What is everyone eating?

[spacevixen3]

Curious to know what everyone is eating as part of their own weight loss journies.

Today is my first day not eating whatever the heck I want. I'm planning my food in advance, and its suprised me by being a lot easier than I thought.
I used to start the day with a huge bowl of oatmeal with milk, raisins and nuts and tell myself it was healthy - well it is healthy, but not the enormous bowl I ate!

I'm pretty much looking at eating a lot of skinless chicken breasts, salad and ground turkey in the coming weeks...anyone else eating a similar sort of thing and got any tips for me for ways to jazz it up? I'm going to be using Mrs Dash a lot!

Also has anyone eaten out and tried to order low-cal options? I'm going to a restaurant tomorrow with some friends and I know they're all going to have chicken wings and beer. I'm stressing a bit about what I'm going to eat and to see if I really keep my hands off of all the onion rings, mozzerella sticks, fries and beer!

[mrbean]

For breakfast scrambled eggs with bell peppers, steel-cut oatmeal with berries and soy milk. Supplemented with desiccated Liver tablets and Brewers Yeast.

Lunch: salmon & tuna on whole grain pita, salt free vegetable soup and salad.

Dinner vareis: Includes mixed vegetables, turkey burger on whole grain bun, mustard instead of mayonaise, red beans, and soy milk.

[Missy]

My breakfasts are always the same....2 omega-3 eggs, 2 pieces whole grain toast, 1/2 banana, 1 cup skim milk

1st Snack: 1 turkey bite (like a pepperette stick), 10 mini rice cakes

Lunch: 1/2 can light tuna on 1 piece whole grain bread w/mustard, 1 medium apple

2nd Snack: 1 turkey bite, 10 mini rice cakes

I alternate between 3 different supper meals:
1)1 chicken breast, 2 cups green beans
2)1 chicken breast, stirfry (red & green peppers, mushrooms, broccolli, green beans, hot peppers...2 tsp olive oil, 1 tbsp light italian dressing)
3)1 chicken breast, 1/2 cup whole grain brown rice with 1/2 cup green peas, 1/3 cup hot peppers

3rd Snack: 1/2 cup frozen yogurt, 1/2 can light tuna

Although...once a week I have a cheat day and we usually get pizza

[FrugalSue]

I like to cook and I can also do most of my job from home, so I often have a nice big pot of healthy soup cooking during the day.

Tonight we had a beef and wild rice soup for supper. I'd looked up the recipe on the Internet and then I did several things to cut down on the amount of fat and calories. It was good! And I've been looking up calories and nutrition on Fitday.com, so I learned that wild rice has fewer calories and more protein and fiber than some other types of rice.

In fact, I'm looking up the nutritional values of a lot of different whole grains right now, and I'm going to put in an order with Bob's Red Mill catalog. It's pretty cool to learn that if I just take a little more time making choices and preparing my food, I can bring down the calories and boost the nutrition that I take in. For instance, some multi-grain cooked cereals offer a lot of fiber and protein, but are much lower in calories and more filling than many cold cereals. And they take only a few minutes to cook, which seems like a worthwhile investment in my health.

Sue
down 19 pounds and one size since Sept. 19th

[72butterfly]

Breakfast: can be any of the following--oatmeal, yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs, turkey sausage, toast, south beach diet wraps, I also always do coffee and creamer or tea

Lunch: usually a South Beach, Healthy Choice, Smart One, or Lean Cuisine meal with one of the following yogurt, pudding, applesauce, or fruit

Dinner: any of the following--ground turkey with whole wheat spaghetti noodles and sauce, or with turkey meatballs, ground turkey in a soft taco, turkey italian sausage, turkey chop, chicken, ground turkey in chili all with some type of veggie (I'm on a turkey kick right now)

Snacks: yogurt, pudding, applesauce, granola bars, popcorn, raisins

I have been doing WW lately so I go to www.dwlz.com which lists the points for a lot of restaurants. That helps me plan before I go out.

[Trying4Thin]

You guys are soooo well behaved; something I used to be. Keep up the great work! It will show on the scale eventually! (Unless you chow down on junk; and then you can expect immediate results!)

Proud of you all!

[Lestat]

This is what my day usually consists of....

Breakfast is alternated:
1)1 carton egg whites, 2 slices whole grain toast, 1/2 banana
2)1 cup oatmeal, 1 cup skim milk, 1/2 banana, 1 slice whole grain toast, 1/2 cup cottage cheese

Snack: 1 can light tuna, 2 low fat yogurts, 1 big rice cake

Lunch is alternated:
1)1 can light tuna, 1 stalk green onion, 2 big rice cakes, 2 slices whole grain bread
2)2 cups lettuce, 2 celery stalks, 1 can light tuna, 1/2 bagel w/light cream cheese, 1 apple

Snack: 1 can light tuna, 1 orange, 1/2 bagel

Supper...same as Missy's...only I eat yams instead of the stirfry

Late Night Snack: 10 mini rice cakes, 1 turkey bite, 1/2 cup cottage cheese

I am eating 2500 cals, 336g carbs, 220g protein, 45g fat on a typical day.

[Jayden]

Breakfast: 1 cup Corn Flakes*1/2 cup Milk*Banana
Snack: 20 Baby Carrots*20 Grapes
Lunch: 1 can Tuna*1 tspn Lite Mayo*1 cup Lettuce*1 tspn Ceaser dressing
Snack: Banana*1/4 cup Cottage Cheese
Snack(Because I work from 4-7pm): 1 chocolate chip granola bar
Dinner: 1 cup Lettuce*1 tspn Ceaser dressing*1 pc Chicken Breast*1 cup McCain Oven Roast Potatoes

~Think Thin~
Jayden

[spacevixen3]

I've gotten so tired of egg whites for breakfast, now i alternate between egg whites and a cereal called 'Weetabix.' Which a friend recommended. Its really good, and only 160 claories with milk!

I'm eating canned tuna and the only reason I'm not covering it in mayo (I sooooo want to!) is because I haven't bought another jar of mayo since the last one was finished!

Also discovered that roasting veggies (with a spritz of oil) is a great way to eat veggies apart from steaming them. Tonight I'm having skinless chicken breast with roasted parsnips and beets, which are great winter veggies.

[Missy]

Try mixing mustard in with your tuna, I find it helps me get it down and there's barely any cals, fat etc in mustard.