Elkays resurrected food diary

[Elkay]

Wednesday 16th December

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Snack:
Walkers French Fries = 1.5
Apple = 0.5


Lunch:
Soup = 0
Ryvita x 6 = 3
Low fat cheese triangles x 2 = 1
Yoghurt = 1

Dinner:
Iceland chicken bhuna = 5.5
Rice = 3
Naan bread = 3


Drinks, diet coke, black decaf coffee throughout the day.

Total points for the day = 21

Oh dear, I have gone over my points again today - this is not a good week! I will definitely have to get back on track on Thursday!

Jen, you are right that its best to write everything down, thank you for reminding me - I too have gone down the 'I'll just leave it for today' route and it's so counterproductive. Yesterday I genuinely lost track and it just went down hill!! It's strange, until this week i have been fairly good at sticking to the points and yet I feel enormous! Am not getting on the scales yet as this will seriously de-motivate me and I may be tempted to just stuff myself over Christmas. I think I am just plain greedy!:sigh:

 

[Elkay]

Thursday 17th December

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
2 slices of toast = 3
2 low fat cheese triangles = 1

Snack
Packet of Quavers = 1

Lunch:
W/W soup = 1
1 slice bread = 1
low fat cheese triangle = 0.5


Dinner:
Pasta = 4
Egg = 1.5
Sweetcorn = 1
Salad = 0
Extra light mayonnaise = 2
Yoghurt = 1

W/W hot chocolate = 1

Drinks, diet coke, black decaf coffee throughout the day.

Total point for the day = 18

 

[Billiebean]

Hi there,
Just wanted to say your days are looking really good points wise. We both have around the same weight to lose and are aiming for the same goal.
I just want to wish you well on your journey.

 

[Elkay]

Thank you Billybean - good luck to you too.

I have been so rubbish at writing down what I have eaten over the past few days that I have decided to temporarily give up on the diary - until 29th December when I am back at work after the Christmas break. Hopefully I will be back with renewed vigour!

I shall still try and keep within my points but am more concerned that I don't gain over Christmas - I don't really expect to lose anything!

Happy Christmas everyone!

 

[Elkay]

Tuesday 29th Dec

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Snack
1 Ryvita = 0.5

Lunch:
W/W soup =1.5
Ryvita x 4 = 2
2 low fat cheese triangles = 1

Snack
Satsuma = 0.5

Dinner:
250g turkey = 4
Noodles = 5
2tbs sweet chilli sauce = 0.5
Salad = 0


Drinks, black decaf coffee throughout the day.

Total points = 17.5

Hopefully I am back on track! Am going to aim for 5lb off by the end of January - this is probably only what I have gained over Christmas though!

 

[Auburn]

Thats what we like to see El Back on track!!!!

[dont look at my diary, it's hideous... we've got curry n kfc all over the shop :S]

All the best for 2010 x

 

[Elkay]

Wednesday 30th Dec

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Snack
Quavers = 1

Lunch:
W/W soup =1.5
Ryvita x 4 = 2
2 low fat cheese triangles = 1

Snack
Satsuma = 0.5
Alpen bar = 1

Dinner:
250g turkey = 4
Potatoes = 3
Mushy peas = 4
Gravy = 2


Drinks, black decaf coffee throughout the day.

Total points = 22.5 - Oh dear!

 

[Elkay]

Thursday 31st Dec

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Snack
Alpen bar = 1

Lunch:
2 slices bread = 3
Cheese triange (low fat) = 0.5
Quavers = 1

Snack
Banana = 1.5

Dinner:
2 slices toast = 3
Beans = 2
Yoghurt = 2

Drinks = several malibu and diet cokes = ?

Other drinks, black decaf coffee throughout the day.

Total points = 16.5 + drinks so probably over again!

 

[Elkay]

Friday 1st January

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Lunch:
2 slices bread = 3
Ham = 1
Tomato = 0
Onion = 0
Quavers = 1

Dinner:
Vegetable curry = 7
Boiled rice = 6.5


Drinks, black decaf coffee throughout the day.

Total points = 21 - not a good start to the new year

 

[Elkay]

Saturday 2nd January

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Lunch:
W/W soup =1.5
Ryvita x 4 = 2
2 low fat cheese triangles = 1

Snack
Banana = 1

Dinner:
Fish = 4.5
Salad = 0
Sweetcorn = 2

Small roll = 3
Cheese triangle = 0.5


Drinks, black decaf coffee throughout the day.


Total points = 18

 

[Elkay]

Sunday 3rd January

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Snack
Weetabix bar = 1.5

Dinner: (Toby carvery)
Turkey = 4
2 boiled potatoes = 2.5
Cauliflower cheese = 4
Sprouts = 0
Cabbage = 0
Gravy = 2
Small piece of cheese cake = 6?
1 scoop of ice cream = 2

Cheese triangle = 0.5


Drinks, black decaf coffee throughout the day.


Total points = 25

(Way over but was my dads birthday and we all went out for a meal, which we don't do very often. Will have to learn to plan better for these types of things as I am sure I could have stayed within my points)

 

[Elkay]

Monday 4th January

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Snack
Weetabix bar = 1.5

Lunch:
2 bread = 2
1 cheese trianagle = 0.5
Tomato/onion = 0
Quavers = 1

Snack
Go ahead biscuits x3 = 3

Dinner:
W/W soup = 1
3 slices of toast = 3
Cheese triangle x 2= 1

Drinks, black decaf coffee throughout the day.


