Still here, still sick! My master plan is to try to ease back into exercise by doing some light strength training today, then some cardio tomorrow. I am ITCHING to get active again after having to take a week off due to this %(#)#% flu. Today is the first day I've felt better, rather than worse, though.
B - Scramble - egg whites, veggies, some salsa on top, English Muffin
S -Smoothie - greek yogurt, almond milk, strawberries
L - Taco salad - Romaine w/ ground super lean beef, sauteed veggies,
S - Popcorn
D - Chicken kebab, brown rice and lentil pilaf, roasted asparagus
S - NSA Ice Cream, Strawberries
B - cheerios, skim milk, 1/2 banana, ww toast w/pb
S - 2 bite brownie, applesauce
L - egg salad sandwich on ww, with spinach; 1/2 apple
S - cottage cheese with raspberries
D - leftover salmon, broccoli, sweet potato
B - Trader Joe's fat free Greek yogurt, half a package of sliced strawberries
L - home made taco salad, with the leftover spicy turkey from taco night. Romaine, roma tomato, shredded carrots, red onions, a little bit of roasted corn, shredded purple cabbage. Salsa for dressing, with a few crunchy tortilla strips. Tiny sprinkle of low fat cheddar cheese.
S - mango
S - cocoa
S - lite laughing cow cheese wedge, 2 WASA crackers
D - leftover Amanda's chicken parmesan over spaghetti squash with a big pile of steamed broccoli on the side
*edit* realized I had 0 whole grains, swapped out my string cheese for a different snack
Today is going to be pretty similar to yesterday with the food:
E: running at the park after work if the weather clears, otherwise treadmill + strength training
B: smoothie,
S: fresh blueberries
L: turkey broccoli pita
S: yogurt, string cheese
S: protein chocolate milk after workout
D: DH is going to be out, so either a take out salad, healthy choice entree, broccoli or canned salmon with corn tortillas & salsa, broccoli
S: skinny cow or peanut butter graham cracker
Last edited by Shannon in ATL; 05-07-2009 at 01:06 PM.
Yesterday - OP, but muscles still too weak to lift much. I did 40 min of light cardio instead.
Today -
B - Slimfast and strawberry smoothie
S - Orange
L - Leftovers - Chicken skewer, rice pilaf with pecans, and roasted asparagus
S - Popcorn
D - Picturing a pasta dish with chunks of chicken, broccoli, diced zucchini, and some sort of lemony sauce, baked. It's still working itself out in my head.
S - NSA Ice Cream Bar
E - the plan is 60 min of low-to-moderate intensity cardio. Don't want to push too hard, but I'm hoping I can get some of this gunk in my sinuses moving.
Thursday:
B - multigrain cheerios, strawberries, skim milk
S - whole grain bagel w/lf cream cheese
L - one stuffed pepper
S - gah, I am having a dilemma. I didn't plan on that bagel. Turns out the bagel + lf cream cheese was 450 cals, so I need to cut cals out from somewhere else. The food I have left for snacking today is: apple (80 cals), yogurt (140 cals), and another stuffed pepper (172 cals). I can eat one of those three things and still be on track for the day. I'm leaning toward the stuffed pepper but I'm not sure yet. Edit - I ate the other stuffed pepper.
D - planning on volumetrics garden chili
E - NRLW 2B, done! (I actually brought my gym bag in from the car this time )
Last edited by paperclippy; 05-07-2009 at 04:59 PM.
Forget leftovers for dinner (even if they are yummy Amanda parmesan chicken leftovers) - found out today I got the promotion at work I interviewed for - headed to Bistro Lili to celebrate. Wine, dessert, pork loin with apples, maybe some calimari!! Yes, I still celebrate with food at times!!!!
Congrats, Glory! And celebrating with food is as old as humanity, and I personally think it unlikely ANY of us will be able to give it up completely...as long as not EVERY occasion is a celebration, I don't think it'll do much harm.
Amanda, are you feeling better or are you still sick? I hope you're feeling better!
I was disappointed that the scale didn't make it under 146 today. It was 146.0 though, which is a 1/2 lb loss from last week, so still good. I blame DH for this one! I took the dog to the dog park last night and told DH to cook dinner while I was gone, since it had to simmer for 45 minutes. I came home an hour later, and he had just started chopping vegetables! I didn't get to eat until 8:45. When I eat that late, my weight is always higher in the morning. :sigh: OTOH it was nice to have DH do all the work. I just wish he did it earlier and faster!
Friday:
B - multigrain cheerios, strawberries, skim milk
S - apple
L - @work, smoked turkey sandwich, salad with chicken and sesame dressing
S - french bread
D - leftover chili
S - frozen yogurt, fruit salad
E - I think I took the dog for a walk but I don't remember
Last edited by paperclippy; 05-11-2009 at 09:59 AM.
Thanks, guys! Turned out to be one of the most disappointing "treat" meals ever. We had only been to Bistro Lili once and I loved their pork loin dish, it was divine. Last night, I had 1.5 pieces of bread smeared with olive tapenade, one glass of great wine, a bowl of french onion soup (without the TONS of cheese that american restaurants put on it - it was awesome). Then, the waitress brought out the pork dish and it was NOTHING like last time. It wasn't good at all, I ate about half. Then - they were out of all desserts but ice cream!
So, we went across the street to Maggie Moo's where at least I knew the ice cream was awesome and had a dark chocolate/strawberry/waffle cone mix in. I ordered a small and I ate the whole thing (which I never do).
It wasn't too bad for a treat night, but I'm also going to a dinner party on Saturday (I am bringing salad and a luscious chocolate cake). There's going to be cheese/crackers...beef wellington. I would prefer to only have ONE treat meal a week!
Friday
B - Trader Joe's fat free Greek yogurt, 6 oz blackberries
L - asian chicken salad - romaine, mandarin oranges, water chestnuts, a few edamame, chicken, spicy asian peanut dressing, a few cashews/wonton strips for crunch
S - mango
S - cocoa
S - lite laughing cow cheese wedge, 2 WASA crackers
D - leftover Amanda's chicken parmesan over spaghetti squash with a big pile of steamed broccoli on the side
Glory - congrats on the job! Sorry the restaurant was a letdown, though!
Today:
E: planning my rescheduled run for this afternoon
B: smoothie, coffee
S: fresh blueberries, string cheese
L: grilled chicken salad
S: yogurt
S: kashi go lean
D: baked chicken nuggets and yogurt or a healthy choice steamer
S: peanut butter graham cracker
I'm finally (FINALLY) on the upswing of this, it appears. We moved from bronchitis, and now its just a sinus infection, which sucks, but not enough that I can't work out. Yesterday I got through a WHOLE hour cardio session (was I kicking my own butt as I normally do? No. But it was an hour and I did it).
Looooooong day of meetings, and Sarah'll be late too (second biggest floral holiday of the year).
B - Strawberry smoothie
S - Apple
L - Leftover pasta dish - chicken, veggies, FiberGourmet pasta, and a lemon "cream" sauce (the base is actually 2 pts chicken stock to 1 pt reduced fat milk).
S - Popcorn
D - More leftover pasta - It was Sarah's dinner last night but she ended up home too late to eat it.
S - NSA Ice Cream Bar
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I took the dog to the dog park last night and told DH to cook dinner while I was gone, since it had to simmer for 45 minutes. I came home an hour later, and he had just started chopping vegetables! I didn't get to eat until 8:45. 
When I eat that late, my weight is always higher in the morning. :sigh: OTOH it was nice to have DH do all the work. I just wish he did it earlier and faster! 
