No Excuses! Food log for January!
 

Hey guys, it's a new year! I hear a lot of you saying, "I need to start logging my food again." Well why not do it right here? All are welcome to join!

Sunday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover moroccan chicken thighs on rice
D - roast duck, potatoes, salad, wine
E - dog walk

What, no takers? Megan, you keep saying you need to log food, join me!

Monday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover chicken thighs on rice
D - cooking light apple-stuffed turkey tenderloins, salad, bread
E - 23 mins bike trainer

Tuesday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover turkey, green beans, atkins bar
D - tomato chickpea chicken soup, slice of ww toast, spoon of PB
E - 20 min wog 2:30::2:30 run::walk

Oh, I'm in. All my pants are way too tight.

Stupid holidays.

Tuesday

B - Chobani yogurt, 140 calories, coffee with a splash of non fat half/half

L - big salad - green leaf lettuce, grape tomatoes, carrots, red cabbage, 1 Dr Praegar's California veggie burger (110 calorie), 2 tbs crispy onions (40 calories), Trader Joe's hummus dressing (tasty stuff but it doesn't go very far, I have to use more than I want, won't buy again), 500 for the whole thing (probably high, not sure how much dressing I ate)

S - orange (100)

D - 2 oz whole wheat pasta (200 calories), 4 meat balls (about 200 calories), marinara - oh, let's say 500 for the whole dinner

E - 45 minutes treadmill, easing into it after a looooong workout break - Mostly walked at 4.0, adjusted the incline between 4 and 8, got my heart rate up, got sweaty and nothing hurts, so consider it a success: 2.5 miles, 250 calories burned

Jessica, you're a good friend for giving me a kick in the pants. Hopefully this will last longer than my paper journaling. Which I'm also doing, but it tapers off when motivation wanes.

Tues
B - oatmeal w banana, apple, cinnamon, skim milk, chia seeds; coffee w 1 T. half & half
L - sandwich thin w lean ham & cheese, 1 c. raw green beans & 1 c. raw cauliflower, 6 oz lowfat yogurt, cherries
D - 4 oz pork loin, 1/2 c sauerkraut, ww pita w spinach dip
S - homemade pb & j chickpea "blondie"; pear; glazed almonds and a lowfat blueberry muffin, lots of tea
E - wogged w/ Emma approx. 3.5-4 miles

goal for Wed is to keep blood sugar even so I minimize snacking when I'm not truly hungry.

Wed (edited to reflect what actually happened!)
B - oatmeal w banana, cinnamon, skim milk, blueberries, walnuts, very small egg; coffee w 1 T. half & half
L - sandwich thin w lean ham & cheese, 1 c. raw green beans & 1 c. raw cauliflower, 6 oz lowfat yogurt, cherries
D - stuffed chicken breasts, collard chips
S - homemade pb & j chickpea "blondie", large apple, lots of tea, ended up also snacking on a ww pita w cheese & spinach dip, a few mini toblerones from my Christmas stocking
E - lunchtime gym workout - 15 min abs, 20 min stairmaster, 45 min (~ 2 miles?) walking w dog
Cals for day: 1930

Thanks for joining me guys!

Wednesday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover soup, atkins bar
D - baked ziti with extra veggies stuffed in
E - 20 mins weights

My goodness, what is a homemade pb & j chickpea "blondie"? Please, tell me more!

Wednesday

B - chobani pineapple yogurt, 160 calories

L - big salad - green leaf lettuce, grape tomatoes, carrots, red cabbage, 2tbs crispy onions, chopped up leftover steak, fat free caesar dressing

S - tall non fat latte

S - orange

D - home made butternut squash soup. Added 3 oz of grilled chicken for more protein.

E - wow, TWO DAYS in a row. My word. I walked on the treadmill for 45 minutes (I'm watching Breaking Bad on Netflix on my phone and I told myself I can ONLY watch it on the treadmill, so that's a little motivating). Machine said I went almost 3 miles and burned 262 calories. I take that with a grain of salt, but it's gotta be better than nothing!

http://havecakewilltravel.com/2009/0...kpea-blondies/

I think this is the recipe I used, though there are variations that floated around the healthy food blog world a while ago of different "flavor" chickpea blondies. At first I was a little disappointed. I mean, it's not a blondie. It's a much earthier flavor. But the original recipe made too many to eat fresh, I froze a few, and have been eating them this week as snacks. Initially I thought I wouldn't repeat the recipe but they've really grown on me. I know that's not exactly a ringing endorsement... but that's what they are!

