Exercise today was about five hours of walking around in the city, at a good brisk pace, buying new clothes. I seriously hit maintenance at the right time -- sales all over the place.

And today's food is and/or shall be:

Black cherry smoothie

Enormous green salad with about 1/2 cup chickpeas, and about 1/4 cup leftover mint/cucumber raita

1/2 sandwich on whole wheat, with lots of veggies and a slice of cheddar

watermelon

mixed veggie hash with 2 poached eggs

cantaloupe

That cabbage does sound tasty!

Wednesday:
B - raisin bran, blueberries, skim milk
S - lf string cheese
L - leftover shells
S - apple, peach
D - garden veg crustless quiche
E - 45 min run this morning (3.7 miles), 30 min swim PM

Wednesday

B - Trader Joe's non fat Greek yogurt with honey, 1/2 carton of strawberries - 200 calories

L - big salad with leftover steak from this weekend - romaine, red cabbage, grape tomatoes, carrot shreddies, a few fried onions for crunch, lite Caesar dressing (500 max)

S - tall non fat latte (100 calories)

S - 1/2 small watermelon (100 calories - probably a little less, but I estimate)

D - Chipotle - chicken bol no beans, tons of romaine, rice, 2 scoops of pico, 1/2 serving of guacamole (around 500 calories)

Managed water aerobics class last night. Unfortunately, pain meds made me, um, lose my dinner (I hate the nausea side effect) and replace it with soda crackers.

Onto today:
B - Bagel Thin w/ cream cheese, turkey
L - Big salad from fridge stock (chicken, black beans, corn, romaine, broccoli, carrots, cucumber, LF Honey Mustard dressing)
S - Protein Shake
D - Big salad from fridge stock
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 80 min cardio

Thursday:
B - raisin bran, blueberries, peaches, skim milk
L - leftover chili & mac
S - small apple, small peach, string cheese
D - chicken with summer veg pasta, leftover quiche
E - 30 min bike ride this AM

Yuk, I'm sorry Amanda....hope you feel better today.

Yesterday was finished with some sunflower seeds and a large salad topped with hamburger and pinto beans. Exercise was 13 100-meter dashes, 90% effort. Whew!

Today:

morningstar sausage patties, pepperjack
strawberries
leftover beans, hamburger, veggies
greek yogurt
dinner TBD
exercise TBD. Don't think I'll make it to the gym for weights so probably a run with (I mean behind) DD.

Not much food the last two days and no exercise. Something made my stomach reject everything I ate after about 5 on Tuesday, didn't eat much yesterday either...

Plan for today -
B: greek yogurt, hot cinnamon tea
S: pistachios
L: grilled chicken & roasted veggies
S: probably protein chocolate milk
D: salad or pasta
S: frozen chocolate dipped banana
E: planning yoga, light strength training,stationary bike. There is a severe air advisory for today, so staying inside.

Another crazy active day, thus no specific exercise. A couple of hours of walking around and lugging heavy stuff while doing my errands, some heavy housecleaning, gardening.

Food:

Banana smoothie
1/2 sandwich, whole wheat, slice of cheese, lots of salad
huge green salad
leftover vegetable hash w/2 poached eggs
cantaloupe
strawberries
40 grams All-Bran, soy milk, 1/2 cup blueberries
tons of coffee and decaf tea with a few ounces of soy milk in total

Fighting to stay OP despite the pain, nausea from painkillers, and weight spike from the shots/meds. Yes, I'm in pain. No, that doesn't mean I deserve a cookie! I did bake some last night (it's a big stress reliever for me), but I ate one, reduced my dessert size to compensate, and sent the rest with Sarah to work.

Plan for today:
B - bagel thin, turkey, cream cheese
S - Fruit
L - Giant salad from fridge stocks...added some more items yesterday (steamed broccoli and green beans, grilled zucchini, grilled up some more chicken). Replenishing it at store this afternoon with more beans (probably kidney this time), olives, and a bit more lettuce. I thought I'd be sick of this by now, but...nope! So much easier than having to cook a big dinner and just enough variety that I can do salads twice a day and be totally satisfied.
S - Protein Shake
S - Popcorn
D - Big Salad
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 60 min walk with dog this morning (we'd been going to the dog park with her because its a better workout, but Ellie is still contagious with her kennel cough, so we're back to walks during this interim period where she's well enough to want exercise but still contagious to others), 70 min run (am going to see how the shoulder handles intervals), 60 min water aerobics tonight. And maybe some abs.

Sorry you are still so hurty - be good to yourself in non food ways!

Time for a pedi? Pretty sandals? New earrings? Give yourself a differerent treat.

B - Trader Joe's non fat Greek yogurt with honey, 1/2 carton of strawberries - 200 calories

L - big salad with leftover steak from this weekend - romaine, red cabbage, grape tomatoes, carrot shreddies, a few fried onions for crunch, lite Caesar dressing (500 max)

S - tall non fat latte (100 calories)

S - 1/2 small watermelon (100 calories - probably a little less, but I estimate)

D - home made chili with ground turkey, a little sausage, beans, carrots and peas, fire roasted tomatoes

Friday - thanks to leftovers, identical to yesterday

B - Trader Joe's non fat Greek yogurt with honey, 1/2 carton of strawberries - 200 calories

L - big salad with leftover steak from this weekend - romaine, red cabbage, grape tomatoes, carrot shreddies, a few fried onions for crunch, lite Caesar dressing (500 max)

S - tall non fat latte (100 calories)

S - 1/2 small watermelon (100 calories - probably a little less, but I estimate)

D - home made chili with ground turkey, a little sausage, beans, carrots and peas, fire roasted tomatoes

Amanda -

Friday:
B - raisin bran, blueberries, peaches, skim milk
L - @work, four squares of pizza (2 veg, 2 pepperoni), some salad w/italian dressing, 1 small choc chip cookie
S - peach
D - leftover chicken and pasta, leftover quiche
E - rest day today

Shannon and Amanda, how are you guys today?
Exercise yesterday was a 3 mile run. Dinner was a slice of cinnamon bread with pnb. Not the best nutritionally, but I stuck with one slice and that was that.

I'm happier with the scale.

Today:
morningstar sausage patties, pepper jack cheese, coffee
greek yogurt
spinach salad with salmon and ranch
fruit of some kind
Dinner TBD
Exercise TBD probably weights X 1 hr and a 3-4 mile run.

Great day here. It's actually hitting home that I am At Goal. Which is helpful, because my husband's birthday is this weekend, and there will definitely be an Off Plan restaurant meal in there, and having kept strictly to plan all week makes me feel more confident I won't totally freak out from the inevitable water bounce to come. (He'll want to go to his favourite Chinese restaurant, and while I can easily navigate things from a caloric perspective, the sodium will hit me like a brick, for sure.)

Food:

Banana smoothie
1/2 sandwich, whole wheat, veggies, cheese
1 cup Rainer cherries
tofu/veg stir-fry, 1/4 cup brown rice (uncooked weight there)
40 g. All-Bran, soy milk, blueberries

POP yesterday, scale still up 4 lbs from "perfect storm" (steroids, painkillers, TOM). Trying not to let it get to me.

Plan:
B - Bagel thin, cream cheese, turkey
S - Watermelon
L - Tuna w/ RF cheddar melted on top, on bagel thin, with pickles
S - Protein Shake
S - Popcorn
D - Big taco salad w/ ground beef, veggies, toasted tortilla, sm amount of avocado
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - 70 min cardio, 60 min strength