Weight Loss Support - Planning & Journals 5/13-5/19

SUNDAY, 5/13

BREAKFAST
Peanut Butter Toast
Rice Milk

LUNCH
3 small Veggie Fajitas
Charro Beans
1/3 portion Apple Chimichanga

DINNER
Some of my fajitas plate - have more than 1/2 left. (But no more chimichanga :cry:)
String Cheese
Horchata

Here's the recipe for the blueberry bread pudding rubberlegs lists above:

Blueberry bread pudding

2 slices diet whole wheat bread
1/2 cup blueberries
1/4 cup splenda
1/4 cup egg substitute
1/2 cup skim or lowfat milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Crumble bread in small casserole dish sprayed with Pam.
Mix remaining ingredients and pour over bread. Bake at 375 for 30-35 minutes.

Makes 1 serving at 4 pts

The source for this recipe says:

"I use 2 slices for 1 pt bread so it comes out to only 3 (WW) POINTS per recipe! I've made this with both blueberries and bananas... You just need to adjust the points depending on what/how much fruit you use."

Jay

SUNDAY:

Breakfast:
Coffee w/Coffee Mate Lite
1 lg shredded wheat
1/2 cup 1% milk
1 egg, scrambled

Snack:
6 baby carrots
1/2 serving whey protein powder in water

Lunch:
Lean Cuisine--traditional deluxe pizza

Snack:
1 lowfat string cheese
1 apple

Dinner:
LC--beef portabello
3 oz. broccoli

Snack:
1 serving popcorn natural light

And vitamins, minerals, water.

Jay

SUNDAY!

Breakfast:
Kashi Bluberry Waffles w/Apple Butter
Tea
(250)

Lunch:
(changed my mind haha)
Whole Wheat Pitas, Carrots & Hummus
(250)

Dinner:
Small amount of Steak
LOTS of asparagus!
(600)

Snack:
granola mix (has bananas, honey, almonds, walnuts, etc. in it) & "little bites" brownies
(250)
some sort of fruit (100)

Welcome to the thread, cagesorwings! :)

thanks, I dunno if I can keep this up though, I change my mind too much :( haha

Mmmmm... asparagus.... :drool:

Jay

What I eat is often very different from what I plan.
I just go back and edit everything. ;)

haha yeah I have edited my entry multiple times today. It should be pretty accurate for the rest of the day. Don't knock my asparagus! It was so good :) haha

But I like asparagus!

I changed some of the things I ate also. But I kept within my calorie count.

Jay

Good morning! Monday 5/14

Breakfast:
Coffee w/ Coffee Mate Lite
Kashi honey almond bar
1 cup 1% milk

Snack:
1 serving protein powder in water
3 prunes

Lunch:
Lean Cuisine--garlic beef & broccoli

Snack:
lowfat string cheese
1 small apple

Dinner:
Lean Cuisine--chicken w/basil cream sauce
3 oz. broccoli

Snack:
1 serving natural light popcorn

Jay

MONDAY

BREAKFAST
Blackberry Bread Pudding
Milk

LUNCH
Remainder of fajitas/chile relleno

DINNER
To Die For Chicken
Rice
Green Beans

SNACK
Jamba Juice Peach Perfection
Blueberry Bread

Ummm rubberlegs? "Tuesday"? ;)

Jay

Tuesday? Whatever do you mean? :angel:

MONDAY

Breakfast:
Kashi Waffles w/Apple Butter
Tea
(250)

Lunch:
Whole Wheat Pitas W/Hummus
Applesauce
(240)

Snack:
Almonds & Cranberries
(250)

Dinner:
Veggie Panini - 1/2! (saving the rest for tomorrow, it was huge!)
(650)

Snack:
Skinny cow ice cream
(140-150)

MONDAY

Breakfast
1 c. Total with 3/4 c. 2% milk
Banana

Lunch
Salad with mixed greens, diced tomatoes and apples, 1 tbsp. shredded cheese and 2 tbsp. Italian dressing

Dinner
Flat Out Wrap Pizza (yummy!)
made w/ 2 tbsp. organic tomato sauce, diced peppers and tomatoes, turkey pepperoni and shredded 2% cheese
Zucchini Fries

Snack
Not sure if I'll need one! But maybe a light ice cream bar later tonight and some carrots w/ non-fat ranch between now and dinner.

Edited to add: WOW, that Flat Out Wrap Pizza was AMAZINGLY filling! Forget a snack, I'm STUFFED.