That is FASCINATING. Thanks!

You know what, even though my weight is going up (and up...and up...) I still want to log to ensure I'm making good choices even if it is a bit more food than normal. I am trying to keep the carbs relatively low per my midwife, due to my risk for gestational diabetes.

Breakfast - 1 egg and 3 egg whites, scrambled with broccoli and cheddar, fiber cake.
S - 1 apple, 1 tbsp PB
Lunch - Bowl of Southwest veggie soup, big salad with grilled chicken, broccoli, carrots, lots of lettuce, with reduced fat ranch-bbq dressing (RF ranch mixed with a tsp of bbq sauce).
S - Greek yogurt, blueberries, a little high fiber cereal for crunch
Dinner - Beef stew (lean beef stew meat, a few potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic).
S - NSA Ice cream

Exercise - 80 min incline walking (split into several sessions) on the treadmill.

Mmmm now I want beef stew.

Mmm, beef stew does sound good. mandalinn I didn't realize you were expecting, congratulations!!!

I'm just going to edit at the end of the day/next morning to reflect what happened. I do like to plan ahead of time, bc for me planning is key!

Thurs (edited to reflect what actually happened!):
B - oatmeal w banana, cinnamon, skim milk, blueberries, walnuts, very small egg; coffee w 1 T. half & half
S - staff meeting - small serving scrambled eggs w sausage, mixed fruit
L - sandwich thin w lean ham & cheese, 1 c. steamed green beans & small baked sweet potato, cherries
D - turkey burger on light ww bun, steamed cauliflower w a sprinkle of mozzarella
S's - mixed nuts, hm chickpea blondie, tea, 1 gingerbread cookie
E - lunchtime workout - 30 min elliptical, squats, wog ~3~3.5 mi w dog

I was so excited I avoided nighttime snacking and thought it would be a low cal day, then realized my staff meeting "snack" helped put me up to 2000 cals for the day anyway. Doh! I am not so good at this.

Plan for Thursday (sorry my days are so boring and repetitive!)

B - chobani black cherry yogurt, 140 calories

L - Big salad - green leaf lettuce, grape tomatoes, carrots, red cabbage, 1 Dr Praegar's California veggie burger (110 calorie), 2 tbs crispy onions (40 calories), Trader Joe's hummus dressing

S - 3 little tangerines

D - home made butternut squash soup. Added 3 oz of grilled chicken for more protein.

Exercise - 3 miles on the treadmill, combination of incline walking, some jogging, 280 calories burned (per the machine)

Megan, I do the same thing -- go back and edit yesterday's post with what I *really* ate. ;)

Amanda, good to see you!

Thursday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover baked ziti
S - four chocolates
D - rice (mix of white, brown, wild), leftover duck, green beans, a little butter & salt; oat bran w/raisins and brown sugar
E - dog wog

B - 1 egg, 3 egg whites, cheddar cheese, spinach, side of blackberries and 1 clementine
S - Banana w/ 1/2 cup whole wheat cereal, 1/2 cup milk
L - Leftover beef stew, whole wheat toast
S - Apple w/ sliced cheddar, clementine
D - Chicken (breaded with whole wheat panko and baked), carrots cakes (like potato pancakes but with carrots and celery...taste sort of like stuffing), and greens (a blend of mustard and collard) with garlic and red pepper flakes.
S - NSA Ice Cream, sprinkle of peanuts

E - 75 min incline walking, 3 mile dog walk

I'm in! But will probably just kind of update as I go. Still post op so no running or weights yet--but maybe after my appt tomorrow!!! :carrot: I am trying so hard to be good!

Late breakfast:
small sweetpotato with turkey and avocado
lunch will be tuna, crackers, clementines
Rest TBD. Probably eggs for dinner. And beans and red chile, cause why not?

Hi Midwife!

Friday:
B - oatmeal, apple, flaxseed, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover baked ziti, clementine
S - the other five chocolates
D - italian sausage, kale, and sweet potato soup, piece of ww toast
E - NRLW S1W1B

Edited yesterday to reflect reality.

