Food - Monday

Ok, so today has been bad bad bad. I have not stopped snacking aghhhhh. I was expecting a nice gentle return to work, as I left it with a clear desk and had my week all planned out. But my job doesn't work like that (does anyones??) so today was frantic and I got nothing done that I'd planned to do. Anyway, no excuses, and to be honest that isn't why I snacked. I have no idea, I just kept eating, wasn't hungry either. So here goes... Breakfast - 1 cup (1/2 portion) special k sustain with 2% milk Snacks throughout the day - 1 cup special k sustain (other half of portion) - planned snack! 2 cookies 1 packet chips handful of grapes - my planned snack! Lunch - 1 slice yummy sead bread handful of baby salad leaves with dressing 1oz mozzarella cheese cucumber spring onions Dinner - Chicken breast stuffed with leeks and bacon Mashed potato Sauce OK, so now I've put it down it doesn't look as bad as I thought. Anyone have any thoughts on my day today?

Ruth, i think your day is ok...maybe some better choices in snacks is all I could fault you for...but I won't cause I am certaintly not one that needs to point fingers....I have been away from the board for awhile and am excited that you started this thread...just what I need and I hope it does jump start this board again. Here is my day: Breakfast: 1 whole grain muffin with pb Lunch: Greek salad w/chicken and gyro meat. - No a great choice cause of the dressing but I certaintly have done a lot worse. Dinner: Planning on homemade meatballs and salad. Trying very hard not to snack and it's 3:00pm here in California and I've made it so far but I might eat some protein before my spin class tonight. Trish

Hi Trish how you doing? Looks like you are eating good. Boy - spin classes, need lots of energy for that I imagine. Would love to hear an update...

Hi Trish! Welcome back to the boards and don't be a stranger, we need you as much as you need us! I don't think your day is bad but i'm not sure i could eat just (3) meals a day i require smaller meals more often so i may have picked the meat out of the salad and eaten the salad later (or never i don't enjoy salads) Try to come on more often you're missed. ANDI

as ridiculous as this sounds I think you need more food! Your lunch is a little shy on protein and your breakfast has barely any as well so you're denying your body what it needs to jump start your metabolism and you're setting yourself up for a very carby day. Have you ever tried a "boca burger" i was so skeptical of a veggie burger because i'm not big on that type of thing but the flame broiled or onion flavor is delicious and for like 70 calories you get 11-15 grams of protein (i can't remember exactly), i put that on a light english muffin with ketchup and pickles and i'm stuffed to the gills on that for lunch! Give it a shot if you hate the burgers crumble them up into a meat sauce and no one will know they are in there! whatever happens today i need to eat a grapefruit i'm craving that like a junkie and I don't know why. For me, fruit never came back I just dont' have a taste for it anymore and i'm fine with that but every now and again i get a true yen for something and I just have to eat it. ANDI

Maybe that's why my body feels like it is craving all the time - it needs more nutrients? I got this Special K sustain cereal (it's actually the only one I can eat without dumping) that has extra protein in it - not sure how much though, it has crunch balls of soya protein...got me thinking today that maybe I could take unflavored TVP and make my own. I like crunch and most protein things aren't crunchy are they. I'm going to experiment with them - roasting in the oven, adding honey/cheese, etc and see what happens. I'll let you know if I come up with any goodies. I am so scared to gain weight that I am getting into being scared to eat. And then I end up snacking. I know it's a vicious circle that I need to break. Yes, I definitely need to get back to protein, protein protein. I've never heard of Boca Burgers - I guess they are just veggie burgers? Do they have more protein in them than meat burgers? I'm going right now to google them.

Boca is the brand name and this brand is very good, I've tried a few others and I found them tough to get down my throat. They probably have less protein then a regular burger but also WAY less fat and they fit well into my weigh****chers program. I got to take off (2) paper clips this week and that thrills me to death. The next weigh in is the day after the bar mitzvah, i doubt that'll be a rousing success but i'll hop back on the band wagon and go it from there. ANDI

Woohoo on the 2 paperlips down - well done! What day is your weigh in? Hey, son's bar mitzvahs only come round once in a lifetime - you can make up for it the next week. I'm going to look out the boca burger, and try new ways to up my protein - I usually rely on shakes when I think I am getting low.

Breakfast: sauteed broccoli, onions and mushrooms with hot sauce and parmesan cheese (this is my favorite as it's a freeby on weigh****chers) brunch: I didn't eat this but i should have, i planned it into my day it just didn't get consumed: 1 light english muffin (1) point, 1 laughing cow cheese (1) point and cucumbers on it (0 points) this is quite filling for only 2 points lunch: veggie burger (boca flame broiled or onion flavor are lovely plain is nasty) which is 1 point, on a light english muffin 1 point and cheese is 1 point with ketchup and pickles is a large meal for only 3 points snack time: 1 point popcorn or a 1 point weigh****chers peanut butter bliss snack bar with a cup of good hot coffee dinner: it varies, last night i made homemade bolognese and ate that with some bread but no pasta it was really really good (i took it at 8 points) snack: a serving of good and plenty which made me queasy (2 points) today i'm going to try and do better and see what happens. ANDI