Living Maintenance - No Excuses! Maintainer's Food and Exercise Accountability 5/11-5/17

Hey folks! My weekend was OP despite a (still) raging sinus infection. I've spent a lot of time with my face on a heating pad. But hey, at least the scale is looking positive.

Planning for tomorrow.

B - Egg whites scrambled with veggies and leftover chicken, plus a whole wheat mini bagel (great breakfast find...I always want bread, but don't want a ton of calories...70 calorie mini whole wheat bagels fill that void perfectly!)
S - Frozen Grapes
L - Leftover roast chicken breast,
S - Greek yogurt and strawberries
D - Roasted Pork Tenderloin with chunky tomato sauce, served over polenta with a side of green beans and sugar snaps.
S - NSA Ice Cream Bar

E - 60 min cardio, 30 min yoga

Amanda, I really hope you get well soon! You've been sick a long time now!

I'm afraid I might be coming down with something. Yesterday I had a sore throat and a headache, and this morning I was really tired and still had a headache. I think it might just be allergies though because I had so many flowers in the house for the mother's day brunch.

Catching up on the weekend:

Saturday:
B - multigrain cheerios, skim milk
L - volumetrics chili
S - fruit salad, chicken (while madly preparing stuff for the brunch the next day), a couple sips of prosecco
S - 4-5 cheese squares, 2 crackers, handful of grapes (at symphony, I didn't have time for dinner before we left)
"D" - I put it in quotes because we ate at midnight after getting home -- pasta, sauce, parmesan
E - ran 5k in the morning

Sunday:
B - raisin bran, banana, skim milk
L - 2 scones, fruit salad, lf yogurt, lf granola, breakfast casserole, fruit gelee
D - thai chicken salad, 2 spinach pancakes
S - cup of hot tea with about 1 tsp half and half
E - just all the time I spent cleaning up before our brunch

Okay, and today's plan:
Monday:
B - raisin bran, strawberries, skim milk
S - banana
L - volumetrics stuffed pepper, thai chicken salad
S - tangelo, yogurt, fruit salad
D - pasta, mix of sauce, veggies, chicken, parmesan, roasted asparagus
E - bootcamp

Jessica~you mean I have to post the weekend food, too? Actually I did pretty good, so here goes:

Saturday
E~5k in 40 minutes
B~hard boiled egg
L~small cheeseburger, 1/3 order fries, beer
D~baked potato stuffed with black beans, corn, onions, salsa
S~SF/FF pudding

Sunday~
E~took the dogs for a walk, 30ish minutes
B~hard boiled egg
L~quesadilla, small fries, beer
S~beer (huh--that wasn't such a good choice and it didn't taste too good, either)
D~half steamed artichoke, shrimp with a chipotle orange sauce over 1/4 c ww pasta, sauteed zucchini, peppers and yellow squash
S~SF/FF pudding

Monday~
E~30 minutes treadmill
B~hard boiled egg
S~nothing
L~Smart Ones entree, small apple
S~yogurt
S~chicken w/LC cheese if needed
D~Greek salad bowl (with chicken)

Weekend... some good, some bad...

Saturday (mostly good):
E: 45 mins Yoga Fitness Plus (burned 250 cals according to HRM)
B: Kashi Go Lean Crunch, lowfat vanilla yogurt, fresh blueberries, coffee
L: goat cheese and smoked salmon spread on whole wheat flatbread - made like a pizza, the goat cheese was spread thin and baked, topped with the smoked salmon and a romaine lettuce blend; hot tea
S: 1/3 of a chocolate chip scone (not super sugary, none of that crystallized sugar topping, pretty basic really), fat free sugar free vanilla latte
D: spaghetti with hunts sauce, fresh blueberries
S: yogurt

Sunday (mostly bad):
B: Kashi Go Lean Crunch, lowfat vanilla yogurt, fresh blueberries
L: 1/2 of a stromboli with broccoli, tomato, grilled chicken, bacon & two small squares of fried cheese
S: popcorn and frozen lemonade at the movies
D: chips and salsa, grilled shrimp/tomato/onion/jalapeno mix with lettuce & pico de gallo, one flour tortilla, two forks of mexican rice
S: snickers bar blast from Sonic

Today:
E: planning a run at the park, want to hit 6 miles
B: smoothie, cofffee
S: string cheese
L: grilled chicken salad
S: yogurt
S: kashi go lean
D: ground turkey breast over rice, mixed veggies
S: peanut butter graham cracker

So-so weekend. Food was fine, portions were, um, not so fine.

