BobbolinkFebruary 1, Tuesday ...total calories 771 + 43 g fiber Hope to get those calories higher tonight.

Breakfast: 160 calories + 15 g fiber
Fiber One, Vanilla Yogurt, Prunes, vitamins, molasses

Morning Snack: 42 calories + 2 g fiber
Ranch dressing with carrot and celery sticks

Lunch: 110 calories + 3 g fiber
12 oz. spicy tomato soup, carmel Coffee Nip


Supper: 297 calories + 5 g fiber
Large Romaine lettuce salad with crab meat, fresh pineapple, ranch dressing
Snack: 163 calories + 18 fiber
SF/FF Chocolate Peanut Butter pudding with sf cool whip, topped with 1/2 serving dry Fiber 1.
In the night, I can't sleep snack, bowl of Fiber One.

Gab: February here already and only two months until spring.
BobbolinkFebruary 1, Tuesday ...total calories 771 + 43 g fiber Hope to get those calories higher tonight.

Breakfast: 160 calories + 15 g fiber
Fiber One, Vanilla Yogurt, Prunes, vitamins, molasses

Morning Snack: 42 calories + 2 g fiber
Ranch dressing with carrot and celery sticks

Lunch: 110 calories + 3 g fiber
12 oz. spicy tomato soup, carmel Coffee Nip


Supper: 297 calories + 5 g fiber
Large Romaine lettuce salad with crab meat, fresh pineapple, ranch dressing
Snack: 163 calories + 18 fiber
SF/FF Chocolate Peanut Butter pudding with sf cool whip, topped with 1/2 serving dry Fiber 1.
In the night, I can't sleep snack, bowl of Fiber One.

Gab: February here already and only two months until spring.
February 2, Wednesday ...total calories 871 + 41 g fiber Hope to get those calories higher tonight.

Breakfast: 276 calories + 19 g fiber
Fiber One, Vanilla Yogurt, Gingered Prunes, vitamins, Flax and Chia seeds, molasses

Morning Snack: calories + g fiber

Lunch: 93 calories + 4 g fiber
12 oz. spicy tomato soup

Supper: 354 calories + 4 g fiber
16 oz. Clam Chowder I made cheddar cheese bisquits for DH, I DIDN'T eat any because the chowder had so many calories.
Snack: 148 calories + 14 fiber
SF/FF Chocolate Peanut Butter pudding with sf cool whip, topped with 1 serving dry Fiber 1.
Gab: February here already and only two months until spring.

Wednesday February 2

Breakfast:
large coffee w/ 3 tbsp cinnamon bun creamer- 105
1.5 serving home made spinach and feta crustless quiche- 255
2oz cooked turkey sausage- 100
4oz orange juice- 55
= 515 cals

Lunch:
1 light Flatout wrap- 90
4 tbsp hummus- 140
6 slices deli turkey- 45
spinach leaves- 5
H2O- 0
= 280 cals

Snack PM:
100 calorie bag 94% ff Smart Pop butter popcorn w/ spices- 105
1 string cheese- 80
H2O- 0
= 185 cals

Dinner:
3oz baked chicken- 70
3/4 cup chicken & mushroom soup sauce- 105
3oz steamed broccoli- 25
1/2 cup brown rice- 75
H2O- 0
= 275 cals

Snack PM:
4 squares 50% dark chocolate- 130
H2O- 0
= 130 cals

Daily Total= 1,385 calories

Was really full so I didn't eat my entire planned dinner. I had some leftover calories (and a big sweet tooth) so I had some dark chocolate a little later. Yum!

Wednesday, Feb 2
160 1 0 Venti Skinny Caramel Macchiatto
105 0.4 3.1 Banana
90 2 5 Fiber One bar
83 0.8 7.8 Blackberries and raspberries with 1 packet sugar in the raw
200 4 2 Trader Joe's Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
135 2.5 5 White whole grain sandwich thin with laughing cow light
430 10.3 3.4 Rotini pasta with turkey bolognese
90 1 0 WW ice cream bar
160 11 2 1/4 c. TJs Happy Trekking trail mix

1453 33 28.3 20.44%


Started tracking fiber today too, so the numbers, in order, are calories, grams fat, grams fiber (and in the sum, % cals from fat).

