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Hello!
No breakfast
Lunch (picnic for nephew's birthday - last of the family birthdays!!) salad which my thoughtful bil got for me as I've lied that I can no longer eat slot of bread!!, small smoked salmon and cream cheese sandwich, alot of flapjack, a few crisps and birthday cake!!!
I'm still full so it's rice for dinner for me!
Today started off pretty good, but I ended up going out for Japanese food with a girlfriend and everything went downhill.
7am: coffee
12pm: 1 slice of raisin cinnamon bread, 1 cob of corn, peach, wafer cookies
5pm: cucumber slices, peach, low fat vanilla ice cream
8pm: vegetable tempura salad (basically, julienned tempura vegetables in a heap with a spicy sauce poured overtop. Yummy, but waaaayy to fatty and far too big for me to eat alone), 9 vegetarian rolls (some had avocado, but the others were mushroom and tofu), 2 (cooked) shrimp rolls (my first seafood in many, many months). I don't know why I chose tonight to have such a big cheat - I don't even really like sushi that much. The worst part is now I feel really sick - it was too much food and too much grease for my poor shrunken stomach. I came home and threw up. I'm hoping that the throwing up could be a pregnancy sign, since I need to see some positive in my night of overindulgence. Blah. If I was going to cheat so badly, I wish I'd had something yummy like pizza.
Yuck, poor you mocha, I hope it's a pregnancy sign too and that you feel better now.
Yesterday went pretty well. I only had about 750 calories before we went out then had 1 glass of wine (and alot of diet coke!) as well as 4 white chocolate fingers.
However ... last night we stayed at my parents' house and this morning my dad had made us all a cooked breakfast! I gave as much as I could to DS3 but I still ended up with 2 slices of bacon (argh!), some scrambled egg and a slice of toast. I've worked ot the nutrition as; 427 cals / 27g protein / 1164mg sodium !!!! What the heck do I eat for the rest of the day?!
Another off day. We had an impromptu BBQ with friends to celebrate DH's birthday, which is a couple of days away. I tried to limit protein, sodium and calories at lunch because I knew I'd eat too much at supper.
7am: coffee
12pm: shirataki noodles with low/no sodium tomato sauce and a pinch of fake parmesan, peach
3pm: licked the beaters from the icing I was making for DH's cupcakes :oops:
5:30pm: veggie burger on low sodium bun, a small amount of beet and mixed greens salad and rice salad, chocolate cupcake and chocolate chip cookie for dessert (mmmmmm...chocolate!). I also had some of the low salt chips and dip I had out for everyone else.
9pm: watermelon and another handful of the chips
My totals are probably totally off since I don't know the ingredients in the salads and didn't measure anything I ate, but I think it's something like:
Calories: 1700
Protein: 45g
Sodium: 1400mg
So, not a good day, but could be worse, I suppose, considering all the junk food I had. I discovered this morning that despite my increased calories, I've lost another pound. I've been trying to keep to 1500-1600 calories per day, but maybe instead I'll make it 1600-1700. I don't want to lose anymore weight - I've already lost 20 lbs!
My day was awful in the end - I tried to skip lunch as I'd had breakfast but I was painting a room so I was getting quite dizzy, then I ended up in bed with a migraine! When I woke up at 7pm feeling a little better I had a bit to eat and didn't really think about calories etc. (though I'm sure it was fine).
Glad to hear you're able to eat extra and not gain weight mocha, I'm sure it makes it more bearable!
Oh dear!! Hope both of you are feeling better. I went to a wedding yesterday and ate about a weeks worth of sodium in one meal, I actually felt really I'll after! Today more normal...
No breakfast
Lunch rice, go ahead bar, strawberries and 3 meringues!
Snack small cake
Dinner leek and courgette risotto, strawberries and meringue, 2white chocolates
I actually want to eat bland food at the moment, I think my body is so used to it and I don't mind as long as I can eat sweet treats!!
Thanks swish. I know what you mean about the bland food.