B - oatmeal w/skim milk, .5 oz walnuts, tbsp craisins; 1/2 pear; 1/2 ww eng muffin with whipped cream cheese
S - ff latte
L - salad with black beans, 1/4 avocado, topped with salsa, lf sour cream
S - apple, blueberry yogurt (not together!) ETA: ate the yogurt, skipped the apple and since when I added this up I was way under calorie wise, I had a child sized soft ice cream before my bike ride - in honor of the :sunny: you know! :)
D - chicken stir fry, rice

Exercise: short bike ride. My butt was the limiting factor, but I'll never get it "in condition" if I don't start now!

Saturday

B – Trader Joe’s fat free Greek yogurt with honey, 6 oz blackberries

L – Big asian salad – greens, shredded carrot, grilled chicken, mandarin oranges, sliced water chestnuts, a few cashews, a few crunchy wontons, purple cabbage, Spicy Asian Peanut Vinaigrette

S – mango

S – 2 Wasa crackers, laughing cow cheese

D – went to our friends for a dinner party. I had…1.5 pieces of bread, 2 glasses of wine, some kind of festive sangria/orange punch, 1 piece of beef wellington (SO GOOD), small scoop of home made mashed potatoes with tons of garlic, salad (candied walnut, greens, shredded carrots, orange flavored cranberries, Trader Joes’ cranberry gorgonzola dressing). For dessert, I had one piece of home made chocolate cake with home made whipped cream and candied orange peel (I made the cake, brought the bread, wine and salad). Oh and a cappuccino with the cake.

I was very full.

Sunday

B – Trader Joe’s fat free Greek yogurt with honey, 6 oz blackberries

L – leftover salad from the dinner party (walnuts got kind of squishy, but still good). I added chicken.

S – orange

S – 2 Wasa crackers, laughing cow cheese

D – some weird chicken chile verde I got from Trader Joe’s. I thought it would be more chunks of chicken, but it was really liquidy. I ate it with some shredded low fat cheese, diced red onions, salsa, a little low fat sour cream, 3 whole wheat tortillas. Not a winner, won’t buy again.

Monday

B – Trader Joe’s fat free Greek yogurt with honey, 6 oz blackberries

L – saw Star Trek instead of going grocery shopping Sunday night (oops!) so got some soup from downstairs with a roll.

S – cup of red grapes

S – string cheese

D – lean turkey tacos, 3 white corn shells (60 calories each), romaine, salsa, low fat cheese, low fat sour cream, roma tomato

Monday was perfectly on plan - yay me!

Tuesday

B – Trader Joe’s fat free Greek yogurt with honey, 6 oz blackberries

L - big taco salad with leftover spicy lean turkey from Monday night's tacos. Romaine, grape tomatoes, salsa, a little roasted corn, red cabbage, tortilla strips for crunch, maybe a little low fat cheese (haven't decided)

S - tangelo

S - string cheese

D - BBQ chicken, roasted brussel sprouts, sweet potato

*edit* I had a cappucino from our fancy new coffee machine at work. I sweetened it with splenda - NO idea how many calories were in it (the package said it was made with skim milk, who knows?). I had a pretty low cal day, not going to sweat it. May have another one tomorrow!

POP, and man, my pork was kind of incredible (er, not to toot my own horn or anything. But MMMMM).

B - Egg beaters w/ bell pepper, broccoli, and chicken, toasted mini bagel (post doc appt at 9am to see if I need something for this sinus crud).
S - Frozen Grapes
L - Leftover roasted pork with tomato-balsamic sauce over polenta rounds, with a side of sugar peas and green beans with lemon zest.
S - Popcorn
D - Casserole - FiberGourmet pasta with chicken breast, broccoli, bell pepper, zucchini, and a light garlic lemon sauce, topped with WW panko and baked.
S - NSA Ice Cream, Strawberries

E - 50 min cardio, 60 min strength (again, no intervals...still ramping back up)

It sounded fabulous - I am a huge huge huge polenta fan :) I think you and Rocking Robin should co-host a dinner party and invite me over. I'd bring wine!

