Trying this again! The last time the forum ate my post with a 503 error.
Anyway, we used to do this, and I thought I'd try to revive it. Basically, you post your days menu, and we'll do a new thread each month. I always found it a helpful way to plan out the next days menu, get meal or snack ideas or when I stall, people could go back and help me tweak my menu's to get the most food for my caloric buck. Let's face it, nobody wants 1200 calories a day of lettuce, just to feel full. It also helps those who have been here awhile and those who are new, changing your eating is challenging, so this is a quick way to see what healthy, fulfilling, nutritious and YUMMY meals and snacks can look like AND still be able to lose weight.
B: Using the juicer, I tossed in a sweet potatoe, cuke, nectarine, plum then added chia seeds and flax seeds. Tossed half the pulp back in and it was a yummy smoothie. I don't like big breakfasts, so I can work on this while feeding the baby and inhaling coffee.
S: Greek yogurt, honey and blueberries tossed in
L: 1 gluten free flat bread, pizza style with spinach, mushrooms and sun dried tomatoes, a bit of olive oil and skim mozz
D: I used mannadlins recipe for greek chicken pita's in this thread http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/100-...e-chicken.html and substituted the chicken for rib eyes cus they were on a serious sale! We'll pair that with a mixed green salad and tomatoes.
I have another snack today, if I need it, I'll push it between dinner and lunch or use it as a dessert. It'll be more juicing, mango, pears, apple, ginger and cinnamon with a small touch of greek yogurt and lots of the pulp tossed back in, freeze just enough to be ice cream-esque.
I calorie cycle and this is a high day for me (thankfully). Normally I stick with 1400 a day, 1-2 days a week, I cycle up to 1600 calories, and 2-3 days a week, I cycle down to 1200.
I went grocery shopping today, my fridge looks like a smorgasbord of rainbow colors with all the freshness exploding from it!!
Breakfast was blueberry oatmeal with two tablespoons greek yogurt and my coffee
Lunch was tuna with mustard, more yogurt black pepper and a flour wrap.
Dinner was something we call a hobo dinner five ounces lean ground beef "I only have red meat twice a week at most, cut up potato, baby carrots and onion spiced with roast garlic and pepper.
I might have a snack with my exercise calories will be greek yogurt with a drizzle tablespoon of honey and a fruit cup mixed in.
Thinforme: We do a hobo dinner too, usually its ground something, deer, beef, chicken etc. Sometimes leftover meat where its just a few small pieces can be shredded. We make a foil boat, fill it with veggies, brown rice if there's some leftover, the meat and spices, toss it in the coals. The kids love this in the summer, and I love that the leftovers really get used.
Today is a low cal day for me, so:
B: juicing a blood orange, grapefruit, apple, strawberries, carrots, kale, ginger root, add some cinnamon and a small container of greek yogurt
S: Laughing cow with celery
L: Chicken leg on the Forman with a huge spinach and kale salad, chopped up cuckes and tomatoes, with this yummy 'dressing', leftover from dinner last night
S: large green leaves, wrapped around slices of leftover chicken
D: honey smoked salmon on the forman, salad, steamed broccoli and cauliflower
I'll also strap the baby into the stroller, get my mile in and we'll do our mama and me dvd
Breakfast~ Coffee with skim milk, red apple, pepperjack cheese stick
Lunch~ Spinach salad with carrots, green onions, and parmesan cheese; broccoli and cheese steamer on the side
Morning/Afternoon Snacks~ Orange, string cheese, honey greek yogurt, apple option if hungry enough
Dinner~ Chicken alfredo or wonton tacos, have not decided yet.
Breakfast- Protein Shake (25g serving of vanilla protein powder, 1 c raw spinach, 6oz orange juice, 4 oz water, 2 handfuls of ice) I sipped on it from 7:30am until about 10:30
Lunch: mixed greens salad w tomatoes, beets, raw sprouts and balsamic vinaigrette, curried zucchini, and a small serving of baked red snapper. Took the kids to the farmer's market for groceries and ate this in their cafeteria. The cost is by weight and the total weight of my plate was about 14oz, so I think I was good on portion size.
Now I'm sipping on water with lemon and still feel very full. May have an apple for an afternoon snack, with a protein drink.
Dinner- Planning to make tacos for the kids and have mine as a salad w homemade fresh salsa for dressing.
My hardest part is snacking at night, so I have some kale chips and mango ready, but I'm trying not to eat ANYTHING after 7:30pm
Breakfast
Sausage & Cheese Omelet (2 eggs, 2.5 ounces homemade sausage, 1/2 oz. monterey cheese)
1/2 cup cottage cheese with 1 pineapple ring
Lunch
Avocado Egg Salad, alfalfa sprouts, red pepper strips - wrapped in lettuce leaves
1/2 cup sliced raw carrots
1/4 cup blueberries and 1/4 cup kiwi
Dinner
6 Copycat Chicken McNuggets with 1 T. Spicy Mayo
1/2 small baked potato topped with 1 cup steamed broccoli and 1/2 oz. cheddar cheese
1/4 cup sliced strawberries and 5 blueberries
B-Smoothie with protien powder, strawberries and almond milk. (This is my 'standard' breakfast)
L-Homemade venison chili (Spicy Italian Venison sausage we made ourselves (VERY lean) tomatoes (home canned) roasted butternut squash, egg plant, fire roasted red bell pepper, onion, roasted garlic, light red kidney beans and black beans)
S- Panko crusted baked chicken breast, roasted sweet potatoes, roasted cauliflower and a mixed green salad with balsamic dressing
Dinner ended up being Panera thanks to my husband! I was going to get Zaxby's and then decided at the last minute on Panera. Had a full grilled chicken caesar salad with an apple. Now enjoy a cup of coffee and some water!
What's on the menu - March
