So how was everyone's weekend?

Mine had ups and downs...a bit of cookie dough here, but an extra workout there...I'm sure the weekend was a wash, which I'm fine with...and now my doughs are in the freezer ready to go for the baking madness to come.

Planning for today:

B - English muffin pizza w/ canadian bacon
S - Apple
L - Leftover extra lean ground beef chili
S - Popcorn
S - Greek yogurt w/ raspberries
D - WW penne with ground chicken, roasted eggplant, peppers, zucchini, and onion, red sauce
S - NSA Ice Cream Bar

E - 60 min elliptical, 60 min strength

Thanks for starting the thread Amanda! Usually I try to really account for the weekend indulgences, but . . . I lost track of how much I ate at Saturday night's holiday party. It's so hard to keep track when you are taking a plate with three bites of food at a time.

I got DH to come to the gym with me Saturday morning. He did the stationary bike while I swam, then we did some weights together. He said it really showed him how out-of-shape he's gotten -- on the lat pulldowns (I think it was that one) he used to be able to do 135lbs but could only do 85. Since he was there to spot me I tried bench presses, which I loved doing a couple years ago before my wrists got really bad. I still have a ways to go though -- I couldn't lift the (45lb) bar at all and had to use 10-lb dumbbells instead.

Monday:
B - oatmeal w/just fruit munchies, raisins, chopped walnuts, milk
S - banana, apple
L - leftover spinach, chicken with walnut sauce
S - yogurt, tiny piece of persimmon fudge, NSA hot cocoa
D - baked ziti w/chicken sausage
S - cranberry sauce
E - none, when I got off work it was icy and 17 degrees out

Mmmmm.... cookie dough.
We are doing a cookie exchange next week with family. Eeek! The one time of year where I let myself eat cookies.

10 days of good eating is the plan!

Breakfast: Pumpkin oatmeal with protein powder and cranberry sauce. Cafe au lait

Lunch: Tuna sandwich on Arnold sandwich thin, broccoli, clementines

Snack: 1% latte, cashews

Dinner: Chicken breast, banana, delicata squash.

Snack: Luna bar.

Exercise: 30 min strength, 30 day shred, and maybe a run, since it is supposed to hit 50 today!

I had 2 holiday parties this weekend. One I did alright, had some dessert, but the other I ate way too much. Everything else was POP all weekend, food and workouts, but I still feel guilty. At least I don't have any more parties to go to, I just have to worry about my trip to my family. My sister called me last night while she was making her fudge - she makes many batches of very delicious fudge every year. And of course I'm still thinking of my Mom's fat table. I have 4 1/2 (very busy)days until I get to my family to be POP, work out, and make a pre-emptive strike on any holiday damage!

I was trying to plan my food to use up what's in my fridge since I'm leaving first thing Friday, so I planned the whole week!

Monday's plan:
B - 1 c. Kashi GoLean cereal, 1 c. skim milk, coffee w/ 1 T. h&h
S - small banana
L - 2.5 oz. salmon over large salad, 2 T. light dressing, 1/2 oz. raw almonds
S - 6 oz. lf yogurt, med. apple
gym - chest, running
D (at rehearsal) - Shrimp Fra Diavolo over Quinoa, brussel sprouts w/ asian dressing
S - 1/2 pomegranate, string cheese if needed

Tuesday's plan:
B - protein pancake, 1 c. skim milk, coffee w/ 1 T. h&h
S - small banana
L - 2.5 oz. salmon over large salad, 2 T. light dressing, 1/2 oz. raw almonds
S - 6 oz. lf yogurt, med. apple
gym - elliptical, legs heavy
D (possibly bring to beer club w/ friends) - Shrimp Fra Diavolo over Quinoa, brussel sprouts w/ asian dressing
S - ?

Wed's plan:
B - protein pancake, 1 c. skim milk, coffee w/ 1 T. h&h
S - small banana
L - either tuna or egg salad on 1 slice ww bread, 1 c. carrots & 1 c. celery, 1/4 c. Feta & Spinach dressing
S - 6 oz. lf yogurt, med. apple, 1/2 oz. raw almonds
gym - back, running
D (at rehearsal) - Turkey Eggplant Casserole, salad or broccoli?
S - 1/2 pomegranate?

Thursday's plan:
B - protein pancake, 1 c. skim milk, coffee w/ 1 T. h&h
S - small banana
L - either tuna or egg salad on 1 slice ww bread, 1 c. carrots & 1 c. celery, 1/4 c. Feta & Spinach dressing
S - 6 oz. lf yogurt, med. apple, 1/2 oz. raw almonds
gym - shoulders, running or elliptical
packing!
D/S - anything that's left in the fridge or spaghetti

Saturday was okay calorie wise, but made up of a good bit of junk. Sunday was over plan by about 90 calories, made up of even more junk. I've got to figure out why I'm finding myself eating so much candy and other junk and stop it. I had a slice of key lime pie this weekend that DH's ex sent over, but everything else was pretty much snacky fluff, not even a real holiday treat or anything...

