Can some experienced bandsters give me an example of what you eat in a day? There are threads here and there about what doesn't work or things people like, but I'd like to see exactly what people eat in a given day. Thanks.

I am guessing you want what I eat on a "good" day? LOL!

Breakfast: Zone Perfect Bar, or an apple and 1 oz of 2% cheese

Snack: Zone perfect bar, or fruit, or protein drink

Lunch: Salad with turkey, ranch dressing, fruit

Snack: cottage cheese + fruit or tomatoes

Dinner: something reasonable...like chicken, veggies or salad; soup; a slice of pizza....

All of this will depend on your level of restriction, where you are, how you are handling your head hunger, etc.

There are many times I do not follow this daily menu, just so I have given you full disclosure!

I record everything on fitday, I started with fitday.com and switched to the PC version because I don't always have internet access. I find it works for me to record it, I eat better that way - not just calories, but in terms of health, making sure I get enough Protein, avoid saturated fat, get enough Fiber, enough Water... and all the little things.

So easy to give you a few typical days!

Today -

102 ounces of water in total.

Breakfast:

-large can of V8 juice about 30 minutes before eating.

-egg creations - 1/2 cup scrambled (chive and cheese flavoured fat free egg white blend) cooled and mixed with a half tablespoon of low fat mayo and a teaspoon of nutritional yeast and sodium free potassium salt.

140 calories.

Hour after eating, - large bottle of water mixed with tropical flavoured protien powder. half serving of Protein Powder.

45 calories.

Mid morning snack:

- 30 cherries

150 calories

Hour after eating, - bottle of water.

Lunch:

10 7grain kashi crackers with low fat chive and garlic cream cheese and smoked salmon.

250 calories

Hour after eating, - bottle of water.

afternoon snack:

3/4 cup of flax plus Cereal with 1/2 cup of Omega 3 so good soy milk and package of stevia (herbal sweetner)

165 calories

Hour after eating, - bottle of water.

Dinner:

1 mediterranean seasoning large chicken breast, no added fat.

1/2 cup mashed acorn squash with coconut oil (butter substitute), potassium salt substitute and nutritional yeast.

1/4 cup of corn with coconut oil and potassium salt.

4 tablespoons of salsa.

300 calories

Small piece of belgian extra dark chocolate - 60 calories

Hour after eating - large can V8

70 calories.

Before bed, bottle of water with full serving protien powder.

90 calories

1270 calories total, 36 gram of fat, 151 grams of carbs, 98 grams of protien.

Yesterday - (I won't break it down into meals and Snacks, its a similar pattern every day)

egg creations with light mayo, yeast, and p-salt

half an apple

1 cup of chilli with light cheddar, light sour cream

small mixed organic greens salad with tomato and with garlic/chilli flax oil and balsamic vinegar

small can tuna with garlic and hot peppers and light mayo

half cup acorn squash

1/4 cup peas - veggies with cold pressed coconut oil and p-salt

1/2 cup blueberries

40 cherries

2 poached eggs with light mayo and a teaspoon of caviar

7 multigrain rice crackers with fat free cheese

117 ounces of water over the course of the day.

Total calories - 1307, 47 grams of fat, 131 grams carbs, 94 grams protein.

Other stuff I eat really regularly - salmon, canned, fresh, smoked, other fish, mackerel, crab, lobster, artificial crab. 1% cottage cheese, various low fat cheeses, dannon sillhoutte yogurt smoothies, loads of fruit and veggies, drink mostly water, but also green and white tea, both hot and iced, and lots of tabouli salad. I avoid sugar, processed foods, and simple carbs, go for multi-grain high fiber low glycemic carb choices...

Hi Leila,

I usually eat 2-3 slices of Wasa light for Breakfast with some chicken ham and butter or low fat cheese

I drink an hour after like 2-3 bottles of Water or sugar free drinks.

for lunch I usually have salad with chicken, or seafood salad with yougurth and 1 Wassa light

hour later I have coffee and water

for a snack I have the rest of the salad or whatever is left from lunch

when I get home I have either Protein drink, milk shake with berries with no sugar,or wassa light again with butter, low fat cheese and chicken ham

Sometimes Im not very good and yesterday I had blueberries with ice cream and cream, but I was excercising on Saturday and Sunday,so I hope it wont affect my weight that much:-)Of course today im kicking back to my usuall/healthy food plan:-)

I have low sugar oatmeal in the morning, though sometimes I am too tight to get it down (like this morning...) (120 cal)

low fat cottage cheese as a snack (75 cal)

Lean cuisine for lunch (200-350 cal)

Cheese stick for snack (70 cal)

chicken breast with veggies for dinner (300 cal)

(950 cal)

***I also eat crab meat, salmon,turkey, ham, roast beef, beef jerkey, egg beaters, soy chips and high fiber/low carb cereal quite a bit.

~Liz~

03/10/06

241/181/150ish

5'7''

Protein shake for breakfast

Black Beans with salsa for lunch

fresh Green beans, baby corn, and fake crab for dinner.

just had a great salad - 4 pieces of spinach torn up small, a grated carrot, little bit of onion, 3 Tablespoons black Beans, One slice summer sausage cut up into small bits, 1 Tablespoon cheddar cheese, 1 T reduced calorie thousand island dressing - I know its heavy in fat but it only clocks in at 220 calories on fit day.

I had Protein shake at 90 calories this morning so I'm still going to struggle to get close to 1000 calories today.

Breakfast - 4 oz lite ricotta cheese and coffee

Lunch - salad with tuna or turkey or 1 cup of cereal with 4 oz skim milk

Dinner - 5-6 ounces of chicken or fish, 1/2 cup of steamed veggies, 1/2 cup of rice.

Snacks - 100 calorie packs of pretzels, chips, etc. or 100 cal or dark choc. or 60 cal pudding or 80 cal fudge bar.

Water, water, water throughout the day.

okay, take the cheese and sausage out of my salad, put in a packet of flavored tuna. Its awesome. I alternate using thousand island or italian dressing. This is going to be my main meal for the next 10 days....I have 3 gallon bags full of spinach in my fridge and a gallon bag of carrots.. My gardener thinks I need to start eating more.