Breakfast (700): ham cheese apple muffin (250)
Snack (1000-1100): String Cheese (80) and an apple (80)
Lunch (200): Chicken breast with onion/rice/cheese casserole and green beans (360)
Snacks (500-600): half a piece of apple cake (150), banana muffin (120), almonds (100), tortilla (55), chicken (50), tomato, lettuce. Overate. I think because I was really ready for dinner, but didn't want to fill up before jogging. May be time to head back into the gym... I can go there later, even after it gets dark. Right now there a very slim time frame were it not too hot, but also still ilght enough to see!
Jogged: Walked 0.5 to warm up, jogged 2.5 in 25:30, walked 1.0 to cool down. Rougher than usual. I think mostly because I already felt like crap today. Only slept 3 hours... tired and cranky today. But I ran anyways! Plus I ate a bit too much and accidentally fell asleep right before jog. Made me feel crappier.
Dinner (900): slice of bread (80), 100cal of PB, a banana (80), almonds (50), cottage cheese (80) and cantaloupe (80)
Daily Total: 1715
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Day 395
Headed to Panera to work again... looked up breakfast menu. Not a lot of good options. Fortunately (?), I took so long to get there it was 11am by the time I was ordering, so I just ordered lunch. Hungry!
Breakfast/Lunch (1100am): Lemon Orzo Soup (180) and a Thai Chicken salad (200) I like the thai salad even better than the fuji apple. Oh, and multi grain baguette today (180) I ate this all over like 2 hours... Ordered a free frozen lemonade at 1pm (100) because the server was going off shift, but didn't really feel like it too much. It's good, but I could have waited. I added it to my ice tea.
Left at 7pm ! :O
Stopped at parents... ate half a piece of apple cake (150) half a small banana muffin (80) and a small serving of fritos (120)
Left around 8... not hungry. But felt bad about not really eating a nutritious dinner. So I defrosted some pre-made mexican shredded chicken. About 2 oz. Picked out what appeared to be fat or skin pieces. Added it to lettuce, tomato, red pepper, ff sour cream, and a tortilla. Total: 200 - 250
Ate the remaining half of a lemon cupcake. (200)
Daily Total: 1435
Breakfast/Lunch (1100am): Lemon Orzo Soup (180) and a Thai Chicken salad (200) I like the thai salad even better than the fuji apple. Oh, and multi grain baguette today (180) I ate this all over like 2 hours... Ordered a free frozen lemonade at 1pm (100) because the server was going off shift, but didn't really feel like it too much. It's good, but I could have waited. I added it to my ice tea.
Left at 7pm ! :O
Stopped at parents... ate half a piece of apple cake (150) half a small banana muffin (80) and a small serving of fritos (120)
Left around 8... not hungry. But felt bad about not really eating a nutritious dinner. So I defrosted some pre-made mexican shredded chicken. About 2 oz. Picked out what appeared to be fat or skin pieces. Added it to lettuce, tomato, red pepper, ff sour cream, and a tortilla. Total: 200 - 250
Ate the remaining half of a lemon cupcake. (200)
Daily Total: 1435
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Day 394
Breakfast (900): 2 eggs (140), < 1oz cheese (100), toast (80) and ham (70) Not the best breakfast... wasnt the tastiest either.
Snack (sorta, really right after bfast): toast with jam (100)
Snack (1130): two cheese cake bites (150)
Lunch(145): @ Panera -- Cup of Lemon Orzo CHiicken soup (180) with baguette (160?)
DInner (600): Still at Panera (working), ate the other half of lunch -- Fuji Apple Chicken salad with dressing on side (still count 200). Also had an iced coffee with a tiny tiny bit of half and half (40)
Love those particular choices at Panera... Could eat every week and just might. Works well to sit there and do work.
Jog (730 - 810): Walked 0.8 total to warm up and cool down. Pace was slightly under 14 min mile. JOgged 3.2 mi in 32:15. Still just about a 10 min-mile. Dont know whether to work on speed or distance next... ???
Ate carrots and hummus (80) and half a cupcake (150)
Daily Total: 1450
Snack (sorta, really right after bfast): toast with jam (100)
Snack (1130): two cheese cake bites (150)
Lunch(145): @ Panera -- Cup of Lemon Orzo CHiicken soup (180) with baguette (160?)
DInner (600): Still at Panera (working), ate the other half of lunch -- Fuji Apple Chicken salad with dressing on side (still count 200). Also had an iced coffee with a tiny tiny bit of half and half (40)
Love those particular choices at Panera... Could eat every week and just might. Works well to sit there and do work.
Jog (730 - 810): Walked 0.8 total to warm up and cool down. Pace was slightly under 14 min mile. JOgged 3.2 mi in 32:15. Still just about a 10 min-mile. Dont know whether to work on speed or distance next... ???
Ate carrots and hummus (80) and half a cupcake (150)
Daily Total: 1450
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Day 393
Breakfast(900): Sauteed zuke, onion, mushrooma nd red pepper. Scrambled one egg and topped one slice of wheat toast with half an ounce of cheddar. (70+80+60+veggies = 250ish)
Lunch(): Stuffed Peppers (350)
Snacks: carrots and hummus (100) mighta had something else too, cant remember
DInner: Steak (250) with rice (300) and grilled veggies (100? there were a lot!)
Cupcake (300?)
Daily Total: 1650 + ? maybe
Lunch(): Stuffed Peppers (350)
Snacks: carrots and hummus (100) mighta had something else too, cant remember
DInner: Steak (250) with rice (300) and grilled veggies (100? there were a lot!)
Cupcake (300?)
Daily Total: 1650 + ? maybe
Friday, September 2, 2011
Day 392
Breakfast: Ham and Cheese strata (380)
Snack: Yogurt (200) and grapes (50)
Lunch(130): Chicken burrito bowl JT (350) with a tortilla (50)
Dinner: 3! slices of really thin crust margherita pizza, plus half a slice of a fig/balsamic and half a slice of a pesto -- no idea on calories, but not super thick or heavy with toppings... so... 700? Plus a blood orange martini (200) and a glass of wine (150)
A shot of bubble gum vodka mixed with whip creme vodka (not so good.) (150) and A shot of whip cream vodka mixed with a bit of OJ (amazing!) (150)
Caved and got a burger at In and Out. (200)
Daily Total: 2580!
Snack: Yogurt (200) and grapes (50)
Lunch(130): Chicken burrito bowl JT (350) with a tortilla (50)
Dinner: 3! slices of really thin crust margherita pizza, plus half a slice of a fig/balsamic and half a slice of a pesto -- no idea on calories, but not super thick or heavy with toppings... so... 700? Plus a blood orange martini (200) and a glass of wine (150)
A shot of bubble gum vodka mixed with whip creme vodka (not so good.) (150) and A shot of whip cream vodka mixed with a bit of OJ (amazing!) (150)
Caved and got a burger at In and Out. (200)
Daily Total: 2580!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Day 391
Breakfast (700): Ham Muffin (250)
Snack (1100): Carrots and an apple (110)
Lunch (130): Polenta Bake (330)
Daily TOtal: 690
Snack (1100): Carrots and an apple (110)
Lunch (130): Polenta Bake (330)
Daily TOtal: 690
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Day 390
Breakfast(645): Coconut French Toast Bake iwth turkey sausage (380)
Lunch(1200): Sauteed veggies (eggplant, zuke, onion, red pepper, spinach, brussels sprouts) with almonds (50) and 3oz (cooked) of london broil (200?)
Carrots iwth hummus (100)
Tortilla with turkey breast and cheese and almonds (250)
Ice cream (120)
Walked half a mile, jogged 2.65 miles in 26:30 and walked another half. Was sort of anxious to get out and run -- weird. Didn't feel great today, but okay. Shorter because I got a late start -- it got dark.
Dinner(1030): Tortilla with turkey breast, artichoke dip , and almonds (200) with carrots and hummus (100) And a small handful of potato chips (100)
Daily Tiotal:1550
Lunch(1200): Sauteed veggies (eggplant, zuke, onion, red pepper, spinach, brussels sprouts) with almonds (50) and 3oz (cooked) of london broil (200?)
Carrots iwth hummus (100)
Tortilla with turkey breast and cheese and almonds (250)
Ice cream (120)
Walked half a mile, jogged 2.65 miles in 26:30 and walked another half. Was sort of anxious to get out and run -- weird. Didn't feel great today, but okay. Shorter because I got a late start -- it got dark.
Dinner(1030): Tortilla with turkey breast, artichoke dip , and almonds (200) with carrots and hummus (100) And a small handful of potato chips (100)
Daily Tiotal:1550
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Friday, August 26, 2011
Day 385
Breakfast: 2 slices of multigrain bread (160), half an ounce of cheese (60), 2 oz of ham (70) and one egg, scrambled (70) Added a half an apple (50)
Lunch (1100): The dreaded spaghetti with tofu. I'd baked off some tofu slices awhile back and they came out really tough, so I chopped them up and put them in spaghetti sauce. I was pretty sure it was going to taste foul, but I actually really liked it! (380)
Dinner: Thai food... the spiciest thai food ever. App order of spring rolls and then small portions of rice, pad thai and a chicken strifry. SOOOO spicy.
Daily Totla: 790+thai
Lunch (1100): The dreaded spaghetti with tofu. I'd baked off some tofu slices awhile back and they came out really tough, so I chopped them up and put them in spaghetti sauce. I was pretty sure it was going to taste foul, but I actually really liked it! (380)
Dinner: Thai food... the spiciest thai food ever. App order of spring rolls and then small portions of rice, pad thai and a chicken strifry. SOOOO spicy.
Daily Totla: 790+thai
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Day 384
Breakfast: Ham and Cheese Strata (380) with spinach
Snack (1000 - 1100) Carrots (70)
Lunch (145): Polenta Bake (325)
1 slice of bread (80) with ham and low sugar apricot jam (40)
Chocolate covered almonds and craisins (200)
Carrots and hummus (100)
Jog(730-815): Tummy was too full. I forget that part of why jogging helps me lose is that I have to modify my eating schedule. I can't jog on a full stomach and any food in my stomach, so I stop eating a few hours before the jog and then I'm all sweaty and tired after, so I don't eat as much then either. It's not so much the running as the modified eating that helps. I walked 0.4 to warm up, jogged 3 miles in 30 minutes (only walked about 0.2 at two separate times around the 20minute mark), cool down 0.7. Jogged nearly the full 3 miles and at a pace that was slightly faster thant he last 5k. And I haven't even been running much lately. Pretty confident that I can get under 30 minutes for my October 5k. :D
Dinner(930): 1/2 serving of chicken breast (65), 1/2 serving of bulgur (35) and veggies Just not that hungry post-run.
