What did you eat today?

[spokewench]

B: 1 egg, low salt ham, cheddar sammy on 1 piece 9 grain bread, oj
L: subway sandwich, turkey, swiss, lettuce, cuc, tomato 6 inch
D: 1 glass of red wine, other 1/2 of steelhead trout from night before, rice pudding, raspberries

[spokewench]

B: 2 eggs, low salt ham, cheddar cheese, 1 piece wg toast, oj, coffee
S: rasberries, 1 banana
L: 1/2 pulled pork sandwich, few bites of the hoagie bun, cheese, onions and peppers
D: two corn tortilla cesadillas, cheddar, salsa, glass of red wine
watermelon

[ClockworkOrange]

What did you eat today?

Just too much! :rolleyes:

[Owlie]

B: Steel-cut oats with PB, milk, sugar and dried cherries; chai (13oz) with milk and sugar
L: Cinnamon toast (2 slices), handful of less-sodium chips
S: Tiny sliver of pound cake
D: Cod with some kind of tomato/bread crumb/fennel and onion topping, potatoes, broccoli
Berries in limoncello for dessert
2 slices of toast

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: Egg white/turkey bacon sandwich on 2 slices Ezekial bread. skim milk, coffee

3.5 hours mountain bike trail hiking/maintenance
s: banana
L: 12 inch Subway Club with 1 cookie

1.5 hour trail hiking/more trail maintenance

D: Romaine lettuce salad, Trader Joe's chicken garlic sausage with whole wheat bun, 1 beer

I think, technically speaking I had a large calorie deficit yesterday, but wasn't hungry in the evening so it must have been about right. It wasn't like there wasn't a lot of hiking with the trail work, which is easier.

[Reesha]

breakfast: bowl of from-scratch muesli with rolled barley, rolled oats, pecans, large flaked coconut, flax seed, apple juice sweetened cranberries w/ milk

[Owlie]

Let's see...
B: Steel-cut oats with peanut butter, a splash of milk, some dried cherries and a bit of sugar; glass of milk+chai concentrate
24-mile ride
On ride: 3 shot blocks, about 48 oz water
Post-ride: Starbucks trip! Small green tea lemonade, followed by a small mocha coconut frappuccino thing (and since they screwed up my order, free drink coupon!)
~1 hour of yardwork (planting, mulching)
S: More water, handful of potato chips
L: Helping of leftover cod+topping from last night, three thin baguette slices, leftover potatoes, cherries, more water.
S: Small handful of wasabi peas
D: 2/3 of a beef Chipotle burrito, more water
D: leftover berries and 2 small scoops of vanilla ice cream

I'm finding oatmeal doesn't work as a pre-ride food at all for me--it doesn't get into my system fast enough, I think. I'm also finding I eat like a pig on ride days. I don't think it's because I think I "deserve" it--it's because I'm genuinely hungry!

[Reesha]

Had that heavenly key lime flavored Larabar during my 6 mile walk this morning...

For a late lunch, my s.o James and I went to this amazing mexican place and I had three soft double wrapped corn al pastor tacos. Delish!

Not sure if dinner is on the docket at this hour! Feels earlier than it is!

[spokewench]

B: corn chex, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
S: 1 piece wg toast, 1 egg, low salt ham, cheddar cheese sammy, oj
2 hours tennis
L: turkey, cheddar sammy with WG bread, tomato, lettuce, mayo, mustard
Raspberries
D: tonic and lime, salad with blue cheese crumbles, italian dressing, 1 grilled chicken breast

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

cereal and banana
eggs and English Muffin
rice pilaf and a small cheese sandwich
Greek yogurt
big salad with lettuce, cucumber, beets, cottage cheese, carrots, tomatoes and chick peas
pb&j
blueberries, ginger snaps, almonds

[spokewench]

B: shredded wheat, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee, 1/2 banana
L: low salt ham sammy, cheddar cheese, WG bread
D: spaghetti with meatballs, 2 glasses red wine

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: Steel cut oats with blueberries + little bit of PB, skim milk, coffee
1 hour easy hike

L: Romaine lettuce salad with tomatoes, onion, grilled chicken breast and a little grilled chicken garlic sausage

easy, short recovery bike ride

D? Didn't really have it - had a beer after my ride, later had some fresh strawberries/blueberries with non-fat cottage cheese - yummy!

[Owlie]

Yesterday: Too much
B: Bowl of cereal w/ 1%, glass of juice
L: half a pork chop, a scoop of tomato+eggplant...something, grilled corn on the cob with chile-lime butter, and potatoes. Slice of cheesecake.
S: bowl of cereal, handful of wasabi peas (not at the same time!)
D: Most of the remaining third of the burrito.

[spokewench]

1 egg, cheese, low salt ham, 1 piece wg bread sammy, coffee, oj
1 cup of gumbo, grilled cheese sammy
1 chicken thigh, salad, blue cheese crumbles, vinaigrette, few roasted yukon baby potatoes, glass of red wine, 1 beer

[Crankin]

OK, I'm back. I won't go into what I ate on vacation. Most of it wasn't awful, but it wasn't my usual, either. Lots of wine and beer, as well as 2 nights of gelato. Of course the breakfasts at the B and B were not spartan, but not the worst, either, in that they had turkey bacon, chicken sausage, and the portions were not huge.

Today
B: egg white omelette with lox and goat cheese, coffee
L: veggie burger patty on 2 slices of tomato, cole slaw, blueberries, half a cup of tomato red pepper soup
S: two pieces of Machengo cheese, whole wheat pita chips
D: "pizza" on whole wheat naan, with fig preserve pesto, goat cheese, toasted walnuts. I ate the whole naan; probably could have done with half.

[Owlie]

I fail to see how two nights of gelato is a bad thing. (That was something I didn't take advantage of before I left Cleveland...)

B: Glass of milk with chai.
L: Bowl of cereal with milk
S: Cherries, slice of cake, wasabi peas
D: Sweet and sour chicken (homemade), with brown rice and some kind of vegetable (broccoli? Don't know what my mom threw in the pot when I wasn't looking!)
Dessert: Probably a slice of leftover cheesecake and fruit of some kind.

[spokewench]

Bowl of shredded wheat, 1% milk, Coffee
L Piece of WG toast, peanut butter
handful of almonds
sirloin steak, au gratin potatoes, veges, glass of wine, few bites of custard (it was my birthday dinner!)

[Catrin]

I've decided that I am eating too many carbs and too much fat on non-ride days. I've gained a little weight and body fat which I am not happy about - riding more will take care of that but I need to keep a tighter rein on my diet for non-ride days.

Yesterday:

B: Steel cut oats with blueberries, a little PB + skim milk and coffee
S: Chobani non-fat yogurt
L: two thin slices whole wheat sourdough bread with two slices turkey bacon, sprouts and tomato. Apple.
S: banana
D: Cliff bar
S: small amount of bran cereal with low-fat chocolate milk....I need to go shopping.

[Reesha]

14 mile ride to work
B: non-fat greek gods yogurt with honey and kashi go lean
S: fruit and nut granola bar
L: turkey sandwich, PB + Cheese crackers, 1 choco chip cookie, 1 apple
S: bell pepper sticks, 2 oz grilled chicken
14 mile ride home from work
D: strawberry lassi and macrobiotic thai dumplings

[Crankin]

B: Greek yogurt, strawberries, almonds, dried cranberries
L: half a ham and low fat provolone sandwich on whole wheat, Dijon mustard, an apple
S: packet of TJ's nuts and cranberries, little piece of Cojita cheese
D: Baked haddock with yogurt/parmesan topping, sweet potato, salad with goat cheese, walnuts, 2 pieces of dark chocolate

I finally got up the nerve to weigh myself today (after vacation and being sick). Not the worst, but I have work to do.

[Catrin]

Today:

B: 3 scrambled egg whites, no-fat cottage cheese, 1 slice Ezekial bread toast, skim milk, coffee
S: Chobani yogurt
L: Roasted skinless chicken breast, romaine lettuce, vinaigrette dressing
S: Apple
D: Whole Wheat wrap with skinless chicken breast and sprouts

1 hour bike ride :)

S: apple & 1/2 cup no-fat cottage cheese

[spokewench]

B: rice chex, strawberries, raspberries, 1% milk, coffee
S: 1 banana and cherries
L: edamame and 3 small spring rolls
D: salmon, rice pilaf, vege salad, green leaf lettuce, spinach, sorrel, yellow squash, green beans, red bell pepper, italian dressing.

