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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
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    Yay, new people in here!
  • abowersgirl
    abowersgirl Posts: 3,409 Member
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    I did about 450 today. I def have to slowly work my way up because I realized I not only don't eat enough veggies or fruits but I don't eat enough During the day to get it in lol. Wow this is a lot of food and I don't think I will ever be hungry again on this diet
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,382 Member
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    Mixed berries (frozen, thawed) - 100g
    Winter squash (roasted) - 175g
    Cooked split peas - 193g
    Cucumber (raw) - 101g
    Orange bell pepper (raw) - 19g
    Celery (raw) - 55g
    Sugar snap peas (raw) - 58g
    Avocado (raw) - 35g
    Tomato (raw) - 33g
    Red grapefruit (raw) - 263g

    So, counting the split peas as only 80g (even though I still find that rule bizarre), 919g, or 11+ servings.

    If I wanted to push it, there was a little more tomato on my cheese pizza slice, and I ate an ounce of crispy broad beans. ;)
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
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    Today is:

    200g zucchini
    150g mushrooms
    100g broccoli
    100g red cabbage
    30g avo

    700g zucchini
    150g mushrooms
    100g red capsicum
    390g tomato passata
    50g red onion

    125g berries

    2095g total (if you count all the tomato passata)
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    Wow that is a huge amount @livingleanlivingclean

    @abowersgirl it really is filling and a great way to stick to your calories when you first start or have just been over eating like at Christmas.

    I think more new starters should do it.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    Yesterday I managed
    Plums 237g Cheap at the minute in Aldi UK
    Clementines 144g
    Garlic and onion 43g
    Spring onion 40g
    Carrot fries 70g New in Aldi UK, very nice
    Sweet potato fries 70g
    Mushrooms 121g
    Orange juice counts as 80g

    Total-805g or 10 servings
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
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    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    Wow that is a huge amount @livingleanlivingclean

    @abowersgirl it really is filling and a great way to stick to your calories when you first start or have just been over eating like at Christmas.

    I think more new starters should do it.

    And that is why I need to count vegetables... I could eat more!
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    Wow that is a huge amount @livingleanlivingclean

    @abowersgirl it really is filling and a great way to stick to your calories when you first start or have just been over eating like at Christmas.

    I think more new starters should do it.

    And that is why I need to count vegetables... I could eat more!

    I had to laugh last night, someone showed me a list of the "Free" foods on the new WW flex plan.

    All veg except starchy, all fruit except avocado, all fish except smoked. Yes even un-smoked salmon with the skin on! And all chicken and turkey, even mince. Lentils, chickpeas etc.

    All my diet would be "Free" I'd be gaining in days :D
  • abowersgirl
    abowersgirl Posts: 3,409 Member
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    @RuNaRoUnDaFiEld lol it really Is!!! This is even a more practical and realistic goal/attitude for sticking to a new way of life and eating.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
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    I've been sick so am not logging at all. I suppose this is a good incentive to get back to that too.

    (Only had breakfast so far, had some broccoli and spinach and an apple with it, off to figure out something to make for lunch.)
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    Wow that is a huge amount @livingleanlivingclean

    @abowersgirl it really is filling and a great way to stick to your calories when you first start or have just been over eating like at Christmas.

    I think more new starters should do it.

    And that is why I need to count vegetables... I could eat more!

    I had to laugh last night, someone showed me a list of the "Free" foods on the new WW flex plan.

    All veg except starchy, all fruit except avocado, all fish except smoked. Yes even un-smoked salmon with the skin on! And all chicken and turkey, even mince. Lentils, chickpeas etc.

    All my diet would be "Free" I'd be gaining in days :D

    Heh, I had the same thought!
  • Fififox9
    Fififox9 Posts: 23 Member
    edited January 2018
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    O.k...so I'm glad I'm practicing for next week. Starting to get an idea what 800g is!

    100g fresh pineapple
    50g raspberries
    50g strawberries
    100g peaches
    90ml mango and orange juice (cheat?)
    300g Ratatouille (peppers, aubergine, courgette, onion, tomato).
  • srk369
    srk369 Posts: 256 Member
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    Count me in! Are we counting potatoes? Did the original article limit those to only count 1 serving towards the 10? (I baked extra potatoes for lunches this week :))
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    srk369 wrote: »
    Count me in! Are we counting potatoes? Did the original article limit those to only count 1 serving towards the 10? (I baked extra potatoes for lunches this week :))

    I'd happily count them as one serving as long as it's not fried chips/fries :D

    Welcome @srk369
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
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    Another day.... Another pile of vegetables...

