A big challenge today, I was invited by my year group to an afternoon tea they were putting on. I checked that it wouldn't be all cakes and decided to go along and resist!
BREAKFAST: green smoothie and hard boiled egg - the smoothie was challenging, I think the texture mostly, I will persevere as it did seem to fill me up
SNACK: carrot sticks and hummus
LUNCH: homemade salad (spinach, rocket, mangetout, cucumber, egg, seeds, sweetcorn, quorn sausage, tamari)
SNACK: (afternoon tea) 3 finger sandwiches and 2 vol au vent type things, all savoury
DINNER: salmon and broccoli soup and a roll with cheese, 2 quorn picnic eggs
Possibly about to have a crumpet snack.
Feeling very good, stomach flatter and was able to wear a skirt today that I haven't worn for ages!
Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
WEEK THREE: Day Two
A busy day, I often eat better on full days as I'm not bored and snacking!
BREAKFAST: homemade granola with skimmed milk with cup of tea
SNACK: carrot sticks with hummus
LUNCH: school dinner, its always curry on tuesdays which I avoid for possible sugars and I don't want to small for the rest of the afternoon! Instead went for jacket potato with cheese and salad, no butter.
DINNER: broccoli and salmon soup with an italian roll and cheese, 2 quorn picnic eggs
Swam this evening, then food shopped and didn't eat til very late. However, I didn't really feel hungry until about 7:30 which I'm finding lately - not as hungry all the time.
Just made my first green smoothie from the iquitsugar website, a detox smoothie. The plan is to have it for breakfast tomorrow! I thought it would be terrible, what with the spinach and avocado in it but it just takes like kiwi fruit!
BREAKFAST: homemade granola with skimmed milk with cup of tea
SNACK: carrot sticks with hummus
LUNCH: school dinner, its always curry on tuesdays which I avoid for possible sugars and I don't want to small for the rest of the afternoon! Instead went for jacket potato with cheese and salad, no butter.
DINNER: broccoli and salmon soup with an italian roll and cheese, 2 quorn picnic eggs
Swam this evening, then food shopped and didn't eat til very late. However, I didn't really feel hungry until about 7:30 which I'm finding lately - not as hungry all the time.
Just made my first green smoothie from the iquitsugar website, a detox smoothie. The plan is to have it for breakfast tomorrow! I thought it would be terrible, what with the spinach and avocado in it but it just takes like kiwi fruit!
Monday, 17 March 2014
WEEK THREE: Day One
Cannot believe I've made it this far, I'm quite impressed with myself, I don't think I've ever actually gone this long without treats! Felt able to open up to Jimmy about some of my attitudes to food on the car journey back last night which I think was good for me.
BREAKFAST: homemade granola with skimmed milk
SNACK: slowly nibbled a leftover roll I had in my bag, didn't really need this but was feeling ill and seeking comfort, carrot sticks and hummus
LUNCH: school dinner - brie and spring onion quiche, two new potatoes, very small bit of salad
DINNER: salmon and vegetables - spinach, broccoli, sweetcorn, peppers
SNACK: rice cake with almond butter
Even went to the gym after school today and ran 3k, lots more energy still and clear mindset, also inspired by Jimmy's half marathon yesterday!
BREAKFAST: homemade granola with skimmed milk
SNACK: slowly nibbled a leftover roll I had in my bag, didn't really need this but was feeling ill and seeking comfort, carrot sticks and hummus
LUNCH: school dinner - brie and spring onion quiche, two new potatoes, very small bit of salad
DINNER: salmon and vegetables - spinach, broccoli, sweetcorn, peppers
SNACK: rice cake with almond butter
Even went to the gym after school today and ran 3k, lots more energy still and clear mindset, also inspired by Jimmy's half marathon yesterday!
WEEK TWO - Day Six and Seven
Lots to catch up on - was away for part of the weekend, but I feel like I'm starting to just be thinking more about what I eat and how it affects me.
SATURDAY
BREAKFAST: pancakes made from rye flour with cheese and ham (tasted good but BIG mistake - had problems with rye before and thought I would try it again. Stomach pains began mid afternoon and finally abated about midday sunday!)
LUNCH: stirfry with sausages and veg (broccoli, peppers etc and tamari)
SNACK: cashew butter scrapings pot with oats added
DINNER: ate out, quite difficult to find something, had a spicy bean burger with chips. Only ate about two bites of the bun to avoid sugary breadyness.
