I stuck to my plan yesterday and had a 45 calorie popsicle for dessert! Hooray!
Chickadee, I am jealous of your daily Starbucks I just drink the free coffee here at work, which is not very good.
The plan for today:
B: Oatmeal with flax seed and raisins; coffee w/ creamer - 230
S: Grapes - 50
L: Lentil soup, apple, string cheese - 500
S: Banana - 100
S: Yogurt - 100 (after my run)
D: Think I'm going out for sushi with a friend, so I have no idea how many calories that is. I will drink water and try to only eat until I am full. Hopefully my exercise will make up for most of it.
Total: 1000 + dinner (??)
Exercise: Run 7 miles
Last edited by Trail Runner; 03-10-2011 at 04:06 PM.
Okay chicas; I kinda messed up today, didn't eat the sub; instead made a chicken quesadilla, which ended up being almost half the cals of the meatball sub, so it wasn't that bad. I also had a 35 calorie popsicle for a snack tonight; I ended up at about 1192 calories.
3/11
B: 1cup honeynut cheerios & 1/2 cup 2% milk & 2 pcs bacon - 275
L: deli sliced chicken breast sandwich & smartfood white cheddar popcorn - 450
D: light broccoli & cheese soup - 203
S: through the day ;; 100 cal brownie bites, popsicle, orange - 195
Trail Runner - I kind of can't live without my Starbucks! lol. I have cut down though from a Venti to a Grande... Also, regarding sushi: I've used this page (http://www.sushifaq.com/sushi-calories.htm) before to try to estimate my calories. Not sure how accurate it is, but it's a better guess than I can make on my own!
Thursday, March 10
140 1 0 Grande Skinny Caramel Macchiatto
105 0.4 3.1 Banana
90 2 5 Fiber One bar
185 10.5 0.5 Starkbucks petites (1/2 mini PB cupcake, 1/2 mini red velvet whoopie pie)
35 0.1 1.3 Clementine
45 1 1.5 Butternut squash soup (1/2 cup)
220 6 4 Quinoa w/ veg (1 cup)
210 5.3 2.7 Chicken w/ polenta and balsamic onions
120 0 0 Fage mango guanabana yogurt
I've been very confused about calories in/calories out. Most websites I've read say 1200 is the rock bottom for women. WHAT happens below that is a mystery, does anyone know what the consequences are?
I've been eating around 1200 and burn around 400 a day. HOW will I know if this is too little or too much? I just started counting cals at the end of February and truly enjoy it. (Never did before, until I found a caloriecounting site!)
PHAT: You are an inspiration!
Starbucks addicts: I gave it up. Add a spoon of vanilla coffee to 3 spoons of regular to make 8 cups of java - a little Splenda and it's a daily treat! Add a shot of expresso for a great "wake-me-up".
Hey Gwen, I'm not sure of all the consequences but if it is to low for the individual I guess they'll feel constanly hungry, always thinking about food, low blood sugar (which really affects my mood), headaches and just really low energy and tiredness after a while. You may also find it hard to take in enough nutrients which could lead to nutrient defiencies and can cause a whole heap of trouble, including (very scarily for women) low bone density as you get older. You can take multivitamins but it really is best to get nutrients from food primarily.
Last edited by supergir111; 03-11-2011 at 09:58 AM.
Oh, thanks for the sushi link, chickadee! That is very helpful. I freaked out a little at the calories until I read they were for an entire roll, not for one piece. My friend and I split 3 vegetable tempura rolls, 1 avocado roll and 1 cucumber roll. So that would be approximately 900 calories for my dinner. Not terrible! Although I broke down and had one beer with dinner. Even with all that my net calories ended up being 1400 for the day with my run, so I'm not too concerned!
3/11:
B: Granola bar, coffee w/ creamer - 230
S: Grapes - 50
L: Bagel, apple, string cheese - 430
S: Popcorn - 100
D: Black bean burger, 3/4 cup cottage cheese, more grapes, chex mix - 600
S: One beer with my soccer team after the game - 150
Total: 1560
Exercise: Soccer game
Last edited by Trail Runner; 03-11-2011 at 10:11 AM.
I just drink the free coffee here at work, which is not very good.
Thank you all for posting here! 
My friend and I split 3 vegetable tempura rolls, 1 avocado roll and 1 cucumber roll. So that would be approximately 900 calories for my dinner. Not terrible! Although I broke down and had one beer with dinner. Even with all that my net calories ended up being 1400 for the day with my run, so I'm not too concerned!
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