What did you eat today?

[235NvrAgain]

Yesterday 07/01/2009

Breakfast:
Zucchini in cheese sauce (56 calories/5 carbs) and half of a grapefruit (52 calories/13 carbs).

10am Snack:

For my morning snack I had sliced cucumber (6cal/0 carbs).

Lunch:

For lunch I packed a salmon and relish sandwich on honey wheat bread and had 5 baby carrots to have with it (total lunch: 350 cal/38carb). I curbed my chocolate craving by having 15 dark chocolate chips. So delicious and worth the 70 cal/9 carbs! Dark chocolate is also great because it is full of antioxidants and can even lower your blood pressure.


3pm Snack:

Then as my afternoon snack I had a banana (90cal/23carb), and a handful of nuts including walnuts (full of Omega 3), almonds (vitamin E & B12), and a personal fav macadamia nuts (palmitoleic acid or Omega 7). Nuts are a great snack because it doesn’t take much to make you feel full and they are all great sources of fiber, also for a handful its only 50 calories and 2 carbs.

Dinner:

For dinner I had grilled skinless chicken breast (150 cal/0 carbs), red potatoes (119cal/17 carbs), and sliced avocado (83 cal/4 carbs) . Protein in a diet is really important in helping build muscle. The red potatoes are a great source of fiber, potassium, and vitamin C. Then a favorite is avocado. It is full of vitamin E and has a variety of other healthy benefits.

I also take a multi-vitamin, Vitamin D3, Flax Seed Oil, and Omega Fish oil daily. I’m currently taking a ginseng multi-vitamin complex to help thicken my hair. It is working so I’m very happy with my results! I’ve always had baby fine hair. Vitamins are really an important part of a person’s diet and staying healthy.

Last but not least to make my day complete I jogged for 15 minutes, cardio boxing for 40 minutes, and then relaxed by completing my workout with a 10 minute yoga session. It was a GREAT workout and I burned an estimated 837 calories! That feels GREAT! Not to mention after having some chamomile tea (not sweetened) I slept like a baby. Exercising is GREAT for helping me sleep.

As you can probably guess I am studying nutrition. I’m such a nerd! :P

[simplynikki]

so here is my breakdown for today:

protein bar for breakfast (180 calories 19g of protein)

lunch i had a handful of strawberries and 3 or 4 baby carrots (25-40 calories)

snack i had another protein bar (180 calories 19g protein)

and water all day....i have to say...them protein bars go right through a person and not in a friendly way. i had a constant stomach ache throughout the day. tomorrow i will switch it up a bit or try my best to do so

[CHANDLERS WISH]

Yeah I was wondering how that was affecting you.

I tend to think that they are "supliments", it's like eating a packet of prunes instead of 2 only per day i think.

It's good that you've added carrots into it, that's better than protein bars and strawberries only..

Not an egg fan?

That's the best protein I believe and also fills you up the most for breakfast, you just have to get past the thought of "fat" content because good fat is totally different.

CW

[caterpillar79]

i had chicken sandwich and fries for breakfast; pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) for lunch...dinner will be yoghurt and fruit.

[janicenumtwabe]

Breakfast - glass of skim milk and a banana

Lunch - We'll see, I'm thinking of making a fresh salsa

[simplynikki]

Yeah I was wondering how that was affecting you.

I tend to think that they are "supliments", it's like eating a packet of prunes instead of 2 only per day i think.

It's good that you've added carrots into it, that's better than protein bars and strawberries only..

Not an egg fan?

That's the best protein I believe and also fills you up the most for breakfast, you just have to get past the thought of "fat" content because good fat is totally different.

CW

well lets start on what i ate today

breakfast i had a bowl of special k cornflakes with rice milk (my son is on a gluten free diet so i drink the same milk he does...plus it actually has like 1/2 the calories of regular milk)

lunch i had a small grilled chicken salad (lettuce and tomatoes only as i dont like the extras and the chicken was only lightly seasoned with lemon)

dinner i had a banana.

nothing but water again. and no snacks in between. even though i really didnt eat much u know the feeling u get when u have had a big meal and u got this tight feeling in ur tummy when u breath deep?...thats how i felt most of today.

and now onto ur quote...not a big fan of eggs. just like im not big on cooking much rice i'll tell u why lol. growing up thats pretty much all my mom would make us is rice and if we had no meat which was often enough...she'd make eggs to go with the rice...we ate so much of it that the first 5 years i was married my husband never saw a grain of rice come into the house unless he ordered chinese food. and if he wanted eggs he needed to make them himself..otherwise grilled cheese it was! lol

[CHANDLERS WISH]

HAHA

My flat mate has made me promise NOT to make pea and ham soup, the other day i therefore made cabbage soup with ham, (bacon bones) no fat, stripped that part off, so not many calories and fills you up.

So, I get the egg and rice bit, lol...

Well, I am also pleased that you got over the grapes only and protein bars in only a couple of days and went for a decent breakfast and lunch.

Your stomach would have shrunk as to why you felt full as if you had eaten a big meal it will adjust more.

Wholemeal pitta bread/or bread is filling and low in calories and fat as well, but knowing you, you'll say na don't like it, i like white bread to which I would say noooooooo, aparently it's not as good, hehe.

Good for you anyway madam.

I did have egg on toast for breakfast.

Cabbage soup for lunch.

Made a wicked tomato sauce, frying onion and garlic first, then a whole tomato until it broke down ( olive oil), but it's good for you, then added the tomato paste, 1/4 cup of white wine and water and let it reduce over 1hr, then I added seafood, had that over "rice" haha, with asparagus cooked in a little garlic....

Kind of trying not to eat meat at present, sticking to seafood for a bit...

CW

[very_jess]

heres mine....

breakfast. natural yogurt with pineapple and a whole mango. 1 slice rye bread.

mid morning snack. 2 chocolate biscuits

lunch. salad with feta cheese, tomatos, seeds, houmous, butternut squash and oilve oil dressing.

afternoon tea. 1 chocolate biscuit

dinner. stir fried quorn with pak choi, mushrooms, peppers and seeds.

after dinner snack. 1/2 slice rye bread with smoked mackerel.


yummy!

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[caterpillar79]

breakfast: ramen noodles and a hole mango (with fish sauce)

lunch: Arby's chicken club with fries and soda

snack: icecream (1 cup)

dinner: fish

[simplynikki]

here's my menu today (and i didnt count any calories so i dont know the exacts)

breakfast i had a small bowl of froot loops with rice milk

lunch i had a plain lettuce and tomato salad

dinner i had a protein shake lol

snack today i had a handful of cherries.

and to answer u chandlers wish...i knew right away i was messing up. it doesnt take a genius to figure out you cannot possibly survive solely on small bites of fruit here and there. im still not comfortable eating much more but baby steps lol. i would rather teach myself how to eat right and portion my meals accordingly in a timely manner rather than starve myself till i get sick and start binging and go right back up the scale.