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Late winter/early spring can be a tough time. Maybe you have had it with the gym and really want to be outside but it's spitting and blowing. There isn't a lot of good, fresh produce easily available. Those late season storms can make comfort eating seem appealing. How do you stay on track when you just want to curl up with a large bar of chocolate and make it all go away? What about exercise? How do you motivate yourself to go to the gym or get on that treadmill one more time?

Back to Phase 1 for a couple of days
B-2 hard boiled eggs, celery
S-lf greek yogurt
L-salad with chick peas, parm. cheese, caesar dressing, broccoli sprouts
S-mini sweet pepper/lf cheddar cheese (1 oz.)
D-spag bol no pasta

I love spring The birds are singing up a storm and the sun is already up. Gotta live through snow and ice and cold to really, truly appreciate the wonder of spring

Phase 1.5
B: egg with goat cheese & broccoli slaw, refried beans
S: PB chocolate mock snack cake (yes, I've been at it again )
L: the last of the 13 bean soup with veggies & veggie sausage
S: hummus & carrots
D: tempeh cajun bacon & tortilla soup with pinto beans

exercise: 60m walk, 30m Wii yoga & strength, 30m Active challenge

B one egg omelet w/ lf cheese 1 pc can. bacon

L salad w/spinach and dark greens, low fat sliced deli buffalo chicken breast, lf cheese, and pecans w/ a little ranch dressing

D leftover chicken and beef quesadillas(From my off plan dinner), no tortilla though, just the meat!! black beans and salsa, and some sort of roasted green veggie.

snack(if needed) red pepper strips

OK, Cyndi, you know you're going to have to tell us how you made the PB chocolate mock snack cake. How did you tweak the recipe this time?

Phase 2 for me today -

B. oatmeal soaked in almond milk with peaches, raspberries & walnuts
L. the very last piece of the Mock Cornbread and Spicy "Beef" Casserole over shredded romaine
S. Kara's Fab Brownie, maybe a yogurt if I need it
D. Braised Swiss chard w/cannellini beans and squash gratin
S. fudgesicle w/ff Cool Whip

Exercise - 30 minutes of Wii step aerobics and 3.5 run, 20 minutes on my bike

Cottage - I crossed the coffee cake recipe with the bean brownie recipe. It really changed the texture - made it drier and more like a nice moist cake. It bakes much faster!

I added 1/2 c cocoa, upped the agave to 1/2 c, used 1 t vanilla and added 1/2t baking soda. I replaced the 2 T oil with 2 T pb It is definitely a hit at our house. Next time I'm going to use 1/4 c PB to get a little more PB taste. I baked it at 350 and I think it was done in about half an hour. The cocoa makes the edges get that burned taste very quickly so watch it carefully.

LOL Cottage! I was thinking the SAME thing!

B: V8, cottage cheese, coffee
S: cheese stick
L: WW english muffin, cashew butter, SF preserves
S: veggies (cucumber and snap peas) and hummus
D: might be that Amy's pizza -- first night of classes...

Phase 2 (1 fruit) plan for the day....

Breakfast: Ricotta waffles w/ SF syrup – 1 cup 1% milk, 2 cups Coffee with 1% milk and sweetener; V8 (separate)
Snack: Yogurt with 1/8 t SF lemon jello powder
Lunch: Chicken crackslaw
Snack: Apple with peanut butter
Dinner: Taco salad with veggies, black beans, .88 oz 2% cheese, avocado, leftover southwestern pot roast and salsa sauce
Desert: NSA Fudgesicle

Phase 1.25:

B: ricotta waffles with SF syrup and a glass of milk
S: nuts
L: cajun chicken with salad and green beans
S: small apple with cheese stick
D: probably the same as lunch with a fudgesicle for dessert

It's finally getting warmer here and I am so excited! I have spring break next week and I think I'm going to start hiking again if the weather holds up. Hope y'all are having a good day ^_^

Phase 2

B - v8, cheese cubes, hot tea
S - blueberries
L - eggplant lasagna, yogurt
S - almonds, v8
D - We're eating out in Portland, I'm planning to order salmon and steamed veggies....

Exercise - I'm not sure yet. There's an exercise room at the motel, but I don't think I'll want to abandon Fergie and the dog to use it. Hopefully we'll walk back and forth from the mall, restaurant, etc. The motel is right in the middle of things so it should be easy enough if I can convince the Ferg.

Phase 1.5, but I have been very sparse with the P2 foods until I see my doc again. She's advising me on this diet, and I haven't been given the official all-clear to start adding that stuff back into my diet, though she has given the go-ahead for some fruit. I was diagnosed with PCOS pretty recently, so we're taking it slow and seeing what works.

B - Protein smoothie with flaxseeds, agave nectar, tofu, soy milk, and yogurt
S - Cup of coffee with LF Half and Half; cheese
L - Chili made from a SBD friendly recipe on Kalyn's Kitchen (2 servings of veggies per serving) w/LF cheese and LF sour cream
S - Hard boiled egg & cheese stick & low-sodium V8
D - 3 oz. tilapia w/roasted asparagus & garlic
Late Night Munchies (I know I will need this, so I save some calories and spread it out) - Sugar free Jell-O, glass of milk, Chai tea

Phase 2
B- 3/4 c Kashi GOLEAN, 1c skimmilk
S- banana
L- west african chicken/peanut stew (so good!), spring mix and spinach salad
S- peppers, cucumbers, snow peas, hummus
D- shrimp fajitas (no tortilla) w/ cheese, sour cream, avocado and refried beans
S- ff sf pudding

Exercise- 45 min elliptical

Phase 2:

B: hard boiled egg
L: cottage cheese, sweet pepper strips, hummus, deli ham
D: navy bean and spinach soup/extra veggies
S: almonds
D: ricotta creme if needed

Have great Monday, everyone!

Phase 1

Bfast: 3 cups coffee w Splenda...outta milk. LF cottage cheese w cinn & Splenda.

Lunch: Either turkey roll-ups or black bean soup depending when I get back from the store.

Snack: Celery w natural peanut butter. Skim milk.

Dinner: I'm thinking some sort of fish possibly baked, steamed trout. Salad.

Snack: SF Jello.

P 1.5

B: 1 poached egg, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1 slice ww toast w/ ICBINB spray, V8
L: pizza pocket (ww pizza crust, turkey pepperoni, mozz. cheese, sf pizza sauce)
D: szechwan shrimp (mushrooms, red bell pepper, pea pods, napa cabbage)
S: dulce de leche pudding w/ small apple

out of milk so I didn't get my dairy today. I also needed to up the veggies. This afternoon was a whirlwind, so I grabbed the fastest thing I could. It was on plan, but it could have been better. I was going to have brown rice with dinner tonight, but I think with all of the grain servings earlier in the day, I'll skip it and just go for the shrimp and veggies.