September 11 - can you believe it has been 5 years? God bless to all those who lost their lives and loved ones.

It was a good weekend, I ate good all weekend

B- 1 piece cinnamon rasin toast with a small amount of light butter; honey dew melon
S- coffee or tea and some orea thinsations
L- 1 small potato and 1 carrot with 1 cup spaghetti sauce (lean ground beef, mushrooms, onion, tomato sauce)
S- orange (I sware I will eat it today... or my oranges are gonna go bad!)
D- still thinking shake and bake chicken; potato and some kinda of veggie or something... we have been planning that for a week now haha
W- 2+ liters

I ate well yesterday! I'm even COUNTING the good days now (notice my new ticker?)

Breakfast: 1 egg scrambled, 2 pieces of whole wheat bread, toasted no butter, 1 cup of skim milk, and one slice of 2% american single cheese

Lunch: a pita pocket, hummus and cucumbers, one clementine, 8 almonds

DInner: Grilled zucchini and tofu, mashed sweet potato? And a large side salad.

Dessert: one light yoplait strawbery yogurt. (yes the one with the bug dye!)

Very nice Veggielover! Good for you and Courtnie! I, unfortunately, attended a picnic and had some birthday brownies this morning (hehe) but I will persevere! tun tun daaaaaaaaa...

B - spiced flattened rice
1 cup skim milk
Errm... 2 brownies

L - 1/4 cup brown rice + roasted beans
1 8 oz container yogie
1 banana

S - Popcorn??? Maybe some salad wraps

D - 1/4 cup white rice and veggie stuff, but I don't know. I might totally overeat.

Exercise: 1 hour on treadmill today.

Today, let's think of just one thing that we are grateful for in our lives... I am grateful to live in a country that the majority of it's citizens loves and cares for one another...

B: 6oz low carb/low cal yogurt, 1 med apple, 6 strawberries (200cal)

S: 10 almonds (60cal)

L: lean cuisine salmon w. vegies, w.w. pasta, (240cal)

S: 1 very sm plum (25cal)

D: fish, steemed vegies w. spray butter and light parm cheese (225cal)

S: light rye chrisp crackers w. laughing cow light cheese, 2T s.f jelly (150cal)

Workout: I went to the gym and did a spin class on Sat, and did a kickboxing and yoga class yesterday. I am giving myself the day off! I may go for a walk after dinner if it does rain this evening...

I had a bumpy weekend food-wise, so I'm going even stricter to get back on track. For the next 4 days (don't want to do it too long and feel completely deprived), I will only eat things that grow (with the exception of salad dressings ). Today is shaping up as such:

• banana
• plum
• salad (baby spinach, sliced strawberries, and chopped pecans with a light Asian soy sesame ginger dressing)
• salad (romaine lettuce, dried cranberries, sliced almonds, dressing TBD)
• possibly a cup of 100% organic roasted red pepper and tomato soup

I'm working on liter #3 of water so far (plus a can of Coke Zero...probably another can this evening as well).

Oh, and to go along with yogachick's "thankfulness" theme: I am thankful to live in such a place, time, and lifestyle that I have a CHOICE as to what I put in my mouth. I am not starved nor deprived, and I have an abundance of options that are affordable and readily available. There are many people and places around thw world who do not have such a luxury.