Berry's diary

STILL ILL :( :( so annoying

And WI was crap this morning - 63kg so not in the 62 bracket like I planned :(

Yesterday

B:
200g Pineapple 82
Cup of tea 15

L:
Cherry tomatoes 9
Red pepper 13
Cucumber 15
Maltesers 187

D:
Gravlax (cured smoked salmon starter) 110
Tuna sashimi (main course) 200
Glass of rioja 128
Few small nibbles of cheese board 163
Bread roll 140
Petit fours 140

S:
Satsuma 20

TOTAL FOOD 1222

E: 5km run on treadmill
 
Determined to be better behaved this weekend than last. Am planning on having homemade lasagne this eve as Friday night treat rather than meal out/takeaway. I will make it with turkey mince or quorn with lots of veg and the bechamel from natural yog or creme fraiche to cut down on the cals and serve with massive side salad.

Although still in a bad mood re feeling ill and not a good loss I thought I would just note that yesterday I bought (and fit into) a pair of waist 28 topshop skinny jeans wahoo-
ALSO got some beaut autumny yankee candles so looking forward to burning those this eve whilst I tidy up the flat etc.
 
Made the home made lasagne on Friday with turkey mince, loads of mushrooms and natural yogurt in place of bechamel. It was delish but I went a bit overboard with the mozzerella! But still I reckon only about 350 per huge serving. I had it for lunch on Saturday and Sunday too :)

However my sins for the weekend included: jam donuts on Friday night, mars bar rice crispie cakes and a foot long veggie delight subway after a night out on Saturday!!

I went for dinner on Saturday before the birthday party I was attending and was pretty virtuous, it was at Cote Brasserie and I had the mushroom soup for my main with some of the delicious sour dough bread they do there. Then chocolate icecream for dessert and maybe a glass and a half of white wine. The rest of the night I drank G&Ts and had the humungous subway to finish the night off (along with a few snaffled chips).

Back on track now and I am going chocolate free til Friday at least.

I have pilates this evening and if I can get out of work early enough I will do a 5km on the treadmill first.
 
So yesterday:

B: cup of tea 15

L:
Cucumber 15
Red pepper 26
Tbsp hummous 74

D:
Covent garden plum & mascarpone soup 264
Sainsbury pitta 124
Tomato 9
Sprinkling of grated cheddar 98
1/2 can tuna in spring water 85
Baby leaf spinach 9

S:
2x rollmop herrings 115
Dairy milk 205
Options hot choc 39

TOTAL 1078

I did a 15min high intensity run on the treadmill followed by 45 mins on pilates. Pilates is HARD! The teacher's body was so inspirational though, strong but supple and lean.

I have boxing this eve and I have downloaded a Ease into 10km app to get my running back up to scratch.

Today has to be on point foodwise as I am going to a new place in London tomorrow which serves only champagne and hot dogs!!! YUM

Switched my scales to stones from kgs and peeked this morn I was 10st 1lb :( but MFP is set to KG and I couldn't find a stone/lb setting or can you only have llb/kg??
 
Thought I would start trying to photograph a few of my meals.

Attached are my super easy tuna fishcakes with oatbran&egg, my deli style chicken mayo jacket potato and last nights tuna melt pitta.



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Youre doing really well. Really making me wanna get my butt back to the gym!

Also my mfp is in lbs so must have an option somewhere? Maybe in the bit where you set your goals?
 
Aha I found it in MFP thank you!

Its so hard once you get out of the swing of the gym. I had boxing yesterday which was fun!

Yesterdays food intake:

B: cup of tea 15

L:
Tbsp hummus 74
Cucumber 15
Red pepper 26
Celery 17

Pineapple 200g 82

D:
Courgette 18
Chesnut mushrooms 125g 16
Red onion 16
Marks frozen broad bean, edamame and pea mix 100g 120
Miso soup sachet 27
Soy sauce 9
Marks lochmuir salmon fillet 270
120g quinoa 137

Dairy milk 5 squares 150
Highlights hot choc 40
Ancor light squirty cream 48

S:
A banana 100

TOTAL 1180

E: Boxing class 45 mins- calories burnt 297

Have changed my scales and MFP to llbs which will hopefully motivate me better to have a consistent 1lb loss each week.

I am going out to dinner tonight but will try and stay within cals by eating light throughout the day. No gym time which is a shame but will get back there tomorrow and start on the B-2-10km app I got.
 
So yesterday was AWFUL I've given up trying to calculate by an estimate is below AND ITS NOT PRETTY

B:
eat natural bar apricot and yogurt 228
cup of tea 15

L:
Mini carrot snack pack 42
Pink lady apple & grape snack pack 41

D: (hence the light lunch but even that couldn't save me..........)
Glass of champagne 110
Hot dog with sauerkrat and onions est. 350
Small portion of sweet pot fries 160
.......... which was all at a new place in London that only serves fancy hot dogs and champagne - weird combo but fun.
However we then moved onto the cocktail club and that is where things went severely down hill!!
I had two gin brambles cocktails, a shot of sambuca, lots of sips/samples of loads of other cocktails, a shot of jager AND two more jager shots with red bull jelly.
Then I had a slimline G&T at another place.
Then I got of the tube and had a mini fillet, mini wrap thing and 2 hot wings (WHYYYYYYYYY I never even like KFC when I eat it but as soon as I'm drunk its the nearest thing when I get off the tube on my way home)
Then I got home and had two crumpets with peanut butter!