I may not keep track of my food religiously every single day now I have the hang of this diet. I'm trying to just make sure each of my 2 meals doesn't exceed 500 cals/20g protein/500mg sodium and then I have a few sweets in the evening. Today this was:
Lunch: Wrap with mayo and cucumber. ww cheese flavour puffs.
Dinner: Wrap with mayo and cucumber. (I just fancied it again and couldn't be arsed to cook myself something different to everyone else!). Strawberry yogurt. Jam Tart.
Snack: Sweets
I find the calories and protein part easy but sometimes (particularly with breads) my sodium sneaks up. I'm ok with that, it's still low compared to a 'normal' diet.
I just the opposite, zanacal - I find I have no problem keeping my sodium low, but it's the protein that always gets me. In fact, I'm so good at keeping sodium low, that I've started adding a bit of salt to some of my food to make it tastier. I added 1/8 of a teaspoon of salt to my sauteed mushrooms and leeks tonight and it made for SUCH a yummier pasta.
7am: coffee
10am: 1/2 cup coffee
12pm: 2 servings rice mixed with plain yogurt, 3 tea biscuits
5pm: rice pasta mixed with creme fraiche and parmesan and mushrooms and leeks sauteed in butter with a pinch of salt. This was soooo yummy - I just wish there was more of it!, corn on the cob, peach, chocolate chip cookie (I'm officially eating chocolate now - it's helping ease the 2WW stress)
9:30pm: apple, low fat Pringles, Sour Patch kids
I could just keep eating and eating, but I've already exceeded my personal calorie max of 1700, so I have to stop. I'm 6dpo now and the suspense is killing me...will I be able to start eating normally again in a few days??? I feel like I'm cheating all over the place right now anyway, even if I am staying within the general limits.
Calories: 1771
Protein: 36.9g
Sodium: 886mg
Will you test in a couple of days mocha? I saw some Mike & Ike sweets in the Supermarket this week and had to buy them because I've heard you mention them so many times - the kids hated them and I haven't tried them yet!
I'm thinking I might have to lay off the diet coke a little. On Saturday night I had 3 cans at the party we went to and more the next day (because I was trying not to eat lunch) and then I got that migraine and after that I couldn't face a diet coke, so I wonder if it contributed somehow. I'll still drink it but lately I haven't been drinking much else!
Forgot to mention I lost just 1/2lb this week! That's ok, it leaves me room to lose more than usual next week which is closer to our attempt.
Well done on the weight loss, z! It's the aspartame that causes headaches, it's happened to me a few times too. Mocha, I really hope this is your month! I'm eating chocolate too!
Mike and Ikes just take like really chewy jelly beans. I like the green package the best - my boys absolutely love them.
Z - are you drinking caffeine free diet Coke, or regular? I tried Diet Coke and couldn't stand the stuff, but I'm really getting used to (and even starting to like) Diet Pepsi. I've always hated the taste of aspartame, but I do find you can get used to it over time.
I'm going to try to wait until Thursday to test (9dpo), but I have a feeling I'll cave and test with an IC tomorrow. I'm feeling really down this morning, like there's no way I'm actually pregnant. I don't know why I'm feeling so discouraged, because I have had a few symptoms...then again I've had symptoms every month and still gotten a BFN. I'm just really dreading having to take a whole month off before trying again if I don't get my BFP. I'm sooooo done with this whole process.
Mocha, will you take a month off the diet too?? That is really frustrating having to take time off! I also feel I've had symptoms every month, that's why I didn't bother paying attention to it this month, didn't want to get hopes up!! I have a good feeling about you this month, 3rd time lucky!!
I don't know what to do about the diet. I want to cry at the thought of willingly taking on 2 more months of it, but I'm worried that if I go off it I'll never be able to face starting it again. I'm also worried I'll stuff my face so much I'll gain lots of weight and ruin my sway. I was thinking of maybe staying under 1800 calories, but eating all the taboo foods for 2 weeks, giving me 6 weeks before our next attempt.
