1200 calories per day-what did you eat today?

NikkiDerrig386

Breakfast
Stonyfield Farms Organic - Organic Low Fat - Plain Yogurt, 1 cup
Almonds Sliced - Sliced Almonds 1tbsp, 3 tbsp
Turbana - Banana (Large), 0.25 banana
Blueberries - Raw, 12.5 berries
Coffee w/ 2% milk and splenda

Lunch
Cucumber - With peel, raw, 0.13 cup slices
Spinach - Raw, 1 cup
Romaine - Romaine Lettuce, 0.12 Head
Pompeian - Balsamic Vinegar, 2.5 tablespoon
Generic - Raw Bell Pepper (Red, Yellow, Orange & Green), 0.5 medium pepper (148g)
Bertolli - Olive Oil - Extra Light , 1 tbsp
Trader Joe's - Bread - Sprouted Multi Grain,
Bean Sprout, 0.5 cup

Jay_83

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StephHowwood

An English Muffin is not a crumpet actually. They look kinda similar, but they are different. I'm from Canada and live in Scotland now and what I call an english muffin is just called a muffin here in the bread aisle. I have seen crumpets in the same aisle too, but they are different.

GingerSnark

Breakfast: HUGE smoothie - 333 calories

1C organic skim milk
1/2C fat free organic yogurt
1 organic banana
1/2C organic frozen strawberries
1/2C frozen golden raspberries

This kept me so full I didn't eat a mid morning snack

Lunch - sandwich - 158 calories
2oz 98% fat free thin sliced deli chicken
1 flat out kidz wrap
few tsp spicy brown mustard

Snack - fruit - 80 calories
2/3C mandarin oranges segments

Dinner - nachos - 565 calroes
organic blue tortilla chips
organic ground beef, drained & rinsed, 4 oz
1/4C fat free refried beans
1/4C 2% milk shredded cheese
6Tbsp organic fat free salsa
2tbsp organic low fat sour cream

1136 for the day unless I add a snack after dinner that's about 100 calories in addition

allykat8

carswimmom-your plan looks like a good one!

I agree!!! And looks like everyone is really doing awesome!

jlj1121

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jlj1121

breakfast: 1/2 cup quaker oats mixed with cinnamon, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, 1/2 banana and 1/4 cup blackberries; tea with skim and 1/2 tsp. sugar

snack: 1/2 ounce of pretzels

lunch: egg salad sandwich: 1 hard boiled egg plus 1 egg white mixed with 2 tsp. hellman's lowfat mayo on arnold light whole wheat bread; 1 homemade healthy banana cookie (allrecipes.com)

snack: 1/2 cup greek yogurt mixed with 1 tsp. honey, 1/3 cup blueberries, 1 T. kashi go lean crunch

dinner: trader joe's grilled eggplant parm, 1/2 cup green giant corn niblets

dessert: 2 more banana cookies; 1 graham cracker sheet spread with 1 tsp. chocolate dreams PB.

good eating day! measuring spoons/cups and the food scale have become my friend in order to stay within my "budget".

sehncw99

Today I had:
B fat free yogurt

L Turkey with 2 slices light wheat bread
Fat free Cottage cheese-1/2 cup

D Turkey Dog
Light wheat bread
Tossed Salad with fat free dressing
Low fat cheese

S frozen yogurt and and orange

It said I was like 500 cal under my 1200 limit but it was enough for me

amysj303

breakfast: 1 cup Kefir Strawberries and Cream, Thomas 100 calorie English Muffin with 1 tbsp almond butter (350 cals)
lunch: Healthy Choice salisbury steak with green beans and mashed potatoes (170 cals)
snack: gala apple and min-size snickers and butter finger (208 cals)
dinner: grilled chicken breast and marsala sauce (made with 5 sliced mushrooms sauteed in a tablespoon of olive oil, tablespoon marsala wine and 1/2 cup chicken broth)-208 cals

pretty good amount of food and totals only 1024 calories. I also did a Jillian Michaels 30-day shred workout for the first time. I entered it as "circuit training" because I don't know what else to do. I need a monitor and a kitchen scale.

anggeline

Breakfast - Chicken Ham Sandwich or soft boiled eggs (2 eggs)

Lunch - Rice either chicken rice or rice with mixed vege

Dinner - Dry/Soup Noodle or salad

I drink plain water to fill my stomach whenever i feel hungry before the meal time.

keshmo88

Haha I think it's so funny that so many of you have peanut butter with oatmeal or cereal. In Australia we have it on toast, or occasionally on celery ( or I like it on apple) but in cereal? Once I heard of a friend putting it in a smoothie, but that would be too weird for me!

