Day 60

Plan: Bagel with Almond butter (230), Cheese Ravioli(400), Salmon(435) + snacks/extra(435) = 1500
Crap, my menu is all shot to hell...  bfast & lunch stay the same, dinner = BBQ(410) from lunch yesterday since it's already defrosted... shooting for 1450cal.

Breakfast(715AM): Soooo late this morning -- got up hecka late!  Toasted the bagel, but couldn't find the almond butter in the freezer.  may have eaten it another day already?  Used peanut butter instead, around 180cal probably.  Total(320)

Snack (1200PM): Banana(100cal)

Lumch (145PM): Cheese Ravioli (400) okay, but not as good as the tortellini.  The cheese inside is mushy or too smooth or something.  Green beans were good.  No spice to the sauce.  Okay overall, but not very memorable.

No snack -- still at school, working.  Should do that more often, I eat less!  :D  Edit: Nope, probably shouldn't do that.  Was super munchy when i got home...  ate 100cal of something, can't remember.  Also, 120cal Wasa crisp and artichoke dip. (600pm)

Dinner (730PM): BBQ pork (410) with extra veggies add 1cup broccoli (30cal) and an extra 1/3 cup corn (50cal).

(1000PM): Apple Crisp - 300?  600cal

Daily Total: 2160cal

Day 59

PLan: ChickenMushroom Crepe(270), Jerk Tilapia(330), BBQ Pork(410) + snacks/extras(390) = 1400

Breakfast(700AM):  CHicken/Mushroom Crepe - I really like the crepes better than the omlettes.  I like the chicken and mushroom filling here, but not the side of sweet potato and zucchini - it's too much rosemary!  Added a half of a chopped tomato and dumped the other veggies (230?)

Snack(1030AM):  Forgot the lunch and the snack today.  Ate half of the Odwalla bar (115cal)

SnackII(1200PM):  No lunch! and I have to stay after... panicked and ate one peanut butter cup (110cal)

Lunch (215PM):  Researched Subway, KFC, and McDonalds (closest options).  Got a chicken salad at Subway - didn't look very big until i actually ate it.  Iceberg lettuce, spinach, tomato, chicken breast(90cal), 2Tolives(25cal), 40cal of avocado, 50cal of cheese (leftover after I removed most - apparently my "little bit" is not the same as the worker's), green peppers and cucumbers.  No dressing.  (230cal?)   Was going to get a bowl of soup too, but they didn't have any.  Got baked Lays' instead (130cal).

Pre cheese-removal

Dinner (730PM):  I reeeeally like my mom's meatloaf.  She made some last night and packed some up for me to eat for lunch or dinner.  I had some for dinner tonight with 1cup of broccoli (30cal), 3/4 cup of green beans (22cal), and 1/3 cup of corn (50cal).  I weighed the meatloaf with a scale that I think is accurate, but it said it was only 2oz.  An average of online recipes says that 2oz of meatloaf is about 130cal.  Really??  I'm pretty surprised by the 2oz and not sure whether to believe it or not!  Also had a TBS of ketchup (15cal).  Re-evaluation says that it was probably closer to 3 oz.  add 65cal

Dessert: Lil'Drum ice cream (135cal)

Snack: (1000PM): 1197 seemed low, and I wanted to try the new Chocolate cheerios, so I had a 1/2 cup (60) with 1/4 cup of milk (20cal).  They were okay, but I like them better plain as a snack.  So then I felt cereal-deprived and had 1/2 cup of my very favorite RaisinBranCrunch (100) with 20 cal of milk.  No longer too low on today's count... oh well, not terrible still!  I've been trying to be low to compensate for oktoberfest this weekend, but may be shooting too low.  We'll see.

Daily Total: 1462cal
I need to get a food scale that's for sure accurate...

Day 58

Plan: Buckwheat Berry Pancakes(320), Chicken Cheesesteak(245), Beef in RedWine(390) + snacks/extra(645) = 1600

Breakfast(700AM):  Buckwheat/Berry Pancakes (320) Yum!

Snack (1030AM): Apple (80cal)

Lunch (1215PM): Chicken CHeesesteak(245cal).  Really like the spaghetti squash!!

Snack(400PM): Crisp with Artichoke dip (120) and 100cal of popcorn mixes with piratebooty.

