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

[stephk]

520am - coffee with whole milk
10.45am - latte from coffee machine at work (had a meeting with new boss and felt like a coffee)
12.30pm - a pretzel, waitrose rainbow salad, half tub of creme de brie, roasted veggies I made last night (an onion, a courgette, a red pepper and some mushrooms)
3.45pm - some blackberries, a banana, c50g total greek yoghurt, a dandelion tea and a graze honeycomb flapjack
8.00pm - white bean and veggie stew, half a garlic flatbread and a cadburys creme egg

Thats approx 1900 cals, 63g (29%) fat, 53g protein

[DreamingPink2015]

On the LE diet if you are sticking to 2 meals a day and the first meal is around midday, can you have coffee with a dash of milk in the morning??

[stephk]

Dreamingpink - yes you can, technically it is a cheat but it contains so little its not considered a meal and will burn off very quickly. I have a coffee when I get up as I then go to the gym so need something to get going.

Obviously you need to count the cals, but hot drinks can be your saviour to get through the morning sometimes.

[bluebonnet22]

Today is a bit of an "off" day, but I figured I'd post anyways because it's still relatively close to the totals for the diet despite being a cheat day.

Breakfast: Coffee with creamer
Lunch: veggie sushi (avocado, cream cheese, jalapenos) with a small side of spicy mayo, seaweed salad
Dinner: Chick Fil a Cool wrap (has chicken in it, but relatively small amount), small side of avocado ranch, full calorie lemonade with vodka added

1298 calories, 43 grams of fat (33%, oops!), 48 grams of protein

[DreamingPink2015]

Thanks stephk
That's what worries me, If I can I would rather stretch and have my coffee closer to lunch if it means it is kind of counted as breakfast
When I start my diet I want to try and be as clean as possible as this is my one and only last chance for a girl (seeing we were only having 2 kids and I have now convinced my husband to have 3)

[stephk]

dreamingpink - I do not think that having a coffee will ruin anything at all. If I did, I certainly would not have it! If you are worried ask atomic but I am sure she will say the same thing that you are fine to have it. If you are really truly worried, have it without milk but I really dont think it will do anything at all to ruin your sway personally.

bluebonnet - that does not sound like an off day to me, especially not compared to how I have eaten the past month lol, I have certainly not led by LE example with my diet all month

[marriedmomof2]

sorry I have been MIA, I don't want you to think it was anything that you said at all. That is not it at all. it was just in general

Married I am so sorry you feel that way. I think we are all just trying to help everyone else as it's so supportive here and everyone wants everyone else to get their DG. I am really sorry if I ever suggested that you eat more. I only asked if you were maintaining weight because if so, you don't need to worry too much about the days you are under. Honestly hon, if you are comfortable with your diet sod what anyone else thinks - you have to be comfortable with it above all else.

It sounds to me like you balance out overall anyway - some days under and some days over which is normal, we are not robots.

Hon it is healthier not to have weighing scales, you don't need them, the only reason I weigh myself is because there are scales in the gym. Before this I did not weigh myself, I preferred to go by how my clothes felt.

[stephk]

I totally understand married glad I didn't offend as I certainly didn't mean to. Nice to see you back x

[Rosie85]

Married- I don't like sharing either. I have had several friends try to friend my on my fitness pal...yup no thanks. lol I don't want anyone to know why i eat the way I do. I don't even like sharing on here, I know I would get yelled at for such low limits. I honestly am lucky to get 900 calories some days. The thing is, I am just not hungry...I will eat a cup of rice and a freezer waffle for lunch and maybe a chocolate treat and then for dinner I will have something like pasta with veggies and a sauce or a stir fry. Calorie count is often 700-900. So I tried to drink calories but soda bloats me and honestly I am terrified of the belly fat sugar brings. I just want to go back to eating cheese burgers and fries and chicken salads.

[stephk]

I think we can see just by this thread that everyone does it differently, and I dont think there is one way to do it, you just have to do it the best way you can that works for you and dont overthink what other people are doing. Steal any ideas/tips/help you want and make it work for you.