Tuesday:
B - raisin bran, strawberries, skim milk
S - banana
L - thai chicken salad, pasta w/veg/chx/sauce mix
S - tangelo, yogurt
D - chickpea curry, rice
E - NRLW 3A

Got in my run yesterday, 3.5 miles. I didn't go as far as I wanted - the wind picked up and was blowing flowers and pollen in my face and it got pretty chilly and overcast. Ended up not eating dinner at all...

Today:
E: changed to 10 minute ab video, 40 minutes elliptical HIIT
B: smoothie, :coffee2:
S: string cheese, apple
L: grilled chicken salad - hope to have time to eat before seminar so I don't give in to the snacks they provide
S: kashi go lean
S: yogurt
S: movie popcorn, 1/2 frozen rasberry drink
D: Mexican food - chips and salsa, seafood fajitas (shrimp, crab, pepper, onion, tomato, lettuce, pico, two corn tortillas, two bites rice, two bites beans)

E~30 minutes treadmill
B~4 pepperocini (15) (was in a hurry as I broke my coffee mug this morning and had to vacuum up the shards so the dogs wouldn't step on them or lick them up)
S~hard boiled egg (100)
L~Healthy Choice steamers (300) small apple (100)
S~yogurt (70)
D~leftovers: shrimp with orange chipotle sauce over a little ww pasta and sauteed zucchini on the side, Greek salad over Romaine. If that isn't enough for the two of us, we'll add half the stuffed baked potato. DS gets pizza.

B~4 pepperocini (15) (was in a hurry as I broke my coffee mug this morning and had to vacuum up the shards so the dogs wouldn't step on them or lick them up)

See, this is something that would never, ever, ever cross my mind to eat in the morning!! :rofl:

Yesterday was POP, at least calorie wise. A small soft ice cream was probably not a great choice nutritionally, but just right for the sunshine. :)

B - 2 eggs; 1/2 ww eng muff with whipped cream cheese
S - darn - just realized I forgot my yogurt :( Fortunately I have Luna bar in my desk
L - large salad with black beans, avocado, topped with lf sour cream, salsa
S - apple
D - ?? I have a city council meeting at 6. Probably Subway to avoid the pizza that's sure to be at the meeting.

I have a confirmed sinus infection, and an ear infection. It's not exactly good news (and the antibiotic my doc prescribed is the one that invariably makes me nauseous and grumpy) but at least now I have answers and treatment that'll make me feel better in short order. Which is good, because I am REALLY done with this head crud! On a more positive note, I freaking love my doc's office...9am appt, seeing the doc at 9:02, out the door at 9:07with my prescription wired to my pharmacy. They're almost as efficient as I am, and that is saying a lot.

Any 3FCer in the area is welcome for dinner at my house. I'll make the pork. Mmm.

I put the pork tenderloin recipe in the recipes thread.

You aren't that far away... :)

I had a lousy sinus infection a couple of months ago and I swear the cure was almost as bad. Do you take probiotics? The antibotics completely wrecked my stomach and gave me a yeast infection too! I started taking 2 huge tablespoons of probiotics (picked it up at the health food store) and everything was back to normal in 2 days. Evil antibiotics!

Wednesday

B – Trader Joe’s fat free Greek yogurt with honey, 6 oz blackberries

L - big taco salad with leftover spicy lean turkey from Monday night's tacos. Romaine, grape tomatoes, salsa, a little roasted corn, red cabbage, tortilla strips for crunch, maybe a little low fat cheese (haven't decided)

S - tangelo

S - 2 Wasa crackers, 35 calorie low fat laughing cow cheese

D - Making home made pasta sauce with lean turkey, sun dried tomato, mushrooms, cans of tomato, a splash of red wine, red pepper flakes, fresh basil, over 1/2 spaghetti squash

Today was OP - yay! Except I had to postpone weight training to today due to scheduling issues. I will fit it in tomorrow for sure.

