1200 calories per day-what did you eat today?

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  • snoland
    snoland Posts: 3 Member
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    Breakfast 160 Calories
    Oatmeal Packet

    Lunch 480
    (2) slices of Wheat Bread
    Kirkland Chicken Breast (canned)
    (1) tablespoon of Lite Best Food Mayo
    Bag of Cheetos

    DInner 450
    (3) Fresca Crunchy Taco's (Taco Bell)

    Snack - 100
    Healthy Choice Fudge Bar
  • dulcy
    dulcy Posts: 69 Member
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    I ate a lot of carbs yesterday, this wasn't a 'good' day for me but I was still within my cals.

    Breakfast
    2 weetabix, semi skimmed milk ,
    teaspoon of sugar 238 cal



    Lunch
    White bread ham sandwich
    Velvet crunch crisps 358cal


    Dinner
    Spaghetti bolognaise 525cal

    Snacks
    Raw carrot & celery 66cal

    1 cup of tea &
    1 cup of coffee Included in breakfast above

    2L water

    Daily intake 1187 cal
  • kpnuts23
    kpnuts23 Posts: 960 Member
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    As soon as i wake up - Cup of tea 30cals

    Breakfast
    Oatmeal with fresh blueberries
    260 cals

    Snack
    Banana
    120cals

    Lunch
    Soup - Any thats in the cupboard
    Fruit
    300cals

    Snack
    Apple - 70

    Dinner
    Chicken Breast 125cals
    veggies 50cals
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
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    kpnuts23, you need to be eating at LEAST 1200 if that's what your recommended calorie intake is. You won't lose weight if you keep eating like that.

    Yesterday -

    Breakfast - 8 oz. off-brand V8 Diet Splash Fruit Juice
    1/2 cup Fit&Active Plain Yogurt
    1/2 cup Millville Natural Granola Oats & Honey
    3/4 cup bluberries
    1 banana

    Morning Snack - 32 pieces Clancy's Pretzel Sticks
    8 oz. Diet Lipton Green Tea with Citrus

    Lunch - 2 slices Aldi Love'n Fresh 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
    3 oz. Kirkwood Grilled Chicken Breast Strips
    3 slices cucumber
    3 slices roma tomato
    1 piece iceburg lettuce
    1 tbsp. Target mustard

    Afternoon Snack #1 - Fit&Active Oats & Chocolate Chewy Bar

    Afternoon Snack #2 - 1 CowPals Light String Cheese
    1 slice Aldi Love'n Fresh 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
    1 tbsp. Kroger Natural Creamy Peanut Butter (from the grinder)
    1 tbsp. Kroger Pure Clover Honey

    Dinner -
    1 Kroger Tilapia Filet
    1 cup Kroger frozen broccoli (baked)

    I burned close to 500 calories yesterday and was only over on fiber so this is way more than 1200 cals (as usual).
  • Tamiash
    Tamiash Posts: 106 Member
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    Breakfast- coffee, Either Kashi cereal and fruit or 2/3 egg whites w/ fresh spinach and mushrooms or English muffin and Yogurt. Or oatmeal w/ fruit

    Snack-carbmaster yogurt maybe w/ almonds counted out or 1 oz 2% milk cheese w low fat wheat thins and apple

    Lunch- can of tuna in water mixed with sugar free pickle relish w/ onion with wheat thins

    Snack- Celery stuffed with laughing cow cheese

    Dinner-Big tossed salad with lots of mixed veg's and add some kind of protein with it.

    I work out in the evenings so it's hard to eat a lot at 8 pm at night. So I make it a point to add protein every night. If I don't have anything to top my salad I will do a shake.

    I mix around food all the time. Getting ideas from this post is awesome. I make sure I have my 1200 because I burn a lot of calories working out.
  • Alleghany
    Alleghany Posts: 200
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    I ate really light yesterday but it's REALLY filling! Here's the menu:

    Breakfast:
    -Vega - Complete Whole Food Optimizer (Powder), 1 scoop w/ Whole Foods 365 - Unsweetened Cranberry Juice, 8 oz - 180 cal
    -Coffee w/Silk - Almond Milk - Original, 1 cup & cinnamon - 62 cal
    -Larabar - Chocolate Coconut Chew, 0.5 bar (51g) - 110 cal
    Total = 352
    Lunch:
    -Amy's Organic - Chunky Tomato Bisque Soup Light In Sodium, 0.5 container and then I added to it: Trader Joe's - Frozen Chopped Spinach, 1 cup (81g), Trader Joe's - Organic Tofu, 3 oz , 1 clove of garlic & 365 Organic - Seasoned Croutons, 5 croutons - 230 cal
    Total = 230
    Snacks:
    - Damascus Bakeries - Whole Wheat Roll-Ups, 1 roll-up - 100 cal
    - Daiya - Non-Dairy Cheese Substitute, 28 g - 90 cal
    Total = 190
    Dinner:
    -Broccoli - Steamed, 0.5 cup chopped - 16 cal
    - Cauliflower - Steamed, 1/2 cup cooked - 28 cal
    - Trader Joe's - Organic Tofu, 3 oz - 60 cal
    - Bragg - Liquid Aminos, 1/2 tsp & Arrowhead Mills - Organic Sesame Tahini, 1 Tbsp (YUMMY sauce for veggies/tofu) - 95 cal
    Total = 199 cal
    GRAND TOTAL = 971
  • mythicals
    mythicals Posts: 70
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    Breakfast:
    1 slice of honey whole wheat bread
    1/2 TBSP Peanut butter
    10 grapes
    1 hard boiled egg
    TOTAL: 264

