A look at 1200 - 1300 diets

Hey! For those of you, sticking to this calorie intake number, could you please show me a look at what kind of food and how much you eat in a day, breakfast, lunch, snacks, and supper. Thanks so much. You guys rawk!

today was around 1350

Breakfast: Coffee w/Coffee mate, 1 cup cheerioes and a half serving of Special K protein

Snack: Banana

Lunch: Sundried tomato basil tuna pack with crackers and a salad with one of Ken's light dressings (2 tbsp, 50 cals)

Snack: Banana, 21 grams peanut butter (those hotel ones)

Dinner: 120 grams sweet potato (baked), 5 grams brown sugar, zuchinni, 4.5  oz salmon with 1 tablespoon apricot spread, one teaspoon EVOO, salt, pepper

Snack: Frozen banana with .75 cup silk chocolate soy milk with a splenda and some vanilla flavoring (or maybe a carmel splenda, havent decided)

Oh and one milky way minis so I dont go overboard by depriving myself...i keep them frozen and take one to work with me

Yesterday, about 1250 or so:

Breakfast and First Snack - Same

Lunch - Sweet potato soup with chicken thigh (carmelized onions, boiled sweet potatos in chicken stock and water, added cooked chicken, salt and pepper) approx 200 cals

Snack: Light yoplait with 1 serving Fiber One, nectarine

Dinner: 4 oz ground turkey breast mixed with 15 grams each of italian bread crumbs and egg beaters.  rolled it up and put in a 60 cal mozz stick.  Ate with 1/2 cup jarred pasta sauce.  Same veggies as tonight.

Snack: milky way mini :d'

ETA: I usually shoot for 1400-1500 but I normally dont end up eating my luna bar and/or dessert..AND I may add some PB to my shake tonight to make up for yesterday :P..AND I normally don't eat so many darn bananas...they just sounded good today

First be sure, by using the CC tools, that 1200-1300 is the right calorie level for you.  Then make use of the CC experts for information like this

1500 Calories in Six Meals-a-Day
Six meals may sound like a lot of food, but the portions are key and probably smaller than you think.

Following this guide, you can easily adjust the calorie level by adjusting the size of the portions. For instance, you could reduce it by having only half a banana, or half a tablespoon of peanut butter to make it lower.   Don't leave anything out though - this is a well balanced diet.

Today I ate for breakfast a whole can of apricots and 1/4 cup grapefruit juice 305 calories lunch 1 packet of bananas and cream oatmeal 204 calories (1/2 tbsp light butter and a tbsp french vanilla cream included) snack a brownie snack cake 190 calories dinner 1 cup of chilli 1/2 rice 12fl oz sprite zero and two tbsps trail mix 351 calories 

I made a mistake the cake is 290 with another 12 fl oz of soda

Thanks...I'd love to see more, for ideas. :)

1skyprincess,

When i am on the right track and sticking to my 1200-1300 calorie allowance, i tend to eat the following:

Breakfast
2 sachets of Lower-Sugar Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal 110 x 2 = 220 calories

1 slimfast 100 calorie chocolate bar

Lunch:

Semi-home made bowl of pumpkin soup with cinnamon

I take diced, boiled and strained pumpkin that i make and mix it with Weight Watchers pumpkin soup can (65 calories per can), sprinkle with cinnamon.  Calories are around 120 for the bowl and VERY filling.   I eat this with spinach on the side for some greens.

Whole box of 99% fat free Honey-roasted Turkey Breast - 150 calories

Snack - Another Slimfast chocolate bar 100 calories

Afternoon Snack - Slimfast 180 calorie Vanilla milkshake (lots of vitamins).

Dinner:

Japanese Salmon Sashimi and Edamame Soy Beans - 350 calories

Dessert:

Yes you guessed it, another 100 calorie chocolate bar ... I am a chocolate addict and these bars taste amazing.

I should add though... not sure if i'm a good example in that i tend to only last a week on this before i'm inclined to binge on bad foods.   This may just be the way i work though, you may be less 'all or nothing' mentality.