MORNING! It's Tuesday!

I thought you might be interested in how my yesterday's food plan came out. I did eat everything I listed, but came out short on calories. Soooo I added more protein drink (1/2 serving) and 16 Ghirardelli 60% cocoa chocolate chips. I also had two cups of tea with Coffee Mate Lite in the afternoon. Total cals 1,253.

BREAKFAST:
Coffee w/Coffee Mate Lite
2 eggs and 1 oz. full-fat cheddar cheese

SNACK:
1 oz tuna, water packed
3 Triscuits

LUNCH:
Lean Cuisine Alfredo pasta w/chicken & broccoli

SNACK:
1 slice toast w/1 Tbsp peanut butter & 1 tsp honey

DINNER:
Possibly out--if at Applebees,
Portobello steak or tilapia from WW menu

SNACK:
Probably won't need one!

I have got to get to the store--I'm out of fruits.

Jay

TUESDAY

BREAKFAST
Doughnut
Milk

LUNCH
Pasta Salad
Milk

DINNER
Grilled Cheese & Chicken Sandwich (soooo goood)
Cukes/Ranch

SNACK
Cereal
Blackberries
Milk

rubberlegs, a doughnut and milk for breakfast?

Gosh... :)

Jay

Tuesday! (sorry I'm a little late in this :))

Breakfast:
Smothie (5)

Mid morning snack:
Fiber One Bar (2)

Lunch:
1 cup cherry tomatoes (0)
Turkey on wrap with hummus and veggies (4)

Snack:
1 cup cucumber spears (0)
10 baby carrots (0.5) (if I need an extra one)

Dinner:
Tacos!
1/3 pound lean ground turkey(5)
3 low carb taco wraps (6)
salsa (0)
fat free sour cream (1)
lettuce (0)

23.5 out of 24 points
hoping to get some walking in tonight as well and earn at least 1 activity point.

Tuesday

B - bagel w/ cream cheese, oj

l - pasta w/ meat sauce

s - fruit bowl (pineapple, watermelon, melon, grapes)

d - mashed potatoes, mini meatloaf, roasted carrots

Hey Rosario! Hey MAMA2! :welcome:

Jay

It's not like I'm giving up doughnuts forever! ;)

Heh heh! But are you giving them up at all? ;)

I can have any food I want--as long as it fits in my food plan. :D

Jay

Bleh. I'm having a sucky day today, but here goes...

Breakfast:
Kashi Waffles w/Apple Butter
Tea
(250)

Snack:
Mango Smoothie (Odwalla)
(300)

Lunch:
Shrimp Wrap @ a restaurant [whole wheat wrap, a few shrimp, lots of lettuce, pineapple salsa]
(400~)

Snack:
A kiddie sized Ice Cream from Carvel
(260~)

Dinner:
Amy's Kitchen Spinach Appetizers
Prunes
(270)

Snack:
I don't know, but I'm going for 1800 cals so I guess need about 300 cals worth of something!

I didn't have one the last time they brought them in

And yesterday I wanted some from the vending machine but I didn't want to give in just because I had the IWANTSOMERIGHTNOW cravings.

But I didn't feel right about having one until today. I've had virtually no junk food in the last couple of weeks, so it felt like it was time. I really wanted it, but I could take it or leave it.
:carrot:

Wednesday, May 16
B-1 cup oats, 1 cup fat free milk, 1 slice wheat toast, 1 tsp jam
S-string cheese, baby carrots
L-2 cups Progresso vegetable soup, crackers
S-grn pepper strips, cherry tomatoes
D-4 ounces tilapia, large salad with blue cheese crumbles, fat free dressing
S-Nutrigrain blueberry bar, or low fat ice cream sandwich

Oh, just when I wonder if it's worth it, I get to buy a bathing suit 2 SIZES SMALLER than last year!:D

Hey wings! Glad to see you. Sorry it was a sucky day. I wish I could eat 1800 cals! But I'm too short and too old. :lol:

rubberlegs, yeah, there are days like that--when it seems like it would be OK. I've done things like that--but I try to plan ahead. Or do some "damage control" the rest of the day if I need to.

G'night for now,

Jay

Well I have been eating 1500 cals, but while that originally had me losing a few lbs near the beginning of this week, now I'm suddenly gaining the weight back (I know I know, slave to the scale, but I haven't been doing anything differently) and I AM burning 700-900 cals a day exercising so I decided my body must be going into that "starvation mode" they speak of... so I'm gonna try 1800 cals for a few days and see what the scale says...

