Dayna's Diary

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DAYNA1

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ok so i am finally starting my diary. I feel so ashamed of what i ate today, that i figure maybe if i put it in writing, it will be easier for me comprehend how bad of a day it was, and give me motivation to have a much better entry tomorrow.

I totally fell off the wagon today.... So here goes.... (oh this is embarrassing!)

9am meal replacement drink
9.30: 1 rice cake with a slice of low fat cheese (bored and peckish)
11 am: 20 red grapes and 1 strawberry (eating out of boredom)
12pm: 1 low carb pita bread with a slice of cheese and a slice of low fat
ham (procrastinating doing assignment)
12.30: 1 jumbo chocolate cookie (actually went to buy a coffee, but the
cookie on the counter got the better of me)
1pm: mandarin
6.30: baked veges with cheese, chicken breast fillet
plain garden salad (no dressing)
7.30 hot chocolate (no milk)
handful of lollies
4 biscuits

Daily water: approx 500mls
Exercise: NONE!!! :-(
Weight before breakfast: 58 kgs
Goal weight: 53kgs

Well there you have it. A total blow out day! and just as i suspected... worse written down!
Oh well, tomorrow is another day, and I WILL have a better diary entry that i can be proud of!!!
Rating myself today: 2/10
 
my aim for tomorrow:

breakfast: meal replacement drink
morning tea: apple
lunch: baked veges and cheese
afternoon: mandarin
dinner: stir fry veges and small portion of meat
dessert: black tea, ONLY 1 biscuit!

Water: 1.5 - 2 litres
Exercise: gym (light weights and pilates)

Well good luck to myself!!!! Hopefully tomorrow night brings good news!
 
I don't know...but it doesn't sound like you fell off the band wagon to me.... have you tried this
FitDay - Online Diet & Fitness Manager. It might help you to see if you really are in trouble or if your mind is trying to convince you that you've been naughty. I found that when I thought I was having a bad day I really wasn't. Give it a try!
 
1st august - better than yesterday

well i am a bit more happier about my intake today.. although could be improved somewhat still.

8am - 1 piece toast and honey (didnt realise i ran out of meal replacement drink)
cup of tea (dash low fat mil, artificial sweetner)
11am - caffee latte from petrol station
2pm - baked veges and low fat cheese,
low carb/low fat hot chocolate (no milk), 1 sugar
6.30pm - curried low fat sausages, with veges (instead of rice)
7pm- 2 dry biscuits, cup of tea with low fat milk

Water intake- 750mls
exercise- 1 hour of pilates, 10 minutes brisk walking

I also registered on FitDay.com... thanks for the referral... its my new lifeline!!!

Tomorrows diary should hopefully be another improvement again! fingers crossed!
 
What wagon...?

Hey Dayna

I have to agree with Kaitie, a lot of the things from the first entry are healthy and a lot of fruit and veggies is there aswell. Thats a good thing! A diet isn't about starving yourself, but being healthy. Don't miss that important different.
 
i just read my first list again, and yes, i guess it is ok... i guess what really got me mad at myself that day was the jumbo cookie at lunch, and the sweets after dinner. i do eat healthy most of the time, so a day like this is a real upset to my diet.. and to my self control!
 
well today was quite good.. but unfortunately i let go a bit after dinner... once again!


7am- meal replacement drink
9am- small banana
12 - White hot chocolate drink (with skim milk, 1 sugar)
2pm - tony ferguson's Low carb chicken soup
& a lite hot chocolate (no milk, 1 artficial sweetner)
6pm- 1 rice cake with slice low fat cheese and slice of low fat ham
& cup tea (light milk, 1 artificial sweetner)
7.30pm- roast pork, steamed beans, 1 steamed squash, mashed swede, small portion of baked pumpkin, steamed cabbage, gravy
8pm - 2 pieces chocolate
handful soft lollies
cup tea (low fat milk, 1 artificial sweetner)

Exercise - Pilates class for 1 hour
5 min brisk walk at lunch time
Water- 750mls

So here i am watching TV at 8.30pm, and feeling so full (and not to mention guilty!) from the dessert i had tonight. I just cant pass up those lollies. And although i am so full i feel like i will burst... i keep thinking about having more lollies... i am really craving them.
I doubt it is a matter of depriving myself of sugar foods during the day, as i have found out from the past, that even if i do allow myself sugary foods during the day, i will still crave lollies after dinner. OH WHAT TO DO ABOUT AFTER DINNER BINGEING AND CRAVINGS!!!??
 