Dinner(630PM): Beef in Red Wine (390) + 1 cup of frozen green beans (30cal)  Decent, but the meat was sorta chewy/spongy.  Not super lean.  Gravy was good with veggies though!

Snack(800PM): 115cal - Smores Lil'Drum

(1000PM): Two bites of meat loaf (40cal?)

Daily Total: 1440cal

Day 57

Plan: Buckwheat Berry Pancakes(320), Chicken Cheesesteak(245), Beef in RedWine(390) + snacks/extra(645) = 1600

Breakfast(710AM):  Running late, forgot the breakfast at home in the microwave. :(  Decided to stop at McDonald's for a few reasons: it's been awhile and I don't want it to become a hangup/craving issue, the breakfast sandwiches aren't ridiculously bad, and I knew my lunch was light on cal.  Got a Sausage McMuffin (367cal) -- no egg, no hashbrown, no soda.  Counting this as 1/2 of a fastfood trip.  While it tasted pretty good, it wasn't as tasty as I wanted it to be.  And I liked the ham and apple muffin from home over the weekend better... odd. :)

Snack(1030AM): 100cal of pirate's booty.

Snack (1200PM):  Attempted to eat a nectarine, but it wasn't good.  I'm not sure if it was just unripe or if it was never going to be good.  It was odd.  It's been an odd day.

Lunch(1200 - 130PM):  ElPolloLoco salad leftover from last night: Salad + chicken + half a tomato + 1/5 avocado + TBS greek yogurt and a bit of spicy salsa. (230cal)

Snack(430PM): Hungry!  Scrouged around at work and turned up an Odwalla bar worth 230cal.  Ate half - which was like 4 bites!  But not starving now.  The other options were peanut butter or assorted candy bars.

(600PM): 60cal of chocolate cheerios.

DInner(715PM): Salad, no dressing with corn (35cal), tomatoes, goat cheese (2oz, 140cal), dates and pecans (picked most out)(50cal), croutons (100cal), bread (250cal), frozen yogurt (200cal)

Snack(930PM): WasaCrisp with artichoke dip (120)

Daily Total: 1767cal

Day 56

Plan: Stuffed French Toast(350), Ham/Turkey DInner(420), Roasted Turkey(310) + snacks/extra(320) = 1400

Breakfast (745AM): Stuffed French Toast(350cal)  Good as always!  You get sweet AND savory with this one.  Added a tsp of vanilla pear jam, just to try it.  Pretty good - but more sugary than expected.  Oh well, small doses...

Lunch(1200PM): Potluck... small portions, maybe just a snack until later.  Can't really skip it since I have to there until 330PM today.  ----   Actually, ended up there until 400PM.  Filled 2/3 of plate with salads and raw veggies.  Skipped salads with creamy looks.  Somebody actually brought a bowl of plain lettuce which really rocked my plate.  Bulked up the small portions of the 2-3 dressed salads.  At end of table, took 2-3 bite portions of around 5 casseroles and 3 different types of small, one-bite meatballs.  Skipped dessert altogether, went back for two more bites each of mac&cheese and a tortilla casserole.  NO idea on calories... 700-800??  Total guess.  Still not really hungry at 430PM, just starting to feel it.

Snack(500PM): 80 cal of Pirate Booty.
Snack(630PM): 1 piece of Toblerone chocolate purchased by friend ("you have to try this... it's sooooo good!" :-/ ) (50cal)

Dinner(800PM): I heart El Pollo Loco, but I don't eat it often because it's not located near me at all.  Since I knew I'd overeaten earlier, i wanted a salad for dinner and I happened to be near an EPL.  Fate.  Got a skinless breast with 2 small salads as my sides.  The chicken breast has 180cal and a small salad, no dressing has 70cal (from the tortilla strips and the cotija cheese).  I ate half the chicken with one of the salads + 60 cal of avocado, half a chopped tomato, a TBS of greek yogurt for sour cream/dressing.  Total for what I ate: 230cal  Initially intended to eat both halfs, but decided to eat one half and see if I was still hungry.  I'm not  really and I'd rather save it for another day.  Might still have an ice cream for 115 cal.  Update: Nope, I didn't!  The salad was pretty filling - just starting to feel twinge of hunger at 1045PM.  Must be time for bed! :D

Munchy (1100PM): 10 dark choc M&M: 44cal

Daily Total: 1424cal

Box#8 Menu

So, boxes are shipped a week before I need them and then I'm a week behind that!  So this box was packed on 9/9/10.  I got it on 9/13/10.  And I'm starting to use it on 9/26/10.  I get a day or two behind every week, due to other meals.  And I have 14 leftover lunches and dinners stored in my big freezer.  Will be skipping a box soon.

