How did everyone do yesterday? I went back and edited my post last night -- it ended up as a pretty good day for me.

Should we keep this up?

My plan for today:

Meal 1 -- 1/2 cup oatmeal and PP
Meal 2 -- 1 cup cottage cheese, T. PB, cocoa powder a la Mel
Meal 3 -- 3 oz chicken, apple
Meal 4 -- 1 cup chili, 2 cups broccoli slaw
Meal 5 -- homemade protein bar
Meal 6 -- not sure -- depends on family dinner -- will be protein and a salad, probably

Cardio for sure -- possible workout, depending on partner's schedule.

Meg

Yep, I like this. Stuck with exactly what I committed to on yesterday's thread, and any time I thought about food, the thread came to mind. It's also interesting to see what everyone else does, when and how. I also wondered what Mel did with the tbls of oatmeal, and now have to try it.

The cupboard is bare this morning and I have to shop, but based on what's here, this is the plan.

AM 1 - 1/2 c oatmeal and pp; cardio

2 - 1 egg and 2 whites hard boiled

UBWO, squats and weighted calf raises

whey protein shake in 1/2 water, 1/2 skim

PM-1 - salmon on lettuce, lite yogurt

2 - 1/2 c FF cottage cheese and 1/4 c lima beans

3 - roasted turkey breast, 1/2 fresh dug yam (we grow our own), a green vegetable, small apple

treat - SF fudgesicle

I haven't committed this plan to Fitday yet and may have to make some adjustments.

I stuck to my plan too.

1 - 6 whites/1 yolk, 1/2 c. (cooked) steel cut oats
2 - 5 oz. chicken breast, 1/2 cup brown rice
3 - small detour bar
4 - 5 oz. turkey, salad, udos
5 - choc. pancake

bis/tris, 2 mile walk

Here was mine for today!!

1 - BFL Oatmeal
2 - Crunch Protein/Yogurt and coffee !!
3 - Chicken/Brown Rice/Veggies
4 - BFL pancakes aka Shannycakes
5 - Chicken Faijitas - - cheated a bit with the tortilla
6 - BFL Oatmeal

I managed to get the 6 meals in today - 3.5 L water and NO diet coke!! Best of all... none of those evil biscuits (cookies) in the work kitchen that taste like dried out cardboard!! BLECHT!!

I did cardio this morning and used the Treadmill.

Every 2nd Tuesday we have a DVD night and invite friends over and they order take out, since we are at home we make something a bit on the bad side, so the tortillas were on the menu... not bad, could have been better, but not fish and chippies from down the street!

It is 9 pm over here and a bit early to start the Wednesday thread for the northern hemisphere residents....

My plan tomorrow is very similar but my daily goal is to really work hard at my lower workout tomorrow morning and hit those 10's!!!


You go girls! (cause I am going to pack my gym bag ha ha ha)


Nola.

Pretty much the same as yesterday as far as planning, but the day may change if I go out...

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

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 with strawberries till smooth...

M5 -- 6PM
5-oz chicken with veggies not sure what kind yet...

Water!! Water!! Water!!

Later....

Today's Plan - 2 cardios 1200 calories P/C/F = 50/42/8.. 150g P/126g C/10.67g F

And today's weights are chest/quads

Meal 1: 1 Scoop PP with water

40 min run on boardwalk - it was glorious out.

Meal 2: eggwhite/oatmeal pancake (1 Cup liquid eggwhites, 1/2C oatmeal, 2 pkts splenda, cinnamon to taste)

Meal 3: 3.5oz Trader Joe's grilled chicken strips 1C Ore-Ida hash browns (the FF ones)

Nosh meal.. will be eaten all afternoon - 2 Cups of puffed kashi (I'm on the road this afternoon.. it travels well, if a bit bland. It also extends my carbs which is good. Easier to keep to the plan when I'm not starving<g>).

