1200 calories per day-what did you eat today?

amysj303

Today I had Quakers simple harvest for breakfast, with a few almonds added and the tiniest sliver of tres leches cake, happy Cinco de Mayo! (319 cals) for lunch I had my bagel, egg, and ham sandwich (316 cals) and then the usual afternoon candybar bite-size (25), for dinner I made baked a frozen thin crust pizza and ate 1/4 of it with a green salad with lite rasberry vinaigrette (478) and this glass of wine is gonna put my daily totals at 1258, but I did day 10 of the 30-day shred!

MacguyverMommy

THIS QUESTION IS FOR ALLYKAT

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As a self admitted "nut butter" addict, I am dying ot know where you get these delicious flavors of PB?!?
I am also on 1200 cal and I just joined this site. So far I am loving it, but I did not do so well yesterday... cinco de mayo and all...
This topic in particular will help keep me accountable though.
OK- so where on earth do I get vanilla cranberry PB and or the other yummy one you listed?

MissKaay

Breakfast Calories
Weight Watchers - Original Bagel, 1 Bagel 150
Ralphs - Carb Master - Raspberry Yogurt, 6 oz 80
Fresh Fruit - Strawberry, 0.5 cup sliced 23
Kraft - Philadelphia Cream Cheese- Strawberry, 1 tbsp 45
Kellog's - Special K Vanilla Almond, 3/4 cup (29g) 110

Lunch
Clif Bar - Chocolate Almond Fudge, 1 Bar 250

Dinner
Lean Cuisine One Dish Favorites - Roasted Chicken With Lemon Pepper Fettuccini, 0.88 Package (230 grams) 230

And I snack on fruit and drink tons of water.

DrBorkBork

BREAKFAST
chunky peanut butter on sara lee 45 cal bread

MORNING SNACK:
1/2 banana

LUNCH:
Chocolate Ensure

AFTERNOON SNACK:
Yoplait Go Gurt
Keebler Graham Cracker

DINNER:
6" Subway cold cut trio
1/2 bag Sunchips chipotle flavored

Looking at about 90 oz water today, at least.

amysj303

I have neglected this thread for the weekend, it is too hard for me to stick to the 1200 cals on the weekend, but I didn't gain any weight over the weekend so alls well that ends well. I have been making crepes and they seem to be a pretty good choice for me. I had a crepe (55 cals) with a tablespoon of nutella (50 cals) and 10 almonds (55 cals) and oatmeal (160) before noon.
For lunch, lean cuisine fettucine alfredo (330 cals)
Snack: snickers mini and tangerine (93)
Dinner: crepe (55 cals) 2 slices ham (53) 1 slice reduced fat swiss (70 cals) and green salad with lite rasberry vinegrette and salad topping (90 cals)
Dessert: split another nutella crepe with DH (52 cals)
daily total 1059 and I didn't feel deprived all day, and there were donuts at work.
I still need to get more fruits and veggies, I could add some berries to the nutella crepes and a salad at lunch...

cynthiaj777

This is what I've had today. If I had not had the very calorie filled dessert, I could have had another meal during the day and still been under my calorie count. I'm not always so good at sticking to low calorie foods throughout the days.

I find it useful to go through friends' diaries. You can get some good ideas for combos.

Breakfast
Apple - Red Delicious Apple, 1 medium apple 80
Total 80

Lunch
Hillshire Farm Deli Select - Hearty Slices - Honey Roasted Turkey Breast, 3 slice 105
Schmidt - Old Tyme 100% Whole Wheat Bread, 2 slice (25g) 120
Best Choice - American Cheese Slices, 1 slice 60
French's - Classic Yellow Mustard, 3 tsp (5g) 0
Hellman's - Low Fat Mayo, 3.2 tbs 48
Total 333

Snack
Emerald - 100 Calorie Pack Dry Roasted Almonds, 18 g 100
Toatal 100

Dinner
Contessa - Shimp Stir Fry, 12 oz 276
Broccoli - Frozen, chopped, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt, 0.25 cup 13
Dole - Sliced Portobello Mushrooms, 1 oz (85g) 7
Coca-Cola Company - Diet Coke - 12 Fl oz Can, 12 fl oz 0
Generic - Large Shrimp, 4 shrimp 30
Total 326

