On Plan Thread 8/8-8/14
 

I'm doing a vegetable juice fast today to give my digestive system a rest and detox a little. (ETA: decided to add some kefir into the mix)
1-coconut water
2-greens juice (with cucumber, celery and ginger)
3-plain kefir
4-chunky vegetable juice
5-coconut water
8-chunky vegetable juice
9-kefir
10-greens juice

exercised: 30 mins. on rebounder

Phase 1.5, 1 grain/wk
B: chia pancake with veggies, rf cheese & salsa
L: daikon pad thai
S: peach, nuts or baby bel
D: artichokes, kamatsuna w/tahini sauce, veggie burgers

exercise: I'm going to see if some hooping loosens my back up a little. Probably a walk this afternoon

Phase II
B. very low BGL so a bigger breakfast of blueberries, sf/ff yogurt, ½ ww bagel, Baby Bon Bel Cheese
L. Broccoli Soup, wheat thins crackers (3), hummus, pepper strips, skim milk
D. stir fried shrimp with peppers, zucchini, onions, etc over shredded steamed cabbage, a peach

Phase 2

B. blueberry peach green monster
L. cucumber melon green smoothie
S. Greek yogurt w/chia
D. bunless veggie burger, roasted fresh picked carrots, onions, and zucchini from the garden :)
S. nsa fudgesicle

P2

1: oats w/ almond butter and peaches
2: green monster (water, tart cherry juice, 1 lemon-juiced, spinach, berries, 1/2 banana, ginger)
3: yogurt w/ berries
4: 3 oz. grilled salmon, small sweet potato, veggie skewer

exercise: spin class, 60 min. step class (teaching)

two picnic yesterday:

1: ww toast with natty p nut butter
2: grilled sausage, sour kraut, salad, bean salad, fresh veg
3: grilled chicken sausage, cabbage broc salad, quinoa salad
4: red wine, nsa fudge pop

Happy new week. Imma sick today but I trudge on!

b: blueberry green monster, V8
l: Kashi pizza and salad
s: plum
s: gazpacho
d: kashi puff, blueberries, almond milk

Phase 2

coffee w/sf creamer
cheese & ww crackers & grapes
glass of chardonnay
deviled eggs
2 burgers one with bun, both with veggies


Think I overdid it on cheese and crackers yesterday and probably should have passed on the second bunless burger. But, still down .8 lbs for the week...I'll take it.

Back to Phase 1.5 for a week: 1 fruit or bread per day

B: Atkins shake, coffee with creamer
S: V8
L: leftover cranberry chicken & veggies on the side
S: string cheese
D: creamy crock pot Mexican casserole & side salad
S: Greek yogurt with berries

Last week was pretty good. Not completely as I planned but not too bad. 'Cept yesterday turned into an insane carby bingey fest. Argh.

Phase 2
B - coffee w lowfat milk, steel-cut oats soaked in us almond milk with blackberries
L - Hodge-podge: Zucchini slices made into mini pizzas. Spinach salad. Iced tea. Greek yogurt and cottage cheese mixed together with the rest of the blackberries (yum!)
S - Broccoli/orange pepper/cherry tomatoes w/ hummus
S2 - Tofurkey rollups with lf cream cheese and green onion
D - Grilled zucchini Greek salad, grilled tuna steaks
dessert - Almonds & walnuts & 1 small square dark chocolate

P1.5
1: 3 egg omelet w dubliner cheese and tomato, iced coffee w splenda and light cream
2: tossed salad (iceberg lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, hb egg, balsamic vinegarette dressing- it was really the best choice at the nursing home I was visiting)
3: salad (mixed greens, tomatoes, pickles, cherry peppers, artichoke hearts, broccoli, black olives) topped with olive oil, red vinegar, and tuna salad
4: too tired to make anything... couple bites trail mix, couple bites cold ground beef, couple bites popcorn, cheesestick

Vaca this week. Trying to just stick with low fat vegan...
B: Starbucks iced soy latte
L: salad topped with buffalo tofu, half bagel
D: pasta salad with tons of veggies, wine

Did ok... Tomorrow casino again so hoping the grands don't want to hit up the buffet again... If so I will just not eat and wait until we go home!

