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04-02-2007, 10:35 AM
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Eating for two!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 6,018
S/C/G: 324 highest known/on hold/150
Height: 5' 5"
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Daily menus - week of 4/2
I think there used to be a menu thread around here, but it may have died off. I hope no one minds if I start one--I'm really trying to focus on eating healthier rather than just focusing on the scale, and menu threads are very helpful to me (not only for accountability/feedback, but also to see what others are eating to get some good ideas!). I know my foods aren't "perfectly" whole, but I do what I can, and I know it's a vast improvement over how I USED to eat
Anyway, today's plan consists of:- instant lower-sugar oatmeal
- Lean Cuisine - chicken pecan (I used to eat ANY low-cal frozen meals, but I'm now restricting myself to the Spa line of Lean Cuisine because they use brown rice and 100% whole-grain pastas in all of their meals)
- homemade wannabe Chipotle burrito bol - romaine lettuce, chicken breast, guacamole (fresh homemade), brown rice, salsa, fat-free shredded cheddar cheese
- an orange
- salad - romaine, spinach, chicken, egg, cheese, cucumber, honey mustard dressing (individual packet so I can't use too much), probably with some fresh pineapple and watermelon (this is all from the salad bar at the grocery store near my office)
- whole-grain spaghetti with Francesco Rinaldi "no salt added" pasta sauce
- possibly a Healthy Choice ice cream bar
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04-02-2007, 10:59 AM
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Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707
S/C/G: 364/--/182
Height: 5'6"
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Hey good idea!
Here are my foods for today -
Breakfast -
Ultimate meal/protein shake
Lunch -
Bean medley (mix of beans, tomatoes and corn)
Brown rice with diced tomatoes
Roasted Zucchini with leeks
Dinner -
Flank steak
Bean medley
Brown rice with diced tomatoes
Roasted Zucchini with leeks
Snacks (throughout the day)-
Orange
Carrots
Protein/fiber shake
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04-02-2007, 11:31 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 6,192
S/C/G: 190/140/135
Height: 5'7"
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B - 2 kashi go lean waffles, 1 with natural peanut butter, 1 with cherry butter
S - 1/2 package of strawberries
L - salad bar - dark greens, grilled chicken, fat free balsalmic vinaigrette and whatever looks good (cherry tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, red pepper, chickpeas, onions, dried cranberries, slivered almonds)
S - tall non fat sugar free latte
S - tangelo
S - cut up veggies (baby carrots, sugar snap peas, grape tomatoes, red pepper strips)
D - home made pasta sauce with crab, served over measured portion of whole wheat pasta on a bed of spinach
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04-02-2007, 12:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 10,823
S/C/G: 173/in progress/140ish
Height: 5'8"
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B~banana, yogurt & ff milk "shake" 2 slices ww toast (dry) + 1 c fresh squeezed grapefruit juice (I was hungry!!)
S~apple
L~Trader Joe's low fat Southwest salad (170 cals and lots of superfoods!)
S~Kashi roll
D~Cooking Light Cubano Sandwiches (turkey, ham, lf Swiss, ff mayo, pickle ww roll then grilled) with carrots, celery and pea pods to dip in lf veggie dip
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04-02-2007, 12:59 PM
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#5
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Working My Way Back Down
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Alaska
Posts: 4,982
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B: cheerios, 1% milk, .5 oz walnuts, 1/2 eng muff, 1 TBSP whipped cream cheese
L: leftover chicken stirfry (with onions, red pepper, mushrooms), rice
D: leftover roast beef, broccoli, spinach salad
S: hard-boiled egg, cottage cheese with raspberries, cup of mixed fruit (canned w/o syrup)
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04-02-2007, 01:04 PM
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Eating for two!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 6,018
S/C/G: 324 highest known/on hold/150
Height: 5' 5"
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ha, my menu's already changed. I ended up not having time to go to the store at lunch, so no salad bar salad for me, plus I grabbed 2 frosted oatmeal cookies from the break room
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04-02-2007, 01:15 PM
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Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707
S/C/G: 364/--/182
Height: 5'6"
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My lunch changed too.
I was hungry, heated up my lunch, started to eat but then I started to feel full. I ate my veggies but put the rest in the fridge. I had half a protein shake to kind of make up for the non lunch.
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04-02-2007, 03:30 PM
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#8
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 220
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Breakfast:
Single-egg omelette with spinach, cherry tomatoes and basil. Whole grain toast.
