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heatherL - 25 May 2007 07:58 GMT

If we are taking the 1300-calorie everyday to reduce a pound a week, w
can distribute it like this:

Breakfast: 300 calories (A large bagel with a tablespoon of crea
cheese)

Lunch: 400 calories (Half of a club sandwich and a bowl of chicke
noodle soup)

Dinner: 500 calories(Medium pork chop, a cup of mashed potatoes, some
fresh veggies, and a side salad )

Evening Snack: 100 calories ( fresh apple, much on two cups o
air-popped popcorn, or treat yourself to a
small scoop of ice cream or half a bar of fine dark chocolate)

By planning out your meals in advance, you can ensure that you get
good, balanced diet that is full of the vitamins and nutrients yo
need, without going over your calorie limits.

Heather
www.Smarter-Weight-Loss.inf

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heatherL

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joanne - 26 May 2007 22:39 GMT

On May 24, 11:58 pm, heatherL <heatherL.9c8...@weightlossbanter.com>
wrote:

> If we are taking the 1300-calorie everyday to reduce a pound a week,

Not everyone loses a pound a week on 1300 calories - kind of a
generalization.
And its not just how much you eat calorie wise, its really what you
eat thats important too.
I could eat 1300 calories of toast, mac n cheese, and top ramon but
that wouldnt be comparable to eating fruits, vegetables and lean meats
now would it?

> we can distribute it like this:
> Breakfast: 300 calories (A large bagel with a tablespoon of cream
> cheese)

One large bagel = 360 calories
One tablespoon creamcheese = 51 calories

Way carb high with minimal to no protein. You'll be ravenous before
noon.
Have some egg whites(make a veg omellote with about 5-6 egg whites or
beaters with some colorful pepper strips/onions and a sprinkle of ff
cheese) with 1/2 that bagel and less calories.

> Lunch: 400 calories (Half of a club sandwich and a bowl of chicken
> noodle soup)

Subway 6' club on ww bread = 320 calories
One CUP chicken noodle soup = 75 calories (a 'bowl' could be bigger)

You could have much better choices here. Altho soup generally fills
you up, the canned stuff is high in sodium.

> Dinner: 500 calories(Medium pork chop, a cup of mashed potatoes, some
> fresh veggies, and a side salad )

30z loin porkchop = 186 calories (this is being very lean with no fat
btw)
One cup mashed potatoes = 237 calories (made with milk/margarine)
Vegetables and a 'side salad' could equal anywhere from 100 calories
to more .. salads can hide/have alot of calories depending on what
dressings you use on them.

Again better choices would be say a 3oz chicken breast, a sweet potato
and some broccoli or a portion of salmon, with some flavored basmanti
rice and asparagus on the side.

> Evening Snack: 100 calories (fresh apple, much on two cups of
> air-popped popcorn, or treat yourself to a
> small scoop of ice cream or half a bar of fine dark chocolate)

Evening 'snacking' leads to overmunching for many people and they
would eat the above and more. Better to have a 'snack' midway morning
or late afternoon and stop at after dinnertime.

one medium apple = 72 calories
two cups airpopped popcorn = 62 calories
one small scoop vanilla icecream = 125 calories
four hershey dark chocolate kisses = (25.5 calories each) = 102
calories

The above calories estimated by using http://www.calorieking.com/foods/

> By planning out your meals in advance, you can ensure that you get a
> good, balanced diet that is full of the vitamins and nutrients you
> need, without going over your calorie limits.

You can plan all you want, but if you dont stick to it, it doesnt
matter. You know good intentions and all that ;-)

joanne

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