More chocolat enad some other junk 200
Daily Total: 1595
Snack (1000 - 1100) Carrots (70)
Lunch (145): Polenta Bake (325)
1 slice of bread (80) with ham and low sugar apricot jam (40)
Chocolate covered almonds and craisins (200)
Carrots and hummus (100)
Jog(730-815): Tummy was too full. I forget that part of why jogging helps me lose is that I have to modify my eating schedule. I can't jog on a full stomach and any food in my stomach, so I stop eating a few hours before the jog and then I'm all sweaty and tired after, so I don't eat as much then either. It's not so much the running as the modified eating that helps. I walked 0.4 to warm up, jogged 3 miles in 30 minutes (only walked about 0.2 at two separate times around the 20minute mark), cool down 0.7. Jogged nearly the full 3 miles and at a pace that was slightly faster thant he last 5k. And I haven't even been running much lately. Pretty confident that I can get under 30 minutes for my October 5k. :D
Dinner(930): 1/2 serving of chicken breast (65), 1/2 serving of bulgur (35) and veggies Just not that hungry post-run.
More chocolat enad some other junk 200
Daily Total: 1595
Cooking
Made some stuffed peppers -- I have a lot of lentils to use (a LOT, like 9lb, leftover from party decorations, used in a mason jar with candles). I followed a recipe that was decent, but needs a fair bit of tweaking before I'll be happy with it. I'll post eventually. It was basically rice, onion, lentils, cheese and sausage stuffed in a roasted pepper. It used chicken sausage, I think I'd rather just use ground turkey. It used too much cheese and not enough veggies - I'd add mushrooms and zucchini.
I also used the leftover onion rice to make a sort of chicken burrito bowl -- I added kidney beans, corn, red pepper, salsa, diced chicken breast and jack cheese. Pretty good!
And I cooked up some bulgur I bought. I really like the grain. It's similar to quinoa in taste and texture. I'm finding that I've really adjusted to whole grains. I like the nutty taste and the chewy texture better than enriched. I portioned the bulgur into 1/2 servings (70cal) which was about 1/4cup - maybe a bit over. I ate that night with chicken in a salad. I ate Tuesday night... sauteed a chooped zucchini, chopped onion, red pepper, mushrooms, and spinach. Added the bulgur and a bit of mozarella. Served with a precooked chicken breast. YUM! and soooo much fiood with all the veggies.
I also used the leftover onion rice to make a sort of chicken burrito bowl -- I added kidney beans, corn, red pepper, salsa, diced chicken breast and jack cheese. Pretty good!
And I cooked up some bulgur I bought. I really like the grain. It's similar to quinoa in taste and texture. I'm finding that I've really adjusted to whole grains. I like the nutty taste and the chewy texture better than enriched. I portioned the bulgur into 1/2 servings (70cal) which was about 1/4cup - maybe a bit over. I ate that night with chicken in a salad. I ate Tuesday night... sauteed a chooped zucchini, chopped onion, red pepper, mushrooms, and spinach. Added the bulgur and a bit of mozarella. Served with a precooked chicken breast. YUM! and soooo much fiood with all the veggies.
Day 381 - 383
Okay, but not great. Probably right around 2000. Okay meals, but too much snacking.
I did run on Monday, walked 0.8 to warm up, jogged 1.25 at a 9:20pace. Felt slow though.
I did run on Monday, walked 0.8 to warm up, jogged 1.25 at a 9:20pace. Felt slow though.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Day 380
Breakfast: turkey pear avocado muffin (260)
Snack: string cheese 80
Lunch: 6 tortilla chips(80) with 3 T of refried beans(80), 200 cal of friday nights dinner mixed with extra spinach and some sweet potato (30)
Snack: Cupcake (250)
Jogged: walked 1mi to warm up. The stupid school fenced off the corner I cut through, so I had to waaay back track. That meant it was too dark, so I just jogged down the lit street a couple of times... turned out to be 1.4mi. I felt slow, but kept just saying you gotta do it -- it's been 2 weeks, you gotta do something no matter how slow. Turns out I was at a 9:40 pace. ! strange.
Dinner:
Daily total:
Snack: string cheese 80
Lunch: 6 tortilla chips(80) with 3 T of refried beans(80), 200 cal of friday nights dinner mixed with extra spinach and some sweet potato (30)
Snack: Cupcake (250)
Jogged: walked 1mi to warm up. The stupid school fenced off the corner I cut through, so I had to waaay back track. That meant it was too dark, so I just jogged down the lit street a couple of times... turned out to be 1.4mi. I felt slow, but kept just saying you gotta do it -- it's been 2 weeks, you gotta do something no matter how slow. Turns out I was at a 9:40 pace. ! strange.
Dinner:
Daily total:
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Day 379
breakfast: ham cheese apple muffin
lunch: bday party - did okay for a full spread, but not great. half a sandwich, a few chips, a bit or potato salad and chinese chicken salad, lemonade, 2 cupckaes...
dinner: late 930 - actually said outloud how I wasn't hungry and then ate refried beans with tortilla chips... and tomato lettuce and olives.
Total: ??? not ridiculous, but not good either. 2100?
lunch: bday party - did okay for a full spread, but not great. half a sandwich, a few chips, a bit or potato salad and chinese chicken salad, lemonade, 2 cupckaes...
dinner: late 930 - actually said outloud how I wasn't hungry and then ate refried beans with tortilla chips... and tomato lettuce and olives.
Total: ??? not ridiculous, but not good either. 2100?
Friday, August 19, 2011
Day 378
Backfilling missing entries...
Normal breakfast and lunch...
Dinner out -- order an app (350) to share instead of a drink and added a side salad (150) to the entree I ordered which was a 575cal chicken thing off the light menu. By the time the entree came, I was full. Took 95% of it home.
Deesert Yogurt (200)
Normal breakfast and lunch...
Dinner out -- order an app (350) to share instead of a drink and added a side salad (150) to the entree I ordered which was a 575cal chicken thing off the light menu. By the time the entree came, I was full. Took 95% of it home.
Deesert Yogurt (200)
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Day 376
Breakfast(730): Coconut French Toast Bake with morningstar sausage (380)
Snack (1000): Grapes (65)
Lunch (200): Chicken Tamale Bake (330) with lettuce tomato and ff sour cream (40)
Daily TOtal:
Snack (1000): Grapes (65)
Lunch (200): Chicken Tamale Bake (330) with lettuce tomato and ff sour cream (40)
Daily TOtal:
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Day 375
Breakfast: 150 cal of potato chips leftover in car Had a muffin, but wasn't that hungry.
LunchI(1045): Turkey/Avocado/apple muffin (260)and a bunch of carrots (50)
LunchII (300): Turkey Taco Salad (250)
Bit of PB and choco chips (150)
DInner (700): More, but different, Turkey Taco Salad at a friend's house. (500?)
Dessert McD's Ice Cream (150) felt strange sitting in the drive through.
Daily Total: 1510
LunchI(1045): Turkey/Avocado/apple muffin (260)and a bunch of carrots (50)
LunchII (300): Turkey Taco Salad (250)
Bit of PB and choco chips (150)
DInner (700): More, but different, Turkey Taco Salad at a friend's house. (500?)
Dessert McD's Ice Cream (150) felt strange sitting in the drive through.
Daily Total: 1510
Monday, August 15, 2011
Day 374
Breakfast (700 - 1015): Chicken Crepes with zucchini (400)
Lunch(1045): Right, I just finished breakfast!
Snack (1100): Apple (80)
Lunch (200): POlenta Bake (300)
Snack 150 cal of potato chips, 5 mini pb cups (200)
Dinner(830): Chicken breast, quinoa, tomato compote, broccoli (275)
Grapes (100)
PB and choco chips (150)
Daily total: 1655
Lunch(1045): Right, I just finished breakfast!
Snack (1100): Apple (80)
Lunch (200): POlenta Bake (300)
Snack 150 cal of potato chips, 5 mini pb cups (200)
Dinner(830): Chicken breast, quinoa, tomato compote, broccoli (275)
Grapes (100)
PB and choco chips (150)
Daily total: 1655
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Day 373
Crossing my fingers that I'm back on track... Woke up not hungry (duh, given what I ate yesterday.) Toyed with the idea of doing a fruit/veggie/water only day, but other food was already prepared. Biggest difference is that I wasn't constantly putting food in my mouth today - and I had no desire to. I wasn't fighting it all day, I just didn't want it. And my wieght is down 3 lb from yesterday, despite the fact that I ate like a beast yesterday. It's all so frustratingly unpredictable!
Breakfast (930): Peach (100), a few almonds (100) and 1.5 ounce of ham (50)
Lunch(230): Chicken Corn Chowder with peas (300)
Homemade blueberry muffin (250)
Snack (500): 100cal of peanuts
Snack (600): small spoon of peanut butter with a few choco chips (150)
Dinner (715): Chicken breast, quinoa, tomato compote and broccoli (275)
Dessert: 2T of peanut butter with 2 T of choco chips (350! more than i thought it'd be.)
Cucumber with hummus (75)
Daily Total: 1500
Breakfast (930): Peach (100), a few almonds (100) and 1.5 ounce of ham (50)
Lunch(230): Chicken Corn Chowder with peas (300)
Homemade blueberry muffin (250)
Snack (500): 100cal of peanuts
Snack (600): small spoon of peanut butter with a few choco chips (150)
Dinner (715): Chicken breast, quinoa, tomato compote and broccoli (275)
Dessert: 2T of peanut butter with 2 T of choco chips (350! more than i thought it'd be.)
Cucumber with hummus (75)
Daily Total: 1500
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Day 372
Another really bad day... I can't tell the difference anymore whether this is premenst. shenanigans or me just falling off the wagon. I'm leaning towards the later. I'm definitely eating even when I'm not hungry. I'm definitely eating even if I'd just eaten. I'm definitely feeling full and bloated and gross. And yet I eat more. wtf?
Didn't track today... I'd guess like 2800-3000? I'm still not completely off the wagon. I have absolutlely NO craving for crappy processed foods. Didn't hit and drive thru or guzzle a soda. That's a plus in my book. I just ate way too much of the fairly healthy stuff. Like full on extra meals -- as snacks! ugh. I feel physically sick at the end of the day.
Didn't track today... I'd guess like 2800-3000? I'm still not completely off the wagon. I have absolutlely NO craving for crappy processed foods. Didn't hit and drive thru or guzzle a soda. That's a plus in my book. I just ate way too much of the fairly healthy stuff. Like full on extra meals -- as snacks! ugh. I feel physically sick at the end of the day.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Day 371
Breakfast(700): Ham, cheese, apple muffin (270)
Lunch: CHicken with hasbrown casserole and broccoli 415
Snack" String cheese (80) and 4 mini reeses (100)
Snack:???
Dinner:???
Updated two days later... I don't know what I ate, but I KNOW I ate WAY WAY WAY too much today.
Daily: 2500???
Lunch: CHicken with hasbrown casserole and broccoli 415
Snack" String cheese (80) and 4 mini reeses (100)
Snack:???
Dinner:???
Updated two days later... I don't know what I ate, but I KNOW I ate WAY WAY WAY too much today.
Daily: 2500???
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Day 370
Back to school -- should be good for the eating habits. Staying busy keeps me from eating too much! Only issue to work out is that I have first lunch. Means I eat breakfast at 7am, then lunch at 1045. Sorta early, but if not then I have to wait until 230. Too late... :( I guess my normal morning snacl time becomes lunch time. And I'll just have an afternoon snack. ??? It'll work out hopefully!
