Posting pics of everything you eat thread!

[Friedbanana]

Hi! So during the first lockdown, i set up an instagram where I posted photos of every single thing that entered my mouth except from tea, and it really did discourage pointless snacking as I’d pop into the kitchen for a random biscuit but then I couldn’t be bothered to take a photo of biscuit as phone was in the other room, then I realised I didn’t actually really need the biscuit and back it went! It was super effective for a while and along with MFP I lost about a stone, but then I started to follow other instagram account and got some followers back and felt pressure to make everything look pretty, which meant I stopped posting absolutely everything so started having random snacks again, and have now put back on a few pounds! I tried setting up a new private instagram but wasn’t really that motivated! So I’m starting again but instead hoping a mumsnet thread will help!? Anyone fancy joining?!

I’m for a calorie deficit of around 500 per day, so eating about 1750-2000 and burning 2250-2500 (i have a fitbit alta which estimates total calories burnt). I walk a lot (1.5-2 hours a day with dog plus i walk to work) but am going to try getting into running again too! Trying to not be too restrictive food-wise as I’m having problems overeating by quite a bit some days! (when I don’t track while eating and then add up after I can easily put away 4000 calories a day without realising )
I’m currently about 9stone (havent checked for a bit so possibly more!) and aiming for about 8st4.
So yes, please do join and we can look at eachother’s non-instagram-able food!

Ps. a tip I never knew about MFP which makes life sooo much easier, is you can click edit, and check all ingredients for a meal if you’re batch cooking for example, then do ‘save meal’! Saved sooo much time! But maybe everyone knew this already except from me

Todays food for me:
Breakfast: banana bread muffin, microwaved with frozen berries, biscoff spread, 2 crumbled biscoff biscuits (fully recommended, tastes like berry crumble!), 200g greek yoghurt mixed with cinnamon, plus a small mocha ~ 508 cals
Lunch: chicken paella leftover ~ 410 cals
Snack at work: Almond bounce ball - 158 cals
Snack after work: mini hersheys bar plus 2 mini cinnamon biscuits - 78 cals
Dinner: Vegan burger with cheese, sweet pot fries and salad - 800 cals
Lots of tea with oat milk! - 44 cals
Total cals: ~ 1954

Photos

Chocolate!

Hellooo everyone :) I was so good at sticking to this before but totally failed the past few weeks as I was so focused on getting my dissertation handed in (it’s done!! Woohoo!) Alas I think I’ve definitely regained some weight in the process so I need to knuck down

Breakfast- Aldi choc chip and salted caramel hot cross bun
Lunch- salmon, green salad with apple soy and ginger dressing, new potatoes
Dinner- Fish tacos
Snack- Assorted Japanese sweets, not pictured

Hello again @riotlady, congratulations on handing in your dissertation!! Ahh Japanese sweets are the best!

Had some extra snacks- yet another decaf mocha (only 22 cals because almond milk and zero cal chocolate syrup), an M&S raspberry cream biscuit and 5g lotus spread microwaved in a mug lol

No pics or food list for me from yesterday as I was too tired following my vaccination. Basically kept myself awake by eating sugar.

Hi everyone,
Yesterday’s food-
Breakfast: Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs, Nescafé mocha
Snack: pop chips
Lunch: Homemade soup, crackers
Snack: 2 squares Lindt, 1 slice of seeded toast with butter
Dinner: Leftover risotto, chicken sausages, pepper, courgette and spinach in a creamy sauce
Dessert: Instant custard; dark chocolate chips; mixed nuts; cooked apple;
Calories eaten: 1738
Calories burnt: 1710

Today I’ve not weighed my food so I’m not sure of calories, I’ve not gone completely off the wagon but I’ve had a few treats
Pre run Breakfast: Banana and coffee
Post run breakfast: Takeaway Apple pastry and hot chocolate from a bakery
Snack: pop chips and hummus; 2 squares of Lindt;
Late lunch: Home-made soup, lentil curls
Dinner: Steak, chips, onion rings,salad
Desert: Ice cream, Greek yoghurt, dark chocolate chips;
I completed the couch25k today so I’m feeling really pleased 😀
Calories burnt: 2173 so far

@riotlady congratulations! It's such a good feeling when you no longer have a deadline looming over you!
@FatCatThinCat hope you're feeling ok after the vaccination

Thanks @riotlady I'm ok. I was extremely tired on Friday and have had a headache ever since, but that's not unusual for me, headaches are the norm.

