I'm sure Jill's busy enjoying her holiday, so just to get the thread started I'll post my start to the week:

Mon 01/08:

Breakfast: Banana shake (6¾ oz banana, crushed ice, ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Lunch: 3 oz tuna (packed in water & drained), 2 oz whole-wheat couscous, red cabbage, carrot, onion, yellow pepper.
Dinner: 4 oz chicken breast, veggies (beansprouts, broccoli, carrot, mushroom, sui choy) stir-fried in 1 tsp. peanut oil & finished with 1 tblsp. mirin & 1 tsp, sesame oil.
Snacks: 50 g Lay's crisps, ¾ oz almonds, 1 cup 2% plain yogurt, 2¾ oz blueberries.
Drinks: (I've cut the coffee this morning to see how I do without it.) Well, that didn't work so I added it back in this afternoon! 750 ml coffee, 3½ litres water.

Total kcals: 1541 (not incl. free veggies).

Exercise: 2 miles WATP, 7 mile bike ride, 2.06 mile walk.

Have a great week everybody!

If you don't all get in here and post you're going to be in soooooo much trouble when Jillgets back from vacation!

August 1, 2005
B: 1/2 c egg substitute with 1/4 c soy chedder; 2 veggie bacon strips; 2 veggie sausages; 2 slices cracked wheat toast with 1.5 TBS peanut butter

L: 1 banana; 2 slices veggie american cheese

D: 6-inch roasted chicken breast sub on whole wheat with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, green pepper, onion, fat free sweet onion sauce and no cheese(I bought a 12-inch sub but only ate half tonight and saved the rest for tomorrow); 3 oz fat free sour cream and cheddar potato chips; Salad (2 c romaine lettuce with 1/4 c soy mozzarella cheese and 2 TBS roasted unsalted sunflower seeds topped with calorie free ranch)

S: 1 M&M cookie
*****total calories=1955*****
5 calories over my 1950 limit

Beverages: 90 oz water; 32 oz diet peach iced tea; 12 oz light vanilla soymilk

Exercise: 8 Minute Moves; 1.1 mile run; .9 mile walk; 45 minutes swimming and playing in the lake with my two girls

I had such a crappy day - I've just been HUNGRY! Weird - I'm not usually hungry! Anyway, I ate TOO much - all good, but STILL! I almost didn't post (feeling ashamed?)...I'm so tired, but I didn't want Jill to kick my butt when she gets back.

Breakfast: Mini-wheats & 1% milk
Lunch: Black bean salsa (black beans, tomato, onion) & veggie chips
Dinner: Chicken, garlic mashed potatoes (potatoes, garlic, ricotta, milk, parm), mushrooms
Snacks: granola bar, colby jack chesse, sunflower seeds
Drinks: water

kcal: around 2100

I did have a MAJOR NSV today though. On the way home from taking my DD to her swimming lessons, my DH called and asked if I would pick him up Burger King for lunch. So, I did and I didn't get anything! I didn't even WANT anything! I knew I was having my black bean salsa and I was really looking forward to it - so I passed on BK! I don't think I"ve ever EVER done that before! Major for me!

But, then...I still ate too much today anyway. <sigh>

I'm back! I'd been struggling a little lately. I hurt my knee again, and I've had to cut back on exercising (I should say that I hurt while exercising, so I should get some points for that), but it's really upseting to me to go backwards like this.

Anyway, I did get back 100% on plan yesterday, here's my food:

2 - coffee
1 - egg whites
3 - luna bar
1 - ww 1pt cake
5 - zone bar
2 - coffee
6 - LC chicken in peanut sauce
0 - sugar snap peas
4 - non-fat frozen yogurt
24 points (out of 26)

Have a great day everyone!

I've been haphazard about my food tracking in the past week, so I haven't posted my eats. I was home sick three days last week, and could have taken another one easily. It started as sinusitis but the congestion has moved down into my chest, so I'm coughing like nobody's business. While I was home sick, all I wanted was carbs. I think one day I ate half a loaf of bread. Then made mashed potatoes with butter and cream cheese for dinner. I did eat a lot of fruit, and some veggies. And soup, which is another comfort food. And lots and lots of tea. Needless to say, I didn't lose any weight last week, but I didn't gain either. Here I am, back to recording food.

MONDAY

Breakfast:
cheese bread, toasted, w/butter


Lunch: (at IHOP with family, got the sausage gravy platter and found I didn't want that much of it. It was too heavy and greasy, and my "mouth memory" wasn't the same as the reality)

one biscuit with sausage gravy
half a sausage patty
one of the two eggs
three forkfuls of the HUGE MOUND of hash browns
big glass of orange juice
coffee w/milk

Afternoon snack to keep the Beast at bay:
After that huge brunch I didn't need anything later

Dinner:
grilled steak
grilled zucchini (we're getting a lot of 'em in our garden)

Snacks throughout the day:
watermelon

Drinks:
tea
iced tea

Calories:
about 2000

Exercise:
shopping walking, but nothing official (gem and hunter went swimming but I'm still feeling under the weather so I couldn't join them. And gem finally got to the point where she's able to lift her head up out of water to breath, and swam across the pool. *sighs, sad to have missed it*)

8/1/05 - woke up at 10:45

11:45
3 sl. ham
1 oz. cream cheese
Yoplait fat-free yogurt
peach

1:00
2 sl. whole wheat toast
2 tsp. margarine
30 seedless grapes
Yoplait fat-free yogurt

5:00
peach

5:45
6 oz. chicken breast
1/2 c. baked beans
green salad w/ 1 oz. feta cheese
1tbsp Italian dressing

11:30
3 sl. ham
1 oz. cream cheese

liquid
2 cups decaf coffee
20 oz. diet cherry limeade (from Sonic)
44 oz. water

exercise
none


My first two meals were really close together, but I was honestly, tummy-growlingly hungry! Also, the water tumblers I've been measuring as 24 oz. may actually be 32 oz. I'm going to check them today.

