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YCCer's: What did YOU eat today? [21st of March to the 28th of March 09]

Welcome to the YCCers: What did YOU eat today thread for the week starting the 21st of March to the 28th of March 2009!

After various issues with the former "What did YOU eat today?" thread involving need for constant post deletion thanks to undereaters, and it generally being outdated, we've decided to start a new WDYET? thread for YCCers every week. Why? Because this way, it will be easier for us mods to work against those that post violations whilst still allowing you YCCers to post your menus (provided they meet the thread rules). It's also been updated to allow not just for teens, but YCCers generally. 

But to avoid the problems that caused the last WDYET? thread to be locked, be aware of these thread rules BEFORE you post:

1) Any menu that does not total or appear to total at least 1500 calories for a female under 21 or 1800 for a male under 21 will be removed. Please remember the minimum guidelines for a female and male under 21 are as above and are the sedentary minimums; if you work out, or are not very short and very small you will need more than this. Consumption of less than this comes with a great many related dangers, even if it is only by 100 or 200 calories and can stunt growth and development in the long run. To work out what you need, remember CC's tools are inaccurate for under 21's and so use this calculator instead: http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/bodycomp/bmiz2.html as you are still growing. Yes, even in the later years - there's more going on inside of you that you simply can't see. And if the numbers are confusing you or you'd like help with meal ideas and calorie breakdowns feel free to PM me! I'm happy to help with the maths if it means that no one is starving themselves unduly.

2) If you are older than 21 please make this known before you post your intake. The minimum intake for a sedentary female over 21 is 1200 calories per day. However, I ask you state your age simply because I do not want to get you confused with someone under 21 and delete a menu unknowingly. If you don't state your age, and your menu is clearly below 1500, it will be removed per Rule 1.

3) Try to keep it positive, please. Ranting is okay but remember you can rant in your journals - and it's usually a better place to rant, as you can moderate your own journals rather than write something up here. Furthermore, please remember one day of "crummy" eating isn't going to hurt you, and watch use of the word "binge" - binge eating is a very serious problem, not someone eating an extra couple hundred calories or up to maintanance calories one day, or a large meal, or going for seconds. Still, try to keep it positive over negative, please! :]

And do remember - there will be teens here with differing goals to you. Gaining, maintaining, losing. Don't compare yourself to others - so long as you are healthy and eating enough for what you need, while not in violation of any of these rules, it doesn't matter what anyone else does! Be selfish! x]

4) Don't post a menu if it isn't complete. I'm personally tired of seeing people putting their breakfast, and then a whole menu of "will update" but never updating it. Even if it means you post your menu at the end of every day.

5) Please abide by the YCC Rules when you make your post. They can be found here: ~*YCC Forum Rules - Please read before posting*~

6) Please abide by the Posting Guidelines when you make your post, as expected of you ANY time you post in this forum.

7) If you see a violation of any of the above, please report it to a moderator. Moderators can be found in the lists at the top of each forum or recognised by the little CC sun next to their names. I am one of them. Hello!

8) If you have any questions you would like to raise of a moderator, again, please do feel free to shoot us a private message. I know I am, for one, happy to help with any queries.

Beyond that, happy posting!

Breakfast
Chicken biscut, sausage, egg, and cheese wrap; a HUGE fruit medley (apples, melon, pineapple, grapes, cantelope, blueberries), a tall nonfat vanilla latte with sugar free syrup-----I am STUFFED!

Lunch
6" turkey sub with swiss cheese on wheat bread and all the veggies,mustard, hotsauce

Snack
Almonds, or some other type of nuts (about an oz)

Dinner
Salad

Breakfast:
2 oz turkey
1 medium apple
2 slices light wheat bread
1 tbs sugar free jam
1/2 tsp lemon curd

Snack:
about 8 or so cups of popcorn w/ cinnamon and splenda
1 diet cola

Lunch:
10 oz broccoli
2 oz mushrooms
2 tbs roasted garlic hummus
1 c snap peas
4 oz tilapia

snack:
a lot of raw
-broccoli,
-snap peas
-carrots
lots of roasted garlic hummus

Dinner:
1 jello cup,
5 oz broiled asparagus
10 oz steamed broccoli
1 large carrot-steamed
5 oz broccoli-raw
4 tbs Hummu

//went a bit overboard with the hummus, but it's too good to pass up!//

Dire - your menus always look so light..

