V.C's Weight Loss Diary - 1200 Daily Cals

[vanilla_cupcake]

I'm switching over from Slimming World, SW is excellent but I was getting fed up of the same thing day in and day out, I loved cooking but found myself making the same sort of meals and getting really annoyed when I didn't have enough syns for something so i'm hoping that a calorie controlled diet will help me overcome that!

Please feel free to comment on my diary if you see something that I should be changing or if i'm doing something wrong

Cheers
V.C

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

Wednesday 8th August - Day 1

Daily Calories - 1200


Breakfast
2x Wheatfield wholemeal bread (400g loaf) - 110 cals
20g strawberry jam - 49 cals
20g low low butter - 69 cals
Total - 228 cals


Lunch
2x Wheatfield wholemeal bread - 110 cals
1 small tin of tuna - 63 cals
45g extra light salad cream - 66 cals
25g lettuce - 4 cals
Total - 243


Dinner
Mission tortilla wrap - 207 cals
Sainsbury's extra lean turkey mince 175g - 238 cals
Old El Paso fajita mix - 52 cals
Peppers - 46 cals
Onions - 50 cals
Heinz light mayo - 42 cals
Levi Regge Reggae sauce 10g - 13 cals
Lettuce 100g - 14 cals
Total - 605


Snacks
200ml semi skimmed milk throughout the day in tea - 100 cals


Total Daily Calories - 1176

 

[rosierose15]

I am also on 1200 I find having a lot of cals in the morning it limits me for lunch and dinner x

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

I am also on 1200 I find having a lot of cals in the morning it limits me for lunch and dinner x

How many would you have for breakfast & lunch?

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

This is what MFP says...

Breakfast	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein
Tesco Wheatfield Bakery - Wholemeal Farmhouse Batch (Small Loaf), 2 slice (25g)	110	20	1	5
Kerry Low Low - Original Spread, 20 g	69	0	8	0
Hartleys - Strawberry Jam, 20 grammes	49	12	0	0
Add Food Quick Tools	228	32	9	5
Lunch
Tesco Wheatfield Bakery - Wholemeal Farmhouse Batch (Small Loaf), 2 slice (25g)	110	20	1	5
John West - Tuna Chunks In Brine(80g or 56g Drained) R, 56 g drained	63	0	0	15
Salad Cream - Heinz Extra Light (70% Less Fat), 45 grams	66	7	3	1
Lettuce - Iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw, 25 g	4	1	0	0
Add Food Quick Tools	243	28	4	21
Dinner
Mission Foods - Deli Wrap Original, 1 tortilla	207	31	7	5
Sainsburys - British Extra Lean Turkey Breast Mince (500g), 175 g	238	2	3	52
Old El Paso - Spice Mix for Original Smoky Bbq Fajitas, 0.5 pack	52	10	0	1
Heinz - Creamy Light Mayo, 15 g	42	1	4	0
Reggae Reggae - Jerk/Bbq Table Sauce, 10 g	13	3	0	0
Peppers - Sweet, red, raw, 1 cup, chopped	39	9	0	1
Lettuce - Iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw, 100 g	14	3	0	1
Add Food Quick Tools	605	59	14	60
Snacks
Asda - Fresh Milk Semi Skimmed (A), 200 ml	100	10	4	7
Add Food Quick Tools	100	10	4	7
Totals	1,176	129	31	93
Your Daily Goal	1,200	165	40	45
Remaining	24	36	9	-48
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein

My Protein is in the Red at -48, is this a major issue?

 

[BerryBerry]

Looks good to me- I don't take the nutrition targets as gospel personally. I think the only thing about hitting protein is that it really does help keep you full for longer

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

Looks good to me- I don't take the nutrition targets as gospel personally. I think the only thing about hitting protein is that it really does help keep you full for longer

I've gone over my protein have I not?

 

[rosierose15]

If it says - and is in red then yea u r over x

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

If it says - and is in red then yea u r over x

Is that an issue Rosie?

 

[rosierose15]

It's never affected my weight losses I'm sure when ur on Atkins diet u go much more over than that

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

Had this for dinner

Tortilla Pizza

Absolutely delicious!! :drool:

All for only 579 calories!

1 Mission tortilla - 207 cals
45g bbq sauce - 57 cals (this gives it such a nice flavour)
100g frozen red, green & yellow peppers - 28 cals
62g cooked ham - 68 cals
100g frozen sweetcorn - 84 cals
60g grated cheese - 126 cals
garlic pepper

Spread bbq sauce over the tortilla, sprinkle with garlic pepper and add the cheese then the rest of the ingredients and put in a fan oven (160) for 15 minutes, serve with lettuce and enjoy!!

