B- 1/2 cup Kashi summer berry granola, 1/4 cup skim milk, applesauce cup
L- whole wheat weight watchers bagel, 1 cup chicken, 1 LC wedge, lettuce, mustard, 1 small cucumber, yogurt cup
S- protein shake, rice cake, large apple
D- Lean Cuisine Panini, roasted red pepper dip with flatbread
S- large banana

That's 1700 calories :)

Breakfast-egg and turkey bacon on low calorie english muffin
Snack-rice cake chips with laughing cow
Lunch-turkey pastrami sandwich and mixed vegetables
Snack- special K strawberry bar
Dinner- brisket with the fat trimmed, baby red potatoes, and Sara Lee Delightful bread


I started my new thyroid medication and now I cant have cabbage, salad, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, and a lot of other of my staple veggies, so I will have to learn to adjust my veggies and such. Its hard to think of what I cant eat now.

Today wasn't the best example of nutrition, but I still kept my calories in range... I didn't realize until just now that I never had lunch...

Total calories: 1531
B: 345 calories: coffee w/whole milk & sugar; 10-grain hot cereal w/nuts, raisins, flax, muesli, & honey
S: 64 calories: edamame
S: 98 calories: light ricotta with pumpkin mixed in
S: 66 calories: frozen raspberries
S: 409 calories: kettle corn (popcorn)
D: 328 calories: 1/3 angus burger (no bun); veggie burger (no bun); tomato; 4oz wine
S: 222 calories: nuts; banana with almond butter & honey

Originally Posted by Cebsme:

I started my new thyroid medication and now I cant have cabbage, salad, cauliflower, broccoli, kale, and a lot of other of my staple veggies, so I will have to learn to adjust my veggies and such. Its hard to think of what I cant eat now.

Why is that?

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1: 2 eggs, over medium. 2 Slices whole wheat toast and a cup of mixed fruit and berries. and COFFEE!!!

2: apple

3: Macaroni Goulash: macaroni and very lean ground beef with tomatoes, peppers, leeks, spinach and lots of paprika.

4: Banana

5: Fat Free Hot dogs with spicy mustard

I plan on having some tuna and crackers in a little bit. I am sore from my workout so I am having a heavy protein day. I will probably also have another piece of fruit to get in my all my calories.

Originally Posted by :
Why is that?

It can affect the effectiveness of the pills. Certain foods contain goitrogens which can slow down the function of the thyroid as well.

Originally Posted by Kootch:
Just out of curiosity, what is laughing cows?

It is a soft cheese sold in the dairy section of grocery stores and some other stores. Lovely stuff. Great with rice crackers.:)

B - Two eggs with 1/4 cup shredded cheese.
S - Yogurt cup & applesauce cup
L - It has to be portable since I woke up late, and I probably won't be hungry when I leave the house at 2. So...probably 20 almonds and a cottage cheese cup.
D - We're having a weiny roast, so probably a hotdog with no bun.
S - Kashi peanut butter bar, if I need it.

I'm also eating all the usual fruit, but I don't count it in my calories for the day.

B: Multigrain Cheerios with Skim Milk and Blueberries

L: Turkey Sandwich (Boar's Head Lo Sodium Turkey, Whole Wheat Bread, Lettuce, Mustard, Tomato)
Apple

S: Nonfat Cottage Cheese
Grapes/Melon

D: Tortlla Salad (Lettuce, Tomato, Black Beans, Corn, Boiled Seasoned Shredded Chicken, Salsa, and a Whole Wheat Tortilla)

Dessert: Strawberries, Sugar Free Jello Chocolate Pudding, and FF Cool Whip

B: Sauteed Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Mushrooms, and Ham topped w/ 1/4c shred. cheese plus 1c almond milk+coffe for a latte
S: 1c almond milk + coffee for another latte
L: Mandarin orange + grilled chicken salad no dressing, 3/4c chili
S: 2pcs Dove Bananas Foster Chocolates
D: 2 Boca Vegan Patties, 1 slice 2% cheese, sauteed squash, zucchini, and mushrooms
S:?

Today (6/3) this is what I've had or will have:

B: 3/4 C Special K cereal w/3/4 C skim milk
S: 11 Almonds
L: Garden burger on a rice cake w/laughing cow cheese spread on the rice cake. Green Salad w/lf dressing.
S: FF yogurt
D: 6 in subway sand. Turkey w/lots of veggies. Honey mustard on 9 grain bread.
S: popcicle.

I went to the dentist right after breakfast today, and the novocaine still hasn't worn off so I don't know when exactly I'm going to eat again...but here's the plan

B: Atkins Protein Bar
L: Lean Cuisine Chicken Parmesan
S: Peanut Butter and Crackers
D: Roast Beef and Cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread
S: Fruit popsicle

B: 2 blueberry waffles and banana
S: Jell-O Sugar Free Banana Fudge Supreme mixed with dry puffed wheat cereal
L: Chicken, Cream of Mushroom soup and Green beans on toast with margarine
S: Puffed Wheat Cereal
D: Pork Slider Hamburgers, Carrot Salad

May eat something more if I need the calories.

Breakfast was southwestern style egg beaters w/ 1 tbs parmesan cheese on a 100 calorie english muffin, 1/4 cup of seedless grapes and activia yogurt

Snack - 1 Kiwi fruit

Lunch - WW Baked Ziti, 100 cal. Keebler cookies 1/4 cup grapes

PM Snack - 1 Kiwi fruit and 60z homemade vanilla yogurt

Dinner was a turkey sandwich and baked lays

Snack was a WW 1 point mint bar

Breakfast- Nutri grain waffles, 1/2 a 1/4 cup of sugar free syrup. 3 oz. strawberries and a light and fit yogurt 189 cal.
Snack- red apple slices 30 cal.
Lunch- Sm Caesar Salad 200 cal.
Snack-Jell-o bites 45 cal
Dinner will be grilled chicken breast, brown rice, and steamed fresh broccoli

only equals around 1085 calories so I will have to find a snack. Probably some grapes, and another yogurt.