I've decided to start posting what I eat in a day to keep me on track.

Day 1 - Saturday

1 blueberry waffle - 100
3/4 c orange juice - 90

1/2 c pineapple chunks - 70

2c LF vegetable beef soup - 200
35 oyster crackers - 70

1c FF vanilla yogurt - 120
1/3c LF granola w/ raisins 110

2oz ziti - 210
1/2c pasta sauce - 80
1c sliced carrots - 40
1c french style green beans - 40
1T parmasan cheese - 20
1/2T butter - 50

1c blackberry tea - 0
2pkt equal - 0

total calories 1,200

Please feel free to comment on what or how I could improve. -Jennalynn :)

hi jennalynn,
starting a food journal is a great idea. although i dont post exactly what i eat the fact that i post whether i have been on track helps me a lot.
you will do great. the menu looks good.
hugs bell :)

WOW!!!

Jennalynn, when you decide to get serious, you don't fool around!!!!!!

This is terrific!

I like the way you spread your food out throughout the day, and covered all the bases as far as nutrition goes.

Wait till Sooz sees this!!!!!

I give you 5 stars, girl! * * * * *

ThinLynn

Jennalynn!! (i see it Thinlynn!! lol) Posting has really helped me too!!! Group hugggg to all the journalers lol...takes courage to let it all hang out there ....HIGH FIVE!!!!! *

Thank you for your support Bell. I appreciate it so much. You make eating right, and exercising to maintain seem manageable.

Sooz, you are so right, as a binge eater I figured if it was out there for all to see, it would help keep me on track. You give alot of sound advice. Don't think that it goes unnoticed.

Thinlynn, I have read your food journal, it is very well balanced. I try to eat from all the food groups to get the nutrition that I need too. And I spread it out over the day, so that I'm not hungry all the time and to keep my metabolism working efficiently during the day on a lower calorie diet.

Day 2 - Sunday

2c coffee - 0
4pkt equal - 0
1oz FF french vanilla nondairy creamer - 50
1 english muffin - 130
1T pumpkin butter - 35
1oz FF cream cheese - 50

1c sliced peaches in pear juice (no sugar added) - 100

1serv LF vegetable beef soup - 80
1 flour tortilla - 120
1/2c FF refried beans - 100
2T salsa - 15
2 iceberg lettuce leaf - 6

1c FF cappuccino yogurt - 120

7 shrimp - 70
1oz cocktail sauce - 30
5 saltines - 60
1serv new england clam chowder - 130
20 oyster crackers - 40
1/2c pineapple chunks - 70

1c apple cinnamon tea - 0
2pkt equal - 0

Total Calories - 1,206 <IMG SRC="smilies/cool.gif" border="0">

that menu looks great jennalyn!
you are having a good variety of all the food groups.
hugs bell :)

It's just me, stopping by to say you are doing something wonderful for yourself. The calorie-counting gets much easier after you have been at it for a couple of weeks. But - for me, anyhow - it was making the decisions at the start of the day about what I was (or wasn't) going to eat that was the biggest help.

NOW, I look back over those few minutes spent each morning for 4 months and know it was sure worth it. Good work, Jennalynn. YOU are worth it.

ThinLynn

Day 3 - Monday

1pkt apple cinnamon oatmeal - 130
1/2c orange juice - 60
1/2c skim milk - 45

1 granny smith apple - 80

Grilled Cheese
2sl lite sourdough italian bread - 80
2sl FF cheddar cheese - 60
grilled w/ butter flavor cooking spray - 0
1/2c tomato garden soup - 55
1 1/2c mixed salad greens - 32
1T FF thousand island dressing - 23

1serv Weight Watcher's choc. chip cookie dough sundae (to kill pms cravings) - 190

3oz lean pork loin , broiled - 220
1/4c FF savory beef gravy - 20
1med yukon gold potato, mashed - 110
2/3c baby carrots, glazed - 35
(honey, brown sugar, maple syrup) - 45
18pc pearl onions - 25

1c strawberry tea - 0
2pkt equal - 0

Total calories 1,200

You are right ThinLynn, it is so much easier to stick to a diet when you plan ahead. I've been posting what I've had to eat for the day at the end of the day, because although I know how to eat properly, I tend to binge eat alot to cope with stress. I have been trying to find new ways to cope with my problems other than eating though.

