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My diet lately - Comments appreciated :)
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01-06-2010 11:04pm#1Ok so I've taken the advice I found on here into consideration and I'm already feeling a bit healthier after 3 days! Been drinking about 3L of water per day also.
I'm just looking for some advice/suggestions on my new improved diet. HUGE change from what I would normally eat.
Yesterday:
-Bowl of ready break in the morning with a small bit of sugar added for sweetness. (Going to switch to Honey instead when I get some)
-For lunch I had a pretty big omlette which kept me full hours. 4 eggs, A drop of milk, Real butter, Red peppers, Mushrooms, Roast ham, and cheddar cheese. Not the best option I guess.
-For a snack I had a small bowl of strawberries. Probably about 8.
-While watching TV I had 3 cream crackers with peanut butter.
Today:
-Same breakfast as yesterday but I also had a pear.
-For lunch I had a glass of the smoothie I made. 1 apple, 1 banana, A handful of strawberries, a handful of grapes
-For a snack I had a handful of frozen grapes! Perfect summer treat!! They're amazing
-Dinner I had a portion of lasagne, 3 pieces of a garlic baguette, Half a breaded fish, with a side of lettuce. Again, I suppose it isn't the healthiest! Also had a glass of milk.
-While watching TV I had 3 cream crackers and some peanut butter, with some more frozen grapes!
Comments/Advice appreciated :pac:0
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Am I right in thinking you have a bit of a sweet tooth?
Watch all that sugar you're eating (fruit).
You seem to be having one large meal and snacking around it. It would be better if you split this up into two or three smaller meals spread out over a couple of hours.
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Am I right in thinking you have a bit of a sweet tooth? Watch all that sugar you're eating (fruit).
You seem to be having one large meal and snacking around it. It would be better if you split this up into two or three smaller meals spread out over a couple of hours.
Best of luck.
I do but I was hoping that all of the fruit was good... :P Big change from the usual biscuits and chocolate.. I've gone 3 days with none.. Probably the first time EVER..
Yeah the problem with the large meals is that I'm living at home (18, doing leaving cert atm) and my parents make the dinner so I'm stuck with what they make. They usually just have one big ass meal during the day.. I try to cut the size of the portions they give though. 0 -
I do but I was hoping that all of the fruit was good... :P Big change from the usual biscuits and chocolate.. I've gone 3 days with none.. Probably the first time EVER..
Yeah the problem with the large meals is that I'm living at home (18, doing leaving cert atm) and my parents make the dinner so I'm stuck with what they make. They usually just have one big ass meal during the day.. I try to cut the size of the portions they give though.
Yeah, just be careful you don't overdo it on the fruit. Try to slowly replace it with something else, e.g. a bowl of spinach.
I know what you mean about your parents making you your meals. Could you simply scrape half of it onto another plate and eat it three hours later?
You've made a very good start though. Milk is a really great snack. I drink a litre of it whenever I'm hungry and can't find anything to eat! Peanut butter is good too.
Stick with it and you'll do well. Good luck in your exams.0 -
Yeah, just be careful you don't overdo it on the fruit. Try to slowly replace it with something else, e.g. a bowl of spinach.
I know what you mean about your parents making you your meals. Could you simply scrape half of it onto another plate and eat it three hours later?
You've made a very good start though. Milk is a really great snack. I drink a litre of it whenever I'm hungry and can't find anything to eat! Peanut butter is good too.
Stick with it and you'll do well. Good luck in your exams.
I'm honestly delighted with the changes I've made in only 3 days! I've somehow been able to resist all the biscuits in the house along with the cake my Dad brought home on Sunday.. Shocking stuff! :eek:
I've been eating so much fruit because I assumed it was the healthy option!
Also, what about my 5-a-day? How am I going to reach that by eating less? Peanuts is an option to change one of my snacks I guess.
For dinner I usually just eat whatever is put on my plate. I've been that way for years. I literally would not get up until my plate is clean. I'd leave the table feeling bloated as hell and that probably had a pretty bad effect on my stomach..
Regarding Milk, does skimmed milk vs. Normal milk really make much of a difference? I'd prefer to keep drinking the normal stuff as thats what the parents usually buy when they go shopping. Just makes things easier. :P
Also white slice vs. Brown slice pan? Should we be buying brown from now on? Or is there some other better alternative? I love an occasional sandwich :P
Thanks very much, this is very helpful feedback. 0 -
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Yeah the problem with the large meals is that I'm living at home (18, doing leaving cert atm) and my parents make the dinner so I'm stuck with what they make. They usually just have one big ass meal during the day.. I try to cut the size of the portions they give though.
