Great job for being POP midwife and Jessica! I've been away from my computer. I've had a few physically difficult days of fieldwork, but they weren't so difficult as to excuse my eating. BF has also cooked dinner the last two nights, which is really nice, but means last night dinner was very late so I started snacking in my hunger.
Anyway I wasn't an angel but here's what I've been eating.
Tuesday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1 c skim milk, protein pancake w 1 T apple butter
L - chicken, quinoa, veg, olive oil & lemon juice "salad", 1 c snowpeas, large apple
D - (BF cooked... but didn't force any of the drinks down my throat) pasta w venison-tomato spaghetti sauce, few pc hm "veggie" bread he brought home from an organic farmer w light butter, 3 hm white Russians lightened up by using skim milk w a splash of half & half instead of all cream
S - orange
E - 2 mile walk w the dog (it was raining, after being out half the day in rain for work, this was the best I could do)
Wednesday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1 c skim milk, protein pancake w 1 T apple butter
L - chicken, quinoa, veg, olive oil & lemon juice "salad", large apple, 6 oz ff yogurt
D - venison burger w no bun, pasta (at least a cup) w tomato sauce & a little bit of parm (starving at this point - late dinner), large salad w 1 T Ken's light Caesar, 1 T crispy onions (Glory I found some crispy onions! Pretty yummy!)
S - 1/2 oz raw almonds, 1 Hershey's bliss dark chocolate bite (35 cal/pc), 2 small slice homemade veggie bread w smart balance
E - wogged 5 miles w the dog (and I actually jogged 4 of this, yeah!), 1.5 hours yoga. ahhhh.
Thursday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1 c skim milk, protein pancake w 1 T apple butter
L - chicken, quinoa, veg, olive oil & lemon juice "salad", 2 carrots, 6 oz ff yogurt, orange
D - fish tacos: ~5 oz roasted trout, 1 ww tortilla, 2 T red fat sour cream, 1/8 c shredded red fat cheddar, salsa, lettuce, 1/4 avocado, salad w 1 T light dressing
S's - 1/2 oz raw almonds, homemade s'mores cookie (!) my coworker's BF came into my office with
E - 50 minutes stairmaster, wogged the dog 3.5 miles
My only slip-up yesterday was having seconds at dinner. Not bad. Today is a challenge -- I have my physical scheduled for 1pm and I can't eat until afterward so my blood tests will be okay. It's 10:30 and I'm already feeling twitchy. I have a feeling I will be over-compensating for the lack of food tonight since I usually rely on a large breakfast to keep me on track.
Thursday:
B - none :P
L - also kind of none :P
S - leftover tofu/veg/rice, big pile of grapes, lf string cheese
D - corn tortilla, leftover roasted squash, leftover ww pasta w/sausage veg sauce, ww toast w/butter & ls jam
E - none
Last edited by paperclippy; 02-17-2012 at 01:37 PM.
1 MPOP (mostly perfectly on plan) day under my belt.
Friday plan - food is packed since I'm going to the city for work today.
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1 c skim milk, protein pancake w 1 T apple butter
L & snacks - chicken, quinoa, veg, olive oil & lemon juice "salad", 2 carrots, 5.3 oz ff Greek yogurt, apple, 1 oz raw almonds
E - I originally posted "meeting my friend at her gym for a Body Pump class! excited to try it!" As it turns out, it wasn't The "Body Pump" class, and she was much later than I thought getting out of work, so we got 10 minutes of a circuit training class. We messed around on some other weight machines, but the rest wasn't much of a workout. Next time we try this I need to convince her ahead of time we need to get there earlier to make a fun 30 minute circuit!
D - 3 oz bs chicken breast, individual package of hummus & pretzel crisps (250 cals), orange, pita w hummus
I was so glad I brought that chicken to the city with me, bc I got home much later than anticipated! Need to rework this city-day for work, meeting friend after for gym. Will bring more food & get her to meet me at the gym directly after her work.
Saturday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1 c skim milk, mini ww bagel w 1 T light cream cheese & 1 oz smoked salmon
S - orange, 1 pc Hershey's bliss dark chocolate
L - chicken, quinoa, veg, olive oil & lemon juice "salad", spinach pummelo & avocado salad w citrus vinagrette
pre-dinner snack (hungry!) - 1/2 package of strawberries, 4 almonds w 1 pc Hershey's bliss dark chocolate
D - 5 oz salmon, 1.5 c butternut squash, 1 c asparagus, veggies cooked w 1 T canola oil/olive oil
E - wogged Emma 5 miles, 30 minutes ellipical, NRLW Stage 1A workout 1 (I finally started it - did it about 4 years ago and loved the results! woo!)
Wrestling with food thoughts since I re-started the NRLW lifting program Saturday. I'm going to try to eat 1700-1800 really clean calories a day for a few weeks and see where that puts me - if I'm still losing, how hungry I am, etc.
Sunday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1 c skim milk, mini ww bagel w 1 T light cream cheese & 1 oz smoked salmon
L - 6 oz chicken, 1 oz feta spinach pummelo & avocado salad w citrus vinagrette
D - 4 oz roasted pork loin, stuffing made w light butter & lots of veggies, 1 c roasted green beans
Dessert - 2 pc coconut chia & chocolate bites
E - wogged the dog 6 miles, lots of cleaning & cooking
Monday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1 c skim milk, mini ww bagel w 1 T light cream cheese & 1 oz smoked salmon
L - 4 oz salmon (gosh I must love salmon!), spinach, red pepper, cherry tomato, snow peas salad w light homemade dressing (just remembered I meant to add some avocado...hope I remember before I head to work in the AM)
S's as needed - Greek yogurt, strawberries, orange, raw almonds, tea
D - 4 oz roasted pork loin, stuffing made w light butter & lots of veggies, roasted green beans
fail: snacked on 3 bowls of peanut butter puffins and skim milk. it's not the fault of the cereal, but I still won't be buying it again bc it's too delicious.
