please tell me your honest truth!!!

Love to hear peoples thoughts on what I am eating today....

Breakfast 

A   Crackers, Matzo, Whole-wheat        &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp; 98

A-  Egg, White - Raw, Fresh        &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;           32

Lunch  

B+  Tuna, Light, Canned In Water - Without Salt, Drained Solids        &nb sp;  191

A   Crackers, Matzo, Whole-wheat        &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp; 98

A   Tomato (Cherry), 5 each, raw - Fruits        &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp; 40

    Hellmann's Reduced Fat Mayonnaise        &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;   20

Snacks  

A   Oranges - Raw, California, Navels        &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;        69

B+  Almonds, Dry Roasted - With Salt Added        &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;         42

A   Bananas        &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;  90

B+  Milled Flax Seed        &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp; 60

A-  Fat Free French Vanilla        &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;          &nb sp;  140

Total Calories Consumed         &nb sp;          &nb sp;     880



Fat - 13.2% (14 grams)
Protein - 31.5% (73 grams)
Carbohydrates - 55.4% (128 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 474 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 55 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 50 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 1 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 21 grams

i don't understand why you'd post this.

you know we're going to tell you you're undereating, and you know you're undereating, but you still ask?

you need at least 1200 calories to live, and by the looks of your display picture; you partake in physical activity which means you need MORE than 1200. you're also not getting enough healthy fats in your diet.

if you need any help; pm me, i'd be glad to help. but please increase your calories, it does more harm than good.

well I have not eaten dinner yet so I will probably end up at around 1200 maybe more.  I know that CC does not promote eating less than 1200 cals, for some this does not always work.    I really wanted to hear about what people thought of the food an such.  I like to hear critics or ways to improve.

thanks for discouraging posting.

i didn't mean to discourage you. when i saw you'd posted what you ate today i immediately scrolled down to the end where it said "total calories consumed: 880" without seeing if you'd eaten all your meals yet. i am sorry.

your diet looks faily decent. you seem to be getting enough protein, which is very good, and your low sodium intake is great. the only thing i could suggest if that you make sure you're getting enough healthy fats (you probably will at dinner), other than that; it looks fine.

You could eat a bigger breakfast w/ more protein.. Maybe add a tbsp of peanut butter on the crackers???.. 130 cals is really low for breakfast..

Thanks for the apology.

most of the fat does come at dinner I would say.  Not sure what I will have tonight.

I normally eat oatmeal with flaxseed in the AM which is more cals but I am not eating oatmeal this week for passover, so that has limited me some with what I can eat.

thanks for the suggestions!!!

Any thoughts on what I should have for dinner?

5 cherry tomatoes, the lonely veggies  :)

I eat more veggies than this usually.  I'll put leftover veggies from the night before in my egg whites.  Or I'll keep some chopped onion & mushrooms in the fridge specifically to add to egg whites.  Or sometimes I'll put my egg white omelet on a bed of salad greens with salsa and low fat sour cream.

I'll have at least two servings of veggies at lunch and at least two more at dinner.  Veggies = a low sugar source of vitamins AND fiber.

Do you like veggies?

Need ideas for how to work them in?

(glad to see you again!)

:)

I ended up having a big bowl of steamed asparagus, squash, brocolli and cauliflower with parmesan on it.  it was yummy but it was 9:30pm when I had dinner because that is when i got home from work.   they had dinner bought in last night and I don't normally eat that but I did have just a few bits of the bbq chicken.  not the best dinner for me but figured it was better than not eating at all.

I think that looks great, except that you were missing some veggies. But since you made that up during dinner, it seems fine. I would just say not to have canned tuna too often. I think you could have had more bbq chicken, without the skin ;)

not too much canned tuna due to the mercury level?  how often would you say is too much in a weeks time?

