No Excuses! Maintainer's Food and Exercise Accountability, 8/3 - 8/9

[mandalinn82]

Hi all!

Today was mostly OP. I had to add a few desperation snacks (I seriously kicked my own butt with my cardio today, and was shaky/dizzy/nauseous afterward. Had some crackers, then some fruit, then some popcorn. But calories still came in OK). But the cardio...oh, it was ridiculously hard, but good...10 min miles WITH sprint intervals.

Planning for tomorrow:
B - French toast (eggbeaters, light bread), peach
S - Frozen grapes
L - Turkey chili with beans
S - Jello pudding cup
S - Popcorn
D - Roasted pork tenderloin, baked yukon gold potato, swiss chard with garlic and balsamic
S - NSA Ice Cream, blackberries

E - 60 min cardio, first day of shoulder PT

[paperclippy]

Weekend catch-up . . .

Saturday:
B - raisin bran, blueberries, skim milk
L - leftover stuffed zucchini
S - leftover pasta
D - sauteed mushrooms and green beans, half potato knish, half kasha knish, ear of corn
S - half canteloupe
S - small slice chocolate cake
E - none, my legs were sore from biking Friday after doing weights Thursday

Sunday:
B - english muffin w/1 egg, 1 Tbsp cheddar, slice of tomato, grapefruit juice
S - some melon
L - english muffin pizzas: 1 english muffin, 1/4 C pasta sauce, about 2 Tbsp mozzarella cheese, plus some watermelon
D - @cooking club, breakfast for dinner night: a few bite-sized french toast w/sweet pesto and strawberries, saffron sausage risotto, eggs benedict casserole, melon salad, two banana muffins, half espresso martini, 1/3 frozen bloody mary
E - walk with dog

Monday:
B - raisin bran, blueberries, skim milk
S - peach
L - lean cuisine carbonara
S - small apple w/laughing cow lite, bite-sized plum, mini hershey's
S (pre-workout) - english muffin w/whipped butter, slice of cheddar cheese
D (post-workout) - rice, skinless chicken thighs in tomato sauce
E - swim/bike brick -- swam 10 laps/19 mins, biked 8.5 miles/44 mins

[Shannon in ATL]

I don't know that I want to list Saturday and Sunday... I willingly walked into splurges, felt no guilt about them, then had an emotionally weird day yesterday, didn't sleep much last night, thus didn't exercise this morning so am flooded with all the guilt I avoided over the weekend...

Saturday -
E: 4.5 miles at the park before the rain started
B: smoothie, 1 hershey's milk chocolate nugget, coffee w/ ff creamer
S: lowfat blueberry muffin (MIL came over for a visit so I made muffins, which I recognize now that I have no willpower against)
L: 1.5 slices of pizza - no red sauce, grilled chicken, sliced tomato, provolone cheese, fresh basil
S: 2 more of those stupid muffins (I made 12 where the nutritional info was for making 11, so they weren't as bad as they could have been, right?)
D: ground chicken breast tacos, rice
S: Ben & Jerry's Phish Food... the whole carton... asked DH to pick up the light version, but they were out of it so her got the regular and I ate the whole carton anyway... I have no willpower when it comes to the small 4 serving cartons - an entire gallon I can scoop a serving out, but the smaller ones kill me...

Sunday:
E: off day
B: kashi go lean w/ skim & assorted berries
S: 2.75 cups of movie theater popcorn, arctic blast
L: shrimp tacos, rice, beans
S: cocoa
D: trader joe's carnitas with broccoli, rice, diced tomato
S: stoneyfield farms probiotic yogurt with assorted berries, 1 chocolate nugget

Today:
E: slept through it... planning on dumbbell circuit and then floor cleaning cardio when I get home
B: kashi go lean w/ skim & assorted berries, berry muffin, coffee w/ ff creamer
S: apple w/ lite laughing cow
L: grilled chicken salad
S: string cheese, three leftover chicken dumplings
D: turkey sausage over rice, will probably dice up pepper and onion and put in the mix

[midwife]

Amanda, you are turining into quite the speedster!!!

Yeah, no comment on the weekend. Or even last week. The calories during the week weren't bad cause I had a very limited appetite, but I made up for it over the weekend. Very poor planning followed by very poor decisions.

Today:
3 eggs, 2 pieces toast, LC cheese
2 corn tortillas with red chile, turkey, avocado.
fruit and cc
3 oz steak, mushrooms, zucchini
1 hr weights
protein shake

[TakingCharge]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who overindulges! Shannon - thanks for your post in last week's thread. You're right, I just have to move on and be accountable for this week.