Dude, could you not cook your own?
You're 18 not 12!
I don't like a lot of that diet but the one thing that really jumped out was the cream crackers... they have no place in any diet.0 -
itsallaboutheL wrote: »Dude, could you not cook your own?
You're 18 not 12!
I don't like a lot of that diet but the one thing that really jumped out was the cream crackers... they have no place in any diet.
I can, and do cook regularly. I love cooking but i dont see the point in cooking my own dinner at a seperate time to the family. Seems pointless to me.
What's wrong with cream crackers?
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I've done this since I was 10, trials and tribulations of being a veggiei dont see the point in cooking my own dinner at a seperate time to the family. Seems pointless to me.
: My kid sister also does it, she's 16, so no excuses!:D It doesn't have to be at a separate time either, you can still eat with your family if that's the main thing you're concerned about.
It's hardly pointless if it's going to help you achieve your goals.0 -
I've done this since I was 10, trials and tribulations of being a veggie My kid sister also does it, she's 16, so no excuses!:D It doesn't have to be at a separate time either, you can still eat with your family if that's the main thing you're concerned about.
It's hardly pointless if it's going to help you achieve your goals.
Yeah but i love my parents meals As I said I'm cutting portions sizes, mainly of potatoes. God they love their spuds :P I'm pretty much keeping the veg sizes and the meat, but have reduced the amount of potatoes by about half.. 0 -
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Yeah but i love my parents meals As I said I'm cutting portions sizes, mainly of potatoes. God they love their spuds :P I'm pretty much keeping the veg sizes and the meat, but have reduced the amount of potatoes by about half..
And I love bread, but that doesn't mean it's going to help me lose weight! Not being harsh with ya here because it's great that you're making changes, but there's no point in making a half arsed attempt at it. Why not do the best you can and then see what results you get?
As for cream crackers, they're just full of crap. Try Ryvita or oatcakes instead.0 -
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itsallaboutheL wrote: »Try a spoon.
Lol I was thinking that but thought it would be better to spread it on something 0 -
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Just not on cream crackers.
You posted on someones thread there telling them to try sticks of veg with peanut butter, so why not try your own advice
Lol good point I've never tried veg with peanut butter. I heard apple chunks with peanut butter on them is nice, but i'm eating plenty fruit as it is. I'll try ricecakes or whatever. Also going to try homous if I can find some 0 -
Yeah but i love my parents meals As I said I'm cutting portions sizes, mainly of potatoes. God they love their spuds :P I'm pretty much keeping the veg sizes and the meat, but have reduced the amount of potatoes by about half.. [/QUim in the same boat with my folks....god mash just seems to be with everything they do....but them spuds are danger danger if yur tryin to loose weight0
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Okay, so for tomorrow:
-Breakfast I will have a bowl of ready break with some sliced fruit instead of the added sugar. Either a banana or some strawberries. I'll decide in the morning. Around 11am.
-Dinner I'm going to take a guess and say Lamb chops, 2 veg and potatoes. Dad is off and he nearly always makes dinner early. Probably about 2 or 3pm. Will try to limit portion sizes. Dunno if I can go without gravy!
-Will have something small around 5-6pm or so. Perhaps a small salad? 1 or 2 boiled eggs.. Lettuce.. Red peppers.. Bit of apple.. Some cheese
-Around 8pm.. Not sure what to have? A bit of fruit? Some peanuts? Both?
-10pm I will sit down to watch some TV and will probably have some frozen grapes with some ricecakes and peanut butter 0 -
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A few comments,
Not all fruit is equal, apples are pretty high in sugar, bananas too, berries are generally far better,
A banana is the same cals as 300g strawberries, which is more than you'd eat as a portion (a punnet is 225g or so)
Might not like this, but I'd cut the peanut butter. Nuts are very high in cals, while it all comes from good fats, it will still ruin any calorie deficit you are running, with out a deficit you can't lose weight, fact. Eating them everyday is pointless on a weight loss diet, sorry.
Most people here who eat a lot of nuts are huge, or trying to get huge, both of which require a lot of cals a day.
