Nutrition Thread - Week of 8/31 - 9/6

Hi all!
I'm back from vacation and trying to get back to my 1200 calorie daily nutrition plan. It does not help that all I want to eat are cookies and candies. Trying to stay away from them. Maybe I should consider the 12-Week No Sugar Challenge

Here is my plan

toast + pear for breakfast (7AM)
small banana for snack (10AM)
tuna salad on multigrain bread (12PM)
small banana (planned for afternoon snack)
lean turkey meatloaf + salad (planned for dinner)

Must resist cookies.. Must resist cookies..

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I'm in again for this week too.  I also started the no-sugar challenge today.  I think I will have to watch the latte intake this week, since that is what I like to "treat" myself with when I can't have something sweet.  I did good yesterday, and today looks good so far.  I will post the full report this evening.

I resisted cookies, but I might have eaten them as well.. completely fell off the wagon last night.
I am going on South Beach phase 2 for the next two weeks.
Breakfast: cottage cheese + 1/2 tomato
Lunch: grilled chicken breast + salad
Dinner: vegetable soup + lean turkey burger

Snacks: part-skim mozarella, fruit

Exercise: 2-mile run + weights

woo!  I'm glad this is here!  I was on vacation and then got pretty sick, but I'm in this week (starting with today).  Finally getting some bloodwork done to determine if I have any food allergies, so that's good.

A good eating day for me.

Breakfast:  grape nuts mixed w/ a bit of very low sugar granola, plum, skim milk, coffee w/ cream
Workout:  60 min. spin class
Snack:  3 chocolate almond energy chunks
Snack:  apple
Lunch (late):  1 egg, 3 egg whites, broccoli, bit of cheddar, piece of Naan bread
Snack:  Latte w/ skim milk (homemade)
Dinner:  Chicken Parm Meatball sub, celery and carrot sticks w/ bit of Ranch dressing
Snack:  Banana w/ bit of natural pb

Sorry you got sick  Hope you are feeling better!

OK here we go.  I was supposed to have a real dinner tonight, but wasn't really feeling it when I got back from my run.  My stomach is a bit annoyed at me still.

Total Calories: 1508
Fat: 54g (32.5%)
Carbs: 144g (38.1%)
Protein 122g (32.3%)

8:00 Breakfast
Shake: scoop whey protein, tsp instant coffee, 2tsp cream, 1 cup almond milk
1/2 Ezekiel Muffin w/.5T peanut butter and .5T polaner all fruit

11:00 Snack
1/2 cup 2% plain greek yogurt + .5 ounce raw almonds + 1T polaner

2:00 Lunch
1 lean turkey burger patty on 1/2 Ezekiel English Muffin
2 cups veggies w/1T olive oil (broccoli, carrots, cauliflower)

5:00 Pre-workout
1 c toasted oats, 1/2 c milk, scoop whey protein
1/2 medium banana and 1/2T peanut butter
(46g carbs in total)

6:45 Workout - 1 hour run (6 miles)

8:30 Dinner
Shake: scoop whey, 1/2 cup almond milk, 1/2T almond butter, 1/2 medium banana

Edited by DMW 2009-09-02 8:45 PM

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Bill - what about just writing out what you eat each day and forgetting about the calories for now? 

Maybe you can try another logging site to see if it works better for you. I find TDP to be pretty tedious too, mostly because I can't add the time when I log via "foods most commonly eaten".  Maybe give calorie-count a try?  That is my all-time favorite site and the one I'm most familiar with, although you might not think it's much better.  Sparkpeople.com is also not too bad - as long as you have an adblocker to kill their annoying shady ads.  It also has a good public view page too that you can link to directly.

Edited by DMW 2009-09-03 2:30 PM

I'm with you on Daily Plate,  Bill...way to time-consuming.  I'm just not going to worry about the calories...I sometimes get too caught up in that anyway.

On that note, here is my day:

Breakfast:  Smoothie w/ 1 scoop whey protein, 1 scoop Amazing Green Superfoods, Greek yogurt, 1/2 banana, several strawberries, handful raspberries, ww english muffin w/ lf cream cheese and fruit spread, coffee w/ cream
Lunch:  peach, 2 chicken meatballs w/ sauce and cheese
Snack: carrots and celery w/ all-natural pb
workout:  1 hr bike ride
snack:  Larabar
Dinner:  small hamburger, 1/2 bun, tomato, 1/2 ear corn, watermelon
Snack:  handful granola (low-sugar) nuggets

Have a great night!

