hannahsmom
Active Member
Hi! Clean Eating
I was thinking this the other day and wondering if any of you know the answer. I get confused on this and it occurred to me that I might actually be eating to less because I am working out. I usually workout about 5x a week. I lost 65 pounds already (in 2 yrs) by portion control and not eating after 7:00 and exercise of course. I know that if you want to loose your last 15 pounds you need to really watch what you eat and eat more veggies and lean food and eat clean. If I am trying to eat around 1400 calories a day, eat clean and do an hr strength video or say a 45 min cardio (sometimes 1 hr) then should up my calories to 1700 that day? Am I eating too less? Should I eat more veggies? Am I eating too little? I think it’s around 1400 calories but then with workout it might end up being lot less. Here is a typical schedule:
Day 1 – workout was 1 hr strength, ½ hr cardio
B - 1 egg scrambled (made with 2 egg whites and 1 whole) with 1 red pepper, 1/2c mushrooms, 1/2c onions
S- Orange
L- chicken pistachio salad, made romaine, grilled chicken with pistachios some grilled onions, ½ cup cucumbers, avacado/lime dressing
S- Smoothie made with 2% milk, strawberries, raspberries, 1 scoop protein powder
S- about 12 baked tostidos with salsa
D- orange roughy, 1 cup veggies
s- 2 sugar free fudgiscle
Day 2 – cardio workout (45 min sometimes I do 1 hr of Cathe)
B- oatmeal, 3/4c 2% milk, 1 scoop protein powder
S- zone bar
L-South Beach Wrap (220 calories) / cottage cheese w/fruit
S-apple, w/peanut butter
D- pork tenderloin, 1/3c brown rice, 1 cup veggies
S- 1 sugar free creamsicle, 10 tostidos w/salsa
Day 3 – cardio, pilates
B- omelet made with 1 cup veggies
S- yogurt or zone bar
L-Greek salad made with grilled chicken, 1 egg, cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, 1 small red onion / cottage cheese with fruit
S- about 10 tostidos with salsa
D – salmon or chicken, 1 cup veggies, 1/3 c brown rice
This is typical for me. I might get off track and eat something I should once in a while but usually this is a mainstay for me. I bought a calorie book today and a Heart Rate Monitor (polar F6) so I am hoping this helps. Does anyone know how much more I should be eating and if so what should I add?
Thanks
Teresa
I was thinking this the other day and wondering if any of you know the answer. I get confused on this and it occurred to me that I might actually be eating to less because I am working out. I usually workout about 5x a week. I lost 65 pounds already (in 2 yrs) by portion control and not eating after 7:00 and exercise of course. I know that if you want to loose your last 15 pounds you need to really watch what you eat and eat more veggies and lean food and eat clean. If I am trying to eat around 1400 calories a day, eat clean and do an hr strength video or say a 45 min cardio (sometimes 1 hr) then should up my calories to 1700 that day? Am I eating too less? Should I eat more veggies? Am I eating too little? I think it’s around 1400 calories but then with workout it might end up being lot less. Here is a typical schedule:
Day 1 – workout was 1 hr strength, ½ hr cardio
B - 1 egg scrambled (made with 2 egg whites and 1 whole) with 1 red pepper, 1/2c mushrooms, 1/2c onions
S- Orange
L- chicken pistachio salad, made romaine, grilled chicken with pistachios some grilled onions, ½ cup cucumbers, avacado/lime dressing
S- Smoothie made with 2% milk, strawberries, raspberries, 1 scoop protein powder
S- about 12 baked tostidos with salsa
D- orange roughy, 1 cup veggies
s- 2 sugar free fudgiscle
Day 2 – cardio workout (45 min sometimes I do 1 hr of Cathe)
B- oatmeal, 3/4c 2% milk, 1 scoop protein powder
S- zone bar
L-South Beach Wrap (220 calories) / cottage cheese w/fruit
S-apple, w/peanut butter
D- pork tenderloin, 1/3c brown rice, 1 cup veggies
S- 1 sugar free creamsicle, 10 tostidos w/salsa
Day 3 – cardio, pilates
B- omelet made with 1 cup veggies
S- yogurt or zone bar
L-Greek salad made with grilled chicken, 1 egg, cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, 1 small red onion / cottage cheese with fruit
S- about 10 tostidos with salsa
D – salmon or chicken, 1 cup veggies, 1/3 c brown rice
This is typical for me. I might get off track and eat something I should once in a while but usually this is a mainstay for me. I bought a calorie book today and a Heart Rate Monitor (polar F6) so I am hoping this helps. Does anyone know how much more I should be eating and if so what should I add?
Thanks
Teresa
