Ugh. Jury duty - downtown Seattle. I have to leave the house to catch the bus at 6:30 am. No refrigerator. No microwave. Just going to do the best I can!
B - 2 pieces of whole grain toast, natural peanut butter
S - 1.5 cups fresh cherries
L - home made sun dried tomato hummus sandwich with spinach leaves on whole grain bread
S - 1/2 package white cheddar soy crisps
S - orange
S - cut up veggies - grape tomatoes, baby carrots, sugar snap peas, red pepper strips
D - leftover home made veggie crumbles pasta sauce with spinach, 2 oz whole grain pasta
S - 1 cup roasted butternut squash, 1 tbs maple pumpkin butter
Running around all day, felt like I never sat down to eat a real meal. I did go grocery shopping at Wholefoods and stocked up on produce and healthy food for the week.
B: Smoothie: 1/2c yogurt, soy protein powder, 1tsp flaxseed oil, 1/2c superfoods green juice, 1cup mango & raspberries
S: 3 bites of my husband's leftover pastrami sandwich, 6 potato chips
L: 6 pieces of sushi: spicy tuna roll made with brown rice & avocado wrapped in seaweed
S: 4 almonds, 4 oz. cottage cheese, 1/4cup blueberries
D: Ezekiel whole grain oat& nut english muffin w/2 tblsp almond butter, 1.5 cups milk, 2 squares dark chocolate
About 1500 calories
Glory--good luck tomorrow at jury duty. Hopefully you can pack a lunch or have time to go somewhere semi healthy
I thought I'd better post my plan here - my "head hunger" is screaming for something in the pastry family. Luckily there's nothing around at work - amazing as that sounds.
B: cheerios, 1/2 C 1% milk, 1 oz walnuts, 1/2 ww eng muffin, smear of strawberry jam
s: hard boiled egg (not nearly the same as pastry - sigh)
l: left over ww pasta with pesto sauce and peas, leftover shrimp - about 10 small ones, mixed fruit or applesauce
My menu wasn't nearly as good as everyone elses today. I need to pay more attention
B Oatmeal
S fresh berry smoothie
L tomato and red pepper soup, with 5-grain wasa cracker
D red rice sauteed with onions, red bell peppers, mushrooms, baby spinach, tofu, and balsamic vinegar
S apple
B - my oat breakfast (1/2 cup)
1 egg/3 egg whites, scrambled
1 tbsp shredded parmesan
1 slice spelt bread
1/2 tbsp earth balance spread
L - 2 cups romaine and red leaf lettuce
1/5 cup cilantro
1/2 avocado
1/4 cup sprouts
1/4 cup cucumbers
1/2 cup tomatoes
4 oz chicken breast
2 tbsp caesar dressing (a downfall of mine FULLFAT dressing, but minimally
processed)
1 oz fat-free feta, crumbled
no dinner - still full...just munching on ice, drinking water and i had a starbucks tall b old brew in a grande cup that i filled to the rim with skim milk
I realized the menu I posted earlier was for yesterday. I guess I didn't know the date last night!
Monday: 1285 calories
No exercise again darn it. There's so much snow outside, it makes me not want to go out, but I have all the gear and my dog was pouting today so I'll take her out for a long walk tomorrow. There's also a new yoga/pilates combo class at my gym tomorrow I'd like to try.
S: 1 bottle of HonestTea Heavenly Honey green tea, 2 squares Newman's Own Sweet Dark Orange chocolate
S: handful of roasted sunflower seeds
D: Burrito: Whole Wheat wrap, 1.5oz turkey, 1/2cup beans, 1/4oz cheese, wedge of tomato, green onions, lots of salsa, few carrot sticks (while cooking)
S: 1 square Newman's Own sweet dark orange chocolate
GLORY--How was jury duty? I read your story...amazing.
JOYOFSIX--Three basketball practices!
PAT--Who won? you or the pastry?
SUZANNE--looks like you did really well, every thing on your menu is a whole food!
TWOYEARPLAN--congrats on the beginning of your two year plan!
SLIMLINDY--How are you? I remember you were one of the people who encouraged me in October when I first started. Thank you. It's been a slow weight loss for me, but I feel like I'm really making some life changes and even through the holidays when I normally gain 15-20pounds.
thanks, charlene!
say...i need to add a cheddar cheese amy's burrito w/ff sour cream to that...
i also ate a bag of 100 cal. doritos - trust me, i'm working on it already - you don;t have to say a word.
Whole foods menu - Jan 8
