TTC Pink Daily Food Diaries - August

[Mochagirl]

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

[rainbowflower]

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.

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?

[Mochagirl]

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.

[zanacal]

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?

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

[zanacal]

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

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!!

[Mochagirl]

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

[Mochagirl]

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

[zanacal]

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

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!

[Mochagirl]

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!

[zanacal]

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

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