Dessert
Kemp's - Fat Free Frozen Yogurt-Cookies & Cream, 1 cup 200
Betty Crocker - Pouch Sugar Cookie Mix, 1 cookies 80
Total 280

Totals 1,119

lyndsloo

Typical Day:


Breakfast: Coffee w/ cream and sugar
Hard-boiled egg
Yogurt

Mid-morning Snack: Banana

Lunch: Odwalla bar

Afternoon Snack: Tuna w/ 1/2 tbsp of mayo

Dinner: Boneless, skinless chicken breast
Broccoli
Squash/Mushroom/Onion medley

godblessourhome

BREAKFAST = 288
2 eggs with 'real' bacon bits, par-boiled asparagus, and goat cheese
blueberries

LUNCH = 228
tuna fish with miracle whip and pickles on cucumber slices (instead of crackers)
mashed potatoes
cutie

SUPPER = 757
buffalo chicken salad (spring greens, chicken, blue cheese, tomatoes, spicy frank's red hot as dressing)
celery
green beens
honey-flavored greek yogurt

total = 1266 calories

mythicals

I had a crazy day today.

Breakfast:
1 cup of Special K Red Berry
1/2 cup of Silk
1 banana
TOTAL: 280

Lunch:
1 Bagel thin
1 slice of turkey
1 tbsp hummus
1 pineapple fruit bowl
TOTAL: 219

Snack:
3 apple slices with 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
2 corn tortillas
1/2 tbsp hummus
1/4 cup of corn and peas
2 olives
1 cinnamon graham cracker
1 chocolate drizzle special k bar
1/2 cup of Special K Red Berry
1/4 cup Silk
2 slices of turkey
1 banana
TOTAL: 699

DAILY TOTAL: 1198

I've been having a huge snack in the middle of the day, skipping dinner, but staying under my calorie goal for the past two days. ...Is this bad?

amysj303

mythicals-as far as skipping meals some people don't recommend it because letting your blood sugar levels get too low could trigger your body to hold onto fat and calories but I am of the opinion that you should eat when you are hungry and if you are not hungry, don't eat. your body would know if you were starving, right?
Anyway, today I went a little over but exercise made up for it!
Breakfast: dried apricots and almonds
Lunch: a smart ones mini cheese burger, salad with lite rasberry vinnegret and half pita with hummus
Snack: mini twix
Dinner: Red Lobsta, pick two meal with garlic shrimp and snow crab legs, half of a baked potato and green salad without the croutons or dressing and one cheesey biscuit AND two miller lites
Total: 1359

MacguyverMommy

Yesterday:

Meal#1-- cereal with almonds and almond milk:
Coffee - Brewed from grounds, 1 cup (8 fl oz) with 1 splenda+ fiber
365 Organic - Organic Honey Crunch & Oats Cereal, 0.5 cup
Kelloggs Special K - Protein Plus Cereal, 3/4 cup
Blue Diamond - Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk, 0.35 cup
4 Almonds, dry roasted, with salt added,

Meal #2-- tofurky/hummus/PB sandwich on an english muffin & my vitamin :glasses:
1 clementine
Trader Joes Chewable Adult Multi-Vitamin
Tofurky Deli Slices - Hickory Smoked, 2 Slices
Trader Joe's - Organic Creamy Peanut Butter Unsalted, 1 tbsp
Trader Joe's - Eggplant Hummus, 0.85 Tablespoons
Whole Foods - Organic Wheat English Muffins, 0.8 Muffin (hollowed out the center a bit, so I assumed it was about .85 of a whole one)

Meal #3
Think Thin Bites - Cookies & Cream, 1 bar

Meal#4--- mix the cottage cheese, avocado and chips together to make "evening oatmeal", and a small salad.
Lucerne - Cottage Cheese No Salt Added 1% Milkfat, 1/2 Cup
Avocado - 1 Medium, 0.25 of it
Lettuce - Cos or romaine, raw, 1 cup shredded
Cole slaw - 1 cup shredded (just cabbage and carrots)
Galeos - Miso Roasted Sesame Seed Dressing, 1.3 tbsp (my favorite thing of all)
Savory Thin Mini Edamame Crackers - Trader Joes , 17 crackers

