For people that want to record what they are eating (to help be strict!)

[DoulaMama]

Don't be scared DM, it's only food

So here's me today:

Breakfast/Mid-morning: Coffee
Lunch: Vegeburger (the type with mushed up vegetables and breadcrumbs on the outside) and a few roast potatoes. Fruit crumble and cream for pudding! I took a few frozen raspberries, a couple of nectarines and some strawberries and cooked them with sweetener. I made a crumble topping from flour, sugar and butter but I only made 1/2 the usual quantity so it was sprinkled in it rather than drowned in it. It was really good!
Dinner: Bagel with peanut butter then a couple of boiled sweets.
Snack: 2 white chocolate fingers.

HA!My life revolves around food.....which is why I'm always 30 lbs overweight It takes about 3 weeks for me to be settled in a new way of eating....let's hope I get that far!

I have a question already.....
the one thing that is going to make or break this is my daily breakfast tea. I have to have 2 cups of tea a day or I will fail for sure. It's the one thing that I look forward to in the am and in the pm. I usually have coffee cream and sugar(1tsp) in it. I will not add apartame or splenda. Is sugar ok in that small of an amount twice a day? And the cream....would you put 1% milk in it instead? I won't use skim as it's like drinking water with white colour in it and rice milk would make me wanna hurl..... LOL

Thanks Girls!

[zanacal]

Believe me DM, food is my life too!

Well I don't take sugar in my tea but I'm eating enough of it elsewhere! I'd say it's fine so long as you're counting it in your daily allowances, likewise with the creamer - but how much protein etc. are in that? I'd switch to skimmed if it meant I could eat more when food is so limited anyway

[Out of the Blue]

YAY...Made it to 12:30 w/out a meal!

Don't be scared DM, it's only food

Or lack there of, lol...

Breakfast/Mid-morning: Coffee
Lunch: Vegeburger (the type with mushed up vegetables and breadcrumbs on the outside) and a few roast potatoes. Fruit crumble and cream for pudding! I took a few frozen raspberries, a couple of nectarines and some strawberries and cooked them with sweetener. I made a crumble topping from flour, sugar and butter but I only made 1/2 the usual quantity so it was sprinkled in it rather than drowned in it. It was really good!
Dinner: Bagel with peanut butter then a couple of boiled sweets.
Snack: 2 white chocolate fingers.

Sounds like a wonderful food day, especially your fruit crumble! I'm writing that one down!

DM - I was putting a bit of soy creamer in my coffee or tea in the a.m. but I noticed that if I drop it and put something more skim in there, my daily fat intake looks a lot better. If you can try skim, I would do that instead (I know it won't taste as good =[ ). Also, sugar is okay as long as it fits into your daily cals I think. My GL! We're here to support eachother!

[DoulaMama]

Believe me DM, food is my life too!

Well I don't take sugar in my tea but I'm eating enough of it elsewhere! I'd say it's fine so long as you're counting it in your daily allowances, likewise with the creamer - but how much protein etc. are in that? I'd switch to skimmed if it meant I could eat more when food is so limited anyway

Hmmmm have to go do a quick check..... It makes me feel better knowing that you love food too!!

[zanacal]

I can't remember what we were watching on telly last night but it prompted DH to make a comment about how 'BDing' is the best thing in the world and my response was 'don't be silly, the best thing in the world is food'!

[DoulaMama]

Hmmmm have to go do a quick check..... It makes me feel better knowing that you love food too!!

OK-
1tbsp Creamer- .5gr protein, 20 cals, 1.5 gr fat, 5 sodium. I'll take it LOL! I can handle an extra gram of protein per day

So far it has been an enlightening day I had 1 1/2 pieces of toast at 10:45 am(slowly pushing back the time) with a little bit strawberry jam and one tea I'm trying desperately not to snack....ugh this is so frickin hard! I have to make it to 2pm before I can eat. I think I'm going to stick with my whole wheat, low salt bread because I just can't bring myself to eat white I looked up the few minerals it has in it, and with the amount I'll eat it...I figure it'll be ok. Also....with strawberries in season for awhile at least I can eat something yummy! YAY! I hope I'm preggo before summer is done...LOL!

[DoulaMama]

I can't remember what we were watching on telly last night but it prompted DH to make a comment about how 'BDing' is the best thing in the world and my response was 'don't be silly, the best thing in the world is food'!

HAHAHAHA! I wholeheartedly, 100% agree with your response

[swish]

Well done, ootb, for making it until 1230!!!
Well done, dm, on your first day, I really didn't think I could do it but once in the swing of it, it's a lot easier than I thought it would be! I agree that little amount of sugar should be fine. Also I think you have to include things that if you didn't you know you'd fail.
Ladies, I am also a food obsessive, the kind of person who plans dinner at breakfast time and checks out the menu of restaurants way before I go to see what I can eat!! I just keep reminding myself of how much I can eat when I get a bfp!!!
Today went like this
No breakfast
1 actimel just before lunch
Lunch at family's - 1 tomato and mozzarella bruschetta, vegetable terrine with 2 roast potato, carrots and parsnip puree, 1 biscuit with Brie (so tasty!!!)
dinner cous cous with beans, cucumber and leeks - not so tasty!!
I do my best on Sunday's but it's always a bit off, probably over on sodium particularly, I'll be good tomorrow.
No bfp signs, sure I'm not pregnant this cycle!

[zanacal]

Having no signs could very well mean that you *are* pregnant swish, don't lose hope How do you manage to get your family to could you a veggie meal?!

[swish]

My sister is a veggie so mum would already be cooking something for her and I've said I'm not eating meat anymore as it upsets my stomach!!! When I am pregnant I'll say I'm eating it again as it's best for the baby!!