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

[stephk]

Thank you - I am so glad it is helpful, I did hesitate because I was worried about offending or speaking out of turn - all of this stuff I have learned here and from atomic. I have just had the same struggles and its great to be here where we can all help each other

how mushy lol

Yes, if you eat at 6pm and then again at 10am thats the same as others eating at 8pm and then again at 12pm you dont need to fast for longer than 16 hours you will be pleased to know, and 14 hour fasts are also ample - its all about keeping blood sugar on the low side for parts of the day.

[daisymoo]

Wow that is a great post!! Thanks so much Stephk. I just learned so much from that one post and I've been on the le diet since Jan! Well quite loosely this attempt have to add. Thanks!!

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[stephk]

Right well here comes the boring food post hehe
520am - coffee with whole milk
12.30- a pretzel and a salad I made with c100g white crab meat, some spinach, a small avocado and some steamed veggies made last night: helda stringless beans, courgette and babycorn (they were steamed in the juice of a lemon). I added oregano, chilli and coriander to the salad. And also got a waitrose essential side salad as I needed to bulk it out more.
3.45pm - some strawberries, a banana, c50g total greek yoghurt, punnet of graze chocolate orange
8.00pm - spinach and ricotta ravioli, half a garlic flatbread and a big portion of veggies - mushroms, courgette, babycorn. Not yet sure what sauce (if any) I will put on the pasta, I might just leave mine plain and put some on for DH.

approx 1800 cals, 61g (30%) fat, 61g protein

[stephk]

520am - coffee with whole milk
12.15pm - a pretzel, half tub creme de Brie, Waitrose rainbow salad, Waitrose chargrilled vegetables, some roast veggies I made last night (courgette, mushroom, babycorn)
1.30pm - a banana, some strawberries and c50g total Greek yoghurt
8.00pm - sweet potato, cauliflower cheese gratin, broccoli. Also an aspalls cider. After eating, not hungry but had 3 poppy seed and sesame crackers with Brie

Approx 1980 cals, 59g (29%) fat, 55g protein

Argh after posting I went to hang out the washing and ended up eating a chocolate bunny!!!! I don't know how many fat and cals that is but I've gone over now

[weeziewoozles]

Well it's Day 1 of full LE for me today! Wish me luck! Had a delicious French meal with a friend last night - a blowout before the diet. Yummy steak frites and blackcurrant almond cake Today though I've had a Redbush tea so far and planning a jacket potato with baked beans for lunch, and veggie burgers with vegetables for dinner. Plus wine or beer!

[PrimalMamma]

Hi I'm new to posting here. I am a mum of 2 boys, & normally I eat a paleo diet (which explains the 2 boys I guess lol). For anyone who doesn't know that is low carb with an emphasis on meat & eggs! So this diet is very new to me. I am good at being disciplined about what I eat & I don't eat a lot of junk. The artificial sweetener makes me particularly nervous... Anyway....
I had a cup of tea with milk first thing (can't survive without it I'm afraid) & then had black coffee & peppermint tea til 1pm.
1pm - pita with lettuce, tomato, onion, mushrooms & hummus.
Diet strawberry yoghurt.

3pm - diet hot chocolate.

6pm - quinoa with veggies, nutritional yeast, dulse flakes & tahini.

2 glasses wine

812 calories ❤


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[PrimalMamma]

And yeah I know that's too low. Still finding my feet with such a big change ^^^


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[weeziewoozles]

Hi I'm new to posting here. I am a mum of 2 boys, & normally I eat a paleo diet (which explains the 2 boys I guess lol). For anyone who doesn't know that is low carb with an emphasis on meat & eggs! So this diet is very new to me. I am good at being disciplined about what I eat & I don't eat a lot of junk. The artificial sweetener makes me particularly nervous... Anyway....
I had a cup of tea with milk first thing (can't survive without it I'm afraid) & then had black coffee & peppermint tea til 1pm.
1pm - pita with lettuce, tomato, onion, mushrooms & hummus.
Diet strawberry yoghurt.

3pm - diet hot chocolate.

6pm - quinoa with veggies, nutritional yeast, dulse flakes & tahini.

2 glasses wine

812 calories ❤

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It's really hard to change from such a healthy lifestyle but you'll get used to it. Remember you don't have to do the artificial sweeteners if they make you uncomfortable. Only do be careful with your calories - 812 is too little! Try adding in sugary drinks to get thr calories up, or juices if that's more acceptable to you.

[stephk]

Welcome! It does take time to transition to the diet. There is lots of cool information here and you will soon know what you are doing.

As weezie says, you dont need to do fake sugar if you dont want to (I dont)

[SamS_TTCPink]

Well today is a write off!!! I had plans to stay on track despite it being my birthday but it didn't end up that way!!

Had no breakfast but then a club sandwich with chips for lunch, a coffee, Thai for dinner (way too much and with meat in it) and cheesecake!

Devastated!!

Do you think this will detrimental to my attempt tomorrow?? 😕