Meal #5-- protein shake and fiber bar
Nutribiotic Protien Powder - Chocolate Rice Protein, 1 scoop
Kelloggs - Fiber Plus Antioxidants Chewy Bar-Chocolate Chip, 1
Blue Diamond - Almond Breeze - Chocolate - Unsweetened, 6 fl oz

Meal #6
Tiger Milk Bar - Protein Rich, 1 bar
Trader Joe's - Fiberful Ends and Pieces, 10 g

It ends up being about 1240 cal, but I also exercised yesterday.

amysj303

today I had a smoothie for breakfast, smart ones mini cheese burger with a cup of Bear Creek potato soup (it's snowing here today!) and a snack of almonds and mini twix and mini snickers, dinner was chicken fajitas with corn and black bean salad. Would have been under for the day if not for my medicine (tecate)...

jlj1121

B: 180 calories
1/3 cup oatmeal with blueberries, 1/2 tsp brown sugar, 1/4 cup blueberries
1/2 orange
tea with skim and sugar

Snack: 150 calories
hard boiled egg
fun size snickers

Lunch: 263 calories
small chili
side salad (no dressing)
1/4 vanilla junior frosty

Snack: 39 calories
1 carrot w/1/2 tablespoon TJ hummus
10 blueberries

Dinner: 405
6 oz. grilled salmon
1 cup steamed broccoli
1/4 cup brown rice

Dessert: 116
2 white chocolate covered strawberries

sassyg

I don't usually aim for 1200 calories, but for some reason today it looks like it's gonna happen! I still haven't had the banana, too full after lunch, that'll be when I get home from work about 2.30pm, and I simply won't have time tonight to snack after dinner as I'm at a rehearsal all evening! Think I'll stick a glass of juice in with dinner to bump it up a bit because I should be around 1500, but if I don't, one day won't hurt.

Breakfast 236
Liddells - Lactose Free Skim Milk, 250 mls 87
Uncle Tobys - Oats - Quick Sachets - Variety Pack, 1 Sachet 133
Sugars - Granulated (sucrose), 1 tsp 16

Lunch 382
Healthy Food Guide - Fettuccine Carbonara, 1 portion 382

Dinner 399
Healthy Food Guide - Cowboy Casserole, 1 portion 369
Birds Eye Steamfresh - Broccoli & Cauliflower, 1 cup 30

Snacks 222
Bananas - Raw, 1 large (8" to 8-7/8" long) 121
Flemings Body Plus - Mueslie Bar, 22.5 g 90
Kiwi - Fruit, Medium Without Skin, 0.5 medium 11

you'll have to see http://www.healthyfood.co.nz for those two recipes to see what's in them

amysj303

hey, sassyg, what is Healthy Food Guide? sounds promising.
I was right about 1200 today.
Breakfast: oatmeal with almonds (200)
Lunch: pita pocket with a slice of ham and reduced fat provolone (300)
snack: one reeses peanut butter cup and fun-size skittels (160)
dinner: tortellini with Classico tomato basil and 5 Rosina's homestyle meatballs (450)

sassyg

Its a magazine here, health and fitness, but for the normal person, iykwim. they put most of their recipes and stuff online on their website too http://www.healthyfood.co.nz
its not super-low-cal recipes, but more good calories.

mitze90

5am - Half a protein shake. (90cal).
8am - Tuna/chicken salad. (200cal)
11am - Banana and grapes. (150cal)
2pm - Apple and baby tomatoes. (110cal)
5pm - Protein Shake (after the gym). (180cal)
7pm - Normaly something involving meat with loads of veg and no potatoes. (makes up the remaining 500 calories).

REB89

This is my plan for today and it comes in at just under 1,200.

