ProPoints Daily Food Diary

[tinyshoes]

Hi everyone. I have been yo-yo-ing with my weight lately, so I really need to stick to it this time, so hopefully keeping a diary on here will help! I have stuck to doing 'Discover' before, so am now going to try ProPoints for the first time in the hope that it will make me focus more and weigh things out properly instead of just thinking I know the points in things! My nephew is being christened in July so would love to lose at least 10lbs by then (preferably a stone). If anyone sees anything wrong, or has any comments or suggestions then please feel free to say something

 

[tinyshoes]

Tuesday 3rd May 2011

Breakfast - 6PP:
30g Honey Cheerios with 125ml ss milk 5PP
60ml extra ss milk for coffees 1PP

Snack - 3PP:
WW roasted peanut bar 3PP

Lunch - 8PP:
130g tuna 3PP
130g cooked pasta 4PP
WW lemon cheesecake yoghurt 1PP
Satsumas 0PP

Snack - 3PP:
Banana 0PP
Aero Biscuit 3PP

Dinner - 9PP:
Salmon Fishcake 5PP
150g Potatoes 3PP
Salad 0PP
Dessert - 8PP:
Mr Kipling Rhubard & Custard Pie 6PP
50ml Elmlea 2PP

WW hot choc drink 1PP

Dailies used: 29/29
Weeklies used: 9/21, 12 remaining (only allowing myself 21 weeklies because WI is Friday morning, so only 3 days on the diet this 'week')

 

[tinyshoes]

Wednesday 4th May 2011

Breakfast - 5PP
Oatsosimple Apple & Blueberry 4PP
70ml ss milk 1PP

Snack - 2PP
Alpen Light Choc n Fudge 2PP

Lunch - 8PP
4 x Sesame Ryvita 4PP
60g x light Phili 2PP
Tomato 0PP
WW cheese curls 2PP
2 x satsumas 0PP

Snack - 3PP
2 x Cad choc fingers 1PP
Refreshers ice lolly 2PP

Dinner - 8PP
Smoked Hoki Fillet 4PP
1/3 pack herby new potatoes 3PP
Runner beans/carrots 0PP
50ml Parsley sauce 1PP

Dessert - 2PP
Tesco Light Choices Choc Mousse Frozen 2PP

Snack - 4PP
4 x Cad choc fingers 3PP
Cad Highlights drink 1PP

Daily points used: 29/29
Weeklies used: 3/12, 9 remaining

 

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Thursday 5th May 2011

Breakfast 5PP:
30g Honey Nut Cheerios & 125ml ss milk 5PP
Grapes 0PP

Snack 2PP:
Alpen Light Choc & Fudge 2PP

Lunch 7PP:
1 Tesco Value Wrap 3PP
2 slices ham 1PP
Lettuce/cucumber 0PP
French Fries 2PP
WW Strawberry Cheesecake Yoghurt 1PP
Snack 2PP:
2 x Cad choc fingers 1PP
Mini twister 1PP

Dinner 17PP (HUUUGE points dinner tonight!):
150g chicken 5PP
1/2 pack Veet basmati/mushroom rice 5PP
Mini peschwari naan 4PP
1/3 jar Homepride curry sauce 3PP

Snack 3PP:
3 Cad choc fingers 2PP
Cad Highlights 1PP

Daily points used: 29/29
Weeklies used: 7/9, 2 remaining

 

[tinyshoes]

Friday 6th May 2011
First 'WI' but have only been on diet properly for 3 days but I like to WI before the weekend then if I'm a bit naughty it gives me the week to be extra good not the best way of thinking I know lol! Anyway so I've lost a lb although it hasn't been a full week, but it's a start. OK here goes my first full week! Weekends are always difficult but am gonna count everything and use my weeklies which are reset today Wish me luck!

