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How would you rate my food today?

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BlazesBoylansHat · 26/09/2025 21:15

I'm trying to be more mindful of UPFs + also lose the last 10lbs of a 3 stone weight loss .

Breakfast: porridge made with half & half water & low fat milk, tiny sprinkle of brown sugar, small glass of freshly squeezed orange juice (from the juicing machine in supermarket), proper coffee with low fat milk

Lunch: homemade soup (roasted butternut squash, carrot, sweet potato, red onion, garlic, fresh ginger, turmeric, cumin, coriander, chilli flakes, salt pepper, low fat coconut milk & chicken stock) with a slice of organic wholemeal seeded sourdough with real butter

A tiny pink lady apple

6pm- proper coffee & 1 fun sized bag of malteasers (was really tired after work )

Dinner: fesh salmon cooked in foil with spring onion, thinly sliced Red pepper, grated fresh ginger, chilli flakes, fresh coriander & soy sauce served with roasted asparagus & steamed new
potatoes

A clementine

Water with lemon slices to drink

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BlazesBoylansHat · 26/09/2025 21:33

I did really make those meals (well dh made breakfast).

Very interesting comments, thanks all.

The small glass of juice & the clementine were more than 12 hours apart.

I eat a lot of salad & veg but not so much fruit so trying to inject a bit more into my diet.

Also want to eat as well as I can without breaking the bank so not really buying berries at the moment & I'm not so keen on frozen ones

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Flibbertyfloo · 26/09/2025 21:28

Ditch the sugar on the porridge. If you need something sweet stick some berries in. Could you add nuts and seeds to it?

Personally I wouldn't ditch the orange juice. Just eat an orange. Better for you and much less sugar.

Personally I'd save the fat and calories by having the bread plain and dipping it in the soup.

Salmon is goof for protein and omega 3s, but otherwise not much of either so make sure that's not typical.

KillerMounjaro · 26/09/2025 21:23

DisplayPurposesOnly · 26/09/2025 21:20

So how does it help with your weightloss? Without knowing calories or portion sizes, what can we say?

I don't see why you'd have orange juice and a clementine. You didn't need butter on your bread for soup.

Surely the orange juice and the clementine were about 12 hours apart?

DisplayPurposesOnly · 26/09/2025 21:20

So how does it help with your weightloss? Without knowing calories or portion sizes, what can we say?

I don't see why you'd have orange juice and a clementine. You didn't need butter on your bread for soup.

GoodTimesNoodleSalad · 26/09/2025 21:19

If you’re trying to stealth boast, it’s not working. I don’t believe you went to all that effort 🤣

SteakBakesAndHotTakes · 26/09/2025 21:19

Looks great and definitely healthier than mine
If I had anything to suggest I would add nuts and seeds to the porridge and substitute sugar for stevia

murasaki · 26/09/2025 21:18

The breakfast is really not for me but the rest sounds delicious and healthy bar the malteasers, but you earned them!

BlazesBoylansHat · 26/09/2025 21:16

Resisting Friday night wine 🍷 ☹️

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