Breakfast- instant oatmeal with honey
Snack - mango and passion fruit smoothie
Lunch - pitta filled with extra light phildelphia and roasted vegetables and a carrot
Snack - 1 pack raisins
Dinner - homemade salmon burgers with green beans and sweet potato fries

amysj303

well, I think I am done eating for the day.
Breakfast: crepe with 1 tablespoon of Nutella
Lunch: 6-inch subway melt on wheat, no cheese, some light mayo
Dinner: Tortilla with tomato sauce, mushrooms and mozzarella
Snacks: mini kitkat, funsize bag of peanut M&Ms

That's about 1120 calories. I need to go to the store! that dinner was some desperation. but better than the Totino's party pizza that was in the fridge. Still, no fruits and minimal veggies:(

amysj303

I really need to go to the store! I ended up getting chinese at lunch today so I am not sure if my calculations are totally accurate for this stuff.
Breakfast: 1/2 cup cracklin oat bran with 1/2 cup 2% milk, 8 almonds (250 cals)
Lunch: cup hot and sour soup (160 cals) 1/2 veggie egg roll (65 cals) kung pao shrimp, about 1 cup (345 cals) and about 1/4 cup brown rice (620 cals)
Dinner: haven't decided, whatever I can scrounge up that's about 300 cals!

DrBorkBork

BREAKFAST:
1 cup Bolthouse Farms C-Boost juice
1 cup Great Value frozen fruit
DESTROY IN BLENDER FOR IMMUNITY MONSTER SMOOTHIE! MWAHAHA!

MORNING SNACK:
Kashi TLC Dark Cherry Chocolate bar

LUNCH:
Peanut Butter & Banana Taco
(1 slice Sara Lee 45 cal bread, Peanut Butter & Co White Chocolate PB, 1/2 banana)
1 cup Over The Moon Chocolate Milk

AFTERNOON SNACK:
Large apple

DINNER:
3/4 cup hamburger helper potatoes stroganoff with mushrooms & french fried onions

melodyg

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

haha that's funny because when I read what you had eaten I thought to myself, "I don't know half of what she's talking about!" Yeah I think an English muffin is a crumpet but they average around 100 cals and aren't a real "bakery item" if that makes sense.

How funny because I've always wondered what a crumpet was!

laurie5

What I tried to do is eat yogurt around 6:00 am 117 cal, breakfest bar at 10:00 am 130 cal, lean cuisine around 200 cal or sandwich at lunch, and salad or sandwich, lean steak and veggies, soup around 500 cal, and a rice krispie for treat 90 cal, fresh fruit fat free pudding. I always drink flavored water or teas with splenda 0 cal. But I always take one day out of the week to eat what ever I want. It makes me stick to my diet.

acasey0123

To whoever is from Australia and was mentioning about the pb in cereal and oatmeal, I'm from the US but due agree that it's kinda odd, yet again this is my first time hearing of doing that

while at school I usually have
breakfast: eggs and/or a bagel with cream cheese and sometimes yogurt
skim milk
lunch; pasta or a sandwich
small salad
dinner: pasta
salad

I know not many options nor protein choices at school

Home during summer like now
breakfast: cereal or oatmeal
fruit
lunch: sandwich
skim milk
dinner: whatever my mom makes which I save 500 calories for any remaining calories I have dessert

auttyfrmca

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

haha that's funny because when I read what you had eaten I thought to myself, "I don't know half of what she's talking about!" Yeah I think an English muffin is a crumpet but they average around 100 cals and aren't a real "bakery item" if that makes sense.

How funny because I've always wondered what a crumpet was!

The picture of the crumpet looks nothing like an english muffin. A crumpet does not look very healthy.

DrBorkBork

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

haha that's funny because when I read what you had eaten I thought to myself, "I don't know half of what she's talking about!" Yeah I think an English muffin is a crumpet but they average around 100 cals and aren't a real "bakery item" if that makes sense.

How funny because I've always wondered what a crumpet was!

The picture of the crumpet looks nothing like an english muffin. A crumpet does not look very healthy.