Breakfast: hot cereal (blend of whole grain oats, oat bran, wheat bran, flax seed, and wheat germ) cooked in light soymilk and topped with a mixture of almonds, pumpkin seeds, and dried cherries, yogurt with wheat germ and strawberries, coffee

Lunch: avacado, cucumber, and spinach sandwich on multi-grain bread, carrots, skim milk

Snack: an apple

Snack: a banana and a bowl of raw bell pepper strips

Dinner: edit - unfortunatly I was forced to eat dinner on the road, so I had a chargrilled chicken garden salad from chick fil a

 Snack: yogurt parfait with blueberries and raw oats

dire- this is more than before but it still doesn't look like much especially since your still pretty young. and it's mostly veggies. you should add some more fats and maybe even some more protein. eating bread, rice or another grain with your meals would probably be a good idea too.

if you eat like this you'll fill up (because of all the fiber) before getting enough calories. though something tells me you might be trying for that. how many calories did you eat?

breakfast
grape nuts mixed with total cranberry crunch w/ shredded coconut, diced banana and a mix of vanilla and chocolate soy milk; chamomile tea

lunch
subway foot-long seafood sensation on honey oat w/ lettuce, tomato, green pepper, red onion, black olives and a little honey mustard ( this sub was mayo free. :) i made this without mixing the seafood with mayonnaise. and cheese-less. just thinking about cheese grosses me out.)

dinner
spiced vegetarian refried beans on a whole wheat tortilla w/ tomato, spinach, onion and guacamole

***EDIT***

I am INCREDIBLY jealous of everyone that has access to a shakeaway. i mean REALLY REALLY jealous. you're so lucky. dairy free milkshakes!!! man! and there are so many flavors. cucumber, rhubarb and... bubblegum!!! what?!!? i am increasingly hating life in america each and everyday.

Breakfast: old-fashioned oats w/ peanut butter, sugar, and cinnamon applesauce (verdict: i do not like applesauce in my oatmeal)

Lunch: subway 6-inch cold cut trio on italian white bread w/ turkey salami, ham, bologna, lettuce, tomatoes, banana peppers, cucumbers, and black olives

Snack: ritz crackers, 1 big orange

Dinner: 2 veggie wraps on flour tortillas w/ cheese, alfalfa sprouts, black olives, jalapenos, and cucumber

Breakfast: truly vanilla kashi hot cereal, coffee with whole milk and splenda

Lunch: turkey meatloaf, mashed potatoes, carrots

Snack: peanut butter and banana sandwich on whole wheat bread, coke zero

Dinner: huge salad (baby spinach, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, carrots, cucumber, peas and chickpeas) with orange ginger dressing

Snack: cranberry oatmeal

breakfast: peanut butter trail mix bar, english muffin w/ honey

snack: lowfat strawberry yogurt w/ old-fashioned oats

lunch: veggie burger on white wheat bread w/ alfalfa sprouts, cheese, black olives, and cucumbers

snack: cheese snack crackers (waste of 200 calories...grr)

dinner: lots of tuna salad w/ plain yogurt, mustard, caesar dressing, and alfalfa sprouts

Breakfast: Banana, Apple, Banana Date Oat Muffin

Lunch: Baked potato w/ vegenaise and ketchup, GIGANTIC orange

Snack: Stovetop-popped popcorn

Dinner: Apples + Cinnamon oatmeal w/ peanut butter mixed in, 1/2 Arabic flat bread stuffed w/ hummus + cucumber

Snack: Banana + chocolate soy milk shake, an apple jolly rancher

Total: 1,588

Today I tried eating more calorie-dense things, because I tend to become full very quickly. I don't enjoy having to force the calories in at the end of the day. Also because, when I was eating a more restrictive calorie amount (because I thought I needed it to maintain), I would gravitate toward diet foods, looking for low-cal things so I could eat more. After learning my calorie intake was too low, and upping it, I'm trying to transition out of that mindset so I can eat normal foods, and in turn not have to each as MUCH food overall because my choices are higher in calories. It was so liberating to eat a WHOLE muffin. And a WHOLE baked potato. I haven't done that in a long, long time. And the maintenance is going so well! A good day, again :) 