Here's mine.  My dietitian started me on a calorie cycle yesterday, and today was one of my higher days for calories and fat.  This was just A LOT of food because I find the protein and fat so filling.  But I did it.

Total Calories: 1653
Fat 35.0% (64 grams)
Carbs 37.1% (153 grams)
Protein 31.5% (130 grams)

6:30 Breakfast
1 Ezekiel English Muffin, 1 T peanut butter, .5 T Polaner
Shake: scoop whey, .5c milk, 1T cream, instant coffee
(fish oil cap)
 
10:00 Snack
1/2c nonfat yogurt, 4 oz strawberries, 1/2 oz pecans
 
1:00 Lunch
5 oz romaine, 3 oz can tuna (water pack), 1/2c corn, 1/2c white beans, 1/4c diced tomatoes, 2t walnut oil, balsamic vinegar
 
4:00 Snack/pre-workout
Scoop whey and 1/3c whole milk in iced coffee, 2 RyKrisp + laughing cow wedge, 1 medium navel orange
 
6:00 Workout:  50 minute run @ goal pace

8:00 Post-workout/Dinner
Lean turkey burger patty on 1/2 Ezekiel english muffin, 1 oz brie, 1 cup broccoli florets
(2 fish oil cap, multivitamin)

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Edited by wgraves7582 2009-09-04 7:18 AM

Wow, Danielle...I'm so impressed with how clean you eat...you are a total inspiration!

Aw thanks Kelly!  I have to admit that these nutrition posts are really helping to keep me on track, so I hope we can keep them up for awhile.

Here is my Friday and Saturday. 

Friday, Sept 4
Calories: 1300
Fat 33.3% (48 grams)
Carbs 30.7% (100 grams)
Protein 36.2% (118 grams)

6:30 Breakfast
1/2 Ezekiel English Muffin, 1T peanut butter, 1/2T Polaner
Hard boiled egg
4 oz strawberries, 4 oz cottage cheese, 1/2 oz almonds

1:00 Lunch
Turkey Burger w/mixed greens, tomato, broccoli, carrots, 1t olive oil
and 6 black olives

4:00 Pre-workout (that didn't happen)
1.5c kashi puffed grains in .75c almond milk and scoop whey protein
Shake: scoop whey, 1/2c nonfat yogurt, 1/2 cup black raspberries
(2 fish oil caps + multivitamin)


Saturday, Sept 5
Calories: 1718
Fat 33.8% (64 grams)
Carbs 40.0% (172 grams)
Protein 30.1% (129 grams)

8:30 Breakfast/Pre-workout
1/2 cup Newman's Own Sweet Enough Vanilla Almond, 1 Cup toasted oats,
1/2 cup milk, scoop whey

10:00ish 80 minute run, easy pace

11:30 Post-workout
Shake: Scoop whey, medium banana, 1T peanut butter, 1 cup almond milk

2:00 Lunch
Salmon burger w/1T sour cream and cucumbers
1.5 cups gazpacho

5:00 Snack
Fage 2%, 1/2 oz almonds, 1T polaner

8:00 Dinner
1 link turkey sausage, medium bell pepper, 1/2 onion
Dessert: 1 cup lowfat kefir, 1/2 cup bluberries, 1T Salba
(2 fish oil caps & multivitamin)

Edited by DMW 2009-09-05 8:33 PM

Very nice, Danielle!!

I had a really hard day today.  I volunteered at a race that I was supposed to be racing, but can't because of my injured foot.  They said that they would have breakfast for the volunteers, so I just had a peach before I left home.  When I got there, the breakfast was donuts or blueberry muffins.  I handed out water and chocolate milk to all of the finishers...I love chocolate milk.  My family went out for ice cream after dinner.  It was a day full of trials.  Here is how it went:

Breakfast:  peach, banana, coffee w/ cream
Lunch:  Big hamburger w/ bacon and blue cheese, salad w/ balsamic dressing, pickles
Snack:  larabar
Dinner:  2 small pieces Homemade pizza w/ ww crust (pesto, cheese, tomatoes) and salad
Dessert:  Frozen banana "ice cream' w/ a sprinkle of pecans

all in all, not a bad day, considering.

Hey everybody - I'm going to start this week's thread over in the Nutritional Cafe.  I think there might be some people there wanting to share their nutrition but who might not visit the weight loss forum.  Hope you'll join me over there!

ok
Late breakfast:
fruit (100)
skim milk late (150)
small waffle (250)

500

lunch
organic cereal ( 200)
skim milk (80)
fruit ( 130)

400ish

Dinner
PF changs, uh oo..

workout: 75 minute spin/abs