Well I have never been good at keeping a food diary, but I'm gonna try try and try again. I'm gonna count my calories at fitday.com, but I need to figure out how many cals I should be eating lol.

Alright so i hit a couple sites and it seems they are suggesting anywhere from 1900-2300 calories a day for a 1-2 lb weekly loss. I guess I'll just try to stay in that range for now and see what happens.

Sounds great! I'm eating about 2000-2200 calories a day and losing about 1.5lbs a week if it helps (with moderate activity).

Yeah I figured I try it out and see what happens :D

If it was an exact science we'd all be at our goal weights :P

LOL very true Happyjaxx! Good luck with it :D

Alright so today was not a good day for me at all. There is no way that I am going to hit my 2000 calorie intake but here it is:

WW Mac-n-Cheese (200)
Tuna Pack (270)
Soft Pretzel (110)
Peanuts (275)
Coke (165)

Planned for later:
LC salisbury steak, carrots and potatoes (270)
Popcorn (100)

Total=1390 which is way too low :unsure:

That's ok jaxx...sometimes we really have no idea how many calories we are intaking until we consciously keep track, and that is the first step. There are also bound to be days we eat less then we "should" or more then we "should"...and this keeps our body confused which is a good thing :)

Did better today:

Strawberries, Pineapple and Kiwi (170)
Slim Fast (270)
Buffalo Chicken Salad (870)
WW Chicken and Veggie thing (176)
RF Cheez-it (130)
Coke (140)
Non-Alcoholic drink at the pool hall (195)

Total :1951

Better today although I don't like how many calories I'm getting from liquids, other than the Slim Fast drink which I grab for breakfast on the run.

May 31st - 1900
June 1st - NOT EVEN CLOSE!! I haven't had dinner yet but we were so busy at work that I only got to eat 1 meal :angry:

Calories so far 540 :( :wacko: :(

Ok so I obviously SUCK at the counting calories thing and it needs to become my priority for the next few weeks. I was in th ehabbit of grabbing those WW meals and on some days I'd eat 4 and that was it, not realizing that I was only getting 1000 calories :blink:

So time to change things...tomorrow at work and maybe today if I get some time I'm gonna schedule my meals for the next week, go grocery shopping afterwork, and portion out things that need portioning lol.

You go girl! :D

Okay, so I am reopening this thread so that together Shy and I can start counting calories and reach some short term goals.

Ok lady here we go!

Day 1

1 c. Kashi 140
1 c. Skim milk 90
1/2 c. strawberries 23
coffee 0
FF Creamer 100
Breakfast Total 353
Zuchini
Mushrooms
Steak
Salad
Corn on the cobb
2 12 oz cokes

Awesome Jaxx!! I hope the BEST for both you and Shy!! :jumping:

awesome jaxx!

i'll post my food thus far today on my food diary.

Day 2

1 c. Kashi 140
1 c. Skim milk 90
1/2 c. strawberries 23
coffee 0
FF Creamer 100
Breakfast Total 353

Turkey Sandwich w/veggies


not feeling very good today :(

sorry you are not feeling well jaxx :huggs:

i'm not either, fighting a cold, :sick:

:flowers: get well soon!

Oh man!! Both of you are :sick: ?? OK girls, eat well, rest up and hope you feel better super soon!! :flowers: and :huggs: to you both!!

Take care you two! :huggs: :huggs: :huggs:

Thanks ladies!

I actually went to the gym yesterday and felt a bit better today. I took it easy on the mill and mainly walked and only ran when I felt like it.

I ended up going out to Red Lobster for dinner last night and to my suprise and delight, they post nutritional info at the table in those little drink/appetizer/dessert menus! Did pretty good yesterday...today though is a whole other story as I missed breakfast and have only had a large salad today :blush:

Red Lobster, YUM! :D

Sept 25

coffee
nf creamer 100
6" subway club 320
veggies 30
swiss cheese 100
12 oz slurpee 150
Kabobs loaded with zuchini, mushrooms, onions, red pepper, and some steak
Corn on the cobb
Garlic bread

september 26

Slim fast 190
1 c Strawberries 50
Coffee
NF Creamer 75

Oct 3

1 c. Kashi 140
1 c. Skim milk 90
1/2 c. strawberries 23
coffee 0
FF Creamer 100
Breakfast Total 353

6" Turkey Sub 223
Wheat Bread (incl)
Swiss Cheese 100
lettuce (incl)
tomato (")
pickle (")
banana peppers (")
salt & pepper (")
vinegar 10
Regular coke 277
Baked lays 140
Lunch Total 750

Grilled Chicken Breast 220
Asparagus 40
Salad w/
lettuce 8
tomatoes 13
cucumbers 3
noodles 40
Cheese 100
FF dressing 50
20 oz coke 255
Dinner Total 729

Day Total 1832

Oct 4

6" Turkey Sub 223
Wheat Bread (incl)
Swiss Cheese 100
lettuce (incl)
tomato (")
pickle (")
banana peppers (")
salt & pepper (")
vinegar 0
Baked lays 140
1c. wheat pasta 174
1/2 c tomato sauce 40
portabello mushrooms 10
Salad w/
lettuce 8
tomatoes 13
cucumbers 3
noodles 40
Cheese 100
FF dressing 50
Garlic Bread 200
Coke 250

Total 1351

A bit low today but will do better tomorrow! I could get the casl up where they need to be but that would be by eating junk :angry: I'll take a low day.

