Time to stop thinking that my diet is not THAT bad...!

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Not the best day yesterday. However, I am resisting the temptation to run away from this blog just because of, as it is only one day!

Breakfast
2 sausages and a boiled egg
(261 calories, 3g carbs)

Lunch
Spicy chicken tomato soup
(396 calories, 44g carbs)

Dinner
Honey mustard chicken with vegetables and a small potato
(800 calories, 65g carbs)

Snack
1 fondant fancy (typical work temptations - only this time it was me who bought them because it was my turn to bring treats. Oh dear!)
(108 calories, 19g carbs)

Drinks
3 teas (30 calories, 3g carbs)
4 orange squashes
2 small glasses of red wine (240 calories, 13g carbs)
500ml beer (210 calories, 12g carbs)
1 gin and diet tonic (50 calories, nil carbs)

Total - 2,095 calories 159 carbs
 
cate said:
Please don't do that, hon.
I don't know any perfect people xoxo
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Thank you Cate. That is a very kind comment and you're quite right!

Yesterday was okayish. Went on a 6 mile walk but then completely reversed the benefit when we went to a beer garden to have a couple of pints after! I'm currently in the car, so can't really write out a full food diary but I reckon it was similar stats to Friday.

The weekend is not about to end as it's bank holiday. Meeting friends who want to go out for lunch, have drinks, and play bingo (first time for everything!)
 
Hope you have a lovely day with your friends. Bingo, hey? I wonder why they want to play it :)
 
cate said:
Hope you have a lovely day with your friends. Bingo, hey? I wonder why they want to play it :)
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Thank you :) Bingo was very different to what we were expecting. The numbers get shouted out so quickly! All of us lost and went to the pub afterwards.

Overall my bank holiday was fun, but it did not kick start my diet at all apart from saying no to a few more things than I would usually. Still, what is done is done...apart from breakfast. My boyfriend was horrendously hungover yesterday and ordered 3 pizzas. I only had a couple of slices for dinner, which meant that there was a mountain left today so I felt bad cooking breakfast when there was so much food leftover!

Breakfast
A slice of pizza (see above for excuse)
(250 calories, 30g carbs)

Lunch
Tuna salad with a bit of pasts
(450 calories, 25g carbs)

Dinner
Tomato, chicken and bacon with a bit of pasta
(716 calories, 55g carbs)

Drinks
3 teas (30 calories, 3g carbs)
4 orange squashes

total - 1,446 calories, 113g carbs
 
cate said:
That's so funny. I love it! He ordered THREE pizzas? Wow!
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Sunflower_ said:
3 pizzas?! Did he eat it all (minus your slice!) ? I'm impressed!
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Haha yeah - it's always pizza when he has a hangover! It took him about 5 attempts over the course of two days to finish them. Luckily he usually considers takeaways to be a treat when I'm not at home, so it's not always there tempting me!

Today went okay. I went swimming for just under an hour. Got out of the pool and realised that someone had nicked my towel! I had sit in the sauna to dry off before I could go home, so I now STINK of chlorine because it's been on me for so long. We also forgot to defrost a meal, so we ended up getting this selection of ready meal food. That has brought the carbs up waaaay more than I had planned..

Breakfast
2 sausages
(324 calories, 3g carbs)

Lunch
Chicken and chickpea soup
(396 caloriess, 44g carbs)

Dinner
4 dim sums (20g carbs 112 calories)
2 ribs (176 calories 7.6 carbs)
Black bean beef (140 calories, 6.3 carbs)
Chilli chicken (174 calories, 17.2 carbs)
50g brown rice (186 calories, 38.6g carbs)

Drinks
Standard 3 teas and 3 orange squashes (30 calories, 3g carbs)

1,510 calories, 136g carbs
 
So the end of my day ended up looking like this:

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Had a reaaaaaally long day. My supervisor sprung it on me that there was a deadline coming up and I ended up having to work through my lunch and didn't leave til half 7. I sound like a bit of a jobsworth, but my job doesn't offer enough pay or prospects to give me the incentive to work outside 9-5 so I spent the whole day a bit pissed off that I had to stay behind. By chance my boyfriend had an equally long day so we had a couple drinks between us.

