What have you eaten, or what will you eat today?

[HUNGRY4MORE]

Aargh!

I was intending to eat better this year, and bought the stuff to do so, but I'm struggling to actually bother.

Dinner is usually fine, but I'm struggling with breakfast and lunch.

I'm not on a diet or anything; I would just like to eat more variety as I seem to always end up having bread lately, and it gets boring. Plus I'm constantly feeling bloated and lethargic.

It's homemade sourdough, so it could be worse, but I'm also shattered all the time, and had hoped that eating more variety would help with any physical symptoms.

I thought writing it all down here might encourage me to make more effort.

If anyone else wants to join me, that would be great 😊

I didn't start well this morning, hence this thread:

So far all I've had today is a cup of tea with oat milk and 1 thin slice of sourdough bread with butter and peanut butter

Branflakes

2 vegan sausages, baked beans, large grilled mushroom and a tomato, chopped up avocado, slice of seeded toast at a cafe

3 Bean and courgette chilli with some steamed veg and a slice of chicken breast

Small bowl of porridge with some nuts and seeds

I’m on a healthy eating push, less cheese and red meat.

I've been ill for the past 10 days, and have noticed a decline in my appetite.

Breakfast: 2 weetabix, with a tablespoon of mixed grains/seeds on top.
Lunch: A bag of crisps and a small bag of maryland cookies.
Home early from work, and had a cheese string and 3 bourbons.

Dinners have been my main struggle the last 10 days. Just either not been hungry, or just not fancying anything. Have ended up with things like a couple of boiled eggs, or a couple of crumpets. Not like me at all!

Fruit and fibre for breakfast with whole milk and a cuppa with 2 sugars (cannot break that habit!!)
lunch was a pitta pocket thing with rocket, feta and a bit of mayo. Apple. Pint or two of orange squash.
block of cheese and few jellybeans while running
dinner will be pulled fable mushroom curry
us a couple of ciders!

exercise wise I’ve run 11 miles hence the cider 😂. We aren’t actually vegetarian, just the way the day has fallen!

A piece of sour dough with 2 poached eggs and bacon. A couple of crisps (stolen from children).

it's not been a healthy day! I won't eat again though.

During the life of this thread, I have started following the Glucose Goddess's advice to reduce glucose spikes by introducing it later in meals. I have therefore moved my breakfast porridge, cereal or pastries etc (and my breakfast rum and coke) to after things like tofu sushi, egg on toast, peanut butter and Marmite sandwich. In other meals, I generally had the right order anyway, though ‘eat round the plate starting with veg’ is also a thing.

Today

Breakfast - cornflakes with a sprinkle of sugar
Lunch - 2 slices of seeded bread and 2 boiled eggs
Tea - ramen with noodles, dumplings and plenty of veg

Saturday night is our family ‘stay up late’ night and we always get a few treats in - there is a bag of sweet and salty popcorn and a creme egg calling my name!

Breakfast - leftover leek and cheese bake, lemon meringue pie, rum and coke.
Lunch - pastries and hot chocolate.
Tea - stir-fry, boiled potatoes, ready-made panna cotta.

I've had a lovely lunch today. Photo attached. 2 rice cakes with soft cheese (one philly type cheese, the other is a soft cheese roulade with chives running through it and rolled it them) and topped with cucumber, red onion and cress.

Forgot how much I like this type of lunch... Now the warmer weather is coming, my mood should improve, too.

Breakfast was 2 sl. sourdough with a slice of cheese and ham.

Dinner tonight is marinated pork ribs with corn on the cob and homemade wedges/chips.

Lunch today is a sandwich with leftover cashew and carrot roast and some apple chutney on it.
Dinner is Chinese takeaway and I am excited.

Breakfast - Cappuccino and a ginger shot. I hate eating in the mornings so usually stick to liquids for breakfast!

Lunch - grated carrot and raisin salad, mozzarella, roast parsnip, mixed seeds with olive oil, balsamic vinegar and croutons.

Dinner - spinach, mushrooms and scrambled egg on sourdough.

