On plan thread (July 26-July 30)

[zeffryn]

b: greek yogurt, red grapes
l: vegetable curry, spinach
s: bell pepper strips, cucumber
d: smoothie (spinach, green apple, ginger, green powder, whey, almond milk)

exercise: at least 60 min. cardio

[femmecreole]

1. Smoothie: soy milk, green powder, hemp powder, kale, carrots, chia gel, ginger,frozen blueberries, frozen mixed fruit, ice
2. Going out to eat with a cousin @11:30 ..probably will get a small house salad with vinegarette..won't be too hungry after smoothie this morning
3) Grilled salmon and eggplant, forbidden black rice
4) Fruit or fruit sorbet

supplements: msm and vitamin c

[pattygirl63]

B-tomato juice, SB Muffin and green tea
S - 1 Mozz string cheese
L- salad w/ranch dressing, a lean pork chop and lowfat milk
S- peanuts
D- egg omlet
S NSA fudgesicle

[sarahsk]

Phase II
Breakfast: WW English Muffin with low fat cream cheese, coffee
Snack: string cheese, small apple
Lunch: trying out a new recipe--artichoke/Parmesan cheese/chicken, let you know how it goes, with green beans and a spinach salad
snack: natural pb with low fat pudding (SOOOO GOOD)
Dinner: tomato and basil soup with a small salad

[Fat Melanie]

B- leftover chicken/green pepper cheesesteak saute on a WW flatout wrap, w/ lettuce. (The chicken was more like a condiment, there were more peppers and onions than anything and it's fantastic! I'm trying to make veggies the larger part in a meal when I make dinner.)

L- FF cottage cheese with grapes

S- Celery with garlic hummus

D- Roasted white turkey breast w/
Mustard Greens
Broccoli with FF cheese
'Gravy' made with FF SF chicken stock and ww flour & seasonings
Very small portion of whole grain pasta (with a little smart balance margarine)

D- cinnamon cottage cheese w/ flax

I need some more of that lovely FF greek yogurt!

[EmmaD]

Phase 2

Pre-workout - decaf green/white tea
walk/yoga/walk
B/L - veggie patty with marinara sauce & one slice provolone, spinach salad with tahini "goddess" dressing, 2 plums
S - 1/2 a grapefruit, 1 oz almonds, 1 glass unsweetened soy milk (spread out, not all together!)
S2 - white bean and tuna salad, carrots
D - buckwheat crepe with cheese, onions and mushrooms, scarlet turnip salad, hard boiled egg
dessert - nf greek yogurt with FRESH blackberries, mmmm

All of this without the crepe (I'm guessing ~300 cals for that, maybe more) is 1147 calories, 27 g fiber, 38%carbs 36% fats 26% protein.

[hope for recovery]

I have lost 4 pounds for the past 12 days! I couldn't wait to share my happiness with you! I do worry that some of it is muscle as I find it hard to exercise these days! But I know there is fat in there and I just love the relief. What a great relief! I absolutely love it! Thank you so much for the support chicks! I am so happy that I went through this! Now slowly but surely eating carrots over the weekend, it is my welcome of the next phase.

B-few ham slices, few olives, veg sticks in humous.
S - celery in humous.

For lunch and dinner I plan chicken salad again haha. Maybe for tomorrow I will cook something proper. I need to try that feta and walnuts.

[CyndiM]

Not sure what dinner will hold but I've got the rest of the day planned out.

B: hemp powder, almond milk, chia seeds, raspberries & blueberries (I think we are out of spinach )
L: refried beans, zucchini & salsa
S: zucchini tomato salad, Greek yogurt (don't want to get hungry at the pub)
D: not sure yet
chia fresca all day

exercise: walk at lunch

[sophie]

b - oatmeal with raspberries and almond milk
l - anti pasta plate (various veggies with prosicutto and wedge of good cheese)
picnic on the shores of lake ontario
s - almonds
s - grilled shrimp with crackslaw (remember that)
s - two apricots

off to pick apricots - so excited

[zeffryn]

Sophie - picking apricots sounds so lovely!

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b: egg whites, ezekiel toast w/ 1 tsp. peanut butter
l: vegetable soup
s: yogurt w/ grapes
workout
d: smoothie (whey, greens powder, spinach, blueberries, banana)

exercise: 60 min. treadmill, 20-30 min. interval cardio training

dad is coming into town tomorrow, so exercise will have to be outside of the gym for the rest of the weekend.

