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5a.m. to 4p.m.
-Chai/coffee/lowfat milk
-Chai/coffee/soymilk
-Plain peanut butter on grain bread (2 slices)
-Banana and goat milk yogurt
-Chedder cheese, almonds, and dates

5p.m. to bedtime
-Soymilk chai
-Lentil soup with brown rice and some cheese on top
-A blob of peanut butter & local (unpasteurized) honey
-2 dates
-A yam (finally eating the yam!) with a bit of olive oil and honey

Exercise: Sooo sore from physical therapy yesterday (but it felt great to exercise in the pool!). Did yoga today.

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Originally Posted by Mountaindewed Breakfast: a blueberry iced tea with Splenda 25 calories, and a Nutella B Ready Bar, 115 calories Lunch: Amy’s organic reduced sodium split pea soup, 200 calories per can Dinner: a small package of butterfly shrimp, 625 calories per bag, and a No Name Steak, 270 calories. Total: 1,235 calories Exercise: none.

Hi Md, what is a "No Name Steak"?

Good morning! Yesterday I ate my breakfast and dimmer according to plan, but lunch was out with my brother. I ate eggs with coffee w/half & half along with 1 pancake with a little syrup. I did eat an extra snack, but all in all it was OK.

Today's plan:

B: I ate leftover pancakes from yesterday with sugar free syrup, strawberries, blueberries, 2 Tbs whipped topping; 1/2 cup Tropicana OJ; coffee w/skim milk

L: TBD. Something with veggies

D: Lean ground beef tacos with guacamole and pineapple salsa; salad greens on the side

S: Sugar free fat free Greek yogurt fruit smoothie; pizzelle; espresso

It’s the name of a brand of frozen steaks and I think they also have chicken and fish. They are very region specific though but can be found on Amazon. They are really good. I get the sirloin steak and it tastes like restaurant quality. Buying them has actually helped me cut way back on going out to eat since I usually only get steak when I go out.

Breakfasts: I had a gamefuel Mountain Dew, 90 calories and 2 watermelon cookies, 110 calories

Lunch: I’m having a small bag of frozen calamari, 520 calories

Snack: will be a strawberry cheesecake pudding: 130 calories

Dinner: will be Spaghetti tacos, 380 calories

Total: 1,230

Exercise: nothing but work and running errands.

Breakfast: a berry hibiscus lemonade: 240 calories

Lunch: whatever a mess of pancakes ihop gave me. What I ordered had 690 calories. What they gave me doesn’t look like it has that many at all. I ate part of it.

Dinner will be a No Name Steak, 270 calories

Total: No idea. I’m not really feeling like eating today.

Exercise: nothing but work and running a lot of errands.

I didn't check in yesterday. It was a crazy day. I ate OK. It wasn't bad. Today:

B: PB& J sandwich (low cal/carb bread and lf whipped PB); 1/2 cup Tropicana 50 OJ; too much coffee w/low fat milk

L: Asparagus, spinach and cheese flat bread sandwich

D: I have no idea. I don't feel well. I think it's stress and sinus headache related, but I also just started taking Metformin. I think it may actually really be reducing my appetite. I had planned to make ground beef tacos with fixings. I may need to freeze the ground beef to avoid it spoiling. I'll defrost tomorrow, if needed.

S: Rice pudding; espresso

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs and Sara Lee Delightful multi-grain bread. Also tea with honey: 265 calories.
Lunch: Large burger, sweet potato fries, and ginger lemonade: 1020 calories!
Dinner: Will be oatmeal with almond milk and raspberries: 308 calories.

No exercise. Probably going to gain weight.

For dinner last night, I had a tomato, some olives, and a little leftover chicken schnitzel with Tartar sauce and lemon. I had a small handful of nuts as a "dessert". Today:

B: Not diet-friendly for sure. French toast with syrup; sausage links; coffee with half and half (at a diner after hubby's fasting blood test.)

