Meal Plan - Day 5

Breakfast:
Yogurt
Rice Krispies
Herbal tea
Total - 106 calories/.1g fat/21g carbs/0g fiber/5.5g protein/135mg sodium

Snack:
1 cup dry Krave cereal
Coffee
Creamer
Total - 197 calories/5g fat/37g carbs/4g fiber/3g protein/132 mg sodium

Lunch:
2 slices light oatmeal bread
2 Tbsp Jif peanut butter
Total - 280 calories/16g fat/25g carbs/4g fiber/12g protein/220mg sodium

Snack:
2 Hershey's miniatures
Total - 84 calories/5g fat/10g carbs/1g fiber/1g protein/22mg sodium

Dinner:
Sweet potato
1 can tuna
Total - 250 calories/1.2g fat/24g carbs/4g fiber/28g protein/481mg sodium

Snack:
1 cups pineapple chunks
Total - 82 calories/.2g fat/22g carbs/2g fiber/1g protein/2mg sodium

Daily Totals:
1,009 calories/27.5g fat/139g carbs/15g fiber/50.5g protein/992mg sodium

Meal Plan - Day 4

A little behind on posting, but here is my day 4 (Tuesday).

Breakfast:
Oatmeal
Herbal Tea
Total - 130 calories/2g fat/26g carbs/2g fiber/3g protein/150mg sodium

Snack:
1 cup dry Krave cereal
Total - 160 calories/5g fat/31g carbs/4g fiber/3g protein/127mg sodium

Lunch:
Thai Tomato Coconut soup
Total - 200 calories/9g fat/28g carbs/3g fiber/2g protein/660mg sodium

Snack:
Almonds
Total - 100 calories/9g fat/4g carbs/2g fiber/4g protein/0mg sodium

Dinner:
Chicken Breast
2 cups green beans
Total - 164 calories/4g fat/6g carbs/2g fiber/22g protein/767mg sodium

Snack:
Pretzels
Light string cheese
Total - 160 calories/2.5g fat/26g carbs/0g fiber/9g protein/400mg sodium

Daily Totals:
914 calories/31.5g fat/121g carbs/13g fiber/43g protein/2,104mg sodium

Meal Plan - Day 3

Alrighty then...

Breakfast:
Hard boiled egg
Toasted coconut vanilla yogurt
1 slice oatmeal toast
Herbal tea
Totals - 195 calories/4g fat/25g carbs/1g fiber/13g protein/225mg sodium

Snack:
Coffee
Creamer
2 Hershey's minis
Totals - 121 calories/5g fat/16g carbs/1g fiber/1g protein/27mg sodium

Lunch:
Hard boiled egg
1 can tuna
Light mayo
Totals: 205 calories/6g fat/3g carbs/0g fiber/32g protein/635mg sodium

Snack:
White miso soup
Totals - 45 calories/1.5g fat/5g carbs/1g fiber/3g protein/910mg sodium

Dinner:
Thai tomato coconut soup
Reduced fat wheat thins
Totals - 230 calories/12.5g fat/50g carbs/5g fiber/4g protein/890mg sodium

Snack:
Banana
Totals - 105 calories/.4g fat/27g carbs/3g fiber/1g protein/1mg sodium

Daily Totals:
901 calories/29.4g fat/126g carbs/11g fiber/54g protein/2,688 sodium

Meal Plan - Day 2

I'll write my food plan for today, but I have to say that even though I'm writing this stuff down at home I'm already getting bored with it here. Even so, this serves a purpose. Note that I made a substitution for lunch & afternoon snack because of football. For lunch, I had homemade Stromboli made with whole grain crust, fat free mozzarella cheese, 97% fat free ham, pepperoni, pineapple, green pepper, white onion. Not too shabby. My snack substitute was not so healthy since I felt obliged to try one of my awesome cookies. On a positive note, the boys loved them too after a rough game & I shared my stromboli with the rest of the defectors. :)

Breakfast:
1 cup Krave cereal
1/2 cup skim milk
Herbal tea
Totals - 200 calories/5g fat/43g carbs/4g fiber/11g protein/257mg sodium