He has nicked the book I use to record meal calories, but this is a decent guesstimate:

Breakfast
1 sausage and boiled egg
(260 calories, 3g carbs)

Lunch
Tomato and chicken soup
(398 calories, 48g carbs)

Dinner
Thai chicken and beansprouts
(650 calories, 45g carbs)

Snacks (the stress begins to show)
1 donut
(323 calories, 40g carbs)

Drinks (this where you can really see it...!)
4 teas (40 calories, 4g carbs)
1 Diet Coke (nil)
2 large glasses of wine (480 calories, 12g carbs)
1 can of beer (160 calories, 15g carbs)

total - 2,311, 167 carbs


bleeeurgh a lot worse now I've seen it on paper. I've noticed how when things aren't going great my cravings go from craving lots of sugar (why hello, Krispie Cream) to wanting booze when it hits last 6pm. It's a lot better when I hit the gym, so need to incorporate more!
 
It's getting a little silly how many times I'm writing in this blog that the weekend didn't go well (spoiler: last weekend didn't go well).

I was out and about with people all weekend and it seemed to revolve around food and drink. I did try to make healthy choices in spite of this. My boyfriend's mum even commented on the fact that I'm fairly good at finding them. On Friday my boyfriend's family came round and everyone wanted take away burgers. I opted for chicken wings instead. Not exactly salad, but a lot less carbs-wise at least.

I'm going to increase my exercise to kickstart all of this. Started today by getting 50 minutes of swimming in before work. Yesterday went well enough. Approx 1,300 calories.

Here is how today went:

Breakfast
2 boiled eggs and salami slices
(311 calories, 5g carbs)

Lunch
Spicy tomato and chicken soup
(398 calories, 45g carbs)

Dinner
Spicy chicken and giant couscous
(620 calories, 57 carbs)

Snack
Frozen yoghurt
(86 calores, 16g carbs)

Drinks
2 teas (20 calories, 2g carbs)
3 orange squashes

Total 1,435, 125g carbs
 
Today has gone reasonably well :) been thinking how to kickstart my exercise routine, and I'm aiming to do this each week:

Monday - 1hr body pump
Tuesday - 1hr swimming
Wednesday - 45 mins of body attack
Thursday - 45 mins of boot camp followed by 45 mins of body pump
Friday - Sunday - rest/few walks if possible

Hopefully that plan should give me a decent balance of cardio and weights. It should also be a sufficient rest in between days of body pump where I'll be using weights. Went to body attack today and it was tough! However, now I've recovered I already feel so much better for it :) Sitting on my bum having a gin and tonic snacking on crisps does nothing for that!

Diet went reasonably well today. I think I've cracked how to keep my appetite down, as I've always struggled with feeling hungry before lunchtime. Usually by 12pm I'm ready to eat my own hands. My friend who works in the diet and nutrition industry suggested that I increased my breakfast to two boiled, which is something I've been doing over the last few weeks. I've got into the habit of brining them in with me to work, so I don't eat my breakfast until nearly 9am. As a result, I don't even think about lunchtime until I'm ready to take a break from work. (which usually depends on what sort of morning I've had!).

Breakfast
2 boiled eggs and slices of salami
(310 calories, 5g carbs)

Lunch
Quorn mince with veg and salad
(293 calories, 30g carbs)

Dinner
Chicken korma with a small naan bread
(798 calories, 66g carbs)

Snacks
3 strawberries and a few grapes
(30 calories, 5g carbs)

Drinks
3 teas (30 calories, 3g carbs)
3 orange squashes

Total - 1,461 calories, 109g carbs
 
cate said:
Well done on an excellent day DA101. Having that protein for breakfast really does help fill you up. You're getting into the swing of things :)
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Thank you. That is a super encouraging comment :)

I went to the gym and stuck to my plan of boot camp followed by body pump. Oh my God having a break from the gym is tough. I think when it's my turn to make the tea at work tomorrow I might have to crawl to the kitchen on my hands on knees. However, that does remind me of the planks and squat thrusts I did today, so perhaps not! I am super pleased I did all of it though :) When I go back to body pump on Monday I'm going to make a conscious effort to note down the weights I'm using so I can monitor my progress.

