No Excuses! Maintainer's Food and Exercise Accountability, 8/10 - 8/16

[mandalinn82]

Catching up on Sunday:

B - Whole wheat bagel, 2 tbsp whipped cream cheese, turkey
L - Chicken breast, BBQ sauce, reduced fat cheddar, with some lettuce and other veggies
S - "Cashew Strawberry Crunch" - 3/5 of a 110 calorie package
D - 3 slices of thin crust, easy cheese, chicken and veggie pizza with a big side salad.
S - NSA Ice Cream, Blackberries

E - 65 min incline trainer, 40 minutes mowing our very out of control lawn (it was really, really hard. I was SWEATY at the end).

Plan for tomorrow:
B - French toast w/ egg beaters and light bread, peach
S - Frozen Grapes
L - Sourdough bread tuna melt w/ RF cheddar, lettuce, pickles
S - Popcorn
S - Yogurt w/ blueberries
D - Taco Salad - Super lean ground beef, romaine, grilled peppers, squash, and onion, carrots, cucumber, tomato, sour cream-based dressing, baked corn tortilla pieces.
S - NSA Ice Cream, blackberries

E - 60 min cardio, 20 min ab workout

[labean]

you inspire me. You already planned tomorrow's menu in detail. I know planning is vital but i never thought of planning the next day in detail.
THANKS

[mandalinn82]

Hey there -

Lots of the 3FC maintainers plan ahead. For me, it means that tomorrow, I won't be wondering what to eat, or finding myself superhungry and needing something quick (and likely to be high calorie). It's mindless!

I've done it almost every night since I started, in late 2005....plan out my food for the next day. And it works!

[kittycat40]

Ohhh maannnnnn, is it really the 10th?????

I have been in upstate NY for the past 2 weeks and will be here for the next two weeks. I brought my scale I think it is 1 or 2 pounds lighter here. My food quality has been medium but my scale has been relatively unchanged. Of course, I have not checked this am yet-- we went out to a hamburger and fries joint last night.

plan-- scale this am, face the music
balance bar
ham and cheese, mustard
bite size plums
dinner, if we are home, may visit S.I.L. in Albany
squash, zucchini, grilled or sauteed
chicken breast

happy monday

exercise, will get back on wagon tomorrow am.

[midwife]

Hey Kitty! Was wondering where you've been!!!

Today:
3.5 mile run--done!
protein shake, pnb toast
must go to store today!! The cupboards are bare!
1 hr weights tonight

[kittycat40]

paradise baby

[paperclippy]

Weekend catch-up:

Saturday:
B - half a canteloupe, slice ww bread w/whipped butter
L - Lean cuisine veg pizza
S - bavarian cream donut
D - pad see-ewe, some other thai noodle dish I don't recall the name of, kung pao chicken, a little rice, one fortune cookie
E - walked around a botanical garden for a couple hours

Sunday:
B - raisin bran, blueberries, skim milk
S - gatorade (after run)
L - angel hair pasta with a tiny bit of olive oil, some garlic, and fresh tomatoes, plus about 1 Tbsp parmesan
S - mini toblerone
D - baked chicken thighs w/baked potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes, with herbs, and 2 ears of corn, two glasses of wine
S - half a mini (like 4-inch) banana cream pie/pudding thing
E - ran 5k

And moving on to this week . . .
Monday:
B - blueberries, two bite-sized plums, a peach, lf yogurt, lf granola
L - leftover angel hair w/tomatoes
S - banana, peach, apple w/laughing cow lite
S - gatorade (pre and post workout)
D - cooking light chicken and brie sandwiches (with tomato relish and spinach), salad of romaine and spinach w/italian dressing, 1 ear corn on cob, glass of wine
E - 35 min bike ride

[Shannon in ATL]

Weekend catch up for me, too...

