What's for Lunch?!!!
mdb543
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Nutrition is KEY no matter what kind of workout you choose to do. It's also the hardest in my opinion to stick with! I am having a chicken taco salad (high protein, low carbs) as long as my chicken thaws out in the oven lol. I pulled it out too late and my husband will be home in 20 minutes to eat it!! Any way, it will be 9oz of shredded chicken, 2 cups of lettuce, 1 cup tomato, 1.5oz low fat shredded cheese, greek yogurt to act like the sour cream. I use taco seasoning (I believe it's 1TBSP) mixed with a little water and 2 Tablespoon Ortega Taco Sauce. This will keep me full for at least 2 hours and most of the time I am so full that I put it back in the fridge and have it for snack or with my dinner.
Breakfast this morning I had a Shakeology at the crack of dawn and a whole wheat English Muffin with coconut butter 2 hours later that served as my snack.
Breakfast this morning I had a Shakeology at the crack of dawn and a whole wheat English Muffin with coconut butter 2 hours later that served as my snack.
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That sounds good! I am having steamed broccoli and a chicken breast. I dont eat breakfast in the morning, I dont get hungry until 11 or 12. I have a cup of coffee in the morning.0
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Tuna salad made with a little bit of reduced calorie mayo, mustard and pickles on celery stalks (2)0
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Italian Bean Soup
Tomatoes (frozen from the garden)
Dried Great northern and black beans
Onion
Frozen Green Beans (from garden)
YUM!0 -
Italian Bean Soup
Tomatoes (frozen from the garden)
Dried Great northern and black beans
Onion
Frozen Green Beans (from garden)
YUM!
That sounds really good!!!0 -
Isagenix Isalean Dutch Chocolate shake.
btw I am going to try that chicken taco salad. Sounds delish!!0 -
Isagenix Isalean Dutch Chocolate shake.
btw I am going to try that chicken taco salad. Sounds delish!!
What's the recipe for that? The taco salad was awesome! I'm not a big chicken eater, but I shred it up pretty good with a fork so it mixes well with the salad. This also helps so you don't have a salad with a load of ranch on top!! It's also a good recipe if you have kids that are picky eaters.0 -
Isagenix Isalean Dutch Chocolate shake.
btw I am going to try that chicken taco salad. Sounds delish!!
What's the recipe for that? The taco salad was awesome! I'm not a big chicken eater, but I shred it up pretty good with a fork so it mixes well with the salad. This also helps so you don't have a salad with a load of ranch on top!! It's also a good recipe if you have kids that are picky eaters.
It's the shake mix I ordered and water. I absolutely love Isagenix. I don't know much about Shakeology but from what I hear is kind of like that.0 -
Salad ( tomatoes, cabbage, cucumber and parsley/dill with mayo, vegetable soup and chocolate Ritter Spot *my bad*. Promise to be better tomorrow!=)0
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Salad ( tomatoes, cabbage, cucumber and parsley/dill with mayo, vegetable soup and chocolate Ritter Spot *my bad*. Promise to be better tomorrow!=)
We are all human!! Keep your head up and stay focused on the now not future!! You still have dinner to finish your night!!0 -
I had 1 C Bear Naked Granola and Milk. I had no idea how many calories I was eating until I logged it. Doh! (680)
I have 222 calories left for the rest of my day to stick to my goal.
I guess this is a process to get used to! The awareness that logging my food brings will hopefully help keep me in focus.0 -
I had 1 C Bear Naked Granola and Milk. I had no idea how many calories I was eating until I logged it. Doh! (680)
I have 222 calories left for the rest of my day to stick to my goal.
I guess this is a process to get used to! The awareness that logging my food brings will hopefully help keep me in focus.
It's amazing to me that more people don't log their calories. I initially found that I was eating too less of calories which killed the fat burning process. It's a process but over-time it becomes second nature.0 -
Lunch today was two slices of turkey on a sandwich thin with mustard, one Cutie, and 3 oz of carrots with light ranch! Yum!0
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So today this is what I had so far:
Breakfast: Shakeology
Snack: Double Chocolate Protein Muffins (my daughter wanted to make muffins and the alternative would have screwed me!!!)