I drink lots of water and tea, but my meal plan is:

B:

1/2 cup oats, 1 small banana, 1/2 tbsp pb and coffe with 1/2 cup skim milk- 350

S:

1/4 cup greek yogurt with 1/2 cup blueberries, 1 tbsp flax and cinnamon- 125

L:

2 tbsp hummus with 2 slices wheat bread and spinach with 10 calorie spray dressing - 245

S:

1 small apple or orange with cottage cheese- 170

D:

1/2 cup black beans, 1/4 cup salsa, 1 green pepper, 1/2 onion, 2 tbsp avocado, 1 reduced fat cheese- 300

Yes yes!!!

Breakfast: Honey nut cheerios with skim milk. I tend to eat a later breakfast, like 9 or 10 because im not hungry right away when i get up. I find if i eat a later breakfast i will eat a later lunch and a later dinner and so on.

then i go to gym for an hour...i always go during this time, mainly because of my scheduale. you can go anytime actually.

Lunch: A sandwhich with some BAKED chips and a diet soda. I dont put mayo on my sandwhiches, i use that 0 calorie spray butter. I dont like mayo  :-p

Dinner: I'll heat up one of those "smart ones" or throw something on the formen grill....like a turkey burger. I'll put fat free kraft singles cheese slice on it with the low calorie bread (40 cals per slice) i'll make some kind of veggie with this. Latley its been green beans since its all i have.

Snack: i like those weight watchers muffins or those weight watchers cookies haha. They are actually really good. Or i'll have some fruit...or one of those "skinny cow" fudge bars, its like 80 calories in one fudge bar or something....or fat free pudding.

Snack is my favorite time of day haha as youc an tell. I only allow myself one of those so i dont eat ALL those snacks in one day :-p i generally end up being right on at 1,200. I've gone below a few times but i'm a college student with a VERY busy scheduale and i sometimes forget.

Just be sure your getting enough for your body. everyone is different. I probably wasnt too much help, im a poor college student so my choices are limited. But i try and manage with what i have.

breakfast- oat meal or oat meal bar (quaker oatmeal-to-go!) ~200 cal or yogurt (~100 cal)

coffee, black or skim milk

snack-apple sauce cup (unsweetened, i think its better than the sugared stuff any way, and you can put cinnamon in it to make it even better) ~50 cal, or special k bars 90 cal

lunch- soup/sandwich/salad- ~300 cal

snack- rice cakes, or some kind of cracker, or light string cheese~100 cal

dinner-

usually chicken breast, grilled steak, ground turkey, or turkey sausage (3oz of meat)

one small red potato (maybe with 1 slice of cheese), cup of corn, or tortilla with the meat and veggies inside for starch

try to fill up on any veggie, usually no oil or butter, just seasonings ( i love lemon pepper on broccoli!

~400-600 cal

dessert- apple (100 cal), applesauce (50 cal), sugar-free jell-o (10 cal!), or if Ive been really good, cookies (100+ for a couple of them. the hard part is only eating 2!)

hope this helps! its always hard at first figuring out what to eat when you're trying to drop calories. There are lots of awesome foods out there that are healthy and low cal though. good luck!

Breakfast

Bacon Scramble:  bacon, egg beaters, mushrooms

Coffee with French Vanilla Creamer and Splenda

Ready to Serve Bacon - Bacon

Egg Substitute - Original

Mushrooms - Raw

Coffee - Black

Sugar Free French Vanilla - Coffee-mate Liquid

Lunch

BLT--Salad with Bleu Cheese Dressing:  Iceberg lettuce, roma tomatoes, red bell peppers, litehouse lite bleu cheese dressing topped with bacon and Seasame Ginger Wonton Strips.