There is a chart here http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/tu na.asp

Basically, it says if you weigh 120 lbs (my weight because I don't know what you weigh to check against the chart), to not eat more than 1 can of albacore every 11 days or 1 can of chunk light every 4 days.

oh wow.  I thought that chunk light was lower in mercury than albacore, which is why I buy the light.

I went to the link but I could not find the table you were speaking of but I did find this

"The environmental groups' new data on mercury in tuna combines results from a new FDA test obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request and a Mercury Policy Project study, "Can the Tuna," published last June. Together, both studies tested 218 cans of albacore tuna and 141 cans of light tuna sold under a variety of brand names. The tests found average levels of mercury in albacore tuna at 0.39 parts per million (ppm), and average levels in light tuna at 0.12 ppm -- a third of that in albacore. The combined data found that 5 percent of the albacore tuna cans had mercury levels higher than 0.64 ppm. The two sets of test data showed consistent results."

based on that sounds like albacore is higher than chunk light.

Albacore is higher in mercury than chunk light, which is why I, at 120 lbs, can have no more than 1 can of albacore every 11 days, whereas I could seemingly safely have 1 can of chunk light every 4 days.

Here is the chart:

If you weigh: Don't eat more than one can every:
White Albacore Chunk Light
20 lbs 10 weeks 3 weeks
30 lbs 6 weeks 2 weeks
40 lbs 5 weeks 11 days
50 lbs 4 weeks 9 days
60 lbs 3 weeks 7 days
70 lbs 3 weeks 6 days
80 lbs 2 weeks 6 days
90 lbs 2 weeks 5 days
100 lbs 2 weeks 5 days
110 lbs 12 days 4 days
120 lbs 11 days 4 days
130 lbs 10 days 4 days
140 lbs 10 days 3 days
150+ lbs 9 days 3 days

Source: Food and Drug Administration test results for mercury and fish, and the Environmental Protection Agency's determination of safe levels of mercury.

thanks for posting the table.

what about this though...

The tests found average levels of mercury in albacore tuna at 0.39 parts per million (ppm), and average levels in light tuna at 0.12 ppm -- a third of that in albacore. The combined data found that 5 percent of the albacore tuna cans had mercury levels higher than 0.64 ppm.

this seems conflicting with what the table is suggested, would you agree?  I got this from the site you directed me to.  this is odd...don't you think?

Which part is conflicting? It says albacore tuna has levels of .39 and light tuna has levels of .12. The chart says that you can eat light tuna about a third more often than you should eat albacore. They seem to support each other.

oh wow...i am so dumb today.  sorry about that...I am normally not so dense.  oppsy.

thanks again for the information.  Next time I will absorb it correctly.  silly me.  sorry about that.

lol no problem. By the way, I also like to have tuna as my go-to protein food, but since we can't have it all the time, I've found one replacement (still looking for others). I get about the same amount of protein from egg whites and some deli ham. They're low fat and high protein. Just in case you need some variety too ;)

I love egg whites.  had two today :)  sometimes turkey because I don't eat ham but I do love eggs so that is always a good bet and super fast to make.  thanks for the suggestions.

There is a lot of sugar in flavored yogurt -  I would say get some high protein fat free like Fage greek yogurt and sweeten with Agave which is lower GI.  If you like the vanilla taste you could add a drop of extract.  Hope you like the tip.

I love yogurt but you are right about the sugar.  I used to eat Fage and like it.  what is Agave?

I also love to eat skyrr have you tried this it is an icelandic "cheese/yogurt" its so yummy and 6 oz has 17 grams of protein and only 150 cals.  I had some this AM.

I know everyone says you need at least 1200 calories daily to live...I don't believe that...I rarely eat that many calories per day...that would be "topping out" for me....but then I'm small boned and small..(not at all underweight BTW).

My suggestion would be to explore some "other" foods that would make you feel more like you're eating something....I'm a big fan of veggie sandwhiches...by the time I'm done stacking the goods on my bread (200 calories in two slices)...I'm still not up to 300 calories for the sandwhich...enjoy eating AND losing...it can be done!