Rachael, about the breakfast thing, I read in Women's Health that it should be about 25% of your total intake so for your (I'm guessing by your consistency) daily goal of 1750 it should be (exactly) 437.5...so you're doing round about fine. However, a big breakfast does kill evening appetite/munchies I've found. hehe. I've also found having a proteiny-fats at breakfast (nut butters or egg) keeps you way fuller than straight up carbos.

Today I've had:

Breakfast- Oatso simple with Fruit & nut sprinkle on top, with cinnamon and tahini swirled through and an orange (300 cals)

Snack - Pink Lady Apple (80 cals)

Lunch - Basil tofu and tomato sauce sandwich on wholemeal bread with carrot and celery sticks (440 cals)

Yaaaaay I'm really happy today! Just thought I'd share...however, I'm off to the scales now, maybe I won't be so ecstatic after...I'll keep you posted...

EDIT: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY down to 124.6 AND 22% Body fat! Woo yah!

Off to have a snack and work out

Snack - 250 mls innocent smoooothie and 25g Almonds (290 cals)

b-oatmeal,cottage cheese, almonds, banana
l-salmon,cauliflower, potatoes
d-veggie lasagna, with salad
snack-cantaloupe

Pre-workout: oatmeal, applesauce - 1/2 cup each
Post-workout+breakfast: pineapple 100g, low carb tortilla, deli ham
Snack: Dannon yogart, baby carrot
Lunch: Panera Bread pick 2 combo (veggie soup, 1/2 Fandango salad), decaf coffee with skim milk
Snack: decaf coffee with skim milk, apple
Dinner: french beans 300g, pot roast 1oz, baked chicken 3 oz, 1/4 raisin muffin
~1600 cal.

I gave myself grade C. Not enough protein in lunch. The Fandango salad has some walnut and cheese though. The raisin muffin in dinner was a NO NO!

Strangely, I did feel less control from the temptation of carbs today. Not sure if it was because I did not have enough protein in lunch and snacks.

Breakfast:
Oatmeal with raisins, dates and walnuts mixed with evaporated milk
3 slices canadian bacon

Lunch:
Fajita beef soft tacos
Mexican rice
Refried beans

Snack:
100 calorie rice krispie treat

Dinner:
Salad with grilled chicken, craisins, fat-free French dressing

Snack:
Banana

Work-Out:
2 bottles of gatorade


I'd give myself a C because my lunch was less than healthy, LOL. But it was good

Breakfast: 1 slice of wholegrain toast, smear of pnut butter, coffee and 1 orange..

Lunch: Babyleaf and herb salad, smidge of olive oil and balsamic

Snack: worlds BEST snack....CORN ON THE COB!!!!! yummmmmm

Dinner: Haven't had dinner yet but am cooking my tuna/olive pasta sauce and some pasta with steamed green beans on the side.

Ooh I love corn on the cob...I was gonna have some last night, but when I took it out of the fridge, it had a mystery white flaky substance on the surface of it and I realised it was well over a week expired...so I had to chuck it

Mmmm, I just enjoyed an Insalata Caprese, (sans olive oil), with grape tomatoes, fresh basil leaves and balsamic vinegar. Simply sublime.

And another Pink Lady. I can't keep my hands off 'em.

sounds delish... just had an orange, and I think I'm going to have another in a minute... don't mind feeding the cravings w/ fruit

break: 3 egg white omelett w/ spinach and 2% cheddar, small bowl of some organic cereal w/ blueberries

work:
carrots
banana
pork tenderloin w/ beans and mixed veggies
2 oranges
slice of bread w/ PB
3oz pouch of tuna
and so far, 4qts of water (wow!)...

and I'm still looking forward to that post-workout protein shake.

We just had some uber-tender Beef Bourguignon, with steamned, fresh green beans and an amazing Nero D'Avola, followed by a lil cheese, (just a smidge for me) and a couple of decaf espressi. And so ends the day in the dusk...

breakfast- some healthy fiber-packed oatmeal
half an apple
maybe 20-24 oz coffee

lunch- chicken, assorted veggies on brown rice
split into two meals

dinner- Healthy Choice chicken & broccoli alfredo

Plenty of water throughout. Overall a quality eating day for me. If only every day was like this.

breakfast tacos??? Can you share??

Love this thread though..

