Those of you at 1200 cals. a day...

breakfast- fat free cottage cheese and some fruit usually what i have when i get bored i switch the cottage cheese for yoguart

lunch-lean pocket of some sort they are super super yummy and maybe a sugar free puddng if i still feel a lil hungry

dinner-depends on the day anything from grilled chicken breast with veggies, anothe lean pocket with some sort of treat, turkey sandwhich

snakcs-pudding (sugar free), special k bars, 100 calorie snacks, fruit,yogurt, mini rice cakes

i know it seems boring but it really really is working for me. GOOD LUCK!!!

cereal for breakfast-- peanut butter and jelly usually for lunch, regular wheat bread-- dinners vary, but I keep it to 300 cals or so, when I can-- and squeeze a snack in, where I can. Exercise buys me an evening snack, usually-- I eat "real" food, no sugar free/sodium free/fat free crap. I want taste, and it's worth it to me to have less of something in order to get real taste.

perhaps you have stalled out because your calories are too low. it happened to me like that. I was staying at 1300, and stalled out, and when I increased to 1500, I started losing again.

just a thought:flowerforyou:

I'm at 1,000 a day and sometimes got to 1,200 to treat myself.

Breakfast: Reduced Sugar Instant Oatmeal
Lunch: Weight Watchers Yogurt, Honey Wheat Pretzels or Carrot Sticks
Dinner: Trying lots of new recipes - mostly 300 or less per serving, plus a serving of veggies and/or salad
Snacks (2 per day): Fiber One Chewy Bar, 2 Clementines, 1 oz. reduced fat cheddar and whole wheat crackers

I eat instant oatmeal and a hard boiled egg for breakfast or a smoothie with a piece of toast. I try to keep breakfast at less than 200 cals (I never have much of an appetite in the morning), but the oatmeal seems to really suppress my hunger until lunch.

Lunch is usually something prepackaged and microwaveable, like lean pockets or a Smart Balance or Lean Cuisine meal, but I always add fresh veggies as a side. I love baby carrots, and they're really low cal.

Dinner varies quite a bit for me. If I'm going to be at home all night without any good distractions (like it's raining so I can't exercise,etc.), I tend to pick out several 100-200 calorie items and eat them over the course of the evening, rather than focusing on one meal. I really like the 100 cal popcorn bags, baked potatoes (sweet or regular), and cottage cheese with baked lays. I also eat eggs for dinner quite often, or soup. Progresso soups can be as little as 200 calories for the ENTIRE CAN! That's pretty filling and leaves room for toast or crackers, too.

Obviously, I do more eating later in the day, so that might not work for you, but it fits my schedule significantly better than a huge breakfast.

Br.=whole wheat english muffin with cream cheese and coffee
1 egg, 2 strips bacon and 1 slice whole wheat toast
piece of fruit

Lunch= lean gourmet meal
chef's salad
turkey sandwich

dinner= anything that i would normally eat just smaller amounts

snack=whole bag of popcorn
fruit or veggies
croutons

The main thing that I have done is cut out a lot of sweets and also sweet tea and chips or fries.

Hope this helps!

I'm at 1,000 a day and sometimes got to 1,200 to treat myself.

Breakfast: Reduced Sugar Instant Oatmeal
Lunch: Weight Watchers Yogurt, Honey Wheat Pretzels or Carrot Sticks
Dinner: Trying lots of new recipes - mostly 300 or less per serving, plus a serving of veggies and/or salad
Snacks (2 per day): Fiber One Chewy Bar, 2 Clementines, 1 oz. reduced fat cheddar and whole wheat crackers

this is VERY VERY low for any adult. even that you are short, you should be aiming for at least 1200. not because it's a treat, but because your body needs fuel. you aren't "treating" your car when you fill it up, right?

Two packs of Instant Oatmeal for breakfast using water instead of milk. Fat free half and half works as well, I usually mix that with water still. Sometimes I change my routine because eating oatmeal everyday isn't always fun so sometimes I have yogurt with a glass of milk. Other days I'll have a bowl of fruit, mostly canatouple, honeydew melon, strawberries and pineapple.

For lunch I usually have one tuna fish sandwich with hard boiled egg whites, onion cucumber, a tablespoon of mayo and a table spoon of mustard, and a apple. Sometimes I eat an openface grilled cheese using I can't believe its not butter, I use only one piece of bread and cut it in half (hint the word open face), I use low fat cheese as well, then I'll have a chopped up orange and some broccoli. Other times I'll drink a protein shake if I have to get to work and don't have much time to eat. Although, I try not to make that habit as it's not too healthy to do that.

