I never skip breakfast. I either have oatmeal (130-300 calories depending on what kind I make) or the usual: eggs.<\/p>\n
Breakfast calories: about 300 calories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Monday – Friday I have a morning snack. It’s usually a banana or an apple sliced. This week it’s oranges.<\/p>\n Snack calories: about 80-110 calories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Lunch during the work week is almost always leftovers from the previous night’s dinner.<\/p>\n If I don’t have leftovers I sometimes make a big salad, or I will have a Lean Cuisine.<\/p>\n Lunch calories: from 250-400 calories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I only have an afternoon snack on the days I am going to the gym right after work. If I don’t I don’t have enough energy to workout and I get overly cranky. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n My pre-workout snack is either Greek yogurt (110-140 calories) or a banana.<\/p>\n Sometimes I snack on work treats. I try not to. It’s often a struggle to resist.<\/p>\n Since dinner is the typical meal I post regularly on I don’t need to cover that. But I do save about 800-1100 calories for dinner because I know that I will eat more in that meal. If I just worked out and burned a lot of calories my dinner is often higher in calories too. On the flip-side if it’s a Rest Day I eat something “lighter.”<\/p>\n Sometimes I have a glass of wine with dinner. I usually limit that to 2-3 times a week only. Most of the time I just have ice water. Sometimes I have a sparkling water with lemon.<\/p>\n I also save about 100-200 calories of the day for some sort of treat. I’ve tried skipping dessert all together but that sets me up for binges. Having something small and low in calories gives me the sugar fix I need without going nuts.<\/p>\n Dessert Calories: 100-200 calories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I write a lot about my physical activities and I am a very active person. Part of the reason I can splurge and eat treats yet maintain my weight loss is keeping up with a healthy, active lifestyle.<\/p>\n I like to start my day with a walk. In the morning I walk about 2 miles from where I park my car to my office.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/EGGS1.jpg\" "\\"EGGS1\\"")
<\/a>Michael and I split 3 full eggs with a splash of milk scrambled. I sprinkle a tiny bit of cheese on top and sometimes add salsa and one spoonful of light sour cream. I also have some sort of breakfast meat too.<\/p>\n<\/a>Usually it’s 2 turkey sausages for a total of 90 calories but this recently it was half of the last spicy bratwurst.<\/p>\n<\/a>I also have a full glass of unsweetened iced tea (zero calories). When I first started drinking the unsweetened tea I didn’t like it but then I got used to it. Now if I have sweet tea it’s awful! When I get to work I also make one cup of coffee in my French Press (adding 2 servings of flavored creamer).<\/p>\nAM SNACK<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a>On the weekends I rarely have snacks. This is usually because I’m out and about and not around the house, plus on weekends I tend to eat just 2 or 3 big meals a day instead.<\/p>\nLUNCH<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a>I used to solely eat Lean Cuisines for lunch but in the past year I’ve slowed that down. I’m trying to get away from eating processed food as much as I can but sometimes in a pinch I need a quick lunch.<\/p>\nPM SNACK<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a>If it’s a Rest Day I usually skip the afternoon snack because I don’t need the calories, plus I’m going straight home and fixing dinner.<\/p>\n<\/a>Snack calories: 100-150 calories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nDINNER<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a>Recently we picked up an amazing cut of steak–beef chuck eye steak. I marinaded it and made Trader Joe’s gnocchi with fresh Parmesan on it.<\/p>\n<\/a>Delicious and healthy.<\/p>\n<\/a>Dinner Calories: 600-1100 calories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nDESSERT<\/span><\/h4>\n
<\/a>It’s often a small dish of ice cream (100-200 calories) or a 90 calorie Rice Krispie Treat.<\/p>\nACTIVITY<\/span> <\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n
<\/a>It’s a really nice walk across the river into downtown. Isn’t the morning foggy mysterious and romantic?<\/p>\n