Awww, thanks Dedikayted! Not sure when I will weight next, maybe Saturday.
Here is my today - I've upped my calories a bit from 1300 back closer to 1500. Not sure why, I guess because I was so hungry at 1300 and not seeing weight loss I felt like just giving up and eating everything in sight. 1500 might not give me any weight loss but at least I won't feel starving. I'm also trying to up my exercise, so hoping the few extra calories will give me the energy i need to do so and maybe give a slight boost to my metabolism. At the same time though, I feel like i am kidding myself and I'm going to be right back at 140 when I weigh in next.
Breakfast (350): 2 eggs over easy (140). small sweet potato, diced and steamed (120). tea with almond milk (90).
Lunch (630): salad of herb mix (10), grape tomatoes (10), tempeh bacun (100), 5 green olives (25), 1 T avacodo dressing (30), 2 T hummus (50). Slice of ww toast (90) with 2 tsp margarine (70). Small peice of chocolate coconut (150), emergenc packet (25), chocolate hazelnut truffle (70).
Dinner (520): broth (30) with 5 saltines (60). hummus with brown rice crackers (80). Amy's Roasted veggie Lasagna (350).
Exactly 1500 for the day. Seems like a ton of food, when I started dieting I was starving on 1500. Sigh. Guess I can see why my weightloss stalled...
Today started off GREAT and then I ate 2 brownies and couldn't keep it together for some reason.
Lunch: 1 modified homemade low-fat bibimbap sort of thing (1/2 c elbow macaroni noodles, 1 cup diced fresh vegetables, tossed with soy sauce, fish sauce, lime, mirin, fried egg on top, sriracha sauce drizzled over it), 3 cups watermelon (~435) Snack: Two brownies (300) Dinner: a few bites of my bf's egg salad sandwich (made with yogurt, not mayo), a few bites of the home fries I made for him, 1/3 c probiotic yogurt with 2/3 c GoLean Kashi mixed in (330) Beverages: 3 cups of tea throughout the day, each with 1 tsp sugar in the raw (60)
Total: 1125
And yes, I did actually eat 3 cups watermelon... possibly more. Sugar consumption was through the roof today.
I've gotten super lax about calorie counting since I started IF. I think it's because I'm eating, getting full, and still losing. Here's a VERY rough estimate for me today:
Lunch: couple spoonfuls palak paneer, about 1/4 c of lemon rice, 1 chapati (definitely had oil on it though), 3-4 stuffed mushrooms, 1 c fruit salad, 1 chocolate brownie thing, 1 small glass wine (659) Dinner: a TON of focaccia my Italian neighbor made that was AMAZING, 1 cup fresh mixed diced vegetables (bell pepper, onion, scallion, carrot, cucumber), 1 c watermelon, 1/4 c aloo mutter (potato/green pea curry), 1 brownie (655)
Today went okay. No idea what dinner was, but tried not to over do it and went light for breakfast and lunch.
Breakfast (295): 1/4 cup oatmeal (75) with 1 T almond butter (100), 1/2 cup of blueberries (30) and 1/3 cup almond milk (30). Tea with almond milk (60).
Lunch (330): 1/2 sandwich of 1 slice ww bread (90), 4 slices tofurky (80), 2 T hummus (50), herb mix (5), 2 pickles (5), 5 grape tomatoes (10) and 1 cup butternut squash soup (90).
Dinner (cheat meal): Didn't really have a good way to count this...2 slices veggie pizza (artichoke and black olive). 2 glasses of sangria. assorted bites of hummus and brown rice crackers while waiting for the pizza.
Exercise: 200 sit-ups and started that 100 pushups programs...so about 10 -15 really crappily done pushups.
Last edited by Wildflower; 03-19-2011 at 01:24 AM.
Lunch: Another faux-bibimbap (1 c diced mixed veggies, 1/2 c elbow noodles, 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 crushed nori seaweed sheet, mirin, soy sauce, fish sauce, lime, sriracha), 1 c watermelon, 1 brownie (435) Snack: about 16 potato chips (homemade), 9 roasted almonds (160) Dinner: 1 oz focaccia, 1/3 c probiotic yogurt, 1 c Kashi GoLean honey almond cereal, 1 bran muffin (448)
Total: 1093
No exercise. I've been so lazy the last couple of days.
Also, I really can't get my protein over 40 g a day. Even with Kashi, yogurt, bran, almonds, and an egg today. I think I need to find a way to get lentils into my diet almost every day.
