Yesterday(Monday):
Breakfast:
Shredded Wheat Cereal, 2 biscuits (1 serving) 160
Milk, 1%, 0.75 cup 83
Brown Sugar, 2 tsp unpacked 23
Breakfast TOTAL: 265
Lunch:
Cucumber (with peel), 0.5 cup slices 7
Yellow Peppers (bell peppers), 10 strips 14
Carrots, raw, 0.25 cup, strips or slices 13
Turkey breast meat, 150 grams 156
Goat Cheese, Soft, 1 oz 76
Kraft Poppyseed dressing, 3 tbsp 135
Cracker, Triscuit, 0.9 oz 115
aero (43g bar), 0.2 serving 47
Tim Horton's Large DBL DBL, 1 serving 230
Lunch TOTAL: 791
Dinner:
Tortellini Pasta Dinner with tomato and turkey sauce, 1 serving 700 0
Dinner TOTALS: 700
Snacks:
Can of Coke, 1 serving 160
Snack TOTALS: 160
TOTAL for the DAY: 1,917 TARGET: 1,710 - 2,060
So overall I am on target calorie wise. However, look at my choice right away I notice lots of sugary things the coke, chocolate and the coffee.
Now lets look at the crappy work I did today.
Breakfast:
Milk, 1%, 0.75 cup 83
Brown Sugar, 2 tsp unpacked 23
Shredded Wheat Cereal, 2 biscuits (1 serving) 160
Breakfast TOTALS: 265
Lunch:
Cucumber (with peel), 0.5 cup slices 7
Yellow Peppers (bell peppers), 10 strips 14
Carrots, raw, 0.25 cup, strips or slices 13
Turkey breast meat, 150 grams 156
Goat Cheese, Soft, 1 oz 76
Kraft Poppyseed dressing, 3 tbsp 135
aero (43g bar), 0.2 serving 47
Tim Horton's Large DBL DBL, 1 serving 230
Lunch TOTALS: 677
Dinner:
Beef Stew, 2 serving 472
Whole Wheat Bread (2 slices), 1.5 serving 270
Margarine, 1.5 serving 53
Dinner TOTALS: 795
Post workout meal (why oh why did I do this):
Almonds, dry roasted, 0.13 cup whole kernels 107
Cashew Nuts, dry roasted, 0.13 cup, halves and whole 102
Pumpkin Spice Donut, 1 serving 260
Post Workout Meal: 469 (AHHHHHH!!!!!)
Snack:
Chocolate Milk, 1 cup 201
Plain Lays Chips Baked, 1 serving 130
Snack TOTALS: 331
TOTAL for the DAY: 2537
Again it's the sugar that is killing me. I must must must trim down the refined sugar and add in some fruit. I certainly will not be posting all my food all the time but just wanted to take a look at it. At the very least I can clearly see where I am going wrong and therefore can make major improvements to the eating. What I am really missing since the fall weather kicked in is fruit. I generally speaking don't like fruit. I love berries and had them in smoothies all summer long. I love baked fruits too but those are often found in baked good. I need a warm comfort food that involves fruit and is low cal......hmmmmmm I am on the hunt now..
Cheers!
Leah
Yeah, that's what it looks like for me, too, on most of these days... everything is fine until dinner... I stick with my fruit and vegetables and lots of water, and I am really good, and then... why not have some icecream? And chocolate? And crisps? And...? *lol*
ReplyDeleteOh, by the way... I remember sometime ago you were looking for fast low-calorie recipes. Still looking? I could possibly give you some (I don't count calories, but stick to a point-system, and I have some wonderful low-point recipes that are easily made and in some cases even really inexpensive).
I will look to see if I can find anything for you. Keep up to good work. you are working hard and it shows.
ReplyDeleteCrazy lady! I don't know how you are counting! IT WOULD DRIVE ME CRAZY! the one thing I do check is fat and sodium! They are really scary in a lot of products!! I wish you luck and strength in counting!
ReplyDeleteMiss Bea
If you bake apples, you can stuff them with whatever you want - most fillings involve marchpane, thus not really healthy, but I am sure there are healthier options. Like, dried fruit for example? A tiny amount of nuts or almonds? Or you could bake it without anything and add some cinnamon.
ReplyDelete(Remove core from apple, put in oven-proof pan which has been sprayed with oil (thinly!), bake for 15-20min at 180-200°C, add cinnamon - according to a recipe I found, this has only about 50kcal.)
Diandra - thanks for the recipe idea and the encouragement I really appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteSmiley - first I miss you like crazy! second - I would love it if you had some recipes to share
Miss Bea - it is driving me nuts but I feel it's an important step for the next 30 days, not committing to forever here!
Great job tracking your calories. It's important to use a calorie counter to make sure you plan out your meals for the week.
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