Day 55

Plan: Own bfast(350?), Veggie Chili(290), Morrocan Chicken(390), snacks/extra(370) = 1400

Breakfast(845AM): Apple/Ham/Cheese Muffin - Toasted English Muffin(110cal), 1/2 oz shredded cheddar cheese(55cal), 2oz. deli ham (70cal) and a slice of apple.  Total: (235cal)  I reeeeally like this!
A bit of a surprise on the cheese - an ounce of cheese is a lot bigger than I thought it was.  I cut a new 8oz block into 8 pieces... and each piece is pretty big!   Also, I actually called the grocery store to find out how many slices of ham are in a pound since I didn't count it before I started eating it.  I'll try to remember to count next time to be sure the calorie count is accurate.

Snack? (1200PM): A few dried apple slices (25cal) One small slice of pizza (150cal)

Lunch(230PM): Veggie Chili and corn "pudding"(290) with avocado(60cal), a few flaxseed corn chips (50cal) and 1/3 cup of frozen corn(35cal).  I like the beans and veggies here.  THe pudding is weird, but mixes into the chili nicely.  Yum! 

Pretty hungry by lunch, but managed a pretty successful grocery trip just prior.  Read a lot of labels for things I wanted to buy, but didn't.  Looked at calories and carbs.  Bought fruits and veggies (banana, lettuce, green onion, apple) plus some basics to use to doctor meals: red pepper flakes, teriyaki sauce, salt-less seasoning, Worcestershire, cranberry sauce, green olives, etc.  Bought english muffins to freeze, some Pirate Booty, and a couple of Kashi frozen meals that were highly recommended, just to try them.  Also bought vanilla bean and pectin in an attempt to make use of the pears I bought.  Turns out I don't like fresh pears so much.  Will try to make a vanilla pear freezer jam this afternoon.  Wish me luck!

Dinner(800PM): Moroccan Chicken (390) + veggies (30cal) and 8almonds (50cal)  This is a great meal.  I like the lentils and the green beans.  There are a few raisins for sweetness and I added a bit of red pepper flake.  I'm learning, finally, that the goopy little sauces mix up well with the moisture in the tray if you actively mix them.  Then it becomes a great little sauce.  Added about a cup of veggies and it turned out to be a HUGE plateful of food.  Yum!

Dessert(1030PM - late!): A caramel swirl Lil'Drum. (115cal)

Daily Total: 1430cal

Surprisely, not very snack-y today, even though I wasn't super busy.  Didn't eat or want much of anything between meals.  I did eat the half slice of pizza - mainly because it was available and I was feeling a little deprived of junky stuff...  I figure this way is better than actually cracking and buying an entire pizza for myself!  :D

Weigh-In #8

Official weigh-in this morning -- down 3.5 lb.  Feeling a bit more on track this week and next week should be even better.

I'm down 12.5 lb for the month of September and I've lost 33.5 pounds overall.

 

Day 54

Plan: Spinach Mushroom Omelet(240), Asian Veg/Beef Dinner(390), (if home)Ham/Turkey(400) + snack/extra(500) = 1600

Breakfast (715AM): Okay, not a favorite - only because of the omelet part.  The spinach, mushrooms, and sweet potatoes are good.  The sauce is okay once you mix it with a bit of the liquid in the tray.  I added a half of a tomato, chopped up.  (240cal)

Snack (1100AM): Banana (80cal)

Lunch (130PM): Penne ala vodka (300cal) - Good!  I'm getting to really like the nutty/seedy tastea nd texture of the whole wheat pasta.  I used to much prefer white.  Yum and filling!

Snack (430PM): small 50-100cal 4oz Yoplait vanilla yogurt. (90cal)

Dinner out (700PM?): Chili's - Guiltless Asian Salad (400cal) and Frozen Yogurt for dessert (1 cup fat free chocolate (220cal) with scant TBS of hot fudge(50cal),  TBS of peanut butter cup pieces(35cal), 1TBS reeces pieces(35cal), TBS of almond roca(35cal))  Sooooo, the salad was great, but the candy totally made me sick.  Did not feel happy - should have gotten fruit topping and less yogurt.  Had extra calories to use up, but apparently no longer accustomed to the sugar?