B - 1 egg w/ 3 egg whites, spinach, and cheddar, plus 1/2 cup blackberries and 1 clementine
S - Greek yogurt w/ blueberries
L - Leftover chicken, carrot cakes, greens
S - Apple w/ cheddar
S - Protein shake w/ strawberries? Not sure on schedule this afternoon
D - Lean ground beef chili (ground sirloin, black and kidney beans, zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, we'll top it with a little lowfat sour cream and a sprinkle of cheese)
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 70 min on incline trainer, 60 min strength training

Hi midwife. Your food choices look great! I'm sure once the doc gives you clearance you will be back to activity in no time.

Friday plan
B - 100 cal sandwich thin w 1 whole lg egg, 1 lg egg white, coffee w 1 T. half & half
L - sandwich thin w lean ham & cheese, small baked sweet potato, 6 oz lf yogurt, apple
D - Probably going to have dinner w friends, otherwise turkey burger or stuffed chicken breast again? I swear I'm going to the grocery store tomorrow and have started a meal calendar for the next week!
S's as needed - mixed nuts, tea, also have lowfat muffins in the freezer if I need them later
E - wog the dog, ?

Friday

B - chobani peach cherry yogurt, 140 calories

L - Big salad - green leaf lettuce, grape tomatoes, carrots, red cabbage, 1 Dr Praegar's California veggie burger (110 calorie), 2 tbs crispy onions (40 calories), Trader Joe's hummus dressing

D - going out with a friend. Have already told her I need to go someplace where I can make a healthy choice. Will report back.
Ended up going to Panera. Had the Fuji Apple Salad - no cheese, dressing on the side (used half). I got the apple as a side dish, chopped it up and put it on the salad for more apply goodness.

Exercise - was so busy at work and wanted to leave early to see my friend. The old me would have thought "well, if I can't do the full workout, why bother?" Instead, I worked out for 30 minutes, went 2 miles and burned 200 calories.

Saturday

B - Chobani pineapple yogurt, 160 calories

L - went to Phil's BBQ, had 1/4 BBQ chicken and a big pile of steamed veggies

S - new skinny mocha latte from Starbucks, it was crappy

D - Bowl of beef and bean chili

Thanks for the opportunity to "get real"
B Bacon (x2) ,egg, 1/2 toast w butter, potatoes.
L Split Pea soup w crackers (x2)( Yikes)
D salad, spaghetti w/meatballs and meat sauce (x2), pecan pie (ouch!)

This is why I need this website!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome, TrudyFay :)

I've been hitting the peanut butter jar to hard. I'm not suppose to eat any fat on my acid reflux diet but pb doesn't seem to bother me. But once this small jar is done, I'm not going to buy a new one.

Saturday:
B - Whole wheat pumpkin pancakes with pecans, 2 slices bacon, fruit
L - Leftover chili w/ baked corn tortilla, cheese, sour cream on top
S - 5 peanut butter pretzels
S - Sliced apple w/ cheddar cheese
D - Big BBQ chicken salad - greens, zucchini, bell pepper, black beans, corn, carrot, cucumber, grilled chicken, dressing that is 1 part bbq sauce and 2 parts light ranch. Homemade whole wheat french bread on the side.
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - Cleaning and yardwork. Stubbed my toe and broke it, which may be a wrinkle in exercise this week.


Sunday:
B - Bagel thin w/ egg, bacon, sharp cheddar (I have been CRAVING a bagel for 2 weeks. This will have to do!)
S - Cashews
L - Leftover BBQ chicken salad, bread
S - Carrots, broccoli, hummus
D - Roast chicken, kale, roasted carrots
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - Rest day (not that the toe gives me much choice) except a bunch of errands.

Sorry about your toe, Amanda!

Sunday

B - Chobani yogurt

L - last of the home made butternut squash soup

S - banana

S - tall non fat latte

D - Went out for sushi. Had yellowtail sashimi and a holiday roll (crab, spicy tuna, a little avocado, wrapped in cucumber instead of rice).

Monday

B - Chobani fat free honey yogurt (150 calories), package of fresh blackberries (first on sale berries of the year!)