[spokewench]

Oh dear, i believe today is not going to be good!

I went out for breakfast:
B: swedish oat pancake with syrup and apple sauce (wow that was the densest (Sp??) pancake I have ever eaten - it was good tho!
L: So far, I've had a handful of potato chips
and tonight we're off for dinner at my favorite mexican place so you know where that will go, lots of fat, lots of margarita,

Oh, well, can't eat right every day!

[Crankin]

egg white omelette with feta cheese, slice of whole wheat toast w/margarine, 2 pieces Canadian bacon, blueberries coffee

21 mile easy ride, very windy, with a few sprints
"Cobb" salad at a cafe near the end of my ride; it was actually a pretty healthy version of a Cobb with avocado, black beans, chicken, beets, tomato, egg

slice of Machengo cheese

pork medallions with a spicy chili sauce and Asian cabbage slaw

kiddie size chocolate dip vanilla soft serve cone at Dairy Joy. Summer is officially here! This is the latest date I've waited to have my first soft serve.

[Crankin]

Today:
2 eggs, over easy, bowl of oatmeal and blueberries, coffee
12 mile ride to ride start, half a Luna Bar
led 15 mile ride, half a soy nut butter and whole wheat sandwich, rode home another 15 miles
ate a piece of cheese and some whole wheat Pita chips

dinner at bike rally: one beer, a few pieces of cheese
one chicken breast, broccoli slaw, whole wheat cous cous, piece of cornbread, blueberry pie (I only ate the filling) and some vanilla ice cream

an orange and cup of herbal tea

[shootingstar]

B: cornflakes with handful of blueberries and milk
tea with milk

snack: berry muffin and coffee

Short cycle..grocery shopping etc. I had to get back for a sofa delivery.

Snacks of: orange, more blueberries and tea with milk. 3 thin slices of ham (it must be the salt.)

Supper: scrambled egg white with broccoli, tomato, pepper, onion. with noodles on side. Tea with milk

ya, I'm obsessed about tea.

[Reesha]

Made my personal avocado watercress soup recipe tonight for dinner. Filling and cool on a hot summer night!

2 small avocados
1 bunch watercress
1/2 serrano chile (or another depending on how hot you want it)
3 cloves garlic
1/3 pkg silken tofu
salt to taste
8-16 oz water depending on the consistency you like

whiz in blender

here's an old picture of it that i took. Today i garnished with crab meat
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/femmeke830/DSCN0887.jpg

[Catrin]

Reesha - that looks incredibly delicious and thanks for the recipe!

Yesterday:

B: Trader Joe's Whole Grain hot cereal (rolled oats, rye, barley and oats) - didn't have time to make steel-cut oats) with dried cranberries, walnuts, and skim milk. 2 scrambled egg whites and coffee

20 mile windy bike ride - had 1/2 a Cliff bar during the ride

L: Baby spinach salad with dried cranberries, pecans, a touch of blue cheese, vinaigrette dressing and a roasted/skinless chicken breast

S: tried making a smoothie: banana, skim milk, blueberries. It is a beginning :)

D: Garlic chicken sausage on a small whole wheat bun, green beans, 1 beer

[Reesha]

ooo I forgot my key ingredient! lime juice! 1-2 limes will do!

[Catrin]

ooo I forgot my key ingredient! lime juice! 1-2 limes will do!

How many servings for this recipe, 2? Although it looks so yummy control will be required :)

[Reesha]

How many servings for this recipe, 2? Although it looks so yummy control will be required :)

2 or even 3. I actually added the silken tofu for the first time tonight (instead of a third avocado) and I'm afraid I'm a bit gassy this morning :rolleyes:

Some people might handle the tofu just fine though!

[Catrin]

2 or even 3. I actually added the silken tofu for the first time tonight (instead of a third avocado) and I'm afraid I'm a bit gassy this morning :rolleyes:

Some people might handle the tofu just fine though!

This is good to know, I will add more avocado and leave out the tofu. It has that affect on me as well :o I love avocados but have been avoiding them for their high fat content - I know it is "good" fat - but if I just had small servings of this soup it would be fine. Thanks again! I get in a diet rut and this looks yummy :)

[Reesha]

Just remember that avocados are jam packed with nutrients. I read somewhere that if there was one food that you were most likely to be able to survive off of successfully, it would be california avocados. It doesn't really surprise me. I like to top it with a splash of extra virgin olive oil. But still, if you're sensitive to all fats, definitely save up your fat grams for this delicious dish. Very worthwhile!

[spokewench]

Yesterday: cereal, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
L: leftover salmon, 1 piece fresh baked ww bread
D: two pieces chicken thighs grilled, roasted potatoes with thyme and winter savory, salad, and cherry PIE!

[shootingstar]

B: cornflakes with blueberries and milk, tea with milk.

Snack/Lunch: 1 thin large pita bread with sumach and other spices grilled from a Middleastern bakery. 1 small pistachio phyllo pastry.

Then another fresh thin pita bread with freshly made hummus. Coffee with milk at a different store. Desperate for coffee since none at bakery.

Home: Fresh grapes, Tea with milk.

Dinner: egg noodles stir fry with gai lan veggie and onions.

[Reesha]

Tonight for dinner I learned to make a lebneh sandwich. Soooo delicious.

1 piece lavash bread good for a wrap up
3 tbsp lebneh
fresh mint
cucumbers sliced thin lengthwise
sliced pickled turnip
za'atar seasoning
splash of extra virgin olive oil.

didn't think i could make it at home but it totally worked! :D

[Crankin]

B: whole wheat bagel with light cream cheese, lox, red onion, coffee, strawberries
L: left over red cabbage salad with snap peas, with tuna and chick peas, handful of baked whole wheat pita chips
S:Luna Bar during 22 mile ride
S: more ww pita chips and hummus
D:chicken and spinach sandwich on ww roll, with lemon/feta/Greek yogurt spread, the rest of the left over cabbage salad, strawberries, glass of white wine, piece of dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece ww toast with peanut butter, 2 strawberries
S: 1 piece cherry pie
L: 1 piece grilled chicken thigh, few roasted potatoes
D: 1 beer, bowl of soup made with chicken, onions, fresh garlic, carrots, macaroni, beet greens, green beans, kidney beans, tomato
small bowl of strawberry ice cream

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece WW toast, 1 egg, low salt ham cheese sammy, coffee
S: strawberries
L: chicken vege soup
S: watermelon
D: 1 chicken green chili enchilada, 2 beef tacos, lettuce, tomato, salsa, cheese

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: Bran cereal, 2 scrambled egg whites, skim milk and coffee
S: Athenos no-fat greek yogurt
L: Green beans, small amount of brown rice, 1/2 roasted chicken breast and 1/2 TJ garlic chicken sausage - leftovers were yummy!
S: Banana

Dinner: Whole Wheat wrap with 1 roasted chicken breast, tomato and sprouts

22 mile hot and fun bike ride - 1 serving of Heed in my water while riding

S: Skim milk smoothie with strawberries, blueberries, and peanut butter. Was still quite hungry, so had a single slice of Ezekiel bread toast with a little more peanut butter.

I need to get an inexpensive source of protein powder for my smoothies - flax seed would be good as well.

[Crankin]

yesterday:
B: non fat Greek yogurt with strawberries, mixed nuts and cranberries, coffee, an orange
S: I dawdled and didn't have enough time for lunch before interview at 1PM, so I ate 2 slices of chicken breast and a piece of cheese going out of the door
L: salad bar salad from grocery store, bought on way home, veggies, lentils, chick peas, and chicken
D: pulled chicken sandwich and cole slaw at Redbones Bike Party, one very large beer

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
B: Greek yogurt and nutty granola.
Skipped lunch, took a nap instead because the AC's on the fritz again.:rolleyes:
S: Strawberry+honey Greek yogurt...frozen this time! Handful of chips, 2 thin slices of cake
D: I got left to my own devices, so...Chicken tacos on the tiny corn tortillas, with fried onions, jalapeno slices, a tomato/onion/cilantro salsa I found in the fridge, green onions (yes, I do in fact smell like onions today...). There would have been avocado, but the mold on it appeared to be at a point where it was developing intelligence. Brown rice with a bit of butter, lime juice and cilantro.

