For thin moms...

[Anonymous]

...who aren't naturally skinny but need to work at it...could you please tell me what you eat for each meal/snack?

[Anonymous]

Breakfast: 1 serving fiber one cereal with skim milk

Lunch: turkey sandwich on whole-wheat sandwich thins with spray I Cant Believe Its Not Butter and a piece of cheese, 1 piece of fruit (like an apple or pear), and a 100 calorie packet of pretzels, crackers, or chips.

Snack: Weight Watchers cookie or baby carrots with fat-free dip

Dinner: 4 oz chicken breast, 1 cup rice/pasta, 1 cup steamed veggies

Snack: weight watchers ice cream or 100 cal bag of microwave popcorn

[Anonymous]

PP - that is not a lot of food, Are you trying to lose weight??
How tall are you and how much do you weigh?

I'm 5-9, 127lbs. I eat constantly, but tiny amounts. Always the same thing for breakfast (grapenuts, shredded wheat). nuts as a snack or fruit. graze till dinner and then always a protein, carb and veggie.

hmmm....now that I write it down, I don't eat that much either :O

[Anonymous]

Define thin . . .
No specific formula for me. I try to eat everything in moderation. And, workout as much as I can. I started racing triathlons to keep myself motivated and the training has really toned me up.

Without the working out, I pack on the pounds VERY quickly (runs in the family; everyone is heavy.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Breakfast: 1 serving fiber one cereal with skim milk

Lunch: turkey sandwich on whole-wheat sandwich thins with spray I Cant Believe Its Not Butter and a piece of cheese, 1 piece of fruit (like an apple or pear), and a 100 calorie packet of pretzels, crackers, or chips.

Snack: Weight Watchers cookie or baby carrots with fat-free dip

Dinner: 4 oz chicken breast, 1 cup rice/pasta, 1 cup steamed veggies

Snack: weight watchers ice cream or 100 cal bag of microwave popcorn

this sounds terrible and would get old real quick. eat the things that are not good for you and limit to once per day otherwise eat lots of whole grains, water, fruits, and protein.

[Anonymous]

19:56That's a lot of processed food- are you doing weight watchers?

I'm pregnant right now, but my arms and legs are still thin. Does that count?

I was about 125 lbs pre-preg and am 5'8". I always start with protein in the morning...it really helps to keep me from pigging out the rest of the day. An whole egg and a few whites, or just egg whites, then I would have ezekial bread with almond butter. I used to have coffee as well. Then mid-morning I'd have some almonds or a piece of cheese and fruit- you want to keep yourself from getting super hungry. Lunch-usually a big salad with some sort of protein, some low fat dressing, and a piece of fruit. Mid afternoon- yogurt or carrots and hummus and then dinner would be chicken or fish, vegetables, maybe some fruit or a little bit of a carb and a glass of wine on occasion. I would do this to lose weight, and did not eat so strict all of the time, and also if I did this during the week when at my goal weight I could just let it go a little more on the weekend and have pizza or cupcakes if I wanted to. I also drink a ton of water, drink herbal tea, chew gum...I try to come up with things that don't have calories that keep me from getting bored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP - that is not a lot of food, Are you trying to lose weight??
How tall are you and how much do you weigh?

I'm 5-9, 127lbs. I eat constantly, but tiny amounts. Always the same thing for breakfast (grapenuts, shredded wheat). nuts as a snack or fruit. graze till dinner and then always a protein, carb and veggie.

hmmm....now that I write it down, I don't eat that much either :O

PP, you seem to be quite thin for your height. I was that weight (now a few pounds more), and I'm 5'5". Anyway, it is up to the individual, of course, and depends on her regimen, metabolism and so on.

[Anonymous]

this isn't the pp. but that was who the question was for- thin women- right?

[Anonymous]

19:56 here. I'm 5'4" and 115 lbs. As for the processed food . . . wow, I don't really see it. What is "processed?" My cereal? Sure, I'll give you that my snacks (WW cookie or popcorn) and my 2 sprays of butter are "processed," but I don't see a problem with the rest of it. Should I keep a cow in my back yard and milk it to create my own skim milk, cheese, and butter so I can lower my ratio of processed foods?

