Had a really satisfying day of eating last week and just wanted to share. I had been eating 1200 calories a day as a short person, but I'm active enough I decided to up to 1600 to do something more sustainable and I've been loving the change (and still losing weight!) I do eat 1200 on rest days, but this was a very active day.
I don't eat low-carb or anything like that- just vegetarian.
Breakfast: French toast bake made with 647 bread and egg whites, plus some sugar free syrup. Also had some sugar-free creamer in my coffee. 267 calories, 16g protein, ~26 g fiber.
Morning snack: Light and Fit – 80 calories, 12g protein
Lunch: a whole hodgepodge! Carbe Diem penne, eggplant, green beans, fennel, roasted red pepper, tomato, and Italian-style seitan. 367 calories, 29g protein, 29g fiber
Afternoon snack: Quest nacho chips, 150 calories, 18g protein
Dinner: Sweet potato, black-eyes peas, vegetarian collard greens, and a vegan cajun sausage. 249 calories, 15g protein, 7g fiber
Snack: This was where I really wanted to treat myself to end the week! Banana cake (not low sugar or anything, just plain ol' cake), Nick's vanilla bean ice cream, and some candied pecans. 436 calories, 8g protein and 9g fiber (protein is debatable here, this is just what my app said but I take it with a grain of salt. When I have something like this I try to just enjoy it and not get too caught up on macros!)
Things I don't track for the sake of my mental health: my vitamins, joint supplement, and the can of Spindrift I have at the end of the work day. They don't slow my progress and are more important to my health than the calories they have!
I'd normally eat bigger meals but I really wanted a satisfying dessert so I made sure to get my protein in for the day in my meals and earlier snacks. I'm sure some will say this is not enough protein but per my doctor I need to be eating 1g protein per kg of body weight which puts me at needing about 90g per day which is right where this falls!
by yougococo
Dining and Cooking