Today:
B: Same as yesterday
L:Same as yesterday's dinner, just without the rice.
S: Will probably be more yogurt
D: No clue

[Crankin]

yesterday:
3 slices low salt ham over sliced tomatoes with melted low fat cheddar, blueberries, coffee, mixed nuts
half a Luna Bar before hot 15.5 mile ride, the rest when I got back, bottle of water/Nuun
egg white omelette with red pepper, sprinkle of feta cheese, 1/2 a whole wheat bagel, low fat cream cheese, lox, orange
coffee with a friend
whole wheat orzo salad with chick peas, red onion, feta cheese and lemon olive oil dressing, strawberries (fresh from the local farm) and blueberries, 1 piece of dark chocolate

nuts and cranberries

[limewave]

Yooo-okay. I've fallen off the wagon big time. Stress collapsing on me from all sides. But I'm getting back on.

Yesterday:
B: Egg + 3 egg whites with sauteed veggies and greens
L: UltraMeal Shake w/ frozen banana and TB Peanut Butter and Salad
AS: Greek Yogurt with berries
D: Roasted Veggie Salads
ES: Oatmeal with raisins and walnuts
Workout: Endura

Today's Plan:
B: Deluxe Oatmeal + Coffee
MS: Banana w/ Peanut Butter
L: UltraMeal Shake (made with Chocolate milk) and a Salad
AS: Greek Yogurt and Berries
D: Roasted Veggies
ES: Fried Egg Sandwich
Workout: 2 scoops Endura

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece ww toast with peanut butter, coffee
S: strawberries
L: bowl of chicken vege soup
handful of potato chips
D: 2 beef tacos, lettuce, tomato,1 beer
small amount of strawberry icecream

[Owlie]

Dinner last night was three crispy beef tacos from Chipotle, with lettuce, two kinds of salsa, sour cream and cheese, and a Coke. I inhaled everything.

Thus far today:
B: Cheerios and 1%, glass of oj
Hot and sticky 15-mile ride. Water and two shot blocks on the ride.
S: small frappucino. Best recovery food I have yet found--fat, sugar and caffeine. Even better with chips, but they didn't have any.
L: Chicken tacos, with salsa, tomato, green onion, red onion, on corn tortillas. I had two. Big scoop of leftover brown rice too.
S: I am really tempted to go out and get ice cream. I shouldn't, but my ovaries are telling me to...

No idea what we're having for dinner tonight.

[Crankin]

yesterday:
2 eggs over easy, half a whole wheat bagel w/ light cream cheese and lox, an orange, coffee
4 mile trail run, 20 oz. of water with Nuun, half a Luna Bar after run
left over whole wheat cous cous salad, an apple, water

2 pieces of cheese

2 veggie burritos filled with brown rice, corn, black beans, yellow peppers. one in a whole wheat tortilla, one in a corn tortilla, salsa and low fat cheddar on top, glass of white wine, 2 squares of dark chocolate

I woke up this morning and had gained 2 pounds.

[goldfinch]

Yesterday: Apple and six walnut halves for breakfast
Spinach and sprouted mung bean salad, plus four chicken sticks from
leftover Chinese food.
One homemade dosa (kind of a pancake made with urad dal and rice flour)
with Avocado/yogurt/raisen chutney, watermelon and musk melon, and
cucumber soup. The cucumber soup was a waste of the 30 calories it
amounted to.

[spokewench]

1 egg, 1 piece ww toast, low salt ham, cheddar sammy, oj, coffee
bowl of chicken vege soup
1 piece of cherry pie
1 beer
salad, with cucumbers, tomatoes, yellow zucchini, blue cheese crumbles, vinaigrette, and slices of grilled top sirloin with 1 glass of red wine

[Crankin]

small bowl of non fat Greek yogurt with nuts and cranberries and a little organic whole grain flakes cereal thrown in. this is my go-to meal before a long ride in the early AM, but my ride got cancelled by weather, so then I ate a piece of whole wheat bread with soy nut butter, coffee
bottle of water/Nuun on errand ride

whole wheat veggie wrap

coffee

flank steak salad with feta cheese, grape tomatoes, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, 2 pieces dark chocolate

half a whole wheat bagel

[spokewench]

shredded wheat, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
1 banana
bowl of chicken vege soup, 2 pieces wg bread with butter
small bag of potato chips
chicken thighs sauteed with green and yellow summer squash, onions, garlic, roasted red peppers, and fresh local tomato, thyme, winter savory on white rice

[spokewench]

2 eggs, 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
strawberries and rasberries
1 piece low salt ham, cheddar, 1 piece wg bread
1 small dairy queen hot fudge sundae
plate of pasta with tomato sauce and 2 large meatballs, salad, 1 glass red wine

[aquamoose32]

2 cups black tea with lots of honey
1 cup soymilk
banana, 3/4 raw oats with raisins
1 slice WW toast

70 mile bike ride to the top of a mountain and back 4,000ft climbing

3/4 cup more raw oats with corn flakes and raisins
veggie sandwich
water

a handful of olives, piece of kale

grilled mushrooms and squash, 3 glasses of wine, 1/2 roasted potato
4 slices of watermelon with LOTS OF SALT

[redrhodie]

oatmeal with blueberries
2 peaches! Yay! It appears to be an excellent crop this year (Southern).
a slice of multi grain toast and an egg
Vietnamese lunch, tofu/mixed veggies/rice, 2 summer rolls with shrimp
cherries
cheese sandwich on ww roll

[spokewench]

bowl of corn chex, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
1 grilled chicken breast, salad, 1 margarita
tortilla chips, salsa, sourcream
tuna, cheese, wg bread melt

[Catrin]

Yesterday...diet was terrible but a great day.

B: Yogurt, cinnamon roll, coffee

bike parking lot drills

L: 6 inch Subway Turkey/Wheat, fruit

1 hour? trail ride

S: wonderful mint-chocolate chip ice cream cone (first of the year)

D: scrambled egg whites & no-fat cottage cheese

I won't post what I ate/drank Saturday, it featured too much beer and yummy food :) Back to normal today!

[Crankin]

So, my weekend was pretty much like Catrin's. I was away Saturday and part of Sunday, and as it was raining on the Cape, there was nothing to do but eat and sit and read.

Yesterday:
Kashi Go Lean cereal, skim milk, banana, bowl of fruit

cup of butternut squash soup, chicken salad on a bed of lettuce, with cranberries and almonds, an orange, slice of whole wheat bread

dinner at friends: about 10 chips with salsa, 2 rum swizzles (:eek:), rosemary encrusted chicken breast, quinoa salad w/veggies, baked sweet potatoes and fennel with an olive oil dressing, small slice of blueberry pie and vanilla ice cream

I don't want to even see the scale for a few days

[goldfinch]

I went way over on calories yesterday but it was planned.

breakfast: a half an apple and 4 walnut halves
Lunch: Broasted chicken thigh and wing
Salisbury steak
biscuit with gravy
broccoli salad with bacon in it and mayo
half a piece of rasberry pie and a small blob of icecream
!!!!!!!!
Supper: Tablespoon of avacodo
6 oz. of whole milk

Still averaging close to 1200 a day for the week. Today will be heavy on the vegetables and light on the calories to make up for the meat and sweet fest.

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Bowl of cereal with milk, orange juice
22-mile bike ride, some of it with Roadtrip :o
Water and 2 shot blocks (cran-ras) on the ride
Frappucino thingy...medium, this time
No formal lunch...but a few handfuls of BBQ potato chips, French bread with garlic hummus, more water
Another bowl of cereal.
Indian-style ground beef (couldn't eat all of it because my dad put 6 chiles in 1lb of meat :eek: ), basmati rice and tomato/onion/cilantro relish
Strawberries

[spokewench]

1 piece wg toast with peanut butter, coffee
1 piece wg bread, ham, cheese sammy, 1 greek yogurt with peaches
1 turkey burger (no bun), lettuce, oven roasted fries, 1 beer

[surgtech1956]

What are UltraMeal Shakes?

