What did you eat today?

[GLC1968]

Started a Whole60 on Monday so I'm going to try to remember to record my intake here!

Monday
B: chicken apple sausage and TJ's 'healthy 8' veggie mix sauteed in bacon fat
S: black coffee and a banana
L: tuna salad made with home-made mayo over mixed baby greens and red peppers, clementine
S: coconut lara bar
D: carnitas tacos (coconut flour tortillas, arugula, carnitas, guacamole, salsa and red pepper strips) - I ate three...yum!!

Tuesday
B: chicken apple sausage and TJ's 'healthy 8' veggie mix sauteed in bacon fat
S: black coffee and a banana
L: carnitas over mixed greens and arugula, red peppers, tomatoes and topped with guacamole and salsa
S: 2 clementines, hard boiled egg, handful of cashews
D: bacon, eggs scrambled with sauteed kale and green onions and topped with avocado

1 hour of Pilates

Today
B: eggs scrambled with sauteed kale and topped with avocado, clementine, black coffee
L: carnitas over mixed greens and arugula, red peppers, tomatoes and topped with guacamole and salsa
S: hard boiled egg and an apple
D: wild salmon, sweet potato topped with macadamia nuts and cranberries, mixed greens salad with homemade creamy Italian dressing

planned: 40 min cardio/weight workout (or swim if I can't get the DVD player to cooperate!)

[Catrin]

Carnitas from Well Fed?

[GLC1968]

No, actually. I bought prepared carnitas from Costco. The ingredient list was OK, so I figured they would be good to have in the freezer for emergencies. I probably wouldn't have eaten them on a Whole30 had I planned ahead, but they were already defrosted when I started this round, so I didn't want to waste them. They are good...but not Well Fed good.

[Crankin]

Time to make the carnitas again.

B: left over maple glazed pork chop, an orange, coffee, almond milk
S: slice of Ezekial raisin bread
2.5 mile hill walk
L: salad with ham, chicken, tomatoes, lettuce, refried beans, salsa, an apple
S: almonds and dried cranberries
D: ahi tuna with mango chutney, whole wheat orzo, 2 squares dark chocolate
S: 6 inch whole wheat and flax pita with hummus

[GLC1968]

Thursday

B: carnitas, avocado and salsa in coconut flour tortillas (2), clementine, black coffee
L: wild salmon, mixed veggies drizzled with olive oil and spices
S: hard boiled egg, clementines, mixed nuts (pistachios, cashews, almonds and macadamias)
D: beef stew with acorn squash, mixed greens salad with olive oil and vinegar

[Catrin]

GLC did you make the coconut flour tortillas? I have been shy about trying!

[GLC1968]

I did. They are from Paleo Comfort foods. They are extremely simple to make, but time consuming to cook. You need a good, new-ish nonstick pan or they are very frustrating. I usually do it with two pans at once to speed up the process.

Though, I think next time, I'll try using my best cast iron skillet.

The recipe makes a ton, so I halved it this time and it was perfect for just me (it made 7 - 8 small tortillas).

Actually, I just found this online: (same recipe)
http://simplypaleo.com/2012/04/26/how-to-make-coconut-flour-tortillas/

[Catrin]

I don't have the cookbook....and I don't have a non-stick pan! I know, that is almost sacrilege, but I prefer stainless steel. Now that I think about it, I've a tiny non-stick skillet I use when I go camping for the camp-stove. It doesn't get used much so it should be fine. I will try that recipe Saturday :) Our Funday workout this week is on Saturday and he has already warned us that it is going to be "conditioning" day - he doesn't often give us such warnings so I can likely afford the treat for dinner :)

I've been resisting getting another cookbook, what do you think of that one? Is it significantly different from the recipes offered in Well Fed and Practical Paleo? I also have the Caveman e-cookbook, I find I don't care for those recipes as much.

[GLC1968]

I like Paleo Comfort Foods. I think it's my second favorite after Well Fed and slightly ahead of Everyday Paleo (because the photography is way better). I was actually expecting not to really use it all that much because most 'comfort foods' just don't appeal to me. BUT, the book has tons of recipes for basics like ketchup, tortillas, nut based pie crusts, etc. Every thing I've made from the cookbook has been excellent. There is a paleo chili that uses two different cuts of beef that is really wonderful. And a sweet potato pie that I took to work for the holidays and all the non-paleo people raved about! There is also a delicious spiced nuts recipe that was a big hit at our last party, too.

I think the assortment of recipes is similar to Make it Paleo and the photography is of the same excellent quality, but I've never had a dud from Paleo Comfort foods and I've had two of them from Make it Paleo (where the recipe failed...not that we just didn't like it).

I don't have Practical Paleo though, so I can't compare it to that one. (yet) Oh, and I haven't made anything from the Cavemen e-cookbook either - nothing inspired me!

[Crankin]

half a Luna Bar before boot camp
B: 2 oz. almond milk, coffee, blueberries and strawberries, egg whites scrambled with kale
S: other half of the Luna Bar
L: turkey burger, no bun with 1/4 avocado, cole slaw
S: handful of almonds
S: (worked until 7) slice of Ezekial raisin bread
D: frittata with eggs, egg whites, low fat Boursin with herbs, artichoke hearts, blueberries, 2 squares dark chocolate

[GLC1968]

Friday

B: chicken apple sausage and TJ's 'healthy 8' veggie mix (sauteed), black coffee
L: beef stew over acorn squash, clementine
S: apple, hard boiled egg
D: Caribbean Seafood Stew (I think!)

[Catrin]

Today (rest day)

B: ground beef/veggie/egg casserole, black coffee
S: banana, almonds
L: see breakfast with a tangerine, need to go shopping
D: big salad with red lettuce, flank steak, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, a few pecans and sunflower seeds and hazelnut oil for dressing (I went shopping)

[Crankin]

Rest day
B: left over fritatta with artichoke hearts and herbed Boursin, mango chutney, blueberries
L: turkey burger patty, apple, refried beans
S: about a fourth of a Luna bar
D: restaurant... shared a carpaccio plate with DH, had scallops with spinach and a few potato filled gnocchi, 2 glasses red wine, one scoop of vanilla ice cream

[Crankin]

When we got back to our hotel last night, there was a coupon for a free brunch at the very nice restaurant at the Lenox Hotel.
Ate about 1/4 of a Luna Bar
I worked out for 30 minutes on the elliptical (intervals) and did a few sets of bicep, triceps, and flys at the hotel fitness center
B: I had dinner for breakfast! Salmon on a bed of pureed parsnips and Brussel sprouts, coffee
we walked quite a bit around the Museum of Fine Arts, got home around 1:30.
L: 4 slices of chicken breast rolled up, piece of cheddar, half a spelt roll dipped in olive oil, blueberries
D: grilled chicken breast with tomatillo-green chili salsa, side of refried black beans, salad with lettuce, oranges, walnuts, sprinkle of goat cheese, grapefruit vinegar and oil, 2 squares dark chocolate, glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Today (and my Whole 30 is officially over)

B: Paleo "French Toast" (thinly sliced sweet potatoes rather than bread), bacon, coffee
1 hour very creative and challenging group workout!
L: big salad with flank steak
S: Mocha - probably the BEST mocha I've ever had in my life with great coffee, pure cacao and no added sugar!
D: Rogan Josh (beef rather than lamb) - (out of Well Fed), VERY good - spices rocked though I used too much liquid. I put it over baked spaghetti squash and also had a small salad. A Founders Breakfast Stout (lovely chocolate stout), and a fresh pineapple spear for dessert.

Homemade Rogan Josh seasoning recipe here (http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2011/05/24/homemade-rogan-josh-seasoning/), and Rogan Josh recipe here (http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2010/07/13/paleo-rogan-josh/). If you like richly layered spices then you should like this.

[Crankin]

I looked at the Rogan Josh recipe yesterday, while preparing my shopping list. I am trying to stay away from too much beef/lamb until I get my blood work done for my cholesterol reading.... however, I will make this eventually.
And, I like the fact it has the name Josh, my older son's name. That's why I first tried it in an Indian restaurant.

[Catrin]

B: eggs scrambled with spinach, 1 slice bacon
S: banana
L: Rogan Josh from dinner last night, over spaghetti squash and berries for dessert
Easy 40 minutes on the trainer
D: Citrus Carnitas (used too much lemon/lime juice this time - I was experimenting with the recipe, still good though) with sauteed kale
S: Paleo banana 'bread' experiment with a small amount of butter

I was also going to make some Italian Sausage Eggplant Strata (from Well Fed) for the week, but I decided that I had spent enough time cooking for one evening. I will make it tomorrow night if I am not too tired.

[Crankin]

B: 2 eggs scrambled with low fat cheddar, 3 slices uncured bacon, blueberries and strawberries
L: 4 slices of chicken breast on a corn tortilla with tomatoes, avocado, with a cup of roasted red pepper/tomato soup
went on a 3.75 mile hike that included a difficult stream crossing and 1600 ft. of climbing
S: apple, slice of cheddar
D: glass of red wine, one breast of a whole roasted chicken, red quinoa, salad with orange grape tomatoes, lettuce, red pepper, fig vinegar, 2 squares of dark chocolate

[GLC1968]

Friday night, I didn't have one of the ingredients for the dinner I'd planned, so we went out. I had wild Alaskan salmon topped with asparagus and a pile of roasted root veggies on the side.

Saturday
B: bacon, 'waffles' - egg and sweet potato cooked in a waffle form. I ate mine plain, my H put maple syrup on his. Tea.
L: 1/2 a carnitas salad from Chipotle
D: I have no idea what I ate for dinner. I was making chili, so I had a couple of bites of that to taste it but then I just snacked. I know I ate some guacamole with carrots, but I didn't sit down to a real meal because I just wasn't in the mood.

Sunday
B: bacon, eggs with kale, onions and zucchini, melon, black coffee
L: grass fed beef burger on a bed of mixed greens and tomatoes with guac
D: a couple of blueberry sausages and a couple of clementines before bowling, and then I ate the leftovers of my carnitas salad and a banana afterward.

Monday (today - planned)
B: sausage, kale and onion frittata, canteloupe, black coffee
L: beef stew over acorn squash, mixed green salad, banana
D: carribbean seafood stew, mixed green salad, clementine

[Crankin]

2 dried apricots, half a glass of almond milk and a handful of walnuts before boot camp
B: left over fritatta with artichoke hearts and light Boursin cheese, an orange, coffee
L: for the first time in almost 2 years, I bought lunch at the grille in my office building. An OK veggie salad with a scoop of chicken salad, which I dipped in some Italian dressing
S: 6 inch whole wheat pita round with hummus
D: 4 slices flank steak with "bistro" sauce (cabernet, veggie stock, Dijon, teeny bit of butter), roasted sweet potatoes, roasted Brussel sprouts, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: eggs scrambled with kale and mushrooms, bacon, coffee
1 hour workout
S: boiled egg, 6 dried cherries
L: Last of the Rogan Josh over baby spinach, tangerine
D: Citrus Carnitas, sauteed brussel sprouts

Today (so far):

B: omelet with spinach and beef tip strips
40 minutes strength session
S: nuts and dried cherries
L: Italian Sausage Eggplant Strata (from Well Fed), salad
D: Will likely be Carnitas + veggies, we will see.

[GLC1968]

Tuesday -

B: sweet potato/egg waffles with almond butter, 1/2 a banana, blueberry breakfast sausage, black coffee
L: veggie and meat chili over sausage
S: 1/2 banana, cashews (maybe)
D: sausage and cabbage 'noodles', mixed berries

[Crankin]

B: 4 oz. almond milk, coffee, egg whites, broccoli, salsa, cheddar with an orange
S: I left for skiing at 11:00 Ate a slice of whole wheat raisin Ezekial bread with soy nut butter
did 11k of nordic skiing
L: cup of red pepper tomato soup, small salad with left over roasted chicken and red quinoa, champagne vinegar, an apple
S: slice of Machengo cheese
D: left over Czech meatballs, mashed cauliflower "potatoes," salad with lettuce, walnuts, dried cranberries, a little goat cheese, fig vinegar, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Dinner tonight was a couple of carnitas, a small piece of Italian sausage eggplant strata, broccoli, sauteed parsley/mushrooms. 1 slice banana 'bread' for dessert.

I really want ice cream, but it is only from being a bit depressed. No riding, no ice cream ;)

[Owlie]

I'm going to have to try that rogan josh, except with yogurt (because I have some in the fridge, and since it's northern Indian food, the coconut seems sort of out of place). (I'm half Indian. That means I can be picky about it, right?)

B: Cereal with 1% milk, tea,
S: Chex mix.
D: 2 helpings steak and ale pie (beef, potato, onion), and sugar snap peas with mint and butter. It's a pretty shallow pie--one potato, one onion, 1.3 pounds raw of beef in a 9x13 dish, because that's all I have, so it's about an inch and a half deep and about a quarter of that is the crust. It's starting to look like 1/4 of the pie is a serving.

[GLC1968]

When I got home last night, I had zero desire to cook or eat, so my H ordered a pizza and I just snacked a bit before my Pilates class. I'll be making the sausage and cabbage 'noodles' tonight since the ground beef is already defrosted.

B: apple cinnamon hot mash, blueberry sausages, hot tea
L: chili on a bed of spinach
S: hard boiled egg and a clementine
D: sausage and cabbage 'noodles', mixed berries

The apple cinnamon hot mash is also called 'Jicama Oatmeal' but it's so far from being oatmeal that I don't like that name at all. It's good though!
http://blog.stuffimakemyhusband.com/2013/01/jicama-oatmeal.html

[Crankin]

B: chicken-veggie sausage, 6 inch whole wheat pita dipped in olive oil, blueberries, 1/4 avocado, and a small wedge of Machengo cheese, coffee
It's a rest day, but I am so stiff in my hips from yesterday's ski, I did 20 minutes of a light spin on the trainer, with 10 minutes of stretching
S: walnuts
L: frittata with one egg and egg whites, broccoli, half a sweet potato, an orange,
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
D: open faced sandwich on a slice of sourdough bread, fresh from the bakery. yes, I had white bread in my house :eek:chicken breast with a mayo/adobo sauce/apricot spread and lettuce with a side of cole slaw, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: eggs scrambled with veggies, bacon, coffee
1 hour hard group training session (back-squat day!)
S: boiled egg, 1/2 banana
L: carnitas, salad, slice banana "bread"
S: 1/2 banana and a few nuts
D: sardine salad made with home-made mayo, mustard and onion over salad greens

Today:

B: the usual + a bit of fresh pineapple
30 minute training session (featured single deadlifts today)
S: boiled egg, pineapple & cucumber
L: Italian sausage eggplant stratta, beets, and 1 slice banana "bread"
D: Probably the last of the eggplant stratta and a salad, need to set out something from the freezer to cook tomorrow night!

