The on-plan thread for 2/22-2/28
 

Last week of Feb. folks, let's hit it! What phase are you on? What does your menu look like? How do you feel on SBD? I'm working Phase 1.5 like a high class Madaam, lol. I'm eating eggs, eggs, and stew for my three main meals. For snacks, I'm having yogurt, peanuts, and gum.

Phase 2

B- hot tea, v8, cheese stick (eating on the run this morning)
S - yogurt and a few apple slices
L - refried bean soup, cucumber salad
S - veggies and hummus
D - not sure yet, DH is fixing a 'special supper'. :p He's good about fixing SBD friendly things for me though.

Exercise - It's supposed to get nice and warm so I'm hoping to walk with a friend after school. And of course I'll spend some time with my wii fit plus tonight. lol

Phase 2
B-cottage cheese/egg muffin, apple
S-bell pepper slices, grape tomatoes, 2 rf laughing cow cheese wedges
L-salad with grilled chicken, chick peas, 2 tbsp. parmesan, caesar dressing
S-15 almonds, nf greek yogurt
D-spag bol no pasta
S-1 oz. pepper jack cheese

Phase 2 -

B. Oatmeal soaked in unsweetened almond milk w/blueberries & walnuts
L. Cabbage, ricotta & pine nut casserole and a salad
S. mock blueberry coffee cake and maybe a yogurt
D. leftover Greens & Quinoa Pie on a bed of baby spinach
S. fudgesicle

Exercise - 30 minutes of wii running and step aerobics, 20 minutes on bike

It's a leftover day at our house :) Phase 2

B: egg scrambled with LC, 1/2 serving leftover porridge with hemp milk & extra blueberries
S: no sugar added applesauce & Greek yogurt
L: leftover salmon & kale
S: hummus & sprouts
D: vegetable curry with chick*n strips & chick peas

exercise - hoping for a lunchtime walk, Wii yoga & strength

Monday P1D8

B - huevos rancheros (scrambled eggs, black beans, red pepper, salsa, LF cheese), skim milk, tea with splenda
S - celery sticks with PB
L - SB crepes with ricotta filling, vegetarian sausages
S - FF yogurt with splenda and cinnamon, NSA fudgesicle
D - salad with vinegar, refried beans, seasoned ground turkey, olives, avocado, LF cheese and salsa
S - jello with FF cool whip

Exercise: taking a break today too. Hoping the SB Phase 1 fog lifts a little.

*I did not eat enough veggies today and I'm feeling the effects. Must be better about that tomorrow.*

Whooo! Feeling motivated this morning :)

P 1.5

B: scrambled egg-beaters with spinach, coffee (late breakfast, so we'll call it brunch)
S: greek yogurt with blueberries
D: Chicken and brown rice chowder (lots of veggies in the soup), salad, milk
S: small apple

30 minutes Wii aerobics

Phase 1 here.

B: ff/sf greek yoghurt with stewed rhubarb (technically a veg!) and a pinch of flaked almonds (OMG, best breakfast EVER!!)
L: tuna and canellini bean salad with lots of chilli flakes
D: chicken breast stuffed with sundried tomato/garlic/light cream cheese served with creamy leeks. I'm making it up as I go along, so who knows what delights we'll get tonight! Dessert will probably be quark flavoured with s/f fake maple syrup.

Phase 1.25 (Phase 2 - Day 1 :D )

Breakfast: 2 eggs over hard, 2 slices turkey bacon, V8; 2 cups coffee w/ 1/4 c 1% milk and sweetener
Snack: Yogurt w/ 1/8 t SF jello
Lunch: Chicken Crack Slaw
Snack: Apple with peanut butter
Dinner: Chicken Capri and broccoli
Snack: Bean brownie


Happy weigh day here... I lost another 2.5 pounds last week, bringing me to a grand total of 10.0 for the 2 weeks I did Phase 1 :carrot:

phase 2

b - oatmeal with almond milk
l - egg salad with veggies, apple and slice of pumpernickel bread
s - yogurt
s - leftover chicken, broccoli and cauliflower
s - almonds and sf jello

walked for 35 minutes at the mall and 15 minutes on bike

This is in answer to Cyndi's questions about how I tweaked the mock cornbread recipe for my blueberry/cranberry coffee cake.

