Posts by natt890

I actually never thought to get a hummus and veggie wrap, I will definitely have to see if the local deli has hummus! Unfortunately my co-workers are not very health conscious, and usually get the specialty sandwiches, all of which generally contain meats such as breaded chicken cutlets, ham and roast beef, with cheese and high calorie dressing, all of which i try to avoid. Today i did try grilled chicken and vegetables which was pretty good, so that's a start. Thanks for your suggestions!

Comfort Food: oatmeal

Snack: baby carrots and hummus

Breakfast: oatmeal or an egg white omelet and a fruit salad

Lunch: grilled chicken and salad with chick peas

Dinner: salmon with spinach and brown rice

Treat: marshmallows

Chocolate: milk

Ice Cream/Fro-Yo/Sorbet: vanilla

Fruit: oh god...grapes for now

Vegetable: cheery tomatoes

Hot Drink: coffee

Cold Drink: green iced tea

Alcoholic Drink: gin and tonic

Flavouring/Condiment: honey mustard

I'm in college, so the options are limited to begin with. I usually eat with a bunch of guys who basically eat anything and everything, so I'm just going to stick with the girls.

L=skinny. She's the only one who doesn't come to the dining hall with us regularly and usually eats sushi and granola bars-and lots of it. But when she does, she usually gets fish if it's available or pasta if it isn't, and ALWAYS gets a side of fries and a brownie for dessert.

H=average/on the thinner side. Usually a plate of pasta and a bowl of cereal, and a cookie for dessert.

C=average/athletic. She's an intense track runner, and a very picky eater. She usually gets pizza and pasta, along with either fish or a burger and eats no more than half of each before she gets sick of it. But she almost always gets a cookie or ice cream for dessert.

A=average/a little bigger, but she's also 5'10. it varies. she eats the widest variety out of all of us. usually she'll go for whatever panini is available, or she'll get creative and make her own sandwiches and meals out of whatever is there. she usually gets a salad as well, and some sort of cake or cookie for dessert. she eats a lot but she's also bigger than us (much taller) and she works out regularly and takes care of herself.

Me=average/on the thinner side. I always get slack for being too healthy. I usually get grilled chicken with a salad consisting of virtually every vegetable at the salad bar (which i also get made fun of) and chick peas, no dressing, and fruit salad for dessert. Occasionally I'll get some ice cream (which I actually think is really frozen yogurt, they just call it ice cream) or sometimes a cup of marshmallows when they have them by the hot chocolate, but very rarely. 

1) what's your name?: Natalie

2) how old are you?: 18

3) how tall are you?: 5'5

4) what was your starting weight when you came to cc?: 105ish

5) how much do you weigh now?: 125

6) what's your goal weight?: 120-125

7) what's your daily-calorie goal?: 1300-1400

8) are any of your friends or family dieting with you?: my mom is always dieting, not always necessarily with me. my friends are all weight conscious but not necessarily dieting.

9) do you have a gym membership?: yup

10) how long have you been on cc?: about a year

grains;

1) flavour-wise, do you prefer white breads or whole wheat?: whole wheat

2) what's your favorite type of grain to eat (oatmeal, bread, wraps, etc)?: either oatmeal or english muffins

3) what's your favorite sandwich filling?: turkey, lettuce and tomato

4) what's your favorite kind of bread (rye, pumpernickel, etc)?: whole grain

5) around how many servings of grain do you consume daily?: hmm, about 6 perhaps?

6) what's your favorite cracker-topping?: hummus

7) what's your favorite thing to do with rice?: steamed brown rice stir fry with tofu and vegetables...yum

8) what brand of bread do you usually buy?: since i've been to college i haven't bought bread. my mother buys freihoffers i think

9) what's your favorite type of cereal?: life

10) what was your favorite type of breakfast cereal as a child?: life:) 

dairy;

1) do you prefer chocolate or white milk?: white, but my favorite is vanilla soy milk

2) what's your favorite brand of yogurt?: dannon lite and fit

3) do you think you get enough calcium?: sometimes

4) where do you get the most calcium from (yogurt, cheese, milk, etc)?: milk

5) what's your favorite type of cheese?: mozzarella

6) what's your favorite way to eat cheese?: string cheese!

