I think I managed to eat up to my max of 31 points.
Breakfast – corn bran squares 1c, 1c 2% milk, 1 medium banana – 7 points
Lunch – 3oz pork, 1c mushrooms/greenpepper, 1c cauliflower, 1/2c boiled potato – 7 points
Dinner – 85g whole wheat pasta, 1/4c tomato sauce, 3oz lean ground beef, mushrooms, 1tsp oil (for cooking), 1oz old cheddar – 15 points
Evening Dessert – 1c pineapple chunks – 2 points
No points left over.
So far so good, the diet seems to be okay and I am sticking to it. I don’t feel deprived in the sense that I am feeling satiated. But I did have a small niggling of a desire for some chocolate today. I fought that by drinking plenty of Crystal Light Lemonade.
Okey, it’s not the spectacular 2 points that I saved yesterday but nevertheless I am below points – I am one point below the regular 31 I am to eat…. yes, that’s right, I ate 30 points worth of food today. And darn it, grapes are filling.
Breakfast: 1c Corn Bran Squares, 1c 2% milk, 1 medium banana – 7 points
Lunch: 1 chicken thigh with skin, 2c broccoli, mushrooms, 1/4c roasted potato, onions – 6 points
Dinner: 85g whole wheat pasta, 1/4c tomato sauce, 3oz lean beef, mushrooms, oil (for cooking), 1oz old cheddar – 15 points
Afternoon snack – 2c grapes – 2 points
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I would highly recommend the Corn Bran Squares – they are almost like a healthy version of Captain Crunch cereal. They are for 1c 120 calories, 5g of fibre and 1.5g of fat… which makes them 2 points just for the cereal. That coupled with my banana kept me very full for most of the morning.
I joined WW with Madam Lydia this past Saturday. But I haven’t started “counting” until today – due to a wedding yesterday and lack of groceries on Saturday (and a plethora of my mom purchasing lunch/dinner for me).
I had to decide between Core or Flex as the plan to follow. I have decided to give Flex a chance and see how I do. Flex means counting the points.
So onwards to what I have eaten today:
Breakfast: 2 bread slices, 2 boiled eggs — 8 points
Lunch: chicken thigh, with skin, baked & 2c of steams broccoli/cauliflower, 1/2c sliced roasted potato, assuming some oil for the chicken thighs and potatoes — 8 points
Dinner: 1.5c sheppard’s pie — 15 points (according the WW Food Guide)
Total of 31 points, no points left over
I’m not sure about this Idiot Proof Diet. It’s too “ephemeral”, for lack of a better word, for me. There isn’t enough structure, so I get lost with regards to what I should be avoiding.
I’m thinking of going back to WW, but do it the way Lyds does – online instead of going to physical meetings. Mayhaps I could be part of the inner circle of WW body buddies.
