Is anyone else in this calorie range? Show me a typical day in your eating life!

Yep, I'm usually in the 1300s on days I don't work out; here's my day yesterday

Bfast - fiber cereal, milk, cheese - 235 cal
Snack - yogurt -110 cal
Lunch - leftover hamburger on 1/2 bun + fiber one brownie - 375 cal
Snack - almonds - 100 cal
Dinner - chicken & veggie stir fry w/ cauliflower rice - 315 cal
Snack - ice cream & a little trail mix - 225 cal

So that's a pretty typical day. I need to shift some of the evening snack calories over into dinner, because that snack tends to be junk.

Here are some common things I have at each meal and snack time… obviously not perfect yet, but an OK start. I need to cut down on the lattes and try to work in more protein. Thinking that scrambled egg whites could be a good thing to try in the mornings.

Breakfast - yogurt & granola (185 cal)
Mid-morning - 16oz vanilla latte w/ skim milk (200 cal)
Lunch - small salad (with spinach, mixed greens, avocado, cucumber, carrots, bell pepper, feta, and nuts/seeds or chicken), small piece of multigrain bread (500 cal)
Afternoon snack - cottage cheese or string cheese (140-200 cal)
Dinner - chicken tortilla soup (350 cal)

Total: ~1400

i stay just above that mark, around 1500-1600 a day especially if i workout...i mix and match a variety of the things below:

homemade protein shakes
lots of fruits (oranges, bananas, apples)
lots of veggies (corn on the cob is popular right now)
dinner is usually a small portion of meat and some veggies, or a small portion of starches like rice instead
i always have a tall nonfat mocha on my way to work
i drink alot of crystal light, cascade ice (carbonated flavored drinks) and low-calorie gatorade to stay hydrated (i hate plain water with a passion)

i also like homemade oatmeal with splenda brown sugar and walnuts...also like multi-grain toast with peanut butter and sugar free honey

so that's what i usually eat...obviously not all in one day but it's usually a mix depending on how i feel...ive been known to eat corn on the cob for breakfast and then have oatmeal for dinner LOL

i also work out hard for an hour nearly every day

I eat between 1400 and 1600 calories. Lately I have no issue eating only 1400.
I changed my eating habits from eating as many times as possible a day to just small breakfast, small lunch and big dinner. It has worked great! I am not thinking about food and calories constantly.

My breakfast is always below 200 calories and it's either greek yoghurt with half an apple or half a banana or rye bread with peanutbutter. Lunch is crackers with cheese or something. Dinner lot's of veggies, fish, beans and some brown rice. As a rule of thumb I don't drink my calories, and when I am very hungry during the day or want a snack (candy bar!) I'lll just have it for 250 calories at most. That just means I have to use a bit less olive oil when cooking and have no rice or only half the portion of rice. That is still fine!

Yep . I'm usually at around 1400 calories, sometimes a little less. Here's a typical menu for me:
Morning: Big salad with romaine, red pepper, cherry tomatoes, green onion, parsley or cilantro, 1 tsp olive oil, 3 tbsp chickpeas (these are dehydrated chickpeas that I can get here in Israel but I don't think you can get them in the States. So if you were putting in cooked chickpeas, it would be about 1/3 cup); 2 slices light whole grain bread with honey
Mid-Morning: Homemade roasted red pepper hummus (about 1/3 cup) with cucumber and carrot rounds; 1 fruit
Afternoon: Big portion of a veggie and bean dish with lots of veggies and about 1/2 cup beans and 1 tsp olive oil (average, since I make a big portion over the weekend and just reheat throughout the week); 1 fruit
Evening: Big crunchy salad with romaine, green or yellow pepper, shredded carrot and radish, green onion, and extra-firm tofu in a homemade marinade (with 1 tsp olive oil, balsamic, tamari, mustard, garlic, and black pepper); fruit (usually 1 cup chopped mango or pineapple); 3 brown rice cakes with honey

Bear in mind that I am a vegan (no meat or dairy) and I am trying to focus more on veggies, fruits, and beans and less on grains, so that's why my menu might seem a little restricted. But so far it's working for me!

Tam

tammay - you can get dehydrated chickpeas in the States! I love them!

When I was losing, here's what a day's menu might look like:

Breakfast: poached egg with tomato and roasted red pepper 100 cal
Snack: Pear 100 cal
Lunch: Grilled chicken wrap, brown rice chips (or some other snack) 300 cal
Dinner: Grilled chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, salad 700 cal

My dinner was different all the time, and there were certainly times I went over 1200 to stay within my range or 1200-1500.