In australia we have lollies... which i think in america you call them candy or sweets??. They are bite size, softish jelly type treats. Most are very high in refined sugar, although you can get them in sugar/carb free, which are not nearly as tasty! hope that answered your question!
 
sorry guys, i'll try to be more conscious of the interpretation of different foods names between countries!

Im starting to see a pattern in my eating habits... i tead to eat when bored or feeling depressed from feeling fat or bloated.
Im also seeing a pattern that isnt going anywhere... my weight loss!

Today i ate:
8am - Meal replacement
low carb/low fat hot drinking chocolate. 1 artificial sweetner sugar, dash low fat milk
2pm- salad sandwich with chicken
3pm- mandarin (maybe called an orange in U.S)
6.30pm- lamb steak, baked veges, raw cabbage and dressing
7 - cup of tea, dash low fat milk
handful of candy (i know.. this is becoming a really bad habit after dinner)

water- 500mls (oh its so hard in winter!!)
Exercise - none

Not too bad today... but id still like to eliminate the bad foods i eat after dinner.
I have been using the daily counter on the Fitday site (thanks sooo much for that kaitie!). its wonderful. It really suprised me how many carbs i actually do eat... and here i am thinking i was on minimal carbs each day! maybe thats the reason why the wieght loss has halted.

i will be altering my diet according to the counter on fitday.com, in order to really mimimise my carbs (hoping to cut back to approx 60gms per day). (at themoment i have been consuming about 100-130gms per day).. so lets see how i go in the weight loss department from this method.
 
Hi Dayna

Just a question: how tall are you? I mean, I just wanted to make sure you goal is healthy, I mean you're already slim from my point of view, so...
 
i havent posted over the weekend, as i try to give myself the weekend off from the computer.

Its late now, so i also wont delve into what i have eaten/ exercised over the past few days.. but i am feeling that ive eaten fairly well... Been at uni, so have not been able to get to the gym.

unfortunately ive had that real fat/bloated feeling all day. i am putting it down to the lack of exercise over the weekend.
really bummed that i probably wont make it to the gym all this week and possibly next week as i have uni full time for the next couple of weeks.

I cannot even get outside to walk at lunch break as i am in the classroom from 8am till 5pm.
Also strange that this is the time i am most hungry.. even though im sitting there all day, not burning any calories.

Any suggestions for some kind of exercise in this situation??? Or healthy snacks i can take to class, rather than pigging out on the run on my short midday break?
Thanks!
 
Healthy snacks?
What about cut up vegetables - like carrots or radishes...
small portions of nuts - like almonds, will give you some energy
even pretzels or whole wheat crackers in good portions would be good (get yourself some sandwich or snack size baggies and you can make your own portions to keepin your bag)
 
Hi Dayna

The best thing to do is to pack a great lunch with lots of thing in it like apples or grapes or baby carrots. If you have packed them you will eat them and not be tempted to visti vending machines.

I find I do better if I'm kinda snacking all day. Do you eat a really good breakfast? I tend to eat more calories (or weight watcher points) in the morning as opposed to lunch time.

A really great snack that I just discovered are Kellogg's All Bran Bar because they are high in fiber they really tide you over until your next meal.

I hope some of what I said helps.
 
Jenn, yes the vending machines are evil factors that i think are plotting to sabotage my diet everyday!!

i am starting to think what i am having for breakfast may not be sufficient... i drink a meal replacement which claims to have all the vitamins and minerals that you would get from a good meal. (according to the packet, it has about 30gms protein, and 30 gms carbs, and countless vitamins and minerals).

im thinking this is not sufficient as i do get hungry very soon after.. which i am unsure if this could be a psyhcoloigcal thing instead of an actual hunger thing??

I have a meal replacement for breakfast as (1) i am always rushing out the door in the mornings, (2) i have experimented with eating fruit for breakfast and it feels less sufficient than the meal replacement, (3) i am scared of eating toast or cereal for breakfast as they are SO high in carbs. (i am on a carb restricting diet)

So basically, i have realised that my lack of breakfast is probably the cause of my hunger throughout the day and cravings to snack. I just dont know what i can do about it!? any Help would be welcomed!
 
Aaaaa yes the low carb diet does seem to pose a little deliema. I guess you could hard boil eggs but having eggs every day is not the healtiest choice. or you could scramble up some egg beaters.

I tried adopting a low carb diet but I just couldn't stick with it. I lost 12 lbs pretty quickly on the Atkins but I found it harder and harder not to eat carbs. I really commend anyone who does it because I know it's not easy to do.
 
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