[Jillegal]

Want to take bets on how many people post on last week's thread before they see this one?

I have to mention my new favourite "snack". I've tried Quaker Crispy Minis before and thought they were just fine, but they've come out with some new ones that I absolutely LOVE (they're called Crispy Wholegrain). The stats are great: 100% whole grain rice, corn and barley, 0 trans fat, 0 cholesteral, low fat, low calorie (60 for 8 "cakes") and so tasty. I bought a bag of parmesan and roasted garlic and can't wait to try the other new flavours!

Yesterday was a good day for me, except I was lazy (didn't even walk the dog ~ took her to the park a couple of times and threw the frisbee and let her chase her basketball around until she wore herself out).

Sunday
Points
Morning
4 - Tim Hortons 12 grain bagel
1 - Light vegetable cream cheese
2 - coffee with cream
Mid-morning
1 - watermelon
0 - spring water
Lunch
2 - Crispy Minis with
0 - salsa and
1 - melted fat free cheese
2 - 1c skim milk
1 - seedless grapes
Mid-afternoon
0 - spring water
1 - watermelon
Dinner
4 - centre loin porkchop (all fat removed) grilled on BBQ
2 - cabbage salad with light dressing
0 - baby carrots
0 - spring water
Evening
2 - Crispy Minis
0 - Canada Dry citrus flavoured water
23 total (used one flex point)

[activeadventurer]

jillegal - everyone deserves a day off now and then

I took the day off exercise wise. Home with a cold and really enjoying the rest. Good food day and lots of water. A good week to all. DCM

[SuchAPrettyFace]

I'm back!

9/12
1 green apple, cut up
1-2 servings seedless red grapes
^^^why pay McDonalds $3 to do this for me? So I didn't!
1 cup coffee
1/4 cup light soy milk

2 meatless breakfast patties
2 bavarian pretzels
1 cup green tea, 1 cup peach tea, in same mug

1 can cream of chicken & mushroom soup
1 serving Big Pack Easy Mac
1 roasted garlic Boca Burger, nuked

1 liter water

3 fresh garden tomatoes, sliced
1-3 tsp olive oil
1-3 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tsp seasoned pepper
6 panels AkMak crackers
prolly 2-3 oz full fat cream cheese
1-3 tsp McCormick's salt free garlic herb seasoning blend
2 cups milk

[taekwondomom]

9/12
B: kashi golean and rice milk
L: Salad of gabanzo beans, tuna, brown rice, chopped onion, red pepper and celery mixed with some fat free western dressing; 2 slices whole wheat toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam
D: Teriyaki Stir Fry with chicken
S: snickers candy bar (Haven't actually eaten it yet, it is downstairs in the cupboard. I tallied my calories to include it though. Maybe I'll just have half so I stay with in my alloted daily calories...maybe *Update* Ate the whole candy bar, but I didn't have seconds of stir fry as I had planned. I have adjusted my calorie total accordingly. Still over my calorie limit, but by 40 calories instead of 200.)
Beverages: 70 oz water; 26 oz calorie free peach iced tea
TOTAL CALORIES=1990
Exercise: 1 hour Tae Kwon Do

[synger]

MONDAY -- Family Day

Breakfast:
Kashi Go Lean with blueberries and banana and skim milk
coffee with milk and cocoa

Lunch:
Chicken salad sandwich (very tasty "mediteranean chicken salad" without mayo -- seemed to be a mustard vinagrette with dried tomatoes and roasted peppers)
chocolate chip cookie

Afternoon snack to keep the Beast at bay:

Dinner:
Rest of my Texas Chili from Hard Times Cafe (beef chili with tomatoes, onion, sour cream, over cornbread)
a beer

Snacks throughout the day:
mozzarella cheese stick

Drinks:
water, diet soda

Calories:
about 1700

Exercise:
swimming, a long slow walk with Gem (on her tricycle, everything is slow. She's JUST learning to control it on the gentle hills. I'm surprised at how hard it is to walk at half my normal pace. My thighs and calves ache by the time we get home. It's reminiscent of the one time I tried Tai Chi. That slow, deliberate movement really made my muscles scream. *chuckle*)

[RealCdn]

Tonight I'll add today's, and I look at things like tickers and sigs etc. However, I've been idling for too long and need some (semi) public accountability. I'll even try and remember to introduce myself. (Anne)

Breakfast (200)
- baked 'cup' (egg substitute, egg whites, cheese blend, spices)
- nectarine