7) what's your favorite flavour of icecream?: vanilla

8) when you eat oatmeal, do you make it with milk, or water?: both

9) what kind of milk do you drink?: skim

10) what's your favorite thing to do with cottage cheese?: i dont really eat cottage cheese

meat;

1) are you vegetarian or vegan?: no, but i don't eat red meat

2) if you aren't vegetarian or vegan, could you ever be?: probably

3) what's your favorite type of meat?: chicken

4) what's your favorite type of fish or seafood?: oh man. tilapia, swordfish, salmon, crab, lobster, shrimp....i love pretty much love it all

5) hamburgers or hotdogs?: neither

6) if you have a barbeque, is it propane-powered, or charcoal?: propane?

7) what's your least favorite type of meat?: anything red

8) is there a type of meat you haven't tried yet, but want to try?: nothing really

9) what's the most exotic meat you've ever eaten?: i don't get too risky with meat

10) when you eat meat, is the portion bigger than a deck of cards?: yeah but not by much. you don't have much control over the portions you're given in a college dining hall

fruit;

1) favorite fruit?: grapes, as of today

2) least favorite type of fruit?: bananas, for some reason

3) do you drink fruit juice often?: not really

4) do you consider tomatoes a fruit, or a vegetable?: fruit technically, but i think of them as a vegetable

5) do you think you eat enough fruit daily?: yes

6) do you consider fruit more important than vegetables?: no

7) what's your favorite citrus fruit?: orange

8) do you like pastries with fruit in them, or jelly?: i don't really eat pastries, but no

9) what's your favorite flavour of jam?: grape

10) when do you usually eat the most fruit (breakfast, snack, etc)?: breakfast, as a dessert at lunch and dinner

vegetables;

1) when you were a kid, did you like vegetables?: yes

2) do you think you eat enough vegetables now?: definitely

3) what's your favorite raw vegetable?: carrots/cherry tomatoes

4) what's your favorite cooked vegetable?: broccoli

5) what's your least favorite raw vegetable?: pickles

6) what's your least favorite cooked vegetable?: uh....

7) what's your favorite kind of salad?: virtually every vegetable in the salad bar, chick peas, and oil and vinegar 

8) do you buy spaghetti sauce, or do you make your own?: i usually only eat pasta at home, with the sauce my nana makes

9) when/if you order a sub at subway or mr. sub, what vegetables do you get on it?: turkey, lettuce, tomato and honey mustard

10) do you like vegetables more than fruit?: no, fruit is like candy to me

nuts;

1) what's your favorite type of nut?: cashews

2) what's your least favorite type of nut?: not really sure

3) what's your favorite type of nut-butter?: peanut

4) are you good with portion control when it comes to nuts or nut-butters?: not at all

5) what's your favorite recipe that involves nuts or nut-butters?: pretty much anything involving peanut butter

6) have you ever tried pea-butter or soynut butter?: nope

7) when was the last time you ate nuts?: i had some almonds in my dorm a few weeks ago

8) is anybody clsoe to you allergic to nuts?: yes

9) what's your favorite way to use nut-butters (sandwiches, on fruit, etc)?: peanut butter on apples

10) do you think nuts are worth the calories?: yes

drinks;

1) what do you put in your coffee?: skim milk

2) what do you put in your tea?: nothing usually. occasionally honey in black tea

3) do you like the taste of water?: yes

4) do you drink enough water everyday?: yes

5) what's your favorite flavour of diet soda?: i guess coke or pepsi

6) do you think you drink too much diet soda?: no

7) do you prefer to eat or drink your calories?: eat

8) do you drink energy drinks?: nope

9) what's your favorite smoothie recipe?: vanilla yogurt (it's better if its frozen yogurt, but thats a rare indulgence) strawberries, blueberries and ice

10) do you flavour your water (lemon, crystal lite, etc)?: nope

treats;

1) how often do you eat something unhealthy?: maybe once or twice a week

2) do you prefer a sweet or a salty treat?: sweet

3) what's your favorite salty treat?: pretzels?

