Sonoma Diet and the Mediterranean Diet - Sonoma/Mediterranean Weekly Thread Nov 9-15, 2009

Happy Monday everyone. Still waiting to hear what the Hurricane plans are at the hospital. I'm also getting frustrated with my scale which seems to be stuck despite the fact that I'm being very compliant with my diet. I can tell my body is changing so that counts for something I suppose.

The pants I'm wearing today are getting pretty baggy. I think this may be the last time I'm able to wear them. That's progress even if my scale isn't moving. Here's my menu for today.

B: greek yogurt with blueberries, strawberries, granola, sugar free latte
L: barley and black bean salad, 2 clementines
S: indian spiced nuts
D: pork tenderloin with salty sweet glaze, millet and quinoa with sunflower seeds, roasted green beans, glass of white zinfindel

Hi hi, that's great Mary, congrats on the progress

Here's my yesterday menu, will update later with todays.

D: 2 small bread rolls with butter, small fillet of rockfish, also ate about 4 of the fries that came with it. 4 glasses of rose

Hey Petra

Im experiencing the exact same thing. My pants are getting too bif for me (and my underwear!) but the scale is just NOT moving...
I read on the internet it might be because im exercising but to me its liek not making sense.
I then washed my pants in case it was stretched from wearing them a lot but NO its really to big. So I went to my fav store and findout I am now inbetween a 16 and 18!!

All of this with the scale not moving LOL Im about to throw it out and keep going without it lol

So for me today:
Started wave 1 again to get back on track:
breakfast: 2 slice of toast with PB
Lunch: Green beans and brocoli soup with a little bit of pork.
Dinner: lasagna with a salad on the side.

Exercise: 45 mins of step.

Zofia-welcome back. Nice to see our little group growing

B: 2 eggs scrambled with canadian bacon, green onions in 1/2 a pita
L: barley and black been salad, 2 clementines
D: pork tenderloin with salty sweet glaze, mixed grains with cashews, glass of white merlot

Hey there! Another person joining in on this group :)

B- 1/2 cup egg whites with 1/4 cup each of onion and green peppers (pan sprayed with olive oil), whole wheat toast w/sugar free grape jam, and 1/2 banana.
S- 100 cal pack of almonds
L- whole wheat chicken pita with avocado, romain lettuce, green pepper, tomatoes, and feta cheese. Marinated cucumbers and 1 med. apple with honey.
S- 100 cal pack of almonds
S- whole wheat pita with 2 tbsp of hummus.
D- Backyard Burger's grilled chicken salad (romaine lettuce, mush, carrots, tom, and cubes) with 2/3 packet of basalmic vinaigrette

calories: 1485 (close to my approximation!)- unsure about the salad since it was from BYB and lord know they dress up that chicken some sort of marinade. I'm very pleased that i resisted the burger and fries.

Exercise: None today.

Hullo, here's my yesterdays.. will update later with todays -
L: sweet potato baked fries, curried lentils
D: 3 green raviolis stuffed with ricotta and asparagus, piece of baileys cake, about 4 glasses of red (was at a celebratory dinner)

Kat-welcome. Nice to have more people join our group and congrats on resisting the burger. Have you checked to see if they have their nutritional info on line? Some of the chain restaurants do. Maybe if our group continues to grow, we can add some other things to our forum......

Kat-welcome. Nice to have more people join our group and congrats on resisting the burger. Have you checked to see if they have their nutritional info on line? Some of the chain restaurants do. Maybe if our group continues to grow, we can add some other things to our forum......

Thanks! Yes, i checked their website (forgot they had that online!). The salad is 220 cals- not bad!

B- whole wheat toast w/sf grape jam, 1/2 banana, yogurt, 8 ounces of grape juice: 390
S- 1/2 whole wheat pita w/2 tbsp hummus: 160
L- 2 inch turkey on white (gah!), 1/2 ham croissant (double gah!), sunchips, and 1/2 brownie (triple and quadrouple gah!): too many calories.
S- med. apple w/tbsp honey: 160
D- chips/drip (left over from the weekend.....), chicken pita and another pita w/ too much hummus..

Total calories- way too many. That's okay... tomorrow will be a better day :)

Lunch was my monthly SDA meeting... so, that's why it's not my med. food. Oh well. My other eatings are/will be good, so i'm not going to beat myself up over it ;)

exercise: prolly none.. had a bad headache when i woke up this morning, so no AM workout. Hubby was none too pleased.. Still have a headache. I dreamed way too much last night.. hopefully tonight the dreams will be minimal and i can get some restorative sleep!


