Wildflower, I usually eat between 1300-1800 cals a day and try to make sure I get a day in with each of the extremes weekly, then mostly around 1500-ish the other days. It isn't really cycling, I don't think, but it worked for me when I was actively trying to stay on plan from Feb. 20-July 4. I try to switch it up just to make sure that my body doesn't get used to one particular amount.
October 8
2 c milk 244
bran cereal 1 C 120
1 C yogurt 140
manwich 70
meat 3 oz. 177
bun 110
sweet potato fries 187
greens 24
peppers 12
eggbeaters 90
salsa 15
dressing 100
banana 105
sm. frosty 167
1561
Today is "frosty Friday" at my house..Robert gets off work a couple of hours earlier than usual and gets the small frosty on his way home. Yesterday is the first day back on my plan after taking a break for the summer, so I have just started up where I left off. Crossing my fingers that this time works as well.
Hi everyone, hope you all are having a lovely weekend
So I'm going apple picking yet again tomorrow. I need to make sure I don't eat any apples while picking. If I decide in advance not to, then I'm not leaving the door open for something very, very bad and ultimately painful
Anywhoo, I can have apples as a dessert! Here's tomorrows plan:
6PM:
-Baked garlicy shrimp on skewers (Hopefully I can find my skewers!)= 120
-Basmati rice = 220
-Green beans = 100
-3 small baked apples = 165
-sprinkled with cinnamon and hot cocoa mix = 25
-Soda X 2 = 10
-Gum X 5 = 25
Total: 1200
Last edited by jkinboston89; 10-09-2010 at 08:21 PM.
Tomorrow:
B - Two eggs, Toast w/ Jam, Banana, Honey (in tea) ~400 calories
L - 1 c. Cottage Cheese, 1/2 of a Pepper, 1/4 of a Cantaloupe and an apple. ~ 350 calories
D - Salmon w/ Dill sauce, 3/4 c. Rice, 1/2 c. Green Beans, 2 Tangerines, Coke ~ 500 calories
~ 1250 calories
(probably will through in a yogurt for dessert for an extra 100 calories).
Today did not go as planned, what so ever.
B - Fruit salad and a latte at starbucks ~ 350 calories. (Was called into work!)
L - Green salad (lettuce, tomato, pepper) w/ a cup of Amy's organic lentil soup + an orange for dessert - 350 calories.
D - will be as planned, green beans, salmon w/ dill sauce, rice + an orange for dessert. - 400 calories.
Coming in a little low at 1100 calories for today, but I'll probably end up having that frozen yogurt after all and get over 1200. Today was a weird day.
Ughh so I gave in to the apples while apple picking. It was not good. Once I "mess up" for the day, it's ova'! I hate that. It shouldn't be like that at this point, but it is. And I'm working on it. Anyway, enough dwelling; it's counterproductive. Moving on and making a plan for tomorrow!
9AM:
-Fiber select = 100
-Coffee with 5 splendas = 30
-Gum X 2 = 10
2PM:
-Tomato basil soup = 165
-2 slices bread = 80
-6 slices oven roasted chicken breast = 50
-Lettuce = 5
-5 grape tomatoes = 10
-Laughing cow and a tiny bit of mustard = 35
-Soda = 5
-Gum X 3 = 15
Angelskeep - thanks for the info, I am attempting to do the calorie cycling this week. I am looking at this schedule:
S: 2000, M: 1200 T: 1200 W: 1500 Th: 1300 F: 1500 S:1800 This is an average of 1500 per day or 10,500 for the week.
So today I tried to stick to 1200. I had the day off work, so it was a bit of a weird eating day.
Late breakfast/lunch (303): coffee with vanilla almond milk (90). 1/2 a veggie burger (100) with cheese (50), bun (100). 2 deep fried pickles (50). 2 black olives (13).
Snack (300): Lemon bar. The package put these at 150, but I made them with a cheesecake variation, so I am calling it 300. If it's under that's fine - good for me getting less calories!
Snack (230): large apple (130) 2 Light Babybel cheeses (100).
Dinner (325): Mac and cheese with broccoli (300). 1 T Parmesan (25)
Total: 1158 Not bad for all this junk food I feel like I ate!!!
Hey everyone!
So I'm trying something a little bit new where I'm doing a sort of "skeleton" calorie plan for the day, and then filling in the rest where I need extra. So basically, If I'm satisfied and don't need more, then I can save up the calories for another day, but if I'm extra hungry, want coffee, or randomly wanna grab a yogurt or something between meals, I can squeeze it in. We'll see how it goes, I think it's gonna work well for me, though!
Hope everyone's had a great weekend!
October 11, 2010
coffee 150
black beans and rice 200
grapes 60
cheddar crackerful 140
brownie 110
ham 150
sweet potato small 60
green beans 75
wine 100
fruit snack 100