Hi there, I stayed home yesterday, still in pain from my tooth and needed a rest. Unfortunately, there's not too much I could eat, mashed potatoes was a good start, then it kind of mushroomed out of control until I was a few points over w/no flex points left.
So I'm back on track today, back a work and dilligently trying to hit my 10% this week. I'll post my foods for the day later.
Ok, so the complaint I have w/Kashi: the box says about 8 servings--I have never, NEVER gotten more than 6 cups of cereal in a box of Kashi. Ever.
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rest of diet lime pepsi
1/2 cup kashi go lean crunch
1/2 cup frosted shredded wheat<----------which has 2 grams less sugar than the Kashi!!!
1/2 cup milk? (I never measure milk in cereal, sorry)
1 serving breakstones ff cottage cheese
1/2 liter water
1 cup spaghetti noodles
3/4 cup homemade spaghetti sauce
4 homemade meatballs (golf ball size)
1 sprinkle parmesan cheese
2 cups fresh spinach leaves
8 oz sliced fresh mushrooms
1 hot dog bun, toasted, w/butter & garlic powder
1 Tbsp Hidden Valley Ranch dressing (full fat & worth every bite)
1/2 liter water
1 Gorton's salmon fillet
1 cup wax beans
2 small slices bread (homemade), toasted w/about 2 tsp butter
2 cups skim
1 can pineapple chunks, in their own juices, juices drained, I will marinate some chicken in them.
Last edited by SuchAPrettyFace; 05-05-2005 at 01:43 AM.
Working late tonight Bonus is that I had the entire morning off and accomplished a lot
Exercise: Walked the dog for over 1/2 hour then re-seeded the front lawn (please don't let it snow again...) This involved hauling a wheelbarrow around, shovelling huge mounds of topsoil and depositing it all over the lawn, sprinkling Kentucky Bluegrass seed all over and raking it through the soil. Watering, putting up wooden stakes, string and plastic markers to keep kids, dogs, etc. away until that lovely grass pokes through the ground. I worked up a sweat!
Eats:
Breakfast - 1c kashi Go Lean (with less sugar than Crunch, even in Canada ) and 1/2c 1% milk (measured ) 1 medium banana.
Lunch: Steamed some broccoli and cauliflower and nuked a Michelina Lifestyle chicken and veggies in some sort of creamy sauce. Poured the Michelina over the steamed veggies and mixed it all up - so much food I could barely finish it all and it amounted to the same number of points as the Michelina thingy alone because the broccoli and cauliflower are "no point" veggies.
Dinner: Since I'm working until midnight and am stuffed, I brought to the office a spinach salad (with a few chopped walnuts and a little container of fat-free ranch dressing) to have around 6 and a whole wheat bagel to have toasted with a little peanut butter around 9.
Beverages: So far I've had a huge mug of tea with 1% milk, 1 500ml bottle of spring water and 2 large glasses of lemon-flavoured mineral water. I'll drink at least a couple of small bottles of Perrier and a few cups of caffeine-free tea at work during the evening.
Hopefully I won't be returning to post additional food later!
Oh, I don't think I'm getting enough calcium. I have the 1/2c of milk with my morning cereal, a little milk in my tea and usually have a yogurt daily. My old bones need more - any suggestions? Plus, is Laughing Cow cheese tasty?
I personally love it. I can put on cracker or other snack like items or I can use it instead of mayo on sandwiches and tortillas for wraps. I have only tried the light swiss one, though.
And on the plus side 1 little wedge goes a long way
How about smoothies, Jilly? That's how I get my calcium in. I either use milk or yogurt and add some frozen fruit, a shot of Davinci SF syrup, some Splenda. If you don't use (or can't get) Splenda products, adding a bit of sugar and honey or using a 2 pt. flavored yogurt works well. I like them really thick like gelato. Or you can go the supplement route. I watched Oprah's anti-aging show yesterday, and it appears that getting calcium with magnesium is the best (and adding Vit. D is even better) because it avoids the calcium constipation problem. The whole show was pretty much about poop, by the way. I think I know more about poop than I really want to.
Yes, Laughing Cow cheese IS very tasty. Great on bagels and English muffins.
Laughing Cow Lite is a good go-to snack. A little wedge *does* go a verrrrrrry long way. I wish there was less salt, but not really as I love salt.
I am cooking dinner for mom & I think we are watcing SuperSizeMe? She gets her shots today of avonex for her MS & it wipes her out, so on Wednesdays I like to cook for her.
Thanks for the ideas! I'd like to go the smoothie route and we do get Splenda here in the wilds, but I've never seen Davinci SF syrup . When we were in Chicago, Sandi gave me a couple of Weight Watchers smoothie packages and I enjoyed those, but they never seem to have them at my meeting. I do take a couple of Caltrate daily and I'll see if I can find something with magnesium in it.
I like the reviews on the Laughing Cow cheese and will definitely be buying some of those products this weekend
Ok, so the complaint I have w/Kashi: the box says about 8 servings--I have never, NEVER gotten more than 6 cups of cereal in a box of Kashi. Ever.
I think your servings are probably a little off with using a cup. We started weighing ours out. 1 serving is 52 grams. I just finished a box this morning that was the 8th serving. So it just depends on how you serve it probably.
I think your servings are probably a little off with using a cup. We started weighing ours out. 1 serving is 52 grams. I just finished a box this morning that was the 8th serving. So it just depends on how you serve it probably.
A-HA! I knew there was something not adding up. Thank you, Howie.
I like the weighing better than using a cup because you can just put the bowl on the scale and don't have to dirty another dish. I can pretty much tell how much I have but will continue weighing until I go on maintainance and then I am just going to try portion control and not count calories. I will keep close watch on the scales to see if that works.
Kashi w/ blueberries and skim milk
Low Fat sausage and cabbage
1/2 Orange
1 slice bread and butter
apple
Low Fat sausage and cabbage
Salad w/cheese and no fat dressing
apple
Yougurt
Ice cream w/pretzel and banana
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1790 calories
48 fat
128 oz water
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Bonus is that I had the entire morning off and accomplished a lot 
) and 1/2c 1% milk (measured 
) 1 medium banana.
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