Breakfast: Chicken Mushroom Crepes (375) with a bit of spinach
Lunch (1100): Tofu Veggie Stirfry (300) I don;t think cooked tofu freezes well. The tezture was not as good as when I fate it fresh.
Snack (300): Turkey Taco Salad (turkey 120 + lettuce and tomato + cheese 50 + toasted tortilla 55 + FF sourcream 20)
Choco covered almonds (250)
Dinner(800): Chicken breast, quinoa, tomato compote and broccoli (250)
3 flour tortillas (300), 1.5 oz of cheese (180)
Daily Total: 1900
Breakfast: Chicken Mushroom Crepes (375) with a bit of spinach
Lunch (1100): Tofu Veggie Stirfry (300) I don;t think cooked tofu freezes well. The tezture was not as good as when I fate it fresh.
Snack (300): Turkey Taco Salad (turkey 120 + lettuce and tomato + cheese 50 + toasted tortilla 55 + FF sourcream 20)
Choco covered almonds (250)
Dinner(800): Chicken breast, quinoa, tomato compote and broccoli (250)
3 flour tortillas (300), 1.5 oz of cheese (180)
Daily Total: 1900
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Day 369
Not great today, but better... being busy helps and I think I'm getting tot he end of my ravenous time.
Breakfast: Chicken Corn Chowder (300)
Snack: Lots of watermelon and blueberries, 2 mini donut gems, string cheese
Lunch: 3 oz of tritip, half a chicken breast, 1/2 cup of potato salad, 1/4 cup coleslaw, cornbread, water
Worked my butt off moving literally TONS of boxes of books. Really, probably moved 3000lb worth.
Snack: 150 cal of candy
Snack: 200 of pasta, chips, muffin a few bites each, late getting home and so hungry.
Dinner: POlenta Bake (315)
Breakfast: Chicken Corn Chowder (300)
Snack: Lots of watermelon and blueberries, 2 mini donut gems, string cheese
Lunch: 3 oz of tritip, half a chicken breast, 1/2 cup of potato salad, 1/4 cup coleslaw, cornbread, water
Worked my butt off moving literally TONS of boxes of books. Really, probably moved 3000lb worth.
Snack: 150 cal of candy
Snack: 200 of pasta, chips, muffin a few bites each, late getting home and so hungry.
Dinner: POlenta Bake (315)
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Day 368
Breakfast (700am): Back to work -- English muffin with turkey, avocado, apple (250)
Snack (1000): string cheese (80)
Snack (1100): peanut butter cup (80)
Lunch (1200): Chicnese place. Steamed rice (a lot! like 1.5cups 350cal), and chicken breast with veggies in a light white sauce (250?)
500 cal of candy at school - oof.
Cereal (200)
Dinner: chicne breast (150), quinoa (50), tomato compote (60), broccoli (30) (300 total)
ice cream 120
popcorn 100
almonds 100
cereal (200)
Supposed to run yesterday, didn't. Have a run date tomorrow, so I didn't want to run a bunch today. Decided to see how fast I could do one mile. Walked 0.6mi in 10 min, then ran a full mile in 8:50. First sub-9 mile! Doesn't conteract the rediculous amount of calories... but it's something!
Daily 2520
SOOO many nice comments from ppl who haven't seen me for a whole summer. Though I'm only 5-10lb lighter than the last time they saw me... loved it! :D
Snack (1000): string cheese (80)
Snack (1100): peanut butter cup (80)
Lunch (1200): Chicnese place. Steamed rice (a lot! like 1.5cups 350cal), and chicken breast with veggies in a light white sauce (250?)
500 cal of candy at school - oof.
Cereal (200)
Dinner: chicne breast (150), quinoa (50), tomato compote (60), broccoli (30) (300 total)
ice cream 120
popcorn 100
almonds 100
cereal (200)
Supposed to run yesterday, didn't. Have a run date tomorrow, so I didn't want to run a bunch today. Decided to see how fast I could do one mile. Walked 0.6mi in 10 min, then ran a full mile in 8:50. First sub-9 mile! Doesn't conteract the rediculous amount of calories... but it's something!
Daily 2520
SOOO many nice comments from ppl who haven't seen me for a whole summer. Though I'm only 5-10lb lighter than the last time they saw me... loved it! :D
Monday, August 8, 2011
Day 367
Let's not even talk about today... Ate way too much of mostly healthy foods. Felt stuffed all day. Ended the day with a healthy, but big meal with family. Included cake for dessert. And a caramel nut cluster. AND I was supposed to jog today, but didn't. Ugh. TOM combined with going back to work/school stress is doing me in. Need to figure out how to not let it be an excuse.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Day 366
Breakfast: Ham and Cheese Strata 375
Lunch: Polenta bake (315)
ice cream 120, half a yogurt 100, almonds 100,
???
Daily Total: estimate 1800
Lunch: Polenta bake (315)
ice cream 120, half a yogurt 100, almonds 100,
???
Daily Total: estimate 1800
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Day 365
Breakfast (830): half an english muffin (60) with 90cal of PB and half an apple (40)
Lunch: Sushi 400
Snacks: ice cream 120, carrots and hummus 100, almonds 100, tastes of food I'm making (100) [Chicken/corn chowder and chicken with polenta and tomato compote]
DinnerI: Ham, apple gruyere quesadilla (150) and half a pear (30)
Half a yogurt (90) and a few almonds (50)
Jog: Walked 0.6 to warmup, jogged for a FULL 5k in about 33 minutes! About a 10:30 minute mile. That's the first time I've jogged the entire 5k without walking any of it. That was my goal for the October 5k I'm in. I guess my goal now is to get the time under 30minutes. I think it's totally doable. I could have pushed a little faster, but I was more focused on jogging the full 5k, wanted to pace myself. I felt it more in my muscles tonight than in my cardio. Breathing was steady and I didn't feel dead when I got done -- didn't take long at all to get HR down to normal. So happy!! :D
Dinner II: Taco salad (250) with a lemon drink (150)
Pudding (80)
Daily Total: 1670
Lunch: Sushi 400
Snacks: ice cream 120, carrots and hummus 100, almonds 100, tastes of food I'm making (100) [Chicken/corn chowder and chicken with polenta and tomato compote]
DinnerI: Ham, apple gruyere quesadilla (150) and half a pear (30)
Half a yogurt (90) and a few almonds (50)
Jog: Walked 0.6 to warmup, jogged for a FULL 5k in about 33 minutes! About a 10:30 minute mile. That's the first time I've jogged the entire 5k without walking any of it. That was my goal for the October 5k I'm in. I guess my goal now is to get the time under 30minutes. I think it's totally doable. I could have pushed a little faster, but I was more focused on jogging the full 5k, wanted to pace myself. I felt it more in my muscles tonight than in my cardio. Breathing was steady and I didn't feel dead when I got done -- didn't take long at all to get HR down to normal. So happy!! :D
Dinner II: Taco salad (250) with a lemon drink (150)
Pudding (80)
Daily Total: 1670
Friday, August 5, 2011
Day 364
Still SUPER munchy today, but trying to be smart about it... I still hate this week.
I went and bought hand weights for the house today... one 10lb and one 15lb. I thought about buying pairs, but all I do is one arm at a time. Saves $ this way, and I can get the other if I ever need it. I've been doing pushups at home, now I can do the other exercises too. Not sure why I need the gym anymore, but not ready to give up on it. Might be nice to be able to switch it up and I should investigate the classes...
Breakfast (830): ham.apple.cheese muffin (270)
Snack (1200): Yogurt (180), grapes(30), carrots and redpepper hummus (100)
Lunch: Taco salad (90cal turkey, lettcuse, tomatoe, 50 cal cheese, 70cak avocado, 40 cal FF sourcream, 55 cal tortilla) Total: 305
Snack: MORE grapes (50) and some almonds (100) and pudding 100
Dinner (615): Polenta Bake (315)
Ice Cream (120) and pudding (100) Finally feel satisfied... ugh. Not too bad, if I can keep my mouth shut the rest of the night!
And I didn't... I had a frozen chicken rice burrito that tasted terrible (240) and 160 cal of tater tots. Rifreakingdiculous.
Daily: 2070
I went and bought hand weights for the house today... one 10lb and one 15lb. I thought about buying pairs, but all I do is one arm at a time. Saves $ this way, and I can get the other if I ever need it. I've been doing pushups at home, now I can do the other exercises too. Not sure why I need the gym anymore, but not ready to give up on it. Might be nice to be able to switch it up and I should investigate the classes...
Breakfast (830): ham.apple.cheese muffin (270)
Snack (1200): Yogurt (180), grapes(30), carrots and redpepper hummus (100)
Lunch: Taco salad (90cal turkey, lettcuse, tomatoe, 50 cal cheese, 70cak avocado, 40 cal FF sourcream, 55 cal tortilla) Total: 305
Snack: MORE grapes (50) and some almonds (100) and pudding 100
Dinner (615): Polenta Bake (315)
Ice Cream (120) and pudding (100) Finally feel satisfied... ugh. Not too bad, if I can keep my mouth shut the rest of the night!
And I didn't... I had a frozen chicken rice burrito that tasted terrible (240) and 160 cal of tater tots. Rifreakingdiculous.
Daily: 2070
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Day 363
Breakfast (830): Ham, cheese, apple muffin (225) smaller portions than usual, still a little iffy about overeating (really "binging", I guess) last night.
Snack (1100): 1/3 of an apple
Lunch (1200): Polenta Bake with spinach and tomato (330)
Snack: 4 hershey's nuggets (200)
Dinner: Small bit of pasta salad, serving of chicnese chicken salad. Both had some dressing, but lightly dressed. Also had grapes. No cookie... and water, no soda.
Went to friend's to jog on the river. I am still sore from Tuesday's jog -- jogging faster uses more muscle. I was still amazed that I could jog much farther, faster, more consistently than my friend who is a perfect weight and goes to the gym often. She'll get it together and back on track in terms of fitness and then kick my a$$, but tonight, I schooled her! :)
DinnerII: Friend's daughter made quesadillas -- was going home, but she surprised me with a special 'dilla just for me. I couldn't say no. It was a flour tortilla with 120 cal of cheese and 25 cal of ham. yummy.
Still a bit hungry... it's that week out of the month. Can't go back to parents house without a plan... so I'm making and taking a salad with me to munch on. No saltines left there -- I put the half tube down the sink this morn. May have to destroy the frosting too. We'll see.... Ate ONE graham cracker with ONE Tbs of chocolate frosting. (150?)
Total: 1380+the unkown dinner salads... ???
Snack (1100): 1/3 of an apple
Lunch (1200): Polenta Bake with spinach and tomato (330)
Snack: 4 hershey's nuggets (200)
Dinner: Small bit of pasta salad, serving of chicnese chicken salad. Both had some dressing, but lightly dressed. Also had grapes. No cookie... and water, no soda.
Went to friend's to jog on the river. I am still sore from Tuesday's jog -- jogging faster uses more muscle. I was still amazed that I could jog much farther, faster, more consistently than my friend who is a perfect weight and goes to the gym often. She'll get it together and back on track in terms of fitness and then kick my a$$, but tonight, I schooled her! :)
DinnerII: Friend's daughter made quesadillas -- was going home, but she surprised me with a special 'dilla just for me. I couldn't say no. It was a flour tortilla with 120 cal of cheese and 25 cal of ham. yummy.
