Hmm... Since no one started a thread yesterday I'll start one today. I obviously wasn't big on the accountability yesterday, hmm.

The weekend was fine - came in 250 cals under target Saturday, 150 under Sunday, right at target yesterday. Had one beer Sunday night. Another one last night. Had some salty food over the weekend (homemade tacos, slice of pizza) so am holding some water today. Actually, holding some water for two weeks. Ick. Yesterday had an unfortunate run in with a cinnamon crunch bagel from Panera Bread.

Yesterday:
E- 60 mins strength training, 30 mins yoga, 60 mins moving exercise equipment in my garage
B - kashi go lean w/ skim, blueberries & blackberries, coffee
S: special k snack bar
L: Panera Bread: grilled chicken salad, small piece of baguette, 3/4 cinnamon crunch bagel
S: 25g of a meat pie one of DHs coworkers sent for him to try
D: hamburger helper made with fresh peppers and ground chicken breast, one guinness 250th anniversary stout
S: one hershey's kiss, cocoa with skim & 2 tsp of butter toffee cocoa powder, one squirt fat free redi whip

Today:
E - cardio. Either running at the park or treadmill/elliptical when I get home
B - smoothie, coffee
S - string cheese
L - grilled chicken salad, my normal, lower cal version here at work
S - lf van yogurt w/ berries & go lean crunch, apple w/ light laughing cow
D - ground chicken breast over rice, broccoli
S - yogurt or peanut butter graham cracker, maybe peanut butter smoothie if the calories are there

Forest's accountability:

10.6
Exercise: 40mins cardio before work including 17min HIIT of 8mph intervals interspersed in a 5.5mph jog starting at 30 seconds and working up to 90 seconds in 15 second increments, then back down again; followed by a mile jog at 6.1mph and walking cool-down. Today is a rest day for strength training.
B: Organic breakfast burrito, coffee (325 cals)
L: Eggplant and tomatillo stirfry leftovers (300 cals), small cider doughnut (150cals)
D: Dinner out with bf; going to try to have a Cobb salad with dressing on the side, not to exceed 800cals including any extra snacking (I'm not a big snacker these days so I don't really plan for them)

Monday:
B - shredded oats, blueberries, skim milk
L - PB&J on wheat bread
S - one big apple, one tiny apple
D - rice, kung pao tofu and broccoli
E - HIIT run

Tuesday:
B - raisin bran, skim milk
L - leftover rice & tofu/broccoli
S - large apple
D - minestrone soup
S - anniversary cake
E - NRLW S4W3A

Wednesday:
B - raisin bran, skim milk
L - leftover rice & tofu/broccoli
S - large apple
D - pasta w/sauce, morningstar farms crumbles, cheese, veggies
E - walk

Wow, I am so slack this week on the accountability.

Tuesday:
B: smoothie, coffee
L: grilled chicken salad
S: trail mix (I love the Indulgence trail mix from Wal Mart - nuts and chocolate chips. I'm almost out and considering not restocking as I can't make myself not eat it...)
D: Olive Garden for a friend's birthday. Entree from the new Garden Fare menu was Venetian Apricot Chicken. Had two servings of salad with the dressing off on the side so I had less than 1 tablespoon between the two. Had one breadstick, one Strawberry-Limoncello martini. I kept my calories seriously light all day to afford the meal.

Wednesday, appointments and in court all day:
E - Wednesday of the WH belly off club workout
B - starbucks strawberry banana vivanno, tall skinny vanilla latte
L - new fit & fresh buffalo chicken sub w/ no light ranch from Subway. Not worth it, won't have it again.
S - grilled chicken sausage in a corn tortilla
D - leftover serving of hunan shrimp w/ brown rice. 4 shrimp, veggies, drained off most of the sauce, maybe 1 cup total
S - pb&j

Today:
E - going to the park after work one way or another
B - smoothie, coffee
S - blueberries & blackberris
L - grilled chicken salad or half of a grilled chicken wrap w/ soup if I have to run another errand
S - string cheese, yogurt
D - ground turkey breast with peppers over rice, broccoli
S - depends on calories. Probably yogurt.

Confession time. I've had a mildly annoying last few weeks and just had a Heath Bar Crunch cookie with my half grilled chicken wrap & half spud lunch.

Confession: I've been bingeing all week. Not going to list everything I ate (it is logged on TDP for accountability though). But I'm going to start posting on here for a bit to see if it helps - starting NOW:

L: mexican chicken casserole (300)
S: handful of almonds, hard boiled egg white
D: 1/2 cup rainbow pasta w/ 1 c broccoli and 1/2 cup tomatoes

exercise: 4 mile walk/run. I'm so bloated from the bingeing I may just walk but I need to MOVE.
*ETA - ended up walking 3 miles

Shannon, how was the olive garden apricot chicken entree? I'm always looking for something really great and semi-healthy there. Chicken parm is amazing but about 3 days worth of calories!

Iris - the apricot chicken was fantastic, actually. Thin sliced chicken breast in an apricot citrus puree-ish sauce, served with broccoli, asparagus & roasted tomato. DH & I both ordered it, he said it was really good as well. Tasted light, the sauce didn't seem really sugary and I didn't notice any significant water retention from the meal. Win-win for me.

I'm falling behind on this thread. It's all logged on my calorie count site though.

Thursday:
B - oatmeal, blueberries, raisins, skim milk
L - leftover minestrone
S - apple
D - mashed potatoes, creamed corn, baked beans, roasted brussels sprouts
E - NRLW S4W3B

Friday:
B - oatmeal, blueberries, raisins, skim milk
L - @work, 2 slices veggie pizza
S - apple
D - rice, chinese broccoli, tofu, teriyaki sauce
S - raisins, 1/4 DH's beer
E - none

Yesterday I ate a cookie and then had a half PB&J before bed, so came in at 200 calories over maintenance level and was down a pound this morning. I know it isn't related but man it makes me crazy!

Today:
B: kashi go lean w/ berries & skim, banana, coffee
S: string cheese, kashi honey oat heart to heart
L: grilled chicken sandwich on wheat
S: 1 svg Sahals nuts, 1/2 svg trail mix
D: sandwich of some kind, apple w/ laughing cow
S: dunno
E: Friday Women's Health workout and some yoga before bed I hope

Ok, I lost it again today, but to be accountable:

B: whole wheat english muffin, lf cottage cheese, apple
L: turkey and swiss on multigrain... I ended up coming home at lunchtime because I'm not feeling well and instead of having my planned broccoli and pretzels, I had - tortilla chips w/ cheese and salsa, then proceeded to eat several more slices of bread and three packets of weight control oatmeal.

They label it "weight control," but that doesn't work when you eat multiple servings on top of an already indulgent meal!

I'm already over 2000 calories for the day... shoot. I don't know what's been setting me off lately.

Iris -