I think it’s time for the first Mini Food Challenge of 2007, don’t you?

Sign up and keep track of everything you eat on this thread. I know I need help through the weekend… so let’s get started!

If you’ve forgotten, or are new to the Mini Food Challenge, take a look at the “What is the Mini Food Challenge” stickie post

Just remember: Potato chips are NOT your friend!

Later…

Gary (MrFurless)

OK, I’m brave. Here’s what I consumed today:

Water : 11 cups, 0 calories

Coffee:  3 cups 90 calories
coffee, 1/4 cup 2% milk, splenda

Bran Buds 100 calories
1/3 cup cereal, 1/4 cup 2% milk

Brussel Sprouts 90 calories
2 servings of 6 sprouts each

Pudding 290 calories
2 servings no fat, no sugar 2% milk
8 tbsp regular cool whip

Boca Burger w/ cheese 275 calories
1 flame broiled patty, 1 ounce gouda cheese
2 slices mega fiber white bread, tbsp ketchup

Steak 364 calories
5 ounces ribeye 85% lean

Squash 90 calories
8 ounces and spray butter

Total 1299 calories

Great Job Bree!

Here’s my Saturday:

Breakfast:
1 cup Multigrain Cheerios (110)
1/2 cup sugar free yogurt (40)
1 medium apple (80)

Snack: (after workout)
1 cup fat free cottage cheese (160)
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce (50)

Dinner:
Southwest-style chicken salad from Moe’s, no dressing (425)

Dessert:
1 cup Coldstone Sinless Sweet Cream Ice Cream (sugar free) with strawberries (260)

Total: 1,125

My meals got a little delayed today, and I could feel it. I can tell I need to take in more calories because I can feel myself slowing down. When I stop getting hungry (every 2-3 hours), that means my metabolism is starting to slow down - it needs more fuel. Tomorrow I’ll give it more fuel - back up to 1300.

I kind of hate food diaries.  Too much accountability.  But, I am going to do this because I want to get rid of the last 20 pounds I am carrying around.

Saturday, January 13th

5 am 12 oz. water
6 am 1/2 recipe of smoothie (1/2 cup fat free yogart, 1 cup frozen berries (blue and strawberry), 1/2 cup orange juice, 1 small banana, 2 tsp. flaxseed oil) 245 calories

8 am cup of tea w/ 1/2 tesspoon honey, one slice whole grain bread w/ 1/2 tsp honey/cinnamon spread
10 am 12 oz. water 155 calories

1 pm 1 cup chicken pesto w/ sundried tomatoes, basil, mushrooms, artichokes, parmesan, and whole grain pasta. 375 calories 12 oz water

3 pm. 1 cup of hot tea, plain
6 pm 1/2 apple sliced, 1 oz sliced white cheese, 3 strawberries, 3 whole grain crackers, 12 oz. of water, one stortbread cookie with Nutella spread 375 calories

9 p.m. one cup of hot tea w/ 1/2 tsp. honey, 5 baby carrots 75 calories

Total calories:  1225

Exercise diary-
5 minutes warm-up stretches
50 push-ups
30 minutes on the treadmill at 4 degree incline, 10 minutes warm-up 3 mph, 16 minutes interval running/walking 3/4 mph, 4 minutes walking 3.2 mph
20 minutes resistance bike at 5, 3 mph
100 each forward and backward ball sit-ups, 100 pilates sit-ups
15 minutes yoga
15 ballet stretches

Thanks for suggesting it, Carlyn.

Wow Jackie,

Sounds like a good workout!

and I liked your food descriptions....sun dried tomatoes on Chicken....I must be hungry!@

Have a great Sunday!

Food Diary - January 14th

6 am 12 oz water
7:30 hot tea w honey and whole grain toast (155 calories)

10:30 1/2 smoothie recipe

noon left-over chicken pesto (375 calories) 12 oz. water

2 pm 12 oz water

4 pm hot tea plain

5:30 pm Pad Thai w shrimp (425 calories) 12 oz water
fried banana w coconut ice cream (I don’t even want to know how many calories.)

