Have a look through my diary

FrancineDesign
FrancineDesign Posts: 67 Member
edited November 17 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, Im open to suggestions or advice on new meals or how i can improve my diet. So please look through my diary and let me know what u think! I will mention that on the day this is posted i went to a friends house for lunch so ignore the bagel and cream cheese i dont usually eat that, thats just what i got given haha so please yeah help me improve my diet.

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  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    What goals?
  • FrancineDesign
    FrancineDesign Posts: 67 Member
    Id like to lose around 25kg or more and up my protein and add foods that are good for me. Sorry should have mentioned that.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    check out budgetbytes.com lots of great easy recipies there that are very healthy. she cooks with a lot of vegetables.

    if you want to eat more protein, just eat more protein.
  • FrancineDesign
    FrancineDesign Posts: 67 Member
    hi capt apollo ill look at that site now thanks
  • steffydill
    steffydill Posts: 12 Member
    Hi, the only thing that seems to work for me is cutting out bread and carbs, I've lost 18lbs in 6 weeks 11lbs since join mfp and cutting out bread seems to be the key as when I stick to my calories but include bread etc I can't seem to lose. I eat a lot of fish chicken and lentils for protein. Hope that helps xx
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    Is tasty cheese processed cheese product? If so, I would switch to a "real" cheese. You could also swap spinach for iceberg-more nutrient dense. I like to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, and they help you feel full. Raw cucumber, celery, carrot, peppers, apples and berries. Greek yogurt is good for added protein.
  • FrancineDesign
    FrancineDesign Posts: 67 Member
    yeah maybe cut out more bread and yes it was normal cheese not processed
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    Looks pretty good to me. My only suggestion is eat more veggies. They won't add much in calories and will get you more in nutrition. Personally I would eat a more substantial breakfast. Even just a hard boiled egg would get you more protein to start your day.
  • FrancineDesign
    FrancineDesign Posts: 67 Member
    Thanks, yeah I'm not usually hungry in morning so been having a smoothie if i am though will have porridge
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Assuming you are using a scale and your measurements are accurate, then eat more, you will get yourself ill. Calores are meant to be eaten, being under is not a good thing, not when you have set your goal to a pretty aggressive one to begin with. If you are somewhere around 90 kilos, 1200 is at the moment a very low goal for you, and ending up eating only 800-1000 many days is not a good thing. Be patient, try beign less aggressive about it, and you will still lose weight, do not worry.
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  • Whittedo
    Whittedo Posts: 352 Member
    You might want to consider adding protein powder to your smoothies and porridge. That really helped me increase my protein consumption. You seem to consistently be eating less than 1200 kcal a day. This is not good for your long term health. The protein powder will help a bit with that but you might also want to consider a snack of a protein rich Greek yogurt during the day.
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    shadowfax_c11 wrote: »
    Looks pretty good to me. My only suggestion is eat more veggies. They won't add much in calories and will get you more in nutrition. Personally I would eat a more substantial breakfast. Even just a hard boiled egg would get you more protein to start your day.

    This was my thought. With such low calories, I wouldn't be "wasting" them on carbs from bread, wraps, porridge, sugar etc. I would be bulking my meals up with less carb dense vegies for health. Your entries aren't overly accurate - "medium" this, "large" that. Try to weigh everything to make your diary as accurate as possible.
  • FrancineDesign
    FrancineDesign Posts: 67 Member
    Hi there. I have a kitchen scale that i use religiously so everything is correct. I try eat more veges and lower the bread and porridge etc
  • FrancineDesign
    FrancineDesign Posts: 67 Member
    Thanks for the advice i love it
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    francinejones7 wrote: »
    Hi there. I have a kitchen scale that i use religiously so everything is correct. I try eat more veges and lower the bread and porridge etc

    Why lower bread and porridge?

    It doesn't matter what you eat it's how much. Lowering carbs will not help you lose weight except it will lower calories unless you sub it with other stuff that makes up the calories which tends to happen.

    If you are looking for more protein I agree with protein powder in your smoothie...I do that in the summer with mine to get mine in otherwise in the fall/winter I eat eggs and ham with cheese.

    For snacks try greek yogurt or to get more protein seafood and fish are great.

    as well with logging it's not enough to weigh your portions you do need to log them accurately

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1234699-logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide?hl=Logging+accurately

    this might help.
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    francinejones7 wrote: »
    Thanks, yeah I'm not usually hungry in morning so been having a smoothie if i am though will have porridge

    If you're not hungry in the morning you don't have to force yourself to eat. Forget what you've heard about breakfast being the most important meal of the day. You might find that eating your daily calorie allowance in a shorter period of time works well for you (say between 12-8pm). It's called intermittent fasting - lean gains style. You've already got some good tips on increasing veggies too
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