***30 something*** Group

About This Group

This is a group for all those individuals who are between the ages of 30-39! Come and see what we 30 somethings are doing!

March 29th, 2012

Members Tracking:

69

Calorie Goal:

101,973

Calories Consumed:

82,376

Calories Burned:

19,617

Net Calories Consumed:

62,759 (39,214 under)

% of calories burned:

23.81%

March 28th, 2012

Members Tracking:

71

Calorie Goal:

104,317

Calories Consumed:

89,124

Calories Burned:

21,652

Net Calories Consumed:

67,472 (36,845 under)

% of calories burned:

24.29%

March 27th, 2012

Lunch Ideas

posted by Speranza21 on 7:26 am

Looking for advice from fellow desk jockeys as to easy, healthy lunch ideas at around 500 cals or less.  I pack a salad every day and need to mix it up a bit, but don't have time to cook during the week.  I'd appreciate ideas for easy foods to make on Sunday for the week (that are also easy to track on MyPlate).  Thanks! 

by Mtrickel on Mar 28, 2012 at 9:16 am

Hey, I've been riding a desk for about 2 years now and this was a struggle. I ended up buying a Vitamix blender and using that to make my soups, shakes, and snacks. I also make a lot of chicken and put that in salads, tortilla wraps, or over brown rice and veggies. It takes me about an hour to make a weeks worth of meals cooking chicken, or about 10 min to make meals using the Vitamix. The cookbooks that some with the blender break down all nutritional info for your tracking purposes. Hope that helps, and good luck!

by Speranza21 on Apr 2, 2012 at 8:22 am

Thanks for the tips.  I've never heard of the Vitamix blenders, but I will have to look into them.  Do you find that the blended meals fill you up?  My main issue is 14-hour work days, and having to think about brining not only lunch, but dinner every day.  I've fallen into a rut of eating a protein bar every night for dinner because they are easy to keep in my desk.  I have a protein shake with a banana every morning (also because it is easy), so I'm worried about taking in too much synthetic protein and not enough real food on a daily basis.  I may just need to get motivated to cook more on Sundays for the entire week!  Thanks again!

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Members Tracking:

83

Calorie Goal:

120,739

Calories Consumed:

102,175

Calories Burned:

25,184

Net Calories Consumed:

76,991 (43,748 under)

% of calories burned:

24.65%

March 26th, 2012

Members Tracking:

56

Calorie Goal:

85,156

Calories Consumed:

48,940

Calories Burned:

10,557

Net Calories Consumed:

38,383 (46,773 under)

% of calories burned:

21.57%

March 25th, 2012

Members Tracking:

33

Calorie Goal:

56,568

Calories Consumed:

41,812

Calories Burned:

11,327

Net Calories Consumed:

30,485 (26,083 under)

% of calories burned:

27.09%

March 24th, 2012

Members Tracking:

46

Calorie Goal:

76,492

Calories Consumed:

78,152

Calories Burned:

18,896

Net Calories Consumed:

59,256 (17,236 under)

% of calories burned:

24.18%

March 23rd, 2012

Members Tracking:

48

Calorie Goal:

75,327

Calories Consumed:

34,621

Calories Burned:

11,757

Net Calories Consumed:

22,864 (52,463 under)

% of calories burned:

33.96%

March 22nd, 2012

Members Tracking:

70

Calorie Goal:

102,207

Calories Consumed:

62,957

Calories Burned:

15,949

Net Calories Consumed:

47,008 (55,199 under)

% of calories burned:

25.33%

March 21st, 2012

Members Tracking:

73

Calorie Goal:

110,536

Calories Consumed:

99,205

Calories Burned:

25,799

Net Calories Consumed:

73,406 (37,130 under)

% of calories burned:

26.01%

March 20th, 2012

Members Tracking:

82

Calorie Goal:

122,673

Calories Consumed:

109,584

Calories Burned:

24,713

Net Calories Consumed:

84,871 (37,802 under)

% of calories burned:

22.55%