Well, I have reached my weigh in day (Day 6 just to ensure it coincides with the start of each week).
The good news is that this morning I weighed 19st 6lbs which means I have lost 5lb in 6 days (and a loss of 1cm off each of my vital statistics too)… Great news!!
Better go and get some work done - I’ll be back with a further update this evening.
Andrea
Back again, on day 3 of the plan……
Yesterday didn’t go entirely to plan, hubby reminded me that college don’t have an area for you to eat your own food (canteen sells food but don’t let you eat your own) so I toddled off without my diet chef supplies and decided to try and make ‘wise selections’ from the menu…… As it happened as it was half term, although our class was still on the canteen was closed, so with 10 minutes to spare I grabbed a bacon roll (which my calorie counting book assured me was just over 200 calories - 2 slices of grilled bacon (66 cals)and a white roll (134 cals)).
At lunchtime I nipped out and bought a Turkey Salad in a Rotherham Cafe (which I worked out came in at approx 350 cals). I munched on the Berry Nakd bar on the way home (again - Yum) and for dinner last night had the Beef in Porter with cabbage, green beans and brocolli. Just under 1200 calories for the day.
Today I have been back in the office so had the Granola for breakfast again (but instead of milk had 100g 0% Fat Greek Yoghurt - 55 cals worth) - what a lovely breakfast that was with a handful of grapes again. Mushroom stroganoff for lunch which frankly looked dreadful in the tub but more than makes up for it with the delicious taste……. Warning though - I brushed my teeth mid afternoon as I developed a complex about ‘Garlic breath’!!
An apple mid afternoon and a Banana bread Nakd bar on the way home - I’ve not had one of these yet that I don’t like.
Finally for dinner this evening I had (or should I say intended to have) steamed Leeks, Brocolli and Green beans with the Haddock Pottage…….(I wasn’t looking forward to this as I’m not really a fan of fish but waste not, want not). I steamed the veg, and after marking the calorific content of the haddock pottage down in my food diary, tore open the edges of the pack in front of the microwave, nuked it and poured it over my veg…… Only to discover that I had somehow nuked Pea & Ham Soup and poured that over my veg instead of the Haddock Pottage (which was still next to the food diary on my coffee table). Could I be more dizzy today if I tried?? The only saving grace in this scenario is that it tasted delicious - You didn’t think I’d waste the Pea & Ham soup did you?
So - todays calorie count stands at a (foolish) 1086 calories (would have been over 1150 if I’d had the meal I intended to).
Anyway - I have ordered my next 4 weeks worth of food which has some different items to those I already have (such as venison sausages and the cheese & red pepper soup) so I’m really looking forward to the coming weeks.
Thanks for the comments posted after Day 1 - All the best to other Diet Chef dieters!!
Andrea
Well, here I am…. I’d better introduce myself, my name is Andrea Clarkson, I’m 35 years old, live just south of Doncaster and have started the Diet Chef plan today.
I weighed in this morning (after a particularly indulgent Easter weekend) and the verdict was ……… 19st 11lb (EEEK). I have taken the vital statistics too so that I can measure my progress in inches as well as lbs.
Today went well, I had the Granola for breakfast with Semi Skimmed Milk (all the corner shop had in stock near the office) and a handful of Grapes…. I had been dreading this because usually the breakfast cereals permitted on a diet taste like something the baker sweeps up off the floor - however this Granola was yummy!! A very pleasant surprise.
For lunch I had the Pea & Ham soup (a personal favourite of mine - I’d live on this if I thought I could)…. During my long drive home from work I munched on an apple flavoured Nakd bar - again, slightly apprehensive due to the taste of some of the leading baked snack bars. Again I was pleasantly surprised to find it was lovely, really moist, not too sweet but tasted really oaty.
Finally, this evening I have had Pork meatballs with a pack of steamed spinach. Delicious, the spinach was, well….spinach, but the meatballs were great, not too spicy but enough to make you sit up and take notice. The sauce even went some way toward making the spinach taste good too……
Just totted up and I’m running at about 890 calories so far today. If I feel hungry later on I’ll have a piece of fruit however at the moment I’m feeling quite contented…
This may only be the first day, but so far the best part of the diet is the convenience. I can measure out a portion of the Granola to take to work with me, choose a fruit accompaniment and munch away at my desk. Lunch was very quick - just a couple of minutes in the microwave for a really thick, satifying soup (and much better than the 12-15 minutes that everyone elses lunch took to cook) and the same again for dinner this evening.
I’m off to college tomorrow so plan to do something similar for breakfast and to warm up a pack of soup before I set off and take it to college in a flask for lunch.
Back soon
Andrea
We have been working hard to bring you some additional menu choices.
Spicy Beef and Tomato Soup
This rich tomato soup contains pieces of John’s diced brisket beef, chunks of potato, English parsley and spicy notes of Mediterranean smoked paprika and Indian cayenne pepper.
Tomatoes (33%), Onion, Potato, Beef (10%), Water, Red Peppers, Tomato Puree, Gluten Free Flour, Butter, Olive Oil, Salt, Black Pepper, Paprika, Parsley, Cayenne Pepper.
Chilli Con Carne (in handy snack pots)
A delicious mildy spicy chilli made with locally sourced beef
Serve this with rice and a dollop of sour cream for the traditional meal or make enchilladas and top with your favourite local cheese.
Beef (25%), Tomato (20%), Kidney Beans (16%), Onion, Tomato Puree, Red Peppers, Water, Garlic, Salt, Olive Oil, Cumin, Chilli Powder (<2%), Black Pepper, Coriander
We have introduced a FREE DIET PROFILE to allow you to compare your activity, Body Mass Index (BMI) and age.
This free report automatically calculates your ideal BMI and compares this to your actual Body Mass Index.
It is totally free to use and you can also send the link to your friends.
Enjoy!
We have been working hard on creating the ability for you to choose the individual items in your hamper.
This is now available when you check out. You can specify meals you like and remove ones that you don’t like and we will pack this just for you. We will also be adding some new products to our range over the coming weeks and these will automatically be included in the list of choices!
Here’s what it looks like:
We have sorted them by day but remember this is to ensure that you get all the choices you want - you don’t have to stick to the daily menus and can mix and match meals if you prefer!
Please be aware it takes a little longer to pack these boxes so it may take two days to deliver rather than one.