I just wish I didn't have to take the month off!
OMG - I'm making bacon for DH's supper tonight, and I sooooooo desperately want a piece. Someone talk me down! It smells too damn good!
Is it too late?? Eat some candy! Or chocolate!!
Look who´s talking :oops:: I´ll confess, I had half a pizza a couple of days ago..
Well, you know I had some at the weekend - the smell is better than the taste I think! I had to make it for my lot today though ...
I'd better be pregnant because I seem to have lost all the self-control I've been boasting about these past 4 months. Not only did I have a slice of bacon (it was low sodium at least - 120mg per slice - but the first red meat I've had in 4 months!), but I had not one, but TWO pieces of chocolate cake!!!! Today is DH's birthday, so the whole day has been sort of a wash
7am: coffee
12pm: lunch out - grilled Greek panini (olives, feta, red peppers, eggplant, lettuce) - it was the only veggie option on their menu and really wasn't very tasty - a bit of a waste of a salty cheat + mixed berry sorbet for dessert
4pm: licked the beaters from the icing I was making for the cake
5:30pm: leftover homemade low sodium ricotta and spinach canneloni, 1 slice of low sodium bacon, 2 slices of homemade chocolate cake
I feel like I could just keep eating and eating. I know I'm going to want a snack later, but I think I'm going to try to stick with fruit - either some watermelon I know I have in the fridge or some frozen grapes.
It really doesn't look that bad mocha - not compared to pre-girl diet anyhow! I hope your DH had a good birthday :D
We're going to Pizza Hut tomorrow so I've been looking at the menu trying to decide what's do-able - not good when it's 11pm and my tummy is rumbling for tomorrow's lunch already!!
OMG Pizza Hut - there's something I've been craving for AGES! It's one of the things I'm planning to have as soon as I get my BFP. In my previous life, I'd eat half a medium pizza and an order of garlic bread on my own! :oops:
BTW - I did look into Pizza Hut a while back and found that if I limited sodium and protein for the rest of the day, I could have 2 slices of a medium cheese pizza and stay within the diet. I almost ordered it but knew I'd never stop at 2 slices!
I just calculated my intake for today based based on my estimates for the food from the restaurant. My calories look ok at 1619, my protein wasn't as high as I thought it would be at 47, but my sodium worked out to something like 2200mg!!!:suprise: I wish I'd at least had something yummy like pizza or fries if I was going to go so salt crazy!
Hi ladies!
I've tried to eat a lot today in an effort to make af come!! I had a chocolate chip cookie at 11 (the first time food has passed my lips pre 12 for months!!)
Lunch leek risotto, strawberries and meringue, White chocolate
Snack at 5 wafer bar, some ice cream
Dinner large portion of pasta with leek, spinach and creme fraiche (this was yummy!) strawberries, meringue and white chocolate buttons
I'm sure i'm over on protein but I'm trying not to worry about it at the moment!
Definitely don't worry about it Swish - you need to eat up a storm to get your body working for you again!
Sounds great swish!
Pizza Hut was ok mocha - at least it's somewhere you can check the nutritional values for, with smaller (but nicer!) restaurants it's more of a guessing game!
Here's what I had today:
Lunch: Wrap with ww cheese puffs (I'm eating like a teenager!) and Mr Kipling French Fancy (cake).
Snack: Caramel ice-cream in waffle cone (no idea about nutritional values but was so good!).
Dinner: Pizza Hut - 3 slices veggie delux on thin crust Italian base.
I was probably a little over on sodium but nothing to lose sleep over :D
Mmmm...sounds good, Zana! I think I'm ordering Pizza Hut this weekend if I get my BFP!
Go for it! I'm so not used to the rich food though, it's been repeating on me all evening (lovely eh?!). I'm actually craving another cheese puff wrap :D
Rich food really upsets me now, my tummy can only cope with bland food!! I actually think ice cream is. Good way to get more calories/ fat without upping protein too much
I've booked a doctors appointment for tomorrow, no idea what I'm going to say though!! I have to keep talking myself out of thinking I'm pregnant as I know I can't be. I've seriously got so many symptoms which I keep hoping are af coming as those are similar to pregnancy symptoms but still no af!!!!