[GLC1968]

Catrin - what is the banana 'bread' that you are eating? Do you have a recipe? I've got about 1000 super ripe bananas in my freezer and I need to do something with them before they get together and form a plan to take over the whole house. ;)

Wednesday
B: sausage, kale, onion frittata topped with avocado, melon, black coffee
L: sausage and cabbage 'noodles', clementines
S: hard boiled egg, apple
D: chili, mixed greens and tomato salad

[Catrin]

Catrin - what is the banana 'bread' that you are eating? Do you have a recipe? I've got about 1000 super ripe bananas in my freezer and I need to do something with them before they get together and form a plan to take over the whole house. ;)

Here is the link to the recipe. (http://civilizedcavemancooking.com/grain-free-goodies/paleo-banana-bread/) I ordinarily just use a "muffin cup" recipe where I mash 1 banana, 1 egg, a bit of almond butter (and sometimes a bit of quality dark chocolate) into a tall coffee cup and microwave for 2 minutes. I do not normally use coconut "flour" for anything, but I had wanted to try it to see what it was like. It doesn't have much coconut flour and almond flour would also work. It makes a nice banana bread loaf that isn't TOO dense and has nice flavor.

The same guy has a "Lara bar" recipe that I want to try at some point.

[Catrin]

Here is a recipe (http://balancedbites.com/2012/10/easy-recipe-pumpkin-pancakes-from-practical-paleo.html) for pumpkin pancakes (no "flour" of any kind). You can add a banana to the mix which really turned out well for me. It does increase the number of pancakes - but it is nice. I make this on the occasional weekend morning - especially if I've got something going on where I decide I need a few more carbs than normal for brekkie.

[GLC1968]

Interesting. I actually have the Civilized Caveman's ebook and haven't made anything from it. And that recipe would never have appealed to me (except that it uses 4 bananas!) but I'll try it based on your recommendation.

That pancake recipe is similar to the waffle recipe I use if you were to sub mashed sweet potato for the pumpkin. I hadn't thought of trying it in pancake form but that's a great idea!

Thanks!

[Catrin]

Interesting. I actually have the Civilized Caveman's ebook and haven't made anything from it. And that recipe would never have appealed to me (except that it uses 4 bananas!) but I'll try it based on your recommendation.

That pancake recipe is similar to the waffle recipe I use if you were to sub mashed sweet potato for the pumpkin. I hadn't thought of trying it in pancake form but that's a great idea!

Thanks!

The banana bread recipe would likely be even better with nuts -it just depends how much fat you want in it :) I mixed it in my blender which was fine. Nice and moist, the flavor is decent but I think I might tweak the spices if I make this again. It DOES fill that "dessert bread" kind of place.

I have his e-book as well and so far have only tried one thing out of it. I am finding that I prefer actual books when it comes to cookbooks, I suspect I would have tried more of the recipes by now if it were a physical book. I've printed a few recipes out for later use but haven't made them yet.

[GLC1968]

I am finding that I prefer actual books when it comes to cookbooks, I suspect I would have tried more of the recipes by now if it were a physical book.

I am the same way. I just received 'The Paleo Slow Cooker' cookbook and I brought it with me to work to read at lunch time. It looks beautiful and I cannot wait to dig into it!

[Crankin]

I agree. I bought the Mark Bittman vegetarian cookbook for my Kindle and I never use it. I really need to feel and see the pictures.
I printed out the banana bread recipe. I think I will use almond flour/butter because almonds and bananas sound like a good combo to me.
B: 4 oz. almond milk, half a Luna Bar before boot camp. Coffee, egg white frittata with chicken and broccoli, an orange after class
L: salad with lettuce, grape tomatoes, left over chicken legs, red quinoa, an apple
S: right after lunch I ate some dried cranberries and nuts, at 5:00 I ate the other half of the Luna Bar from this morning.
D: DH made a salad Nicoise recipe from the new Cooking Light. I am so full. I could have saved a bit of it; each ingredient alone was not more than I would eat, but together, even the veggies filled me up.

[Owlie]

I'd be terrified of getting anything on an electronic device, seeing as how nothing in my kitchen stays clean for more than 15 minutes.
Late B: Cereal, tea with sugar and half-and-half
S: More tea, a handful of walnuts and a cookie.
D: Piece of steak-and-ale pie, sugar snap peas with butter.
S: A few bites of the tabbouleh I made for lunch, an apple. I'll probably have a mug of hot chocolate later.

Edit: Scratch the apple. I'm having a bowl of pineapple chunks with shredded coconut.

[Catrin]

I am the same way. I just received 'The Paleo Slow Cooker' cookbook and I brought it with me to work to read at lunch time. It looks beautiful and I cannot wait to dig into it!

Let me know what you think of it! There are a couple of cookbooks I've been considering but I don't need an entire shelf of paleo cookbooks! The funny part is I've avoided cookbooks my entire adult life - preferring just to put things together. While that worked, I am finding that actually using cookbooks encourages me to use different spices and combinations that I wouldn't have considered on my own.

[GLC1968]

Let me know what you think of it! There are a couple of cookbooks I've been considering but I don't need an entire shelf of paleo cookbooks! The funny part is I've avoided cookbooks my entire adult life - preferring just to put things together. While that worked, I am finding that actually using cookbooks encourages me to use different spices and combinations that I wouldn't have considered on my own.

When it was just me, I preferred to make my own way in the kitchen. Now that I cook for me and my husband, I kind of like having someone else's recipe for new things. That way, if it's gross, it's not entirely my fault! ;) Typically, I make a recipe as close to as written as possible the first time and then put my own twist on it for repeats. And I totally agree about the spices. I love trusting that unusual spice combinations in recipes from certain authors I can totally trust to work out even though they seem odd. I've found that with both Melissa Joulwan and with the woman from Everyday Paleo (I can't remember her name).

The Paleo Slow Cooker looks awesome. The writer is Armenian, so there are lots of recipes that really appeal to me (I'm Greek and they share a common palate). And I spent some time reading the back half of Practical Paleo and there are some recipes in there that I'm really excited to try as well. What are your favorites from that one?

Yesterday's evening meal was quite a bit different than I had planned. My parents send my H and I a lobster dinner for two from Legal Seafood for our anniversary. So I ended up eating lobster with drawn butter, roasted veggies and Boston cream pie for desert. 10 year anniversaries only come around once in a lifetime if you are lucky, right? Oy. I did have the foresight to freeze both the crab cakes and the clam chowder that also came with it but there is no denying that I broke my Whole60 for an anniversary desert. And guess what? It was worth every. single. bite. :D

Today I am back on track:
B: sausage, kale and onion frittata topped with avocado, melon, black coffee
L: lobster, roasted veggies, blueberry sausage, apple
D: eating out but I'm going to order a tomato based meat or seafood sauce over zucchini noodles

[Crankin]

Happy Anniversary!

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece toast with butter, cereal with strawberries
L: 1/2 liverwurst sammy with swiss cheese on WG bread
D: rigatoni pasta with turkey hot italian sausage, onions, zucchini, edamame, basil, olive oil and parmesan cheese, 1 glass shiraz

[Catrin]

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with kale, bacon, coffee
S: Paleo banana bread
L: big salad with last of the Italian sausage eggplant strata
1 hour Crossfit workout (at a different gym than usual)
Post-work - hemp protein shake
D: another big as* salad with Italian seasoned browned ground pork

[Catrin]

...
The Paleo Slow Cooker looks awesome. The writer is Armenian, so there are lots of recipes that really appeal to me (I'm Greek and they share a common palate). And I spent some time reading the back half of Practical Paleo and there are some recipes in there that I'm really excited to try as well. What are your favorites from that one?

Yesterday's evening meal was quite a bit different than I had planned. My parents send my H and I a lobster dinner for two from Legal Seafood for our anniversary. So I ended up eating lobster with drawn butter, roasted veggies and Boston cream pie for desert. 10 year anniversaries only come around once in a lifetime if you are lucky, right? Oy. I did have the foresight to freeze both the crab cakes and the clam chowder that also came with it but there is no denying that I broke my Whole60 for an anniversary desert. And guess what? It was worth every. single. bite. :D...

Nothing wrong with the occasional indulgence - no reason to feel guilty & it sounds like you had a great time!

I enjoy trying different things, so the cookbooks really help that. I love Practical Paleo - if my budget allowed it and I actually thought I could go without eggs for a full month I would love to try her autoimmune protocol for a month - but right now that isn't in my budget. Eggs can cause an autoimmune response and my psoriasis is the only thing that hasn't resolved since going Paleo - as THAT is an autoimmune issue I would like to try that protocol at some point.

I've really enjoyed all the recipes I've tried. I really like the seasoned salts - I had never thought about doing that! Other favorite recipes include the balsamic braised short ribs, orange braised beef shanks, sweet potato pancakes, roasted chicken, the lemon & artichoke chicken, just to name a few favorites. I also really like the candied carrots, sauteed red cabbage with onions and apples & the spinach salad with walnuts and artichokes. There are still a good number of recipes I want to try, such as the roasted figs with rosemary. Lots of good recipes to choose from!

[Crankin]

one hour on the trainer, doing various one legged drills and endurance intervals
B: 1/4 oz almond milk, sliced tomato, chicken breast slices (4), avocado, sprinkle of low fat grated cheddar, an orange, coffee
L: 2 veggie burger patties with a bib lettuce salad with green beans, grape tomatoes, 1/2 cup no fat plain Greek yogurt with blueberries and walnuts
S: piece of Machengo cheese
D: 2 very thin pork chops in a cherry/ginger glaze, half a sweet potato, roasted asparagus, glass of red wine, 2 squares of dark chocolate

I started cooking for Passover. Sigh...

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast, butter, coffee
snack: 1 banana
L: leftover pasta with italian sausage and veges
Snack; Small helping of mandarin oranges
D: 1/2 chicken breast sauteed with lots of herbs in olive oil, brown rice, green bean salad (green beans, celery, cucumbers, red bell pepper, garbanzo beans and vinaigrette dressing with blue cheese crumbles).
1 dark chocolate kiss

[Crankin]

B: 2 egg omelette with red pepper, avocado, a little goat cheese, 2 chicken breakfast sausages, an orange, coffee
L: I had a tuna salad whole wheat wrap sandwich at the bike workshop.... I got an emergency phone call about a client, which interfered with me making a better choice and enjoying my lunch! I should have just had a half of it, the wrap itself was huge.
S: slice of Ezekial bread with hummus, a slice of Machengo cheese
D:we went out to a new restaurant, which while the food was great and good for healthy and Paleo type eating, the service sucked. Anyway, I had steak tips with a side salad/vinaigrette, and sliced carrots, with a glass of red wine and decaf.

[spokewench]

B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
Snack: 1/2 banana
Lunch: liverwurst and swiss sammy on wg bread
D: red beef chili, beans, brown rice burrito smothered with green chili sauce and gaucamole, 1 beer
small helping of vanilla pudding

[indysteel]

Thanks for the inspiration, Catrin. I have a pot of Rogon Josh on the stove right now. I didn't use the same recipe, and I decided to spring for the lamb (cause I love it!). It needs to simmer more, and I'm not going to serve it until tomorrow, but I'm already happy with the results!

[Catrin]

Thanks for the inspiration, Catrin. I have a pot of Rogon Josh on the stove right now. I didn't use the same recipe, and I decided to spring for the lamb (cause I love it!). It needs to simmer more, and I'm not going to serve it until tomorrow, but I'm already happy with the results!

:) I've never actually had it at a restaurant, so I don't know if what I made was really like it but I really enjoyed the flavors from the recipe I used.

I tried the Egg Foo Yong recipe out of Well Fed tonight - very nice! Half of it will be for breakfast tomorrow.

[shootingstar]

B- cornflakes with fresh pineapple pieces and fresh raspberries with a dollop of yogurt and skim milk. Tea with skim milk.
Snack - an almond croissant and coffee with milk at bakery where I biked to.
Dinner- stir fried broccoli, pepper, shanghai bok choy, ginger root, garlic, onion with light noodles.

Snack-cornflakes with milk. (Ok, I ate dinner at 5:00 pm). It seemed right after several hrs. of dirty fingers from doing some art work.

[Crankin]

B: I made sweet potato waffles! Delicious. Had one and a half waffles with walnuts and dried cranberries, 2 slices of uncured bacon, 4 oz. almond milk, coffee
L: left over fresh tuna with mayo and an orange, 8 oz. almond milk
14 mile ride, hilly, but not fast
D: turkey meatloaf with red and green pepper, cauliflower "mashed potatoes", glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Sweet Potato Waffles sound good Crankin! If I had a waffle iron...but what I need more is a potato ricer or some other tool that will allow me to shred sweet potatoes and squash properly for hash. I prefer the shredded rather than diced version.

Yesterday:

B: eggs scrambled with pre-cooked ground pork and coffee
1 hour intense Funday workout
S: macadamia nuts and a few dried cherries
L: mustard glazed roasted chicken thighs, roasted kale and chard, 1 slice paleo banana bread
S: 1 beer (Founders Breakfast Stout)
D: Egg Foo Yong with special sauce - quite good!

Today:
B: Last of the Egg Foo Yong
1 hour group training session - even more intense than yesterday, it finished with my doing a Farmer's Carry with two 50 pound kettlebells for 200 meters!
S: egg whites and 1/2 small baked yam
L: Planning on roasted chicken, the rest of the small baked yam, and sauteed brussel sprouts - offices closed due to snow until 1 :)
D:? Who knows? Time will tell. Probably some thawed beef tips and a salad.

[spokewench]

B: cereal, strawberries and bananas, milk
snack: few pieces of mango
L: 1/2 chicken breast
Snack: gaucamole, chips
D: roasted cauliflower/potato soup pureed soup w/sprinkle of parmesan cheese, small piece sirloin steak, roasted white and sweet potatoes, roasted broccolini, 1 glass red wine

[GLC1968]

Sweet Potato Waffles sound good Crankin! If I had a waffle iron...but what I need more is a potato ricer or some other tool that will allow me to shred sweet potatoes and squash properly for hash. I prefer the shredded rather than diced version.


Like a cheese grater? I usually use one like this that I got at the grocery store:
http://www.amazon.com/Progressive-International-HG-925-Deluxe-Grater/dp/B000HMAF6A/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1364228432&sr=8-5&keywords=cheese+grater
Or, if I'm doing it in quantity, the shredding disk on my food processor. And I use the regular food processor blade to make cauliflower 'rice'. It's ridiculously messy, so I don't do it very often.

I was good all weekend but I don't remember what I ate so I'm not going to record it here. I will say that I am quite proud that I was able to steer clear of any treats (or sugar) this weekend even on the heels of my indulgence on Thursday night. I certainly had a lot of sugar thoughts and cravings, but I didn't cave and I think that today, I'm past it. Phew!

