How Many Calories? Daily food thread for the dieting chazzers

[SisMorphine]

Oooh I like this thread! I need to start calorie counting and I need something to keep me honest, so starting tomorrow this thread will be it!!!

Now as far as how much you should be taking in calorie-wise as far as weight-loss:

The general idea is to take the weight you WANT to be, multiply it by 10, and that is your maximum daily caloric intake. Especially for those of us who have a lot of weight to lose, in the beginning you can lose weight very quickly. THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY UNHEALTHY! It just means that you've been eating far too unhealthy for far too long.

I'm topping out at 1450 for my caloric intake for my weight loss. I expect to lose my first 20 pounds pretty quickly because I have a BUTTLOAD of weight to lose. But again, this isn't necessarily unhealthy, it just means that I have been eating so bad for so long.

Stupid 8 million pounds of weight to lose . . .

 

[KenyiGirl]

June 5

Lemonade - 140 cal
Salad - 20 cal
Ranch for the salad - 140 cal
egg salad sandwhich - 200 cal
steak (I nibbled a little bit while getting Eric's lunch ready ) - 35 cal
Gummy vites - 15 cal
Veggies in cheese sauce - 360 cal
Chex mix bar - 130 cal
piece of chocolate - 50 cal
juice drink - 215 cal

total - 1305 cal

I also took an hour and a half hike today through some woods close to my house, fun fun! (hm, maybe we should have an excersize thread as well?...)

 

[Domestika]

I'm topping out at 1450 for my caloric intake for my weight loss. I expect to lose my first 20 pounds pretty quickly because I have a BUTTLOAD of weight to lose. But again, this isn't necessarily unhealthy, it just means that I have been eating so bad for so long.

Stupid 8 million pounds of weight to lose . . .

To maybe put a positive spin on it...it must be really encouraging to see pounds start to come off quickly. You might have a long way to go, but you're probably more likely to see actual results every week. I have 10-15 pounds to lose and, well, I haven't lost a pound yet. With diet, exercise, etc. my weight hasn't budged...in part because I'm quite close to my setweight. It's very discouraging to put in a lot of effort and get nothing back! So I'd think seeing the pounds coming off quickly would be mega encouraging!

 

[MafiaPrincess]

June 6th

Pirogies from the Russian booth at the market (10) - 500 cal
Diet coke- 0 cal
Diet pepsi - 0 cal
Woody's raspberry - 99 cal
Broccoli (a lot) - 50 cal
Pot roast (4 oz) - 239 cal
Bread (2 pieces) - 242 cal
Diet pepsi - 0 cal
Diet pepsi - 0 cal
Margarine (2 tbsp) - 70 cal
Slice of pie (1/16th) - 185 cal

1385 calories

 

[FluffyZooCrew]

June 6 -

Breakfast:

2 slices bread - 120 cal.
1 egg - 70 cal.

Snack:

Peach - 60 cal.

Lunch:

2 slices bread - 120 cal.
Ham - 50 cal.
Baked Lays, 1 oz - 120 cal.
Koolaid with splenda - 0 cal.

Snack:

Jello Pudding Cup - 100cal.
Choc. granola bar - 100 cal.

Dinner:

Chicken 8oz - 300 cal.
BBQ Sauce - 100 cal.

Veggie stirfry:
1 cup summer squash - 40 cal.
1 cup zhuccini - 28 cal.
1 cup chopped tomato - 32 cal.

Salad:
2 cups green leaf lettuce - 11 cal.
15 croutons - 90 cal.
Salad topping mix - 1 tbls - 35 cal.
FF dressing - 60 cal.
FF ham - 25 cal.

TOTAL: 1461 cal.

 

[MafiaPrincess]

I also took an hour and a half hike today through some woods close to my house, fun fun! (hm, maybe we should have an excersize thread as well?...)

Maybe we do need one of those too

I rode for 40 minutes this morning. Last night I took an hour walk in a local glacial rockbed/ forest path.

 

[KenyiGirl]

June 6

String cheese - 80
Gatorade - 75
Tomato soup w/ cheese garnish - 180
Cereal - 195
Handful of grapes - 25
Korean chicken and veggies - 300
gummy vites - 15
Kettle Cooked chips - 150
Juice drink - 175

Total - 1195 cal

Also went to the gym for 45 min, and walked around a nearby lake, more than 3 miles, with the dogs. They loved it!

