Day 29

Weighed myself again today and i'm 3lbs down this week! I'm so happy after the 1lb loss last week. Obviously any weight loss is great but 3lbs is definitely better than 1lb :-)


I bought some proper scales yesterday because I had been using my wii fit to weigh myself and I wondered about how accurate it is since last week it said I lost a pound but when I looked at what it had logged my weight as it was still the same as the week before. So that confused me slightly.  I weighed myself on my new scales and saw a 3 pound loss, then I weighed myself on the wii fit and it was exactly the same - 3 pound loss and the weight was the same as the scales so maybe last week it was just a glitch?


I really want to start exercising more but I feel too embarrassed to exercise outside of the house because I would feel like anyone who saw me would be thinking "look at that fat cow trying to jog" or something.  So i'll get one the wii fit plus and lets dance game and see how I go.


But for today, i'm very happy because i've lost a total of 10 pounds in a month!

Day 17

I've been really fancying chewy fruity sweets lately like fruit gums or chewits or something.  I thought a good way to get through these craving was fruity bubble gum. I checked online (because there's no info on the packet) and one hubba bubba contains about 25 calories. That shocked me!




My food isn't going to be very interesting as I think i've tried everything I ordered now and I don't want to keep posting the same thing over and over so I might stop blogging every night and instead just blog when I genuinely have something to say :-)

Day 16

I've noticed that most days I don't actually have both my portions of fruit, and sometimes I forget if i've had a portion yet so I just have one to make sure. I should probably start writing it down..


Lunch was vegetable and lentil soup and dinner was chilli con carne with veg! (not the same veg as this pic because i'm using an old photo, I had broccoli and carrots).

Day 15 - my second weigh in.

My second weigh in was today. I lost 2lbs and an inch off my waist. I'm glad I lost but I can't help feeling a little disappointed that I didn't lose as much as last week. I was going to reqard myself with a curly wurly but I haven't eaten it, I feel like I don't deserve it for not losing more or something.  I need to realise I SHOULD be proud of myself even if it's not as much as last time. I lost this amount at slimming world but it took me months, and then I put most of it back on while I was still there so as long as i'm still losing then that's al that should matter. I think i'm going to try and get some exercise in this week.


Anyway. I went to town today and had lunch out.  I ate a tuscan bean soup from Caffe Nero with a slice of ciabatta bread. I didn't know it came with the bread, but once it was infront of me I couldn't resist it! Plus knowing someone else paid for my lunch I'd have felt bad leaving it.  I forgot to take a picture of it though.
While I was out I also bought a little box of strawberries from the green grocers and picked at those.


For dinner I had Beef casserole with vegetables. Again I got this strange sweet taste which I'm really not fond of. I've noticed it in a couple of the meals and I really don't like it. Was nice other than that though. 

Day 14

I got all the soups and dinners together that I don't like and was about to take them to the post office to post them back to Diet Chef in exchange of meals I like, but the bag was SO heavy I knew it would cost a small fortune to post. So instead i've given them to my family and i'm going to buy some tinned soup that has the same amount of food and calories, which I think will be easy. I've looked on tesco online and there's quite a lot with the same amount of calories. For dinners, i'll just have to try and cook the healthiest things I can think of I suppose. There was only 3 dinners I think that I was going to send back , but 10 soups (not all the same, but a mixture or about 3 or 4 different soups.)

Tomorrow is my second weigh in. I'm really scared! I just hope i've lost again.

On to the food. Breakfast was the same as usual, for lunch I had chunky vegetable soup and dinner was vegetable curry.  The curry was very nice but the one I like the least out of all the curries.  I had it with a small jacket potato and a small amount of rice because as it's vegetable curry it was obviously already full of vegetables.

Day 13

I just wanted to take a minute to say how great the customer service from Diet Chef has been for me today. There have been a few sous and dinners I don't like at all, but I originally ordered a few of them so i'm stuck with meals I hate. So I called up to ask if I could have them replaced and was told that I could if I sent them back and wrote down what i'd like instead. They could easily have said no but they will send me replacements which i'm very pleased with.  They also allowed me to push my next processing date back a couple of days before they take payment for my next hamper.

