Intake accountability...join me!

Ok, so I had been counting calories to stay aware of my food intake for a long time. Then a few months ago I got away from it. And the scale is showing an upward trend and my damned pants are all tight. So, if nobody minds, since I'm on babygaga every freaking day, I'm going to swing over to this thread and log what I eat every day. I'm hoping it will encourage me to stop the mindless munching in front of the computer.

This is my plan: decrease calories to 14-1500/day, take in 25-30 grams of fiber/day, and drink 10 glasses of water/day.

If anyone does a version of this, please join me so we can encourage each other! I'm going to make a new post for each day, and throughout the day, update it with what I've eaten.

Anyone with me?

Quoting EmmaGrace:“ Ok, so I had been counting calories to stay aware of my food intake for a long time. Then a few months ... [snip!] ... other! I'm going to make a new post for each day, and throughout the day, update it with what I've eaten. Anyone with me?”

I'm a habitual calorie counter - more so when I wasn't pregnant. But I still like to log my cals so I know I'm not going insane (last night I ate half a cake, though). I usually just write my stuff in a journal, calories, fat content, carbs, and then log how much I exercised and the approx. amt. of calories I burned doing that. I would log my stuff on here if there were a place to do it!

i will be with you in a few weeks, i am not planning on brestfeeding, but want to lose my baby weight the right way and eat healthy, so im posting this so i can find it again =]

4-30-08 - 127 lbs
listed as cal, fiber, glass/water (8 oz)







Breakfast -
coffee (cream and sugar) 100, 0, .5
applesauce 50, 1, .5

Snack -
2 pieces of "fiber" toast! 100, 10, .5
.5tbsp butter 50, 0, 0
coffee 100, 0, .5

lunch -
Progresso"light"vegetable barley - 120, 8, .5


snack -handful ofgrapes - 50,.5, .5

Before DinnerTotal -570, 19.5, 3

snack - applesauce - 50, 1, .5

Dinner -
Soup(again!) 120, 8, .5
3 triscuits 60, 1.5, 0

sunflower seeds - 160, 3, 1

sunflower seeds (yes, more!) 160,3,1

total1120, 36, 6

(I think I overdid it on the fiber...tummy not happy...I don't recommend it!)

What's a good calorie intake for me since I'm prego? Is it still the same? I really want to watch what I'm gaining... especially this last stretch. The doc has already warned me against gaining too much more weight. I stay active, sooo I guess I should try eating a bit more healthy too =)

Quoting funnymommy#1:“ I'm a habitual calorie counter - more so when I wasn't pregnant. But I still like to log my cals so ... [snip!] ... I exercised and the approx. amt. of calories I burned doing that. I would log my stuff on here if there were a place to do it!”

yeah, we need a good format. Oh well, I'm gonna give it a try.

Hmmm great idea!

I really need to do something like this, because let's face it - im not exercising! This would be helpful at least.

The only thing is, Im breastfeeding...anyone know how many calories you still need and all of that? (Please dont bash me, I am not going to diet, I'd just like to watch what I am eating)

Quoting Meredith & Landon:“ What's a good calorie intake for me since I'm prego? Is it still the same? I really want to watch what ... [snip!] ... warned me against gaining too much more weight. I stay active, sooo I guess I should try eating a bit more healthy too =)”

ask you doctor, but I would guess 2000 cals?

Quoting MommaOfAngels:“ Hmmm great idea! I really need to do something like this, because let's face it - im not exercising! ... [snip!] ... calories you still need and all of that? (Please dont bash me, I am not going to diet, I'd just like to watch what I am eating)”

yeah, you should just add about 500 cals to whatever your calorie needs are. I think there are some good websites w/ calculators to determine your cal needs. I'll try to find one and link it.

Recommended calorie intake for Women

Age Sedentary Low Active
19-30 y 1900 2100 2350
31-50 y 1800 2000 2250
51-70 y 1650 1850 2100

for nursing or pregnant women

add an extra 300-500 calories depending on your activity level

Quoting EmmaGrace:“ ask you doctor, but I would guess 2000 cals?”

Yeah I try to stay around 2000 calories...it really isn't much more when you're pregnant. Its about the equivalent of adding a slice of toast with PB, or a handful of nuts, or a bowl of cereal. Its easy to think you can go insane with food when you're pregnant.

I just woke up so I haven't consumed anything but water, but I'll add it all at the end of the day.

Quoting ~CrankyMrsPreggyPants~:“ Recommended calorie intake for Women Age Sedentary Low Active 19-30 y 1900 2100 2350 31-50 y 1800 ... [snip!] ... 2250 51-70 y 1650 1850 2100 for nursing or pregnant women add an extra 300-500 calories depending on your activity level”

Thank you!

This should help in determining individual calorie needs:

http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/calneed

to lose, it said I need to cut to 1400 calories. So that's what I plan to do.   "plan" hehe

5-1-08 - 126 lbs
calories/fiber grams
(4 oz of water with every meal/snack)





breakfast -
coffee - 100/0

snack -
bowl/cereal Kashi golean 1 cup - 140/10
1/2 cup skim milk- 40/0

3 triscuits- 60/1.5

lunch -
soup - 120, 8

snack -
sm. bowl/cereal 110/8
.5 c skim milk - 40,0

dinner -
broccoli and cheese omlet - 300, 2
1/4cup grits, butter- 160, 2
toast - 50, 5
coffee - 100, 0

sunflower seeds - 160,3

total - 1380, 39.5

5-2-08 - 124 lbs
calories/fiber grams
(4 oz of water with every meal/snack)

breakfast -
starbucks tall coffee w/ vanilla flavor & half-n-half - 200/0

snack -
kashi go lean cereal - 140/10
.5 cup skim milk - 40/0

lunch -
1/2 of a grilled chicken salad (at Longhorn Steakhouse) - 200, 4
1 serving ranch dressing - 140, 0
small piece of bread w/ a little butter - 150, .5

whole grain mac n cheese w/ brocolli - 450, 7

sunflower seeds - 160, 3

total - 1480, 24.5