Anyone trying to lose weight wish to join me in a listing your food intake thread?

[BessieBoots]

God, that is the worst title. Apologies.

So, I'm trying to lose weight by eating sensibly. Thought that if we start a thread listing what we eat each day. it might make us more aware of intake... I tend to eat without thinking so I'm told this will help.

Breakfast: Oatibix bitesize with sultana and apple (they are very sugary )

Lunch: Noodles with onions and mushrooms.

Dinner: mixed salad, a ham sandwich.

Snacks: an apple and the tiny bit of cake my ds left on his plate...

Yesterday I slipped a bit.
B- Porridge & honey, coffee
S- Bowl of benefit With low fat milk
L- 10 brazil nuts, a small lump of cheese, peppermint tea, small lump of pepperoni, finished baby's lunch of pasta, cheese and peas, 4 squares of choc.
D- Bacon, cabbage & mash
S - tea, 4 squares choc, small glass of wine.

OTOH I did go to the gym...

Everyone is doing really well on this thread.

I too feel like I have more energy. Am not missing my highcarb diet as much as I thought. Definitely wouldn't be able to do no-carb though.

I am baking a rhubarb cake. This is because
a) I want cake;
b) It has no butter in it, so I can pretend it's not so bad, and
c) I want cake.

Whyyyyyyyyyy?!

Another fairly good day today....

B - fruit and fibre with porridge oats

L - 3 ryvita's, small piece of cheese, blueberries and a banana

D - seafood salad with spinach, beetroot, grapes, a boiled egg, spring onion, tomato, coleslaw and cottage cheese...and it was yum! Pudding was blackberries, blueberries and a couple of tablespoons of organic wholemeal strawberry yog.

Let's hope all that is healthy.....

Haven't drunk as much water today - have been too busy and I feel very dehydrated tonight...

blimey whispywisp your dinner sounds lovely!

wukter bacon cabbage and mash? you must be Irish?

I had bacon and cabbage for the first time in around 15 years a couple of months back. Had no mash though

I have been insanely good today:

breakfast: piece of cheddar cheese
lunch: 3 slices of ham
dinner : red pepper,asparagus and mushroom frittata

HOWEVER I am just about to feck the whole day up by drinking copious volumes of vino!!

i need to loose weight...

ive had 4 slices of cinnamon and fruit loaf drenched in lurpak butter
half a packet of lemon and chilli nibbles (1000 calories yikes)
lunch......10 tomatoes,celery stick
crunch corner,choc biscuit,2 oranges

dinner....10 pieces of battered scampi followed by plate of prawns with chinese stir fry noodles in chilli sauce.
glass of wine.

I have put on so much weight recently and i really need to stop...but i love cooking and eating. Have had to stop making cakes because i eat them

That's what I find hard alypaly- I love baking.
B- Fruit and fibre
L- Onion, cauliflower and cherry tomato omlette- God, it was nice...
D- Cod with a mango and tomato salsa, and a few potatoes.

So not too bad, but I am about to have a demolish a wedge slice of cake...

bessieboots - your day sounds delish!

msboogie...yes my tea was gorgeous esp as I was sooo hungry!

alypaly - yea, I like baking too - I've got to find some lower calorie cake ideas to make cos most of mine contain far too much sugar/butter/fruit...

I'm planning on going down to the beach tomorrow - not to be a beach bum but there's a stretch of beach that is really popular for crabbing...and there is an excellent fresh fish shop on the harbour...and they do variety packs of fish so thought I'd go down and buy a load and deep-freeze it...I've eaten fish pretty much every day this week - love it and so low calorie too.

Hi Bessieboots, Licorice tea is fantastic it is a yogi tea, you can buy it from Sainsburys and Health Food Stores, it tastes strongly of sweet aniseed with a really full flavour, so you don't need a biscuit with it!! It is 0 calories to boot.....

I have started my day with a slice of wholemeal toast and 1tsp peanut butter. Washing it down with a cup of delicious, fresh brewed coffee.

Happy to race you BessieBoots. Can I ask advice of all re a formal

Janajos, I'd have imagined it was dress as you'd dress at the races iykwim- a dress (not cocktail) perhaps?

By the way, my rhubarb cake is lovely. Too lovely. Gah.

liquorice tea?.....sounds interesting....but I can't buy a box of it and then find I hate it! Maybe I can find a selection box of different teas to try and that one will be included...

I drink decaff green tea...its lovely. Green tea on its own is ok but the decaff version is very nice.

So today, so far its been muesli with grapes.

Tonight is chicken with veg.

Not sure about midday ...but prob fruit.

Got a moody DH on my hands today...that'd usually drive me to the biscuits but I'm determined not to let that happen! If people/life get me down thats when I go off the rails....

I am not listing yesterday's intake, I'm too ashamed.

well... my food intake was fine... its the alcohol is the cause of my shame today

breakfast: cold frittata
lunch:lamb and veg skewers (lge glass of wine)
dinner: lasagna made with courgette strips instead of pasta (half a bottle of white and half a bottle of red)

have had 2, maybe three bottles of wine since Friday..

is there any such thing as a low calorie cake with oodles of butter cream Havent made any for a week....on withdrawal symptoms.

Mind you my diet this weekend consisted of
B ...2 slices fruit bread andlashingsofbutter
L whole pizza and salad
snack...choc bic
D 1 pork chop,1 sausage,1 beef burger,
new potatoes in garlic butter,roasted mixed veg,salsa,pasta with pine nuts and pesto. and 3 glasses of wine.
Thats too much isnt it?
but it was BBQ'd meat...does that count

will weigh in tomorrow she said shamefacedly

Yesterday was
b- 2 slices of toast and peanut butter
l- ham and cheese baguette
d- turkey steaks with mango and avocado salsa, with a hunk of home-made olive and rosemary bread.

According to the bastard scales, the 3 pounds I lost last week are now back on.

even if you are not low carbing you should try to avoid eating fat and carbs together if you can...

I have out 2lbs on over the weekend....

Hi all.
I have been neglecting ye all over the weekend - no time to post, too busy stuffing my face.

I was at a family party on Saturday, gorgeous day for it, complete with 4 types of cake.
Wine.
Beer.
Chicken & chips from the takeaway.

But I am going to the gym now.
Bessie your dinner yesterday sounds lovely

Yes, I am Irish msboogie, I do love bacon & cabbage! Not enough of it IMO.

Oh dear. Have fallen off the wagon spectacularly.

oh no !!

I have been back on the wagon since Monday and making up for falling off it.

Oh crap.
Big pasta dinner. And I did so well all day!

2 eggs
piece of cheese
2 quarter pounders with melted cheese

Coffee.
Coffee and one bar of twix.
Snaffled some of baby's dinner (mash, peas, cheese).
A very healthy beef and broccolli curry with small dab of crenme fraiche.
Tea and other bar of twix.
2 x cans of Guinness.

and went to gym.

alright, really.