Anyone else on a diet and struggling?

Flick216

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

But you don't have to stuff your face on high calorie food every time you eat out. I've just been out for a three course lunch today and discounting the two glasses of wine, I've possibly consumed less kcal than you do in a single course considering the food choices you've previously posted.

I had:

Starter - Insalata Caprese - 237 kcal
Main - Seabass al Forno - 582 kcal
Dessert - Limone Sorbetto - 51 kcal

Total = 870 kcal


I'm stuffed to the gills so doubt I'll have anything other than a light snack later and maybe another glass or two of wine

You can still go out and enjoy yourself every week without sacrificing food intake on other days simply by making better food choices


ETA: Apologies, I've basically just repeated what others have said. I hadn't read their posts when I replied.

That meal sounds delicious! I seriously cannot be bothered to cook tonight so I'll probably end up having a banana with my wine!

I've just bought a nutribullet. Thought it might be useful for those times when I don't want to cook. Has anyone tried them?

purpleshoes_2

Indie_Kid wrote: »

On Wetherspoons website, they do have a list of the lower calorie foods too.

Yes, but thats not what the OP is eating on a cheat day and thats fair enough, but the point I was making if you eat lets say 800 cals for a bit of cake and some ice cream, by the time youve added pizza, chips, crisps, you could easily be looking at 3000 plus calories. I do think if the OP wants to carry on with the cheat meals then logging the cheat meal calories would help. Shes logging every other calorie and then estimating the cheat meal ones, which of course you have to do as a lot of restaurants dont give you an exact figure, but as I said, many people will underestimate what they eat when they are eating out (and not eating out if they arent logging cals)

Tink2

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Most of F&B foods are listed in MFP. And yes, I did do a check and she ate almost two days worth of kcal in just one meal


The fact they don't publicly list a nutrition sheet is shameful and one of the reasons I refuse to ever eat there.

I only found the salmon fish cakes

~Chameleon~

Flick216 wrote: »

That meal sounds delicious! I seriously cannot be bothered to cook tonight so I'll probably end up having a banana with my wine!

I've just bought a nutribullet. Thought it might be useful for those times when I don't want to cook. Has anyone tried them?

It was amazing but then I love Italian food. Still not hungry even now lol

Never heard of a nutribullet, what is it?

JBD

Indie_Kid wrote: »

On Wetherspoons website, they do have a list of the lower calorie foods too.

The harvester lists the calories on their menus. They have quite a few lower calorie meals, plus the salad bar.

Flick216

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

It was amazing but then I love Italian food. Still not hungry even now lol

Never heard of a nutribullet, what is it?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Street-TV-Nutri-Bullet/dp/B00AN040LM/ref=sr_1_1/275-9814258-7860117?ie=UTF8&qid=1399576507&sr=8-1&keywords=nutribullet

Seems a bit gimicky but the reviews have been good and I am a sucker for gadgets!

~Chameleon~

Flick216 wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/High-Street-TV-Nutri-Bullet/dp/B00AN040LM/ref=sr_1_1/275-9814258-7860117?ie=UTF8&qid=1399576507&sr=8-1&keywords=nutribullet

Seems a bit gimicky but the reviews have been good and I am a sucker for gadgets!

Oh, sorry I'm not a fan at all and especially at that price!! :eek:

I really don't like pulverising my food, unless I'm blending a soup to thicken it. I know lots of people rave about juices this and smoothies that but I'm really not an advocate. I prefer real, whole food. I'll be interested to hear how you get on with it though

Flick216

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Oh, sorry I'm not a fan at all and especially at that price!! :eek:

I really don't like pulverising my food, unless I'm blending a soup to thicken it. I know lots of people rave about juices this and smoothies that but I'm really not an advocate. I prefer real, whole food. I'll be interested to hear how you get on with it though

I would generally prefer to have proper whole foods but it just looked so convenient. Bang it all in and off you go. I still struggle with breakfasts and would find it easier to drink something that eat. This seemed the ideal solution.

And I will admit to being lazy at night! Although my kitchen at the moment is awful - I hate cooking in it. I'm getting a new one soon so I may enjoy it more. I lived at my dad's house for a while after he died and he had a Aga. I loved cooking on that! I did loads of cooking and baking.

nickyhutch

Cloudydaze wrote: »

I think this thread is quite an eye-opener and a true insight in to why some people will never lose weight despite being ‘on a diet’ for years. I did think that to lose weight all you needed was the willpower to eat less & move more. But it is evident that to be successful you also need to:

• Accept that if you want to make big changes your size & shape, you have to make big changes to your lifestyle. The more weight you want to loose, the bigger the changes you need to make.
• Accept that certain (bad foods) are off limits. (yes, it is unfair)
• Accept that life’s not fair and just because your OH is stick thin, doesn’t mean you can eat the same crap as them.
• Accept that at sometimes you may be a little bit hungry.
• Learn to love the healthy stuff.
• Listen and learn from other people’s experiences.
• Accept that you can’t have your (chocolate fudge) cake (with ice cream) and eat it.

I appreciate that Tinks2 only wants to receive replies from posters congratulating her on eating 1,200 calories of crap.

However, my advice would be. Get a life. I meant that in the nicest possible way. Get up in the morning. Get out the house and go and do something useful, creative, meaningful. Volunteer, take up photography, work with animals, the homeless, do flower arranging, go sailing. Just find something that interests you. Just find something that distracts you from thinking about food and 101 things to do with tuna 24 hours a day, day in and day out.

That is a great post. The bit I've put in red I think I'll make a poster of it and put it up in my kitchen.

Tink2

Cloudydaze wrote: »

I appreciate that Tinks2 only wants to receive replies from posters congratulating her on eating 1,200 calories of crap.

Not true

However, my advice would be. Get a life. I meant that in the nicest possible way. Get up in the morning. Get out the house and go and do something useful, creative, meaningful. Volunteer, take up photography, work with animals, the homeless, do flower arranging, go sailing. Just find something that interests you. Just find something that distracts you from thinking about food and 101 things to do with tuna 24 hours a day, day in and day out.

My hobbies (aside from cinema) are done in the house