Whoever came up with this thread is brilliant! I find that I go off plan when I get bored with what I eat... seeing how you guys eat, gives me new ideas on how I can shake things up. For example: I had no idea that Shredded Wheat Cereal was core... does it count as a grain? or can we eat it throughout the day?
For Friday:
bf - 1/2 cup oatmeal and banana
lunch - core chili and salad
snack - apple or pear
dinner - steak, veggies
snack - tea and chocolate core cake.
Whoever came up with this thread is brilliant! I find that I go off plan when I get bored with what I eat... seeing how you guys eat, gives me new ideas on how I can shake things up. For example: I had no idea that Shredded Wheat Cereal was core... does it count as a grain? or can we eat it throughout the day?
i believe you are limited to eating it only once per day, and you must eat it with FF milk or FF plain yogurt
B: cream of wheat with 1 T lite butter (1 pt), splenda, cinnamon
s: roasted chickpeas
L: salad with romaine, green peas, cucumber, chicken, and FF raspberry vinaigrette; meatless chili
s: banana
D: steak (eye round) with A1 sauce and potatoes sauteed in olive oil with ketchup
s: one of those heat-up chocolate desserts (9 pts - yikes! i was having a major craving for sweets. at least i grabbed something that only had one serving!)
WAP for this week so far: 19/35
today i tried to go from level 1 to level 2 in the 30 day shred....unbelievable! mostly i just stared at the TV in disbelief about what was expected of me.
Not sure why I haven't been posting menus, I have been wonderfully OP lately. Well, until I made bread for DH today and ate some (It was worth it. Yum.)
today i made this recipe for bourbon chicken, and it was really good! i used diet orange pop instead of the apple juice. i must be a picky eater, because i am usually disappointed with a lot of the recipes i try, but i thought this one was a keeper. my husband liked it, too!
B: shredded wheat and bran with splenda, cinnamon, and skim milk
L: brown rice with bourbon chicken (1 pt)
D: taco salad* (1pt)
snacks: popcorn, cocoa
*i remembered something i used to make a long time ago that was easily made into core....just mix up some chopped tomato (if you take out the seeds it works better), black olives (i just buy the sliced ones), red pepper, onion, and kidney beans (rinsed) into a bowl and mix it all up. you can eyeball the amounts and substitute other things you like. then, when you're ready to eat it, just add FF cheese (i prefer soy cheese myself), FF catalina dressing, and doritos (optional, but they add a nice crunch. i bought the baked ones and only used half a serving). it's really yummy! i guess you could probably add some lean ground beef, but i'm just not a huge meat eater and already had chicken today.
B: shredded wheat and bran with skim milk, splenda, cinnamon
L: brown rice, green peas, leftover bourbon chicken (1pt)
s: banana
D: taco salad (1 pt for doritos)
cream of wheat with lite butter (1 pt), splenda, cinnamon
well, i am down another 1 lb this week. to meet my short term goal, i need to lose 3 more lbs in the next 2 weeks. it's feasible, but i'll probably need to kick up the exercise.
B: shredded wheat and bran with skim milk, splenda, cinnamon
L: brown rice and leftover bourbon chicken (1pt)
D: taco salad (1pt) and cream of wheat with lite butter (1 pt), splenda, and cinnamon
s: FF cottage cheese, banana
i tried this cabbage recipe i found either here or at *** (1 package shredded cabbage/coleslaw, 1 carton plain FF yogurt, 1 can crushed pineapple). yeah...not so much. i think i'll just keep making my taco salad.
(It was worth it. Yum.)