Good luck swish, let us know what he/she says x
I know you tested once. Did you test again? Did you use an IC or a FRER? What symptoms do you have? Oh, wouldn't it be wonderful if you're pregnant and you can start fattening yourself up properly??!!
7am: coffee
12pm: homemade low sodium bun warmed and dipped in balsamic (yum!), 3 tea biscuits, peach
5:30pm: 2 servings rice pasta with mushrooms, leeks, creme fraiche and parmesan - I think this is my new favourite - it actually tastes like a real pasta dish, a bit of salad with homemade low sodium dijon dresing, a couple of pieces of steamed broccoli, a small leftover piece of DH's birthday cake
8:30pm: ground cherries, low fat vanilla ice cream, Sour Patch Kids
Calories: 1574
Protein: 38
Sodium: 1052mg (this crept up on me today. I used a bit of salt in my pasta because I thought my sodium was low but I guess that and the salad dressing tipped me over the limit)
I tested with a FRER last Sunday, I know wouldn't it be fantastic but right now it feels like that is just a dream! I have both lotiony cm and sticky cm, sometimes alot, sometimes not much but it's always there! I've been dreaming more but probably because I'm worried and I've had tingly boobs. Also my tummy is generally not happy! This is the most symptoms I've had and if I didn't know better I would think I'm pregnant. The thing is we all know you can get all those things and still get a BFN so the sensible side of me knows there is no way and its my messed up hormones making me feel this way. Also my cp is hard and low which I think means af is on way??? I would gratefully see it right now!
BTW, I do not know how you can eat that pasta, I can't do it anymore!!!!
You mean rice pasta? I found a certain brand that has a spiral pasta that can almost pass for the real thing. Protein has always been the hardest thing for me to keep low, so at least by having that instead of regular pasta I can eat a bit more guilt-free. Honestly, I'm so used to it it doesn't bother me at all anymore! I also don't mind those shirataki noodles as long as they have a tasty sauce on them.
I hope you get some answers today, swish. Let us know what the doctor says. :heart:
No answers yet but the doctor was really lovely and didn't ask any awkward questions. She's sending me fir blood tests and a vaginal ultrasound. The blood results will be in next week and are bound to show hormone imbalance. I've eaten soooo much today as I'm desperately trying to put on weight. I actually feel really silly that I've let my body get into this state, I've always been such a healthy person and it's hard to get my head around the fact that I've inflicted this on myself!
{hugs} swish, FX for some answers soon! When will you get the scan?
Here's my food for today:
Lunch: Wrap with ww cheesey puffs :D Mr Kipling French Fancy (cake) and strawberry yogurt.
Dinner: Spaghetti with kids pasta sauce and 2 quorn sausages
Snack: Will grab a handful of sweets and a cup of tea this evening!
My daily food has been hilarious, I am literally good to pop!
No breakfast
Lunch risotto, jammy dodger, ice cream, a large bar of White chocolate, go ahead bar, caramel rice cakes
Snack jammy dodger
Dinner vegetable lasagne, more ice cream, White chocolate buttons
I HAVE to put some weight on now!!
I love it swish - and it still sounds girl friendly!
I was going to say that too, Z - Swish, you're so disciplined to eat girl-friendly foods while trying to gain weight. If I were in your position I'd be eating nothing but pizza and big hunks of cheese :bigsmile:
I also have to admit that I'm sooooo out of girl diet mode these days. Last night, right before bed, I downed a bunch of chips even though my sodium for the day was already way too high, and today I ate a bunch of curd cheese at 2pm for no reason other than the fact I saw it sitting on the counter and it looked good. I'm really hoping all this impulsive eating is a pregnancy sign, because I've been so disciplined for months, and I hope I'm not losing it now.