Did you eat well today? Monday April 18th

[tbb113]

This is a new thread for tracking what you ate at the end of the day. Part log, part inspiration for others. If you want to write about what type of plan you are following, that is okay too.

[LA98]

Ugh, my answer is NO. I have already eaten very badly today and it's only noon. :( Too embarrassed to post the details, but I vow to eat well the rest of today, and start fresh tomorrow. I think I'm going to like this thread!

[Meganator]

I am de-lurking from all the Healthy Living threads that I read...DH has finally decided he needs to lose some weight (about 20 lbs, probably - and I have about 10 that I'd like to be without), so he has given me license to feed him, and says he will only eat what I give him. We're also exercising - mostly walking/jogging on the trail through our neighborhood, but slacked off this weekend. I'm using Fitday religiously - that has really worked for me in the past. So I weigh/measure every single thing and enter all the custom foods...including calculating the calories for a stir-fry I made the other night.

We work together, and it is relatively rare that someone brings doughnuts or cake or some other temptation, so breakfasts and lunches are the easy part for us. Boring, but we like it: oatmeal with flax seed and a little honey for breakfast (at work), and lunch is vanilla yogurt topped by abou 3Tbsp. Grape Nuts and a few craisins, or a Granny Smith apple sliced and topped with peanut butter (1Tbsp peanut butter is enough to get a little pb taste on each slice, 2 Tbsp is really generous). Usually a late morning and late afternoon snack of fruit or a granola bar.

So far, so good today - evening is the test!

[sneezles]

Today is going very well so far...haven't decided what to make for dinner so I may need to run to the grocery store...

Breakfast:
1/4 cup Irish oatmeal
3 tbs ground flaxseed
2 tbs wheat germ
1/2 cup whole milk

Lunch:
Tossed salad with
Romaine, red tip, butter lettuce, baby spinach and arugula
1/3 of a yellow bell pepper
6 grape tomatoes, halved
1/3 of an avocado
2 tbs toasted chopped pecans
1 tbs dried cherries
thinly sliced red onion
feta cheese with basil and tomato
2 oz smoked chicken breast
drizzle of a Dijon vinaigrette
1 whole wheat dinner roll

Snack:
2 Dr Krackers 3 Seed Crackers (don't know if these are just a Texas item but they are very tasty, no added fat or oil)
1 ounce Tilimook Colby cheese (I normally have St Andres but I shared it Saturday)

Dinner:
Have decided to do something with turkey strips, broccoli, snow peas and brown rice...not quite sure what but I'm guessin' a stirfry ;) !

[MrsReber]

I was good- I was bad all weekend so it's back to the WW system for me.

Breakfast- 1 4oz nonfat peach yogurt

lunch - 1 light english muffin toasted with
2 slices light american cheese
1 low fat, high fiber granola bar

dinner will be WW chicken florentine (roll ups- new recipe for me)

[EsteemSamurai]

So far so good. I'm eating to my mealplan as per my nutritionists orders - shooting for ~1350 calories/day for maintenance/slight loss.

Breakfast (6:45am): 1 slice sprouted wheat bread w/ 1 oz. reduced fat cheese, broiled; 2 oz. low fat cottage cheese; apple

Snack (11:30am): .5 oz. roasted sunflower seeds

Lunch (2:15pm): 4 oz. turkey, 1 oz. part-skim mozzarella, and spinach on sprouted wheat; apple

We're planning to have lean hamsteak, sweet potatoes, and broccoli for dinner. Evening snack will be lowfat yogurt with grapes.

AND, I exercised today - 35 minutes of pilates (I did my Pilates for Dummies DVD). So, it's going well thus far.

~S

Edit: Well, that didn't go as planned. :( I got home from work way late, so I ended up eating one of my normal dinners - not much worse for calories, but the portions are out of control. But, that's what this is about... culpability... so... *sighs*

<singsong introduction voice> My name is Sarah and I ate the following for dinner:
* 4 oz. grilled chicken w/ 1 oz. FF cheddar, 2 oz. salsa, and 2 oz. black bean paste over 2/3 C. spaghetti squash and 1 stalk broccoli
* 3 carrots
* 1 medium zucchini, 4 stuffing mushrooms broken into pieces, & 1 oz. lowfat cottage cheese
* 1 C. red grapes w/ 1 T. PB
</sing song voice>

I am seriously ashamed right now that you all can see this.

[JoanneOR]

I don't know if I can post what I've eaten after reading all of yours. They all seem so healthy! :) Well, so far today:

Breakfast (7:00 am):
Bagel with peanut butter

Snack (about 9:00am):
Kashi GoLean Crunch cereal.

Lunch:
Subway turkey and ham sandwich (I guess that counts for some veggies, right?)
Baked chips

Dinner:
The plan is steak and roasted carrots - no more carbs.

OK, my confession is I had four mini York patties after lunch. I just can't get over the craving to have sweets after lunch and dinner. If I'm craving something after dinner, I plan to have an apple. I'll report back tomorrow if my plan actually succeeded. :)

I know I need to add more dairy and vegetables to my diet and less carbs, probably. I just get in a rut in the way I eat.

