Weight gain -- List O Food

June 18, 2003

Alright I'm writing my list of food today for everyone to comment on (be nice!)

Breakfast - Cereal Bar 160 cal 4 fat

Lunch - Cucumber Cheese Melt 249 cal 3.1 fat (btw Mmm!)

- Baked Beans 1/2 cup 160 cal

Dinner - I will be having 3 or 4 stuffed shells (following recipe 5 shells are

395 this does not include the tomato sauce (ragu tomato, onion and garlic - I

don't like tomato sauce I won't use much of it anyway) (shells are stuffed with

ricotta, parmesan, mushrooms and spinach - I wonder if I should add some minced

onion hmm.)

I only drink water and the occassional green tea. If a snack is needed I only

have veggies, cereal bars and yogart in the house.

Total Cal. 964 (not counting a snack, snack would be no more than 160 cal)

(you know give or take because who knows how accurate these counts on the

recipes really are anyway)

Ok and this is how I've honestly been eating for the last week and for the last

2 months eating similiar to this but with meat in some dishes. I don't like

carbonated water, so I don't really drink much soda.

I learned last night that yoga for 1/2 hour burns 200 cals, pilates burns about

the same for 1/2 hour, and swimming burns about 250 per 1/2 hour and walking was

less but I don't remember how much. So I figure I burn at least 150 cals per

day. (I do not remember the website)

To me this sounds healthy... what am I missing?

-K

The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

June 18, 2003

ok sounds like your body has switched itself to starvation

mode..where it hordes everything..not enough food i think..my

opionion only ...i eat at least 3 times that lol he ehee ya im a pig

i know!

warm regards

niccii

, Kelly Pavlik

<wantstolearn1> wrote:

> Alright I'm writing my list of food today for everyone to comment

on (be nice!)

>

June 18, 2003

being nice here, ok? <smile> Cereal bar, how much sugar? Was it made with whole

grains? If not, it will convert to sugar once you eat it, what about protien in

your ceral bar, any? My second thought is, you are having three different kinds

of cheese today, and having it for two meals..are they low fat, or FF? Also, if

your pasta shells are not whole wheat, as well as your bread, they too will turn

to sugar once you eat them...here is what I would do with your food list for the

day....

Breakfast: scrap the cereal bar, and have oatmeal or some other grain, and top

it off with your favorite fruit. Bananas are nice as well as any berries, and a

splash of OJ to make it nice and creamy.

Lunch: your cucumber/cheese melt sounds yummy, but I would'nt do the cheese

myself (I'm vegan). You could substitute the cheese for a bean spread, like

hummus, or navy bean, or black bean spread, and then pile on the veggies!

Shredded carrots, sprouts, zucchinni, onions and I'd check the baked beans for

added sugar and sodium (unless you made them yourself from dry beans) and if

they contain either, I'd go for a nice big green salad instead of the

beans...also, what was your bread made from? Unless its a whole grain bread,

again, your taking in sugar (anything other than whole grain is converted to

sugar in your body and stored as such)

Dinner: Unless they are whole wheat shells, I'd skip them personally..plus,

three cheese's is a lot of fat and sodium...try stuffing them with lots of

roasted veggies and a good tofu or tempah mixture, and add a nice green salad

topped with berries or some sort of fruit..the pasta sauce is ok as long as

there is no added sugar and its low in sodium, but again, I'd go light so you

don't loose the flavor of the pasta shells and roasted veggies.

Here is what I have had today:

Breakfast: Chopped banana with mashed blackberries over it and topped off with

1/4 cup ground almonds, and herbal tea (very filling)

Lunch: 7 bean salad (about 1/2 cup) good sized green salad made with spinach and

romaine, with strawberries on top, and a vegan seasme cookie

Dinner: I am making my famous vegan pizza, loaded with roasted veggies and no

cheese, and a nice fruit salad.

Snack tonight if I feel I need one will be black velvet, organic popcorn, popped

in a brown bag in the microwave with no oil or salt, and a fruit leather (made

in my dehydrator)

and above all else...WATER, WATER, WATER! I drink about 6 pint bottles a day.

I hope I did'nt offend you with my suggestions...you are on the right track by

all means, just watch the sugar and fat!

Nancy

-

Kelly Pavlik

Wednesday, June 18, 2003 4:11 PM

Re: Weight gain -- List O Food

Alright I'm writing my list of food today for everyone to comment on (be

nice!)

Breakfast - Cereal Bar 160 cal 4 fat

Lunch - Cucumber Cheese Melt 249 cal 3.1 fat (btw Mmm!)

- Baked Beans 1/2 cup 160 cal

Dinner - I will be having 3 or 4 stuffed shells (following recipe 5 shells are

395 this does not include the tomato sauce (ragu tomato, onion and garlic - I

don't like tomato sauce I won't use much of it anyway) (shells are stuffed with

ricotta, parmesan, mushrooms and spinach - I wonder if I should add some minced

onion hmm.)

I only drink water and the occassional green tea. If a snack is needed I only

have veggies, cereal bars and yogart in the house.

Total Cal. 964 (not counting a snack, snack would be no more than 160 cal)

(you know give or take because who knows how accurate these counts on the

recipes really are anyway)

Ok and this is how I've honestly been eating for the last week and for the

last 2 months eating similiar to this but with meat in some dishes. I don't

like carbonated water, so I don't really drink much soda.

I learned last night that yoga for 1/2 hour burns 200 cals, pilates burns

about the same for 1/2 hour, and swimming burns about 250 per 1/2 hour and

walking was less but I don't remember how much. So I figure I burn at least 150

cals per day. (I do not remember the website)

To me this sounds healthy... what am I missing?

-K

The New Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

June 18, 2003

Nancy

I'm not offended in the least. This was the kind of tips and feedback I was

looking for. I eat dairy and I try to keep it low. I live in Wisconsin so not

eating cheese just isn't an option =) My cheese is low-fat or no fat... the

ricotta is low-fat because I can't stand the taste of no-fat ricotta. I could

try it with out the ricotta... or use less overall. the parmesan is no fat so

I'm not too worried about that... its just used as a season so there is little

in the recipe. Probably can't even taste it...but again its fat free.

I cook for my boyfriend as well so I need to at least keep him interested in the

meals and make them as good as possible. I'm doing my best to keep him away

from the meat as well. So far so good.

The cereal bar: I normally do eat oatmeal or whole grain cereals but I was

super lazy when I woke up and just munched it without even thinking. It had 4

fat and 16 sugars which won't be too bad if its all the sugars I get today.

I am definately going to try hummas on the cucumber cheese (instead of cheese)

melt in my head that sounds really good... I need to find out if it tastes as

good as it sounds! About my breads I eat whole wheat or whole grain depending

on the sandwich. My doctor had me switch to whole wheat about a month ago.

Anyway, thank you so much for the input, it was very helpful.

K

PS. OH protein hmm... the cereal bar had none and I haven't really been getting

enough I don't think. Any suggestions for protein sources? Besides nuts (I

only like cashews and almonds -- I'd like to mix it up a bit, plus nuts can get

expensive (especially the cashews!))

" Nancy K. " <nkohn wrote: