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Daisy Rose
thanx karenlovessnow for the vegan chart, that helped me a lot with what i need each day, and thank you laurie15, i will def. be asking u questions in the near future if thats still okay with u..thanx
yEA I DO LIKE COOKING! NOT THINGS THAT ARE TOO TIME CONSUMING, BUT ITS FUN TO CREATE MEALS FOR YOURSELF JUST THE WAY U WANT THEM. oKAY, SO I AM GOING TO TRY AND INTAKE ABOUT 1400 calories a day for the size and frame of my body and height. so, tomorrow i'm looking to have
B- 1/2 bagel (100) Vegan cream cheese(70)
L- broiled veggies (50 for one cup) cheese sanwich(100 for 2 pieces of bread and 100 for two pieces of cheese)
S- Luna bar (200)
D-smart menu "chicken" and rice in orange sauce(300)
so in all thats.... about 870 calories? not including the fruit i have on the side for mid morning and fter dinner snacks, and this is just for tomorrow, hopefully i can keep up at this.
Ok now I have a little free time.
Could I offer up my opinions?
I think 1400 is a little low. Even very sedentary elderly people have at least 1600 hundred calories or more a day. Having such a low intake can actually make your metabolisim work slower because your body is in starvation mode therefore you will lose less weight...it's not healthy.
For breakfast try a slice of whole grain bread (I don't think bagels offer much in the form of nutrition they are basically white flour)
with a tablespoon of peanut butter for protein and a serving of fruit..or a fruit smoothie those are really good for breakfast.
Lunch you could have a salad with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, sliced carrots, cucumbers with a light dressing.
Try steaming your veggies instead...I think they retain more cooked that way.
Instead of the "cheese" sandwich try the steamed veggies over rice.
I have a recipe for walnut sauce thats great over rice.
These are just suggestions really...
You need to make your calories nutritious...I'm not an authority on nutrition by any means but I do know you need to eat a variety of whole foods to keep your body healthy and eat processed foods sparingly.
I usually have for breakfast roasted potatoes, scrambled tofu( with tomatoes, onion,either kale or collard greens) and a slice of whole grain toast with a glass of juice. I've streamlined my breakfast and it's usually around 400 calories or so.
Lunch I may have some beans on a whole wheat tortilla with a salad made with romaine lettuce,spinach and other veggies and a piece of fruit.
Dinner I like stuffed veggies so I might make stuffed zuchini with millet or bell pepper with rice with more veggies(love em)
I try to drink 64 ounces of water a day..not always but I try..thats about 4 bottles of your bottled water you find in the store.
Your body really needs the water.
I need to go over my notes this is just from memory...last time I counted calories was in early August.
I hope that we both can learn and lose weight together but still enjoy the art of food..lol!
Peace,
Jen