DISGUSTING

To be fair pretty standard night for me before I started calorie counting.

However I'm losing momentum and its not good. Ever since I got back from Greece my MFP graph has looked like ****. I need to get back on it.

I have changed everything to llbs, MFP & my scales, and I will draw a line under last night and take Fridays weigh in as a fresh starting point. From that WI onward I need to be aiming for minimum of 1lb a week through November as December will be so difficult with socialising.

Not sure whether to do a JUDD style "down day" today to try and compensate for last night a bit and keep to 500 cals or whether to just stick to 1200.

Going to do the 30DS dvd this evening when I get home also.

RIGHT I AM ON THIS.

Time for a cup of tea, feeling a bit peaky.
 
Id stick to 1200. Just draw a line under it and carry on as normal. It'll balance out eventually. Sounds like a good night though :)
 
Hi Bostik! Yeah I think you are right, sticking to 1200 is a better idea.

We just found our our favourite french resturant we use at work to take clients to is shutting down, so I have to do for a last meal there at lunchtime, but they usually do a really tasty soup so I will just have that and swerve the wine!

Then a couple of my mates are coming to stay this evening arriving around 9pm so I am thinking of doing a a green thai king prawn curry for us all, so those two meals should be within my limit for the day. Then weigh in tomorrow morning and a fresh start. I am thinking 130lb as a goal for Christmas, if I can do better than fantastic, but 130 is achievable hopefully and also I can concentrate alot on fitting in as much toning exercises as poss. I can do this!!!!
 
You can do it :) dunno how you stay in cals when you have to eat out a lot!
 
So my scales have broken (hopefully not from my weight crushing down on them) - I am on the case for purchasing new ones tonight and then back on track!!!

Had a ridiculous day foodwise on Friday which included a sausage baguette for breakfast and a chinese takeaway for dinner!! :eek:

The rest of the weekend was not too awful though, no alcohol, and had sushi for dinner on saturday which was delish.

I made a scrumptious dinner last night:

Garlic
Chilli
Ginger
Spring onions
Coriander
Baby bok choi
Sea bass fillet
Dash soy sauce
1/2 lime juice

All wrapped in foil and in the oven for 15-20 mins. It tastes incredible and is <200 calories depending on the size of your fish since the other ingrediants are so low. :)

I am back in work today and determined to have a good one, my plan is:

B: cup of tea 15
L: snack box (cucumber & red pepper) 60
S: banana 100
D: Caribbean veg pot ???

I will buy new scales on the way home from work as I go past an argos.
 
Yesterday I went to the gym after work to begin the 10km training app. I skipped ahead a few weeks and started on the 5x5min runs with 1min walking breaks between. Its a catch 22 as its a lot easier to run on the treadmill but at the same time, its v boring compared to being outside in the freshair and actually making progress. Will do at least one outdoor run every weekend.

I had the Caribbean Jerk Curry veg pot (334 calories) didn't love it, the moussaka one is much tastier. I also had two pieces of toast (170 +butter 54) and also a muller coconut yogurt (86). So my total food intake yesterday was 866 calories.


Today:

Breakfast
Cup of tea x2 (30)

Lunch
Cucumber (15)
Red pepper (26)
Banana (95)

Dinner
Portion of home made veggie quorn lasagne (600 estimate)
Ingrediants: Quorn mince, onion, mushrooms, spinach, chopped tomatoes, squirt of tomato puree, lasagne sheets, natural yogurt, ricotta, grated mozzarella & cheddar.


I bought new scales yesterday that also measure water % and fat % - I hopped on to get an idea this morning. Weight was 140 lbs, BF 14% and water 60%.
 
The lasagne was a success, really tasty and REALLY filling, I only had one small portion and was stuffed. I only used about 4 lasagne sheets as well since I only did one layer and the spinach took up quite a bit of space.

I did have a halloween "screme egg" urgh - wasn't worth it - too sickly and 175 calories.

My final calorie total for yesterday came in at 1025 however that was with an estimate for the lasagne at 645, but I don't think it would have been more than that considering I used quorn in place of mint and fat free yogurt for the white sauce and as I said my portion wasn't epic.

I am doing the November CC challenge - and my starting weight this morning was 139.6 lbs. Hoping for 135 by the end of the month.

