DietAccountability101
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Well done on the loss so far! I feel you on the overly full feeling (I love a good munch!) Tend to find lots of veggies aid it but still go down very quickly.
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NathalieAndrews
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Thank you 
Huh, I kinda overate again. This time I was pretty sure I put together a fittingly measured amount of food, two of the thinner kind of sausage and a small portion of bean stew with some green leaves. It all barely filled one of the smaller plates (breakfast plate, about 15 cm in diameter or so) so I didn't consider it too much food in total for the biggest meal of the day. Might be a matter of how quickly I eat, more so than how much I eat. I could have kept it to only one sausage, I suppose, that would probably be enough to make me feel, if not sated then at least not all that hungry any more. This only happens when the gap between lunch and dinner gets too big, that's when I end up eating too much/too fast.
But sometimes, like today, I had stuff to do during the day and was just not able to get home sooner, or bring a lunch. Suppose I might want to start bringing a small bag of nuts or something with me, so I can throw in a small impromptu snack meal in between. Not sure if that'll help or limit the food intake as a total, but I guess we'll see.
And yeah, berries are yum.
Huh, I kinda overate again. This time I was pretty sure I put together a fittingly measured amount of food, two of the thinner kind of sausage and a small portion of bean stew with some green leaves. It all barely filled one of the smaller plates (breakfast plate, about 15 cm in diameter or so) so I didn't consider it too much food in total for the biggest meal of the day. Might be a matter of how quickly I eat, more so than how much I eat. I could have kept it to only one sausage, I suppose, that would probably be enough to make me feel, if not sated then at least not all that hungry any more. This only happens when the gap between lunch and dinner gets too big, that's when I end up eating too much/too fast.
But sometimes, like today, I had stuff to do during the day and was just not able to get home sooner, or bring a lunch. Suppose I might want to start bringing a small bag of nuts or something with me, so I can throw in a small impromptu snack meal in between. Not sure if that'll help or limit the food intake as a total, but I guess we'll see.
And yeah, berries are yum.
NathalieAndrews
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Breakfast: scrambled eggs w/ fried squash and fresh spinach
Lunch: Salad w/small fried pieces of salmon
Dinner: 2 sausages (thin) w/ small portion of red beans mashed with a teaspoon of cream cheese and some ground kale and cucumber + some fresh spinach around it.
Didn't have an in between meal, feel like there ought to have been a tiny meal (like just a miniature salad or a few nuts or something) between lunch and dinner, because then I feel like I could have made the dinner even smaller. Like cut out one of the sausages. Not looking forward to the next weighing :/ Thinking I'm doing worse this week over the previous one, particularly with my berries extravaganza yesterday, lol
Lunch: Salad w/small fried pieces of salmon
Dinner: 2 sausages (thin) w/ small portion of red beans mashed with a teaspoon of cream cheese and some ground kale and cucumber + some fresh spinach around it.
Didn't have an in between meal, feel like there ought to have been a tiny meal (like just a miniature salad or a few nuts or something) between lunch and dinner, because then I feel like I could have made the dinner even smaller. Like cut out one of the sausages. Not looking forward to the next weighing :/ Thinking I'm doing worse this week over the previous one, particularly with my berries extravaganza yesterday, lol
Cheeselover
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Hello Nathalie!
Oh, it seems we have similar goals for losing the weight... I have to lose a bit over 20 kg I think you have not mentioned - how tall are you? And have you set yourself some time limit when to achieve it?
I really admire people who can do a low carb diet - I think I would fall over of the lack of energy already the next day But maybe I just have this assumption as I am vegetarian... and if I would take out still the carb side of my diet, then there is nothing left for me to eat
But does this mean that you are also limiting all the veggies (I see from your log that you eat a bit of them though) - as they are containing carbs or are these the carbs that are allowed in your diet?
Have a great day! (at first instead of word day I wrote diet and could not understand why the sentence is so strange looking!)
Oh, it seems we have similar goals for losing the weight... I have to lose a bit over 20 kg
I think you have not mentioned - how tall are you? And have you set yourself some time limit when to achieve it?I really admire people who can do a low carb diet - I think I would fall over of the lack of energy already the next day
But maybe I just have this assumption as I am vegetarian... and if I would take out still the carb side of my diet, then there is nothing left for me to eat But does this mean that you are also limiting all the veggies (I see from your log that you eat a bit of them though) - as they are containing carbs or are these the carbs that are allowed in your diet?
Have a great day! (at first instead of word day I wrote diet and could not understand why the sentence is so strange looking!
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I'm 1.64, Cheeselover
So my ideal weight ought to be somewhere around 60, but I am not aiming for lower than 66 due to being a little more muscular than the average Jane by nature (I don't mind my muscle and might wanna build more later when I've lost what I want of body fat).
