Thanksgiving Challenge menu, chat, and food diary thread for 10/31 to 11/6
Good Morning ladies
Well for most of us today will not be easy....I know that it is, well as my kids call it (eatfest2005) I always let my kids eat as much candy and junk as they can handle today, even make biscuits and gravy for their breakfast and usually it is an egg or oatmeal or even cereal, so they feel a little spoiled today I didnt have any B&G I will have an egg because the hubby is off today and taking me to the mexican resteraunt, so I better save the calories for that....now I will try to be good tonight, but if grandma makes pie..........well lets just say, I will eat a slice Hope everyone has a safe night, and be sure to remember to pray for all the little guys tonight, it isnt as safe as it used to be.
Christian.. Im glad the holiday is past. I made myself a baggie of my favorite treats, if I dont do that I will feel deprived, but I wont touch any other candy.... actually, my baggies empty already... lol I do enjoy seeing the little tots with their cute little faces.. was a beautiful night here, warm for oct 31.....well grandma made a pie and she ate a small piece, with 5 of us, wont be any left tonite Today I am back to the Beach... one more week of Phase 1 and then I will get right busy with phase 2... take care and have a wonderful week... India
I am with you India I am glad that candy night is over I am back on track too and I am sure that one night wont hurt us in the sceam of things...Have a great day on the beach
OK - I was blessed this week. I lost when I thought for sure I would gain. It's possible that the gain from bad choices will happen this week, but I at least can combat it with good choices going forward.
I got a bag of candy at work yesterday, and I was so proud that I didn't eat it and saved it for my teenager. I got home, and teenager had already left for a friend's house. He came home later, and I gave it to him. He said he was already full of candy and didn't want it! I ended up eating it all, but it was only 5 or so snack-size candy bars.
Food Diary for Today:
B - 1 c plain yogurt, 1 banana, ½ c Kashi cereal, 1 T almonds
L - ½ vegetable moussaka, ¾ c cooked vegetables (probably with some fat on them), 2 small pieces of bread with olive oil and myzithra cheese)
S - 2 snack-sized candy bars (dang Halloween leftovers)
D - 1 hamburger, 1 oz bleu cheese, 1 bun, 1 c cooked green beans
This Week's Goal: I've GOT to get back to drinking water regularly.
Last edited by phantastica; 11-01-2005 at 06:53 PM.
Reason: lunch change
phantastica- Trust me girl ...you did way better than me the other night!! I wish I could say it was just 5 snacksize bars and yesterdays menu looked great, a treat everyday helps me stay OP
Well I took a walk this morning, so I am off to a good start, here is the menu for today .....
B- 1 egg mcmuffin without ham
s- unsweetened applesauce
L- tunafish sandwich on lite ww bread, and 100 calorie cheez its
s- unsweetened applesauce
L- mexican chicken, refried beans and a garden salad
no snack or food after 6:00 pm
Last edited by Christian; 11-02-2005 at 10:33 AM.
Reason: Breakfast changed
B - 1 whole-wheat English muffin with peanut butter and jelly, 1 glass of milk
L - ½ entree of moussaka, 1½ c salad w/2 t dressing (leftover restaurant food)
S - 5 pc leftover Halloween chocolate in a work meeting! Argh
D - Creole Shrimp with 1 c brown rice or pasta, 1 c frozen vegetables, 2 glasses of wine
Next week, I start my new job working downtown. Minneapolis has an extensive skyway system and I will be taking the bus, so I'm going to wear my pedometer and shoot for 10,000 steps a day.
Last edited by phantastica; 11-03-2005 at 02:26 PM.
Reason: meal change
Today is weigh in day and well ladies I will be honest...I am up a pound or 2 from the overeating Monday.....I have no excuses so I will just have to be more careful from here on out and get to the lower part of my lee way...so here is the eating plan for today,
B- 2 eggs and 2 slices turkey bacon and green tea (big breakfast)
L- a cheesedburger and order of curly fries and lemonade
S- 1 fried chicken wing, 1/4 cup mashed potatoes and corn
snacks- 100 cal cheez its and applesauce
and at least a 30 minute walk...maybe more
Last edited by Christian; 11-03-2005 at 07:52 PM.
