Dear lovely daily diarists, how are you all today? Hope you are all looking forward to a lovely weekend.
Any newbies, follow the others, post what you plan to eat on Saturday, with calories if you're counting. Add in any exercise and any helpful tips and you're away! Don't forget to comment and support lots.
Today's poster is something I ponder a lot. Why, when we're tired, ill or stressed do we so often do the exact opposite of what would help us. Nutritious healthy food is what we need, junk is what we crave. I think it's the instant fix. Anyway, my tip for today, is if you're feeling tired, ill or just low today, come here and find support, give yourself some serious care, and nourish your body. It is no doubt the hardest time to make good choices, but the time you need to most. If you are feeling this way, have sympathy for yourself, and treat yourself well.
Anyway, far too much seriousness from me tonight, here's the plan for tomorrow:
B - Greek yoghurt with single cream and plum puree - 250 cals
L - Leftover chicken and veg yellow bean stir fry with noodles - 400 cals
D - Spaghetti carbonara - 500 cals
This leaves me low at 1150. Think I'll add a smidgen of garlic bread to dinner, and maybe even a small glass of wine.
Now tell me all your plans!!! I get excited now when I host, I so love to see the replies pinging in and keeping me entertained.
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Thank you for hosting Salcheq I added your event host badge.. but as your still rocking from Sundays weigh in.. it doesn't show..!
I will be back in a while with tomorrow's food choices.. I agree with your thoughts.. when ever I get a cold and blocked sinuses- I guarantee I crave congestants like pastries, sausage rolls and crisps that I don't usually eat and they are guaranteed to make me worse!
It is really only the hypocrisy I know I would feel after putting my post up that is keeping me from piling into biscuits. I'm properly fighting with myself tonight.
D. 3 courses and maybe a small sherry at the golf club.
Approx 2000
Keeping it light during the day to minimise the evenings damage. Am going to drive so am limited to a small glass of alcohol but might go booze free as tomorrow will be day 20 of no alcohol!
Have a lovely evening out Active_43, great use of calories earlier in the day for breakfast and lunch. Do you have the kale raw? I've never really go on with it raw, but do put it in smoothies at times.
Well done on no alcohol. I have just kind of drifted away from drinking, just prefer water now. I did have a drink on holiday but never bother at home anymore.
Do you have the Kale raw with your halloumi or eat it raw? Love both things so whichever way it is it sounds good.
Thanks for hosting Salcheq so right about the need to eat well when we are tired. Fortunately I tend to stock up on good healthy food so then that is all I have to choose from.
Your breakfast sounds delicious.
I have a board meeting all day tomorrow so will have bacon lettuce wraps followed by a delicious lunch of I don't know what. Probably won't need to eat when I get home. If I do am omelette will suffice.
I have green tea with 1 sugar. I going to cut down to half and slow no sugar. My late brother mentioned it and later said nothing beats the original flavour.
Thanks for hosting Salcheq . Love your poster, something I think we can all relate to at times.
Love your menu. I haven't had spaghetti carbonara for ages.
I'm on a mission to get into the nines, only 3lbs to go! So I'm upping my calories from 1,200 to 1,500 as from today and going to walk as much as I can.
So my menu will be;
B - Porridge, strawberries, full fat Greek yoghurt and a tsp of honey - 326 cals
L - Omelette with tomatoes, feta cheese, mushrooms and crispy bacon 576 cals
D - Left over cottage pie from today topped with carrot and swede mash and steamed Leeks followed by fresh fruit salad and Greek yoghurt - 614 cals
Thanks Morgancando, I confess our version of spaghetti carbonara is slightly odd due to my fussy children, but still delicious. Love the sound of your breakfast, I've discovered both a love of porridge and full fat greek yoghurt for breakfasts, but have yet to combine them.
Loving your whole menu tonight, bought feta cheese myself this week, I think inspired by you last week!
Have just come back from a fascinating last lecture at my local library which is due for demolition as it is falling down but will be rebuilt and hopefully open again at the end of next year
My menu for tomorrow should be:-
B - porridge with frozen fruit and two coffees
L - I am out and about before my lunch time friend and I go to the theatre to see 'Driving Miss Daisy'
S - soup and green salad if I have had a main meal at lunch time
Water - amap
Snacks - fruit
Exercise - perhaps a wee bit of garden tidying before brisk walk into town
Tip - keep positive and have a good sense of humour, too, if possible
B. I had shredded wheat for breakfast I love shredded wheat even though it tastes like wet cardboard.
L. 2 chicken thighs with brown rice and some sauerkraut.
D. Ive not had dinner with being to busy at hospital so I'm treating myself to a can of beer and hopefully win the staring competition I'm currently having with a bar of galaxy smooth chocolate that I acquired from the hospice shop but I am a bit tired so may blink a lot earlier than planned and loose my fight with it haha.