Thank you, but I don't feel like it's as hard as I would have thought. I eat SO much more veggies now, usually would just prop myself with empty carbs. Now I eat a lot of healthy carbs, and my skin has cleared up, my body feels better, only drawback is that I'm experiencing a sort of mind fog, but that's apparently supposed to pass. It's not as bad now as it was, in any case. It in any ways fits me better than other things, because I can't count calories, I'll just get back into problematic mental health land if I do. I can get very obsessive, and with calories it goes wrongly every time. This way at least I am eating healthy meals and getting the right nutrition in me, even if it's still a diet.
I am allowed to eat veggies, yeah, there's a sort of ground rule about "those that grow above the ground" VS "below the ground" whereas below the ground are the bad veggies and above is the better ones. I can't eat corn or potatoes, and gotta limit most fruits and berries. But a lot of other veggies I can eat, so it's not that bad. Spinach I can eat a lot of, and that I love. Tomatoes and broccoli I can eat some of, but not too much.
I had one sausage w/ salad, small pieces of tomato and some feta cheese for breakfast
Thank you, you as well
So my ideal weight ought to be somewhere around 60, but I am not aiming for lower than 66 due to being a little more muscular than the average Jane by nature (I don't mind my muscle and might wanna build more later when I've lost what I want of body fat).
Thank you, but I don't feel like it's as hard as I would have thought. I eat SO much more veggies now, usually would just prop myself with empty carbs. Now I eat a lot of healthy carbs, and my skin has cleared up, my body feels better, only drawback is that I'm experiencing a sort of mind fog, but that's apparently supposed to pass. It's not as bad now as it was, in any case. It in any ways fits me better than other things, because I can't count calories, I'll just get back into problematic mental health land if I do. I can get very obsessive, and with calories it goes wrongly every time. This way at least I am eating healthy meals and getting the right nutrition in me, even if it's still a diet.
I am allowed to eat veggies, yeah, there's a sort of ground rule about "those that grow above the ground" VS "below the ground" whereas below the ground are the bad veggies and above is the better ones. I can't eat corn or potatoes, and gotta limit most fruits and berries. But a lot of other veggies I can eat, so it's not that bad. Spinach I can eat a lot of, and that I love. Tomatoes and broccoli I can eat some of, but not too much.
I had one sausage w/ salad, small pieces of tomato and some feta cheese for breakfast
Thank you, you as well
NathalieAndrews
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Oh, I forgot, haven't had that weird allergy thing since I quit those paranuts, the no-carb lemonade and fruit as of a general. Not 100 % sure what it is I react too, but at least now I know it's not tomato, spinach or any of the other veggies I eat on the regular. It's most likely either nuts, apple or some other fruit I accidentally got in me during that period. Which will make it easier for me to discuss it with my doctor.
NathalieAndrews
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Today's meals:
Breakfast - one sausage w/ salad, small pieces of tomato and some feta cheese
Lunch - salad w/ feta cheese and some tomato pieces (no more than 3 cherry tomatoes)
Some walnuts between lunch and dinner
Dinner - Entrecote (180 grams) w/ salad and a white bean mash (about 100 grams aka 10 carbs but only 2 net carbs) with a spoonful of naturell yogurt
6 tomatoes together, the walnuts and the white beans, that's all about 20-25 carbs, but then there's whatever carbs are in the feta cheese and the yogurt in addition, which I don't have the energy to measure and should be fairly little considering how little of it I had. I could trade off the feta cheese for something, but not sure what. It's kinda what gives a bit of flavor and substance to the green stuff, which on its own feels pretty boring and useless (sorry salad!). The sausage was because I just needed something different, some variation, from all the salmon and the steak. It won't be a frequent flyer. The entrecote.... well, technically I should choose something else, because there are other types of meat that has less fats and calories in total... :/
Edit: I forgot to mention, the nausea and head aches have disappeared; but in turn I am turning into a raging monster if I go just an hour past dinner time. I just snapped and went off at my girlfriend for 10 minutes, calling her inconsiderate and mean and horrible, because she had the audacity to a) not having cleaned up after herself when I came to make dinner and b) asking for a bowl.... So yeah, I yelled at her, and then I started crying on the floor in the bedroom, until I had gotten it all out and could finally get back to making me some food, lol. Like a maniac ...
