TTC Pink Daily Food Diaries - August

7am: coffee
12pm: salad with sweet potatoes, baby spinach, goat cheese and balsamic vinegar, 1 small cob of corn, peach
5pm: salt-free vegetarian Mexican lasagna, homemade low sodium peach raspberry crumble with a bit of low fat ice cream
8:30pm: apple, peach, 12 Pringles chips, 3 small strawberry wafer cookies, Mike & Ike candies

I've gotten into the bad habit of checking my daily totals before snack time, then cramming in as much food as I can while keeping to 1500 calories, 40g of protein and 100mg of sodium. I'm a little concerned that I keep eating to the maximum allowable amounts, but I just look forward to my evening snack/3rd meal all day!

Calories: 1435
Protein: 42g
Sodium: 967mg

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Originally Posted by zanacal

Food for today:

Lunch: WW wrap with extra light laughing cow cheese triangle, Bakewell tart, Cheese & Onion Hoola Hoops
Dinner: Vegetable burger with a little salad and mayonnaise in 2 mini pitta breads. Lemon yogurt.

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may I ask, is that a home-made veggie burger or shop bought? Do you have a recipe you can share if you made it?

I can't speak for Zanacal, but I occasionally eat store-bought veggie burgers on this diet. I just read all the labels and choose the one with the least sodium (I can usually find something in the 250-300mg range), put it on the lowest sodium bun I can find, use a slice of tomato instead of ketchup, and a bit of mustard. As long as I've been very careful with sodium the rest of the day, I can eat this without going over the 1000mg limit. It's a good solution for when I'm going to a BBQ.

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Originally Posted by rainbowflower

may I ask, is that a home-made veggie burger or shop bought? Do you have a recipe you can share if you made it?

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Hi rainbow. It's shop bought I'm afraid! This particular one was from Waitrose and has 229 cals / 5.3g protein / 170mg sodium. It's the type with mushed up vegetables in the middle and breadcrumbs on the outside. Tesco do something similar which I've bought in the past. I had another one today because they're so yummy - that's 3 days in a row and I'll probably have the last one in the box tomorrow :D

I lost 1.5lb this week, 31lb in total in 10 weeks on the diet :D

My food for today:

Lunch: Sandwich with ww bread, dairylea light cheese slice and cucumber. Bakewell tart. Strawberry yogurt.
Dinner: Vegetable burger in ww wrap with salad and mayo. ww ice-cream sundae. Tutti fruttis.

Weight Watchers did well out of me today!!

Congratulations on the weight loss, zanacal - you're doing awesome!

zanacal - it seems like you're eating so little! Have you cut out snacks entirely, now?

Here's my day:

7am: coffee
12pm: rice with plain yogurt, 1 sugar free cookie, peach
5pm: ricotta & spinach cannelloni, canteloupe, apple, 2 sugar free cookies
8:30pm: low fat ice cream with fresh raspberries, 8 salt & vinegar Pringles, Mike & Ike candies

Calories: 1440
Protein: 42g (but about 4g of this was from fruit)
Sodium: 920mg

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Originally Posted by Mochagirl

zanacal - it seems like you're eating so little! Have you cut out snacks entirely, now?

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I've been experimenting with not having my evening snack because alot of the time I'm not even hungry. I'm not saying I'll never do it but I also want to really hit the weight loss hard the next couple of weeks leading up to our attempt month, *gulp*!!

Today:

Lunch: 2 slices ww bread with cheese slice & cucumber, Strawberry and yogurt cereal bar, strawberry yogurt.
Dinner: Pasta with mushrooms & leeks, half fat creme fraiche and parmesan
Snack: Packet Starburst!

Good for you! I must admit, I more often snack in the evening out of habit rather than hunger (but that's why we're boy moms, right?)...it's just that I find it easier to starve myself all day if I know I can have some treats at night while I watch TV or read. Those treats have changed, though, from a simple bowl of strawberries to a variety of bad things, including ice cream, candy and chips. I think in the least I should cut back the snack to one thing instead of eating until I hit my calorie/protein/sodium max for the day. Maybe I'll try to do that - at least until my next attempt, which is only a week away at this point!

I'm so excited for you that your attempt is getting closer! I'm going to be stalking you big time during your 2WW!

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Originally Posted by Mochagirl

I'm so excited for you that your attempt is getting closer! I'm going to be stalking you big time during your 2WW!

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Thank you - I feel more terrified than excited, it's been too long in the planning really! When are you due to O?