Well I’m exactly the same. To be honest I thought I’d be down despite the fact that I was surprised with a delicious fried food themed birthday party this weekend and a absolutely fantastic chocolate cake (hopefully I’ll get a post about that up tomorrow or next week). I thought I was doing really well besides that. I tried to eat salad for a few lunches and I just felt SO hungry since on those nights we ate dinner on the later side (of course). I need to figure that out better because I do like getting my veggies in and I do it better at lunch. But of course I didn’t log so I can’t prove that I didn’t eat too much being hungry on the salad days. But I pulled out my trusty CS-100s so it’s in view so I can see for sure. We’ll see. A pretty average day of food for is like below. I’d love to hear what you guys do and if you have any ideas for snacks for me
10-11 juice and a TLC granola bar
12:30-1:30 lunch: salad with chicken (kinda of wendy’s side salad size, with half the dressing and a small amount of cheese) or half a pack of ramen with curry powder veggies and chicken added, half a sandwich and half a single serve bag of veggie strays or a mighty kids meal (this is pretty much what I limit myself to for lunches during the week)
3:00ish snack: flax seed chips, veggies straws (if I didn’t have them with lunch), wasa cracker and half a slice of cheese a small cookie or piece of candy (like kiss size) (that’s what it’s been lately I need tips)
6:30-9:00 dinner: this varies a lot but it’s usually 600-800 calories
10:-12:30 sometimes I need an after dinner snack depending on dinner usually I’m drawn to nachos, chip or a cookie
As you can probably tell I’m a savory tastebud person. If I eat something sweet I’ll probably also eat something salty to finish it off. I was thinking on salad days maybe plan a bigger snack or add a small baked potato, I’m not sure. I was eating the sandwich and chips every day but kinda got burnt on that. Also I’m thinking veggies and yogurt dip or humus or popcorn for snacks. Yeah any tips are welcome
Weight:
12/30/2010 147.6
1/06/2011 147.6
I’m 5’5 but have a small frame
(I think I’m going for 135 and we’ll see from there)
Nutrition Breakdown:
Didn’t log things I thought I averaged out but I guess I was over since I didn’t loose anything.
Exercise:
H strength
F Yoga 60 min class Bike 45 min 7.6 mi
S bike 57 min 10 mi
S off
M Swim 1100 yd
T Strength and Conditioning Class
W Bike 60 min 10.3
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daniii♥ says
I would try to cut out the might kid’s meals. They actually aren’t that healthy. If you look on the pdf, it looks like most of them are over 500 calories: http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/Mighty_Kids_Meals_Nutrition_List.pdf
You’d be better off just get a regular McD sandwich and nothing else, at that rate. So if you’re having 550 calories here, plus 700 for dinner + 120 for your granola bar + 100 for your juice, that’s 1470 right there, not including your 2 snacks or any other munching, well estimate them to be 250 combined, for 1720 total calories per day. I’m 5’5″ and try to stay between 1200 – 1500 per day.
Maybe try to substitute your heavier snacks (chips, etc) for something lighter? Maybe some dried fruit? I don’t snack much during the day. I’ve switched most of my flavorful drinks for calorie free ones. Instead of juice, I’ve been getting something like fruit2o (0 calories). It’s got the fruity flavors and the vitamins, but no calories, so it’s a freebie.
Heidi says
I don’t know… I think you’re doing a good job and you look great.
mommy2luke2008 says
I think you are doing great. I’d watch for sodium content of the food your eating. I can’t eat salty foods because I retain so much water all the time. And I’d say start off with a bigger, healther breakfast, like an egg with veggies and small cup of milk would be better and may help keep you fuller for longer during the day. This is something I really need to work on too, I can’t get out of bed early enough to fix something healthy for breakfast lol.
nopinkhere says
Have you thought about adding something else to lunch with some protein? Hummus, roasted chickpeas, lentil something?
Janelle says
I am a big fan of a string cheese and nuts. Fills me up and if I need to I can add a few crackers. Just a thought! :)