Monday Plan:
Exercise - 35 minutes strength training & 10 minutes kickboxing done, 30 minutes elliptical planned for tonight

B: Smoothie & sleigh ride flavored coffee with 1tsp sugar, 1 tbsb vanilla spiced rum creamer
S: broccoli florets & light string cheese
L: grilled chicken no mayo
S: Kashi Go Loan
S: 15 calories of something in my drawer, not sure what yet
D: pasta with red sauce and ground turkey breast, broccoli (going to finish off that bag one way or another)
S: peanut butter graham cracker or kashi dark chocolate oatmeal cookie

NO CANDY WHILE I'M COOKING DINNER

Shannon - I find that when I'm continually doing that sort of snacking, its because I've become less firm on my usual rules. Sometimes, I just need to aggressively reinforce them to myself (No. We don't eat that! Healthy snack time!)

Megan - gosh that IS a lot of busy! Hope you get it all done!

I posted about my weekend parties on the Holiday Pledge thread, but both were disappointing food-wise. But friends/visiting wise they were great!

B - Cheerios w/craisins, flax meal, milk; 1/2 ww eng muffin with whipped cream cheese

S - ff latte
L - chicken and small amt fried rice
S - cottage cheese with blueberries
D - something from the leftovers in the fridge! There's chicken and beef, and several choices of veg. DH is out so I'm on my own.

I have been an exercise rockstar today - 60 on the elliptical, all my strength training, AND 15 minutes of jumping rope. I feel like I need to stretch also, and maybe do some yoga...

Amanda- you are on it today! You are right about the less restrictive rules, also. I tend to be either 'on' or 'off' in a lot of aspects of my life, apparently I am that way with the eating thing, too.

I've been good so far today, but sitting at work isn't the problem. It is going home and cooking dinner next to a candy drawer, or picking up take out for my stepson who I know never eats all of his fries and won't notice a few missing...

Tuesday:
B - muesli, milk
S - banana, clementine
L - baked ziti
S - apple, yogurt
D - either leftovers, pasta, or beef "pot pie"
Exercise - UBWO/LBWO?

Monday was mostly OP...

Tuesday plan:
Exercise - 45 mins cardio, yoga video
B - smoothie, gingersnap flavored coffee w/ 1tsp sugar, 1 tbsp ff vanilla creamer
S - apple, string cheese
L - grilled chicken sandwich or salad from CFA
S - kashi go lean
S - chocolate milk with protein powder
D - probably salad again
S - kashi dark chocolate oatmeal cookie

Well.....the schools are closed for snow and I wimped out of my 5:30 am run....

Today:
protein pancakes
apple, low carb yogurt
leftover spaghetti with ground turkey, yellow squash
pear, string cheese
protein shake
leftover chili, spinach

Time to make friends with my elliptical again...it sits there looking at me, accusingly....DD gets on it a few times a week, but I reject it for the open road....now that the open road is iced over, I must swallow my pride, crank up some rocking tunes, and get hot.

I forgot to post yesterday. It was kind op.

E~30 minutes treadmill
B~2 slices ww toast w/1 T jam on one slice
S~nuts?
L~Smart ones Salisbury steak w/asparagus, sml apple
S~Activia yogurt
D~soup and panini

Yesterday was almost entirely on plan. We did switch our regular dessert to split a gorgeous piece of cake from a bakery (last night marked the 8th anniversary since we got together...crazy!). But with the exercise rockstardom (I'm sore) and the rest of the day being OP, I'm not very worried.

Today, though, will be 100% OP.

B - English Muffin pizza w/ canadian bacon, light cheese
S - Apple
L - Leftovers - Roasted Veggies, Chicken Sausage, and WW penne in marinara.
S - Popcorn
S - Greek yogurt w/ Raspberries
D - Mexican Chicken and Rice Soup
S - NSA Ice Cream Bar

E - 60 min elliptical, 30 min yoga

Hey all!
100% yesterday, yay!

Today:

Breakfast: Protein pancakes with blueberries, cafe au lait.

Lunch: Cheesy broccoli and potatoes (leftover mix), clementines

Snack: 1% latte and 10 grams of cashews

Dinner: 5 oz turkey breast, roasted cauliflower, carrots and broccoli.

Snack: Luna bar

Exercise: LS Walk & Jog, 30 minute outside walk, 30 minutes strength training.