[redrhodie]

oatmeal with blueberries
slice of ww bread with pb
cheese sandwich on roll with potato chips
peach
I had plans for a healthy dinner, but ended up eating 2 slices of pizza and onion rings. :) Today's another day, and there are sweet potatoes on the radar.
rice pudding

[Crankin]

non fat greek yogurt with blueberries and almonds, coffee
salad w/left over quinoa and veggies, chicken, an orange

17.2 mile kind of crappy ride to the Farmer's Market in the next town. Not feeling that well and then some older man was trying to catch me near the spot where I turned off the main road to the street where the market is, so I sprinted, which on my hybrid, is not easy. Dumb.

small roll with olive oil and a slice of Machengo cheese when I got home

brown rice made with light coconut milk and hot sauce, black beans, peppers, onions, queso fresco. 2 pieces dark chocolate

[Owlie]

Yesterday:

Bowl of cereal, milk
18-mile bike ride; one shot block and water on the ride

Once I got back in the parking lot (so, lunch/recovery food, right?)
Pina colada-flavored shaved ice (feeling nostalgic, haven't had it in ages), a pulled-pork sandwich with barbeque sauce, lemonade, Starbucks stop on the way home for caffeine fix.:D
This mostly served to remind me that I was hungry. :o
Lunch part II: the pulled pork that had fallen out of the sandwich, with barbeque sauce, brown rice, an apple, water.
mixed green salad with goat cheese, garlic hummus with pita chips
~ 1 scoop Ben and Jerry's Cheesecake Brownie ice cream.

[Reesha]

So far a nice breakfast sandwich. I need to work up the nerve to go for a bike ride.

[Crankin]

2 eggs over easy, 2 slices turkey bacon, an orange, coffee
3.5 mile trail run

left over black beans and veggies, on a corn tortilla, blueberries and strawberries

pack of TJs nuts and cranberries, small skim milk mocha latte

restaurant dinner: side salad with oil and vinegar, broiled salmon w/maple glaze and mango relish, asparagus, rice (of which I ate half)

2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

Two eggs, 1 piece wg toast, oj, coffee
2 1/2 hours tennis
patty melt on rye with swiss and grilled red onions, 1 chocolate chip cookie (i was starving)
1 grilled chicken thigh salad with vinaigrette dressing,1 beer

[spokewench]

B: rice chex, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
wendy's cheeseburger, fries, chocolate shake
chili colorado with beef, rice, corn tortilla, and 1 beer

[Crankin]

3 slices low salt ham with melted low fat cheddar over sliced tomato, blueberries and strawberries, coffee

salad Nicoise at a restaurant w/ one French type roll and butter. Didn't want to eat the white bread, but I was going riding afterwards... iced coffee
Bottle of Nuun on 25 mile ride

slice of cheese after ride

salad with quinoa, chicken, grapes, and apple/yogurt dressing
2 pieces dark chocolate

[spokewench]

RIce chex, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
edamame, 3 small spring rolls
strawberries
pork loin roast cooked on the grill, peas, roasted new potatoes
1 ice cream drumstick treat

[Crankin]

2 eggs over easy, half a whole wheat bagel w/low fat cream cheese, lox, blueberries, coffee

47.8 mile hilly ride, during which, I drank 2 bottles, one with Nuun and one with Gatorade and ate a Luna Bar in little bits as I rode.

Ate the other half of the bagel with some hummus when I got back as I was ravenous and couldn't wait until after my shower
finished the left over quinoa and veggie salad for lunch with a cup of butternut squash soup

low salt ham and goat cheese panini on whole wheat bread from the good bakery, cole slaw, blueberries and strawberries

4oz. soft serve "twist" flavor dipped in chocolate

I gained even more after eating normally for a long ride day today... not sure what is going on with my body. The red light danger zone is flashing and I am not sure what to do...

[aquamoose32]

I gained even more after eating normally for a long ride day today... not sure what is going on with my body. The red light danger zone is flashing and I am not sure what to do...

Is it that time of the month? Did you eat enough yesterday? I gain weight after rides. Maybe I retain water cause I eat so much salt? Maybe you do too?

[redrhodie]

Is it that time of the month? Did you eat enough yesterday? I gain weight after rides. Maybe I retain water cause I eat so much salt? Maybe you do too?

Water retention after long or hard rides is just part of the body repairing itself. It's temporary. Don't sweat it. :D

[Crankin]

Ha, I haven't had that time of the month in 9 years...
I do react to eating a lot of salt, but I don't eat a lot of it. I ate what would be considered "normal" for a day when I do a long ride. Other days, I am trying to stay away from too many carbs, even whole wheat. But, I have been gaining weight for about a week. I am also not feeling that well, basically pollen allergies gone haywire. Just got back from the doc, who feels because of my history with sinus infections and asthma, put me on a second round of antibiotics, in addition to all of the natural and OTC stuff I do. Not a good way to be feeling when I am starting a new job :mad:.
Obviously I will be resting today and at the most I will take a walk and do yoga tomorrow. I know I shouldn't have gone on an almost 50 mile ride yesterday, but...
Hoping my body is just going through some weird "thing" and will get back on track.

[spokewench]

1 egg, low salt ham, cheese sammy on 1 piece wg toast, 1 peach, coffee
pulled chicken bbq sammy, coleslaw
margarita, chili relleno, enchilada, rice, beans

[aquamoose32]

Ha, I haven't had that time of the month in 9 years...


Well ****...what's your secret? BC? That must be nice! I used to not get my period for about 3 years, but I still noticed each month I had very very slight symptoms like bloating and being cranky once a month. Maybe it's just your body telling you you need to rest? We are living breathing things, we flux, if you know what i mean. ;)


B: black tea with honey
1/2 cup oatmeal
i pear

35 mile ride
1/2 power bar

L: Mushroom and Sorrel salad with buckwheat and rice
2 beers
more tea herbal

S: 3/4 cup or so of granola

D:2 glasses of wine, 1 slice of bread with spicy red sause, 1 glass orange juice

I think i drink too much:(

[Crankin]

Aquamoose, you must be young....
I am 9 years post menopause. Yes, I was pretty young (48) when it happened, but I was so thankful, after ten years of horrible peri-menopause symptoms.

Feeling a bit better today and weight is almost back to normal. But, as you can see, I ate hardly anything yesterday and I woke up in the middle of the night, ravenous.

non fat Greek yogurt and blueberries, herbal tea

2 cups of coffee, egg white omelette with tomato pesto and goat cheese, an apple

baked sole with a panko and parmesan topping, whole wheat cous cous with zucchini and grape tomatoes, 2 squares dark chocolate

watching portion sizes now

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Cereal with 1%

No ride for me--I've been exhausted lately for no reason that I can think of.

Two slices of whole wheat-sunflower seed toast with garlic hummus
Handful of wasabi peas

Wine tasting at Whole Foods--equivalent of ~1.5 glasses of wine (I split the remaining half glass between my parents because I really didn't like it!), small amounts of salad, pork, salmon, bread, ricotta, and pound cake...all but the salmon had blueberries in it. (I think there was a blueberry surplus!)

Salad with mixed greens, carrots, celery and tomatoes, bread with a few different types of cheeses, grapes

[goldfinch]

I went to a dutch oven cook-off. No idea how many calories I had. A thousand maybe?

[Crankin]

2 slices low salt ham, blueberries, slice of cheese, coffee

brunch with son and DIL (we always do father's day on Saturday to avoid being around screaming kids): the "salad plate" which was a scoop of curried chicken salad, hummus and whole wheat pita chips, veggies marinated in oil and vinegar, coffee

friends came over for dinner. we made home made sangria... sat out on the deck and drank that, with guacamole, pita, and cheese
spicy flank steak with home made salsa, sweet potatoes, salad, fresh strawberries and blueberries

[Owlie]

Cereal with 1%
Glass of milk with chai stuff
Gazpacho, grilled cheese sandwich, grapes
Possibly the most bland Indian food in existence: Rogan josh (lamb in a cream-based red sauce), half a veggie samosa, 2 vegetable pakoras, a summer squash and cauliflower mixture (covered with butter, it appeared :rolleyes:), a couple scoops of basmati rice, and a serving of pistachio ice cream.

I never want to eat again.

[redrhodie]

yesterday

2 eggs, 2 slices ww toast
English muffin with cheese
Indian lunch. My life is complete now that there's a new Indian restaurant nearby! Saag paneer, alu gobi, rice, samosa and naan. Heaven. :)
Had the leftovers for dinner, but it wasn't quite enough. So...
Cereal with blueberries
a peach and a pear
slice of ww bead with pb

[spokewench]

2 eggs, 1 piece wg toast, coffee, 1 peach
S: 1 bowl of shredded wheat
2 singles matches - 1 granola bar in between; 1 bottle gatorade, lots of h20
couple of slices of meatloaf, ear of corn, 1 beer

I will be starving tomorrow after playing two matches back to back and not eating much. First match started at 12, second a couple hours later, so it is really hard to eat much on days like that.