Anyway, Breakfast: 3 eggs, 1 tomato
Lunch: small salmon fillet, mushrooms, brocollini & avocado
Dinner: I don't know - I'm going to the in-laws but usually it's steak & potatoes because my other half's is danish and all they eat is meat and potatoes. But I won't have any potatoes..
It will be around 1200 calories or a little bit less, but I earned an extra 300 cals exercising - I don't really like to use them up though because what's the point in exercising if you're then eating more food to balance it out!!

amysj303

I want to keep this going, so here goes: Today I had Kefir with Ezekial 4:6 cinnamon raisin cereal (255 cals) for breakfast.
Lunch: lean cuisine butternut squash ravioli (280 cals)
Snack: naval orange with 2 hersheys miniatures, 2 tablespoons hummus with carrot and celery stick (231 cals)
Dinner: spaghetti with turkey meatballs (343 cals)

sassydot

have to ask, being English and all...what is an English muffin?

is it what we call a crumpet? http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1331502/2/istockphoto_1331502_crumpet.jpg

No... that's a crumpet

An english muffin is what they make a mc muffin out of - you probably know it just as a muffin

20carrots

breakfast: 1/2 cup quaker oats mixed with cinnamon, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, 1/2 banana and 1/4 cup blackberries; tea with skim and 1/2 tsp. sugar

snack: 1/2 ounce of pretzels

lunch: egg salad sandwich: 1 hard boiled egg plus 1 egg white mixed with 2 tsp. hellman's lowfat mayo on arnold light whole wheat bread; 1 homemade healthy banana cookie (allrecipes.com)

snack: 1/2 cup greek yogurt mixed with 1 tsp. honey, 1/3 cup blueberries, 1 T. kashi go lean crunch

dinner: trader joe's grilled eggplant parm, 1/2 cup green giant corn niblets

dessert: 2 more banana cookies; 1 graham cracker sheet spread with 1 tsp. chocolate dreams PB.

good eating day! measuring spoons/cups and the food scale have become my friend in order to stay within my "budget".

Hey! 2 questions:
What is chocolate dreams PB? It sounds delicious!
Are you a vegetarian?

meokk

funny muffin stuff!!!!
English muffins only exist in America (and maybe Japan), not in England.
I'm English but live in America.
A muffin in England would be the same as an American muffin - blueberry, corn etc.

Crumpets are a different thing entirely and sooo delicious. You cook them on a griddle like pancakes rather than bake them in an oven like muffins. They don't taste of mush so people usually spread with butter or jam.

NWgardener

Tonight I baked 3 oz. of dover sole with about 2 cups of baby spinach (the bagged variety) and about 3/4 cup of chopped mushrooms in parchment paper. I seasoned it with lemon zest, marjoram, parsley, lemon pepper and seasoned salt. Cooked it at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes. Delicious and only about 120 calories. No need to add butter or any oil. Noodlles on the side added about 135 calories, but still I was able to stay well under my daily intake of 1240.

Baby carrots dipped in sun-dried tomato hummus helped stave off my hunger til dinner!

karissastephens

I eat a lot actually for having a 1200 calorie limit! Its almost amazing ha

I have researched A LOT on this website of different low cal foods and some of the things I eat most are...

- veggies
- fruit
- sugar free pudding for dessert
- ALL HUNGRY GIRL RECIPES ARE AMAZING for substitutes
- Egg beaters or egg whites
- light string cheese
- Brown Cow 100 cal. greek yogurt
- Laughing cow cheese wedges
- salads with LOW fat or fat free dressings
- Hummus yummm
- lean meats like chicken and fish
- Boca meat substitutes
- Lean cuisines when im too busy to cook
- Steamers frozen veggies
- Skinny cow icecreams. so yummy and only 160 cals at the most!
- water
- crystal light
- oatmeal
- rice crackers
- Quaker rice cakes


Theres a huge list!!

allykat8

Yesterday I was just shy of 1,200 calories. My total was 1,175 for the day.