Still a bit hungry... it's that week out of the month. Can't go back to parents house without a plan... so I'm making and taking a salad with me to munch on. No saltines left there -- I put the half tube down the sink this morn. May have to destroy the frosting too. We'll see.... Ate ONE graham cracker with ONE Tbs of chocolate frosting. (150?)
Total: 1380+the unkown dinner salads... ???
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Day 362
Breakfast (800): Coconut TFrench Toast Bake with veggie sausage (380) added a few strawberries (30)
LunchI (1100): tortilla (55), half oz of cheese (60), 50 cal of deli ham, carrots (25)
Lunch II (200): tortilla (55), half oz of cheese (60), 50 cal of delil turkey, almonds (100)
Sushi (400)
DInner (730): At a friend's house, I cooked. Two! servings of tamale casserole (600) with salad (30) and ice cream for dessert (140)
Daily Total: 2035... sheesh.
But wait, there's more! :( After getting home, I ate 2 graham crackers, 2 Tbs of chocolate frosting, a chocolate pudding cup, half a sleeve of saltines and 5 slices of velveeta. nice, right?! So, lwt's just round that 2035 up to 3000. Felt like crap physically before bed. And really felt crappy the next morning. What's up with all that?! Why, why, why!? I think partially due to TOM coming and partially stressed cause school starts up next week -- back to work and I haven't finished all the crap I was supposed to get down this summer. ugh.
LunchI (1100): tortilla (55), half oz of cheese (60), 50 cal of deli ham, carrots (25)
Lunch II (200): tortilla (55), half oz of cheese (60), 50 cal of delil turkey, almonds (100)
Sushi (400)
DInner (730): At a friend's house, I cooked. Two! servings of tamale casserole (600) with salad (30) and ice cream for dessert (140)
Daily Total: 2035... sheesh.
But wait, there's more! :( After getting home, I ate 2 graham crackers, 2 Tbs of chocolate frosting, a chocolate pudding cup, half a sleeve of saltines and 5 slices of velveeta. nice, right?! So, lwt's just round that 2035 up to 3000. Felt like crap physically before bed. And really felt crappy the next morning. What's up with all that?! Why, why, why!? I think partially due to TOM coming and partially stressed cause school starts up next week -- back to work and I haven't finished all the crap I was supposed to get down this summer. ugh.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Day 361
Breakfast (800am): My chicken mushroom crepes (375) with a bit of spinach.
Lunch(1200): Polenta Bake with corn and broccoli (350)
Snack: Cheese (120), strawberries (50) and ham (50)
Snack: Choc covered almonds (100)
Was about to make dinner at 8pm, but realized that if I ate, I wouldn't be able to gym. But I didn't want to take forever at the gym either. So, I compromised... jogged around the neighborhood. Decided not to take iphone to track run -- it gets bulky. I did check the time before and immediately after. Then I tracked the distance. I walked 0.6 to warm up in 8 minutes. Then I jogged straight for 2.28mi in 22 minutes. That's a 9:40 minute mile... I'm stunned. I'm typically at an 11 minute mile for the jog part. I've only been sub-10 ONCE before, for just a mile, on the treadmill, and it was HARD. TOnight I felt like I still had a bit in me at the end. In fact I sprinted the last 100yards. Seriously, I'm amazed. I might even give up the treadmill! :D
Dinner(930): Taco Salad (300)
Peach (80)
Ice Cream (120)
Cheese (150) with crisps (20)
Daily Total: 1765
Lunch(1200): Polenta Bake with corn and broccoli (350)
Snack: Cheese (120), strawberries (50) and ham (50)
Snack: Choc covered almonds (100)
Was about to make dinner at 8pm, but realized that if I ate, I wouldn't be able to gym. But I didn't want to take forever at the gym either. So, I compromised... jogged around the neighborhood. Decided not to take iphone to track run -- it gets bulky. I did check the time before and immediately after. Then I tracked the distance. I walked 0.6 to warm up in 8 minutes. Then I jogged straight for 2.28mi in 22 minutes. That's a 9:40 minute mile... I'm stunned. I'm typically at an 11 minute mile for the jog part. I've only been sub-10 ONCE before, for just a mile, on the treadmill, and it was HARD. TOnight I felt like I still had a bit in me at the end. In fact I sprinted the last 100yards. Seriously, I'm amazed. I might even give up the treadmill! :D
Dinner(930): Taco Salad (300)
Peach (80)
Ice Cream (120)
Cheese (150) with crisps (20)
Daily Total: 1765
Chicken and Mushroom Crepes
There are a few BMD meals that I really miss. The chicken and mushroom crepes are one of the top ones. If I could order 7 of that meal, I would. I found frozen crepes at Ikea (yes, I know I could make them, but...). So, I looked up chicken mushroom crepes on cookinglight and mashed two recipes together... Original recipes #1 and #2
My Recipe...
6 frozen Ikea crepes, thawed
29oz of raw chicken breast (roasted in oven, trimmed and chopped, 19oz cooked)
8oz mushrooms, chopped (should have used more, like 16oz)
2/3 of a large onion, chopped
1T of butter
2 T cornstarch
2 cups of skim mik
2 oz gruyere cheese
1 oz mozarella cheese
red pepper flakes
salt
pepper
garlic powder
1-2 T of fresh thyme, chopped
1-2 T of parsely, chopped
Saute the mushrooms and onions until mostly soft. In a bowl, mix the chicken, mushrooms, onions, shredded cheese and seasonings. In a small cup mix the cornstarch with a small bit of milk, just enough to moisten. Heat the butter in a small pan, add the slurry and let cook a bit. Add the remaining milk. Cook for a minute or so and cool to thicken. Add the milk mixture to the chicken mixture and gently stir to coat. Serve with a thawed crepe (or make your own!)
By my measurements and calculations, each serving is about 375cal. The chicken mixture is amazingly tasty. Don't skip out on the thyme -- it really makes the meal. Note to self though: Don't use more that 2T... it gets heavy. And easy on the parsley... it's bitter. And I could probably get away with using just half a crepe per serving. AND it could use twice as many mushrooms! With a few tweaks though, this is perfect! And exactly what I was craving. Hopefully it holds me over as long as the BMD version! (Edit on trying: So far, so good... It's been 2 hours and I still feel FULL.)
My Recipe...
6 frozen Ikea crepes, thawed
29oz of raw chicken breast (roasted in oven, trimmed and chopped, 19oz cooked)
8oz mushrooms, chopped (should have used more, like 16oz)
2/3 of a large onion, chopped
1T of butter
2 T cornstarch
2 cups of skim mik
2 oz gruyere cheese
1 oz mozarella cheese
red pepper flakes
salt
pepper
garlic powder
1-2 T of fresh thyme, chopped
1-2 T of parsely, chopped
Saute the mushrooms and onions until mostly soft. In a bowl, mix the chicken, mushrooms, onions, shredded cheese and seasonings. In a small cup mix the cornstarch with a small bit of milk, just enough to moisten. Heat the butter in a small pan, add the slurry and let cook a bit. Add the remaining milk. Cook for a minute or so and cool to thicken. Add the milk mixture to the chicken mixture and gently stir to coat. Serve with a thawed crepe (or make your own!)
By my measurements and calculations, each serving is about 375cal. The chicken mixture is amazingly tasty. Don't skip out on the thyme -- it really makes the meal. Note to self though: Don't use more that 2T... it gets heavy. And easy on the parsley... it's bitter. And I could probably get away with using just half a crepe per serving. AND it could use twice as many mushrooms! With a few tweaks though, this is perfect! And exactly what I was craving. Hopefully it holds me over as long as the BMD version! (Edit on trying: So far, so good... It's been 2 hours and I still feel FULL.)
Tofu Stirfry
Not a real detailed recipe here, but I did like the end product... So, I'd like to try to get it down here.
I soaked some rice noodles according to package, used half a serving per tray. I think it was one oz dry per tray.
Sliced the tofu into 6 slices and drained for a bit on paper towels. Then cut each slice into 8 cubes.
Sauce: This was totally a guess, based off a few different recipes and modified as I tasted it. I used about a cup of chicken broth as the base. Added a T of cornstarch, 2 T of soy, 2 T of oyster sauce, 1 T of siracha, a tsp or so of sesame oil, and the juice of a lime. The lime was critical to the flavor, really brightened it up. Mix throughly.
Sauteed off some veggies in a bit of olive oil. I used broccoli, red pepper, mushroom, onion, carrot, green onion. Remove to bowl. Saute tofu cube lightly in a bit of oil until browned a bit. Add veggies back to pan. Add the sauce mixture. Let come to a simmer, cook for a minute of so, then remove from heat. The cornstarch will thicken up as it cools.
According to my measurements and calculations, this is 300cal per serving. I added a few almonds and a bit of steamed spinach when I ate it. Pretty darn tasty! I like the tofu much better this way, over the baked version. Surprised me -- I didn't think I'd like tofu so much, especially since it's barely cooked.
I soaked some rice noodles according to package, used half a serving per tray. I think it was one oz dry per tray.
Sliced the tofu into 6 slices and drained for a bit on paper towels. Then cut each slice into 8 cubes.
Sauce: This was totally a guess, based off a few different recipes and modified as I tasted it. I used about a cup of chicken broth as the base. Added a T of cornstarch, 2 T of soy, 2 T of oyster sauce, 1 T of siracha, a tsp or so of sesame oil, and the juice of a lime. The lime was critical to the flavor, really brightened it up. Mix throughly.
Sauteed off some veggies in a bit of olive oil. I used broccoli, red pepper, mushroom, onion, carrot, green onion. Remove to bowl. Saute tofu cube lightly in a bit of oil until browned a bit. Add veggies back to pan. Add the sauce mixture. Let come to a simmer, cook for a minute of so, then remove from heat. The cornstarch will thicken up as it cools.
According to my measurements and calculations, this is 300cal per serving. I added a few almonds and a bit of steamed spinach when I ate it. Pretty darn tasty! I like the tofu much better this way, over the baked version. Surprised me -- I didn't think I'd like tofu so much, especially since it's barely cooked.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Polenta Bake
Wanted to use up some canned diced tomatoes and get a different style meal. Found this recipe on myrecipe.com. Modified some: used ground turkey breast, added extra zucchin, red pepper, mushrooms. Will also add spinach when served. I like this, though ironically, I'm not that fond of the canned tomato taste. I might try just roasting off some grape tomatoes next time. I was worried the tomato paste might be too strong, but that doesn't seem to be an issue. THough it was difficult to mix in -- I might try thinning it slightly with a bit of tomato juice or water next time. And I wasn't sure whether to use yellow cornmeal or polenta meal -- the polenta is a coarser grind. Chose polenta in the end.
