No excuses for the holidays!

Monday:
B - 2 servings muesli, 1C skim milk
S - banana, cup of plain tea, clementine
L - leftover turkey mushroom casserole w/cranberry sauce
S - apple, yogurt, hot cocoa
D - chicken tamale casserole (2 servings), salad w/cranberry relish
Total - 1872
Exercise - none, weather was too bad

This is great. Although I'm not technically at my stated weight, I did manage to make it through the food fest which was this past weekend and I lost a pound to boot!

B~toast w/jam (150)
S~nuts (100)
L~l/o turkey tetrazzini, green beans (200?), small apple (100)
S~Activia yogurt
D~l/o cheeseburger with side salad (350?)
E~30 minutes on my NEW incredible treadmill this morning and I might do more this evening!

Hi Everyone! Things have just been SLAMMING around here ever since we left for Thanksgiving last Wednesday...so much to do (unpacking, Christmas stuff, family obligations, work obligations) and SO little time. So forgive my frazzledness.

Came home from Thanksgiving 1 lb lighter than I left, and had a nice moment after the meal where I realized that it was the first Thanksgiving ever where I didn't feel sick afterward. Just ate a reasonable amount, half of my plate was salad, and had some pie. No muss, no fuss. It was a really good feeling.

Plan for today, now that my elliptical is fixed (yay! Thanks, Dad!)

B - English muffin pizza w/ canadian bacon
S - Apple cranberry Zen Fiber Cake
L - Super lean beef chili loaded with veggies (onion, bell pepper, zucchini, mushrooms), little bit of light sour cream and reduced fat cheddar on top.
S - Popcorn
S - Greek Yogurt
D - Grilled chicken skewers, grilled zucchini, brown rice and lentil pilaf.
S - NSA Ice Cream bar

E - 60 on the elliptical!

Tuesday:
B - oatmeal w/raisins, just fruit munchies, brown sugar, milk
S - banana, 2 crabapples
L - chicken tamale casserole
S - apple, 2 clementines, yogurt
D - chicken spaghetti casserole, 2 slices sourdough
Total - 1423
Exercise - 2.25 mile run (35 min inc. w/u and c/d)

Amanda,
What is an apple cranberry Zen fiber cake? Did you make it?

Today:

english muffin with peanut butter, protein shake
hardboiled egg, pear
turkey & cheddar sandwich on green chile bread
hard boiled egg, pear
protein shake
turkey chili over steamed veggies

I'm going into losing mode, folks.

Tuesday:
Exercise - Done! 35 min kickboxing with bag, 30 mins elliptical, 10 min ab video, 10 min calisthenics - did 17 non-modified pushups! (previous record, 15. tried for 18 today, went down but didn't come up... )

Food:
B: Fruit Smoothie, coffee with 1 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp mocha almond fudge creamer
S: Apple, string cheese
L: Grilled chicken sandwich, no mayo, clementine
S: Pistachio, Almond & Cherry Trail Mix, clementine
D: ground turkey breast over rice, either broccoli or veggie blend
S: peanut butter graham cracker

E~30 minutes on the treadmill this morning
B~way too much bread with melted cheese (yummy, though)
L~chili burgers, small apple
S~Activia yogurt
D~turkey tetrazzini and green beans

Midwife - They're a TJs find. 80 calories, 13 g of fiber, and like 5 ingredients (fruit, bran, a little fruit juice...no fat at all). They're really good!

Yesterday was OP, today will continue the pattern!

B - English muffin pizza w/ canadian bacon
S - Zen Fiber Cake
L - Leftovers - Grilled chicken skewer, lentil and brown rice pilaf, grilled zucchini
S - Greek Yogurt
S - Popcorn
D - Super lean ground beef burger, stuffed with laughing cow, on sourdough, with caramelized onions, side salad
S - NSA Ice Cream Bar

E - 60 min elliptical, walk to store and back. (about a mile)

Almost POP yesterday, although I had a couple slices of bread.

Wednesday:
B - oatmeal w/just fruit munchies, raisins, milk
S - clementine, banana
L - chicken spaghetti casserole
S - apple, yogurt, one hershey's nugget
D - 1.5 C pasta, sauce, parmesan, garlic bread
S - small slice of sourdough
Total - 1663
Exercise - UBWO

Today:

2 eggs, cheddar, english muffins
hard boiled egg, pear
turkey and cheddar sandwich
hard boiled egg, pear
protein shake
leftover turkey chili, steamed veggies

exercise
3 mile run---done
1 hr with trainer later

Yesterday was just about POP - onto today (gotta get some wiggle room before I start baking Christmas cookies...I plotted out my baskets yesterday and temptation will be everywhere...)

B - English muffin pizza w/ canadian bacon
S - Orange
L - Leftovers - Burger w/ caramelized onions, side salad
S - Popcorn
S - Greek Yogurt
D - Chicken stirfry w/ brown and wild rice, lots of veggies
S - NSA Ice Cream Bar

E - 55 on the elliptical. I still can't lift UB due to my shoulder, but maybe will do some LB or other non-shoulder work today, since I miss weights!

E~30 minutes on the treadmill this morning
B~1 c leftover turkey casserole
S~? nuts if I'm hungry
L~more leftover turkey casserole, sml apple
S~Activia yogurt
D~leftover cheeseburgers with vegetables and dip

Tuesday I came in a little low on calories because I fell asleep before my evening snack.

Wed. plan:
Exercise - Done!: 20 mins yoga, 30 mins HIIT on the elliptical, 15 mins of assorted calisthenics to warm up and cool down. I'm trying really hard to get back in the swing of exercise in the AM. Plan to add the weight training back in Friday or next week.

B: Smoothie, coffee - sleigh ride coffee with 1 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp vanilla caramel creamer
S: polly-o cheese twist
L: grilled chicken sandwich - lett, tom, pickle only, clementine
S: Gnu Orange Cranberry Fiber Bar, apple
D: hamburger helper made with 1/2 pound ground turkey breast
S: Peanut butter graham cracker, maybe chocolate milk if I have room

Another good day today. Onto tomorrow!

B - English muffin pizza w/ canadian bacon
S - Orange
L - Leftovers - Chicken breast stirfry, lots of veggies, brown and wild rice
S - Weight Control Oatmeal
S - Popcorn
D - Pork Tenderloin, Whole wheat couscous, steamed broccoli
S - NSA Ice Cream Bar

E - 60 min elliptical, 40 min strength (didn't fit it in yesterday - still can't do the shoulders, but can do LB)