Starting the thread this week . . .

Monday:
B - oatmeal squares, blueberries, skim milk
L - pasta and leftover chili (turkey + TVP for the "meat", lots of beans and tomatoes)
S - asian pear
S - piece of sourdough
D - rice, stir-fry of tofu, mushrooms, long beans, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, and teriyaki sauce (made with about 1-1.5 T oil)
S - piece of sourdough
E - 20 min HIIT run

Yawn. Up with babies last night. Birth is cool.

breakfast: 1 egg + 4 whites, zucchini, chevre, toast/jam, water
nap
turkey sandwich!
dinner tbd
1 hr weights

Focusing on protein and lots of water today, trying to shed some of this "you've had events and eaten a lot of white carbs you wouldn't normally eat" weight. I don't think its actually fat, just water. But there's a lot of it!

B - Muscle Milk Light on way home from PT
S - Watermelon
L - Tuna, toasted sourdough, side salad
S - Greek yogurt and frozen mango smoothie
D - Roasted pork tenderloin, asparagus, side salad
S - NSA Ice Cream

E - PT, LB and Abs, 60 min cardio with intervals

Ugh, my peach was solid mush so I didn't get to eat it. I hate when that happens. Gross.

Today has been snacky already... I've eaten all my snacks for today and then some and it is only 2:50... I hate TOM crazy.

B: smoothie, coffee
S: nectarine, pita chip with one square laughing cow lite swiss, reduced fat wheat thins
L: grilled chicken salad
S: grapes, strawberries, blueberries, fiber fit bar
D: ground chicken breast cooked with peppers, served over rice
S: dunno... maybe just coffee
E: strength training or lawn mowing when I get home. Maybe both.

Wow, cutting out all my snacks is working amazingly well. I had breakfast, didn't get hungry until 11:30, had lunch at 12:15, didn't get hungry until 2:30, had a snack at 3:00, and now I'm a little hungry but it's almost time to go home. The "embrace the hunger" idea is really working. It's like, no, just because I'm hungry doesn't mean I need to eat NOW. I can eat in half an hour, or an hour, and I'll be okay, really.

Can you believe it? Just by that one simple concept, I went from two morning snacks and three afternoon snacks to just one afternoon snack. I probably cut out about 250 calories worth of unnecessary snacks.

Jessica - cool! Tell me to embrace the hunger today, too! I can't seem to stop snacking...

Jessica - when I get a peach like that I save it for a protein shake/smoothie where the texture doesn't matter.... Great job on cutting back on the snacks.

B - oatmeal with raspberries/walnuts/skim milk; 1/2 ww bagel w/pb;
S - ff latte
L - salad with fake crab, hb egg, kidney beans, beets, peas, tomato (courtesy of the Safeway salad bar ) and lf peanut sesame dressing
S - cottage cheese with 1/2 nectarine
D - protein (salmon, chicken, or steak), beets, green beans

Ex: full body workout, done.

Tuesday:
B - oatmeal squares, blueberries, skim milk
L - more leftover pasta and chili
S - asian pear
S - slice ww bread
D - red cabbage w/beets & pecans, 2 ears corn, small baked potato w/BBQ sauce, 1 Tbsp cheddar, and a few pieces of rotisserie chicken
E - NRLW S3W2A

Shannon, have you stopped snacking today?

Yesterday was POP and the first 5 of 8 total pounds of water weight flew off. Today's another day for focusing on protein, water, and eliminating the ridiculous water weight I have going on!

B - French toast w/ eggbeaters -
S - Smoothie w/ greek yogurt, frozen mango, LF milk
L - Leftovers - Pork tenderloin with blackberry balsamic sauce, roasted asparagus, side salad
S - Popcorn
D - Grilled chicken with roasted tomatillo chipotle sauce, black beans, grilled zucchini
S - NSA Ice Cream, berries

E - 60 min incline trainer, 60 min strength

Amanda - great on the five pounds!

Jessica - I haven't felt the same crazy compulsion to eat that I was feeling yesterday. I ended yesterday at about 200 cals over my TDP maintenance level, about 100 over where I normally target. I was going to come in right at my normal target and then I ate a granola bar before bed for no good reason...

Today -
E: 2.8 miles between treadmill and elliptical
B: smoothie, coffee
S: strawberries & grapes, string cheese
L: grilled chicken salad
S: apple w/ laughing cow, lowfat vanilla yogurt w/ blueberries, raspberries & pineapple
D: most likely PB&J w/ some kind of fruit or half of leftover sweet potato
S: kashi go lean w/ skim & berries

Shannon, I think you passed the snackiness to me... I've been avoiding it, but I feel VERY hungry for no real reason!

B: corn flakes w/ soy milk, banana
L: turkey and swiss sandwich on wheat, onion corn chips
S: small handful of cashews
D: veggie couscous stuffed in a pepper, blueberries for dessert!
S: apple with natural PB

I think I may make another grocery run... I'm craving some yogurt pretty badly.

Mmmkay, POP today. Getting my plan in place for tomorrow:

B - French toast w/ egg beaters
S - Apple, Babybel Light
L - Leftovers of tonight's delicious dinner...grilled chicken breast with chipotle tomatillo sauce, "refried" black beans (I just mash them with a tbsp of light sour cream...similar texture), grilled zucchini with chili and lime
S - Popcorn
S - Smoothie - Greek yogurt, almond milk, frozen peaches
D - Giant salad w/ carne asada steak, grilled bell pepper and squash, grilled onion, croutons, carrots, tomatoes, and cucumber, topped with a little bit of light zesty dressing
S - NSA Ice Cream, strawberries

E - 60 min cardio, 30-40 min yoga

I am so excited! My scale has gone DOWN every day this week. Yay for less snacking!

However, I have to go out to dinner for work tomorrow. I'm going to check the restaurant website to see if there are any healthy options.

Wednesday:
B - oatmeal squares, blueberries, skim milk
L - leftover rice w/teriyaki tofu and veg
S - asian pear
D - pasta w/sauce, chicken, parmesan, romano, and a pile of green beans
S - honeydew melon
E - none