Neither do English Muffins, LOL!

amysj303

I had to google this whole crumpet vs. English muffin thing and they are not the same thing, apparently, accoridng to Wisegeek, "Crumpets are flattened round breads which are cooked on a griddle or in a skillet. They are closely associated with English society and culture, and are sometimes confused with English muffins. Although the crumpet and the English muffin share some characteristics, the two foods are in fact very different. Furthermore, because of the cultural associations with crumpets within England, many British people will not appreciate people who lump the two foods together. Classic crumpets have a smooth round bottom, and a top riddled with small holes. They are served fresh from the griddle or toasted, and can be topped in jam or clotted cream, although butter is the traditional crumpet topping. Crumpets are never split, unlike English muffins, and they have a slightly bland flavor and spongy texture which absorbs butter remarkably well. The concept of toasting crumpets over a fire is often associated with companionable rainy days in British fiction.

For people who are still confused about the differences between crumpets and English muffins, remember that crumpets have a holey top, they are not split, and they are far less "bready" than English muffins tend to be. It is believed that the English muffin may have been invented by someone who was trying to replicate the crumpet, which explains the commonalities between the two. The recipes for English muffins and crumpets are also very different, with crumpets being made from batter and English muffins being made from a dough. Because crumpets are made from a batter, they must be cooked in metal rings called crumpet rings or they will lose their shape.

To make crumpets, combine one tablespoon of yeast with one half cup of warm water and one teaspoon of sugar. Stir together and allow to sit until foamy, approximately 10 minutes. Warm one and one half cups of milk and add them to the yeast mixture, along with one teaspoon of salt and two and one half cups of flour. Stir the batter together and allow it to sit, covered, in a warm place for about an hour. The batter should start to rise and then fall in on itself.

When the batter is ready, oil a frying pan or griddle and arrange crumpet rings on the griddle. Make sure to leave enough room to maneuver, and heat the pan on medium. Scoop batter into the crumpet rings and cook the crumpets until they set, which will take around 10 minutes. Do not be hasty when cooking crumpets, as you want the top to cook and you do not want the bottom to burn. As they cook, small bubbles will start to form in the top. Remove the crumpets from the pan when the top has cooked, or slightly before if you intend to toast them. Repeat until you have used all the batter, and serve with butter or allow the crumpets to cool before storing in an airtight container for consumption later.

lrberchielli

On a good day I will have:

Breakfast - 350 calories
Oatmeal (instant) topped with Raisins and almonds (measure out the raisins and almonds until you are good at guesstimating.
7 oz orange juice

Lunch - 175 - 200 calories
Spinach and strawberry salad topped with some kind of white cheese (feta is great) or mini veggie pancakes with applesauce and light sour cream
Banana or carrots on the side (I love something sweet at the end of a meal)

Dinner - 400 calories
Burrito (homemade) with a spinach wrap, brown rice, black beans, cheese, Lettuce, tomato, avocado, and sour cream

Snacks
Fat free yogurt - 110 Calories
Light cheese stick - 60 calories
Bowl of some kind of berries-50
Depending on if I have the calories I will add a square of chocolate 50-70 calories (sometimes I eat it even when I don't have the calories-hopefully I exercised on that day).

I am having a problem getting enough protein on some days since I don't eat meat. Maybe I will start adding a protein powder.

amysj303

ok, I went to the store today and I am going to eat better this week. Today I was way under but I wasn't very hungry I guess. I went out to breakfast ordered a bloody mary and the eggs Benedict with hollandaise on the side and just touched my fork in it. I entered it like I ate the whole thing, but I ate the other half for lunch (total lunch and breakfast 560 cals). I had a latte I made with coffee and milk and caramel syrup and for dinner I ate a crepe with Nutella and strawberries and blueberries.
That all came to about 1000 calories, but I am probably missing some of the calories associated with going out to eat.

TheSpicyMermaid

I don't eat super healthy either. I'm too lazy to buy all the little added sides and ingredients. I stick with pretty mainframe foods: eggs, turkey bacon, rice, fish, chicken. I'll even add some fries if the calories allow. I bet the fat content can't be good for these things though. The fat, calories from fat and sodium is the killer.