Good morning!

Wings--you're not going into starvation mode. It's more likely that your tracking of foods and/or exercise is off a bit. :) If it were me, I'd stay at 1500--but up to U! :D

LookingForHope! Cool about the bathing suit! :broc: :broc:

OK, the plan:

BREAKFAST:
1 Lg Shredded wheat
1.5 cups 1% milk
1 serving whey protein

SNACK:
1 oz. tuna
3 Triscuits

LUNCH:
Lean Cuisine--brick oven mushroom pizza

SNACK:
1/3 cup 2%fat cottage cheese
1 apple

DINNER:
L.C.--shrimp & angel hair pasta
3 oz. asparagus

SNACK:
22 almonds

Jay

You know, I almost wish I knew how many calories I was consuming, but hey the points thing works for me so I'm gonna stick to it :) Maybe I will look up a few of my days on CalorieKing to see what I'm actually eating!

Breakfast:
Smoothie (as always) :) - 5 points
1 cup nonfat organic plain yogurt
1 cup 1% milk
1 cup frozen berries

Snack:
Fiber One bar (2)

Lunch:
Campbell''s Chunky grilled chicken and sausage gumbo (5)
cucumber spears (0)
1oz Cabot 75% light cheddar cheese (1)

Snack:
10 baby carrots (0.5)
pear (1)

Dinner:
4 oz tip steak on the grill (5.5)
bbq sauce (1)
zucchini (0)
corn on the cob (1)

Thats 22 out of 24. Don't know what I will do for the other 2. Probably a banana or 1/2 ounce of almonds for dessert after dinner or a glass of milk with dinner. Want to get a walk in today too!

Wow...I'm really impressed with myself today. I went home yesterday and cooked up a storm. I made dinner for last night and i made breakfast for the rest of the week, and I made lunch for the next 2 days and I am making dinner and lunch for friday tonight.

Today: Breakfast- 2 egg muffins and 2 cups coffee with Sugar Free Creamer (150 cal)
Snack_ Banana
Lunch- ground beef w/corn and onions (97% lean meat) (300 Cal) w/ Brocoli and carrots cooked in balsmic vinegar

Snack- Either a yogurt if I go to the store on lunch or a small box of Raisins
Dinner- 4 ounces Boneless Skinless Chicken breast cooked in the oven (or the George Foreman grill)
Excersize- one hour cardio

So far my calories only add up to about 1152. I may need to find another healthy snack to bring it up to about 1400-1500 cal.

Wednesday

b - scrambled egg w/cheese in a corn tortilla

l - egg salad sandwhich

s - strawberries and kiwi

d - mashed potatoes, mini meatloaf, roasted carrots, salad

lumifan, good to see you! :D

Jay

WEDNESDAY

BREAKFAST
Strawberry Pie (recipe below)
Milk

LUNCH
Grilled Cheese and Chicken Sandwich
Veggies

DINNER
Taco
Enchilada
Beans


STRAWBERRY PIE (4 servings- 1 pt each )
Ingredients:
1 small box SF Strawberry Jello
1 small box SF Vanilla COOK-N-SERVE Pudding
2 cups water
1 quart fresh strawberries
FF Coolwhip
Direstions:
1. Slice strawberries, and put on the bottom of a 9" pie plate. This will be your crust
2. Mix pudding, jello and water in a pot. Cook on the stove, until a rapid boil. Take off of stove, and pour over the strawberries in the pie plate.
3. Put pie in the refrigerator and chill at least 2 hours.
4. Serve with a dollop of coolwhip! 1/4 of the pie= 1pt

Breakfast
2 nutrigrain blueberry waffles w/ organic strawberry spread

Lunch
Flat Out Wrap Pizza
Melon

Dinner
Turkey Salisbury Steak
1 c egg noodles
steamed carrots

Snack
Fat free key lime yogurt, apple

lumifan, good to see you! :D

Jay

awwww...thanks JayEll....I am feeling great about my food choices today. I think i'll try to eat the same meal for the next three days with plenty of water. I am going to do this again. I lost it once, i can lose more again!!! :D

Okay, okay, joining up, here we go!

AM: fatfree cottage cheese with a drizzle of honey: prob 120 cal?
lunch: turkey sandwich w/ mustard, lettuce, tomato, onion and chef salad with sliced turkey, one hard boiled egg, and lt ranch drsg (60 cal for drsg)
2 graham crackers (60 cal) So lessee, depending on the bread (a HUGE variable, but I did NOT get a croissant or chicken salad or the fried zukes!), maybe 500 calories for the whole lunch?? I am bad with exact calories unless I have a package.

