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Old 03-01-2010, 01:22 AM   #1  
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This weekend was OP, even with my glass of wine this evening, and we have leftovers for tomorrow. Yay!

Today:

B - Whole wheat pancakes with chopped apple, mini-chicken apple sausages (the whole thing is 300 calories, and it seems so darned decadent!)
L - Half Pastrami and RF Cheddar Melt, cup and a half of roasted corn and red pepper soup.
S - 2 slices pastrami, crackers
D - Pasta w/ this amazing homemade delicious sauce we picked up at a winery, Italian sausage, salad, 1 sl light garlic bread
S - NSA Ice Cream, sliced banana

E - 2 games of bowling, 3 mile walk with the dog.

Plan for March 1st:

B - Protein shake w/ almond milk, frozen berries, protein powder
S - Orange
L - Leftover pasta, salad
S - Greek yogurt w/ wild blueberries
S - Popcorn
D - Pork and broccoli stirfry, brown and wild rice
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 70-80 min cardio
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Old 03-01-2010, 11:59 AM   #2  
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Friday & Saturday were good, yesterday was pretty over. We ended up doing lunch out with MIL & DSS for DH's birthday and then dinner out last night just the two of us. I'm going to just start clean today.

B: kashi go lean w/skim, mango, banana, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry; coffee
S: 1/2 serving of peanuts, string cheese, fruit
L: grilled chicken salad
S: greek yogurt w/ fruit
D: salad of some kind or the other
S: kozy shak simply well pudding
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Weekend was not great, but not awful either. I will post here for the sake of the record...

Saturday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
L - rice, frozen mixed veggies, sweet and sour sauce
S - 1/2 poppyseed hamentaschen
D - @Thai restaurant - thai iced tea, small cup tom yum soup, thai salad, rice, pad prik king chicken, some kind of noodles with beef, half green tea tapioca pudding dessert
S - 2 hamentaschen
E - dog walk

Sunday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
L - bagel pizza, broccoli slaw, couple bites of leftover thai food
S - 1 hamentaschen
D - slow cooked chicken (no skin), onions, carrots, salad w/italian dressing, glass of wine
S - orange, apple w/honey
E - swam 20 laps

Monday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
L - pasta, frozen veggies, sauce
S - apple, small slice ww bread
D - chicken cheese pasta spinach bake
S - half orange
E - HIIT run

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Tuesday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
L - leftover pasta bake
S - banana
D - rice, pinto bean skillet w/mushrooms and kale instead of bell pepper
S - ww toast w/ls jelly
E - strength

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Food yesterday was fine. Dinner ended up being whole wheat spaghetti with plain red sauce, no snack.

Today:
B: kashi go lean w/skim, mango, banana, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry; coffee
S: string cheese, berries
L: grilled chicken salad
S: some really bad dried fruit, might eat some nuts to offset the ick factor
D: salad of some kind or other put off from last night
S: kozy shack pudding from last night
E: strength training or treadmill. Depends on how the mood hits, and what DH is working on at the same time.
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Switched out the stirfry for turkey meatloaf, asparagus, and roasted potatoes, will do stirfry tonight. Otherwise POP, and the meals are pretty interchangeable.

B - French toast w/ eggbeaters
S - Orange
L - Leftover turkey meatloaf, roasted potatoes, asparagus
S - Greek yogurt w/ blueberries, freeze-dried mango for crunch
S - Popcorn
D - Chicken and broccoli stirfry, brown jasmine rice
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 60 min cardio (done), 60 min strength
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Wednesday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
L - leftover rice & pinto bean skillet
S - banana
D - baked salmon, rice pilaf, green beans
S - shredded wheat, skim milk
E - stationary bike at lunch

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Tuesday - switched out the pudding for popcorn and protein powder in chocolate unsweetened almond breeze as we watched the first pre-season ball game. Got a good workout - 60 mins strength training and stretching, 20 mins on the elliptical

Wednesday -
B: kashi go lean w/ skim, blueberries, mango & craisins; coffee
S: grapes and a red plum, string cheese
L: grilled chicken salad
S: yogurt
D: either some shaped pasta my stepson won't eat or a pb&j
S: pudding or more yogurt
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Yesterday POP

Today's plan:

B - French toast w/ eggbeaters
S - Orange
L - Leftovers: Chicken and broccoli stirfry
S - Popcorn
S - Greek yogurt w/ blueberries
D - Beef and barley soup w/ veggies
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 70 min cardio, 30 min yoga
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Thursday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
L - rice, frozen mixed veggies, leftover green beans, soy sauce
S - apple
S - small piece ww bread
D - cauliflower and potato curry, over rice (this is a rice-heavy week apparently)
E - strength

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Today:

B - French toast w/ eggbeaters
L - Beef, barley, and mushroom soup
S - Greek yogurt w/ blueberries, Orange
S - Popcorn
D - Filet Mignon, asparagus and spring onion risotto, chard
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 60 min incline trainer, 25 min cardio boxing
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Too much food at lunch today at work. I knew it was high cal but I ate it anyway. Sigh. Dinner will be low-cal to make up for it.

Friday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
L - @work, Boston Market - most of a 1/4 dark chicken, pile of green beans, 4 garlic dill new potatoes, teeny bit of mac & cheese, 2 cornbread pieces, 1 chocolate chip cookie
D - leftover curry
E - dog walk

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POP Yesterday

Today:
B - French Toast w/ eggbeaters
S - Protein shake after lifting
L - Leftovers: Filet mignon, asparagus and spring onion risotto, chard
S - Yogurt w/ blueberries
S - Popcorn
D - Spaghetti squash bake with ground chicken, mozza cheese.
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 60 min cardio (done!), 65 min lifting.
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didn't post yesterday, wasn't sure of meals until right before each of them. Came in 40 cals above maintenance and exercised. Woo hoo!

Today:
B: kashi w/ skim & fruit, coffee
S: grapes & berries, mini salted caramel granola bite
L: chicken salad
S: honey greek yogurt, broccoli florets w/ salsa
D: don't know yet..
S: depends on dinner...
E: running at the park
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Weekend catch-up again.

Saturday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
L - ravioli, tortellini, sauce
S - strawberries
D - rice, leftover curry
S - ravioli, tortellini
E - 11.5 mile hilly bike ride, 20 min dog walk

Sunday:
B - raisin bran, red banana, strawberries
L - frozen breakfast burrito
D - cooking club night - russian beer, 2 pcs russian black bread, smoked salmon potato salad, beef cabbage soup, 1 chicken kotletki w/sauce, 2 pelmeni, 1/2 onion dumpling, 1/2 carrot-stuffed pepper, small portion mushrooms in sour cream, 8 cherry vareniki, 2 small pcs ukranian apple cake
E - 3.5 mile dog walk

Monday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk, 2 strawberries
L - rice, leftover curry
S - clementine, red banana
D - 1 chicken kotletki w/a little sauce, 1 carrot-stuffed pepper, a couple bites of onion dumpling
E - run tonight

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