Sample meal plan: Part Deux?

Asked by livelaughlove21 (15724

) March 28th, 2013 from iPhone

I posted an admittedly flawed sample daily meal plan about a month ago to get some feedback. I’ve revamped my eating habits lately and decided to try again and see what people think.

I eat similar foods daily still (especially breakfast), but I have been switching up my dinners, so this is just a sample.

Again, I’m a 5’5” female. I started off at 155 lbs and, two weeks later, I’m down to about 151. Meh…I’m looking to get down to about 135 and maintaining that, as well as my new eating habits, for good.

I’m also exercising. Right now I’m only burning about 200 calories on my new stationary bike about 3 times a week, but I’m working my way up.

I’m also drinking at least 4 bottles (8 cups) of water every day.

Breakfast
Homemade oatmeal with ½ cup old fashioned whole grain oats, 1 cup skim milk, a dash if cinnamon and ½ tbsp Splenda brown sugar mix. I eat a banana with this.

Lunch
A package of light tuna in water with 1 tbsp light mayo and 7 garden and herb triscuits.

Snack
2 tangerines (cuties) and 2 slices of pineapple.

Dinner
Baked boneless skinless chicken breast with a 100 calorie pack of guacamole, cooked corn on the cob, and some type of rice/pasta on the side.

Would you consider this an improvement of my last meal plan? It adds up to about 1500 calories. I have a weight loss app called Lose It in which I log my food daily and that’s where I set my daily calorie allowance.

Like I said before, I have an aversion to veggies but I’m trying!

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Better, but where, oh, where are the vegetables and beans, legumes and lentils, sweet potatoes?

You cannot dislike all veggies, can you?

Dice lots of celery and carrots and add to the tuna.

Vary fruit for your snack. Try apples or pears from time to time.

Corn is not a vegetable. Triskets are not really food. Better a slice of serious whote wheat bread.

Better to have ½ t. real brown sugar in your oatmeal.

Brown rice, barley, quinoa much better than any white pasta. At least try whole wheat pasta.

I know you are busy and rushed; but eating the same thing every day is not a good idea for the long haul.

gailcalled (54647

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Your snack has a lot of sugar in it. I would go with 1 piece of fruit and some peanut butter or a handful of walnuts or almonds.

marinelife (62485

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Definitely an improvement from the last menu. Congrats on your weight loss so far. :)

DigitalBlue (7105

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I did’nt see the last menu but heck I think you are eating pretty good. Keep up the good work!

nofurbelowsbatgirl (4676

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Firstly, 4 pounds in 2 weeks is great progress! Trying to lose weight more rapidly than that is likely to result in rebound weight gain when you inevitably fall off plan.
The meal plan itself looks like it has a lot of healthy choices, and I think some great suggestions have been made.
My two cents: Adding protein to your snack could be a great idea, especially if you’re having trouble with getting hungry. I also agree with varying the fruit—perhaps one with more fiber sometimes (most anything with an edible skin is high in fiber). Have you tried both cooked veggies and raw ones? Sometimes the same vegetable can be delicious one way but horrible the other (to a certain person). I hate raw carrots, but I love cooked ones. Also, @gailcalled has a great point about not eating the same thing everyday. Maybe add a multivitamin until you get a few more meal plans in your repertoire?

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Add some fresh fruit to your oatmeal and you can cut down on the splenda cinnamon combination. I also agree with adding more variety to your snack, maybe alternate raw veggies with fruit from one day to the next.

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