Not sure tomorrow start with Weetabix and toast and then see what veggies I can scrounge down at the allotment. As regards to the healthy supper I won that competition when my son came home and prised the choccy from my fingers (boohoo)
Today I ended up doing 3 sessions accidentally lol, booked gym session and abs attack. because Pilates was full only to find a friend had booked Pilates for me so ended up with the whole lot, am I tired 💤
Hi, I add bits on but don’t always complete plan. From tomorrow I will be write a complete plan, will be my new challenge. Going to do it for the whole week as I’m planning my shopping 🛒 list. Loving getting back into exercise but have to admit today was too much for an oap lol 😂
Good luck with that challenge prawncess, great idea to plan for the week, make sure and tell us how it goes.
Wowee Salcheq that's a great menu! Yellow bean indeed! Something I'll try!
I totally agree with the poster... I think when we lack energy our body seeks to boost it with sugar and carbs. But, as you say, it's the last thing we need!
My Friday has gone really well. Plan has been adhered to and i feel great! Drinking my planned wine here, cosy as a bug in a rug!
Saturday plan - slightly altered version of my weekly plan for sat due to lots of left overs from fajitas that I wasn't expecting. I hate waste and I don't think it'll freeze well so... having it for lunch tomorrow. Cals should be the same.
Brunch- sizzling steak fajita left overs (meat free). Gorgeous tonight so hope it'll make a lovely lunch. Steal style quorn, spicy smoky red peppers and onions, shredded carrot and cabbage, avocado chunks, sour cream, reduced fat cheese, seeded wholemeal wrap (500)
Dinner - Salmon and veg curry - courgette, peas, onion, broccoli, mange tu. Brown rice/quinoa mix. (700)
Ah salmon is so good with Asian flavours I find, even curry. I add pre-cooked salmon fillet to the finished curry right as I'm serving so the fish doesn't flake away into nothingness! The flavour of salmon holds its own enough in the sauce that it doesn't need to cook in it to feel like like a fish curry. If that makes.any sense Ha!
hi salcheq, thanks for hosting and thanks for the helpful tip. Tomorrow I'm going out to a pie night, where you get pie with mash and gravy and choice of several pudding pies. Weekends are make or break for me, either let it all slide and have a gain or maintain at my next weigh in, or be good and see a loss. Hopefully I can keep myself in check a bit.
Mmmmmm, pie night sounds amazing .... and dangerous! Good luck. What a tasty breakfast you're having. Good luck with the self control about pies.Imagine we're all there watching you, encouraging you to make the right choice!!!
I have finally got back to the gym (post surgery). Played badminton tonight, and going for workout tomorrow. Desperate to weigh in - but mustn’t until Wednesday!!!
Thanks Cracker10, I’m still getting used to the calories counting, but have just found that I can do that On my Fitbit! Yay, lol. So will add up and see what’s left for fruit and a hot chocolate 😉
Good luck on resisting the urge to weigh-in, I confess I'm a terror for having sneaky peeks during the week! Badminton is such great exercise, and fun too, well done.
Thanks Salcheq, I’ve found that as my weight fluctuates during the week I tend to self sabotage- whether I’m doing well or not! 🙄 gonna quickly have brekkie now- then can’t weigh, ha ha x
Thank you Salcheq for hosting today's DD. Very true imagery.
This is my the start of my 7th day with no 'bad' snacks. That's a bit of a lie because yesterday lunchtime I had some choccy cake. I made up for it by just having haddock and veg baked in foil and a few oven sweet potato chips.
B: 40g porridge, fresh fruit, 15ml maple syrup and cinnamon. Tom juice & worc sauce and black teas.
L: Chicken breast with courgette masala curry
S: Chorizo, bean, tomato and butternut chilli
Other drinks: Diet tonic & angostura and water
Exercise: Ran 4km earlier in the rain. Not sure how I dragged myself up and out but feeling very invigorated because of it. Surrounded by 3 damp dogs now... luuuurvly
Found it on Waitrose's website last night and it looked pretty tasty.
If I don't get workouts like that out of the way then I can't get started on the things that need to be done. I've always been an early starter so I have to get this out of the way even earlier.
If my brain pauses even now, then I will probably sink back to inertia. So a quick reply and see you later
Thank you for hosting, that is so me. I am trying to teach my body that fruit is a better option. Not been here for a couple of days as I was away and not in control of my diet. I went completely off the rails so need to get back on the horse. If I manage it then it will be major progress because normally one bad night leads to two weeks of badness. Meals for today
B toast and peanut butter 350
L sandwich, low fat crisps and square of chocolate 350
D home made chicken and mushroom pie with a tiny bit off puff pastry 450
Snack malt loaf
Total calories 1250 so no room for alcohol which is my downfall
Hi Glamgran69, nice to have you with us. My advice to help you stay back on that horse, is come here often today, read, post and encourage others. And remember, the more good stuff you eat, the less you'll want the bad, so fill your day with as many healthy bits as you can, any swaps you can do on your menu? What about swapping low fat crisps for some salad or fruit?