B: last piece of sausage, kale and onion frittata, avocado, pineapple, black coffee
L: sausage and cabbage 'noodles'. clementines
S: hard boiled egg, banana (if I need this)
D: chicken and veggie stir fry - I'm trying the stir fry sauce from Well Fed for the first time. Hope it's good!

Oh, Catrin - I made that banana bread recipe you linked to use up 4 brown bananas. It was REALLY good! Even my non-paleo husband liked them. I added chopped walnuts and nutmeg and made them into muffins and they worked great. Luckily, I have a lot silicone muffin cups because I needed all 18 of them to use up all the batter!

[Catrin]

The shredding disk on my food processor just doesn't work. I hadn't thought about a cheese grater, thanks! Also glad to hear you liked the recipe. It is good and also good for non-Paleo events :)

[Crankin]

Catrin, I have an old fashioned potato ricer like my mom had. It's a cheaper type of kitchen implement, but not every place has them. I'd say check Amazon.

[Crankin]

handful of walnuts before boot camp
B:4 oz. of almond milk, one sweet potato waffle with walnuts and dried cranberries, blueberries, coffee
L:salad with spinach, tuna, grape tomatoes, carrots, artichoke hearts, fig vinegar, an apple
D: Passover Seder... I did pretty well, didn't over eat at all. one half a piece of matzah, one gefilte fish, horseradish, a small amount of dark meat turkey, one small piece of matzah/apple/raisin kugel, chicken soup with one matzah ball, broccoli, one mini lemon square
I still gained almost a pound this morning.

[indysteel]

Happy Passover, Crankin!

[Catrin]

Catrin, I have an old fashioned potato ricer like my mom had. It's a cheaper type of kitchen implement, but not every place has them. I'd say check Amazon.

It looks like a cheese grater is a less expensive option, so I may go with that. A julienne peeler will also work but I think the grater is probably quicker - and certainly easier to find at a local store.

I've already posted most of yesterday, outside of dinner. I had the last of my home-seasoned Italian sausage/ground pork and scrambled it with veggies and 2 eggs. I was HUNGRY and unwilling to wait for more dinner-like preparations.

Crankin - while I don't bloat/hold water near as much as before moving to Paleo, I still hold some fluids the day after an intense workout. Is it possible the weight gain you've noted could simply be that? I know this is frustrating to you. My trainer changed my Tuesday session this week to Thursday so I have an unexpected rest day :) I was going to go in anyway, but decided after the last two days that my body would appreciate a rest. (So I go into the office an hour early - sheesh)

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast, coffee
L: 1 bowl cauliflower/potato soup, 1/2 chicken breast
Snack: Mango
Dinner: spagetti and tomato meat sauce, salad with vinaigrette and blue cheese crumbles, 1 glass red wine

[GLC1968]

Tuesday

B: blueberry sausage, hot apple jicama mash with strawberries, black coffee
L: leftover chicken and veggie stir fry, mixed berries
S: (if needed, I didn't need yesterday's snack so perhaps I won't today as well) hard boiled egg, clementines
D: beef roast cooked in the slow cooker - not sure what I'll serve it with. Maybe with roasted asparagus and some cauliflower mash?

1 hr of mat Pilates tonight

[Crankin]

Catrin, it's possible, but I don't like this pattern. Today is a rest day, but another Passover Seder tonight, so my eating is not exactly normal. I will be riding more, as the snow has disappeared, so who knows.

[Catrin]

I hear you Crankin! That is frustrating for sure.

I weighed 125.7 this morning, my workout schedule for the rest of the week is a bit different as far as timing is concerned, I might take that but we will see. I prefer to have a rest day before weighing in but I may not be able to do that.

[GLC1968]

Or, you guys could just stop weighing yourselves. ;)

I don't know if I'm up or down a couple of pounds because I no longer step on a scale, ever. Life is WAY better without it! (I use my skinny clothes to gauge how I'm doing).

[Catrin]

Or, you guys could just stop weighing yourselves. ;)

I don't know if I'm up or down a couple of pounds because I no longer step on a scale, ever. Life is WAY better without it! (I use my skinny clothes to gauge how I'm doing).

I know ... it is so hard to do that! It really is one of the few things I've not set aside in my efforts to adopt a more Paleo/primal lifestyle. I think part of me is afraid that if I stop watching the scales those almost 100 pounds I've worked so hard to lose will start running back. The ironic part is I KNOW other things are going on with my body that the scales can't measure. I've dropped more sizes since July than my loss of 9-10 pounds explains - it is about far more than numbers on a scale.

Hi! My name is Catherine and I am addicted to the scales...
:o

[Crankin]

When I stop weighing myself, my weight goes up. Believe me, this has happened a few times. I do go by the fit of my pants and some of them are a bit tight. At first I thought it was because I had just washed my jeans, but it's all my jeans and pants. Of course my huge cycling calves and quads don't help here. I like those things, but when the hips of my pants get tight, that is a cue.
I bought new black ankle length pants in the smaller of the 2 sizes I wear, because the reviews said they stretch out (this brand does). They are really tight, but I am wearing them now to remind myself not to over eat tonight.

[spokewench]

B: wheat chex, 1% milk, coffee
S: mandarin oranges
L: chicken sammy from subway 6 inch
S: 1 small mango
D: 1 chicken thigh, mac and cheese, sauteed zucchini, 1 glass red wine

[GLC1968]

I am now making a conscious effort to stop snacking. It's just mindless eating and it's a bad habit.

Today
B: chicken apple sausage, hot jicama mash, 1/2 banana, tea
S: (sort of) black coffee
L: left over beef roast, pile of steamed mix veggies drizzled with olive oil and spices
D: beef marinara sauce over spaghetti squash, green salad w/ avocado

[Crankin]

Skipped posting yesterday, let's just say it involved a lot of tasting and then eating another Passover dinner
Today:
B: one piece of gefilte fish with horseradish, half a piece of matzah with veggie cream cheese, an orange, coffee
S: 2 dried apricots, 4 oz. almond milk
12 mile ride, hilly, a little faster than Sunday, but painful. I kept thinking I might have to start leading "beginner" rides.
L: egg whites, 4 slices of ham, sprinkle of cheddar, blueberries
S: walnuts and dried cranberries
D: I took one of my 11 year old clients out to celebrate his "graduation." I had a cup of tomato basil soup, that looked suspiciously creamy. I had to watch the kid eat buffalo chicken tenders and potato skins. When I got home, I made a chicken salad with the left over chicken from the holiday, almonds, grape tomatoes. 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: cereal, milk, mango, coffee
L: 1/2 sammy with chicken, 1/2 bowl of vege soup
D: leftover spagetti and tomato meat sauce, 1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

half a glass of almond milk and a handful of walnuts before boot camp, which turned out to be half an hour of kick boxing and half an hour of core work
B: 2 eggs over easy, 2 slices uncured bacon, 1/4 avocado, coffee, an orange
L: chicken salad with almonds and dried cranberries, an apple, about anhour later nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
S: hard boiled egg
D: spinach salad with roasted beets, scallops, orange slices, vinaigrette, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Today:

B: ground beef and veggie frittata
40 min training session that featured fun with kettlebells
s: boiled egg and small banana
L: Roasted chicken , kale and apple/ sweet potato hash
S: nuts. too many of them :o
D: See breakfast add blueberries for dessert

[aquamoose32]

Breakfast
Black tea with sugar
2 pancakes with jam
Orange

1 cliff blocks pack
2 cliff bars
1 bottle of Gatorade

Cycles 74 miles

Big sale and bowl of pasta with tomato sauce
8 carrots And cheese and one banana
2 beers

[spokewench]

B: toast, butter, coffee
L: 1 chicken thigh, 1 cream filled chocolate egg
D: salmon, rice medley w/ mushrooms, asparagus, 1 glass white wine
1 cherry turnover

[GLC1968]

Thursday
B: chicken apple sausage, hot jicama hash with banana, black coffee
L: chicken apple sausage, apple with almond butter
D: marinara with ground beef over spaghetti squash, clementine, blueberries

1 hr mat Pilates

(Lunch was not as planned - I had forgotten my Pilates clothing so I had to go home at lunch and that was all we had that I could prep quickly!)

Friday
B: chicken apple sausage sauteed with TJ's "healthy 8" veggie mix and topped with avocado
L: sausage and cabbage 'noodles', clementine
D: salmon, asparagus, mashed cauliflower (I think), blueberries

[Catrin]

B: ground beef/veggie frittata
L: big spinach salad with chicken, bacon, dried cranberries, almonds, vinagrete
S: banana with a bit of almond butter
D: roasted chicken and parsley with the last little slice of paleo banana bread

[Crankin]

B: egg whites with a couple of slices of ham and chicken, green chili salsa, 1/4 avocado, an orange, coffee
S: handful of walnuts
L: salad with chicken, black beans, sprinkle of low fat cheddar jack cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, salsa, side of blueberries and strawberries
12 mile hilly ride
S: 2 dried apricots, piece of matzah with margarine
D: It's Restaurant Week, so we went to the Blue Room in Cambridge. You get a 3 course dinner for a fixed price. Except for the dessert, I did fine. Had a shaved veggie salad for my first, grilled Arctic Char on a bed of parsnip which looked like a potato pancake, and an upside down apple crumb cake with vanilla ice cream. The portions were smaller, which means they were normal. I could have done without the dessert and I left most of the cake part.
And I had 2 two glasses of rose wine. Feeling very spring-like.

[Crankin]

B: fried matzah (it's like French toast with matzah), 2 chicken sausages, blueberries
L: salad with lettuce, black beans, tomatoes, chicken, salsa, an orange
22 mile ride, ate a handful of nuts, cranberries, and chocolate
S: glass of almond milk, two dried apricots
D:a few slices of red pepper with hummus, flank steak with chimichurri sauce, sweet potato, broccoli, salad, glass of rose wine, small scoop of chocolate frozen yogurt

[Catrin]

Yesterday

B: Last of the ground beef veggie casserole
L: Tuna salad with lettuce wrap
S: banana
Short bike ride :D
D: Sauteed shrimp/veggies with jicama "home fries" first time I have made or eaten jicama and missed the part where it said to slow-cook the jicama first. Still good and cooked with Parsley.

[shootingstar]

Yesterday:

B-oatmeal with skim milk, fresh strawberries, blueberries
small slice of Easter stollen cake-bread, 2 cups of tea with skim milk

Snack- coffee with milk, a small slice of cornmeal savoury bread (near end of a 35 km. ride)
Tea with milk later, a tangerine, small slice of goat cheese
more tiny slice of stollen

Dinner-smoked salmon sandwich on French baguette with tomato, onion, goat cheese, basil, mustard
Tea with milk, a chocolate handmade EAster egg

THis is not ideal..

[Catrin]

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with veggies, fresh side "bacon", coffee
14 mile easy bike ride
85 minute hard group workout with a protein shake afterwards
L: beef shanks in broth with spinach and a poached egg, sweet potato
D: Moroccan Meatballs over cauliflower-rice with Velvety Squash - and both were lovely! I was going to make some cauliflower rice pilaf but am tired of cooking, will probably make it tomorrow night.

HERE (http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2011/11/17/velvety-butternut-squash/) is the recipe for the velvety squash - and it is VERY good. Any winter squash or even sweet potatoes will do - I chose to use kobacha squash. I really like them and I can cut them far easier than butternut squash.

[Crankin]

B: very small endive (the leaves fell apart) stuffed with low fat veggie cream cheese and lox, piece of gefilte fish, an orange, coffee
L: chicken leg, 1/4 avocado, cup of roasted red pepper tomato soup, an apple
13.5 mile windy and hard ride
S:walnuts, cranberries, chocolate (a handful), followed by 2 little pieces of Machengo cheese about an hour later
D: DH made blueberry waffles, which I ate with walnuts and one very spicy jalepeno chicken sausage, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: cereal, milk and mango, coffee
1 chocolate cream egg
D: beef vegetable soup, 1/2 chocolate chip cookie, glass of red wine
cup of teawith honey

[GLC1968]

My weekend eating was nuts. Well, not actual nuts! I did not eat anything that would be considered 'off plan' but my eating wasn't good. Except for a good breakfast each day, I hardly ate normal meals. I snacked a lot. I also biked on Saturday (yay!).

Today things will be more back to normal on the food front (I hope!)

B: eggs with mixed greens, bacon and scallions in them, sausage patty, few pieces of roasted sweet potato
S: banana with almond butter
L: chicken apple sausage, steamed mixed veggies with olive oil and seasonings, apple slices
S: (if needed) hard boiled eggs
D: salmon, asparagus, green salad, blueberries

Catrin - I've made that recipe before (Velvety Squash) but I found it was WAY too garlic-y for me. I probably should have been smarter and recognized that when she said a head of garlic, she didn't mean a head of home grown garlic which is much stronger than most store-bought stuff. I should try it again and cut it in half, at least.

[Catrin]

I like garlic :D I only made a small squash so I cut the garlic in half. I didn't have pecans so I used what nuts I had. Very tasty and a different way to make squash and to get some good carbs into my diet.

[Crankin]

2 dried apricots and a small glass of almond milk before boot camp
B: egg whites, kale, and lox scrambled, an orange, coffee
L: 3 very small left over chicken pieces, about half a cup of black beans, an apple
S: corn tortilla with hummus, a few nuts
D: taco on a bed of lettuce. No shell, ground turkey with home made taco seasoning, home made guacamole and salsa, dish of strawberries, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

B: the usual scrambled eggs with veggies, 1 slice fresh side, coffee
Group training...post- workout protein shake
L: Moroccan meatballs with cauli-rice, last of the velvety squash, some chopped strawberries + pineapple for dessert
S: starving, so had a small salad that I was too full to eat at lunch
D: beef shank in broth with some cauliflower rice pilaf

[GLC1968]

I thought I looked a bit slimmer in the mirror as I got out of the shower today so I tried on some pants that have been too small to wear for the past few months and they fit! Yay! I love it when my wardrobe expands for free! ;)

B: sweet potato waffle topped with almond butter, 1/2 banana, pork sausage patties, black coffee
L: left over pot roast, roasted sweet potatoes and a green salad
S: hard boiled egg, apple
D: salmon, asparagus, salad and fresh pineapple.

Last night, we had to run errands so I had salmon and veggies at a restaurant instead of cooking my own, so I'll be making it tonight!