[aquamoose32]

Aquamoose, you must be young....
I am 9 years post menopause. Yes, I was pretty young (48) when it happened, but I was so thankful, after ten years of horrible peri-menopause symptoms.

Feeling a bit better today and weight is almost back to normal. But, as you can see, I ate hardly anything yesterday and I woke up in the middle of the night, ravenous.

Oh yes, duh! I didnt think of that haha. I'm 25. Gosh that will be the day when I no longer have to deal with this crap every month. Although at least I have something nice to blame for the fact I am 5lbs heavier each month and NEED Chocolate in my life.

B: pear
tea with honey
apple

No ride today, too many miles this week, my knees hurt. Did yoga instead.

L: Sorrel soup with beets
slice of pizza no cheese
3 tangerines

S: handful of fresh peas
1 fig bar
kombucha
black tea with almond milk and lots of honey

D: 2 slices of french bread, cranberry juice

I REALLY REALLY REALLY LIKE FRUIT.

[Owlie]

Oh yes, duh! I didnt think of that haha. I'm 25. Gosh that will be the day when I no longer have to deal with this crap every month. Although at least I have something nice to blame for the fact I am 5lbs heavier each month and NEED Chocolate in my life.

Oh good, someone else on here in my age range!

[Crankin]

Today:
3 slices low salt ham, an orange, 3 thin slices Machengo cheese, coffee
about an hour later, a slice of whole wheat bread with soy nut butter

50.3 mile ride. I nibbled on about 3/4 of a Luna Bar up until mile 24. At lunch, I had a turkey sandwich on a bulkie roll, with lettuce and tomato, mayo, half a packet of nuts and cranberries. Drank some plain water. I drank 1.5 bottles of Nuun on the ride and finished the Luna Bar at mile 38. Drained the bottle of plain water when we got home and finished the nuts and cranberries.

Dinner out: portobella burger with grilled red pepper, onions, mozzarella, on a bun, coleslaw. 16 oz. Blue Moon

[emily_in_nc]

Let's see...I haven't posted on this thread for awhile.

B: cereal, protein powder, walnuts, coconut milk beverage on top, 1 cup coffee

46 mile bike ride: one home-made granola/raisin bar (large), one bottle lemonade (+ 2 bottles of water), goodly amount of multi-grain pita chips for salt and general yumminess

L: salmon salad, tall glass lemonade, vanilla ice cream in a cup of cold coffee

D: roasted mixed veggie wrap w/cheese, beans, rice; whole-grain tortilla; lettuce, salsa, 1 t. sour cream on the side; 1 light beer

Really haven't been hungry since my ride, but forced myself to eat.

[spokewench]

Sunday

B: 2 eggs scrambled with a little cheese, 1 piece wg toast, coffee
S: watermelon
L: 1 beer, veges with pita and hummus
D: 1 glass wine, tostada with leftover chili colorado, whole pinto beans, cheddar, salad on top with salsa
Dessert - 1 frozen drumstrick treat

Yep, I was very hungry after all the tennis on Saturday!

[Crankin]

egg white omelette with goat cheese, 2 slices turkey bacon, an orange, coffee

string cheese

whole wheat risotto with tofu/veggies, an apple

pack of nuts and cranberries
handful of whole wheat pita chips

whole wheat naan "pizza" with tomato pesto and goat cheese, salad with oranges
next time, I will only eat half the naan pizza
2 pieces of dark chocolate

[limewave]

Egg Sandwich + Green Smoothie

Ultrameal Shake + Salad

Greek Yogurt + Granola

Amy's Lentil Soup w/ spinach

Fudge Baby

Workout: Endura

[spokewench]

1 piece WG toast with Peanut butter, coffee
watermelon
2 pieces sausage pizza
salad and 1/2 grilled chicken breast, vinaigrette dressing, 1 glass white wine

[goldfinch]

Breakfast: Apple and slice of cheese.
Went for ride
Second Breakfast: blueberries and whole milk.
Lunch: nature burger with chard mixed in.
Supper: ?

I'm hungry.

[Crankin]

Half a Luna Bar before 5:30 AM ride (13.5 miles)
small bowl of Greek non fat yogurt with blueberries and almonds, the rest of the Luna Bar, coffee

string cheese

salad with chicken, red peppers, goat cheese, chick peas, balsamic vinegar, strawberries

large handful of whole wheat pita chips, babaganoush

egg white omelette with low fat cheddar, topped with black beans and veggies left over from last week, half a grapefruit
2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

Egg Sandwich + Green Smoothie

Ultrameal Shake + Salad

Greek Yogurt + Granola

Amy's Lentil Soup w/ spinach

Fudge Baby

Workout: Endura

What's a Fudge Baby?

[aquamoose32]

Fudge, BABY! Like you had fudge, and baby it was good??!!
---------
Tea with honey and soymilk
chocolate
granola
banana

salad: kale, sorrel, tofu, mushrooms, rice and with 3 tangerines, and a homemade kombucha.

loquats
1 beer

apple
steamed broccoli
1 garlic bomb (keeps the mosquitoes at bay and off my skin at night) A garlic bomb is traditionally a clove or raw garlic wrapped in cheese. I am vegan so I dip it in hummus or wrap it in tofu, whatever is in the fridge. Garlic is the magical cure to all ailments.

rode 22 miles commuting and 12 miles racing old men up the mountain. I passed all 6 people! And tied one.

Do you think age makes that much of a difference in how much you need calorically?

[Catrin]

B: Steel cut oats with nuts, berries, skim milk. 3 scrambled egg whites, coffee

S: berries with no-fat Fage greek yogurt

L: Roasted/skinless chicken breast & Wasabi Arugula salad (yummmy)

S: Cliff bar....later broke down and had single dip mint-chocolate chip ice cream cone and it was wonderful! Figured I would work it off during my ride

Rode an entire 15 minutes - tried to out-run storm to my car. Didn't quite make it, but downpour didn't really hit until I closed my car door :)

D: Roasted/skinless chicken breast, Ezekial bread, fruit salad.

[Crankin]

Today:
I had a weird eating day.
Woke up at 5 and ate a bowl of Greek yogurt with blueberries and some whole grain flax cereal thrown in, with about 1/4 a Luna Bar.
Went on a 25 mile ride with Hirakukibou at 6. At about 17-18 miles I started feeling very bonky. It could have been my asthma, but I had the distinct feeling I needed food. We had coffee and I bought a blueberry muffin, but I only ate half... it was too sweet and I just can't eat that stuff anymore. Should have finished the Luna Bar instead.
Came home and ate a piece of Machengo cheese, an orange, and more coffee

very small salad with chicken for lunch, an apple
nuts and cranberries at 3:00
was absolutely starving when I got home at 4:45. Ate a small piece of whole wheat bread and a piece of string cheese

4 scallops with red curry paste/low fat coconut milk sauce, over brown rice, zucchini, 1 piece dark chocolate
I am still starving

[Owlie]

Do you think age makes that much of a difference in how much you need calorically?
I think it does...My parents are in their late fifties and are (well, mom is!) on a portion-size reduction kick. I'm living with them right now, and they give me approximately the same portion size they eat. Between the age difference and my riding, I'm snacking in between meals all the time. (Granted, the only time I don't eat between meals is if I get a giant cooked breakfast. Then I don't really eat anything for the rest of the day!)
I realize n=1 is not a representative sample size, but still.

Today:
Cereal with 1%
Iced matcha latte (I'm addicted to the sweet matcha stuff from Rishi...convenient and cheaper than Starbucks!), made with 1%
Small handful of potato chips
Peanut butter and jelly on toast
Leftover Indian food from Saturday (still tasteless!), one frozen samosa, a couple tomato slices, sauteed cabbage
cherries

[emily_in_nc]

B: Optimum organic cereal w/protein powder, walnuts, coconut milk beverage
2 cups coffee w/half-n-half

S: plain scone with lime curd

3 mile run (moderately hilly, warm/humid, much sweat!)