Phase II

B. Green Monster - cottage cheese, skim milk, a peach, Salba & ground flax with lots of spinach
L. Tomato stuffed with quinoa & chopped veggies, blueberries
D. ww pasta with a tomato and veggies soup, some cheddar cheese for protein
S. early dinner so will need a pre-bedtime snack of skim milk & 2 wheat thin crackers with a slice of cheese

Phase II

B. Blueberry peach Green Monster
L. Kale salad
S. Greek yogurt w/chia
D. veggie sausage w/peppers, onions and tomatoes
S. nsa fudgesicle

P2

1: plain greek yogurt with 1 strawberry, couple blueberries, 3 orange segments and a few pineapple chunks; chai tea brewed in almond milk
2: spinach salad topped with grilled salmon, strawberries, blueberries, red onion, orange bell pepper
3: leftover chai tea brewed in almond milk
--prepared muscle milk drink between teaching classes--
4: cuban black bean and pulled pork stew over spinach

exercise: BIG teaching day today, will add snacks if necessary. 60 min. Booty Barre class, 60 min. yoga (teaching), 60 min. zumba (teaching).

on the plus side to all this teaching, i'm getting super shredded. yay!

ZEFF -
I wish was down there so you could kick my BUTT into shape!!!

Be well -

yay Zeff!

Ph2
B: protein bar (stomach issues are back :( I did too well so far to ruin it), V8
S: gazpacho and iced coffee
L: kashi pizza (leftovers) and salad w/ lf dressing, SF Jello
s: cheese stick and fruit cup
d: brown rice pasta and sauce

OK - wagon here I come -

B: ff greek yogurt, sf jam, V8
S: veggies, hummus
L: salad, turkey pepperoni
S: almonds
D: scrambled eggs, veggies, ww toast

P1D9
B: eggs and ham scramble, latte w 1%, v8
L: salad w grilled chicken, garbanzo, rf blue cheese
S: pistachios, cucumbers/peppers, cheesestick
D: chicken cheesesteak over fresh spinach topped w rf provolone
S: 1% milk with almond extract/splenda

B: Green Monster: Spinach, Almond Milk, Banana, Chia seeds & flax
S: Egg, Pepper, Apsaragus, Ham and pepper jack cheese casserole
S: Coffee with light cream and Splenda
L: Shrimp with touch lemon & cocktail sauce
NS yogurt w/Mango
S: Celery w/natural PB, espresso custard
D: "Buffalo" stuffed chicken breasts, roasted apsaragus, orzo, salad and small piece of watermelon - whew, I was hungry tonight!
S: Espresso with soft serve--off plan

Water wasn't that great today - need to work on that

p1.5
1: coffee w lt cream and splenda, 3 egg/tomato/cherry pepper/dubliner cheese omelet
2: pb & j smoothie w almond milk/greek yogurt/frozen banana/chia seeds/agave
3: taco salad (mixed lettuce, tomato, bell and cherry peppers, black olives, topped with seasoned ground sirloin, cheddar and hot sauce)
4: pretzels w hot sauce, coffee w cream and splenda
5: lf cottage cheese, nsa fudgsicle

Phase 2

B: coffee w/ff 1/2 & 1/2 & splenda, 2 eggs & 2 turkey sausage links
L sandwich (ww bread, ham, lettuce, pickle, mayo) & raw veggies w/ranch (zuchinni & red peppers)
S: nuts & string cheese
D: spaghetti squash w/pasta sauce and parmesan cheese

Ph 1.5
B: Atkins shake, coffee
S: V8 juice
L: Salad & leftover creamy crockpot Mexican casserole
D: leftover cranberry chicken & veggies
S: fruit

b-mango/banana green smoothie (with romaine, which does not stay hidden)

Still an off day for me,
B: green monster
L:Salad with leftovers
s: Edamame spring roll
D veggies with pasta , Pinot noir.

Trying trying trying....

