No Excuses! Maintainers food and exercise accountability for May
 

New month, new thread!

I ate too much this weekend and the scale is chastising me.

Saturday:
B - raisin bran, skim milk
L - hot dog w/a little bit of leftover chili & lf cheese
S - tortilla chips
D - @Chinese restaurant - singapore chow fun, rice, ma po tofu w/chicken, a couple bites of honeydew, fortune cookie
S - half a mini cherry pie
E - dog walk

Sunday:
B - raisin bran, skim milk
L - leftover tofu, rice, noodles, some lettuce
S - half bagel w/lf cream cheese
D - salmon, rice, asparagus
E - swam 1 mile!

Today's plan:

M1 (post-gym): Kashi GoLean, almond milk, banana
M2: Egg, egg whites, oatmeal
M3: Salad, Morningstar chicken patty, LF dressing
M4: FF Greek yogurt, sliced strawberries
M5: Meatloaf, cauliflower
Opt M6: Protein shake

E: Cardio: 30 min elliptical, 20 bike, 10 crosstrainer. Weights: shoulders.

Monday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, pumpkin butter, skim milk, half a grapefruit
L - leftover rice and tofu
S - pear
S (pre-run) - half blueberry bagel
D - cuban rice and beans
S - half blueberry bagel w/lf cream cheese
E - 5k run (35:35) in a thunderstorm

Tuesday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, pumpkin butter, skim milk
L - leftover rice and beans, frozen veggies
S - banana
D - chicken marengo and pasta
E - strength day

Today:
pnb toast, protein shake, strawberries
greek yogurt
meatballs, veggies, 1/3 cup noodles
pear
ground turkey, veggies, guac
3 mile run

I didn't eat the bagel last night after all! Will be tonight instead.

Wednesday:
B - raisin bran, skim milk
L - leftover pasta and chicken marengo
S - banana, 2 hershey's nuggets :o
D - half bagel with lf cream cheese, leftover rice and beans
E - dog walk, lots of cleaning

paperclippy - can i have your chicken marengo and cuban rice/bean recipes? sounds great!

yesterday was circuit training class and today i am doing my 'own' circuit type class... food was OP yesterday and (despite being hungry today so far) i am OP today too!

Happy, the rice and beans is from Cooking Light, you can see it here.

The chicken marengo was from the American Heart Association Low Salt cookbook, here it is:

Chicken Marengo

Serves 6 (serving size 3oz chicken and about 1/2 C sauce)

6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, about 4 oz each
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tsp olive oil
8oz sliced mushrooms
1 medium red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 14.5-oz can no salt diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 C marsala, white wine, or low sodium chicken broth (I used broth)
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/4 to 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper

Season both sides of the chicken with pepper. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook about 3 minutes each side or until golden brown. Transfer to a plate.

Reduce heat to medium. Add garlic, mushrooms, and onion to pan. Saute until vegetables are tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients. Return chicken to pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, 25-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Per serving:
207 cals

Full nutritional info is in the cookbook, I am too lazy to type it up. You can find it on Amazon and search inside the book.

When I made it last night, I used chicken cutlets which cooked a lot faster, and added some frozen spinach for more veggies, then served over spaghetti.

Thank you!!!! I love new recipes... especially ones with beans and/or chicken since both are healthy and beans are soooo cheap!!!

Thursday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, pumpkin butter, skim milk
L - leftover chicken and pasta
S - lf yogurt
D - tofu pad thai
E - strength day + cleaning tonight

Friday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, pumpkin butter, skim milk
L - either leftover pad thai or whatever they feed us at work
S - orange
D - will be leftover pad thai or rice and beans
E - dog walk and more cleaning probably, I doubt I'll have time for a run or bike ride

No excuses!!!

Today:
eggs, sweet potato, mixed veggies, red chile, avocado
greek yogurt, berries
exercise 1 hr weights
post workout protein shake
dinner TBD....will be logged later! That's my goal this week. To log my food here, run 3 times and lift weights 2 times.

So update, no shake. Dinner was turkey meatballs & peppers, 2 small bite of bread and a small bite of baklava. Oh, and an altoid. A piece of watermelon. And some raspberries. Goodness....I forgot about the watermelon and raspberries!

I've been accountable to me, but not here...we've been so busy (houseguests with a business trip in the middle, then a whole mother's day worth of crazy work at my wife's employer...lots of moms getting lots of flowers). Dinner tonight out with a friend. Still, I cooked, made healthy choices, and kept up with my workouts, even doing a resistance band and yoga workout in my hotel room in Chicago during my trip. Still under red line, still moving along.

Plan for tomorrow:
B - Bagel thin, cream cheese, turkey
S - Edamame
L - Sandwich thin w/ tuna, light cheddar, strawberries
S - Greek yogurt pop - NF greek yogurt, smooshed strawberries and blueberries, lemon zest, a little vanilla, a little splenda, all stirred up and frozen in popsicle form.
S - Protein shake
D - Dinner salad - grilled pork tri-tip, grilled veggies, cucumber, carrots, peas, some croutons, light dressing
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 70 min cardio, 60 min strength

Today (edited to reflect reality)
english muffin, slice of cheddar, morningstar sausages
greek yogurt, blueberries
spinach, beans, turkey, red chile, avocado
blueberries, greek yogurt
4 meatballs, 2 slices rosemary garlic bread with herbed chevre, 2 pieces of baklava, a nutty bar, and some avocado. And why won't the scale behave again?
dinner TBD

3 mile run---but hey, I am super proud of this one, cause I ran in some massive wind tonight.