Food diary - care to join me?

[wastingmyeducation]

In the past I've done various diets, tried all sorts really, but I haven't stuck with anything for more than a couple of weeks in a long time.

I am bored of diets!

I am going to keep a food diary here. Hopefully it will help me see where I am going wrong, and by holding up a mirror to my eating habits, publicly, I will start to eat less/better.

I will be starting tomorrow, but thought I'd give you a heads up if you'd like to join me.

Hi Wasting , haven't been doing too well this week as it was my birthday and so have been surrounded by choccies and cake and tempting things!!However I have not lost the will to try harder and I will be back with renewed vigour this week. I am going to try and add some exercise to my routine too.
Hope you don't miss your custard too much , you do seem quite fond of it!!. If you are going to give up custard I will give up chocolate to give you some moral support.
I agree that writing it all down does help to see exactly what we eat. Would be nice if we could encourage each other along a bit as well as listing what we eat . Shout at me if I mention chocolate please!!

Ok today I made an effort and did 40 mins of an exercise dvd when I got up.
Breakfast - one slice fruit loaf and jam
Lunch - 2 ryvita with cheese spread and a sesame seed bar, OJ
Dinner-pasta in tomato sauce, chicken , fruit crumble and cream
Snacks -handful peanuts, handful liquorice torpedoes.
How is custard free living coming along Wasting!?

Ooh, didn't realised I'd got so behind!
I'm not doing too well on the custard avoidance! But I've done some proper cooking which feels good.

Sunday -
Breakfast - toast and marmalade
Lunch - Sunday dinner, jam sponge and custard
Dinner - bacon sandwich

Monday -
Breakfast - weetabix, toast and marmalade, oj
Lunch - beans on toast
Dinner - Sausages, yorkshire pudding, broccoli, cauliflower cheese, custard

Tuesday -
Breakfast - weetabix
Lunch - Fish pie, chips and peas
Snack - cream cake
Dinner - omelette, custard

That's still custard every day! Well only once a day, at least!

Tuesday
Breakfast -special k AND oj
Lunch- went to Nandos, Had chicken and potato mash( no chips!!)
Dinner- soup and 2 slices brown bread

Snacks -4 sticks of liquorice, peanuts and chocolate.

Breakfast - Weetabix, fruit juice, coffee

I've reduced breakfast down to just the one course!
DS is only having four feeds a day now, and I'm not as hungry all the time, which is fab. AF started in earnest yesterday too, and I feel lighter today.

What type of chocolate is it kingprawn?
I'm going to get some dark, dark chocolate in, as it's healthier and I only eat a few squares as the flavour is so strong. Need to build treats in I think.

Well yesterday it was a white chocolate square with a birthday cake in pink chocolate on it, but usually it would be milk or dark. Rather fond of maya gold. I forgot I had that bit of birthday chocolate left and of course once i found it it kept calling to me til I ate it !! You are right though dark chocolate is better for us.
I have just done my exercise DVD for 40 mins and its a lovely day here in Yorkshire so I plan on a walk to the shops later.That should work off the chocolate.

great thread... hope you dont mind me using it

beakfast- weetabix

lunch- small tin of tuna with salad

dinner- chicken, couscous, roated veg

Hi Cheekysealion, nice to see an extra face. your day looked very healthy!!

yesterday- breakfast. special K ,OJ
lunch- tuna salad roll ,handful peanuts
dinner- lamb and chips, strawberries and blueberries
snacks - liquorice, but only a little bit!

Welcome cheekysealion!

Nothing wrong with a little treat.

Yesterday -

snack - half a toasted teacake

lunch - cheese sandwich, apple

snack - scone

dinner- pizza and some angel delight. But NO custard!

Today -

Breakfast - Weetabix, coffee

Lunch - cream cheese sandwich and yoghurt

Tea - Yorkshire pudding, mash and carrots

Snack - toasted teacake

Yesterday, had a family get together so didn't manage time for breakfast

Lunch, slice quiche, salad, crisps, 2 mini fruit tartlets, piece cake, jaffa cake

Dinner, i slice quiche, pasta salad, couscous salad, 1 mini friut tart.

snacks 5 roses chocolates , 6 bits of popcorn

Breakfast- special K and orange juice
Lunch- 0ne and a half slices olive bread, pasta salad(tomato based not cheese so low fat)houmous and salad. strawberries and raspberries
Snack- 7 roses chocolate
Dinner will be a roast dinner .

I have done my 40 mins of exercise DVD today as well, so despite the odd chocolate indulgence I am pleased with my efforts this week.

You've done well. Your food always sounds lovely!
I shall start writing my exercise in as well I think. I haven't done anything other than housework and walking round Asda today though.

Breakfast - Weetabix

Lunch - Cream cheese sandwich, OJ, half a teacake

Dinner - Pizza

Thank you Wasting, yes start writing in your exercise too. Once I told you all I was going to exercise I felt more inspired to actually do it rather than put it of til tomorrow!! Anyway walking round Asda can be pretty exhausting !
need to add a bit of liquorice to yesterdays list.
Today, breakfast special k and OJ
Lunch, veg curry and sag aloo with naan bread poppadum and rice, and a cream egg!

Let it slip again! Easter being the end of a period of fasting [ahem] I think we can be forgiven!

I'm feeling ill again, but despite the I shall post that so far today I have eaten:-

Toast
Angel Delight (sore throat medicine0

Oh well, glad its not just me that can't resist the Easter eggs!! we'll allow ourselves a little lapse and try to do better next week.
So far today, cheerios, two slices cheese on toast , some left over shepherds pie and half an Easter egg.

Yesterday -
Lunch - cream cheese sandwich and mushroom soup
Dinner - Meatballs and mash

Today -
Porridge

scrambled egg, ryvita with cheese

Hi Wasting, did ok yesterday, we went to a theme park for the day but took a picnic and resisted candy floss and sweets etc. Hope you have had a good few days and enjoyed the sunshine. Will start doing food diary properly again from today!
Breakfast- cheerios, OJ, slice of toast and peanut butter and two satsumas
snack a banana and handful nuts.
I am trying to eat more fruit when I feel a bit hungry rather than reach for the chocolate or biscuits.

Can I join in please?

Today so far:

Breakfast porridge with bannana and glass of orange

Snacks apple/pear

Lunch Ham Salad with no dressing or bread etc

Tea will be - Home made tuna fishcakes.

Hi Sunshine, welcome to the thread.
Lunch, ryvita goats cheese and tomatoes
snack, ice cream from the van( oh ok it was a 99 !!) bit of easter egg, 7 wine gums

Todays list is:

Breakfast 2 weetaix with a handfull of rasins

Lunch Corn beef and salad sandwhich (corn beef not too good I know!) Kiwi fruit and bannaba

Tea Chicken and veg risitto low fat yogurt

Snack pinnapple and an ice cream plu 3 rich teas - not too bad if you take out the last 2 snacks will try better tomorrow

How you done kingprawntikka?

Didn't have a very good day yesterday ,
Breakfast - cheerios, OJ
Lunch, bar of chocolate , crisps , wine gums. (I know,I know!!)
Dinner, curry , rice and naan bread, caramel shortbread.
Will also try harder today!