Friday:
E: did my strength training and light cardio when I got home
After dinner snack didn't happen, one afternoon snack didn't happen, ended the day 250 cals under target

Saturday:
E: 6 miles at the park, ran 3.75solid, 1 mile of sprint intervals, walked the rest at various points. I'm not a fast runner, still averaging 14 minute miles total, but did get one 9:42 min mile in there when I was hauling it. Can't maintain that more than the one mile, though, and that was pushing it!
B: 1/2 pb&j
L: grilled chicken sandwich from Arby's
S: coffee x 2, mango, grapes, strawberries, 1/4 of lowfat muffin (entire muffin only 110 calories)
D: vindaloo chicken over wild rice, Sweet Water Pale Ale
S: protein smoothie with peanut butter & lite chocolate syrup, coffee

Sunday:
This is the day that got a little crazy!
E: off day
B: kashi go lean crunch w/ skim milk & assorted berries, banana, coffee
L: Grilled chicken salad from Wendy's
S: popcorn, coffee
S: assorted fruit as I was making my fruit bowl to take to friend's house for dinner
D: Dinner at a friends house, I took the entree & the fruit: Amanda's pork tenderloin in chunky tomato sauce, green beans, 1/2 cup mashed potatoes, gigantic bowl of mixed fruit (red/white grapes, strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, pineapple - it was intended to make me full so I avoided the chips and snacks, but didn't last all night... )
S: begin the crazy... margarita, multigrain tostitos w/ spinach dip & corn & black bean salsa, ice cream. Lots of tostitos... lots of ice cream... ice cream at midnight after we got home...

Back on track today... I guess that Time article would say my self control muscle was weakened after my run on Saturday...

B: smoothie, coffee
S: strawberries, blueberries, string cheese
L: grilled chicken salad
S: lowfat vanilla yogurt with berries, maybe kashi go lean with 2% if I have room, maybe another yogurt instead
D: spaghetti in a chunky, vegetable-y red sauce
S: depends on the room, probably tea with some grapes

[Shannon in ATL]

Amanda - made your pork tenderloin in chunky tomato sauce Sunday, everyone loved it!

[mandalinn82]

Yay! I made it for my picky FIL and even he was impressed, so I think it's a winner. Glad you liked it!

[WaterRat]

Wow, it's after 2:30 and I'm just finding my way here. Weekend went pretty well. At least no major eating fests.....

Today:
B - cottage cheese with raspberries, blueberries and walnuts; 1/2 eng muff with pb;
S - ff latte; 1/2 banana
L - chili and salad
S - hambuger patty w/cheese, 1/2 banana
D - leftover grilled chicken, cabbage salad, something else.....

Ex: LBWO to be done after work.

[mandalinn82]

POP Today.

Planning for tomorrow!

B - French toast w/ peaches
S - Frozen grapes
L - Taco salad - super lean ground beef and veggies, greens, some cheese, a tortilla...mmm...piled on romaine
S - Popcorn
S - NSA Yogurt and berries
D - Pork tenderloin and long bean stirfry in ginger-garlic-soy sauce, with brown jasmine rice
S - NSA Ice Cream, blackberries

E - 60 min cardio, 40 min legs/arms, PT and walk to/from PT

[midwife]

Rest day

kashi w/skim, blueberries, protein shake
snack will be protein, fruit
lunch: cc/roasted veggies/rice
snack: turkey, grape tomatoes
dinner: protein, veggies

[paperclippy]

Not bad yesterday, my only unplanned item was a glass of wine.

Tuesday:
B - peach, plums, blueberries, lf yogurt, lf granola
L - baked chicken thighs w/baked potatoes, tomatoes, carrots
S - banana, peach, apple w/laughing cow lite, donut hole (it wasn't even good, ugh)
S - slice of bread, sip of gatorade
D - leftover pasta w/tomatoes, chicken, and parmesan
S - snack attack! half honeydew melon, baked tortilla chips, tiny bit of leftover pad see-ewe and kung pao chicken
E - swim

[Shannon in ATL]

Oops - never posted today.
Yesterday came in fine... Just on my planned calories & did the 'filthy 50' metcon for my exercise.

Today:
E: 2.65 miles elliptical HIIT
B: smoothie, coffee
S: strawberries, grapes
L: blt on whole wheat w/ grilled chicken, no mayo
S: string cheese, yogurt w/ fruit
D: pb&j, apple w/ light swiss laughing cow, 2 pretzels, 2 grapes, 1 hershey's kiss
S: kashi go lean with skim & berries, maybe some mango