Sunday

Breakfast
coffee - 0
1/2 sugar - .5
1 c. OJ - 2
egg beaters - 2
potatoes - 3
cheese - 2
MSF sausage links - 2
Subtotal - 11/11

Lunch
Subtotal - /

Dinner
noodles - 3
veggies - 0
ham - 4
Subtotal - 7/18

Snacks
Subtotal - /

Total - I don't remember everything I ate, so I'll just leave this blank.

Scuttle- I also could've done much better...last time I was there, I ordered steamed veggies instead of potato and only ate 1/4 of the onion!! Oh well, it's been awhile and it was a nice indulgence!

Sunday

Lunch
Vegetarian faux "Egg McMuffin"
Dish of strawberries with a touch of sugar

Mid-afternoon snack
Mini ice cream sandwich

Dinner(?)
Dannon Light 'n Fit Yogurt cup

Snack
1/2 a Jumbo Pretzel at the arena (and they were jumbo huge, thus the half)

Eh. I still feel sick. I didn't even drag out of bed until 10:00, despite waking up at 8:00. Oh well. Hey, I ate fruit and got calcium!

Monday

Breakfast
Small bowl of Corn Pops cereal
2 vegetarian breakfast patties

Snack
Healthy Temptations mini ice cream sandwich

Lunch
Fake "chicken" patty, on a light English muffin, with a bit of light mayo and 2% cheese slice
Steamed veggies

Snack
Strawberries

Dinner
Orange roughy fish, in honey soy marinade
Roasted veggies in light butter sauce
Seasoned wild rice

Snack
2 Toll House chocolate chip cookies

Aha. As one can obviously see, I've found my appetite! And apparently made up for all the sugar I didn't eat the past few days. Dinner was good, and I made enough for leftovers for Tuesday's lunch.

Tuesday

Breakfast
Instant oatmeal (plain) with a Tablespoon LF margarine and 1 tsp sugar

Snack
FF Yogurt

Lunch
Leftovers: Honey soy fish, wild rice, veggies

Snack
1 oz salted peanuts

Dinner
Bean Thing over rice
Mini ice cream sandwich

I've created a pantry at work. I've got diet sodas, popcorn, nuts, granola bars, cereal, and maybe some things I've forgotten. Plus I've got frozen meals in the freezer at work. And fruit and yogurt in the fridge. And the 1 oz of peanuts for snack was really just 1 oz.

LBH, where are you???

Monday

Breakfast
coffee - 0
1/2 sugar - .5
1/2 c. OJ - 1
oatmeal - 5
Subtotal - 6.5/6.5

Lunch
LC - 5
veggies - 0
Subtotal - 5/11.5

Dinner
2 pc. pizza - 16
Subtotal - 16/27.5

Snacks
Subtotal - /

TOTAL - 27.5

Tuesday

Breakfast
coffee - 0
1/2 sugar - .5
1/2 c. OJ - 1
Kashi - 1
skim - 2
Subtotal - 4.5/4.5

Lunch
none
Subtotal - /

Dinner
Fuddy's
1/3 lb. burger - 10?
fries - 8
cheese sauce - 4?
Subtotal - 22/26.5

Snacks
Subtotal - /

TOTAL - 26.5

Wednesday

Breakfast
coffee - 0
1/2 sugar - .5
1/2 c. OJ - 1
oatmeal - 3
Subtotal - 4.5/4.5

Lunch
roll - 3
mayo - 2
roast beef - 6
cheese - 2
Subtotal - 13/17.5

Dinner
pork chop - 4
pasta accents - 6
Subtotal - 10/27.5

Snacks
Newman's organic PB cups - 5
cake - 5
Subtotal - 10/37.5

TOTAL - 37.5

I'm back! I was in moving ****!! Actually, it wasn't that bad, just hectic...

Wednesday

Breakfast
LF waffle with lite syrup and LF margarine
1 Morning Star vegetarian patty

Lunch
2 mini Mexican pizzas (split LF English muffin, spoonful of Bean Thing, sprinkling of LF cheddar)
McDonald's salad shaker with FF herb vinegearette dressing
Luna Bar

Snack
Big bowl of strawberries

Dinner
Boca burger with 2% cheese slice, on a LF English muffin. Ketchup only
Baked potato, with LF margarine and salsa
Green beans
Healthy Temptations mini ice cream sandwich

A couple of challenging days coming up: lunch and dinner both out for the next two days, then lunch out on Saturday. I swear, some days it seems like there's no one home as little as I am for meals. I might be able to duck out one of the lunches, but we're entertaining at work, so it's sort of expected I go. And I might just bring leftovers to heat up on my friend's house when I visit tomorrow. Usually everyone fends for themselves for dinner anyway.

(Edited to add, welcome back LBH!)

Thursday

Breakfast
coffee - 0
1/2 sugar - .5
1/2 c. OJ - 1
oatmeal - 3
Subtotal - 4.5/4.5

Lunch
2 sl. rye - 4
lean turkey - 3
LF LS swiss - 1
mayo - 1
Subtotal - 9/13.5

Dinner
LC skillet sensations - 7
extra veggies - 0
salad - 1
Subtotal - 8/21.5

Snacks
cottage cheese - 2
yogurt - 2
donut - 5
cake - 5
Subtotal - 14/35.5

TOTAL - 35.5
UGH...need to stop with the snacks!!