Anyway, granola for breakfast then minestrone again for lunch.

Then I had the tomato and vegetable pasta for dinner. I didn't like it. It was extremely boring. It tasted like plain pasta topped with tinned tomatoes.. and there's was this weird sweet taste I kept getting that I didn't like at all. I have one more of these and it'll be going back.. 

Day 12

Today was much better than yesterday.  Even though there's been a few meals that I really didn't like, atleast I now know what to order for next time. 


Breakfast  was chocolate granola.

Lunch was the delicious bacon and bean soup:

Dinner was chicken curry with potatoes, and I had that with veg. Very very nice. I'm a big fan of these Diet Chef curries. 
There's was some sultanas or something like that in it and I hate those things, however I only spotted about 3 or 4 and they just melted away and were undetectable in my gob so thats good.

Day 11

Today was not good when it came to dinner. I started the day happily with my chocolate granola followed by some grapes about 2 hours later. Lunch was carrot and butterbean soup which was fine.

Dinner however, I didn't enjoy :-(
When I was researching Diet Chef I came across a forum where people who were doing the diet chef programme were talking about food and stuff. A lot of them said how great the macaroni and cheese was so I ordered two to try it out. Now, i'm not crazy on cheese so I should have known. I only like grated cheese on a jacket potato and I like it crispy on top of stuff (pizza, lasagne, pasta bake etc). However this was just cheese goo. I had a few bites and I had to chuck it in the bin. Which left me having to open another dinner meal. I chose beef bolognese because I didn't think I could go wrong with since the pasta bolognese was lovely. But I was wrong.  While I could eat it (unlike the cheese slop) it wasn't really enjoyable. The beef was almost non-existant. You wouldn't even have to chew it, there's no bite to it. It taste and texture was more like quorn than real meat. But it filled a hole I suppose and now I know not to order either of these two again.

The macaroni and cheese.. yuck.

Beef bolognese.. doesn't look appetising does it?

Day 10

Today I started thinking about the stuff I can't eat. I've been craving a bag of skittles for a few days and today I was thinking about chocolate. Not good, and to make it worse.. Dan had pizza for dinner and I couldn't resist. I had a bite, but only one bite. So hopefully it won't affect my diet.

If I have another decent weight loss when I next weigh myself I might treat myself to a bag of skittle of fruit gums or something. I think that's going to be key from now on - having that kind of thing as a treat and not just because I fancy it at that time.

Now onto the food. Granola for breakfast.

Then for lunch I had the lentil and vegetable soup. I didn't particularly like the smell of it but it tasted okay. 

 

For dinner I had chicken tikka with veg. This was amazing. Maybe my favourite meal yet. The smell was gorgeous and it was delicious!

Hopefully tomorrow I don't have sweets on my mind so much!

Day 9

Granola for breakfast. Then I went to town for a while where I did quite a lot of walking. All I had while I was out was a bottle of fruit flavoured drench. I didn't have lunch untill about 15.30 - 16.00 and I had minestrone with wholemeal bread.

Then for dinner I had shepherds pie with vegetables. Nice but not as good as the cottage pie!

I'm finding that I'm less hungry all the time and i'm not counting the minutes until my next meal/snack. It's surprised me that's it's taken such a short amount of time for that to happen and i'm really pleased about it. 

Day 8 - first weigh in!

Today was the big day - my first weigh in.  I said last night that I was really worried incase I hadn't lost but it turned out to be quite the opposite! I lost 4lbs! I'm so happy.  As well as that already i've lost 2 inches from my waist and 1 inch from my hips. I'm really over the moon!
I spent months at slimming world and only managed to lose 6lbs, and I put most of that back on while I was still there so i'm really pleased.


Back to the food - granola for breakfast obviously.


For lunch I had the oxtail soup which I forgot to take a pic of. I had it with some left over spaghetti from Dan's dinner yesterday but I have to say i'm not a fan. It's just liquid and it doesn't taste great. I won't be ordering it again.