(Did you use the yogurt to replace the oil or in addition? Mix the berries in or on top? So far I've been putting my fruit on top. One last question - are you cooking it at 400? I've been experimenting with lower temps because the bottom burned when I made the apple cake. I think my oven is temperamental though. This recipe may be the greatest healthy treat ever)
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I use applesauce instead of the oil in the recipe, and I added 1/4 cup of yogurt, too, and 1 tsp. vanilla and cinnamon. I stirred the blueberries and cranberries into the batter right before I poured it into a greased 9" round cake pan, and baked it at 400* for about 50 minutes. I will try baking it at 350* for an hour next time, though, as mine gets a bit overdone on the bottom and edges before the center is cooked.

Thanks Cottage :) Today I shared a piece with a coworker who has a very picky 3 year old. She was thrilled and can't wait to try it.

I think I am better off posting what I did eat rather than what I plan to, since nothing I plan ever seems to pan out. So, today was...

Phase 2
B- none- rushed morning- will try not to let this happen again
L- thin sliced ham and swiss cheese on an arnold WW sandwich thin, chick pea salad
S- apple with PB
D- spaghetti squash with veggie filled (mushrooms & green peppers) tomato sauce topped with mozzarella and parm. cheese. (This was SO good!) and a tossed salad
S- NSA fudgsicle
and I am hungry now so will figure my calories and see if I have room left for a snack...

Phase II

B:Scrambled eggs with salsa, V8
S: RF cheese stick
L: Huge veggie salad with pink salmon, garbanzo beans, Greek yogurt
S: RF cheese stick, Skinny latte
D: Leftover chicken, sauteed spinach, onions, mushrooms, grape tomatoes in olive oil, WW couscous
S: Too full

Skipped exercise today! Will do better tomorrow.

Here's today - I did have to fast though!

B: nothing
S: nothing
L: large Dunkin Donuts coffee with artifical sweetener, leftover baked falafel batter though I pan "fried" this in some Pam and just broke it all up once browned with tzatziki (3 large tablespoons) and 1 orange bell pepper that I used like pita bread to dip it all together.
S: nothing (so full from lunch and it was almost dinner time)
D: mish-mosh platter - turkey pepperoni slices, few slices of turkey, cucumber, sundried tomatoes, roasted red pepper, two cheese sticks, carrots and greek olive hummus
D: popcorn with mrs. dash spicy blend and a few dried apricots

B - v8, cheese stick, hot tea with milk & splenda
S - yogurt, berries
L - chili
S - almonds, apple (late supper today)
D - scallops and steamed veggies
Italian creme soda this evening.

Excercise: wii fit plus. It's an aerobics and strength training day. :)

Phase 2

B: porridge & blueberries
S: Siggis grapefruit yogurt
L: kidney bean burgers & sauteed greens
S: garbanzo crunchies or garbanzo spread & sprouts (depends on which one I make!)
D: might be the greens and quinoa pie

exercise - 60m treadmill, 30m Wii yoga & strength, 20m Wii Active upper body workout

Tuesday Phase 2
B-cottage cheese/egg muffin (2)
S-15 almonds
L-salad with chick peas, grilled chicken, broccoli sprouts, avocado and parm. cheese (same measurements as yesterday)
S-grape toms. and sliced bell pepper with pepper jack cheese
D-sauteed ground turkey w/roasted cauliflower and broccoli

My menu today looks exactly like yesterday's, as I'm using up leftovers, so I won't bother posting it again.

