Typical day for me during dieting
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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