1200 calories per day-what did you eat today?

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allykat8

BREAKFAST
scrambled eggs in a corn tortilla with salsa and cheddar cheese
ranch potatos
sauteed zucchini and summer squash
vanilla greek yogurt

LUNCH
salad with tuna and black beans in a raspberry lime vinegarette
caramel calcium chew

SUPPER
cambozola cheese on rosemary crackers
apple cranberry pecan stuffed chicken
asparagus
blackberries

total = 1223 calories

Apple Cranberry Pecan Stuffed Chicken ---- That sounds AMAZING. Is there a recipe :bigsmile:

monkeysmum

my meals vary depending on the day and most mornings i have breakfast out im inproving though down to toast out instead of chocolate cake but on average
breakfast is either toast if im out or a weight watchers vanilla yoghurt
dinner nimble wholemeal bread and plenty of salad
teatime loads of salad and either a jacket potato or pasta/rice couscous depending on the day
drinks wise i have herbal mint teas

i do find having huge amounts of salad helps as its filling and low calories so i can eat alot of it and not feel guilty i struggle to stay under on carbs and sugars but being veggie its hard to find things to cook that i A i like im a very fussy eater and B are low calories and filling

cardswimmom

I eat 5 meals a day, which is about every 3 hours and around 1250 cals a day. I pretty much eat the same food every day, but I don't get bored with it at all. Dinner is usually where I may vary a bit. I also drink at least 100 oz of water every day, and that is something that I honestly get in EVERY day.

8 am: one scrambled egg (in Pam cooking spray) with spinach on one piece of multigrain toast, 5 large strawberries
11 am: 1 oz raw almonds, one piece string cheese (light), one Gala apple
2 pm: Sandwich (one serving all natural turkey breast on Arnold's multigrain sandwich thin, one piece reduced fat swiss
cheese, spinach, alfalfa sprouts)
5pm: Healthy Choice all natural frozen meal if I'm rushed, or a large salad w/grilled chicken and sprinkle of balsalmic
vinegar, orange
8 pm: Banana and 1 tbs. all natural peanut butter

amysj303

carswimmom-your plan looks like a good one!

mrs_kb

Hi just started the 1200 calories a day and am surprised how easy it is - I'm actually eating more than before. I also do a spin class which 'buys' me over 400 extra calories but I'm not using them. Today I had:

Special K and skimmed milk
weight watchers yoghurt
Wholemeal pitta filled with tuna,sweetcorn and salad cream
2 x ryvitas with extra light cream cheese
Homemade chicken tikka masala with half a healthy living naan bread
1 skinny cow ice-cream stick

angelwing97

mostly only with less airpockets

SnuggleBunny

Crumpets and English muffins are two different items. I ate both growing up and the consitency and flavor are different.

Crumpets are more spongy and filled with air pockets. You do not cut them in half.

English muffins are more like regular bread . You do need to cut them in half.

Both taste great with loads of butter and jam.

aippolito1

Today:

Breakfast: 1 1/2 cups off-brand Honey Bunches of Oats w/ Almonds
1/2 cup/4 oz. 2% Milk
1 packet of Lipton To Go White Tea Sugar-Free Raspberry in 8 oz. water

Snack: 1 Cowpals Light String Cheese
8 oz. Lipton Diet Green Tea
1 block of Hershey's Milk Chocolate bar

Lunch: 1 Las Campanas Beef & Bean Burrito (frozen)
1 raw carrot
1 tbsp. Kroger Fat Free Ranch Dressing

My belly is feeling very full so I'll only be eating one LATE snack before my work out

Snack: Active Lifestyle Oats & Chocolate Chewy Bar

Dinner: 1/2 can/2 oz. Kroger Solid White Tuna
1/2 cup pureed/smashed avocado
1/8 loaf of Private Selection Ciabatta Artisan Bread

This puts me at 1,431 calories with 12 calories left, over 17 carbs, over 21g fat, 53 protein left, over 2g fiber, and 331 sodium left. I'll be aiming to burn at least 300 calories - 231 are logged so far...so if I get to 300, my totals should even out a bit.

Hope this helps somebody!!

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.