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I really have no idea about portion sizes, so I try to just assume what I'm having is plenty and give myself some breathing room? LOL that sounds silly as I write it, but there it is.
Sometimes for lunch I have a baked potato with salsa and, again, a small amount of shredded cheese. I don't have sour cream in the house because I know I would binge on the stuff. I had said baked potato once and didn't feel full, so I put a pack of tuna on top of it.
Will definitely try adding protein to my breakfast.
Sorry it took me so long to respond, I didn't see that there were so many replies!
RE the water question, I'm going to order a quart bottle to take with me to the gym and drink several times a day. Left to my own devices, I really drink very little, but I'm working on that. I don't drink my calories; I typically drink tea and diet soda.
Rose it seems like a reasonable lunch, though i think you should improve the quality of your salad dressing. Usually low fat anything means added sugar. If you can make your own dressing it will be far more tasty and much better nutritionally. My suggestion is invest in a bottle of extra virgin olive oil and a bottle of balsamic vinegar. Start by using 1tsp of each. Add an extra tsp of each if required. it will not upset your diet in anyway and its good food you. Originally Posted by rosesandholly
Typically lunch for me is a salad, which is composed of lettuce, a packet of (low sodium) tuna, some mushrooms, a sprinkling (which I try to keep reasonably small) of cheese and low fat Italian dressing.I really have no idea about portion sizes, so I try to just assume what I'm having is plenty and give myself some breathing room? LOL that sounds silly as I write it, but there it is.
Sometimes for lunch I have a baked potato with salsa and, again, a small amount of shredded cheese. I don't have sour cream in the house because I know I would binge on the stuff. I had said baked potato once and didn't feel full, so I put a pack of tuna on top of it.
Will definitely try adding protein to my breakfast.
Sorry it took me so long to respond, I didn't see that there were so many replies!
RE the water question, I'm going to order a quart bottle to take with me to the gym and drink several times a day. Left to my own devices, I really drink very little, but I'm working on that. I don't drink my calories; I typically drink tea and diet soda.
You can also add crushed garlic if you like it. black pepper, other fresh herbs. Sometimes its nice to vary the balsamic with juice of half a lime or a good squeeze of fresh lemon juice. I've also found it nice to add a tbsp of finely chopped onion into my salads though not all the time.
And if not using tuna, try crumbling some strong flavoured cheese into your salads. I love using good quality fetta at the moment i'm using goats fetta. Not much. It really packs a taste punch.
I can see you salad getting you through about 4 hours maximum.