L - big salad - leafy greens, bbq chicken, red cabbage, cut up roma tomato, carrots, a few tortilla strips for crunch, fat free ranch dressing

S - 3 clementines

D - chicken adobo tacos - 3 blue shells (210 calories), lettuce, roma tomato, 1/2 avocado, onions, tons of salsa

Exercise - About 4 miles on the treadmill, burned about 400 calories.

Hope your toe is feeling better, Amanda!

I've actually been doing pretty well! I am officially cleared to exercise and I am going on a walk/jog/haul my rear 3.4 miles!

B: scrambled eggs with a little cheddar and green chile, slice of sourdough toast
L: leftover soup, clementines
D: taco salad (greens, ground turkey, onions, salsa, a little cheddar, 1 crumbled taco shell
S (as needed): hardboiled egg, pear

The toe is definitely broken, and is all purple and swollen and resists walking, so today will be an exercise in "What can I do for cardio without pain?"

B - 1 egg, 3 egg whites, spinach, cheese, and 1 slice bacon, half a bagel thin, 1 kiwi
S - Greek yogurt w/ blueberries, whole wheat cereal
L - Leftovers: Roast chicken, roasted carrots, mixed cooking greens with garlic and red pepper flakes
S - Apple, 1 ounce cashews
D - Beef lettuce wraps (lean ground beef with hoisin and soy sauce, cooked up with diced bell pepper, zucchini, and onion, wrapped in lettuce and sprinkled with cashews)
S - Whole wheat cereal, blueberries, almond milk
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 60 min boxing (I am going to be sore tomorrow), 20 min dancing on the Wii. It's not perfect, but it's something! Yoga appears to be out, since I can't put weight on my outside right foot.

Welcome Trudy!

You guys are all doing a great job of logging! I'm so glad it's not just me on this thread anymore. :)

My weekend catch-up will show why I need to be here though . . . over my red line this morning. Sigh.

Saturday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover sausage sweet potato kale soup, piece of bread
S - licked the bowl after making tapioca pudding
D - spaghetti and (turkey) meatballs, broccoli, homemade garlic bread, 2 glasses of wine
E - 25 min wog (20 mins 2:30::2:30 walk::run plus w/u, c/d)

Sunday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
S - Panera yogurt/granola/strawberry thing
L - leftover spaghetti and meatballs w/broc
D - @cooking club - glass of wine, hot cocoa, small portion each of: black bean soup, chicken chili, salad, broccoli cheese casserole, veggie curry, chicken pot pie, 2 herb oatmeal rolls, tapioca pudding, chocolate oatmeal cake
E - 30 mins swim (22 laps)

Monday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover sausage, sweet potato, kale soup
D - half leftover chicken pot pie, rest of tapioca
E - 25 mins wog (20 mins 2:30::2:30 walk::run)

The question is what will happen to the leftover tapioca pudding in the fridge. Portion it out and eat it within plan over the course of the week? Eat it all at once to get rid of it? Take it to work? I'm leaning towards option 1 but not sure. I wonder if there is a difference, metabolism-wise, between eating 2C of tapioca on one day or 1/2C per day for four days.

Edited today for reality. Tomorrow's plan is:

B - 1 egg, 3 egg whites, spinach, cheddar, half toasted bagel thin.
S - Greek yogurt w. blueberries and 1/3 cup whole wheat cereal
L - Leftover beef lettuce wraps with cashews
S - Protein Shake
S - Apple w/ cheddar
D - Whole wheat penne, ground turkey meatballs, and tomato sauce, with spinach salad on the side.
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 75 min cardio of some kind, 60 min strength training (have to manage both without compromising form or hurting the toe. We'll see!)

I ate the rest of the tapioca (well, split with DH). Not too much damage I think since there wasn't all that much left anyway and DH had been munching away at it for a while before I realized.

Tuesday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover soup, atkins bar
D - italian cauliflower this time
S - lf greek yogurt, banana, honey
E - NRLW S1W2A

Yesterday I had a smaller portion of soup so I supplemented with a grilled cheese sandwich. I also had 2 kernals of caramel corn, 1 small chocolate dipped pretzel and ~ 200 kcal serving of gelato. I'm throwing crappy food out and yet my MIL brings it in! Blah.
But I am down 4 lbs, so I'll take it.