Right now my breakfast and lunch are exactly the same, but I eat more snacks and have a bigger dinner.

I do 1300-1700 but yesterday was a 1450 calorie day (you could take out the wine for fewer calories)

Breakfast:
1 oz cheddar cheese, 17 wheat thins. 300 calories.

Lunch:
A chicken thigh, 3oz of round steak, kale, 1 cup green beans and an avocado. 470 calories.

Dinner: 3 slices of bacon, 3 eggs, 1 tblspoon mayo, 17 wheat thins. (made egg salad crackers.) Glass of wine. 660 calories.

It was a higher fat/protein, lower carb day, but kept me quite full. I can't eat a lot of raw veggies. I tend to like smaller portions of concentrated food, huge salads and giant bowls of veggies and things don't appeal to me usually.

K - Morning coffee with Splenda and cream - 40-60 calories
around 10 am a 200 calorie protein bar
lunch is sometimes a soup and an apple or banana
Dinner is usually 3 slices of Arnold light style wheat bread with sauteed chicken or shrimp, with eggplant or something like that, I usually hit around 1200 by the time I'm done lol

I try to stay between 1200 - 1300 calories
Typical day:
Breakfast sandwich (whole wheat english muffin, slice of canadian bacon, 1/4c egg substitute & slice of deli yellow american)-250 cals
Lunch homemade turkey chili and 16 wheat thins-403 cals
Dinner chicken melt wrap, roasted baby red potatoes and a pickle-587 cals

I snack sometimes when I have allotted calories - 16 wheat thins and roasted red pepper hummus 180 cals

I'm between 1000-1200/day.

B: High fiber English muffin (90), 1.5oz honey turkey (53), 1T neufchatel (35), egg white (17) spinach (5) = 200
S: Med banana = 100
L: 1 cup split pea soup (175) = 175
S: Cherry tomatoes, baby carrots w/hummus = 200
D: 1/2 cup brown rice (100), cauliflower dal (282) = 382
S: Trader Joe's sour cream and onion puffs (140) = 140
TOTAL: 1197

I run a little higher, usually around 1500. This is a log from one of my lower days though coming in around 1300:

Breakfast: 225
• 1/2 serving of a Smoothie ~175
(1 serving smoothie: 1 banana, 1 1/2 cups strawberries, 1/2 cup frozen mango, 2/3 cup juice)
• Coffee with 2 teaspoons of hazelnut syrup & 2 tablespoons milk (can't give it up) ~50

Morning Snack: 140
Kashi Honey Almond Flax Bar

Lunch: 290
Amy's Veggie Loaf Lunch ~290

Afternoon Snack: 144
1/2 Apple ~50
1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter ~94

Dinner: 500
Italian Rice & Beans ~500
Vegan dish with brown rice, great northern beans, fresh spinach, pine nuts and sun dried tomatoes.

Bfast -- Coca-Cola in a glass bottle -- 100 calories
Lunch -- Amy's Tortilla Casserole Bowl -- 400 calories
Snack -- 55 Goldfish Crackers -- 130 calories
Dinner -- Preferably something with noodles and cheese -- 600 - 700 calories

I'm dinner heavy, because that's my favorite meal of the day.

I eat between 1200-1500 cals/day. Here's a typical day closer to 1200:

B:
Fiber One bar (90)
Venti iced skinny vanilla latte (110)

L:
Egg whites, turkey sausage, peppers, tomatoes, leeks, spinach and ff ricotta cheese (283)
Blackberries 100g with raw sugar (58)

S:
Mini Luna bar (80)

D:
Eggplant parm with ground turkey and spinach (430)

S:
Lowfat, no sugar added vanilla ice cream (180)

Total: 1231 cals



And a typical day closer to 1500 (these usually involve a meal out):

B:
Fiber One bar (90)
Venti iced skinny vanilla latte (110)

S:
Chobani 0% apple and cinnamon (140)

L:
Mixed greens salad with chicken, red onion, tomatoes and light blue cheese dressing (236)
Raspberries 70g (36)

S:
Half Luna bar (90)

D:
Chicken kabob with grilled tomatoes and jasmine rice (459)
Pita with hummus (271)

Total: 1432 cals