It's Day One of Bathing Suit Boot Camp!
From Dr. Robin Miller
Food for Thought:![]() Think before you drink
about the calories, that is. A beer has more calories than wine (145 vs. 125) and a jigger of vodka, rum, or whiskey only has 95 calories. The calories in a club soda? ZERO.
Let's get this boot camp started!
Each day I'll post feedback on what you all are eating and some tips. Today's tip: think about eating more vegetables and fruit throughout the dayit will keep you from feeling like you're starving and out of control. Also, most of us eat our biggest meal at night. If you eat the majority of your calories during the evening meal, you will gain more weight than if you spread the calories out during the day. And don't forget:
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Posted: Jun 11, 07 6:28am
Alright...I'll reluctantly go first.
Breakfast:
South Beach Whole Grain Crunch Cereal (honest, I really eat this stuff...not just being "good" for boot camp.)
1 packet of Splenda
1% low fat milk
coffee with a little half and half (I can't stand milk in coffee)
Snack:
25 salted almonds
Lunch:
Dried beef sandwich on focaccia with marinated artichokes and parmesan
Plain green salad with oil and vinegar
Diet Coke (2)
Dinner:
Greek Salad
Iced Tea
Posted: Jun 11, 07 6:44am
Breakfast
2 small coffees with milk (2%) and sugar (1 tsp)
6oz fat free French Vanilla yogurt with granola cereal on top.
Lunch
Small romaine salad with craisins, avocado, shredded carrots, green peas, shredded cheese and lowfat honey mustard dressing
Can of diet coke
1liter of water
evening: it's all down hill from here...
mini corn muffin, remainder of my daughters sugar free jello cup.
Dinner: Organic rice and bean burrito
Desert: about 20 dibs
Posted: Jun 11, 07 6:57am
Breakfast:
2.5 cups of half reg/half decaf coffee, with soycreamer
1/2 raisin bagel with 1 Tablespoon of Benecol spread, topped with 1 Tablespoon organic cream cheese (last of it, I usually use a commercial Lite cream cheese.)
1 glass of water before breakfast with vitamins,etc.
2/3 cup orange/mandarin juice
Late Morning Snack:
one slice of jalepeno (50% fat free) cheese
one cup green sun tea with mint, mixed with black sun tea. 1/8th cup limeade.
1 glass of water
Lunch: Tuna Salad: 2 oz of Spanish tuna. Made with 1/3 tbs lite Hellman's mayonnaise, 1/4 tsp. raspberry wasabi dressing, 1/3 stick of celery, 1/2 tbs of sweet pickle relish, on bed of two kinds of lettuce.
1 glass of water
Afternoon snack: fresh apricot, followed by 1/4 cup Pita chip crumbs.(end of bag)
1 glass of water
Dinner: 3 small slices of home made quisdilla, 2 tbs. of lite sour cream, 2 tbs of Bruchetta.
Inside 10" quisddilla: (I use white flour ones; don't like a lot of wheat based products) 1/4 cup Spanish rice, sliced yellow and red peppers, 1/3 cup kidney beans, fresh cilantro, 1.5 - 2 oz of 50% fat free grated pepper cheese.
1 glass of water
After dinner snack:
1/2 cup fresh raspberries, little less than 1/2 fresh blueberries, 1/4 plain yogurt
1 water
Posted: Jun 11, 07 7:51am
breakfast: non-fat yogurt
lunch: lean cuisine, 2 earl grey hot teas + 2 Equals
dinner: "Plutos" salad (greens w/ tomoatoes, raisins, walnuts, mushrooms, cheese, croutons, and low-fat dressing) + slice of bread, water
snack: 1 cup low fat ice cream (peppermint stick...)
Posted: Jun 11, 07 9:21am
Pre-Breakfast: 2 or so cups of hot water. I drink this every morning because I have really bad post-nasal drip, and the hot water loosens it up so I can get rid of it.