Dinner was lamb hotpot. Not as good as the beef one but still nice. 

The other other stuff I've had was some grapes and i'm going to take myself off to bed without having my biscuits or second fruit portion - I must be getting used to this!

Day 7

Started the day off with chocolate granola and then went out for a long walk with the dog, so I got a bit of exercise today. 

Had the pea and ham soup for lunch. I've never had anything pea-ey for a soup before. I had some veg from last night to have in it as it's just thick liquid which I knew wouldn't fill me up. It was okay but I didn't really enjoy it and won't be ordering it again. 

Dinner was Thai chicken curry with broccoli and carrots. Really liked this, especially the little pieces of baby corn in there. 

Just had my biscuits and I had an apple earlier.

Tomorrow is my first weigh in. I'm really nervous actually because I'm scared I haven't lost anything. I've tried my hardest to stick to the plan, I think the only extra I've had was some noodles in a soup and a chocolate chip snack a jack rice cake one evening. We'll see, i'll keep my fingers crossed.

Day 6

Today has been okay. I've been quite hungry though. 


Breakfast was chocolate granola:

For lunch I had chunky vegetable soup which smelled really good but only tasted okay. I also had a piece of wholemeal bread.

For dinner I had the lasagne. It was horrible, I really didn't enjoy it. The congealed gloop for sauce on the top was just nasty and I had to scrape it off. Disappointing as I was starving by dinner time.

I'm not sure how many lasagnes I ordered, I think there's one or two more. I might just skip them completely and try and make a healthy meal that night instead.


I didn't end up having the biscuits last night, but I definitely will now. I'm starving!

Day 5

Today I started off yet again with chocolate granola. I've been having a cup of tea beforehand to try and get something into my stomach so that I feel more satisfied when i've finished the cereal. I think it's working because i'm not dying to eat more straight away although I could happily have four times as much granola than DC allows.


For lunch I had the bacon and bean soup. I had this on my first day and forgot to take a picture but I have one for you today!  It had to be the this soup today because my boyfriend decided to quite rudely make himself a bacon sandwich knowing I couldn't have any (grounds for breaking up, I think!). So I had the taste for bacon and this soup filled a hole. I also love how it has chunky vegetables in it. I've had a look through the soups and squeezed the packets and there's quite a few that seem to be just slightly thick liquid. So I think with those I'll have some veg to chuck into them so it's more filling.

I made bolognese for my boyfriend for dinner tonight (I hate calling him that, I feel like it makes me sound 13. Not sure why. But from now on i'll refer to him as Dan.) So to tie in with it I had the pasta bolognese with peas. Lots of peas. It was really nice. 

What I've been doing with my lunch and dinners is having a large glass of squash with them to help me feel fuller but DC recommends not having sugary squash so what i'm going to do is make a jug of fruit tea and when it cools down i'll pop it in the fridge. I just don't fruit tea hot - it just doesn't float my boat. But i'm hoping that i'll enjoy this. I've done orange tonight so I'll have some in the morning and see how it tastes.


Other than my meals today i've had a some grapes and soon i'll have my DC biscuits and tea.

Day 4

Today has been good so far. I've been feeling less hungry which is always good. So yet again I started off with chocolate granola with semi skimmed milk.

For lunch I had the minestrone which was lovely. I had that with a slice of wholemeal bread.

For dinner I had the chilli con carne with a jacket potato and vegetables which was really nice and very filling. I think it was the spud that really filled me up.

I've also had an apple today and I think i'll go and have my DC biscuits and a nice cuppa rosie in a minute :-)

Day 3

I woke up last night at about 2 and couldn’t get back to sleep, by about 3-3.30 I had to get up and eat some grapes because I was hungry and I felt sick. 

I had lunch out so I didn’t have my soup. I had some pasta in a tomato and pepper sauce which was lovely. I can’t remember the exact amount of calories it had but I think it was about 50 or 60 more than a DC soup, which considering I didn’t have a slice of bread as I would have with the soup, I think I may be under my calorie allowance. 