For dinner, I'll make probably some type of helper (I have to feed a family), and I'll take only a cup of that. Tuna Helper Parmesan is 290 for a cup of prepared. And I'll eat a slice of toast with that. I will also order pizza once in awhile, I get just cheese, and that is usually about 233 for a slice, so I eat just one slice. Dinner to me is all about proportion.

If I have any calories left over at the end of the day (usually three hours before I go to bed), I'll have jello, or a fruit cup. Sometimes, I'll have a handful of nuts as well.

Before I eat any meal, I drink two glasses of water. And then after I get done eating a proportion that I know should have filled me up but didn't, I'll drink two more glasses of water. That's also how I get my eight glasses of water in a day. Usually, when we think we're hungry, we're just thirsty.

This is today's (except I have more today b/c I'm running this afternoon. This is if I don't run...)

Breakfast
Blueberries - Raw, 0.25 cup
Strawberries - Raw, 2 large
Coffee - Brewed from grounds, 12 fl oz
Giant - Instant Oatmeal Peaches & Cream, 1 packet (35g)


Lunch
Cedar's - Sundried tomato & basil hommus (on my sandwich)
Trader Joes Low Calorie Light Whole Wheat Bread - Bread, 2 slice
Applegate Farms - Smoked Turkey Breast, 1.5 oz.
Apples - Raw, with skin, 1 small

Dinner
Wegman's - 98% Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, 3 oz.
Asparagus - Cooked, boiled, drained, 8 spears (1/2" base)
Mccormick - Grill Mates Zesty Herb Marinade, 1 tsp (on chicken)
Wegmans - Baby Bella Mushrooms, 3 oz

Snacks
Cucumber - With peel, raw, 0.5 cucumber (8-1/4")
Luna Bar - Nutrition Bar - Nutz Over Chocolate, 1 bar
Yoplait - Yogurt - Light Fat Free - White Chocolate Strawberry, 1 Container
Kroger - Grape Tomato, 10 tomato
Cedar's - Sundried tomato & basil hommus (giant), 1 TBLS (for veggies)
Milk - Fluid, nonfat, calcium fortified (fat free or skim), 1 cup
Reese's - Peanut Butter Cups Individual Cups, 1 cup

That comes to 1098 - so I still have some calories left, and look how much I've eaten!!

To start with (at about 7:30 a.m.) I usually have 1/2 c frozen berries w/ 3 oz. of Dannon nonfat yogurt mixed in. (the yogurt freezes and attaches itself to the berries...mmmmm) Between 9-11 I have a lowfat, lowcarb whole wheat tortilla with .5 -1T peanut butter (mixed w/ ground flaxseed and hot water to spread it out) & 1/2 small banana wrapped up in it OR a few baby carrots & a Weight Watchers string cheese. At noon I have 1/2 - 1 c. lowfat cottage cheese and loads of veggies.... tomato, cucumber, yellow pepper strips, 1/4 avacoda and 1 slice Wasa Multigrain Crisp Bread. 1-3 I usually snack on the other 1/2 of my yogurt and a few raw almonds. For dinner, usually a salad or cottage cheese w/ little lf dressing, meat - chicken, fish or some steak with loads of steamed or roasted veggies. Depending on where I'm at with my calories for the day, I might make a shake w/ skim mik, 1/2 c frozen blueberries, 1/2 sm frozen banana & a scoop of beachbody whey protein powder. It's thick like ice cream! I don't eat much of anything that has added flour or sugar or is processed, and it all looks great, BUT I'm also not losing, so..... go figure! Oh - and I drink about 120 oz. of water everyday.

Breakfast:
Light whole grain English muffin (100 cal.) with scramble Egg beaters and 1 slice of Kraff 2% sharp cheddar and a cup of black coffee.The whole thing is about 200 calories and very fulfilling and yummy.
Also good for breakfast, Quaker instant oatmeal, low sugar, only little bit over 100 calories and it's very fulfilling.

Lunch:
Progesso light soup (1 cup) and a sandwhich (light Wonder bread with one slice of 2% sharp cheddar, 1 slice of 99% fat free Smoked Ham, 1 big tomato slice) or a salad (tomato, lettuce and olive oil with wine vinegar). I try to keep lunch at 350-400 cals.

Dinner:
I try to keep it at 400 cals or less. It's all about portion size. Sometime I have small portion of spagetti with marinara sauce and a 3-4 oz baked (or boiled) chicken breast. Or a 3 oz lean sirloin steak (grilled) with steam veggies.

I allow myself 2 snacks a day (100 calories each). Chips Ahoy (100 calorie packs) are awesome! or Yoplain fat free. Other options are Curves 90 cal microwave pop-cornand Jello sugar free gelatin is delicious and it's only 10 calories a cup....sometimes I eat 3 a day of these!
And, very important, I drink lots of water thorughout the day, and I am never hungry.


Best of luck!