My Accountability Thread :-)

[Y2014]

I've been here before, many many years ago and I'm back bigger than ever. I've tried lots of different diet, but at currently the biggest weight I have ever been I've decided to cut the diets and just try and do some good old fashioned healthy eating.

I'm going to try and post what I eat in here and just use it to check in and keep me on target. I've got quite a bit of weight to lose so I'm going to try and be patient and take things slow and steady. I will probably post in the evenings as that's when things tend to be a little quieter.

Here we go...

 

[ladyfelsham]

Hiya Y and welcome - healthy eating sounds like a great approach, very flexible

 

[Chucklebug]

Hey Y, good luck with the new healthy eating. Weight takes a while to go on and it takes a while to go back off again. I think you've set a very achievable target for yourself.

I look forward to hearing about your progress.

 

[Y2014]

Thanks @ladyfelsham and @Chucklebug . I'm going to definitely try and be patient because I know I'm in for a long journey.

 

[Y2014]

Okay so my food log for today.

Meal 1:
1 slice of wholemeal toast
1 scrambled egg
3 spoonful's of baked beans
Cup of coffee (1 sugar)

Meal 2:
Quorn chicken
Broccoli
French fries
Cup of tea (1 sugar) x2

Snacks:
Cheese and onion crisp x2

I sleep pretty late, so I'll probably have a quick Cambridge diet shake (vanilla) in an hour or so...and probably another cup of tea (I'm pretty obsessed with tea...and crisps clearly).

Quick reflection:

I'm pretty proud of the day so far because I usually spend the whole day snacking and buy a lot of sweet snacks, so even though it's not as healthy as it could be (with the French fries), I'm pleased that I've had set meals and few snacks.

 

[ladyfelsham]

Looks good so far, lots of leafy greens will help too

 

[Chucklebug]

Great start Y, and the fact that you have an awareness about what you would usually do, and you're making a change to that is a positive way to tackle things.

I think if you allow yourself a certain number of snacks a day, and maybe work out what calorie value they should be if they're not healthy snacks like carrot battons, etc., then you may find that you're at least controlling those too. Just a suggestion, but that works for me. I have about 200-300 calories a day in snacks, and I have a selection of snacks that I can have to vary things.

Look forward to seeing what's on the menu today

 

[Y2014]

Thanks guys. I went out shopping today so I'm definitely aiming to up the veggies. Thanks Chucklebug, I do like my naughty snacks, so I'm going try and stick to maybe a packet of crisps and a yogurt or small jelly pot, when I'm peckish. I'm still trying to work out daily meals. Think I'm going to try planning the night before the stop the stress of having to overthink about what to eat.

 

[ladyfelsham]

Good idea, planning and batch cooking is a good way to go. Lots of great blogs and recipe sites out there too for healthy eating x

 

[Chucklebug]

Planning, or at least having an idea of a plan is key I think to keeping on track. So long as I know what choices I have for each meal, then I feel much more confident and secure that I can stay on track. I always seem to go wrong, and way over my calories for the day when I've not properly thought out, or planned ahead what I may eat. Evening meals are especially at risk with this. I now keep packets of savoury rice in the cupboard, as I know a packet of that boiled up with some veggies or salad is a low calorie filling meal, and doesn't take too long to get cooked. Being too hungry when I'm cooking can be another way for me to ruin a 'good' day on plan. A packet of lean ham or chicken/turkey in the fridge is good to snack on too, without having to go for something carby or sweet.