Here I am, early bird starting the new thread! I ate a lot over the weekend bcause I ate out. Not that that's an excuse--I should still practice better portion control when out, but as long as I continue losing, I'll just keep counting those calories!
Today:
yogurt
oatmeal
Special K bar
small can of fruit cocktail packed in pear juice
skinless chicken breast marinated (marinade: worcestershire sauce, ketchup, honey, and mustard) cut up into small pices and mixed with instant "beef" lo mein (no actual beef to be found )
I not going to post in last week's thread, but Saturday and Sunday were 1525 and 1635 calories respectively.
That is SO good! I can't seem to keep my calories below 2000 on any given weekend day, and I often even end up going MUCH higher (I believe I was at about 3200 on one day this weekend )
I do know what you mean - I tried extra hard this weekend to be good. We normally eat out on the weekends which pushes me into a much higher bracket but this weekend soups and salads kept me in check.
Hey there, everybody! I'm going to give this thread a try, at least for my first week back on plan. If my challenges last year are any predictor of what I have to expect this time around, I'm not sure to what degree I'll need accountability on my eats going forward. Daily exercise was my thing, alas.
But I'm jumping back on the bandwagon with both feet and can use all the help I can, so here goes for now! Here are the planned eats for today:
AM: Weight Control Oatmeal and a protein drink, with 20 oz. water (DONE!) MID AM: 20 oz. water (DONE!) LUNCH: 3/4 cup brown rice (no salt), 3 oz. albacore tuna (love those packets!), and 2 cups of steamed zucchini and summer squash (no salt, no fat), 40 oz. water (DONE!) MID PM: 1 Light n' Fit nonfat yogurt and a protein drink, with 20 oz. water DINNER: 5 oz. tilapia sauteed w/tiny bit of olive oil and no salt, 1/2 cup brown rice (same as above), 1 1/2 cups steamed spinach, and 30 oz. water
I should end up with around 1264 calories, 42% Protein / 45% carbs / 15% fat; and at least 130 oz. water. Also: sodium in line, but fiber (at just 20 grams) not quite there. Tomorrow's another day -- I'll make sure to get in some All Bran Extra Fiber!
I'll update later to confirm that I stayed on plan.
1 egg biscuit from Hardee's (they forgot my cheese!)
1 cup coffee
1 cup milk
2 cups green tea/peach tea
1 serving "pizza" pasta--pepperoni, green pepper, mushrooms, black olives, onions & fresh tomatoes all chunked up over homemade pasta.
1 banana
1 yellow apple
1 bottle milk
6 triscuits
1 salami/soy cheese, american flavor/tomato/lite mayo sandwich on french bread
1 serving unsalted sweet potato chips
1 cup Cold Care hot tea
Last edited by SuchAPrettyFace; 12-06-2005 at 03:11 PM.
Whoa, unexpected lunch out! I applied for a secret shopper evaluation not really expecting to win it, and I did, so we had lunch at a place called Artie's--SO good! That's gonna bump me up to around 2000 calories for the day--not horribly bad. I ended up having Tex Mex egg roll appetizer, apple pie w/vanilla ice cream dessert, and an AMAZING salad of fresh greens, red cabbage, grilled chicken, red grapes, mango, and a light buttermilk Asian lime vinaigrette dressing. I wasn't sure I'd like it since it was such a unique array of flavors combined, but it was AWESOME! I also passed on the bread and butter since I knew I was already over in calories I also bumped the oatmeal and Special K bar off my menu for the day, but it was well worth the trade off!
Hey there, everybody! I'm going to give this thread a try, at least for my first week back on plan. If my challenges last year are any predictor of what I have to expect this time around, I'm not sure to what degree I'll need accountability on my eats going forward. Daily exercise was my thing, alas.
But I'm jumping back on the bandwagon with both feet and can use all the help I can, so here goes for now! Here are the planned eats for today:
AM: Weight Control Oatmeal and a protein drink, with 20 oz. water (DONE!) MID AM: 20 oz. water (DONE!) LUNCH: 3/4 cup brown rice (no salt), 3 oz. albacore tuna (love those packets!), and 2 cups of steamed zucchini and summer squash (no salt, no fat), 40 oz. water (DONE!) MID PM: 1 Light n' Fit nonfat yogurt and a protein drink, with 20 oz. water DINNER: 5 oz. tilapia sauteed w/tiny bit of olive oil and no salt, 1/2 cup brown rice (same as above), 1 1/2 cups steamed spinach, and 30 oz. water
I should end up with around 1264 calories, 42% Protein / 45% carbs / 15% fat; and at least 130 oz. water. Also: sodium in line, but fiber (at just 20 grams) not quite there. Tomorrow's another day -- I'll make sure to get in some All Bran Extra Fiber!
