My daily diet thread

[md0u0131]

OK, I need a serious kick up the bum. My eating habits are awful at the moment, I've never been great with food either eat too little or graze all day or binge on way too much. I need to really concentrate on eating 3 set meals a day with a couple of snacks. So my thinking is if I write it down somewhere in public what I've eaten it may work.

I need to start getting back into exercise too, since the marathon I haven't done anything so the weight is creeping slowly on.

Anyway it all starts tomorrow......

[sarah707]

Plan your menus! That's what we do.

We buy for each meal plus a little fruity snack once or twice a day ... and if we graze it's on fruit or veg sticks.

It's much easier if you know exactly what you are cooking each day and you simply don't buy the other stuff

[md0u0131]

I used to always do that and you're right it does work. To be fair I still do it for the mindees just seem to neglect myself

[The Juggler]

OMG honey if you can do a marathon you have SO MUCH willpower.

you can do it. I subscribe to a really simple diet (now lifestyle) called gymjunkies.


Eat natural (as possible). I do drink wine/have chocs but eat lots of veggies and salad, grilled meat, fish, eggs and limit dairy - simples

[md0u0131]

You'd think juggler but have been on a real downhill slop since then!

Anyway today has been much better.....

Breakfast
sesame bagel and peanut butter

Snack
Cherries and strawberries

Lunch
Couscous
Tomatoes
Small piece of cheese
Cucumber
Avocado

snack
cherry tomatoes

Tea
Homemade chilli and rice

small bowl of cereals this evening (didn't really need it but just fancied it)

[The Juggler]

You'd think juggler but have been on a real downhill slop since then!

Anyway today has been much better.....

Breakfast
sesame bagel and peanut butter

Snack
Cherries and strawberries

Lunch
Couscous
Tomatoes
Small piece of cheese
Cucumber
Avocado

snack
cherry tomatoes

Tea
Homemade chilli and rice

small bowl of cereals this evening (didn't really need it but just fancied it)

hon, you will hate me for saying this but....

couscous - of all the carbs this is the MOST calorific. have rice or new potatoes also try to not have starchy carbs both main meals of day and if you want a late night snack try nuts or a bit of dark choc, cereals are so carb laden and what I found out is that carbs turn to sugar and your body finds it sooooo much harder to burn off this than it does lean meats and other carbs (fruit and veggies).

the science is....

Lots of carbs turn to sugar and are stored as glycogen in the liver. when you exercise or are active your body then burns said glycogen BEFORE it will burn any bodyfat so if you have large stores of glycogen it will be so hard to burn off the fat - if that makes sense????

So try to limit them and the weight will fall off

[md0u0131]

No I don't hate you, I appreciate it!!

I totally get what you're saying, I'm taking it one step at a time, this week I'm trying to concentrate on having 3 meals a day and 2 or 3 snacks. My major problem is constantly grazing / starving then binging so trying to eat 3 main meals is quite a big step.

Anyway today.....

Breakfast
Porridge and strawberries

Lunch
Jacket potato and chilli, side salad

Tea
Cajun chicken (I made it just chicken breast and spices), avocado and bacon ciabatta roll
3 potato wedges

Snacks
Cherries
1 choc biscuit (in the past I'd have eaten the whole packet so impressed I just had one!)

[funemnx]

I'm losing weight the easy way - Tesco lighter choices meals or WW meals for lunch and dinner. Cereal for breakfast and if I have a snack it's lighter choices biscuit or fruit. So far lost a stone - slow going for me as it's since Easter but we go away a lot of weekends and eat out a lot at the weekends x

[sarah707]

Do you like bananas and yoghurt? Put some cut up banana and fat free plain yoghurt in a bowl in the freezer overnight - it makes a lovely pudding treat that's nice and healthy too

[The Juggler]

hon if NOT snacking will be your downfall then snack. Keep the right snacks ready.

Apples are fab (fill you up)
satsumas
pears
handful of raw of oven roast nuts (those monkey nuts in shells are good roasted)
hard boiled egg
avocado
slice of ham
olives

Allow yourself one snack between each meal - it's Ok to do that and if stops you going for the bad stuff all the better.

[md0u0131]

Today hasn't been great....

Breakfast:
Mushroom omelette

Lunch:
tomato and veg pasta

Tea:
Fish and chips

have had no snacks and nowhere near enough water either.

[The Juggler]

first 2 meals were fine - not so sure about the chippie supper though

[md0u0131]

I blame my husband and having no kids for tea tonight

excuses excuses I know

[The Juggler]

I blame my husband and having no kids for tea tonight

excuses excuses I know

lol. naughty naughty. next time you fancy takeaway - have a proper kebab (not doner) with salad - yummy OR tandoor grilled meats with plain rice - just as good

[sarah707]

The thing about a takeaway meal for tea is... it's only 1 meal out of 21 meals you eat in a week!

1 meal out of 21 does not derail healthy eating.

So you've eaten the takeaway and enjoyed it. Do not beat yourself up.

Today is a new day with 3 meals to plan and eat healthily

[md0u0131]

Thanks Sarah,

I've been away for the weekend to inlaws - have been good

Will post again later.