Planning for tomorrow:

B - Egg beaters with veggies and chicken, toasted WW english muffin
S - Orange
L - Casserole - FiberGourmet pasta with chicken breast, broccoli, bell pepper, zucchini, and a light garlic lemon sauce, topped with WW panko and baked.
S - Greek yogurt w/ sliced strawberries and lemon zest
S - Popcorn
D - Grilled chicken skewer, roasted asparagus, and lentil/brown rice pilaf
S - NSA Ice Cream, Strawberries

E - 60 min cardio, 60 min strength

Well, today started out on a bad note. Despite going to bed almost an hour early, I was beat when the alarm went off and I did something I never do--hit the snooze. Twice. That meant no time for my morning exercise. I kind of think I've been overdoing it--my legs are still sore from my Monday and Tuesday workouts, so perhaps I need a short break.

B~pepperocini and cheese (100)
S~hard boiled egg (100)
L~turkey entree (250) apple (100)
S~yogurt (70)
D~roasted vegetable pesto pizza (on ww Boboli) (350) and small side salad (50-100)

Wednesday:
B - raisin bran, strawberries, skim milk
S - banana
L - leftover curry and rice
S - tangelo, yogurt
D - roasted asparagus, rice, chicken, margarine :o (rice/chicken/margarine is a comfort food for me from when I was a kid)
S - blackberries
E - none, it was raining and I felt crappy

Glory, I'm in! I'll bring some wine too, we can all be winos together (maybe we can do some bicep curls with our bottles?) Amanda and Robin, what are you cooking for us? :D

Mmm, Amanda, I just printed out that pork recipe. It looks divine!

I'm here, I'm here! Just been busy/away from computer. Food's been 95% there the last few days, just having a teensy bit of trouble with eating granola bars at night. Just need to get that under control. Exercise has been good - I was actually really excited to get to the gym and do my chest workout Monday. I haven't been excited to go to the gym in a few weeks!

Wed
B - protein pancake, 1/2 tbsp jam, 1 c. skim milk, coffee w/ 1 tbsp h&h
S - 1 1/2 c. diced pineapple
L - 3 oz. tuna mixed into 1 1/4 c. bean salsa
Snacks - 2 cups cut up carrots & celery, 6 oz. lowfat yogurt, 1 hard-boiled egg, 2 kiwis
gym - (in order of priority) legs, either back or shoulders, cardio
D - leftovers - turkey eggplant casserole, roasted green beans
D - sf jello, homemade protein muffin if really hungry

So, yesterday was POP! :) That's 2....

B - cheerios with skim; .5 oz walnuts; .5 ww eng muff with whipped cream cheese; :coffee:
L - salad with salmon, ff sesame dressing
D - going to a friend's house who has promised soup and salad
Ss - apple, blueberry yogurt, hb egg, cottage cheese - all or some :)

Thursday:
B - raisin bran, strawberries, skim milk
S - apple
L - rice, curry leftovers
S - tangelo, yogurt, mini krackle bar :o
D - kraft mac & cheese :o (Got home late from the dog park and didn't want to wait to eat long enough to cook real food)
E - NRLW 3B, giving my dog a bath

Thursday

Yesterday was pretty good - I had one bite of leftover chocolate cake (the one I made for the party on Saturday night - damn, I make some good cake). But I stopped at one bite, so I consider that on plan.

B – Trader Joe’s fat free Greek yogurt with honey, 1/2 package of sliced strawberries

L - big taco salad with leftover spicy lean turkey from Monday night's tacos. Romaine, grape tomatoes, salsa, a little roasted corn, red cabbage, tortilla strips for crunch, maybe a little low fat cheese (haven't decided)

S - tangelo

S - 2 Wasa crackers, 35 calorie low fat laughing cow cheese

D - leftover home made pasta sauce with lean turkey, sun dried tomato, mushrooms, cans of tomato, a splash of red wine, red pepper flakes, fresh basil, over 1/2 spaghetti squash

*edit* had 6 dark chocolate sea salt almonds after dinner

Thursday's plan:
gym - 45 minutes elliptical, back 30 minutes
B - protein pancake, 1/2 tbsp jam, 1 c. skim milk, coffee w/ 1 tbsp h&h
S - 1 1/2 c. diced pineapple
L - 3 oz. tuna mixed into 1 1/4 c. bean salsa
Snacks - 2 cups cut up carrots & celery, 6 oz. lowfat yogurt, 1 oz raw walnuts, 2 kiwis
D - big salad with crumbled feta on top, spinach, chicken & cheese quesadilla

POP yesterday!