I'll update later to confirm that I stayed on plan.
Thanks you guys!
Back to update:
MID PM: 1 Light n' Fit nonfat yogurt and a protein drink, with 20 oz. water (DIDN'T HAVE THIS. I just had the 20 oz. water) DINNER: 5 oz. tilapia sauteed w/tiny bit of olive oil and no salt, 1/2 cup brown rice (same as above), 1 1/2 cups steamed spinach, and 30 oz. water (This was altered slightly: I ended up having the tilapia, the brown rice, and instead of the spinach, I had a whole fresh tomato w/low fat balsamic vinaigrette, fresh mint and garlic, and a teaspoon of low fat feta. I also had 2 small glasses of red wine and 30 oz. water.)
I ended up with 1281 calories, 17% fat. Not a bad first day! Off now to drink one final glass of water....
Breakfast: Quaker oatmeal and a Morningstar breakfast patty
Snack: Luna Bar
Lunch: McDonald's grilled bacon ranch salad with ranch dressing and a fruit and yogurt parfait
Dinner: Shrimp creole over brown rice
Exercise: 55 minutes on the exercise bike
What I watched: Survivor Marquesas episodes
OMG - I had such a panic attack this morning. I couldn't post, send messages, do anything. I felt lost - what would I do without 3FC? But then I realized that I changed my email address and hadn't gone through the verification process. Whew - thankfully all is ok now!
Monday
Coffee (2 cream, 1 swtnr)
2 Yogurt
Lemon Pepper Tuna on whole wheat crackers
Apple
Subway Turkey and ham sub
Potato Chips
Cheese Calories ~ 1250 (a little on the low side but no exercise today)
Rabidstoat, I LOVE those Morningstar Breakfast Patties! Yum!
Newfiedarling - SCARY! I'd freak too!
Ok, here's the plan for today:
AM: Weight Control Oatmeal, protein drink, 30 oz. water (DONE!) LUNCH: 1/2 cup brown rice, 3 oz. tuna, 1 cup cooked spinach, 30 oz. water MID-PM: 1 protein drink, 30 oz. water DINNER: Pending......probably skinless chicken breast and a big salad with lowfat dressing....and lotsa water again.
1 can Campbell's Healthy Requests chicken rice soup
2 low carb multi grain tortillas
4 slices veggie slices soy cheese, pepper jack flavor
1 chicken breast, microwaved, slathered in chili powder
1 can green beans
1 tsp butter
2 tbsp bacon bits
1 can mandarin oranges
almost a whole can of black olives.
Last edited by SuchAPrettyFace; 12-07-2005 at 12:37 AM.
Sarah, how do you like the weight control oatmeal? I tried it because I like having more protein and less sugar, but it teasted lumpy and just awful to me. I don't know if I got a bad batch, or what. I'm used to the flavored instant oatmeals.
Tuesday
Breakfast: Krispy Kreme glazed donut, Light and Fit yogurt
Snack: 1.25 oz peanuts
Lunch: Healthy Choice mesquite barbecue chicken
Snack: Hershey chocolate bar and an orange
Dinner: Sesame chicken and veggies over white rice
So, weird day today. My hormones are all messed up, I swear, trying to get my cycles regular again. But looking at it, I'm amused how I paired 'healthy' with 'junk food' -- healthy yogurt and unhealthy donut, healthy orange and unhealthy chocolate bar. Heh. It's probably good, I guess I'm learning to compromise when I get my cravings.
AM: Weight Control Oatmeal, protein drink, 30 oz. water (DONE!) LUNCH: 1/2 cup brown rice, 3 oz. tuna, 1 cup cooked spinach, 30 oz. water (DONE!) MID-PM: 1 protein drink, 30 oz. water (No protein drink, but I did have 1 ginger cookie and 1 chocolate mint cookie at a 3-hr. meeting! Water was good, though.) DINNER: Pending......probably skinless chicken breast and a big salad with lowfat dressing....and lotsa water again. (Actually had exactly that, plus 2 glasses of red wine., and 20 oz. of water.)
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I'm going to give this thread a try, at least for my first week back on plan. If my challenges last year are any predictor of what I have to expect this time around, I'm not sure to what degree I'll need accountability on my eats going forward. Daily exercise was my thing, alas. 