[Crankin]

B: 2 eggs, scrambled with 1/2 a sweet potato, kale. 2slices uncured bacon, blueberries, coffee
more coffee at work
L: salad with lettuce, tomatoes, chicken and ham, salsa, an apple, handful of nuts
S: small corn tortilla and a wedge of cheese (I don't know the name, it's one my DH likes)
D: I made the Chinese style cabbage and veggies from the Paleo cookbook, but I used tofu instead of chicken. Not Paleo, but it tasted great.
2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Yayyy GLC, that is good news. I am also paying attention to how you use carbs :)

Today:

B: shrimp omelet, 1 slice fresh side, black coffee
training session
Post-workout snack - egg whites and a small banana
L: moroccan meatballs, cauliflower rice pilaf, pineapple-cucumber 'salsa'
S: a few nuts and dried cherries
D: roasted chicken thigh, last of the cauli-rice pilaf, small roasted sweet potato. A couple of strawberries and a bite of fresh pineapple for dessert

[GLC1968]

I am also paying attention to how you use carbs :)


I'm glad someone is...because I'm not! (at least, not lately)

[Catrin]

I'm glad someone is...because I'm not! (at least, not lately)

I need to have more in my diet and it has/ is challenging to get enough without too much fructose. I am using you as an example which really helps... Thank You :)

[GLC1968]

I need to have more in my diet and it has/ is challenging to get enough without too much fructose. I am using you as an example which really helps... Thank You :)

Well then, you are welcome! I probably need to reduce my fruit intake a bit but it adds such variety that I haven't bothered.

I am going to have to start paying attention to my starchy carb consumption (particularly timing) as I start biking more, but for now, I don't really think about it. I do find that I have a bit of a preconceived notion of what dinner should look like from my upbringing. A good meal includes meat, a big serving of veggies and a small serving of starch. I tend towards that template whether I mean to or not!

Wednesday
B: sweet potato waffle w/ almond butter, 1/3 banana, sausage patties, black coffee
L: tuna salad with homemade mayo over arugula, spinach, red peppers, cukes and celery, clementines
D: unsure - I think we'll be out (car shopping!) so I might suggest Chipotle so that I can get a carnitas salad with guacamole (my favorite!)

very short run after work (less than 2 miles).

[Catrin]

Today:

B. Shrimp omelet, 1 slice fresh side and black coffee

1 hour group training that focused on pure strength for the most part. Hemp protein shake after

L. Roasted chicken and a sweet potato

D. Will probably be the last of the beef shanks, a couple of meatballs and a large salad

[Crankin]

1/2 a Luna Bar and 4 oz. almond milk before spin class (it's freezing and windy out)
B: egg white, kale, 3 slices ham, 1/2 sweet potato with an orange, coffee
L: salad with tuna in olive oil, red pepper, lettuce, chick peas with a cup of roasted red pepper tomato soup
S: nuts and cranberries
D: salad with lettuce, chicken breast, 1/4 avocado, hearts of palm, and artichoke hearts, fig vinegar and olive oil. 2 squares dark chocolate
My weight is getting back to normal and my appetite seems to have evened out

[spokewench]

B: cereal, milk, coffee
L: 1/2 liverwurst sammy with mustard on WG bread, handful of low fat cheese crackers
D: turkey burger, 1/2 wg bun, with tomato, lettuce, catsup and mustard, baked french fries, 1 beer
Dessert: small cup of strawberry icecream

[GLC1968]

Last night, we ended up at a wing place so I ate plain wings and carrots and celery for dinner. I didn't ask what kind of fat they used in cooking (I'm sure it was something) so it was my own fault that my gurgling stomach kept me from falling asleep last night!

Today will be better, I hope. Dinner is still up in the air because we are bowling in a tournament at 6pm so I have no idea how long that will take.

B: chicken apple sausage, roasted sweet potato, couple of bites of pineapple, black coffee
L: salmon, steamed veggies topped with clarified butter, roasted sweet potato (gotta use this up!)
S: hard boiled eggs, apple
D: ??

[Crankin]

small glass of almond milk and 2 dried apricots before boot camp.
I felt awful after class; the mold spore count is in the severe range and it's been like this for 10 days, with no end in sight.
B: 2 eggs, over easy, with green chili salsa, 3 slices of chicken breast, 1/4 avocado, an orange, coffee
S: I felt so horrible when I was leaving for work that I ate a piece of Ezekial raisin/whole wheat bread. After seeing my first client (a very resistant teen) I realized my stomach was upset, too. But, I got to my office, waited an hour and by 1:00, I wanted lunch.
L: left over tofu and cabbage/veggies, an apple
S: corn tortilla and hummus
D: grilled Ahi tuna, red quinoa, roasted brussel sprouts, very small glass of red wine

[spokewench]

B: bowl of rice chex, strawberries, milk, coffee
Snack: 1 cliff bar
L: 3 small beef tacos
D: small piece of sirloin steak, mixed rice and grain pilaf with mushrooms and onions, zucchini with parmesan, 1 beer

[GLC1968]

Last night's dinner was a salad from Chipotle. When I got home, I split a kombucha with my husband because I've been having digestive problems and I thought it might help. Not sure if it did or not!

Today
B: bacon, eggs, salsa, black coffee
L: meat marinara over a pile of mixed veggies (broccoli, cauli and carrots), blueberries
D: grass fed beef burgers topped with guacamole, baked sweet potato spears, green salad

I'm cooking a pile of food this weekend, so next weeks' meals should look much more interesting!

[Catrin]

Today:

B: Usual eggs, veggies, fresh side, black coffee
L: lettuce wrap 'sandwich' of avocado, smoked salmon, onion and part of a massive baked sweet potato (actually cooked at low temps fo 14 hours - and it wasn't overcooked!!!!)
D: chicken feta cheese sausage, big salad with assorted veggies and hazelnut oil for dressing

I put a brisket in the fridge to thaw, I've never cooked one so it will be interesting!

[GLC1968]

OK, two questions...

1) you cooked a sweet potato for 14 hours? Where?

2) how are you cooking your brisket? (I've never cooked one either)

[Catrin]

OK, two questions...

1) you cooked a sweet potato for 14 hours? Where?

2) how are you cooking your brisket? (I've never cooked one either)

The sweet potato was HUGE! I estimate that it weighs at least 6 pounds, possibly more. I set the oven on 200 degrees and forgot about it. After 6 hours it was still hard, so I bumped the temp to 250 & went to bed. It was ready by morning and I will use most of it in a recipe tomorrow.

As far as the brisket is concerned I found a recipe where it is baked on a bed of onions and mushrooms. It is only 1 pound, I did not want to risk a larger brisket until I figure out what to do with it...

[Owlie]

Re: Brisket: We've always thrown it in the crockpot. I've never cooked one myself because I don't want to be eating it for two weeks straight!

GLC: Homemade guac?

Today:
B: Cereal, a latte.
L: Leftovers from dinner last night...so 3 pieces of breaded fried chicken :rolleyes: (but it was so good) and bell pepper strips
20.2-mile bike ride
A small handful of pita chips while I cooked dinner
D: Salmon, a pile of soba noodles with soy sauce, daikon radish (also with soy sauce) and snow peas
...and a rather large portion of a bag of honey-roasted peanuts, because I was still hungry.

[Crankin]

B: egg whites, kale, red pepper, 1/2 sweet potato scramble, an orange, 2 slices of Black Forest ham, coffee
L: left over Ahi tuna (about 3 oz), the other half of the sweet potato, 2 hearts of palm and artichoke hearts
S:small skim milk mocha latte. too sweet and I forgot my Lactaid. Had a couple of whole wheat pita rounds when I got home and lots of water
2.2 mile hilly walk
D: went out. Shared a plate of proscuttio/Caprese salad with DH (delicious) and had swordfish with veggies and angel hair. The fish was delicious. I ate half the fish and 3 bites of the pasta and had the rest boxed up. I honestly can't remember the last time I had pasta, any pasta either at home or out. This was freshly made, so worth it, but I've kind of lost my desire. One glass of red wine.

[Catrin]

Re: Brisket: We've always thrown it in the crockpot. I've never cooked one myself because I don't want to be eating it for two weeks straight...

I get almost all of my meat from a local butcher, they have their own cows/pigs, etc., so I can get however much I want. In the end I get what I want for less than I would pay at the store where I am limited to whatever they have packaged AND I know how the animals have lived/been fed. If I like this recipe I will get a larger brisket eventually and make some for the freezer. I just don't have much time for real cooking during the week...

[Crankin]

B: 2 scrambled eggs, 2 slices uncured bacon, blueberries, coffee
S: handful of nuts and cranberries
L: salad with lettuce, chicken, red quinoa, chick peas, with an apple
4 mile trail run, with some hiking at the steepest part, slow, but good.
S:corn tortilla with hummus and a couple of red pepper slices, lots of water
D: we had guests for dinner... I ate a couple of small pieces of Iberico cheese, had a couple of glasses of red wine. Had one chicken thigh with green chili salsa, pan sautéed sweet potatoes, salad with walnuts, oranges, goat cheese and vinaigrette.
I had made a healthy dessert of strawberries in a balsamic vinegar sauce with a bit of brown sugar. My friend brought a cake, so I cut the teeniest slice I could and dumped a bunch of strawberries on top.

[spokewench]

B: rice chex, 2% milk, strawberries, coffee
L: liverwurst sammy on wg bread, mayonnaise and mustard
1 cup of tea with honey
Snack: handful of low fat cheez it crackers with a beer
D: green bean, cucumber, red and yellow bell peppers, kidney bean salad, vinaigrette dressing, blue cheese crumbles and leftover sliced sirloin steak

[Catrin]

Today:

B: usual fresh side and veggie/egg scramble. black coffee with a bit of 100% pure cacoa (no sugar)
1 hour group training session, protein shake afterwards
L: last of the moroccian meatballs, lettuce, avocado, banana
1 hour slow walk at a local park with friends
S: 1/2 sweet potato paleo 'muffin'
D: Will be braised brisket over wilted greens and, perhaps, a small steamed cabbage salad

[Crankin]

B: whole wheat bagel sandwich with 2 slices of Black Forest ham and a sprinkle of cheddar, an orange, coffee
L: one piece of left over chicken thigh with green chili salsa, left over orange/walnut/lettuce salad, an apple
23 mile ride during which I ate about 1/8 cup mixed nuts, cranberries, and chocolate, bottle of water
S: had 4 oz. of almond milk and a corn tortilla with hummus after the ride
D: roasted salmon with mustard crust topping, salad with arugula, pine nuts, grape tomatoes, olive oil and fig vinegar, roasted asparagus, 2 squares dark chocolate, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

B: 2 eggs 2 pieces wg toast with butter, coffee
Snack: 1 banana
L: sirloin steak sandwich on wg bread
1 beer
D: 2 chicken thighs, green bean, bell pepper, cucumber salad, blue cheese crumbles, vinaigrette, small helping rice pilaf, 1 glass red wine

[Catrin]

OK, two questions...

1) you cooked a sweet potato for 14 hours? Where?

2) how are you cooking your brisket? (I've never cooked one either)

Update...even after 14 hours that Sweet Potato Boulder wasn't cooked quite all of the way! 99% of it was, but I found a couple of hardish spots when preparing it for a recipe yesterday. I got it from a local market that had it on sale for $1 - they usually charge .99/pound so that was probably the only way they could have sold it.

The brisket came out well, I may try my hand at corning a brisket at some point - the idea of grass-fed corned beef sounds really good.

[GLC1968]

Re: Brisket: We've always thrown it in the crockpot. I've never cooked one myself because I don't want to be eating it for two weeks straight!

GLC: Homemade guac?


Normally, I do make my own. On Friday, it was from Whole Foods because I was feeling lazy (and I had to pick up some ketchup for my DH anyway!).

I cooked my brisket in the crock pot yesterday. I've only just tasted it, but I'm serving it for dinner today, so we'll see how it is!

B: chicken apple sausage, apple with almond butter, black coffee
S: banana muffin
L: czech meatballs, sauteed veggies
D: mashed cauliflower, greens salad, smoky brisket and onions

This weekend I made the czech meatballs, the brisket and some spice mixes. Tonight I'll be rendering some pork fat, starting some sauerkraut, roasting some veggies and making a frittata to eat in the week ahead.

[GLC1968]

Update...even after 14 hours that Sweet Potato Boulder wasn't cooked quite all of the way! 99% of it was, but I found a couple of hardish spots when preparing it for a recipe yesterday. I got it from a local market that had it on sale for $1 - they usually charge .99/pound so that was probably the only way they could have sold it.

The brisket came out well, I may try my hand at corning a brisket at some point - the idea of grass-fed corned beef sounds really good.

That must have been one hell of a sweet potato!! At that size, I probably would have cut it into hunks and roasted it!

[Catrin]

That must have been one hell of a sweet potato!! At that size, I probably would have cut it into hunks and roasted it!

l wanted to use it for multiple recipes so it worked well :cool: I honestly don't think I've seen such a large one before!

I will also make a frittata (really more of a baked casserole than a true fritatta) tonight. I have been curious about sauerkraut but too nervous about fermenting food for some reason...

[Crankin]

4oz.almond milk and 2 dried apricots before a kickboxing/core class
B: egg whites, kale, cheddar, salsa, 2 chicken sausages, blueberries, coffee
L: salad with lettuce, chick peas, chicken, red quinoa, an apple, handful of mixed nuts
S: corn tortilla with hummus
D: 4 turkey meatballs in a spicy tomato/chili sauce with cauliflower mashed "potatoes", 2 squares dark chocolate

[Crankin]

B: 4 slices Black Forest ham roll ups, with veggie cream cheese inside, an orange, coffee
L: 2 veggie burger patties with 1/4 an avocado, cole slaw, an apple
S: mixed nuts and cranberries
D: warm steak salad with red skinned new potato and crumbled bacon, with a dressing made with the bacon drippings :), 2 squares dark chocolate

[GLC1968]

Today is Day 31 for me, so I'm on the second half of my Whole60. It's all downhill from here! (ok, not really!)

Tuesday
B: "healthy 8" veggies sauteed in red palm oil with chicken apple sausage, black coffee
L: smoky roast brisket over red peppers, mushrooms and a huge pile of mixed greens, apple
D: smoky roast brisket over mashed cauliflower with sauteed veggies (asparagus, zucchini, onions, mushrooms)

1 hour Pilates (mat class)

Wednesday
B: czech meatballs, sweet potato spears
L: cauliflower mash, smoky roast brisket over greens, banana
D: BBQ beef short ribs, baked sweet potatoes, veggie (asparagus maybe?)

short run after work (maybe 2 miles?)

[Owlie]

D: warm steak salad with red skinned new potato and crumbled bacon, with a dressing made with the bacon drippings :), 2 squares dark chocolate

That sounds amazing. Do you have a recipe for the dressing?

Yesterday:
B: Tea with half-and-half and sugar
L: Salmon on a bed of baby spinach (with a little olive oil, lemon juice and garlic), pita chips, strawberries
28-mile ride on the CX bike. A Clif bar
S: Butterfinger Blizzard. What?
D: Slice of rosemary-olive oil toast with butter, two slices of bacon, an apple, glass of protein drink mixed with 1% milk.

