Hey guys, it's a new year! I hear a lot of you saying, "I need to start logging my food again." Well why not do it right here? All are welcome to join!

Sunday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover moroccan chicken thighs on rice
D - roast duck, potatoes, salad, wine
E - dog walk

What, no takers? Megan, you keep saying you need to log food, join me!

Monday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover chicken thighs on rice
D - cooking light apple-stuffed turkey tenderloins, salad, bread
E - 23 mins bike trainer

Tuesday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover turkey, green beans, atkins bar
D - tomato chickpea chicken soup, slice of ww toast, spoon of PB
E - 20 min wog 2:30::2:30 run::walk

Oh, I'm in. All my pants are way too tight.

Stupid holidays.

Tuesday

B - Chobani yogurt, 140 calories, coffee with a splash of non fat half/half

L - big salad - green leaf lettuce, grape tomatoes, carrots, red cabbage, 1 Dr Praegar's California veggie burger (110 calorie), 2 tbs crispy onions (40 calories), Trader Joe's hummus dressing (tasty stuff but it doesn't go very far, I have to use more than I want, won't buy again), 500 for the whole thing (probably high, not sure how much dressing I ate)

S - orange (100)

D - 2 oz whole wheat pasta (200 calories), 4 meat balls (about 200 calories), marinara - oh, let's say 500 for the whole dinner

E - 45 minutes treadmill, easing into it after a looooong workout break - Mostly walked at 4.0, adjusted the incline between 4 and 8, got my heart rate up, got sweaty and nothing hurts, so consider it a success: 2.5 miles, 250 calories burned

Jessica, you're a good friend for giving me a kick in the pants. Hopefully this will last longer than my paper journaling. Which I'm also doing, but it tapers off when motivation wanes.

Tues
B - oatmeal w banana, apple, cinnamon, skim milk, chia seeds; coffee w 1 T. half & half
L - sandwich thin w lean ham & cheese, 1 c. raw green beans & 1 c. raw cauliflower, 6 oz lowfat yogurt, cherries
D - 4 oz pork loin, 1/2 c sauerkraut, ww pita w spinach dip
S - homemade pb & j chickpea "blondie"; pear; glazed almonds and a lowfat blueberry muffin, lots of tea
E - wogged w/ Emma approx. 3.5-4 miles

goal for Wed is to keep blood sugar even so I minimize snacking when I'm not truly hungry.

Wed (edited to reflect what actually happened!)
B - oatmeal w banana, cinnamon, skim milk, blueberries, walnuts, very small egg; coffee w 1 T. half & half
L - sandwich thin w lean ham & cheese, 1 c. raw green beans & 1 c. raw cauliflower, 6 oz lowfat yogurt, cherries
D - stuffed chicken breasts, collard chips
S - homemade pb & j chickpea "blondie", large apple, lots of tea, ended up also snacking on a ww pita w cheese & spinach dip, a few mini toblerones from my Christmas stocking
E - lunchtime gym workout - 15 min abs, 20 min stairmaster, 45 min (~ 2 miles?) walking w dog
Cals for day: 1930

Thanks for joining me guys!

Wednesday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover soup, atkins bar
D - baked ziti with extra veggies stuffed in
E - 20 mins weights

My goodness, what is a homemade pb & j chickpea "blondie"? Please, tell me more!

Wednesday

B - chobani pineapple yogurt, 160 calories

L - big salad - green leaf lettuce, grape tomatoes, carrots, red cabbage, 2tbs crispy onions, chopped up leftover steak, fat free caesar dressing

S - tall non fat latte

S - orange

D - home made butternut squash soup. Added 3 oz of grilled chicken for more protein.

E - wow, TWO DAYS in a row. My word. I walked on the treadmill for 45 minutes (I'm watching Breaking Bad on Netflix on my phone and I told myself I can ONLY watch it on the treadmill, so that's a little motivating). Machine said I went almost 3 miles and burned 262 calories. I take that with a grain of salt, but it's gotta be better than nothing!

http://havecakewilltravel.com/2009/0...kpea-blondies/

I think this is the recipe I used, though there are variations that floated around the healthy food blog world a while ago of different "flavor" chickpea blondies. At first I was a little disappointed. I mean, it's not a blondie. It's a much earthier flavor. But the original recipe made too many to eat fresh, I froze a few, and have been eating them this week as snacks. Initially I thought I wouldn't repeat the recipe but they've really grown on me. I know that's not exactly a ringing endorsement... but that's what they are!

