Sonoma Diet and the Mediterranean Diet - Sonoma/Mediterranean Weekly Thread Nov 16-22, 2009

It's a new week. Let's hope our other ladies find their way back now that the site is functioning most of the time again.

I don't follow Mediterranean Diet exactly, but my doctor recommends it as a healthy diet to follow. I don't post here often but lurk here occaisionally. Does anybody have any good recipes to use for the holidays ?

B- 1/2 cup egg whites w/onion and peppers, whole wheat toast with sf jam
S- 100 cal pack of almonds, 2 hershey kiss
L- tomato/cucumber/mozz salad, 1.5 whole wheat pitas w/hummus, 1 large banana
S-
D-

bargoo-I don't know if you have the sonoma books but the cookbook has some holiday recipes in the back.

B: Greek yogurt, blackberries, strawberries, homemade granola, sugar free latte
L: smoky slow cooker chili, slice of rye bread
D: turkey enchilada, broccoli with lemon and dill, glass of pinot grigio.

May have that dessert again tonight. it was really good. I can afford it calorie wise.

B: hemp shake (yogurt, banana, hemp powder, almond milk), 2 coffees with milk
L: buffalo chicken quesadilla and raw vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, broccoli, carrots)
D: chicken-noodle soup from a dried-soup mix, celery sticks with peanut butter and a babybel-lite cheese disk
S: is about to be a glass of white wine

Hello,

Here's my yessterdays -

L: Wholemeal roll with leftover veg stir fry
D: Wholemeal pizza with smoked salmon and light philadelphia, 6 glasses red

& Here's todays -
L: Stir fried vegetables with brown rice
D: Steamed asparagus, baked sweet potato slices, mixed veg, wholegrain rice
S: Grapes and strawberries

Here's my menu today. Believe it or not, I'm not getting tired of these turkey enchiladas-they are THAT good.

B: smoothie with greek yogurt, banana, frozen blueberries, whey protein, sugar davinci syrup, sugar free latte
L: smoky slow cooker chili, rye bread, apple
D: turkey enchilada, broccoli with lemon and dill
Dessert: Tunisian orange, date, and pistachio salad.

B: smoothie (banana, almond milk, yogurt, hemp powder)
S: coffee w/milk
L: turkey/avocado/artichoke panini w/a handful of baby carrots
S: babybel-lite cheese disk
D: spring rolls, veggie chow mein, a glass of chardonnay, maybe 2

Hello Ladies,
I started wave 1 again on monday just ot get back on track. I read the chapter on food journals 3 weeks ago and started it. Ill create a thread about it cause I think its important.

Anyways: here it is:

Breakfast: cheese, red and green pepper omelette (about 2-3 eggs)
Lunch: Chili with brocoli on the side
Dinner: Lime pork with ratatouille.

Exercise: 30 mins of step training 30 mins of walking.

Hi hi

B: Steamed zucchini, brown rice
L: Wrap with feta, lettuce, pepper, avacado, tomato, garlic mayo
D: Wholegrain pasta with tomato and chili sauce
S: An orange, a pear, some kiwi berries

B: Shredded wheat n bran, low fat milk, banana, sugar free latte
L: Cashew Chicken Salad
D: Turkey enchilada, tunisian orange, date and pistachio salad

Pilates class. I'm out of clementines so no more dessert right now. I think that's a good thing.

B: Steamed zucchini, tbsp olive oil and balsamic vinegar
L: Brown rice, sultanas, tomato & spices
D: Steamed brussel sprouts, baked yam slices.
S: Sun dried tomatoes, walnuts, dried apricots

I hit 50 grams of fiber yesterday! I'm surprised I didn't spend the night in the bathroom, LOL

Been really busy these past few days. Been following the mediterranean way of eating fairly well, except i've been drinking WAY too much.. That stops today ;)

B-whole wheat toast w/jam
S- yogurt, a little sliver of cinnamon roll
L-
S-
D-

Just when I thought I got all the orange/citrus out of the house and I wouldn't be tempted to make dessert for a few days, someone brought in tangerines off their tree at work. I brought some home. I don't have any orange juice which I also need for my little dessert so none for at least a few days.

B: 2 eggs with canadian bacon and green onions and cheddar cheese in 1/2 a pita,
L: turkey enchilada with big tossed salad with basalmic vinaigrette, 1 tangerine
D: Salmon with Satsuma-Soy Glaze, Soba noodles, snow peas, and a glass of white merlot. That dinner was good.

B: half a pita with almond butter and jelly, 2 cups coffee w/milk
L: rice/lentil dish
D: Italian sandwich, a cookie

Send some of that vit C my way Mary, I'm absolutely smothered with a cold, and I've been a real martyr and dragged myself into work for the past three days. They've introduced a new sickness policy where you need to attend a 'back to work interview' when you return from sick leave. So as I refuse to go to a doctor to get a certificate for a cold, I'm in here proving a point.

I'm also so p*ssed, because the scales has barely moved. I was so good this week and I really wanted to see a change, but frustradedly I've dropped about a pound on the scale from last Friday to this morning. Could possibly be because my head is full of snot that I've not lost more. Oh well, at least the scale didn't move up.

Came to work today with no lunch prepared, was too sick and tired last night to cook something. Will do my best today! Moan over.. at least it's the weekend.

Sarah-sorry to hear you are under the weather. Are you all having a Swine Flu epidemic like we are here in the US? We have a pretty strict policy about not coming to work if you are sick here because of it. I finally got my swine flu vaccine last week which seemed to take forever.

Yes, in Malta it's a similar situation, in fact a few people that I know have had it. In Ireland the situation is even more dire, my Mum had a vaccine but she is a special case because she is having chemotherapy at the moment. There aren't enough vaccines to go around! It's crazy.

So much for my one woman rebellion at work.. I got sent home ! Ha. Will update later with menu.

We have a shortage of vaccine too. I am a health care provider so I am considered a high risk/high priority person. So far, I have been very fortunate this year.

Sorry I didn't check in yesterday. I've been in a bit of a funk the past few days. Had a big argument with my ex-boyfriend the other day and have not been the same since. We really need to stop talking to each other.

Here's what I ate yesterday
B: greek yogurt with raspberries, strawberries and blueberries and homemade granola. sugar free latte. I wasn't so sure about this granola I made because it is less than sweet than the kind you usually buy but I think I like it-at least in the way I use it.
L: turkey enchilada, apple
D: salmon with satsuma-soy glaze, soba noodles, snow peas, glass of white merlot

Went to yoga class. Didn't enjoy it as much as I usually do. Not sure why. I guess part of that funk I have been in lately.

I'm going to a baby shower today. Having a good lunch first so I won't be hungry. I think I'll be fine.

Here's my yesterdays:
L: Wholemeal roll & steamed brussel sprouts with olive oil
D: Breaded fried cheese, pepper stuffed with rice and potato, greek yoghurt with figs and walnuts. Probably about 2 bottles of wine, was out for dinner then on a bit of a pub crawl

Did fine at the baby shower. I would be crawling after 2 bottles of wine too, LOL.

B: oatmeal with raisins, walnuts, a little honey, sugar free latte
L: turkey apple salad (you will notice a turkey theme for the next week or so with our Thanksgiving coming up)
Snack at baby shower: fruit salad, a couple slices of pork roast
Snack: slice of whole grain toast with almond butter and reduced sugar strawberry preserves.