I did exercise, though. Weights class at the gym and plan to walk to the train after work - about a 30 minute walk.

[Meganator]

I just can't get over the craving to have sweets after lunch and dinner.

I would eat sweets all the time if they were there; the key for me is to not have them around. Sometimes it is hard if people are bringing stuff to work, if you have ready access to a vending machine, or if family requirements are such that you have to keep them at home. But if you can eliminate them in any of those places, it really helps just to not have them available. I was lurking in the pantry just a couple of days ago hoping there were some chocolate chips left, but fortunately there weren't (why? because I already ate them at some previous time - I haven't made chocolate chip cookies in an eon!). Also, if you have to keep sweets at home, try to identify something that will satisfy the family but that you don't like. For example, DH likes Butterfinger bars, but I really don't, so even when I am craving something sweet, those don't tempt me.

[tbb113]

Joanne: Sometimes I can fool myself into thinking I had something sweet if I have a diet soda or a cup of herbal tea. Strawberries and bananas also work some of the time....

So far my day is going well. But its only 2:30, there is a long time between now and bedtime ;) :rolleyes: I'll check in much later with what I actually ate.

[JoanneOR]

Meganator, you're right, the best thing is to not have the sweets around! My problem is my kids bring home tons of candy from school parties and holidays. I'm like you with the chocolate chips - I have a craving for some chocolate and I go digging in their candy. I've actually thrown alot of it away just to get it out of the house. They don't even miss it. My other downfall is ice cream. Today I had this resolve to not have any sweets after lunch. I had to go the drugstore and it was like I was possessed - I couldn't pass up the York patties! Tomorrow is another day!

Tyra, I've found that diet soda will work if I'm craving sweets - especially diet Dr. Pepper.

I tend to snack too much at night, too. So, my goals are to limit sweets (I have to be realistic - I don't think I can cut them out entirely) and not to eat after 7:00pm.

[Laura]

Okay today was much better:
Breakfast: everything bagel w/lowfat veggie cream cheese
Snack: Pear
Lunch: Egg salad made w/two egg whites and one egg and 1Tbs. mayo
Snack yoplait whip
Dinner: grilled mahi mahi and steamed broccoli.

I also walked 3 miles w/ DD @ 14 minute miles

[tbb113]

I ate well again today

Breakfast
1/2 cup cereal
1/2 cup whole milk yogurt

Morning Snack
Strawberries

Lunch
Salad
Broiled Chicken Breast
Banana

Snack
1 oz cashews

Dinner
Tri-tip
Sauteed Onions
1/2 tomato
Barley Risotto with Caramelized Leeks and Mushrooms

Total for the day: 1100 calories?

[KimberlyS]

I do weight watchers, so I'm going to include the points.
Also I travel quite frequently for work, and am travelling this week, so I am being challenged to eat healthy on the road. My Weekly Points Allowance resets on Tuesday, so I had to really behave today:

BREAKFAST : (At airport and on plane)
Apple-1
Luna Bar-3
McD's Small Yogurt Parfait-3

LUNCH (Cafeteria)
Salmon, 3 oz-4
Salad-0
Roasted Veggies-0
with 2 tsp oil-2
Salad Dressing 1 TBS-2

DINNER (Chinese)
Steamed Veggies-0
Steamed Shrimp, 1 cup-2
Brown Rice, 1 cup-4

SNACKS
Tea w honey-1
Ghiardelli Dark Chocolate Square-1
Pretzels-1

TOTAL 24 Points

[Kayaksoup]

Breakfast:
1/2 cup homemade ff granola
tablespoon of whole milk plain yoghurt
(I still haven't gotten sick of this breakfast. I have been eating for about a month)

35 minute, very brisk walk to school

Tasting:
had to taste hollandaise, bechamel, and mayonnaise. 6 times (gag)

Lunch:
One leftover chicken thigh

35 minute brisk walk home

Snack:
1 cup of homemade chicken noodle soup

Dinner
Steamed Basa fillet with fennel Beurre blanc ( in the name of education)
1/3 cup basmati rice
2 cups mixed greens with a drizzle of raspberry vinegar

Snack
oatmeal bar

[nori]

Breakfast:
Joe's O's cereal with strawberries and milk
iced coffee (no sugar, but with milk)

Morning snack:
1/3C low-fat cottage cheese with grapes

Lunch:
Leftover Quiona with leeks and mushrooms
3/4 apple
grapes
baby carrots

Afternoon:
puffed pea snack (about handful)
(this is bad...)leftover coconut milk couscous:o About 1/2 serving, with raisins and carrots, and there were a few chicken pieces in there. I was hungry, and good side is I didn't go into eating something worse than this. But still...

Dinner:
Brown Rice and Beans with Avocado
Big green salad
a few corn chips:o

Exercise....step about 30 min. in the morning

Not bad, and I'd say this is a great way to keep me motivated. There were several moments I would have eaten something I shouldn't have, if I didn't think of this thread. Hopefully tomorrow will be better day!