I do have to say that I have NEVER seen light dressing at the hospital cafeteria, so when I was trying to decide exactly how many calories are in 2 tablespoons of the regular ranch, I was so happy to see one little tiny lonely packet of light ranch! Yippee! It was as though the clouds parted and the angels began to sing!

:angel: :angel:

Dinner: planning grilled cheese and tomato soup for the crew. Maybe I'll scramble some eggs in lieu of a sammy for me.

Exercise: running if it ain't raining and elliptical if it is!


:broc: :broc: :woops: :woops: :running: :running: :exercise: :exercise:

B. 1C red bean soup
L. 4 oz Roast Beef, 4 oz Turkey Breast, 6 tomatoes
S. 1C baked yam
D. baked stuffed Talipia, 3 tomatoes

Hey! midwife and NWgal, :welcome2:

rubberlegs, how did that pie come out?

Jay

Great - next time I'll put it in a graham cracker crust and add Splenda (the combo of the aspartame/tartness of the strawberries got to be a lil' strong, but OK). Also, I used hot water (not boiling), and instant pudding, and should've used a hand mixer (it got all globby but didn't stop me from enjoying it anyways)

All in all, a great points bargain (though I'm not really counting) and I will def. make again. I think it has to be more like 1.5 pts a slice though. But still. Wow.

Woops, forgot to do this, and my eating today was all kinds of messed up... but here goes! I am on a kick to really try to get enough protein & fiber... I did okay today, I basically need to double both though!

Breakfast:
Egg whites scrambled w/a piece of whole wheat toast
apple & cinnamon lower sugar oatmeal

Snack:
whole grain rice cake

Lunch (laughable because I woke up so late... but anyway):
Salad w/"Salad Spritzer"
Prunes

Snack:
Protein Shake I created myself: protein powder, milk, banana, tiny bit of pb

Dinner:
South Beach Diet Southwestern Wrap

Snack:
Haven't eaten yet, probably some skinny cow ice cream

Good morning! I cooked a big bunch of asparagus last night so I have lots left over. :D 3 oz. of asparagus is only 35 calories! Probably no points on WW?

THURSDAY:

BREAKFAST:
Coffee w/ Coffiee Mate Like
1/4 cup wild blueberry granola
1/2 cup 1% milk

SNACK:
1/3 cup 2%fat cottage cheese
3 prunes

LUNCH:
Lean Cuisine--grilled chicken primavera

SNACK:
1 ounce tuna (albacore, in water)
3 Triscuits

DINNER:
L.C.--salisbury steak w/mac & cheese
3 oz. asparagus

SNACK:
1 serving natural light popcorn

Cheers!
Jay

Thursday

B- pb and banana sandwhich

l - mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, mini meatloaf

s - strawberries, kiwi

d - rice, black beans, lime chicken, avocado

Got up and ran 3 miles at 5 am. I usually run about a 12-13 minute mile, but today my (faster) friend and I were ranting about some local idiocy and I pumped out 3 11-minute miles! Watch out Olympics!!!!!

B: 2 eggs over easy, 2 slices whole grain bread, apricot preserves.
L: salad
D: ?

Well I have no plan for today! But I have all healthy food in the house. I started off with a smoothie this morning, and I'm on the right track. Every now and then I like not having a plan :)

Morning all!

THURSDAY

BREAKFAST
Oatmeal w/hot choc. mixed in
Blueberry Toast

LUNCH
Grilled cheese and chicken sandwich
Banana
Milk

SNACK
Salad

DINNER
Another B-day party, another night of resisting cake. :dz:

I am excited again. I followed my plan all day yesterday and I have the same plan for today.

B- 2 egg muffins and coffee with splenda and sugar free creamer
S- banana
L- 97% lean ground beef w/onions and corn, broccoli, carrots
D(essert)- yogurt
S- raisins
D- 1% milk, 4 ounces Chicken breast and maybe some sort of veggie

Excersize- going to try to pull out my yoga mat and abs of steel video and do some of that.

THURSDAY

Breakfast
I made a bowl of Total w/ bananas, but only ate a few bites.. wasn't really in a cereal mood
Nonfat yogurt

Lunch
Leftover 1 cup of egg noodles w/ sauce from last night
Steamed Carrots
Apple
Diet Soda

Dinner
Grilled Buffalo Chicken on Flat Out Wrap w/ lettuce and tomato and fat free sour cream
Corn

Snacks
Sugar Free Popsicle (15 cals, woo hoo!)

