8am: Smoothie (3/4c blueberries, 1/2 plain FF yogurt, 3/4 c apple carrot juice, 2T ground flax seed, dash FF pudding powder) 285 cal
11am: cup homemade turkey soup with 7 rice crackers 150cal?
1:30pm: salad with tomatoes and salsa, 1/4 c cranberry sauce, 1 c turkey sausage, beans and veggies casserole 350 cal?
5pm: Babybel cheese, 7 rice crackers 100 cal?
7:15pm: sweet & sour soy chunks with veggies, 2/3 c corn chutney, serving LF pear pudding 380 cal?
8pm: homemade apple carrot muffin 120 cal
I am trying to do the whole eat every 3 hours thing and today went really well for me without snacking in between. Calorie-wise I am still aiming for below 1500. Today was around 1380 so that was good.
I had planned less than 1800 calories for yesterday, but when I got home from work, I ate EVERYTHING that wasn't nailed down in the hour-and-a-half before Jeff got home. It was ridiculous! But at least now, most of that not-nailed-down junk is gone Here's how yesterday ended up:
whole-wheat English muffin w/natural peanut butter and banana slices
whole-wheat bagel w/natural peanut butter and sugar-free strawberry preserves
small can of fruit cocktail
bowl of granola cereal (2 servings) w/skim milk
leftover baked pasta w/cheese and meat sauce
SunChips
ready-made chicken stuffed w/broccoli and cheese
instant mashed potatoes with a few bacon bits and ff sour cream
Instead of my planned 1780, I blew myself up to about 2650 calories
Today's plan--STAY BUSY in the time between when I get home and when Jeff gets home! I have new jobs to apply for, scrapbooking pages to finish, PS2 games to play, an exercise ball to buy at Target, sidewalks to walk on (if the weather cooperates)...anything!! As for food, here's the PLAN, with my goal being to STICK TO IT:
2 slices whole-wheat toast w/peanut butter and banana slices
instant oatmeal
peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole-wheat
small can of pineapple chunks
skinless chicken breast w/honey dijon marinade
whole-wheat blend pasta w/broccoli, spinach, and honey dijon sauce
Should be about 1700 calories (the only thing I don't have in my Fitday is the honey dijon sauce). If I end up with more than 1800 calories when I come back to post tomorrow, someone please slap me
I was out of town all weekend and eating restaraunt food - I did reasonably well not overeating, but I"m not going to journal the horror that I did to my plan.
1/17
Turkey Sandwich on wheat w/mustard and mayo
apple
chicken and cheese quesadilla w/spinach and 2 strips bacon (badd but so yummy) with salsa and sour cream
sauteed mixed veggies.
tea w/artificial sweetener and lemon
diet soda with lemon
water (20 oz. so far)
I'll edit later with the rest of my food intake!
Keep on Truckin!
Erin
Jilly - I had a similar experience yesterday. I'm not going to go into detail, but let's just say ice cream, crackers, chips, pudding, and sweet pickles were involved. And pathetically enough, it was after I had gone out to eat twice in the same day and made good food decisions. Now that I think about it, it was probably because I was doing so well on such a tough day. yikes. Anyways, my cals are mcuh better today, but my, not so much.
1/17:
granola bar (150)
banana (110)
stuffed slice frozen pizza thing (310)
cheetos (240) uh, they were organic?
fruit snacks (160)
24 oz. water
molasses cookie (110)
homemade veggie chili (140)
0.5 oz. cheddar (60)
24 oz. water
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Calories: 1280
water: 48 oz.
exercise: 40 min. uphill walk and weights
Despite the chocolates that someone gave me as a thank-you "gift" at work yesterday, I stayed below my 1800 calorie limit yesterday (gave up the pineapple as a snack to help compensate) Also, when I was visiting my sister over the weekend, she gave me a little counter-top scale for food (I'd never had one before), so I actually measured my chicken for dinner last night. I had been putting like 300+ calories of chicken in my Fitday, but according the the scale and the label, I usually have less than 150 calories worth of chicken! That means I even over-estimated my calories yesterday and was WELL below 1800 calories
So, here's the plan for today, and assuming I get no more "thank you" chocolates, I WILL stick to it:
granola cereal w/skim milk and sliced banana
instant oatmeal
sandwich (2 slices whole-wheat bread, sliced turkey, Miracle Whip, honey mustard, and a bunch of spinach)
pineapple chunks
skinless chicken breast w/teriyaki marinade
brown rice and veggies (corn, broccoli, and red peppers) w/teriyaki sauce
All together, that brings me to about 1800 calories (1755 per Fitday, but that's not including the teriyaki sauce)
OK in an effort not to lie I am just going to write it all down here - lets just say I had a bad day yesterday...
B: Scrambled Egg, 1% Milk, LF cheese
S: V8
L: Steak and a Ceasar Salad (no croutons, no steak sauce)
(here is where the badness starts)
S: Strawberry Ice Cream from Cold Stone (the best tasting, but worst for you), 1/2 slice apple pie.
D: Wantons, Egg Drop Soup and Fried Rice, washed down with a Sierra Mist.
Then before going to bed got hungry, figured I had blown my day and at 2 slices of garlic cheese bread and 2 donut holes.
There now it is all down on paper and done with. I need to have a pretty good day today to make up for it.
7:30: pumpkin, yogurt, pudding mix and carrot-apple muffin
10:15: pear and 2 pumpkin fluffernuggets
1:30: 2 c homemade turkey vegetable soup, SF energy drink
4pm: protein pudding
7 pm: pear pudding, protein bar, SF energy drink
9 pm: 2 ginger spice cookies with soy milk
Total ~ 1200 cals
1/18/06
7:30: carrot-apple muffin, 2 kiwi fruit
10:45 large Rome apple
1pm: Slim Fast bar, mini Babybel cheese
3:45pm: crunchy granola bar (130cal), 2 pumpkin fluffernuggets, 2 gingersnaps
7pm: chicken fajita burrito with whole wheat flatout bread, salad with tomatoes and balsamic vinegar
8pm: serving pear raspberry cobbler (lower fat version) plus 1 ginger spice cookie
Total ~ 1400cals (MUCH too low in protein but will work on that tomorrow-on the plus side, my sodium level was good and fiber too)
I added a smoothie last night, so I ended up going to about 2037 calories (per Fitday). Not horrible, but I'd like to stay below 2000 (below 1800 when I can).
As for today...
whole-wheat English muffin with strawberry jelly
pineapple
whole-wheat bagel with ff cream cheese
Subway 12" chicken teriyaki on honey oat, 2 Subway cookies
Here's how yesterday ended up:
