Exercise - 30 mins sculpting DVD, 60 mins treadmill, 15 mins weights

Water - 18 cups

Food - 2051 calories (32% fat, 38% carbs, 25% protein)

Breakfast - protein shake, 12-grain toast, nectarine jam, 3 clementines (335)

Lunch - whole wheat tortilla, mustard, smoked turkey, cheese blend, roasted veggies with balsamic vinegar (356)

Dinner - beef stew, broccoli, butter, salad, salad dressing (650)

Snacks - protein shake (x2), apple, fruit salad, 3 biscotti, almonds (711)

I flipped around the food today so I could watch myself when baking. I added a protein shake to breakfast hoping that it would keep my fingers out of the almonds. It was pretty good, but I did swipe a few almonds along the way. The new biscotti recipe worked out very well. It had less sugar, formed better, and cut well enough that I got 60 pieces out of the recipe instead of 48. It means that they’re lower calorie as well (49 for chocolate almond cherry, 31 for lemon ginger, and 30 for the cinnamon ones). I’ve still got some of the not-so-nice ones from last week (I’ve been counting them as 70), but these will be for tomorrow’s party (well, some of them). My mother still doesn’t know where we’re going, but I think she suspects we’re going to my cousin’s place. I don’t think she realizes that we’re simply going across the street. She’s already had some birthday phone calls and flowers and such, so I’m pretty sure she figures that her day out is a party.

So tomorrow morning I’m going to have a protein shake before I go, to try and keep the munching at a minimum. I suppose as long as I stay away from whatever cake is on offer I’ll do okay. It’s kind of hard to turn down birthday cake at a party for your mother’s 80th birthday. At least I know that she won’t insist, so we’ll see. I don’t know if it’s a good thing, or a bad thing, that tomorrow is a no-exercise day….

And I’m retaining water… pre-TOM, so I think Monday’s weigh-in is a bust. However, I’m not going to use that as an excuse to eat everything in site tomorrow. Honest I’m not!

Added: I posted the biscotti recipe in one of the forums. I’ll likely add it later to my recipe site, but for now: Biscotti

Deb - I love seafood too, and it’s low-cal which is a plus. That way even the butter doesn’t put you over the top!