I've been trying to make sure I keep my fat % up in an acceptable range and have most of it come from good fats, which is why I've been eating the trail mix most days (it's 80% nuts with a few chocolate chips and dried cherries). Ditto with the pasta - I purposely browned the super lean turkey in olive oil. The trail mix put me a little higher calorie-wise than I wanted to be today (why does eating at the top of my range seem "bad"?), but I was hungry anyway.

2/3

B: Fiber One bar 140
S: Small banana 100
L: PB&J, pretzels 350
D: Fritatta w/ spinach/tomato/onion/feta, slice of toast w/ light butter, 2 kiwi 437
S: Chips Ahoy (argh!?) 150

Total: 1177
Exercise: Cleaned our kitchen & morning room, including mopping. We have a BIG kitchen.

February 3, Thursday ...total calories + g fiber

Breakfast: 310 calories + 19 g fiber
Fiber One, Vanilla Yogurt, Banana, vitamins, Flax and Chia seeds, 1 Tablespoon molasses in coffee


Lunch: 80 calories + 3 g fiber
Spicy Tomato soup, I never get tired of this. We have lots of tomato plants in the summer and I run them through a mill that removes the skin and seeds, then freeze it in 1 pound packges. Makes great low calorie soup.

Supper: 228 calories so far+ 1 g fiber
Chipole meat loaf, butternut squash,


Snack: calories + fiber

Gab: February here already and only two months until spring.
Fashionjunkie...I almost forgot about Flatouts. I used to eat them all the time, sometimes I'd bake them until crisp, top with cinnamon applesauce and sugar free cool whip for a dessert. Other times I bake until crisp, top with pizza sauce, turkey peperoni, and little cheese, and zap in microwave. It makes a big individual pizza and low in calories.
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Bobolink, I will try that with the Flatouts! I had tried a pizza before but didn't bake it until crisp first so it was way too soft. I haven't tried to make pizzas with them since, but I am going to try again soon. Thanks!

Thursday February 3

Breakfast:
large coffee w/ 4 French vanilla creamers- 120
1 serving home made spinach and feta crustless quiche- 170
1 medium banana- 105
4oz orange juice- 55
H2O- 0
= 450 cals

Lunch:
3oz baked chicken- 70
3/4 cup chicken & mushroom soup sauce- 105
3oz steamed broccoli- 25
1/2 cup brown rice- 75
6oz Sprite- 70
= 345 cals

Snack PM:
5.5oz can V8- 30
1 string cheese- 80
100 cal pack dark chocolate roast almonds- 100
1/2 hot honey vanilla chai tea w/ 1 French
vanilla creamer- 15
H2O- 0
= 225 cals

Dinner:
4 oz extra lean ground beef w/ taco seasoning- 160
2 whole wheat low cal tortillas- 100
4 tbsp bean dip- 70
2 tbsp light sour cream- 40
shredded lettuce- 5
2 tbsp salsa- 10
H2O- 0
= 385 cals

Snack PM:
1/2 cup sliced strawberries- 24
3 squares 50% dark chocolate- 96
H2O- 0
= 120 cals

Daily Total= 1,525 calories

Dinner was a little light on calories so I had room for some strawberries with melted dark chocolate- yummy!

2.1
B: Light English Muffin, 1 TB Butter, 1 TB Peanut Butter - 240
L: Turkey & Cheese Sandwich on Wheat Thin w. Mustard & red onion, Just for One Cauliflower & Cheese - 283
D: Tortilla Chips w. Salsa & Sour Cream (lost power due to storm - choices were limited! ) - 740
S: Triscuit & Laughing Cow Wedge - 155
Dr: Coffee Creamer - 350

2.1 total calories = 1768 I think that is a little higher then I actually ate - as I said the dinner choice was due to that, and pouring chips & salsa in a bowl in the dark, was hard to grasp my measurements so I over guessed!