Breakfast: Ham sandwich on whole wheat toast, with jalapeno mustard and spinach and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. I don't know exact quantities because my husband made it for me, but he's pretty stingy on the margarine.
1 cup black coffee
Lunch: half a peanut butter and raisin sandwich on whole wheat toast (i.e. one slice of bread)
one medium banana
approx. 20 baby carrots
approx. 15 grape tomatoes
1 cup of black coffee
Snack: approx. 30 seedless grapes
1 oz. pepper jack cheese
Snack: 1 small plum
Dinner: salad with lettuce, spinach, mushrooms, two tbsps french fried onions, and a baked pork chop the size of a deck of cards.
2 cups steamed broccoli with 1 tbsp tub margarine
one large banana
Posted: Jun 11, 07 9:38am
Day One
Breakfast:
1 cup fiber cereal
1/2 cup skim milk
coffee-powdered creamer and splenda
snack:
cherry coke zero
nutrisystem chocolate crunch bar
(my mom just gave me some of her "left-overs" from the Nutrisystem diet. I don't know if it will work, she complained about it being too expensive to do long term, but I am looking to lose 10-20 pounds)
Lunch:
salad - LF dressing
Nutrisystem lunch meal - 1/2 container of mac.w/cheese & 1/4 bag of soychips
bottled water
Pieces of chocolate :-( whoops....
Dinner: (planning ahead)
Nutrisystem pizza & 1cup watermelon
2 LF cookies 1/2 cup skim milk
2 water bottles
Posted: Jun 11, 07 2:20pm
Owen's Mom...you are my hero for being so honest about the chocolate. Writing my intake down has definitely helped me limit it!
Posted: Jun 11, 07 9:38am
breakfast: (almost rebelled with cream & currant scone, but didn't...yet!!)
- Medium latte with lowfat milk
- lowfat pumpkin ginger muffin
lunch:
-bbq chicken salad (bbq chicken, lettuce, veggies, 5 tortilla chips, ranch dressing on the side), water+multivitamin
snack:
- pack of sweet potato chips, 8g fat, 120cal
- can of v8
dinner:
- thai tom yum soup
- duck salad
- plain rice
Posted: Jun 11, 07 9:42am
I have to say, I'm already more aware of what I'm eating...
Breakfast:
-- large coffee, sugar and soy milk
-- peach
-- handful of almonds
Lunch:
-- taco salad (had a light sour cream dressing)
-- green tea
Snack:
-- 10 crackers
-- green tea
Dinner:
-- broccoli
-- fried rockcod fish
-- rice
-- 1/2 a beer
-- two tasting squares of scharffen berger chocolate (hey, it was a hard day)
Posted: Jun 11, 07 9:58am
Day 1: Breakfast
-- Cottage cheese (1% low fat) with flax seeds
-- 2 cups of green tea
Lunch (Malaysian):
-- Stir-fried mixed vegetables, Sambal Belachan Chicken (stir-fried with string beans).
-- glass of water
Snack:
-- bottled mineral water
-- handful of non-salted whole cashews
Dinner:
-- broccoli
-- fried rockcod fish
-- rice
-- green tea (0 calories)
Posted: Jun 11, 07 10:08am
2 cups of water while getting ready in the morning
8:30 a.m.
2 cups of coffee with 3 tablespoons of creamer
10 Splenda (yes I know 10 is a LOT)
4 Equal
20 almonds
2 pretzels
10:30 a.m.
2 cups of water
1/4 of honey glazed donut
12:30 p.m.
2 cups of water
Veggie Mix/cooked: 25 asparagus, 20 carrots, cheese/garlic sauce
2 turkey meatballs and flour/tomato tortilla, spray oil
20 almonds
4:00ish
2 chocolate nips (30 calories each)
1/2 cracker (didn't like the taste)
1 cup of crystal light drink mix
DINNER: 8:00ish
Veggie Salad
Jello
Water
(We'll see).