Breakfast - half a reduced-price quiche and salad, glass of port.
Lunch - the other half. Tea and coffee.
Dinner - we'll see. Probably the family's leftovers (ie what's left after they serve up - I'm not cooking). And some half-price Lindt easter egg, just bought. I tried a spare main-brand easter egg over easter and had to bin it. Chocolate-flavoured fat. Disgusting. To think we were brought up on unadulterated actual proper chocolate, before the corporate race to the bottom set in, without realising it.

Lazy day food wise today as most days I try to cook from scratch:
B: Honey nut cornflakes
L: Beanburgers and chips from freezer with sweet chilli sauce and a rocket / cherry tomato side salad, followed by some Easter egg!

I'm a 'little and often' person so eat four or five very small meals, but today I've done a lot of grazing on random crap, which is unusual.

I've had:
Half a protein bar left in my car from yesterday
A salt and pepper cracker
A caramel rice cake
7 or 8 raspberries
A Freddo
A little pouch of fruit and nut mix
Parsnip soup with a plain rice cake

I do have some tuina mayo and pepper to have as my 3pm snack, but I think I might just leave it. I'm off out with my husband for dinner (Indian) straight from work , where I'll either have a starter, or order a main and take 2/3 of it home for DH's lunch tomorrow

Today didn't go to plan.

7am:
Cup of tea with 3 Rich Tea biscuits

10am
Tea with 2 sl.tiger bread, butter and 2 slices ham, onion and rocket

11am
Tea

1pm
Pork, spring onion, rice in soy, chilli sauce (leftovers) + 4sl salami

3pm
Tea, 1 dark chocolate ginger biscuit

5pm
Tea, 1sl tiger bread, ½ with butter and cheese, the other ½ with chocolate spread

8.30pm
1 roll with ham, onion and cheese, toasted
Tea

11pm
Tea

Breakfast.. chhese and pickle sandwich
lunch - toasted bagel. with hummus, tomato and cucumber
dinner- battered tofu burger with lettuce and wedges

So bad today: I’ve been driving about rurally:

Breakfast: orange juice and coffee
Lunch: chicken pasty and mini orange juice in the car
Just now: bag of crisps and cup of tea when I got home

Fortunately, my H has made a chicken in tomato sauce thing for dinner so I’ll be having that later with whatever veg he gives me.

Porridge for breakfast, with peanut butter and raisins
Lunch- home made hot cross bun, butter, salt and vinegar crisps, a banana
Dinner- chicken macaroni cheese, cauliflower, peas, cucumber. Creme egg.

B - Cappuccino and a grapefruit juice

L - beans on toast

D - mushroom omelette, mixed seeds, handful of nuts and a ginger shot

No breakfast
Chicken mayonnaise butties for lunch
Chicken and apple casserole for tea.

I'll probably have a yogurt later.

Drinks wise I've had 3 glasses of water and a hot lemon drink. I'll probably have one drink.

Chunk of cheddar and crackers

oat latte

lunch out: lentil soup and chunky chips and slice DD’s pizza

squash ravioli with cherry tomatoes

cookie dough ice cream

green tea x2

10% Greek yogurt ,bananas,strawberries,chia seeds and cinnamon

mixed salad,frittata and crispy chilli oil
bag of proper chips

roast chicken,herby couscous and feta salad with green vegetable salad and sweet chilli sauce
snacks -
3x cappuccino
chocolate covered custard cream

Two slices of seeded sourdough, one with marmite and avocado and chilli, one with two fried eggs
A few black grapes
A delicious salad bowl with lettuce, cucumber, grated carrot, beetroot, olives, mozzarella, tomatoes, avocado, giant cous cous and an olive oil dressing
A hot chocolate
Salmon and pea risotto

When my toddler goes to bed I’ll have a homemade raspberry, yoghurt and dark chocolate frozen thingy. V nice.

Greek yoghurt with blueberries and a spoon of toasted spelt granola

yeo valley tomato soup and a satsuma

a 2 finger dark chocolate kit kat

chicken and mushroom stroganoff with whole grain rice and a side of garlic broccoli

Greek yogurt,strawberries and banana
cappuccino x2

mixed salad with chicken,feta and Caesar dressing

bolognaise sauce with Parmesan ( low carbing so no pasta)
bag of proper chips

Not unusual amongst men who work night shifts. Often they will pop into the pub after shift and then head home to bed.