[becckii]

OK! so I was wondering am I eating too much. So far this week I have had....


Tuesday -
B 30g of cereal and low fat milk.
L tuna mixed with low fat mayo on 4 rye crackers, grapes, 130calorie fruit bar
D roast chicken, potato, carrots, parsnips,


Wednesday -
B 30g of cereal with low fat milk
L chicken on 5 rye crackers with low fat mayo, grapes, cereal bar
D bowl of stew (carrots, meat,) 4 slices of bread. cereal bar

[kirsteng]

It's really hard to say whether it's too much or not unless you specify quantity... and roast chicken, is that with or without skin? You should track your calories for awhile on a site such as Livestrong.com using the 'myplate' tool, in order to get a good idea of how many calories are in the things you're eating.

At a guess, I'd say your breakfasts are great, your lunches are okay, depending on the quantity, and your dinners are too big.. especially the 4 slices of bread. You might be blowing your day just on the dinners.

[becckii]

thank u so much i love that website thank u for showing me xx

[crimsons]

@becckii, you're off to a great start losing 6 lbs already!

I think the others are right about checking calorie counts. That way you'll have a great idea of what the calorie count is for any given food and what the best calorie "bargains" are. The main thing I notice is nothing's green -- salad, broccoli, snow peas, kale, anything like that will fill you up and give great nutrition for few calories. You might check the nutritional info for the cereal too -- they vary a lot in calorie counts. Oatmeal's always a great choice, and if you like it sweet you can add a natural sweetener like Stevia (trade name "Truvia" in the US). However, even sugar is only 16 cals per tsp, so not bad in moderation. Eggs are also a good choice, perhaps with a piece of fruit. If you are rushed in the morning, you can always hard-boil some in advance. Four slices of bread might be a bit much at one meal; depending on the type of bread that could add up to 600 cals right there. Could you substitute some green veg for some of the bread?

I have a little scale I use both for weighing mail and food! Very enlightening, I've found, to know exactly how much I'm eating. Also, I like Calorieking.com and loseit.com for tracking weight, cals, and exercise output. Love the little weight graph on loseit.com.

I've been listening to some podcasts that say many people gravitate toward the same meals all the time. True in my case! If you prepare, say, six servings of a dish all at once then you can freeze some and have the rest ready to eat during the week. Keep up the good work and stay healthy!