Hi. Hope you don't mind if I join you. Yesterday the boss brought in a big lunch so... I ate the food I planned yesterday today!

Thursday 01/17/02 Goal = 20-25

Breakfast
1 apple-----------------1
1 orange----------------1
Subtotal = 2

Lunch
1 pita------------------3
1 oz turkey-------------1
1 oz bologna------------2
1 t mayo----------------1
2 C. lettuce------------0
Subtotal = 2 + 7 = 9

Snack
1 slimfast shake--------4
Subtotal = 9 + 4 = 13

Dinner
9 pieces sushi----------4.5
2 C. lettuce------------0
Subtotal = 13 + 4.5 = 17.5

Snack
5 wine-------------------10
(Is this a snack? I really tend to think not!)

Total = 17.5 + 10 = 27.5

Thursday

Breakfast
Maple sugar flavored oatmeal
Morning Star Breakfast Patty
Luna Bar

Snack
Trader Joe Cat's Cookies

Lunch
Salad Bar with pretty healthy stuff
Baked Potato with a little butter, sour cream, and a lot of salsa

Snack
Waaaay too much chocolate -- 15 miniatures? More?
Even more TJ Cat's Cookies

Dinner
Bean Thing over wild rice
Another Luna Bar

Okay, today was a pretty unsuccessful day. A horrid meeting at work, combined with "that time of the month" for chocolate cravings, combined with a ready candy dish, just spiraled things out of control. And when they started out of control it went from bad to worse.

So, it's another meeting today, and I need to figure out how to better handle this. I think I need a "just say no" approach to candy today because, once I take one piece in a meeting, it's all over. I'll see what I can do, and chalk it up as a learning experience. (I seem to have a lot of those.) Maybe it'll balance with the two days earlier this week when I was sick and ate less than nothing. Or jump start my metabolism. Um. Yeah, that's it!

And welcome, BaileySG! The more, the merrier!

Hey Bailey- Nice to see you back! I see you still have the sushi fettish!

Scuttle- Where I just moved to, there's a TJ's near by, so I've been planning a visit. Have not been to one in a couple years. Stay out of the darn chocolate!!

Friday

Breakfast
coffee - 0
1/2 sugar - .5
1/2 c. OJ - 1
oatmeal - 5
Subtotal - 6.5/6.5

Lunch
2 pc. rye - 4
turkey - 3
swiss - 1
mayo - 1
Subtotal - 9/15.5

Dinner
2 pc. pizza - 16
Subtotal - 16/31.5

Snacks
yogurt - 2
pudding - 1
Subtotal - 3/34.5

TOTAL - 34.5

Good News: I avoided the chocolate!

Bad News: I ate lots of other things in excess.

[u]Friday

Breakfast
Raisin Bran with skim milk

Snack
Some TJ Cat Cookies

Lunch
Lean Cuisine Lasagna

Snack
Lots of TJ cookies

Dinner
Foot long veggie at Subway, accidentally with extra cheese and light mayo
Baked Lays
Large slice of ice cream cake, with frosting

Munching
Handful of soy nuts
Mini ice cream sandwich

There. Full disclosure. I need something to break this 'eating too much junk' cycle. Maybe an end to the Meetings From **** will solve it -- though I just have to go out to lunch on Saturday, so that's going to be tough. I'm in this bad psychological state -- not that I feel bad, it's just a destructive thought process -- that says, "See, you've screwed up twice in a row, might as well give up." Blah.

So what did I learn? I guess that cutting out chocolate is good, but there are other bad things to over-indulge in. I think today at lunch I'm going to get something 'real', like a veggie burger with cheese even, and either a baked potato or veggies or salad on the side. No more potato/salad at lunch. I've been wanting a good restaurant veggie burger for a while.

Too much talk. Blah again.

Hey - thanks for the welcomes.

Lauren - Most days I need the sushi to stay close to within my points. I find it much more satisfying than other foods for that many points!

Friday 01/19/02 Goal = 20-25

Breakfast
slimfast shake-------4
1/2 Orange----------.5
Subtotal = 4.5

Lunch
1/2 sub roll---------4
2 oz chicken---------2
little greek dressing-1
little feta cheese---1
Subtotal = 4.5 + 8 = 12.5

Dinner
6 sushi-------------3
2 C veggies---------0
Subtotal = 12.5 + 3 = 15.5

Snack
5 wine--------------10
2 champaigne (sp)----4

Total = 15.5 + 14 = 29.5

Weekly Bank = -2.5 - 4.5 = -7

Scuttle - good job on the chocolates!

Saturday 01/19/02 Goal = 20

Breakfast
orange--------------1
apple---------------1
crystal lite--------0
Subtotal = 2

Lunch
3/4 wrap------------3
2 oz roast beef-----2
1 t mayo------------1
2 c lettuce---------0
Subtotal = 2 + 6 = 8

Snack
can green beans-----0
1 c V8--------------1
Subtotal = 8 + 1 = 9

Dinner
1 C mashed potatos--4
2 oz roast beef-----2
1/2 C corn----------1
gravy---------------1
2 wine--------------4
Subtotal = 9 + 12 = 21

Snack
beans and tomatos---0
1/4 wrap------------1
1 oz bologna--------2
little mayo---------.5

Total = 21 + 3.5 = 24.5

Weekly Bank = -7 + .5 = -6.5