2.2
B: 2 Poached Eggs w. Crackers - 208
L: 3/4 c. Cream of Mushroom Soup - w. ff milk & crackers - 223
D: 4 oz cooked spaghetti w. meat sauce mixture, 1 piece garlic bread - 731
Dr: Coffee Creamer - 350

2.2 total = 1512

So today was my first day counting calories in a long time. I knew I was over eating but not by how much! Today I caught myself several times trying to eat when I wasn't really hungry. Especially going for the bread and stuff. I wanted to try and eat around 1200 cals but it's going to take a little while working down to that. First thing I need to do is cut out the OJ in the morning. I get plenty of fruit all day and I really don't need the acidity.

Breakfast-
2 c OJ - 220 cal
Harvest Muffin - 182

Morning Snack -
Baguette - 150 cal
Cheese - 110 cal

Lunch -
Salad with Feta and oil - 220
Hummus and carrots - 20
2 Wasa Crackers with cheese - 150

Afternoon Snack -
2 mandarins - 80
kiwi - 45
Harvest Muffin - 180

Dinner -
Fake chicken patty with tomato sauce and sauteed veggies - 300
Veggie Broth (because I was starving) - 35

Total - 1690!! Wow. Way too much.

Cals burned - 1100 - hour and 20 min running. At least that's my little piece of saving grace.

Thursday, Feb 3
160 1 0 Venti Skinny Caramel Macchiatto
105 0.4 3.1 Banana
90 2 5 Fiber One bar
220 12.8 1.6 Frittata with potatoes, peppers, onions, mushrooms, turkey bacon and laughing cow swiss
90 2 5 Fiber One bar
348 8.3 8.7 Whole wheat sandwich thin with chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, avocado and hickory sauce
51 0.3 4.4 Asian pear
100 2.5 0 Skinny cow ice cream bar
157 2.7 4 Honey wheat pretzel sticks and laughing cow light

1321 32 31.8 21.80%


Exercise: 30 minutes on the treadmill = 200 calories burned (did the same on 1/31 and 2/1)

I keep forgetting to mention my exercise! I've been to the gym three times this week. Just doing fast (for me) walking on the treadmill for 30 min/day. Not much, but this is truly the first time since my first year of college that I've exercised regularly, so I'm starting slowly. It makes me sweat and the treadmill estimates my heart rate at around 155 while I'm walking, so it's doing something. I'm participating in the February exercise challenge, so I expect to make some progress this month.

Today's plan:

B: Fiber One bar 140
S: Small banana, cottage cheese 195
L: English muffin pizza, baby carrots, tomatoes, bell pepper, cukes, Jello Mousse Temptation 362
S: Popcorn 100
D: Leftover spinach/onion/tomato/feta fritatta, toast w/ light butter, 2 kiwi 437
S: Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich 150

Total: 1384
Exercise: 46 min HIIT (burns about 430 calories according to treadmill)

2.3.11
B: Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal - 160
L: 2 oz. cooked spaghetti, 4 oz meat, 1/2 c. sauce - 561 (bit more for lunch then I am used too!)
D: 12" wheat veggie subway sub, honey mustard dressing - 520 (I LOVE their veggie sub!)
S: Wheat Thins w. red pepper hummus - 180
Dr: coffee creamer - 210

Total calories for 2.3.11 = 1631

Got in an hour of cardio yesterday!

Megems Your killin me with the coffee creamer! LOL! Did you ever try fat free 1/2 & 1/2? I ask because I just started with that (had a bit of a creamer thing too....) back in September, and I honestly cannot tell the difference between the regular half & half. You could save alot of calories...perhaps to spend on something more tasty!

Anyhoot...just thought I'd mention that. You've done GREAT so far...10 lbs in a month is nothing to sneeze at...keep up the good work!

LOL! I know, I am trying to work on it! I actually forgot about the ff 1/2 & 1/2. That is one of February goals to reduce my coffee creamer. My January goal was to reduce the amount of coffee I drink, and I think I have gotten a lot better! I will experiment! So, I will grab some of that this weekend, and play around with my flavors! Thanks!