I did a full 30 minutes on my bike last night! :encore: My legs were so shaky when I got off, though, that I could hardly make it back upstairs. I'm not sore this morning, so I'll try it again tonight. I'm still keeping my run on the Wii at 3.5 miles in 20 minutes for now. I want to keep it at that for a few weeks before I try increasing my pace.

B: yogurt, V8
S: cheese stick
L: veggies (cucumber, red bell pepper, tomatoes and snap peas) with hummus (I am REALLY digging the greek olive one by Sabra) and SF jello
S: cottage cheese
S: Skinny latte from Starbucks
D: spaghetti squash pie

I'm Day 9 of Phase 1:

B: 3/4 cup of plain FF yogurt mixed w/2 TBL natural peanut butter and 1/2 packet of Splenda. Coffee.
L: Canadian Bacon with lots of chopped veggies.
D: Grilled chicken and green beans
S: Hummus with sweet pepper strips and slice cucumbers

Hope everyone has a great day!

P 1.5

B: scrambled eggbeaters, greek yogurt with blueberries, milk
L: leftover chicken and brown rice soup
D: Italian turkey meatloaf, green beans with almonds
S: sf dulce de leche pudding with 1 small apple

phase 2

b - oatmeal with almond milk
l - veggie soup and cottage cheese with sf jello
s - yogurt with blueberries
s - pork chop with broccoli and cauliflower and salad
s - slice of pumpernickel bread with almond butter

exercise - don't know yet

Phase 1.25 (First week of Phase 2)

Breakfast: Ricotta waffles w/ SF syrup – 1 cup 1% milk, 2 cups Coffee with 1% milk and sweetener; V8
Snack: Yogurt with 1/8 t SF jello powder
Lunch: Leftover Chicken Crack Slaw
Snack: Apple with peanut butter
Dinner: Meatloaf with green beans and a small salad
Snack: Bean Brownie

Our out ot town company got here yesterday and I did well with the exception of missing my morning snack... I'll do better today.

Phase II

B: 2 boiled eggs, V8
L: Deli turkey, RF cheese stick, Greek yogurt, apple, veggies
D: Stuffed peppers with ground turkey, some kind of veggie
S: Almond butter

Ph 2
B-2 poached eggs, 1 slice WW toast, 2 slices turkey bacon, V8, coffee
S- 4 oz yogurt with blueberries, strawberries, a sprinkle of walnuts and fiber 1 ,sweetened with splenda.
L- chicken/black bean concoction with green peppers and mushrooms
S- apple with 1 Tbsp peanut butter
D- leftover spaghetti squash from last night, broccoli
S- haven't decided yet but it's going to be chocolate!

Day 1 Phase 1

B: Two fake sausage patties, cottage cheese
S: 1 oz LF Cheese
L: Broccoli Cheese Soup (AWESOME!!!)
S: 15 almonds
D: Cajun Lentils, big salad loaded with veggies, and cucumbers and tomatoes drizzled with vinaigrette

phase 1
B- greek yogurt, splenda, cinnamon, 2 slices turkey bacon
S - 2 egg quiche cups, v8
L - taco bake, salad, dressing, sf jello
S - pb and sunflower seeds
D - refried bean soup, cheesy artichokes
S - fudgsicle, ff whipped cream

Phase 2ish
B: organic oats w/1 tbsp peanut butter
L: salmon patty w/ Ezekial (sp) burger bun
S: apple
D: WW pasta w/ low sugar tomato sauce

Phase 2

B - steel cut oats, hot tea, v8
S - blackberries, yogurt
L - chili
S - butternut squash fries
D - broiled scallops, steamed veggies, salad

Exercise: wii fit plus

Wednesday Phase 2
B-cottage cheese/egg muffin, 1/2 grapefruit
S-15 almonds, nf greek yogurt
L-salad w/ .5 cup each of chick peas and quinoa, 1/4 avocado, 2 tbsp. parm cheese, broccoli sprouts and caesar dressing
S-grape tomatoes and pepper slices with pepper jack cheese
D-chicken sausage in vodka sauce, no pasta

Phase 2 -

B. oatmeal in almond milk w/blueberries & walnuts
L. Greens & Quinoa Pie, grape tomatoes, yogurt
S. mock blueberry/cranberry coffee cake
D. arrabiata sauce w/mushrooms over shiratake noodles
S. fudgesicle

Exercise; 10 minutes advanced step aerobics and a 20 minute run. Will try 20 minutes on the bike tonight.