BREAKFAST: 385 calories
Wholesome Farms Fat Free Milk - 8 oz
Arnold Grains & More Flax & Fiber Bread - 2 slices
Peanut Butter & Co Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Peanut Butter - 1 tbsp
Vita Fusion Power C Gummies
One-A-Day Vitamin Vita Crave Gummies

LUNCH 1: 180 calories
Special K Protein Meal Bar - Chocolate Peanut Butter

LUNCH 2: 200 calories
Pure Portein Bar - Chewy Chocolate Chip

DINNER: 280 calories
Kahiki Vegetable Egg Rolls - 2 rolls
Pringles Light Fat Free BBQ - 2 servings

DESSERT: 100 calories
Slim-A-Bear Klondike

DRINKS: 30 calories
Diet Ocean Spray Cranberry Grape Juice
Monster Lo-Carb Energy Drink

amysj303

Today I went over a little bit.
Breakfast: Kefir strawberries and cream smoothie, 1 cup, 1/4 cup raw almonds
Lunch: Healthy Choice Ginger Honey Chicken
Snacks: mini twix and baby ruth, latte made with 1 cup coffee, 1/2 cup 2% milk, and 2 tbsp torino hazelnut syrup
Dinner: 4 oz pork tenderloin with a blackberry syrup, mango salsa and roasted asparagus plus two glasses of red wine.
I was only over by 130 cals and I did exercise, day three of the 30-day shred.

blueham5

Breakfast
2 med Granny Smith Apples 160 cals

Lunch
4 slices mixed grain bread 260 cals

Dinner
1.5 cups white rice 363 cals
200g roasted lamb chops 418 cals
2 cups boiled pumpkin 98 cals

That's already a total of 1299 calories, oh dear.

percyflea

Yes, a crumpet is very similar to an english muffin

MeganJo

This is what I had yesterday:

BREAKFAST-
1/2 cup Fat free greek yogurt, plain
1/2 cup kashi go lean cereal
1/4 cup blackberries
1/4 cup raspberries
-Mixed all that together and it was fab and only 161 calories =]

SNACK-
1/4 cup raisins right before my workout to give me a boost

LUNCH-
4 cups baby spinach
1 TBS Caesar dressing (regular, not fat free)
1/4 cup grape tomatoes
1 black bean chipotle veggie burger
-I believe all of that was 254 calories

DINNER-
(Yesterday was pretty boring, just grabbed what I could find)
1 serving of multi grain sandwich thins
1/4 cup shredded chicken (leftover crock pot)
1/8 cup kraft naturals shredded cheddar
1 TBS chipotle jalepeno hummus
1 8.4 oz can of sparkeling pomegranate Izze
-All this was 403 calories

SNACKS-
3 TBS cilantro jalepeno hummus
1 serving (10 chips) Food should taste good multigrain tortilla chips
-215 calories

Fawkes

I eat just about 1200 calories a day. I eat when Im hungry and I make sure I make GOOD food choices. I'm on a diet plan that has all whole foods, unprocessed, and "raw" (no additives and nothing out of a box!)

Here are my meals for today (1056 total calories for the day, I might add in a snack later at night):

Breakfast (139 calories):
1 Hard Boiled Egg
2 cups hot brewed tea sweetened with pure honey

Lunch (409 calories): This is a salad I make and I am very FULL after
Spring Mix salad (2 cups)
Broccoli Sprouts
Green bell Pepper
Yellow bell pepper
½ apple
1 hardboiled egg (sliced)
1 package – chicken of the sea salmon
Homemade Olive Oil and Vinegar dressing
Raw unsalted Almonds

Dinner (380):
Oven baked chicken (1 breast)
1 cup Sugar snap peas

Snacks (188):
Watermelon (2 cups)
1 Med. Pear

jlj1121

breakfast: 1/2 cup quaker oats mixed with cinnamon, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, 1/2 banana and 1/4 cup blackberries; tea with skim and 1/2 tsp. sugar

snack: 1/2 ounce of pretzels

lunch: egg salad sandwich: 1 hard boiled egg plus 1 egg white mixed with 2 tsp. hellman's lowfat mayo on arnold light whole wheat bread; 1 homemade healthy banana cookie (allrecipes.com)

snack: 1/2 cup greek yogurt mixed with 1 tsp. honey, 1/3 cup blueberries, 1 T. kashi go lean crunch

dinner: trader joe's grilled eggplant parm, 1/2 cup green giant corn niblets

dessert: 2 more banana cookies; 1 graham cracker sheet spread with 1 tsp. chocolate dreams PB.

good eating day! measuring spoons/cups and the food scale have become my friend in order to stay within my "budget".

