Accountability - What did you eat, Monday 6/11?

Hello, hello, hello, and good morning too all... What a great day today is looking to be...Feeling very energized and motivated today, hope it keeps up this way all day...Monday's food was pretty good, hope everyone else had a good day too... B - 10 oz choc/caramel/coffee protein frappachino S - 1 oz cashews      1 mini butterfinger crisp L - choc/coconut Protein on the Go  S - 3 sf chocolates       2 sf chewy chocolate cookies D - 3/4 cup caesar salad       2 meatballs and 1 chicken&proscuito tortallini w/ 1/4 of marinara sauce       1 small slice multi-grain french bread toasted with butter S - 10 oz white choc/strawberry Protein on the Go PLUS - 82 oz water/crystal light TOTALS =     Cals - 1273     Fat - 67     Carbs - 73     Protein -102  Alesia

I am really trying hard to loose the rest of this weight; I think posting on this thread will help.  So, here is Monday.

B: 1 egg, half an English muffin 

     Sf/ff camel latte

S: Attune bar (I don’t recommend them, I wanted something sweet and this was a better choice then candy, but not much better)

L: Salad (lettuce, tomato, onion, black beans, cucumber) with grilled chicken and 2 TBS dressing

S: 13 almonds

D: Salad with grilled chicken

Approximate Calories:  1475 (I tend to over estimate calories and underestimate protein)  Approximate Protein: 80 (that’s the bad thing about eating out you can’t get exact cal info)

 

I didn’t mean to have salad for lunch and dinner, but I went out for dinner and it was and easy health option.  I didn’t work out yesterday because my body was aching from over doing it with my workout on Sunday.  I am just a little sore today, but I am fine to workout.  I drank 50 ounces of water, I kind of slacked on that, I will do better today.

Hi Erin, Welcome aboard ...You are so close, just like 15 lbs to goal, I know you are going to make it...I find accounting to others is the best way for me to keep myself and my choices in control, kind of a guilt factor for me really, don't want to report to others that I made really horrible choices over and over again, so I account and remind myself that others are watching and that helps keep me in line... I think you had a pretty good eating day...So what if you had salad for 2 meals, has anyone said this is a problem getting in too much roughage, cause I think as long as you are able to get in enough protein too, the veggies are an added bonus way to get in vits and minerals besides taking supplements, so go for the salad, by all means and enjoy it... As for cal, protein, fat and carb estimates, have you looked at sparkpeople as an alternative, they have alot of other "prepared" food breakdowns and you can always just breakdown the full list of ingredients in any dish and count it that way - I usually just look for each item that I can from restaurant choices and kinda fudge things I'm not sure of  so I can get some kind of accounting and list them seperately, do best estimates on amounts used in recipes, I think this gets me pretty close to may actual numbers... Look forward to seeing you again on board...Remember, you are the captain of  your ship, you decide where it will sail and if its going to get back on course when you slip of track...  Alesia

Wow Alesia you really did have a good day yesterday!  Good for you!  Are you excited about the surgery?  My day yesterday was good too.  Usually mondays are the easiest day of the week.  I'm usually really busy and usually not very hungry.  I did buy an electri**** shaver online yesterday.  I love those slushes from sonic but they have too many calories and sugar in them so I figured I could make my own now and use the sugar free syrup.  It'll be such a nice treat with zero calories.  Can't beat that.  Anyways, here's yesterday's menu. B: 20 oz sugar free caramel nonfat latte S: La Tortilla green onion and herb low carb tortilla, one laughing cow lite cheese wedge, 2 oz deli turkey meat, and a tomato sliced with salt and pepper L: pizza calzone D: Taco salad - lettuce, tomato, green onion, grilled red onions, taco meat, cheese, a few crumbled taco chips, and salsa. Calories -- 1207 Fat -- 48 Carbs -- 114 (16 grams fiber) Protein -- 82 I like those numbers.  They look much better! Kerri

YEAH!!! Good numbers Kerri ...You had an outstanding day...I like Mondays to, its kinda weird but I usually want to eat less on Monday's also now that you mention it, must be because I usually snack so much on the weekends that I don't feel the need to eat on Mondays , can't really figure it out, but it works for me... Yes I'm sooo ready for the new set, counting down the hours now...And I'm so jealous of you ice shaver, that sounds like a great summer treat... Back with you soon... Alesia

Good morning. Well the kid is still sick but I have to drive to LA to teach a behavior modification class so my other half is watching him for the day. So I am off for the morning and first part of the day...

Yesterdays foods.

B- Protein shake

S-protein bar

L- 2 oz of chicken and 1 oz beef with an oz of cheese.

S- 2 protein balls.

D- baked zitte without the noodles and grrenbeans.

S- ice cream

Totals 1324 calories.. 54 fat.. 73 carbs... 136 protein...

drank 100 cc of crystal light yesterday..

Good day all around for food I think...

No gym as the kid is sick.

Helllllooo Carla ... Alright girl, another good day for you, keeping up the cals and the protein count , now don't slack off you are doing great!! Sorry the boy is still sick, again I say, hope you don't catch whatever he has... See ya tomorrow...Alesia

B-  1 slice reduced calorie whole wheat toast        2 egg beaters S- 1/2 c. fresh strawberries      Nectar Twisted Cherry protein drink L-vegetable salad    3 oz. roast chicken     1 T. ff french dressing S-Isopure Dutch Chocolate protein shake with water     1/2 cup watermelon D-  1 oz. lean steak        2 oz. chicken       1/4 c. rice       1/2 c. green beans S-no sugar added fudgesicle    1/2 c. watermelon Total cal:   997       Fat grams:   15           Carbs:   95           Protein:    125 Walked 45 minutes in the neighborhood before work and 40 min after work in the park with a friend

Hi Denise, Nice to have you posting with us, welcome aboard accountability...Hey you live right down the road from me, I'm just up Hwy 17 about 1 1/2 hours in New Bern NC, isn't this just the nicest area to live in? Your food choices look really good, are you still trying to lose or are you in maintenance now?  Is this a typical food day as far as total cals, protein, etc? Look forward to posting with you in the future...  Alesia

Hi Alesia!!  Thanks for making me feel so welcome. It's my goal for these 2 weeks in my WLS support group to try and make more whole food choices instead of packaged stuff and more fruit instead of stuff with aspartame in it. Oh boy, am I still trying to lose!!  I was on a plateau since month 10 (zero loss for 2 months) and now about a 6 pound loss in the past 2 months.  I'm not ready for the "slow down/stop" yet!!!!  I've lost a total of 145 so far and my surgeon's goal is 199 or 40 more pounds.  My goal will probably be around 180 I think.  I won't know until I get there because I'm sure I haven't weighed anything close to that since I was a child Yes, love the area.  Contact me anytime and I'll see ya on the accountability post!!!!  Sorry for the rambling post. . .