What I Ate Wednesday - Sarah V

I’ll be honest, when I’m on a diet, I eat very similarly day in, day out. In the winter, I have soup for lunch pretty much every day – and sure, I mix up the soup flavours, but nine times out of ten, I go back to the same ones (because they’re the BEST ONES).

I had a day recently where I ate a bit differently, so thought it was a good one to include here. Particularly because there’s a VERY surprising treat included... I’m a bit amazed I could get it in too and still be under my 26PP!

Breakfast

2 Alpen Light bars – 3PP

These are a godsend when you know you are going to have a bad day, or are eating on the run. Originally I thought they were quite high at 2PP each, but they’re victims to WW’s rounding up/rounding down policy. In reality they are probably about 1.6PP each – which would be rounded up to 2 - meaning that two is 3.2PP – which would be rounded down to 3! So useful – I always try to have a box of these at work and also at home. The Lemon Drizzle ones are so tasty but the Cherry Bakewell are the best ones!

Snack

Sainsbury’s Sweet & Salt Popcorn – 2PP

I am obsessed with these mini popcorn packets – they tend to hit the spot so much more than crisps as they satisfy the sweet and savoury craving all at once. The bags look small, but it’s more than enough for a snack. They’re amazing.

Lunch

Aubergine Parmigiana – 5PP

This is the recipe I posted a little while ago. I ended up having it for lunch every day that week – it reheated beautifully and everyone in the office was jealous. Plus, the halloumi chunks... yum. Having a slightly lower than usual lunch always makes a difference later in the day.

Snack

Krispy Kreme Donut – 9PP

WHAT WHAT? You heard me right, I managed to factor in a Krispy Kreme. You also heard me right, it is almost double the points of my lunch. I didn’t plan to have this, but someone brought them into work and I couldn’t resist. The best thing is I was already intending to have a low dinner, so it’s totally allowed!

Dinner

Butternut Squash Lasagne – 6PP

15g Cathedral City Light – 1PP

Bloody love this lasagne! It’s a really filling, tasty dinner, but shockingly low in points. The perfect recipe to make when you’re trying to have a good week, or perhaps trying to get back on track after a bad one!

Drinks

Water & Diet Coke

I drink about 3 litres of water a day, and sometimes allow myself a Diet Coke when I need a caffeine hit. I'm trying to get out of the one a day habit though - even though it's calorie free, it's so bad for you!

Total = 26PP exactly

What I Ate Wednesday - Sarah

Like Rosie I am currently not following any plan.  I am sticking to healthy foods with the occasional treat and making sure I eat breakfast, something I have always struggled with.  I haven't counted a single calorie, worked out any points or decided that any food group is banned.  I am trying to make it as balanced as I can by adding things like chia seeds to my breakfast to boost the protein and keep me fuller for longer.

This is the food I have eaten today and it's pretty representative of a standard day.

Breakfast

Overnight Oats with cherry yoghurt and fresh cherries

 

 

Lunch

M&S Pesto Pasta Salad (I drain the oil from this as I find it too greasy otherwise)

Afternoon Snack

Pineapple chunks, this pack lasts two days

 

Dinner

Chicken, spicy couscous & stir fry vegetables

 

Snacks

Jelly Tots, my favourite!

Drinks

3 large glasses of weak orange & pineapple squash

3 cups of tea

Do you think I am lacking anything in a standard day or even eating too much?  What would you add or substitute to make improvements?  I would love to hear any suggestions.

What I Ate Wednesday - Rosie

As I've mentioned on here before, I don't really follow a plan, I just try and eat healthily.  I try and eat as much non-processed food as possible and also try not too eat too many carbs.  At the moment I'm trying to fit in lots of protein, fruit and veg instead.

I have no idea what my daily intake would equate to in terms of Weight Watchers - would be interested to know if there's anything that would be a no go or if my day would work out as a good Weight Watchers or Slimming World day as well as being generally healthy.

Without further ado, here is yesterday's day of eating...

