How would you rate my food today?

I’m actually not being snarky, I mean if this is genuinely going to be a lifestyle change/the norm for you it would be absolutely insufferable (for you as well as those around you) to go into so much faffy detail. It’s fine. No matter how you dress it up.

I am dieting at the moment and I simply can’t maintain a calorie deficit if I eat three meals a day. So I have to ditch breakfast, which makes me sad as I love breakfast, but it has the added bonus of meaning that I am doing 16:8 by default.
Your food choices sound good OP but unless the portions are tiny, I don’t think you will be in much of a calorie deficit so won’t lose the last bit of weight quickly.

My point about the orange juice and the clementine wasn't about two citric fruits, FFS. The OP was about losing weight and the OJ is adding calories w/o any benefit (all the sugar of several oranges and none of the fibre).

Similarly butter is an easy way to pile on more calories unless youre very strict and so with soup I wouldn't bother.

If the OP is happy she's losing weight, then that's great. Sadly I had to cut more calories to lose mine.

I wouldn’t have the orange juice, it’s bad for the blood sugar. I’d have a square 75 or 80 % dark chocolate instead of Maltese’s. Otherwise sounds good

Ps. I've screenshot your soup! Can you elaborate on the quantities please 🙈. Sounds delicious! I try to make a soup each week, but it's been less lately as I'm bored of the same 3 on rotation!

Sounds grand to me.

If it helps, I've lost 7.5st and am 6 months in to maintenance (I'm a size 6-8, and 5ft 2). I've spent 2yrs 4 months at this and think I've got things sorted for me.

This is a typical day for me:
B: fruit n fibre 40g 100ml semi skim milk or 35g porridge and 150ml semi skim milk. Occasionally 3 scrambled eggs.
L: Tinned or home made soup (time depending!), or (shocking!) white bread sandwich (chicken, no butter or spreads) or 3 egg omelette. Followed by protein Yogurt and fruit (often pink lady apple and tangerine).
D: something made from scratch, balanced with protein, carbs, healthy fats and fibre rich veg. Tonight was pasta bake, with a side of green veg. Originally a slimming world recipe, but adapted as I realised SW kept me fat! Tomorrow is baked potato, salad and homemade quiche. Yesterday was lentil dahl with homemade parsnip crisps.

I always have a protein dessert after.

I also include a pack of pom bears, and another piece of fruit as snacks.

1900cals. If I'm cutting, I knock off breakfast, or cut one snack (I prefer to eat like a baby 2-3 hourly though 🤣).

It's all calculated to my tdee and high protein diet as I lift heavy weights (have been for 18 months). I'm also not afraid of UPF. I'm all for everything in moderation. Enjoy your food, and crack on if it's working for you!

Am I the only one who adds nothing to porridge (apart from milk)?

Did you work out how many calories it was for the day? Do you know your TDEE?

Quite low in protein, do you get hungry? If you added in a bit more protein at lunch you might not need the Maltesers in the afternoon. Lots of nice colorful plants though.

Sounds nice but I'd personally ditch the juice and add a bit more protein and fat to my breakfast and lunch as it keeps me fuller longer so I have fewer cravings. I like nut butter but it is fairly high in calories.

It's fine to have a bit of butter on a slice of bread, some people are ridiculous. It's about 30 calories and presumably you're not having toast every lunchtime too. (Although nothing wrong with it if you are)

Looks good to me.

Speaking from my low sugar, low-carb preferences: that is a lot of sugary orange carbs for the soup. Delicious, though.

I guess asking folk to critique the day’s food depends if you are frustrated at not losing the last few pounds? If so, go deep with leafy green and low-carb.

Not much fun though!

I’d say water in the porridge and some chia/quinoa/seeds/nuts for protein.
pumpkin seeds sprinkled on the soup, for protein
the clementine - on its own it’s a sugar spike…could you have had it with a ryvita and cheese spread say

All good, to be healthier, you could switch in fruit for sugar and chocolate. When you say proper coffee what does that mean? If it involves much milk or any sugar, switch to basic tea or coffee or water.

Potato's what?

Stop dressing up the words like some sort of menu and just list what you’ve ate. “Tiny” “fresh” and “proper” don’t make a difference. Nor does the location of a juicing machine 😵‍💫???

porridge milk and water with orange juice and a coffee
soup and a piece of sourdough
an apple
a coffee
a packet of malteasers
salmon asparagus and potato’s
water.

fresh salmon cooked in foil? Thinly sliced red pepper? Good grief. sounds a normal day of food for what it’s worth. Is it validation you’re seeking?

Me personally I would take the fruit, sugar and juices out, take the bread out. Take the maltesers out, take the potatoes out

Use full fat milk, coconut milk, add in nuts, more veg, greens, avocado, beans, lentils.

But thats me personally. And Im not even consistent with it because Ive just had some crisps!!

It’s a good start. I think it’s a bit carb and sugar heavy without enough protein but truthfully it’s probably better than I ate today.

Congrats on your weight loss so far.

God lord, this thread will probably derail over the stupidest of reasons like orange juice and a clementine in the same day!! You absolute citric junkie! 😱

Honestly, it doesnt matter what strangers think.

How did you feel about your food intake today? Were you full enough after breakfast to last til lunch?
You said you were tired so grab the maltesers (absolutely nothing to worry about that, by the way!) so maybe more protein for lunch.

Overall, I think it was fine, I personally wouldnt mix water and milk in porridge for the sake of 70 odd calories.

Breakfast favourite of mine right now is 100g yoghurt, 15g chia seeds, 15g walnuts, berries drizzled with honey!! Its so yummy!! The high protein yoghurt pouches from aldi are great for this.

I recommend frozen berries or cherries in your porridge - no need to add sugar if you add fruit and you can increase your fruit intake :)