nicole, i was just noticing your menus...your calories seem awfully low. is that a deliberate thing? what about including more nuts or nut butters, and more calorie dense items during your day?
You're right that they are low, but just for a day or two. I didn't do so well over the weekend, and I want to eat low cal for a day or two to make up for it and get all the bad stuff out of my system. I felt gross Monday night.
I usually like to eat around 1200 calories though, and might up them to 1400 since I've resumed exercising after a month long haitus. I do need to work on my menus a bit though. I think I've been getting bored/into a rut because I haven't been making sure to add enough variety.
Phase 2
b-homemade lara bar
l-yellow squash with ns marinara
s-apple and almond butter
d-Egg, tomato and turkey bacon sandwhich on ww, large spinach salad
Last edited by Usernametaken; 07-06-2011 at 05:05 PM.
Ah! that makes sense, Nicole Just wanted to bring attention to it if you hadn't been aware. There are times when my calories are really low and I don't even really notice until my husband says something.
b: turkey bacon, eggs, rf cheese and a V8 with coffee
s: edamame
l: 3 slices RF ham, laughing cow, tablespoon of hummus, 1/3 cucumber, 1/3 bell pepper, 1/2 jar pepperochini peppers (OMG, if I didn't know better, I'd say I was preggers! Only 35 cals though...)
d: ??? Either Taco Bake or out (We are going to play tennis now so not sure I'll want Taco Bake when I get back)
and a peanut butter cup dessert me thinks (didn't have it last night!)
Brunch: spinach/red bell pepper/chive/rf cheddar crustless quiche, tomato/basil/mozz salad, and a couple off plan items (a tuna pasta salad and a mini chocolate cake with berries and a whipped cream/marscapone topping)...
S iced chai latte, masala chickpeas
D roasted tilapia and asparagus w evoo, garlic, lemon juice, rosemary on top of raw kale and tomatoes
S mango smoothie
Have a few p2 items left to eat then i'm p1-ing for a week to get rid of a lot of naughty foods and cravings...
Last edited by asphyxia63; 07-06-2011 at 08:37 PM.
Made a really great salad with quinoa leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
Quinoa and Kidney Bean Salad
2 cups cooked quinoa
1 15 oz. can kidney beans (other beans would work too)
1/3 c. hummus (I used the spicy Sabra variety)
2 T. water
2 T. lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste (I didn't think it needed any)
Combine the quinoa and kidney beans in a large bowl. Stir together the hummus and water in a separate bowl and add to the quinoa mixture. Drizzle on lemon juice. Stir well to combine. Refrigerate to chill.
Ah! that makes sense, Nicole Just wanted to bring attention to it if you hadn't been aware. There are times when my calories are really low and I don't even really notice until my husband says something.
I appreciate it! I actually started counting aprox cals months ago because I had the same problem of under-eating sometimes and wanted to make sure I ate enough. My menus should start looking more well-rounded tomorrow.
Matilda, I'm sure white beans would work. Chickpeas would be great too I might throw some veggies into it tomorrow - I'll bet diced red pepper and spinach would be tasty.
Jeez. First week at work and it's kicking my butt! Mostly staying on plan, but kind of lost track of calorie counts for my first post in the thread. Darnit.
B: PB & B burrito.
L: Chicken on a tortilla
S: Off plan
B: 1 cup plain greek ff yogurt, 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
S: Raw Veggies and Hummus
L: Baked Egg, cheddar cheese and sauteed mushrooms
D: Roast Chicken, Green Beans and Snow Peas
S: Raspberries and Almonds
Just wanted to bring attention to it if you hadn't been aware. There are times when my calories are really low and I don't even really notice until my husband says something.