Here's my slightly modified recipe...1 teaspoon salt
1 cup polenta meal
1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
?? garlic powder
9oz mozarella, shredded and divided
1oz cheddar
20oz ground turkey, extra lean
1 cup chopped onion
3 medium zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and sliced 8oz mushroom, shopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1.5 tsp olive oil
2 (14 1/2-oz.) cans petite diced tomatoes, drained
1 (6-oz.) can tomato paste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bring 3 cups water and 1 tsp. salt to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in cornmeal; reduce heat to low, and simmer, whisking constantly, 3 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in italian seasoning and 1 oz cheddar with 1 oz mozarella. Spread cornmeal mixture into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
2. Brown ground turkey in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 10 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink; drain and transfer to a bowl.
3. Sauté onion and zucchini pepper and mushrooms in hot oil in skillet over medium heat 5 minutes or until crisp-tender. Stir in beef, tomatoes, and tomato paste; simmer, stirring often, 10 minutes. Pour beef mixture over cornmeal crust. Sprinkle with remaining 8oz mozarella cheese.
4. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle casserole with parsley just before serving.
By my measurements and calculations, this comes out to about 315cal at 8 servings. Added a 1/3 cup of corn and a bit of broccoli to tray, for a total of 350. It's a heavy tray too! It thought the corn would taste good with the polenta. Might add to polenta next time -- either frozen or creamed.
Day 360
Breakfast (800am): eng muff (140) with PB (100) and jam (20)
(1130): Cherries (50)
Lunch (200): Turkey Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, cuke, avocado, little cheese, FF cour cream, corn tortilla, crunchy onion bits, green onion (350ish)
Crepe with choco chips and jam (150), carrots with FF sourcream dip (100)
Dinner: Grocery Store Sushi, vegetable (carrot, cuke, avocado) with brown rice (400?)
Snacking as cooking (250)
Choco covered almonds and cranberries (150)
Daily Total: 1710 Definitely heading into and bad part of the month! Ugh.
(1130): Cherries (50)
Lunch (200): Turkey Taco salad with lettuce, tomato, cuke, avocado, little cheese, FF cour cream, corn tortilla, crunchy onion bits, green onion (350ish)
Crepe with choco chips and jam (150), carrots with FF sourcream dip (100)
Dinner: Grocery Store Sushi, vegetable (carrot, cuke, avocado) with brown rice (400?)
Snacking as cooking (250)
Choco covered almonds and cranberries (150)
Daily Total: 1710 Definitely heading into and bad part of the month! Ugh.
Day 359
Breakfast(1200): French toast at favortie brunch place (800?)
Lunch (500): trail mix (100) and a string cheese (80)
Non fat fro yo (150)
Dinner I: Salad with lettuce, tomato, red pepper, FF sourcream mixed with onion soup mix, and crispy onion bits (100)
DinnerII: Serving of zucchini casserole (150), broccoli and corn (70) and spinach with roasted onion bits (50)
Dessert: Slice of bread with nutella and jam (150)
Waffle with nutella (180)
Cheddar cheese on 2 slices of bread (250) I don't know why im so hungry tonuight... gotta get under control and back to norm tomorrow.
Daily Total: 2080
Lunch (500): trail mix (100) and a string cheese (80)
Non fat fro yo (150)
Dinner I: Salad with lettuce, tomato, red pepper, FF sourcream mixed with onion soup mix, and crispy onion bits (100)
DinnerII: Serving of zucchini casserole (150), broccoli and corn (70) and spinach with roasted onion bits (50)
Dessert: Slice of bread with nutella and jam (150)
Waffle with nutella (180)
Cheddar cheese on 2 slices of bread (250) I don't know why im so hungry tonuight... gotta get under control and back to norm tomorrow.
Daily Total: 2080
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Day 358
Breakfast/lunch (1030): Tofu Stirfry (300) with extra spinach, tomato and almond (40)
Alcohol... ummm... 700?
Dinner - piece of bread with a slice of cheese (150), tri tip (200) and few tortilla chips (150) and water.
Daily Total: 1540 Not a healthy day, in many ways.
Alcohol... ummm... 700?
Dinner - piece of bread with a slice of cheese (150), tri tip (200) and few tortilla chips (150) and water.
Daily Total: 1540 Not a healthy day, in many ways.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Day 357
BReakfast: Ham Cheese strata (415) with extra tomato (off my plant!) and spinach
Lunch Eggplant pepper chicken (330) with a few almonds (30) and spinach
Ice Cream 120
Corn ont he cob 100
Salmon BLT with french fries... only ate one half of the bun and a bit of the aioli. basically just salmon with a slice of bacon on bread. Oh, and french fries. (700?)
1 beer, 1 vodka tonic, 2 short shot drinks (500?)
Daily Total: 2195
Lunch Eggplant pepper chicken (330) with a few almonds (30) and spinach
Ice Cream 120
Corn ont he cob 100
Salmon BLT with french fries... only ate one half of the bun and a bit of the aioli. basically just salmon with a slice of bacon on bread. Oh, and french fries. (700?)
1 beer, 1 vodka tonic, 2 short shot drinks (500?)
Daily Total: 2195
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Day 356
Intended to go to gym tonight, but got invite for dinner. So, I intended to get up pretty early (like 8, ha! that's early int he summer) and jog outside before it got hot. Haven't been out on streets in quite awhile. BUT, I didn't manage to pulll my butt out of bed until 9 and it was 9:43 before I set out. And it was hot. :( Props to those of you who run outside in the heat all the time! I was gonna walk over to the HS and use the track so I could pace myself better against the distance, but I wanted shade trees instead. BTW, I highly recommend NOT jogging residential streets on trash day. ick.
Breakfast: Hate to eat a lot before jogging... Had 7 almonds (50) and an ear of corn (100)
Jog (943 - 1031): Total, 4 miles in 48 minutes -- that's an average 12 minute mile. Warmed up for half a mile walking. Paused to try some modified pull ups (aside: I couldn't do a pull up to save my life. BUT 5 months ago I couldn't even imagine how ppl did it. I just hung there. In fact, I could barely do that! This time, I could pull myself up like a cm. SO, my modification was to use the short bar and pull as much weight as I could. My feet never left the ground, but I don't see any other way to train those muscles. Me just hanging there isn't gonna do anything. Okay, back to the jog...) I jog/walked with more walking than I would have liked the next 3.25 miles in 36 min. That's an 11 minute mile and gives me a potential 5k time of 34:30. An improvement over my official April 5k time of 37:45. Plus, I know I push harder during the acutal race, so it would probably be lower. Might be time to sign up for another...
Lunch (1200): Taco Salad: Lettuce, tomato, cuke, red pepper (50), 3 oz of chicken breast (100), 2 oz of FF/reg sour cream (80), toasted tortilla (55), started out with avocado, but picked it out later as it had gone bad... :( Total: 300ish
(100pm): Ice Cream (120)
Dinner (630): Dinner @ Pasta Pomodoro... The ONE place I can honestly say that the item I WANT to order is one of the very best for you! I always get this roasted veggie dish with chicken, even before I started losing. It does not have pasta. It's mushroom, brussel sprouts, broccoli, zucchini, sundried tomatoes, spinach and asparagus in a garlic olive oil. It's 450 cal! :) I asked them to go easy on the oil, but I'm not gonna try to deduct calories... I vowed not to devour the bread they put out with this amazing basil herb oil. I avoided it early on, but ended up eating half a piece with my meal, but no dipping oil. (70). We also shared a fav app -- butternut squash ravioli in brown sugar sage butter sauce. SO good, 225 cal for half the app. Though in retrospect, if I thinkabout it as 225cal for 3 freaking ravioli, I might have said no. Might. Had small dessert, an affogato. Hot espresso poured over a small scoop of vanilla gelato. (70)
Late: Half a cookie from fav cookie store. (150) Though they sadly did NOT have my favorite Coconut Cinnamon Choco Chip Cookie... :(
Daily Total: 1535 Not too shabby!
Breakfast: Hate to eat a lot before jogging... Had 7 almonds (50) and an ear of corn (100)
Jog (943 - 1031): Total, 4 miles in 48 minutes -- that's an average 12 minute mile. Warmed up for half a mile walking. Paused to try some modified pull ups (aside: I couldn't do a pull up to save my life. BUT 5 months ago I couldn't even imagine how ppl did it. I just hung there. In fact, I could barely do that! This time, I could pull myself up like a cm. SO, my modification was to use the short bar and pull as much weight as I could. My feet never left the ground, but I don't see any other way to train those muscles. Me just hanging there isn't gonna do anything. Okay, back to the jog...) I jog/walked with more walking than I would have liked the next 3.25 miles in 36 min. That's an 11 minute mile and gives me a potential 5k time of 34:30. An improvement over my official April 5k time of 37:45. Plus, I know I push harder during the acutal race, so it would probably be lower. Might be time to sign up for another...
Lunch (1200): Taco Salad: Lettuce, tomato, cuke, red pepper (50), 3 oz of chicken breast (100), 2 oz of FF/reg sour cream (80), toasted tortilla (55), started out with avocado, but picked it out later as it had gone bad... :( Total: 300ish
(100pm): Ice Cream (120)
Dinner (630): Dinner @ Pasta Pomodoro... The ONE place I can honestly say that the item I WANT to order is one of the very best for you! I always get this roasted veggie dish with chicken, even before I started losing. It does not have pasta. It's mushroom, brussel sprouts, broccoli, zucchini, sundried tomatoes, spinach and asparagus in a garlic olive oil. It's 450 cal! :) I asked them to go easy on the oil, but I'm not gonna try to deduct calories... I vowed not to devour the bread they put out with this amazing basil herb oil. I avoided it early on, but ended up eating half a piece with my meal, but no dipping oil. (70). We also shared a fav app -- butternut squash ravioli in brown sugar sage butter sauce. SO good, 225 cal for half the app. Though in retrospect, if I thinkabout it as 225cal for 3 freaking ravioli, I might have said no. Might. Had small dessert, an affogato. Hot espresso poured over a small scoop of vanilla gelato. (70)
Daily Total: 1535 Not too shabby!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Day 355
Breakfast (800): half an english muffin (75) with half an oz of PB (85) and a bit of low-sugar strawberry jam (big shout out to smucker's, that stuff is amazing!) (15) Eating light because we're doing brunch at 11. More like lunch for me. Wish I could find nutrition info for this place. They have an amazing burger... but I'd order a crepe if I knew for sure the calories were much less. Sometimes it can be deceiving!
Lunch (1130): Ordered a crepe with spinach, eggplant, tomato, mushroom -- came with onion and cheddar automatically. Wish I'd remembered to ask for half the cheese and I even thought of it like 5 min before we ordered! And for future reference, I didn't need the eggplant -- didn't add much flavor or texture wise. Came with a side of potatoes. Slightly fried/oily. No idea on calories, though I asked and the guy gave me a look like I was the crazy one. Guessing... 700 - 800? Ate half now.
LunchII (230): Finished other half of crepe, with extra spinach, broccoli and tomatoes.
Snack (345): 60 cal slice of cheddar. Yeah, just what I needed, more cheese!
Snack (530): Carrots and hummus (80)
Walked/jogged 2 miles to store and back to drop off DVD. Didn't work super hard, took about 25 minutes. Would have jogged more, but I was having wardrobe malfunctions. Can't jog in a deep v-neck -- inappropriate! Duh.