[Catrin]

Today:

B: ground beef/veggie frittata, black coffee with a bit of 100% cacoa (no sugar)
1 hour group training session, followed by a protein shake
L: roast chicken, salad

I went out for fresh air after lunch and wound up getting 1 small scoop of coconut almond fudge ice cream. My first real cheat in months and I enjoyed it! The interesting part was getting the woman at the store to actually give me ONE scoop, and a small one at that. She seemed to have a problem selling a "child's portion" to an adult, and then she complained about having to charge me less. Very odd - but the ice cream was VERY good.

D: more roast chicken, cabbage/parsley/raisin salad (sounds odd but it was good). I need to go shopping...

[Crankin]

B:2 scrambled eggs with kale, 2 slices Ezekial raisin toast, strawberries and orange slices, coffee
35.6 mile hilly and fast ride. I drank 1.5 bottles of water and ate a Luna Bar
L: 3 left over turkey meatballs and spicy tomato sauce, mashed cauliflower, an apple
D: home made butternut squash soup, salad with avocado, tomatoes, green onion, vinaigrette, small slice of sourdough bread, 2 squares dark chocolate
This is the most carbs I've had in about 2 months. I really felt like i needed it.

[spokewench]

B: 1 waffle with strawberries and syrup, coffee
L: turkey, avocado sammy with lots of other veges, some strawberries and about 1/2 and apple at a working lunch
handful of cheezits
D: 1 piece meatloaf, roasted potatoes, zucchini, 2 glasses chardonnay

[Crankin]

B: egg whites, corn tortilla, 2 slices chicken breast, salsa scrambled with avocado, an orange, coffee
L: 6 oz. tuna in oil with red pepper slices and goat cheese, an apple, nuts and cranberries
S: Luna Bar
D: one slice left over turkey-veggie meatloaf, which did not freeze/defrost too well. 1/4 of a huge sweet potato, blueberries, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Crankin]

B: 2 scrambled eggs, cheddar sprinkles, 2 slices uncured bacon, blueberries, coffee
L: went out with DH, had a cup of chicken veggie soup and a Mediterranean wrap on whole wheat
S: an orange
D: salad with tuna, grape tomatoes, home made hummus

[Catrin]

Today:

B: scrambled eggs with veggies, last small sweet potato "muffin", black coffee
L: chicken feta sausage with a salad of mixed greens, egg, cucumber, brocolli, etc, a bit of dressing made from home-made mayo
S: protein shake (basically taking the opportunity to try out a new sample)
D: Got brave and made a large lox/avocado/jicama nori roll - I've never done this before so it was interesting. I don't have a sushi-roll-thingie, but I did manage to roll it together. Wasn't brave enough to cut it though, so I just treated it like a large round sandwich - basically. I tried out some wasabi powder and added some coconut aminos once I had made a nice paste out of it. Interesting experiment that tasted pretty good! I am sure a purest would have shuddered :) A couple squares of 88% dark chocolate for dessert.

At some point tomorrow I am going to cook this (http://nomnompaleo.com/post/17812627326/the-healthy-gluten-free-lifes-dutch-oven-pork-roast): using a pork loin end roast.

[Crankin]

B: one waffle with walnuts and dried cranberries, blueberries and strawberries, 2 slices of uncured bacon, coffee
L: taco salad with no shell, with flat iron steak
S: slice of Machengo, corn tortilla
D: 2 chicken thighs, grilled with olive oil and garlic, sweet potato, roasted broccoli, one glass of white wine

[Catrin]

B: 2 small slices fresh side and eggs scrambled with greens and mushrooms. Black coffee

45 minutes corrective exercises + stretching - then 90 minutes of THE hardest workout of my life - a lot of fun but very, very hard!
Post-workout Tera's whey (http://www.teraswhey.com/) protein shake with a small banana blended into it (it has next to no carbs). BTW, if you are looking for a really good whey protein without anything else this is a good choice and it tastes very good - the whey is rGBH free and they also have a certified organic line. I really like the Fair Trade Dark Chocolate...but I've yet to taste anything from them that wasn't good - no chemical aftertaste or that aftertaste that comes with vegan protein concoctions.

L: 1 chicken-feta-spinach sausage and onions along with a nice salad with lots of veggies + some lox mixed in. Hazelnut oil for dressing and a tangerine for dessert

S: 2 squares Endangered Species 88% dark chocolate

D: (STARVING) pulled pork (loin end roast from this recipe) (http://nomnompaleo.com/post/17812627326/the-healthy-gluten-free-lifes-dutch-oven-pork-roast) and part of a baked butternut squash. One incredible New Holland Dragon's Milk Ale - very good, dark, and I am on the tipsy side after one! I've probably eaten enough today, if I get hungry again will have some fresh pineapple

[Crankin]

I won't say everything I ate today. I did go on a very hard 22.5 mile hilly ride, during which I ate a Luna Bar.
We went out to a sushi restaurant to help Oakleaf carbo-load for the marathon. Of course, I did not need to carbo load, but I ate a huge amount of sushi and white rice, for the first time in about a year and a half.
I also have a cold and it's making me crave food I never eat.

[indysteel]

Catrin,

Did you like the pulled pork that you made? I looked at that recipe and was intrigued. Does it have much flavor?

[Catrin]

Catrin,

Did you like the pulled pork that you made? I looked at that recipe and was intrigued. Does it have much flavor?

It is very good, moist and flavorful! The spice combination is really a good one, though I might toss in a bit more garlic and chili powder next time - but I happen to like those things quite a lot. The sauce is very nice as well, and I reserved some of it for other things rather than keeping all of it in the pulled pork when I refrigerated it. This seems a good recipe for a loin end roast.

[spokewench]

Cereal, milk, strawberries, 1 piece wg toast
L: small helping leftover meatloaf, noodles with parmesan,
went to a bar and had a sam adams beer
Dinner: Salmon, rice pilaf with mushrooms/onions, beef broth, asparagus, salad, 2 glasses chardonnay
chocolate cake

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: Fresh side, eggs scrambled with veggies, black coffee with a bit of 100% cacoa (no sugar)
1 hour group training session followed by a protein shake
L: Pulled pork over wilted greens, banana
D: Loving the pulled pork so much that I had more of it - this time with some baked sweet potato and brocolli. Strawberries and blueberries for dessert.

I REALLY like the pork roast recipe - it is almost like crack!

[Owlie]

I love pulled pork. I'll have to try this recipe. (I normally use shoulder, and I think it'll work. I'll just have to cut it up so that I can suitably brown it.)

[spokewench]

B: cereal, 1% milk, 1 banana, coffee
Snack: 1 small cup of canned peaches
L: 1 chicken thigh, noodles with parmesan, green beans
D: fettucini pasta, fresh tomato sauce, with sauteed red onion, lots of garlic, like 8 cloves, and then quick cook the diced tomatoes (red and yellow) just to warm them, serve with parmesan reggiano on top, small salad, 1 glass red wine (I cooked some crumbled italian sausage for hubby to put over his pasta cause he wanted meat). I just love, love, love this pasta and it is soooo simple.
small piece of chocolate cake

[Crankin]

B: 2 egg omelette with cheddar and chicken breast, avocado, an orange, 2 chicken-apple sausages, 2 cups of green tea
L: salad with 6 oz. of tuna in oil, red peppers, avocado, lettuce with fig vinegar, an apple
26.5 mile windy and moderately hilly ride
S: nuts, chocolate, cranberries
D: turkey burger on a portobella mushroom with tomato and onions, sautéed sweet potato, side salad with lettuce and grape tomatoes, balsamic vinaigrette, 2 squares dark chocolate
I have to have blood work done tomorrow AM, so no more food tonight. Just knowing that is making me want to eat!

[Catrin]

Crankin - are you making the fig vinegar or buying it? I am curious about it.

Today:

B: usual fresh side, eggs, veggies, coffee with 100% cacoa
training session followed by protein shake - small banana when I got to the office
L: pulled pork with baked squash
S: some raisins and hazelnuts
D: 2 chicken-feta-spinach sausages, kale chips, last of the baked squash, 3 squares 88% dark chocolate

[Crankin]

Buying it. While I like to cook, I am not that ambitious! A new olive oil/vinegar store opened up in town and while it's pricey, it's cheaper than ordering it from Spain, which I had been doing after my trip in 2010. I also have chocolate infused vinegar.
Back from blood work; having to drive my DH's SUV was more traumatic than the blood work (my car is in for service). Had a very good breakfast as we are going to go on a 40 mile ride today. It's school vacation week here, so my schedule has been quite different, with more time for riding.

[Crankin]

B: glass of almond milk (8 oz), egg whites scrambled with 2 slices Black Forest ham, one corn tortilla, half a tomato
S: before ride, which didn't start until noon; slice of Eekial bread with soy nut butter, 2 dried apricots
L: at mile 24 of a 39 mile ride; bowl of white bean and kale soup with a side garden salad
S: after ride (which was hilly), more almond milk, nuts, cranberries, chocolate
D: 2 grilled chicken thighs marinated in light coconut milk and red chili paste, green pepper and onion stir fried in the left over marinade, with about 1.5 oz. of whole wheat soba noodles, glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Today:

B: chicken sausage, eggs, coffee with 100% cacoa
group training session (strength day), followed by protein shake with banana
L: more pulled pork, kale and other veggies
S: small banana
D: baked salmon, sauteed kale, 2 squares dark chocolate

HAD to break in the lovely new food processor that came in today with a small batch of hazelnut oil mayo :) I really like it, more parts but my hands are MUCH happier, easier/less painful to use than my old Cuisinart! Also like the choices of two different size bowls to use.

[spokewench]

B: wheat chex, really nice organic strawberries, milk, coffee
L: 1 piece of sausage pizza
S: 1 banana
Played tennis from 4:30 to 6:30
D: beef stroganoff with noodles, green beans, 1 glass red wine
1 piece chocolate cake

[Crankin]

grabbed a handful of walnuts before boot camp, along with a small glass of almond milk
B: 2 eggs scrambled with red peppers, salsa, 2slices uncured bacon, an orange, coffee
L: salad with grape tomatoes, goat cheese, walnuts, left over turkey burger patty with 1/4 avocado, nuts and chocolate/cranberries
S: Luna Bar
D: one thin pork chop with grape tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, basil, shallots, roasted Brussel sprouts, a salad, glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Yesterday:
B: omelet with veggies and last of pulled pork, black coffee with 100% cacoa powder
L: chorizo "burger" (on big lettuce leaves, quac), banana chips (yummy)
S: banana
30 minute training session followed by 30 minutes practicing some movements and lifts that need work, also leg presses)
Protein shake
D: baked salmon salad, sauteed kale with other veggies, berries for dessert

Today
B: eggs, 2 slices fresh side, coffee
S: Larabar (after shopping, very hungry for some reason)
L: roasted bacon-wrapped chicken thigh, roasted kale
Starving breaking open a small tin of sardines with some baby greens
D: Planning on a braised lamb shoulder "chop", sweet potato hash and a side of steamed broccoli - probably will also have a Left Hand Milk Stout.

This is a rest day, I've no idea why I am SO hungry...but I believe in listening to my body. It's had a lot of demands placed on the these past 5 days...

[Crankin]

B: almond milk, 2 slices of ham with cheddar and salsa in a corn tortilla cheese crisp. an orange, coffee
L: turkey burger patty on a portobella, with stir fried red pepper, an apple
S: slice of Machengo, 2 whole wheat pita rounds, cup of green tea
D: burrito on whole wheat tortilla, filled with brown rice, corn, chipolte pepper, side of refried beans
I had to do the food at the synagogue service, so I had some fruit there, with a tiny piece of challah

rest day

[shootingstar]

Yesterday:

B: cornflakes with skim milk, strawberries, raspberries and dollop of plain yogurt
Snack: pear, coffee and cookie
Lunch: 5 different types of dim sum...it must be Midwestern portions. Took remaining 1/3 home for supper. 3 cups of green tea
Supper: dim sum, tea with milk, an orange

That was enough. :o

[spokewench]

B: wheat chex, strawberries, milk, coffee
L: bowl of posole
D: 1/4 of a steak, 2 cheese enchiladas, salad, 1 beer

[Crankin]

Sigh... I feel porky.
B: 2 eggs scrambled with salsa, slice of raisin Ezekial toast, 2 chicken-apple sausages, bowl of fruit (melon, blueberries, pineapple)
L: salad with tuna in olive oil, goat cheese, red pepper, chia seeds, walnuts, balsamic vinegar, an orange
did an 11 mile hilly and very windy ride. I felt like I was riding in a hurricane and this is why the ride was only 11 miles
S: nuts and cranberries, slice of Machengo
D: we went out for Korean food. I ate way too much, although I avoided the white rice totally. Had quite a bit of scallion pie and barbecued beef short ribs

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece toast, coffee,
Snacks - played tennis for 4 hours - 1/2 of a sports bar, 2 cookies, 1 banana
D: 1 very small helping of leftover beef stroganoff 1 beer I'm hungry! but there isn't anything else that looks good to me in the house and i'm too tired to go anywhere!

[Catrin]

Yesterday (rest day):

B: Frittata, fresh pineapple, black coffee
L: Braised lamb (used Ras El Hanaut spices in the braising), kale/baby greens sauteed with onions, mushroom and garlic
S: banana with a bit of almond butter
D: roasted chicken thigh wrapped with one slice bacon, kale

Today:

B: egg salad, 1 slice bacon
60 minute group training session with a protein shake (http://www.teraswhey.com/rbgh-free-whey/12oz-rbgh-free-fair-trade-dark-chocolate-whey-protein.html) to follow
very short ride (SO tired of cool temps - just a temp weenie this year!)
L: citrus carnitas, mashed sweet potato
D: Unsure, perhaps frittata and a salad, or carnitas and a salad. It depends on how much time I have.

[Crankin]

B: 2 slices challah french toast with walnuts, dried cranberries, 2 slices uncured bacon, bowl of melon/blueberries, almond milk, coffee
L: 3 slices chicken breast with melted cheddar over a sliced tomato, an orange, 1/2 a Luna Bar before a 30 mile very hilly ride
S: ate nuts, cranberries, chocolate along the way during the ride and finished it at the end of the ride
D: salad with fresh ahi tuna, over shredded purple cabbage, red pepper, green onion, cilantro, zucchini, dressing with sesame oil, rice vinegar, red pepper flakes, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

Well I made up for the day before!
B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, ham, 1/2 piece toast, coffee
1 banana
L: cheese and crackers
D: eggplant parmesan, pasta, marinara, salad, 1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

glass of almond milk and half a Luna Bar before boot camp.
B: egg whites, lox, and kale, small bowl of blueberries and strawberries, with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt, chia seeds, walnuts, coffee
S: nuts, chocolate and cranberries
L: left over fresh tuna, veggie, and soba salad, an apple
S: other half of Luna Bar
D: chicken breast sautéed in veggie broth, with dried apricots and prunes, sweet potato, salad, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: ground beef/veggie frittata, black coffee
1 hour group training session, followed by a protein shake + banana
L: small amount of both carnitas and pulled pork, kale
D: last of the carnitas, baby greens sauteed with other veggies

Roasted some chicken last night, thinking about making a coconut/chocolate mole sauce tonight...I've been wanting to try the recipe, it is intriguing!