Breakfast - one sausage w/ salad, small pieces of tomato and some feta cheese
Lunch - salad w/ feta cheese and some tomato pieces (no more than 3 cherry tomatoes)
Some walnuts between lunch and dinner
Dinner - Entrecote (180 grams) w/ salad and a white bean mash (about 100 grams aka 10 carbs but only 2 net carbs) with a spoonful of naturell yogurt
6 tomatoes together, the walnuts and the white beans, that's all about 20-25 carbs, but then there's whatever carbs are in the feta cheese and the yogurt in addition, which I don't have the energy to measure and should be fairly little considering how little of it I had. I could trade off the feta cheese for something, but not sure what. It's kinda what gives a bit of flavor and substance to the green stuff, which on its own feels pretty boring and useless (sorry salad!). The sausage was because I just needed something different, some variation, from all the salmon and the steak. It won't be a frequent flyer. The entrecote.... well, technically I should choose something else, because there are other types of meat that has less fats and calories in total... :/
Edit: I forgot to mention, the nausea and head aches have disappeared; but in turn I am turning into a raging monster if I go just an hour past dinner time. I just snapped and went off at my girlfriend for 10 minutes, calling her inconsiderate and mean and horrible, because she had the audacity to a) not having cleaned up after herself when I came to make dinner and b) asking for a bowl.... So yeah, I yelled at her, and then I started crying on the floor in the bedroom, until I had gotten it all out and could finally get back to making me some food, lol. Like a maniac ...
Cate
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Ouch! Hunger turns me into a monster sometimes too. It's not good. I used to be much worse when I had raging hormones.
NathalieAndrews
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Breakfast: Eggs (one with the yellow stuff and one without it for calorie saving) and bacon (low fat type).
I had five slices of bacon for breakfast, should have limited it to 2-3. But what's done is done :/
I'll try to learn for next time.
Lunch: some walnuts (about half of 100 grams maybe? Approx 4 carbs or something, was out so no way of measuring. It was half a fist)
Dinner: A 160 g steak (pork, filet) w/ approx 30 g protein and about 6-7 g of carbs worth of veggies, all of it fried in a non-sticking pan without any oils or butter or so such.
Exercised today; just a round in the machines, training upper body and core strength. Also did about 30 minutes of calm and careful walking.
I had five slices of bacon for breakfast, should have limited it to 2-3. But what's done is done :/
I'll try to learn for next time.
Lunch: some walnuts (about half of 100 grams maybe? Approx 4 carbs or something, was out so no way of measuring. It was half a fist)
Dinner: A 160 g steak (pork, filet) w/ approx 30 g protein and about 6-7 g of carbs worth of veggies, all of it fried in a non-sticking pan without any oils or butter or so such.
Exercised today; just a round in the machines, training upper body and core strength. Also did about 30 minutes of calm and careful walking.
NathalieAndrews
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Uck, kinda nervous... going to this volunteer training course later and they'll feed us for our trouble. When asked if I had any food issues I answered "Nope, I'm easy like that". My standard answer, but that doesn't really apply anymore :/
I hope that a) there are others there, so people won't notice that well if I just pick in the food without eating it or b) it's something which can be picked in a bit, like I can push aside what I can't eat or c) .... I don't know, I am stressed out!
Gah.. why do people feel like they need to feed you for your services?
Like, fudge off, I am here to do good for mankind, I don't want food for it! I get that it's volunteer work and they want to show appreciation, but this isn't an economically ruined country, I can fix my own food, thanks a bunch!
I hope that a) there are others there, so people won't notice that well if I just pick in the food without eating it or b) it's something which can be picked in a bit, like I can push aside what I can't eat or c) .... I don't know, I am stressed out!
Gah.. why do people feel like they need to feed you for your services?
Like, fudge off, I am here to do good for mankind, I don't want food for it! I get that it's volunteer work and they want to show appreciation, but this isn't an economically ruined country, I can fix my own food, thanks a bunch!
NathalieAndrews
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Previous weight-check: 79.2
Current weight-check: 78.8
So, I've gone down barely half a kg, if I have lost anything at all :/
That was kinda depressing, since I've been mostly as good this week as last, with the exception of that one day when I had some berries and some yogurt that made me go above the dietary limit.
So admittedly, I'm a little sad now. Guess I'll be extra good this coming week!
Cut my meals down further and make sure to measure the amount of carbs I eat more closely so that I'll know for sure that I keep to the limit.
Current weight-check: 78.8
So, I've gone down barely half a kg, if I have lost anything at all :/
That was kinda depressing, since I've been mostly as good this week as last, with the exception of that one day when I had some berries and some yogurt that made me go above the dietary limit.
So admittedly, I'm a little sad now. Guess I'll be extra good this coming week!
Cut my meals down further and make sure to measure the amount of carbs I eat more closely so that I'll know for sure that I keep to the limit.
NathalieAndrews
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Okay, finally managed to successfully go to the toilet (I've been kinda constipated for a while) and checked again out of curiosity; weight showing 78.5 all of the sudden. So that makes the total be at least a little over half a kg (plus, guess it makes sense that I carried some extra weight with being constipated for so long). I've added sour-milk to my daily intake, just a glass a day + a bit of yogurt to make my stomach a bit more cooperative.