SNACK: half a pretzel, handful of nuts
SUNDAY
BREAKFAST: homemade granola (oats, chia seeds, 4 seed mix, coconut, cocoa nibs, dairy free spread and coconut oil)
LUNCH: brown roll, cheese, cucumber, pepper, tuna pasta salad and sweet chilli bites
SNACK: bits of pretzel
DINNER: fish pie with vegetables
SNACK: nuts - too many! Also gave me stomach pains so really need to watch it with these.
SATURDAY
BREAKFAST: pancakes made from rye flour with cheese and ham (tasted good but BIG mistake - had problems with rye before and thought I would try it again. Stomach pains began mid afternoon and finally abated about midday sunday!)
LUNCH: stirfry with sausages and veg (broccoli, peppers etc and tamari)
SNACK: cashew butter scrapings pot with oats added
DINNER: ate out, quite difficult to find something, had a spicy bean burger with chips. Only ate about two bites of the bun to avoid sugary breadyness.
SNACK: half a pretzel, handful of nuts
SUNDAY
BREAKFAST: homemade granola (oats, chia seeds, 4 seed mix, coconut, cocoa nibs, dairy free spread and coconut oil)
LUNCH: brown roll, cheese, cucumber, pepper, tuna pasta salad and sweet chilli bites
SNACK: bits of pretzel
DINNER: fish pie with vegetables
SNACK: nuts - too many! Also gave me stomach pains so really need to watch it with these.
Friday, 14 March 2014
WEEK TWO: Day Five
Not such a good day today, just too many carbs so still need to work on cutting these down as I think I ay be consuming more sugar through these than I think I am.
BREAKFAST: cheese pretzel then a crumpet with almond butter a little later on (regretted the cheese pretzel, too treaty for first thing!)
SNACK: carrot chopped up with hummus
LUNCH: white roll with cheese and quorn ham
SNACK: slowly nibbled at about half a small bag of roasted peanuts after stopping off at supermarket
DINNER: good intentions to make a nice stirfry but found prawns were off so had another roll with two sausages and cheese, crumpet with cashew butter after
Baked pretzels later and just had one - yum! No sugar in these!!
BREAKFAST: cheese pretzel then a crumpet with almond butter a little later on (regretted the cheese pretzel, too treaty for first thing!)
SNACK: carrot chopped up with hummus
LUNCH: white roll with cheese and quorn ham
SNACK: slowly nibbled at about half a small bag of roasted peanuts after stopping off at supermarket
DINNER: good intentions to make a nice stirfry but found prawns were off so had another roll with two sausages and cheese, crumpet with cashew butter after
Baked pretzels later and just had one - yum! No sugar in these!!
Thursday, 13 March 2014
WEEK TWO: Day three and four
Another couple of long days!
WEDNESDAY
BREAKFAST: weightwatchers bagel with almond butter
SNACK: pack of oatcakes, carrot chopped up with hummus
LUNCH: homemade salad (spinach, rocket, cucumber, avocado, egg, quorn chicken pieces)
DINNER: veggie burger with more salad
Also went to the gym before dinner, did 3k with 0.3k of walking, tough!
THURSDAY
BREAKFAST: weightwatchers bagel with almond butter
SNACK: pack of oatcakes, carrot with hummus
LUNCH: homemade salad - see above!!
SNACK: half a stale bagel with almond butter
DINNER: broccoli and salmon soup, ricecake with cashew butter (parents evening, boo!)
WEDNESDAY
BREAKFAST: weightwatchers bagel with almond butter
SNACK: pack of oatcakes, carrot chopped up with hummus
LUNCH: homemade salad (spinach, rocket, cucumber, avocado, egg, quorn chicken pieces)
DINNER: veggie burger with more salad
Also went to the gym before dinner, did 3k with 0.3k of walking, tough!
THURSDAY
BREAKFAST: weightwatchers bagel with almond butter
SNACK: pack of oatcakes, carrot with hummus
LUNCH: homemade salad - see above!!
SNACK: half a stale bagel with almond butter
DINNER: broccoli and salmon soup, ricecake with cashew butter (parents evening, boo!)
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
WEEK TWO: Day Two
BREAKFAST: weightwatchers bagel with almond butter (a change!)
SNACK: carrot chopped up with huumus...and the slow eating of another pack of biscuits
LUNCH: tuna and sweetcorn sandwich from school canteen, the main option was curry which I was concerned about sugar wise
DINNER: baked potato cooked with some olive oil and salt, tuna, sweetcorn, rocket, cheese and some dairy free spread
AFTER DINNER: used a leftover cashew butter pot, added an extra spoonful and filled with oats and milk, very good and shared with Jim.