Today's plan is:

Breakfast
Cup of tea x2 (30)

Lunch
Cucumber (15)
Red pepper (26)
Cherry tomatoes x3 (9)
Some fruit either a banana or some berries (est 95)

Dinner
Turkey meatball spagetti
- 1/2 can of chopped tomatoes (40)
- 1/2 onion (23)
- 100g mushrooms (16)
- Extra lean turkey mince 125g (175)
- 1 medium egg (70)
- 1/2 tbsp oatbrean (73)
- Wholemeal spaghetti 100g (316)
Total meal 713


 
The turkey meat balls were so yummy.
I just put the turkey mince, a tbsp of oatbran, an egg and loads of black pepper, oregano, basil etc into a bowl. Then had a separate bowl of flour to hand and a baking tray sprayed with fry light. Rolled up little balls and dunked in the flour which helped them keep their shape and not be so sticky.

Then the sauce was just diced onion, garlic clove, canned tomatoes, 1/2 tsp sugar and seasoning including fresh basil.

I left the meatballs in at 200 for about 25mins which overcooked them a bit. Would prob be ok either at a lower heat or shorter time then finished in the sauce.

I ended up serving mine with quinoa which was nice but actually I could have eaten it without anything really. The 400g of mince made about 20 meatballs so loads!

I topped off with a sprinkle of cheese.

These would be really yum to just snack on like falafel or in a wrap/pitta and I think they would freeze ok if you did a big batch. They are super quick to make anyway!



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So yesterday I had that for dinner after doing my next day of the 10km app which is 5x5min run with 1 min walking intervals. My HRM said I burnt 400 cals!!! Still not sure I believe it!!

The turkey meal in total with a bit of quinoa came to 462 and with a sprinkling of cheese I'll call it 500. I was way under on cals so I treated myself to a small bowl of Hagen daz praline and cream!! :D 300 cals!! But worth it! And I stopped at one bowl! Ninja mind control!

May go out for lunch today at work, but shall keep it low and as bf is out this eve I will probably just have some of the left over lasagne although I am bored of Italian flavours after 3 days on the trot. Need to try and have an ok weekend to hit my goal for next thurs of 137-138 lbs
 
It was so good SM, I am def going to make it this week again, and it was so filling it didn't need anything like pasta/quinoa with it. YUM :)

Since I never really log my weekends on here, I thought I would for once. I didn't go out in the evening apart from a few work drinks on Friday.

Friday

Breakfast
2x cup of tea 30

Lunch
Banana 95
Mini salmon sushi 155
Mint aero xmas tree 146

Drinks
2x Gin & slimline tonic 112

Dinner
Homemade veggie quorn lasagne 484
Pralines & cream haagen daz icecream 300
Sensations thai sweet chilli crisps 400
Haribo 276

TOTAL 2000 !

Saturday

Breakfast
Almond crossiant 350
Cappuccino 37

Lunch
Crusty white bread M&S 160
Hot & Spicy chicken noodle soup M&S 203

Dinner
Dim sum 182
Egg fried rice 170
Tofu and aubergine dish 386

Snacks
Dairy milk 120
Crumpets x2 184
Peanut butter 95
Hot choc 39

Exercise
A hour long run (not exactly planned, I was aiming on 5km but actually got lost in Hampstead Garden Suburb hahaha!) 476 calories burnt according to HRM

TOTAL FOOD CALORIES 1926


Sunday

Breakfast
Shortbread M&S 4 pieces!!!!! 380

Lunch
Home made fish pie 350
Tomato, mozzarella, avocado salad 337
Summerfruits trifle (berries, custard, ameretti biscuits) 383

Dinner
Haagen daz choc choc chip icecream 496

TOTAL 1946

Hahahaa!! so rather a piggy weekend to say the least! Back on the straight and narrow today and official WI on Thurs. I am going to try not to peek at all until then.

Going to go up to the next step on running app this evening at the gym 4x8min runs with 1 min walking intervals.
 
Did my four 8 min runs. The last one was tough! I really dislike the treadmill. It's boring so time drags and I can never totally zone out and into my run as I feel I need to stay alert so I don't fall off!!

Anyway burnt 376 cals (actually more as I turned HRM on 5 mins into my first run)

Then I went and did a food shop. I made fajitas for dinner, ate one small one myself estimate 600 calories just to be safe. I also had a ring sugared donut from M&S as it was closing and they had reduced the bakery stuff to 50p! So that came with three cookies which I left for the bf.

According to MFP final food count 1100 calories exactly!
 
So yesterday's full day looked like:

Breakfast
Cup of tea - 30

Lunch
Mini salmon sushi - 155
Small banana - 95

Dinner
Sugar ring donut M&S - 220
Chicken fajita home made - est 600 (I had one flour tortilla, chicken, peppers, onion, seasoning, a sprinkling of cheese, teaspoon of salsa and a teaspoon of guac)

TOTAL FOOD 1100

Exercise - 5km ran (4x 8min runs with 1min walking intervals) HRM says 376 burnt.


I have my usual veg snack box for lunch and a banana, and am planning on doing a king prawn curry this evening with M&S malayasian curry paste, half fat coconut milk, prawns... I will serve bfs with rice and have mine on a bed of spinach.

Need a lb off by Thursday WI pleeeeeeeeeaaasssee
 
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