Lunch (550)
- salad (lettuce, cucumber, pepper, tomato) with FF Red Wine dressing
- lean pastrami
- grapes, plums, peach
- orange from morning snack that I didn't have

Afternoon Snack (75)
- nectarine

Dinner (470)
- stuffed mushrooms (crab, celery, onion, cheese blend, parmesan)
- broccoli, cauliflower
- <tsp butter
- salad (lettuce, cucumber, pepper, tomato) with LF Balsamic dressing

Evening Snack (75)
- nectarine


Total Cals: 1370 (rough, but close)

Exercise: 45 mins (2.25m) on treadmill, light 15 min swim

[Jillegal]

Woo hoo, SAPF is back. I love to see my chickies come home to roost! Now stick around or I'll have to peck ya!

Welcome to the group, Anne. We're finding that being accountable to ourselves and to the group really helps to keep us on track. Don't forget to post an introduction and jump into the other threads so we can all get to know you.

Hope you're feeling better soon, activeadventurer (even though you're enjoying the rest) Good job on eating healthy food and drinking lots of water while you recover (I know I just want to consume ice cream and milkshakes when I'm sick)

Monday
Points
Morning
2 - Kashi Heart to Heart cereal, with
1 - skim milk
0 - large mug of tea
Mid-morning
1 - seedless grapes
0 - Perrier water
Lunch
6 - Lean Cuisine spinach and mushroom pizza
0 - spinach salad with sliced mushrooms and tomato
1 - vinaigrette
0 - bottled spring water
Mid-afternoon
2 - Crispy Minis
0 - club soda
Dinner
4 - baked skinless chicken breast coated in crushed cornflakes/parmesan cheese
2 - whole wheat rice cooked in chicken broth
0 - boiled baby carrots
1 - watermelon
0 - spring water
Evening
2 - Crispy Minis
0 - Canada Dry natural sparking water
22 total

Exercise: Morning and evening walk with dog, stripping/scraping wallpaper from downstairs bathroom (hey, I worked up a sweat so it counts!)

[boiaby]

Hey Jilly, I'm dying to find some of these wholegrain crispy minis! I thought we were supposed to all the new stuff down here in the states before you guys, and then tease you relentlessly with it! No fair!

I'll trade you some of my Yankee Kashi for your crispy minis. So, we got a deal or what??

Beverly

[DishyFishy]

Great to see you back, SAPF. I don't blame you for giving McD's the elbow when you can make something equally--if not more--delish for a lump less money. WTG!

Jilly: No pecking SAPF. Stick with those Quaker snackies you found. I'm going to keep my eye out for them here. I love this thread for sharing good products and ideas. Thanks.

Sorry about your cold, Dee. Hope it clears up quickly. I skipped the exercise yesterday too, but unlike you I have no good reason for it.

Welcome, Anne! Posting in this thread really helps me stay focused, knowing that everyone can see what I'm up to!

How did you do with that Snickers bar, Laura?

It must be good exercise, Synger. I've often fancied giving Tai Chi a whirl (course, I never have. ). It looks very calming which is something I can always do with.

Mon 12/09:

Breakfast: 1 cup Optimum Slim cereal, 30 g raisins, ½ cup 0% milk.
Lunch: 4½ oz thinly sliced ham, 10 RF Triscuits, carrots, tomato.
Dinner: 90 g choccie Smarties.*
Snacks: Shake with 7½ oz banana, crushed ice, 1 tblsp. peanut butter (I'm in two minds whether this was a good addition or not ), ¼ cup 0% milk, ¼ cup 2% plain yogurt.
Drinks: 1 litre coffee with 2 tblsp.half & half, 2 litres water, 500 ml green tea, cocoa* made with 1 tblsp. cocoa and 1 cup 0% milk.

Total kcals: 1437 (plus free veggies)

Exercise: None.

*I wish I'd thought about a cup of cocoa before wellying into those Smarties. Let's see: I enjoyed it more than the sweeties and it was only 64 kcals compared with 420!

Today is our 3 year anniversary. I dunno if we're doing anything special though. We'll see....

[activeadventurer]

Happy Anniversary TooFatFish and welcome to Anne and SAPF

Another sick day. Good food lots of water and no exercise. Slept through one of my mini meals. Thats a first

I usually don't list my food but today was a pretty typical day minus the skipped meal.