Dinner: 4 oz of crispy baked chicken (baked with oatbran), big salad (lettuce, cukes, tomotoes, red cabbage, red pepper, artichoke hearts), balsamic vingar (ff) dressing, 1/4C Trader Joe's Jasmine Rice (this has less carbs than other brands) 1/2teaspoon of olive oil (probably put on salad, as the chicken is already cooked).

Cardio after dinner

1 scoop of protein powder shake

Then dance lesssons..

lots of water all day!

I work with a coach and have to report in each week, so it's a bit easier for me to keep to my food plan. I also am finding cardio gets done, much as I don't like it.. I need to stay accountable to get in the lifting when the schedule gets tight. I LIKE the lifting best, so it shouldn't be so difficult to get it done.

I'll recap tomorrow morning to give final #'s achieved. The plan as written is an A+ at 102.25% on the PFA.

Editing to say eating was on plan, and I did chest/quads tonight and my second cardio (intervals on the treadmill).

No dance lessons tho Brad had to work late..

PP
Banana

Beef steak
potatoes

chicken
pasta

chicken
pasta

PP
Muesli

(look! real food! )

My day went well yesterday, and yes, we should keep this up! I like it!

So far today:

M1: oatmeal and 1/2 C 1% cottage cheese

M2: banana (having trouble getting protien in here)

M3: Homemade veggie soup with sm sweet potato and 4 oz chicken. (I was quite full after I ate all that!)

M4: Yogurt and cottage cheese

M5: Either chicken or tuna with either potatoes, brown rice, sweet potatoes and soup.

Edited M5: Potato, fresh tomatoes, green peppers, onions and lean ham sauteed in 1 tbsp oil, then heated in the wok until it was done. Very good, and the kids loved it too!

M6: I guess I'll have a protien shake this evening.



Need to push water more!

Lois

Another wacko day. No exercise. Pledge for tomorrow: treadmill without fail!

Meal 1: Amy's black bean burrito (late breakfast -- this I can heat in the microwave at work) and apple

Meal 2: Salmon, green beans, zucchini

Meal 3: 1/2 cup CC and canned peaches; Kashi TLC crackers

Meal 4: To be determined; this will be after a meeting, and it's going to be about 8 p.m. -- maybe more cottage cheese and/or a protein shake

Water! Water! Water!

Airegrrl (Indiana Robin)

This didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped; by the time I got home, it was 8 p.m., and I didn't feel like fixing anything even tho I had lots of stuff here -- veggie burgers, eggs, etc. I wound up with a PP shake made with milk and strawberries; an oz of swiss cheeze; half an oz of salami (which I NEVER eat; go figure) and some CC that had been blended with splenda. Actually, it's pretty healthy, but pretty odd.

Indi Robin I like your av I forgot to mention it the other day...

Lois do you have a special recipe for your veggie soup? I need one for the winter colder months I rarely eat salads in the winter it's just too cold...brr...

The only meal that changed today was meal #3, I had WHITE rice, along with my chicken...I took my mom out for lunch... The rice was very very oily, but I didn't add any dressing at all to my salad...There was 1 chunk of feta cheese in the salad and about 4 black olives... I love black olives and feta cheese and well food in general......

For the day I had 1656 cals.... P 38%, C 30% and F 32%....

Ilene,

I don't have a specific recipe for the soup, except that I always start with onions and garlic, a bit of olive oil (as little as needed), then whatever veggies I have in the house. I usually put carrots, celery, broccoli, tomatoes (canned usually, although this time I used fresh), and a bit of chicken stock or seasoning. I saute the onion and garlic first, then add carrots and veggies, cook it a bit, then add the water and the chicken stock or bullion or whatever I have. I bring it to a boil, cover it, and simmer for an hour or so. I also add whatever spices and seasonings I'm craving at the time. Basil is always good, as is cilantro, or even Italian spices. I've also used tarragon before. Then I freeze at least half of it. I mix in my protien, and can also mix in starches, like today, with the sweet potato. I'm not a big salad eater, winter or summer, but this sure helps me get my veggies in.

Later,

Lois

Thank you Lois...