Yesterday I had:

Breakfast: toast and jam (no pic)

Lunch: quick noodles (no pic)

Mid afternoon: left over New York style cheesecake from DH's birthday on Saturday

Dinner: blue mussles and linguini

Late snack: 2 kiwis to help me sleep. They helped so well that I didn't want to get up this morning.

Joining! Great thread.

Yesterday:
Boiled egg on buttered toast
A cracker
Aubergine chicken breast fried potatoes veg
Square of Lindt
Salmon green veg quinoa
Chocolate biscuit
Loads of water as I was so thirsty
Several cups of green tea and a decaf coffee

Quite a healthy day for me!

I want to cry looking at this thread. I would so love to be able to eat what you are and lose weight. 😭 my BMR means that I can eat so few calories per day that to get a decent deficit I would literally have to starve.

@Alittlebitlostrightnow - Sorry you’re feeling low! (If it helps I’m not losing any weight eating the above either).

Hasn’t the calorie theory been well and truly debunked anyway? Starving hungry sounds bloody miserable obviously.

So many contributing factors to a person’s weight.

Why do you want to lose weight? Is it health or appearance? Have you posted?

Welcome @Andrelaxagain 👋🏽
@Alittlebitlostrightnow as @Andrelaxagain said it's not just about calories, I think there are individual differences in what helps each person to lose weight - for me personally I find my weight loss is helped by reducing my carbohydrates, some people find intermittent fasting helps but my weight loss slowed down when I attempted this. I give myself a day or two 'off' in the week where I don't weigh my food, also if I want to eat something sweet I do- I keep a bar of dark chocolate Lindt in the cupboard which I have a square of, I don't eat the whole bar as it's very rich and it's also more expensive than other chocolate so it feels like more of a treat. I know there are certain foods/ drinks that I cannot have in moderation (Lidl bakery cookies; Doritos; Coca Cola) so I don't have them in the house! I walk quickly past these things in the supermarket!
I've lost 11lbs since the end of November.

I'm not saying any of this will work for you, just that everyone has to work out what works for them.
Also if your BMR is low does that mean you don't have much weight to lose?
I hope this is helpful!

I lose weight despite eating what appears to be loads because I have lot of weight to lose. I was 140 kg (22 stone) and am now 112 kg (17.6 stone). No doubt weight loss will become much harder eventually.

Ah thanks. Yeah, I don’t have much to lose...it’s just that last bit that I want to get off. Think I’m just having a pity party day.
Really well done to those who’ve lost so much weight though - it takes such will power and determination.

Hi everyone,
Today’s food
Breakfast: Nescafé skinny cappuccino sachet with teaspoon of hot chocolate +Toast and poached egg
Snack: Lentil chips (15g?)
Lunch: Rice salad with various bits from the fridge with Ryvita thins
Snack:2 squares of Lindt, 1 poppadom
Dinner: Pasta/ courgetti with broccoli and a tomato sauce
Dessert: Greek yoghurt, Biscoff (7g), cooked apple, mixed nuts, dark chocolate chips (7g)
I’ll probably have some milk before bed
Calories eaten: 1700 approx
Calories burnt: Will be around the same by the end of the evening

Another bad day yesterday :(

Breakfast: Danish ryebread sandwich with ham and ruccola

Mid morning: an apple and a banana

Also mid morining: lunch, blue mussels with linguini

Lunch: packet of chocolate chip cookies, family size pack of maltesers

Mid afternoon: 4 spoonfulls of biscoff or maybe 5 I can't remember (no pic)

Dinner: homemade pesto and feta pizza and salad

Late snack: 2 kiwis to help sleep (no pic)

I'm just wondering if I can join? I need to start holding myself accountable for my food choices, this might help I think!

Hi @BuggeringBugger welcome 👋🏽

Better day yesterday although I still ate loads.

Breakfast: sandwich with Danish ryebread, ham and ruccola

Mid morning: a banana and an apple

Lunch: homemade pesto and feta pizza and salad

Mid afternoon: Danish ryebread with soft cheese and sliced gerkin

Second mid afternoon: a banana

Third mid afternoon: some grapes which are a bit past their best

Dinner: mince, mushrooms and rice

Late snack: 2 kiwis for sleep

Yesterday!

Breakfast- Bacon sandwich (forgot to take a picture until it was half eaten lol)
Lunch- club sandwich and chips
Dinner- Salmon, rice, roasted pepper and guacamole
Snacks- Apple, German sausage, Aldi chocolate hot cross bun (might be addicted)

Snacks!