If anyone has a moment, can you look at my menu and advise? SM

Here's how today is going down.

Bfst:
1 cup multigrain Cheerios and 1/2 c. milk
16 ounces herbal tea w Equal

Snack:
2 hard-boiled egg whites (I don't like the yolks)
handful of semisweet chocolate chips (oops...lol)
16 ounces herbal tea

Lunch:
1 round tortilla with chopped chicken and 2 tbls light mayo
1 medium apple

Dinner:
Turkey meatballs with brown rice and snap peas (small amount of sweet glaze made with brown sugar and pineapple)

Total counts are as follows:
Calories 1177
Fat 40
Carbs 129
Protein 74

Is this where the numbers should be? Seems like an awful lot of carbs, no? I'm so lost with all this counting stuff and not sure what I'm supposed to be eating anymore.

Thanks. :-)

Follow Ups:

• Are you at all interested in WW? I've been on so long (sm) hvlmt 16:33:31 1/27/2009 (3)
  • I have all the books (mom gave them to me). I don't like it. Too much work. Honestly, SM Flash 17:43:20 1/27/2009 (2)
    • If you don't like meat and eggs, you're going to have a hard time losing weight eating too many carbs. For me, the carbs are instant fat on the belly. 18:11:39 1/27/2009 (1)
      • Me too, I can cut back on carbs and weight will melt off without exercise it stays off too as long as I watch what I eat. nm 20:41:01 1/27/2009 (0)
• Don't know your height and weight so can't Talon 12:54:06 1/27/2009 (0)
• Changes I would make to fit me, and I've been losing since 04/08. Jus Me 12:01:53 1/27/2009 (4)
  • Thanks for the suggestions. I'm surprised at all the fruit. They carry a lot of carbs. But, I'll give it a try. nm Flash 12:12:29 1/27/2009 (3)
    • Fruit is good carbs, you want to stay away from the bad carbs like startchs and sugars (white bread, rice, sugar, etc) nm 12:20:55 1/27/2009 (2)
      • I try to think of it as eating foods as they occur in nature. Like an orange can't possibly be bad for you, whereas a doughnut? Forget it. 12:24:20 1/27/2009 (1)
        • There are exceptions though, like grapes and bananas. Eat those in moderation. nm 12:39:30 1/27/2009 (0)
• Looks like a lot of carbs and fat to me.... sm hvlmt 11:15:13 1/27/2009 (4)
  • I thought the carbs looked high too, but not sure what to cut out/change. Sm F. 11:19:57 1/27/2009 (3)
    • Yea, lose the cereal. "Some" cereal is good, but it never fills you up enough. And the good cereals TO ME taste like wood shavings. Yuck 11:29:54 1/27/2009 (2)
      • To get the cabs down that low, I have to cut out the rice, apple, cereal, and pineapple, then it's still at 30. nm F. 11:34:14 1/27/2009 (1)
        • I don't count carbs, I just kind of stay away from them unless they are high fiber carbs. Your body will use them differently. No white stuff is the rule. Rice/bread, etc. 11:43:52 1/27/2009 (0)
• My breakfast: Two eggs scrambled, 2 slices turkey bacon, banana. = about 300 cal. Keeps me full until lunch. Compare that to 1 cup Cheerios and tea... 11:10:22 1/27/2009 (0)
• Not enough protein IMO... Calories a little low ( I lose great on 1500/day).. All those carbs will leave you hungry, set up for failure. 11:07:55 1/27/2009 (8)
  • Protein, I hear a lot about protein, but not sure where to get it and where to put it. ?? nm F.. 11:18:07 1/27/2009 (7)
    • Here are a couple of links that you might find helpful sm sm, 11:37:28 1/27/2009 (0)
    • Here is a list I have of the top 10 healthy proteins sm sm, 11:33:14 1/27/2009 (0)
    • Protein keeps you full, cuts down cravings, balances your insulin so you don't have surges from eating sugar/carbs, which makes you very hungry. 11:30:52 1/27/2009 (0)
    • meat and meat subistutes is where the protein is found sm 11:29:48 1/27/2009 (0)
    • You eat it at every meal and every snack... Eggs, meat, cheese, yogurt. Also, any carbs like bread/crackers should be high in fiber. NM 11:28:46 1/27/2009 (2)
      • TY. This is going to be so hard. :-( nm F. 11:30:10 1/27/2009 (1)
        • Actually, what you are eating is what makes it hard, because it leaves you hungry. I have no problem with high protein, but I also........SM 11:41:51 1/27/2009 (0)
• Yikes. Not sure what to cut out. I mean, I'm starving on this...LOL. nm Flash 10:53:18 1/27/2009 (1)
  • (this goes as response under Silly's post) F. 10:53:41 1/27/2009 (0)
• I'm diabetic, but they told me to keep daily carb count at 56. silly 10:51:02 1/27/2009 (0)

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