Mainly red - a few odd green days!

[vickidyers]

Back on track today and looking forward to a really good week!

Breaky
2 x Alpen light = HEXB
Apple = 0

lunch
Lettuce = 0
tomatoes = 0
Boiled egg = 0
Cucumber = 0
Tuna = 0
3 x tbspn Hellmans extra light mayo = 4.5

dinner
3 x sainsburys reduced fat sausages = 7.5
tinned tomatoes = 0
mushrooms = 0
2 x poached eggs = 0

snacks
raspberries

total = 12

 

[vickidyers]

Green day!!

Breakfast
2 x alpen lights = HEXB
1 x Banana = 0

lunch
potato salad (boiled potatoes, onion, peas, carrot) = 0
3 x tbsn Hellmans extra light mayo = 4.5
beetroot = 0
cucumber = 0
tomato = 0
onion = 0

Dinner
mushrooms = 0
85g bacon (fat removed) = HEXB
Tagliatelle = 0
1/2 pack Schwartz spaghetti carbonara mix = 3.5

snacks
banana = 0
apple = 0
grapes = 0

drinks
Coffee made with milk = HEXA
Pepsi Max

total = 8

 

[vickidyers]

Considering the title of this diary is called mainly red, a few odd greens - I'm having a lot of green days lately!! This is because I'm working very long hours at the moment and it's just easier I find to eat green day stuff at work and them something and rice/pasta for dinner when I finally get home about 8pm. Here goes today...

Breaky
1 x alpen light = 3 (trying to save HEXBs for dinner tonight!)
grapes = 0
apple = 0

lunch

OK - scrap that above, as the canteen had no jacket spuds left and no boiled potatoes. This means I have to totally re-plan my evening meals - here goes my RED day!!

Breaky
1 x alpen light = 1/2 HEXB
grapes = 0
apple = 0

lunch
beetroot, onions, cucumber, tomato, lettuce, boiled egg = 0
tuna = 0
3 x tbsn hellmans extra light mayo - 4.5

dinner
2 x roast reduced fat sausages = 5
carrots = 0
cauliflower = 0
brocolli = 0
1/2 a pack Colmans chedder cheese sauce (milk from HEXA) = 4

snacks
1 x alpen light - 1/2 HEXB
grapes

total 14.5

 

[vickidyers]

trying my green day again!

Breakfast
Alpen light bar = 3
grapes = 0

lunch
jacket spud = 0
baked beans = 0

dinner
boiled rice = 0
chicken = 2 x HEXBs
onions = 0
1/2 jar WW sweet and sour sauce = 3.5

snacks
apples = 0
grapes = 0
raspberries = 0

total = 6.5 ... yey!

 

[vickidyers]

After a good week and a 3lb loss - I intend to keep up the momentum!

Breakfast
2 x alpen light bars = HEXA
punnet of raspberries = 0

lunch
couscous = 0
tomatoes = 0
cucumber = 0
lettuce = 0
boiled egg = 0
boiled potatoes = 0
red onion = 0
peas = 0
grated carrot =0
3 x tbspn hellmans extra light mayo = 4.5
jacket potato = 0
28g cheese = HEXA

dinner
pasta n sauce cheese&brocolli = 0.5

Snacks
banana = 0
grapes = 0

 

[notcomfortable]

This is very helpful thanks. I have been following EE but put on 1 pound last week and was devestated at such an early stage to be putting on. So i have decided to try red and green days for a while. Thanks again xx

 

[vickidyers]

Hi notcomf! I have not really tried EE, I find red or green works for me.
Basically on a green day I normally have piles of patatoes/pasta and quorn products and on red I like roast meats (or low syn sausages) and heaps of free veg - but I miss off the potatoes.

Best of luck with trying something new x

 

[vickidyers]

long day at work for me then got to go straight off and play the drums at a gig - so trying to be prepared for today:

breakfast
2 x alpen light bars = HEXB
grapes = 0


lunch
grapes
2 x banana

dinner
boiled eggs = 0
tomoatoes = 0
lettuce = 0
grilled gammon steak (all fat removed) = 0
2 x tbspn light salad cream = 3
mullerlight yogurt = 0

snacks
2 x apples = 0

drinks
coffe made with milk (HEXA)
pepsi max = 0
diet coke = 0

total for the day = 3

Feeling good - I'm really hoping to get to the next stone range on Friday weigh-in

 

[vickidyers]

MMMmmmmm.... I love Sundays and love roast dinners on SW!

breakfast
alpen light bar (got up late!!) = 1/2 HEXB

lunch
roast beef (fat removed) = 0
cauliflower = 0
broccolli = 0
carrots = 0
1/2 pack Colmans chedder cheese sauce (milk HEXA) = 4
1 x aunt bessie yorkshire pudding = 3
1 x aunt bessie stuffing ball = 2.5

snacks
left over cold roast beef - yum
1 x alpen light bar = 1/2 HEXB

total = 9.5

 

[vickidyers]

Monday the 17th - start of the very busy period at work, 12 hour days and 6/7 days a week. I always put on weight during this time.....NOT this time though! No raiding the vend machines and I need to be prepared - so he goes day 1:

breakfast
1 x alpen light = 1/2 HEXB
banana = 0
grapes = 0
plums = 0

lunch
biggest salad ever from the canteen - now feeling stuffed!
boiled potaotes, peas, rice, peppers, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, boiled pasta = 0
3 x tablspoon hellmans extra light mayo = 4

dinner
tagliatelle = 0
85g of bacon (fat removed) = HEXB
mushrooms = 0
1/2 pack of Schwartz spaghetti carbonara mix (milk from HEXA)= 4

drinks
pepsi max = 0
coffee milk = HEXA

snacks
grapes =0
mullerlight = 0
Alpen light bar = 1/2 HEXB
Batchelors chicken super noodles = 3.5

total = 11.5

 

[vickidyers]

Day 2 of working silly hours!