[EmmaD]

Phase 2

Everything is all mixed up and out of order today but it adds up OK

Pre-workout: coffee with soy milk
Walk, then yoga, then walk
B/L - 6" Subway veggie sub with all veggies (spinach instead of iceberg lettuce) and avocado on whole wheat
Ss - "Turkish" salad - nonfat yogurt with garlic, a sprinkle of feta cheese, roasted red peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers... Tofurkey rollups will dill pickle and arugula .... "muffin in a minute" with wild blueberries
D - pan-grilled salmon, steamed cauliflower, steamed carrots, giant green salad (with olive oil)
dessert - half a grapefruit

1244 calories, 30 g fiber, 35% carbs/38% fat (mostly monounsaturated)/27% protein

[Fat Melanie]

Hey EmmaD? I hate to be a pain in the butt but last year I was told on the forum that Subway's whole wheat isn't really whole wheat! It was right after I had enjoyed a sub, too. I was glad to find out that info. They do have the option to turn a sub into a salad for like $5 or so though. Last time I went I had chicken breast and all of the veggies over the spinach leaves with ranch.


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Was up and on the go early this morning with my mom and sister, (I actually got along with my sister!) and never got a chance to grab breakfast. Mom wanted to treat us to KFC's buffet, and I was a bit horrified. The thought of finding anything OP in there seemed a very grim possibility. Not to mention, even if I wasn't trying to change my eating habits, I'd still never want to eat at their buffet. Most of the stuff in there looked totally gross but I found a few things to eat. So I had:

L- Spicy cabbage, grilled chicken breast, lima beans, cottage cheese. Then some sort of mess with tomatoes, peas, and carrots. I picked out the peas. Yuck. I actually had to scrape off the chicken breast's outside, 'cause it tasted sweetish and barbeque saucey, even though it didn't look like it had anything on it. I didn't finish the chicken but I did go back for seconds on the cabbage.

I was able to resist the biscuits ( I always loved biscuits previously, a nice treat) with NO problem whatsoever. And not a single fried chicken morsel touched these lips either. Also the more 'palatable' items on the menu, the puddings and whatnot, I resisted without any trouble at all. I must surely be kicking the junk food habit.

D- leftover turkey breast, "gravy", greens, whole wheat macaroni with garlic and smart balance

D- Gonna heat up a can of greens, still a bit hungry since I only have eaten twice today. Will probably follow that up with some FF cottage cheese and a small apple with PB.

[femmecreole]

Kind of a "weird" day...waited for my husband to get up (his weekend starts today) before I made smoothies...so we didn't really start eating till 10, so the day is a bit "off"

1.Smoothie: kale, spinach, green powder, ginger, chia gel, vanilla powder, hemp protein, mixed berries and more blueberries added, coconut milk
2. Went out for lunch around 2:30..sat on the river watching the boats go by..it was great. I had a big seafood salad with creole tomato dressing and one bite of my husband's oyster poboy.
3. Not too hungry for "dinner" 4 hours after lunch, so we just had a snack while watching Big Brother of spelt crackers with humas and guacamole.

weird eating day!!

[zeffryn]

had an odd day today too...it didn't really turn out as planned. some funding fell through for a function that is TOMORROW night, so i spent the entire day chasing down new stuff and trying to reallocate funds in the budget (which included taking money out of my own pocket) to get the job finished. it also included an impromptu conference call -- which I didn't realize I had forgotten to put on a bra until midway through (classy!). have i mentioned that i love volunteer work? argh.

anyway:

b: orange on the go, cottage cheese cup
l: chocolate cheesecake smoothie (my stomach was really upset for some reason)
d: "guiltless" pizza - sugar free, whole wheat crust, vegetarian cheese, sugar free sauce, tomatoes, chicken, herbs, artichokes. super yum.

not a great day foodwise, but i did get my exercise in.

[EmmaD]

Originally Posted by Fat Melanie

Hey EmmaD? I hate to be a pain in the butt but last year I was told on the forum that Subway's whole wheat isn't really whole wheat! It was right after I had enjoyed a sub, too. I was glad to find out that info. They do have the option to turn a sub into a salad for like $5 or so though. Last time I went I had chicken breast and all of the veggies over the spinach leaves with ranch.

Sad news, but somehow I am not surprised. The roll only has 4 g of fiber and it does taste kinda sweet... I guess I was in denial since it is one of my standby's when I am on the road without my "stash" and want something as unprocessed as possible. I wanted to believe - hahaha