 

[FluffyZooCrew]

Here ya go.

http://www.chazhound.com/forums/t100471/#post1403175

 

[Aurora171989]

never mind, good luck all

 

[KenyiGirl]

This is what I made for dinner. I like to make a big pot of soup, then freeze half of it. It usually makes about a dozen meals

This soup contains:
Beef
carrots
cabbage
celery
corn
broccoli
cauliflour
Dark red kidney beans
Mushrooms
beef flavoring
a little salt
garlic
onions
cilantro
pepper
parsley
It's good stuff!

 

[KenyiGirl]

Here are some other soups I've made lately:
Meatball Spinach

and Tomato Beef

 

[KenyiGirl]

June 7

Cereal - 195
Gummy vites - 15
Kettle cooked chips - 150
yogurt - 210
Ice tea - 140
banana - 140
Turkey slices - 70
Milk - 130
Soup - 250
Fudgesicle - 60
Piece of dark chocolate - 40

Total - 1400 cal

 

[MafiaPrincess]

June 7th

Write off. Not too bad, but pot luck at racing.. and then left over dinner..

June 8th

Chocolate cheesecake 70 cal
Diet pepsi - 0 cal
Chocolate cheesecake - 70 cal
Diet pepsi 0 cal
4 crackers - 80 cal
Salad dressing - 50 cal
Canned chicken (1/3 can) - 50 cal
Chocolate covered pretzels - 100 cal
Diet pepsi - 0 cal
Lean cuisine orange chicken - 210 cal
Bread with margarine - 100 cal
Raspberry cheesecake - 70 cal
Diet 7-up 0 cal
Dip - 60 cal
Carrots (6 oz) - 70 cal
Salad dressing - 120 cal
Skim milk mozz cheese (1 oz) -72 cal
Lettuce and red onion slice - negligibly small cal

Total: 1122 cal

 

[KenyiGirl]

Hey Mafia, where are you getting your 70 cal Cheesecakes from? Are they good? Cuz they sound really good mmmm, cheesecake...

 

[MafiaPrincess]

The grocery store. Well.. Dekka's grocery store. They come from a bakery in Perth Ontario I was told. They are called 'Waist Watchers'. Apparently this is as far west (where Dekka lives) as they will go.. but they are really popular as their stock quickly vanishes every week..

So they could totally expand and sell quite well. Means that I can 'snack' and it's really tasty with no guilt.. Blueberry, raspberry and chocolate are my faves.. and I love real cheesecake.. I don't feel gypped by these actually.

 

[Giny]

KenyiGirl, those soups look absolutely delicious! *drools* Did you write the recipes for the other two? I'd love to have them. Especially the spinach one.

 

[KenyiGirl]

Thank you Giny! I'm so sorry, but I don't have recipes. I make soups by instinct, I guess you'd say, lol. Next time I make soup, I'll make a spinach one, and I'll write it all down

 

[KenyiGirl]

June 8

string cheese - 80
Chips and salsa (eaten over several sittings) - 310
salad - 175
Milk - 130
Chicken nuggets - 160
rice - 120
tea - 45
gummy vitamins - 15
green beans - 95
top ramen - 190
cheesy tortilla - 260
crackers - 25
lots of water! - 0

total - 1605 cal

 

[MafiaPrincess]

June 9th

Slimfast shake (10 oz) - 238 cal
1/4 cup blackberries - 20 cal
Diet pepsi - 0 cal
Chocolate pretzel pack - 100 cal
Chicken breast (11 oz) - 344 cal
Salad dressing (raspberry 2 tbsp) - 40 cal
Croutons (2 tbsp) - 70 cal
Marinade (2 tbsp) - 90 cal
Skim milk cheese (1 oz) - 72 cal
Cucumber - 2 cal
Lettuce - 8 cal
Diet pepsi - 0 cal
Diet pepsi - 0 cal
Raspberry cheesecake - 70 cal

Daily Total - 1054

May have a 99 calorie Woody's later...

 

[MafiaPrincess]

June 11th

Diet pepsi - 0 cal
All bran bar - 130 cal
Diet pepsi - 0 cal
Whole wheat baguette (3 cm) - 78 cal
Cheese - 80 cal
Tuna steak - 140 cal
Diet pepsi - 0 cal
McDs nuggets - 310 cal
BBQ sauce - 45 cal
Diet coke - 0cal
Blueberry cheesecake - 70 cal
Slimfast snack bar - 130 cal
Sprite zero - 0 cal
Salad - Cheese (1 oz) - 72 cal
Dressing - 120 cal
Croutons - 70 cal
Veg oil - 120 cal
Trout - really not sure how much it weighed...

Daily total - 1382 + trout?

Didn't have that woody's yesterday.. Still up at 1am with Dekka whelping needed another meal..