August 2, 2005

B: 1 1/4 c Kashi GoLean with 1 c soymilk and 1 sliced banana; 1 whole wheat dinner roll with 1 TBS peanutbutter

L: 6" Roast Chicken Breast sub on whole wheat with lettuce, tomato, onion, green pepper and cucumber topped with 1.5 TBS fat free sweet onion sauce; 2 oz light nacho cheesier doritos

D: 1 gardenburger on whole wheat dinner roll with 1 TBS ketchup and 1 slice fat free swiss cheese; 2 cups romaine salad mixture topped with 1/8 c sunflower seeds and calorie ranch dressing; 11 baby carrots

S: 2 squares Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate (1/2 of a serving); 1 whole wheat dinner roll with 1 TBS peanutbutter and 1 TBS strawberry jam
*****total calories=1897*****

Beverages: 80 oz water; 32 oz diet soda; 8 oz soymilk

Exercise: 1 hour core execises; 20 minutes circuit training

Tuesday:

Breakfast: Mini-wheats & 1% milk
Lunch: Kashi Protein Bar
Dinner: Grilled shrimp kabobs (shrimp, pineapple, bell pepper, onion), 1 hot dog, grilled potatoes
Snacks: sunflower seeds, popcorn
Drinks: 20 oz cola, water

kcal: 1791

Today:

• fish fillet
• turkey burger patty w/bbq sauce
• ham salad (made w/ff mayo, mustard, and sweet pickle relish) and pineapple

That's not much, especially in the way of calories, but we are going out after work for a little "happy hour" or my boss who is moving to NC this week, so I'm sure I will have something there that is not included in my plan, so I have adjusted my regular daily menu to prepare for that

8/2/05 - woke at 10:30

11:45
2 sl. whole wheat bread
1 tbsp Miracle Whip
2 sl. ham
Yoplait fat-free yogurt
peach

4:00
green salad w/ 1 oz. feta cheese
2 tbsp. Carb-Well Italian dressing

5:30
fried chicken breast
1/2 c. green beans
1/2 c. coleslaw
1 biscuit
Yoplait fat-free yogurt

9:30
1/2 c. moose tracks ice cream (and I am *so* proud of myself for actually getting out the measuring cup and measuring it!)

liquid
lg. decaf coffee
20 oz. diet Pepsi
48 oz. water

exercise
None, but I have an appointment with myself to walk at 9:00 tonight!

TUESDAY

Breakfast:
cottage cheese
peach
coffee w/flavored creamer

Lunch:
roast turkey, gravy
peas and onions
okra
carrot soup
wheat crackers

Afternoon snack to keep the Beast at bay:
protein bar
peach
fruit smoothie thing foisted on me by MiL

Dinner:
Little Smokies w/mustard
cheese bread, toasted, w/butter
raw tomatoes from garden
ratatoille

Snacks throughout the day:

Drinks:
water, tea, diet soda

Calories:
about 1700

Exercise:
walking, stairs
gardening
kicking ball with daughter

Tues 02/08:

Breakfast: Banana shake (6 oz banana, crushed ice, ¼ cup 0% milk, ½ cup 2% plain yogurt, vanilla extract).
Lunch: 3 large sushi maki rolls, salad (chili peppers, romaine lettuce, tomato).
Dinner: 2 hotdogs in buns (134 g) with 1 tblsp. mustard, salad (red cabbage, carrots, cucumber, tomato, yellow pepper).
Snacks: ½ oz gouda, 10 oz cherries.
Drinks: 2½ litres water, 2 tins beer (355 ml each), tall FF Starbuck's cappuccino.

Total kcals: 1589 (not incl. free veggies).

Exercise: 2 miles WATP, 2.27 mile walk.

August 3, 2005

Late Breakfast/Early Lunch: 1/2 c egg substitute; 3 veggie sausages; 2 slices multi-grain toast with 1 TBS peanut butter

Dinner: 7 oz slow cooked boneless turkey breast, 3/4 c mashed sweet potato with 1.5 tsp Light ICBINB and 1.5 tsp dark brown sugar; 1/2 c canned corn, no salt added

S: 1.5 c Marshmallow Mateys Sweetened Whole Grain Cereal with 3/4 c soymilk; 3 dark chocolate squares (3/4 of a serving)

Beverages: 80+ oz water-so HOT and HUMID today been drinking lots of water, lost track and this is my best estimate; 24 oz soymilk
*****Total Calores=1620*****
Exercise: 45 Minutes Core Exercises; 1.3 mile run (Walk 2 minutes, run 15 minutes, walk 3 minutes, 5 minutes stretching=25 minutes total)

Wednesday:

Breakfast: Kashi & 1% milk
Lunch: 1 hot dog & mashed potatoes
Dinner: Large Italian salad (lettuce, salami, pepperoni, provolone, onion, olives, oil & vinegar), bread
Snacks: graham cracker, sunflower seeds, 6 oz chocolate shake
Drinks: water

kcal: 1805