Breakfast: Whole wheat enlgish muffin, Dannon Light n Fit vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup "natural" applesauce
Total Cals: 230


Lunch: Bean thread noodles, 3 large scallops, 2 servings mixed veggies, 3 cups salad with fat free Italian dressing, chicken broth cube 395 calories


Snack(s):
1) English muffin, fried egg, miso soup 225

2) Lindor Truffles: 3-220 cals

3) 2 sugar free hot chocolates, 4 teaspoons instant mexican coffee 54 cals

Total: 500


Dinner: Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and rice meal, 3 cups lettuce, 2 tablespoons fat free Italian dressing 480

Total Calories: 1604

Workout: 1 hour treadmill 700-1,000 calories
Total toning on body at weights: around 100 calories (rough estimate)

Eating 1800 calories, and still losing weight

Update:
Have been struggling with diet and workout the past several weeks.
Today is a start over day.

The good news... I am 242 lbs-which is a lower weight than my 245 I was not that long ago.

Here is my eating plan for today, starting from my breakfast I just ate:

Breakfast:

Jimmy Dean's Frozen Breakfasts: D-lights Croissant, Turkey Sausage, Egg Whites & Cheese
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 medium banana

420 calories


Lunch:

Nile Spice's black bean soup
3 cups lettuce, 2 tablespoons fat free Italian Dressing
large low carb tortilla
large raw orange

380 calories


Snack:

1/2 cup regular large curd cottage cheese
2 wasa crisp bread crackers
1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
260 calories


Dinner

2 cups cubed butternut squash, 1/4 onion, garlic, 1/4 cup brown rice, 1/2 cup white beans, 3 cups lettuce, 2 tablespoons fat free Italian Dressing 491 calories


Dessert:

Chocolate granola bar 140 calories


Extras: 2 sugar free hot chocolates, gum (5 pcs) 100 calories

Total Calories:

1791


Workout: 45 minutes treadmill, light weights

My experimental Butternut squash and quinoa recipe

Ingredients:
Quinoa- 1 cup raw 626 calories
White beans- 1 can 385 calories
Spinach- 4 cups 40 calories
Tomatoes-3 20 calories
Garlic-3-4 cloves 20 calories
Onion-1 whole 80 calories
Butternut squash-3 cups cubed 189
cinnamon
cumin
pepper
salt
chicken boullion cube 15
2 tablespoons olive oil 240
1/4 cup walnuts to sprinkle over top (optional)190 calories
Total calories per serving (1/4 recipe)

456 with walnuts
408 without walnuts

Quinoa:
Boil 2 cups water with pinch of salt. When rolling boil, add quinoa. Reduce heat to low. Let quinoa absorb water.

Butternut squash: Place in microwave with water and salt. Boil til tender

Saute garlic and onion. When lightly brown, and spinach. Cook til wilted. Add soft sqaush. Add spices. Add beans. Let gently simmer until heated through and flavors are married.

Serve over quinoa, sprinkle with cilantro and additonal salt and pepper as desired.

Servings: 4