Breakfast 8:30am 4PP:
30g Honey Nut Cheerios 3PP
WW Toffee Apple Yoghurt 1PP
Banana 0PP 4 Red Grapes 0PP

Snack 11am 2PP:
Alpen Light Choc & Fudge 2PP

Lunch 1pm 8PP:
2 x WW Danish Bread 3PP
Extra Light Cheese Triangle 0PP
French Fries 2PP
Kit Kat 3PP (Friday lunch treat!)
2 x satsumas 0PP

Snack 5pm 4PP:
Slice white bread 2PP
1 rasher lean bacon 1PP
Brown sauce 1PP

Dinner 7:30pm 9PP:
1/2 pack Uncle Ben's Vegetable Pilau Rice 5PP
Birds Eye Peri Peri Chicken Chargrill 4PP
Dessert 2PP:
Tesco Light Choices Choc Mousse (frozen) - 2PP - these freeze really well and taste like choc ice-cream and on the plus side take longer to eat than in their 'mousse' form! Just need to take them out freezer maybe 20-30 mins before you eat them so they aren't like concrete lol

Snacks - my downfall when alone on a Friday night due to boredom! Lol I need to get a life!! - ?PP
Whatever I have will be the start of using my Weekly points so don't wanna go overboard. Have got Curly Wurly, Mikado's, French Fries in so all fairly low pointed snacks. Need to find a distraction really so I don't keep turning to food when I'm bored! Really fancy trying the local Zumba class, but am too shy to go on my own lol. Or a walk round the village but feel a bit sad on my own! Anyway I will report back tomorrow how I get on.
UPDATE: OK I let myself down and snacked coz of boredom again! Really need to address this issue I have!
Pack French Fries 2PP
2 x Milky Way Stars Funsize packs 5PP
4 x shortbread fingers 8PP

Daily points used: 29/29
Weeklies used: 15/49, 34 remaining

 

[tinyshoes]

Saturday 7th May 2011
NOT a good day food wise, again! Really greedy day (totm looming )

Breakfast 3PP:
1 slice WW Danish bread 1PP
1 poached egg 2PP

2nd Breakast 5PP:
2 x Choc Weetabix 4PP
80ml SS milk 1PP

Snacks/Lunch 9PP:
Cadbury Freddo 3PP?
French Fries 2PP
2 x white bread 3PP
Thin scraping low fat marge 1PP

Early Dinner/snack 11PP:
Rice 4PP
Chicken 2PP
Sauce 1PP
1/2 Naan 4PP

Dinner guesstimate 11PP:
1/4 portion chicken chow mein 2PP
Handful proper chips 5PP?
1/3 portion Chicken in a tomatoey sauce with onions 4PP?

Galaxy Choc Bar 7PP


Total daily points used: 29/29
Total weekly points used: 17/34, 17 remaining

 

[tinyshoes]

Sunday 8th May 2011
Not a 'perfect' day, but better than the last 2! Am just going to have to have an angelic rest of the week and TRY to stick to my daily points.

Breakfast 6PP:
2 x crumpets 5PP
Scraping low fat marg 1PP

Lunch 8PP (leftovers to be eaten up!):
1/4 pack Uncle Ben's Veg Pilau Rice 2PP
1/4 portion Chicken Chow Mein 2PP
1/3 portion chicken in tomatoey sauce with onions 4PP?

Snacks 8PP:
2/3rds Medium McD's strawb milkshake 6PP
WW honey & oat biscuit 2PP

Dinner guesstimate - out for carvery - 10PP
2 slices roast turkey 4PP
3 small roast potatoes 3PP?
Lots of carrots/green beans/cauliflower 0PP
1/2 Yorkie Pud 1PP
Gravy 2PP?

Shortbread fingers 4PP

Total daily points used: 29/29
Total weekly points used: 7/17, 10 remaining

 

[tinyshoes]

Monday 9th May 2011
Hmm disappointed in myself for the naughty weekend! Have stuck within my weeklies, just lol, but have got to be REALLY good for the next 4 days which is gonna be a struggle this week coz it's totm booooooo!! Will have to try and use my points wisely and try to leave a few for a small choccy treat at night so I (hopefully) don't go off track.

Breakfast 5PP:
30g Honey Nut Cheerios 3PP
Shape Zero Yoghurt 2PP
Banana 0PP

Snack 3PP:
Special K High Fibre Bar 3PP

Lunch 7PP:
Tesco Value Wrap 3PP
4 slices wafer thin chicken 1PP
1 WW cheese slice 1PP (mmm I luuurve cheese!)
Asda Cheesy Curls 2PP
Fresh fruit salad - melon, kiwi, pineapple, apple

Snack 3PP:
4 x Mikado 1PP
Apple 0PP
Special K Bliss Choc & Rasp Cereal Bar 2PP (mmmm!)