B- I-haven't had my coffee yet wrap
S- V8, slice ff cheese
L- spagetaboutit
S-slice candian bacon, apple (in about 15 min)
D- planning chicken fajitas
S- smoothie

Coffee/hot chocolate concoction that came out juuuuuuust right

it's a little too warm here now, but this is one of my fav things to make to entertain when it's cold.. The nice thing is serving the burgandy along with

I also tend to add barley to my BB!

just had me an omelet... know how i loves me them eggs...

Bfast : slither of sultana cake (nah isn't as bad as it sounds LOL) more like a sultana bread/raisin toast....a cup of english breakfast tea.

Snack : Meal replacement shake....just wanted something quick and snappy while I continue with the housework and rest of the days meal prep before fitting in a workout and leaving to go to work tonight....phew....wouldn't it be cool if just *thinking* about what you had to do had the same effect as ACTUALLY doing it hehe....

Cardio King, you open pandora's box by letting me in here ...

But tonight I am trying to be "good-ish." Not all good, just somewhat.

First I ate a bowl of leaves. Spring greens mix I think it's called.

I looked at the leaves and thought "yuk," so I tossed in on some crumbled walnuts and splashed them with my homemade salad dressing:

Extra virgin olive oil,

home made vinegar blend vinegar (a mix of balsamic vinegar, red wine winegar, and a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar)
white cooking wine,
lime juice,
freshly ground black pepper, and a
dash of Paul Prudhomme's magic seasoning. (Signed by Chef himself at a Navy Fleet Week party -- tastes extra special that way.)

Some sloppy sticky goat cheese -- doggone that stuff is hard to get off the fork and into the bowl. I lost patience with that, so I didn't get much.

a dinky little glass of not very fancy Italian Pinot Noir (the big baloon glasses have been retired! -- for parties and special guests only)

Now, a bowl of leaves is not going to cut it for a 200# guy that just pulled a 12 hr day and got home at 8:45 ... but there are,... yay ... leftovers from the kids.

Lasagna -- looks like a big piece but it's flattish, not piled thick or anything, so not THAT big.

There's no way food this good can go to waste. No way. But it may be too much.

A half?

No, not enough.

Three quarters?

Start with a half, then and see...

Still hungry.

A quarter more then . . . but the rest â€" the rest must go to my large furry friend, here. Anything else would be betrayal of the canine buddy.

He has sniffed it out, and is waiting for his dividend.

That, and another dinky glass of wine, is it.

(Dog ---- meet leftovers of leftovers.)

Pre-Running: raw oatmeal, applesauce 1/2cup each
Post-Running+B:Pineapple 150g, Non-fat cottage cheese ½ cup
S: hard boiled egg 1, banana 1
L: soup & salad combo (grilled salmon salad, black bean soup), tomato basil sample bites, decaf coffee in skim milk
S:Nonfat milk 1, apple 1
Pre-BC (BootCamp): raw oatmail, applesaurce ½ cup each, pear 1
Post-BC: spinach 1 cup, pineapple 100g, orange rough fillet â€" 4oz

I gave myself A- because I have protein in each meal. However, after meeting the nutritionist, I was down to grade B. I did not gain or lose any muscle or fat. She said my diet has improved in terms of protein consumption. However, I did not have enough high quality protein for snack and my dinner was too late and too much. I did not know milk and soy milk were not high quality muscle building protein.

Well, she has approved the low carb tortilla I found in Trader Joe’s. But, she told me to consume in only 3 times the most per week.

B- turkey tomlet
S- low sodium v-8 ,100c girl scout cookie cin. swirls
L- guiltless BLT
S- apple and slice of canadian bacon
D-philly cheese wrap
S-apple raisin salad

YUM:

Huge bowl of quinoa, lightly tossed in a sauce of soy creme/parmesan/garlic.
Head-sized arugula and lamb's lettuce salad.
And another Pink Lady has graciously bitten the dust.

Brekky - A big bowl of oats - gave me the fuel required to weed my huge garden and I am still satisfied now 2 hours later

I screwed big time today with an Indian lunch buffet!

B:Ensure vanilla shake 1, apple 1
S: hard boiled egg 1, low fat milk 1 cup
L: Indian lunch buffet (lamb curry, chicken masala, potato, naan, chickpeas, lentils, mixed veggie salad, chai...etc)
S: oatmeal cookies 1
D: fried egg 1, blackberries 300g

No need to calculate calories. Too much already. My nutritionist is going to scream at me when she reads my food daily.

