Hi Everyone:

On calories, should I trust Daily Plate or the actual restaurant website? DP says the Zuppa has 239 but Olive Garden says 170. There's not a hugh difference, but which do you think would be more correct?


Confessions
Breakfast (380 Calories + coffee)
Spinach Omelet
spritz olive oil in pan
egg 70 cal
egg whites from carton 60 cal
Handful of spinach
2% cheese 40 cal
high fiber english muffin 100 cal
honey 60 cal
coffee w/sugar and cream
juice 50 cal

Lunch (300 + Mayo)
2 Slices of bread 80 Calories
thinnest swipe of mayo & mustard I could do
4 Slices Hormel Naturals Ham 60 Calories
1 Slice 2% Sharp Cheddar Cheese 60 Calories
Iceberg lettuce
Pringles 100 Calorie packs


Dinner
Zuppa Toscana 170 Calories
Shrimp & Asparagus Risotto 620 Calories


Exercise
~Gilad's Quick Fit Chest & Back and Shoulder's & Arms
~TJ Cardio Party Mix 2

Diana, I would avg the two. I don't know which one is right either.

I would take the higher one of the two or as jendiet said, the average. I've heard restaurants are famous for misrepresenting calories just because the serving size is never consistent and you might be getting up to 2X as many calories because of that. Not just serving size, but also ingredients. Who's to say that during a lunch/dinner rush, the cook might grab two handfuls of cheese or dump a cup of cream when the recipe only calls for half the amount? I'm always wary of those restaurant-posted calories and eat half the portion and overestimate calories. Gosh, I hope I didn't make you paranoid...

Just when I think I've got it all figured out, Sunni goes and makes me more paranoid more than I already am. Just kidding.

Hey All

Wondering if I could join in?? Thank you to Diana for introducing me to this thread, I hope it will keep me OP!

Here's my plan for the day

12/16/2009
Breakfast - 1/3 cup oatmeal with 1 tbsp natural p. butter and honey + 12 small strawberries
Snack AM - 1oz pistachios + 1 small yoghurt
Lunch - Salad (2 cups spinach, 1 cup romaine, 4oz chicken, 2oz light chedder cheese, 1 whole tomato and fat free ranch dressing)
Snack PM - 1 banana + 2oz light chedder cheese
Dinner - Stir-fry (chicken breast, brown rice, red and green peppers, carrots, cabbage and homemade marinade)

Approx: 1400 Cals

Drinking: 1 morning coffee + 2L water throughout the day + 1 diet pepsi
Exercise: 45mins cardio kickboxing + 2mile brisk walk with the dog

Hi Lauren,

I'm so glad you decided to check us out.

It looks like you have a great plan for the day. I love kickboxing. Are you participating at a gym or do you workout at home with videos? I workout with videos.

Hey Diana, is our guinea pig experiencing less cravings yet? How is he doing? jk about the guinea pig...I can't wait to find a kickboxing game on wii...my mom used to take to kick boxing classes with her...i felt so uncoordinated, but I liked the movements.

Sunni, you are SOOO right. Ok, this may sound a little obsessive..but whenever i go out to eat and there is a nutrition menu available...I take it into account, I look for other websites w/ the same posting, and then I evaluate the ingredients. But, the cook COULD just totally add more cheese, more sauce, more mayo...etc...

Diana, just try to be as close to possible.

Nice to see you Lauren.

Well, I have some good news today. I consumed 2025 cs yesterday. I stopped at my original plan of 1825 cs, but then SO was late night snacking, and i was hungry. I ate some small protein snacks, but then he brought out the pb and apples...and well I had a 200 cs before bed snack...I was very busy again, but I only expected a .19 lb weight loss.

I dropped from 173.8 yesterday to 172.2 today! yes! I can't believe I wasn't feeling hungry or deprived and i lost weight~

Of course, it could not be real or something...but this is the 3rd time I've seen 172..since gaining back 10 after September.

That's 2.2 to go until goal!

Here's my plan today:
1670 cs 450 cs burned from activity--lazy day.

So far:
Breakfast: None, SLEPT.
Pre-workout snack: banana
workout: 20 min jog! HIIT.did it! HR 61-67% for 5 min intervals and 84-87% for 1 min intervals.

post workout meal:
cottage cheese, 120 cs
walnuts 50 cs
pineapple chunks 70 cs
gingerbread cookie (couldn't help it) 45 cs

Had a very active day compared to what I wanted, but not too bad...christmas stuff that needed doing.

Dinner:
3 oz chicken 150 cs
1/8 cup lentils 60 cs
1/4 cup field peas 60 cs
large salad *
6 black olives 25
2 tbsp mayo 180 cs
ACV
1 tsp honey 15 cs
6 walnuts 50 cs
crumbled muenster cheese : 40 cs

snack?
1 sm mounds 80 cs
1 key lime whips yogurt 170 cs
1/8 cup cottage cheese 30 cs
6 walnuts 50 cs

snack attack:
chai tea 30 cs
gingerbread cookies: 225 cs
1 glass milk 120 cs.