Breakfast

Smoothie made with strawberries, bananas, hazelnut soy milk and a spoonful of peanut butter 

Lunch

Salad with eggs, ham, salad leaves, cherry tomatoes and shallot viniagrette

Snacks

Banana and a babybel

Dinner

Bramley apple sausages (grilled), roasted asparagus and sweet potato mash

Drinks

Five mugs of green tea

Two litres of water

What do you think of my What I Ate Wednesday? I must admit I felt mega inspired by Little B's What I Ate Wednesday yesterday too, she eats so much food but it's all amazingly nutritious.  She also referenced a healthy reminder that losing weight doesn't mean not eating, it means eating better.  Something worthwhile to remember!

What I Ate Wednesday: (A Day In The Life of Weight Watchers by Sarah V)

I love Gem’s Day in the Life posts and it’s inspired me to do my own. I thought it might be interesting as I have a smaller points allowance than Gem (it’s allocated due to height, start weight etc). The lowest your points go down to is 26 and that's where I now am - I started on 28 points so it hasn't gone down TOO much, though.

My weigh-in is on a Monday night so during the week I normally try to stick strictly to my 26 points and then save my 49 for the weekend, unless I have a dinner out or something in the week.

This is an average day at work...

Breakfast:
Fruit & Fibre with an apple chopped into it & a splash of milk = 4PP (inc milk)
(I always have a variety of breakfasts at work as I don't always want the same thing. Sometimes I have an OatsoSimple porridge sachet (5PP including milk) and sometimes I have two Alpen Light bars (3PP) but I always try to have something.)

Lunch:
½ Pot M&S Chicken, Mushroom & Rice Soup = 6PP
(I normally have soup for lunch but try to stick to filling ones that contain carbs such as rice, potato or beans. This soup is more like a stew or fricassee, as it has giant chunks of chicken and is full of rice! It's SO tasty.)

Dinner:
Homemade Spaghetti Bolognese = 9PP
30g Low Fat Cheese = 2PP
(I try to keep most of my dinners at around the 10PP mark - the ones that are over are usually the ones that already include cheese like my chorizo bake. Posting recipes on here regularly forces me to keep trying new things and ensures I don't get bored of eating healthily.)

Snacks:
Skips = 2PP
2 Finger KitKat = 3PP
(I make sure to always have WW-friendly snacks in my drawer at work so that if I fancy something I don’t just have what’s around as it’s never a healthy option in my office! All the regular KitKats (not the Chunky ones) are 1PP per finger and 3PP if you have 2 - meaning they are probably about 1.4PP per finger but points are always rounded up or down. Skips & Space Raiders are 2PP a bag which is the same as a WW bag of crisps.)

= 26PP exactly

I find 26PP more than enough – and could happily miss out on my snacks most days. Something about knowing they're there makes me less likely to crave them, which I never thought was how my mind worked! On weigh-in days I usually skip the snacks and then have a bigger dinner or a chocolate bar once I've dealt with the scales.

I don’t drink tea or coffee so don’t have to worry about a milk allowance each day – but I think I often end up putting that towards cheese on my dinner! I think I mention cheese in every WW post I do… I just really like cheese.

What I Ate Wednesday: (A Day In The Life of Weight Watchers by Gemma) #8

Breakfast

2 Weetabix - 3 ProPoints

Artificial sweetener - 0 ProPoints

Skimmed milk - 3 ProPoints (some for my tea later on)

Banana and a handful of blueberries - 0 ProPoints

Lunch

Weight Watchers Bagel - 4 points

ASDA Lighter cream cheese - 1 point

Smoked Salmon  -  2 points

Frazzles  - 3 points

Weight Watcher yogurt - 1 ProPoint

Afternoon snack

Pineapple - O ProPoints

Nature Valley bar - 5 ProPoints

Dinner
Irish Beef Stew - 6 ProPoints + extra 1 point of potato (recipe here)

Evening treat
Asda crumpet and low sugar jam  - 3 ProPoints

32/32 ProPoints

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