Busy, busy!
Posted by Anna
It’s been one of those days where you think it’s going to be fairly calm and you’ve got plenty of time for everything, to one that turns into crazy manicness. I got to work this morning to find a colleague had gone sick and I had to pick up her course and it just didn’t stop from there. I had my pedometer on me and I managed to achieve just shy of 13,000 steps! I seemed to be running all over the building, but…hey ho! It’s all good!
| Breakfast | Yoghurt | 75 |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-total | 75 | |
| Lunch | Skinless breast of chicken | 190 |
| Vegetables | 80 | |
| Small pitta bread | 150 | |
| Sub-total | 420 | |
| Dinner | 150g chicken | 190 |
| Stir fry mixed veg | 80 | |
| Teriyaki sauce | 90 | |
| 1 tsp olive oil | 40 | |
| Sub-total | 400 | |
| Snack | 10g nuts | 63 |
| Sub-total | 63 | |
| Drinks | Innocent smoothie | 138 |
| 2 cups of tea + various 0 cal bevs | 20 | |
| Sub-total | 158 | |
| Total Calories | 1,116 | |
Day 197: I has Broadband
Posted by Paola
12:45pm Cottage cheese salad + orange + tea + pint of fizzy squash
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lemon juice | 6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| lettuce | 13 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| tomato | 19 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| mushrooms | 22 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| extra virgin olive oil | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| orange | 53 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| cottage cheese w/pineapple | 89 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Total | 233 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 5 |
4:20pm Potato salad + kiwi
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quorn chicken-style slices | 26 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Peppadew | 28 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| kiwi | 33 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Quark low-fat soft cheese | 39 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| tomato | 39 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| extra virgin olive oil | 49 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| potatoes | 171 | 3.7 | 39.4 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
| Total | 383 | 17 | 63 | 7 | 9 |
6:40pm Penne bolognese + orange + hot chocolate
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fat-free yoghurt | 48 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| orange | 53 | 1.0 | 13.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| bolognese sauce | 93 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 0.9 | 4.2 |
| pasta | 245 | 8.0 | 48.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 |
| Total | 439 | 26 | 77 | 3 | 6 |
Phew, I was worried that another pasta dinner had taken me over 1,200 calories.
| Day 197 | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 233 | 15 | 33 | 6 | 5 |
| Lunch | 383 | 17 | 63 | 7 | 9 |
| Dinner | 439 | 26 | 77 | 3 | 6 |
| Other drinks | 100 | ||||
| Total | 1,156 | 57 | 173 | 16 | 20 |
| 21% | 65% | 14% | |||
| Allowance | 1,200 | 75 – 105g 25 – 35% |
120 – 165g 40 – 55% |
33 – 40g 25 – 30% |
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Abel & Cole box
Posted by Paola
21 July 2008
Oranges, bananas, lettuce, courgettes, potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes and kiwi.
Day 196: Gary’s fizzy wine
Posted by Paola
11:40am Chicken and cheesy beans on bread + prunes + tea
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quark low-fat soft cheese | 19 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Quorn chicken-style slices | 54 | 8.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| soft prunes | 63 | 1.1 | 14.3 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| cheesy beans | 76 | 5.4 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| wholemeal bread | 130 | 6.3 | 23.1 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| Total | 342 | 24 | 50 | 4 | 14 |
Afternoon drink: pint of fizzy squash
3:50pm Cottage cheese and potato salad + clementine + tea
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| green chilli | 5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| lemon juice | 6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| lettuce | 15 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| soya bacon bits | 26 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| clementine | 45 | 0.7 | 11.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| extra virgin olive oil | 49 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| cottage cheese w/pineapple | 85 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| potatoes | 88 | 1.9 | 20.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Total | 319 | 15 | 47 | 8 | 5 |
8pm Penne bolognese
I took more than Frank, felt full when a few spoonfuls were still left but finished it all anyway.
| 1 serving | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| red pepper | 4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| tomato puree | 4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| garlic | 6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| port | 6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| cornflour | 7 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| red onion | 7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| tinned tomatoes | 18 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| red kidney beans | 28 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| half-fat cheddar cheese | 31 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Quorn mince | 44 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| fat-free yoghurt | 46 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| pasta | 360 | 11.8 | 70.8 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Total | 560 | 34 | 90 | 6 | 6 |
9pm Wine and chocolate
Wine brought over by our new neighbour whose renting our old house who is a friend of the owner of our new house. This time, I just felt like having the chocolate and had four pieces. It’s part of a new recent trend of knowing I can eat a little more after my weekly weigh-in.
| Day 196 | calories | protein | carbs | fat | fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | 342 | 24 | 50 | 4 | 14 |
| Lunch | 319 | 15 | 47 | 8 | 5 |
| Dinner | 560 | 34 | 90 | 6 | 6 |
| Snack | 383 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 3 |
| Other drinks | 100 | ||||
| Total | 1,704 | 77 | 223 | 37 | 28 |
| 20% | 58% | 22% | |||
| Allowance | 1,200 | 75 – 105g 25 – 35% |
120 – 165g 40 – 55% |
33 – 40g 25 – 30% |
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