NathalieAndrews
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Uck, kinda had a set-back this weekend. It was "on purpose" though, I take full responsibility for it. Was home to visit family, and there was a lot of good food. I didn't wanna be the weird sister who bugs everyone out with her diet, so I had a couple of cheat days. Weighed myself today and I went from 78.5 to 79 because of that weekend, but it's just half a kg and it only makes me a week behind so I am not stressing over it.
Had about 50 grams of bacon with 2 egg-whites for breakfast, a steak worth of 180 grams + some broccoli for dinner and yogurt naturell with blackberries as evening food. If I get awfully hungry later I'll do what I did yesterday, just gnaw on a small piece of broccoli. It seems to really calm things.
Had about 50 grams of bacon with 2 egg-whites for breakfast, a steak worth of 180 grams + some broccoli for dinner and yogurt naturell with blackberries as evening food. If I get awfully hungry later I'll do what I did yesterday, just gnaw on a small piece of broccoli. It seems to really calm things.
NathalieAndrews
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Haven't been good at noting down my eating lately, as I am nearing a big exam hence have been busy studying and forgetting a lot of other stuff. But I've kept to the meal-plan, gunning for 20 g carbs on a good day and getting between 30-40 on a bad day (with around 25 on an average day). I've also tried hard to keep my calorie intake at approx 1200 and at least not go any lower than that. Challenge has been more to get enough than to eat too many, mostly.
And recent weighing puts me at exactly 77 kg. That's another 1.5 kg loss in a week.
Which means I finally can cross off the first 10 kg! Not that I feel it's much, considering I've been working at weight loss for 3 months now, but it's still halfway there and fairly well done considering I've not been able to exercise much in any decent way.
So yeah, yay me! And to be fair, although I sometimes have to fight some wild craving for cupcakes and cookies, for the most part switching out the sugary carbs with substitutes hasn't been all that tough. I drank way too much soda before I started this, and life's better without. My skin looks so much better these days. Pretty much no acne or anything like that at all. Which feels a bit like a miracle; I've had crappy skin since my teenage years and had kinda given up on adulthood fixing that particular issue.
So all in all, I am feeling that this is going pretty well
Today I had fried eggs with broccoli for breakfast, yogurt (no fat, no sugar) with some artificial sweeteners for lunch, a bag of mixed veggies for extra lunch and a couple of sausages (80% pure meat) with some crushed peas for dinner.
I'm not really feeling hungry at all, despite being at the same low food intake as my girlfriend, who struggles a lot with feeling hungry when she sticks to 1300 calories. I think I have an advantage in that I eat so much protein and fibre, and I am better at keeping hydrated.
And recent weighing puts me at exactly 77 kg. That's another 1.5 kg loss in a week.
Which means I finally can cross off the first 10 kg! Not that I feel it's much, considering I've been working at weight loss for 3 months now, but it's still halfway there and fairly well done considering I've not been able to exercise much in any decent way.
So yeah, yay me! And to be fair, although I sometimes have to fight some wild craving for cupcakes and cookies, for the most part switching out the sugary carbs with substitutes hasn't been all that tough. I drank way too much soda before I started this, and life's better without. My skin looks so much better these days. Pretty much no acne or anything like that at all. Which feels a bit like a miracle; I've had crappy skin since my teenage years and had kinda given up on adulthood fixing that particular issue.
So all in all, I am feeling that this is going pretty well
Today I had fried eggs with broccoli for breakfast, yogurt (no fat, no sugar) with some artificial sweeteners for lunch, a bag of mixed veggies for extra lunch and a couple of sausages (80% pure meat) with some crushed peas for dinner.
I'm not really feeling hungry at all, despite being at the same low food intake as my girlfriend, who struggles a lot with feeling hungry when she sticks to 1300 calories. I think I have an advantage in that I eat so much protein and fibre, and I am better at keeping hydrated.
NathalieAndrews
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Breakfast: Sausage (80 % meat) + broccoli, fried together
Lunch: Skipped
Dinner: Tuna w/ broccoli and mozzarella and some green leaves on the side.
Haven't counted, but think I'm lacking a bit so gonna try to get something small together as evening food later. It's been a stressful day, so it's been tough to get food in. Hope to do better tomorrow.
Lunch: Skipped
Dinner: Tuna w/ broccoli and mozzarella and some green leaves on the side.
Haven't counted, but think I'm lacking a bit so gonna try to get something small together as evening food later. It's been a stressful day, so it's been tough to get food in. Hope to do better tomorrow.
Cate
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That is really good. Well done! Halfway there!!!
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