Breakfast?
clafairy1984
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Wondering how many of daily cals people are using for breakfast etc, not sure how to split me cal allowance through the day. Also looking for breakfast suggestions please x x
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I eat 2 servings (226g) of 4% cottage cheese with 90g of crushed pineapple and some no-calorie sweetener almost every day currently (when I find something I like, I stick with it till I get sick to death of it :laugh:) - it comes in around 250 calories. Then a couple of hours later I have usually an omelette (2 eggs & 2 whites) and a chicken sausage for another 350-ish calories. I would eat it all in one go but I don't have time for the cooking portion until my kids are dropped off at school most days (or rather, I choose not to make the time). With summer break just days away now, I imagine I'll eat it all a lot closer together during the break.0
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Week days I'm normally around 390 cals (50g of possidge and a 150g greek yogurt), weekends when I'm doing my long run before lunch I'll be 580cals (extra 50g of porridge to fuel my run)0
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i usually have a coffee (60-80 calories), a load of fruit like a nectarine, grapes, strawberries, banana, blackberries, blueberries...basically anything that's in season which will add up to about 150/200 calories, then that usually does me until i have lunch, though i may snack on more fruit or some chicken or pastrami or something before lunch.0
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2 bacon
2 poached eggs
just over 300 kcals :-)0 -
When I'm not weight training, I split cal's into 3 regular meals. (about 600 cal's each for me) So breakfast is pretty hearty:
1 cup fruit smoothie, 2 whole wheat toast (dry), 2 eggs, 3/4 cup soy milk latte
1 cup fruit smoothie, 1 cup plain oatmeal, 1 tsp honey, 1/4 cup dry roast, unsalted peanuts, 3/4 cup soy milk latte
When I'm weight training, I split cal's into 5 meals (about 400 cal's for me) so breakfast looks like this:
Meal – fruit smoothie 1 cup, 1 slice whole wheat (ww) bread, 1 large egg, 1 cup soy milk
Meal – half & half yoghurt, 1 slice ww bread, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 1 tbsp jam (yoghurt is a half cup each fruit flavoured and plain Greek)
Sandwich - 2 slices ww bread, 1 tbsp peanut butter, 2 tbsp jam
Sandwich & drink – 3 egg whites, 2 slices ww bread, 1 tbsp ketchup, 1 cup soy milk For this one I have, believe it or not, a square pan to cook the eggs in. Mix in some Mrs Dash and a tiny pinch of salt, pour into lightly oiled pan and, voila, sandwich shaped eggs.
All the best in your quest!0 -
I try to eat between 300-400 calories for breakfast. Eggs, whole grain toast with fruit or a smoothie with whey protein and fruit. I think it sets my whole day up. If I only eat 200 calories I tend to have a huge craving after dinner.0
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When I eat breakfast, I keep it relatively low calorie during the week. I do this because I like to have big portions at dinner, and also because it allows me to indulge a bit more on weekends. So Monday-Friday, my breakfasts are generally just a piece of fruit, a small amount of yogurt with fruit, a granola bar, or a smoothie with frozen berries, almond milk, and spinach.0
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My breakfast varies; all depends on how hungry I am, and what I have available. It can range anywhere from under 100 calories (a bunch of fresh fruits), to up to 300/350 (smoothie, for example). If your calorie allowance is 1,500/day, 300 for breakfast wouldn't be bad. I'd figure out how you want to break up your day, and then allot calories that way.
Example for 1,500:
Breakfast: 300
Snack: 150
Lunch: 400
Snack: 150
Dinner: 5000 -
today it's 650 calories, coffee with cream and sugar, toastx2 with butter, bacon, fruit loops with milk and juice
Yesterday it was 550 with 1 egg, 2 egg whites, bacon, shrimp(in eggs) toast with butter coffee and juice
Tuesday again about 550 grilled ham and cheese sandwich with coffee and juice
Monday was 650 with banana pancakes, bacon with butter, coffee and chocolate milk/skim milk mix.
So I average anywhere between 500-700 calories for breakfast but it keeps me feeling full until about noon.0 -
Thanks people, that's all really helpful stuff x xx0
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Right now I''m on an oatmeal and protein powder kick. 483 calories includes instant oatmeal and flax, 4tsp protein powder, 1/4C 1% lactaid milk, 1/4C nuts, medium banana. I'm working on losing 5 more pounds so it's about 1/3 of my calories for the day without exercising. I eat back some of my exercise calories.0
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i usually opt out of breakfast and wait until lunch, but if i do its 2 eggs and a slice of toast, roughly 350 cals0
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typical breakfast for me : kashi cereal or steel cut oats sprinkled with cinnamon. either a scoop of protein or eggwhite veggie omelet..serving of fruit and a cup of almond milk fortified with protein and fiber. always eat breakfast now because i never did when i was over 300 lbs. everyone kept telling me to start my day with a healthy breakfast.. 80lbs down so far so for me it worked ..gives me the energy i need to start my day and plus keeps me from gorging on something i shouldnt be eating when i am faced with hunger pains0
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