I just started up my classes again (med school) so my schedule is more controlled, which is good, but my body will have to get used to it. So, for today -

B: Greek yogurt with 1/2 banana and 1/2 cup Kashi go lean
S: 1/2 odwalla bar
L: Grilled chicken salad, pear
S: 1/2 odwalla bar
E: Run (just about to head out, hoping for 4-5 miles)
S: Egg white, babybel cheese, fruit
D: Ground turkey in salad or in a bowl of veggie soup, fruit

[WaterRat]

Hmmm, yesterday.... Too much food - the right food - but too much.

Today:

B - cheerios with walnuts, raspberries, skim milk; 1/2 ww bagel with pb;
S - ff latte, slice of almond danish (whoops - homemade and delicious!)
L - chili over spaghetti squash
S - ?
D - salmon, broccoli, salad

Ex: LBWO - done!

[paperclippy]

Tuesday:
B - 1/4 honeydew, english muffin w/1 tsp whipped butter, 1/2 Tbsp low-sugar jelly, cup of skim milk
S - peach
L - rice and chicken/tomato sauce leftovers
S - bite-sized plum, blueberries/lf yogurt/lf granola
D - mac & cheese w/broccoli
S - canteloupe, slice ww bread w/2 tsp whipped butter
E - rest day

[Shannon in ATL]

Yesterday came in fine on calories, though I ate some extra fruit in the evening and a fiber bar about midafternoon when I was having a chocolate craving.

Today:
B: smoothie, fat free muffin (110 cals), coffee w/ ff creamer
S: string cheese, strawberries, grapes
L: grilled chicken salad
S: apple w/ laughing cow, probiotic yogurt w/ assorted berries
D: pb&j or other sandwich, yogurt or fruit
S: kashi go lean w/ skim & blueberries

[mandalinn82]

I think I caught the hungries that were going around last week! Yesterday was EXTREME. Ended up at 2000 calories, of the right foods, but still! Ugh.

Today will be OP!

B - French toast (egg beaters, light bread), sliced peach
S - Frozen Grapes
L - Pork tenderloin, roast potatoes, chard
S - Popcorn
S - Greek yogurt, blackberries
D - Chicken and Long Bean stirfry, brown and wild rice
S - NSA Ice Cream, Blackberries

E - 60 min cardio
60 min strength

[WaterRat]

I'm just writing yesterday off and moving on. The carb monster caught me and had his way with me....

B - cottage cheese with raspberries, blueberries, walnuts; 1/2 ww bagel with pb;
S - ff latte; cold chicken thigh (not together)
L - leftover chili with spag squash; 1/2 sandwich leftover from ? (maybe just the turkey/cheese insides)
S - banana
D - salmon (we didn't eat this last night), broccoli, brown rice or ww pasta

Ex: UBWO after work. Woke up at 5ish with monster headache (prob the carbs), took some meds, slept til 7.

[paperclippy]

Wednesday:
B - raisin bran, blueberries, skim milk
S - peach
L - leftover broccoli mac & cheese
S - apple w/laughing cow lite, bite-sized plum
D - chicken w/summer veg pasta
S - watermelon, handful of baked tortilla chips
E - 30 min swim

[midwife]

Today:
3 mile run--done!
kashi with skim, protein shake
greek yogurt, fruit of some kind
pbj sandwich, cc
grape tomatoes
tuna, peppers, chevre
1 hr weights
protein shake

[Shannon in ATL]

Good morning! Yesterday came in fine on calories, dinner switched from sandwiches to frozen cheese pizza, evening snack changed a little, but still stayed in line.

Today:
E: strength training and short cardio when I get home - serious allergy head this morning and didn't think I could keep from hitting myself in the head with a dumbbell if I tried to exercise all congested and off balance. I did get up and give it a try though!
B: smoothie, coffee
S: string cheese
L: grilled chicken salad
S: seminar this afternoon, so depends - packed a granola bar and some almonds, hopefully they won't have pastry... I feel weak today.
D: grilled chicken with veggies (bell pepper, onion, jalapeno, tomato), rice, broccoli, corn tortillas
S: mini ice cream sandwich

[mandalinn82]

I had to cut my weight lifting to an abbreviated version yesterday, and have to cut yoga down to 20-30 min today...I very rarely cut exercise but have a meeting schedule that leaves me few choices.

B - French toast w/ peach
S - Frozen Grapes
L - Leftovers: Chicken and longbean stirfry w/ brown jasmine rice
S - TJs honey greek yogurt, berries
S - Popcorn
D - Grilled flank steak and veggie salad, light dressing
S - Fruit Floe popsicle

E - 60 min cardio, 20-30 min yoga

[WaterRat]

Yesterday was OP - yay! Sent that little carb monster packing.

B - scrambled eggs, broccoli, 1/2 ww bagel with pb;
S - small chicken breast, 1/2 banana
L - chili over spag squash, 1/2 banana
S - cottage cheese with raspberries and blueberries
D - grilled steak or chicken; veggies; ww pasta or brown rice (so definite here!)