Ok this is what I have had today.....let me know how I am doing

Breakfast
A   Rich Chocolate Royale - Optima Shakes 325 190  

Lunch
B+  Rolls, Dinner, Wheat 56 153
B+  Bread, Wheat, Toasted - (Includes Wheat Berry) 46 130
C-  American Cheese 28 93
C+  Soup, Cheese - Canned, Condensed, Commercial 129 156
B   Ham, Sliced, Extra Lean - (Approximately 5% Fat) 56 73
B   Ice Creams, Vanilla, Light, Soft-serve 44 55  

Dinner
B+  Beef, Top Sirloin - Separable Lean Only, Trimmed To 1/4" Fat, Select, Cooked, Broiled 113 210
B+  Kaiser Roll 66 160
B+  Applesauce - Canned, Sweetened, Without Salt 128 97
B-  BAKED! RUFFLES Original Potato Crisps 28 120  

Snacks
A   Apples 138 72
B-  Puddings, Kraft, Jell-o Brand Fat Free Pudding Snacks Chocolate, Ready-to-eat 113 102

Also...I only have about 1500 calories as of today and I really need something else to eat...what should I have?  BTW, I made an A- today  :)


EDIT: I don't know what is wrong but I can eat only 1500 calories and be pretty full...I know I need to stay around 2000-2200 but I am finding it hard to do without eating some junk food.....is celary and peanut butter a good snack???  How can I add somemore calories and still not eat a bunch of junk?  Thanks.

I'd sure like to see more fruits and veggies in that list. No greens or other veggies at all (potato crisps don't count), and only one raw fruit (sweetened applesauce is better than no fruit at all, but not nearly as good as an unprocessed apple).

By all means, eat celery and peanut butter. Lots of celery, modest amounts of peanut butter. The peanut butter will add the calories in a hurry, so go easy on that or you'll overshoot the mark.

Or try any raw veggie (celery, sweet pepper strips, carrots, tomatoes, etc.) with a yogurt dip or hummus.

I did  have an apple for a snack and probably will have some celery for a snack tomarrow and probably a salad to go along with whatever I have for dinner. 


I haven't really eaten salad before and I hate the smell of ranch dressing...of course since I haven't eaten salad I haven't eaten dressing and have no idea what it tastes like...what is a good healthy dressing for a beginner to salads??

Thanks

Try an Italian dressing.  Most people like that- but I would not go for Fat-Free (it is a little gross).

Try light or even full fat dressing.  It sounds like you need the calories anyway:)

i agree that you could use more veggies in your diet.  here's a great salad recipe you could try - make up a batch and eat a cupfull everyday.  http://www.calorie-count.com/recipe/4742.html

I'm not a big salad eater, either, mostly because I don't like any of the low-fat dressings. Raw veggies are great, though, and are very convenient -- if you keep a big bowlful of celery sticks, baby carrots, radishes, cucumbers or whatever in the fridge,  you always have a healthy snack at hand.

What about cooked vegetables? Broccoli or green beans or peas, maybe? Those are just as good for you as salad. If you don't like vegetables at all, maybe you could try to add even more fruit. A diet isn't just about calories, it's also about getting enough of what your body needs, like vitamins and fiber.

I'm not a big salad eater, either, mostly because I don't like any of the low-fat dressings. Raw veggies are great, though, and are very convenient -- if you keep a big bowlful of celery sticks, baby carrots, radishes, cucumbers or whatever in the fridge,  you always have a healthy snack at hand.

What about cooked vegetables? Broccoli or green beans or peas, maybe? Those are just as good for you as salad. If you don't like vegetables at all, maybe you could try to add even more fruit. A diet isn't just about calories, it's also about getting enough of what your body needs, like vitamins and fiber.

I agree its pritty hard eating all your calaries infact i feel im eating too much and that im going to put weight on if i eat all this.

Im trying to eat 1500 calaries a day, to maximise my weightloss

1500 calaries a day is a hell of a lot of food my day today goes somthing like this :

Breakfast

A   Kellogg's Special K 60 227    
     Milk - Skimmed 42 14  

Lunch   

     Asda Cream of chicken Soup 400 192   
     Snack-A-Jacks - Jumbo, Cheddar Cheese Flavour 20 77 
     Banana - Raw 118 116
A-  Rolls, French 38 105
     Cheese - Soft, Philadelphia, Mini Tubs, Extra Light 35 39  

 Dinner

A   Bananas 225 200
A   Oranges 180 85
A   Orange Juice 248 112
A   Strawberries 152 49
A   Grapes 92 62  

Snacks
A   Apples 106 55     
     Walkers Squares 22 92
A   Oranges 96 45     
     Snack-A-Jacks - Jumbo, Cheddar Cheese Flavour 10 38  

Total Calories Consumed   1,508

Im not a grate lover of veg but i cant get enough of fruit.  Reason im haveing all fruit for dinner is i play badminton tonight and i find i cant eat solid food befor playing, so i have a smoothiee by blending it all up into a really tasty shake.

