Tasty Pan Mee and dinner at Gao Ren Guan, Jaya One

Took a break from counting yesterday and decided to focus on today's meal. It was really hard trying to control dinner portions and I'm realizing that trying to find cheap healthy options for lunch at work is tough. Most quick food out there are not very healthy and if they are, they usually come with bigger price tags.

Chilli 'Pan Mee' at Face to Face 
Not entirely sure what went into this. But we can safely assume that the main ingredients include the following:
Thick egg noodles - 310 calories
One egg - 65 calories
Fried dried shrimp and chilli - 36 calories
Minced pork sauce - 140 calories
Oil - 123 calories
Total 674 calories

Oh dear, the meal was really tasty but that number doesn't look good at all. The damage during dinner may be even worse and I don't think I'm going to like this tabulation. Let's see how much my picky eating helped.

Dinner comprised of 7 small dishes at Gao Ren Guan

My family, especially my mom, love coming to this place. It serves up food that is similar to what we have at home, is near my mom's house and has reasonable prices. Of course it is more expensive to eat out, afterall, you have to pay the person doing all the cooking and cleaning on your behalf. The only inconvenient thing was me staring at delicious food and having to think twice whether I would be able to burn it during the next gym session.

Fried Threadfin with soya sauch - 518 calories

Fried tofu - 924 calories (I'm surprised as well)

Fried long beans and roast pork - 403 calories

Pork stomach in rice wine soup - 260 calories

Pork rib curry - 603 calories

There were two other dishes that we ordered. Unfortunately, I must apologize for forgetting to take pictures of them. I wasn't able to specifically state down ingredients for each food, as I am short of time. However, if anyone wants to know, just send me a message and I'll break it down. The total calories contained in the above is approximatekly 2,708. But it was split between 6 family members. My portion was about 451 calories and if I add the other two dishes, my meal would hover round the 600 calorie mark.

I didn't manage to eat under my BMR today. But at least I didn't burst the cap and I enjoyed my meals.

How do I stay away from delicious Wan Tan Meeeeeeee??

Whenever I walk to my favourite Wan Tan Mee stall, I tell myself, today I'll order the small. I repeat that until I get to the stall, see the juicy "char siu" or roast pork marinating in the sauce and immediately request for a medium order instead. I am pretty hopeless with temptation. So lets see what damage its done.

Dry Wan Tan Mee based on my assumed ingredients
Egg noodles - 300.2 calories
Char Siu - 73.2 calories
Oil - 122.63 calories
Wan Tan - 110.53 calories
Soup - 40 calories
Total 646.56 calories

That looks like a painfully large amount and I don't event want to start digesting what went into the sauce, especially since each tablespoon of soy sauce has about 10 calories. Now on to dinner. Feeling as if I've committed a sin, I decided to get creative and make a healthier option for dinner. I went to the local grocer, picked up a juicy fat red capsicum and some medium sized tomatoes. Then headed upstairs to see what was left in my fridge. The final ensemble, a baked pie that had no crust. 

 Here's what went into the concoction.

Baked Crustless Pie (I really have no idea what else to call it)
One large capsicum - 41 calories
3 Medium sized tomatoes - 108 calories
250g chicken - 325 calories
1 whole garlic bulb - 104 calories
1 1/2 medium sized white onions - 60.8 calories
Olive oil - 496.68 calories
Mixed herbs (dried) - oregano, thyme, rosemary, basil - 50 calories
Black pepper - 16.32 calories
3 small tofu blocks - 188 calories
Total 1,389.8 calories in the dish

My consumption was a third of the above serving or 463 calories and the rest was devoured by my dear hubby. I was fuller after eating my own home cooked dish as compared to the wan tan mee, which shows that I should seriously consider cooking more meals. The total damage today was approximately 1,109.82 calories and since my basal metabolic rate needs a consumption of about 1,200 calories per day, I suppose I am on my way to losing those kilos - add in the gym and exercise and I should be all set. I wonder if that means I can bake a juicy goodie this weekend... hmmm... scones, pavlova, chocolate cake, cheese cake...