A 'what have you eaten today' thread for those trying to lose weight.

[CharleyDavidson]

Through whatever method...

I'm using nutracheck, 1400 cals a day and have had

Bowl cereal and milk
Meatball marinara subway, latte for lunch.
Huge avocado, chicken salad. Few bits of chocolate.

[DeliveredByKiki]

Yesterday was a day off and was starving after first fast day the day before

B: lettuce, tomato and houmous
L: artichoke with chipotle-almond dip and some figs
S: small handful tigernuts, coffee-banana-date-almond butter smoothie
D: went to a whisky and chocolate tasting then ate out and had 6 oysters and choppino soup with half a bottle of wine and a sake oyster shooter. Came home and had a big old spoon of hazelnut-chocolate buyer bought earlier

[Fitterbysixty]

Today I had a breakfast that was not porridge. I chopped up a courgette, stuck it in the frying pan with a spot of oil and put the lid on so it steamed. The plan was to add an egg and some tetrapak liquid egg white except because I am clueless I bought a nice yellow box of liquid egg that said "Whole egg" on it in big letters. You would have thought the colour would have tipped me off when it was sitting there on the shelf but no. I didn't know you could buy whole egg in boxes so I've learned something. I tipped (carefully measured) egg over it, cooked it a bit and then put it under the grill. It was lovely, so filling that I didn't want anything to eat at 1.30.

Tomorrow will be scrambled egg because I need to eat up the liquid egg before the 18 eggs arrive from my uncle's hens.

B: eggy courgette (360)
L: huge National Trust fruit scone (453 at a total guess)
D: (planned) chicken, bacon, lettuce, wraps, red peppers (528) Possibly with a dollop of home made hummus added if I want to run into my exercise calories

[CharleyDavidson]

Lunch - 2 bread rolls with a smear of butter.

Dinner - Roast chicken dinner with mixed roast veg, stuffing.
Fibre one brownie - v yummy for 87 cals.

Snack - rest of the roast veg. V nice.

[UsedToBeAPaxmanFan]

Yesterday i had:
Breakfast- one hardboiled egg, one slice of ham
Lunch - 2 slices low carb bread with Philadelphia
Dinner - chicken and vegetable stir fry (peppers, mushrooms, courhettes, beansprouts).
Snack - 6 brazil nuts
Drinks - black coffee and water

I'm trying to eat low-carb.

[DeliveredByKiki]

FD yesterday so had a banana then made vegan "tuna" pasta pomodoro which I had over spinach instead of pasta, and a couple of sips of DH's whisky

[Mimilondon39]

I'm trying to use MFP but works for a day or two and then I lose interest. Got a 2 and 4 year old and only work one day so need to be on the go a bit which is why I don't think 5:2 will work. Also I really need to have a glass or two of wine everyday plus a small sweet treat. Has anyone got any tips? I'd like to lose 20 pounds but keep losing and gaining the same five pounds. V annoying. What about just eating half portions?

[DeliveredByKiki]

Mimi you'd prob lose the weight quickly if you just cut out the alcohol

Hard I know, I have two little ones too but am weaning myself down in preparation for sober September, reckon I can manage a month!

[Mimilondon39]

Delivered by Kiki That's a good suggestion - but I know myself and I'd rather live on watery gruel and still have a glass of wine to look forward to at the end of the day. I may however try to cut out chocolate biscuits - I also eat a truckload of those in the afternoon. Sadly any type of calorie/ points counting just makes me think more about food! Does anyone do healthy eating mon-fri and then more lax at weekends? That's what my French friends seem to do with some success?

[CharleyDavidson]

Wed:
Prawn sandwich. A handful of sweets with DD at the theatre.
Bolognaise pasta bake. Mini choc brownie.
Glass or two of prosecco with a friend and some jaffa cakes. (Was doing soo well til then!)

No exercise classes as they were cancelled due to instructor being on holiday.


Today
Lunch - coffee and a mini lemon tart at costa.
Dinner - pate, toast, caramelised onion chutney.

[DeliveredByKiki]

I don't know if it will work for you Mimi as I know you said 5:2 probably wouldn't, but I combine that with 16:8 - which is consuming all calories within an 8 hour window each day. It is still possibly to massively overeat like this of course but as evening snacking tends to be my issue I find this helps - if I want a glass of wine later I try to have lunch at 1/2pm so my 8hoirw goes later to incorporate wine too

Yesterday
L: shishito peppers, leftover banana pancake, an egg
S: banana/coffee/almond butter smoothie
D: falafel salad bowl and beetroot/sumac soda

Today:
L: roasted cauliflower, little gems, tahini and lemon dressing, dark chocolate
S: almond milk latte
D: chickpea and carrot tagine with couscous and lettuce, 100kcal bag of nuts and dried cranberries
1 glass of red wine