meal plan templates for different calorie ranges--WHAT DID YOU EAT TODAY??

OKAY, so there is a thread that posts foods eaten for the day, but for those of us who run low on ideas or want to see what a particular range of calories can look like for the day i thought it would be GREAT to have a thread where we list our foods eaten with the calorie range. so, if you're with me listaway!! 

I think it would be helpful to list the TOTAL CALORIES for each person's day...that way individuals can get a sense of what a days worth of calories looks like for that calorie goal. if this is a bad idea then that's fine but it's just a suggestion

B: 1 packet oatmeal, 1 packet cream of wheat, 4 eggs, 1 cup cabbage, 1 light yogurt, 1 orange [split into 2 mini meals]

S: sandwich with veggie deli meat, lettuce, a salad, and homemade energy bar

S: ice cream from a neighborhood place

L: egg burrito with cole slaw and a cereal bar

S: hummus and carrots with cheery tomatoes, string cheese, homemade energy bar

S: oatmeal, cottage cheese with all bran

D: ww pasta, veggie grounds, broccoli/caulflower blend

S: frozen yogurt, popcorn with cinnamon and sugar, small slice carrot cake

2000-2100 calories

B: 2 eggs, oatmeal, and yogurt~ 375 

S: bagel, fiber plus bar ~300

L: salad and a veggie burger with english muffin oh and balsamic dressing ~ 275

L2: salad and veggie burger~ 150

S: string cheese ~ 70

D: veggie burger, eggplant and zucchini sauteed with a bit of olive oil, and ravioli ~400

S: ice cream and popcorn ~ 300

TOTAL: 1870

WO: cycling

B: oatmeal, 2 eggs, ww bagel ~ 450

S: yogurt and string cheese ~ 140

L: bag of steamable veggies and 2 veggie burgers ~ 350

S: protein bar and english muffin ~350

D: veggie cake (not quite a burger but similar), eggplant and zucchini grilled, sauteed cabbage ~ 250

S: ice cream and popcorn ~ 300

TOTAL: 1850 (eating a bit less because i've been working out for only 30 minutes a day--calculators do say that 1700 is my maintenance for moderate but i find that i can eat a bit more and maintain) 

WO: 13 minutes jog 20 minutes stationary bike, walking

Yesterday was a hungry day for me - I felt like I was snacking all afternoon! Mostly I think I was craving salt. My day ended at an estimated 1650 calories.

B: Scrambled eggs, oat-nut toast with light margarine

S: Plain, nonfat Greek-style yogurt w/Splenda. I love this type of yogurt, but the commercial kind is so expensive! I've resorted to buying generic nonfat yogurt and straining out the whey myself.

L: Homemade cream of chicken soup w/lemon and dill

Tiny Snack 1 (TS1): Antipasto (marinated olives and mushrooms)

TS2: Salt 'n Vinegar almonds

TS3: Multi-grain snack crackers with a little tuna salad

Dinner: Ribeye steak, sauteed asparagus w/light margarine and lemon, side salad w/ff ranch, and a light beer.

B: 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 yogurt, 1 packet of oatmeal ~375

S: 1 bagel, 1 protein bar ~350

L: wild rice and cabbage with 2 veggie burgers ~400

S: string cheese, baby carrots, hummus ~175

D: eggplant, zucchini, cabbage and a veggie cake ~250

S: ice cream and popcorn ~ 300

TOTAL: 1850

WO: 20 minute stairmill and 30 minutes elliptical and walking

B: Blueberry Muffin Mini Wheats (24 Biscuits) w/ Fat Free Milk: 220 cals

S: Lindor Chocolate Truffle: 75 cals

L: Vegetable Omelet made with 1/2 Egg Whites: approx. 350 cals

L2: Home fries and Toast: 133 & 170 cals

D: Amy's Chili and Cornbread Meal: 340 cals

Total: 1288

B: Oat-nut toast topped with peanut butter and 2 slices of bacon

L: Plain, nonfat greek style-yogurt w/splenda, and homemade cream of chicken soup w/lemon and dill (previous day's lunch was so good I had to do it again)

D: Hazelnut-crusted salmon, salad w/ff poppyseed dressing, and sugar-free chocolate mousse cup.

S: 1/2 peanut butter sandwich, and a glass of lowfat milk

1425 calories, after all was said and done.

wordsunheard: what did you do? break up your breakfast meal..lol. your lunch and snack seem like they were part of the same whole meal. haha.what other amy's meals have you had? which do you like best?

B: 1/2c cottage cheese with frank's red hot and black pepper, a plain ww bagel, a small banana = 380

L1: maple nut cliff bar, pudding cup, green apple=400

S: Rice krispy treat(strawberry :]) some lemonheads = 185

L2: boca burger on a sandwich thin w/ cottage cheese, lettuce, ketchup. 1/2c plain yogurt with a few raisins and cinnamon, 1/2c cereal with 1/4c almond milk =400

S: Iced caramel coffee w/almond milk, a taffy cookie = 150

=1525 so far

D: TBD =500-600

chrissy-

Break up breakfast- no, but I like to get the right portion, 24 of those lil mini wheats is one serving, so I tend to count, because I tend to overeat cereal without even realizing! Although I try not to count out loud my coworkers would look at me funny lol.

My lunch 1 and lunch 2 was indeed one meal, I just split it up because I had L1 at like 12  got full and then had the rest or L2 at like 2:30-3:00.

I have recently discovered Amy's meals. I like a lot of them. I've tried quite a few, the one I had for dinner is great, plus I like the cheese enchilada, the tamale one, there's another enchilada one, two of the bowls (but I don't like those as much as the meals) pretty much if it sounds like Mexican Food, I'm going to eat it!  She has some Asian cuisines too, I haven't tried any of them yet but they sound good. Don't like her pizza pocket thingy..tastes too plain.

