Spring Shape Up Day Four

Well I have to say that it's been a little difficult, like missing our Wednesday trip to Starbucks :( But it hasn't been THAT bad and Mike has even lost a few pounds already. Planning the menus and calculating nutrients is time consuming, but I'll really enjoy having this information on hand and I hope you do to. The more planning I do, the easier it is to substitute snacks or meals for something else. One of the reasons I am terrible at making and keeping a menu plan is because sometimes I don't know what we want until that day. It's like picking out your outfit for every day of the week on Sundays..... that shirt might not be "the shirt" on Thursday, ya know? :)

Mike's 1,800 Calorie Menu

Breakfast

1/2 cup yogurt
1/2 cup Original Fiber One cereal
1/4 cup Grape Nuts cereal
345 calories, 24 grams fiber

AM Snack

3 Mandarin oranges
1 carrot w/ 1/4 cup hummus
280 calories, 9 grams fiber

Lunch

3 cups Chicken Fajita Salad
372calories, 9 grams fiber

Afternoon Snack

1 apple
4 cups popcorn
174 calories, 10 grams fiber
*changed apple for oatmeal muffin = 250 calories

Dinner

Tomato & Broccoli Mac n Cheese
371 calories, 4 grams fiber
**A late night so we ended up having 3 spinach cakes w/ salsa & 2 mandarin oranges = 360 calories, 4 grams fiber (at least)

Total = 1,542 calories, 56 grams fiber
Actual = 1,607 calories, 56 grams calories

Elizabeth's 1,500 Calorie Menu Plan

Breakfast

1/2 cup Kashi Go Lean cereal &
1/2 cup Original Fiber One cereal with
1/2 cup soy milk
1/3 cup dried cranberries
355 calories, 21 grams fiber

AM Snack

2 Mandarin oranges
1 carrot w/ 1/4 cup hummus
235 calories, 7 grams fiber

Lunch

2 cups Chicken Fajita Salad
248calories, 6 grams fiber
*had 1 cup salad and a banana instead = 229 calories, 6 grams fiber

Afternoon Snack

1 apple
4 cups popcorn
174 calories, 10 grams fiber
* subbed 2 oatmeal muffins & dried mangos = 420 calories, 7 grams fiber <-- I was really craving something sweet! Dinner

Tomato & Broccoli Mac n Cheese
371 calories, 4 grams fiber
**A late night so we ended up having 2 spinach cakes w/ salsa & 2 mandarin oranges = 280 calories, 4 grams fiber (at least)

Total = 1,383 calories, 48 grams fiber
Actual = 1,519 calories, 45 grams fiber