Hi,
I am only looking to lose 5-10 pounds, but lately my eating has been out of control and I feel like a pig. My weight is creeping up and I haven't been exercising much. So I am going to commit myself to writing down what I eat and what I do for exercise each day! Any input or comments are always appreciated! I am starting tomorrow, Wednesday, and I am going to do it. Here I go!

NJG that sounds like a great plan! You will be where you want to be in no time!!

Hi,
Ok, today I started counting calories and fat grams again. I am a pretty active teenager, so my goal is about 1600 calories a day. Here is how my first day went:

1 Fig Bar

1 Met-Rx Bar

1 whole wheat bagel
turkey lunch meat
vegetable pasta soup (1 bowl)
1 apple

8 oz. Dannon light yogurt

grilled chicken with ketchup
mixed veggies
2 seeded breadsticks w/ fat free cream cheese
1 cone of chocolate frozen yogurt
5 mini sugar-free cookies

TOTAL: calories: 1590, fat: 25 grams

Any suggestions? Thanks for reading!

Okay, well today I ate a bit more, but I'm not going to let it get to me. I'll just get back on track tomorrow. With my calorie goal around 1600, today was a little high. Of course I still exercised today. I need to work on getting in more vegetables and less carbohydrates though. It's kinda hard for me as a college student, but I'll keep trying! So here was today:

8 oz. Dannon light yogurt
1 cup of Puffed Wheat

1 salt bagel
turkey lunch meat
fruit cocktail
1 banana with 1 Tbsp. peanut butter

Healthy Choice popcorn

1 orange
1 blueberry bagel
1 cone of frozen yogurt (twist)
6 mini sugar-free cookies
8 Chocolate Wafers

TOTALS: calories: 1800, fat: 27 grams

Tomorrow will be a better day!!!

Hi,
Today: (3-18-01) I did well today and I worked out a lot at the gym. Here it is:

1 Fig Bar

Egg Beaters
1 everything bagel
2 oz. cooked turkey
fruit bowl (kiwi, strawberries, oranges)
1 cone of chocolate frozen yogurt

1 apple

chicken noodle soup (1 small bowl)
1 mini fat free pizza
8 oz. Dannon light yogurt
1 cup Puffed Wheat
1 Slim Fast bar

TOTALS: calories: 1585, fat: 20.5 grams

Tomorrow will be another great day!

3-19-01

1 Fig Bar

1 Pure Protein bar

2 slices twelve grain bread
turkey lunch meat
pretzels
1 orange
1 apple

baked fish
broccoli
cauliflower
2.5 slices bread (1 wheat, 1.5 cinn. raisin)
fat free cream cheese (2 Tbsp)
1 cone chocolate frozen yogurt
2 low-fat oatmeal cookies

TOTALS: calories: 1710, fat: 25.5 grams