A new week.... with no Splenda...

This weekend wasn't too bad. I had some frozen pizza on Saturday, some fruit sorbet on Sunday, stayed 200-300 cals below maintenance goal Friday & Saturday, about 100 over on Sunday. Got in 5 miles at the park on Saturday. No Splenda since Wednesday, no headache since Saturday, no stomach medicine so far today. Scale was down today. Sun shining in my office window. Feeling pretty good.

Today:
B: kashi go lean w/ skim, craisins & banana,
S: grapes, hot cinnamon tea
L: grilled chicken salad
S: string cheese, yogurt w/ berries & kashi go lean crunch
D: ground turkey breast over rice, broccoli
S: probably more yogurt, maybe with some granola. Or maybe with organic graham cracker bunnies.
E: either a DB circuit from stumptuous.com or the Monday Women's Health Belly Off workout when I get home. Might try to finish assembling the new home gym tonight, might do some yoga instead.

It's crazy what different food sensitivities people have. I do just peachy keen on Splenda, but aspartame? Sick as a dog. Glad you figured it out, in any case!

Planning for today:
B - Cream of Wheat Healthy Grains (it has extra protein and fiber) with cinnamon and chopped pear
S - Pear and Laughing Cow
L - Open-faced tuna sandwich on WW english muffin
S - Homemade peach lowfat yogurt
S - Popcorn
D - Beef stew - lean beef, carrot, celery, onion, a little potato, some daikon, broth, garlic..mm
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 75 min incline trainer

Okay, round-up time.

Friday:
B - shredded oats, blueberries, skim milk
L - @work, Panera - asian chicken salad, smoked turkey sandwich, toffee nut cookee
D - pasta w/sauce, roasted cauliflower
E - 2 mile HIIT run

Saturday:
B - ww toast w/1 tsp butter & 1/4 C egg beaters scrambled
L - half can of Amy's thai coconut soup
D - @restaurant - 2 falafel w/sauce, 1/2 bastilla, sweetened hot green tea, cornish hen tagine, 1/2 piece bread
E - none

Sunday:
B - shredded oats, skim milk
L - lentil chard soup, beer
S - 3 pcs candy corn
D - pumpkin corn chowder, baked potato soup
S - single-serve apple crisp w/ice cream
E - none

and on to today...
Monday:
B - oatmeal, blueberries, raisins, skim milk
L - baked potato soup
S - apple
D - carrot soup, piece of bread, fage yogurt, Amy's shepherd's pie
E - 2 mile HIIT run

Yesterday was OP, though the scale doesn't show it...think it's a med reaction to the new shoulder meds...oh joy.

B - Cream of wheat w/ chopped pear
S - Pear
L - Leftover beef stew
S - Popcorn
S - Muscle Milk Lite
D - Pork and broccoli stirfry, brown jasmine rice
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 60 min cardio (think I'm gonna do some HIIT intervals today)
60 min strength

Yesterday was OP, not POP because I deviated from my plan, but totally OP calorie wise. Hoping for another day like that today!

B: kashi go lean w/ skim, craisins & banana, coffee
S: none and just realized it was past lunch time
L: grilled chicken salad
S: string cheese, grapes, yogurt w/ berries & granola
D: hamburger helper w/ ground chicken breast
S: yogurt maybe? Maybe a protein smoothie?

E: 45 minutes of yoga done, planning on 45 mins elliptical when I get home

Not avoiding accountability!!

B: banana bread & coffee
S: apple
L: turkey on wheat sandwich flat, carrots w/ hummus, pretzels
S: almonds
D: either zucchini lasagna or regular pasta w/ the sauce that i already opened - depends on how much time I have tonight!

E: C25K w1d1
I'm doing C25K workouts when not doing group training to help me stay on track and maybe pick up some speed!

Ended up eating more dinner than anticipated last night since my soup was so low-cal I was only at 900 for the day. Ended up around 1250.

Tuesday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
L - pumpkin corn chowder
S - apple
D - roasted asparagus, pasta w/sauce
S - 2 pcs candy corn
E - NRLW S5W1A

Oh, I didn't post here much last week, and yesterday. Guess I'd better get back on the ball.