L: half a cheese sandwich on homemade whole-grain bread, 2 sm. organic peaches

S: 1 cup Greek Gods honey yogurt
S: carrot/celery/spinach/oj blender drink

D: Whole wheat pasta salad w/shredded chicken breast, tomatoes, scallions, fresh basil, and honey-mustard dressing on a bed of lettuce, 1 glass Chardonnay

D: 1 scoop ice cream

[aquamoose32]

B: 1 cup granola, tea with soy milk and honey

15 mile hilly bike ride

L: blueberry Jelly sandwich I made for bike ride, which was supposed to be 45 miles, but broke a spoke and had to turn around and go home.

2nd L: 1 cup rice with tomatoes and kale and mushrooms and nutritional yeast
3 tangerines, 5 loquats
1/2 beer, other half went to our slug trap in the garden

S: cappuccino with almond milk

D:arugula, 2 pieces of french bread, gin (I work at a bar by night)

[Crankin]

egg white omelette with green chili salsa and low fat cheddar, 2 slices bacon, orange, coffee
string cheese
chicken and low fat provolone sandwich on small slice whole wheat, mustard, blueberries

nuts and cranberries

3 thin slices Machengo cheese, glass of red wine

boneless chicken breast in tomatillo and chili sauce, brown rice
2 squares chocolate

[Owlie]

Today was...interesting foodwise:

Bowl of cereal with 1%
Cold and wet 34-mile ride
Half of a small latte because I was freezing
a small frappucino, no whipped cream this time.
Pulled pork (1/4lb) sandwich and potato salad (what? I was hungry! I had breakfast at 9:30, and didn't get lunch until 4!
Whole Foods wine tasting--quarter glass of wine (split the rest between my parents since I don't really like wine), very small amounts of a raw berry cobbler, pasta with tomato sauce, mashed potatoes, pork with chimichurri, tomatoes, onions, and some kind of unidentified cheese, and Greek yogurt with pistachios and granola.
Caesar salad with chicken...I only ate some of the chicken because it tasted like it had been strategically charred. :( One beer.

[aquamoose32]

B: 3 cups black tea with soymilk and honey (gosh this blog is making me realize I am stuck in routine)
1 cup rice with soymilk

L: berries, banana, lots of blueberries, kombucha, 10 chocolate chips

15 mile ride up the mountain fast on my old 10 speed

S: orange, pear, peach

S#2: espresso with chocolate

D: gin with juice, arugula and beet salad, 1 glass wine, 2 slices french bread with spicy red tomato sause

[Crankin]

B: whole wheat bagel sandwich with low fat ham and low fat provolone, blueberries and strawberries, coffee
4 mile trail run, maybe quarter of a Luna bar after

L:tuna sushi, with brown rice, edame salad

finished the rest of the Luna Bar on the way home from my first diagnostic assessment done in someone's home

whole wheat chips and hummus (probably a few too many), glass of wine

D: egg/egg white fritatta with artichoke hearts and light garlic cheese, oranges and blueberries

piece of whole wheat raisin bread

[Crankin]

Greek yogurt and blueberries, slice of whole wheat raisin bread with soy nut butter, coffee

salad with a can of tuna, lettuce, red pepper, goat cheese, one whole wheat deli flat

21 mile ride, ate a luna Bar when got back

Mexican restaurant... 3 tamales with a salad. I left a lot of the filling, it was very filling, one beer

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

oatmeal with oat bran, flax seeds and blueberries
cheese sandwich on ww
Vietnamese tofu Bun
2 peaches, cantaloupe, and a mango
raspberry Greek yogurt
2 eggs on ww toast

I think that's it.

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Cereal with 1%, large glass of orange juice
18-mile easy ride
Water and a shot block on the ride
small frappucino, a small scone and some chips
Red pepper hummus on whole wheat bread, some cheese, Greek yogurt, strawberries and some granola
another small frappucino :rolleyes:
Spice-rubbed chicken breast, garlic-lime rice and a cabbage/carrot/jalapeno slaw.

I think I need to work some more veggies into my diet.

[aquamoose32]

B: Banana, peach, cherries, tea with honey and milk,
S: Orange, watermelon with salt, more watermelon with salt

15 mile ride up the mountain on my classic bianchi

S: sorbet
L: cranberries, raspberries, tea with soymilk, pear, tomatoes

D: beer, juice, arugula and beet salad

I dont know what it is, I am on a fruit kick and it feels amazing. Nothing else sounds very appealing. All I want to eat all day is fruit. Maybe cause it is summer?

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

No breakfast or morning snack :(

L: (well, coffee hour at church after services) PB & strawberry jam sandwich, minestrone soup, raw veggies, milk, coffee

S: Homemade "trail mix" (choc chips, pecans, peanut butter chips, a little salt)

20 mile bike ride

D: roasted skinless chicken breast, Orzo, roasted brussel sprouts, 1 beer

S: fresh blackberries with low-fat sour cream. Yummmmm!

[Crankin]

B: 2 homemade waffles with walnuts and cranberries, 3 slices turkey bacon, blueberries, coffee

slice of whole wheat raisin bread before 50 mile ride.
L: (during ride) half of a chicken pesto wrap on whole wheat, a few baked potato chips, half a Sobe energy drink

the rest of the ride included a Shot Block, 3/4 of a Luna Bar, a bottle of Nuun and water, and another bottle of water when I got home (as well as finishing the Luna Bar), a slice of cheese

D: veal piccata, with whole wheat orzo/tomatoes/spinach, half a glass of wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[limewave]

I feel like I eat so much more than everyone else!!!

B: egg sandwich w/ bacon + Green Smoothi
S: Greek yogurt + Homemade granola bar
L: Black beans and Rice w/ greens
S: String cheese, raisins
D: Ultrameal Shake (w/ frozen banana) + Salad
ES: Dark chocolate square, bowl of popcorn

SO, the last few weeks, every afternoon, I have been CRAVING potato chips in the worse way. I looked up "decoding cravings" and read that craving salty things indicated a deficiency in minerals and to eat more greens. I was already eating a salad with my lunch and dinner! I kept playing around with adding more greens to my diet. I finally decided to try a Green Smoothie (smoothie made with leafy green vegetables and frozen fruit). I have been having one with breakfast for the last few days. I can't believe it, but I no longer crave potato chips! And I have more energy in the mornings. I truly did not think eating spinach would satisfy my lust for Lay's Potato Chips, but it sure has. Weird.

[Owlie]

Yesterday:

Bowl of cereal with 1%, glass of orange juice
half a Snickers...then I remembered why I only eat the "fun size" ones :rolleyes:
1/3 lb cheeseburger with pepper jack, lettuce, tomato, jalapeno and chipotle mayo, fries with ketchup, a cherry coke
1 scoop cookies and cream ice cream from Ben and Jerry's. (The ice cream was more like cookie parts held together with ice cream rather than ice cream with cookies in it...)
1 slice whole wheat toast with crunchy PB and strawberry jelly and a glass of water.

[spokewench]

B: Banana, peach, cherries, tea with honey and milk,
S: Orange, watermelon with salt, more watermelon with salt

15 mile ride up the mountain on my classic bianchi

S: sorbet
L: cranberries, raspberries, tea with soymilk, pear, tomatoes

D: beer, juice, arugula and beet salad

I dont know what it is, I am on a fruit kick and it feels amazing. Nothing else sounds very appealing. All I want to eat all day is fruit. Maybe cause it is summer?

I've been watching your food intake lately. How do you feel when you ride? I would never make it with what you are eating!

[Crankin]

3 slices of low salt ham over tomatoes, with melted cheese, strawberries, coffee
string cheese
2 small pieces left over frittata, grapes, nuts and cranberries
handful of whole wheat pita chips and hummus
boneless chicken breast grilled with apricot preserves and cumin, whole wheat cous cous with currants and ginger, salad with goat cheese and cranberries, 2 squares dark chocolate

[aquamoose32]

I've been watching your food intake lately. How do you feel when you ride? I would never make it with what you are eating!

I dont know I am on this weird kick lately. All I wanted was fruit and I feel great. Although today had more substance. I have barely been drinking water even and peeing all the time. The past month I felt like I was hungry all the time, I was eating like 5 meals a day, I was riding a ton, and was gaining weight, muscle perhaps or just weight. Usually when I ride I gain weight and when i do yoga (I teach yoga) more I loose weight. I am about 110lbs. I kept thinking I was so hungry was cause I was going to get my period but then it didn't come and suddenly all I want is fruit. Weird huh. We'll see how long this kick lasts. I would think I would maybe loose a few pounds but not yet. Maybe it's all the beer and gin I've been drinking to make it balance out. That's the bad part about working at a bar. I have also eased my riding lately 20 mile rides instead of 50 for this past week to let my body rest and recover a bit. I am also vegan so I tend to eat a lot of fruit and veggies anyways. Everyone's body is different everyone thrives off of different fuels. We are human cells and organisms, our needs flux with the seasons and weather I believe as well. Thats why I find this post so interesting. Everyone has such interesting food habits and things that work for them.