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

Thursday 9th August - Day 2

Breakfast	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein
Hartleys - Strawberry Jam, 20 grammes	49	12	0	0
Kerry Low Low - Original Spread, 20 g	69	0	8	0
Tesco Wheatfield Bakery - Wholemeal Farmhouse Batch (Small Loaf), 2 slice (25g)	110	20	1	5
Add Food Quick Tools	228	32	9	5
Lunch
Mushrooms - Raw, 150 g	33	5	1	5
Tesco - Frozen Peppers, 50 g	14	2	0	1
Add Food Quick Tools	47	7	1	6
Dinner
Mission Foods - Deli Wrap Original, 1 tortilla	207	31	7	5
Tesco - Frozen Peppers, 100 g	28	5	0	1
Birds Eye - Supersweet Sweetcorn (Frozen), 100 g	84	17	1	3
Hp Sauce - Bbq Classic Woodsmoke, 45 g	57	14	0	0
Ham - Sliced, extra lean, 62 g	68	2	2	11
Lettuce - Iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw, 65 g	9	2	0	1
Coleraine - Mild Cheddar, 60 gram block	126	0	3	2
Heinz - Creamy Light Mayo, 20 g	56	2	5	0
Add Food Quick Tools	635	73	18	23
Snacks
Tesco - Semi Skimmed Milk, 200 ml	100	10	4	7
Cadbury - Flake Milk Chocolate Bar (Multipack), 1 bar (25 grams)	135	14	8	2
Add Food Quick Tools	235	24	12	9
Totals	1,145	136	40	43
Your Daily Goal	1,200	165	40	45
Remaining	55	29	0	2
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein

Lunch was mushrooms and peppers stirfried with some garlic pepper, i wasn't overly hungry so this really light lunch suited me! Dinner was a Tortilla pizza!

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

Lasagne

Serves 8
Total Calories - 2031
Calories per serving - 253

This is how I make mine...... :drool:


Ingredients
500g extra lean mince - 625
500g Passata - 160
140g Dolmio white sauce - 200
2x Bolognese Oxo cubes - 20
100g Cheddar cheese - 406
red, yellow & orange pepper - 90
2x smallish onions - 20
tbsp Schwartz Italian seasoning - 10'ish
1/2 tsp of salt
8 sheets of pasta - 500

Preheat a fan oven to 180. Add the 3 peppers to a food blender and blitz (only way I can get my children to eat peppers), sit aside, add the 2 onions to the blender and blitz, fry off the mince and add the onions and peppers and fry for 2 minutes, add the oxo cubes and Italian seasoning & salt and fry for another 2 minutes, add the passata and cook for another few minutes. Add half the mince to a lasagne dish and layer 4 of the pasta sheets over it, cover with 70g of the Dolmio white sauce, add the rest of the mince and repeat with the pasta and white sauce, sprinkle the cheese over the top and put in the oven for 20 minutes, once cooked leave to stand for 5-10 minutes before slicing! Enjoy!

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

Tonight's dinner, lasagne, Charlotte potatoes & lettuce with mayo & sweet chilli sauce - 557 calories

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

Friday 10th August - Day 3

Breakfast	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein
Eggs - Poached (whole egg), 32 g	47	0	3	4
Tesco Wheatfield Bakery - Wholemeal Farmhouse Batch (Small Loaf), 1 slice (25g)	55	10	1	3
Hp - Brown Sauce, 8 g	10	2	0	0
Add Food Quick Tools	112	12	4	7
Lunch
Quick Added Calories, 253 calories	253	0	0	0
Heinz - Creamy Light Mayo, 8 g	22	1	2	0
Add Food Quick Tools	275	1	2	0
Dinner
Quick Added Calories, 253 calories	253	0	0	0
Lettuce - Iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw, 100 g	14	3	0	1
Heinz - Creamy Light Mayo, 15 g	42	1	4	0
Mae Ploy - Sweet Chilli Sauce, 1 tbsp (30g)	35	9	0	0
Tesco - Charlotte Potatoes, 150 g	113	60	1	6
Add Food Quick Tools	457	73	5	7
Snacks
Galaxy - Counters, 35 g	185	21	10	2
Maltesers - Mini Bag, 1 mini bag	99	12	5	2
Add Food Quick Tools	284	33	15	4
Totals	1,128	119	26	18
Your Daily Goal	1,200	165	40	45
Remaining	72	46	14	27
	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein

Breakfast was just toast & an egg yolk, I don't eat the white I cut it off :yuk: with a wee dollop of brown sauce

Lunch & dinner today was a slice of homemade lasagne (recipe in recipe section) I just used the 'quick added calories' rather than listing every ingredient

Needed a wee chocolate fix today!

Another great day of calorie counting, loving it so far!

 

[vanilla_cupcake]

Saturday 11th August - Day 4

deleted my food diary as I practically changed the whole day

 

[xj-esx]

Tortilla Pizza

Absolutely delicious!! :drool:

All for only 579 calories!

1 Mission tortilla - 207 cals
45g bbq sauce - 57 cals (this gives it such a nice flavour)
100g frozen red, green & yellow peppers - 28 cals
62g cooked ham - 68 cals
100g frozen sweetcorn - 84 cals
60g grated cheese - 126 cals
garlic pepper

Spread bbq sauce over the tortilla, sprinkle with garlic pepper and add the cheese then the rest of the ingredients and put in a fan oven (160) for 15 minutes, serve with lettuce and enjoy!!

This looks and sounds amazing! Will be trying this ASAP, thanks for sharing xx