Posted: Jun 11, 07 10:18am
* includes photos
Breakfast:
- granola + low fat Yogurt
- cup of fruit juice
- bottle of vitamin water
Lunch:
- Shrimp Pulao (small rice plate with shrimp)
Snack:
- 12oz chocolate shake
- 8oz diet coke
Dinner:
went to a party that hired the Mission District's famed El Tonayense taco truck: http://www.yelp.com/biz/x5EU0zkAyvebU2U-6eCy-A
so...
I had 6 tacos: 3 carne asada y 3 carnitas con todos
(3 grilled steak, 3 fried pork... w/ the works. in this case, cilantro, onion & a hot pepper sauce)
I washed it down with 2 Red Stripe beers :)
shrimp pulao
Posted: Jun 11, 07 10:19am
Breakfast
1/2 cup of boisenberry yogurt + granola
decaf coffee w. half and half
Lunch
Thai rice noodles with curry and veggies
Dinner
Tuna and green curry with mixed vegetables over quinoa. I would make a salad but I'm too tired. (i made curry over the weekend and it's leftover time!)
1 bottle of lemon vitamin water and lots of regular water throughout the day
Late breaking entry! I had a beer later last night!
Posted: Jun 11, 07 12:21pm
Breakfast: 2 eggs fried in 2 tablespoons of olive oil with 4 baguette slices. I had a cup of tea with one honey stick and 1% lowfat milk.
Lunch: went to Lee's Deli and got 15 oz of vegetables: 4 asparagus spears, six broccoli stalks and a dozen string beans. I drizzled the whole thing lightly with hot sesame oil.
Snack: two oranges, one cup of tea with 1% lowfat milk
Dinner: 4 cups of mixed greens with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, one teaspoon of red wine vinegar, salt and pepper, 2 cups of steamed lentils, 14 grams of goat cheese, 8 oz. of red wine.
I drank well over one liter of water over the course of the day
Posted: Jun 11, 07 3:24pm
Except where noted, I drink water throughout the day, so I'm not going to list it. I drink a combo of plain and low sodium bubbly water.
Breakfast:
2 cups of coffee with 1% milk and a tsp sugar in each cup
2 packets of plain instant oatmeal
Later:
1 whole bottle of vitamin water (I think it's 16 oz. It says two servings per container)
Lunch:
2 Dr. Praegers tex mex veggie burger topped generously with tomato salsa and three avocado slices
Green Tea
2 slices red pepper; about 4 carrot sticks (like one whole carrot, cut into quarters)
Dinner:
About 3 bites of Rib Eye (didn't taste good)
2 servings of zucchini & sunburst squash sauteed in garlic, shallots, olive oil, white wine, salt & paper and a dusting of cornmeal
1 large serving of spinach sauteed in garlic and olive oil, splash of red wine vinegar
1 and 1/2 pieces white sourdough baguette
1 and 1/2 square inch of Ghirardelli "intense dark chocolate perfectly balanced with white mint"
2 glasses red wine
42 ounces (big bottle) of bubbly water
Posted: Jun 11, 07 3:41pm
Breakfast. half an egg white fritatta with spinach and mushrooms (in a restaurant), 2 cups coffee. spoonful of blueberries/raspberres.
Lunch: 1/2 turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato on rye, w mustard, only bottom half slice of bread. V-* juice, 1 bottle water.
Dinner: salad with small can tuna, 1/4 cup garbonzo beans, 3-4 black olives, 1/2 tomato, teaspoon olive oil, sprinkle of white balsamic vinegar. White wine spriters (1/4 cup white wine total).
Posted: Jun 11, 07 5:36pm
No point reporting today - I'm on a dumb low-fiber diet in preparation for a colonoscopy. Yipee! I don't normally eat this way... banana, eggs, white bread, white pasta with strained tomato sauce...
Posted: Jun 12, 07 10:41am
Brian,
How did it go? I am due for another one this year.
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Posted: Jun 12, 07 10:37am
I mistakenly put Day One into the Intro section. I hope i am learning how to post.