Daily Total: 1485cal

Day 53

Plan: Bagel w/ Egg and ham(150cal), Veggie Beef Stir Fry(390), Penna a la vodka(300) + snacks/extra(460)  = 1300

Breakfast(645AM):  Forgot to defrost breakfast and I still have a bunch of ham in the fridge to be frozen.  I made an english muffin (110cal) with cheese (80cal), deli ham(70cal) and a slice of apple. (Total: 260cal)

Snack(1100-1200AM): Apple (70cal)

Lunch(Veggie Beef StirFry (390cal)  Good, really good, except the rice turns to mush.  Still I like it.  The sesame seeds are good, the beef is good, the sauce is good, with just a hint of heat.

Snack(400-500PM): 100cal of popcorn, 40 cal of peanuts, 50 cal of M&Ms, celery with 80cal of peanutbutter.

Dinner: Slept through dinnertime.  Ate around 50cal of popchips at midnight.  Can't get back to sleep.

Daily Total: 1040cal

Day 52

Plan: Bagel with almond butter(230), Chicken with lentils(410), Peanut Chicken w/ Quinoa(405) + snacks/extra(455) = 1500 (or less since I had cobbler yesterday.)

Breakfast(630AM):  Protein bagel with almond butter (230) still good!

Snack(1130-1200): Banana (100cal)

Lunch(230PM): Chicken with Greek Lentils (410cal)  I thought I'd had this already, but now I don't think so.  I'll have to look back.  I really like it.  I don't know how "greek" it is since I've not had much greek food.  It does have a little dill in it.  The lentils are reeeeally good and the spinach is good this time too.  The sauce on the chicken tastes like chicken gravy and mixed well with the lentils and carrots.  yum!

Snack(430):75-100cal None, still at school

Dinner(630PM): Peanut Chicken (405) with quinoa and snap peas.  Added a tsp of peanut butter powder (10cal) to up the peanutty-ness.  Wanted to add a little red pepper flake, but couldn't find it.  Also added a cup of frozen broccoli (25cal).  This is a good meal and totally filled up the plate.

Snack (800PM): 100cal bag of light kettle corn.  30 M&Ms (120cal) and a salad (60cal)

Daily Total: 1425cal

Day 51

Plan: Spinach Ricotta Crepe(310), Southwest Wrap(420), Chicken with Pasta(300) + snacks/extra(270) = 1300cal

Breakfast(700AM):  Spinach Ricotta Crepe(310), Decent - the spinach filling isn't great - really dry.  I added 60cal of avocado and a whole chopped tomato.  Like the sweet potato with the veggie sausage - good flavor together.

Snack (1200PM):  Apple (80cal)

Lunch(130PM): California Wrap with BajaColeslaw(400) - Eh.  The wrap is okay, like the beans, corn, and tortilla.  The "coleslaw" is only edible because I'm hungry, ate about half.  Did not cook this one, just let it defrost.

Snack(400PM): 100cal  Still at work.

Dinner(630): Chicken with Pasta 300cal  The chicken was good, took the wing section off - seemed unnecessary.  The sauce was decent once I mixed it into the little bit of water in the tray, became more gravy like.  The pasta was okay - the eggplant pieces weren't cooked enough, a little bitter.  Added frozen broccoli and 1/4 cup of edamame (60+25cal)

Snack(715PM): Chocolate mini drumstick (135cal)

Dessert?(830PM):  Homeade apple cobbler at Mom's house (300cal)

Daily Total: 1670cal

Day 50

Plan:  Buckwheat/Berry Pancakes(320), Lasagna Rollatini(390cal), snacks and dinner out(790) = 1500cal

Breakfast (700AM):  Buckwheat/Berry Pancakes(320) - sooo good with the ham too!  I even like the texture of the wheat in the pancakes - sorta nutty.

Snack(10-12AM): Got hungry early today.  Ate a perfectly ripe nectarine (75cal).

Lunch(145PM):  Lasagna Rollups (390) Pretty good, though pretty standard frozen pasta fare.  Like it though, especially the cheesy filling.

Snack(430PM): (50-100cal) None - in a meeting.