[Anonymous]

I usually eat 2 eggs for breakfast plus a piece of cheese, or 1.5 C of high fiber cereal. For lunch I almost always have a very large salad with lots of lettuce, a veggie and a protein in it. I make my own oil & vinegar dressing. In between meals, if I'm hungy, I'll eat a bag of apple slices, turkey slices, peppers, cucumbers, pistachio nuts or peanuts (in moderation), etc. For dinner I again will eat a very large salad with whatever protein (chicken, shrimp, steak or quinqoa) we're having for dinner that night. I love salads and vegetables, so this is not a hardship for me. I've managed to basically keep my weight stabliized for the past 20 years but I have to be vigilant about it. When I go above my 'cushion' comfort zone, I immediately cut back on something.

[Anonymous]

How do you stay motivated?

[Anonymous]

20:44 here. I didn't mean to insult you at all. If you want to stick with whole foods that are unprocessed- try things like oatmeal, raw almonds, whole grain bread without too many ingredients. Stuff like what you're currently eating for dinner can be a lot more filling than the 100 calorie snack packs and that sort of thing. These foods are processed (fiber one cereal, turkey (if it's deli-meat), whole-wheat sandwich thins, I Cant Believe Its Not Butter, cheese (not saying it's bad to eat cheese, but depends on the kind- kraft?), and a 100 calorie packet of pretzels, crackers, or chips, Weight Watchers cookie, weight watchers ice cream or 100 cal bag of microwave popcorn).

But, maybe what you are doing is fine with you- so please feel free to ignore my comments. I'm just commenting to answer the OP and personally I feel more full when I fill up on lots of unprocessed whole food. But, I certainly eat my share of processed food also!

[Anonymous]

Breakfast: sandwich thin, slice of cheese, three egg whites, fruit
Lunch: sandwich thin, turkey, slice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, fruit, and pretzels or frozen yogurt. On the weekend, I might have a baked potato with sour cream instead.
Dinner: steamed veges and fish or chicken. Occasionally spaghetti with a white clam sauce or olive oil and mushrooms.

I'm not much on snacks. But, in the evening after the kids are in bed, a glass of wine is nice. I also usually have two cups of coffee in the morning. We also get pizza a lot with our kids and I always have it double cut so I only eat 1/2 or 1 piece.

[Anonymous]

Not processed?! Your low-cal day is one long parade of chemicals and FrankenFood. McFood. "Food." np here, and I know that nothing tastes as good as thin looks, or whatever, but just yuck. Does thin look as good as cancer feels?


Breakfast: 1 serving fiber one cereal with skim milk

Lunch: turkey sandwich on whole-wheat sandwich thins with spray I Cant Believe Its Not Butter and a piece of cheese, 1 piece of fruit (like an apple or pear), and a 100 calorie packet of pretzels, crackers, or chips.

Snack: Weight Watchers cookie or baby carrots with fat-free dip

Dinner: 4 oz chicken breast, 1 cup rice/pasta, 1 cup steamed veggies

Snack: weight watchers ice cream or 100 cal bag of microwave popcorn


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Fiber ONE Ingredients
Corn Bran, Whole Grain Wheat, Wheat Bran, Corn Starch, Guar Gum, Color Added, Cellulose Gum, Salt, Baking Soda, Corn Oil, Aspartame (Phenylketonurics: contains Phenylalanine)Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols) Added to Preserve Freshness. Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Zinc and Iron (Mineral Nutrients)Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate)a B Vitamin (Niacinamide)Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride)Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)Vitamin B1 (Thiamin Mononitrate)A B Vitamin (Folic Acid)Vitamin B12.

Sandwich Thins ingredients:
Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Wheat Bran, Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Cellulose Fiber, Yeast, Salt, Polydextrose, Canola and/or Soybean Oil, Preservatives (Calcium Propionate, Sorbic Acid), Guar Gum, Cultured Wheat Flour, Monoglycerides, Citric Acid, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sucralose, Soy Lecithin.

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray
Water, Liquid Soybean Oil, Salt, Natural Sweet Cream Buttermilk (Adds a Dietarily Insignificant Amount of Cholesterol)Xanthan Gum, Natural Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60, Lactic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Disodium EDTA) Used to Protect Quality, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Vitamin A (Palmitate)Beta Carotene (Color)

[Anonymous]

I admit it isn't ideal. but the way I eat keeps me thin and happy. I have noticed that a few thin friends also eat that way.

#1 I don't eat much of anything. Portions are always small.
#2 I eat the same breakfast every day: oatmeal made with milk, almonds slivers, fruit)
#3 I eat what I want but pay the piper when I do. If I really want ice cream, I eat an entire pint but that's my dinner.