do something special for me. Alas, the calories are quite a bit lower than I expected. Yet at 11pm, several hours later, I’m still feeling stuffed! I will ensure I have a good hotel brekkies tomorrow! :-)
| Breakfast | Yoghurt | 75 |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-total | 75 | |
| Lunch | 1/2 egg mayo sandwich | 140 |
| 1/4 ham sandwich | 80 | |
| Sub-total | 220 | |
| Dinner | Grilled chicken | 190 |
| Mixed veg | 50 | |
| Sub-total | 240 | |
| Drinks | Ribena Light | 20 |
| 1 cup of tea + various 0 cal bevs | 20 | |
| Sub-total | 40 | |
| Total Calories | 575 | |
Day 169: Packing sales
Posted by Paola
11:45am Cheese salad sandwich + pear + tea
I left it too late to eat and was ravenous. I wanted to make two sandwiches – and would have before – but made one and had a pear, knowing it’d be filling (with plenty of calories).
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tomato | 9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| cucumber | 11 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| lettuce | 24 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| mustard piccalilli | 25 | 0.3 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| half-fat cheddar cheese | 99 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| pear | 105 | 0.7 | 28.2 | 0.2 | 5.6 |
| stoneground wholemeal bread | 124 | 6.1 | 21.4 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Total | 397 | 21 | 62 | 8 | 14 |
3:15pm Cottage cheese salad + pint of fizzy squash
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lemon juice | 9 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| spring onion | 15 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| cucumber | 15 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| tomato | 24 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| extra virgin olive oil | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| semi-dried prunes w/stones | 65 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| wholegrain rye bread | 71 | 2.2 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| cottage cheese w/pineapple | 101 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Total | 332 | 16 | 54 | 6 | 10 |
7:15pm Quick bean curry + raita + kiwi
Red kidney beans, tinned tomatoes, whole red chilli (eek!) and peas. With Chinese 5-spice and curry powder. Served with a raita (mint sauce, cucumber and yoghurt) and bread.
I only ate a quarter of the kiwi – it was orf.
| 237g portion | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mint sauce | 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| lemon juice | 3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| kiwi | 6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| red chilli | 8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| cucumber | 13 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| peas | 14 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| tinned tomatoes | 24 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| stoneground wholemeal bread | 57 | 2.8 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| fat-free yoghurt | 79 | 13.7 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| red kidney beans | 106 | 8.8 | 16.4 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| Total | 311 | 29 | 44 | 2 | 12 |
Evening drink: hot chocolate
| Day 169 | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 397 | 21 | 62 | 8 | 14 |
| Lunch | 332 | 16 | 54 | 6 | 10 |
| Dinner | 311 | 29 | 44 | 2 | 12 |
| Other drinks | 100 | ||||
| Total | 1,141 | 66 | 160 | 16 | 36 |
| 25% | 61% | 14% | |||
| Allowance | 1,200 | 75 – 105g 25 – 35% |
120 – 165g 40 – 55% |
33 – 40g 25 – 30% |
|
Abel & Cole box
Posted by Paola
23 June 2008
Lettuce, bananas, tomatoes, spring onions, pears, melon, potatoes and cucumber
+ flies :-(
Day 168: Auctions end
Posted by Paola
9:30am Egg, bacon and tomatoes + strawberries + tea
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| heinz reduced ketchup | 10 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| tinned tomatoes | 19 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| strawberries | 31 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| stoneground wholemeal bread | 65 | 3.2 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| large organic free-range egg | 93 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.1 |
| vegetarian bacon | 100 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 1.7 |
| Total | 318 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 7 |
12:10pm Cottage cheese and prunes with bread + tea
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| semi-dried prunes w/stones | 75 | 1.3 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| cottage cheese w/pineapple | 126 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| white bread roll | 160 | 7.3 | 24.0 | 3.5 | 5.1 |
| Total | 361 | 22 | 55 | 5 | 9 |
2pm Curry soup + pint of squash
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| extra virgin olive oil | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| fat-free yoghurt | 48 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| stoneground wholemeal bread | 55 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| curried carrot & apple soup | 93 | 1.1 | 18.6 | 0.9 | 6.0 |
| Total | 212 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 8 |
7pm Ham and mozzarella sandwich + diet Coke + Millionaire’s shortbread
Made in advance and eaten at a concert in London, having left home at 4:45pm. Plus a quarter of a piece of Millionaire’s shortbread (chocolate and toffee layers on shortbread) during the interval.
