Hi all,
Use this thread to log your calories and keep yourself accountable to yourself and other CCers!

Scale finally budged! Although my calories yesterday were 1756, my calorie deficit was still 835, so I'll continue to eat and move!


breakfast: NS cereal, milk: 152
2nd breakfast: Pradaboy Quiche, 233
lunch: zucchini, yellow squash, mushrooms, NS Chicken Tortellini, 3.2 oz chicken breast: 362
3pm: NS Fudge Graham bar, 2.5 oz carrots (in car) (earlier- piece of dark chocolate) - 301
5pm dinner: fat free coleslaw, pizza fit & free, 263
Evening: Candy bar, blueberries & greek yogurt: 431


Total: 1742
Calorie deficit will be almost 600.

After I figure out what my calorie goal will be I would love to join you all on here. This looks like an excellent way to help stay real.

b: 2 scrambled eggs w/1 thinnnn deli slice of American cheese and some leftover sauteed mushrooms, small bagel w/1 tspn butter, coffee - 450
l: 2 homemade wraps w/leftover london broil, peppers, onion, light sour cream - 350
s: coffee and some frosted flakes (yes those darn things are still around but I portioned them out instead of consuming massive amounts from the box ) - 150

Total so far: 950

d: a big salad with leftover london broil and tblspn thousand island dressing - 400
s: small banana w/smear of p. butter - 125

Total: 1475

Ok I decided on a calorie goal. Thanks to all you who commented on my post. I feel less overwhelmed and feel good about my goal. I am going to go for 1700 calories a day.

Since I havent counted calories successfully before, I plan to keep that as my calorie goal for two whole weeks before I get to try to tweak it. I have no idea what is really going to work. But I figure that without a decent trial period I shouldn't let myself get all crazy and try to change it before I give it a chance.

Today so far I have eaten 1155 calories.

Ma26, I thing that sounds like an excellent plan.

I think that sounds good, too, ma.

When I was beginning to lose weight last summer, I ate about 1400-1500 on most days, but if I worked out or ran for more than, say, an hour, I would add calories (a serving of protein, then a carb, as needed, up to 300 calories for, say, two hours of moderate to intense workout). I kind of let my body tell me how much to add. But once I started running more than about 9 miles, my body wasn't an accurate indicator, because the feeling of depletion often wouldn't show up until the next day. That's when I got the Fitbit, and that really helped.

Ezekiel Raisin Bread, PB2 Greek Yogurt w/granola: 273
1/3 Powerbar, Cottage CHeese w/Peaches: 226
15 bean stew, Cornbread, Tangerine, 2c So Delicious Chocolate , 7 Almonds: 750
1/2 Cauliflower Crusted Pizza , 1 c Roasted Cauliflower: 386
Total: 1675

1/2 Mary Training 4 miles plus walked an extra mile (74 min total): 618
**the 4 miles was 50 min**
Water: 96 oz

Breakfast: Kashi GoLean, Skim Milk, Orange, Egg: 283
Morning Snack: GoLean Roll, 190
Lunch: NS Pasta Parmesan, 3 oz chicken breast, fat free coleslaw, broccoli, 2 Hershey Kisses: 429

Total so far: 902

b: H.N. Cherrios, banana, milk, coffee - 430
l: L.C. spinach/mushroom pizza - 340
d: homemade burger on a small bagel, homemade fries, ketchup, light ranch dresssing - 600

Total: 1400

I see I neglected to update yesterday -- it ended up 1541 calories logged, 1954 calories burned, for a deficit of 413. Not bad for being home all day, I guess. I have a 3202 calorie deficit over the last 6 days, avg. 533, which is my goal, so I'm right on target.

Today:
Early morning breakfast: Kashi GoLean, 41 g, Skim Milk, 4 oz: 152 cal
7:45 morning snack: Morningstar Farms breakfast patty, one pear: 201 cal



Total so far: 353

Queen Sarah -- how do you figure your calorie deficit? Is it just cals burned minus cals consumed? How do you know how many cals you've burned? I guess I'm asking which site do you use for that info. lol Thx.

Was hungry when I went to bed last night but didn't eat. Woke up at 5am w/a horrible, horrible sinus headache AND starving hungry. Waited until 9am to eat and am starving hungry right now and it's only 11:30am.

b: h.n. cherrios, banana, milk, coffee - 430
l: l.f. cottage cheese, pineapple, leftover homemade fries - 350
s: banana, cup of spiced tea w/2 tspn honey - 150
d: chicken, rice, broccoli (half my plate was brocoli lol), small piece of homemade coffee cake - 600

Total: 1500 or so

I have been counting calories; 1200-1400 per day.

I walk 5-7 miles per day, six days per week, burning 450-620 calories each time.

The past few weeks I have been enjoying the swoosh effect Last week I lost 3 pounds and this week I have been measuring 0.5 less each day.

Happy to be here

loose seal Have you tried going sugar/gluten/grain free? -- I have avoided all above for 6 weeks and I never feel hungry.

Please read the book called "Wheat Belly", it is a REAL eye opener.

Sum38 -- no and likely won't, mostly because I'm not fixing/buying separate food for myself. I usually have more protein at b-fast . . .usually a 1 egg/2 white omelet . . . which holds me for several hours. Didn't have time today and went with the cereal and fruit. That almost never sticks with me. Had I eaten some cheese with it I probably wouldn't have gotten so hungry so soon.