January 26, Wednesday...total calories 0 + 0gfiber

Breakfast: 305 calories + 19 g fiber
Fiber One, Vanilla Yogurt, Banana, vitamins, Chia and Flax seeds, molasses

Lunch: 163 calories + 7 g fiber
12oz. bowl of spicy tomato soup, apple

Supper:

Snack:
I'm so happy to see so many people posting, I love reading what others are eating. It also gives me ideas for my own 'sometimes boring' menu.

1.25
B: Wheat toast w. 1 TB butter & tomato - 124
L: Black beans, brown rice & tomatos w. green chiles - 280
D: 6 oz. rib eye steak, 1/2 c. garlic mashed potatos, 1/2 cup green beans - 654
S: Green peppers w. hummus, wheat thins & 1 wedge of laughing cow cheese - 233
Dr: Coffee Creamer - 290

Total for 1.25 - 1581

May I join too?? I use fitday, but maybe this will help me, having to actually post what I am eating...

JANUARY 26

BREAKFAST:
1/2 & 1/2 creamer (2 servings): 70
1 slice Aunt Millie Honey Oatmeal bread: 90
1 Tbsp Peanut butter: 94

LUNCH:
Arby's Regular Roast beef: 320
½ Apple: 55

DINNER:
Cheddar Cheese Shredded (28 gms): 110
7.5 oz Taco Meat: 248
3 Whole Wheat La Tortilla Factory shells: 150

DESSERT:
Jello pudding: 100
1/4 cup fiber one cereal: 30
2 serving FF Redi-whip: 10

SNACKS:
Slice of cheese: 80
peppermint candy: 20

TOTAL: 1378 calories & 36.4 grams of fiber

EDITED: Thanks to amibell for mentioning the Whole Wheat La Tortilla Factory shells. I ran out and bought some at lunch and it saved me 180 calories and added 21 grams of fiber!! Thanks to Bobbolink for suggesting my new and improved dessert! Added 7 grams of fiber! I better go drink some water...

I have Starbucks quite regularly. I generally stick with a tall soy mocha / latte or cappacino. All are under 200 calories, which I find fits into my 1500 calorie days just fine. And the protien in the soy milk fills me up.

Your 160 calorie choice seems quite resonable to me, I think Starbucks is only a concern when people order those giant frozen drinks that can come in at 800 calories! Or really large sized flavored (with sugar syrup) drinks can get up in the 400s.

Did you read about their new larger option above venti? The trenta will be a new 31 ounce option. My french press for at home coffee is 32 ounces, so that drink is basically the equivelent to an entire pot of coffee. Jeeeez!

I guess they are only offering it for iced drinks, but still. Ha.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_809878.html

I have a tip for all the peanut butter lovers, buy PB2. It's a powdered form of peanut butter that has been roasted, then pressed to remove all the fats and oils.
2 Tablespoons mixed with 1 Tablespoon water = 2 creamy tablespoons of peanut butter. Only 45 calories, 1.5g total fat. Compared to regular peanut butter that has 200 calories and 16g fat. You can mix this powder into sugar free puddings and make a great dessert too. You can google it here, bellplantation.com

I'm going to post today, because i'm hungry and i hate that. I track on Lose It! but...I just need some accountability.
B: Special K Honey Oat Cereal and 0% fat milk
Coffee with creamer (3 cups. So. Tired)-276
L: Lean Cuisine french bread pizza and salad (made at home)-356
D: 6oz steak, sweet potato (dry, inside only) and grilled veggies-680
Snacks: Fat free chocolate pudding-100

Total: 1412
Skipped my workout.

I tried that PB2 once. Didn't love it. But it might not be a bad idea for people who can't stay out of it. For whatever reason, it doesn't tempt me. Now put a jar of nutella in my cabinet and stand back!

Yes! It's CRAZY. I can't even imagine how many cals and fat those frappuccinos will have. Insanity.

My husband is a big iced tea drinker (so am I, but I usually only have it at home) and almost always gets a venti unsweetened iced tea during the warm months. He'll usually buy a second one if we're actually sitting in the store, so I can definitely see him being psyched about the trenta. Thank goodness he gets it without the sugar!