Dinner (900): Tofu Stir Fry (300) Delish! Will post recipe tomorrow. Sorta just made it up -- and loved it! :D
Snack: Almonds (90) and Cherries (30)
Late: More almonds (100) and a graham cracker with chocolate frosting :| oops. (200)
Daily Total: 1800
Lunch (1130): Ordered a crepe with spinach, eggplant, tomato, mushroom -- came with onion and cheddar automatically. Wish I'd remembered to ask for half the cheese and I even thought of it like 5 min before we ordered! And for future reference, I didn't need the eggplant -- didn't add much flavor or texture wise. Came with a side of potatoes. Slightly fried/oily. No idea on calories, though I asked and the guy gave me a look like I was the crazy one. Guessing... 700 - 800? Ate half now.
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Snack (345): 60 cal slice of cheddar. Yeah, just what I needed, more cheese!
Snack (530): Carrots and hummus (80)
Walked/jogged 2 miles to store and back to drop off DVD. Didn't work super hard, took about 25 minutes. Would have jogged more, but I was having wardrobe malfunctions. Can't jog in a deep v-neck -- inappropriate! Duh.
Dinner (900): Tofu Stir Fry (300) Delish! Will post recipe tomorrow. Sorta just made it up -- and loved it! :D
Late: More almonds (100) and a graham cracker with chocolate frosting :| oops. (200)
Daily Total: 1800
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Day 354
Breakfast (830): Coconut Apricot French Toast Bake (310) with a turkey sausage (60)
1100AM - Cherries (50)
Lunch(230): Salad: Lettuce, tomato, cuke, radish (50), chicken breast (100), avocado (60), cheddar cheese (120), toasted tortilla (55), sour cream mixed with FF sour cream (50)
Ice Cream (400PM): (120)
Dinner(830): Turkey Tamale Pie with green beans (330) with lettuce tomato and mixed sour cream (50)
Peach (60), Cherries (50), small bit of PB with chocochips (60)
Daily Total: 1525
1100AM - Cherries (50)
Lunch(230): Salad: Lettuce, tomato, cuke, radish (50), chicken breast (100), avocado (60), cheddar cheese (120), toasted tortilla (55), sour cream mixed with FF sour cream (50)
Ice Cream (400PM): (120)
Dinner(830): Turkey Tamale Pie with green beans (330) with lettuce tomato and mixed sour cream (50)
Peach (60), Cherries (50), small bit of PB with chocochips (60)
Daily Total: 1525
Monday, July 25, 2011
Coconut-Apricot French Toast Bake
I actually created this recipe using a couple of Cooking Light recipes as inspiration, but it's completely different from either one. #1 #2 I decided to add the preserves instead of fresh fruit because I didn't think it would freeze and reheat well. I intended to use pineapple, but my store only had apricot-pinapple and didn't have anything low-sugar with pineapple. I couldn't decided between the apricot or an orange marmalade. Might try the orange next time, but I did like the apricot.
16oz loaf of French bread, cubed (I used only 13oz, should have used the full loaf -- but I'd eaten two slices already!)
1 can (~1.5cups) of lite coconut milk
¼ cup of sugar
4 eggs
80g sweetened shredded coconut, split into two batches
170g (10 Tbs) low sugar- apricot preserves
¼ cup toasted pecans
Cube the bread and place in a large bowl. Lightly beat the coconut milk, sugar, eggs and half the shredded coconut. Add the egg mixture to the bread. Gently turn until all pieces are coated. Add the preserves to the bowl and turn just a few times to distribute the preserves, but not completely mix them in. Pour into a greased 9x13. Sprinkle the top with the other 40g of flaked coconut. Bake at 350 for approx. 20 minutes, until top is browned and mix is set. Garnish with chopped toasted pecans.
Serves 8. Approx 335 cal per servings with 45g of carbs per serving. I took the time to calculate the carbs because this is basically bread and sugar here... :) I served with one 60-80cal turkey or veggie sausage.
This smells AMAZING. And the flavor is great – I wasn’t sure about the apricot with the coconut, but it was great. The pecans are a good touch – could probably cut back there though. Using only an eighth of a cup would shave 15 cal off each serving. Still needs a bit of tweaking… perhaps another egg? Some skim milk? I think it would be good at given ratios if eaten fresh, but reheats only okay. Gets a bit dry. Perhaps I microwaved too long? Will have to experiment. Could def cut back on flaked coconut to make calorie space for another egg. Could swap out some of the coconut milk for a higher quantity of skim milk.
Edit: THis doesn't reheat from frozen perfectly. It's still good and nice to have a different flavor. But it does get a teensy bit tough. Maybe I'm just cooking it too long.
Edit: THis doesn't reheat from frozen perfectly. It's still good and nice to have a different flavor. But it does get a teensy bit tough. Maybe I'm just cooking it too long.
Day 353
Breakfast (1030): wheat english muffin (120), Skippy natural Peanut butter (150), a slice of apple
Lunch (230): Woke up from nap and scarfed down a slice of french bread (80) with 2 oz of deli turkey (70) and a TBS of shedd's spread (60) Didn't intend for it to be lunch, but as it's now 5pm... I just wait for dinner.
Walked over to parents house to get bike, then rode to grocery and home. Got stuff to make a coconut/fruit baked french toast. Drank an icy cold san pellegrino limon when I got home (150). Worth every calorie!
Dinner: Broccoli Slaw Spaghetti (300). added quinoa (60) and spinach. Also had a slice of bread (80) with shedds(30).
Dessert: Cherries and a peach (120)
Tasted as I cooked/created recipe for coconut apricot french toast bake. (100?)
Half oz slice of cheese (60)
Daily Total: 1400
Lunch (230): Woke up from nap and scarfed down a slice of french bread (80) with 2 oz of deli turkey (70) and a TBS of shedd's spread (60) Didn't intend for it to be lunch, but as it's now 5pm... I just wait for dinner.
Walked over to parents house to get bike, then rode to grocery and home. Got stuff to make a coconut/fruit baked french toast. Drank an icy cold san pellegrino limon when I got home (150). Worth every calorie!
Dinner: Broccoli Slaw Spaghetti (300). added quinoa (60) and spinach. Also had a slice of bread (80) with shedds(30).
Dessert: Cherries and a peach (120)
Tasted as I cooked/created recipe for coconut apricot french toast bake. (100?)
Half oz slice of cheese (60)
Daily Total: 1400
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Day 352
Breakfast (930): Piece of pizza (340) -- intended to eat something better, but ran out of time.
Lunch (130): Chicken breast, hashbrown casserole, green beans (415)
Snack(200): went over to parents where they were just eating lunch. Made myself a chicken tace with beans and sour cream. Took one bite and thought 'What the heck are you doing? You already ate. You aren't even hungry." So I put it away for dinner. I did still have a few chips with refired beans though. (200)
Dinner: Chicken taco (275), chips (150), beans (80), rice (80), salad, sour cream (80) Lemon cake (150)
Late: Piece of pizza (340) and ice cream (120) No idea. what that was about... wasn't hungry, just caved to late night munchies.
Daily Total: 2230 :(
Lunch (130): Chicken breast, hashbrown casserole, green beans (415)
Snack(200): went over to parents where they were just eating lunch. Made myself a chicken tace with beans and sour cream. Took one bite and thought 'What the heck are you doing? You already ate. You aren't even hungry." So I put it away for dinner. I did still have a few chips with refired beans though. (200)
Dinner: Chicken taco (275), chips (150), beans (80), rice (80), salad, sour cream (80) Lemon cake (150)
Late: Piece of pizza (340) and ice cream (120) No idea. what that was about... wasn't hungry, just caved to late night munchies.
Daily Total: 2230 :(
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Day 351
Breakfast (1030): Piece of combo pizza from Mountain Mikes (340)
Snack (100): Half a piece of pizza (170), 5 tortilla chips (80)
Lunch (330): Taco Salad - lettuce, tomato, green onion, avocado (50), ground turkey (100), FF Sour cream (25)
Dinner (630): Hot dog (250), Hamburger patty (200), chips (80), corn (150), lettuce, tomato.
Snack (930): Another hamburger patty (although I would not have eaten that if I'd known the calories count a head of time... they seemed so small!) (200), tortilla chips (120), few bites of refried beans (100?)
Daily Total: 1865
dAY 350
Breakfast (1030): 70 cal of pizza, half a cupcake (60) and two bites of lemon cake (80)... what a way to start the day...
Lunch: One piece of pizza (340), 6 wheat thins (100?) and 1.33 oz of cheese (200)
Dinner: Wedding! 2 glasses champagne(160), 2 shots tequila(200), chicken breast(120), 1/4 cup baked beans(60), 1/3 cup mac cheese (100), half a rib(60), 2oz tritip(100).
Later: 150 cal of pizza.
Daily total: 1800?
Lunch: One piece of pizza (340), 6 wheat thins (100?) and 1.33 oz of cheese (200)
Dinner: Wedding! 2 glasses champagne(160), 2 shots tequila(200), chicken breast(120), 1/4 cup baked beans(60), 1/3 cup mac cheese (100), half a rib(60), 2oz tritip(100).
Later: 150 cal of pizza.
Daily total: 1800?
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Day 349
Weighed in this morning at 214! We'll see where it's at by Saturday morning, post-wedding festivities...
Breakfast (930): Turkey, avocado, apple mffin (260)
Lunch (300): 1.5 slices of little cesars pepperoni pizza (420)
Dinner (730): one flour tortilla (120), chicken breast (100?), carnitas (150?), rice (120), salad. No dressing. Salsa and sour cream (150??) Two 12 oz coronas (300) No dessert.
2 vodka tonics (250)
Daily Total: 1870... not bad, considering.
Breakfast (930): Turkey, avocado, apple mffin (260)
Lunch (300): 1.5 slices of little cesars pepperoni pizza (420)
Dinner (730): one flour tortilla (120), chicken breast (100?), carnitas (150?), rice (120), salad. No dressing. Salsa and sour cream (150??) Two 12 oz coronas (300) No dessert.
2 vodka tonics (250)
Daily Total: 1870... not bad, considering.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Day 348
Breakfast (900): Ham Cheese Strata with spinach/tomato 380
Lunch (100): Morrocan Beef with quinoa and green beans (360) with a bit of spinach, tomato and FF sour cream (30)
Snacks: Almonds (25), WW choc mint mini bar (50), applesauce (50)
Dinner (1000): Eggplant Chicken with brown rice (330)
Ice Cream 120
Daily Total: 1345
Lunch (100): Morrocan Beef with quinoa and green beans (360) with a bit of spinach, tomato and FF sour cream (30)
Snacks: Almonds (25), WW choc mint mini bar (50), applesauce (50)
Dinner (1000): Eggplant Chicken with brown rice (330)
Ice Cream 120
Daily Total: 1345
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Day 347
Breakfast (900): Ham/Cheese Strata (375) with a bit of spinach and a coupl tomatoes.
Lunch (130): BMD Calif Wrap with artichokes (400) added avocado (60), lettuce and tomato.
