Phase 1 Day 9

I originally thought I would probably only do phase 1 for 1 week but I was having some cravings on Saturday so I decided to go ahead and do the whole 2 weeks.

B: 2 egg omelet with shredded zucchini and rf swiss cheese, milk
S: 1T of peanut butter
L: left over crack slaw
S: veggies and hummus
D: left over mexican slop, dollop of sour cream, green salad
S: greek yogurt mixed with sf jello

B: Steel cut oats with walnuts, so good, and sf syrup. Cheese string while i was waiting for those to cook.
L: Greek salad with chicken.
Sn: 12 almonds
S: Broccoli soup and lazy cabbage rolls.
Sn: Apple

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I've started to tracking my calories since starting phase 2 to make sure I don't go overboard, and I'm realizing how few I'm eating. Saturday was 609, Sunday was 702, and today is on track to be between ~750. I'm very uncomfortable with how low this is -- I really don't want to send my body into starvation mode -- but how do I get in more calories? (I can't believe I'm even having to ask this! ME!).

I don't want to add in more carbs before I'm ready. I'm really realizing that the bulk of my overeating was done on starches in the past. If I can't have them, I don't really care much to eat anything else!

phase 2:
B: ww toast with natural pb, milk, coffee
S: Banana and protein drink after workout
L: brown rice sushi roll, salad, cucumber slices, green tea
D: roast, green beans, salad (to get all my veggies in)

Day 1/Phase II
B: Quick oats, 2 pckts Splenda, 2 T natural p/b
L: 1 cup pumpkin curry soup, small piece of leftover meatloaf
S: h/b egg
D: Broccoli Bean and Cheese Soup, p/b bread
S: Planning on having a n/s/a fudgesicle

Planned bad weekend. Back on Phase I for a few days

B: Boiled eggs, V8
S: RF cheese stick
L: Salad, salmon, kidney beans
S: Skinny latte, RF cheese stick
D: Lentil soup
S: Almond butter

Day 16 of Phase 1
B: kefir, edamame, hb egg
S: roasted chickpeas
L: big salad with chicken breast, parm cheese, caesar dressing
S: chia fresca, carrots
D: turkey sausage, chick peas and arugula stir fry
S: piece of cheese
PP: 33

Day 2 Phase 1

No workout today, rest day.
Breakfast - Breakfast Casserole from Kalyne's Kitchen, with green peppers and cherry tomatoes, coffee latte
AM Snack - handful almonds
Lunch - turkey burger no bun, onion, tomato, avocado, edamame salad, sauteed kale in evoo
PM Snack - celery stick stuffed with1 laughing cow light cheese triangle
Dinner - Ginger chicken stir fry with snow peas, broccoli, mushrooms

Day 2/ Phase II

Given the lack of movement on the scale, I'm going to start counting calories as well - between 1200-1400/day would be good

B: 3 eggs/strip of bacon/3T 1% milk - 295 cal
S: 1/2 cup 1% cottage cheese w/1/2 cup mixed berries - 120 cal
L: Leftover Pumpkin Curry soup - 200 cal
S: h/b egg and 1 stick of string cheese - 155 cal
D: 1.5 Italian Sausages w/peppers and slice p/b bread - 455 cal

Total: 1,225 calories planned

If any of you ladies counting calories are using "my fitness pal" to do it, send me a PM with your username and I'll add you as a friend!

Sent bf for groceries yesterday. He bought rootbeer and chicken breasts :dz:
B: 2 cheese sticks and v8
L: 1/2 a grilled [fat-free] ham and [fat-free] cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread. 1/2 dill pickle. A container of mixed vegetable sticks and about 1tbsp dip.
Sn: Almonds
S: Cheat meal! *Censored*

Since my calories have been so low, and I don't have any groceries anyway, I'm arranging a cheat meal for dinner tonight. Hopefully that will keep my metabolism going.

Edited to add: Wt today was 170.0lbs. This is a bit rapid for my liking (9lbs in 2wks & 3 days). I know I'll complain when things don't go this fast in the future, but, for my own good, I've gotta slow this loss down a bit.

ROFL....

I'm drooling over your censored meal, but my calories have been plenty high - so I'll just live vicariously through you for now :smoking:

LOL @ Rootbeer and chicken breasts. men.

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had a health screening this morning so I had to fast.
1: mexican chicken soup, skim milk
2: tangerine
3: blueberry smoothie (1/2 c. plain, ff yogurt, 1/2 c. skim milk, blueberries)
4: bbq beef (basically the cola chicken recipe but with beef), spinach salad

exercise: 30 min. treadmill, 60 min. pilates

lol @ the rootbeer and chicken. I rarely let DH out to the supermarket on his own. There's a famous story I still tell about when I sent him to Sam's for laundry detergent and he came back with $300 of telephone for the house.

ANYWAY!

I count calories, I have to. I need that sense of control about what I'm eating. Also, it makes me accountable as I am an impulse and emotional eater. If I get a craving, I'll most of the time give in to it. If I have to log what I am eating, it helps me not give in to the cravings.

Ph. 1.5-ish

Yesterday
B- Yogurt, string cheese, and 1/2 a banana
S- Pickle slices
L- Deli ham rolls with rf cheese and orange pepper slices
D- Chicken breast, broccoli, green beans & a glass of skim milk
S- Roasted chickpeas

Today
B- Yogurt
S- Chocolate pb banana 'icecream' (blended together 1/2 a frozen banana w/ a serving of frozen lf chocolate pudding w/ 1 tab pb)
L- salad topped with remaining roasted chickpeas
D- Modified taco bake
S- Edited snack, just realised we still have pumpkin seeds... going to roast em' up later for my evening post work snack!

Phase 1 Day 10

B: almond crepe, nf milk
L: green salad, hard boiled egg, rf blue cheese dressing
S: veggies, hummus,
D: black bean soup, dollop of sour cream, rf shredded cheese,green salad
S: yogurt mixed with sf jello

Hello, I've been sick with a cold
Phase 2
b - oatmeal with half a banana
l - some clear chicken broth
s - salmon with a salad and just a bit of brussel sprouts
s - almonds