Help with food

Hey friends, I'm trying to keep my food intake within 800-900 cals per day. I would love to see some samples of what others are eating during the day. I need ideas! Jen

Thanks sharon. That was unbelievably helpful! Actually everything you've listed is something I'd enjoy!

Bf 1/2 c multigrain cheerios, skim milk and 1/3 banana or oatmeal w fruit or scrambled egg with a little hams mixed into it s 1oz low fat cheese, 3 crackers or crackers w/ peanut butter, or fresh carrots L chicken noodle soup (with 1 oz chicken) or 1/2 sandwich on whole wheat with 2oz protein, or 1/2 c cottage cheese with walnuts s clemintine D 1 large beef meatball (1-2 oz beef) smouthered in sauce, 1 tlbsp spaghetti, very small salad w/ fatfree dressing. I can also eat 1/2 slice thin crust pizza, or any type of fish or shrimp w/ veggie and spoon of potatoes s sugarfree fudgecicle or cheese/crackers This is basically what my days look like. Somedays I can't fini**** all. I am getting between 600-700 cals a day. I had a treat this morning..1/4 whole grain bagel, tsp fat-free cream cheese and a slice of smoked salmon. Yum! This was a first! I hope this helps. I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else eats. I still can't eat real meat dry(except for boiled ham on sandwich), not in a soup or covered in sauce. I use fitday.com. That helps alot and is fun to use. I esp enjoy the reports with the chart of weight loss. HeHe!and, I can look back and see what meals I ate a few weeks ago when I run out of ideas. Sunny

Hi, I haven't been really counting calories but here are some typical days.... b) protein drink L) egg salad on crackers sn) blue bunny carb freedom yogurt smoothie (I love these-13g protein) S) turkey burger pizza (Dame Tooter's recipe) yummy sn) 1/2 apple with peanut butter late sn) v-8 (6 ounce) water, water, water, water, etc. b) 1/4 cup flax/snax cinnamon/spice cereal w/carbcountdown milk sn)protein crunch bar L) turkey chili sn)1/4 cup pistachios and string cheese S) cabbage and kiebasi with green peppers sn) protein powder (isopure) mixed into lite cool whip late sn) v-8 water, water, water, water and sometimes if I am extra cold -low carb hot chocolate

Oh man this is not going to sound good at all. After years no make that decades of yo yo dieting I am not counting calories or doing a good job of measuring any thing. What I have done is accept the fact that I am a junkie when it comes to chocolate sugar sweets cookies etc. So I have tried to take that out of my diet. I do a potien drink at 6:30am. I put a teaspoon of decafe coffee and 1 1/2 teaspoon of cocoa powder in it. After that I never know whats on the menu excep**** ER and more water. I stopped eating in a regular dinner plate and now use saucers, teacups and teeeeennnnyyyy bowls. My doctor wanted me to eat only three times a day. I tried but my blood sugars wasn't having it. Counting the protien drink I eat from 6 to 7 times a day. I know that sounds like a lot. But I am not eating a lot. Sometimes one of those times is nothing but string cheese. So I am eating 3 meals and 3 snacks. I am still at the point a lot of times I don't want to eat. But that was a bad habit I am still breaking. I eat if nothing but some cottage cheese. I eat. Never thought I would be making me EAT. Yesterday I ate the same thing all day long. Tortillas, smoked chicken breast ( I smoked a chicken Sunday and put the breast aside for Monday) Pace Picante Salsa with fresh tomato cut up in it, avacodo, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, refried beans. I rolled that and cut it into thirds and ate it all day. Today its cool on the island 58 this morning. Thats freezing to us. So I am making Ice Box soup. Any thing in the fridge goes in the soup. There will be no corn bread. Because I don't know when to stop so I won't start. Soup has frozen turkey breast, Yes I smoked that a while back, one smoked sauage, salt pork I fried that in a separate skillet so no fat just taste, the refried beans, the Pace, tomato sauce, tomatoes, green beans, peas, carrots, chicken stock, rosemary, thyme, onion, garlic, parsley, corn. Makes a hugh pot. I guess this is really more than you wanted to know. But Yall know me once I get started. I really think a lot of my lost is because I am not eating sugar and eating real food. Before surgery I didn't care if I never had meat of veggies

Actually it sounds like a good philosophy. I didn't want to go back to the insanity of counting calories but I find that I forget what I eat otherwise. My dr. told me not to count them but to just worry about protein but now that I'm 3 mos. out I think it's time to pay attention. I see him for a follow up on Thursday.

Here is a typical day for me. I work 10 hour days so I have to plan my meals and stick to a schedule otherwise I don't get in all of my cal, water and protein (that was never a problem before WLS) Breakfast: South Beach bar (140 cal/ 10 prot) Snack: 6 oz tomato juice (30 cal/ 0 prot) Lunch: 2 oz of meat (usually chicken, fish or beef) (150 cal/ 15 prot) Snack: protein shake made with milk (260 cal/ 48 prot) Supper: 2 oz of meat (150 cal/ 15 prot) Snack: 2 oz of fresh fruit (usually fruit salad) (70 cal/ 0 prot) Total calories:800 Total protein: 88 I need to eat one more serving of veg and fruit, but I am always so full. I eat a lot of protein but I don't want my hair to fall out. I drink tons of water (well really about 60 oz) a day. The weekend is a littler harder. We usually go out to eat more, but so far so good. I am really a cheap date. Jen 281/228/150 (5'6)

Thanks guys! This has been really helpful to me