Dinnner(730PM): Starving! - Well, pretty hungry anyways.  Ate steak salad with goat cheese, tomato, balsamic vinegar, romaine, arugula.  (250cal) Bread 200cal? 1T butter - 100cal

Dessert(930PM): Frozen yogurt with raspberries and 2 chopped almonds (200cal)

Daily Total: 1535cal

Weigh-In #7

Weigh-in #7 has been postponed to Monday morning, Sept 20.  I ws out of town until Sunday afternoon and I refuse to weigh-in in the evening.  So, expect a Monday morning update... though I'm not expecting a dramatic loss.  I feel like I'll be lucky to break even.  In the last 7 days, I've been to two football games and a baseball game - all encourage snacking (darn peanuts!).  And I was out of town and knowingly ate one over the top meal (hamburger and fries, soooo good! But I did save half the burger for the next day).  SO, we shall see tomorrow...
Yeah, pretty much no loss.  I could fight for 257 or 257.5, but it's a stretch.  I'm just glad I lost what I'd gained last weekend.  And I now know that keeping the average calorie low isn't enough if one day is going to be ridiculously high!

Day 49

Out of town Plan:  Breakfast Buckwheat Pancakes (260?) + Lunch + BMD dinner (400)

Breakfast (700AM): Leftover Burger (400cal)

Snack (1000AM): Flax chips and ham (120cal)

Snack (1200PM): Half an apple + 1/4 of a pear (70cal)

Lunch(130PM):  Philly cheesesteak chicken with spaghetti squash and tomatoes (265cal), one slice of french bread with a little country crock (100cal)

Snack?: small handful of banana chips (100cal) not a good snack - don't buy again.

Dinner (630pm):  Turkey Dinner (310cal)  I took extensive liberties with this meal...  I absolutely can not stand the broccoli souffle, so it went down the drain.  And the root veggie mix?  The sweet potatoes are great, but the... turnips?  parsnips? not sure, but they are foul.  So, they went down the drain, but the turkey was good!  I salvaged the turkey, gravy, and sweet potatoes and added 1 cup of frozen broccoli (30cal) and a 1/3 of a cup (62cal) of brown rice (for the gravy!)  No way to know for sure -- total probably came out under, but I'll count 300.

Snack(800PM):  Lil'Drum icecream (135cal)

Daily Total:  1490cal

Day 48

Out of town Plan: Bagel and Almond Butter(230)+Philly Cheese steak chicken (245cal)+150cal snack + dinner at Black Bear Diner.

Breakfast (700AM): Bagel and almond butter (140+90)

Headed to Air races f/ the canadian snowbirds...

Snack (1000AM): Half an apple and carrots (100cal)

Lunch (1200PM):  Curry chicken salad (350cal) = Couscous, chicken, red pepper, edamame, raisin, apricot, almond, carrot, curry, cinnamon, nutmeg

Snack(300PM): POp chips (100cal), Ham and flax chips (120)

Dinner: Half of a 1/2 lb burger with swiss and avocado, no mayo (400cal), french fries (700cal)  Didn't pay, but adding it to tally.

Stopped at winco and bought their 2lb. black forest ham (sooo good) to portion and freeze -- good for snacks and breakfasts.  Also bought some canned beans, bananas, lemons, pears, and a few small bulk items.

Daily Total: 2000cal

Day 47

PLan: French Toast(260), Cheeseburger Meatloaf(450), Curry Chicken(380) = 1090 + snacks, goal 1600
Breakfast(645AM):  French toast with veggie sausage, peaches and syrup.  Even though I over cooked this, it's still one of my favorites! (260cal)

Snack(1130AM):  Nectarine (100cal)

Lunch(145PM):  Forgot to deforst the meal, could still microwave, but sometimes comes out weird.  Decided to stop for a salad instead.  Also, I have some avocado to use up.  Got the Apple Pecan CHicken salad at Wendy's.  Didn't use the dressing or the pecans -- that brings the salad down to 350cal -- did eat the blue cheese and cranberries.  Ate half with 60 cal of avocado and the blackberry balsamic I bought last week.  Yum!  (250cal)

Heading out of town...
Snack (500PM):  The other half of the salad. (250cal)

Dinner(730PM):  Tuna Sandwich (180cal), Carrots (60cal), ?