#1 - 2 small buckwheat pancakes with ghee (clarified butter) and 2 eggs

#2 - Buffalo burger (no bun) with tomatillo salsa, "jicama and sweet red pepper salad " and "southern baked sweet potatoes with apples" (both yummy 3FC recipes)

#3 - Other half of buffalo burger with tomatillo salsa, jicama salad and multi grain roll

#4 - Naptime

#5 - Baked halibut, roasted carrots and onions, multi grain roll with ghee

sweet treat - carob chips

[SillyFluff]

Monday September 12th
Breakfast-
2 eggs
2 pieces toast w/ apple butter
2 cups of coffee
glass of water

Lunch-
1 cup white rice
8oz cut up beef w/ onions
glass of water

Dinner-
1/2 cup stuffing
1/2 cup peas
6oz baked pork loin
Tuesday September 13th
Brunch-
slice italian bread
slice fresh mozzarella cheese
1/4 roasted red peppers
1tbs italian dressing

Snack-
Mixed fruit in light syrup

Dinner-
1/4lb hamburger in bun w/ catsup
bun length ALL BEEF hot dog in bun w/ catsup and mustard

Snack-
2 handfulls Lime Tostitos
1 cup mixed fruit in light syrup

[RealCdn]

Tonight I'm trying to figure out where my time went. However, I did manage to enter a profile and this time put my food for the day into the calorie tracking software I use. (Today I did the 12th data using rough numbers while on hold at the office.)

... leaving the house (call it 6am snack?)
- nectarine

Breakfast
- baked 'cup' (egg substitute, egg whites, cheese blend, spices)
- nectarine

Morning snack
- plums, peach

Lunch
- salad (lettuce, cucumber, pepper, tomato) with FF Red Wine dressing
- lean ham
- grapes, orange

Afternoon Snack
- nectarine, plums

Dinner
- BBQ pork souvlaki
- broccoli, cauliflower
- <tsp butter
- salad (lettuce, cucumber, pepper, tomato) with LF Balsamic dressing

Evening Snack
- probably a few more plums (will count them now!)


Total Cals: 1438

Exercise: 45 mins (2.25m) on treadmill, light 15 min swim


(I'm aiming between 1400 and 1600 calories daily, and minimum 30 mins on the treadmill @3mph 5 days a week)

I'm going to grab those plums and try and read a few more threads before I hit the sheets.

[taekwondomom]

9/13
B: 1/2 of a Nestle Crunch Bar (DH picked these up after golf this morning, naughty boy! Crunchy, creamy-milk-chocolate-seduction lured me away from my sensible Kashi GoLean breakfast.)
L: other half my Nestle Crunch Bar
D: tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich
S: Low Fat (but not low calorie!) Butterscotch Chip Cookies
Beverages: 4 oz mt. dew; 70 oz water; 26 oz calorie free peach iced tea
TOTAL CALORIES=1695
Exercise: 3.5 mile run; core exercises

[alphabetsoup]

HA! I found this thread on the first try! (well, only because I was working from the bottom up and it just happened to be there )

Tuesday:

Breakfast: Kashi & 1% milk
Lunch: Egg drop soup, granola bar
Dinner: Sweet & Sour Chicken <grilled> (chicken, sweet and sour sauce, onion, pineapple, red pepper, chow mein noodles), grilled potatoes, 1 hot dog
Snacks: sunflower seeds, 3 pickles, 45 little chocolate chips
Drinks: 16 oz cola, water

Calories: 1837

Struggling tonight - I'm chewing gum and eating tic tacs so I don't give in to eating anything else. Grrr


I'm gonna look for those Quaker yummies next time I'm in the store! Thanks Jill! :kiss:

[synger]

Anne, welcome!! It's good to have more folks here. I get such inspiration seeing what others choose to eat, both the good and bad. I look forward to getting to know you better through your posts.

Activeadventurer, that sweet potato/apple thing sounds REALLY good, and perfect for warmer fall fare. I'll have to find that recipe.

TUESDAY

Breakfast:
walnuts (pre-commute)
cottage cheese
banana

Lunch:
turkey
dressing w/gravy
carrots
greens (only ate three forkfuls rather than the half cup serving - they were bitter today)

Afternoon snack to keep the Beast at bay: (had to work late at the office, so was VERY glad to have my emergency snacks)
protein bar
orange
handful of nut/seed/raisin mix

Dinner:
salmon patty
broccoli "cream" soup (little potato, fresh broccoli, nuked until soft, pureed with a dollop of lowfat cream cheese -- serious comfort in a cup)

Snacks throughout the day:

Drinks:
water
coffee w/cream
diet soda

Calories:
about 1700

Exercise:
walking and stairs