Good idea dropping the alcohol, I don't drink anywhere near as much as I used to, not that I ever did much but it made me make bad choices, and also I'd usually rather use the calories on food!
Love the sound of your homemade pie, sounds delicious. Do you have veges with that?
Anyway, we're all there with you in spirit today Glamgran, come back and tell us how you're getting on, we're all cheering you on.
Hi, have had to come to work so am now limited to my swaps as all the shops are shut. I did pop to Waitrose on my way in and have swapped my sandwich for sushi which should remove 100 calories or so. There will be lots of veges with the pie.
I am going to pop on here for inspiration when I get hungry and have lots of water to stave off the worst of it
Hi glamgram! Food sounds good but if you're struggling with hunger pangs and cravings it could be the carbs in your breakfast and lunch causing it. I read an article yesterday about high GI foods literally causing an addictive response on brain imaging!!!!! Scary stuff. If your bread is sourdough or low gi that would help, crisps and choc swapped for less insulin spiking treats like nuts, dark choc, oat cakes, avocado, carrot and houmous.. stuff like that?
Well done for pushing on through setbacks! Youre doing brilliantly!
It's hard isn't It! I have to say while I'm eating with wild abandon carbs aren't my worst fiend, but when I restrict calories I get serious carb lust! And a bite only makes me want 3 bites. Haha!
Good morning my friends. Than you for hosting Salcheq today. The poser is so true.
After a great weight loss yesterday I need to keep on track. It is so easy to come off.
Breakfast is overnight soaked porridge with BlackBerries and Greek yogurt and a coffee with skimmed milk. 350 calories.
Lunch Cheese omelette. 300 calories.
Dinner lam making HappyBee's meat free Sausage Casserole. 300calls.
That is 950 calories.
That is low so some snacks will be added or fruit. I don't know what yet.
It has been poring it down all night. so the weather does not look too good. I will get some fresh fruit today. also I may get some flowers for a treat after losing 3 lb last week. I don't want to get a good treat has it will put me on a downward spiral.
I do hope everyone has a good weekend and is able to stick to there eating plans for the weekend.
Good morning Caroline, lovely to hear that you've had a great weight loss congratulations. Great menu for today, make sure you top up those calories so you're not left too low.
What a great idea for flowers. I often think about a treat for weigh in day, but my thoughts automatically turn to food - guess there are years of habits there to slowly undo. I hope you get something really pretty.
Ah what a nice menu Caroline! If you're out at the shops picking up snacks or treats i suggest you try to pick good fats like tinned salmon or smoked salmon on oatcakes, houmous, nuts and nut butters, avocado, grass fed butter on seeded bread. The good fats in these, in particular omega 3, help fight depression and low mood. Good idea on the flowers! They always make me feel good!!!!
I had a good day yesterday in spite of the 17 desserts (yes seventeen!!!!) at the bonfire party we went to. I had soup for lunch so I really enjoyed the 2 types of chilli and sweet potatoe wedges, and then two teeny tiny slices of pavlova and chocolate roulade with extra fresh berries and cream. On the whole quite restrained and well within the 1000 calories I had allowed myself.
Today is gentle stretches, strength and flex and yoga before brunch of egg bacon mushrooms and tomatoes
Lunch is soup, possibly with oatcakes, cheese and apple if needed.
Dinner tonight is veggie chill, I really enjoyed it last night so will attempt a similar one 😊. Orange or apple for dessert if not eaten earlier
Tip of the day- Plan, Plan, Plan 😊. With the festive season rapidly approaching and all the November birthdays we have, it’s essential for me to keep on top of the plans so I can stay on track 😊
Congrats on staying sensible last night. 2 small bits out of 17 is a pretty small percentage. I'm becoming a huge fan of sweet potatoes and OH seems to be happy with them appearing on her plate more often. Made them into oven chips last night which doesn't use hardly any oil.
I keep seeing cheese and apple in the menus and then forget to do something myself. Note to self.
Definitely plan, plan, plan. The reason I use the DD so much is because it only takes a day of not being here for me to do daft things.
Good luck with the veg chili. Doing something 'similar' but has chorizo
grated potato topped with BBQ sauce, mushrooms, onions, tomato and bacon, 2 mozzerella light pearls and cooked in the oven, then once cooked topped with a poached egg.
Dinner will be Chinese style chicken and vegetable curry served with egg fried rice and broccoli.
Snacks are cereal bars (SW) a gingerbread latte. Hot chocolate and 3 rich tea fingers.
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Daily Diary for Tuesday 5th October 2021