Tomato and Pepper pasta from Caffe Nero

A couple of hours after that I had some grapes and one of the chocolate chip breakfast bars. I know they’re for brekkie but it was the first thing I grabbed when I was rushing out of the door this morning. It tasted lovely but was a pain because I couldn’t tuck in. I hate anything like raisins and sultanas so I had to pick them out before I could eat it. 

For dinner I had the chicken korma with some veg which was gorgeous. 

I’ve felt pretty hungry all day. I really hope this passes soon because whilst i’m dealing with it okay right now, I don’t want it to get tedious because then I might be tempted to give up.

Day 2

Today I started the day off with the chocolate granola, which again is lovely but there's just hardly any of it. I find if I'm occupying my mind while i'm eating then I eat it slower, so it lasts longer. I'm not sure if it's just psychological but I think this helps me feel fuller compared to if I just scoffed it. I had an apple about an hour and a half after brekkie.

For lunch I had the Thai Chicken soup and a slice of wholemeal bread. The soup smelled lovely but unfortunately it didn't taste as good as I hoped. It was okay, not horrible or anything.  Because this soup is just liquid it wasn't very filling, so I made some plain noodles to have in it. Not sure how diet chef stands with noodles but I'd rather that than to still be hungry and eat something far worse.

For dinner I had the cottage pie with sweetcorn and carrots. When I was doing slimming world sweetcorn and peas were not free food, something about the shell on them meaning they're digested differently or something. So i'm not sure if they are recommended veg with DC or not.

The cottage pie was delicious, very very nice. I felt nice and full after dinner, but I still wished there was more because it was so nice.

I've had had my biscuits and a tea, about 2 and a half - 3 hours after dinner. They're really good, they taste like a mixture of a digestive biscuit and a hobnob. 

I've got to go to town tomorrow and i'll possibly be there during lunch time, so I may be eating out. Hopefully if I do i'll find something as healthy as possible. I didn't really want to eat anything else so shortly after starting Diet Chef but we'll see. 

First Day on Diet Chef!

(Although the date of this post says Thursday 24th February it was for the 23rd, I just posted it after midnight.)


I took the plunge and ordered my first months worth of Diet Chef. It arrived today and I’m currently feeling excited but also very nervous and actually quite scared.  It could work, I could finally have found something that works for me and I could possibly finally be happy with my body.  But on the other hand - it might not work. It might just not work for me, or maybe i’ll be too weak and won’t stick to it. Maybe it’ll work for a month and then i’ll get complacent and the pounds will creep back on. 

Whatever happens I’m going to give it a go.

Three boxes arrived. One containing breakfast and snacks, one containing lunch and the other had my dinners in it. It also came with a little booklet which from what I can tell from briefly flicking through it is it seems to be the same information that you can download from the website. Helpful nonetheless.

Right, so after my first day on Diet Chef I have to admit that I have been hungry all day. Even after each meal I was full up but then became hungry very quickly.  I think my body just needs to get used to smaller portions and less snacks so i’m still feeling positive. 

The granola was nice but there’s so little of it, I don’t know how anyone could start their day on such a small amount of food!  About an hour after I ate this I had an apple.  I find I need a drink of cold water when i’m eating this cereal so that adds to my intake hopefully making me feel a little fuller.  Also I think I need that small dose of chocolate to keep me sane!

                                           Just to show the size of the packet of granola.

For lunch I had the bacon and bean soup which was lovely. It was also full of chunky vegetables aswell which was nice. After about an hour an a half I had the DC chocolate chip biscuits which were lovely, reminded me of hobnobs a bit since they’re oaty. I have to admit I waited as long as I could to eat them but I was quite hungry after only half an hour or so after eating the soup.  I forgot to take a picture of lunch and the snack, sorry!

Then for dinner I had the beef hotpot with some carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. This was very nice although the smell sort of reminded me of plane food which I can’t eat but it tasted great so that’s all that matters.

I haven't eaten anything else today but I have had a few cups of tea and one small cup of options hot chocolate (without milk). Looking forward to tomorrow.