January 2014- Let's record what we are eating!

[stephk]

5.20am - coffee with whole milk
10.45 - hot water with manuka honey
12.30 - a pretzel, waitrose chargrilled vegetable soup, essential waitrose side salad, essential waitrose beetroot salad. Was still hungry so I had a jaffa cake flapjack and cup of dandelion tea.
3.30 - a banana, a pear, some blackberries and c50g total greek yoghurt
8.00pm - stuffed pepper - one red pepper, half a pack of garlic and corriander cous cous, half a pack of waitrose vegetable layer, a corn on the cob. I am planning on a small glass of whole milk.

That will be approx 1900 cals, 58g (28% fat), 47g protein

[SamS_TTCPink]

Day 2 done and dusted! Was really hungry today, although I don't think it was "real hunger" just felt deprived cause I knew I had to be back on the diet and couldn't eat what i really wanted to! Its even harder with the kids and DH home on holidays.

Just focussing on why I'm doing this and how badly I want my DD!

So heres what I had today (very low nutrient! )

12:00pm
Large Flat white from Coffee Shop
2 wholemeal crumpets with honey

5:00pm
2 single serve pkts of Kraft macaroni cheese
with half a slice of swiss cheese mixed in

10:00pm
Peppermint tea
Ferrero Rocher Easter Bunny!! (sooo have to stop eating chocolate!)

And 2nd day of exercise done too!

[MamaLuv]

Forgive me for hijacking the post but can anyone offer a list of allowable foods for ttc pink? I'm new to the GD diet. I was on a high dairy diet off a site that I just learned is incorrect. :-( So far I see that there are a lof of people who are eating the following foods. Any more?

Bananas
Pears
Strawberries
Yogurt
Bagel thins with cream cheese
cauliflower (?)
carrots(?)
broccoli
sweet potatoes
butternut squash
rice
mushrooms
tomatoes
mozarella
corn

Anything else? What foods should I add or take away? What are no no's and what foods are great? Please help!

[stephk]

hi MamaLuv - that list is totally fine, there are no forbidden foods. Generally people try to keep to the following:
1500-1800 calories a day
40-50g protein
20-30% calories from fat

if you exercise a lot, are breastfeeding or are very tall then atomic recommends 1800-2000 calories a day

I am just about to shutdown my computer to go and pick up DS but atomic wrote a brilliant essay which broke down different foods into have every day, limit etc, for the life in me i cannot remember the name of it but its in the dream member section. i will look for it later unless someone beats me to it in teh meantime.

also - atomic has created meal plans which will take the stress out of it for you, if you want to look into that.

[stephk]

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/le-d...ood-guide.html

[SamS_TTCPink]

So today was a bit shocking!

1:00pm
2 crumpets with honey
Rice milk coffee made at home

4:30pm
Dare Raw iced coffee

8:00pm Indian for dinner:
Dahl soup
Chicken korma
Rice
Roti

And 2 mini Easter eggs.
(Please tell me chocolate sways pink!!?!! &#128521

About 1800-2000calories I think but hard to say with the takeaway Indian meals. 😕

[stephk]

of course chocolate sways pink

remember you can have anything and nothing is banned

i would put your indian meal at around 1000 cals so with the rest you are probably on 16-1800

[stephk]

5.20am - coffee with whole milk
10.40am - cup of dandelion tea
11.45am - some blackberries, a banana, a punnet of graze eleanor's apple crumble and c50g total greek yoghurt
2.00pm - Kirstys vegetables and quinoa, mash direct red cabbage and beetroot. Punnet of graze chocolate orange
8.00pm - some penne pasta, sun dried tomato pesto, mozzarella, tomatoes, mushrooms, and half a garlic flatbread

approx 1900 cals, 65g (30%) fat, 54g protein

[SamS_TTCPink]

12:00pm
Wholemeal English muffin with cheese, rice milk coffee.

3:00pm
Dare raw iced coffee

7:00pm
Vegetarian burger from takeaway "fish & chip" shop

10:00pm
Peppermint tea, mini Easter eggs. 😞

1400cals
probably too much fat & too much snacking with the iced coffee and Easter eggs. 😕

[stephk]

mumofsix if you want my honest opinion, I dont think that is too much fat and you probably need it to nourish your body after your recent loss.

Also - up to 4 meals are allowed so as you have had 3 that is completely fine! If you can call mini easter eggs a meal lol (sounds like a great meal to me...)