Sample menu for a 1700 calorie day

I aim for 1800, feel free to add me to see my diary.

Mine is open as well.

hlmcneil173 wrote: »

Ok thank u all... How do I do that?

Look at a diary? Go to a person's profile page (click the link under their picture) and if their diary is open it should list it under "Add Friend, Send a Message, View Diary". Some people only have diaries open to friends, others keep them closed completely.

Once you are in the diary you can scroll back through the days.

Sooo... I'm excited to find other folks with kids to see their diary... and also feels a little creepy looking at what everyone is eating. Please tell me I'm not the only one?? I'm new to this so I'm excited to get ideas about what to eat.

I haven't posted on here in forever but I just wanted to add that I also love looking at other people's food diaries. I have a real problem figuring out what to eat and I end up eating the same thing all the time. Looking at what other people with similar goals are eating helps me a lot.

My diary is open if you'd like to look. I have a toddler as well.

hlmcneil173 wrote: »

Ok I am trying to get yo your profile by clicking on pic from here but it won't let me ?!?!?

Oh wait. Are you on the app? That has been buggy since the upgrade. Yeah, I think you have to do this from the website, not the app.

Kruggeri wrote: »

People also might get some ideas from this link - it has sample days from 1200, 1500, and 1800 calorie limits.

http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/weight_loss_diet_plans/diet_meal_plans/weight_loss_diet_meal_plan

Oh my God this is awesome! Thank you for posting this! I just started and me and my bf eat very unhealthy. Partly laziness and partly because he's very picky, I could definitely convince him to eat some of these meals.

laurenbfabulous wrote: »

Haha, well I'm definitely not judging, more feeling relived that I'm not the only one sneaking a couple of guilty pleasures in to my calculations! I'll make my diary open, but it's pretty short since I just started this. Thanks for all the food ideas!!

I don't consider any of the eating that I do to be "sneaking" or "guilty pleasures". I lost about 30 lbs and did so eating ice cream, pizza, drinking wine, etc. I just worked it into my day - no guilt!

I aim for 1700 cal a day weekly average for now. Usually that means varying from 1500-1600 on weekdays to 2000 and a bit over on weekends (because if I make pancakes or pizza for family you bet I want to eat them too ). My diary is public, feel free to look. Much is from the recipe builder though so you can't see all ingredients but at least you can get an idea from the title. Good luck!

I'm set at 1700 and my diary is open. Some days I eat around 1200 instead so I can eat (well... drink) more at the weekend, but that's my average. A quick sample day looks something like this:

Breakfast: coffee with regular creamer, couple of eggs scrambled or fried with just a touch of cooking spray, light English muffin or side of fruit OR an egg sandwich on a light muffin with Laughing Cow cheese and fried ham OR cottage cheese with fruit and preserves.

Lunch: big salad of greens, tomatoes, cucumber, and 6oz chicken, dressed with tarragon vinegar or a Litehouse dressing OR a quinoa salad over greens with a side of chicken or tuna.

Snacks: piece of fruit, veggie chips or SnaPea crisps, string cheese.

Dinner: big stir-fry of veggies and chicken or pork OR can of soup with veggies added OR a roast and veggies OR some kind of finger food like spring rolls (chicken, quinoa, and veggies) with a side of more vegetables.

Extras: beer or mixed drinks three or four times a week.