That is FASCINATING. Thanks!

You know what, even though my weight is going up (and up...and up...) I still want to log to ensure I'm making good choices even if it is a bit more food than normal. I am trying to keep the carbs relatively low per my midwife, due to my risk for gestational diabetes.

Breakfast - 1 egg and 3 egg whites, scrambled with broccoli and cheddar, fiber cake.
S - 1 apple, 1 tbsp PB
Lunch - Bowl of Southwest veggie soup, big salad with grilled chicken, broccoli, carrots, lots of lettuce, with reduced fat ranch-bbq dressing (RF ranch mixed with a tsp of bbq sauce).
S - Greek yogurt, blueberries, a little high fiber cereal for crunch
Dinner - Beef stew (lean beef stew meat, a few potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic).
S - NSA Ice cream

Exercise - 80 min incline walking (split into several sessions) on the treadmill.

Mmmm now I want beef stew.

Mmm, beef stew does sound good. mandalinn I didn't realize you were expecting, congratulations!!!

I'm just going to edit at the end of the day/next morning to reflect what happened. I do like to plan ahead of time, bc for me planning is key!

Thurs (edited to reflect what actually happened!):
B - oatmeal w banana, cinnamon, skim milk, blueberries, walnuts, very small egg; coffee w 1 T. half & half
S - staff meeting - small serving scrambled eggs w sausage, mixed fruit
L - sandwich thin w lean ham & cheese, 1 c. steamed green beans & small baked sweet potato, cherries
D - turkey burger on light ww bun, steamed cauliflower w a sprinkle of mozzarella
S's - mixed nuts, hm chickpea blondie, tea, 1 gingerbread cookie
E - lunchtime workout - 30 min elliptical, squats, wog ~3~3.5 mi w dog

I was so excited I avoided nighttime snacking and thought it would be a low cal day, then realized my staff meeting "snack" helped put me up to 2000 cals for the day anyway. Doh! I am not so good at this.

Plan for Thursday (sorry my days are so boring and repetitive!)

B - chobani black cherry yogurt, 140 calories

L - Big salad - green leaf lettuce, grape tomatoes, carrots, red cabbage, 1 Dr Praegar's California veggie burger (110 calorie), 2 tbs crispy onions (40 calories), Trader Joe's hummus dressing

S - 3 little tangerines

D - home made butternut squash soup. Added 3 oz of grilled chicken for more protein.

Exercise - 3 miles on the treadmill, combination of incline walking, some jogging, 280 calories burned (per the machine)

Megan, I do the same thing -- go back and edit yesterday's post with what I *really* ate.

Amanda, good to see you!

Thursday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover baked ziti
S - four chocolates
D - rice (mix of white, brown, wild), leftover duck, green beans, a little butter & salt; oat bran w/raisins and brown sugar
E - dog wog

B - 1 egg, 3 egg whites, cheddar cheese, spinach, side of blackberries and 1 clementine
S - Banana w/ 1/2 cup whole wheat cereal, 1/2 cup milk
L - Leftover beef stew, whole wheat toast
S - Apple w/ sliced cheddar, clementine
D - Chicken (breaded with whole wheat panko and baked), carrots cakes (like potato pancakes but with carrots and celery...taste sort of like stuffing), and greens (a blend of mustard and collard) with garlic and red pepper flakes.
S - NSA Ice Cream, sprinkle of peanuts

E - 75 min incline walking, 3 mile dog walk

I'm in! But will probably just kind of update as I go. Still post op so no running or weights yet--but maybe after my appt tomorrow!!! I am trying so hard to be good!

Late breakfast:
small sweetpotato with turkey and avocado
lunch will be tuna, crackers, clementines
Rest TBD. Probably eggs for dinner. And beans and red chile, cause why not?