No Excuses! Maintainers Food and Exercise Accountability, 7/27-8/2

[mandalinn82]

Treated myself tonight to a frozen yogurt, as my calories were low for the day and it sounded lovely, but I think I went a little overboard on the toppings.... Planning for tomorrow:

B - 2 oz leftover flank steak and a few tbsp caramelized onions, stirfried, 1 piece of light bread toast
S - Peach
L - Leftovers - Grilled chicken breast, broccoli, polenta
S - Blackberries and greek yogurt
S - Popcorn
D - Pork skewer, lentil and brown rice pilaf, chard
S - NSA Ice cream, blackberries

E - moving my lifting days back a day each this week for convenience purposes, so it will be 60 min incline trainer, 60 min strength.

[paperclippy]

Okay, I ate some junk this weekend. Not too much, just probably more than I should have. I need to get back to my "no seconds" rule because this is getting out of control.

Monday:
B - mix of raisin bran and fiber one caramel cereal, skim milk, blueberries
S - apple
L - homemade whole wheat pasta w/cherry tomato sauce
S - peach, two bite-sized plums, two sticks of gum
S - some rotisserie chicken (no skin), grapefruit juice
D - cooking light tex-mex calzones, 2 ears corn
S - pudding
E - 30 min run

[Shannon in ATL]

Good morning -
Switched out dinner last night - sauteed some chicken with red pepper, jalapeno & onion, served it over rice
I ate some junk this weekend too, Jessica. Not too bad all told. Had some popcorn as a snack last night so am feeling some water gain today. I did get up and exercise this morning, so that is three workdays in a row!

Today:
E: 20 min dumbbell circuit (snatch/clean+press/burpee), 10 min abs, 30 min elliptical done
B: smoothie, coffee
S: string cheese, cherries & strawberries
L: grilled chicken salad
S: probiotic yogurt w/blueberries, raspberries & blackberries, kashi go lean - might have 4 ounces of 2% milk with it
D: I'm thinking the gyoza I didn't have last night over broccoli slaw with some corn.
S: skinny cow or peanut butter graham cracker

[TakingCharge]

Hey everyone! So my first week of maintenance is going by pretty well, but I know I've increased my calories waaay too quickly, like an extra 300-400 calories a day, though about 95% of those were fruit!! Luckily, I haven't gained any weight, but I kind of feel like I've lost control of my eating and am so comfortable that I just grab fruit without thinking, and that's just not where I want to be. It's a fine line between being comfortable but still keeping that control over food instead of letting it take over me, even if it's all healthy stuff. I know already that overdoing it on the healthy will be my biggest problem vs. indulging in junk, so I really need to watch my portions of fruit and will definitely post here so you amazing ladies can keep me on track!

Plan for today:
Pre-run snack: 1/2 banana
E: 4.2-4.5 mile run
B: Egg whites/tofu/spinach in whole wheat wrap
L: Salad with grilled chicken, 1piece of fruit
S: Greek yogurt with strawberries or 1/2 banana with PB, Watermelon
D: Lettuce wraps with ground turkey and veggies, cherries, grapes

Will be back tonight to stay accountable! Have a great day!

[WaterRat]

Morning. No junk for me, but I did have a glass of wine last night.

B - oatmeal with strawberries, few pieces of peach, walnuts, skim milk; ww toast with pb;
S - ff latte; hard boiled egg
L - mix of sauteed zucchini, onions, black beans, and leftover snapper, with ff sour cream/salsa, over 1/2 serving of ww shells
S - cottage cheese, blueberries
D - leftover salmon curry, broccoli, yam

Ex: LBWO done - new routine, I'll tell you!

[paperclippy]

OK ladies, I need your food resistance powers. My lunch wasn't as filling as I'd hoped, and now it's 3:00 and I'm hungry and all I have left to eat are two bite-sized plums (literally, they're about the size of cherry tomatoes) and a couple sticks of gum. I also have a bag of potato chips in my "emergency food" drawer. I've already drank a lot of water and had one stick of gum.

I'm afraid if I eat my plums now I'll be even hungrier later and will end up eating those chips before 5:00. But I'm really hungry!

[WaterRat]

Ah, you need something with some protein! Don't suppose your vending machine has anything? I know that 2 plums wouldn't cut it for me for an afternoon snack.

[Shannon in ATL]

I'm an hour later than your post so probably too late, but was going to ask if there was some other beverage option? I make a lot of hot tea with stevia in the afternoons. I have been snacking my head off today, so can't say anything.... Hold out for the plums Jessica, you can do it!