Thank you for the support I appreciate it so much. I've noticed your progress over the weeks and you are doing wonderfully. I'm sure you look terrific. You must have had the best time dancing with your husband at your daughters wedding. The one thing I love to do is, when the kids go to bed for the night, is to put the radio on and slow dance in the kitchen with my boyfriend. It is such a magical feeling. Right now he is my ex, but I still have hope to work things out.

[ 05-14-2001: Message edited by: Jennalynn ]

another great menu plan jennalynn!
the cookie dough sundae sounds yum.
i am sure you will get to slow dance again with the man of your dreams. hope things work out.
hugs bell :)

Okay, things are going well so far. I can't believe how the days seem to be going by. Hopefully, I will start losing soon. I didn't bother to weigh, I am retaining so much water. The meal planning is getting easier. It is possible to get in all the food groups, and eat 3 meals and 2 snacks with about 1,200 calories a day.

Day 4 - Tuesday

1pkt maple&brown sugar cream of farina - 130
1med banana - 105

1med granny smith apple - 80

2oz tuna in water - 60
6lg garlic croutons - 30
2c mixed salad (lettuce, tomato, onion, red pepper) - 45
2T FF creamy italian dressing - 60

1c FF vanilla yogurt - 120
1/3c LF granola w/ raisins - 110

3oz chicken breast w/ roasted garlic - 116
1/2c baked yam - 79
1/2T butter - 50
1c green beans - 40

2sl sourdough italian bread, toasted - 160
1T peach butter - 30
1c hot tea - 0
2pkt equal - 0

Total calories 1,215

Jennalynn, I keep picturing you with this big light-bulb over your head, and the caption says "CLICK!!!!"

You go, girl!

ThinLynn

Jennalynn Looks good. I copied a few items to my shopping list, hope you don't mind. :) I'm going to start counting calories because I haven't for so long and have no idea what I'm eating. Last year was such a mess that my eating habits are a mess, too. So you're journal helps me a lot. Thanks.

Keep up the good work you're doing! *

i see that same picture thinlynn. its great when you see someone really getting in together.
those pounds will be melting away in no time.
keep up the great work jennalynn!
hugs bell :)

I was going to post this last night, but I was sick with a migraine.

Day 5 - Wednesday
1 waffle - 100
1med banana - 105
1/2c orange juice - 60

1/2c pineapple chunks - 70

2sl sourdough bread - 160
lettuce/tomato/pickle/mustard - 20
4oz tuna in water - 120

3oz lean pork - 240
1 baked potato - 220
1T butter - 100

Total calories 1,195

Sounds like you are doing great, Jennalynn! Sorry you had a migraine, they are the worst!

Are you finding that you get hungry at all in between meals?

Well, keep up the great work, neighbor!

J.

Debbi, if you get ideas from my meal plans, I think that's great. I usually have around 200 calories for breakfast, 300 for lunch and dinner, 200 for snacks, and 200 to play with.
Trynya, I know it's hard to get in all the nutritional requirements on a low calorie diet, and feel full. I try to get in all the food groups during the day. I spread the food out into 3 meals and 2 snacks, so that I am eating every few hours. I feel like I'm eating light, instead of stuffing myself, and feeling hungry soon after.

If you'll notice my eating plan is similar day by day. Like I eat salad vegetables at lunch to fill up. I eat mostly soups, salads, and sandwiches for lunch. At dinner I have 3-4 oz of protein, 1 starchy vegetable, 2 low calorie vegetables, and 1 fat. I also wrote myself out a list a snacks to choose from and I stick to that list for the most part. Breakfast I eat any variety of breakfast foods, but it is a light breakfast.

Believe me, I could eat twice the amount of food on this diet with no problem. I've been a binge eater for way too long. I'm trying my best to get it under control and eat right. I feel like I'm learning to eat all over again.

Day 6 Thursday

1/2c eggbeaters, scrambled - 50
butter flavor cooking spray - 0
1sl lite wheat bread, toasted - 40
1T low sugar strawberry preserves - 25
1c skim milk - 90

1 1/2c grapes - 85

4sl lite italian bread - 160
2oz roast beef - 62
2sl lite cheddar cheese - 60
mustard, lettuce, tomato - 20

1oz baked tortilla chips - 110
1T salsa - 10

3.5oz turkey breast - 160
5oz mashed potatoes - 145
1/2c sliced carrots - 20
1/2c green beans - 20
1/3T butter - 33

1c strawberry tea - 0
2pkt equal - 0

Total calories 1,210