[Crankin]

rest day
B: 2 eggs scrambled with kale and a corn tortilla, one chicken/veggie sausage, an orange, coffee
L: salad with chicken, chick peas, tomatoes, fig vinegar, an apple
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
D: one turkey burger, no bun, cauliflower "mashed potatoes," salad, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
Snack: 1 banana
Lunch: turkey sammy on wg bread, 2 cookies
D: portobello burger, fries, 1 glass red wine at a board meeting

[Crankin]

I was up for 2-3 hours in the middle of the night. This messed up my appetite
B: bowl of brown rice krispies, almond milk, blueberries, walnuts, chia seeds. 3 slices lox with low fat veggie cream cheese, green tea.
This breakfast proves I need to have more protein than cereal and milk provide. I did an errand bike run (12.7 miles rt) and felt like crap. I was starving.
L: I took myself out to lunch and had a veggie omelet, fruit, and one one slice whole grain toast
S: orange
D: 2 fish tacos with talapia, corn tortillas, a sauce made with tomatillos, poblano, mayo, and shredded cabbage, glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: eggs scrambled with veggies, slice uncured bacon, black coffee
1 hour group training workout followed by protein shake
L: last of the carnitas, kale, small banana
D: mashed sweet potato, roast chicken with coconut/cacao mole sauce

Grocery shopping time! I need more veggie variety! Loving the new/larger food processor - I don't know if it is because it is larger, or a different brand, but I find myself using it even more than my Cuisinart before it broke and it seems easier/more effective.

[Crankin]

boot camp (grabbed a handful of walnuts before)
B: small amount of plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, chia seeds, walnuts, 2 eggs scrambled with kale and 1/2 a sweet potato, coffee
L: left over talapia from the fish tacos the night before, with poblano-mayo sauce, the other half of the sweet potato, an apple
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits at 2:30, slice of raisin Ezekial bread and soy nut butter at 5:00
D: salad with romaine, artichocke hearts, hearts of palm, avocado, chicken and balsamic vinegar and olive oil, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: piece of wg toast with butter, coffee
S: 1 banana
L: 1/2 tuna salad sammy on wg bread, sprouts, tomato
D: spagetti and meatballs with my marinara sauce, 1 glass red wine
piece of raspberry cobbler with ice cream

[Crankin]

B: egg whites, kale, corn tortilla scramble, 2 chicken sausages, glass of almond milk, green tea
L: salad with romaine, tuna in oil, the left over artichoke heart/hearts of palm, chick peas, plain Greek yogurt, blueberries, almonds, coffee
3 mile run/walk
S: an apple
D: we went out before theatre night. I had 2 glasses of red wine, half a salad with butternut squash, arugula, apples, salmon with puree of parsnip and one small chocolate chop cookie as part of my DH's affogato (I had one taste of the ice cream/espresso from that)

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: eggs scrambled with veggies, uncured bacon (I find I prefer the fresh side), and black coffee
L: 'Waldorf" Salmon salad wrap on lettuce leaves
2 hours geocaching/walking/hiking
D: Roasted brussel sprouts, ground pork

Really wanted to ride yesterday afternoon, but my glutes/hammies/quads were strongly voting against it.

[Crankin]

B: 2 slices Black Forest ham, low fat cheddar, in a corn tortilla with salsa, an orange, coffee
S: 3 dried apricots and some walnuts. I was starving
L:veggie burger on a spelt roll with 1/4 avocado, mustard and an apple
28.5 mile ride with 1550 feet of climbing. I ate a Lara Bar during the ride. First time for Lara Bars.
S: glass of almond milk and some whole wheat pita crackers and hummus when I got home
D: glass of red wine, pan seared sea bass with a relish of oranges, fennel, olive oil, roasted Brussel sprouts, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

This was the weekend of salmon, apparently. National Salmon Weekend, at least at the Catrin Household.

Saturday

B: frittata, black coffee
L: 'Waldorf' salmon salad, roasted brussel sprouts, banana
roughly 90 minute walk in the woods with friends - hard to call it a fitness walk :) Fun though!
D: baked wild salmon fillet, sauteed cabbage/carrots/onion, bamboo stalks - this last was rather odd but not bad! I had no idea that bamboo stalks have chambers in them. I took fresh pineapple/strawberry/organic raisin salad for dessert.


Sunday:

B: 1 boiled egg, small amount of fresh pineapple/strawberry/organic raisin salad
L: Lox, olives, banana at church coffee hour
30 minute fast workout at apt. fitness center (rain prevented riding, no time to head to gym)
D: more 'Waldorf' salmon salad, last of the bacon-roasted brussel sprouts

[Crankin]

Bad eating day...

B: had a small salad sized bowl of quinoa/amaranth cereal with almond milk and walnuts and blueberries
Brunch, around 11:30 AM, had 1.5 slices of brioche French toast with fruit compote and 2 chicken sausages, lots of coffee
S: around 4:45 had a couple of ww pita rounds and hummus, then went on a 9 mile fast ride, had almond milk when I got back
D: 2 hoisin glazed small chicken thighs, roasted broccoli, 3 oz. whole wheat soba with spicy Szechuan sauce, carrots, green onions, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

Saturday:
Saturday:
B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, coffee, oj
Snack: 1/4 sports bar while playing tennis - few strawberries
Lunch: hummus and pita bread
Dinner: 1 glass red wine, salmon, rice, green beans
small helping vanilla pudding and 1 cookie



Sunday:
B: oatmeal, strawberries, 1/2 banana, oj and coffee
L: red pepper hummus and pita bread
Snack: 1 beer
Dinner: 2 chicken thighs, small helping leftover rice, corn, salad with blue cheese crumbles and vinaigrette, 1 glass red wine
small helping vanilla pudding and one cookie

[Crankin]

handful of walnuts and 2 dried apricots before boot camp
B: egg whites with kale and avocado, green chili salsa, an orange, coffee
L: salad with romaine, red pepper, chicken breast, carrots, chick peas, salsa, an apple
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate at 2:30, 2 whole wheat pita crackers and hummus at 5:00
D: home made veggie burger patties (2), black beans, sliced tomato, small bowl of blueberries and strawberries, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

B: Frittata, one slice fresh side, coffee
1 hour metabolic conditioning training class - well, it was actually only 45 minutes. I was the only one who showed and was DONE in 45 minutes, followed by a protein shake
L: a bit of lamb and beef shanks, baked sweet potato
S: banana
D: more frittata while cooking for the next couple of days.

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
1 banana
L: pita bread and hummus
D: 1 sloppy joe, lettuce, tomato, 1 beer
small helping vanilla pudding

[Crankin]

B: 4 slices low salt ham rolled up with veggie cream cheese, small bowl of brown rice crispies, almond milk, an orange, coffee
more coffee
L: salad with lettuce, tuna, grape tomatoes, red pepper, chick peas, grapefruit vinegar, an apple, walnuts and cranberries
I walked 2 miles with a client, and then gave the next client a shifting gears bike lesson, about 2.5 miles
S: slice of raisin Ezekial bread with soy nut butter
D: chicken salad with crushed pineapple, carrots, plain Greek yogurt, Worcestershire in a 6 inch pita, cole slaw, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

B: cereal, 1% milk, coffee
1 banana
L: leftover salmon and rice
D: 1/4 piece of steak, roasted potatoes, salad with vinaigrette and blue cheese crumbles, 1 glass red wine

[Owlie]

Yesterday was...interesting:
Protein bar, tea because I had a presentation and was too nervous to eat actual food.
1 glass of protein shake stuff
25-mile bike ride, 1 tube of shot blocks
2 eggs poached in leftover tomato sauce, half a pita to soak up the sauce, spinach with salad dressing
Yogurt-based smoothie with mango and strawberry from a frozen yogurt place. Left something to be desired.

[Crankin]

B: 2 eggs scrambled with a sweet potato, 2 chicken/apple sausages, strawberries and orange slices, coffee
S: 2 dried apricots and walnuts
15.5 mile ride
L: left over chicken/pineapple salad on romaine, an apple
D: scallops pan sautéed with a sauce of coconut amines/brown sugar and home made salsa made of grape tomatoes, avocado, poblano, cilantro, lime juice, salad with walnuts and cranberries, oil/fig vinegar, glass of rose wine

[spokewench]

B: cereal, 1% milk, coffee
1/2 peanut butter and cherry jelly sammy on wg bread
1 banana
2 hours tennis
1/2 turkey sammy with mayo on wg bread
Dinner: tilapia tacos with mexican creama, green chili sauce, salsa, cabbage, soft corn tortillas, rice and beans, 1 beer

[Crankin]

I ate about half a cup of brown rice cereal with almond milk before I rode to the gym at 4:45 AM :eek:. Then I had a bite of a Luna Bar before boot camp started and another part of it before I left to ride home.
B: I finished the bar and had some scrambled egg whites with left over home made salsa and some coffee. I was exhausted and was alternating between being ravenous and not hungry at all. I ate some blueberries and orange slices about 2 hours later.
L: 2 veggie burger patties, small sweet potato, an apple, handful of wlanuts about an hour after lunch
S: raisin Ezekial bread a soy nut butter
D: corn tortilla with jack cheese, 2 slices ham, salsa and veg. refried beans, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: cereal, 1% milk, coffee
1 banana
L: 1 piece of pizza
D: chili verde, rice beans and a margarita

[Crankin]

B: quinoa flakes with 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt, strawberries, blueberries, 2 chicken sausages, 1.5 cups of green tea and one cup of coffee
S: walnuts
L: chicken salad/mayo on tomato slices with chick peas
D: we went to "The Chat"... the pub on the pond that's extremely rustic and well known for beer. I made myself avoid the caliente chicken sandwich and had turkey tips with peppers and onions and rice pilaf. I had one beer (Rapscallion Honey Ale) and 3 of DH's onion rings.

[Catrin]

Today:

B: banana, and the BEST cappuccino I've ever had in my life!
L: roast chicken and left-over veggies
S: 1 square (larger than usual) 88% dark chocolate, peppermint tea
D: Sweet potato hash with a bit of fresh side, left-over braised lamb, spinach, onions, and topped with 2 eggs - Yummy!

[Crankin]

I'm having quite an eating weekend. I've had more food than I haven't eaten in ages.
B: corn tortilla, with low fat jack cheese and veg. refried beans, salsa sauteed in olive oil, bowl of strawberries and oranges, glass of almond milk, coffee
L: chicken salad on a spelt roll with sliced tomato, blueberries
30 mile fast ride with other AMC leaders. I went with the "big boys." This would not be fast for a few of you, but for me, I was working hard.
D: At the following party for leaders I had 3 little stuffed appetizer things with veggies, potato, 2 beers and a smaller helping of rigatoni and marinara, salad with vinaigrette, little piece of bread, smallish slice of apple pie.
I don't feel stuffed, just that I ate more carbs than I've had in the past 4 months!

[Catrin]

I've a conference for the next 5 days and frankly I am concerned over the food. I am sure that I can find meat and veggies, and can ignore grains, it is the oils/hidden ingredients that I am trying not to stress over. I will do my best, spend some time in the hotel fitness center, and try not to stress too much. I just know how bad I feel when I eat things I know I shouldn't eat...and I won't be more specific than that :o 5 days is also a long conference!

[Crankin]

Don't stress about it, Catrin. Just get back to what you normally do when the conference is over and do the best you can while there. Otherwise, this stuff becomes obsessive.
Even though I'm not following Paleo anymore, last night, after my carb fest, I realized how guilty I felt about eating pasta. This is not good. I realize I still eat very healthily compared to the general population and now I just need to chill.

[Catrin]

It is more about the physical consequences of eating things my body is sensitive to. I know what I can get away with in moderation, but grains & pseudo grains aren't one of those. At least that is obvious enough that I can avoid them :thumbup: Looking forward to the conference!

[Crankin]

B: scrambled eggs with jack cheese, 2 chicken sausages, oranges, strawberries, coffee
S: handful of walnuts and almonds
L: had a roasted veggie whole wheat wrap at mile 6.5 of a 23 mile ride. This was a "recovery" ride from Saturday's hard effort. We ended up going more miles than intended.
D: one boneless chicken breast with a Dijon/tarragon/wine vinegar sauce, on a bed of arugula, roasted Brussel sprouts, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast and peanut butter, coffee
one tennis match
Snack 1 P&B sammy, 3 strawberries
second tennis match
L: 1 In N Out burger and a chocolate/vanilla milkshake
D: stuffed portobello mushroom stuffed with cornmeal mush mixed with spinach and parmesan cheese, topped with homemade marinara sauce, 1 glass red wine
1 glass cherry juice (unsweetened)

B: 2 eggs, 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
L: 1 turkey sammy on wg bread
1 glass cherry juice (unsweetened)
D: salad with grilled chicken breast, lettuce/spinach and veges, 1 glass wine (this is what is planned)

[Crankin]

boot camp (had 2 dried apricots and some walnuts before)
B: 6 oz. tuna in oil over sliced tomatoes, with melted jack cheese, an orange
L: salad with lettuce, 2 slices ham, 2 slices chicken, grape tomatoes, vinaigrette, an apple
S: nuts, chocolate, cranberries (about 1/8 cup) and 1/3 of a Luna Bar
3 mile walk with a client
D: browned chick peas in a whole wheat pita with Greek yogurt, tomatoes, various spices, lettuce, 2 squares dark chocolate, glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Ok, I need some accountability here:

Yesterday:
Started the day out in the hotel fitness center - not what I am accustomed to but I did a little time on the treadmill and tossed a few weights around.

B: omelet with meat and veggies, a small amount of potatoes, tiny chicken feta sausage, cappochino (well, 3 of them - but they were small!! and no sugar...
L: angus beef wrap sans wrap, coleslaw, salad with balsamic dressing
D: salmon, some kind of veggies (have no idea what they were), a few fish roe was served with the dish. Ignored the couscous on the plate :) Went to a VERY nice restaurant with a couple of co-workers. Very expensive salmon, but not NEAR as expensive as the 5-course Morel meal they tried to sell us. I will go somehwere else tonight.

The conference snacks and breakfast they provide are pure sugar...so ignoring those.

Today:
Started out at fitness center this morning and got a better workout in.
B: see above...snagged a banana for a mid-morning snack.

Good conference by the way :)

[Crankin]

It sounds perfectly fine to me. As long as you feel ok, don't obsess!
And why do they only have sugary snacks? Maybe you can request some fruit.

[Catrin]

It sounds perfectly fine to me. As long as you feel ok, don't obsess!
And why do they only have sugary snacks? Maybe you can request some fruit.

