I was wondering if anyone would find it useful to have a daily menu thread? I liked the way JC was listing her food plan for the day and then going back and editing it to show what she ended up eating. It seems like a few of us -- including me -- had a bad day or so last week and really want to commit to a fresh start and a great week. I know a lot of us have Fitday journals but I thought it might be helpful to lay it all out here for some accountability!

So I’ll go first — here’s my plan for today. I’ll come back at the end of the day and edit it to let you know how I did:

6:00 AM — early cardio
7:00 AM — 1 cup cottage cheese w/Splenda and cinnamon
10:00 AM — 1/2 cup (dry) oatmeal, 1 scoop PP
1:00 PM — 4 oz. chicken breast, apple
4:00 PM — homemade protein bar
7:00 PM — 5 oz. salmon, zucchini

I’ll also throw in some SF Jell-O and a Popsicle.

Anyone else?

Meg

OK, back to edit. It's 8:30 here and this is always a tough time for me because I'm tired and want to munch. So it will be off to brush my teeth and read in bed as soon as I'm done here (I'm reading Arnold Schwartzenegger's Bodybuilding Encyclopedia and it's so heavy that it puts my legs to sleep).

This thread was really a help for me today because there were a few times that I was tempted to sneak a little of this or that and knowing that I'd be coming back here to report kept me on the straight and narrow!

I stuck to my plan as written except for switching two meals around and adding a T. of PB to bring my calories up above 1200 for the day. I ended up doing 45 minutes of cardio and legs.

Goodnight all!

That is a good idea. I do wish that I could have more structure in my plan, but eating out does tend to upset the balance. My discretely visiting parents will both have gone by the end of this week or early next week in Dad's case, so hopefully staying on track will be easier.

I'm doing weights tomorrow and some cardio if I have the energy. Have a good day, everyone!

Great idea Meg!!....

5:30AM -- Chest and bicep EDT workout... a 10 on the scale....

M1 - post-workout -- 6:30AM
PP shake w/ med. banana, 2 Tbsp ground flax, 2 tsp. Udo's

M2 -- 10AM
omelette made with 2 eggs and 1/2c eggwhite, with 1c frozen veggies stir fried in 1/2 tsp olive oil....

M3 -- noon or so
4-oz chicken with salad w/ 1tsp salad dressing and 1 tsp Udo's

M4 -- 3PM
1c CC and FF pudding blended till smooth...Yummy!!

M5 -- 6PM
5-oz chicken with salad and 1tsp dressing and 1tsp Udo's
1C strawberries with Splenda and 1T SF syrup

Oh and I forgot I ABSOLUTELY must DRINK my WATER!!!!!!

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I had a great day, food was excellent, drank my water too!! The only change I made was to have the strawberries mixed into M4, and I had turnip and broccoli instead of salad in M5....

Count me in!

So far...

6:30am - 20 MAS (stairclimber of all things)
7:30am - eggwhite omelet w/fiber one
10:30am - turkey on WW, cottage cheese
1:30pm - whoa - yet MORE processed carbs... shame on me... 4oz. extra lean ground beef, ww bun.

Did chest this a.m., and 1 mile walk.

3/4 c. CC and 1/2 c. cooked oatmeal
5 oz. chicken, 6 oz. sweet potato
small detour bar
salad w/ spring mix greens, broccoli slaw, 5 oz. turkey
whites and oatmeal

hope to do bis and another walk this p.m.,
I, too, will edit.

I usually don't work on Mondays, but today is an exception. I will pack some food so I don't get too hungry on the way home, since I never know what time I'll be headed home. Here's my day-

BK 1 egg and 2 whites w/mushrooms nuked, 2 slices of turkey bacon

Treadmill

S1 - 1 pc 5-grain bread, toasted with 1 tsp organic PB, 1c tomato juice

S2 - SF, Lite yogurt

Lunch - (take with) turkey lunchmeat, rolled in 2 lettuce leaves, EAS Edge Shake (on hand for days like this) OOPS, too many carbs. Changing that to a Whey shake in water.

Dinner - boneless chicken breast, 1/2 c lima beans, 1 red potato, small apple

Treat - 1c FF hot chocolate

I may have to edit too, but that's my Fitday plan.

dip

Good idea- don't know how long I'll manage to keep this up, but here goes:

Meal 1: 6 egg whites, 1c. mushrooms, 1tbs. oatmeal, 1c. spinach in omelette

Meal2: pp and 10 frozen strawberries

Meal 3: 4 oz. lean turkey breast on bed of romaine, 1 tbs. oatmeal, 1 tsp. flax oil

meal 4: 1c. diced chicken, 1 cup steamed broccoli, 2 oz. sweet potato

meal 5: 1/2 c. cc, 1 tbs. oatmeal, 1 tbsl. natural peanut butter.

finished 2 mile fast walk, chest and bi's in afternoon, then 20 MAS after lifting.

