Typical day for me during dieting

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JR - 23 Nov 2003 01:21 GMT

Food

Breakfast -

Coffee - 0 cal
1 tsp sugar - 16 cal
2 Egg Beater (Southwestern) omelet - 60 cal
1/8 cup Seargento Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese - 40 cal
1/2 cup peaches - 50 cal
1 multivitamin

Morning Snack

1 serving almonds (22 almonds) - 172 cal

Lunch

Whole Wheat Roll - 122 cal
Entire Can of Tuna Fish - 194 cal
1 Tbs Just 2 Good Mayo - 25 cal
1 slice Smart Beat Cheddar Cheese - 25 cal

Afternoon Snack

Large Orange - 86 cal

Dinner

1 Serving Whole Wheat Penne Regati - 180 cal
2 servings Hunts Diced Tomatoes (Italian Style) - 60 cal
6 Trader Joe's Meatless Meatballs - 140 cal
1 cup steamed green beans - 38 cal

After Dinner Snack (NOT IN FRONT OF THE TV)

10 Pretzel logs (3" long x 1/2 " dia) - 191 cal
Mustard for dipping - 0 cal

Total - 1399 calories.

Alternative meals

Breakfast -
Multigrain oatmeal and peaches or berries
Any decent multi-grain cereal (Kashi, et al) with 1/2 cup skm milk and, of
course, berries
GoLean waffles w/berries
Egg Beaters w/salsa rolled in a low-fat tortilla

Lunch
Salad with tuna and plenty of legumes, peppers, olives, carrots, mushrooms,
just watch the dressing
Whole Wheat Roll and any type of Boca Burger
Whole Wheat Spaghetti, 1 Trader Joe's Chicken Sausage, Diced Tomatoes
low-fat tortilla, salsa, shredded grilled chicken, sprinkled with low-fat
cheddar

Dinner
Turkey Chili with BROWN rice, a little dab of no-fat sour cream
Whole Wheat Roll, Grilled Pepper, Portabello Mushroom, Goat Cheese (go EASY
on the goat cheese)
Grilled Salmon and Green Beans
Ostrich Steak! (AWESOME), 180 calories!

Snacks
Apple
Banana
Soy nuts

Exercise

30-40 minutes walking on treadmill - 200 cal
20 min pilates - 60 cal
30 min lifting (alternate days) - 70 cal

And, I cut out the beer and other useless snacks.

It CAN be done! It just takes a little will power and patience.

Jeff

44 years old
5' 10"
200/147/150

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Paul - 23 Nov 2003 03:12 GMT

Way to go Jeff,

Sounds like your eating right since you've already passed your goal.
Congratulations! I haven't been counting calories, carbs and such. I've
been watching my portions and staying away from fast foods like burgers and
fries. Been hitting the stairmaster and walking about ten hours a week and
have lost 55lbs so far.

Take care and congrats again,

Paul
300/245/175

> Food
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JR - 23 Nov 2003 16:00 GMT

> Way to go Jeff,
>
> Sounds like your eating right since you've already passed your goal.
> Congratulations!

Thanks. But, like I've said in other posts, I think NOW is the hard part.
Increasing my caloric intake and maintaining the weight.

> Been hitting the stairmaster and walking about ten hours a week and
> have lost 55lbs so far.

Cool! Keep it up!

Fitday has REALLY helped with counting calories. It's nothing that you
can't do yourself, it just makes it a whole lot easier.

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jmk - 24 Nov 2003 18:40 GMT

>>Way to go Jeff,
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> Thanks. But, like I've said in other posts, I think NOW is the hard part.
> Increasing my caloric intake and maintaining the weight.

Agreed. I am having a hard time adding calories without them being bad
calories. I'm getting there though.

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jmk in NC

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Jennifer A - 24 Nov 2003 22:49 GMT

> >>Way to go Jeff,
> >>
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> Agreed. I am having a hard time adding calories without them being bad
> calories. I'm getting there though.

Add me to that list. I will say even though it's hard, it's an interesting
experience to see how I'm reacting either physically or mentally to certain
foods. I've been using some of the ADA exchange information to get ideas on
how to balance my diet. It's all a learning process.

Jenn

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Brad Sheppard - 25 Nov 2003 01:46 GMT

JR,

Very good job. Beer, tho, isn't a "useless snack." A dark beer like
Guinness is full of antioxidants. My dinner tonite: 2 fiber rye
crispbreads + 2 tbs peanut butter + (eating out) 1 pint Guinness.
Moderate drinking is healthy: preventing both heart disease and
diabetes. Now "pretzel logs" - that's truly a useless snack. You
like berries, I eat 1 pound of blueberries daily - good stuff. Also
good (and cheap) oatmeal. I'd advise increasing your calories; also
at your height 170 lbs is fine.

> Food
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> 5' 10"
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JR - 26 Nov 2003 21:58 GMT

> JR,
>
> Very good job. Beer, tho, isn't a "useless snack." A dark beer like
> Guinness is full of antioxidants.

I can get my antioxidants from supplements. If I drink one beer, I'll drink
another.

> Moderate drinking is healthy: preventing both heart disease and
> diabetes.

Well, the media certainly has jumped on the bandwagon regarding drinking,
but if you don't drink, it's no reason to start.

> Now "pretzel logs" - that's truly a useless snack.

Perhaps, but there's no fat or cholesterol. They're (at least the one I
eat) are made from whole wheat, so there's
some fiber in them.

> You
> like berries, I eat 1 pound of blueberries daily - good stuff.

How can you AFFORD that? I still have some leftover frozen ones from one
day in July picking, but they won't last too much longer.

> Also
> good (and cheap) oatmeal.

I buy (at Trader Joe's) Country Choice Organic Multi-Grain Hot Cereal, which
is oats, wheat, rye, etc....Not too bad, especially when I put berries in
it, and it's only $2.00 a cardboard "can". Regular old oatmeal is too mushy
for me.

> I'd advise increasing your calories; also
> at your height 170 lbs is fine.

But I don't WANT to be 170 pounds. If I am eating enough calories to
sustain my weight, what's the difference how much I weigh?

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