Saturday Breakfast and Snack

For breakfast, Greyson and I made pancakes like Curious George does except we added semi-sweet chocolate chips instead of blueberries. I had my 20 ounce coffee with 3 Splendas and 3 tablespoons of creamer, 5 small pancakes with 1 tablespoon of chocolate chips. The calorie count was 302.

I originally had a snack cup of sugar-free peaches ready for breakfast but had to have them for a morning snack. The calorie count was 60

Now, it was a very lazy Saturday and we both slept in...very late. So I started my meals very late too. And I ended up skipping some snacks. So shame on me but this weekend was a little nuts and also very laid back.

Friday Dinner and Snack

For dinner on Friday I had 3 ounces of grilled salmon, 1 cup of spinach and 3 ounces of black beans. The total calorie count was 243. I always try to eat my dinner on salad plates. I'd prefer to do that since my meals are so small in size compared the large dinner plates.

For snack I had an unsweetened applesauce snack cup. Forgive me, I forgot to take a picture of the applesauce. But I gather you can figure out what those little cups look like. The calories were 51. I had a total of calories for the day at 1257.

Afternoon Snack

For afternoon snack I'm going to have 1/4 cup of almonds and some peaches. The total calorie count is 184.

Lunch

For lunch I had baked tilapia, broccoli and a side salad with 2 tablespoons of cottage cheese and 1 tablespoon of sunflower seeds. The total calorie count is 310.

Morning Snack

And there's that apple I was going to eat for breakfast. Now it's my snack along with my 20 ounce coffee, 3 splendas and 3 tablespoons of creamer. The total calorie count for snack was 131.

Breakfast

For breakfast I had a banana nut muffin, a boiled egg and a fat free chocolate milk. The calorie count was 338.

I originally was going to eat that apple in the shot, but was too full so I saved it for snack. :)

Dinner and Late Snack

I worked out at the gym last night, lifting weights and keeping record of the amount of weight I'm lifting and how many reps. I usually do 3-4 reps of 15 for each exercise. I then added in cardio on the Cardio Wave machine and then some walking on the track. So in all, I worked out for an hour and 10 minutes. Then afterward, I went to eat dinner with a friend at Carraba's. I had the grilled salmon with zucchini and a house salad with a small half-dollar size piece of bread. I just wanted a taste but no more. I immediately cut my plate of fish and zucchini in half and put the rest in a to-go box. I ate all my salad first.

You can see in the first picture what it looks like after I cut my meal in half. And I was FULL! The second photo is what it looks like when it came out to the table. Then the third picture is my salad. I ask for all dressings on the side so I can dip my fork halfway in then take a few bites of salad in between each dip. I'm not a big dressing person. I get grossed out when my salad is drenched in dressing. In all, I probably only eat about a teaspoon of dressing, max, if that!

My meal was a total of around 204 calories! And I was full! And it was soooooo good!

My late snack right after my workout was my fat free chocolate milk. It's great to replenish the body with the nutrients it needs after lifting weights. It's better as a replenishment than a protein shake! It was only 130 calories.

I netted the whole day with 1194 calories. And I hit my percentages of 26.3% protein, 47% carbs and 26.8% fat. The goal percentages are 25% protein, 50% carbs and 25% fat. As long as I stay close to those percentages, then I'm getting a balanced meal.

Lunch and snack

For lunch I had some tilapia (sans the topping, notice it pushed to the side), broccoli and a side salad that was topped with a tablespoon of sunflower seeds and two teaspoons of light ranch. I normally put two tablespoons of cottage cheese on top in place of the dressing but they were out. All for the low, low cost of 270 calories. Then for snack a couple hours later, I had two snack cups, one each of an unsweetened applesauce and sugar free peaches. Snack cost me 111 calories.

Forgive me, this is new to me...I forgot to take a picture of my snack :( But I trust you know what two little snack cups look like :)

Breakfast and Snack

My meals consist of a 1200 calorie day.

For breakfast I had a boiled egg, 2 strips of veggie bacon, unsweetened applesauce, fat free chocolate milk and my 20 ounce coffee with Splenda and creamer. My calories for breakfast was 355. I don't normally eat the applesauce or milk until snack but was a little hungrier after last night's workout. I'm full now. I have an 20 ounce water bottle that I refill all day. I drink 4-5 of those a day.

And for snack I'm going to eat 1/4 cup almonds. The calorie count for that is 124. Before lunch I'll be at 479 calories for the day with 721 left to consume.

My first log

Welcome. I've recently gotten a good idea from a cousin of mine to photograph the food I eat. I'm on a weight loss mission and so far, since December 28th have lost 28 pounds. I'm using the BodyMedia Fit armband to help me make sense of all the mathematical confusion. It's working and it's proven to make weight loss simple!

So the reason for this blog is to show what I'm eating at mealtimes and I'm going to add in my exercise for the day as well. I eat out a lot but that hasn't hindered my weight loss at all and my cousin was asking how can I eat out a lot and still lose weight. Great idea to show what I eat in photos!

So my day consists of the following blog posts...stay tuned...