Wildflower, I usually eat between 1300-1800 cals a day and try to make sure I get a day in with each of the extremes weekly, then mostly around 1500-ish the other days. It isn't really cycling, I don't think, but it worked for me when I was actively trying to stay on plan from Feb. 20-July 4. I try to switch it up just to make sure that my body doesn't get used to one particular amount.

October 8
2 c milk 244
bran cereal 1 C 120
1 C yogurt 140
manwich 70
meat 3 oz. 177
bun 110
sweet potato fries 187
greens 24
peppers 12
eggbeaters 90
salsa 15
dressing 100
banana 105
sm. frosty 167
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Today is "frosty Friday" at my house..Robert gets off work a couple of hours earlier than usual and gets the small frosty on his way home. Yesterday is the first day back on my plan after taking a break for the summer, so I have just started up where I left off. Crossing my fingers that this time works as well.

Barb

October 8, 2010
coffee 180
vegetable soup 235
jalapeno chips 120
chicken and yellow rice 250
mixed veggies 75
jalapeno chips 60
wine 225
string cheese 70
fruit snack 100
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Hi everyone, hope you all are having a lovely weekend

So I'm going apple picking yet again tomorrow. I need to make sure I don't eat any apples while picking. If I decide in advance not to, then I'm not leaving the door open for something very, very bad and ultimately painful

Anywhoo, I can have apples as a dessert! Here's tomorrows plan:

9AM:
-Fiber select = 100
-Gum X 2 = 10

12PM:
-Wrap = 70
-4 slices roasted turkey breast = 45
-Laughing cow = 35
-Lettuce = 5
-Gum X 2 = 10

3PM:
-Peanut butter to-go cup= 250
-Gum X 2 = 10

6PM:
-Baked garlicy shrimp on skewers (Hopefully I can find my skewers!)= 120
-Basmati rice = 220
-Green beans = 100
-3 small baked apples = 165
-sprinkled with cinnamon and hot cocoa mix = 25
-Soda X 2 = 10
-Gum X 5 = 25

Total: 1200

Tomorrow

B: Fiber One bar 140
S: Chocolate Greek yogurt, banana 215
L: ham sandwich with horseradish mustard, popchips 275
S: cottage cheese, reduced fat triscuits, laughing cow wedge 245
D: Montreal seasoned chicken breast, parmesean potato wedges, side salad 435
S: skinny cow ice cream sandwich 140

Total: 1450
Exercise: Ran 2.5 miles

Tomorrow:
B - Two eggs, Toast w/ Jam, Banana, Honey (in tea) ~400 calories
L - 1 c. Cottage Cheese, 1/2 of a Pepper, 1/4 of a Cantaloupe and an apple. ~ 350 calories
D - Salmon w/ Dill sauce, 3/4 c. Rice, 1/2 c. Green Beans, 2 Tangerines, Coke ~ 500 calories


~ 1250 calories

(probably will through in a yogurt for dessert for an extra 100 calories).

OCTOBER 9, 2010
Coffee (250)
honey nut cheerios (185)
jalapeno chips (60)
rotisserie chicken (250)
baked beans (150)
cole slaw (170)
ice cream (260)
wine (100)
grapes(150)
cheddar crackerful(140)
nectarine (100)
key lime pie yogurt whip (140)
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Went a bit over where I'd like to be but I am not gonna sweat it, just gonna move forward.

Today did not go as planned, what so ever.
B - Fruit salad and a latte at starbucks ~ 350 calories. (Was called into work!)
L - Green salad (lettuce, tomato, pepper) w/ a cup of Amy's organic lentil soup + an orange for dessert - 350 calories.
D - will be as planned, green beans, salmon w/ dill sauce, rice + an orange for dessert. - 400 calories.

Coming in a little low at 1100 calories for today, but I'll probably end up having that frozen yogurt after all and get over 1200. Today was a weird day.

