Yogini, was your cabbage-leek-bok choy-black bean-tomato soup homemade? and if so, could you share the recipe? that sounds wonderful!

B: 2 eggs over easy on grits
L: minestrone soup, 2 slices deli turkey
D: 1 philly cheese steak Lean Pocket
and 1 bottle of red wine

I tend not to eat enough on the weekends, and drink too much. Something I am working on!

Wow we are doing great ladies.....

Welcome Jay and congrats on the 12 lbs....

EllyMay, I hear you on the weekend thing...I am not on my usual schedule so getting enough in for me can be a problem also.

Valerie, you did alright and good for you on passing up the fries...I lOVE fries especially seasoned curly ones.

Ok here is today:

B: eggbeaters w/ lean ham, 1 slice flax wheat bread w/ SF jam 325 cal
L: LC rice meal, 15 FF pringles 300 cal
S: grapes, 1 oz ham 150 cal
D: LC turkey/potato meal, Samll green salad w/ tomatoes, cucumber
S: 1/2 banana 50 cal ?

Total calories= 1170 about 200 under what I like.

Keep up the dedication everyone, we are doing a terrific job!!!!!!! It is feeling great to be healthy.

Good job today Meecha!

I love eggbeaters!

Thanks Val

I use to eat the Atkins way on and off for the last 5 yrs or so and I am huge egg eater so it was great, but then I realized that it may not be the healthiest thing. Anyway, when I switched to eggbeaters, at first I thought UUGH!!!! They were really bland, but then I started playing with them by adding garlic powder, pepper and sometimes onions and of course my ham and a squirt of ketchup and now I love them. I tried a couple of regular eggs the other day becuase I ran out of the beaters and I could totally tell the difference..they didnt taste right anymore. I also use them when anything calls for eggs which cuts back on the fat.

Forgot to post this with my menu but thought i would share it with all of you.

Chicken Chili

2 cans kidney beans (rinse them)
1 can Bush's chili beans in mild sauce (not their regular chili)
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 large can white meat chicken (break it up in a bowl so it is shredded)

Put it all together in a crockpot or cook it on low/med in a pot

Add oregano, parsley, basil, garlic powder, chili powder, and pepper. I do this to taste so I dont use measurements....with the cili powder I go easy at first and as it slowly cooks I add more because the spices enhance as it cooks. It is super yummy and it makes great leftovers and is low in fat and cals. If you dont eat meat it is also good without the chicken. I also added some chopped up canned mushrooms and some chopped onions one time which was good also.

Anyway, thought I would share this with all of you.

Meecha

Yes, it was something I created because I had lots of cabbages and veggies and needed a low-fat, filling soup. Basically, I just put as much or as little as I want of everything but here's what I did:

1/2 small head purple cabbage
10 pieces of napa cabbage
2 small bunches baby bok choy
1 medium leek
3 carrots
3 pieces kale
1 large can (32 oz., I think) of chopped tomatoes (I used low-sodium)
3 cups black beans
1 T garlic pepper (if you don't have this, use 2 tsp. pepper and 1 tsp. garlic powder)
4-6 cups water, as needed

Basically, you can use more or less of everything if you need to make just enough for you. I made enough for my family and they liked it so much that we ate the whole pot of soup in one day

Put the water in a large pot and set on medium-high. Wash and chop all of the veggies and start with the leek and kale. Put the veggies in the pot as you go, starting with the "heartier" ones first so the soup will be evenly cooked by the time you are done (after the leek and kale, put the carrots, then the purple cabbage, then the baby bok choy then the napa cabbage).

Add the garlic pepper and stir.

Continue simmering and stirring (it will become a lovely purple from the purple cabbage) and add the entire can of tomatoes.

Simmer and add the black beans last, cooking for a few minutes to combine flavors. Do no overcook the veggies! This soup tastes best the next day but will be great right away as well.

This soup would be good for almost any eating plan and is so healthy, hearty and delicious! You may choose to add salt or other condiments to each individual serving- I wanted fiber-rich, oil and salt-free soup so I kept it simple.

I'll post this in the vegetarian recipes section too

Well, yesterday was really busy again and so I didn't eat all I planned to (again)! How ironic would it be if my weight loss this week slowed due to LACK of calories!

6 oz. blueberry soy yogurt (140 calories/6 grams protein/3 grams fiber)
1/2 a sprouted grains bun (90 calories/5 grams protein/5 grams fiber)

2 cups cabbage-leek-bok choy-black bean-tomato soup (200 calories/20 grams protein/14 grams fiber)

1/2 a sprouted grains bun (90 calories/5 grams protein/5 grams fiber)

2 cups split pea soup (220 calories/18 grams protein/12 grams fiber)

Citrus Kombucha Tea (60 calories)

1 gallon water

800 calories... but I fulfilled my minimum amount of protein requirements!

Okay, today I will eat seitan and also a few more higher calorie foods to meet at least 1200, no matter how busy I get!

Today I seemed to be more hungry than I usually feel?????????
But I think I did pretty well.


B: eggbeaters w/ ham, 1 slice wh wheat w/sf jam 325 cal
S: grapes, FF pringles 180 cal
L: LC chick enchilada meal, green beans 340 cal
S: Brownie (made them for my son) 180 cal
D: 1c. redbeans/rice, 3 oz lean pork 380 roughly cal

Will skip the night snack due to the brownie...not a baked goods person but I LOVE brownies.....