Breakfast
1 x Alpen light bar = 1/2 HEXB
apple

lunch
tuna = 0
lettuce, tomato, beetroot, boiled egg, onion = 0
3 x tbspn hellmans extra light mayo = 4
pear = 0
banana = 0

dinner
sainsburys crusted sole in spinach = 5
baked beans = HEXB

snacks
apple = 0
banana = 0
homemade fairy cake of 80 calories (according to packet mix) = 4

total = 13

 

[fat&40]

Hi Vicki

Sounds like you've got a plan to keep away from the vending machine - it is difficult when you're very busy not to grab anything in reach.

 

[vickidyers]

Hi Vicki

Sounds like you've got a plan to keep away from the vending machine - it is difficult when you're very busy not to grab anything in reach.

I'm trying to plan - every year we shut down and I go onto long hours I have always ended up putting on at least 1/2 stone across the two months. I have stuffed my cupboard with batchelors supernoodles, pasta n sauce and fruit... the only trouble is I have to pass the vending machine of chocolate and crisps to get to my cupboard!! I've not caved in yet!!

 

[fat&40]

I'm trying to plan - every year we shut down and I go onto long hours I have always ended up putting on at least 1/2 stone across the two months. I have stuffed my cupboard with batchelors supernoodles, pasta n sauce and fruit... the only trouble is I have to pass the vending machine of chocolate and crisps to get to my cupboard!! I've not caved in yet!!

Well done on the planning. I'm quite lucky that there is no vending machine to conquer at work - nearest shop is 5 min drive away so no temptation here.

 

[vickidyers]

day 3......! Going to go for one of them EE days - that I totally distrust!!

breakfast
1 slice wholemeal toast = HEXB
apple = 0
4 x tspn light marmalade = 2
homemade cake (80calories) = 4

lunch
salad; boiled potatoes, pasta, onion, peppers, tomaotes, cucumber, lettuce, beetroot = 0
4 tblspn hellmans extra light mayo = 4

(Huuummmphhh.... I've been getting the syn value wrong of mayo - I've been over synning it!)

dinner
2 x sainsburys low fat sausages = 5
spinach = 0
carrots =0
runner beans = 0
1/2 a pack Colmans chedder cheese sauce = 4

drinks
pepsi max = 0
water = 0
coffee (milk from HEXA) = 0


snacks
grapes

total = 19

ooops - not a good example of an EE day - although I did make sure I had at least 1/3 superfree!

 

[vickidyers]

Day 4 - noticing the signs that I might be crumbling - vending machine is calling me, but staying strong so far. Really craving savoury foods like white bread and pasties. Hoping this feeling ends soon!
Proud of myself today though that I brought the office cakes in from the bakery which smelt so good on the truck on the way in.. but I didn't touch a single one...yey me!

breakfast
2 x alpen light bars = HEXB
apple = 0
1 x wholemeal toast = HEXB
4 x tspn light marmalade = 2

lunch
jacket potato = 0
baked beans = 0

dinner
mashed potato (milk from HEXA) = 0
8 x quorn chicken nuggets = 4
3 x dale pack vegtable fingers = 9
baked beans = 0

snacks
apple

drinks
pepsi max = 0
water = 0

total = 15

 

[fat&40]

STEP BACK FROM THE VENDING MACHINE

if you can resist a yummy bakery smell then a machine holds no worries.

 

[vickidyers]

day 5:

breakfast
1 x Alpen light bar = 1/2 HEXB
1 x nimble wholemeal toast = 1/2 HEXB
4 x teaspoon light marmalade = 2

lunch
salad (cucumber, boiled rice, boiled eggs, tomatoes, boiled potatoes, tomatoes, onion, lettuce, peas) = 0
4 x tablespoon hellmans extra light may = 4
1 x white roll... BAD girl!! = 6.5
1 x teaspoon butter ...even BADDER girl!! = 2

dinner
roast lean beef = 0
carrots, cauliflower, cabbage = 0

drinks
diet coke = 0
pepsi max = 0
water = 0

total = 14.5

 

[vickidyers]

supposed to be in work...... feeling like poop, staying in bed. All I want is a fresh loaf of white bread, but I feel to pants to go and get some! Guess I'd better stick to fruit then

...well I tried, but I caved and needed comfort food, here's my food today and I cant really put it in groupd of meals as I've eaten my I can and what I feel like:

banana= 0
muller light = 0
tagliatelle = 0
mushrooms = 0
85g bacon = HEXB
1/3 packet schwatz carbonara mix (milk from HEXA)= 2.5

30g milkybar buttons = 8
2 x alpen light = HEXB

 

[vickidyers]

lost count of how many days I've worked now, only know I've been at work for 13 hours and still feel like poop!

breakfast
alpen light bar = 1/2 HEXB

lunch
potato salad (boiled potatoes, carrots, peas, onions, tomatoes, cucumber, lettuce, boiled eggs) = 0
4 x tablespoon hellmans extra light = 2

dinner
113g (raw weight) chicken = HEXB
rice = 0
1/3 jar uncle bens korma = 11

total = 13