Sure. Eat a protein with a carb for each of 4 or 5 meals a day. Add some veggies to a few of those .... That's an excellent place to start.
And put it all in your fitday so we can keep an eye on you
Alright Susan!! After looking at this list, i've complied a few 'ideas'. I want your approval!
Breakfast -- Oatmeal and Blueberries
Snack -- Apples and Peanut Butter
Lunch -- Lean Cusine ( or other same kinda meal) with a salad. ( In the salad -- Lettuce, Cheese, Spinach, and dressing. Light on dressing and cheese!) Strawberries
Snack -- Banana and Yogurt
Dinner -- Chicken Breast with MexiCorn and Green Beans
How does that look?
ETA: Just keyed all this into FitDay along with around 5 bottles of propel water and that is 1799 calories in a day! OMG! I don't think that there is anyway to be able to eat all of that!!
Last edited by LookingForHope16; 11-09-2006 at 05:09 PM.
Breakfast -- 1/2 cup cooked Oatmeal and 1 cup Blueberries
Snack -- 1 Apple and 1 tablespoon Peanut Butter
Lunch -- Lean Cuisine ( or other same kinda meal) with a salad. Lettuce, Spinach, 1 tablespoon low fat dressing and 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese! 1 cup of Strawberries
Snack -- Banana and 1/2 cup low fat Yogurt
Dinner -- about 1/4 of a pound Chicken Breast boneless skinless with 1/2 cup MexiCorn and all the green beans you want
I left everything at 1 cup and it came up to 1282 calories a day.
susan, here is my other worry. Where my body has gotten so used to eating just a little -- 1) Can i handle all that in one day or should I start small and increase and 2) I don't want to get where my body thinks i can eat anything and not be able to control my eating.
No problem. I LOVE this stuff! If I can help someone even just get started ... I feel like king o' the world!
When you are given the choice of 1 cup just put .5 in instead if the 1. Remember your decimals? I have to use a calculator sometimes.
I think that every time you put a little food into your stomach, your digestive system needs energy to digest it. So it uses calories. Each time you eat it uses calories. Each time you move it uses calories. You need to teach your body to use more calories. You can increase your metabolism. You really can.
Oh ... I think you have to change your whole cups to decimals and then click 'save changes'.
Happiness is a bonus! Losing weight can be fun at times and I always enjoy 3FC.