Yeah, my stomach isn't doing so well....but I've been drinking a LOT of coffee - much more than normal so I blame it on that. I've wound up spending all of my time technical troubleshooting long distance (remote connections) and conferring with some of the specialists at the conference rather than really attending sessions. It is neccessary, and the specialists wouldn't have been available if I weren't here so it is good that I am.

I don't need to eat so much anyway since my activity level isn't normal - reporting here keeps me from diving into the chocolate desserts that my caffeine infused brain REALLLLY wants. I did succomb to tasting a bite earlier but it was so sweet I could hardly swallow it - so that helps. I love chocolate, but there are better ways to get it.

[Crankin]

Coffee does that to me, too.
Rest day for me, although I did take a 1.5 mile walk with a client.
B: endive stuffed with lof fat veggie cream cheese and lox, small bowl of brown rice krispies and almond milk, blueberries, coffee
S: skim milk mocha latte (small)
L: left over small chicken breast with mustard sauce, sweet potato, half an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: Asian flank steak salad with mango, cilantro, lime juice/coconutamino/fish sauce dressing, glass of red wine

[Catrin]

I LOVE good strong coffee, but it must be good.

L: chicken kabob, 1 pork rib, salad
brocolli, more coffee
s: small cafe mocha
D: A bunch of us went back to the same place for dinner tonight. Oak lettuce salad with a few pecans and blue cheese. 1 glass Cabernet. I chose a beef trio appetiser for my main course that had a roasted marrow bone, a small amount of steak tartare, 2 oxtail tortellini and one small scoop of mocha ice cream made inhouse for dessert.

In the end not THAT much food, but it was good to a good time was had by all!

[spokewench]

B: special k, strawberries, milk, coffee
L: 2 chicken thighs, edamame salad
D: hamburger, 1/2 bun, tomato, roasted potatoes, 1 glass white wine

[Crankin]

B: 2 eggs, scrambled, oranges and strawberries, slice of Ezekial whole wheat toast with almond butter, coffee
I went on a 38.5 mile ride with 2250 ft. of climbing, at a pace that was fast for me. I drank 1.5 bottles of Nuun and ate a Lara Bar. I was seriously depleted when I finished and figured out I didn't pre-hydrate enough or drink enough at the very beginning of the ride. I tend to not feel feel hungry when I ride, just tired, which is my hint to eat.
Drank the rest 1/2 of my bottle on the car ride home
L: low salt ham and cheddar sandwich on a spelt roll with Dijon mustard, cole slaw
D:glass of red wine, tofu, pan seared with asparagus, mushrooms, green onions and soba noodles, with a miso sauce, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

1 piece wg toast, 2 eggs, coffee
couple of pieces of turkey and 1 piece wg bread
1 beer
chicken, brown rice pilaf with mushrooms and onions, broccoli with cheese, 1 glass white wine
1 strawberry greek yogurt frozen bar

[Crankin]

boot camp (a little abbreviated; I had to leave early to go home, shower, eat, and go to PT)
B: egg whites, salsa, cheddar, avocado slices, an orange, coffee
L: left over tofu and soba noodles with asparagus and miso sauce, strawberries and blueberries
S: Lara Bar
D: posole (Mexican soup). chicken soup with chicken, hominy, lots of chili and cumin, lime juice, cilantro, red pepper, and avocado slices, one corn tortilla, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

YESTERDAY
toast with peanut butter, coffee
1 banana
some cherries
L: 1 leftover hamburger patty, 1 peach greek chobani yogurt
1 beer
D: vege salad (no lettuce) green beans, fresh peas, yellow and orange bell pepper, cucumber, kidney beans, small amount of vinaigrette dressing, a few bites of leftover roasted chicken
1 strawberry greek yogurt frozen bar

TODAY:
2 eggs, 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
1 banana
cherries
L: a turkey with havarti on WG bread sammy; some leftover vege salad from yesterday's dinner
D: will probably be 1 pork chop, butter beans, cornbread and a beer

[Catrin]

Ok, I am back, and thankfully back to normal:

Yesterday:

B: breakfast buffet at the hotel - eggs, veggies, a few potatoes, too much coffee
L: A salad at TGI Friday's on the way home that was SUPPOSED to have chicken in it. I suppose that it did...but certainly not enough to amount to anything.
1 hour hard group training session ... at which I may have injured my other shoulder...
D: roasted chicken thigh wrap (at home) on romaine lettuce leaves

Today:

B: eggs scrambled with spinach at home, triple espresso picked up on the way to work
L: another roasted chicken wrap, small banana
D: Can't say just yet, though I did go grocery shopping. Thinking about a red lettuce salad with chicken, bacon, veggies and homemade dressing. I am too tired to concoct anything more complicated than that, I just couldn't go to sleep last night. I am unsure if I ever actually DID sleep, though I probably did.

It is good to be home. I am carefully NOT weighing until I've been back to normal for a few days :o HOPING to ride at some point this weekend...

[Crankin]

B: 2 fried eggs, 2 slices uncured bacon, an orange
S: slice of Ezekial raisin bread with almond butter
12 mile ride; kind of my time trial loop. It's hilly and my speed went up half a mile since I did it last.
L: salad with lettuce, chicken salad with mayo, chick peas, an apple
S: walnuts
D: OK went to a colleague's house for dinner, where she prepared traditional Puerto Rican food. I had a little of everything: chorizo soup, churrasco, some chicken breast in a sauce, tostones, salad, rice and beans, and 2 glasses of red wine. Oy

[Catrin]

Today:

B: eggs over sweet potato pancakes, 2 thin slices fresh side, black coffee
1 hour group workout followed with a protein shake
L: 'sandwich' with last two sweet potato pancakes, smoked Alaskan salmon, tomato
S: espresso
D: Planning on making lamb lettuce boats (lamb stew meat) with avo-tziki sauce, and roasted carrots/broccoli. There will be one beer, probably before dinner :)

Hoping to ride tomorrow....please don't rain...

[shootingstar]

B: cornflakes with fresh strawberries, raspberries and blueberries (from California), skim milk and dollop of plain yogurt
very early Lunch-Snack: Middle Eastern flatbread wth zataar spicing and cashew phyllo pastry, water at local wholesale bakery stop. Go there first thing in morning where there was a lineup of people buying Middle Eastern breads in bulk for home and restaurants.
Snack: fresh apple Danish and coffee

Dinner: stir fried bitter melon with red peppers, a Chinese mustard green, onions, ginger with light noodles, tea.

Later had a snack of cornflakes and skim milk.

[Crankin]

B:tuna in olive oil on sliced tomatoes, melted low fat cheddar, blueberries, coffee
S: handful of nuts, cranberries, chocolate before being the sweep for a 22.5 mile ride. I ate half a Lara Bar at the rest stop and the other half when we got back and were waiting for the other group to arrive back.
L: chicken salad on lettuce with chick peas, left over posole soup
D: another dinner at a friend's house. The dinner was fine... it was the 2 rum swizzles that probably weren't so healthy! Had some canneloni bean dip and whole wheat crackers with the cocktails, then a large salad, roasted slamon over risotto and tomatoes, one piece of dark chocolate and one ruggelah.

[Crankin]

Another marathon eating day. Thankfully, the next 2 weeks have no big occasions and DH will be away for one of them!
B: I asked for bagels and lox for Mother's Day, and I got them. Had a whole wheat bagel with light cream cheese and lox. This is a treat for me now, which is a big change. Jewish comfort food. Had 2 cups of coffee and an orange.
L: had breakfast again, for lunch. 2 egg omelette with low fat cheddar, salsa, avocado, 1.5 turkey breakfast sausage, a corn tortilla, and blueberries
3 mile hilly walk
D: went out with DS and DIL. Had a cup of pumpkin soup and 2 fresh tuna soft tacos, one 12 oz. beer. Walked to a frozen yogurt place and I made myself a very small dish of the natural tangy flavor, with blueberries, chocolate chips, and walnuts.

[spokewench]

B: 2 pieces wg toast with butter, coffee
L: 1/2 pork chop with beans and small piece of cornbread
S: handful of almonds
D: potroast with carrots and potatoes, salad, glass of white wine
small Dish of ice cream with strawberries

[Crankin]

Boot camp, some dried apricots and walnuts before
B:3 slices chicken on a yellow pepper, roasted with low fat cheddar, an orange, coffee
L: salad with tuna, chick peas, grape tomatoes, champagne vinegar, pineapple slices
S: nuts, chocolate, cranberries
D: chicken-whole wheat orzo soup, with white beans, plum tomatoes, oregano, corn tortilla with melted cheddar, 2 squares of the 80% dark chocolate my son gave me

[spokewench]

B: cereal,strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
1 banana
L; 2 pieces of pizza
D: 1 chicken thigh, mashed potatoes, corn, 1 margarita (very light on the booze)

[Crankin]

handful of walnuts and 2 dried apricots before core/weights class
B: 2 slices low salt ham with low fat cheddar in a corn tortilla, sauteed in olive oil, an orange, coffee
S: coffee
L: salad with arugula, chicken with plain Greek yogurt, almonds, apple chopped up, pineapple slices
S: Lara Bar
2 mile walk with client
D: 2 very thin pork chops sauteed with curry powder, sauce with low fat coconut milk, mango, red chili paste, fish sauce, brown rice, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: cereal, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
L: pulled chicken sammy with french fries
D: 1 piece homemade pizza and a nice salad, 1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

B: half a whole wheat bagel, light cream cheese, lox, 2 eggs over easy, an orange, coffee
11 mile hilly ride (my time trial...)
L: I had a Lara Bar before a meeting at 12:30 and half a veggie wrap on whole wheat at 2:30
D: grilled Ahi tuna with grape tomatoes, basalmic vinegar, onions, and roasted broccoli, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

WG toast, butter, coffee
L: 1/2 pork chop butter breans, small piece cornbread
S: a little rice pilaf and a salad
D: pasta with turkey italian sausage onions, edamame and red bell pepper, 1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

Lara Bar before 5 AM 13 mile ride
B: egg whites, ham, salsa scramble, an orange, coffee
L: left over other half of whole wheat veggie wrap, cole slaw, an apple
S: nuts, chocolate, and cranberries at 3:00, Lara Bar at 5:30
D: salad with chicken breast, pineapple, red pepper, dressing made of poblano, pineapples, cilantro, olive oil, glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: fritatta, 1 slice fresh side, black coffee
S: banana
L: chorizo romaine lettuce wrap, quac
1 hour solo workout - a bit lower intensity level than usual followed by a protein shake
D: grass-fed beef with salad and veggies

[spokewench]

1 piece wg toast, butter, strawberries, coffee
L: turkey wrap with spinach, tomatoes and cucumbers
D: chicken tostada, sauteed spicy chicken breast, pinto beans, lettuce, diced tomato, avocado, cheddar cheese, salsa with a tostado shell, 1 glass white wine

[Crankin]

B: egg white, spinach, and cheddar whole wheat wrap, an orange, coffee
L: left over white bean/tomato/whole wheat orzo soup, an apple
S: half a whole wheat bagel
D: (restaurant) side dinner salad with vinaigrette, one dinner roll, scallops with red pepper puree, on a bed of spinach, side of summer squash and zucchini, glass of red wine

[Crankin]

I did 2 hard rides this weekend, totalling just under 90 miles for both days. Hence, an increase in hunger and generally feeling ravenous. I debated skipping detailing what I ate, but here it is.
yesterday:
B: 2 eggs, scrambled with cheddar and 2 slices low fat uncured bacon, blueberries, coffee
S: before 50 mile ride I had a piece of raisin Ezekial bread with almond butter. We didn't leave until 11:15, so I was already hungry! Ate a little of a Luna Bar along the way.
L: had a turkey, lettuce, tomato sandwich on a roll (which was not whole wheat, yuck) and some baked potato chips.
At mile 36, I ate the rest of my Luna Bar. I was starving. Unfortunately, it seems that Nuun is bothering my stomach. I have to find a new electrolyte drink, without Sorbitol.
S: had a 6 inch whole wheat pita with avocado and a piece of Machengo cheese
D: I went to friends for dinner. I ate way too many appetizers, cheese, pita rounds, and spinach dip. Dinner was scrod on roasted tomatoes with bread crumbs, a huge salad, and 2 glasses of white wine. I also had ice cream.
Today:
B: egg whites scrambled with a corn tortilla, salsa and avocado. Pineapple chunks. Coffee
went on a 40 mile ride. Ate 1/2 a Lara Bar before I left.
L: sandwich of 2 slices raisin Ezekial bread and almond butter, one Shot Block. I bought some Gu2o when we stopped and sipped that. My legs were killing me.
S: I ate a Lara Bar before the end of the ride and had a corn tortilla with melted cheddar when I got home. Total liquid was one bottle of Gu2o, 1 bottle of water
D: salad with seared scallops, glass of red wine

[Owlie]

Oh, Crankin. If you're feeling a little guilty about what you've been eating, how should I feel?

[Crankin]

I don't know, Owlie.
But, I think you can be a little more forgiving of yourself, since I'm old enough to be your mom. I just wish I didn't get so hungry from hard riding. It's so predictable, so I try to deal with it.

[Becky]

Crankin, please let me know how your electrolyte drink search goes. The sorbitol in Nuun, etc. bothers my stomach too. Finding a low- or no-sugar replacement has been a challenge thus far, so I'd love to hear suggestions from others.

[spokewench]

Saturday
B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, wg toast with butter, coffee
L: peanut butter and jelly sammy
2 usta tennis matches back to back
1 lemon bar
D: 1 chicken thigh, roasted potatoes, green beans, 1 glass red wine

Sunday:
B: 1 bowl of special k, 1 piece of coffee cake
L: a liverwurst sammy with havarti cheese wg bread
1 beer
D: homemade lasagna, 1 piece garlic toast, salad with vinaigrette and 1 glass red wine
1/2 scoop ice cream

[Crankin]

Murienn, the Bolthouse Farms drink would be more than I need. I basically just want electrolytes. I get everything else from real food or Shotblocks when I need a lift. I used to use Accelerade, but it's too sweet for me and hurts my stomach, too.
I might try the Heed if I can find a packet in a LBS. yesterday, the Gu20 was fine, but again, too many calories.

[Catrin]

Murienn, the Bolthouse Farms drink would be more than I need. I basically just want electrolytes. I get everything else from real food or Shotblocks when I need a lift. I used to use Accelerade, but it's too sweet for me and hurts my stomach, too.
I might try the Heed if I can find a packet in a LBS. yesterday, the Gu20 was fine, but again, too many calories.

Crankin, I've come to really like the Skratch. It isn't as sweet as Heed and it has a nice electrolyte profile, it really helped me out the other day on a humid ride. I like the pineapple :) I will also use this at my more challenging gym workouts and will CERTAINLY use it Saturday at a local Crossfit military charity fundraising event.