Snack (1000PM): Popcorn (120cal), a fourth of the curry chicken salad (couscous+chicken+curry+carrots+ edamame+almonds+redpepper+dried fruit+cinnamon and nutmeg) (110cal)

Daily Total: 1330cal

Day 46

Plan: Omelet (180), Pasta(340), Teriyaki Meatloaf(260) = 780 + snacks, goal 1350

Breakfast(645AM): Omelet with ham and apples (180cal).  Didn't eat the egg.  Ate the ham on a bagel thin (110) with 60cal cheese.  And the apples.  (Total 240cal?)

Snack (1200PM):  String Cheese (80cal)

Lunch (400PM):  Went into the microwave at 130, but had a super busy afternoon.  The Turkey Bolognese  (340cal) was really good though.  And I don't think it was just because I was SUPEr hungry by then. :D  Didn't even think about taking a picture!  Next time...

Dinner I (600PM): 1/2 cup of post roast with 1/8cup gravy and 50cal of bread. (240cal?)

Dinner II(830PM): Teriyaki Meatloaf (260cal) Okay, but not very teriyaki-ish.  Left me wishing I had some teriyaki sauce to add.  The meatloaf was fine, the broccoli was fine, the quinoa was fine.  The pinapple was interesting and pretty good, not too jalapeno-y.  And I hate jalapenos.  The bok choy was sorta horrid.  I like bok choy, but this had a weird aftertaste.  Unless it ws the pinapple chutney.  They were mixed together, hard to tell.  Decent meal for 260cal.  Finished with a lil' drumstick (135cal)

Daily Total: 1295cal

Box#7 Menu

Day 45

Plan: Omelet (260), Turkey Meatloaf(430), Penne(300) baseball game= 990+snacks, goal 1400

Breakfast (645AM): Half the omelet and teh veggie patty on a bagel thin, with 35cal cheese, and 2 slices of tomato.  Not great.  (370cal total)

Snack (1200PM):  Rice cake (70) and string cheese (80)

Lunch (215PM):  Penne with broccoli (300) with a TBS of FF cottage cheese (10cal) and some basil.  Pretty good!  With the cottage cheese, it's almost like lasagna.

Baseball Game (6-9PM):  Deli ham on bread with mustard (200cal), carrots (50cal), celery, pretzel bar (50cal), graham cookie(60cal), peanuts(300cal), banana (80cal),

Daily Total: 1570cal

Day 44

Plan: Bagel(140+), Ham/Turkey(420), BBQPork(410) = 1020 + snacks, goal=1350ish

Breakfast(700AM):  Ran out of protein bagels, had a regular english muffin (110cal).  Didn't feel like an egg, so I added some cheddar(100cal), avocado(60cal) and tomato.  Tasted odd (the muffin vs. veg texture was weird), so I added a slice of deli ham (25cal?) Much better, but too much cheese - in taste and in calories.

Snack(1200PM):  1/3 cup of edamame (80cal)

Lunch(145PM): Ham/Turkey Dinner (400cal)  Can't eat the rabe, it's too woody and too garlicky.  The rest of the meal is decent.  Totally edible, but not that interesting.  The meat is pretty good.  The quinoa was a bit wet and the fruit chutney was eh.  Filling though.

Snack(400-500PM): 35cal of carrots and 75 cal of hummus.

Snack (600PM): Mini mini frito pie - 1/8 cup fritos, 1/8 cup chili, tomatos (120cal?)

Dinner (700PM):  Ate the Tilapia from last night (355cal)  Much better than anticipated!  I've never had tilapia -- it is a firm, flakey white fish.  I liked it a lot - more than the salmon.  The peas and yucca were okay.  The red pepper puree was a bit much for me, but I added lemon to the fish too.

Snack (830PM) Cookie Dough Lil' Drum Yum! (135cal)

Daily Total: 1495cal

Day 43

Plan: Bagel with almond butter, cheese tortellini, tilapia (975cal) plus snacks to get to 1350ish

Breakfast(730AM - 1000AM): Protein bagel (140cal) with almond butter(90cal).

Snack (1200PM): 1/2 cup fat-free cottage cheese (80cal) and half a nectarine (35cal)

Lunch(130PM): 1/2 a nectarine (35cal) and Cheese Tortellini with Mix veggie (390cal)  Pretty standard pasta dish, but really freaking tasty.  The sauce has a nice little spice and the pasta/cheese combo is a welcome change.  Would definitely eat this again.