Total points = 15.5 - hopefully back on track!

 

[Elkay]

Tuesday 5th January

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Snack
Weetabix bar = 1.5
Quavers = 1

Lunch:
2 bread = 2
1 cheese trianagle = 0.5
Tomato/onion = 0

Snack
Go ahead biscuits x3 = 3
Grapes = 2

Dinner:
Pasta = 3
Bacon = 2
Tomatoes = 0
Honey = 1
Chillies = 0

2 drinking chocolates = 2


Drinks, black decaf coffee throughout the day.


Total points = 20.5

 

[Elkay]

Wednesday 6th January

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Snack
Banana = 1.5

Lunch:
2 bread = 2
1 cheese trianagle = 0.5
Tomato/onion = 0
Quavers = 1
W/W soup =1
Yoghurt = 1

Dinner:
Gammon steak 80g = 3
Mushy peas = 4
Sweetcorn = 0.5
Oven chips = 3

Drinking chocolate = 1


Drinks - sugar free black current, black decaf coffee throughout the day.


Total points = 21

Hopefully, my 30 minute walk in the snow this morning will have earned me the extra 1 point I have gone over by!

 

[CookiesnCream]

Hi Elkay!!
Looks like you're doing great Hun!!! Welldone!!! I was just wondering what day you weigh in?
I was just lookin at The eat out guide and was really surprised at some of the veg values at Toby Carvery. Have you got a guide? I'll post the values incase you haven't. But I think Toby Carvery is a great option for WW as you can choose whatever you like!

Turkey (1 slice) = 1
Gammon (1 slice) = 1.5
Beef (1 slice) = 3
Large Yorky Pud = 2
Small Yorky Pud = 1
Stuffin balls = 1.5

Vegetables are per spoonful:
Broccoli = 1
Cabbage = 0.5
Caremelised onions in gravy = 1
Carrots = 0.5
Cauliflower cheese = 0.5 (wow that's quite low!)
Leeks = 0.5
Mash Potato = 1.5
New Potatoes = 1
Peas =1.5
Roast Potatoes = 2.5
Roasted Parsnips = 2.5
Swede = 0.5

Peaches & Cream Cheesecake =6.5
(the cheesecake isn't too bad is it? And if you only had a small bit the points would of been much lower!)

Hope you didn't mind me posting this, thought it may help! If you've got an eat out guide, then disregard it! lol

I love reading your Food diary, you always eat such lovely food!
Goodluck Hun!

 

[CookiesnCream]

Oops , sorry Elkay I just realised there is an eating out guide on here!!!! Stupid me! I'm blaming it on the flu I've got at mo, my brain just doesn't seem to be functioning properly! lol

 

[Elkay]

Hi CookiesnCream
Thank you so much for your kind comments and for posting the values for the Toby Cavery - I hadn't thought to look them up properly, I was relying on guess work! It seems I underestimated some and overestimated others so hopefully it should even itself out! I love the Toby Carvery, we have a lovely one just up the road. I don't officially weigh in as i don't attend a class. When I converted back to Weight Watchers, at the beginning of December, I decided not to weigh in for one month - the reason being that I am always a very slow loser and i easily lose motivation when I read other people lose 3-4 lb in their first week - I usually STS or lose 1lb. So, I thought if i gave it a month I would see a bigger loss and it would keep me motivated! This would have worked if Christmas had been cancelled! So really, I guess I am starting again now January is here and have committed to losing 5lb by the end of Jan in the 'January Challenge.' Once I have got January out of the way and hopefully show a loss, I will weigh in once a week - not sure which day but probably Wednesday. I hope your flu clears up soon and that you are feeling much better. Thanks for reading my diary and for the information.



Thursday 7th January

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Porridge = 1.5
Sweetener = 0
Skimmed milk = 1

Snack
Quavers = 1
Cheese triangle (light) = 0.5

Lunch:
2 bread = 2
1 cheese trianagle = 0.5
Tomato/onion = 0
Quavers = 1
W/W soup =1

Snack
3 Hovis biscuits = 3

Dinner:
Seasame noodles = 6
Banana = 1

Drinking chocolate = 1

Another snack:
Pink marshmellow waffer = 0.5


Drinks - sugar free black current, diet coke, black decaf coffee throughout the day.


Total points = 20

I've found it quite hard sticking to my points today - I could have eaten all day! Hopefully tomorrow will be easier.

 

[Elkay]

Friday 8th January

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
2 slices toast = 2
cheese triangle (low fat) = 0.5

Snack
Banana = 1.5

Lunch
3 slices toast = 3
3 very small eggs = 4.5
Tom sauce = 0.5

Dinner:
Chicken = 3
Mushrooms = 0
Rice = 4
Free veg = 0



2 glasses wine = 3
Drinks, black decaf coffee throughout the day.


Total points = 22

 

[Elkay]

Saturuday 9th January

20 point allowed:

Breakfast:
Crumpets = 4 (greedy, but they were very thin ones)
Low fat cheese triangles x 2 = 1

Snack
Weetabix bar = 1.5

Lunch
None

Dinner:
Fish = 4
Mushy peas = 4

Snack
Quavers = 1
Marshmellow waffer = 0.5

Drinking choc x 2 = 2

Drinks, black decaf coffee throughout the day.


Total points = 18

 

[Monster Muncher]

Hey Elkay, you seem to be doing great. I really don't know how you do it on 20pts per day though!

When are you weighing?