Yesterday was POP for me, even got my strength training in while DH went to Target. Scale up a little today, but I'm attributing it to the Mexican food from Tuesday and the strength training last night.

Today:
Exercise - done! 60 minutes total: stretching, HIIT on the treadmill, four sets of squats, more stretching
B: smoothie, :coffee2:
S: string cheese, apple
L: grilled chicken salad
Ss: yogurt, kashi, maybe some trail mix depending on the calories at midday
D: either ground turkey tacos or turkey in red sauce with pasta of some kind
S: Mayfield 100 calorie frozen yogurt/orange cream bar

Last night's roasted vegetable pesto pizza was wonderful. So chock full of veggies! I ate only one slice. At first I thought I'd be allowed two, but on closer inspection of the recipe it said it served 6. So I sliced it in 6 slices, took one, gave 2 to DH and 3 to DS. My thoughts are that if I were to do this on a thinner crust (instead of a Boboli) I could probably have 2 slices.

E~30 minutes treadmill
B~egg white burrito (200)
S~hard boiled egg? (100)
L~chicken, rice and beans entree (300) apple (100)
S~yogurt (70)
D~wow. I was planning on eggs, but with the above food, I should go with the Bulgar salad instead. (400)

OP yesterday minus one glass of wine with dinner. I am SORE today from my lifting yesterday...oof.

Plan for today:
B - Egg white, veggie, and deli turkey scramble, whole wheat mini bagel
S - Greek yogurt w/ strawberries
L - Leftovers - grilled chicken skewer, asparagus, brown rice and lentil pilaf
S - Popcorn
D - Flank steak salad w/ grilled veggies, carrots, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, a few croutons, and low-cal dressing.
S - NSA Ice Cream, Strawberries

E - 45 min yoga, 60 min cardio

Yesterday was pretty much OP - it at least went as I planned given that I didn't know what was going to be for dinner at my friend's house. Ended up being home made minestrone, cabbage salad, garlic bread and carmel brownies :drool: I had the soup, small serving of salad, 1 piece of bread, and 1/2 a brownie. Fortunately they were served in the living room, and I couldn't see them after I finished my small portion. :)

B - oatmeal with skim, raisins, walnuts; .5 ww eng muffin; tbsp whipped cream cheese
S - ff latte
L - turkey sandwich on ww; salad with .25 avocado, ff sesame dressing
S - blueberry yogurt (last of my taste testing)
D - ??? Found out DH is going to be home and there are not enough leftovers for both of us - have to think of something from what I have in the freezer. :)

Holy heck - the cardio video I just got is freaking ridiculous. My heart rate stayed at or above 160 the entire time...at one point, I hit 174! Madness! Even Jillian doesn't do that to me.

Oh, but I was so proud when it was done.

Amanda, what video???

Amy Bento Hi/Lo Extreme.

I guess the "Extreme" should have been an indicator...

Wow, great job Amanda!

Friday's plan:
gym - walked 1 mile to warm-up, 30 minutes tris & bis, 20 min HIIT on the stairmaster
B - protein pancake, 1/2 tbsp jam, 1 c. skim milk, coffee w/ 1 tbsp h&h
S - small banana
L - 3 oz. tuna mixed into 1 1/4 c. bean salsa
Snacks - 2 cups cut up carrots & celery, 6 oz. lowfat yogurt, hard boiled egg, 1 1/2 cups diced pineapple
D - Not sure. I have some chicken breasts thawing, and will either cook those for dinner, or cook them for a few lunches over the next few days if I end up doing something else. BF's sis & BIL surprised us last night, so we might end up doing something with them. If we cook at my house of course it will be healthy. If we eat out or elsewhere, I will eat healthily there too!