Total so far: 1600 cs
Activity : 15,841 steps
Calories burned: 731 pedometer
Calories burned: 191 (15 min HR 167;5 min HR 118)
total burned: 922 cs
AMR: 2507
DAILY DEFICIT: 907
EXPECTED LBS LOST. .26 lbs

Jen It sounds like you are doing really well with the weight loss. DH is taking the ACV once or twice a day, it just depends on how he feels. He should probably take it before each meal. I asked him if he is having sugar cravings. He said "no, I haven't been eating sugar" and then I realized that we don't really have many sweets right now. We have a container of cookies (Christmas gift from a vender) and he has had 1 or 2 a day. That's not bad for him. He actually told someone he knows (that has diabetes pretty bad) about the Bragg's. I have not found the tea, but I have been adding cinnamon to his coffee (I always do this for myself). We'll see how it goes.



Confessions
Breakfast (380 Calories + coffee)
Spinach Omelet
spritz olive oil in pan
egg 70 cal
egg whites from carton 60 cal
Handful of spinach
2% cheese 40 cal
high fiber english muffin 100 cal
honey 60 cal
coffee w/sugar and cream
juice 50 cal

Lunch (300 + Mayo)
2 Slices of bread 80 Calories
thinnest swipe of mayo & mustard I could do
4 Slices Hormel Naturals Ham 60 Calories
1 Slice 2% Sharp Cheddar Cheese 60 Calories
Iceberg lettuce
Pringles 100 Calorie packs

Dinner
Captain's Wafers 210 Calories
Crab Dip 200 Calories
She Crab Soup 300 Calories
Corn Bread 75 Calories

Exercise
Cathe's Cardio Kicks

yay, for the sugar cravings not being as bad. I am guessing he usually cleans out the cookie jar? Well, I am glad he is seeing positive results. Yay for putting cinnamon in coffee..that is a good idea. Black coffee also has the ability to bring blood sugar down.

Well, i am tired for today...and I stuck to my overall plan, except I did a little more activity, tomorrow is a very busy day.

I am picking up a friend who had a baby from the hospital
My son has a production
I have to sell my books
I have to go shopping
we have to finish putting up lights.

gah...Just going to wake up and hit the day running...

Good Morning All

Here is my 12/17/2009
Breakfast - 1/2 whole wheat pita + 1 boiled egg + 1 banana
Snack AM - 1 yoghurt + spinach salad with walnuts, goat cheese, dried cranberries and a fat free tangerine and lime dressing
Lunch - Salmon Wrap (whole wheat tortilla, salmon and mayo, lettuce, tomato, chedder cheese)
Snack PM - 1 apple
Dinner - 1 veggie burgar (no bun) with ketchup, melted light chedder cheese and grilled red onions + salad with spinach and tomato.

Approx: 1400 Cals

Drinking: 1 morning coffee + 2L water throughout the day + 1 diet pepsi

Have a happy and healthy OP day

I do kickboxing at the gym here at work - this was only my 3rd class and I am really enjoying it, really work up a sweat!

Sunni You haven't been posting your foods. Is everything OK? I'm just wanting to check on you.

well went up a lb from yesterday, but overall still on track! Probably the gingerbread cookies and water weight...

So tired today...really going to rest today, if I can.

Plan 1535 cs 1000 activity. no exercise.

Breakfast:
1 m banana 100 cs
1/8 c cottage cheese 30cs
pineapple chunks: 70 cs

chai tea: green tea, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, 1tsp honey, 2 tbsp milk: 35 cs

Lunch:
ON the run

1 prepared grilled chicken salad
1 oz chicken meat 50 cs
1/2 boiled egg 35 cs
1/8 cup cheese 30 cs
1 packet honey mustard 130 cs
salad

1 mint dark chocolate muskateer: 150 cs

walnuts and almonds 250 cs
1/2 c 15 bean soup w/deer meat (dinner, but couldn't wait!) 120 cs
ginger bread cookie 45 cs
special herb tea 34 cs

1 cup 15 bean soup 240 cs
1 mounds 80 cs
2 gingerbread cookies 90 cs

snack:
3 slices turkey 30cs
1/2 pc provolone cheese 50 cs

total cs: 1567
Total activity: 609 cs
AMR: 2194
daily deficit: 627
expected lbs lost: .18

sunni, really missing ya and echo's frequent posting!

Lauren Is the dog in your Avatar your pet. I love dogs. We have a spoiled rotten black lab. He stays at our business during we week, because we work so many hours, and then he comes home with us on the weekend. He has also decided that he is a lap dog, which is interesting since he is a big dog, LOL.

Jen I'm tired, too. The weekend is almost here. I can't wait to sleep late.

Confessions
Breakfast (340 Calories + coffee)
Spinach Omelet
spritz olive oil in pan
egg 70 cal
egg whites from carton 60 cal
Handful of spinach
2% cheese 40 cal
high fiber english muffin 100 cal
1 teaspoon strawberry preserves 20 calories
coffee w/sugar and cream
juice 50 cal

Lunch (300 + Mayo)
2 Slices of bread 80 Calories
thinnest swipe of mayo & mustard I could do
4 Slices Hormel Naturals Ham 60 Calories
1 Slice 2% Sharp Cheddar Cheese 60 Calories
mixed lettuces
Pringles 100 Calorie packs

Dinner
We went to eat at an oriental buffet. I ate mostly veggies and lean meats. I avoided rice and the noodles. I also had 3 mugs of green tea, unsweetened.

Exercise
~Super Body Sculpt Lower Body
~HHA's Ab Sculpt
~Turbo Kick Round 32 (40 Minutes)
~1/2 of Turbo Kick Turbo Sport (about 20 minutes)