Lunch: Indian Chicken Salad Pocket
Snack: Cake Batter Cheesecake Protein Shake
Dinner Later will be Chef Salad
Snack: Peanut Butter Mocha Pudding
I need to make sure all the ratios fit with protein carbs and fats, but so far it's adding up ok.0 -
Breakfast - Cleanse for Life in Berry
Lunch - Cleanse for Life in Berry
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Dinner - YUP Cleanse for Life in Berry. LOL0 -
Breakfast: Weight Control Oatmeal- Maple Brown Sugar, and coffee
Lunch: Baked salmon, mashed cauliflower, and one slice of whole wheat bread + 1/2 tbs Country Crock spread.
Dinner: 2 Slices of Domino's pizza- Philly steak, mushroom, and onion. Hand tossed.
I didn't eat any snacks today. I was able to stay under calories even with the pizza. I however need to do better in the evenings. I do very well in the morning and lunch, just suck for dinner. Maybe I need snacks in between lunch and dinner and it will keep me from wanting the unhealthy stuff?
*I learned today that there IS a better way to make my coffee without compromising taste. I had NO idea I was drinking 110 calories each morning and that was if I only had one mug of coffee! Yikes! I need to get to the store and buy fat free 1/2 and 1/2 and sugar free coffee syrup. That will cut my coffee calories considerably!0 -
9oz of shredded chicken, 2 cups of lettuce, 1 cup tomato, 1.5oz low fat shredded cheese, greek yogurt to act like the sour cream. I use taco seasoning (I believe it's 1TBSP) mixed with a little water and 2 Tablespoon Ortega Taco Sauce. This will keep me full for at least 2 hours and most of the time I am so full that I put it back in the fridge and have it for snack or with my dinner.
THAT sounds so good! I am going to have to give it a try! We should get a recipe thread going!0 -
Doing Day 1 of Dr Oz Detox diet...breakfast was yummie, but the comments about the lunch juice don't make me look forward to it. Good thing is that at least I get to choose which juice to have as my afternoon snack and right now, I'm thinking the one I just had. I've done juicing before and love the energy it gave me and great kick off to clean eating, although some folks have complained of getting headaches the first day, but I guess overall I don't overdo it on the sugars and caffeine anyways, so it wasn't an issue. My downfalls are usually dinners and the weekend, esp the weekend cause alot of my entertainment with family and friends revolve around going for lunches or dinners, and now we have holiday parties coming up! I'll be the one bringing salsas, fresh veggies or fruits for appetizers. At least I'll know something is good for me!
Not sure where I read this yesterday, maybe here, but I thought the idea of drinking lemon water before going out, chewing sugarless gum and having a veggie stick on hand to slowly nibble on were great ideas for parties. Fill you up and hydrate, have to consider taking the gum out of your mouth to eat tempting foods and think about it and the veggie stick in one hand and glass of water in the other leaves no empty hands when the tray is being passed around I'm hoping to be a good girl this year and Santa will take away 6lbs through the holidays 0 -
I had baked salmon, mashed cauliflower and a lice of whole wheat bread, again today. Going grocery shopping today so I can change it up tomorrow!0
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Well, this thread made me hungry!
I had Syntrax Fuzzy Nectar Protein drink for breakfast, then coffee.
Mid Morning Snack - apple and pb
Lunch - salad
Dinner - will be Black Beans and rice.
Evening snack - chocolate!
I usually log my food before I eat it - I don't like surprises at the end of the day.0 -
I consider it a success if I don't eat out. My fridge has a tendency to constantly be empty since I started working closer to home, I had both target and a couple grocery stores to choose from with my old job but now I have the most expensive one just a block away from me (I walk to and from work). I either have to make an effort to go grocery shopping on the weekends, I have to put up with the prices at the grocery store, or rely on my bf to shop for me and I don't trust that. I know what he eats! :-)
Anyways, again, I consider it a success if I remember to take lunch or I walk home for lunch. So today I had two Hawaiian bread mini sub rolls with turkey and ham (low fat and low sodium) with mustard (no calories!) with a granny smith apple with a little bit of dipping caramel.
I have no idea what I'm having for dinner...that was the bf's job. I'm anticipating pizza though. I think after the new year (and my bank account straightens out again) I will be making more of an effort to get healthier food to bring to work and to make for dinner.0 -
Breakfast: Weight Control Oatmeal- Maple Brown Sugar, and coffee
Lunch: Baked salmon, mashed cauliflower, and one slice of whole wheat bread + 1/2 tbs Country Crock spread.
