Just what do we all eat? (Read 1062 times)

Not that I'm an expert, but I reckon you need a better/bigger breakfast. Oatmeal my friend, oatmeal. With fruit - either fresh or tinned. If I only had a piece of toast and a cup of tea for breakfast, I'd be ready to pass out within an hour!!! I'd drink less caffeine and more water. But that's just me

Hi, The only meal I am really controlling is breakfast: 1 cup of black tea + milk + 1 tea spoon of good honey 1 small bowl of whole grain honey o's, the milk is not drunk, just here to wet the cerals 1 whole grapefruit (thanks to the wonders of a global agriculture it is available all year long...) several cups of coffee or tea during the day (not more than 5) Lunch is usually a big bowl lettuce, crab/tuna and a handful of croutons, no dressing or a little balsamic vineagar or left overs from the night before Dinner: Rice and beans with either Tofu, fish or veggie sausages or fake meat (tates the sam I swear) or Fried rice with eggs or monthly home made mac and cheese or Lasagna (veggie of course) Bread and cheese A fruit Writing this meal description shows me that I am more regimented than I thought... Patarch1

I like to make my own whole wheat waffles in the morning. Lots of fruit thoughout the day and a homemade meal at night.

I don't eat as healthy as I should, here's a typical day for me: Breakfast, coffee w/ sweet n low & ff creamer (just 1 cup a day, never any more) Some kind of low fat cereal bar, bagelful, wheat toast Lunch: slimfast & fruit or lowfat dinner, salad , soup or sandwich snacks: 100 cal packs, fruit, yogurt, baked chips, carrots...something like that Supper (yea I'm southern...it's "supper" )...lean cuisine , or lean meat, salad, etc usually another light snack or lately peanut butter on 1 slice of bread probably 3 snacks a day...I drink diet soda, unsweet tea & water Right now I'm not being this strict, today I have though

Today I've had: Breakfast: Scone and cup of iced coffee with a splash of soy milk Lunch: Turkey sandwich with lettuce, pickles, provolone, mayo, a can of Coke I'll probably have a smoothie with fruit, soy milk, plain yogurt, honey, fiber powder, and protein powder after my run. Then for dinner, probably quinoa pasta with sauce and parmesan cheese and some kind of vegetable, and some soy ice cream for dessert. Plenty of water. Could definitely be better.

Bowl of fiber oats and fat-free milk banana and peanut butter turkey sandwich kashi granola bar cherries 2 bowls of chili with scoops

Well, I'm no athlete (yet), so I don't even know what I'm ''supposed'' to be eating. But I totally overhauled my diet about 3 months ago and have been eating really, really well ever since. I have a natural gift, which is that I have a very small appetite (but I'm still 174 lbs, go figure... I must have a sloth's metabolism.) I have been monitoring my caloric intake, and without starving myself (but deliberately trying to eat balanced meals) I am consuming maybe 1500 calories a day on average. (2,000 is my budget for my target body fat percentage of 25%) Here's today. I did awesome: Breakfast -- Fiber One Bar 1 Peach Lunch -- Chicken Risotto (1 cup) with vegetables 1/2 of a banana Hot tea Dinner -- 1 cup cooked fiber-and-protein pasta, with tomato sauce and 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese 3 dried garlic bread pieces w/garlic cheese spread 8-10 michigan cherries I eat as much fiber as I can every day because otherwise I will get very sick. I started a high-fiber diet in January on my doctor's recommendation and it changed everything! I try to have fiber with every meal now. It is amazing how much junk food I don't eat anymore because I am too busy trying to cram fiber into my diet. I know people are supposed to eat tons of fruits and vegetables every day, but I simply have no room in my stomach for that many! I try to eat fruits and veggies with every meal too... today was obviously a fruit day. My biggest vices are CHEESE and SODA POP. I have dealt with the soda pop issue by replacing it with those Izze drinks when I get the craving... they are 70% fruit juice and 30% sparkling water and pretty low calorie. The cheese issue has been a greater challenge. I used to consume 1/2 block of cheese in one entire sitting. I cannot emphasize enough how much cheese I used to eat. It is my favorite food, and very difficult to let go of. But once I learned how fattening it is, I was motivated to cut down my consumption. I started by only allowing myself 3 oz servings. The other day I cut myself a 2oz serving with fruit, and I ended up putting 1oz of cheese back in the fridge! I'm so proud of me! I didn't enjoy the cheese any less, either. In fact, maybe I enjoyed it more... I'm learning to eat more slowly, to savor what I eat. Changing my diet has made a profound difference in my IBS and my mood altogether. I would never have believed that changing your diet could have such a profound effect on your life. I wish I'd known sooner.