Dinner 9PP:
Smoked Haddock fillet 4PP
1/3 pack herby potatoes 4PP
Green beans/carrots/broccoli 0PP
50ml Parsley sauce 1PP

Snack 3PP:
3 x Cad Choc Fingers 2PP
Cad Highlights 1PP

Total daily points used: 29/29
Total weekly points used: 1/10, 9 remaining

This is the plan anyway, fingers crossed I stick to it!!! Am going to try and motivate myself to go on my cross trainer tonight too, ha wish me luck with that one, especially this week!!
UPDATE: Hmm didn't manage to talk myself into going on the cross trainer, but on the plus side I managed not to give in to my totm chocolate craving.

 

[tinyshoes]

Tuesday 10th May 2011
Did ok yesterday, just need to add in some exercise now! Here's to another good (hopefully) day!

Breakfast 5PP:
30g Honey Nut Cheerios 3PP
Shape Zero Yoghurt 2PP

Snack 2PP:
Alpen Light Choc & Fudge 2PP

Lunch 7PP:
Tesco Value Wrap 3PP
2 slices chicken 1PP
Lettuce/cucumber 0PP
1 WW cheese slice 1PP
Asda cheese curls 2PP
Fruit salad - apple, pineapple, melon, grapes

Snack 4PP:
4 x Mikado 1PP
Aero Biscuit 3PP (mmm love these!!)

Dinner 8PP:
WW salmon & broccoli wedge melt 8PP
Carrots/green beans/broccoli 0PP
Dessert 3PP:
WW Choc Ice Cream/Lolly 3PP

Snack 6PP:
Curly Wurly 3PP
3 x Cad Choc Fingers 2PP
Cad Higlights 1PP

Total daily points used: 29/29
Total weekly points used: 6/10, 4 remaining

Hmm choc craving hit me today! Still JUST within my weeklies but still got 2 days to go, hoping the choc craving is out of my system now but who knows at totm!!! Am a bit worried that I've almost used all my weeklies, was planning on only using about half but then had a naughty weekend! Suppose the good thing is I have kept counting whereas in the past I would have stopped counting at the weekend and started again Monday! Will see how I get on eating them all in terms of weight loss. Don't feel like I have lost anything yet tho.

 

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Wednesday 11th May 2011
Hmm well gave in to the choc craving last night, stayed within my weeklies tho, just! Got to try and be really really good today and tomorrow and try to stick to my daily points only. Wish me luck!! On the plus side, Take That release their new single today, downloaded it and I love it! Maybe I'll have to listen to that everytime I need chocolate lol. Only 4 weeks til I go see them now, soooooo excited!

Breakfast 5PP:
30g Honey Nut Cheerios 3PP
Shape Zero Yoghurt 2PP
Banana 0PP
Maybe I need to vary what I have for breakfast a bit, but I'm loving having cheerios and yoghurt at the moment! Fairly low in points too.

Snack 2PP:
Special K Bliss Choc & Raspberry

Lunch 7PP:
Slice of 'normal' white bread 3PP
WW cheese slice 1PP
1/3 tin baked beans 3PP
2 x satsumas

Snack 3PP:
Aero Biscuit

Dinner 10PP:
WW chicken/mushroom pie 8PP
Veg - carrots, broccoli, mange tout, baby corn
100g 'roast' potato 2PP

Snack 4PP:
2 x shortbread fingers 3PP
Highlights 1PP

Total Daily points used: 29/29
Total Weekly points used: 2/4, 2 remaining

 

[teddy22]

Hi wondering If I can join in ? Ive come back to PP asI do love it ..but just recently Ive been off the rails My friend has my book and calculator until tomorrow so I may post the wrong point s for things if I do sorry !

