Accountability - What did you eat, Thursday 6/14?

Good Morning to Everyone, It looks so nice today, the sunshine is infecting me with good vibes and I feel pretty good...Just woke up from a LONG sleep , best rest I've had since surgery, pain is minimal and I'm moving around like normal, if a little hunched ... Have to say I was a little worried about the side effects of staying at home and not being able to do much excep****ch tv, read or eat, so I think I did really well with my food yesterday, considering... Pre B - 7 oz nsa blackberry creme yogurt smoothie               2 ritz crackers B - 10 white chocolate/strawberry Protein on the Go        2 ritz crackers S - medium banana with 2 tbsp peanutbutter and added fiber L - 1 slice meatlovers pizza       2 small pieces of dehydrated pineapple S - 4 ritz crackers & 1 oz havardi cheese S - 2 ritz crackers       1 aussie bite ( mini fiber cupcake loaded with grains, nuts and dried fruits) D - Oh Yeah! portein bar, chocolate and peanutbutter S - 4 ritz crackers PLUS - 94 oz water/crystal light & 10 oz hot tea with lemon & honey TOTALS  =     Cals - 1449     Fat - 65     Carbs - 138     Protein - 86   See you guys soon...Alesia

I ate well yesterday. A little short on the cals but very happy with it otherwise.  B - oatmeal S - sf hot chocolate w/ vanilla protein added L - dbl cheeseburger no bun, apple dipper S - 100 cal pac of chips ahoy (wow are those good) S - 1/4 c no sugar added ice cream... I was hot and it was COLD D - cup of cheesy potato soup and steak sandwich no bun plus an aweful lot of ice tea!!! Totals:  Cals - 1341 Fats - 61 Carbs - 100 Protein - 102 laurie

 Hi Alesia, Little high on calories and carbs today. but i am doing very well. i am trying and that is very good.how do you measure out pasta? i bought some dreamfeild spaggehti and it says 2 oz is a serving. how you weigh it dry or cooked? or maybe just do 1/2 cup cooked? anyone know...anita

B- kashi autumn wheat ( 1 serving )  190 1 45 5 skim milk ( 1 serving )  80 1 11 8

L- armour luncheon meat ( 1 serving )  180 16 1 8 weis white bread ( 1 serving )  60 1 10 2 Egg, white only, cooked ( 2 white )  33 0 1 7

S- peanut butter protein balls ( 1 serving )  118 8 6 8

S- skim milk ( 1 serving )  80 1 11 8 body fortress chocolate ( 1 serving )  110 2 2 23

D- lean cuisine chicken chow mein ( 1 serving )  210 3 33 13

S- power crunch triple chocolate ( 0.5 serving )  98 6 5 8 Applesauce, stewed apples, unsweetened ( 0.5 cup, sauce )  52 0 14 0

Total calories 1211, fat 37,carbs 138, protein  90  20 oz. def. coffee 96 oz.  plain water exercised at hospital gym for about 40 minutes

Hey Anita, I think you had a great day - well balanced and good choices + exercise...Its all good, so keep it up...As for measuring pasta, servings should be measured dry (before cooking) - they make this tool, you can buy it at target, walmart, I got mine a the $ Store, it is actually used just to measure servings of dry spaghetti/linguine/ fetticini type noodles, it has different size holes and you fill the whole size around the dry noodles and that is the serving amount , holes indicate 1 serving, 2 servings, 3 servings and 4 servings usually - for shaped pasta I just use a scale to measure ounces...  Alesia

Alesia, oh i wasnt sure if i had a good day or bad..i have one of those plastic measure things. i just never used it. its like a scrapper too..  mine says 2 servings and up. i will have to try it someday.anita

Hi Laurie, You have much to be happy with  it was indeed a good day for you...Great job!!! Alesia

Another good day! I hope the scale moves by next week!
I did a hard work out yesterday and my arms hurt a little! I have been measuring everything I have put in my mouth and have wrote everything down. It's kind of a pain, but it must be done. I feel good about it.

Breakfast:
egg beaters, 0.4 oz
Cheddar Cheese, 0.5 oz
Broccoli, cooked, 0.5 cup, chopped
Snack:
light cherry pie filling, 1 serving
1% whipped cottage cheese, 0.5 cup
Lunch:
(Buffalo tofu salad, it turned out good)
Tofu, firm, 0.25 block
Red Ripe Tomatoes, 1 wedge
Carrots, raw, 0.25 cup,
Light done right bleu cheese dressing, 1 serving
Banana, fresh, 1 small
Peanut Butter, chunk style, 1 tbsp
Snack:
Watermelon, 1 cup, balls
Dinner:
Grilled Salmon on a cedar plank (I didn't like so much) with Beans and greens-really good!
Fava Beans, 1 serving
Spinach, fresh, 1 cup
Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
Garlic and onion
Atlantic Salmon (fish), 3 oz
Brown Sugar, 1 tsp packed
Broccoli, cooked, 0.5 cup, chopped

Total Calories: 1,313 Total Prot: 85 Total water: 80 oz

Hey Erin  Take a bow, you are doing VERY FINE indeed, sometimes I think I spend a little too much time writing down the things I eat, but in the end writing it down is what helps keep me in check, so it is definately worth my time and I will keep doing it... I like tofu too although I have only had it prepared a couple of different ways it has a nice texture and absorbs surrounding flavors really well, have you tried tofu noodles, I use them to make a cold seseme chicken noodles salad that is to die for... Keep up the great job...  Alesia

Sounds like you are doing well and having minimal pain. That is so great to hear. Bob is feeling better and so I am. I downed a ton of vitamin C so I'm sure that helped. Sending the boy to school today.. He needs to go and I need him to go.. I hope to go to the gym and get some of this energy out I have... lol

yesterday I did much better one food..

B-protein drink, 1

S- banana and peanut butter

L-protein bar,

S- protein balls and opps.. a little bread pudding

D- chicken parmagean.. yummy with veggies.

S- ice cream with some protein powder

total calories....1,237 fat......47 carbs.....91 protein...135

drank a ton.. not even sure how much but at least 100 oz.

Alright Carla You did have a great day, keep pumping in those vits, glad to hear you are keeping ahead of being sick... Know what you mean about needing to get a break for the kids, mine are now out for the summer and my oldest doesn't start wor****il next Monday - As sibs do, its a love/hate relationship so I have to keep telling them to seperate to their own spaces for a little down time, still they do pretty good together most of the time, so its all good... Enjoy the gym, I know you will, don't go crazy trying to make up for missing a few days, OK...Alesia