OWLERS "Stepping Back" thread

[Brook]

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I can't believe I've spaced this thread either. Mind if I join??

[mitzimarie]

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I can't believe I've spaced this thread either. Mind if I join??

Brook! We would love to have you... Welcome!!

[Brook]

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Thanks Mitzi. Of all the dumb things to miss...THIS thread! LOL Sheesh!

Today is probably a bad day for me to join on this. LOL

Breakfast: 1 revolution roll, 3oz hamburger, .5oz lettuce, .5oz tomato, .25 ounce chopped onion, 2 pickle chips and a tablespoon of walden farms sugar free/calorie free ketchup.

Lunch: Same exact thing, only 2 revolution rolls, 4oz hamburger, and 3 pickle chips instead.

Snack: 1/4 cup strawberries and cream flax cereal

Dinner....this is where it's gonna get sticky. Dh and I are headed for Red Lobster. That's why I ate a bigger lunch and snack- to keep my intake at dinner down.

So far I'm at 867 calories, 9 net grams of carb and 55% fat/5% carb/39% protein.

I've been making an effort to get up to 1400-1500 calories a day. I have to try though because my natural inclination while in weight loss phases is to really keep the calories low. I know. I know. Anyway, I'm staying between 1300-1500 calories and around 35 grams of carb a day right now.

[JayNo]

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First time post on this thread. Keeping myself accountable. Got scared, went back to Induction for a few days but now I'm back. I just didn't feel very well. Feeling good now. A little low on the calories. . .trying for 1300. Carbs ok around 35. Please let me know what y'all think.
On with the eats!

Breakfast -
2.5 scrambled eggs w/cheddar cheese (1/4 C)
Sauteed yellow squash, zucchini and celery in butter (1/2 C)
2 sausage patties
Frozen fruit (peaches,strawberries,grapes) (3/4 C)

Lunch -
Small iceberg salad w/ celery, onion and cheddar cheese (1/4 C)
2 turkey hot dogs (6 carbs. . . sigh)

Dinner -
1 pork chop, browned in olive oil and baked til tender
Frozen spinach cooked in butter w/chopped garlic and mushrooms (2.3 C)

Calories - 1167
Carbs - 31

[mitzimarie]

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Another stressful day for me today. And I went out to eat breakfast... y'all know what a creature of habit I am... kinda blows my mind when I do something out of my normal routine.

Pre-Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Brunch - IHOP "Low Carb Combo"... 4 fried eggs, 2 strips of bacon, 2 link sausages, 2 strips of ham

Snack - 2 servings of sugar snap peas, 1 whole medium cucumber, and 2.5 ounces of roast beef

Dinner - MUP with almonds

Fitday Totals (pretty much a "guestimate" because of IHOP)
1650 Calories
33 net carbs, 20 of those net veggie carbs (54g total carbs - 21g fiber = 33 net carbs)
61% Fat
8% Carbs
31% Protein

* Too low on carbs, and really prefer to get more fiber. WAY TOO LOW ON VEGGIES!

[mitzimarie]

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First time post on this thread. Keeping myself accountable. Got scared, went back to Induction for a few days but now I'm back. I just didn't feel very well. Feeling good now. A little low on the calories. . .trying for 1300. Carbs ok around 35. Please let me know what y'all think.
On with the eats!

Breakfast -
2.5 scrambled eggs w/cheddar cheese (1/4 C)
Sauteed yellow squash, zucchini and celery in butter (1/2 C)
2 sausage patties
Frozen fruit (peaches,strawberries,grapes) (3/4 C)

Lunch -
Small iceberg salad w/ celery, onion and cheddar cheese (1/4 C)
2 turkey hot dogs (6 carbs. . . sigh)

Dinner -
1 pork chop, browned in olive oil and baked til tender
Frozen spinach cooked in butter w/chopped garlic and mushrooms (2.3 C)

Calories - 1167
Carbs - 31

Hi, JayNo

Your menu looks fine to me. I was just wondering... do you count the oil that you brown the pork chop in and the butter that veggies are cooked in? Seems like my calories soar easily from those things. And did you eat your salad at lunch with no dressing? And what rung are you on? I see that you started in late September.

[Brook]

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Breakfast: 1 revolution roll, 3oz hamburger, .5oz lettuce, .5oz tomato, .25 ounce chopped onion, 2 pickle chips and a tablespoon of walden farms sugar free/calorie free ketchup.

Lunch: Same exact thing, only 2 revolution rolls, 4oz hamburger, and 3 pickle chips instead.

Snack: 1/4 cup strawberries and cream flax cereal

......

Dinner was 6 lobster/crab/monteray jack stuffed mushroom caps, a small salad with less than 1/2 tbsp of ranch, 5oz salmon and 6 med shrimp in a lemon pepper butter sauce and probably 5oz or so of steamed broccoli w/ butter.

I had to guestimate everything from dinner, obviously. The totals I have in fitday for the day are:

1700 calories
21 net grams carb (36 total)
60%f/6%c/33%p

I'm saying it was probably closer to 1800 calories though - so hard to guess.


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Today (Sunday)

Breakfast: 2 chicken flourentine crepes w/ hollendaise sauce. (mmmmmm)

Lunch: 5oz salmon fillet w/ broccoli and butter.

Dinner: Kids want cheeseburgers, so we'll do cheeseburgers again. Good thing I don't mind eating the same things over and over, eh? LOL

[JayNo]

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Hi Mitzi -
No, I didn't count the butter and oil. . . thanks for the reminder. I don't use that much but my calories would probably look better. I did include the dressing - I use just a tinyl squirt of Italian and guesstimate. I'm on the berries rung (although the frozen fruit I bought has some peaches in it). I feel better after having added berries. . . no more fuzzy head. I skipped dairy since I ate cheese and heavy cream on induction and don't want to eat anything else from there. And nuts are not an issue for me. I ate almonds and macadamias as a snack occasionally during induction.

