Monday, 5/10

Breakfast:
Protein shake - 200
2 - 100

Lunch:
wheat bun - 70
3 slices turkey - 60
tomato - 20
caff free diet coke - 0

Snack: 2 oz brisket - 220

Supper:
salad & dressing - 300

Exercise: 40 minute walk (2 mile)
9 miles in May

Water: 112 oz

Total calories: 970

Tuesday, 5/11

Breakfast:
2 - 100
protein shake - 200

Snack: 1 oz brisket - 110

Lunch:
peaches - 180
cottage cheese - 110
caff free diet coket - 0

Supper:
3 oz grilled pork steak - 200
1/2 cup mashed potatoes - 110
green beans - 50

Exercise: 40 minute walk
(11 miles for May)

Water: 96 oz

Total calories: 1070

may I ask what you put in your coffee to make it 50 cals/cup?
I pop in from time to time to see what you're eating. You eat very similar to me, easy, healthy, tasty. Great job.

Kristi

Hey Kristi!

so glad to see ya!

about my coffee, well I really like everything sweet, but I try to be good and stay away from sugar. In each cup of my coffee tho, I have 3 splenda (0 calories) and 2 tablespoons of Coffeemate French Vanilla liquid cream (25 calories per tablespoon) so there is my 50 calories a cup. I have thought about and tried to reduce those calories by using other cream but it doesn't save that many calories and I just don't like it as much, so I stick with my 2 cups of yummy coffee and enjoy every sip.

I'm glad to hear that you eating is similar to mine, it always makes me feel better to know I am not alone. do you count calories? if you do, about how many calories do you try to eat a day.

I would love for you to join me on the daily food log anytime you feel like it or have the time. I would love seeing what you eat too. Maybe I would get some new ideas.

hugs,
cathy

Wednesday, 5/12

Breakfast:
protein shake - 200
2 - 100

Lunch:
wheat bun - 70
3 slices turkey - 60
tomato - 20
caff free diet coke - 0

Supper:
chicken & cheese quesadillas
chips & salsa
(took youngest son to Casa Manana while
shopping for graduation present for his girlfriend)

Exercise: 40 minute walk
(13 miles for May)

Water: 88 oz

Total calories: ?

Hi Cathy, I try to stay between 1000 and 1200 M-F and then usually come in around 15-1800 on Sat. and Sun. and try to exercise away at least 300 cals. 5-7 times a week. At this rate I'm losing about 1#/wk. I am very knowledgable about portion size=so many cals so to make calculating easy I use a food mover by Richard Simons. You put in a card equal to the number of cals you want to eat for a day and close the little windows as you eat. When all your windows are closed you're done eating for the day. It has worked well for me, because each day has windows for so many fruits, veggies,dairy, meat, and breads and cereals. It keeps me eating from all the food groups. I'm a big meat lover so some days I substitute B & C for extra meat. Now if I could just stay with it all year round lol Winter time I always go through the blues and gain 10-15# and then have to start all over every spring. Maybe that's maintenance lol. I'm also a grazer and usually only eat the eve meal with my family.
What I really need to do is get into using the weights again. My inches lost progress would go so much faster, but I'm happy walking and jogging for the time being.
Have a great day!

Kristi

Kristi's Food Log for May 12

7:30 am granny smith apple 80
9 am 1 oz. grilled pork stk. (left overs) 75
10 am 1 oz swiss chees 100
3pm slice whole wheat 70
slice light bologna 60
4:30pm grapes 80
supper 4 oz meat loaf 300
sald=greens,radish,broccoli,carrot+ 100
2T light done right Italian 40
planned 8pm snack grapes 80
am black coffee
as of 5:30pm 60 oz water
total 985

wow Kristi! you are doing great! I just noticed how much weight you have lost, from 185 to 142. That's awesome! you must feel great! and you have done that by doing this? wow!

I also need to get back to using my handweights. I was really getting into a routine of using them, and somehow I got out of the routine. Some days I'm doing really good to get in my walking, but I need to make time for it.

I look forward to reading some of your food logs.

hugs,
cathy

Thursday, 5/13

Breakfast:
protein shake - 200
2 - 100
2 wheat toast - 100
jelly - 50

Lunch:
wheat bun - 70
3 slices turkey - 60
tomato - 20

Supper:
boiled crawfish
boiled corn
boiled potato

Water: 80 oz

Total Calories: I don't know but not too bad.

Cathy, thanks for the cudos. It's been a long haul. I originally lost 50# in 2000 which was still 10# from goal. I felt so good that I strayed from my program and of course gained 10#. I havelost and gained that 10# each winter since. The only real problem being that last summer I only managed to drop 8 of the 10 and this winter I packed on 15!!!!! I have to get it in my head that this is a lifetime thing or I will just yo yo forever. HAve a great day!

5/13 Food Log

8:30 am 1 orange 80
10:30 am 1 lg. apple 100
1 pm slice ww bread 70
1 T peanut butter 100
prepared at 3pm to eat throughout
day
(1 eggplant 200
1 t olive oil 40
14.5 oz. roasted garlic tomatoes 160
2T parm. cheese) 75
32 oz herbal tea 0
6 pm added 2 oz. pork steak to eggplant 150
9:15 pm 1 cholcolate covered mint 80
total : 1,055

I was curious. I was told it wasn't good to go below like 1100 calories. But I see many of the posts are like in the high 900's.

I've been keeping tabs on my food intake, and it seems that I've gone from 2200 calories down to like 1400-1700 calories.

What is your thought on my intake, and your thoughts about should stay around 1100 calories. Maybe it's 1000 caories. Either way, was curious on why so low?

Also, this is for anyone, but I noticed "lovnmom" says she walks away 300 calories or tries to. How do you calculate how many calories you burn when you exercise. To make it easy, I just walk... so is there a formula for figuring out if I walk for so much time I burn so many calories?

Oh and how much water is too much water? (is that a stupid question?)
I noticed Cathy you have 112oz and I have a hard time drinking the 64oz the nutritionist asks me to drink hehehe


Thanks Everyone...
Sue...

Hey SueMarie - you are right. Everything I have read says not to go below 1000 calories a day because it just slows down your metabolism. Most say to keep your calories between 1200 to 1400 calories a day to lose weight. If you have gone from 2200 calories a day down to 1400 to 1700 a day you will lose weight.

The problem is I have a low thyroid. If I eat more than 1200 calories a day I gain weight. sad but true. Most people with low thyroid tend to keep their calories around 1000 to 1200 a day and maybe lose 1 pound a month if anything. The only way I could eat more calories would be to exercise more, which I probably should, but can't find enough hours in the day. So my calories are low because of my low thyroid.

About the water, I use to have a hard time getting in the recommended 64 oz a day but the more I drank it the more I liked it and the more I wanted it and I have just made a real effort to drink drink drink that water. Also I'm in Louisiana and it's hot and humid and it's easier to get the water in. I don't get as much water in during the winter time, but at least my 64 oz. I have heard that we should be drinking half our weight in water. In another words, if I weigh 200, I should be drinking 100 oz day and that the 64 oz recommended is for someone who is "normal" weight. I've heard it is possible for someone to drink too much water, but it's not very likely to happen (if that makes any sense).

hugs,
cathy