I love that you eat ice cream everyday, ur living the dream!

wordsunheard: i actually meant the omelet/potatoes/toast meal being broken up...lol. i didn't think you ate like 1 frosted mini wheat every 5 mins or something...lol. i love ice cream!! you could have it daily too if you wanted!! 

Oooooh ok...I was confused lol.

Daily ice cream would be sweet, however I think I need to get more discipline down first. Staying on track is hard for me unfortunately... trying to lose weight isn't easy that's for sure.

I am going to do something "bad" today. Basically...sit and eat about 3 cups of frozen yogurt...it's only about 20 calories per oz...so 80 cals per serving...that's 6 servings. 420 calories. yep but it's one of my favorites for sure.

B: bagel, 2 eggs, oatmeal --425

S: protein bar and a yogurt ~ 300

S: soft serve~ 450 (samples included..hehe)

L: 1 veggie burger, wild rice, and 100g cabbage ~ 275

S: string cheese and baby carrots with hummus ~ 175

D: 1 serving quinoa, 200g zucchini grilled, and alfredo sauce ~225

TOTAL: 1850

WO: 25 minutes strength session, 30 minutes cardio

B: Mini Wheats with Skimmed Milk and a banana - 300

S: Apple - 50

L: Greek Salad & small sugar-free Vanilla Cappuccino - 300

S: Carrots with hummous - 105

D: Pasta with mozzarella - 500

S: Ryvitta salt & vinegar crisps & a cup of Skinny Cow hot chocolate - 133

TOTAL: 1388

Hye today i ate

Breakfast: oatmal with honey and almonds(prolly 300 cal.), whey protein powder mixed with soymilk(maybe 150 or 200 cal?)

Lunch: 3 or 4 crackers with cream cheese and guava spread, spicy ramen noodles (360 cal.) with a egg(70 cal.) in it, half of a 400 cal cookie (so 200 cal.) cup of earl grey tea plain

snack: apple(50 cal.) yerba mate tea(0 cal.)

snack : grapes(maybe 150 cal Im guessing)

Dinner:bowl of homeade vegtable soup my gma made, some of a veggie casserole, part of a muffin (like 3 bites)

I don't know how many cal. because i don't know how many cal is in the soup of veggie casserole~erica

i think it was 1800 cal but im not to sure??

B: 2 eggs, 1 protein bar, 1 bagel, 1 yogurt ~600

Precycle snack: veggie burger and veggies ~150

Work with student on paper

S: ice cream ~300

L: quinoa with chopped celer, onions, carrots, veggie grounds ~300

S: string cheese and an apple ~175

D: pasta made into stir fry with cabbage, bean sprouts, celery, onions, and broccoli and an asian veggie burger ~400

S: not sure yet..maybe a mini chocolate for 80 cals.

TOTAL: 2000 calories because my wo is longer today

wo: cycling for 70 minutes

I understood that today would be an eat-what-you-want kind of day when my boyfriend shook me awake and said "Babe, let's go get some breakfast!" I do love me some Sunday brunch :)

Brunch (out): Most of a "hobo" skillet (2 eggs over potatoes, peppers, onions, mushrooms, ham, diced tomato and cheese), half a slice of whole grain toast, cup of coffee w/ cream.

Dinner (at home): Roast chicken w/40 cloves of garlic (I had a leg and a thigh, but ended up peeling off the skin - old habits never die), fingerling potatoes, carrots w/light margarine and fresh dill, 2 small slices of french bread (delicious with the pan gravy), and 2 glasses of red wine.

Dessert: low-fat ice cream (shared a bowl with the bf)

I calculated the calorie content of my day at almost exactly 2000 calories - soooo indulgent for only 2 meals, but I don't feel guilty in the slightest!

B: oatmeal, yogurt, 2 eggs, cookie bar thing with omegas :) ~500 

L: 2 veggie burgers, quinoa and cabbage ~400 

S: string cheese, apple, bagel~300 

D: pasta with veggie grounds, broccoli, alfredo sauce ~350 

S: ice cream ~200

Total:1750

Wo: 30 mins cycling and walking

Monday Nov. 2nd

B: McCain's Oatmeal with Splenda Brown Sugar & Cinnamon: 208 cals

S: Banana: 125 cals

L: Amy's Beans and Spanish Rice Enchilada: 330 cals

S: F1 Oats & Peanut Butter Bar: 150 cal

S2:711 Large Iced Hazelnut Coffee with Cream: 90 cals

D: Portabella Mushroom Burger: 215 cals w/ side of Veggies: 50 cals

D: Mini Butterfinger, Mini Hersherys Bar, Mini Baby Ruth: approx. 100 cals

Total: 1268

I deviated from the plan yesterday. had 400 cals of ice cream after work. so i had 1/2 serving pasta, and didn't have the evening ice cream, so 100 cals over the plan but no biggie.

Eats: B: oatmeal, 2 eggs and 2 whites, yogurt ~400 

S: bagel~150 

L: 2 veggie burgers, qunioa, and veggies ~400 

S: "healthy" cheese crackers. Organic and natural and string cheese ~200 

L2: 2 veggie burgers and cabbage ~275 

D: pasta with soy crumbles (more accurate term) and grilled squash ~300 

S: ice cream ~100 

Total: 1825 Wo: walking and 40 minutes cycling

B: Scrambled eggs (Egg Beaters) and a slice of oatnut toast

S: Honeycrisp apple

L: Big mug (more like a bowl) of homemade lamb-vegetable stew

S: Chocolate protein shake

D: Sweet & spicy chicken and broccoli stir fry

S: Popcorn w/light margarine and a diet pepsi

Total for the day: 1360