Lozzy Gozzy
Silver Member
I've decided to give a diary another go... not going to be obsessive over it
I'm not weighing myself every week either, I don't have scales any more
This is more about if I can make friends with food rather than it being the complete enemy!
I'm calorie cycling... but not to the extreme... as this isn't about losing weight for me anymore, it's about having a good relationship with food and more about making the right choices
So my calories are (fingers crossed!) going to average at 1500 a day So I'm going to do 3 days at 1500, 2 days at 1200 and 2 days at 1800
I've realised my triggers for overeating (which are not having a routine, or doing things that I hadn't planned and not getting enough sleep!), so these are the things I'm going to tackle without turning to food
I started yesterday so here's what I had...
I'm not weighing myself every week either, I don't have scales any more
This is more about if I can make friends with food rather than it being the complete enemy!
I'm calorie cycling... but not to the extreme... as this isn't about losing weight for me anymore, it's about having a good relationship with food and more about making the right choices
So my calories are (fingers crossed!) going to average at 1500 a day So I'm going to do 3 days at 1500, 2 days at 1200 and 2 days at 1800
I've realised my triggers for overeating (which are not having a routine, or doing things that I hadn't planned and not getting enough sleep!), so these are the things I'm going to tackle without turning to food
I started yesterday so here's what I had...
Saturday 23rd October
Breakfast...
* Slice of wholemeal toast & marmalade
(150 cals)
Lunch...
* Tesco light choice prawn mayo sandwich
(250 cals)
* Smoky bacon snack a jacks
(110 cals)
* Weight watchers pink grapefruit yoghurt
(50 cals)
* Apple
(50 cals)
Tea...
* Tesco basic cottage pie
(240 cals)
* Can of sainsburys baby carrots
(40 cals)
* Tablespoon of tomato sauce
(15 cals)
* 2 slices of wholemeal toast with lemon curd
(240 cals)
Supper...
* Porridge made with apple and blackcurrant cordial
(200 cals)
Also had a 4 remegels (haven't a freaking clue about the calories in these?! they're a bit like chewits though I guess??) and a few sugar free polos...
Total Calories= 1345
(hm, I swear I must have totted up my calories wrong yesterday, I thought I'd had like 1400 (so there was wriggle room for the polos and remegel), my maths took a hit yesterday obviously! )
Breakfast...
* Slice of wholemeal toast & marmalade
(150 cals)
Lunch...
* Tesco light choice prawn mayo sandwich
(250 cals)
* Smoky bacon snack a jacks
(110 cals)
* Weight watchers pink grapefruit yoghurt
(50 cals)
* Apple
(50 cals)
Tea...
* Tesco basic cottage pie
(240 cals)
* Can of sainsburys baby carrots
(40 cals)
* Tablespoon of tomato sauce
(15 cals)
* 2 slices of wholemeal toast with lemon curd
(240 cals)
Supper...
* Porridge made with apple and blackcurrant cordial
(200 cals)
Also had a 4 remegels (haven't a freaking clue about the calories in these?! they're a bit like chewits though I guess??) and a few sugar free polos...
Total Calories= 1345
(hm, I swear I must have totted up my calories wrong yesterday, I thought I'd had like 1400 (so there was wriggle room for the polos and remegel), my maths took a hit yesterday obviously! )