Please feel free to join in and post your food/exercise logs!

Monday 5/5
B - oat bran (210), strawberries (25), milk (100)
S - apple (80)
L - pasta (200), sauce (60)
S - banana (105), yogurt (150)
D - green bean and spinach baked risotto (309)
S - slice of raisin walnut ww bread (100), banana "milkshake" (190)
Total - 1529
Exercise - 40 min powerwalk with dog, core strength

Oops, I got the dates off by one on the title, it should be 5/5 - 5/11. How do I fix it?

Monday 5/05

Breakfast: protein shake (235)

Lunch: roasted chicken, a potato wedge, green peas (400?)

Snack: 1/2 cup granola cereal, Fage yogurt, blueberries (250?)

Dinner: chickpea patties, roasted sweet potatoes, green beans (450?)

Dessert: 1/3 of a frozen fruit bar (60)

Snack: 1/2 cup granola cereal, Fage yogurt, blueberries (250?)

Dessert...um...again: 4 pieces chocolate (320)

Total: about 1970

Exercise: tons of walking

Tuesday 5/6
B - raisin bran (200), milk (65)
S - banana (105)
L - leftover risotto (309)
S - apple (80), yogurt (150)
D - sweet potato gnocchi (355), sauce (60)
S - raisin walnut bread (120)
Total - 1444
Exercise - none

Cooking class tonight with my boyfriend -- keep your fingers crossed for me!

Breakfast: protein shake (235)

Lunch: tuna, low fat mayo, celery, baked chips (175)

Snack: chickpea burger, green peas, avocado slice, small piece of chicken (250?)

Dinner: tiny serving asparagus soup, small serving dark meat chicken with veggies, half a piece pound cake, strawberries, marscapone cheese (500?)

Edited (On Wednesday) to add: This is when I lost it. Not during the cooking class, actually, but after. I'm not really someone who binges, but I went crazy around 1 am. I was really hungry, physically, and also really anxious. I'm too embarrassed to even write it down. I would say I ate about 700-800 calories. I felt terrible and so out of control. Not a great feeling.

The good news is it was a bad day, not a week or a month or a year. I'm back on track today.

Nineteen, how was the cooking class?

Wednesday 5/7
B - raisin bran (200), milk (65)
S - banana (105)
L - LC ginger garlic stir-fry (290)
S - apple (80), yogurt (150)
"D" - oat bran (150), raisins (20), brown sugar (40), milk (85), two sips of wine (10)
Total - 1195
Exercise - 45 min total walk/jog with dog, upper back strengthening

Wednesday 5/07

Ohhh, Jessica. It was not pretty yesterday. The cooking class was actually fine -- I did a good job of eating small portions. It was later in the night when I really kind of lost it. =/

But I've picked myself up and today is a new day. I'm doing well so far.

Breakfast: protein shake (235)

Lunch: Chicken and wild rice soup, 10 rice crackers, small piece of cheese (400)

Snack: apple (80)

Snack: 2 stalks celery, 1 tablespoon peanut butter, raisins (150)

Dinner: black bean burgers, avocado, green peas (450)

Snack: protein shake (235)

Snack: 1.5 cups Joe's O's, piece of chocolate (230)

Exercise: 1.5 hours walking

Ninetenn,

What kind of black bean burgers do you eat...that sounds yummy!

Thursday 5/8
B - oat bran (210), strawberries (25), milk (85)
S - banana (105)
L - LC butternut squash ravioli (350)
S - apple (80), yogurt (170)
D - rice (300), pinto bean skillet (250)
Total - 1575
Exercise - 15-20 min powerwalk with doggeh, abs/back

Thursday 5/08

Breakfast: protein shake (235)

Lunch: black bean burgers, green peas, avocado slices, brown rice (450)

Snack: 2/3 cup granola cereal (200)

Dinner: baked snapper, green beans, brown rice pasta (450)

Snack: protein shake (235)

Dessert: two pieces chocolate (160)

Exercise: 1.5 hours walking

Friday 5/9
B - raisin bran (200), milk (65)
S - orange (60)
L - rice (175), pinto bean skillet (150)
S - oatmeal (160)
D - baked potato (160), 1 tbsp margarine (75), asparagus (50)
S - raisin bran (150), milk (43)
Total - 1288
Exercise - none (I think, I don't remember)

azmom~ they're actually a recipe from Great Food Fast by Martha Stewart. They have grated sweet potato, garlic, cumin in there...so good! Very healthy recipe, too. I'll have to post it some time in the recipe thread.

Friday 5/09

Breakfast: protein shake (235)

Snack: 1/2 cup granola cereal, an apple (210)

Lunch: roasted sweet potato fries, green peas, very small portion brown rice and chickpeas (450)

Dinner: salmon, green beans, brown rice pasta (500?)

Snack: 2/3 cup granola cereal (200)

Dessert: 2 pieces chocolate (140)

Snack: 1.5 cups Joe's O's, a few raisins, 1 teaspoon peanut butter (200)

Catching up...

Saturday 5/10
B - raisin bran (200), milk (65)
L - salad (15), strawberries (25), dressing (40), lc sesame chicken (330), asparagus (20)
D (at indian restaraunt) - 1 half lamb-stuffed naan (350), 1/2 C chicken bhuna (200?), 1/4 C chana masala (150), 1 pappadum (40), 3/4 C buttered rice (250?)
S - two mochi (140)
Total - 1825
Exercise - 45 min walk with dog, 45 min walking around garden, 45 min walking around museum, 30 min walk with dog

Sunday 5/11
B - raisin bran (200), milk (65)
L - lc sesame garlic chicken (300)
S - bagel (250), cream cheese (120)
D - two trader joe's cheese puffs (120), half a burger (325), baked beans (75), broccoli (20), salad (5), pasta salad (100), canned pears (25), small piece trader joe's frozen cake (300??)
S - strawberries (10)
Total - 1915
Exercise - none