Diet Diary

[EvesBigFatMama]

Here go's

Age-28
Height-5ft 6in
Weight-16st 13lb
B.M.I-38

Need to lose-5st 13lb
(to be at top end of recommended weight)

Down Fall-Chocolate, Cereal, Milk Shakes, Cookies, 'Popping' to tesco for anything involves buying a bar of chocolate or a bag of cookies and eating most of them, being at home with dd all day in new village and still on a.d's so find it hard to have enthusiasm about anything..weight is making this worse

Age 32
Height 5' 7"
Weight 92.7kg (I think that's 14st 7lb but need to check)

Goal: Lose a stone for starters.

Motivation:
Don't want to be fattest Mum at the school gate.
I want DS to be proud of me.
I want to feel good about myself.
I want to wear anything from my wardrobe not just the stuff I can squeeze into.
I want to feel in control of my life.

Evesmama I think a diary is a great idea. Let's be brutally honest too so if we fall off the wagon (Forty choc. digestives, I'm serious too) then we say so. I reckon that telling a virtual friend might help to get us back on track.

See you tomorrow when already our bods will be reeling from the wake up call we're giving them.

Gotta wee again now....

GOOD MORNING!

well i am the wieght i thought i was
so now its all about geting it down.

i was your weight once id had dd sunnyside and i felt fab(lost a lot of weight when pg)but its crept on and suddenly smacked me in the face(that was my whopping belly when i jumped of the scales)

so this morning..
ive had a 'small' bowl of Alpen(sugar free), with s.s.milk and a sliced banana.
no idea if this is any good in relation to G/I diet, but its less than i would have eaten normally and wasnt laden down with sugar..so cant be too bad?

hi ya, your brekkie sounds haelthy!

I have been eating loadsa fruit today, had cheerios and s, milk for bfst, ww bread n banan for lunch adn am gonna make a turkey risotto for dinner... good luck everyone...

Hello again!

Have not been great today and its only day 2!
Brekky - 2 weetabix, skimmed milk, half banana
Lunch - at friends sliced turkey sandwich with salad but although I resisted the bag of crisps I did scoff some of DS milkybar
Choc biscuit
Dinner- spinach/ ricotta stuffed pasta with bacon mush and tomato sauce AND half loaf of garlic bread!!! Feel really stuffed now but excuse is that DH has been working away since last Fri and has just returned home. Aunty Flo has arrived so it has to be wine I'm afraid!!

hi everyone

how was your risotto Dabihp??

Sunnyside..that doesnt sound that bad?..i bet if you wer'nt watching what you eat..youd have snaffled the full choccy biccy and chomped the full garlic bread if your anything like me..
enjoy youre night with dh and try out some sweet but 'good' stuff while its time of month so you dont feel too crappy
enjoy your night

so today i had:

brekky- small bowl of sugar free alpen with s.s.milk and a sliced banana.

lunch - two small jacket potatos with a low fat dairy lea triangle and beans(resisted biccy's cos i knew id want something when i was shopping)

dinner - two crumpets with light spread of brussels reduced fat pate and a couple of dp's oven chips(about 8), can of sugar free red bull and a packet of milkyway magic stars(only, i only managed to get half of them as dd snaffled most..good girl Eve

think i should have drank more water today, but hadnt thought about it as been v.busy sorting out family probs..best thing is now though....im not remotely hungry...ihave accepted that i have had a nice treat(magic stars) and feel good knowing i havent pigged out and eaten the 4 orange kit kats in the fridge

it was yummy, a bit mushy, but yummy anyway, covered dp with cheese so he didnt complain..

hello - day 4... Made an apple pie and had a small slice, was yummy and i figure cos its homemade less calories than shop bought, may just have another nibble after dinner... low fat spag bol. rest of the day - bowl cereal and fruit...

howz evry1 else?

just a quicky cos dp in middle of de bugging comp(was last night too)

yesterday~~~~~~~~~(thats wobbly incase you didnt know)
brekky - aplen, ss.milk and banana
lunch - porridge with ss milk
good eh!...

but then....
Chicken bagette with bbq sauce(friend took me out for early dinner/late luch)

then half a botegga pizza and 1/4 garlic baguette

today..arrrrrrrrrrgghhh
went to sil, but all went ot soft play place first
brekky - grilled bacon sandwhich

lunch (spaced out over afternoon)- 1/2 slice of homemade corned beef pie,
half of a slice of blueberry muffin cake with bit of cream but bloody yummy
4 mini tikka ball thingys??,
2 mini vegi samosas,
two mini onion bajis
and a mini angel cake

then called to my aunties and had a
ham sandwhich(brown with butter tho)
and a choc biscuit..

erm...think i went slightly off plan today???

plus point..bought G>I book yesterday..so will be throwing myself into that tomorrow!!

crap weekend diet wise but really it was great! PC fell over completely and has since died . God rest its lack of soul! Was doing quite well today:
Breccy - 2 weetabix with skimmed milk.
Lunch - low fat chicken tortilla wrap
Tea- 1 club biscuit, 3 rich tea and a tunnock's caramel!!! Where do I go from here!?