Ran into a scheduling problem... supposed to go to the gym today. But I hate doing that on a full stomach... in fact I can't really do it. So, I can't eat dinner now at 7. Waited to long to eat/snack. Now have to eat something that will lcarry me through a workout, but not make me sooo full. Had a tortilla (55) with some turkey (40), a few almonds (40) and half an apple (35)
Gym (845): Strength exercise. Used 15lb for both sets of hammer curls. Used the 18lb bar for tricep extensions. Push ups okay and situps okay. Elliptical: 30minutes at slightly higher rpm, 2.33mi. It was easy peasy tonight. Wasn't constantly looking at time wondering how much longer I could handle it. Could have gone further! Read book on kindle -- might have helped, but I've read before and it wasn't like this! Treadmill: Tougher tonight... but managed to jog a full 2.25miles in 25mintes with no walking breaks! That's an 11 minute mile. Cooldown with a 0.5 walk. Phew!
Dinner(1100): Not super hungry post gym. Had a 4 bites of plum crumble at Mom's house (150?) Got home and decided on a serving of potluck potatoes (215) with broccoli (45) and tomatoes. Had 5 almonds while heating up. (35)
Daily Total: 1450
Lunch (130): BMD Calif Wrap with artichokes (400) added avocado (60), lettuce and tomato.
Ran into a scheduling problem... supposed to go to the gym today. But I hate doing that on a full stomach... in fact I can't really do it. So, I can't eat dinner now at 7. Waited to long to eat/snack. Now have to eat something that will lcarry me through a workout, but not make me sooo full. Had a tortilla (55) with some turkey (40), a few almonds (40) and half an apple (35)
Gym (845): Strength exercise. Used 15lb for both sets of hammer curls. Used the 18lb bar for tricep extensions. Push ups okay and situps okay. Elliptical: 30minutes at slightly higher rpm, 2.33mi. It was easy peasy tonight. Wasn't constantly looking at time wondering how much longer I could handle it. Could have gone further! Read book on kindle -- might have helped, but I've read before and it wasn't like this! Treadmill: Tougher tonight... but managed to jog a full 2.25miles in 25mintes with no walking breaks! That's an 11 minute mile. Cooldown with a 0.5 walk. Phew!
Dinner(1100): Not super hungry post gym. Had a 4 bites of plum crumble at Mom's house (150?) Got home and decided on a serving of potluck potatoes (215) with broccoli (45) and tomatoes. Had 5 almonds while heating up. (35)
Daily Total: 1450
Monday, July 18, 2011
Ham, Mushroom, and Gruyère Strata
Originally from Cooking Light -- here's a link to the unmodified recipe.
YIELD: 8 servings
Ingredients
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped (330g)
• 16oz presliced button mushrooms, broken into halves
• Thick-cut slice of deli ham, chopped (6.5oz)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 15oz sourdough/French bread chopped or torn
• Cooking spray
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Gruyère or other Swiss cheese
• 2 cups fat-free milk
• 6 eggs
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp whole grain mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1-2 oz of shredded Parmesean cheese
• Garnish with chopped green onion
Preparation
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onions; sauté 3 minutes or until translucent. Remove to bowl. Add mushrooms to pan, and sauté 7 minutes or until mushrooms release moisture. Allow moisture to cook off some. Cool slightly, add to onions. Add ham and parsley.
Lightly beat eggs with milk, mustard, salt and pepper. Add grated cheese and stir. Add to cooled mushroom mixture. Stir gently.
Add bread cubes and stir to coat. Pour into a 9x13 sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle the top with 1-2 oz of Parmesean cheese
Cover with foil, refrigerate for 8 hours. (I did 1 hour!)
Preheat oven to 350º. Remove strata from refrigerator, and let stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Bake strata, covered, at 350º for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes or until set and golden brown. Sprinkle with chives, if desired.
8servings, each is 375 calories. Good with steamed spinach and cherry tomatoes. Also good for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! I reallllllly liked this. The flavor of the ham, cheese, mushroom was so good. The mustard added a savory flavor that didn't taste like mustard. Same for the parsley -- added flavor without screaming parsley. I used brown sugar ham fromt he deli and the slight sweetness was good too. Loved it!
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YIELD: 8 servings
Ingredients
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, roughly chopped (330g)
• 16oz presliced button mushrooms, broken into halves
• Thick-cut slice of deli ham, chopped (6.5oz)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 15oz sourdough/French bread chopped or torn
• Cooking spray
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Gruyère or other Swiss cheese
• 2 cups fat-free milk
• 6 eggs
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp whole grain mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1-2 oz of shredded Parmesean cheese
• Garnish with chopped green onion
Preparation
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onions; sauté 3 minutes or until translucent. Remove to bowl. Add mushrooms to pan, and sauté 7 minutes or until mushrooms release moisture. Allow moisture to cook off some. Cool slightly, add to onions. Add ham and parsley.
Lightly beat eggs with milk, mustard, salt and pepper. Add grated cheese and stir. Add to cooled mushroom mixture. Stir gently.
Add bread cubes and stir to coat. Pour into a 9x13 sprayed with cooking spray. Sprinkle the top with 1-2 oz of Parmesean cheese
Cover with foil, refrigerate for 8 hours. (I did 1 hour!)
Preheat oven to 350º. Remove strata from refrigerator, and let stand at room temperature 15 minutes. Bake strata, covered, at 350º for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes or until set and golden brown. Sprinkle with chives, if desired.
8servings, each is 375 calories. Good with steamed spinach and cherry tomatoes. Also good for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! I reallllllly liked this. The flavor of the ham, cheese, mushroom was so good. The mustard added a savory flavor that didn't taste like mustard. Same for the parsley -- added flavor without screaming parsley. I used brown sugar ham fromt he deli and the slight sweetness was good too. Loved it!
Day 346
Breakfast (900): Tofu/Chesse Crepe Blintzes from TJ. (280) with berries (20) and a veggie sausage (80). Not as good as BMD, but decent. And cheaper! :D
Lunch(130): Kashi Mayan Harvest Bake with spinach and tomatoes (350) 10 cherries (30)
Snack(500): Ice Cream (120) and almonds (70)
Dinner(800): New recipe. I made a Ham, Gruyere, Mushroom Strata to package for breakfast, but it looked and smelled sooo good that I ate a serving for dinner. And it was good, really good. It totals 375cal per serving and a also had some steamed spinach, cherry tomatoes and a bit of green onion. Let's call it 400 even.
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Cherries (70), a WW minibar (50) and a few almonds (30)
Ice cream (120) Unnecessary...
Daily Total: 1620
Lunch(130): Kashi Mayan Harvest Bake with spinach and tomatoes (350) 10 cherries (30)
Snack(500): Ice Cream (120) and almonds (70)
Dinner(800): New recipe. I made a Ham, Gruyere, Mushroom Strata to package for breakfast, but it looked and smelled sooo good that I ate a serving for dinner. And it was good, really good. It totals 375cal per serving and a also had some steamed spinach, cherry tomatoes and a bit of green onion. Let's call it 400 even.
Ice cream (120) Unnecessary...
Daily Total: 1620
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Day 345
Breakfast (930): Berry Crepes with extra berries (350)
Lunch (230): Lentils with chicken, green beans, spinach, tomatoes. (350)
Handful of cherries (70)
Gym (530 - 700): Strength exercises - Hammer curls at 15lb were tough, but I'm ready to move up a bar for tricep extensions t0 18lb. And that wasn't even tough... might try the next one up. Elliptical = 1.5miles in 20 minutes. Treadmill = 3 miles in 36miles. Ran 2.5 miles at 5.6 - 6.0mph with two eigth-mile walk breaks. Walked the cool-down too. MUCH better than Friday, but still not up to pre-break levels.
5 almonds (35)
Dinner (745): Turkey Tamale Pie with green beans (330) with lettuce tomato avocado and FF sourcream (70)
Dessert (1000): Ice Cream (120) and 10 almonds (70)
Daily Total: 1395
Geez, if only every day could be like this! Not really that hungry AND some times of the month I crave that "empty" feeling, while other times I just want to eat and eat and eat. I'm much more predictable now. I wonder if I was ever like this before and I just didn't pay attention. Or maybe I really am more fixed now. ?
Lunch (230): Lentils with chicken, green beans, spinach, tomatoes. (350)
Handful of cherries (70)
Gym (530 - 700): Strength exercises - Hammer curls at 15lb were tough, but I'm ready to move up a bar for tricep extensions t0 18lb. And that wasn't even tough... might try the next one up. Elliptical = 1.5miles in 20 minutes. Treadmill = 3 miles in 36miles. Ran 2.5 miles at 5.6 - 6.0mph with two eigth-mile walk breaks. Walked the cool-down too. MUCH better than Friday, but still not up to pre-break levels.
5 almonds (35)
Dinner (745): Turkey Tamale Pie with green beans (330) with lettuce tomato avocado and FF sourcream (70)
Dessert (1000): Ice Cream (120) and 10 almonds (70)
Daily Total: 1395
Geez, if only every day could be like this! Not really that hungry AND some times of the month I crave that "empty" feeling, while other times I just want to eat and eat and eat. I'm much more predictable now. I wonder if I was ever like this before and I just didn't pay attention. Or maybe I really am more fixed now. ?
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Day 344
Weighed in at 218lb today. Down 3 lb just in the last 3 days -- starting to burn off the extra 6-8lb I put on over the last two weeks. Not sure since I never weighed first thing in morning. Should be back down to 214 by the end of the week.
Breakfast (1000): Cinnamon Sweet POtato Pancakes with blueberries/raspberries (320+30)
Lunch (200): Turkey patty (120), 1 red skin potato (112g = 100cal), 4 cherry tomato (16), spinach (15) and green beans (30) Total = 285cal And I'm soo full. No butter or sour cream on the potato either and I didn't really even miss it.
Dinner: Lemongrass Chicken Breast with lettuce, bean sprout, cucumber and rice noodles (400) Plus a spring roll (120) and a vietnamese coffee, only mixed in part of the condensed milk (150)
Party: couple pieces of cheese (120), couple of crackers (50) and 2 bites of chicken enchilada (50) PLus a glass of sangria (130?) Piece of chocolate cake, minus the frosting (150)
Bar: Margarita (200)
Daily Total: 2005
Not great, but not terrible for a night out. Should not have eaten the cake -- wasn't that tasty, but felt rude to turn down someone's birthday cake. And didn't need the extra margarita... but had a good time hanging with a friend in the bar...
Breakfast (1000): Cinnamon Sweet POtato Pancakes with blueberries/raspberries (320+30)
Lunch (200): Turkey patty (120), 1 red skin potato (112g = 100cal), 4 cherry tomato (16), spinach (15) and green beans (30) Total = 285cal And I'm soo full. No butter or sour cream on the potato either and I didn't really even miss it.
Dinner: Lemongrass Chicken Breast with lettuce, bean sprout, cucumber and rice noodles (400) Plus a spring roll (120) and a vietnamese coffee, only mixed in part of the condensed milk (150)
Party: couple pieces of cheese (120), couple of crackers (50) and 2 bites of chicken enchilada (50) PLus a glass of sangria (130?) Piece of chocolate cake, minus the frosting (150)
Bar: Margarita (200)
Daily Total: 2005
Not great, but not terrible for a night out. Should not have eaten the cake -- wasn't that tasty, but felt rude to turn down someone's birthday cake. And didn't need the extra margarita... but had a good time hanging with a friend in the bar...