OK, it's FRIDAY!

And I'm going out of town overnight... so I've been thinking about strategies for food. I can't list my exact menu because I don't know what it will be! But here are some things I'm doing--this is for today and tomorrow:

BREAKFAST
I am taking with me some wild blueberry granola, and I know I'll be able to have at least 2% milk. I also have some Kashi bars

SNACKS
I'm taking almonds and cashews, also the Kashi bars mentioned above, plus Austin brand cheese and whole wheat cracker packages (200 cals) and some FruitFast bars (not fruit leather--all carbs but have some fiber--100 cals). I've also got some of my natural light popcorn. (We're staying with friends and will have a microwave.)

LUNCH
We'll probably be on the road, so I can have a 6-inch roast beef sub from Subway with no mayo, 290 cals, or I can have one (1) Taco Supreme at Taco Bell (220 cals) if I have to.

DINNER
Probably Thai food--yikes--so 1/2 cup white rice (measured) plus red curry chicken (chicken breast, bamboo shoots, red and green pepper) trying to avoid the wonderful yummy sauce as much as possible (because of the coconut milk).

OTHER
I'm taking a Ziploc with some whey protein powder to keep my protein up.

I'm also taking my laptop so I can enter things in FitDay (I use the downloaded version). :D

Cheers!

Jay

ahhhh Friday!!! Another great day to eat!!

Breakfast- 3 egg muffins and coffee
Snack- bannana
Lunch- 4 ounces chicken breast, .25 cup carrots, .25 cup asparagus
Snack- yougurt, raisins
Snack (after gym class) apple
Dinner- a dozen shrimp and french fries (yes, i said french fries. I've already got them in my fit day)

All in all.....approx. 1322 calories, with 30% protein, 45% carbs, and only 25% fat. whoo hoo!!!

FRIDAY

Breakfast
2 Nutrigrain Blueberry waffles w/ 1 tbsp. organic strawberry spread

Lunch
Flat Out Pizza w/ organic sauce and 2% mozzarella

Dinner
Stuffed Peppers
Corn on the Cob

Snack
Sugar Free Popsicle
Non-Fat Yogurt
Organic Cheddar Crackers

^ hehe Lumi :)

FRIDAY
BREAKFAST
Breakfast Bake for One (recipe below)
Milk

LUNCH
Veg fajita sandwich
Orange

DINNER
Scrumptious Beef-and-Potato Casserole (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Scrumptious-Beef-and-Potato-Casserole/Detail.aspx) (modified)
Green Beans
Rice

SNACK
Trail Mix
Dark Chocolate

BREAKFAST BAKE FOR ONE - 3 or 4 Points
1 slice reduced-calorie bread
1 egg/egg beaters
1/2 cup skim milk
2 tbsp. grated cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a small, 1-quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place bread in the bottom. Blend egg and milk; pour over bread. Top with cheese and bake until set, about 15-20 minutes.
*Sometimes I add some chopped roasted red pepper and onions

Well, I think I'm going to go back to Weight Watchers... I feel more comfortable with a little bit more structure.

SATURDAY
Breakfast - 10
Pasta Salad - 10

Lunch - 10
Ham Sandwich - 5
Banana - 2
Milk - 3

Dinner - 9
Scrumptious Beef & Potato Casserole - 5
Zucchini - 0

Snacks - 12
Potato Salad - 4
Cookie - 3
Celery w/PB - 1
Fajita Sandwich - 4

Target Points - 34
Flex Points - 7/30
Total Points - 42

Breakfast: cottage cheese, raspberries, 1/4 c. granola
Lunch: turkey sandwich on whole wheat with laughing cow spread, tomato, lettuce, raspberries, apricots. Maybe yogurt.
Dinner: DD wants spaghetti. I know I am odd, but I do not like spaghetti, so there is no temptation there for me. I think I'll make a great salad to go alongside.

Exercise: 3 mile run with my track star daughter coaching me each step. She'll make me faster, yet!

SATURDAY

Breakfast
2 Nutrigrain Blueberry Waffles w/ strawberry spread

Lunch
Quesadilla (made with 1 low carb tortilla and 2% mexican cheese blend)
Corn on the cob

Dinner
PIZZA! (but I will try to eat a normal portion!)
Organic onion rings

Snacks
100 calorie Doritos