Yesterday came in 17 over my TDP maintenance level, and it was hard! I was pretty close to maxed out at 3:00, but I did it! Woo hoo! And, I ate good for me food all day! (Well, except for Special K Chocolate Delight cereal, which isn't really bad for me but it pretty much nutritionally vacant...) Got my exercise in and everything!

Today:
E: cardio when I get home. Probably some kickboxing or elliptical, some yoga before bed. I find I sleep better with the yoga.
B: kashi go lean w/ skim & dried berries, coffee
S: strawberries & blueberries, string cheese
L: grilled chicken salad
S: trail mix, an apple w/ light swiss laughing cow, yogurt w/ fruit & granola
D: ground turkey breast tacos
S: don't know yet... yogurt probably. I've been passing up the yogurt lately and the tummy feels a little ick, I think I need some good bacteria in there.

Midwife, it was pretty good. Here's the recipe. I used store-bought berbere instead of making my own and it wasn't super spicy. I also added some frozen peas at the end to get some more veggies in.

Thursday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, blueberries, dried cranberries, skim milk
L - leftover rice & african chicken
S - apple
D - leftovers: chicken, peas, and mole sauce on pasta, beer
E - NRLW S4W4B

Jessica - that sounds fantastic! We don't do much bone in chicken, could I do the same thing with chopped up chicken breast and then serve it over rice maybe?

Shannon, I'm sure you could! I actually used two whole leg quarters, then after it was cooked I cut the meat off the bone, threw out the bones, and put the meat back in the sauce. It would probably not take as long to cook if you used boneless chopped up breasts!

Today:

B: apple cranberry bran muffin, coffee
L: leftover zucchini lasagna
S: pear
D: Veggie chili and tortilla chips
treat: dark chocolate truffles (only one serving, cos that's all I had available!)

Friday:
B - oatmeal, raisins, dried cranberries, blueberries, skim milk
L - @work, not sure what it will be yet
S - apple
D - more leftovers probably
E - run tonight if it's not raining

Yesterday ended up high on sodium, but 150 under on calories... So, feeling squishy but mostly pleased. No exercise, had to go to the grocery store, got off work late, etc. I brought my stuff for the park today, so hopefully the sun will come out as predicted this afternoon...

Today:
B: smoothie, coffee
S: string cheese, blueberries & raspberries
L: grilled chicken salad
S: apple w/ laughing cow, yogurt w/ berries, maybe trail mix
D: dunno yet
S: dunno yet

Hi guys!

I'm not going to even attempt to be accountable for the past two weeks. BUT...as of this morning, all jet-lagged, retaining a ton of water from sodium-y plane food, and, this may be TMI, but definitely "backed up", I was up 3 lbs from when I left. If I know my body, those will fall off today and tomorrow, meaning I -think- I was well balanced enough on this trip to avoid any gain. I tried to be moderate but definitely felt like I was indulging sometimes (though we were also REALLY active...5 mile hikes, climbing all kinds of stairs, walking everywhere). So that's good!

I have a wicked cold/bronchial infection, so I've had soup for all 3 meals today and exercise is temporarily out (not sure I could do it anyway, with the jet lag). But I'm getting my eating back on plan right now, today.

Hope everyone had a great few weeks!

Welcome back Amanda! Glad you had a good trip!

Dinner tonight turned out to be a large salad. Yummy. About to go do some yoga, then probably have a snack.