Way to go keeping your food diary Jaxx! :clap:

Thanks Teach! I'm trying to pull myself out of my rut and find my rythym. :)

Oct 5

Low fat cin. coffee loaf 290
venti iced coffee 130
cream 150

Breakfast total 570

Stopped by starbucks on my way to work becasue I woke up late :grrrrrr:

Zaxby's grilled chicken salad 640
Bluecheese dressing 218
Coke 250

Lunch Total 1108

And the hits keep coming lol, no but realistically, I could have done a diet coke and it wouldn't have been as bad. Just need to find a solution for dinner other than not eating at all.

*edit* all right, so I didn't end up eating dinner. To be honest I wasn't hungry until around 10:30 and didn't want to eat that late. I still had a total of 1678 calories so it was a low day, but still in my range.

Oct. 6

Chicken parm panini 958 :blush:
(breakfast and lunch ate through out the day while busy busy busy at work)

Turkey sandwich 280
salad 80
RF cheeze its 130
Pasta salad 200

Total 1648

Oct. 7

Breakfast :pig:
2 krispy kreme's 560 (I eat these like once a year, and my roomate and her boyfriend went and got them and coffee and then woke me up with em lol)
Coffee 100

Lunch: :pig:
2 ruby mini's
salad bar
approx 800

Dinner: :pig:
2 slices pizza
2 coor's lights


This is what happens when I don't go grocery shopping on a regular basis. The past three days have been bad, but wouldn't have been if I had had food in my refridgerator as I tend to plan meals. Good lesson learned.

October 8

Coffee 75
Tuna Lunch pack 260
1c. water melon 46
water water water
Pita chips 130
Grilled salmon 200
Asparagus 15
Corn on the Cobb 122
Salad w/
lettuce 8
tomatoes 13
cucumbers 3
noodles 40
Cheese 100
FF dressing 50
fuite smoothie 329
3 light beer 300

Total 1691

October 9

Coffee
FF Creamer 75
Watermelon 36
Canteloupe 41
Strawberries 34
Pita Chips 130

Breakfast Total 316

Arby's Melt 303 calories
Med curly Fry 397
Diet Coke

Lunch total 700

So I ended up getting called into work this morning at a different location. The coworkers wanted to go to Arby's, but typically at this location I would go to Zaxby's and get a salad. So, I went online to look at the nutritional information on their market fresh sandwiches. I could not believe what I saw. The sandwich that I would have chosen would have had 834 calories, 37 grams of fat and 2258 mg of sodium!!! I couldn't believe it. Here i thought i was being "healthy" by chosing a market fresh sandwich when all along I was consuming more calories and fat than if I had what everyone else typically eats lol. So I picked the Arby's melt with 303 cal and 12 g of fat and a medium fry 397/24 saved 100+ calories and some fat.

2x 6"Tortilla 156
3/4 c. grilled chicken 166
lettuce 10
tomatoes 10
cheese 50
sour cream 74
guacamole 55
Olives 21
Chips 140

Dinner Total 682

Daily total 1698

October 10

3/4 c. Special K 110
1/2 c skim milk 40
1/4 c strawberries 10
1 c V8 light fruit 50
Coffee and creamer 75
Breakfast total 285

1.5 c lettuce 15
.25 c tom 8
.25 c cucumber 4
.25 c blue cheese 115
.5 c chicken 115
4 tbs low cal caesar 140
.5 c pasta 75
wheat roll 75
coke 200
Lunch Total 747

Plan for dinner:

chicken breast 215
Asparagus 15
Corn on the Cobb 122
Salad w/
lettuce 8
tomatoes 13
cucumbers 3
noodles 40
Cheese 100
FF dressing 50
dinner total: 566

Total 1598

re the arby's sandwich, that is unbelievable! it just goes to show that just because something sounds healthy doesn' mean that it is!

i would have done the same thing as you and gone for the market fresh sandwich. I guess i'll have to make sure to check things in advance whenever possible. It makes me mad that places try to make something sound healthy when it isn't. I believe at Tim Hortons (not sure if you have that there) if you order a low fat blueberry muffin it actually is less healthy then the regular blueberry muffin, and a chocolate donut is better then both of them LOL

your food sounds really good today jaxx!

Arby's is bad, yes... but Lions Choice is WAY worse!! OMGosh, one sandwich has enough sodium for a week! UGH :P

I agree with Shy, your food looks yummy and low in cals too!

Well I've been doing so well with counting calories and now I'm sick in bed with the flu :cry: I wish I looked as good is this smilie here :sick: but I'm afraid to admit that I am frightingly similar to a horror movie character at the moment. :lol: Oh well. I have some great friends that have been bringing me things and walking my dog for me today so I am feeling quite loved and special at the moment.

Calorie wise...who knows, as I have been consuming most of my calories today in the form of liquids. I have been good though and have been doing 1/2 juice 1/2 water, so it's not as bad as it could be.

1c. Strawberries
1/2 c. watermelon
pita chips
1 c. v8 light fruit
Wheat Crakers
Cheddar Cheese
Chicken Noodle Soup

I am just hoping that I feel better in the morning so that I can go to work. :wacko:

Hope you feel better soon! :huggs:

i hope you feel better too and i'm glad your friends are there for you! :huggs:

Oh Jaxx, BIG :huggs: for you girl! Get better soon :huggs:

Thanks ladies! I wasn't feeling well enough to go to work this morning so I'm in bed again today. Hopefully I'll feel well enought to go tomorrow as I am straight commission based so no work means no money :angry: