Calorie Countdown - What did you eat on Wednesday?

Happy Hump Day!  I accidentally swallowed a kind of large piece of pineapple a little while ago... I hope I don't regret it in a few hours! 

Pineapple is good for the digestion, but if the piece was large and pointy... OW! So far today, I ate a handful of raw almonds (UGH) and an Atkins protein bar, which sat well. I'm going to have chicken ramen and crackers for lunch, and perhaps a couple of SF popsicles, too. Yum!  It's almost worth having tummy troubles if you get to eat SF popsicles. I may try a cheese quesedilla for dinner.  My sister is going to a play, so I don't need to do anything elaborate for dinner.  Or, I may just have more ramen. More later, Kix OK, here's what I ended up eating the rest of  the day: B: 1 Atkins protein bar @150 calories, 11g protein      Almonds, 180 calories, 6g protein E: 15 minutes treadmill, expended 100 calories L:  1/2 bowl chicken ramen (mostly the broth) and crackers 300 calories, 5g protein       2 protein shakes @ 220 calories, 34g protein S:  two pair SF popsicles, 30 calories D: 1 quesedilla, which wasn't very tasty (one tortilla with 2 oz mild cheddar cheese).  I wanted to use the pepper jack cheese that's winking at me in the refrigerator, but I figured it was a bad idea being so newly recovered from grouchy pouch and all.  400 calories, 14g protein S: 1 Instone pudding, 100 calories, 20g protein Total: 1310 calories - 100 calories expended = 1210 calories (oink oink oink)             85g protein I hope not to eat as much tomorrow, I think I was pretty hungry today! Kix

Kix your weightloss is amazing! I've lost 280 pounds and trying to maintain at 145 because the plastic surgeon will take about 20-28 pounds of skin off my abdomin. I just wanted to let you know I follow your progress and love your posts :) Donna

Well, thank you!    You're no slouch yourself! I have to get down to 180 for my HMO to cover a TT.  The arms and thighs, I'll have to self-pay. Kix

I wish they made a box with just cherry SF popsicles - I have two boxes of them in my freezer still from post-op.  I just ate the cherry ones and hoped some husband would finish the rest.  Husband didn't do his job, but I think my brother took care of a few of them last time he was here. 

I like the cherry and orange ones.  The grape ones are nasty, and I have to force myself to not save them for last, because who wants to have only grape ones to choose from?  Kix

Pre B - SF NF banana w/chocolate soy milk latte B - 1 cup Greek style yogurt with SF blueberry syrup and fresh blueberries added in S - rice crackers w/ nuts, and 1/2 cup L - 1 cup homemade turkey chili, banana S - 1/2 SF homemade egg custard D - chicken fajitas minus tortilla, refried beans S -?

Hi, Jen.  Here's my Wednesday so far, plus my plan for the rest of the day - edited on 1/24 to reflect what I actually ate and workout #2, since it was different than originally posted:

B - 1 c. 1% milk, 1 packet Quaker weight control oatmeal

S #1 - 1 cup cottage cheese, 4 tbsp. sugar-free preserves

S #2 - 6 oz. Breyer's light peach yogurt, 1/3 c. Kellogg's AllBran buds, medium banana
[workout #1 - upper body strength training, core work]

L - Lean Cuisine thai-style chicken, 1 clementine

S #3 - venti non-fat latte w/ sugar-free vanilla syrup

S #4 - 1 slice whole-wheat bread, 3 slices turkey, 1 slice low-fat cheese, 1/2 c. alfalfa sprouts, 1/2 oz. pretzel snaps

[plan for workout #2 - 10 minute warm-up on bike, 20 minutes on stair stepper, 30 minutes on rowing machine]

D - 2 Bob Evans ham slices, 1/2 c. Uncle Ben's wild rice, 1/2 c. collard greens

Total calories:  1825 Carbs: 264.2
Fat:  32.1
Fiber:  31.3
Protein:  151.9
Today's weight:  190.2 pounds

Those lean cuisines are handy to have around - I've eyed the thai chicken one, how is it?  I usually eat the veggie and cheese rigatoni (well, before surgery, haven't tried it since but its my favorite one) or the chicken parmesan (the chicken, veggies and a bite or two of pasta if I'm not full).  I also like the potsticker meal quite a lot, but haven't had it since surgery. 

I really like the thai-style chicken - it's not as good as restaurant or homemade Thai food, but it's pretty good for a frozen dinner!   I always try to keep Lean Cuisines and Weigh****chers SmartOnes on hand.  I look for the ones that have less than 35 grams of carbs and at least 20 grams of protein.  I actually prefer the ones that have almost equal amounts of carbs and protein, but there aren't a lot of those.   The frozen dinners are handy on the evenings when I got to the gym after work and I'm running a bit late.  When that happens, I'm often getting home around 7:30 p.m. and I'm STARVING.  Knowing that I can pop something in the microwave and be ready to eat in 5 minutes keeps me from eating a bunch of other crap while I'm preparing real food.  Anyway, perhaps not the best culinary choice, but it keeps me out of trouble... Kellie