The conclusion and lesson learnt is that more simple carbs will make me crave for more carbs. Ever since I started eating some breads early in the week, I find myself want some every time I see it. Carbs is always my weakness. I must fight back and not letting it to control me!

glovia-its ok -it happens to all of us!! your nutritionist shouldnt scream at you, by the way. if she is a professional, she should be guiding you and helping you, not screaming.

Sorry I haven't been posting. I've been really busy at work, but I have been doing well lately (mostly)! Let's see... 3 days ago I had 1800 Cal.

2 days ago:
Breakfast: Kashi waffles with cool whip and apple juice (400)
Snack: apple (50)
Lunch: box lunch at work - pasta salad, fruit, and a wrap. I only ate half of the wrap plus the innards of the other half (chicken, cheese, tomato). And I didn't eat the cookies that were in there!!! (500)
Snack: hard boiled egg (50 - keep in mind my rounding scheme)
Pre work out snack: whole grain bread and peanut butter (200)
Dinner: Red snapper, brown rice, stir fired veggies, roll (800 Cal - oops, I got a little carried away with the rice)
Dessert: WW ice cream bar (100 Cal)
Total: 2100 Cal which is little high, but it was mostly really healthy food so I'm not too disappointed.

Yesterday:
Breakfast: whole grain toast and peanut butter plus extra spoon full of PB. Yum!! Actually it was honey PB (300 Cal)
Lunch: Jason's Deli - salad with like a spring mix lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, a little cheese, broccoli, sunflower seeds, and about 1/4 or 3/8 cup of low fat ranch, the lite club, and about a hand full of nuts (650 Cal)
Dessert: small cup ice cream (100)
Dinner: McAllisters - potato with cheese, chicken, butter, sour cream (750?)
Dessert: 1/2 piece carrot cake - oops (300??)
Total: 2100

Today:
Breakfast: hard boiled egg, whole wheat bagel, and crunchy honey PB (450)
Work out: Gatorade (200)
Lunch: Mexican stuff, tomatoes, salsa, stir fry veggies (450)

I'll try to stay more up to date.

b-oatmeal, banana, almonds, cott cheese
l-grilled salmon, potatoes, cauliflower
pineapple
dinner-chicken, kasha, broccoli with butter
pineapple

Pre-WO: raw oatmeal, applesauce (1/2 cup each)
In-WO: Accer gel â€" 1
Post-WO+B: nf-cottage cheese ½, pineapple 100g, banana ½, peanut butter 1tsp
S: dark chocolate 1�square
L: Tuna 3oz, blue cheese 1tsp, hard boiled egg 1, spinach 150g, pineapple 100g
S: ham 1oz, pita chip 1 piece, plain bagel 1� (Costco samples )
D: cod fish 3oz, beef brisket 2oz, wonton 2 pieces, broccoli 300g, white rice ½ cup
S: grape 10 pieces
~1700 calories

I gave myself B this time. The white rice, pita chip, bagel do not fit into the nutritionist recommended profile, but I was so hungry most of the time today because I ran 16.7 mile this morning. Need a lot of carbs/protein to fill my muscle again. It should justify overwriting her rule. And, in fact, I was proud that I could control well to consume very little of those simple carbs.

Post-workout breaky of:

2 scoops banana whey
40-50 raisins
a teaspoon cinnamon
100 grams of All Bran Extra Fiber
Vitamins

Was planned to play tennis today. Therefore, no plan to have the regular pre/post workout meal. But, ended up running instead of playing tennis.

B: Banana 1, peanut 2 tsp
S: Orange 1, soy milk 1
L: Panera Bread pick 2 combo (Grilled Salmon salad, turkey chickpea chilli), decaf coffee in soy milk
S: 71% dark chocolate 1"square, almond 1/4 cup
D: Chicken salad 1 big plate, beef jerky 1 oz, papaya 1 cup, pineapple 200g

I gave myself C today since I did not plan well in pre.post workout. I probably have too much for dinner also.

b-oatmeal, applesauce, cottage cheese, almonds
snack-pineapple
l-fresh turkey off the bone, broccoli with organic butter, potatoes
pineapple
d-?

b - some hippie cereal that has dried blueberries in it
s - banana, orange, piece light, whole wheat bread w/ pb
l - chicken breast w/ roasted veggies (squash, grape tom, carrot, onion)
s - orange.... more to come, i'm antsy today
d - ? the other piece of chicken i cooked this AM? or an omelet...