Friday, July 15, 2011
Day 343
Brunch with friends (1000) - Got a tofu scramble with tomato, spinach, broccoli and goat cheese. Came with a side of potatoes. I've never gotten a tofu scramble before and I liked it a lot. I'm not a huge fan of eggs, and I do like tofu, so this really worked for me. There was virtually no oil in the scramble and very little oil/browning on the potatoes. So, while there was too much goat cheese (should have asked for it on the side) and too much potato, it was still pretty wholesome. I'd guess the potatoes at 350 and the scramble at 250? Also had a crumpet (80) with jam (30), but I forgot to ask for it dry (add 50). I can NEVER remember to do that -- mainly because it's rare that I order out breakfast and it usually doesnt come with toast. Not great and I shouldn't have eaten all the potatoes, but not terrible and it counts for breakfast and lunch.
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Snack (400): Carrots and hummus (100)
Snack (530): Choc covered almonds (100)
Dinner (630): Chicken breast with onion casserole and broccoli (380) I really like the onion casserole! Little bit of rice and the flavor goes really well with the chicken.
Why oh why did I stop going to the gym?!? It was brutal tonight! Had to switch to lighter weights for hammer curls for the second set (though to be fair the 15lb were a bit heavy before too). Pushups were still decent since I did those a few times over the two weeks, The cardio though? Sheesh. I went from jogging two miles straight to barely being able to do a half mile. Though I did just break for like 20 seconds then jogged a full mile - sorta in the zone. And the elliptical? I did 30 minutes last time, but thought I'd die after 5 tonight, though I forced myself through 16:30. Ugh. Should come back pretty quick though. I don't feel dead after. I just need to remember this the next time I start feeling lazy and tired of being on track all the time. It's not worth the set-back. Lost effort in the gym and gained weight from poor eating. I didn't completely fall apart -- no fast food, nothing really bad. No soda even though it's all over my parents house. More crackers, bread, cheese and chips than necessary though. And bigger quantities of everything. Reverted to grazing without really eating "meals". No good. Plus, I felt sluggish and icky during too. Why do I have to learn everything the hard way and how do I learn to remember it for next time???
Late night cleaning: Cherries (100)
Hummus taco (100)
Choc covered almonds (100) I never know when to stop... :(
Daily Total (1640)
Snack (530): Choc covered almonds (100)
Dinner (630): Chicken breast with onion casserole and broccoli (380) I really like the onion casserole! Little bit of rice and the flavor goes really well with the chicken.
Why oh why did I stop going to the gym?!? It was brutal tonight! Had to switch to lighter weights for hammer curls for the second set (though to be fair the 15lb were a bit heavy before too). Pushups were still decent since I did those a few times over the two weeks, The cardio though? Sheesh. I went from jogging two miles straight to barely being able to do a half mile. Though I did just break for like 20 seconds then jogged a full mile - sorta in the zone. And the elliptical? I did 30 minutes last time, but thought I'd die after 5 tonight, though I forced myself through 16:30. Ugh. Should come back pretty quick though. I don't feel dead after. I just need to remember this the next time I start feeling lazy and tired of being on track all the time. It's not worth the set-back. Lost effort in the gym and gained weight from poor eating. I didn't completely fall apart -- no fast food, nothing really bad. No soda even though it's all over my parents house. More crackers, bread, cheese and chips than necessary though. And bigger quantities of everything. Reverted to grazing without really eating "meals". No good. Plus, I felt sluggish and icky during too. Why do I have to learn everything the hard way and how do I learn to remember it for next time???
Late night cleaning: Cherries (100)
Hummus taco (100)
Choc covered almonds (100) I never know when to stop... :(
Daily Total (1640)
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Day 342
Breakfast (800): Berry Crepes with extra berries (385)
Half of a sugar cookie (100)
Lunch (1200): Ground turkey patty (4oz, 120) with a serving of the squash-rice casserole (140) and green beans, tomatoes, and spinach. (310 total) Lots of veggies -- pretty full still by 2pm. Cleaning house today... long overdue!
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Snack (400): two tortillas toasted into chips (110) and salsa (50)
DInner (800): Italian Baked veggies with a 1/4 of pasta, broccoli and spinach (380)
(930) - dessert (100)
(1030) - carrots and hummus (100) with almonds (50)
Cleaning late - hungry - ate slice of cheese on a tortilla (120)
Daily Total: 1705
Half of a sugar cookie (100)
Lunch (1200): Ground turkey patty (4oz, 120) with a serving of the squash-rice casserole (140) and green beans, tomatoes, and spinach. (310 total) Lots of veggies -- pretty full still by 2pm. Cleaning house today... long overdue!
DInner (800): Italian Baked veggies with a 1/4 of pasta, broccoli and spinach (380)
(930) - dessert (100)
(1030) - carrots and hummus (100) with almonds (50)
Cleaning late - hungry - ate slice of cheese on a tortilla (120)
Daily Total: 1705
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Day I'll-Figure-It-Out-Later
Back on the wagon... It's been a rough 10 days food-wise that I'll detail more when I have time to process what the hell happened. At this point, I just need to get back into my normal habits...
Breakfast (1000): English Muffin, Ham, Cheese, Apple (250) + 3 bites of turkey/cheese (50)
Tasted dessert for tonight (100) and had some chocolate covered almonds (200?) Ridiculously good start, no?
Lunch (300): Meatloaf with Cauliflower Puree and broccoli. Added 35 cal of quinoa to the cauliflower. (350 total) And ketchup (30)
Back to house, had more dessert :( (150)
Plum (30)
Dinner: Tofu Curry with a bit of quinoa, lots of spinach and a few cherry tomatoes (350)
Cherries (100) and almonds (50)
Daily Total: 1660
Oh, and it's Day 341. It's been 2 weeks since I posted! :( Though I did keep track of food on my phone for the first week. Worse, it's been two weeks since I went to the gym. :( :( Today was better, not great, but better. Moved back home... that should help. I always eat poorly when I dog-sit at my parents. Totally psychological - I regress to bad habits. Plus, my sleep patterns got off -- I have a tendency to overeat late at night. AND it was the week before TOM. Always a bad week. PLUS, it was a holiday BBQ weekend and a bachelorette party weekend -- ugh. Back on it now...
Breakfast (1000): English Muffin, Ham, Cheese, Apple (250) + 3 bites of turkey/cheese (50)
Tasted dessert for tonight (100) and had some chocolate covered almonds (200?) Ridiculously good start, no?
Lunch (300): Meatloaf with Cauliflower Puree and broccoli. Added 35 cal of quinoa to the cauliflower. (350 total) And ketchup (30)
Back to house, had more dessert :( (150)
Plum (30)
Dinner: Tofu Curry with a bit of quinoa, lots of spinach and a few cherry tomatoes (350)
Cherries (100) and almonds (50)
Daily Total: 1660
Oh, and it's Day 341. It's been 2 weeks since I posted! :( Though I did keep track of food on my phone for the first week. Worse, it's been two weeks since I went to the gym. :( :( Today was better, not great, but better. Moved back home... that should help. I always eat poorly when I dog-sit at my parents. Totally psychological - I regress to bad habits. Plus, my sleep patterns got off -- I have a tendency to overeat late at night. AND it was the week before TOM. Always a bad week. PLUS, it was a holiday BBQ weekend and a bachelorette party weekend -- ugh. Back on it now...
Friday, July 8, 2011
Side Dishes
I typically look for recipes that are main dishes. I decided today to roast off some chicken breasts and find a great side dish (around 200cal) to package it with. I found these two recipes at CookingLight. I cooked chicken breast in the oven in a casserole dish covered with foil... keeps them moister. Then portioned it into 4oz portions (170cal)
· 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) finely shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
· 1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
· 2 tablespoons minced fresh onion
· 5 teaspoons butter, melted
· 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
· 1 (30-ounce) package frozen hash browns, thawed
· 1 (10.75-ounce) can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup
· Cooking spray
· 1 cup coarsely crushed cornflakes
· 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 10 ingredients in a large bowl; spread evenly into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle cornflakes over potato mixture. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until bubbly. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.
Potluck Potato Casserole
Classic hashbrown casserole lightened up. Here’s a link to the original recipe from Cooking Light.“The crunchy topping on this side-dish casserole gives way to a cheesy interior, resulting in a comfort food winner. A bonus with this dish is that you can make the casserole ahead--assemble and refrigerate it until time to bake. Sprinkle the cornflakes over the casserole just before baking.”
· YIELD: 10 servings
· 1 1/2 cups fat-free sour cream · 1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) finely shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
· 1/2 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
· 2 tablespoons minced fresh onion
· 5 teaspoons butter, melted
· 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
· 1 (30-ounce) package frozen hash browns, thawed
· 1 (10.75-ounce) can reduced-fat cream of chicken soup
· Cooking spray
· 1 cup coarsely crushed cornflakes
· 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 10 ingredients in a large bowl; spread evenly into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle cornflakes over potato mixture. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until bubbly. Sprinkle with fresh parsley.
Lenna Watson, Cooking Light
NOVEMBER 2005
NOVEMBER 2005
I made a few minor modifications. I forgot to get reduced-fat cheese, but I also find it hard to find reduced-fat sharp cheddar. I added a pinch of red pepper flakes instead of the ground red pepper. I used rf cream of mushroom soup because I like it better. And I used a combo of panko and crushed fried onion strips instead of cornflakes. My calculations come out to 215 cal per serving at 10servings.
I liked this recipe a lot. Good texture and it should freeze well. I think it would be great with some canned green chilis mixed in. The topping wasn’t great. It’s good and it’s growing on me, but wasn’t GREAT, or as crispy as I expected. Packaged with a broasted chicken breast and frozen green beans or broccoli. Totaled 415 cal.
Sweet Onion Casserole
Pulled this out of the magazine when I read it… Here’s alink to the original @ CookingLight.
YIELD: 6 servings (serving size: about 2/3 cup)
· 1 tablespoon canola oil
· 4 cups chopped sweet onion (about 1 3/4 pounds)
· 1/2 cup uncooked long-grain rice
· 2/3 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
· 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Gruyère cheese
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
· 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
· Cooking spray
· 1/3 cup (1 1/3 ounces) grated Parmesan cheese
· 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley (optional)
Preheat oven to 325°. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Place onion in a large bowl. Cook rice in a large pot of boiling water 5 minutes. Drain. Stir rice and next 5 ingredients (through allspice) into onions. Spoon onion mixture into an 8-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle evenly with Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 325° for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 5 minutes. Top with parsley, if desired.
Irene Lilja, Corvallis, Oregon, Cooking Light
MAY 2011
MAY 2011
Followed pretty closely. Used only ½ TBS of olive oil. Cooked the onions longer than 5 minutes, closer to 12. Used a bit extra rice and a bit extra milk (closer to ¾ cup) and a that milk was a mix of skim with a TBS of whipping cream. Omitted allspice. I thought this was really good. My calculations come out to 213 cal per serving at 6 servings. But that was a HUGE serving. I got 8 servings out @ 160cal per serving. It should freeze well. I packaged it with a roasted chicken breast and frozen green beans or broccoli. Totaled 360 cal.
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