Breakfast 213 |
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Tetley - Tea With Semi Skimmed Milk, 2 mug - 30 | ||
Hovis - 7 Seed Sensation Wholemeal Bread Toast With spread 1 slice - 145 | ||
Golden Shred - Marmalade (Fine Cut Orange Jelly), 15 g - 38 | ||
Lunch 714 |
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Sainsbury's - Wholemeal Flour Soft Bread Roll, 1 Roll - 231 | ||
Tesco - Mature Cheddar, 35 g - 146 | ||
Tesco - Salad Tomato (80g), 80 g - 16 | ||
Sainsbury's - Smoked & Meaty Kabanos, 1 sausage - 91 | ||
Cadbury's - Twirl (Per Finger) Updated 07/08/2013, 2 finger - 230 | ||
Dinner 289 | ||
Heinz - Baked Beans Half Tin (207.5g), 207.5 g - 164 | ||
Warbutons - Wholemeal Bread 800g, 40.3 g - 98 | ||
Olivio - Spread, 1 tsp - 27 | ||
Snacks 598 | ||
Tesco - Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese, 30 g - 125 | ||
Tesco - Plain Cooking Chocolate Dark, 20 g - 101 | ||
Tetley - Tea With Semi Skimmed Milk, 6 mug - 90 | ||
Tesco - Lemon Mousse, 1 pot - 115 | ||
Nestle Quality Street - Chocs / Sweets, 2 sweets - 79 | ||
Boots - Chocolate Flapjack, 0.3 bar - 88 | ||
Totals 1814 Exercise
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8 December 2013
Food & Exercise Diary Saturday December 7th
Food & Exercise Diary December 6th
Food Diary: | |
Breakfast
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Tetley - Tea With Semi Skimmed Milk, 2 mug - 30 | |
Oatso Simple - Golden Syrup With Semi Skimmed, 1 Sachet - 221 | |
Tescos - Seedless Raisins, 35 g - 103 | |
354 |
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Lunch | |
Sainsbury's - Carrots With Chunky Houmous, 120 g - 135 | |
Sainsbury's - Fish Sushi Medium Pack, 158 g - 256 | |
Sainsburys Taste the Difference - Belgian Chocolate Rocky Road, 1 slice - 309 | |
700 |
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Dinner | |
Beef Casserole, 1 serving - 254 | |
Walls - Cornetto Mix Mini Caramel, 216 g - 110 | |
364 |
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Snacks | |
Francis - Banana, 130 g - 134 | |
Tetley - Tea With Semi Skimmed Milk, 4 mug - 60 | |
Sainsburys - Cox Apple, 1 apple - 47 | |
Hovis - Seed Sensations 7 Seeds Bread 800g, 0.8 slice - 98 | |
Olivio - Spread, 1 tsp - 27 | |
Marmite - Yeast Extract, 1/2 tsp - 8 | |
Cheese - Cheddar, 10 g - 40 | |
Tetley - Tea With Semi Skimmed Milk, 2 mug - 30 | |
Sainsbury - Mild Cheddar Cheese, 10 g - 39 | |
483 |
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Total 1901 |
Exercise
Cardiovascular | ||
Walking, 2.5 mph, leisurely pace 70 mins - 206 | ||
Stationary bike, very light effort 40 mins - 118 |
6 December 2013
Back Again - Friday 6 December 2013
It's now three years since I posted on this blog. In the intervening time I have gained a few pounds - nothing excessive, just some weight creep. However the weight creep has reached the stage where it is getting a little worrying as a few items of clothing are getting too tight.
I have spent the year hovering between 9st 4lbs and 9st 6lbs. I see looking back at the blog that weight creep is an ongoing problem with me. I would love to be back at 8st 7lbs but oh dear its nearly a stone away now.
This year I have learnt the following with respect to diet:
I have spent the year hovering between 9st 4lbs and 9st 6lbs. I see looking back at the blog that weight creep is an ongoing problem with me. I would love to be back at 8st 7lbs but oh dear its nearly a stone away now.
This year I have learnt the following with respect to diet:
- A calorie really isn't always a calorie - an experiment with low carb eating proved that you can eat lots of fat and not gain weight.
- In general though the calorie equation holds and less calories and more exercise tends to decrease your weight.
- Overeating anything, even on a low carb diet, makes me gain weight.
- I like low carb eating as a general thing and am now happy to eat less structured meals, as in I don't now bother with half a plate of carbs, quarter meat, quarter veg.