Thank you! - Jen

[gonnabskinny]

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Yesterdays totals

Breakfast
2 eggs
1 cup greek yogurt
1/2 cup blackberries
1 Atkins shake
2 cups of fiber one cereal
1/2 cup of soy milk

Lunch
Roast Beef sandwich: 2 slices of fiber plus whole grain bread, 4 oz roast beef, 1 slice swiss cheese, 1 1/2 tbsp mayo, 1 roma tomato, 1 romaine leaf, 2 pickle stackers
1.4 cups of cauliflower

Dinner (having to guess at this, because I was at a function that had food stations)
1 oz pork loin
3 oz beef tenderloin
2 oz assorted cheeses
1 cup of cauliflower
1 serving of artichoke dip
1/2 cup of strawberries
7 oz of red wine
1 tbsp ranch dressing

Snack
1/4 cup of pistachio kernals
1 sourdough wasa crispbread

2100 calories, 113 grams of fat 48%, 135 grams of protein 25%, and 85 net carbs 27%

I am going to go ahead and post todays as well. I have been over on calories all week, and tomorrow is weigh in, so I am going to go a little lite today.

Breakfast
1 cup of Kashi go lean cereal
1/2 cup soy milk
1 cup of cottage cheese
1/2 cup of blackberries
2 eggs

Lunch
Ham and Swiss sandwich: 4 oz of ham, 1 oz swiss cheese, 2 slices of fiber plus whole wheat bread, 1 1/2 tbsp mayo, 1 romaine lettuce leaf, 1 roma tomato, 2 pickle stackers
2 cups of cauliflower

Dinner
6 oz salmon pinwheels stuffed with feta cheese, spinach, and roasted red bell peppers
2 cups of white asparagus

Snack
2 slices of wasa light rye crackers
1 oz cream cheese

1557 calories (ok, that is a lot light for me), 74 grams of fat 42%, 116 grams of protein 30%, and 85 net carbs 28%

[julirama723]

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B: Omelette sandwich (3 eggs, 1 slice whole grain bread, 1 oz. provolone, 1/2 tbsp. mayo)
L: 1 cup MUP with 1 oz. pecans, 2 cups cauliflower foob, 1 oz. cashews
S: Atkins bar
D: Omelette sandwich (3 eggs, 1 slice whole grain bread, 1 oz. colby jack, 1/2 tbsp. mayo), 1.5 cups green beans, 1 serving sugar snap peas with dip

[mitzimarie]

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Pre-Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Breakfast - MUP with almonds

Lunch - 1 serving of sugar snap peas; 1 whole, large cucumber; 2.5 ounces of Roast Beef

Snack - 3/4 cup jicama

Dinner - Hamburger patty topped with swiss cheese/cup of mushrooms; 1 whole, raw, green bellpepper cut into strips

Fitday Totals:
1461 Calories
39 net carbs, 28 of those net veggie carbs (70g carbs - 31g fiber = 39 net carbs)
58% Fat
11% Carbs
31% Protein

[mitzimarie]

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Pre-Breakfast - Atkins Chocolate Royale Shake

Breakfast - MUP with almonds

Lunch - 12 ounces fresh green beans and 2 ounces onion sauteed/fried together in butter and oil

Snack - 1 serving of sugar snap peas

Dinner - Hamburger patty topped with 1 cup of mushrooms

Fitday Totals:
1636 Calories
42 net carbs, 31 of those net veggie carbs (78g carbs - 36g fiber = 42 net carbs)
65% Fat
11% Carbs
24% Protein

[Brook]

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I'm not proud of yesterday's eats.

Breakfast: 5oz salmon in a lemon pepper butter sauce (left over from Red Lobster dinner night before last).

Lunch: Chicken taco salad at a restaurant.

Snack: 2.5oz roast beef, 1oz provolone, 1.5tsp mayo, 1 revolution roll.

2 russell stovers sugar free toffees.

Dinner: 3.5oz roast beef, 1oz provolone, 1.5tsp mayo, 2 revolution rolls

2 russell stovers sugar free toffees.



Rough estimates with lunch is: 1800 calories and 35 grams of carb

Today will be better.

[*Wendy*]

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Haven't posted for awhile, but I have been reading everyone elses!

10/29/2007 Monday
B&S: Bacon, 2/5 of a ChocoPerfection Bar & an Atkins Cafe Mocha Shake
L: Grilled Chicken, Salad w/ Ranch Dressing, Broccoli w/ Butter
S: Atkins Vanilla Shake
D: Italian Sausages, Grilled Green Peppers
S: Atkins Cafe Mocha Shake

Calories: 1721; Fat 64%, Protein 31%, Carbs 5%; 18 grams Fiber; 20 Net Carbs

[julirama723]

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This is my planned food for today. I know I'm going to be ravenous all day because I taught my 5:30am aerobics class this morning!

Pre-workout snack: 1 slice high-fiber/flax whole grain bread with 1 pat butter
Breakfast: 1 small protein bar, 1 small red bell pepper
Lunch: 4 oz. turkey, 1 oz. mozzarella, 1 package sugar snap peas with dill dip
Snack: 1.5 cups green beans, 1 oz. almonds
Snack: Bumble bar, celery sticks
Dinner: grilled chicken breast, 2 cups string beans, 2 cups cauliflower bake