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I agree with mis2ninos. I have gone from never having a full soda in my whole life to having two a day at least with my first one usually at about 10am. I also have a black coffee with sweetener first thing. And skipping breakfast does definitely get easier.
I had a roast vegetable sandwich for lunch today, but there was a lot bread and a lot of oil soaking in so I am sure it was really high in fat. I am just going to have a salad for dinner to try and balance it out. No idea what the cals and fat were as I ate out for a work lunch. I have been really good with my exercise which I am proud of so far. It will be hard to keep it up for the next seven weeks, but I am going to do my best!
Yesterday was a good day. I had mushrooms on a piece of pita for lunch with a large cappuccino. For dinner I had one serve of pasta with homemade vege sauce and, a couple of tablespoons of fat free cream cheese and a no fat yoghurt. I came in right on target.
I have also been having 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon with some sweetener and hot water as a tea after dinner which I am enjoying and it is an easy way of getting the cinnamon in.
Mis2ninos - I know what you mean about eating out. I have to go to so many work functions, travel for work etc and it is hard to always get a good idea of how much you have eaten or make the right choices. It is also hard to get the exercise in sometimes!
odd - the diet gets easier! I am not thinking about food as much anymore (and I have only been on the diet for a bit over two weeks!). Apparently, once you get a feel for how much you can eat, and what kind of foods, you don't need to keep track of everything as much. Just make sure you are getting enough calories and protein! In the first week I was trying really hard to be strict and ended up going way under on everything which is not going to help anything except to stop ovulation! But, I am no expert.
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What a horrible first day on my diet..
I was starving when I woke up at 7 but managed to somehow hang on til' about 10 - then I had a diet coke just so I wouldn't pass out lol..
at 12:30, I had a tea with homemade salt free bread and a few bite of pita chips
, a handful of almonds and kale chips..
I then fell asleep with my son which was nice coz I wasn't think about food lol...we ended up having a huge meal of chinese food tonight. Vegetable lo mein and 3 freaking spring rolls..
oh well, at least I didn't mindlessly snack :)
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Hi odd. That looks like a good day. If I were you, I would replace the almonds, which are really high in fat and take up so many of your precious grams, with something more filling to help you not get so hungry.
This is what I eat pretty much EVERY SINGLE DAY (boring, but easy)
Lunch is either a slice of bread or a pita with 250g of mushrooms (about 1.5 cups) cooked in about a teaspoon of butter with 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese stirred in at the end. Sometimes I add a leek or some parsley or something, but most of the time just leave it plain. I have this with a large cappuccino made with no-fat milk or 2% depending on where I am and what is available. This really, really fills me up.
For dinner every night I have 1 serve of pasta (1/2 cup dried pasta) with 1 cup of cauliflower (which makes you feel like you are eating more pasta) and a cup of mixed veges as a bit of a sauce (usually with a tomato to make sure I have enough potassium). Sometimes I add a bit of parmesan. After dinner I have a no-fat yoghurt sweetened with aspartame and a tea made with 1/2 tsp cinnamon and a bit of sweetener.
During the day I often have a couple of coke zero's or a black coffee.
If I am starving in the afternoon, which is rare, I have a couple of flavoured rice crackers and don't think twice about it. I feel like I stress way more about being hungry than I do about having a rice cracker in the afternoon if I need it.
Don't know if this helps, but it is getting me through the weeks at the moment, even with running each morning.
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Yesterday (2nd day) was a little better.
a very late Breakfast: a cup of tea with 1% milk & a couple of homemade salt free pieces of toast with a tiny bit of strawberry jam.
Lunch: a hotch potch of veggies, brown rice and lentils cooked to death lol and a a very small piece of leftover red velvet cake (kiddo didnt finish it so I HAD TO ;)
dinner: Veggie pasta with mushrooms & Zuchini.
I also ended up having a snack of 5 almonds and roasted kale chips...It'll be hard to wean off of the 'healthy snacks' that I'm still craving but hopefully soon, I'll be able to behave ;)
I did go over protein and sodium intake just a bit - but since I'm just starting out and learning, not gonna freak out over it.
total calories: 1100
Carbs: 135
Protein: 40
sodium: 1300
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Boymama I think I'm going to start eating like you! I had such an awful weekend! I think having this months attempt shot (dh is going out of town) made me slack on the diet. I really need to get back on track. Hopefully these guilty feelings will make me think twice next time lol. Today I had to have a yogurt with aspartame at 11 then had a hot pocket for lunch, dinner was broiled chicken with tons of garlic (bad I know) and a baked potato. I even had a chocolate snack tonight. Sigh. Back to the drawing board tomorrow!
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Great second day odd! Maybe swap the brown rice for white next time :)
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Good second day odd. How have you gone today?
I am having my day off exercise today which is a relief. Same food intake for me here. I know it is boring, but it helps not to think about it.
I went to a bbq on saturday night and I know a few people were wondering why I wasn't eating much, especially as I am so skinny already! I wish it was socially acceptable to say, 'actually I am on a restrictive diet because I want to try and conceive a girl'...sigh..
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Lol I know exactly what you mean boymama!! I keep having pop tarts and kool aid at work. Today I think I did good. No breakfast, Just 1 pop tart at lunch with a coke, nothing til dinner, I had 2 cups of spaghetti with low sodium pasta sauce. Having a vodka cranberry now and relaxing. Glad Monday is over and I'm back on track :)
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Well done mis2ninos! Yesterday was ok for me. I had an egg on a piece of toast for lunch with a cappuccino. For dinner I had a small serve of pasta with vege sauce and some rice crackers. For a late snack (which I usually don't have, but I had dinner really early) I had a fat free yoghurt and a couple of strawberries with my cinnamon tea.
I have woken up with a really sore throat this morning after being up and down all night with my babies who both have bad coughs. My day off exercise was yesterday and I really, REALLY, don't feel like hitting the road in the cold for an hour this morning. I will try.
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We've been on the road so not doing so well - thankfully, time is on my side so I'm just focusing on learning to control my cravings and stop mindless snacking.
For Breakfast, I only had cofee with 2 equals and creamer. For lunch I spoiled myself coz i spotted my fav deli that so had a veggie sandwich and a slice of a very tiny pizza with chips.
For dinner, I had a small serving of curry and white rice..and no snacking whatsoever..yaayyy
