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Post by lilacpenguin on Aug 26, 2015 20:13:45 GMT
I am having problems with my food week, its just setting me off eating the wrong things. I did want to do it for health precautions and to keep metabolism going. I am sure there is a bit of a boost to weight loss after the fw as I have noticed a lot of people report good losses after or even after taking a few days off for a holiday.
Anybody do anything different for food week?
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Post by danders on Aug 27, 2015 13:00:32 GMT
The only thing I can think of is to add eggs to things, e.g. boiled eggs in the dahl or curry and poached/boiled eggs with the burger or sausage mix. Also adding chicken to the curry. Alternatively to go food free and using the calories for milk and adding them to shakes or coffees.
I'd be really interested to hear everyone's thoughts on it.
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Post by danders on Aug 28, 2015 7:25:59 GMT
Had another idea to add cheese to things, or suitable toppings onto exante pizza.
There's also a FB group specifically for food week if you are interested in that kind of thing.
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Post by lilacpenguin on Aug 28, 2015 7:57:45 GMT
That is a good idea as I had been meaning to try the pizza but haven't got any yet, so it would be something a bit different. Cheese is also very nutritious so it would be good from the health angle too.
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Post by kittybling on Aug 28, 2015 17:46:39 GMT
I just have milk, I am not to be trusted around food just yet!
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Post by danders on Sept 3, 2015 17:16:08 GMT
day 1 of food week consisted of:
1 x egg whisked into the breakfast egg mix + 60g ham to make an omelette. The extras equated to:
egg = 85 cal / 0 carb
Ham = 70 cal / <0.5 carb
(Was really just to get rid of the pack)
Cherry and almond bar
Indian style curry with rice mixed with 50g co-op flame grilled chicken pieces + handful of spinich. This was lovely and like a proper curry.
Chicken = 72 cal / <0.5 carb
Spinich (I'm not calculating a handful of healthy green veg)
Total cals = 227
Carbs = negligible
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Post by lilacpenguin on Sept 3, 2015 18:59:27 GMT
Sounds really goodx
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Post by danders on Sept 4, 2015 17:10:43 GMT
Food week day 2:
1 x shake
1 x caramel crunch bar
Snacks:
Co-op flame grilled chicken 50 g (72 cal/<0.5 carb)\
Half Kiwi 29g (14 cal/3.1 carb) I really had a craving for fruit but it wasn't worth the carb value tbh
Raspberries 60g (15 cal/2.7 carb)
Indian style dahl with 1 x boiled egg added (85 cal/0 carbs)
Total cals: 186
Total carbs: 5.8
I know I'm short of cals but I really don't want anything else. To be honest this food week is more hassle than its worth!
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Jacqu79
Starter Member
Posts: 16
Age: 36
Diet: Started on WW, now Exante
Height: 5ft 7in
Start Weight: 19st 9lb
Current Weight: 13st 10b
Goal Weight: 12st 7lbs
BMI: 30.2
Weight Loss: 83lbs
Still to Lose: 17lbs
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Post by Jacqu79 on Sept 4, 2015 19:06:01 GMT
I often treat myself to a subway ham and turkey salad with cheese for lunch on food week. Other things I have are chicken salad, boiled eggs, omelette, stir fry with zero noodles. I usually only have 'real' food for one meal a day and count the calories and carbs on the myfitnesspal app. I never lose during food week, but usually have a decent loss the following week.
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Post by danders on Sept 4, 2015 20:58:17 GMT
Thanks Jacqu, that's given me some things to think about.
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Post by danders on Sept 5, 2015 16:02:07 GMT
Today's food (day 3):
Strawberry shake blended with 60g raspberries - 15 cal/2.7 carbs
1 x boiled egg - 85 cal/ 0 carbs
270g roasted cauliflower with curry powder - 75 cal / 5.4 carb
1 x cherry and almond bar
1 x another bar tonight still to be decided!
So todays extra calories = 175
Extra carbs = 8.1
I know it's below the recommended threshold for food week but I'm happy with that. After an adult lifetime of learning about calories and saturated fat amounts or weight watchers points values, I am having to learn about carb amounts so I am taking it easy. I had no idea fruit and veg and a lot of carbs in them!
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Post by danders on Sept 6, 2015 19:11:10 GMT
Food week day 4:
Sausage mix served with 2 fried eggs and a tiny splash of ketchup. (170 cals and whatever the ketchup is)
Exante bar
Nibble of chicken and one cauliflower floret
Exante bar
My breakfast of sausage mix and fried eggs was easily the best meal I've tasted in weeks. It was absolutely delicious.
I'm getting a bit lazy and can't be bothered calculating the carb amount as it doesn't seem like much from today's food). Coincidentally food week has corresponded with PMT week so I am still quite hungry despite having these extras.
Tomorrow I'm planning on using up a pizza pack (bleurgh) but adding low fat cheese to it to make it more palatable.
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Post by lilacpenguin on Sept 6, 2015 19:24:21 GMT
Yeah it will be much nicer with some cheese and maybe a few other toppings.
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Post by danders on Sept 6, 2015 19:53:02 GMT
I was thinking red onion but not sure the carb values of that. I'll have to google it.
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Post by lilacpenguin on Sept 7, 2015 21:49:09 GMT
I just saw a recipe for cauliflower rice to go with a curry or chilli, they also made cauliflower mash.
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