Snack:
Hard boiled egg
Totals - 70 calories/4g fat/1g carbs/0g fiber/6g protein/65mg sodium

Lunch:
Thai Tomato Coconut soup
Totals - 200 calories/9g fat/28g carbs/3g fiber/2g protein/660mg sodium

Snack:
Banana
Totals - 105 calories/.4g fat/27g carbs/3g fiber/1g protein/1g sodium

Dinner:
Salad mix
Chicken breast
Light Italian dressing
Totals - 169 calories/5.5g fat/6g carbs/2g fiber/23g protein/637mg sodium

Snack:
Almonds
Totals - 100 calories/9g fat/4g carbs/2g fiber/4g protein/0mg sodium

Daily totals:
844 calories/32.9g fat/109 carbs/12g fiber/47g protein/1,620mg sodium

Meal Plan - Day 1:

These are approximate totals. For my current height, body weight, goals, etc. I'm allowed to have a maximum of approx. 1100 calories a day. With this exercise, I'm writing everything down but paying close attention to calories and protein as I've done in the past. In addition, add drinking as much water as possible. I word it that way because sometimes it's hard for me to get I the correct amount in a day. I'm lucky of I can simply because I go through phases when I just don't want it.

Breakfast:
1 hard boiled egg
1 package yogurt
1 slice light oatmeal toast
Herbal tea
Totals - 195 calories/4g fat/25 carbs/1g fiber/13g protein/225mg sodium

Snack:
Coconut water
Totals - 60 calories/0g fat/15g carbs/0g fiber/0g protein/40mg sodium

Lunch:
2 cups salad mix
1 can tuna
1 tbsp rice vinegar
Totals - 155 calories/1g fat/8g carbs/2g fiber/27g protein/810mg sodium

Snack:
White miso soup
Totals - 45 calories/1.5g fat/5g carbs/1g fiber/3g protein/910mg sodium

Dinner:
Tilapia
While grain brown rice
2 cups green beans
Totals - 340 calories/5g fat/45g carbs/5g fiber/30g protein/620mg sodium

Snack:
Light string cheese
Totals - 50 calories/2.5g fat/1g carbs/0g fiber/6g protein/150mg sodium

Daily Totals:
845 calories/14g fat/99g carbs/9g fiber/79g protein/2,755mg sodium

The Journey of My Body - Day 1:

Well, it's more like day 1,000,000 but there is always another day 1 when you're trying to get back on track.  For the last 4 years (approximately), I gave up dieting and started losing weight.  What I mean by this is taking the mean approach to simply eating right and exercising.  To date, I have lost 115 lbs.  Sounds smooth sailing, right?  Ha!  Not a chance.  I have backtracked, though not to an extent above 10 lbs at any given time, slipped, fallen, gotten frustrated, tried some crazy whacked out fads to quickly get back on track, you name it.  But I kept at it.  No matter what, I have come to realize that I'm not perfect.  I will screw this up from time to time; but, all in all I have lost the weight I wanted to lose, reached a point I never thought I'd be at again, and regained a great amount of confidence.  I'm happy, though I want to make sure that I continue to feel good with what I'm doing.

Which brings us to today... My lowest weight since I had gotten "back on track" the last time was 162.  This was my weight a mere 2 weeks ago.  Today, I weigh in at 168.  But I feel like I'm back in the high 170s.  My clothes are tight and I'm seeing the pudge on my sides and in front of me getting bigger and making itself more and more visible. To alleviate my pain, I plan on digging out my last weight lifting routine, finding a way to get in 5 days of cardio, 2 days of glutes, 2 days of abs. I also need to readjust my eating plans & do what I know I need to be doing. Most importantly, I have to stick to it. Last year at this time, I started packing on a couple spare lbs. I absolutely refuse to do that this year!

So stick with me as I embark on what is probably my millionth journey on getting and staying in shape. I'll be posting progress, thoughts & feelings, tips & tricks with nutrition & exercise.

Stay tuned!