Dinner: 2 Slices of Domino's pizza- Philly steak, mushroom, and onion. Hand tossed.
I didn't eat any snacks today. I was able to stay under calories even with the pizza. I however need to do better in the evenings. I do very well in the morning and lunch, just suck for dinner. Maybe I need snacks in between lunch and dinner and it will keep me from wanting the unhealthy stuff?
*I learned today that there IS a better way to make my coffee without compromising taste. I had NO idea I was drinking 110 calories each morning and that was if I only had one mug of coffee! Yikes! I need to get to the store and buy fat free 1/2 and 1/2 and sugar free coffee syrup. That will cut my coffee calories considerably!
Where do you get the sugar free coffee syrup? The coffee with my creamer really does me in too.0 -
I already had my breakfast - sandwich with turkey and looots of black tea. Good morning lovely people!
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Weekend meals are usually the toughest for me, but so far, so good. Juicing for breakfast and lunch was baby spinach, mangos, Greek yougart in honey for dressing with a light sprinkle of feta cheese. Going out for BBQ for dinner, but already figured out how many calories from their menu and portion sizes 0
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Breakfast: Weight Control Oatmeal- Maple Brown Sugar, and coffee
Lunch: Baked salmon, mashed cauliflower, and one slice of whole wheat bread + 1/2 tbs Country Crock spread.
Dinner: 2 Slices of Domino's pizza- Philly steak, mushroom, and onion. Hand tossed.
I didn't eat any snacks today. I was able to stay under calories even with the pizza. I however need to do better in the evenings. I do very well in the morning and lunch, just suck for dinner. Maybe I need snacks in between lunch and dinner and it will keep me from wanting the unhealthy stuff?
*I learned today that there IS a better way to make my coffee without compromising taste. I had NO idea I was drinking 110 calories each morning and that was if I only had one mug of coffee! Yikes! I need to get to the store and buy fat free 1/2 and 1/2 and sugar free coffee syrup. That will cut my coffee calories considerably!
Where do you get the sugar free coffee syrup? The coffee with my creamer really does me in too.
I bought it at Walmart. It's called torani. I have the sugar free Hazelnut and it's pretty good. It definitely is not the sugary creamer I am used to, but I can drink it and I'm sure like everything else I will just acquire a taste for it after awhile.0 -
12/3
Breakfast- 100% whole wheat english muffin with 1oz cream cheese and a hard boiled egg
Snack- 1C whole grain cheerios with 1/2C fat free skim milk
Lunch- Mexican stuffed pepper (vegetarian), saute'd mushrooms and onion
Planned for later:
Snack- dark chocolate granola thin, and 1/2 banana
Dinner- West African dish (chicken, onion, tomato, collard greens) and a slice of whole wheat of bread
Snack- 1/2 Pistachios and Sting cheese stick0 -
Today is an IF (intermittent fasting) day, so won't be eating till dinner and a snack in the evening. Tuscan Lentil Stew is in the slow cooker now Plan to have whole grain bread and a spinach salad with strawberries, feta cheese and walnuts with it. For my snack this evening vanilla yogurt with fresh raspberries and flax seed. Oh, and some flax seed has been added to the stew too...great way to get my fiber and magnesium in without having to taste it 0
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Dinner! Not sure how to post photos on here?
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Breakfast was vanilla greek yogurt, banana, and coffee
Lunch today is a spinach salad with goat cheese, a tablespoon of craisins, a tablespoon of toasted walnuts, and balsamic vinegrette made with olive oil.
I have not thought at all about dinner yet.0 -
Breakfast juice: Kale, green apple, cucumber, celery, lime, pineapple, coconut oil, and almond milk. Not one of my favorites, but packed with nutrients.
Lunch: Baby spinach, strawberries, feta cheese, walnuts and peach balsamic vinegar with a scoop of protein and milk
Dinner: Leftover Tuscan lentil stew
Snack: Greek vanilla yogurt with global red grapes.
I've been finding that pre-planning and logging my day is really helping me stick to what I should be eating 0 -
Dinner! Not sure how to post photos on here?
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That looked awesome! What is all in it?0
