Grade me!

[agotta]

Grade me on what I have eaten so far.

Breakast- 1- 1 1/2 Cup oatmeal (with margarine, brown sugar and 1% milk)

Low-fat, 100 calorie granola bar for snack with warmed apple cider

Lunch- 3/4 can progresso chicken noodle soup
1 apple

 

[JMD]

Its not bad, but it does have plenty of room for improvement. Your diet is mostly carbs, and seems somewhat high in sugar. Almost no protein or healthy fats. I would try to balance it out more.

 

[tinagirl]

my suggestion is this: 1 part carbs. 3 parts protein. 3 parts veggies OR 2 parts fruit. Make sure you have a little bit of fat...i.e. don't eat nonfat bread with white chicken breast and plain veggies. Your body needs a little bit of fat, so make sure you get some low fat yogurt or cheese at some point, if possible.

Ex:

Breakfast: 2 egg white omlette with 1 slice 2% american cheese. 1 low fat whole grain english muffin (maybe 1 half of english muffin if your brand is high in calories), and one large piece of fruit.

Lunch: 3 ounces meat, OR 2 ounces meat/1 oz cheese. Low fat tortilla wrap. Lots of lettuce/tomatoes. Small cup tomato soup.

Alt: Breakfast: 1 pack instant oatmeal with 8 oz. soy milk/non fat milk and 1 cup nonfat yogurt and one piece fruit.

I'm certainly no dietician or nutritionist, but I've lost 80 pounds doing it this way.
I also eat 5 small meals:
Breakfast 400 cals.
Snack: 200 cals
Lunch: 400 cals.
Snack 200 cals.
Dinner 400 cals.
Treat: 50 cals.

---total: 1650 cals. It is only this high because I am 5'11, and 226 pounds. I will be halving my snack size in the coming weeks, but adding a workout fuel snack an hour before I work out (training for wdw half marathon).

-Tina.

 

[pearlieq]

A solid B. Good portion control and reasonably healhty choices, but very low on protein, and a little high on simple carbs (brown sugar, granola bar, cider).

Some ideas for revising:

Breakfast - Same - just keep the brown sugar under contol (1-2 TB at most) and check to make sure your margarine has healthy fats instead of trans fats.

Snack: Granola bar & low sugar yogurt - or - keep the cider if you really enjoy it and eat it with a piece of string cheese.

Lunch: The chicken soup is mostly carbs and salt. Think about maybe switching to a low sodium tomato or vegetable soup and enjoy it with 1/2 a turkey sandwich on whole grain bread. Or, instead of soup, maybe try a frozen entree--Lean Cuisine Spa Cuisine or Truth About Carbs, Kraft South Beach Diet, or Healthy Choice all have good entrees. Just make sure you get a healthy dose of protein and at least a few grams of fiber.

Pair either the soup/sandwich or the entree with a piece of whole fruit and you've got a great lunch!

It looks like you're on the right track. Keep up the good work!

 

[ohMom]

you've gotten so great suggestions, i just wanted to add some products I like if you'd care to try:

Quaker instant Oatmeal made with splenda

Healthy choice canned chicken noodle soup

i think you'll find if you add more protein it will decrease your appetite too!

 

[agotta]

Ok let's see if I do better today

1 C Total Raisin Bran
1/2 C 1% milk
1 banana

snack-low-fat yougurt

Lunch-1 apple
bologna and cheese and wheat bread with low-fat mayo (I know bologna is bad, but it was all I had)

snack-low-fat granola bar

I am stumped for dinner. Last night was chicken breast cooked in italian dressing with green beans and homemade garlic mashed potatoes. I also finished off a pint of ben & jerrys but that was because I knew today I would start excercising.

 

[goodeats]

Make sure your wheat bread is whole wheat and has at least 3 grams of fiber per slice.

Also, full fat mayo is actually better for you than the 'low fat' stuff. Traditionally, mayonaise is made from egg yolks and oil, so it's supposed to be fatty. When they lower the fat they increase the chemicals and the sugars! Obviously just use a little if you're watching your calories. Or even better yet, instead of mayonaise have some avacado instead!

And I think your dinner last night was pretty good except for the ice cream! Here's some more healthy dinner ideas:
Fish, salad, veggie
Ground turkey tacos on low carb/whole wheat tortillas
Chicken veggie stirfry
Steamed Broccolli and pasta sauce with some whole wheat toast
Chicken, Sweet potato, salad

 

[JMD]

Aside from the Ice Cream, your dinner last night was excellent. But your diet today isn't much different from yesterday. Mostly carbs, and very high in simple sugars.

 

[MOMOFMNM]

I would suggest never "fininshing off" ice cream just because you are going to exercise...do not look at that activity as a pass to eat more, rather, look at it as a way to LOOSE more!!

It takes burning 3500 cals to loose 1 POUND of fat...

not to mention a serving of premium ice cream is only 1/2 c and who knows how much you ate...my guess would be at 200 or more cals for 1/2 a cup...it would take running about 20 miles today to work off a couple cups of ice cream....

that is just my suggestion...

also definitely cut back on the carbs...use splenda instead of brw sugar for oatmeal or use sug free syrups and slice bananas in it for banana bread tasting oatmeal...also 1 1/2 c is a large serving of oatmeal IMO...eat more fiber and protein and go stock up at the store on light ww breads, lean meats, and filling veggies and fruits so you can rely less on those carbs. It is difficult at first but you get over the carb craving hump...

I rarely ever eat my activity points (in WW terms)...you see bigger losses usually....

good for trying to get on a plan~~ wtg!!

also use 2% cheese or fat free cheese for that sandwhich...and ff mayo and they do have turkey bologna...

get some high fiber low cal breads...

good luck