L: Mushroom tartine with pile of arugula; cucumber tomato salad

D: Invited to friend's house. She said vegetable curry with chicken. Probably one glass Chablis. Maybe a little appetizer.

S/Dessert: Espresso; ?

Breakfast: Oreo hot chocolate, 150 calories, and a slimon (key lime cream flavored) donut, 380 calories.

Lunch: Ramen, 380 calories.

Dinner: a buffalo patty no bun, 200 calories.

1,110 calories. Not sure what else I’ll be eating.

Exercise: nothing but running errands.

Breakfast: Diet Coke.

Lunch: a pretzel burger and small fries, 870 calories

Dinner: not sure yet. 330 calories

Total: 1200

Exercise: nothing.

I dropped away from meal planning because of stress. I will say that I lost 1.4 lbs last week.

Today:

B: Cheerios with skim milk; 1/2 cup Tropicana 50 OJ; coffee with skim milk

L: Small amount of seafood salad

D: Chicken Piccata; small side spaghetti with red sauce and Parmesan; steamed broccoli; roll with small amount butter; glass white wine

S: Water crackers; a few chocolate cookies

I have pre-planned my meals today.

B: PB&J sandwich using low cal/carb bread and lowered fat whipped PB; 1/2 cup Tropicana 50 OJ; coffee with lf milk (235 calories)

L: One small chicken cutlet "Chicken Piccata"; 1/2 cup spaghetti with tomato sauce; arugula and 2 campari tomatoes drizzled with Balsamic vinegar (439 calories)

D: Beef Stroganoff; 2 baby potatoes; boiled peas and carrots (449 calories)

S: Espresso; 2 of the cookies I made (141 calories)

Total: 1,264 calories

I'll likely add something else, but try to keep it light. If I add a little wine to dinner, I'll try to keep it to only one half glass. If I'm not that hungry at lunch, I'll skip the small side of spaghetti.

Breakfast: a goji citrus strawberry Mountain Dew, 400 calories maybe? Not sure. And a cheese and cracker handi snack, 110 calories

Second breakfast: an egg and a serving of Ore-ida hash browns, maybe 150 for the egg, and 140 for the hash brown. Not too sure

late afternoon snack: Ritz peanut butter and crackers: 200 calories

Dinner: 2 packets of Cup A Soup: 100 calories total.

Total: give or take 1,100. I might have a 90 calorie soda with my soup. I’ve just been maintaining 155 pounds. I’m wondering if I’ve plateaud.

Breakfast: Ritz peanut butter and crackers, 200 calories, and a Mountain Dew, 220 calories

Lunch: fries from Fridays

Dinner: ribs from Fridays, total both were 830 calories

Total: 1,250 calories

Exercise: I did a lot at work then I ran a lot of errands.

Back to meal planning today after falling off the wagon with that. Hubby learned he has high cholesterol. I do, too. I'll try to prepare foods low in saturated fat/cholesterol.

B: Two low fat Nutrigrain Egg waffles with lowered fat PB and little dots of raspberry preserves (I'd rather have less of the good preserves than more of lower sugar stuff); 1/2 cup Tropicana 50 OJ; coffee with skim milk; a couple berries (328 cals)

L: Baked stuffed tomatoes over greens (if I'm up to it) OR, ham sandwich with tomato and lettuce and a little light mayo with herbs on diet low carb bread. (276 cals - sandwich)

D: Spaghetti with chicken Italian sausage slices, sundried tomatoes, pine nuts, scallions, basil leaves, and a little olive oil and Parmesan cheese; salad greens with sliced beets, orange slices, and balsamic drizzle. Maybe a small glass of wine. (353 cals without wine)

S: Espresso; small slice of a low fat low sugar apple cake; Yoplait Light Key Lime pie yogurt (230 cals)

Total for day: 1,187 cals (moderate carbs, low fat, low salt, perfect protein)

Breakfast: Ritz peanut butter cracker sandwiches, 200 calories, and a cinnamon Coke, 140 calories.

Lunch: a prime rib Cobb salad with Cesar dressing from Denny’s. I’ve eaten half of it and I am just not hungry for the rest of it. The whole thing has 810 calories. I’m not sure how many calories I’ve actually eaten.

Dinner: probably just a packet of Cup A Soup. 50 calories.

Total: less then 1200 but, whatever. If I’m not hungry I’m not hungry.

Exercise: a crap ton of walking back and forth at work.

Last night I ate an extremely large amount of Peter Pan whipped lowered fat peanut butter. Yes, it was lowered fat, but the fat and calories added up all the same. The whole "whipped" aspect just makes it easier to overindulge in since it doesn't stick to the roof of my mouth like regular peanut butter does. At least it's gone. I won't buy it again for a while. I used to not overindulge in this, but last night I was so hungry.

Today:

B: Slice of low fat low sugar apple cake with whipped topping; 1/2 cup Tropicana 50 OJ; coffee with low fat milk (463 calories)

L: Surf Taco Baja style plus small side of chips with salsa; small Diet Coke (466 calories)

D: Leftover chicken Italian sausage spaghetti with sundried tomatoes, etc.; two baby peppers stuffed with ricotta, peas, pancetta, onion (369 calories)

S: Espresso; TBD, but will try not to overdo extra snack(s)

1,299 calories plus the calories from the "TBD" snack

Breakfast: 2 cans of Merry Mash-up Mountain Dew, 340 calories total

Lunch: chicken and fries from Raising Canes, 870 calories

Dinner: maybe nothing or maybe a cup of Cup A Soup. So either 1,210, or 1,260 calories total for the day.

Exercise: none.

Breakfast: a berry Pepsi, 150 calories

Second breakfast: Ritz cheese and crackers, 200 calories

Lunch: 2 cheese and cracker Handi Snacks 110, calories each

Snack: 2 Oreo Handi Snacks, 140 calories each, and 2 packets of Cup A Soup, 50 calories each

Dinner: No Name Steak, 270 calories

Total: 1,220 calories.

Exercise: none.

I had a Berry Pepsi, a couple diet teas, a cheese Handi snack, an Oreo Handi snack, ramen, Ritz peanut butter and crackers, and a Lean Cuisine today.

Everything equaled to 1,280 calories.

Hello everybody,

Okay, I'm 164cm (5'4 1/5) and weighed 62.2kgs (136.8 lbs) a week ago, Tuesday 2nd January.

This is the heaviest I've ever weighed, so am not feeling "good in my skin" right now.

Some of my clothes are starting to feel tight, I'm not happy at this weight.

I mostly hate the ways my thighs splay out when I sit down.

I hate my husband touching my upper arms cos I feel they've got "chunkier".

Although he says he hasn't noticed, bless him.

I'd like my butt to feel less "padded" too.

My aim is to get back to my usual weight of 55kgs (121 lbs).

Which means a weight loss of 7.2 kgs (15.8 lbs).

I am not looking for any criticism or negative judgement here.

I'm doing the best I can step by baby step.

Thank you for any support and encouragement


I won't be happy until I get back to the weight I was before all this started, my usual 55kgs.

So, what's the best diet for me?

I need to be able to eat whatever I want, no holds barred, no taboo foods, no weird diet with food groups missing or strange combinations, etc
I love baking and discovering new recipes, so need to be able to continue cooking whatever I like.

I am a bit OCD with numbers and calculating, so don't mind counting calories.

It'll be less time consuming than having to change my wardrobe, lol.

Sometimes people seem not to like the idea of counting calories.

But for me it's so much easier because otherwise you're always wondering "I should have seen a result by now".

But if it's just the maths then you know what's happening, you can't go wrong, and you don't have to wonder


If I create a deficit of 3500 calories each week (that's 500 cals a day) through both diet and exercise,

I will lose about one pound of body weight on average weekly.

So the whole 16lbs (7kgs) will be gone by springtime.

Limiting myself to 1,600 cals a day seems doable, difficult but doable.

I should probably normally consume around 1,850 cals for maintenance.

So that's a 250 daily calorie deficit through diet (=1,600 cals a day).

And at least 250 calories less through exercise (I'll do more if I can, I enjoy it).

Slow and steady wins the race, I don't like freaking myself out.



So starting Tuesday 2nd January.

If all goes well, I should reach my goal in 16 weeks, or 4 months time, by end April.

I'll also have a cheat meal from time to time where I go out for a nice meal somewhere.

My husband and I usually do that once a week.

I'll just increase the exercise around the cheat meal to compensate.

Day 1: Tuesday 2nd January

Starting weight: 62.2kgs (136.8 lbs)
Goal weight: 55kgs (121 lbs)

Total weight to lose: 7.2kgs (15.8 lbs)


Daily limit: 1,600 calories

Weight loss rate: 1 lb a week

Date Ideal weight: end April

* 8am coffee 87c

Cappuccino 87


* Indoor bike (49 mins) burned 250 cals


* 10am-ish Breakfast (muesli) 505c Crikey!

20g organic unsalted cashew nuts (623) 124 + 30g dried juicy apricots (231) 69 + 15g Bjorg organic sugarfree muesli (367) 55 + 15g Jordans sugar-reduced granola (437) 65

10g organic oatbran (359) 35 + 5g organic chia seeds (449) 22 + 100g fresh forest fruits (55) 55 + 175g organic soy milk (46) 80


Total cals so far today: 87+505=592c


*Another Indoor bike (44 mins) burned 250 cals


* 4pm Lunch (croque monsieur salad) 828c Bloody hell!

100g Iceberg lettuce (17) 17 + 156g tomato (18) 28 + 35g bell pepper (20) 7 + 20g onion (40) 8 + 30g avocado (165) 49 + 2g fried crispy onion (590) 10 + 10g mayo (441) 44 + 10g pesto (520) 52 + 124g rye bread (214) 265 + 32g cheese (352) 112 + 10g chorizo (498) 49 + 5g mustard (245) 12 + 320g organic orange juice (54) 175


Total cals so far today: 87+505+828=1,420c


180c left for rest of the day. Oh dear!

Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper, lol.


* 4.30pm Snack (latte and biscuits) 170c

Latte macchiato 80 + 3 small vanilla lemon protein biscuits (20g) 90


Yikes, guess I'll have to skip dinner, no more calories left.

Can't say I'm hungry though (mustn't grumble!)

Will just have to distract myself till bedtime now.


Total cals so far today: 87+505+828+170=1,590c 👍👍👍👍

Indoor bike (93 mins) burned 500 cals 👍👍👍👍

I was 174 on Thursday. I think today I am 169. A year ago I was 145.

Today I’ve had a lox bagel, 480 calories. A bag of Pirates Booty, 70 calories. A lean cuisine, 330 calories. A protein bar, 90 calories. Another lean cuisine, 290 calories, and a diet green tea, 10 calories. Total it was 1,270 calories.

Exercise was just some weird new age sweat it out stuff which I have no idea if it worked or not.

My meal plan today

Breakfast: 1/2 cup oatmeal w/ 4oz fat free milk 200 calories

Lunch- two scrambled eggs w/ shredded cheese wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla

Dinner- Spaghetti w/ a spinach salad w/ raspberry vinaigrette

Snack- Slice of wheat bread w/ peanut butter

Liquids: Black coffee, water

I'm unsure of the exact calories of my lunch and dinner but should have an idea later (I'm posting this right now in the morning just after breakfast).

Breakfast: a bag of Pirates Booty, 70 calories

Second breakfast: a chocolate chip bagel with chocolate chip cream cheese, 590 calories? Maybe less.

Lunch: a Stouffers stuffed pepper, 200 calories

Dinner: will be a Stouffers cheese Lasagna

Total: 1200 calories give or take for the bagel.

Exercise: I ran a couple errands. Maybe I’ll sweat it out again in the tub.