Hey! 2 questions:
What is chocolate dreams PB? It sounds delicious!
Are you a vegetarian?

lol, i hadn't realized i'd gone vegetarian that day. no, i'm not.

as for your way more important question.... it's by Peanut Butter and Company and it's called Dark Chocolate Dreams. I'm eating this stuff whenever I can-- in my oatmeal for bkfst, on toast w/banana for lunch or snack. tonight i heated a tablespoon up for a few seconds and dipped 1/2 an apple into it. ADDICTED!!!!! it's sold at my local supermarket in the jelly section. I hear they also make a PB with cinnamon and raisins in it. Nutritionally the dark chocolate dreams is pretty similar to regular PB. i hope i've sold you

jlj1121

Breakfast: 191 cal.
1/2 grapefruit
1/3 cup oatmeal mixed with 1/2 T. Dark Chocolate Dreams PB
tea w/skim and 1/2 tsp. sugar

Snack: 140 cal
Fiber One bar

Lunch: 278 cal.
Wendy's grilled chicken sandwich w/o bun or honey mustard
side salad with maybe a tsp of their light ranch
3/4 of my daughter's junior vanilla frosty (couldn't let it go to waste!!)

Dinner: 441 cal
Greek pasta with chicken (about 1/2 cup whole grain pasta with 5 oz. chicken, 1.5 oz. feta, tomatoes, spinach, peppers)

Dessert: 181 cal
1/2 apple dipped into 1 T. melted dark chocolate dreams (yum)
1/2 cup light chocolate soy milk

totaled 1231

mesa4

It doesnt seem like I eat as healthy as everyone else.
For Breakfast:
I like to use the precooked bacon (2) pieces for around 45 calories, a fried egg in olive oil spray, a slice of Delight wheat bread (45) calorie, toasted in a skillet with ( I cant believe its butter spray) 10 calories. I usually drink a half cup of 1% milk. For a change I sometimes scramble my egg with spinach, mushrooms and bell peppers.
For lunch , I like to make a lowfat turkey or ham sandwich , or use the veggie chick'n in the freezer compartment at the grocery store. I add some 2% pepper jack cheese with mustard and spinach. Add alot of veg to help you feel full and add fiber.
These are both really low calorie meals.
I make supper fit what ever amount of calories I have left over. I cook for 6 boys and my husband so I try to just cook lighter or try out new recipes off the internet. This way, I dont feel deprived.

mythicals

Breakfast:
Fruit salad
Cup of Silk soy milk
Whole wheat bread
TOTAL: 369 calories

Lunch:
1 sandwich thin
1 Tbsp of fat free cream cheese
1 slice of turkey
TOTAL: 145

Snacks:
1 mango
1 reduced fat string cheese
TOTAL: 171

Dinner:
1 sweet potato
1 tortilla
3 tbsp of organic hummus
1/4 cup of frozen green peas/ corn
12 shrimp
TOTAL:498

I ate an extra 200 calories of golden raisins and cashews after dinner to bump up my total to 1183 for the day.

CMarie28

Breakfast: Bowl of cereal (a bunch mixed together to keep it fun) and skim milk
Lunch: Smart Ones Angel Hair Marinara with steamed vegges on side
Snacks: Baby carrots and light popcorn
Dinner: Steamed veggies and chicken
Dessert: Skinny cow Truffle Bar

Still below my 1200 calories, but it's late and I'm not hungry anymore!

cynthiaj777

Lunch
Happy Harvest Aldi - Swiss Cheese Sigles, 1 slice
Cheese Nips - Crackers - 100 Calorie Pack Thin Crisps, 1 pack

Add Food | Remember Meal
Snack
Domino's Pizza - Thin Crust Cheese Pizza, 1 slice
Happy Harvest Aldi - Swiss Cheese Sigles, 1 slice

Add Food | Remember MealDinner
Homemade - Grilled Chicken Sandwich- Grilled Chicken Breast, Swiss Cheese, Lettuce, on Wheat Bun , 1 sandwich
Nandos - Regular Macho Peas, 1 pot
Murphy's Deli - Hummus With Pita Bread, 5 oz

Only around 1050 calories. Just have to find what has LOW calories and you can eat TONS of it!

amysj303

Well, yesterday I went off the wagon with steak frites and beer at dinner, today I came in under 1200 and it wasn't a challenge so I can make up for yesterday!
BReakfast: simple harvest oatmeal with 9 whole raw almonds, 213 cals
Lunch: healthy choice turkey medallions with red skin potatoes and cranberry, 210- cals
which made me tempted by the office snacks: half a plain bagel with 2 tbsp garden veggie shmear, 223 cals
Dinner: green salad with pecans and poppyseed dressing, 3 oz pork loin with blackberry preserves and 2 roasted carrots, 300 cals

I might want some popcorn later...