Tomorrow:

B: Fiber One bar 140
S: Banana, string cheese 185
L: Hot dog, horseradish mustard, bun, popchips 265
S: reduced fat triscuits, wedge laughing cow, apple 210
D: chicken cordon bleu casserole, apple and spinach salad 560
S: Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich 140

Total: 1500
Exercise: Weights

Ughh so I gave in to the apples while apple picking. It was not good. Once I "mess up" for the day, it's ova'! I hate that. It shouldn't be like that at this point, but it is. And I'm working on it. Anyway, enough dwelling; it's counterproductive. Moving on and making a plan for tomorrow!

9AM:
-Fiber select = 100
-Coffee with 5 splendas = 30
-Gum X 2 = 10

2PM:
-Tomato basil soup = 165
-2 slices bread = 80
-6 slices oven roasted chicken breast = 50
-Lettuce = 5
-5 grape tomatoes = 10
-Laughing cow and a tiny bit of mustard = 35
-Soda = 5
-Gum X 3 = 15

6PM:
-1/2 barbeque chicken pizza = 405
-Green beans = 100
-Chocolate vita muffin = 100
-Orange = 75
-Soda = 5
-Gum X 2 = 10 (Yeah right, it'll be more)

Total: 1200

October 10, 2010
coffee 150
ham 150
baked beans 150
cole slaw 170
blackbeans and rice 230
chicken 140
mixed veggies 75
cheddar crackerful 140
grapes 100
wine 175
brownies 480
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ok guess I should hold off on making any more brownies. I actually woke up heavier and my rings are tight, must be the sugar and not enough water.

Angelskeep - thanks for the info, I am attempting to do the calorie cycling this week. I am looking at this schedule:

S: 2000, M: 1200 T: 1200 W: 1500 Th: 1300 F: 1500 S:1800 This is an average of 1500 per day or 10,500 for the week.

So today I tried to stick to 1200. I had the day off work, so it was a bit of a weird eating day.

Late breakfast/lunch (303): coffee with vanilla almond milk (90). 1/2 a veggie burger (100) with cheese (50), bun (100). 2 deep fried pickles (50). 2 black olives (13).

Snack (300): Lemon bar. The package put these at 150, but I made them with a cheesecake variation, so I am calling it 300. If it's under that's fine - good for me getting less calories!

Snack (230): large apple (130) 2 Light Babybel cheeses (100).

Dinner (325): Mac and cheese with broccoli (300). 1 T Parmesan (25)

Total: 1158 Not bad for all this junk food I feel like I ate!!!

Plan for tomorrow:

290 - Fried egg (70) with english muffin (130) coffee with almond milk (90)

240 - spinach salad with 10 grape tomatoes and 4 black olives (55) fake boca chicken (160) plus 1 T Parmesan cheese (25)

230 - apple with 2 babybels (230)

330 - pb & J (330)

optional snack: Luna Bar

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Tomorrow:

B: Fiber One bar 140

S: Cottage cheese 90

L: Ham with horseradish mustard on low cal bread, popchips 285

S: reduced fat triscuits with laughing cow wedge 155

D: Spinach lasagna roll 225

S: Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich 140

Total: 1035

Hey everyone!
So I'm trying something a little bit new where I'm doing a sort of "skeleton" calorie plan for the day, and then filling in the rest where I need extra. So basically, If I'm satisfied and don't need more, then I can save up the calories for another day, but if I'm extra hungry, want coffee, or randomly wanna grab a yogurt or something between meals, I can squeeze it in. We'll see how it goes, I think it's gonna work well for me, though!
Hope everyone's had a great weekend!

9AM:
-Fiber select = 100
-Gum X 2 = 10

12PM:
-2 slices bread = 80
-6 slices chicken breast = 50
-Laughing cow = 35
-Lettuce = 5
-Gum X 2 = 10

3PM:
-Oatmeal with cinnamon = 100
-2 splendas = 10

6PM:
-Baked chicken breast – 130
-1/2 Lg mashed butternut squash with cinnamon = 175
-RF vanilla cone = 150
-Soda X 2 = 10
-Gum X 5 = 25

Total thus far: 890. Calories left for extras: 310

October 11, 2010
coffee 150
black beans and rice 200
grapes 60
cheddar crackerful 140
brownie 110
ham 150
sweet potato small 60
green beans 75
wine 100
fruit snack 100

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