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hamisha cucumber | 5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| extra-light mayonnaise | 21 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Quorn ham-style slices | 43 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| light mozzarella | 47 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| stoneground wholemeal bread | 179 | 8.8 | 30.8 | 2.2 | 6.5 |
| millionaire’s shortbread* | 300 | 1.8 | 35.4 | 17.9 | 1.0 |
| Total | 595 | 23 | 72 | 25 | 10 |
The day’s totals:
| Day 168 | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 318 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 7 |
| Lunch | 361 | 22 | 55 | 5 | 9 |
| Snack | 212 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 8 |
| Dinner | 595 | 23 | 72 | 25 | 10 |
| Other drinks | 100 | ||||
| Total | 1,585 | 83 | 183 | 46 | 34 |
| 22% | 49% | 28% | |||
| Allowance | 1,200 | 75 – 105g 25 – 35% |
120 – 165g 40 – 55% |
33 – 40g 25 – 30% |
|
Decision to be satisfied
Posted by Becky
I’ve finally made the decision to stop dieting.
There are a variety of reasons for this. The most important one is that I’ve lost between 8 and 10 pounds. I originally planned to lose about 25 pounds but since I’ve got to here, I’ve felt pretty happy about my weight. I may feel differently later and want to take off the additional 15 pounds. When and if I do, I’ll know how to do it. This blog is the most successful way of dieting I’ve ever tried.
What I can’t get straight in my head is exactly why I’m happy about my weight. (Maybe I shouldn’t analyse it too much) I have a half-formed theory that since moving back to the UK, I’ve lost a few pounds and maintained my weight because of the food available here. I haven’t been trying very hard but I’ve managed to keep off the pounds and, what I noticed immediately about UK processed food is how less sweet it is to its American counterparts. I’m thinking of things like bread, butter, juices, salad dressings as well as desserts and pastries. Maybe Americans have a harder time keeping their weight down because of all of the hidden sugar in things? Just a theory, feel free to contradict me.
The other thing is portion sizes. We went out for a pub lunch the other day and my first reaction when my burger arrived was that it was a little small and there could have been more chips. I then ate it all and felt full so it clearly was enough for me.
I hope you will welcome me back if I chose to try and lose more weight. I wish you all success and good luck. Thank you for all of your support!
Sunday Concert
Posted by Anna
Down 3 lbs (1.4kg) this week, down 16 lbs (7.3 kg) overall
Sunday was another day spent largely inactive indoors, but finally my self-imposed isolation was brought to an end by Paola and Frank arriving in their chariot to whisk me away to a place of sublime music…
We went to a concert at the Barbican and it was wonderful. Paola emailed to say she was taking a packed dinner, but I’ve not been eating bread so couldn’t take sandwiches. In the end, I opted for some cottage cheese and some pineapple which I ate just before the performance, which set me up for the evening. Paola and I shared a quarter of a cake during the interval which I found actually quite sickly after not having had anything sweet for so long! This is good, as it’ll put me off having any more if I ever feel tempted! We had no idea how many calories it was, so the 300 is an estimate (and probably quite a bit over!).
| Breakfast | Yoghurt | 70 |
|---|---|---|
| Lunch | Count on Us Chicken Kiev | 276 |
| Mixed veg | 80 | |
| Gravy | 20 | |
| Dinner | Cottage cheese | 208 |
| Fresh pineapple | 106 | |
| Caramel shortbread cake | 300? | |
| Snack | 20g cashews | 124 |
| Drinks | 2 cups of tea + 0 cal bevs | 20 |
| Total Calories | 1,204 | |
Undone by Late Night Snacking
Posted by Jennifer
Even though I didn’t go over my 1300 calorie limit, I feel bad about eating bad food late in the evening. Plus, I didn’t walk tonight. In my defense, I did work my summer job today which requires me to be on my feet all day, and I was pretty tired — but still. Anyway, tomorrow will be better. *fingers crossed*
| Meal | Food | Drink | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30am | 4 oz strawberry yogurt | 90 |
| 1 wedge lowfat cheese | 50 | |
| Sub-total | 140 | |
| 4:30pm | 5 whole wheat/honey mini pretzles | 55 |
| 1 wedge lowfat cheese | 50 | |
| 100 calorie pack shortbreak cookies | 100 | |
| Sub-total | 205 | |
| 6:15pm | 2 cups raw spinach | 15 |
| 1 small raw carrots | 25 | |
| 3 baby bella mushrooms (sliced) | 20 | |
| chopped scallions | 10 | |
| 3 oz grilled chicken | 110 | |
| 2 tbls salad dressing | 150 | |
| 1/2 sliced banana | 50 | |
| 1/2 c. sliced pineapple | 40 | |
| 1/2 apple | 35 | |
| 2 tbls. vanilla yogurt | 40 | |
| Sub-total | 495 | |
| 8:00pm | 1/2 cup banana pudding | 240 |
| Sub-total | 240 | |
| 9:00pm | 1/2 cup fritos | 150 |
| 1 wedge lowfat cheese | 50 | |
| Sub-total | 200 | |
| Water | 2+ liters | |
| Total | 1,280 | |
