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Originally Posted by LisaTcan
It's so hard to stick to to 1200 calories a day! Here's my day so far:
B =rye toast, rice cake, 2 tbls natural peanut butter, 1/2 cup oj, black coffee
400 cal
L= falafel salad (made at home) 1/2 a chocolate bar
550 cal
So I'm already at 950 even though I've had a pretty healthy day (well except for the chocolate). I'm aiming for an apple, a kashi granola bar and a tea at school which should be about 300 calories and bring me to 1200.
Have you considered constructing your nutrition of whole foods only? Meaning fresh fruits, veggies, produce, eggs, unprocessed goods.
Example:
B- 4 egg whites (70) + 1 cup spinach + 1/2 large grapefruit (40) + black coffee
L- huge garden salad with fresh raw veggies (80)+ 1T evoo (120) + 1T vinegar + 3 oz grilled chicken (100) + 1cup homemade veggie soup + iced tea
D- 4oz baked white fish (150) + 1 c steamed broccoli + baked sweet potato (100) + medium apple (100) + hot tea
Snack- huge smoothie (could split into 1/2 after lunch and 1/2 after dinner)= 1c pumpkin + 1c unsweetened vanilla almond milk + 1 small frozen banana + stevia + pumpkin pie spice + 1T natural peanut butter + 1cup ice (320)
That's a lot for around 1200 calories (and I rounded up) .
I find it helpful to aim for 10 servings fruits/veggies per day.