Snack (500PM): 2 bites of chicken pot pie, lettuce, 1 slice deli ham, 0.5 TBS of ranch. (100cal)

Dinner (730PM):  Steak salad - Romaine, goat cheese, hanger steak, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar. (200cal)  Bread 200cal

Snack (900PM): Frozen yogurt with berries (200cal)  Cheetos 75cal

Daily Total = 1545cal

Day 42

Breakfast (730AM): Spinach Ricotta Crepe (310cal), the crepes were really spinachy and not very ricotta-y, so I added 60 cal of avocado (instead of cheese)

Snack (1000AM) Popchips (100cal)

Snack (1215PM): Medium Banana (100cal)

Lunch (145PM):  Steakhouse Wrap (405cal) with half a tomato, green onion, and a TBS of FatFree Greek Yogurt.  I still like this a lot.  Tortilla, cheese, groundbeef, and rice... it's a yummy burrito - no matter what they call it by.  See Day 3 or Day 28 pics for nutrition and to see a variety of ways to style the presentation of this meal!  I think it's looking better now.  :D  (I purposely dissected the burrito open in pic below, easier to eat.)

Dinner(530pm) Beef Bourgouaollouaise... something french... (380cal)  Um, parts of this were really good and parts were really not.  I really liked the beef and the mushrooms.  The onions and califlower puree were okay.  The "sauce" had a veeery strange consistency.  At first, I thought I'd bit into a piece of partially rendered lard.  Not okay with me.  I hate how sometimes the sauces in these meals don't melt - makes me wonder what they are made with???  The sauce was much better when mixed into the cauliflower puree and it improved the consistency of the puree.  Overall, a decent meal, but lacking in veggies for me.  I added a 1/4cup of frozen peas (all that was left in the bag = 25cal.)

Snack (715PM):  2cups spring greens, 15 cal of apple, celery, 30 cal avocado, 1.5tsp balsamic vinegar, 3 almonds (15cal), green onion.  I bought some amazing blackberry balsamic vinegar today - makes a great salad dressing.  http://tiny.cc/eikcl  I've always liked blasamic vinegar without the oil best and this one is soo good!  (60cal)

Snack (900PM) I've been craving sweet/chocolate.  I bought some 110cal pudding cups and also some mini little drumsticks @ 135cal each.  I had a Chocolate Fudge Brownie Lil' Drum tonight.  It was really good.  I think I'd rather have a few bites of really good than a bowlful of iffy fat free...

Daily Total: 1575cal, goal was 1500.

Day 41

Crashed and burned today...
But just for today, I'm back on it tomorrow.  This was the first time I've eaten extra and felt bad about it.  I really didn't need it or even want it.  I ate because I was sitting at a football game with nothing else to do.  Every other time I've eaten excessively, I made a conscious decision that it was worth it - not today.  And I had such good intentions for today, brought a bunch of "good" snacks.  Ate those AND the other stuff.  :(  Here's my list of foods, didn't track times.  I mean, really, it was pretty much non-stop all day.
Breakfast - Stuffed French Toast 340cal
Apple 75cal
Popcorn 75cal
Peanuts 100cal
Tuna Sandwich 250cal
Chips 160cal
String Cheese 80cal
POpcorn 75cal
Peanuts 100cal
PBJ sandwich 300cal
Sierra Mist Soda 150cal
3 pieces of pizza (and I reeeally wanted a fourth) 900cal

Daily Total: 2605cal

A good learning experience though - I feel uncomfortably stuffed and unhappy, sooo not worth it.

On the plus side, I did walk 3 miles today, with a lot of hills up and down and some stairs.  In theory, this burned off at least 400 cal.  And it did seem some easier than the last time I did it, 30lb heavier...

Weigh-In #6

Down another 5 pounds, despite eating brunch last weekend.  Tried hard ofr the rest of the week to balance it out.  Talked to the doctor about rate of loss and she said I was fine as long as I keep to calorie average in the 1500-1600 range.  Calorie average this week was 1574cal.  Would have been higher if I hadn't slept through dinner time last night.  I also passed by my 2nd mini-goal of losing 10% of original body weight!

Day 40

Breakfast(715AM):  Protein bagel (140cal) toasted with 50cal cheese.  Also had eggbeater with tomato, but it tasted horrible - so I didn't eat it.  Tried to pick out the tomatoes though.