4) what's your favorite sweet treat?: oh god. frozen yogurt (ahem...ice cream) 

5) what's your favorite brand of chocolate bar?: uh Hershey's i guess

6) when was the last time you went out to a restaurant?: a couple weeks ago

7) what did you order?: california rolls and spicy shrimp roll...it was a sushi restaurant

8) do you tend to binge on unhealthy foods around your house?: on what little is there, yes but only when i'm bored

9) chips or popcorn?: popcorn

10) what's your favorite flavour/brand of chips?: stacy's pita chips

after seeing the Parent Trap (the Lindsay Lohan version) when I was around 8 or 9, my sister and I used to eat oreos and peanut butter, in excess. We literally used to eat at least half a bag of oreos between the two of us, dipping them straight into the peanut butter jar. So good, but now that I look back on it, I can't believe I used to do that.

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Age: 18 (in 2 months...)


Calorie Goal: 1300-1600

Favorite Fruit: grapes

Favorite Vegetable:  carrots

Favorite Meat:  fish

Favorite Dairy: yogurt/frozen yogurt

Favorite Carb:  whole grain bread

Favorite Baked Good: cookies

Favorite Nut: walnuts

Favorite Frozen Treat: frozen yogurt

Favorite Dinner: tilapia baked in spinach and topped with cherry tomatoes, onion and a little ginger...yum

Favorite Guilty Pleasure: peanut butter out of the jar

Old [Pre-Diet] Favorite Food: penne alla vodka

Current Favorite Snack:  fruit

Favorite Comfort Food: spaghetti and my nanna's homemade tomato sauce

Favorite Herb/Spice: hmm not really sure

Favorite Salty Food: pretzels

Favorite Sweet Food: fruit and frozen yogurt

Favorite Spicy Food:

Favorite Warm/Hot Food: oatmeal

Favorite Soup: my dad's chicken noodle soup, and matza ball soup

Favorite Sandwich filling: turkey, lettuce, tomato, and a little honey mustard

Favorite Restaurant: Mama Theresa's

Favorite Dish at said restaurant: Chicken primavera (grilled balsamic chicken topped with TONS of steamed vegetables), and their famous house salad (with the dressing on the side)

Favorite Beverage excluding water: seltzer

Favorite processed food: do morningstar products count?

Favorite processed food brand:

All time favorite food: oh man this is hard....i guess oatmeal and fruit

I used to get  Katie Holmes a lot, and more recently Katharine McPhee. I think the strangest was when I was getting my makeup done about a year ago, and the girl told me I resembled Alicia Keys. That one I don't get at all haha

-45 minute step class at my gym

-45 minute toning class right after.

my legs are killing me, but it was so worth it.

Thanks for the advice! Just to clear things up, I didn't eat all things things on one particular day, it was spread out throughout the weekend (went to the mexican resturant and then the ice cream place one day, the cafe and the pub another), and I started every day with a healthy breakfast (oatmeal and fruit one day, yogurt and fruit another, a veggie omelette on the last). I know the damage probably isn't too bad, it's just after months of constantly eating healthily, so much unhealthy food in one weekend seems a bit overload to me. I'm just having useless anxiety, and though I know I should just put it behind me and move on, I needed that extra reassurance from someone else that it wasn't THAT bad. Thanks again for your input!!

I'm going to Northeastern University in the fall, and I can't freaking wait!

Breakfast: dannon light and fit vanilla yogurt with grapes, blueberries and special k cereal, coffee

Snack: Orange

Lunch: Kashi peanut butter TLC bar, salad

Snack: 1/2 grapefruit, 2 egg whites, some watermelon

Dinner (will be): spaghetti with my nanna's tomato sauce and homemade meatballs (the only ones I will ever eat, so so good).