No Excuses! Maintainer's Food and Exercise Accountability 3/23-3/29
Starting the new week on a hopefully good foot. Weekend was good until it ended miserably, but food was definitely in control.
B - Egg whites scrambled w/ turkey bacon, zucchini, bell pepper, an orange
S - Asian pear and laughing cow
L - Double fiber english muffin, tuna, carrots w/ hummus
S - WW Tortilla, hummus, turkey breast, greens (wrap)
S - Greek yogurt w/ strawberries
D - Grilled marinated chicken breasts, risotto w/ spinach and lemon, roasted asparagus
S - NSA Ice Cream
Hi maintainers, it's me dropping in again. A lot has happened the last 6 months or so... A lot that is except weightloss. If you remember me being fed up with mtself back then, you can imagine that feeling hasn't changed!
So I hope you don't mind, but I need some accountability and I don't know where else to turn! I always got a lot of positive feelings from you all, and a kick in the rear when necessary
I've been tracking off and on for a week but I'd like to do it all 7 days this week.
This is my plan today and will update throughout the day.
Monday's plan: (edited on Tuesday)
coffee w/ little whole milk
gym - 45 min. elliptical, 12 min. abs
B - packet Bear Naked Oatmeal, 1 c. skim milk, small banana, rest of coffee
S - 1 oz. peanuts
L - 1 slice whole wheat bread, egg salad made w/ 2 eggs, 2 t. light mayo, mustard, celery, 1 c. carrots & 1 c. celery w/ light feta & spinach dip
S - 6 oz. light yogurt, 1 c. strawberries
D - Kashi GoLean Crunchy! Bar cinnamon coffeecake, container of hummus & pretzel chips
Went to see a speaker in the city, got home late, and gosh darn it ate 5-6 large molasses cookies and a glass of milk. Pushed me to ~2200 for the day.
So yesterday at the grocery store I saw blueberry cornbread for sale and really wanted it, but I didn't buy it. I told myself, if you want blueberry cornbread, you can make it yourself instead of spending $$$ on an unhealthy one at the store. I did go home and make my own blueberry cornbread (with yogurt instead of butter and egg substitute) . . . but then I ate half the pan. I guess it was probably still fewer calories than the store-bought kind would have been.
Monday:
B - shredded spoonfuls, strawberries, skim milk
S - banana
L - cooking light stuffed cabbage (stuffed with chicken sausage and bulgur)
S - wasa cracker with one slice swiss cheese, yogurt, slice of focaccia
D - cooking light sweet and sour chicken, rice
E - 1.75 mile intervals run
Last edited by paperclippy; 03-24-2009 at 08:53 AM.
B - Trader Joe's fat free greek yogurt with honey, 6 oz blackberries
L - since I liked the salad so much last week, I'm doing it again with a slight variation. Greens, broccoli slaw, carrots, pomegranate seeds, 5 crushed walnut halves, Trader Joe's pomegranate gorgonzola dressing (taking the tablespoon so I can measure, because it's too delicious to pour straight), a few crunchy onions, grilled chicken
S - tangelo
S - 2 wasa crackers, 1 lt laughing cow cheese
S - cocoa
D - making chicken curry with potatoes and peas over brown rice, side of steamed broccoli
S - 1/5 dark chocolate sea salt candy bar, about 90 calories
Amanda - hope things are better today.
Velveteen - welcome back! Always able to provide a good when needed!
Jessica - I'm sure your homeade bread was much better for you than what you would have gotten at the store!
Glory - those salted chocolate bars came from Trader Joe's, right?
Yesterday ended with Chinese food, in which I overindulged a little. I had done some yardwork so was feeling punchy. I did talk myself into 1.5 hours of youga and ab exercises before bed.
Today:
Exercise: planned strength training on my lunch break, run on the way home this afternoon.
B: smoothie,
S: apple or special k snack bar
L: grilled chicken salad
S: kashi go lean, whichever snack I don't have this morning
D: ground turkey breast over rice or hamburger helper with same ground turkey breast. DH is having a bad day, so will let him pick.
S: peanut butter graham cracker.
today:
4.75 mile run
balance bar
grape jolly rancher
huge salad with baked tofu, salmon, olives, mushrooms, grape tomato, ff feta, romaine, cukes-- dressed with marinated mushroom vinegar only
I have another balance bar but would like to find something else for snack
dinner-- most likely, same as lunch
strawberries
sugar free pudding and whipped cream
Last edited by kittycat40; 03-23-2009 at 12:18 PM.
E~30 minutes treadmill, 2.4 miles
B~oatmeal with some raisins
S~grapefruit
L~Lean Cuisine, apple
S~yogurt
S~carrots and pea pods
D~I'm not sure what my mood will be in for but these are my choices for the week: ravioli and salad, orange chicken with rice and veggies and egg rolls, eggs in some fashion with hash browns, chicken and salad, or turkey mignon and salad.
Forgot to mention the amusing thing that happened to me at Trader Joe’s last night. I love their bags of frozen “Just Chicken.” 1 bag is just perfect for 5 salads worth of chicken. Every time I went to Trader Joe’s recently, they were out (which always happens at Trader Joe’s, they are constantly out of stuff I want!). I was down to half a bag of frozen chicken, it was looking dire! So, last night, they had tons so I bought 4 packages. As I was checking out, the cashier said “Are you on some sort of chicken diet?” It was funny, but I still felt kind of embarrassed. I should have just clucked at her!
I know you will be amazed I actually shop anyplace else, but they are from World Market!
I remember that now... I actually have a World Market about half a mile away from my office, so I was pleased to see that when you first posted it! The TJ is about twenty minutes away...
“Are you on some sort of chicken diet?” It was funny, but I still felt kind of embarrassed. I should have just clucked at her!
Glory! WHen I serve chicken too many dinners in a week, DH will start clucking! It's my "go to" protein of choice.
B - 1/2 ww bagel w/pb, banana,
S - ? (meeting where food is discouraged at 10 - I hate Mondays)
L - lean cuisine or salad
S - berries and cottage cheese
D - asparagus, sweet potato, protein - probably chicken
I'm alone this week, so my meals will be repeats.....
back to report as my eating has officially ended for the day.
added 1.5 miles powerwalk
dinner:
no strawberries
huge serving roasted broc
salad as in lunch (small bowl with tofu)
small piece salmon
portion lean pork cooked in crock pot today
fat free sugar free pudding with several portions light whipped cream
No Excuses! Maintainer's Food and Exercise Accountability 3/23-3/29
I guess it was probably still fewer calories than the store-bought kind would have been.
when needed! 
about the 'chicken diet' comment... 