Joanne...4 York doesn't sound that bad. I had one sleeve of thin mint in one sitting (not today!!) and it WAS bad!!!!

[SamanthaD]

Ok let's see if I can get this all down. Now, please don't chastise. I was a bad snacker on Monday!

Breakfast consisted of coffee, a couple handfuls of cereal and a little more coffee.

mid morning snack--a couple handfuls of mini teddy grahams

lunch--(CL recipe)Blonde Carolina Chix Barbq with coleslaw(no bun)

Snack-- a couple more handfuls of teddy grahams

snack again-- a handful of chex mix

Dinner-- large salad with tomatoes, artichoke hearts, olives and chix

snack-- sprees (about 1/2 of the stick)
For Tuesday I will work on the snacks. Already, I like the thought of publicly recording my consumption. Hopefully it will encourage me to eat better.

Have a great day!
Sam

[Chris415]

Ok, I was pretty good throughout the day, until I got home from work, that's my bad time.

I do WW too, so I've included the points:

Breakfast
1 grapefruit-1
1 c. steel cut oatmeal-2
1 c. milk-2

Snack
3/4 c. ff yogurt-2

Lunch
1 c. string beans
1 c. leftover pad thai
(I think I ate something else, but can't remember....:o )

Snack
tortilla chips-5

Home after work..
Leftover pad thai, a little more than I cup

Dinner
3 oz. grilled chicken with homemade bbq sauce-3
spinach-0
roasted asparagus0-0
1 c. milk-2

Exercise: 2-mile walk, 1 hr. spinning class

I have WI tonight and am nervous, I have gone totally overboard this week. But I'm jumping back on the wagon with journaling and keeping track of my points this coming week. :)
Chris

[greysangel]

pre work out - slice of lean canadian ham with cheese - 100

work out - 45 min cardio/chest/abs

franken bar - 190

salad with chicken and beans - 300

baked lays - 140

turkey jambalaya - 350 (I had 1.5 svgs)
1 pc bittersweet choc - 100

total 1280

[Chris415]

Originally posted by greysangel

franken bar

I have to ask, JeAnne, what is a franken bar? You've written that a couple of times, and I have an idea, but am not positive! :o

Thanks!
Chris

[Lisa W]

I am also doing WW, so I'll include the point value.

Breakfast - 4
Special K w/skim milk
and few slices strawberries

Snack - 1
1/2 baked oatmeal bar

Lunch - 4
Salad (romaine, red peppers,
grated carrots
Tbsp. FF raspberry dressing
whole grain bread (2)
Peanut butter

Snack - 1
Apple

Dinner - 14(*)
Hoisin chicken stir-fry
with rice & cashews
(* I'm not sure of the points so went on the high side)

Snack - 2
1/2 Pita w/ Tbsp hummus

Total - 26

[Meganator]

Did great after getting home last night...3 mile jog, then dinner with no snacks:

ceasar salad
6 oz pork chop
1/2 of a spaghetti squash with basil and a little parmesan cheese
glass of wine (only after I determined I had the calories available after everything else)

I'm amazed at how much I can eat when the food is healthy instead of junk. I feel like I'm eating a lot, but the calories are pretty low (and I am definitely counting EVERYTHING!). I am using fats and sweeteners, but only a tsp. here and there (and I'm counting them).

Let's do this another day! Good luck!

[srahndennis]

It's hard to put all this down. Over all, I did pretty well but was really hungry yesterday so I ate a lot.

Breakfast:
Strawberries
Fiber One Honey Clusters cereal
1% milk

Snack(s): Assorted raw veggies (cherry tomatoes, snap peas, yellow bell pepper, cucumbers); apple; a few goldfish

Lunch:
French onion soup w/ 1 oz. cheese and slice of French bread
Salad with a little feta; 2 T. light Ranch dressing

Snack: Grapefruit

Dinner: Frito pie salad (just a few Fritos with turkey chili)

After Dinner: Brushed my teeth so I wouldn't be tempted to eat anything else!!

Thanks for starting this thread - I think it will really help me be accountable.

[greysangel]

my franken bars are a formulated processed bar with a balanced amount of carbs/protein and low fat. Basically protein bar, but I like franken bar better :D

[MrsReber]

I'm following WW, too. I bought the cooking for 2 and the slow cooker cookbooks. I cooked dinner from them exclusively for about 2 weeks. DH loved the recipes. They were all very good.

For dinner last night:

WW chicken florentine. 5 points for 1 peice.
yellow squash sauteed in 1 tsp olive oil (1 point, but I shared this with DH)
Steamed broccoli - o pts

(bad bad bad) angel food cake - 3 points (DH's birthday cake that MIL left- it has whipped cream all over it!)

Snacking is a problem for me, too. I would love to be eating all day long.

[Chris415]

Originally posted by greysangel
my franken bars are a formulated processed bar with a balanced amount of carbs/protein and low fat. Basically protein bar, but I like franken bar better :D

Thanks, that's along the lines of what I was thinking. Sounds good! :)