    All raw in salad
    300g lettuces
    50g alfalfa
    100g cucumber
    75g tomato
    50g capsicum
    50g cabbage
    30g Beetroot
    30g avocado
    50g pickled onion

    All cooked in frittata
    200g zucchini
    150g mushrooms
    150g pumpkin
    150g capsicum
    150g broccoli
    75g tomato
    (plus 50g avo on top)

    125g berries

    1785g...
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    Yesterday was
    Clementines 154g
    Banana 89g grilled with zero chocolate syrup on. Lovely :)
    Swede 117g
    Onion 69g
    Spring onion 45g
    Potatoes boiled with skin 80g
    Petis pois 41g
    Pickled onions 88g
    Plums 125g
    Fresh orange 80g equiv
    Total = 888g or 11 servings

    Might make some pease pudding today for one of my servings.
  • srk369
    srk369 Posts: 256 Member
    edited January 2018
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    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Another day.... Another pile of vegetables...

    All raw in salad
    300g lettuces
    50g alfalfa
    100g cucumber
    75g tomato
    50g capsicum
    50g cabbage
    30g Beetroot
    30g avocado
    50g pickled onion

    All cooked in frittata
    200g zucchini
    150g mushrooms
    150g pumpkin
    150g capsicum
    150g broccoli
    75g tomato
    (plus 50g avo on top)

    125g berries

    1785g...

    That is just an amazing amount of vegetables! Do you just make a large fritatta and eat it over multiple meals during the day? It sounds delicious.
  • yzet1996
    yzet1996 Posts: 1 Member
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    I'll join for sure. This must be fun
    I will try this tomorrow to see if I can .
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
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    srk369 wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    Another day.... Another pile of vegetables...

    All raw in salad
    300g lettuces
    50g alfalfa
    100g cucumber
    75g tomato
    50g capsicum
    50g cabbage
    30g Beetroot
    30g avocado
    50g pickled onion

    All cooked in frittata
    200g zucchini
    150g mushrooms
    150g pumpkin
    150g capsicum
    150g broccoli
    75g tomato
    (plus 50g avo on top)

    125g berries

    1785g...

    That is just an amazing amount of vegetables! Do you just make a large fritatta and eat it over multiple meals during the day? It sounds delicious.

    No, that's just my dinner. It's not that big (to me)
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
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    I'm in! Gonna go count my veggies. Back later.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
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    Hmm.... I think I may have to reconsider and drop out. I'm a diabetic. Looking at my food for yesterday, which was a pretty typical day, I seem to have about seven servings (don't weigh low calorie dense vegetables, so some estimates) and that was about my maximum for carb intake. I took my blood sugar several times, and it was about as high as I like to see it, so increasing my carbs is not an option. Almost all of my carbs came from non-starchy vegetables and fruits, with one small corn muffin with dinner, so there are no "junk food" carbs I can drop.

    Sorry, ten servings of fruit and veg a day is not a good way of eating for my health! Carry on, the rest of you, and remember eating fruit daily lowers your risk of diabetes!

    Here's what I had:

    Breakfast: mueslix made with apples and cranberries, plus cottage cheese with salsa, and garnish of pickles, tomato, and carrots
    Apples in mueslix: one half
    Cranberries: one half
    Tomato, Pickles, Salsa, Carrots: together equals one
    Breakfast: two servings

    Lunch: chicken lettuce pesto wrap with craisins and a salad
    Spinach on sandwich .5 cup one
    Salad: Tomatoes 25 g, Carrots 21 g, Cucumber: 40g - together equals one
    Spring mix: 35g - half
    Craisins: 14g - half
    Lunch: two servings (note - craisins were not a good idea, blood sugar spiked)

    Dinner: baby back ribs with black eyed peas made with onions and apples, and a corn muffin
    Black-eyed peas: .5 cup (legume counts once a day)
    Onions, Apples: approx 1 serving
    Dinner: two servings

    Blood orange: about one serving, didn't weigh
    Snacks: One

    Total: about seven servings

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