Does anyone know of a good online calorie counter? I've been trying to do it on paper, but that's not working too well for me.

Also, I don't think I'm eating enough. I'm dropping about 1.25 lbs per day (I'm doing a modified P1/P2 combo), and even though I don't feel ill, I don't want to deprive myself of essential things I need so that I get ill.

Thanks in advance!!!

Try Fitday.com. Many people around here use it.
Kim

Another vote for fitday. And you can link it here so that if you have any questions or doubts, we can look and see how we might help.

Well, This is what I ate yesterday. I didn't feel hungry, I felt quite full. I know I was lacking in veggies, but between the Dr.s apts. and everything else, I didn't have time to go to the store and get more veggies. I also didn't cook dinner - FYOF night (Find you own food)

Sorry about the formatting. I couldn't get it to link right.

Yesterday's Foods

Food Name Serving Size Cals Fat Carb Prot
Chicken curry .5 cup 160 9 6 15
Pretzel chocolate 1 pack 100 4 14 1
Mixed nuts 1 oz 109 10 4 3
Sugarfree Jell-0 3.5 oz 7 0 1 1
Celery, raw 2 long stalk 20 0 5 1
Hummus, commercial 1.5Tbsp 35 2 3 2
Low fat String cheese 1 stick 50 3 1 6
Coffee 20 oz 11 0 2 1
FF Creamer 1 oz 6 0 1 0
Tortilla, whole wheat 1 8" 109 1 30 4

Totals 326 28 68 36

Also try ***********.com. It is totally free and they have trackers for calories (it does it for you or you can enter the info yourself) and exercise. It's a really neat site. There's TONS of cool stuff on it.

I use fitday also. It's not perfect, but I'm getting used to its eccentricities. By the way, that is not much food at all. Is the total 326 calories? You really need to make sure you eat enough. If you're getting in all your veggie servings, two dairies, 1 or 2 carbs for Ph2, a fruit for Ph2, and enough protein, you'll be getting a lot more calories than that. On 326 a day, you are starving.

what was that website nellagirl? I just see a bunch of stars.

One of the moderators probably edited it because that site sells things.

And, Mare, 326 calories is WAY low! Did you have chicken curry for breakfast or did you skip breakfast? Maybe add a salad with that? I find hard-boiled eggs to be a quick grab-and-go breakfast, with a cup of tomato juice. At least that would get something in your belly, and some protein as well. What did you put on your tortilla? What about spreading it with some refried beans and salsa and sprinkling a cup of baby spinach over the top? If you eat less than 1200 calories a day you're going to find it very difficult to get all of your nutrition for the day!

Kara

Kara,

I know it was way too low when I was adding it up. The problem - I really wasn't hungry. I don't want to eat if I'm not hungry. The snacks I did have, were at work - after the cafe had closed. So I was stuck with my 1 string cheese and vending machine nuts.

Then, by the time I got home after Chiro and PT, it was pushing 8, and I really wasn't hungry at all. I had to force myself to eat the tortilla, celery and hummus.

I admit, I did better yesterday though. about 800 cal. I got home late again, but DH had started a pot of chili, so I had a little of that. With out that, I would've been closer to 400 for the day again.

I just don't know what to eat that gives me the cals., that I can keep at work, and won't fill me up so much that I don't want to eat for the rest of the day.

That was one of the hard things for me on SBD. You've GOT to eat a minimum of 1000 calories a day, preferably 1200-1500. If you eat fewer than 1000, your body says "oh, there must be a shortage of food. I think I shall store all the fat on this body because I may need to use it as an energy source because no calories are coming in."

Mushroom caps stuffed with Laughing Cow cheese
Celery with PB
Veggies and hummus
Cheese stick
Salad
Handful of nuts

All of those are little things you can take to work. They'll fill you up for a few hours but not for the rest of the day. Take a big salad loaded with veggies and topped with an oil-based dressing and two of the snacks after having an omlet (with cheese and veggies) for breakfast at home, and you'll be good to go. Then you can have a yummy dinner and get all your calories for the day.

Just some ideas.