Didn't have the almonds today and didn't have the tummy troubles. I think its uncooked nuts, I don't have problems with the butters and don't seem to have as many issues with roasted nuts. My book explains how to sprout them which makes them easier to digest, but you need to cook them for about 10 hours!!
Birthday cakes at school today which I managed to ignore, brought my carrots and hummus to the table and that helped to distract me!
Starting to feel like my tummy is getting a little flatter, and had a good swimming lesson today with lots of energy.
SNACK: carrot chopped up with huumus...and the slow eating of another pack of biscuits
LUNCH: tuna and sweetcorn sandwich from school canteen, the main option was curry which I was concerned about sugar wise
DINNER: baked potato cooked with some olive oil and salt, tuna, sweetcorn, rocket, cheese and some dairy free spread
AFTER DINNER: used a leftover cashew butter pot, added an extra spoonful and filled with oats and milk, very good and shared with Jim.
Didn't have the almonds today and didn't have the tummy troubles. I think its uncooked nuts, I don't have problems with the butters and don't seem to have as many issues with roasted nuts. My book explains how to sprout them which makes them easier to digest, but you need to cook them for about 10 hours!!
Birthday cakes at school today which I managed to ignore, brought my carrots and hummus to the table and that helped to distract me!
Starting to feel like my tummy is getting a little flatter, and had a good swimming lesson today with lots of energy.
Monday, 10 March 2014
WEEK TWO: Day One
Oh my a week, I'm quite of myself for doing a whole week - now to keep it doing as I'm starting to crave things, PMSing and maybe quite a bit of the sugar is out of my system?
BREAKFAST: weight watchers bagel with cashew butter, and coconut water
SNACK: went a bit overboard today - handful of almonds, packet of oatcakes, 2 ricecakes with little bit of cashew butter (this was spread throughout the morning)
LUNCH: school dinner - cheese and tomato quiche (not much tomato!), 2 new potatoes and salad (leaves, sweetcorn, cucumber)
DINNER: went out to Duck and Waffle, had small bit of bread and butter, flat bread with roasted aubergine and I think a tsatsiki type thing, pollock meatballs in a lobster sauce. Not sure at all about the sugar but avoided the things that screamed sugar. Food was great!
Lots of snacking early today, and actually had a really sore tummy later in the day. I think it may have been the nuts as I do have problems with them, or could have been the oatcakes. Also wonder if something sweet at breakfast messed with my snacking for the day.
BREAKFAST: weight watchers bagel with cashew butter, and coconut water
SNACK: went a bit overboard today - handful of almonds, packet of oatcakes, 2 ricecakes with little bit of cashew butter (this was spread throughout the morning)
LUNCH: school dinner - cheese and tomato quiche (not much tomato!), 2 new potatoes and salad (leaves, sweetcorn, cucumber)
DINNER: went out to Duck and Waffle, had small bit of bread and butter, flat bread with roasted aubergine and I think a tsatsiki type thing, pollock meatballs in a lobster sauce. Not sure at all about the sugar but avoided the things that screamed sugar. Food was great!
Lots of snacking early today, and actually had a really sore tummy later in the day. I think it may have been the nuts as I do have problems with them, or could have been the oatcakes. Also wonder if something sweet at breakfast messed with my snacking for the day.
Sunday, 9 March 2014
WEEK ONE: Day Seven
BREAKFAST: galettes again, yum! With cheese and avocado.
SNACK: bite of Jim's pretzel I bought him, just plain
LUNCH: brown roll with avocado, cheese, quorn chicken, cucumber and rocket, half a carton of coconut water.
SNACK: crumpet with cashew butter, later snacked on rice cake with cashew butter and nibbled at pumpkin seeds and a bit of cheese.
DINNER: using up the leftovers! veggie burger (should check it for sugars actually!) with quorn sausage, broccoli, babycorns, tomatoes, onions and a roll
Still not getting too many cravings and feeling more energised. First exercise of the week today as I'm finally starting to feel better, went for a swim. Very tired legs this afternoon and consequently feeling hungry and picky but I think that was to be expected and should pass.
Spending quite a lot of time reading sugar free blogs, and also looking for possible sugar free treats but not actually making them!! I'm worrying I'm not doing so well as still eating a fair amount of carbs, bread etc. However, I think they key is to do what works for me and makes me feel good and improves my attitudes toward food - I am certainly not using it for comfort at the moment"
SNACK: bite of Jim's pretzel I bought him, just plain
LUNCH: brown roll with avocado, cheese, quorn chicken, cucumber and rocket, half a carton of coconut water.