Day One-
1 cup-Instant Mocha no cream
6 oz yoplait non fat yogurt-cherry
1 slice dry raison bread-dry
1 small piece homemade cherry pie
i cup of coffee with non fat creamer
left over from previous evening Il Fornaio dinner
1/2 broiled pork chop
4 small baked potatoes
3 string beans
2 sprigs broccoli
1 small carrot
15 ounces SoBe mango Passionfruit
8 pieces sliced bread
1 pat butter
3 glasses chardonnay
6 oz. raspberries, raw
11 small cherry plums
Posted: Jun 11, 07 5:46pm
Breakfast:
Lunch: chicken sandwich w/ avocado, sprouts, tomato and jack cheese; 16 oz diet coke with some light lemonade mixed in; double mocha, regular milk
Dinner: Vietnamese style grilled beef - w/ garlic, lettuce cups and rice paper(?) wraps
Posted: Jun 11, 07 7:27pm
I am not sure if this is where I post my meals but here goes:
Bkfast
1 piece of raisin toast
1 pat of smart balance butter
Lunch
6ozs steak
spinach with garlic and butter
butterscotch pudding 2ozs
2 bites of chocolate cake
Dinner
1 lean cuisine chicken fettucine
Posted: Jun 11, 07 7:34pm
B'fast:
1 slice bread w/ SmartStart
coffee w/milk
1 slice of pineapple
Lunch:
1/2 turkey sandwich w/ lettuce & tomatoe (no mayo)
a handful of potato chips
3 small slices of cantaloupe
1 large strawberry
1 small chunk of pineapple
1 large chocolate chip cooky
Snacks throughout day:
2 rice cakes
1 handful of wheat thins
1 spoonful of yogurt
Dinner:
Salmon w/ chili sauce
steamed green beans
1 slice of garlic bread
3/4 C. parmesan noodles
1 bite of chocolate candy bar
Posted: Jun 11, 07 7:48pm
i am not sure if this is the correct way to post the days food?
breakfast
1cup corn chex and 1 cup 2% milk
1 cup coffee with 2 % milk
Diet Pespi/ cup of ice
1 cup water
lunch 1 slice dark rye with 1 tsp mayo
1 grapefruit
dinner
diet coke
med salad with 4 oz of chicken and 2 tbl ranch dressing
snack
3 1/2 dollar size pizza bites
Posted: Jun 11, 07 8:56pm
Clarissa, you posted in just the right spot. Tomorrow, just hit the "day two" link to post your diary. Great job!
Posted: Jun 11, 07 8:46pm
Candy, I am going to kill you...okay, I am cheerful.
Here's what I ate today:
breakfast: English Breakfast organic tea with splenda.
lunch: Hawaiian BBQ takeout: couple slices of beef, couple bites of chicken, one kalbi rib....I passed on the rice and pasta salad and put it in fridge for office mates to scarf on.
dinner; one pita and tablespoon of humus, tablespoon of baba gonoush (Sp?) two shots of tequila...
that's it for today. thanks for your input
Posted: Jun 11, 07 8:54pm
Wow...Liz. You were "good"....where the hell do you get Hawaiian BBQ takeout?
p.s. don't kill me (For those reading this, Liz is the "buddy" I coerced to do boot camp with me)
Posted: Jun 11, 07 9:11pm
First of all--what's the scoop with the vitamin water? So many of you drink it. does it make you feel better? Does it help with eating healthy?
I'm blending my learnings from the WW core program with the "Eat to Live" book advice about eating more plant food (fruits, veggies, beans etc.)
Breakfast: oatmeal; 2 cups decaf coffee w/milk
Lunch: 8 pieces nigiri sushi, one spicy tuna roll, one miso soup, tea, diet coke
Snack: grapefruit and 5 almonds
Not so good snacks: 2 swedish fish, 5 jelly beans, handfull of dried apricots, bite of kids' mac n cheese
Dinner: bowl of mushroom barley soup, half a TJ's bag of Chard with a T olive oil