Oh well, My mother always told me that if you are going to sin, make it a good one.  The fried banana was good sin.

My only exercise was my Tai Chi (about 1/2 an hour) and 20 minutes of yoga.  Tomorrow I have an appointment with a treadmill to keep that banana from taking up premanent residence on my belly.

Sunday January 14

Water 8 cups

coffee 5 cups 150 calories

oatmeal 280 calories

apple 80 calories

cheese quesadilla 260 calories

pudding 290 calories

chicken 200 calories

brussel sprouts 90 calories

garlic 50 calories

peanuts 80 calories

TOTAL 1480

Yes, I ate roasted garlic as a side dish. Just be happy you don’t have to kiss me.

Bree

Sunday January 14

Plain oatmeal - 150 calories

medium apple - 80 calories

Progresso Beef & Veggie Soup - 200 calories

1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese - 80 calories

medium kiwi - 50 calories

Healthy Choice cheese pizza - 420

sugar-free Jello - 10 calories

fat free yogurt - 130 calories

baby carrots - 50

Finally *enjoying* foods that are kind to my body - Priceless

Total 1,170

Well here’s a start on my day.  I haven’t decided what to do for dinner yet.  I usually have my meals planned in the beginning of my day and today I’m not very well prepared.  At least I know what calories are available for me to plan around

I log my progress on sparkpeople It’s a really good all around website.

Quaker Oats 100% Natural Whole Grain oatmeal, 0.5 cup 150
Milk, nonfat, 0.5 cup 43

Sara Lee Delightful Whole Wheat Bread (2 slices per serv), 1 serving 90
Peanut Butter, smooth style, 2 tbsp 190
Jams, preserves, jelly, 2 tbsp 111

Apples, fresh, 1 medium (2-3/4” dia) (approx 3 per lb) 81
Oranges, 1 small (2-3/8” dia) 45
Yogurt, plain, low fat, 1 cup (8 fl oz) 154

Calories 865

Monday January 15

Oatmeal (100)

medium apple (80)

20 Quaker “Ranch” mini rice cakes (140)

“Chicken Grill” Salad from McAlister’s Deli (480)

1/2 c. cottage cheese/ 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (130)

Progresso chicken and veggie soup (200)

sugar free cream-popsicle (20)

TOTAL: 1,150

Today was also a Rest Day, so I felt pretty good with the amount of calories taken in. I still need to work on taking in a bit more though, eating more frequently. Hey, maybe I should use “Scheduled Eating” like my dad says? Hmmm…

Farina Cereal, 1 cup 112
Milk, nonfat, 1 cup 86

Romaine Lettuce (salad), 2 cup, shredded 16
Hard Boiled Egg, 1 large 78
Mozzarella Cheese, part skim milk, 1 oz 72

Brown Rice, medium grain, 1 cup 218
Chicken Noodle Soup, 1 serving 95
Baked Potato (baked potatoes), 0.25 cup 28
Yellow Sweet Corn, Canned, 0.25 cup 33
Green Giant Cut Green Beans, can, 0.25 cup 8
Peas, canned, 0.25 cup 29

Cheese Popcorn, 1 cup 58
Oranges, 1 small (2-3/8” dia) 45
Milk, nonfat, 1 cup 86
Chocolate Chip Cookies, 1 cookie, medium (2-1/4” dia) 59
Apples, fresh, 1 medium (2-3/4” dia) (approx 3 per lb) 81
Yogurt 60

total 1,163

I try to pre package alot of meals and snack choices over the weekend that way as the week progresses I can plan my eating choices each day.  At that point I can either add to or take away as my calorie count progresses.

I had posted my Monday earlier and it disappeared. Will it come back when all the servers sync up?

Bree

That happened to me the other day I thought for sure I was losing my mind.  My original post never did show up but then again it still could have been my operator error!

I just found out about this challenge.  Did people find it helpful? 

Hope you’ll do it again.

This was a really good challenge.  I try to keep a food diary all the time but what was really helpful was seeing how everyone else is eating.  It give you great ideas and you don’t feel so alone!