Breakfast: egg whites scrambled with spinach and peppers, canteloupe, soy milk

Lunch: 1/4 grilled chicken breast, chili vegetable soup, mini-salad, iced chai latte made with soy milk

Snack: freeze-dried mango slices

Dinner: veggie sushi with avocado, hummus, carrots, celery, steamed veggies, a bit of quinoa cous cous

Snack: apple, trail mix

Snack: banana, rice cake with peanut butter

When_I_Fly: Holy damn rhubarb and bubblegum millions would be awesome. I want to try that now. I had a hot ginger and cinnamon shake yesterday, that was good. Warmed me up like woah. 'w' Would probably go well with lemon instead of cinnamon too.

We do vegan shakes, as well as just dairy free. There's a list on the website of our vegan flavours. Hur. :D

Did you know, Coco Pops are vegan? WTF!? @_@

Folkharpist: You're aiming for 2000, though, aren't you? o__o; That's what got advised to you.

Swap the popcorn for nuts, or dried fruit, or something considerably denser. Popcorn is full of air; it's not calorie dense unless we're talking the butter smothered kind. A baked potato with just veganaise and ketchup isn't a lunch, that's a side dish! Put a more calorific filling in! Where's the protein!? Beans, maybe? And half a flat bread? What's that about? x: Why not a whole one?

Mkhan12: That is not a gainer's menu. :\

Breakfast
Kashi Heart to Heart Instant Oatmeal, Tuna salad and cheese spread sandiwch on wheat bread, coffee black

Lunch
6" Crab salad sub on wheat bread *no cheese* with lettuce, tomatos, onions, bell peppers, olives, cucumbers, jalepenos, mustard, hotsauce, black pepper; coke zero

Snack
A banana and a Steele Reserve (yummy beer)

Dinner
Oatmeal or crawfish

As_I_Fly: Around 1,500 or so, not quite sure, didn't add the last few parts to my counter. I think I'm doing good on cals today though.

What? Shakeaway? How come I've never heard of this? I'm still stuck with crummy Jamba juice!

Breakfast:
1/2 large canteloupe
1/2 c fat free cottage cheese (Bah)


Lunch:
2 oz baguette
2.5 tbs spinach dip
3/4 c fat free cottage cheese
8 c air popped popcorn
(And there, ladies and gents, is the 715 calorie lunch :( :( :()

Dinner:
5 oz steamed broccoli
5 oz broiled asparagu

Breakfast: eggs scrambled with a garden veggie patty, steamed spinach, yogurt parfait with wheat germ, almonds, and strawberries

Lunch: half of a cucumber, avacado and spinach sandwich on one slice of multi-grain bread, bell pepper strips, strawberries, and an apple

Snack: steamed green beans with slivered almonds, and chai tea

Dinner: baked chicken topped with mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce, and a sprinkle of parmesan, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, half of a baked sweet potato

breakfast: oatmeal with brown sugar, nutmeg, and dried blueberries, cherries, and golden raisins. nonfat vanilla latte.

lunch: rotini pasta, with cheese & chicken. raw broccoli, dipped in italian dressing. cup of skim milk.

snack: 1 pear. 1 whole wheat pita. chamomile tea.

dinner: spaghetti with marinara sauce, steamed yellow carrots, spinach and navy beans.

Original Post by boston93:

Stacey - your whole day sounds so delicious.

It was delicious! :D

kaybug - the caffeine in tea affects me less than coffee, but I still limit my consumption of both. I switch to decaf and herbal teas in the afternoon or else I'd be up all night!

B: oats with skim milk, cocoa powder, banana slices, chocolate granola, white chocolate and dark chocolate peanut butter

L: cashew butter and strawberry jam on whole wheat bread; plain yogurt with ground flax; 2 apples; mixed berry smoothie

S: Rachel's pomegranate acai yogurt

D: pollock, peas, red potato

S: medjool dates and mixed nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts)

Breakfast: 1/2 cup rolled oats with an egg mixed in. A banana and 1 slice of light whole wheat bread.