I'll come back and edit if things change!

Mel, how do you incorporate only 1 tablespoon in your meal? Do you sprinkle it in your salad? Thanks...

I am dying here just waiting for Mel to answer you, old Eagle Eye! You, my dear, are about to learn about Flat Croutons!!! Be sure to ask Mel about all her other culinary creations -- that woman has a vivid imagination!

Meg

Flat Croutons? Well there's an innovative idea! Mel, answer quick I want to know about all your other culinary ideas!!

Okay you guys!!!

Here's *my* plan for this class day...gonna be a toughie because there isn't a fridge here...at least I brought my water

4:30 - 6:00 - Shoulders/tris and 30 min HIIT cardio
7:00 am - 2 eggs, 4 eggwhites, 1/2 cup oatmeal
10:00 (or whenever we break...) 1/2 an MRB (don't usually use these but this is a special case...)
12:30 or whenever we break for lunch - go home and have chicken breast and yam
3:00 or whenever... another 1/2 MRB
6:00 pm - salad and lean sirloin steak

plus a couple sugarfree popsicles...

Yup, I just sprinkle 1 tablesepoon of dry oatmeal over salads, in omelettes, etc. Partly because I eat much lower carbs than BFL, but also despite having really tried, I still gag on actual cooked oatmeal unless it's the steel cut variety. And that doesn't make good flat croutons

mel

I've actually come closer to "three squares" today than in many weeks, thanks to an odd schedule ...

No exercise today, thanks to same odd schedule.

Meal I: Eggwhite omelet with spinach, tomatos and onions and half piece whole wheat toast

Meal II: Broiled chicken in half pita and mixed fruit

Meal III: Apple and ounce of string cheese

Will try to finish later ...

Airegrrl (aka Indiana Robin)

Back to add dinner ... 2 1/2 egg frittata with mushrooms, green onion and topped with some feta and some parmesan; small piece multigrain toast; big salad with 2 teaspoons olive oil vinigrette; Starbucks frappachino bar (low fat, but, unfortunately, not made with Splenda -- absolutely wonderful, however, for those chocolate-craving days).

We have a meeting tonight, at which there are ALWAYS snacks. I do OK as long as I take my water bottle and sip whenever I want to eat. 'course, that means I'm up all night long

Because we are a day ahead of ya'll... I will post what I ended up having?

Took this straight from my journal of BFL worksheets!!

Monday Oct 6

Breakfast (5:45 am)
BFL Oatmeal
˝ cup oatmeal, 1 cup water, 1 Tablespoon Omega Flaxseed Oil, 1 Tablespoon Linseed Meal, 30 g Meal Replacment/Protein Powder and 1 Tablespoon of a fibre supplement
(I am borderline hypoglycemic and eat FIRST thing in the morning otherwise I will pass out before I get to the gym!)

Upper Body Workout ( 6:15 am – 7:00 am)

COFFEE - - moca-latte from the cafe I LOVE near work!

Second Breakfast (9 am)
200 g Danone Lite Yogurt (not the best carb, but I love it!) Sometimes I have 1/2 cup of cottage cheese here too but I did not hit the express grocery store on the way into work
30 g Protein Crunch (Aussies will know? Ladybird makes a protein supplement that is crunchy rice bubbles!! We bought a 4kg / 8lbs BUCKET!)

Lunch(12:30 pm)
125 g chicken breast
˝ cup brown rice
1 cup steamed veggies
This is basically my standard lunch, I make 5 of these, sometimes sweet potatoe and sometimes rice, mixed up with either lamb steaks, beef steaks, chicken, turkey stir fry strips, etc.

Second Lunch(4:00 pm)
BFL Pancakes
The ‘shannycakes’ from L&S, my hubby says he has no idea who ‘shanny’ is so he calls them BLF cakes. I add 1 T sugar free apple sauce, ˝ banana and 1 Tablespoon or so of a Weight Watchers hot chocolate to some of them, for those chocolate cravings days! We make 10 batches = 1 a day for each of us and they are in the fridge for the week, lots of work but this is a no brainer!

Dinner( 7:00 pm)
125 g Chicken breast
100 g Potatoe wedges (yes I weigh this out or else I end up with WAY TOO MUCH)
Cut up fresh veggies

Last Meal (9:30 pm)
BFL Oatmeal

Asleep late because I watched Survivor!! Drank 3 Litres of water, no diet coke and 2 glasses of mineral water with dinner and watching tv

Comments?

Since you're a day ahead, why don't you start the menu thread when it's morning for you and then we can jump in when it's morning where we are? And eventually the sun even rises in California for Karen!

Meg