Posts by stumbler02

yes! im so glad we're resurrecting this thread!

breakfast: 1 1/2 cups organic raisin bran with 3/4 cup full fat plain yogurt

snack: english muffin with almond butter and strawberry jam

lunch: 1/4 cup hummus, 3/4 cup plain yogurt, cucumber sticks

snack: banana nut bread clif bar

dinner: scrambled egg whites with spinach, roasted orange peppers, pinto beans

I'm in your exact same position. This summer, I'm on campus all day long and I get so hungry during the day. I too have to lug around a heavy backpack with my books and laptop all day, and I have to leave the house before 8am. I work out right after I get off work, so I don't usually get home till 7 but im starving! Then I have to do all my homework, and before I know it, it's bedtime and I have no idea what I'm going to eat tomorrow!

The things that have really helped me:

-sandwiches! the perfect quick lunch item and you can make them low-cal. prepare a bunch of them ahead of time and store them in the fridge. they can get a bit soggy, but soggy PBJs arent that bad. boca burgers, deli meat, and cheese slices are super useful for sandwiches too. get some easy, readymade condiments to keep it interesting (jalapeno slices, olives, mustard, salsa, roasted red peppers, pickles, etc.)

-get dips like almond butter, hummus, tzatziki, salsa, guacamole, bean dip, etc. these can be paired with vegetable sticks (red peppers, carrots, cucumbers) or crackers.

-buy lots of fruit. a piece of fruit is the easiest portable snack. if you cant afford tons of fresh fruit (i cant! haha) fruit cups are cheap and easy too.

-cottage cheese and yogurt cups are awesome. if you can portion out some cereal or granola, they go along well with these.

-string cheese, cheese sticks, light cheese wedges, babybel cheese rounds. these go great with fresh or dried fruit.

-make your own trail mix! or buy some. dried fruit and nuts pack a lot of energy for a small volume

-in a pinch, granola bars are an easy snack. larabars are great, but theyre super expensive and pretty caloric. kashi bars are a good choice.

-try to prepare breakfast the night before, or at least plan out what youre going to have so your morning goes faster. some especially quick breakfasts: instant oatmeal packets, fried or scrambled eggs with toast, cereal with fruit and yogurt, even dinner leftovers.

-i like to cook a bunch of baby potatoes ahead of time and store them in the fridge. in the morning can cut them up and fry them really fast with eggs and spinach for a breakfast skillet.

Make a big pot of soup ahead of time (like on an off-day or over the weekend) and it'll last all week for lunches. You can vary it up with crackers, cheese snacks, pieces of fruit, etc.

-lowfat cottage cheese

-boca burgers

-yogurt, plain or flavored

-oats, instant or old-fashioned

-eggs

-almond/peanut butter

-spinach

-beans/lentils

-pickled jalapenos

-low fat cheese (string cheese, laughing cow wedges, babybel rounds, kraft singles, etc.)

This is such a good exercise! I love reading other people's responses...but when it comes to myself I always have such a tough time thinking of anything that I like or love. Self-hate is a huge obstacle for me. But I'm forcing myself now to do this!

1. I have pretty eyes. They're big, black, and sparkly.
2. I can be a tender, caring, and affectionate person when I open up. I am good at comforting people, even though I come from a very cold family. I'm proud of myself for refusing to repeat the same behavior!
3. I am really good at foreign languages, especially foreign language literature. I have been the best student in every foreign language class I have taken since 9th grade, and I am entering my junior year of college!
4. I'm not high maintenance. Even though I'm a teen girl, I own very little "stuff" (clothes, shoes, accessories, gadgets, decorations, etc.) Sure, I wish I had certain things, but in general, I can do with a LOT less than most other people I know.
5. I can't think of any more, but my boyfriend says I'm special and not to forget it. So there's that

There, I finally did it. Took me half an hour and 2 bouts of tears, but I LOVE ME FOR ME!

im 19 years old, 5'3.5 and 107 lbs, and i eat ~1500 calories/day. i do cardio 5x/week. my goal is not to lose weight but to become fitter, and this amount of calories works for me. i weigh the exact same as i did 1 month ago, and 1 year ago, but my endurance has increased. i consider that a success!

You can make soup with chickpeas. Here's a recipe I've been meaning to try. It calls for barley, but I think it would be good with orzo, small pasta shapes, or even brown rice.

http://www.buffchickpea.com/2009/03/chickpea- tomato-barley-soup.html

breakfast: old-fashioned oats w/ strawberry yogurt, homemade sweet potato buttermilk biscuit

snack: red delicious apple

lunch: veggie wrap (alfalfa sprouts, cheese, black olives, tomatoes, and jalapenos on high-fiber/high-protein tortilla)

snack: oats and honey granola bar

snack: english muffin

dinner: homemade cabbage/broccoli fried rice w/ butter

snack: peanut butter trail mix bar

11am: homemade applesauce spice cake w/ raisins, breakfast wrap (scrambled eggs, jalapenos, alfalfa sprouts, cheese, black olives, and tomatoes on high-fiber/high-protein tortilla)

1pm: peanut butter trail mix bar

3pm: 1 big orange, old-fashioned oats w/ lowfat strawberry yogurt

5pm: popcorn

7pm: veggie wrap (alfalfa sprouts, tomatoes, black olives, cheese, and jalapenos on high-fiber/high-protein tortilla)

By the way, do any of y'all have any ideas for healthy portable snacks? I eat plenty of fruit and yogurt but I still find myself eating unhealthy snack crackers all the time.

Friday:

Breakfast: old-fashioned oats w/ truvia, lots of sliced banana, and peanut butter

Snack: a bag of Cheez-Its (400+ calories!!!)

Snack: peanut butter crackers

Dinner: lowfat strawberry yogurt, 1 big orange

Snack: peanut butter trail mix bar

This is what I get for not packing lunch on a day I know I will be starving.

Breakfast: old-fashioned oats w/ peanut butter, sugar, and cinnamon applesauce (verdict: i do not like applesauce in my oatmeal)

Lunch: subway 6-inch cold cut trio on italian white bread w/ turkey salami, ham, bologna, lettuce, tomatoes, banana peppers, cucumbers, and black olives

Snack: ritz crackers, 1 big orange

Dinner: 2 veggie wraps on flour tortillas w/ cheese, alfalfa sprouts, black olives, jalapenos, and cucumber

7:30am: 1 slice leftover veggie pizza, 1 big orange

10am: 100 calorie pack sandies cookies, spearmint tea

12pm: veggie burger w/ cheese and jalapenos on multigrain sandwich bread

4pm: 1 pack sushi (eel, salmon, tuna, shrimp)...it was gross, now i remember why i stopped buying grocery store sushi

7:30pm: 2 veggie wraps (flour tortillas, cheese, cucumbers, black olives, alfalfa sprouts, jalapenos)

9:30pm: 1 big orange, 1 slice whitewheat bread

I am 5'4 and 106 lbs and I wear a size 2. I don't know how you all are built--I could never fit into a size 2 if I gained 20 lbs!