Breakfast - apple banana 0pp
Lunch WW Tom soup 2pp
4 x ryvita multigrain thins 4pp
120g cottage plain cheese lf - 3pp (??)
1 x activia fat free yog 2pp with grapes 0pp
Tea - salmon fillet 6pp
Steamed vegtables brocolli and carrots - 0pp
Extra light salad cream - 2pp (???) 2 x tbsp

snacks - 2 x alpen light bars - 4pp
activia fat free snack pot rasp - 3 pp
Chocolate mousse - 3pp

Total - 29 pp/29
exercise - 1 hr walk - 3pp
Weekly allowance 0/49

 

[tinyshoes]

Hi wondering If I can join in ? Ive come back to PP asI do love it ..but just recently Ive been off the rails My friend has my book and calculator until tomorrow so I may post the wrong point s for things if I do sorry !

Breakfast - apple banana 0pp
Lunch WW Tom soup 2pp
4 x ryvita multigrain thins 4pp
120g cottage plain cheese lf - 3pp (??)
1 x activia fat free yog 2pp with grapes 0pp
Tea - salmon fillet 6pp
Steamed vegtables brocolli and carrots - 0pp
Extra light salad cream - 2pp (???) 2 x tbsp

snacks - 2 x alpen light bars - 4pp
activia fat free snack pot rasp - 3 pp
Chocolate mousse - 3pp

Total - 29 pp/29
exercise - 1 hr walk - 3pp
Weekly allowance 0/49

Hi Teddy,

Yeah course you can join in - you might want to start your own diary thread though rather than posting in mine? Then you've got your own diary people can look at Most of us go off the rails sometimes, it's just life isn't it? As long as we get back on track again that's the important thing . I've been struggling this week, hormones!! Hoping for a much better week next week. Anyway, good luck!!

 

[tinyshoes]

Thursday 12th May 2011
Hmm still not sure what to think this week, don't 'feel' as if I've lost anything at all and usually I can tell coz it goes straight from my tummy and my trousers feel looser, but not this week, although it is totm I suppose grrrr! Ah well a sts is better than a gain! Must try harder next week. We will see WI is tomorrow.

Breakfast 5PP:
2 x Choc Weetabix 4PP
100ml ss milk 1PP

Snack 2PP:
Alpen Light Choc n Fudge 2PP

Lunch 6PP:
WW tomato/basil soup 2PP
2 x WW malted bread 3PP
Slice ham 0PP WW cheese slice 1PP
Banana 0PP

Snack 3PP:
Apple 0PP
Aero Biscuit 3PP

Dinner 13PP:
WW chicken tikka/basmati rice ready meal 10PP
WW mini garlic naan 3PP

Supper 2PP:
Highlights 1PP
4 x Mikado 1PP

Total daily points used: 29/29
Total weekly points used: 2/2 - all weeklies used! Bit worried about that really as it doesn't allow for if I've calculated anything wrongly etc. I'm going to try to leave a few spare next week to allow for this. WI tomorrow but am not expecting a loss to be honest

 

[Lauren301]

ah! im liking your food diary !! just think positive, even if you feel like you havent lost anything it doesnt mean that you haven't !!
i mean you havent gone over your total allowance of points, so its not like you've binged yourself silly and going to put on a few pounds.. you've just done what every other person does and use their points allowance, its what they are there for !! and be lets be honest .. totm isnt exactly the greatest time to lose weight, but hey.. you still stuck to it, good on you !

 

[tinyshoes]

ah! im liking your food diary !! just think positive, even if you feel like you havent lost anything it doesnt mean that you haven't !!
i mean you havent gone over your total allowance of points, so its not like you've binged yourself silly and going to put on a few pounds.. you've just done what every other person does and use their points allowance, its what they are there for !! and be lets be honest .. totm isnt exactly the greatest time to lose weight, but hey.. you still stuck to it, good on you !

Thanks for reading Lauren! I did go over my weeklies last night - I had 2 choccy biccies extra so still not too bad I guess! Anyway you were right, I've lost a lb so I'm quite happy with that really coz it's been a tough week haven't felt great. Hoping next week will be a bit easier . Also hoping to get some exercise gone, was gonna start this week but just haven't had the 'get up and go' to do it. Thanks again!

