No Excuses! Maintainers Food and Exercise Accountability for January

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  • New year, new month, new thread!

    Friday:
    B - oatmeal, raisins, pumpkin butter, skim milk
    L - italian sausage and escarole soup
    D - chicken cacciatore, pasta, broccolini
    S - cream of wheat w/brown sugar and cinnamon
    E - walk with dog in the freezing cold!
  • Off to a good start, Jessica.

    B - English muffin,
    S - toast (see a trend here?)
    L - leftover chili over romaine lettuce; 1/2 pear
    S - tea
    D - Seoul-ful chicken, roasted squash risotto (new, hope it comes out well)
  • LOL Pat, I love the Seoul-ful chicken!

    Saturday:
    B - oatmeal, raisins, pumpkin butter, skim milk
    L - two rotisserie chicken drumsticks
    D - sweet and sour cabbage soup, beer
    S - mexican hot chocolate
    E - NRLW S6W4B
  • And it was yummy as usual Jessica. And the risotta came out well too, flavorwise. I think I let it get a little to dry, but it was yummy.

    B - oatmeal with raisins, walnuts, skim milk; 1/2 ww bagel
    S - probably none as I had b'fast late, but having another
    L - homemade veggie soup (has lentils and white beans as well)
    S - ?
    D - must go peruse the freezer.
  • Sunday:
    B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
    L - spaghetti, chicken cacciatore
    S - slice of focaccia bread
    D - lentil cottage pie
    S - slice of focaccia bread, glass of red wine, handful of gummy bears , toast with apple butter and low-sugar apricot jam
    E - none

    Monday:
    B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
    L - leftover lentil cottage pie
    S - apple
    D - leftover cabbage soup
    S - ww toast w/half apple butter and half low sugar apricot jam
    E - run on treadmill at lunchtime -- 5 min warmup, 20 min random program @5.5mph, 5 min cooldown
  • Monday -

    B - Light bread/eggwhite french toast
    S - Orange
    L - Chicken and dumplings made lighter...mmm, so good
    S - Popcorn
    S - Greek yogurt w/ high fiber cereal, frozen berries
    D - pork loin and broccoli stir fry, brown and wild rice
    S - NSA Ice Cream

    E - 45 min dogwalk this morning, 60 min cardio, yoga possibly
  • Okay, getting back on with the accountability. Will chalk yesterday's crazy up to the furor or taking down Christmas decorations.

    Today:
    B - kashi go lean w/ berries & banana, coffee
    S - berries, special k snack bar
    L - grilled chicken salad
    S - string cheese, yogurt w/ berries
    D - ground chicken with peppers over rice, broccoli
    S - maybe more yogurt, maybe an english muffin w/ peanut butter
    E - strength training when I get home, it was too darn cold this morning in my garage
  • Today:

    scale 163 (down from 165 yesterday, down from 167 on 12/24!)
    english muffin with cheese and turkey
    roast beef with a ton of mushrooms, onions, spinach, and green chile on a small bun
    1 clementine so far. probably 2-3 more. mmmmmm! I'm addicted!
    dinner will be BBQ turkey, beef, ham, assortment for FIL's birthday. Lots of side that aren't so great. I might roast a big pan of veggies to take along.
    Exercise: maybe a run, my stomach is a little touchy today
  • First run of 2010 today! On the treadmill at work because it is way too cold and icy to run outside. It felt good.
  • Tuesday:
    B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
    L - pasta, frozen mixed veggies, sauce
    S - apple
    D - kasha with chicken and veggies, beer
    E - NRLW S6W5A
  • Food and exercise came out fine yesterday.

    Today -
    E - planning on some treadmill time while DH watches the game tonight
    B - kashi go lean w/ skim, berries & banana, coffee
    S - berries, string cheese
    L - grilled chicken salad
    S - apple w/ laughing cow, yogurt w/ berries
    D - some kind of take out salad from wherever DH gets chicken wings for tonight's bowl game
    S - depends on dinner...
  • POP yesterday, so of course scale is up. Grrr. Also got another 7 cortisone shots this morning so I am cranky and can't lift today.

    B - Light french toast
    S - Orange
    L - Leftover pork and broccoli stirfry
    S - Popcorn
    S - Greek yogurt w/ high fiber cereal
    D - Spaghetti squash bake with meat sauce, light mozzarella
    S - NSA Ice cream

    E - 60-75 min cardio
  • Amanda - Have they figured out what exactly is wrong with your shoulder? Or are they just doing the "as long as the cortisone helps, we'll just do it forever" treatment?
  • POP yesterday.

    Wednesday:
    B - oatmeal, raisins, apple butter, skim milk
    L - leftover kasha veg chicken mix
    S - apple
    D - roasted cauliflower, pasta with sauce made from: low fat ricotta, a little margarine, pasta water, chicken, frozen peas, frozen green beans, frozen cherry tomatoes
    E - rest day today, legs are too sore to run
  • Yesterday ended with no exercise & a pint of Cherry Garcia froyo. About 2350 cals for the day. Fell asleep on the bed instead of exercising. Ick - hope I'm not coming down with something. Feel pretty drained and yucky still.

    Today:
    E - depends on how the day goes. Would like to spend an hour on the treadmill or elliptical and/or do some yoga before bed.
    B - kashi go lean w/ skim, banana, & berries, coffee
    S - berries, string cheese
    L - grilled chicken salad
    S - yogurt w/ berries, protein shake if I exercise
    D - pb&j
    S - either a muffin or more yogurt