b: greek yogurt, 1 homemade banana muffin w/2 tspn p. butter - 350
l: roast beef sandwich w/light mayo on club roll, couple of chips - 450

Ended up at 1600 cals for the day. More than I wanted but sometimes that's how it goes.

Hey K9 -- can you explain your 'spike' day method/idea behind it?

I'm a firm believer in that if you eat the same amount of cals day in/day out your body gets used to it and it becomes harder to lose weight. I try to eat higher cals on the weekend and within a lower range during the week but I never go over what my maintenance cals w/be. You seem to double that on your spike days. Does what/how you exercise play into how much you eat on that day too? Thx for any info.

b: oatmeal w. nuts/raisins (250), green tea
s: granola bar (90)
l: flatbread (frozen..but so damn good) (290)
s: muffin (100)

total: 730.


Had chinese food and icecream with my sister (1000 at least)...so another maintenance/slightly over.

Today is a second day on an 1800 calorie day. I noticed that I wasn't ravenous to eat but controlled. I also saw a nice 2 lbs. of water weight off when I stepped on the scale, yes I did a sneak peek lol!
So today a meal bar at 200 cals, a banana,a Slim Fast snack bar... 400 calories consumed. About to eat a 300 calorie Healthy Choice and a banana for 400 calories with a total of 800 calories consumed. I will then eat another Slim Fast bar between lunch and dinner so that will give me 800 calories to work in a nice dinner and a snack or two later.
Like I keep saying, my weight is very high, used to eating way too much and way too many calories. I feel physically good and I am not cheating, not falling off. The Slim Fast idea has absolutely put the brakes on. I know it is a crutch but believe me it has solved my sweets cravings and has been keeping me full. I need 2 weeks of really sticking to something easy and safe. I know that after 2 weeks I am psyched into this and can shrug off any and all junk foods I normally crave.

Oh, I totally believe in crutches! I lost my weight relying on Nutrisystem, and now I'm maintaining (and eventually gonna lose another 10 lbs) eating that kind of thing, especially when I get busy. It's not the entire diet -- vegetables and lean proteins are the mainstay. But it's a convenient add-in.

I'm not doing too well today -- I'm on the go, and didn't pack my own foods today, and am grabbing what's convenient, and not making the best choices. Hopefully, I'll walk enough that it won't do much damage. Stress is really high these days...

I've eaten 1700 calories, and it's only 1pm!

Gosh, I'm so healthy today.

2/20/12

Lunch: Pizza=290
Supper: Pizza and cheese sticks, ice cream=715
Snacks: Banana, grapes=160
Total: 1165

Exercise: Turbo Jam Cardio Party (45 min), Turbo Jam 20 min workout

I mean really, how much healthier can you get??? The plan was to go grocery shopping yesterday, but we got almost a foot of snow and so DH & I stayed in and ordered pizza. Today has been leftover day. Not been feeling too hungry, though, which is good cause I could easily finish off all the pizza we have left, I love it so much!

It's 1931.
I have a gym date, & I've eaten 1190 cals today.
:tantrum:
I will need a protein recovery snack.
Cottage cheese sounds promising, but will be 100ish cals, making me to close to my BMR dangit!

I'll IM u this info :)

For Spiking info, I don't eat cals back during the week.
I was at plateau for 6 months July '11-Dec '11.
Started spiking Dec 30, 11
I've lost 6 lbs in 6 weeks using this approach & HIGHLY recommend it to everyone!


Monday's Mediocre Menu
PB Nana Oats: 271
Veggie Rotini, PB2 Greek Yogurt w/granola, Grapes, Trail Mix, Coffee: 674
Shiritake Bowl w/Ground beef, Corn tortilla (1), Cottage Cheese w/Strawberry Jam: 346
Total: 1291 :tantrum: I was 91 cals over!!

Water: 80 oz
:exercise: : 841 (I killed it at the gym tonight.
I started the New Rules of Lifting for Women, ran a 5K on the :tread: , did 12 min of BodyRock.
My ar$e is TIRED!

:welcome2: to the new members on this thread!
We are glad to have you!!

Well, Monday was not great, but not as terrible as the last couple of weeks. My day started with a 7:30am appointment, and my night class ended at 10pm, so I was gone ALL DAY. I ate in restaurants, and my choices weren't the best. My activity was high, so I burned some of it but not all.

2,597 calories logged
2,335 calories burned (7 miles, 18,467 steps)

262 calories over.:(

I'm not worried about today. Tuesdays are not a problem. Wednesday will be a challenge, though. It will all average out. Maybe the best I can hope for is to not gain this week.

K9 -- thanks for the info. Need to read it several times to digest. It seems to be kind of what I'm doing except again, I haven't gone over my maintenance cals on my spike days. I know from times past that out of frustration over a non-moving scale I'd go and eat waay off plan - probably double (or more) of whatever my maint. cals were and yes, it usually involved a snickers bar - and two days later the scale would drop.

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b: cheese/mushroom omelet, coffee, grapefruit - 350

omg, I keep forgetting to come back in here and finish posting my cals. :rolleyes:

Hit 1600 again, which is about 200 more than I'd like. Still keeping it below maint cals by about 300 or so and exercising everyday.

loose seal, that is how I have always had "spike days" too -- it happened by accident, and I would always see a drop in the scale. I admire that K9 can do this by design. My high-calorie days seem more "out of control," but they have that same effect, when it's working.

Lately it is not working this way, because I've had too many of them on a regular basis. My weight is starting to creep up, but only slightly, and I'm going to check it before it becomes a trend.

Part of it, I know, is sodium. I've already had 9 x 8oz glasses of water this morning and it's only 8am. I'm trying to drink more water, but also, I'm terribly thirsty.

I've already packed my lunch bag full of vegetables and lean protein, so I'm on track for a good day. It's a day full of teaching, too, so I'll be busy & won't have any temptations (let's hope).

SARAH: :dust: to you. Plan Plan Plan... Pack some snacks in a lunch bag. I just bought this one off Amazon. It looks very fashionable, like a purse. You can put one of this little blue frozen thingys in it to keep your fruits/veggies cold. You already know Wednesday's are poor for you, Plan to make this one different!!

Today is my 1400 cal day. After working my bum off last night, I had a NOW Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Shake :drool:
This tastes like a cheesecake milkshake. It is fabulous!
It was after midnight, so it is included in Tuesday's Menu! Enjoy ;)

NOW Strawberry Cheesecake Protein Shake

Cals: 289
Carbs: 21g
Fat: 6g
Protein: 41g :o
Cholesterol: 17mg
Sodium: 653mg
Sugar: 9g
Fiber: 2g