E - NRLW workout, 4 mile walk with dog
Arrrrgh, pressed the wrong button and my post got eaten.
Good luck Megan, make sure you get plenty of protein for your muscles but don't forget that carbs and fat are important too.
Weekend catch up...
Saturday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover baked ziti
D - breaded turkey, pasta, broccoli, peas, glass of wine
S - choc chips
E - none
Sunday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, walnuts, apple, skim milk
L - leftover baked ziti
S - piece of ww bread
D - veggie stuffed shells, glass of wine
S - ww toast w/butter and jam, choc chips
E - none
Monday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover baked ziti
S - tea w/milk & honey
D - big salad w/lf dressing, chilaquiles, couple tortillas
E - none
Exercise fizzled this weekend when I started feeling really crappy Saturday afternoon. I feel better today but we'll see if it lasts. I think it's a reaction to the TDaP booster vaccine I had Thursday.
Last edited by paperclippy; 02-21-2012 at 10:19 AM.
Tuesday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover stuffed shells
D - italian style cauliflower, salad
S - cream of wheat w/raisins and brown sugar
E - toning class at lunchtime
Last edited by paperclippy; 02-22-2012 at 08:42 AM.
Wednesday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
S - hot cocoa
L - leftover baked cauliflower stuff, kiwi, atkins bar
D - @DH's grandma's house - 2 glasses of wine, salad w/dressing, beef stew w/lots of veg, three corn muffins, one piece sugar cream pie
E - yoga at lunch today
Last edited by paperclippy; 02-23-2012 at 09:18 AM.
Slinking back in with my tail tucked between my legs... but I am here, bc I'm going to be accountable to myself and to you ladies.
Yesterday's eating was not good. I think I'm experiencing "diet fatigue". I always get to this point and totally fall off the wagon. Rather than just eating at maintenance levels I go nuts and start binging. I have yet to find a good way to deal with this. I guess I will try to have a maintenance week without keeping a food log, bc tracking my food so closely is what gets to me and starts driving me nuts. I'm worried with no tracking I'll go way over maintenance calories... maybe just a loose tally in my head? I'm worried but I'll try it, bc I've got to try something new here rather than let myself go into binge mode like my usual pattern. I'm open to suggestions!
Tuesday:
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1 c skim milk, mini ww bagel w 1 T light cream cheese & 1 oz smoked salmon
L - 4 oz salmon, 1/8 avocado, spinach, red pepper, cherry tomato, snow peas salad w light homemade dressing
I had a few pieces of chocolate, a large bag of 94 % ff microwave popcorn, the rest of the box of pb puffins with skim milk, a few more pieces chocolate, 2-3 servings stuffing for dinner (!), and 3 beers. Oh yes, it was that bad.
E - 2.5 miles walk with dog
Wednesday
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1 c skim milk, mini ww bagel w 1 T light cream cheese & 1 oz smoked salmon
L - 4 oz roasted pork loin, 1 c roasted butternut squash and 1 c roasted asparagus cooked with about 2 tsp canola/EVOO
S's - 5.3 oz ff Greek yogurt, strawberries, almonds
D - going to a friend's. I know there will be steak, potatoes, bread, cauliflower & broccoli, and pumpkin pie. Going for small portions. I wonder why I'm not too hungry today anyway... (obviously, I know why).
E - yoga night! the dog is at daycare today so she'll be tired already
Megan, been there, done that. Actually I'm kind of exhausted of tracking at the moment so I've been on "maintenance" for several weeks now. Keeping a loose tally in your head is a good idea, and keep posting here (the guilt of having to admit you ate way too much is also good for keeping on track...).
I'm having a fat day today. Combo of upcoming TOM and eating too much last night. But I packed myself a giant salad for lunch and if it's not raining I'll go run at lunchtime. I'm starting to feel motivated for outdoor exercise for the spring/summer, but probably only because it's supposed to be over 50 degrees today. They're forecasting snow tomorrow.
Thursday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, walnuts, skim milk
L - giant salad of lettuce mix, 1 whole carrot, 1/2 cucumber, 4oz turkey breast, 1/2 oz walnuts, lf dressing
D - veggified mac & cheese, bowl of oat bran w/raisins and brown sugar
E - 1.5 mile run
Last edited by paperclippy; 02-24-2012 at 10:33 AM.
Ok. I am starting afresh this AM. I've had more trouble staying on track w food this week but I feel better this AM and am trying to calm down & overcome this little blip.
Friday plan
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1 c skim milk, 0.5 cup oatmeal w cinnamon, strawberries, about 0.5 oz raw walnuts
L - ham and cheese on pumpernickel bread, roasted green beans
S's - pear, orange, Greek yogurt, raw almonds
D - Kashi frozen pizza, or the last of leftover steak if BF doesn't eat it for lunch. will make a big salad or a broccoli/cauliflower casserole of sorts.
E - a long wog with the dog. she needs it today! (me too!)
Speaking of free food at work I succumbed to a bagel this morning. Sigh. I had considered eating a very light breakfast at home on the assumption I'd cave to the bagels, but then I thought, no, I'll eat my usual breakfast and use willpower to skip the bagels. Oops. I also nearly got out of bed for a 6am yoga class but didn't quite make it (I was awake at 4:30, but I fell asleep again before 5:30).
Friday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
S - ww bagel w/lf cream cheese
L - leftover veg mac & cheese
S - another ww bagel (no cream cheese at least)
D - mongolian beef on rice & broccoli
E - dog walk
Last edited by paperclippy; 02-27-2012 at 12:10 PM.
(no cream cheese at least)