B - Cheerios with 1/2 banana, walnuts, skim milk; 1/2 ww bagel
S - none, as I realized it's already lunch time
L - leftover rice, grilled chicken, roast sweet potato
S - ?
D - city council night, likely sandwiches, worst case - pizza

PS - Just got this email: Pizza and salad at 5:30, before the Special Meeting…..

Pat - Oh my... though at least it says Pizza & Salad.

Pat, how did the pizza challenge go?

Wednesday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
L - lentil chard soup
S - apple
D - Amy's chili frozen dinner, oat bran w/raisins and brown sugar
E - walk with dog

Yesterday was OP, again changed the items but stayed under calories.

Today:
E: run at the park after work
B: kashi go lean w. skim, craisins & banana, hot cinnamon tea
S: grapes, string cheese
L: grilled chicken salad
S: trail mix, oatmeal
D: spaghetti I think
S: yogurt w/ graham bunnies

Yesterday was mostly OP, with a little bit of a (healthy, but off plan) dessert bobble.

I am in what is traditionally a very bad place for me...the "I'm on plan and still gaining weight so I might as well eat a __________" place. I am still pretty sure this water weight is a result of the new meds and possibly the fact that, since it's fall, we have more sodium-rich foods, but there's a little voice in the back of my head saying "See? You work your butt off and you plan healthy meals and you're STILL going to gain all the weight back, so what would some pie hurt??".

Today's goal - do not give into the voice.

B - WW LC Tortilla, egg whites, 1/2 slice of bacon, broccoli
S - Pear
L - Leftovers: Pork and Broccoli stirfry, brown jasmine rice
S - Homemade LF Peach Yogurt
S - Popcorn
D - Sausage and lentil soup with lots of veggies
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 75 min cardio

Didn't QUITE stay OP yesterday... skipped my workout and got the munchies around 9 pm. None of that silliness today!

B: banana bread, coffee
L: pasta w/ green beans, peppers, broccoli. apple
S: almonds
D: hmmm - honestly not sure yet. better get a plan!

E: depending on the wind - either running outdoors w/ the group or hiding inside on the treadmill!

Jessica - a piece of pizza and some salad! Though I did give in to a couple of small tootsie rolls during the meeting which went from 6 pm - 11 pm with only 2 10 minute breaks And my butt is sore from the horrible folding chairs.

B - oatmeal with walnuts, raisins, skim milk; 1/2 ww bagel
S - ff latte (resisting the cookies some nasty person brought. At least they're not homemade!)
L - leftover chicken, rice, roasted sweet potatoes
S - banana
D - ?? DH and I have an appt in Anchorage at 3:30. it's to be seen if we end up going out to dinner.... Otherwise, leftover hamburger stroganoff - I made it with 7% hamburger, lf sour cream, "healthy" cream of mushroom, and used PAM and broth to sautee, so not awful calorie wise.

Yesterday ended up being a go out to dinner night - got home after my run and DH had just gotten home, we needed to go to the grocery store first so we went out for Chinese food. I got the dinner combo... had wonton soup (2 wontons), 1 small egg roll, 2 chicken wings, brown rice & Hunan Shrimp. Only ate 4 of the 10 shrimp and about half of the veggies. Packed it up for carry-out for dinner tonight, left most of the sauce on the plate. I've been pretty pleased with this place - they use white meat chicken, not a lot of added sugar in the sauces, lean meats, the egg rolls are about half the size of the ones I see a lot of places. Other than the chicken wings I think the meal was okay. Actually down a little in water weight from yesterday, but figure I'll see it tomorrow...

Got a good run at the park yesterday, 6.25 miles. Good workout this morning, had to compact it but packed a lot in there. Planning some yoga when I get home.

Thursday -
B: pb&j
L: chopped BBQ chicke salad from Panera (no ranch dressing), 1.87 ounces f baguette
S: smartfood popcorn clusters, banana, hot cinnamon tea
D: hunan chicken with small amount of brown rice
S: depends on dinner, maybe just tea