Lettuce, Iceberg - (Includes Crisphead Types), Raw

Lite Bleu Cheese - Salad Dressings/Bleu Cheese

Ready to Serve Bacon - Bacon

Wonton Strips Garlic & Ginger

Whole Roma Tomatoes, Organic - Tomatoes & Sauerkraut/Organic Tomato Products

Peppers, Sweet, Red - Raw

Dinner

Sauceless Pasta:  Spaghetti noodles topped with mushrooms, peppers, onions, garlic sauteed in smart balance buttery spread and topped with grated parmesan cheese.

Spaghetti - Cooked, Enriched, Without Added Salt

Mushrooms - Raw

Peppers, Sweet, Red - Raw

Onions - Raw

Garlic - Raw

Smart Balance 37% Light Buttery Spread

Parmesan, Grated Cheese

Snacks

So I am addicted to the Energy vitamin water ... and I drink a minimum of 32 ozs of it daily ... it is one of those things I refuse to give up (that alone is 200 calories).  I think allowing myself this is a deal breaker ... for me, anyway. 

Energy Tropical Citrus - vitaminwater

WW Giant Latte Bar

Pop Secret 100 Calorie Butter

Total Calories Consumed 1,223

Add to this another 60 oz. of water throughout the day.  But that is zero cals ... so I didn't include it in the meal plans.

Here's a few choices for each meal that'll put you around 1,200 a day. :]


Breakfast:

One Option:
-1 piece of whole grain toast
-1 tsp. margerine
-1 Scrambled or Sunny side up egg
-1 Cup Fat Free Yogurt, or 1 packet oatmeal made with water, and splenda
Total Calories: About 300

Second Option:
-1 English Muffin
-2 Tbs. Peanutbutter
-1 tsp. Honey
Total Calories: About 350

Third Option:
-2 Whole Grain Waffles
-2 tsp. Magerine
-2 Tbs. Sugar Free Maple Syrup
Total Calories: About 360

Lunch:

One Option:
-Chicken Flavor Instant Lunch
-1 Piece of Fruit, Or 1 Cup Steamed Veggies
Total Calories: Around 400

Second Option:
-Lean Cuisine Macoroni and Cheese
Total Calories- 290

Third Option
-Subway Chicken Teriaki Sub (6 Inch) with 2 cheese triangles
-Apple Slices
Total Calories- 430


Dinner:

One Option:
-1 Piece of Grilled Chicken, wrapped in a whole grain tortilla, with 1 tbs bbq sauce, and 2 tbs cheese, and lettuce.
-1 Cup Veggies
Total Calories:About 400

Second Option:
-Chicken Basil Lean Cuisine
-1/2 Cup Sliced Strawberries
Total Calories- About 375

Third Option:
-1 Piece of Lasagna
-1 Piece Garlic Bread
-1 Cup Steamed Veggies
Total Calories-About 450

Snacks:

I usually eat 2 a day

-Sargento Light String Cheese (2 Sticks- 100 Calories)

-100 Calorie Packs (Cheez-Itz, Lorna Doone Shortbread Cookies)

-1/2 Whole Grain English Muffin, 1 Wedge Laughing Cow Light Cheese (105 Calories)

-15 Carrot Sticks, 1 Tbs Hummus (100 Calories)

-Fiber One Chewy Peanut Butter and Oats Bar (150 Calories)

-One Packet of No Sugar Added Hot Cocoa with 2 tbs Cool Whip Light (100 Calories)

Hope this helped!

Message me if you have any more questions.

-Adrea

I'm on 1200 and today I have eaten/plan to eat....

Breakfast:

-cup of tea, one nectarine and a slice of toast with promite

Lunch

-80 grams of wholegrain pasta and 4 tablespoons of pasta sauce

-one cob of corn

Snack (morning/afternoon)

-100 grams of green beans steamed AND/OR 100 grams fresh raspberries

Dinner

Some sweet potato, and lots and lots of different vegies

Marinated Tofu

Desert (optional)

one serving of soy yogurt

and throughout the day I drink far too much tea....on a bad day up to 7 cups

Is it bad if after breakfast, I just eat a 200cal sandwich every 2-3 hours?