- Complete low carb eating frustrates me because I enjoy carbs.
- Complete low carb eating doesn't seem to be great for my digestive functions.
- Even though I know sugar is bad for me I have difficulty resisting it.
- Giving in to the sugar craving doesn't stop it - I end up eating even more of it.
- If I am not accountable in some way I eat more than I need.
- I will need to keep a food diary for ever - its just the way my mind works.
- Keeping the food diary is the only thing that has kept my weight as low as it is.
It's now the run up to Christmas - danger time for me. I want to post my food diary on the internet again, even though probably no-one is reading this blog, that's not the point, they could do if they wanted.
Hopefully that will make me less likely to eat 2 chocolate bars in one go and constantly snack throughout the day. It's not just about the weight; I'm conscious that having experimented with different styles of eating this year, namely low carb, paleo and intuitive eating, and also taking a break on the cooking blog I was writing for, I have ended up with a not terribly healthy diet at this stage, and that needs to change.
28 March 2010
Week 4 Weigh In
Week 0: 9st 0.75lbs
Week 1: 8st 13lbs
Week 2: 8st 12.5lbs
Week 3: 8st 12.5lbs
Week 4: 8st 12.5lbs
Lost nothing - again.
Not really going to plan.
Although I did have a cold this week and thus no energy to exercise.
However I am actually still on track, having lost 2.25lbs in 4 weeks, despite the fact that I lost most of it in week one.
Average calories per day: 1610
Exercise total: 1 hour 45 mins walking, 20 mins structured.
If I dont lose anything this week I shall be cross.
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Week 1: 8st 13lbs
Week 2: 8st 12.5lbs
Week 3: 8st 12.5lbs
Week 4: 8st 12.5lbs
Lost nothing - again.
Not really going to plan.
Although I did have a cold this week and thus no energy to exercise.
However I am actually still on track, having lost 2.25lbs in 4 weeks, despite the fact that I lost most of it in week one.
Average calories per day: 1610
Exercise total: 1 hour 45 mins walking, 20 mins structured.
If I dont lose anything this week I shall be cross.
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27 March 2010
Week 4 - Day 7
Food:
Breakfast: english muffin and jam, banana, 1 choc
Snack: 1 choc
Lunch: mushroom and cheese omelette, banana, 1 choc
Snack: 2 lemon fairy cakes
Dinner: sausage and mushroom pasta, 2 chocs, glass of wine
Total: 1550
Exercise: 40 min walk
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Breakfast: english muffin and jam, banana, 1 choc
Snack: 1 choc
Lunch: mushroom and cheese omelette, banana, 1 choc
Snack: 2 lemon fairy cakes
Dinner: sausage and mushroom pasta, 2 chocs, glass of wine
Total: 1550
Exercise: 40 min walk
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26 March 2010
Week 4 - Day 6
Food:
Breakfast: bread roll, hard boiled egg, banana
Snack: apple, fig
Lunch: bread roll, bbq chicken, salad, fig
Snack: yoghurt, cracker and cheese, 1 chocolate
Dinner: roast pork, roast potato and parsnip, steamed veg, gravy, 1 chocolate, glass of wine
Total: 1640
Exercise: 20 min walk, 20 min on exercise bike
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Breakfast: bread roll, hard boiled egg, banana
Snack: apple, fig
Lunch: bread roll, bbq chicken, salad, fig
Snack: yoghurt, cracker and cheese, 1 chocolate
Dinner: roast pork, roast potato and parsnip, steamed veg, gravy, 1 chocolate, glass of wine
Total: 1640
Exercise: 20 min walk, 20 min on exercise bike
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25 March 2010
Week 4 - Day 5
Food:
Breakfast: mini pain au chocolat, banana, petit filous
Snack: apple, kitkat
Lunch: bread roll, bbq chicken, salad, 2 fresh figs
Snack: apricot, small orange
Dinner: chicken noodle stir fry
Dessert: 2 chocolates
Total: 1310
Exercise: 15 min walk
Still got little energy due to my cold.
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Breakfast: mini pain au chocolat, banana, petit filous
Snack: apple, kitkat
Lunch: bread roll, bbq chicken, salad, 2 fresh figs
Snack: apricot, small orange
Dinner: chicken noodle stir fry
Dessert: 2 chocolates
Total: 1310
Exercise: 15 min walk
Still got little energy due to my cold.
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