Total calories= 1465 (100 too many) New day tomorrow so I will do OK.

Fresh juice of carrots, celery and beets

2 cups cabbage-leek-kale-black bean-tomato soup (200 calories/20 grams protein/14 grams fiber)

Cliff Nectar Bar (170 calories/2 grams protein/6 grams fiber)

1/2 a Veggie Bowl from Chipotle:
1/3 cup fresh tomato salsa (raw tomatoes/onions/jalapeno/cilantro)
2 T hot salsa
1/2 cup guacamole (125 calories, 12 g fat, 4 g protein, 6 g fiber)
1/2 cup rice
3/4 cup black beans
3/4 cup chopped romaine lettuce

That's about 1,200 calories today No seitan but much better food overall than the last 2 days. I am posting here a lot because it really helps me keep on track! I thought about everyone here when I was so busy at work and made myself eat the Cliff Bar instead of skipping it becaue I know it's not healthy and I WON'T lose in the long run if I don't eat enough! Accountability works

sat-
b- ww bagel, 1 baked apple
s- 1/2 c plain nonfat yogurt
l- 1 c tomato basil soup
d- 4 oz tofu, 1 ww pita, raw spinach, cucumbers, carrots, and salsa

errr 1/2 bottle white wine, 3 gin and lime juice, 4 whiskey shots...yes....

sun
b-1/2 c oatmeal, 1 c soy milk, 1/2 c blueberries
s- 1 small light mocha frap (i have not been to starbucks in almost two years...these are ok, i guess)
l- 1 laughing cow cheese piece, broc, mushrooms, tomato, spinach, 1/2 c black beans, salsa
d- 4 oz shark with homemade lime marinade, 1 small yam,1/2 c peas and carrots, 2 cups broc, peppers, spinach

monday
b-1/2 c oatmeal, 1 c soy milk, 1/2 c blueberries
s- 1/2 c nonfat plain yogurt
s- 1 piece laughing cow cheese, broc, carrots, peppers
l- 1 c. tofu "chicken" noddle soup
s- apple
d- 1 hard boiled egg, 2 egg white, 2 c raw spinach, 2 c mixed baby greens, broc, peppers, carrots, cucumber 1 tbsp olive oil/lime juice/vinager dressing, 1 ww pita
s- 1/2 c skim milk, 1 pack sugar free hot chocolate mix

WHAT THE HECK???????
Monday is weigh in day and since LAST monday I have dropped 3 more pounds but last thursday I weighed just because and had dropped 4 pounds since that monday. So hence I gained back 1 pound.
Not sure how I managed that. Bummed YES, giving up? NOPE!!!!!

Will avoid the scale until next Monday and will be back later with my menus for today. Hope everyone has a good day.

Meecha

friday cont.
*drinks out (eek)
* approx 1/2 med size frozen cheese pizza
* more drinks in (eek eek)
* 1/2 bowl micro mac'n'cheese w fake chick

water- 2 nalgenes

sat-
b-
*8oz coffee
*3/4 of a 3 egg omlett w swiss cheese, 1 slice rye bread, 1 potato pancake

snack-
*5 cubes laughing cow, 1 measured serving lf triscuits, 12oz v8

dinner-
* big salad- mixed greens, broc, carrots, red cabbage, dried cranberries, walnuts, flax seeds, 1/2 can water packed tuna, cukes, tomatoes, dulse flakes w annie's natural dressing

snack-
*few sips of root beer, 1 small popcorn, handfull of m&ms

water goal- 1 nalgene lemon/honey/cayenne water, 1 plain water (yay!)

sun-

b-
*2 eggs scrambled w 2 c spinach, 1/2 cut tomato, 1 clove garlic, 2 cubes laughing cow, 1 t evoo
* 2 slices sprouted toast w brummel&brown
* 6 oz choc 2%

snack-
* approx 10 whole wheat saltines w natural pb

snack-
*1 small cornbread muffin (made by my landlord. mmm. blue cornmeal, whole wheat flour, corn, chives, jalapenos) w brummel&brown

dinner-
*2 c salad- romaine, tomatoes, broc, carrots, cukes, sesame seeds w ginger dressing
*1/2 small amy's mushroom&olive pizza
*1/2 square of dark chocolate

water- 1 nalgene

oops- i forgot today's menu

today-
b-
*2 c strawberries
* 16oz coffee w 1 oz 2%

l-
*1 1/2 c tomato curried chickpeas w basmati
* 1 sm cornbread muffin

water goal- 2 nalgenes

Keep up the good work Ladies!

30 minutes treadmill
1 gallon water

Fresh veggie juice (carrot, beet, celery)

Mung bean stew (mung beans, carrots, spinach, onions, tomatoes, celery and garlic)

Salad of mixed sprouts, tomato and mixed baby greens with balsamic viniagrette

Steamed broccoli and kolrabi with lemon and garlic

Sprouted bun

Frozen tropical fruit juice pop (planning for a treat so I will keep on program )

Still steady at 12 pounds down.

Kept with my usual program:

B: shake with 1 cup 1% milk, 1 egg, pinch cinnamon, few drops extract
S: string cheese, lowfat
L: Lean Cuisine Roast Chicken w/Garlic
S: didn't get one today!
D: Lean Cuisine Chicken w/Basil Cream sauce
S: Kefir, 1/2 apple

There is nothing wrong with whole eggs. You can eat an egg every day and they won't hurt you.

Jay