Kat

L: Wholewheat pasta cooked with tomato paste and chilis
No dinner, had cinema popcorn and a kit kat.

Back to work tomorrow and back to normal good food! :carrot:

Night all

Kat-what is SDA?
Here's my menu for today.

B: smoothie made with greek yogurt, whey protein, banana, mixed berries, sugar free davinci syrup, sugar free latte
L: zucchini and bok choy gratin, mixed grains with cashews
D: steak and bleu cheese salad. There is something wierd to me about drinking wine with salad. I just can't do it so no wine tonight.

Made it to my pilates class tonight. The other good news. My scale moved today but I won't change my ticker until Friday.

Kat-what is SDA?


It's the Society of Design Administration. It's an affiliate of the AIA (American Institute of Architects). Basically a support group for the administrative personnel of the design firm, whether it be from Architecture itself or from their consultants (mechanical, civil, etc). It's a GREAT exchange of ideas. Personally, my degree was in Anthropology with no idea about Architecture. Thankfully, the firm i work for is fantastic and has helped me with the learning curve. I joined the SDA last year and having other people out there to help you is great! As administrative personnel, we are expected to do so much and most of the time, we do not have a background in Architecture... anyway, i could go on and on ;)

Welcome, Kat!

B: fruit cup, 2 coffees with milk
L: TJ's bean enchiladas
S: 1 pc cake, hummus and crackers
D: 2 homemade taco pizzas (corn tortillas, refried beans, salsa, taco sauce, cheese), glass of rose
S: baked squash

Holla

B: Bowl of pumpkin seeds, sultanas, raisins
L: Bowl of oatmeal with 1 tsp honey and raisins
D: Fillet cerna (fish) and sweet potato slices

B- 1/2 cup egg whites with 1/4 cup onion and peppers, whole wheat toast w/sf jam, 1/2 banana
S- 2 mini snickers, 1 hershey kiss, 1 mini peanut butter cup (shameful)
L- 1 orange, 1 cucumber, 1 apple w/honey, whole wheat pita, yogurt
S- 100 cal pack of almonds
D- it's going to be sushi... not great, but i will try to keep it in check (i loff sushi.......).. edit- had a philly roll and denham springs roll. 2 glasses of chardonney as well.

Kat-no shame here. We all have bad days. The important thing is that you didn't let it ruin your whole day and you got right back on track.

B: Shredded wheat n bran, banana, low fat milk, sugar free latte
L: steak and bleu cheese salad, with homemade red wine vinagrette (very yummy), 1/2 pita, hummus
S: few baby carrots, celery sticks, apple slices, grapes (I was at a baby shower and managed to avoid the more problematic things)
D: zucchini and bok choy gratin, mixed grains with cashews, glass of pinot grigio.

B: soy yogurt, apple, coffee w/milk
S: muffin
L: corn tortilla with taco sauce, refries, salsa, cheese
D: salad w/celery, daikon, cashews, dressing
S: pita w/cilantro-jalapeno hummus, a glass of merlot

Hey Girls,

Is the site crashing/not loading for you too? Has been the same for me since yesterday.. pain in the ***.

Anyhoo,
B: Orange and banana smoothie
L: Stir fried babycorn, mangetout and red pepper in hot chili tomato sauce, with brown rice
S: Bowl oatmeal, with honey and raisins
D: Stir fried veg with spices and tomato
S: Pumpkin seeds and raisins

I'm working all weekend.. and BF is working nights so I won't see him in the evenings. This will really help me to stay on track the next couple of days. Have already told him too that I wont be going crazy or drinking a lot on our next days off together. I'd really like to see the number on the scale decrease a bit.. has been faltering between 182 & 179 all week.

Hey hey,

Hoping you manage to log on soon if you are having trouble.. I haven't managed all day till now.

Here's my menu for today -
B: Bowl oatmeal, raisins and tsp honey
L: Stir fried vegetables and brown rice
D: Pepper stuffed with brown rice, onion, mushroom and tomato
S: Some pecans

Hope everyone's having a nice weekend

Sarah

Hey everyone! This is the first I've been able to log in for 2 days! Hope everyone is hanging in there.

