Breakfast (500): Small peice of homemade whole wheat banana bread (150) coffee with vanilla almond milk (90). A few hours after that I had 1 slice of bread (110) with 1 T nat pb (100) and 1 T black cherry jam (50)
Lunch out w/friend: I am pretty stuck here on calories....I am just hoping I didn't go over 1,000. Any opinions? Here is what I ate:
homemade veggie burger (brown rice, flax, lentils) with pepperjack cheese (2 slices on the whole burger - 200) 1 T ketchup (50). Bun (250). 1/2 cup of coleslaw(150). 1 cup french fries (250).
and then, I ate the other 1/2 of veggie burger for dinner...so really, I did eat the whole thing. Hoping it was all about 1000 to keep myself at 1500 for the day. Looks like it might be a few hundred over that.
Yesterday I had:
8am- wheat thin crackers, 130
10am- popchips, 120
12pm- jimmy dean turkey delite sandwich, 260
babybel light cheese, 50
light applesauce, 50
5pm-ruby tuesdays
ordered appetizer as my meal-Asian dumplings, 455 as posted on website
and salad bar- salad with: (estimates)
1.5 c lettuce, 10
1 T shredded cheese, 35
2 T honey mustard, 130
1/2 c cottage cheese, 100
5 cherry tomatoes, 25
2 T croutons, 30
3/4 cup pasta salad, 200
15 small grapes, 50
=1645
Plan for today:
8am- popchips, 120 and coffee with 1 T creamer. 15
10am- 12 cinnamon sugar almonds, 80
12pm--have to go out to lunch-
sonic- jr. bfast burrito, 330
small tator tots, 130
2 T ketchup, 15
=690
dinner:
2 tacos made with tortilla, ground beef, light sour cream, lettuce, shredded cheese, and tomato, 550
1 svg tortilla chips, 150
3 tablespoons dip, 130
=1520
Hey everyone! I finally went grocery shopping today. We were realllly running low lol. I usually go once/week but it's been hectic so it's been almost 2 weeks since I did a full shopping (I picked up a few things at walmart here and there when I could). Anyway, here's what I had today and what I'm planning on having for dinner:
Hi ladies! I hope everyone is having a good OP week so far, it looks like you're all doing great!
Today:
8am (135)
large coffee w/ 3 tbsp Coffee Mate pumpkin spice creamer (not as sweet as I thought it would be) plus 1 small tub Coffee Mate French vanilla creamer- 135
New favorite thread! I think looking at everything I ate is one of the best parts of calorie counting. Unless I go off plan. But yesterday was okay calorie-wise, although not particularly healthy. I can't wait to get back home to all of my own cooking.
8 // banana // 55c
10 // luna brownie bar // 190c
12 // walnuts and a raspberry fruit strip // 95c
1 // turkey sandwich, potato salad, mini cookie // 257c
3 // coffee w/ cream and biscotti // 170c
6 // pollo tropical 1/4 chicken meal w/ no skin, no roll, and steamed vegetables // 621c
10 // beer // 153
Today was:
Breakfast
- Steel Cut Oats (40g uncooked) w/ 2 TBSP Pumpkin, 1tsp Sugar and 1tsp AllSpice
- Protein Shake (1c Milk, 50g Strawberries, PP)
- Apple (Was more so a snack, but w/e :P)
= 525
Lunch
- Salad w/ lettuce, tomato, cucumber, pepper, 2TBSP salad dressing and 1/2 c. black beans
- Kiwi ("dessert" )
= 340
Dinner
- Salmon, Rice (1/4 c. raw, 3/4 c. cooked), Green beans - Canned (1/2 c.)
- Kiwi (again, a kind of desert as I try and reduce the carbs I eat later in the day).
=425
Total = 1290
Overall I had a good day, I have to slowly get rid of the sugar in my oatmeal but for the time being I consider it a win that I've removed soda and other unmentionables from my diet. I've also learned through trial and error that when I have the bulk of my calories earlier in the day and keep supper on the lighter end of things I sleep better and feel less hungry
Jkinboston- I'm curious. At five nine I'm surprised that 1200 is a mailntaining calorie goal? Or are you still losing a bit? I've been trying for 1200 to 1300 on days I don't workout for losing weight. I always assumed I'd be able to eat alot more than that in maintenance so I'm curious what kind of maintenance calories people end up at.