GI Diet Food Diaries

[Curvy_Chicken]

Thanks Mini - I love my friends they have been 100% supportive.

One of the most enlighting things I have discovered through the GI Diet is that I am not addicted to caffine, alcohol or carbs at all - giving them up was easy. But SUGAR is bloody evil! I really struggle without chocolate and I am continually horrified about how many food products have sugar in them. I am finding though that the more I abstain from sugar the easier it is to resist.

Going cold turkey on sugar is the only way to go!

Luv CC xxx xxx xxx

[Curvy_Chicken]

Okay I've been really rubbish at maintaining this diary - so I will continue with it when I get back from Malta (there is no way I'll be able to stick to low gi eating there and I don't want to be mean posting here about and bad stuff I might eat). I was hoping to have lost 2 stone by my return to Malta but it hasn't happened - I am only five pounds away though - might even manage to lose another pound by the end of the week.

Anywasy see you!

Luv CC xxx xxx xx

[MadamDotty]

Hi CC

Hope I catch you before you go - have a fab time in Malta.

I've not been too good with the diary myself, after all that fuss about joining in at the beginning! But have had a very up and down couple of weeks so sorta been keeping quiet in the background.

Anyway have a brill time in Malta - when do you go & how long for. Very jealous.

xx

[Curvy_Chicken]

Hi Madam Dotty

Up you are feeling a bit better now!

Don't worry about not keeping the diary up to date - we've gotta live offline sometime

I'll be totally recommitted to it when I get back from Malta.

Got to Malta yesterday and will be returning to the UK on the 27th Dec. Really tired today - already not being able to stick to the GI diet is messing up my energy levels!

Anyway take care and I'll be back here soon.

Luv CC xx xx xx

[Curvy_Chicken]

I am now back from Malta (boo hoo!) and ready to resume the GI Diet, so I'll be writing here what I am eating.

Today I had a vile breakfast on the plane, with bread roll and muffin...

Lunch I never really got round to eating so had a bag of apple and grape pieces and some low fat crisps (not low GI).

Dinner - finally had something allowed on the diet! A tin of Baxters Healthy Choice soup (med tomato!), two slices of bread, one to dip in soup and the other with some humous (you are technically only meant to have 1 slice, but considering the lack of lunch I felt two slices wouldn't be too terrible).

Bizarrely I am not particularly hungry today. Will attempt to eat better tomorrow.

I think whilst I was away I may have changed half a pound, but not sure as have the TOTM which messes up my weigh ins... PHEW IS ALL I CAN SAY! I was bad, very bad in Malta, ate much naughty food...

Anyway enough rambling.
Luv CC xx xx xx

[Curvy_Chicken]

Well four weeks back I said I was going to be better at keeping a food diary and as you can see I haven't been doing that! During the last four weeks I have lost 3 pounds, which feels painfully slow and too few, I can't wait to lose another two pounds because then I will have finally hit two stone lost...

I am not sure that over the last few weeks I have been eating as well as I should have, infact I know I haven't. And whilst it is a good thing that I have not gained any weight, I don't want to be dieting forever, it takes up so much mental energy, the sooner I can get to my goal, the better. Also I am a little concerned that I could become complacent and comfortable.

So as of yesterday I have decided that I am going to continue with the GI Diet, but now pay very close attention to the amount of calories I am consuming as well. I am aiming to eat no more than 1500 calories a day and this morning I joined WLR for their free trial - which confirmed that my aim was correct . I am going to stick this revised plan for a month and if at the end of the month I am not happy with the results then I think I need to reassess what diets will work for me...

So without further ado here is yesterday's food diary:

28/01/07

Breakfast

220 calories bread
69 calories bacon
70 calories approx flora
10 calories

Breakfast total – 369

Lunch

140 - Tuna Steak
90 – New Potatoes
80 – Egg
7 – Rocket
12 – Tomatoes
5 - Onion
5 - Pepper
27 –Garlic

Lunch Total - 366

Snacks

176 - 4 oranges
105 – mullerlight yoghurt
10 - Tea
Also drank several glasses of water too!

Snacks total – 281

Dinner

325 - Pasta
68 - Tomato Sauce

Dinner total 393

28/01/07 Total – 1419

[Curvy_Chicken]

Here is yesterday's and today's food entries, I think it is going well so far!:

28/01/07

Breakfast

220 calories bread
69 calories bacon
70 calories approx flora
10 calories

Breakfast total – 369

Lunch

93 - Rice
12 – Tomatoes
5 - Onion
10 - Pepper
27 –Garlic
35 – peas

Lunch Total - 182

Snacks

105 – mullerlight yoghurt
20 – Tea (2 cups)

Snacks total – 125

Dinner

650 – Baked Rice (a maltese dish turned low gi, not good for dieting though as has too much rice - was finishing it off!)