Today:
eggs with toast
leftover taco salad
apple
bacon and oatmeal for dinner

Amanda, ouch. Sorry. :(

Midwife, great job on the 4 lbs! :carrot:

Dropped off writing it down this weekend. I am telling you once again, we need a chicken with its head cut off running around smilie icon (would that be morbid?). Other than 2 slices pepperoni pizza and admittedly excess amounts of wine Saturday night, though, everything else I ate was OP and my weight is a steady 158 (same as 1 week ago).

Monday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1/2 c oatmeal w 1/2 c skim milk, 1/2 small banana, cinnamon, raisings, 1/2 lg egg + 1/2 lg egg white, 1 T flax seeds (let me tell you that oatmeal recipe fills me up!)
L - Chinese Chicken salad
D - WW recipe Beef stew, 1 c. roasted green beans
S - 1 serving moose munch
E - none! I wanted to though!

Tuesday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, egg sandwich - ww sandwich thin w 1 lg. egg + 1 lg egg white, spinach & onion
L - Chinese Chicken salad, 6 oz lf yogurt
D - leftover chicken cacciotore (skinless thighs), sandwich thin w smart balance, 1 T peanut butter (and no veggies... )
S - 1 oz mixed nuts, cran-orange relish made w splenda, skim milk and moose munch
E - 30 min walking in rain w dog

Evenings are clearly my problem area!

Wednesday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, egg sandwich - ww sandwich thin w 1 lg. egg + 1 lg egg white, spinach & onion
L - most of my Chinese Chicken salad, about 1 cup or less pasta salad, cran orange relish
D - leftover beef stew, roasted green beans, 1.5 slices whole wheat/grain bread w smart balance & butter combo
S's - salt & vinegar roasted chickpeas, tea, small piece dark chocolate and 1 mini pb cup
E - 30 minutes stairmaster, abs/stretching, 5.7 )mile walk w Emma (weeee! felt so good after days of wanting to walk her but being blocked by the universe)

Megan, what do you put in your Chinese chicken salad?

Wednesday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover italian cauliflower, atkins bar
D - cincinnati chili, 2 cornbreads, little bit of spaghetti
E - 25 min wog this morning, 45 min yoga class at lunch

And Megan, do you cook the eggs with the oatmeal?

Yesterday I had 2 small pancakes instead of the oatmeal.
Didn't weigh in this am.

Today:
B: 2 eggs, sweet potato, 2 slices bacon
L: TBD
D: ground turkey with some kind of noodle, cauliflower
E: goal is to get to the gym and sling some iron before I need to pick up DS#2 from school

Sling it, sister!

B - Banana on my way home from midwife appt
S - Greek yogurt w/ blueberries, high fiber cereal
L - Leftovers: Penne with turkey breast meatballs, spinach salad
S - Apple w/ cheddar
D - Cranberry bean and sausage soup with mustard greens

E - Rest day, except for a dog walk. I'm feeling achy and exhausted, and I'm trying to listen to my body!

I use this Ellie Krieger recipe to make my chicken salad. It is extremely filling with all the protein, healthy fats, and fiber. I usually need less than normal or no afternoon snacks after this lunch.

Yes, I cook the eggs in my oatmeal. When I make stovetop oatmeal I will cook for more than one day (lately I've been making 2 days worth at once), hence the ability to split the eggs. I've found over the last 1-2 years the bowl of oatmeal that used to keep my satisfied needs more protein in it to hold me until lunchtime.

Thursday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, egg sandwich - ww sandwich thin w 2 small eggs
L - rest of my Chinese Chicken salad from yesterday, 1/2 roast beef sandwich on pumpernickel bread
S's - cran orange relish, salt & vinegar roasted chickpeas, hm larabar, tea
D - leftover chicken cacciotore, 2 big slices whole grain bread w Smart balance, last of roasted green beans
E - gym at lunchtime - 30 minutes stairmaster, squats, leg presses, lunges, ~ 30 minute wog w Emma (cut short bc of oncoming storm clouds and rain sprinkles)

Unfortunately I did not sling it! Argh!

Today:
oatmeal with pnb, bacon
3 mile run
L: TBD probably a tuna fish sandwich and clementines
D: eggs with peppers, a pancake

How's your toe, Amanda?