Snack(900AM): Banana (100cal)

Lunch(1230PM):  Veggie Burrito with carrot salad (370cal).  The veggie burrito was good, though I'd try to cook it differently next time, it got super soggy in the covered tray.  Added a half of tomato, chopped.  The carrot curry raisin side was passable.  Not great, but I ate it.  Had to run an errand on lunch and drive a coworker through the drivethru.  Did not order a taco.  Kinda thought about it, but not too much.

Snack (430PM): Wasa Crisp (45cal), one cheese stick (80cal), sliced and melted on cracker.  Two slices tomato and basil.  2peanuts(36cal)

Snack (500PM):  2cups mixed greens/spinach with 15cal nectarine, 60cal avocado, 50cal almonds, with balsamic vinegar.

Dinner(700PM): Fell asleep watching TV sometime before 7pm, I guess. Not sure.  Awake by 11PM, thought "Guess I won't need that last snack."  Sat down at the computer and realized I never even ate dinner!  Not hungry now.  Wish this hadn't happened on a day that I was shooting for low calories anyways - now I'm way too low. :(  Will have to plan on a different day(s) to be low next week.  Fri isn't a good low day - I'm usually asleep early or out with firends somewhere... 

Snack (1140PM): Felt bad about only eating 946calories, so I ate my planned dessert.  Plus, once I wole up from my nap, I don't feel like going back to bed.  Ate 4oz vanilla yogurt with the rest of the nectarine (which I love, BTW).  (90+20cal)  Funny thinking about how this was going to be my dessert - yogurt and fruit, for dessert... who am I???

Daily Total: 1056 cal - feels better to at least be in 4-digits.

Box#6 arrives.

Actually, Box#6 arrived nearly a week ago.  I'm just that far behind on meals...
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Day 39

Breakfast(645AM):  Buckwheat pancakes with ham and berries. (320cal)  Like this alot still.  Chopped it all up and ate in the car.  See Day 28 for pics.

Snack(1030AM):  80 cal of string cheese

Snack(1200PM): 35cal of carrots.

Lunch (215PM): Bleu Cheese Turkey Meatloaf wtih cauliflower puree and broccoli.  (430cal)  Not liking this so much today - could be a worse batch or maybe I'm getting tired of it.  I have noticed that some batches of repeat meals seem to be slightly better than others or it could just be my imagination.  Anyways, washed the pepper off the broccoli, overcooked the meatloaf and ate it.  Seems too pink and mushy otherwise.  Not so enjoyable today.  See Day 6 for pics.

Dinner (645PM): Ham and Turkey Dinner with CousCous (400cal) Decent, decent.  Liked the ham and turkey.  The cous cous was pretty good, though a bit bland.  The squash puree was okay this time.  The texture wasn't quite so glue-like and the flavor was good.

Snack (830PM - 1000PM): Half a nectarine(35cal), 4 peanuts (40cal), 10 dark choc M&Ms(40cal), 35 cal of carrots

Daily Total: 1405cal

Day 38

Breakfast(630AM):  High protein bagel with egg and ham (177cal) added 1 TBS of shredded cheese (50cal)

Snack(1030AM-1115AM) - 35cal of baby carrots

Snack (1230PM): 90 cal kids size (4oz) of vanilla yoplait

Lunch (330PM): Thai Peanut Chicken with quinoa, carrots, and snap peas.  Not very peanutty.  Added about 20cal of peanut powder (ordered PB2 through netrition.com) and 10 chopped almonds (60cal), with some sliced green onion.  Some red pepper flakes would have been good too!  Otherwise, I liked the base of the dish.  The chicken was good, the quinoa is great and the pea pods were tasty.  I chopped everything up and mixed it all together.

Snack (430PM): WW Choc Pretzel Blast mini bar (50cal), 20 peanuts (117cal)  boo.  How can one lousy peanut have soooo many calories???

Exercise (7:10PM):  Walked 20 minutes on the treadmill, mostly at 3.0mph, 3minutes at 3.4mph.  Incline averaged 3.25%.  Machine reports a burn of 130cal. 

Dinner (730PM): Vegetable Beef and StirFry Dinner (390cal)  Pretty good, not sure how they eff up the rice so badly - really mushy and gummy.  Okay overall, light teriyaki flavor, not as good as broccoli beef dinner though.
  

Oops: (one in afternoon and one after dinner): 2 Wasa crisps with 2Tbs artichoke dip (90+160)  :-(

Daily Total: 1644cal  -130exercisecal