4/4/11-- Phase 1, Day 8

B: 2 egg, veggie, and turkey bacon cups; iced coffee made w/1 c. skim milk
S: 1 ricotta/flax 'muffin'
L: Deli chicken breast on 2 slices flax 'bread' w/ ¼ avocado, ½ wedge laughing cow, cucumber, lettuce; broccoli/cauliflower w/ ½ T olive oil, lemon juice
S: String cheese; 2 T hummus w/celery, cucumber, orange pepper
D: 4 oz. chicken breast; 1 c. brussel sprouts; ½ c. Greek yogurt w/splenda and cinnamon; 1 c. low-sodium V-8
S: SBD PB cup dessert

I only ate about half of the sandwich for lunch (just wasn't feeling it), and about 2 bites of the chicken for dinner (overcooked it). However, I feel stuffed from my dinner of brussel sprouts and yogurt. Not even sure that I'll have my dessert after all.

shelflife do tell about those spanakopita egg cups! Please!

B: The left over cheese & lunch meat sandwiches on WW bread from last nite, V8
L: Wendy's chili & a side salad, NO crackers
S cottage cheese & walnuts
D: Pork chop, beans, spinach salad, gravy made with a little WW flour.
S:Fiber one cereal, milk, 2 large strawberries

love2b150: I think your day sounds good.... as long as that fudgesicle is no sugar added ;) Learning to eat more veggies is always a good thing too and I see a good opportunity for it in your menu: you ate peanut butter and laughing cow as your AM snack. Veggies can be a great vehicle for either one of those! Try dipping pepper sticks in your laughing cow, or spreading that PB on a rib of celery for example.

AriRuns: I'm a huge Greek food fan and I sure miss my phyllo pastry! I was inspired by the basic egg muffin recipe on Kalyn's kitchen, and tried to atleast capture the flavour of spanakopita! I use:
about 1 cup of raw baby spinach which I chop up
a hearty amount of minced garlic
1tsp dehydrated onion
1 carton of liquid egg + 1 whole egg (could use 5 whole eggs)
splash of milk
90g light feta, crumbled (equivalent to 3 servings on the package)
salt & pepper

1) Saute the spinach over medium heat with the onion and garlic just a few minutes until it wilts.
2) Transfer that spinach mix to a mixing bowl.
3) Add everything else and give it a good stir.
4) Fill 6 greased muffin cups with approx 1/3 cup of the mixture.
5) Bake at 375ºF for 20-25 minutes or until egg has set.

I usually eat two at a time for breakfast.

Phase II

B: V8, 2 boiled eggs
S: RF cheese stick
L: Salad with roast beef, pico, guacamole
S: Skinny latte
D: None (on an airplane and not hungry - makes me very nervous!)
S: Veggies & hummus, RF cheese stick, almond butter with dark chocolate (Safely on the ground!)

Monday, April 4, 2011 (Day 37) - Phase 2 - 1/1

Breakfast: Ricotta waffles w/ SF syrup; 1 c 1% milk; 2 cups coffee each w/ ¼ c 1% milk and sweetener - Vitamins

Snack: Deviled eggs (1.5) and V8

Lunch: Chili

Snack: Apple with peanut butter

Dinner: Chicken Adobo; green beans; black beans with red peppers and onions

Snack: Popcorn

Phase II

B. Fibre 1, yogurt, flax seed and mango
L. Vegeterian chili over spinach with sliced tomato and cucumber
D. 1/2 cup brown rice, green beans with pesto and salsa chicken
S. skim milk

Tuesday Phase 1.5
-by the way Ruth, way to go!!! Another 2 lbs?