Bf's family coming into town is always an obstacle health-wise, so that's my obstacle to overcome this weekend! I won't drink alcohol, period, will get up early to get my exercise in, and will always carry healthy snacks so I don't end up hungry anywhere.

Oh, edited to add that yesterday was OP. I got really upset over something at work, but did not give in to the Snickers temptation sitting by the coffee maker or get a milkshake from a fast food place, and stayed OP, so giving myself a pat on the back and moving onto today!

Friday

B – Trader Joe’s fat free Greek yogurt with honey, 1/2 package of sliced strawberries

L - BBQ chicken salad - romaine, roasted corn, carrot shreddies, red cabbage, grape tomatoes, grilled chicken, a little bbq sauce, a little fat free ranch dressing, a few tortilla strips for crunch

S - tangelo

S - 2 Wasa crackers, 35 calorie low fat laughing cow cheese

D - Jason wants to go out for sushi, so it's either going to be sushi or home made pizza. Whatever we decide to do tonight, we'll do the other option for dinner tomorrow.

Yesterday I had a hard boiled egg planned for my morning snack, but ended up not eating that, so we did have eggs for dinner. I now realize what my binge food is. Not that I really binge on it, but I can't stop stealing bites while cooking. Anyway, that food? Cheese. Mostly shredded cheese. Specifically Sargento Mexican cheese blend. I must have stuffed 6 pinches of that while cooking my eggs (and then added some to the eggs). I'm sure that packed on a few calories to my otherwise OP day.

E~none. I didn't want to get up--I woke up with a strange sinus headache right behind my eyes. Thankfully it is going away.
B~toasted ww English muffin w/ LC light cheese (165)
S~hard boiled egg (100)
L~Italian something or other
S~none or an apple
D~either a chicken bulgar salad or I don't know what

:bravo: Megan!

Yesterday - mostly on plan, except for one glass of wine. Not too shabby.

Planning for today:
B - Minibagel, scramble w/ veggies
S - Greek yogurt w/ strawberries
L - Giant salad - flank steak, grilled veggies, a laughing cow, carrots, cucumber, light dressing
S - Popcorn
D - Mexican Beef and Bean Bake (Picture a lasagna, but with zucchini slices instead of noodles, bell pepper, jalapeno, and onion cooked in with the ground beef, and mashed cooked pinto beans instead of sauce), side salad
S - NSA Ice Cream, Strawberries

Yesterday I had a hard boiled egg planned for my morning snack, but ended up not eating that, so we did have eggs for dinner. I now realize what my binge food is. Not that I really binge on it, but I can't stop stealing bites while cooking.

Time to pop in a piece of gum while cooking!!!

Mexican Beef and Bean Bake (Picture a lasagna, but with zucchini slices instead of noodles, bell pepper, jalapeno, and onion cooked in with the ground beef, and mashed cooked pinto beans instead of sauce),

So do you layer this like lasagna and bake it? What's on top?

Yesterday was pretty much OP, and within my calorie range. I'm having a little alcohol-free time as I was having too many evenings where a glass of wine for dinner "sounded good." I can't afford that - not the calories, particularly, but the fact that I eat more when I drink. It's back to a special occasion food. It helps that there's none in the house except some weird stuff someone gave us, and 2 cases of the Pinot Noir we made at the winery, but that's in the basement aging.....

B - cheerios with skim, walnuts; ww toast; :coffee:
S - ff latte
L - salad of some sort. It's my lunch out with GFs, but everyplace we go offers a big salad
S - blueberry yogurt, HB egg, cottage cheese with pineapple, apple (these are the choices, I won't eat them all)
D - left over dirty rice, some sort of veg

Ex: tonight our square dance club is doing an exhibition dance at the Relay for Life - should be interesting as right now it's pouring rain! Supposed to clear by tonight - I hope they're right.