Snack: 1 Tangerine, 1 cup of grapes

Lunch: 2oz of Tuna with salad. 1/2 cup snap peas, celery and carrot sticks.

Snack: One Chicken Cheddar Lean Pocket, an apple

Dinner: (Nobody in the house felt like cooking so that means BREAKFAST FOR DINNER <3) 1/2 cup rolled oats with an egg and spinach mixed in. Steamed asparagus and 1/2 cup Multigrain Cheerios with 1/2 cup 2% milk.

Snack: Dannon Light and Fit Vanilla Cherry flavor.

I'm trying to get off counting but I have a feeling that this dosen't reach my 2100 maintenance. Darn. Oh well I'm full and and happy so it's all good.

breakfast
grape nuts w/ chocolate soy milk; organic free range egg sunny side up on a slice of whole wheat toast

lunch
subway foot long veggie delite on honey oat w/ lots of cucumber, tomato, onion black olive, lettuce, green pepper, sweet onion sauce and honey mustard; huge slice chocolate peanut butter pie

dinner
lots of steamed and raw veggies; tangerine

not much of a dinner but i had a decent breakfast and a huge lunch. i'm to 1600 before dinner. haha. no big deal though. it's only one day.

Original Post by when_i_fly_and_look_down:

I am INCREDIBLY jealous of everyone that has access to a shakeaway. i mean REALLY REALLY jealous. you're so lucky. dairy free milkshakes!!! man! and there are so many flavors. cucumber, rhubarb and... bubblegum!!! what?!!? i am increasingly hating life in america each and everyday.

But in the States you get Lara and Luna bars and way more dairy-free alternatives than we do in the UK! I want to try Luna and Lara bars so much!

B: Porridge (half water, half light soy milk) w/raisins and flax seed

S: Carrot sticks and a Frusli bar

L: Mixed leaf salad w/feta, 2 satsumas, an apple

S: Eat Natural Blueberry and Pistachio Yoghurt coated bar, a pear

D: Soup (Mixed bean, tomato and assorted veggies), 2 rice cakes w/a tablespoon of PB

S: Home made sugar free flax granola w/  light soy milk

S: Whole wheat wrap w/ a tablespoon of PB

(I really need to eat bigger portions so I don't end up having to cram in calories at night to meet my total )

Breakfast: Homemade smoothie w/ 1 banana, peanut butter, and soy milk - large apple

Snack: Bora Bora Almonds + Sunflower Bar

Lunch: Huge asian salad w/ cabbage, thai basil, peanuts + raisins in sesame dressing, Strawberry soy yogurt

Snack: Soy latte w/ cinnamon, yummy sample at Trader Joe's

Dinner: Vegan nutloaf in whole arabic flat bread () w/ ketchup, carrots, peas

Snack: Smores Luna Bar

Total: 1,750

Lala- I am aiming for 2,000 in the long run, but is it healthy to do it all at once? I wasn't sure, and the idea of increasing in increments made me feel more comfortable. I gave it another boost today, though! And got all my protein. Yesterday's menu wasn't a very good example on a nutritional level 

Another reason I wanted to add gradually, and a question I have, concerns my appetite. When I was ignorantly eating 13-1450 to maintain, I was hungry all the time (duh, Kelsea.) Now that I've started upping, I still get hungry but less often, not for long, at weird times, and get full fairly quickly. I still finish the meals because a higher calorie intake is my goal, but is it just my body getting used to the change?It's just a bit uncomfortable, that's all. The body is a complex thing... amazes me sometimes. Thanks again for your input! :)

BREAKFAST- two whole wheat waffles sandwiched together with natural peanut butter and a banana, a mug of skim milk on the side

LUNCH- two slices of elizabars health bread w/ turkey and soy cheese, carrots, red pepper and grapes on the side

SNACK- unsweetened passion fruit iced tea, a stonyfield farms vanilla yogurt, some kashi heart to heart, a few kashi tlc crackers

DINNER- grilled salmon, pecan brown rice, spinach w/ mango salsa, diet gingerale (bad but so good) and a pear