Here's yesterday

B: Irish oatmeal with honey raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, sugar free latte
L: zucchini and bok choy gratin, mixed grains with cashews,
D:steak and bleu cheese salad

My ticker moved this week. Yeah. I'm planning to take progress pictures-I'm having my first picture taken Monday and I'm hoping to be down 15 lbs by then. That is looking very possible. Hope everyone has a good weekend. I'm planning my usual lots of cooking so I don't have to cook much during the week.

I hope we didn't lose our other ladies with the site problems. Here's my menu for today

B: 2 eggs scrambled with red bell pepper, green onions and a little cheddar in a whole wheat low carb tortilla, with a little salsa on top, sugar free latte
L: smoothie with greek yogurt, banana, whey protein, frozen blueberries, sugar free davinci syrup
D: turkey enchilada (sonoma diet recipe off the website-not in the books), big tossed salad, raspberry vinagrette. Passed on the wine tonight. Just wasn't in the mood.

The turkey enchiladas are awesome but they are some work and it makes a huge amount. You really can't make half a recipe because it calls for a can of soup and its kind of hard to use half a can of soup if you know what I mean. I'm going to freeze half of them and that should pretty well.

Mary, do you cook most of your meals at the weekend? This is a good idea. Do you cook in individual portions and freeze or?
S

Yesterday

B: some banana bread from a healthy banana-bread recipe I found, coffee with milk
D: went to a catered event, had pasta salad, bread manicotti w/veggies, tomato sauce and 1 meatball, and German chocolate cake, and a few glasses of red wine

Definitely not the best day, diet-wise, but it was a special event.

Sarah-yes, I try to do most of my cooking on the weekend because sometimes my work days are unpredictable and the last thing I want is to come home late after a long day and have to spend an hour cooking dinner. I don't usually freeze individulal portions. My enchilada recipe makes 12 servings so I froze 6 all together. I don't mind eating the same things for a few days if its something I know I really like. Today I'm making chili in the crockpot which I think is going to be really good. It's a new recipe but it smelled great before I even turned the crockpot on. It makes 8 servings so I will freeze half of it. I have 2 balsamic pork chops in the freezer and 2 servings of tandoori chicken for future use too. I should be in good shape for my call week at the end of the month which is the goal.

I'm going to a yoga workshop this afternoon and my chili should be done shortly after I get home from the workshop-just in time for dinner. Yumm.

I tend to cook larger meals on weekends and use them during the weeks for lunch, too.

B: smoothie (yogurt, almond milk, hemp drink mix, frozen banana), coffee w/milk
L: pasta salad w/vegetables

Evening girls

Here's todays for me;
B: Stuffed pepper, leftover from last night
L: Bowl oatmeal, sultanas and tsp honey
D: Stir fry of broccoli, asparagus, mushroom, mangetout, tomato, quinoa and oregano
S: Some pecans
D: 2 cans low carb beer

Sarah-you are giving me an education. What's a mangetout?

I'm a little disappointed. The chili is good but it's a little spicy for my taste. It's about a 3 alarm recipe. I'll be able to eat it all but probably won't make it again. It's my first experience with a couple ingredients-tomatillos, and queso fresco.

B: 2 eggs scrambled with green onion, canadian bacon, shredded cheddar in half a pita, sugar free latte
L: turkey enchilada., big tossed salad with raspberry vinagrette
D. smoky slow cooker chili, slice of crusty rye bread, glass of white merlot
I think I'm going to indulge in dessert tonight too. Tunisian orange, date, and pistacio salad which I'll make a little later.

My yoga workshop was intense and I really enjoyed it. I'm going to write about it elsewhere so if you are interested please feel free to read my blog. Too much to go into here.

I googled them to see what else they're called! They're snap peas, or sugar snap peas. Do you know them? I love them in stir fries.

Well done on the yoga! I'll have to drag my behind out for some exercise soon..

Yes, I know sugar snap peas. I like them too. Never heard them called by that other name. I was looking at one of the vegetarian/vegan threads the other day because they were talking about sea vegetables. That was an education for me.

I had been having trouble logging on as well, however life got in the way of me posting this weekend! I now have a niece :) She was born on Friday the 13th! Saturday was busy busy as i was babysitting my nephew and little sister.

The weekend -for the most part- was filled with quick eatings and bad choices. That's okay though. I'm starting fresh this week :)