Yep, it's layered like a lasagna (zucchini layer, bean layer, meat and veggie layer, repeat), and I usually sprinkle half a cup or so of reduced fat cheddar on the top. Serve it with a dollop of FF or LF sour cream. It's really very satisfying for a Mexican food craving.

Pat, wine is so tempting. We recently bought a case (12 bottles) of white wine, but so far it's all sitting down in the basement. Except for the bottle of prosecco I used up in the dessert recipe for mother's day, but that doesn't count. Our local wine shop has a great selection and they give you a discount if you buy a whole case, so it's better to be stocked up, especially since here in Indiana you can't buy wine on Sundays!

Friday:
B - raisin bran, strawberries, skim milk
S - apple
L - @work meeting, Panera - smoked turkey sandwich (1/2), cafe classic salad w/a couple slices of chicken and lf vinaigrette, piece of baguette
S - tangelo
D - mediterranean veggie sandwich, slice of oat bran brad, 3 egg whites scrambled, little bit of butter
S - BLT's of the dessert I was making for cooking club :o
E - none

Lalalalalalalalala Snickers Bars Sitting By The Coffeemaker I Can't See You!!! Lalalalalalalalalalalalala

Antibiotic was making me crazy nauseous this morning, and I just couldn't stomach the eggs breakfast. So I replaced with a greek yogurt/strawberry/lowfat milk smoothie, which sat much better.

Of course, that meant I was out of yogurt, so I have to modify that snack - am replacing with a minibagel toasted with some pizza sauce and part skim mozzarella.

Megan, I'll sing along with you . . . lalalalalalala plate of cookies sitting at my coworker's desk I can't see you!!! lalalalalalala

Wow, there is a huge plate of banana bread and chocolate chip cookies that just suddenly appeared by the coffee maker!

Laaaalaaaalaaaaa, no banana bread, no chocolate chip cookies...

I swear, sometimes I am just so glad to work at home.

Went a little crazy with the sushi and then had a kiddie size chocolate dip cone from Dairy Queen.

My salad last night was interesting. I'd really never think to combine bulgar, chicken, artichoke hearts and tomatoes. But it was good. I was so full from lunch that I only had a small portion and leftovers will be for my lunch today. Good to keep the calorie count low.

E~still pondering this one...45 minutes on the treadmill?
B~hard boiled egg
S~nothing--will be at the store stocking up on tons of veggies for next week's OP meals
L~leftover bulgar/chicken salad
S~not sure. We might go see Angels & Demons.
D~chicken ruben sandwiches with veggies on the side

That salad sounds awesome - I love bulgar and haven't eaten it in ages.

OK, so here's my day.

Last night, Sarah comes home and says "The car is acting funny". It just got out of the shop for an oil change, brake fluid change, and battery replacement. There's a strange smell, and it "drove weirdly". We drive it again, Sarah gets convinced that it's fine and she's overreacting.

Today, as soon as it gets hot, the car acts weird again, with only me driving. So I have to take a bus to the airport (no rental car agencies open ANYWHERE else that have cars available), rent a rental car, and drive home.

And it's literally my least favorite car in the world, and the only other thing they could trade me for was a MASSIVE SUV with horrible gas mileage.

So exercise was walking around the airport area, and walking to catch the bus. It's HOT out there!

B - Luna Bar
L - Leftovers (just now...at 3:30...I was so hungry)
D - Pizza and Salad w/ the fam

Saturday

B - two pieces of whole grain toast, one with natural peanut butter, one with apricot preserves (guessing around 400)

L - Trader Joe's Madras lentils (260 calories) 2 whole wheat tortillas (100 calories) - 360 total

S - 100 calories of dark chocolate sea salt almonds (pretty proud of this, I bought this package from Starbucks weeks ago, and have eaten it in 7 piece servings very slowly over time)

S - 2 pieces of Wasa cracker, 35 calories of low cal laughing cow cheese (about 125 total)

D - chipotle - chicken bol no beans - white rice, chicken, 2 scoops of pico, lots of romaine, 1/2 serving of guacamole (about 500 calories)

S - went to my favorite frozen yogurt place, had a small serving of fat free chocolate, with crushed waffle cone, I have no idea of the calories - 200? I had a really small serving