Food diary looked like this:

Breakfast
1 boiled egg and chicken slices
(231 calories, 5g carbs)

Lunch
Salmon and potato salad
(334 calories, 32g carbs)

Dinner
Salmon with stir fry veg
(660 calories, 47g carbs)

Drinks
3 teas (30 calories, 3g carbs)
2 orange squashes
1 large glass of red wine (220 calories, 12g carbs)

Total - 1,475 calories, 99g carbs

Where this is all going

I decided yesterday to make my "official" weigh-in at the gym, which came to 10 stone and half a pound. That makes my BMI 24.9, which couldn't be more on the borderline of overweight if I tried!

On my measurements I am slightly fatter, but still not back to square one. Hooray! They are: 36-28-39.

My overall plan is to lose a stone and/or two inches off each measurement by mid-November. Going to start logging this thing properly!
 
I am very envious of your measurements DA101 & your BMI. You are doing so well! xoC
 
Rebel lee said:
I would kill for that BMI so dont worry things will only get better. Your food looks really good...... Like I need to thaw out another salmon fillet good :)
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cate said:
I am very envious of your measurements DA101 & your BMI. You are doing so well! xoC
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Aww thanks very much guys :) I know a stone isn't a massive of weight to lose. What I'm trying to achieve is to feel more comfortable in my own skin. There are clothes wardrobe that I've had for YEARS that I won't wear because I don't like how they look on me. Feels a bit silly restricting myself when I'm only in my 20s!

Yesterday went reasonably well. It was one of my colleague's leaving do yesterday. I've got to know her reasonably well because she also studied on the weekends doing the same course as me, so it was good know there was one of person going through the same process. Was good to see her off!

Breakfast
2 boiled eggs and chorizo
(261 calories, 3g carbs)

Lunch
Quorn with veg and lettuce
(293 calories, 30g carbs)

Dinner
Chicken and salmon fajitas
(622 calories, 64 carbs)

Snacks
A small slice of banana cake (100 calories, 18g carbs)
A few chips (50 calories, 12g carbs)

Drinks
3 teas (30 calories, 3g carbs)
2 orange squashes
330ml bottle of beer (144 calories, 11g carbs)
2 glasses of prosecco (160 calories, 10g carbs)
1 gin and diet tonic (50 calories, nil)

Total - 1,710 calories, 151g carbs
 
So in diet news I have discovered the wonders of technology! I have joined the 21st century as I am now the owner of an iPhone. However, it definitely wasn't the one they've just launched that was £1,000.

After realising that I no longer have to use my fingers and toes for everything, I have downloaded a calorie tracker. I've tailored my carbs/fats/proteins to what I want to achieve and I can save my typical meals so I can see how much benefit I'm getting out of them. Hooray! The only problem is that I have no idea how to get it onto this diary, so some copying and pasting is still required.

I've set my target as:

45g fats
101g carbs
124g protein
1,341 calories

Today I achieved:
63g fats
82g carbs
105g protein
1,409 calories

Progress put me at the same weight as last week. However, I do appear to have lost half an inch on my bust.
 
Missed out on being to edit my own post. Now I'm on the technology binge, I've also decided to use Pinterest for meal ideas as I tend to eat exactly the same things for breakfast and lunch. People at work have started noticing this :eek: it will be good to plan a bit more!
 
Which food logging app are you using on your iphone? You can take a screen shot by pressing the top button & the home button at the same time & then adding the file to your post.
DietAccountability101 said:
However, I do appear to have lost half an inch on my bust.
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Why, oh why does this have to happen? :) What a shame we can't be selective about where we lose fat.
 
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