    Lunch:
    1 Fuji apple
    1 Sandwich thin
    1 TBSP Hummus
    TOTAL: 199

    Dinner:
    1 flour tortilla
    1 TBSP Hummus
    1/4 cup of frozen corn
    Tofu
    4 olives
    1/2 of an avocado
    TOTAL: 471

    Snacks:
    1 string cheese stick
    10 grapes
    1/2 mango
    TOTAL: 171

    Daily total: 1,105

    I plan on eating some Greek yogurt later tonight.
  • BroiledNotFried
    BroiledNotFried Posts: 446 Member
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    Breakfast

    Veggie Omelet made from Egg Whites & slice of whole wheat toast) - 219 Calories)

    Generic - Yellow Onion, 0.2664 medium onion 17 4 0 1
    Fresh - Zuchini, 0.25 cup 2 1 0 0
    Kirkland Signature - Real Egg -99% Egg Whites, 3/4 cup 90 3 0 18
    Squash - Yellow, Fresh, 0.25 cup raw 10 1 1 1
    Arnold - 100% Whole Wheat Bread, 1 Slice 100 18 2 4
    Add Food | Remember Meal 219 27 3 24

    Lunch

    Boar's Head Ham Sandwich & Apple (277 Calories)

    Flat Out - Flat Bread Healthy Grain Multi-Grain With Flax/ 1 Point, 1 flat bread 100 17 3 9
    Boar's Head - Maple Glazed Honey Coat Ham, 3 oz 90 5 2 15
    Cheese - Parmesan, grated, 1 tbsp 22 0 1 2
    Apples - Raw, with skin, 1 cup, quartered or chopped 65 17 0 0

    Add Food | Remember Meal 277 39 6 26


    Dinner

    Chicken Taco Salad & Beer (406 CAlories)

    Breakstone's - Sour Cream - Reduced Fat, 1 tbsp 20 1 2 1
    Publix - Rotisserie Chicken - Mojo Flavored, 3 oz 160 1 8 20
    Old El Paso - Refried Beans - Vegetarian, 1/2 Cup 90 16 1 5
    Fresh Express Salads - 5-Lettuce Mix of European Lettuces, 2 cups 10 1 0 1
    Fresh Salsa - Salsa, 2 tablespoon 10 2 0 0
    Heineken Premium Light - Lager Beer, 6 oz. 50 3 0 1
    Peppers - Sweet, yellow, raw, 0.5 pepper, large (3-3/4" long, 3" dia) 25 6 0 1
    Onions - Raw, 0.5 medium (2-1/2" dia) 23 6 0 1
    Pam - Canola Oil - Non-Stick Cooking Spray, 1/8 tsp (1/2 second spray) - .5 grams 4 0 1 0
    Tostitos - Scoops Tortilla Chips - 100% White Corn , 0.1 oz. (28g / About12 chips) 14 2 1 0
    Add Food | Remember Meal 406 38 13 30


    Snacks - 276 calories
    Eas Myoplex Lite - Chocolate Chocolate Chip Crisp Bar, 1 Bar 190 26 5 15
    Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 1 cup 86 12 0 8
    Add Food | Remember Meal 276 38 5 23


    So, you see, I ate alot and had alot of protein too.
  • elizamary77
    elizamary77 Posts: 76 Member
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    Breakfast
    3 egg whites
    1 light laughing cow wedge
    morning star meal starter crumbles

    Snack
    activia yogurt with a tbls of flax seeds

    Lunch
    Salad with:
    garden greens
    celery
    tomato
    soy nuts
    shredded pork loin (strange I know it was leftovers)
    no dressing

    pumpkin seeds
    rest of soy nuts

    Dinner
    Beef roast
    Cauliflower
    Quinoa
  • ChiWaWaMaMa4
    ChiWaWaMaMa4 Posts: 30
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    I feel like I am eating more food now then ever! Trying to eat 3 meals and 2-3 snacks a day is keeping me full!! I know that breaking it up meals and eating less at each time is so much better for me!! I am staying between 1000-1200. I have lost a total of 34lbs since Christmas... but since I started keeping my food journal and posting in here I lost 7lbs in a week.... I am so psyched I also started taking Advocare MSNMax (vitamins & appetite suppress.)

    Breakfast- Turkey Burrito- 326 cals
    Kidney beans
    gr. turkey
    salsa
    carb start tortilla
    fat free sour cream
    16oz water

    Lunch- 81cals
    1/2 cup cottage cheese
    16oz water

    Snack- 80 cals
    Orange

    Dinner- Tuna Sandwich- 269 cals
    Tuna
    light mayo
    pickles
    Franz Thinwich
    16oz water

    Dessert- 212 cals
    1/2 cup Dreyers Sugar Free Choc. Chip Mint
    8oz 1% milk

    Daily total=968 calories
  • amysj303
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
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    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
    MacguyverMommy Posts: 104 Member
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    THIS QUESTION IS FOR ALLYKAT

    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?:love:
  • MissKaay
    MissKaay Posts: 25
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    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
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
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    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
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
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    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
    cynthiaj777 Posts: 787 Member
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    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
    lyndsloo Posts: 242
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    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
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
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    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
    mythicals Posts: 70
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    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
    amysj303 Posts: 5,086 Member
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    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

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