Snack:
Watermelon cubes
Lunch:
Ry-Crisp crackers with Laughing Cow light, turkey breast, avocado and cucumber (got this idea from someone on 3FC, and it's delish!), with some Libertie yogurt with apple and cinnamon.
Snack:
Celery and hummus
Dinner:
Grilled chicken breast with sauteed peppers and onions, over brown rice with spinach salad. Warm blueberry compote for dessert.
Before bed:
Tazo chai with milk
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04-02-2007, 03:57 PM
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3 + years maintaining
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 12,070
S/C/G: 287/120's
Height: 5 foot nuthin'
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Breakfast - 1/2 cup Fiber One Cereal mixed with 1/2 cup Kashi Go Lean cereal and 1/2 cup skim milk
S- a few grapes
Lunch - 3 oz. salmon fillet baked with spices and about 3 cups cauliflower
S - Fat free yogurt
D - bowl of homemade chicken soup. Apricot/garlic chicken breast. Lots of roasted asparagus and brussel sprouts with fresh chopped garlic.
Last edited by rockinrobin; 04-02-2007 at 04:06 PM.
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04-02-2007, 04:36 PM
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Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707
S/C/G: 364/--/182
Height: 5'6"
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I had an unplanned snack since I was hungry and it'll be a couple hours before dinner.
I got a corn tortilla, put some avocado in it with hummus and sliced cucumbers. It is so good and filling for less than 200 calories.
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04-02-2007, 04:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: northeast Ohio
Posts: 375
S/C/G: 188/176/150
Height: 5'4"
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Since I'm posting later in the day mine shouldn't change much.
Breakfast- Cheerios with 1% milk and banana
Snack- small glass of high pulp OJ
Lunch- Grilled chicken breast on a WW bun
Snack- naval orange
Dinner- tilapia, asparagus, new potatoes and corn on the grill and a garden salad
evening sanck- fresh fruit salad
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04-02-2007, 04:53 PM
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Eating for two!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 6,018
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Height: 5' 5"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nelie
I got a corn tortilla, put some avocado in it with hummus and sliced cucumbers. It is so good and filling for less than 200 calories.
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oooh, that does sound good! I left my orange at work, so I had a yogurt smoothie when I got home (from a bottle, not homemade, but by Stoneybrook Farm, so still good stuff).
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04-02-2007, 04:58 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: New Hampshire
Posts: 115
S/C/G: 215/163/135
Height: 5'4"
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Definitely an Indian vibe for me today.
B: Myoplex Lite Dark Chocolate protein shake w/.5 cup raspberries
S: 15 almonds
L: Palak paneer with brown rice and chickpeas
S: 10 oz. peach kefir (usually I split this into 2 different snacks, but today I greedily wanted all 10 ounces at once!)
D: Tandoori Chicken, brown rice, aloo gobi and maybe a nibble of samosa
Steph
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04-02-2007, 05:17 PM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 42
S/C/G: 135/130/120
Height: 5'3"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jillybean720
[COLOR=indigo][*]Lean Cuisine - chicken pecan (I used to eat ANY low-cal frozen meals, but I'm now restricting myself to the Spa line of Lean Cuisine because they use brown rice and 100% whole-grain pastas in all of their meals)
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That is REALLY intresting. I didnt know this! thats good to know, now I dont have to look away everytime I pass the frozen foods section at Target. lol.
anywho - here is what I've consumed today:
Breakfast: 2 Whole Wheat waffles w/ syrup, 1 hard boiled egg (no yolk)
Snack: Sunchips
Lunch: McD's snackwrap (ranch), & a parfait
I was doing okay until lunch. I was soo hungry and had these cravings. I'm glad it was just a snackwrap and a parfait although those are not whole foods. I really need to start preparing foods ahead of time and bringing them with me so that I dont make such a disaster! lol.
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04-03-2007, 06:39 AM
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Eating for two!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 6,018
S/C/G: 324 highest known/on hold/150
Height: 5' 5"
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Superstar--the Lean Cuisines still have sodium and stuff, so they're not perfect, but for me, they're good for a quick and easy mini-meal
I ended up having turkey cheeseburgers on wheat buns for dinner last night instead of spaghetti. Here's the plan for today:- smoothie (frozen banana, protein powder, skim milk)--I'm all out of oatmeal
- orange
- Lean Cuisine - rosemary chicken
- homemade wannabe Chipotle burrito bol (or "Jillpotle" as Jeff calls it )
- spaghetti squash w/tomato sauce
- Edy's strawberry frozen yogurt blend
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