[Crankin]

Where do you buy it? Can you get it online, i.e., at a decent price? I think I looked into it once and it was ridiculously priced. I'll do it, if I have to, but just wondering.

[Catrin]

Where do you buy it? Can you get it online, i.e., at a decent price? I think I looked into it once and it was ridiculously priced. I'll do it, if I have to, but just wondering.

It is all too expensive...I paid $19 for 1 pound at my LBS...Amazon charges more than that!!! Still less than what I paid for Heed, but there is a bit less of it. Their "Everday Hydration" has a slightly different profile, so check them both out. Perhaps someone local sells the individual servings so you can at least try it out? I need this for really hard effort/hot days, but will try other things for less intense purposes to make it last longer. I really like the ingredients, I can pronounce them all!

[Becky]

Murienn, the Bolthouse Farms drink would be more than I need. I basically just want electrolytes. I get everything else from real food or Shotblocks when I need a lift.

Same here. I have to separate my fueling from my hydration or run the risk of becoming very dehydrated. Nuun was perfect for my needs until I discovered my sorbitol intolerance.

[Crankin]

Boot camp
B: endive stuffed with light cream cheese and lox, small bowl of brown rice krispies with almond milk and blackberries, coffee
S: handful of walnuts
L:chicken salad with walnuts and cranberries, an apple
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
D: I ate extremely late as I was waiting for DS to get here for dinner... had one glass of red wine and a corn tortilla with avocado while waiting.
home made veggie burger (brown rice, peas, chipolte, poblano, pepitas) in a whole wheat 6 inch pita with tomatoes, roasted Brussel sprouts, avocado and mango salad

[Catrin]

My trainer is also an athletic nutrition expert and he just reviewed my diet in detail. Tony gave it the sign of approval...outside of slapping my hands for not eating enough on rest days.

Yesterday:
B: eggs scrambled with spinach, 2 small slices fresh side, coffee
1 hour group training followed by a protein shake
S: strawberries and fresh pineapple
L: last of the beef brisket and roasted carrots from the night before
D: roasted chicken and a large salad with veggies, blue cheese, and a bit of hazelnut oil for dressing.

[spokewench]

Cereal, 1% milk, coffee
1 banana
L: 1 chicken thigh a few roasted potatoes and green beans
D: 1 margarita, small piece of leftover lasagna, 1 piece garlic toast
ice cream

[Crankin]

B: 2 eggs scrambled with kale, low salt ham, and a corn tortilla. bowl of strawberries and blueberries, coffee
L: salad with chicken, white beans, tomato, lettuce. an orange
S: Luna Bar and a few walnuts earlier
Went on a 2 mile walk with a client, followed by a 5.7 mile ride with another client. It's a rest day.
D: glass of red wine, left over veggie burger patty, sweet potato, salad with cranberries, almonds, goat cheese

[spokewench]

B: cereal, 1 % milk, coffee
1 banana
L: leftover lasagna, glass of cherry juice
D: sauteed chicken thigh with chardonnay sauce, brown rice, broccoli, 1 glass of white wine
ice cream

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: eggs with spinach, 1/4 sweet potato, coffee
1 mile run + mobility and flexibility work
L: roast chicken lettuce wrap, banana
D: sweet potato pancake 'sandwich' with grass-fed beef, oak leaf salad with hazelnut oil for dressing

Today
B: omelet and 2 small sweet potato pancakes (love those things, and so easy to make!), coffee
1 hour hard group training session followed by protein shake
L: sweet potato pancake 'sandwich' with grass-fed beef (last of both), and spinach/strawberry salad
S: small banana
D: Last of the chicken sausage in a lettuce wrap, roasted sweet potato, fresh strawberries/blueberries with 2 chopped squares of 88% dark chocolate (lovely!)

Thinking about trying roasted eggplant slices as my next "sandwich" material :)

[GLC1968]

I'm trying to reign in my eating again, so I'm posting here once more....

B: sausage, kale, chinese broccoli and onion fritatta topped with 1/2 avocado, black coffee
L: banana, big salad (lettuce, spinach, two types of sweet peppers) topped with other 1/2 of avocado and left-over gyro meat from a local place
S: apple, 2 squares of dk chocolate (soy free)
D: salmon, big greens salad, sauteed chinese broccoli

hoping to get in a quick run after work but it's bowling night, so I might not have time

[Catrin]

Chinese broccoli? I've not heard of that before, will have to look it up. I love the mixture of eggs and spinach so much that it is hard for me to mix up my morning veggies. I need to introduce more veggie variety.

[Crankin]

B: can of tuna in olive oil on sliced tomatoes, with melted cheddar, an orange, coffee
S: half a Lara Bar, did a 2.2 mile hill walk, fast, but had no desire to ride as it's threatening rain
L: the last left over veggie burger in a whole wheat pita, blackberries, cole slaw
S: coffee, then some Machengo, later
D: went out ith a friend to an Italian retaurant. Had an amazing dish of grilled eggplant smothered with arugula, fresh mozzarella, tomato, and fig vinegar, one glass of red wine
I felt good I didn't have pasta!

[GLC1968]

Crankin - that Italian dish sounds amazing and I generally don't like eggplant! Sarah Fragoso is coming out with an Italian inspired paleo cookbook and I can't wait to try it for recipes like that one.

Catrin - Chinese broccoli is a new discovery for us (our CSA grows it) and it's awesome! It's kind of like regular broccoli but the heads are much, much smaller, the stems are more tender and you eat all the leaves. It's almost like a combo of kale and broccoli in one veggie.

Today
B: chicken apple sausage, 1/2 apple, almond butter, leftover chinese broccoli sauteed in bacon fat, black coffee
L: homemade chicken salad over greens and red pepper strips, 1/2 apple
S: banana
D: baked chicken thighs, greens salad, stirfry of bok choy, carrots, scallions and purple sprouting broccoli

And lets be realistic - I'm certain I'll have some dark chocolate after dinner.

Activity - run after work (2 miles)

[spokewench]

cereal, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
late lunch: leftover chicken thigh with wine sauce and brown rice
1 glass of cherry juice
D: 1 glass wine, hamburger with bun, tomato, avocado; roasted potatoes
ice cream

[Crankin]

1/2 a Lara Bar before boot camp.
B: egg whites, scrambled with kale, ham, corn tortilla, salsa, blueberries, coffee
L: salad with left over chicken salad with walnuts and cranberries, white beans, lettuce, an orange
S:nuts, cranberries at 3:00 and a Luna Bar at 5:15
D: I ate dinner at my last clients of the day. Dinner was delicious... petite sirloin with a turkey tip, a salad, and a little potato salad. The family therapy that ensued at the table was not so wonderful :). But, I saw a lot...

[spokewench]

B: cereal, milk, coffee strawberries
L: liverwurst sammy with swiss cheese on wg bread
D: salad with chicken, 1 glass white wine

[Crankin]

My weight has been dropping like crazy since I dropped the Paleo and went back to my Mediterranean type diet. In fact, yesterday morning it was a little too low, so I had 2 "sandwiches."
B:low salt ham (3 slices) and cheddar on a whole wheat bagel, blueberries, coffee
3 mile run, that was mostly running, with a little walking
L: I went to the natural foods market and bought kale soup and curried tofu salad and ate all of it.
S: walnuts
D: chicken sandwich on spelt bread, with tomatoes, avocado, mustard, cole slaw, an orange, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

B: cereal, milk, coffee
L: ham and swiss sammy on wg bread (fresh from the bakery!)
1 glass prosecco with my friend after work
D: salad with blue cheese crumbles, slices of tritip steak, vinaigrette, 1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

B: egg whites, kale, cheddar scramble, an orange, 2 chicken sausages, coffee
I sort of took a rest day, but ended up walking on the TM for 25 minutes, with 3 run intervals and doing all of my PT stretches (which is turning into a full time job)
L: was out shopping, in the pouring rain, so ended up at Nashoba Brook Bakery, whre I had some kind of vegetarian sandwich; I seriously don't remember, except it had "guacamole" made of peas and some apple slices on whole wheat
D: salad Nicoise with fresh tuna, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, toast with butter, bacon, coffee
cherries, cherry juice
L: 1/2 ham and swiss sammy on wg bread
more cherries
D: 1 chicken thigh, homemade mac and cheese, broccoli, 1 glass white wine
ice cream

[Catrin]

Yesterday: Memorial Day Murph Fundraiser Day

B: ground beef/baby greens frittata with 2 slices fresh side. Coffee
43 minute hard workout, preceeded by appropriate warmup, followed by protein shake
L: pulled pork with paleo cole slaw, strawberries/pineapple/raisins for dessert
D: roasted chicken, 'cauli-rice', roasted bacon brussel sprouts. 1 Founders Breakfast Stout :)

Today

B: ground beef/baby greens frittata with 1 slice fresh side. Coffee
S: Banana
L: probably roast chicken with big salad
D: Thinking about making some Czech meatballs, veggies, fried apples with bacon and pecans

Depending on my shoulder, still recovering from yesterday, I may go for an easy spin this afternoon.

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast, cereal with strawberries
L: 1 piece leftover lasagna
Snack, potato chips and glass of white wine
D: salmon, leftover mac and cheese, broccoli, salad, glass white wine
Dessert 1/4 piece of tirimisu

[Crankin]

yesterday:
B:2 eggs, over easy, 2 slices uncured bacon, an orange, 1/4 avocado, coffee
L: cup of butternut squash soup (I was freezing) and some home made chicken salad with almonds and cranberries
D: had friends over. Ate some guacamole and hummus with whle wheat pita rounds and 2 glasses of sangria over the course of the evening. one grilled chicken breast with green chili salsa, whole wheat cous cous, salad with oranges, goat cheese, walnuts, lettuce, small scoop of chocolate frozen yogurt, blueberries

today:
B:2 waffles, walnuts, cranberries, powdered sugar, 2 chicken sausages strawberries, coffee
L: went on a 37.8 mile ride. Drank a bottle of low sugar Accelerade and half a bottle of regular water, ate a Lara Bar along the way and one Shot Block. Had an almond butter sandwich on raisin Ezekial bread for lunch
S: 6 inch whole wheat pita and olive oil
D: went out for Mexican. one beer, pork carnitas, refried beans, guacamole, 2 corn tortillas

I am stuffed.

[ny biker]

Tonight I went for a post-ride burger to a place called brb - Be Right Burger. It was my second time there. The first time, I had a beef burger with pickles and tomatoes. The pickles were good. The burger was pretty tasteless. Tonight I had a turkey burger that was supposed to be topped with provolone, avocado and "chipotle mayo." It was greasy, with lots of cheese, very little avocado and either they forgot the chipotle mayo or it was completely flavorless. I won't be going back there anymore.

And now I'm going to have some black cherry flavored Greek yogurt, which is very tasty. And it's the store brand, so not expensive.

[shootingstar]

This past week has been filled with eating stuff with family members and friends --have been visiting in another province. Have tried to fit in cycling -- only 2 missed days out of 9 days during this trip.

Near the end of this time, there was a lovely wedding. But I couldn't finish 2 pieces of meat as my entrée on the plate --steak and chicken breast. Am rather surprised that 2 types of meat were served on 1 entrée plate.

[Crankin]

boot camp, had a handful of walnuts before
B: tuna in oil over sliced tomatoes, melted cheddar, a orange, coffee
L: left over chicken salad with almonds and dried cranberries, an apple
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
D: 2 very small chicken thighs with chili rub, sauteed mango and red pepper, whole wheat cous cous, dark chocolate

[Catrin]

B: Frittata, fresh side, coffee
kick butt group training session, followed by protein shake & small banana
L: Czech meatballs, salad
S: berries and pineapple, a few nuts
D: lamb stew meat sauteed in onions, garlic, spinach, spices and a small roasted sweet potato. 2 small squares 88% dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast, butter, coffee
L: hummus and pita bread
D: tostada made with ground turkey, onions, pinto beans, corn topped with lettuce, cheese, salsa, tomatoes, avocado

[Crankin]

B: 2 eggs scrambled with a corn tortilla, kale, sprinkling of cheddar, an orange, coffee
S: nuts, dried cranberries, chocolate bits (a handful)
one hour yoga class
L: OK, I went to the natural foods store and bought what I thought was soup (in the prepared foods/takeout section). Kale, other veggies. Turned out to be basmati rice with veggies, and the dish had some name in another language. I should have asked. But, I ate half and it was delicious, along with 3 slices of chicken breast and tomatoes, with some blueberrioes
D: scallops sauteed with lots of spicy stuff, put in a salad with quinoa, avocado, grape tomatoes, and a lime/olive oil dressing, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast, butter, coffee
Snack: 1 piece wg toast and peanut butter
couple hours of tennis
L: leftover tostada
D: 1/4 steak, baked potato, sour cream, green beans, 1 glass red wine

[Catrin]

Spokewrench, I would starve if I ate like you, it just goes to show how different we all are :)

Yesterday was Warrior Cardio day

B: frittata, fresh side, coffee
1 hour group training followed by protein shake + small banana
L: Roasted chicken & small roasted sweet potato
s: a few nuts & raisins
D: Czech meatballs & veggies

[spokewench]

I don't think I ate much less than you did yesterday. Less for breakfast maybe; but the tostada was big (turkey burger, pinto beans, rice, lettuce, salsa, little cheese, lots of lettuce) and I ate a half baked potato (BIG ONE) with sour cream! So, some days are small portions some are big - just depends on how much exercise I have!

TODAY:
1 piece wg bread, coffee
1 banana
leftover tostada
few pretzels
Not sure, maybe a big mexican meal??

[Crankin]

Catrin, I also eat a lot more than some...
Boot camp, exhausting, and all I ate before were 5 walnuts
B: egg whites, kale, salsa, an orange coffee
something upset my stomach from last night. I spent all morning getting over it.
L: salad with chicken, chick peas, lettuce, grape tomatoes, fig vinegar, an apple, handful of nuts, cranberries, chocolate
S: I went home in between clients and ate a small piece of boneless chicken thigh that broke off in the left overs and a handful of pumpkin seeds
D: fresh grilled tuna, sweet potato, salad with avocado and goat cheese

[Catrin]

It just sounded small when I read it Spokewrench, though of course it is about the portions we need to fuel our activity level. We can't see portions when we read what other posters have entered :)

Today:

B: last of the current frittata, fresh side, coffee. (this probably sounds repetitive, but it works for me)
S: small banana
L: roast chicken salad with home-made hazelnut oil mayo on romaine lettuce wraps...I needed more veggies/food to go with this
S: strawberries/pineapple/raisin "salad"

kick-butt solo kettlebell workout (the "warrior weekly challenge"), followed by protein shake.

D: Czech meatballs and sauteed spinach - once again - more food was needed....have to get to the store! 2 small squares dark chocolate

Crankin - there is no way I could do that kind of workout with just 5 walnuts, I just can't do intense exercise in a fasted state. Of course, exercise fasting is better than NO exercise!