As a test, weight the jar before and after you use it. Work it out the cals you were eating, include the crackers
Oooh didn't think bananas were so bad :eek: I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
Well if I wasn't putting peanut butter on crackers I'd probably be putting nutella or cheese.. I reckon peanut butter would be the healthier option? Alternatives?
And peanuts are 150 calories per 25g portion. Is that really that bad? Again what would the alternatives be? Not sure how many calories would be in peanut butter. The crackers are about 35cal's each. But I'm swapping those for ricecakes 0 -
Oooh didn't think bananas were so bad :eek: I'll keep that in mind, thanks!
Well if I wasn't putting peanut butter on crackers I'd probably be putting nutella or cheese.. I reckon peanut butter would be the healthier option? Alternatives?
And peanuts are 150 calories per 25g portion. Is that really that bad? Again what would the alternatives be? Not sure how many calories would be in peanut butter. The crackers are about 35cal's each. But I'm swapping those for ricecakes
It's not really just about the amount of calories, it's about what's IN the calories. Bananas aren't 'bad', they're a great source energy, and neither are peanut butter or nuts bad - they provide you with good fats which you need. The main thing is just to moderate, for example you wouldn't have 5 bananas a day or half a tub of peanut butter!0 -
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It's not really just about the amount of calories, it's about what's IN the calories. Bananas aren't 'bad', they're a great source energy, and neither are peanut butter or nuts bad - they provide you with good fats which you need. The main thing is just to moderate, for example you wouldn't have 5 bananas a day or half a tub of peanut butter!
Oh I would be limiting myself :P I'd usually only get a craving for peanuts or crisps while sitting down in front of the TV at night, and since I don't watch TV very often it's not really a problem. Only watch TV on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday in a normal week since I only watch like 4 things on TV.
Yeah I'm definitely going to try homous when I get a chance to buy some. What are some nice things to have it with?Hi, well done on your plan to loose weight!
Dont feel disheartened by all the comments, we are just trying to help.
I know exercise isnt really an option at this point, but you should try to go for a stroll or a swim between studying sessions. Not only will it clear your head but it will help tone up.
In time, you will have to increase your physical activity but this will mean you will have more room to treat yourself without ruining your efforts.
With regard to your diet, basically you should be aiming to go for as unprocessed of food as possible. This is quite often a good rule to go by as more processed foods like fast food, cheese, bread etc are usually the worst offenders for weight gain.
In answer to your question, peanuts are lethal for calories!! Whilst 125 calories doesnt sound much for 25gms, just weigh out 25gm and its nothing!! A small "pub size" bag contains about 350 calories!!! THeyre crazy bad!! If you want nuts try 4/5 brazil nuts instead. Whilst still high in calories they are full of vitamin E and are unprocessed so therefore better for you. They should only be a treat though.
As for spreads, I would recommend low fat houmous. Its lovely and a little goes a long way as its quite strong in flavour.
Cut down on carbs as much as possible, i.e those potatoes are bad but remember you do need a certain amount of carbs for energy, so try 2 medium spuds without butter!! (avoid "real" butter, its high in fat, buy a low fat spread like Flora or something instead. And alternate spuds with brown rice or small portion of brown pasta. Fill your plate with loads of veg instead. And you dont need to cut of gravy altogether, but dont ruin your dinner with it as its often quite high in salt. Avoid white, cream or cheese sauces.
Stay away from white bread!! Its a demon!! Yes its delicious but it is bad for you, and bloats like crazy. If you need a bread fix try brown soda bread (maybe 2/3 small slices). I for one LOVE bread but I try to limit myself to only brown slice pan for brekkie so I get my fix early and avoid evening bloating.
Thanks!
Yeah I do occasionally go for a walk, or go out and kick around a ball for a while between study sessions. Yesterday I spent more time in the garden than I did studying. XD
Yeah for dinner my parents would usually eat up to 3 or 4 large spuds! I'd be happy out with just two! Butter definitely makes it nicer, but I can survive without it. Gravy on the other hand.. Guess I'm going to have to learn to use it on moderation. Couldn't eat my dinner dry.
Thanks for the info on the bread. I was shocked when I saw how many calories were in one slice of bread! :eek: I love brown soda bread myself but I've always had it with real butter and sometimes jam. Guess that needs to change. Would it be okay to put peanut butter on it? Or is there something else I could try?