SNACK: crumpet with cashew butter, later snacked on rice cake with cashew butter and nibbled at pumpkin seeds and a bit of cheese.
DINNER: using up the leftovers! veggie burger (should check it for sugars actually!) with quorn sausage, broccoli, babycorns, tomatoes, onions and a roll
Still not getting too many cravings and feeling more energised. First exercise of the week today as I'm finally starting to feel better, went for a swim. Very tired legs this afternoon and consequently feeling hungry and picky but I think that was to be expected and should pass.
Spending quite a lot of time reading sugar free blogs, and also looking for possible sugar free treats but not actually making them!! I'm worrying I'm not doing so well as still eating a fair amount of carbs, bread etc. However, I think they key is to do what works for me and makes me feel good and improves my attitudes toward food - I am certainly not using it for comfort at the moment"
Saturday, 8 March 2014
WEEK ONE: Day Six
BREAKFAST: pancake with ham and cheese (so good on tuesday I had it again and was great to have something so good for breakfast!)
SNACK: half a rice cake with cashew butter and pumpkin seeds with a cup of tea
LUNCH: half a brown roll with salad (tuna, avocado, rocket, cucumber, tomatos and tamari) Could feel I was full and just put my plate away, didn't go back for more as I normally do
SNACK: slice (or 2?) of bought soda bread with cashew butter
DINNER: broccoli and salmon soup with 2 slices of bread, one with cheese one with cashew butter
Feeling better now. No real cravings as yet, just a few wantings for chocolate etc. Tummy feels flatter and less bloated, much more energy.
SNACK: half a rice cake with cashew butter and pumpkin seeds with a cup of tea
LUNCH: half a brown roll with salad (tuna, avocado, rocket, cucumber, tomatos and tamari) Could feel I was full and just put my plate away, didn't go back for more as I normally do
SNACK: slice (or 2?) of bought soda bread with cashew butter
DINNER: broccoli and salmon soup with 2 slices of bread, one with cheese one with cashew butter
Feeling better now. No real cravings as yet, just a few wantings for chocolate etc. Tummy feels flatter and less bloated, much more energy.
Friday, 7 March 2014
WEEK ONE: Day Five
BREAKFAST: Bagel with cashew butter
SNACK: 2 rice cakes with cashew butter, finished off some peanuts (probably too many - very tired today so snacking more)
LUNCH: salad - rocket, tuna, couscous, spring onions, cucumber, mangetout with tamari
DINNER: salmon with vegetables (pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes - thing these may be a bit too sugary), half a crumpet
AFTER DINNER: crumpet with cashew butter
SNACK: 2 rice cakes with cashew butter, finished off some peanuts (probably too many - very tired today so snacking more)
LUNCH: salad - rocket, tuna, couscous, spring onions, cucumber, mangetout with tamari
DINNER: salmon with vegetables (pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes - thing these may be a bit too sugary), half a crumpet
AFTER DINNER: crumpet with cashew butter
Thursday, 6 March 2014
WEEK ONE: Day Three and Four
A killer of a long day yesterday!
BREAKFAST: Bagel with cashew butter
SNACK: 4/5 almonds, 1 1/2 rice cakes with cashew butter
LUNCH: salad of rocket, spinach, egg, onion, seeds, cucumber
DINNER: (free school) sandwiches, had 4 at about 4:30, tried to avoid anything that might contain too much hidden sugar, Broccoli and salmon soup with some cheesey biscuits as croutons when I got home
Today:
BREAKFAST: Bagel with cashew butter
SNACK: handful of almonds, 1 rice cake with cashew butter, finished the cheesey biscuits (about 6 or 7)
LUNCH: salad of rocket, spinach, egg, onion, seeds, cucumber, quorn ham and another rice cake
SNACK: crumpet with butter and cheese
DINNER: pad thai type dish but without the sugary sauces - prawns, spring onions, mangetout, noodles, egg, peanuts and noodles with tamari
STILL ill so I think its still helping with the appetite!