Someone please tell me off! I'm gonna feel starving later but have scoffed all that rubbish...

tut, tut...

well i have been tryin to get the gist of G.I and going by today and how hungry i felt after not eating enough brekky..their spot on!

brekky - few spoons of dd's cheerios with skimmed milk, then about 10am one crumpet with thinly Spread reduced fat brussels pate.

Lunch two slices of best of both bread, toasted with two thin slices of cheese on each and 3 1/4 tin of low sugar low salt beans(low taste!, then a ickle plain sponge cake made by me and dd this morning

dinner - big place of pasta(al dente!!) with my own pasta bolognaise recipe..low fat, low salt..etc.etc steak mince, red onion, punnet of mushrooms, 3/4 jar of passata(no fat..good stuff), big shake of bisto and many splashes of low sugar low salt soy sauce........................
.............................
and now.......i cant move!!!

i suspect this is not G.I, but because i onlt had a bit of mince and loads of pasta..i decided to do a green day on s.w!!..i wont know wether im coming or going!!

EvesBigFatMama - I'm no GI expert but it does involve portion control apparently 1/2 your plate should be salad and veg, 1/4 should be protein and 1/4 should be carbs.

Bananas even though very scrummy have quite a high GI index, so better off with an apple or strawberries.

Cheese has a low GI but very high fat, which cancels out the low GI

Potatoes are high so try to buy new which are a little kinder and sweet potatoes are even better.

Bread - grainy bread is better, a brand called 'Bergen' (major supermarkerts) claims to be GI friendly

And pasta should be brown. Rice even though not GI friendly as such should be basmati.

On a positive note, the baked beans are good and so is the alpen

If you look at Recipe thread , Timesonline , and a messageboard

If you already know this info, then I'm sorry

I have no idea whether I am doing well or not, ok today is only my first day:

Breakie- 1 slice white bread, low fat spread and marmite with 1 soft boiled egg
Lunch- 1 pitta bread with 1 slice of ham, thin spread of low fat mayo, 2 slices cucumber and spring onions. 1 apple
Dinner- 4 meatballs with 4 table spoons of llyod grossmans tomtato sauce and a green salad
Supper- Slice of melon and grapes.

Do you think this is ok?

sounds very minimal, so must be healthy!

furball.oops..and thanks for the run down of ideas

Nat777 - You have to becareful that if you don't eat enough, your body will go in to starvation mode which will cause problems if you go back to normal eating - did your stomach feel that you had eaten enough or did you feel hungry? I think from another thread you said you are doing WW. Do you go to a class or are you just doing it at home?

I am not doing WW or anything similar, just eating as below and taking Adios tablets. I dont have much knowledge of diets, do you not think it is enough?

I did feel hungary between meals but just drank some water or had a fag

Nat777 - It doesn't sound alot.

Like I said to EvesBigFatMama a few lines down - 1/2 your plate should be salad and veg, 1/4 should be protein and 1/4 should be carbs. You should have a varied and balanced selection. The way to not succeed on a diet is to feel hungry, as you just can't ignore that feeling for too long and that will make you head for something you shouldn't.

I don't want to sound like a nag to anyone though, if you need more help, just ask. I have knowledge of Atkins, WW, Slimming World and GI.

Great, thanks for the help and advice, appreciated. I may well be back with other questions!

its good that most of us are stickign to some sort of healthy eating plan.. how r u all feelign about thursday morning weigh in? I Have AF so that will be my excuse if i havent lost weight!

got up late so didnt hjave breakfast -
4 slices ww bread and 2 spoonfuls of bbeans and a tomato , so far.
really want to make a tuna cheese pasta bake for dinner, so will try to not eat much today to make up for it...

good luck everyone!

Oh gawd is all I can think about Thurs weigh in. Have been better last two days and have done some walking too. You all sound like you're doing the right things to me so I bet you're looking forward to Thurs. I'm blaming the mother of all Auntie Flos for my lapse. Feelong more up for it now you lot are really inspiring me: if you can I can!

hi all

am losing so am happy

havent been hungry and contrary to my original decision of g.i, i have been following green days on s.w!

oops, meant to post that on other one

yesterday i had :

brekky - cheerios, s.s.milk

lunch - panini from tesco with sausage and scrambled egg, bottle of water and a packet of aero balls

dinner - 2 small jacket poato's with a small dollop of last nights bolognaise.

drank lots more water yesterday because of pre packed lunch so i didnt have extra snacks..seemed to work.

i used to wake up hungry every morning, now i cant face breakfast, but have some as i know ill just get the munchies later on and want something sweet!

today i have been mostly eating..

brekky - cheerios(normal persons portion not fat knacker portion like i used to have), with s.s.milk and a banana later.

lunch - ham sandwhich, in best of both, v.light sliver of butter on one slice and a piece of cheese about 2inx1in.

chocolate hi light drink for snack

dinner - (GET THIS!!!!!!
stemed kippers with two portions of boiled veg(broccoli/sweetcorn/carrots)plus..swede and carrot mix
it was bloody lovely, but i felt a bit sick after crunching all the teeny tiny bones in the haddock, never the less i am very happy with my day today

oh and i am having mega choc cravings, so have got another choc hi lights sat with me as i type

that should be steamed kippers..just incase you wanted to know which part of the kipper is the stem