Hey guys! It's a new month so time for a new thread! I'm back from my business trip and am trying to get back into the swing of things.

Thursday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover veg pasta
S - kraft mac & cheese
D - kasha pilaf
E - dog walk

Is it March already?

Thursday plan
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, mini ww bagel, Morningstar Farms "sausage" patty, small whole egg + 2 egg whites, mid-morning banana
L - 3 oz bs chicken breast, 1.5 cups butternut squash, kale chips
S - 1 piece birthday cake. this one's homemade (ETA: crossed out "is going to be" and added "was") was worth the calories!
D - 2, 12-oz beers. salad made of pork loin (~3-4 oz), goat cheese (~1 oz), mushrooms, beets, romaine, and vinaigrette on the side (ate ~ 2 T). plus two handfuls of chips.
E - wogged the dog 5.5 miles! yeah! plus 20 min lunchtime walk.

B - muesli
S - hb egg, apple
L - sardines (did not like), 3 rusks (did not like), lots of salad
Two mugs of SF hot chocolate.
S - pnb + unmentionable item + cc with prawns
T - saumon en papillote (that is, your salmon in paper parcels - I ate half a fillet), pototoes the same way (ate one + half sweet potato), watercress and rocket. Small slice of lemon tart and double cream.

Not quite as bad as I thought but a bit off beam. I need to make sure all the items are bursting with nutritional value and delicious taste. I'm still rather off food and eating, to tell the truth. This was a serious bash at something nice for tea.

New month!

I did well last night - I never came back and posted my plan here yesterday with DSS getting expelled, but I did have a plan and stuck to it almost 100%. I did eat one loaded potato skin. Which I regret - 210 cals for that? But came in at 1846 for the day, and had a mini dessert for DH's birthday.

Thursday:
B - greek yogurt w/ honey and blueberries, venti non-fat misto from Starbucks
L - salad w/ grilled chicken
S - none so far
D - spaghetti with deviant DSS, blueberries
S - two girl scout cookies and a grapefruit

Friday -

B - greek yogurt w/ honey and blueberries, coffee
S - fruit of some kind, either blueberries, raspberries or a grapafruit
L - planning on a chicken, avocado and tomato lettuce wrap with salsa
S - none, unless I do protein powder and milk after a workout
D - beef stew
S - depends on calories left

Way to stick to your plan despite stress, Shannon.

Last night was night 1 of 3 of food & drink temptations. I didn't do too badly, if I could just stay away from the chips. Even accounting for those calories, 2000 for the day plus exercise.

Friday plan
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, mini ww bagel, banana eggs made w small banana, 1 lg whole egg + 2 lg whites, cinnamon
L - bs chicken breast, butternut squash, spinach
S's - lf yogurt, orange, raw almonds, tea as desired
E - I WILL go do a NRLW workout bc I will not have time tomorrow. I hope to do stairmaster, too. Trying to fit a lot in today but this is priority!
D - (oh the dread). Enchiladas. Chips and several kinds of dip. Refried beans, beans and rice. Beer, wine, sangria. And my contribution, a grapefruit and avocado salad on spinach with citrus vinaigrette. Did I mention the chips? I am hoping for

Megan - that salad sounds fab.

I agree. I must change my lunches as too many raw veg don't seem to work any more. That's what happened today. And I had no time to think of tea. Sausages are defrosting for the others. I don't eat sausages so I'm not sure where that leaves me. We have a large squash.

Good luck, Megan. Take the high ground.

Made it through yesterday without post-dinner snacking.

Friday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, apple, walnuts, skim milk
L - leftover kasha, raisin bagel w/lf cream cheese
D - pasta, sauce of various veggies, broiled chicken thighs w/breadcrumbs, roasted asparagus
E - wog

Sausages did not defrost in time so they had spaghetti with salmon (leftover from last night), cc with prawns, cc, green salad (watercress and rocket). I had that without the spaghetti.

There will be kasha here this weekend, Jessica, as it's a staple for SO at lunchtime. He also knows umpteen Russian sayings about kasha. Such as "You can't spoil kasha with butter." Maybe not, but it could spoil my waistline!

Silver, I love kasha. I have a recipe that is very simple from the American Cancer Society New American Plate cookbook. Basically you cook the kasha in chicken broth (using egg, as usual for kasha), and meanwhile cook some chicken breast pieces and veggies (summer squash, bell pepper, etc), then stir them together and add a couple tablespoons of soy sauce and sliced almonds.

Hey presto! That sounds very yummy, Jessica. Thanks.

That kasha recipe sounds delicious, Jessica. I need to re-stock my (whole) grains.

For weekend re-cap, refer to the Spring Fling thread. I didn't eat with abandon, avoided any bars, and in fact was in such a mood I stayed at home and avoided most people. I ate more Mexican than I planned.

Monday plan:
B - coffee w 1 T h&h, 1/2 cup oatmeal made w 1/2 c 1% milk, 1/2 banana, few raisins, cinnamon
L - 3 oz bs chicken breast, raw cauliflower and carrots
S's - apples, ff Greek yogurt, lemon water
D - probably oysters (BF is in charge), kale, and whatever else I find in the garden. Going grocery shopping tomorrow so will try to eat up odds and ends in the fridge.
ETA: I forgot my exercise. NRLW workout, lost of sweatiness on stairmaster, go home to wog the dog.

Weekend catch-up...

Saturday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, ls jam, walnuts, skim milk
L - @Panera, chicken noodle soup, piece of bread
S - 1/2 pkg coconut m&m's
D - tofu stir fry on brown rice
S - half grapefruit
E - 30-ish mins bike trainer

Sunday:
B - nf plain yogurt, grapes, apple, little bit of granola
L - @cooking club - peach bellini (x1.5), 2 sips of cafe brulot, 2 lemon blueberry pancakes w/syrup, funnel cake, asparagus frittata, 2 pcs ham dutch baby, grapefruit brulee, yogurt strawberry parfait
D - balsamic chicken sandwich on ww roll
E - swam 1 mile (48 mins)

Monday:
B - oatmeal, flaxseed, banana, strawberries, walnuts, skim milk
L - balsamic chicken sandwich on ww roll, cucumber
D - chinese cabbage stir-fry
E - ran 20 mins straight, a little over 1.5 miles

Friday stayed on plan, no evening snack.

Saturday -
B/L -PB&J before run
S - larabar after run
D - ground turkey tacos, rice, guinness

Sunday -
B - greek yogurt, coffee
L - leftover beef stew
S - 5 dark chocolate pomegranate bites
D - chicken curry over wild rice
S - mini drumstick ice cream bar

Monday Plan -
B - greek yogurt, coffee
S - blueberries & blackberries
L - salad with grilled chicken
S - raisinets (I lost control of them)
D - turkey enchilladas and rice
S - none I hope