Yesterday:
B: piece of cheese, quinoa pancake, 1/4 avocado
S: hummos with crackers and carrots
L: mango chicken sausage and kale
S: popcorn, wine
D: 2 veggie burgers

Today:
B: quinoa pancake, 1/4 avocado
S: carrots and hummos
L: not sure
D: not sure

Phase II
B. ww English muffin, ICBINB, peanut butter, a peach
L. probably in town - Swiss Chalet - chicken breast and salad
D. peppers and zucchini, green beans, leftover veggie lasagna from last week

Phase II

B. Strawberry blueberry green monster
L. kale salad
S. Greek yogurt w/chia
D. spaghetti squash w/beans & greens
S. cup of Arctic Zero chocolate ice cream

Yesterday:
B: blueberry/banana/kale smoothie over naked granola
L: weekend glow kale salad, apple
S: cheese stick
D: weekend glow kale salad (family had tater tot cass, I stole a few bites :D)
Glass of wine :)

Today:
B: same as yesterday
L: big salad
S: apple and/or cheese stick
D: pork tenderloin, squash, slaw, grilled sweet potatoes

I have this massive bag of chopped kale, I need to find some more recipes!

B: Coffee with light cream and Splenda
Egg, Pepper, Apsaragus, Ham and pepper jack cheese casserole
S:
L: Zuch, Asparagus, Spinach stir fry mixed with orzo and light onion & chive cream cheese
S: Green Monster: Spinach, Almond Milk, Banana, Chia seeds & flax
D: Probably out with the kids tonight

Water consumption needs to be high today, slacking off lately

DH came down with a head cold yesterday so we ended up getting Pho. It wasn't completely on plan, but wasn't too bad I suppose.

P2

1: greek yogurt with blueberries and walnuts, chai tea brewed in almond milk
2: spinach salad with feta, pecans and strawberries
3: tbd
4: romaine salad with black beans, pico, guacamole, red onion, olives, cilantro and salsa for dressing

exercise: 3 miles + 45 min. walk with a friend

Determined to stick to plan today!
B: green monster
S:-
L: salad
S:- we will be at the state fair so stay away temptation! <-----fail. But I will spare y'all the food porn...
D: cafe manna think I will have a raw vegan asian dish. Yum...

ph2

b: coffee, carrot/spinach/parsley juice
l: leftover thai (chicken prik king, brown rice)
s: hummus/bean dip and celery/carrots
s: peach
d: ???

Not feeling hungry today. Hmmmm

P2

B: coffee w/ff 1/2 & 1/2 & splenda & Blackberry smoothie (greek yogurt, SF vanilla creamer, US almond milk)
L: sandwich (ww bread, turkey, lettuce, pickle, mayo) & nectarine
S: handful of sunflower seeds
D: spaghetti squash pizza w/turkey pepperoni and mozz cheese & side salad w/boiled egg, seeds & ranch

P1D10
B: veggie omelet, latte w 8oz 1%
L: chef salad w rf feta, olive oil dressing, lots of veggies
S: pistachios, cucumbers/hummus
D: spaghetti squash w lean meat sauce, roasted broccoli, salad
S: 1% milk w almond extract

Doing a 3 day p1 detox...
1: coffee w light cream and splenda, omelet w tomato/cherry pepper/dubliner cheese
2: choco/pb/chia/almond milk/greek yogurt smoothie
3: kale/red onion/red lentil/chicken creamy tomato curry
4: edamame and cheesestick

1: greek yougurt with raspberry spread
2: Earthbound protein go salad
3: Salad, grilled chicken breast, small sweet corn
4: pop corn with nooch
5: a serving of cocoa almonds spread throughout the day

exercise; 60 minutes cycle, 30 minutes incline walk on tread

Zeff: Pho is my home remedy of choice when I have congestion as well.

Ph 1.5
B: Atkins shake, coffee
L: Salad & leftover creamy crockpot Mexican casserole
D: chicken sausages & veggies
S: fruit & greek yogurt

b-*redacted*
s-plum
d-turkey blts on ww bread, spinach salad w/broccoli, cukes, and tomatoes, homemade balsamic dressing
s-green monster-ff greek yogurt, spinach, mango, banana, applesauce
Summertime eating is weird for me. "breakfast" around 11 am, snack, dinner at 5, then another snack at 10 or 11 or midnight. . .

Furn - Mmmmm....I want to make the crockpot mexican stuff!

B: smoothie with a little granola
S: cheese stick and/or apple
L: leftovers - pork tenderloin, greens n beans, sauteed squash
D: weekend glow kale salad I think

Anyone have any good homemade granola recipes?