Phase 1:

B: Egg white omelet w/black beans, a little salsa, l/f cheddar and l/f sour cream
L: Canadian bacon, veggies and cottage cheese
D: Leftover grilled chicken w/ veggies
S: Celery, pepper strips, cucumber slices and hummus

This is my first time posting my menu. I am home sick and need the accountability because I have access to my kitchen, thus to the food! I do well with the structure of the workday and can derail easily without it.

Phase 2 (or 1.5 some days)

B: Malt-o-meal hot cereal (Not technically SB legal, but it is the only thing that soothes my throat when I am sick, so I let myself have a little leeway), 1 deviled egg

S: probably more deviled eggs!

L: mixed green salad with tomatoes, SB friendly Ranch dressing, small bowl chili

S: think I am going to try the roasted chickpeas if I feel up to it. If not, string cheese and an apple

D: Probably grilled chicken, steamed veggies, side salad and blueberries with SF jello pudding for dessert.

Not my best menu effort by any means, but I feel like poop so it will have to do!

Ph2

B: cottage cheese, V8, coffee, water
S: yogurt with SF Jello powder mixed in
L: veggies and hummus
S: almonds
D: ???? will fill it in later!

20 minutes wii, 15 minute lunch walk!

P 1.5

I am going to make that coffee cake variation of the mock cornbread today. Wish me luck :)

B: greek yogurt with splenda and cinnamon, 2 slices of turkey bacon, coffee
L: leftover chicken and brown rice soup, cucumbers
S: baby carrots and hummus
D: Birthday dinner for my niece. I think we are having spaghetti and meatballs. I do know that the pasta is whole wheat. I will limit myself to a bit of pasta and sauce, one meatball and a lot of salad. I might fill up on some crudites and hummus before we leave.

The power on plan, if the power goes off I'll scrounge what I can :)

B: refried beans, spinach, egg & salsa
S; garbanzo crunchies (the power was out and they were available)
L: the last of the chili
S: Peach blueberry mock coffee cake
D: mock cornbread casserole

There might be a glass of wine tonight!

Exercise - shoveling!, bike, Wii yoga & strength

Phase 1.25 (Day 3 - Phase 2)

Breakfast: Ricotta waffles w/ SF syrup – 1 cup 1% milk, 2 cups Coffee with 1% milk and sweetener; V8
Snack: Yogurt with 1/8 t SF jello powder
Lunch: Salad w/ lots of veggies, ½ can tuna, .88 oz 2% cheese, homemade Italian dressing
Snack: Apple with peanut butter
Dinner: Taco Salad w/ lettuce, spinach, tomato, onions, red peppers, jalapeños, taco meat, black beans, avocado, 2 T LF Sour Cream, Salsa
Snack: NSA Fudgsicle

phase 2

b - egg omelette made 1 egg and 1/2 cup egg whites, pumpernickel bread
l - roasted red pepper soup, cottage cheese with sf jello (my new thing)
s - yougurt with blueberries
s - stir fry flank steak with veggies and salad
s - turkey pepperoni stick and maybe half an apple

20 minutes on bike

Ph1 D2

B: 2 strips fake bacon, cottage cheese, LS V8, green tea
S: 1 oz LF cheese
L: Broccoli Cheese Soup, bruchetta stuffed celery, pickle
S: Almonds
D: Cajun lentils, big salad with veggies, cucumbers and tomatoes drizzled with vinaigrette