Day 179: Low energy

3 July 2008 at 11:21 pm (food diary, photo)

Posted by Paola

It was hard to get out of bed today, I just felt exhausted. I figured it was silly to try to stay under 1,200 calories when I need the energy to pack the house and move next week. So I know I’ll be over 1,200 today.

12:10pm  Cottage cheese salad sandwich + soft prunes + tea

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
lettuce 23 1.2 3.5 0.0 2.3
cottage cheese w/pineapple 87 9.1 9.5 1.2 0.3
stoneground wholemeal bread 111 5.5 19.2 1.4 4.0
soft prunes 131 2.2 29.6 0.3 6.8
Total 352 18 62 3 13

3:45pm  Potatoes, beetroot and beans + lemonade

I was still feeling really low in energy and so I had half a litre of lemonade.

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
sweet chilli sauce 45 0.1 11.1 0.0 0.0
Peppadew 50 0.4 12.0 0.0 1.5
beetroot 52 2.5 9.5 0.0 2.2
fat-free yoghurt 100 17.4 5.9 0.3 0.0
borlotti beans 102 9.2 14.9 0.6 7.9
new potatoes 142 3.1 32.8 0.2 2.9
lemonade 252 0.2 61.2 0.0 0.0
Total 743 33 147 1 15

Wow!

6pm  Cottage cheese salad + kiwi + tea

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
balsamic vinegar 9 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0
lettuce 18 0.9 2.8 0.0 1.8
kiwi 27 0.7 5.9 0.0 0.7
extra virgin olive oil 33 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.0
sunflower seeds 41 1.9 0.5 3.5 0.7
cottage cheese w/pineapple 86 9.0 9.4 1.2 0.3
wholegrain rye bread 95 3.0 19.2 0.7 4.3
Total 309 15 40 9 8

9pm  Potatoes, cheesy baked beans and veg bacon + clementine

1 serving calories protein carbs fat fibre
Heinz reduced ketchup 9 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.1
clementine 45 0.7 11.2 0.3 1.5
vegetarian bacon 100 13.1 1.7 4.5 1.7
new potatoes 110 2.4 25.3 0.1 2.3
baked beans with cheese 147 10.6 18.1 2.8 5.7
Total 411 27 58 8 11

Evening drink: hot chocolate

Day 179 calories protein carbs fat fibre
Breakfast 352 18 62 3 13
Lunch 743 33 147 1 15
Snack 309 15 40 9 8
Dinner 411 27 58 8 11
Other drinks 100
Total 1,915 93 307 21 47
21% 69% 10%
Allowance 1,200 75 – 105g
25 – 35%		 120 – 165g
40 – 55%		 33 – 40g
25 – 30%

Yikes, that’s 300 calories more than I would have guessed!

So, with hindsight, this is what I should have done differently:

  • breakfast: have just three prunes (-52)
  • lunch: a quarter less potatoes (-36) and half the lemonade (-126)
  • snack: skip the rye bread (-95) and the sunflower seeds (-41)
  • dinner: a quarter less baked beans (-38) and potatoes (-28)

That’d have knocked off 416 calories, giving a total of 1,500.

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Wedged in Wednesday

3 July 2008 at 9:07 pm (food diary)

Posted by Sylvia

It was nice to be able to say “Why don’t we have a bottle of wine” and feel confident that I wasn’t going to go over my calorie count – because I’d already added it up and put a theoretical two glasses of wine into my total. :)

10:30 Milky Coffee 30
Sub-total 30
15:00 Sausages 242
Couscous 165
Chicken 95
Sub-total 502
16:00 Options Mocha **** 38
Sub-total 38
22:00 Potatos 124
Light cream cheese 46
Lean ham steak 109
Pineapple chunks 60
Sub-total 339
23:00 Options Orange ** 38
Sub-total 38
01:00 Wine 250
Sub-total 250
Total Calories 1,197

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The Persuaders

3 July 2008 at 8:17 pm (food diary)

Posted by Anna

I ran a course today and walked into a training room filled with the smell of freshly baked, still warm chocolate chip cookies (regular chocolate chip, white chocolate chip and double chocolate chip). The weird thing is that I could actually smell the sickliness of how I knew one would taste, were I to indulge (which I didn’t).

Why is it that when someone suggests you eat something that clearly wouldn’t make a list of nutrious food items and you say thanks but I’m on a diet, they so often then try to persuade you to have one anyway? They come out with comments such as, “Oh go on, one won’t do any harm.” Or, “How about just having half?” When people give up smoking, do they ’suffer’ a similar fate with smokers trying to get them back into their fold? Is it that they feel threatened in some way? It’s odd…! I know I could just say no, and not mention the diet, but I’m actually proud of how well I’m doing and want to share it with people.

On the other hand, the chefs in our staff canteen all know I’m dieting and when they see me approach the counter, tell me all the dishes available that day which would work for someone counting calories. They are a lovely bunch!

Breakfast Yoghurt 125
1 sausage 70
Sub-total 195
Lunch Cottage cheese 208
Side salad 80
Fresh pineapple 106
Sub-total 394
Dinner 150g chicken 190
Stir fry veg 35
Stir fry sauce 90
1 tsp olive oil 40
Sub-total 355
Snack 30g cashews 186
Sub-total 186
Drinks 2 cups of tea + various 0 cal bevs 20
Sub-total 20
Total Calories 1,150

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Mmmmm….

3 July 2008 at 1:33 am (food diary)

Posted by Jennifer

Like Sylvia, I too received a lovely package from Paola today! Mine was a complete surprise and I was utterly thrilled! Even though I *had* to try one of everything upon opening it, because all of the treats inside were very low cal, I still managed to stay under my calorie allotment for today. :) I adore everything, but I’m definitely having a love affair with the cracker bread. So good. Thank you again, Paola!

Meal Food | Drink Calories
9:30am 3 oz lowfat strawberry yogurt 90
1/2 cup fibre one cereal 60
1 wedge lowfat cheese 50
Sub-total 200
11:00am 7 wholewheat/honey mini pretzles 110
Sub-total 110
12:45pm 2 stalks celery 12
4 oz tuna + <1tsp mayo + pickle relish 160
1 finn crisp (from Paola!) 50
1 cracker bread (from Paola!) 20
1/2 caramel ricecake (from Paola!) 25
Sub-total 267
5:20pm carrot/apple/celery soup (from Paola! well… kinda) 150
about 5 oz grilled chicken 200
<1 cup steamed cauliflower 25
1 cup fresh pineapple chunks 75
Sub-total 450
7:00pm < 1 tbls peanut butter 75
2 cracker breads (from Paola!) 40
Sub-total 115
Water around 3 liters
Total 1,142

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