Would you please take a peek at my diary?

A quick fix might be to get a cheap whey protein shake and mix it with milk and have 1-2 of these a day. It'll up your protein intake massively and protein shakes have a huge satiating effect that will take your mind off the carbs to a certain degree.

Carbs: Don’t worry too much on the carbs from looking at your June 21 entry you are only over by 25 and you are having pasta for dinner. If you run out of meat often or are budgeting to buy less invest in low-carb, high fiber pasta – that will solve 2 of your problems! There are most pasta options in the US than Canada here we only have Healthy Harvest but it’s a start. Try replacing potato bread with higher fibre whole wheat bread as well.

Fibre: It doesn't look like you are getting enough veggies which are your main source of fibre. I know 5-10 a day is hard but try adding a bit more than ½ cup carrots and 2 cups lettuce especially since darker veggies have more nutritional content which includes fibre. Iceburg lettuce is basically water but it’s a start – that’s ok! If cost or convenience is a factor, buy a bag of mixed veggies for the freezer. Add spinach to smoothies (yes I just tried that yesterday and you really can’t taste it – I was a sceptic I assure you) or snack on all-bran flakes, I’m an all-bran addict myself!

Stock up on water-packed tuna (Clover brand is only 60 calories a serving which is 1/2 a can, 1 WW point) when its on sale so you don’t run out of protein sources (currently $0.88 at Food Basics for all my Canadian readers). 1/2 can tuna and frozen No-Name veggies is such a fast, low-cal and healthy lunch when I forget to make mine the night before. Frozen veggies and Presidents Choice Blue Menu Lean Italian Meatballs are also perfect for late nights at the office and not wanting to cook when you get home.

For fiber, I've been eating tons of fruits and veggies and getting fiber from those. Leave the skin on when you can and that adds to the fiber. Beans are a great cheap source of fiber as well. Switching to whole wheat bread will also help with increasing the fiber.

Your calories are allotted differently than mine (I'm at 45% carbs/25% protein... hoping to get to 40/30 eventually) so I don't have many suggestions there... I'm staying within my carbs (mostly) but struggle to get in enough protein. My food diary is public as well so you are welcome to check for ideas. I haven't monitored fiber in a couple of weeks because I was doing well for a while... I'll put that back up for a day or so in case you are interested (and I need to monitor it too!)

I completely understand about eating whatever you can until you can get to the grocery store... I used up everything healthy we had left at home in a salad for lunch... luckily got a chance to run out to the store later in the afternoon! I watch for sales on meat and really stock up when it is on sale, so that helps money go farther for protein too.

About the spaghetti: I just glanced at my diary and realized that Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta was listed with 10 grams fiber per cup of cooked spaghetti. 'm not so sure on that though... but I know it is at least comparable to whole wheat on fiber (6g/2oz uncooked), without the whole wheat texture that no one else in my family will eat!

Hmm I can't see any entries except some half completed days from last week... maybe there's something wrong with my MFP :ohwell:

I HIGHLY recommend you find a copy of Tosca Reno's book, "The Eat Clean Diet Recharged."

When I eat, it is my goal to always try to combine a complex carb with a protein at every meal...and I eat 5-6 times/day. Your protein intake is quite low, particularly this week, and it seems as though you 'waste' a lot of calories each day with sugary, fattening foods (i.e. cake, cinnamon rolls, fruit loops).

Learning to eat properly is a process...and I'm going to be honest (and you may not like it), but to be successful, you have to get the junk out of your house. If it's there, you're going to be tempted to eat it and you're going to sabotage your nutrition for the day. Period. Also, for me, I've found that one piece of cake inevitably leads to another bite of a 2nd piece, and then another bite. If you don't have the willpower to say no, get rid of it. Even if you have kids or a husband who like the foods in question...get rid of them. They don't need them either. You're doing everyone a favor.