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
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Spring Shape Up Day Three
Today is Mike's day off so we get a hot breakfast, yay! We'll take advantage of some leftovers for lunch and make one of our favorite salads for dinner. Mike gets the credit for this salad which he made for me when we tried out the Atkins diet (which worked wonders, but they didn't last at all). Tossing the small amount of dressing with the whole salad rather than drizzling some on each individual plate leaves you with (surprisingly) plenty of dressing.
Keep in mind with these menus that I am not a doctor or a nutritionist. This is what we are eating, it may not be right for you. While I am doing my best to calculate accurate calories and grams of fiber I may not be exact; The smoothies for example change every day, but they are almost always under 200 calories and contain at least 3 grams of fiber. I also end up under rather than over calories. I do this so that if we feel like we want an evening snack or extra snack during the day, we have room to do so while still staying under our calorie budget.
Mike's 1,800 calorie menu
Breakfast
Breakfast wrap
2 mandarin oranges
426 calories, 16 grams fiber
A.M. Snack
1/2 cup yogurt
1 apple
214 calories, 3 grams fiber
Lunch
2 cups leftover chili
370 calories, 13 grams fiber
Afternoon Snack
Smoothie
carrot & 1/2 cup hummus
350 calories, 6 grams fiber
*We were out and about and actually skipped our afternoon snack, oops! Left us really hungry come dinner.
Dinner
4 cups Fajita Chicken Salad
496 calories, 12 grams fiber
Total = 1,856 calories, 50 grams fiber
Actual = 1,506 calories, 44 grams fiber
Elizabeth's 1,500 calorie menu
Breakfast
Breakfast wrap
2 mandarin oranges
350 calories, 16 grams fiber
A.M. Snack
1/2 cup yogurt
1 apple
214 calories, 3 grams fiber
Lunch
2 cups leftover chili
370 calories, 13 grams fiber
Afternoon Snack
carrot & 1/2 cup hummus
150 calories, 3 grams fiber
*no snack
Dinner
2 cups Fajita Chicken Salad
248 calories, 6 grams fiber
Total= 1,332 calories, 41 grams fiber
Actual = 1,182 calories, 38 grams fiber
Keep in mind with these menus that I am not a doctor or a nutritionist. This is what we are eating, it may not be right for you. While I am doing my best to calculate accurate calories and grams of fiber I may not be exact; The smoothies for example change every day, but they are almost always under 200 calories and contain at least 3 grams of fiber. I also end up under rather than over calories. I do this so that if we feel like we want an evening snack or extra snack during the day, we have room to do so while still staying under our calorie budget.
Mike's 1,800 calorie menu
Breakfast
Breakfast wrap
2 mandarin oranges
426 calories, 16 grams fiber
A.M. Snack
1/2 cup yogurt
1 apple
214 calories, 3 grams fiber
Lunch
2 cups leftover chili
370 calories, 13 grams fiber
Afternoon Snack
Smoothie
carrot & 1/2 cup hummus
350 calories, 6 grams fiber
*We were out and about and actually skipped our afternoon snack, oops! Left us really hungry come dinner.
Dinner
4 cups Fajita Chicken Salad
496 calories, 12 grams fiber
Total = 1,856 calories, 50 grams fiber
Actual = 1,506 calories, 44 grams fiber
Elizabeth's 1,500 calorie menu
Breakfast
Breakfast wrap
2 mandarin oranges
350 calories, 16 grams fiber
A.M. Snack
1/2 cup yogurt
1 apple
214 calories, 3 grams fiber
Lunch
2 cups leftover chili
370 calories, 13 grams fiber
Afternoon Snack
carrot & 1/2 cup hummus
150 calories, 3 grams fiber
*no snack
Dinner
2 cups Fajita Chicken Salad
248 calories, 6 grams fiber
Total= 1,332 calories, 41 grams fiber
Actual = 1,182 calories, 38 grams fiber
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