Reason: Bad eating day
Ugh, today was another big lunch. It was my farewell lunch at Romano's Macaroni Grill. I'd looked at a menu ahead of time, but their healthier choices seemed too similar to the healthy choices I'd made at other restaurants recently. I used my other skinny-eating tactic - I sat next to my coworker who is known to be super healthy, and I did something similar to what she did. There's a build-your-own pasta deal, and I chose whole-wheat penne, olive oil/pesto dressing, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes, and chicken.
B: coffee with milk (woke up late and was rushed)
L: 1 piece bruschetta with prosciutto, 1½ pieces of small crispy bread with 2 T shrimp-artichoke dip, 1½ c salad w/1 t balsamic vinaigrette dressing, ½ pasta entree mentioned above.
D: white chicken chili and vegetables
I had a very stressful day and I fought the urge to eat CONSTANTLY!
I mixed the following into a "stew" and ate it with 1 sprouted grain tortilla (150 Calories, 3g Fat, 6g Protein, 5g Fiber, ):
1 cup steamed asparagus
2/3 cup cooked carrots
4 oz. soy tempeh (215 calories, 8 g fat, 20 g protein and 12 g of fiber)
1 cup cooked split-peas (prepared in water with the fresh herbs below)
2 T fresh herbs (rosemary/sage/thyme/parsley)
1 T garlic paste
1 Veggie Bowl from Chipotle:
3/4 cup fresh tomato salsa (raw tomatoes/onions/jalapeno/cilantro)
1/3 cup corn salsa
2 T hot salsa
1/2 cup guacamole (125 calories, 12 g fat, 4 g protein, 6 g fiber)
1/2 cup rice
1 1/2 cups black beans
1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
1 cup soy milk with 2 tsp. "Pero" coffee substitute (roasted barley malt and chicory) (120 calories, 12 grams protein, 3 grams of fat, 2 grams of fiber)
I am just about at my fat/calorie limit so , I'll just use my juicer and have the following for dinner:
4 carrots, 1 cucumber, 2 beets, 6 stalks celery, 2 T ginger
1/2 sprouted wheat pita (90 calories, 6 g protein, 5 g fiber)
2 oz. seitan (150 calories, 34g protein, 1 g fat, 4 g fiber)
1/2 cup mixed baby greens
and a total of 1 gallon water all day long
I am proud of myself for staying within my calorie and fat limits even though the urge to stress eat was there all day
Oh, thanks! I feel better about my day now...I have been avoiding high-fat foods like guacamole and even soy milk and tempeh, but today I really feel like I needed the protein and fats, so I allowed myself to have them and I actually stayed within my limits!
Does Chicken Soup sound good?? Have been under the weather here, got a bad cold and have a pot of homemade soup to nosh on.... I hope to just vege out all weekend and maybe feel better by next week .... take care all, India
Chicken soup sounds delicious, India! Hope you feel better ... I need to "veg" out this weekend too ... weigh-in is Monday.
Friday Food:
B - skipped (another stressful emotional situation)
L - 2 c leftover pasta entree from Thursday, 1½ c mixed-green salad with 1T dressing
D - 1 c mixed fruit, 3 oz cheese, 1 chicken wing, 1 bbq rib, 2 small cheesebreads, 1 glass of wine
S - 1 handful trail mix, 1 nonfat latte with sugar-free flavor shot
Dinner was the free appetizer buffet at my work farewell happy hour. For once, a buffet didn't result in me being uncomfortably stuffed!
Last edited by phantastica; 11-05-2005 at 11:21 AM.
Thanksgiving Challenge menu, chat, and food diary thread for 10/31 to 11/6
I always let my kids eat as much candy and junk as they can handle today, even make biscuits and gravy for their breakfast 
and usually it is an egg or oatmeal or even cereal, so they feel a little spoiled today 
I didnt have any B&G I will have an egg because the hubby is off today and taking me to the mexican resteraunt, so I better save the calories for that....now I will try to be good tonight, but if grandma makes pie..........well lets just say, I will eat a slice 
Hope everyone has a safe night, and be sure to remember to pray for all the little guys tonight, it isnt as safe as it used to be.
Today I am back to the Beach... one more week of Phase 1 and then I will get right busy with phase 2... take care and have a wonderful week... India
I am back on track too and I am sure that one night wont hurt us in the sceam of things...Have a great day on the beach 