[Shannon in ATL]

Though, I agree with Pat - two plums wouldn't do it for me in the afternoon, either. I have to have protein in the afternoon!

[paperclippy]

The only protein in the vending machine comes with lots of other junk attached! I used to get the peanut butter crackers, but they replaced them with granola. I ate my plums and some more gum. I actually took the potato chips out of my drawer just before I came to check on here. I haven't opened the package yet, but I don't know how long I'll last! The other beverage options are tea, hot cocoa, and soda. It's way too hot in here today for tea or cocoa. I guess I should probably get a diet soda, but I can't stand the artificial sweeteners. For the calories of a regular soda I might as well eat the chips!

Only 40 more minutes until quitting time. Maybe I can just hold out until then and have a better snack when I get home. Watch me, I'm putting the chips back in the drawer right now!

[TakingCharge]

Jessica - I hope your afternoon ended well and you didn't have to rip into that emergency bag of chips! Maybe it would help to have an emergency granola bar or almonds instead? That would save you a few hours of anguish on those hungry afternoons!

My day today was pretty much as planned. I managed to run 5 miles instead of 4.5, which is a new high for me, woohoo! But I also snuck in a few extra snacks that weren't in my plan, all healthy and managed to stay under 1600 calories, so I feel pretty ok about it. Still struggling with staying in control of my urges, but it's just something I'll have to keep working on.

Have a good day tomorrow everyone!

[mandalinn82]

POP today. But my shoulder is seriously, seriously OW. Have to call the PT tomorrow and get an appointment...it's getting worse, not better, and the doc thinks its primarily muscular now.

Planning for tomorrow:
B - Scramble - leftover flank steak, caramelized onion, broccoli, egg beaters. Slice of light bread toast.
S - Frozen grapes
L - Pork tenderloin skewer, chard, lentil and brown rice pilaf
S - Greek yogurt w/ berries
S - Popcorn
D - Italian-style extra-lean beef mini meatloaves, stacks of grilled eggplant and tomato with a little mozzarella and basil, summer squash and cherry tomato saute
S - NSA Ice cream, blackberries

E - 90 min cardio

[paperclippy]

I did successfully avoid the chips. Thanks guys! If not for you I would have eaten them. As soon as I got home I snacked on some chicken breast and grapefruit juice before my run.

Amanda, sorry your shoulder isn't improving. I hope the PT helps! BTW, didn't I see you say a while back that you had stuffed 8-ball squashes? Do you have a recipe you could share?

Tuesday:
B - raisin bran, blueberries, skim milk
S - peach
L - lean cuisine ginger garlic chicken stir fry
S - two bite-sized plums, apple w/wedge laughing cow lite, 8 lf wheat thins
D - spaghetti and meatballs with simple sauce
S - nachos Well, sort of. Baked tortilla chips with some rotisserie chicken and lf cheese on top, microwaved, and topped with salsa. And some grapefruit juice.
E - NRLW S2W4A

[mandalinn82]

Ooooh, stuffed squash! It's my favorite, and actually, it's more flexible than I ever thought, as you can sub the whole grain for any whole grain.

I use 4 8-ball squashes - depending on size, you can either slice in half from top to bottom and hollow each half (if you have monster squashes, they're easier to stuff and eat if you cut in half), or just cut the top off of a smaller one and hollow using a spoon, leaving about 1/3 inch squash flesh around the bottom and sides of your boats. Chop squash innards and place in a medium bowl.

Meanwhile, add 1/2 cup WW couscous, dry, to 1/2 cup of boiling water or chicken broth. Cover and set aside to cook. (here's the flexible part - you can use any cooked grain, including leftover cooked grains - I used quinoa one week and it was phenomenal, and brown rice would be great too).

To your bowl of squash innards, add:
2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
2 cloves of garlic, finely minced
Cooked WW couscous
1-2 tbsp basil, minced
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt

Mix well, divide evenly among squashes. Top each squash with a tbsp of part skim mozzarella, or a tbsp of parm, or both. Bake at 375 for 40 min or so, until the cheese is bubbly and the squashes are tender.

[WaterRat]

I've made a similar dish with zucchinis that got way too big in the garden. Yummy.

Yesterday ended up POP. Made salmon patties out of the leftover salmon, had it with sweet potato and peas.

S - small protein shake: protein powder, water, 1/2 banana, 1/4 peach
B - cheerios, blueberries, strawberries, walnuts, skim milk; 1/2 WW bagel with pb;
S - hard boiled egg, 5 melba toast crackers
L - ? going out
S - cottage cheese, blueberries
D - leftover salmon curry or chicken stir fry (which ever DH doesn't eat)

Ex: UBWO - 1 hour - done!