Do you make your own hummus or buy it? I haven't found a kind I *love * yet, but I've had some great homeade hummus. Too bad i'm such a crappy cook.
Yesterday I was actually decent, and I got my butt to a 1.5 hour yoga class and did 44 minutes of elliptical/treadmill cardio. Today I have to make sure I get enough protein.
I buy hummus. My favorite hummus comes from a restaurant that I used to go to but I moved so no more of that. I have been meaning to make it myself but I haven't yet.
1 can healthy request soup, chicken & rice, more water added than called for to reduce the sodium some more.
1/2 cup-3/4 cup baby spinach & radicchio
1/4 cup mushrooms
1 serving light done right house italian dressing
1 light multigrain english muffin
1 tbsp smart balance
1 stick reduced fat string cheese
I make my own hummus with chick peas, garlic, lemon/lime juice, EV olive oil, and tahini. I don't stick to a given recipe, just taste it to see if it's balanced, but I tend to go easy on the oil and heavy on the garlic, and always add lots of black pepper. There's a stall at our local farmers' market that does the best hummus I've ever tasted , but I'm too cheap to buy it very often.
Well, I ate nowhere near what I'd planned yesterday, but apart from a small portion of ice cream, it was all good stuff, so I'm okay with that. Sticking to a plan isn't my forte. However, with that said:
Today's plan:
Optimum Slim cereal with raisins and skimmed milk. Done.
Fruit shake (banana, blueberries, skimmed milk, tofu).
Cottage cheese and Marmite on Ryvitas, carrots and sugar snaps.
I am really glad to see this thread. Funny I was thinking about it on my way home from the gym.
Here is what I ate yesterday:
Breakfast
Oatmeal...Low Sugar Maple
Blueberries
1 cup skim milk
coffee
Snack
1/2 cup hummus
pita chips
Lunch
Turkey
White nectarine
Dinner
Blue Fish
Roasted Veggies
Cucumber and Tomato salad
Dessert
Cherries
No exercise. I am on an every other day routine.
Today-
... so far has not been that great as far as eating since I am on vacation I went to lunch with my Mom. I am also tending to "treat" myself to things I do not get in Korea.
Breakfast
Oatmeal
Blueberries
Skim Milk
Coffee
Snack
Hummus
Pita chips
Lunch
gucamole with chips
chicken/avacodo quesadilla
My favorite dessert....tartufo.....(vanilla and chocolate ice cream ball with thin chocolate shell and a cherrie in the middle)
decaf coffee
Dinner will be:
bluefish
roasted veggies
Dessert
cherries
Exercise was fine I went to the gym and worked like crazy on the recumbant bike for 20 minutes using the fat burning setting (instead of level 1). I also used the arc trainer for 20 minutes and the arm bike for ten. I was dripping with sweat by the end.
So maybe the tartufo will equal out and there will be no gain. HOWEVER...I know I am on vacation and am trying to do what I can but I am not in full diet mode while I am away. So I am not beating myself up over anything.
Blew it again after the fruit shake. Went for a long bike ride with hubby, and just couldn't be bothered to start cooking when I got back. I had two big pieces of fried chicken with small fries. I'm sure the kcals won't kill me, but I know I'll feel the effects of too much fat and too few veggies tomorrow.
Incidentally, tomorrow is day one of a smoke-free Fishy! I'm off out for my last one now.
Awwww, Fishy. Be gentle with yourself. You can't uneat anything. You can only move onward & downward.
today
2 eggs, scrambled in a little butter
2 slices white toast, buttered
1 banana
1 serving 1% milk
^^ate at mom's with my little man silent begging at the table. Silent begging is sitting nice, as if to say, "Look what a good boy I am. I am sitting nice. Don't you want to share your breakfast with me?" and I did give him some toast crusts & a bit of egg & a bit of banana. I can't help it, he's good. And he has lost a pound, and is down to 17 pounds.
Pre-dinner snack (dinner was late, ~8pm) - 1 piece of "The Baker" cranberry and pumpkin seed bread (70 calories), couple of wasabi dry roasted edamame (20 calories?)
Last night Dinner - 1/2 cup whole wheat pasta, 3 tbsp pasta sauce, 1/2 cup eggplant sautee, 1/2 cup black bean salad (black beans, corn, tomatoes, red bell peppers, green onions), 1/2 cup salmon/cucumber/bell pepper salad with a side salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers) and 1 tbsp newman's own honey mustard dressing.
Thanks, Dana! Today was difficult, and I have to admit to having had a wee smoke this afternoon. Pretty feeble attempt, huh? I'm going to look into those pretendy cigarette things to help me out. I can't use the patches because of an allergy, and this cold turkey thing is nasty.
On a brighter note though, I did fine on the food front. I seem to do better without a plan! And I even got in a couple of walks totalling about 7 miles. (Spoilt a little by my . )
Today's food:
Wheat bran cereal with raisins and skimmed milk.
Fruit shake (banana, blueberries, skimmed milk, tofu).
Asparagus, carrots, spinach, sugar snaps, and sunflower seeds with dressing (black pepper, garlic, EV olive oil, and raspberry balsamic vinegar).
I ate a whole bag of chips tonight, and washed it down with a bottle of wine. I really don't know what gets into me sometimes. I mean, I started the day well, but spent the entire afternoon planning to have crisps and plonk!! Wouldn't you think at some point I'd have come to my senses? But no, I waited for it to cool down (it was 43ºC in my garden, and I can't get the indoor temp below 32 ) and then went for a walk with hubby to the off-licence and supermarket. He said to me, "Should I be reminding you how awful you'll feel after this?". I just said, "Nope.", and carried on. Poor bloke!
Today's food:
Fruit shake (banana, blueberries, rasps, skimmed milk, tofu, FF yogurt).
½ cup black beans, ½ cup FF cottage cheese, red cabbage, carrots, spinach, 2 Ryvita crisp breads.
Keep your 
for me.
Went for a long bike ride with hubby, and just couldn't be bothered to start cooking when I got back. I had two big pieces of fried chicken with small fries. I'm sure the kcals won't kill me, but I know I'll feel the effects of too much fat and too few veggies tomorrow.
I'm off out for my last one now. 
It just shows that you can still enjoy a vacation without piling the weight back on. 
Pretty feeble attempt, huh? I'm going to look into those pretendy cigarette things to help me out. I can't use the patches because of an allergy, and this cold turkey thing is nasty. 
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I mean, I started the day well, but spent the entire afternoon planning to have crisps and plonk!! Wouldn't you think at some point I'd have come to my senses? But no, I waited for it to cool down (it was 43ºC in my garden, and I can't get the indoor temp below 32 
) and then went for a walk with hubby to the off-licence and supermarket. He said to me, "Should I be reminding you how awful you'll feel after this?". I just said, "Nope.", and carried on. 