Also, I love cheese.. I know it's bad and full of fat, but I actually have cheese at almost every occasion. I used to put it on everything! Any recommendations for getting around this?0 -
Yeah I'm definitely going to try homous when I get a chance to buy some. What are some nice things to have it with?
Would it be okay to put peanut butter on it? Or is there something else I could try?
Also, I love cheese.. I know it's bad and full of fat, but I actually have cheese at almost every occasion. I used to put it on everything! Any recommendations for getting around this?
Humous is delicious with carrot sticks. Just cut a carrot into sticks and dip in, yummy or celery is also nice!
Cheese is lethal too im afraid! To be honest I would try and cut down alot on it and limit a portion size to roughly a matchbox size or that as it is high in calories. I know I said to limit your processed food but I have to say I love Laughing Cow extra light spreadable cheese. They only have about 20 calories per triangle but still have that lovely creamy cheesy flavour, perfect for spreading on Ryvita or a pitta pocket instead of butter or cheese. Also great for your brown bread. A little of butter wont kill you anyway, just use butter and jam sparingly, a scrape kind of thing.
If you dont mind me asking, do you need to loose much weight or is it just healthier eating you are after? Also would you class your family as curvy or quite slim in general? You dont have to answer.
I know it seems like everything delicious is bad but its amazing how delicious fresh veg is too! I love salad and stuff as well as the nice stuff, and its like the previous poster said, its all about moderation. However, if its weight loss your after you need to be strict for a while to loose it first, and then eat in moderation to maintain.
For example I follow the philosophy that you should eat very healthy during the week, limit snacking etc and then at the weekend eat what you want, within reason. I eat pizza at weekends if I feel like it but only if I eat healthy during the week. No snacking after dinner, low fat breakfast and lunch and healthy dinner. I also exercise 3/4 times a week. Its about having a healthy attitude to food and using common sense to figure out if you really should have that packet of crisps or whatever. Are you going to make up for it tomorrow etc.
P.s best of luck in the exams 0 -
Humous is delicious with carrot sticks. Just cut a carrot into sticks and dip in, yummy or celery is also nice!
Cheese is lethal too im afraid! To be honest I would try and cut down alot on it and limit a portion size to roughly a matchbox size or that as it is high in calories. I know I said to limit your processed food but I have to say I love Laughing Cow extra light spreadable cheese. They only have about 20 calories per triangle but still have that lovely creamy cheesy flavour, perfect for spreading on Ryvita or a pitta pocket instead of butter or cheese. Also great for your brown bread. A little of butter wont kill you anyway, just use butter and jam sparingly, a scrape kind of thing.
If you dont mind me asking, do you need to loose much weight or is it just healthier eating you are after? Also would you class your family as curvy or quite slim in general? You dont have to answer.
I know it seems like everything delicious is bad but its amazing how delicious fresh veg is too! I love salad and stuff as well as the nice stuff, and its like the previous poster said, its all about moderation. However, if its weight loss your after you need to be strict for a while to loose it first, and then eat in moderation to maintain.
For example I follow the philosophy that you should eat very healthy during the week, limit snacking etc and then at the weekend eat what you want, within reason. I eat pizza at weekends if I feel like it but only if I eat healthy during the week. No snacking after dinner, low fat breakfast and lunch and healthy dinner. I also exercise 3/4 times a week. Its about having a healthy attitude to food and using common sense to figure out if you really should have that packet of crisps or whatever. Are you going to make up for it tomorrow etc.
P.s best of luck in the exams
Okay I'll try the carrot sticks so. i actually like raw carrots on their own as it is anyway. Celery, I'm not a big fan of. Although TBH I haven't tried it in years..
It's funny you mention those cheese triangles. I just had one with some salad But I also had my favorite grated cheddar cheese.. Guess I'll work on reducing how often I use it.
Well I'd like to lose a decent amount of weight.. I'm quite flabby (Moobs:o) and weigh over 190lbs.. I haven't been under 190 for years :eek: TBH my parents are both around the same size as me. My dad has it all around his stomach, and my mom is kinda small and chubby. I'm guessing most of this is due to their 'Eat one big ass meal and we'll be full for the day' policy.
Yeah once I get into proper shape I'll start allowing myself a small treat at weekends. Thats a nice idea. But, until then I'm keeping it a bare minimum. Haven't touched a bit of chocolate/biscuit/cake in 4 days. That's a HUGE achievement for me! Well proud of myself.
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Today so far I've been pretty good in my opinion!