Dinner total 650

28/01/07 Total –1326


29/01/07

Breakfast

220 calories bread
69 calories bacon
70 calories approx flora
10 calories

Breakfast total – 369

Lunch

330 – Tuna and sweet corn sandwich

Snacks

105 – mullerlight yoghurt
66 – Apple
44 – Apple & Grape pack
30 – 3 cups of tea
88 – 2 oranges

Snacks total - 333

Dinner

2 bowls of tomato and lentil soup

151 – red lentils
48 – tomatoes
24 – Mango chutney (to thicken soup)
73 – Sultanas
30 – Onion
4 – garlic

Dinner total 330

29/01/07 – total 1362

BTW - I also drink loads of water, I just forget to mention it, but I am drinking it - honestly!

[lardass]

Well done to you, sounds like you are really focused now.

Keep up the good work

[Curvy_Chicken]

Thanks Dawn!

Counting calories feels a little obessive - but it does help keep what goes into your mouth in perspective!

Hoping this week for a positive result, if I keep up the good work...

Luv CC xx xx xx

[MadamDotty]

Hi CC

I've been counting calories again lately too, I sometimes find with GI that I eat too much and I have to be careful, so I'm trying to reign it back in again.

Sounds like you've got a good balance there though and your food sounds lovely.

Keep up the good work
x

[Curvy_Chicken]

Hi CC

I've been counting calories again lately too, I sometimes find with GI that I eat too much and I have to be careful, so I'm trying to reign it back in again.

Hi Madam Dotty!

I think at first I could get away without calorie counting because the change in my diet was a positive one and generally I was eating less and my body was losing water. However I now have to pay more attention as start to kill off the fat! I am liking the sense of control I have watching the calories too, although I think I may have to be careful of that in the future...

Thanks for your support

Luv Cc xxx

Here is today's food diary...

30/01/07

Breakfast

220 calories bread
18 calories marmite
70 calories approx flora
10 calories tea

Breakfast Total - 308

Lunch

340 - Weightwatchers Lasagne (not low gi, but at least low cal...)

Lunch Total - 340

Snacks

Tea - 60
Lunch - 340
Ryvita (low Gi version)- 45
Yoghurt - 105
Apples - 132

Snacks total - 297

Dinner

192 - Chicken Breast cooked with lemon juice and black pepper
75 - 3 small new potatoes
83 - Peas
25 -2 tomatoes

Dinner Total - 375

30/01/07 Total - 1320

[Curvy_Chicken]

Well I am utterly amazed that I have so far managed to keep this up! I have a routine though and that is helping...

31/01/07

Breakfast

220 calories bread
18 calories marmite
70 calories approx flora
10 calories tea

Breakfast Total - 308

Lunch

216 - Weightwatchers Chicken, Mushroom and New Potartoes Meal

Lunch Total - 216

Snacks

Tea - 50
Ryvita (low Gi version)- 91
Yoghurt - 105
Apples - 66

snacks total - 312

Dinner*

128 - Baxters Healthy Choice Soup (Med Tomato)
220 - bread
70 - approx flora
56 - Wafer Thin Ham
7 - Tomato

Dinner total - 481

31/01/07 Total - 1317

*My dinner today was not particularly low GI as I have had too much bread! But after work today I went food shopping (its pay day - at last!) and I was shattered when I got home - I was tempted to get a take away so a sandwich was probably far better...

Just realised that yesterday my lunch appears twice (once in lunch and then in my snacks) - that was an error - sorry I didn't eat twice

Luv CC xx xx xx

[MadamDotty]

Well done CC - keep it up.

Question for you, in your snacks you've got tea - 50 cals, is this a cup of tea? Presumably the cals are for the milk?

Just being nosey

[Curvy_Chicken]

Hi Madam Dotty

About the tea... I did some research on the web and apparently a cup of tea with skimmed milk is ten calories - so 50 cals is equal to five cups of tea... Probably should explain that a bit better in the future.

Luv CC xx xx xx

[Curvy_Chicken]

Here is yesterday's food diary - been a bit slack so making up for it now! But it is hard to keep a track of calories when eating out (although I have been making healthy choices when I do eat out).

07/02/07

Breakfast
196 calories bread (Hovis Country Granary Bread)
69 calories bacon
70 calories approx flora
10 calories tea

Breakfast total – 345

Lunch
293 - Tuna & Sweetcorn Boots Shapers Sandwich
94 - Shapers Crisps
Lunch Total - 387

Snacks
50 - 5 cups of tea
66 - 1 apple
45 - 1 ryvita
88 - 2 oranges
Snacks total - 249

Dinner
1 stuffed Beef Tomato and half a red pepper (stuffed with quorn, onion, garlic and chilli) served with rice, mushrooms, courgette and peas. Approx 330 calories.

07/02/07 total - 1311

Thats done! Will be back later or tomorrow with todays food...

Luv CC xxx xxx xxx