BREAKFAST: Bagel with cashew butter
SNACK: 4/5 almonds, 1 1/2 rice cakes with cashew butter
LUNCH: salad of rocket, spinach, egg, onion, seeds, cucumber
DINNER: (free school) sandwiches, had 4 at about 4:30, tried to avoid anything that might contain too much hidden sugar, Broccoli and salmon soup with some cheesey biscuits as croutons when I got home
Today:
BREAKFAST: Bagel with cashew butter
SNACK: handful of almonds, 1 rice cake with cashew butter, finished the cheesey biscuits (about 6 or 7)
LUNCH: salad of rocket, spinach, egg, onion, seeds, cucumber, quorn ham and another rice cake
SNACK: crumpet with butter and cheese
DINNER: pad thai type dish but without the sugary sauces - prawns, spring onions, mangetout, noodles, egg, peanuts and noodles with tamari
STILL ill so I think its still helping with the appetite!
Tuesday, 4 March 2014
WEEK ONE: Day two
Day two, still ILL! but getting better, appetite returning a little now so slightly harder.
BREAKFAST: weight watchers bagel with cashew butter
SNACK: ended up slowly munching my way through another bagel whilst working, had a handful of the cheese bites same as yesterday - managed not to eat the whole bag this time!
LUNCH: so good! 2 quorn sausages, half a roll with 2 slices of cheddar and homemade salad (spinach, rocket, cucumber, avocado, sweetcorn, egg, seeds and tamari as dressing)
SNACK: ricecake with cashew butter
DINNER: pancake day so planning to have galettes with quorn ham and cheese (first recipe from i quit sugar book), may have a small one with some dessicated coconut for afters
BREAKFAST: weight watchers bagel with cashew butter
SNACK: ended up slowly munching my way through another bagel whilst working, had a handful of the cheese bites same as yesterday - managed not to eat the whole bag this time!
LUNCH: so good! 2 quorn sausages, half a roll with 2 slices of cheddar and homemade salad (spinach, rocket, cucumber, avocado, sweetcorn, egg, seeds and tamari as dressing)
SNACK: ricecake with cashew butter
DINNER: pancake day so planning to have galettes with quorn ham and cheese (first recipe from i quit sugar book), may have a small one with some dessicated coconut for afters
WEEK ONE: Day One
ILL! So frustrating, but decided to start anyway. Just a very heavy cold but have not been able to go into work.
BREAKFAST: 2 slices brown bread and dairy free spread
SNACK: snacked on the remainder of the bread, 1 slice with spread
LUNCH: leftovers from sunday night - Innocent sized pot of pasta with chopped tomatoes and veggies (realised after the tomatoes are not really sugar free!)
SNACK: bag of mini cheese bite/biscuit type things. Ended up munching through the whole bag. Very little sugar but probably not ideal.
DINNER: baked potato (cooked with some olive oil and salt to make crispy), 1 and a half quorn sausages, some dairy free spread, cheddar and babyleaf salad on the side.
Very full, didn't want a pudding
Mind already felt clearer in terms of I just wasn't able to snack on sweet treats so I didn't think about what kind, where and when would I get them, how would I hide them etc.
Cold drained my appetite so although today felt easy I anticipate it getting harder.
BREAKFAST: 2 slices brown bread and dairy free spread
SNACK: snacked on the remainder of the bread, 1 slice with spread
LUNCH: leftovers from sunday night - Innocent sized pot of pasta with chopped tomatoes and veggies (realised after the tomatoes are not really sugar free!)
SNACK: bag of mini cheese bite/biscuit type things. Ended up munching through the whole bag. Very little sugar but probably not ideal.
DINNER: baked potato (cooked with some olive oil and salt to make crispy), 1 and a half quorn sausages, some dairy free spread, cheddar and babyleaf salad on the side.
Very full, didn't want a pudding
Mind already felt clearer in terms of I just wasn't able to snack on sweet treats so I didn't think about what kind, where and when would I get them, how would I hide them etc.
Cold drained my appetite so although today felt easy I anticipate it getting harder.
Background
Very unhealthy attitude towards food - treaty foods in particular. Use them as a reward, when I'm tired, in a bad mood, as comfort and can be quite secretive about what I actually consume.
Not really overweight but at constant risk of it I think, and don't feel healthy and energised. Affects exercise regime.
Tried to start the programme by cutting down for a few weeks. Did this quite well but then went on holiday and binged.
Now starting cold turkey with help from Sarah Wilson's 'I Quit Sugar' book.
Not really overweight but at constant risk of it I think, and don't feel healthy and energised. Affects exercise regime.
Tried to start the programme by cutting down for a few weeks. Did this quite well but then went on holiday and binged.
Now starting cold turkey with help from Sarah Wilson's 'I Quit Sugar' book.
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