Today
B: tea with soymilk and honey, granola
s: few big handfuls salty pretzels, few bits of orzo pasta salad
s: 2 beers at the river and 1/3 a watermelon toped with TONS of salt.
d: sauteed spinach with white beans, tofu sandwich on barley rye bread, 1/2 banana
dd: kombucha

[spokewench]

shredded wheat, 1% milk, coffee
granola bar
salad with chicken breast, vinaigrette
salad with chicken, vinaigrette, 1 glass of wine

[Catrin]

Yesterday...

B: Bran cereal with blackberries, 2 scrambled egg whites, skim milk
S: Hummus with celery sticks
L: Roasted skinless chicken breast with orzo, cucumber in garlicky low-fat sour cream
D: Remaining Roasted skinless chicken breast with orzo and roasted brussel sprouts. Blackberries with no-fat Greek yogurt for dessert.

[Owlie]

Yesterday:

Cereal with 1% milk
Red Dragon cheese (some kind of cheese with mustard seeds and beer in it) melted on crackers, cabbage, carrot and jalapeno slaw, glass of mango lemonade
Spoonful of Nutella and a sliver of cheesecake brownie:o
Goan fish curry (made with tilapia), rice, and a mixture of the slaw and salad greens
Iced matcha latte
Another spoonful of Nutella
Half a Snickers bar.

[spokewench]

Today:
B: 1 Piece WG toast with butter, coffee, raspberries
S: 1 banana, 1 nectarine
L: edamame and 3 small springrolls
D: salmon, brown rice, green and yellow summer squash, red onion, corn, tomatoes saute, glass of chardonnay

[Crankin]

yesterday:
"small slice" whole wheat bread with soy nut butter before 5:30 AM ride. Rode fast with DH for about 9 miles, stopped at this little place that opens at 5 AM for a breakfast sandwich on whole wheat, with sliced hard boiled egg and cheese, coffee, then rode home, about 4 miles. more coffee at home

Lunch: salad with chicken, left over orzo and tomato, an apple
Snack: whole wheat pita chips (a small handful), cheese
Dinner out with friend: 8 oz sirloin steak with roquefort cheese (I ate about half of the cheese), sweet potato, salad

Today:
Half a Luna Bar before 3.5 mile trail run
after run, bowl of non fat Greek yogurt with strawberries, cranberries, nuts, 2 pieces of Canadian bacon, coffee

5 pieces of vegan whole wheat dumplings (not so tasty), grapes

nuts and cranberries
cheese and a small pita round, glass of red wine

low salt ham and cheese sandwich on whole wheat roll, an orange

[spokewench]

B: 1 egg,low salt ham, cheddar 1 piece wg toast with butter sammy, raspberries, coffee
S: nectarine, 1 banana
L: leftover roasted chicken, watermelon
S: 1 piece wg bread, 4 thin slices salami
D: salmon tacos (with homemade poblano chili sauce, salad), black beans, 1 beer
1 ice cream sandwich

[Owlie]

Yesterday:

Cereal with 1%, glass of orange juice
26-mile ride
1/4 lb pulled pork sandwich with BBQ sauce, coffee, potato chips
cheesecake brownie and a little bit of mango lemonade
salad, 2 six-piece sushi rolls
iced chai
late-night milkshake and a small plate of fries with ketchup

[shootingstar]

Lunch & supper at 11:30 am:

carrot ginger soup
big seafood salad (crab, shrimp, salmon) etc.
sip of light white wine
berry crumble
coffee with milk

Then we chugged our way from the winery to our hotel... We're on VAncouver Island right now.

HMMMM...supper..at least I need a huge drink or something. I'm dehydrated.

[Catrin]

Today:

B: steel cut oats with berries and a few pecans, skim milk, scrambled egg whites, coffee
S: fat-free Greek yogurt with fresh blueberries
L: Roasted skinless chicken breast, celery, hummus
S: banana
D: Roasted skinless chicken breast with Ezekial bread

26 mile ride

S: bran cereal with skim milk (a common craving after a ride for some reason, figure I must need the carbs).

[spokewench]

1 piece wg toast, peanut butter, coffee
1 peach
salad with chicken breast, vinaigrette, feta cheese crumbles
1 chicken breast tuscany style with cannellini beans and capers, mixed veges, couple bites of mashed potatoes, 1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

yesterday:
egg white omelette with pesto and goat cheese, an orange, coffee
salad with chicken and left over cous cous
an apple, nuts and cranberries at 2:30
piece of whole wheat bread and cheese at 5:00
whole wheat tortilla with pinto beans, cheddar, green chili salsa, avocado, bowl of blueberries and strawberries, 2 pieces dark chocolate

today:
2 eggs over easy, 2 slices turkey bacon, an orange, 2 cups coffee
16.5 mile fast ride, one bottle of Nuun/water

low salt ham and cheese sand. on a whole wheat deli flat, an apple

handful of whole wheat pita chips, hummus

soba and chicken salad with ginger soy dressing, 2 squares chocolate, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

cheerios, strawberries, rasberries, 1% milk, coffee
turkey sammy with swiss, lettuce, tomato, whole wheat bread
1/2 (might as well be full sammy, it was huge) italian beef sammy, peppers, glass of local ipa, side of beans

[aquamoose32]

Well my fruit kick ended. I ran out of fruit for one, and I got hungry again. It was great while it lasted.

B: tea with honey and soymilk
piece of chocolate
peach

Rode 20 miles
Had 6 dried dates on the ride

L: Big salad with corn, carrots, tofu
piece of bread

Rode another 10 miles running errands around town

S:juice
big bowl of oatmeal with soymilk, raisins, and peaches

D: french bread, 2 glasses of wine (while at work)

[redrhodie]

2 eggs, 2 slices toast
slice of bread with pb and banana
pasta with fake meat and mushrooms in tomato sauce
large piece of baklava
broccoli rabe sandwich and potato chips
2 peaches and some blueberries

[Catrin]

Today:

B: multi-grain hot cereal with nuts, blueberries, skim milk, and 2 scrambled egg whites

33 mile bike ride (during which I had Heed, a banana & a Nutter Butter at SAG)

L: Roasted chicken wrap with home-made Tzatzi sauce (with no-fat dairy) & a small granola/blueberry "parfait" with fat free Greek Yogurt

S: frozen banana

D: Thinking about a turkey bacon BLT wrap and a beer. I am not very hungry, but net calories are so low that I figured I had better eat something, I want to go play on the mountain bike in the morning before it gets too hot :)

[Crankin]

whole wheat bagel with low fat cream cheese and lox, bowl of blueberries and strawberries, coffee

25 mile ride, one bottle of water/Nuun

5 whole wheat veggie dumplings, an apple

BBQ at friends': lots of hummus and pita chips, 2 rum twizzlers :)
small boneless chicken breast,green salad, quinoa salad w/apple, broccoli slaw, 2 small scoops ice cream, drizzle of fudge sauce choc. chip cookie

I am hungry again...

[Catrin]

Crankin - I love how you are able to indulge in small amounts of comfort food (like ice cream) that doesn't sabotage your day. You are my example :) I can get away with very small pieces of brownies or chocolate, but home made cookies, as well as ice cream, are a different matter. I dare not have them in my house except for when I am making cookies to take someplace. Sherbert or frozen fruit just aren't good ice cream craving subsitutes...

[Owlie]

I can come over and help with the cookies. ;)
I know you're on a fairly restrictive diet, but I find a small amount (1 ice cream-shop scoop or less) of full-fat premium ice cream satisfies far better than a larger amount of other stuff. *sticks face back into her dish of Graeter's*
Unless it's gelato, of course.