Side note: I looove french press coffee.



So I don't hijack too much on only my second day in this thread...

Wednesday, Jan 26
160 1 Venti Skinny Caramel Macchiatto
320 7 SB Turkey Bacon Breakfast Sandwich
202 1.9 Turkey Sloppy Joe on white wheat sandwich thin
49 2.3 2 c. raw spinach with 1Tbs. light blue cheese dressing and balsamic vinegar
60 0 Turkey Jerky
145 2.5 Whole wheat pretzel sticks with a laughing cow light
254 1.9 Butternut squash and bs chicken
51 0.3 Balsamic strawberries
320 22 Two x 1/4 c. TJs Happy Trekking trail mix

1561 38.9 22.43%


Exercise: Shoveling Seriously. 2.5+ hours of it. Calories burned: 1032. I was so beat and shaky when I came in that I had to eat something, and so had a second serving of trail mix. So happy to have chocolate chips!

January 26, Wednesday...total calories: 854 + 41g fiber....so far

Breakfast: 305 calories + 19 g fiber
Fiber One, Vanilla Yogurt, Banana, vitamins, Chia and Flax seeds, molasses

Lunch: 163 calories + 7 g fiber
12oz. bowl of spicy tomato soup, apple

Supper: 256 calories + 6 g fiber
Huge lettuce salad with onions, shredded carrots, Crab meat, Raspberry Spitz dressing, topped with2 slices low cal bread made into Italian croutons.


Snack: 130 calories + 8 g fiber
SF Prune Whip pudding, sf cool whip topped with 1/2 serving dry Fiber One.

Sandi...try using the PB2 in a peanut sauce. It makes a fantastic dip for raw veggies. If you still have the jar, I'll post the recipe. Or you can mix some dry PB2 into chocolate pudding, Yum! Or vanilla.
Bumblebee...If you order it on line, you have to buy 4 jars. Not a problem for me because I love it, but I also asked my local grocery store to stock it. They did and can't keep it on the shelves.

Wednesday, January 26

Breakfast:
large coffee w/ 4 French vanilla creamers- 120
1/2 whole wheat extra fiber English muffin- 60
1 tbsp peanut butter- 95
1 medium banana- 105
H2O- 0
= 380 cals

Lunch:
Lean Cuisine pepperoni pizza- 350
6 oz Sprite- 70
= 420 cals

Snack PM:
1 homemade cinnamon hard candy- 15
FiberOne oats & chocolate bar- 140
H2O- 0
= 155 cals

Dinner:
2 cheese hot dogs- 280
1 slice low cal whole wheat bread- 45
1 cup 99% ff turkey chili- 170
1/4 cup black beans- 52.5
chopped red onion- 2.5
1 tbsp shredded cheese- 20
H2O- 0
= 570 cals

Daily Total= 1,525 calories

This is my first day counting calories and I started out well but by evening I was snacking without control and ended up with 2340calories instead of 1754 for extreme fat loss according to the freedieting website. Does anyone use this site to determine calories needed for fat loss? I love how you all write out your calorie intake and I will join you all to be more accountable and try to preplan my meals ahead. I did a step aerobics class for an hour today. I dont want to feel so bad about this today.

1/26

Breakfast: (157)
2 Nutri grain waffles w/sf syrup and 1 green apple

Lunch: (330)
Baked wings, 1/2 cup mushrooms, salad

Dinner: (300)
2 Chicken tenderloin, 1/2 cup rice, corn and 1/2 cup mushroom

Snacks: (179)
1 green apple and 1 bg Orville Redenbacher's Smart Pop Butter

Crystal Light: 40 cal Water: 9 cups

Total Cals: 1006

Hi! Glad you are deciding to make the commitment, that's great! Here are two of my fav online calculators: You may find it useful

This first one is pretty good it gets you an idea for fat loss & extreme fat loss:
http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

This one is good for motivation:
http://www.losertown.org/eats/cal.php