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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, I'll start.

I had
Breakfast
A poppy bagel with tomatoes and light cream cheese (it's a big bagel- I'd say 2 servings)

Mid Morning Snack:
1/2 cup of mixed berries
coffee with 1/2 and 1/2
a small (SMALL!) pastry with chocolate- like bite sized

Lunch-
Arby's junior roast beef sandwich
Small salad with dressing on the side

Mid Afternoon Snack-
Small Diary Queen Cone

Dinner-
1/2 Italian Cold Cut (But it's a big sub, so 1/2 is still 6 inches)
A few sips of ginger ale

Dessert- 
A brownie

So- in looking over my choices, I noticed I "treated" myself 3 times today (pastry, dairy queen and a brownie) AND I had a huge amount of salt- and I gave up by dinner.

I did get 3 servings of fruit/vegetables in- but still.

And yes, I am fat :(

So- for other fatties out there, make me feel better and let me know I'm not alone. I suck at willpower, I don't get people who say "just eat less." At least I know myself enough to know not to drink, because I obviously have a personality that's prone to addiction.

For all you skinnies  out there (or people who are less than my size 16 self) please motivate me! Tell me yummy things you eat that satisfy you~

Thanks :)
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FOr fun, I decided to take your menu for today and make it lighter and healthier with a few substitutions:

Breakfast - a light english muffin or bagel thin (preferably whole wheat) with TBS light cream cheese and tomato

Mid-Morning Snack - substitute fat free milk or half & half in coffee; go with a square of dark chocolate in lieu of the pastry (even if tiny)

Lunch - substitute a leaner meat like turkey, roasted or grilled chicken instead of RB. Skip the bread and get the meat on a salad, or go with whole grain breads if possible.

Afternoon snack - go with frozen fat free yogurt. Better yet, go with fruit or light yogurt (like Dannon lite and fit)

Dinner - see suggestions for lunch. Stay away from italian cold cuts. Veggies, turkey, poultry (skinless) are all better choices.

Dessert - fudgesicle (fat free), fruit

And yes, I'm 10% overweight (dislike the word "fat") and don't always eat right even when I know what I should be eating.  : )

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This suggestion to switch everything out for "low fat" replacements isn't a good idea. Fats are an important part of the diet. They help you feel full for longer and are essential to the absorption of many vitamins and minerals. When we cut back on fats, we tend to increase the calories we take in from carbs, and in our food climate, that generally means highly refined/processed carbs like sugar and white flour. And as the consumption of low-fat foods has increased over the past decades, we have generally gotten fatter.

My observation about OP's diet is that its full of processed foods. Eat more simple, home cooked, traditional foods. (sorry to be critical, OP, but I'm thinking that is sort of what you're asking for)

Here is my food for yesterday:
Breakfast: home made oatmeal with dried fruit cooked-in and butter on top
Lunch: one beef tamale (frozen food from TJs) and some dried seaweed (paper-like rectangles)
Snack: half a whole wheat cinn/raisin bagel with butter
Dinner: Pasta with tom sauce, veggies, cheese, and chicken meatballs (sauce and meatballs were not home-made), green salad with home-made vinaigrette, and 2 glasses of red wine
Snack: small home-made un-iced carrot cupcake with 1/4 cup ice cream (major treat due to friend visiting for dinner)
all day: water to drink

This was not a totally optimal food day, but that's what it was. I'm 5'7" and 130 lbs. Breastfeeding. I generally have a cocktail or 2 in the evening, instead of wine. I should exercise, but don't seem to get around to it...[/quote]

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