-Breakfast I had Ready Break with 4 chopped strawberries mixed in. Great alternative to adding sugar. Slept in so this wasn't until 12:30..
-At 4:30 we had a savage salad Red peppers, Yellow peppers, Lettuce and mixed leaves, 1 boiled egg, Some coleslaw, A cheese triangle, Some grated cheese (which I shouldn't have), and a warm chicken breast, and 2 slices of brown soda bread with butter. Pretty big salad. Is that a problem? :pac:
-At around 7 or 8 I intend on making a smoothie. An apple, A banana, a handful of grapes, a handful of strawberries, a pear, and some natural low fat blueberry yoghurt. Pours 3 glasses and I'll have one.
-While watching TV tonight I'll probably much on a handful of frozen grapes and/or peanut butter on crackers. You decide. XD0 -
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I would mean that if I had some..
Ah here you're being lazy now. Read over this thread and the last one you started, you've been given tons of info on what foods to go for, you know what you should and shouldn't be eating if you want to lose weight. Sure you've even given the same advice to other posters on here. So stop making excuses and just make a list, go to the shop, and buy it.
(just some tough love ) 0 -
Ah here you're being lazy now. Read over this thread and the last one you started, you've been given tons of info on what foods to go for, you know what you should and shouldn't be eating if you want to lose weight. Sure you've even given the same advice to other posters on here. So stop making excuses and just make a list, go to the shop, and buy it.
(just some tough love )
Haha I actually did go out and buy them before even reading this Needed a break from study and the exercise was good. A brisk walk to SuperValu
Came home and made a smoothie 0 -
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I suggest butying a good digital scales if you mam doesn't already have one.
25g is nothing. You easily go over this.
I've nothing against peanuts, I love them, but I think there are better ways to spend my calories on a deficit.
Consider it this way, some (30g) peanut butter on 3 crackers, might be 280 calories or so.
A small bowl of ready break, with strawberries, and two eggs might be the same.
What would fill you more?
Obviously portion size is paramount, I'm going on my portions.
What's your target (not maintenance) calories for the day?
88.5 x 12.2 + 746 = 1826
1826 x 1.4 = 2556
2556 + Daily expenditure = Maintenance
Edit: How big is a 30g serving of cereal? We don't have a scales 0 -
Working at about 2k Calories today! :eek:
Breakfast: One bowl of Alpen
Lunch: 2 Boiled eggs, 1 slice of brown soda bread with butter
Dinner: Stir fry - Chicken breast, Red pepper, Onion, Carrots, Peas, and may throw in some mushrooms too although I didn't add that to the list
Snacks: Mainly fruit - Apple / Banana / Pear / Grapes / Strawberries
My only concern is that my carbs are pretty high..
That's approx. 60% Carbs / 25% protein / 15% fat0 -
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itsallaboutheL wrote: »What height and weight are you?
Those cal counters aren't spot on like you could well be hovering around 2500
I used the formula I found on here in one of the stickies!
Weighed in Sunday at 195lbs and at a guess I'm about 5'8BUT you cant loose weight if you dont take in less calories than you use.
To loose weight you need to be working towards a target of probably 1600/1700 calories or that? (open to contradicion Im not sure what this would be for a man, I know as a woman I aim for 1400 calories a day during the week WITH exercise)
You have to remember; the daily RDA for calories men is 2500 but this is with the recommended exercise accounted for, or for example you had a manual job.
If you are just sitting around and getting little or no exercise you need much less food. Excess turns to fat. Think of yourself as a burner, food is fuel, and it is necessary for your survival. However if you keep filling it with fuel and its not being burnt off, you need less!
I know this all seems so difficult, but it would be so worth it when you see the effects of it.
Oh and by the way, your diet yesterday looks very healthy, especially the stir fry, looks yum!!
Just try and gradually cut down on the snacks. And to be fair they are healthy so well done.
Try not to think of yourself as depriving yourself coz then it gets into your head and annoys you!!
If you feel like snaking say to yourself "oh ill eat in five mins" and so on, and then eventually you forget about it!!
Well like I said My total calories to maintain my current weight would be 2500+The calories burned from exercise if I'm not mistaken. Worked out the formula in one of the above posts! Since I'm not getting a whole lot of exercise at the moment I can't calculate it.
And that stir fry is what I intend to have today :P First time ever making one! 0 -
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They're all I had handy and I wanted some nuts 
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