 

[tinyshoes]

Friday 13th May 2011
Well I've lost another lb which was a nice surprise this morning coz I don't feel like I've lost anything, it's only a lb but they all add up don't they?! Going to try and have a better weekend this weekend and not use so many weeklies if I can help it! Girls night out tonight, not sure what to drink really - I'm not a big drinker anyway will prob only have 2 or 3 lol. Anyway hope everyone has a great weekend!

Breakfast 5PP:
30g Honey Nut Cheerios 3PP
Shape Zero Yoghurt 2PP
Banana 0PP

Snack 2PP:
Alpen Light 2PP

Lunch 7PP:
2 x WW bread 3PP
1 sliced boiled egg 2PP
Scraping extra light salad cream 0PP
French Fries 2PP
Apple/Satsuma 0PP

Dinner 11PP:
1/2 WW spicy chicken pizza 6PP
150g McCain oven chips 5PP

Cinema snack 4PP:
2 Mini Milky Way Stars 4PP
Small diet Coke 0PP

Drinks out 8PP:
4 x Malibu & Diet Coke

Total daily points used: 29/29
Total weekly points used: 8/49, 41 remaining

 

[Lauren301]

well done

 

[tinyshoes]

Saturday 14th May 2011
Was pleased with myself last night at the cinema, I took my own sweeties and didn't buy anything else then stuck to Malibu/Diet Coke as planned. Today has been a fairly ok day food wise too, for a Saturday anyway lol.

Breakfast/Brunch 7PP:
2 slices Warburtons 400g white 3PP
1 dry fried medium egg 2PP
2 bacon medallions 2PP

Lunch/Snacks 7PP:
2 x Alpen Light 4PP
30g Cheerios (dry) to 'nibble' while watching a film 3PP

Late Dinner guestimated at 15PP:
Chinese:
1/3 portion chicken chow mein 3PP?
1/3 portion chips 6PP?
1/3 portion chicken satay 3PP?
1/3 portion chicken curry 3PP?

Saturday night treat 7PP:
Bar of Galaxy...mmm...7PP

Total daily points used: 29/29
Total weekly points used: 7/41, 34 remaining

 

[tinyshoes]

Sunday 15th May 2011

Breakfast 8PP:
2 x white bread (800g loaf) 6PP
Low fat marg 1PP, 2 flat tsp marmalade 1PP

Snack 2PP:
WW honey and oat biscuit 2PP

Lunch 9PP;
Leftover chicken chow mein 2PP
4 x mini duck spring rolls 5PP
Banana 0PP
Mini Galaxy ripple 2PP

Snack 2PP:
Mini Galaxy ripple 2PP - could be a mistake buying these lol

Dinner guestimated 11PP:
Carvery:
2 slices roast turkey 4PP?
3 roast potatoes 2PP?
Carrots/green beans 0PP
Small amount Cauliflower cheese 2PP?
1/2 Yorkie Pud 1PP?
Small amount gravy 2PP?

Dessert (at home) 7PP:
WW fruit crumble 5PP
WW custard sachet (shared with dh) 2PP

Total daily points used: 29/29
Total weekly points used: 10/34, 24 remaining

 

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Monday 16th May 2011
I had a bit of a better weekend food wise, used half my weeklies but kept counting so am feeling good about it. Have more left than this time last week so hopefully this week won't feel as much of a struggle as last week

Breakfast 4PP:
30g Honey Nut Cheerios 3PP
WW toffee yoghurt 1PP
Small banana 0PP

Snack 2PP:
Alpen Light Choc & Fudge 2PP

Lunch 8PP:
WW hearty veg soup 3PP
2 x white bread (400g loaf) 3PP
WW honey & oat biscuit 2PP
Snack 3PP:
Apple 0PP
Aero Biscuit 3PP

Dinner 7PP:
WW ocean pie 5PP
Green beans/carrots 0PP
100g 'roast' potatoes 2PP
Dessert 4PP:
Tesco Light Choices Choc Mousse Frozen 2PP
WW oat & honey biscuit 2PP

Supper 5PP:
Mini Ripple 2PP
3 x Cad choc fingers 2PP
Cadbury Highlights drink 1PP

Total daily points used: 29/29
Total weekly points used: 4/24, 20 remaining