Lunch: 3-4 bite sized fried snacks (one fish, one paneer (cheese), 1 shrimp), about 1/4 c daal, about 1/4 c rice, 1/2 piece kulcha, 1 very small serving (1/2 c?) chocolate ice cream (758) Dinner: 3 oz tuna mixed with 1/2 c diced fresh vegetables and 1/3 c yogurt, 1 bran muffin, 1 brownie (575)
Exercise: Played "Holi" for 3 hours (google it to learn about the Indian holiday- it basically means running around and throwing colors at each other )
Ugh. My food choices are getting worse and worse. Calorie range is fine, but since Ive been doing IF I've been spending my evening calories on junk food since I have so much to spare. Not good.
Lunch: 1/3 c yogurt with 1 c Kashi GoLean crunch and 1 sliced banana, 1 bran muffin, 1 c corn flakes with 1/2 c skim milk (624) Dinner: The rest of the focaccia bread, about 2 bites of spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce, 2 fork fulls of stir fried veggies, 1 100-cal popcorn bag, 1 brownie (585)
Exercise: 15 minutes running on the treadmill, 15 minutes moderate effort on the stationary bike, 5 minutes abs, 10 minutes lifting
I'm going to join in here. I am sick and feeling restless because I can't exercise! I think it's good for me though. I've read the last page or 2 and see everyone has their ups and downs. Even if it's just a week or 2, it's such a small passage of time.
Keep in mind I'm sick and have a smaller appetite than normal, just a little on the low end without fruits/veggies
Today:
Bfast: Coffee, 2 tbs vanilla creamer (70)
lunch @2pm: home made pizza slice, mozz cheese only (guessing-420)/ 6oz Greek Yogurt (120)
Dinner: Turkey sandwich on WW bread (300), peppers (10), pepperjack cheese (120), EVOO (60), lettuce (??5??), unsweet organic Mint tea (0), soup (80), baby carrots (30)
Tot:1215
Last edited by pinkflower; 03-21-2011 at 08:15 PM.
Lunch: 1 1/2 c Bean salad (kidney beans, black beans, chick peas, diced green and yellow peppers, diced tomato, splash of EVOO, spoonful of dijon mustard), 1 bran muffin, 1/2 c spaghetti with 1/4 c homemade tomato sauce, 1/2 bar dark chocolate (643) Dinner: 1/2 c homemade Thai green curry (with bell peppers and eggplant), a few spoonfuls of rice, 1 1/2 frozen bananas, 1/2 of the rest of my dark chocolate bar :P (466)
Exercise: 30 minutes power walking/running intervals on the treadmill
Total: 1100
For some reason not very hungry today... I had to force myself to eat dinner (but not the frozen banana and chocolate lol)
Today was the first non-disgusting day in a long time. Off to a rocky start and I didn't track calories, but this is just what I ate.
Breakfast (hotel breakfast buffet) 2 bowls miso soup, 1 and a half rice balls, 3-4 big bites of spaghetti with oil and herbs, a few (I lost count...maybe 5?) bite sized slices of bread with margarine/jam, green bean/burdock root mix, a couple bites of cole slaw. Jeez...
Lunch 1 Ritz "Crackerfuls" (130) and 1 plain yogurt (56)
Snack Chunk of bread with jam
Dinner Salad with spinach, bell pepper, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, 1 hard boiled egg, 5 bite sized pc. fried chicken, 1/2 a donut.
Exercise about 75 min walking, 25 min of which I was carrying very heavy groceries. 40 min Tae Bo Cardio, 100 crunches, planks, bird dogs, 20 pushups (after planks I couldn't do more...ughhh)
OMG! Can't believe I haven't logged in what I've been eating. Grumble grumble. I've been off-plan a bit, not CCing or measuring really. krampus, thank you for posting your food today, it's motivating me to tighten up and get back on track tomorrow.
krampus how did the rest of the day go?? Also, finally started an Expat support group in the General Diet Plans forum- come chat!
Today (first accountability post in a while): Lunch: CLEANING OUT THE FRIDGE! 1 black bean burger, 1 fresh spring roll (not fried), rest of my frittata (egg + tomato + spinach), 1 small (1 oz?) piece of fish from fish curry, leftover homemade cream stuff from a neighbor (about 100 cals worth?) (657 approx) Snack: 1 orange, about 15 small baked chips, 2 bran muffins (354) Dinner: Taco salad (1 c chickpeas, taco powder, 1 c cabbage, 1 roma tomato, 1/2 onion, cilantro, about 1/4 c yogurt) (205)
soooooo full right now....
Exercise: 15 minute job with 5 min cool down, 20 min abs and strength training
Total: 1216 (though may be more than that, I think I underestimated the chips...)
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