Gosh, that type of eating is going to do one thing only my friend, it is going to kill you, slowly but surly.

You have got to be kidding.

Everything you are eating, is either putrifying in your gut, or making your body highly acidic...

Get some help before it becomes too late!

I'm not kidding, forget the calorie counting and get into some healthy eating.

I found this info on one of the sites someone was talking about (mentioned) in a different thread here... thought it might help you too...

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"Correctly combining foods makes all the difference in the world to proper digestion, cholesterol and metabolism. Without complete digestion, the nutrients in even the most wholesome food cannot be fully extracted and assimilated by the body.

Moreover, incomplete digestion and inefficient metabolism are the prime causes of fat and cholesterol accumulation in the body.

A low calorie diet of overcooked, processed and improperly combined foods will still make you fat and leave sticky deposits in your arteries, just as the wrong mix of fuels will leave carbon deposits on the spark plugs of an engine, clog the pistons, and create foul gaseous exhaust."

Daniel Reid a living Tao Master reminds us that "the various forms of heart disease are primarily the result of toxic impurities clogging blood vessels. This deprives the heart muscles and valves of oxygen and puts excessive chronic strain on the heart, which has to pump much harder than normal to push blood through a clogged circulatory system- a healthy heart pumps about 3,000 gallons of blood every 24 hours, but a heart under the stress of a clogged circulatory system must pump up to 25,000 gallons in 24 hours just to maintain sufficient circulation; obviously, such an 8-fold increase in heart strain soon leads to heart exhaustion and disease. The prime source of the blood impurities and deposits that cause heart disease is a diet composed entirely of denatured and cooked foods."  


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I'd like to see less processed food on that list, less bread, less sugar, more fiber.

If you are looking for a good snack to add a couple hundred calories and not much bulk, may I suggest nuts? A quarter cup of pistachio nuts is about 170 calories. They are rather high in fat but they are a healthy snack.  Raisins are another calorie dense snack and will satisfy your sweet tooth.

It looks like your day was fairly low in fat but really high in carbs/sugar. I am definitely of the South Beach persuasion that simple carbs/sugar is more detrimental than fat. Also, I think the more processed carbs you eat the more you want and it is a vicious cycle that just adds pounds. I think all the sweet items on your list is evidence of that - ice cream, applesauce, pudding, the rolls.

I would suggest adding some more calories to your breakfast. 190 calories to get you to lunch is pretty low. Also, I just hate the idea of meal replacement shakes but that is me.

Have you ever tried shredded wheat? It is very filling and has lots of fiber. A cup of Bite Size (not the frosted kind) is 167 calories and 6 g of fiber. I usually eat it with a banana sliced in, raisins, or blueberries to add more fiber and nutrients (and something sweet). 

Don't eat salads if you don't like them.  Many men don't. You are making changes to your lifestyle, not going on a "diet" until you loose weight so you need to eat foods you are going to keep eating because you like them. Also, salads are time intensive to prepare so instead try green beans,  broccoli, zuccini, aspargus to add low-calorie fiber to your diet. For quickness, frozen veggies are pretty good - especially the string beans and broccoli. Steaming broccoli and zuccini is quick and easy. You may not have liked these as a child but our moms usually boiled them until they were mushy. Steaming them briefly so they are crispy is so much better. I never liked zuccini until I was an adult.

Also, instead of a processed kaiser roll with dinner, have a potato, rice, carrots, or corn with your dinner. They are still starches but the veggies are not processed.

It looks like you have a sweet tooth. Ice cream, sweetened applesauce (buy the unsweetened if you like applesauce so much), and pudding on the same day seem like a lot of sweets. How about substituing fruit for the processed sweets to add fiber and nurtrients? I like something sweet after dinner and have been having clementine oranges as my dessert. They are only 25 calories and add fiber. The other fruits I have been buying are blueberries, grapes, watermelon, blackberries, and cantelope.

You should shoot for 20g of fiber a day.  You can add lettuce, tomato, and red onion to your lunch sandwhich to add more fiber and nutrients. Also, you could probably stand to put more ham on your sandwhich - 73 calories is probably 2 thin slices. Double that up.

Good luck!

Carolyn

All good advice, Carolyn, and I especially love your recognition that one can eat a balanced and healthful diet without eating salads! Don't like 'em myself (and I'm not even a man), although I like raw veggies other than lettuce.

I don't like cooked zucchini to this day (it's good raw, though). And I wouldn't touch asparagus until I was old enough to vote.

But I have to confess to a dark secret. I like raw veggies to be crisp and cooked veggies to be soft. And I don't like "al dente" pasta (on the rare occasions when I eat it), either.

I know. I'm a food philistine. Sigh.