B: rf cottage cheese with hot avjar and 1/4 avocado
S: edamame
L: chicken "chili and lime" pattie from TJ's, small amount of bean salad, quinoa, roasted cauliflower
S: carrots, sugar snap peas and 1/4 cup hummos
D: andoiulle sausage and arugula

day 8/Phase 1- Here is yesterdays menu

4-4-11

B: 2 cups skim milk with 1 scoop All natural Whey Isolate Chocolate Protein, V-8

S: 17 turkey pepperoni, slice american cheese, slice muenster cheese

L: 2 stalks celery, can tuna made with light mayo

S: 3 slices peppered ham, slice american cheese

D: serving spaghetti squash, homemade spaghetti sauce, salad with chick peas, black olives and lite ranch dressing, lf shredded mozzarella cheese with sprinkle of garlic powder and garlic salt melted

S:no sugar added fudgesicle, and 1 tbsp sugar free cool whip

multi vitamin
Fish Oil
Fiber - 4

8+ cups

Pm exercise - 35 minutes treadmill and 20 mins strength training

Yesterday...P1
B yogurt, cottage cheese, v8
L salad with ground beef
s almonds
d cheeseburger, salad
s sf fudgsicle, nat pb

wt:

P2

1: oats soaked in almond milk and 1/2 scoop protein powder, topped with 1 tsp. almond butter and 1/4 banana
2: leftover thai chili over spinach
3: skim milk and ??
4: black beans topped w/ pico de gallo

lacking in the veggie dept. today, will add more for snacks.

exercise: 60 min. pilates + 30 min. treadmill
pm exercise: 45 min. yoga, 45 min. zumba

my husband is studying a LOT for finals right now and it's tough when the kids are home, so instead of going shopping or something, a friend of mine (who is also a law school widow) join up at the gym in the afternoons. Our kids can play together for awhile and we get some exercise. It has been really great!

Wt: 166.6.. my ticker is almost not lying! Hopefully TOM and the water weight from my food bender will clear over the next couple days.
B: "spanakopita" egg muffins x 2 with a V8
Sn: Yogurt
L: Deli chicken in a pita with spinach, tomatoes, cuke and tzatziki
Sn: Another yogurt. A cheese string. 1/2 banana with PB. Definitely had a snack attack.
S: Wendy's chili over smashed cauliflower
Sn: 1/2 banana sliced lengthwise with two squares of dark chocolate melted over top
Gym: 45 minutes treadmill & 60 minute BodyFlow class

Loving my hour for seven days challenge so far! I'll definitely have to pull back the number of days I go back to my regular 3-4x/week after this week (I'm going to be making my BF a med school windower as I study for my licensing exam) but I feel great about ramping things up this week!

Today's plan:
B: cottage cheese, SF jam
S: celery, peanuts
L: south beach cereal bar, carrots
S: tomato and celery salad with balsamic vinaigrette, laughing cow wedge
D: left-over cacciatore, broccoli

Be well!

Hey there - I've been on SB a few times but back to it starting this morning (so, um, a whopping 90 minutes so far... :) ). I just realized there's a new book and a phase 1.5, but I only have the old books so I'm going with that for now. I like how you are all planning out what you'll eat for the day. I haven't gotten that far yet.

B: kale, garlic, and egg (broiled, with cooking spray & salt)
S: homemade garlic hummus and green pepper
L: salad with hard boiled egg and chicken breast

I'm going to peruse the recipe threads for dinner ideas!

1: chocolate protein, berry, skim milk smoothie, coffee with cream
2: cup of chili, salad with lt dressing, 1 T peanut butter. sf jello
3: cottage cheese, sugar pea pods
4: turkey, cannalini bean, spinach stew
5: tea with stevia, 4 pita chips

Water: check
Exercise: check
vitamin: check
no dark chocolate: check

Phase 2

B: ww waffle, 1 T peanut butter, 1/2 banana, nf milk
S: 1/2 apple, laughing cow cheese
L: protein smoothie (unsweetened coconut milk,spinach,1/2 banana,protein powder,greensuperfood choc powder)
S: veggies and hummus
D: chicken sausage, roasted broccoli, zucchini
S: greek yogurt, blueberries