Yesterday:
Cereal with 1%, orange juice
2.5 slices of wg bread with red pepper hummus
Strawberries, Greek yogurt, the last of the granola
WF wine tasting thing--3/4 glass of wine total (not a wine drinker, me), small amount of kale salad, two chicken wings with potato slices, mac&cheese, marble pound cake
Half a burger, a few fries, Caesar salad, half a roll with butter

Today:
Cereal with 1%, orange juice
24-mile ride (1 shot block, water, bit of gatorade)
my usual post-ride frap, a tiny scone, chips
The other half of the burger, salad, spicy slaw, the rest of the fries, ketchup
Bolthouse protein drink (the mocha thing) cut with skim milk
Small amount of chicken curry, rice, broccoli
2 handfuls of cherries
Small amount of mocha chocolate chip ice cream

[Catrin]

I can come over and help with the cookies. ;)
I know you're on a fairly restrictive diet, but I find a small amount (1 ice cream-shop scoop or less) of full-fat premium ice cream satisfies far better than a larger amount of other stuff. *sticks face back into her dish of Graeter's*
Unless it's gelato, of course.

Oh I agree entirely, which is why I generally go to a good ice cream place and get a single dip cone when I HAVE TO HAVE ICE CREAM :D :cool:

I've played with the idea of getting a small container for the freezer to see if I really do have enough discipline to have only a small amount of it. Now the weather is calming and my weekly mileage is up to where I want it to be I think I will have to try it :)

[spokewench]

spent a while in the morning roasting veges, carrots, kohlrabi, turnip radishes, red radishes, beets; did this on the grill since it was too hot to do inside

Breakfast: 1/2 piece of wg toast with peanut butter, cheerios, strawberries, raspberries, 1% milk, coffee
Lunch: 1 corn tortilla, leftover zucchini, onions, tomato, corn saute, chili sauce, black beans taco
snack: 1 beer
Dinner: 1/4 of grilled steak, 2 roasted small new red potatoes, salad with lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, roasted radishes, beets, carrots, kohlrabi, blue cheese crumbles and italian dressing, glass of red wine

[Reesha]

I've been on a beans and rice kick. James and I are trying to spend less on food and beans and rice are cheap, nutritious and plentiful.

Today it's lima beans slow cooked with smoked ham shanks, onions, bell peppers and celery served with rice. Oh man, I can't wait!

[Crankin]

yesterday:
3 egg omelette with bruschetta and cheese, 3 slices turkey bacon, blueberries, coffee
raspberry lime ricky on a ride stop

salad with chicken and kidney beans, avocado, an orange, slice of whole wheat bread

Indian food, pretty late after a movie: chicken tikka, cup of lentil soup, a few pieces of naan, glass of red wine

[Reesha]

Yum to the Indian Food. Have you ever been to Monsoon over in Acton? I love that place!

I started today with a mini bowl of corn flakes. Mmmm commodity corn.

[spokewench]

bowl of cheerios, strawberries, raspberries, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
2 pieces cheddar cheese, 3 thin pieces of salami, watermelon
1/4 of a butternut squash, filled with zucchini, onion,brown rice, turkey sausage filling, with homemade marinara sauce over the top and some mozzarella cheese
1 ice cream sandwich

In addition, I made a wonderful chicken vege soup that I will be eating on in the next few days. chicken, onions, carrots, celery, new red potatoes, green beans, cabbage, rainbow chard.

[Crankin]

Yea, the food at Monsoon is good and it's only about 3.5 miles from my house. But, we call them the "snobby" Indian restaurant... the service is kind of arrogant, so we usually get take out. Their other restaurant in Maynard is not like that.
This place was in Lexington and it was *really* good. I'll be going back.

[Reesha]

Yes they are very reserved at Monsoon. I also highly recommend India Palace just over the border from Westford in Chelmsford. Really fantastic food!

There's a great Thai place in Maynard that my uncle often takes me. Mmm Thai.

I had some lima beans for a pre-bbq lunch so I don't quite gorge on the unhealthy stuff. James works at a really fantastic posh restaurant and they are having their own bbq for their staff and staff families today. Yumm-OH.

[Crankin]

I've been to all of those places, Reesha. We used to eat at Thai Chili * a lot* when I lived in Boxborough, now not so much. That, and the fact that Asian food puts pounds on me quicker than anything.

[Catrin]

Yesterday (baaad Catherine)

B: egg white sammy (Ezekial bread)

1.5 hour mountain bike drills (parking lot) and just playing around on the grass

L: (actually coffee hour after church) 5 small meatballs, slice french bread, pickles, mashed potatoes, coffee

S: fresh choc-chip cookies I made to take to a cook-out last night. Gotta sample while making them to assure they are edible :o :D

D: Brats. 2 of them. With bread. several types of salad, more cookies, berries, 2 beers

-----------------------------------

Today (better):

B: egg white + 1 whole egg sammy (Ezekial bread)

42 mile bike ride (2 Nutter Butters at SAG, 1 banana, had Heed in Camelbak for ride) Small amount of bran cereal when I walked in the door with a little skim milk. Don't ask me why I crave cereal after a long ride... would rather have chips and choc milk but am out of both...

L: Salad with roasted chicken breast, tomatoes, olive oil dressing

45 minute walk, 1 serving of ice cream afterwards :cool:

D: Planning a chicken/veggie wrap with a beer

[Catrin]

I can come over and help with the cookies. ;)
I know you're on a fairly restrictive diet, but I find a small amount (1 ice cream-shop scoop or less) of full-fat premium ice cream satisfies far better than a larger amount of other stuff. *sticks face back into her dish of Graeter's*
Unless it's gelato, of course.

I decided to follow your advice :D I did damage with the cookies yesterday, and much to my surprise this afternoon I was satisfied with the ice cream after I carefully measured out a serving. Just to be safe all I purchased was a pint of Ben & Jerry's to see if I can be trusted with ice cream in my freezer...

[Owlie]

I decided to follow your advice :D I did damage with the cookies yesterday, and much to my surprise this afternoon I was satisfied with the ice cream after I carefully measured out a serving. Just to be safe all I purchased was a pint of Ben & Jerry's to see if I can be trusted with ice cream in my freezer...

And, uh, if you decide you can't, I'll take it off your hands...;)

Yesterday:
My usual cereal with 1%
Sun chips, Bolthouse protein thing, cabbage slaw
Chai
Indian-spiced beef, rice, spinach, two handfuls of cherries
mocha chocolate chip ice cream

Today:
Cereal w/ 1%
Sun chips
Bison burger with tomato, onions and BBQ sauce, homemade fries, jalapeno slaw (red and green cabbage, carrots, jalapenos), watermelon salsa, corn on the cob, half a beer
small amount of peach daquiri
grilled peach with balsamic glaze

I might have some yogurt, strawberries and granola later...

[Catrin]

And, uh, if you decide you can't, I'll take it off your hands...;)

Oh that won't be necessary, there won't be any left should I discover I can't be trusted around it :) I DID NOT, however, get my favorite. I love good mint-chocolate chip but of course they don't have that in Ben and Jerry's pints. So I forced myself to get the raspberry cheesecake with white chocolate and swirls. Hard job, but someone has to do it.

No ice cream unless ride > 35 miles. It will be interesting to see what happens to my weekly mileage total with this approach :cool:

[indysteel]

No ice cream unless ride > 35 miles. It will be interesting to see what happens to my weekly mileage total with this approach :cool:

Maybe I should try that as a way to limit my ice cream addiction. Or not......:p

I'll be interested to see what additional tests reveal about my thryoid. Perhaps I've gotten away with eating ice cream like I do because it's been overactive for some portion of the last year (since I last had it checked). It seems odd though because I don't have most of the symptoms one generally associates with it. Here's hoping that it's nothing, although I think that might overly optimistic of me, given that I have a sister with Grave's disease. Maybe they just caught it really early.

[Crankin]

Too much.

B: whole wheat bagel with low fat provolone and 2 slices of Canadian bacon, blueberries, an orange, coffee

3/4 Luna bar and a bottle of water, plus about 1/4 of a bottle of Nuun during/after 22.5 mile ride

left over chicken and soba, edame

dinner out with son and DH: turkey tips, rice, cole slaw, one beer

[spokewench]

B: rice chex, blackberries, raspberries, 1% milk, coffee
S: 1 piece WG toast and peanut butter
L: bowl of chicken vege soup
S: 1 beer
D: 1 grilled chicken thigh, peas, macaroni and cheese, 1 glass of red wine

[aquamoose32]

Way too much. Thank you 4th of July. And thus I rode 52 miles 5000 ft of climbing the today. 100 degrees. It was hot.
Today:
B: Chocolate soy milk, 1/2 cliff bar, tea with honey
S: rest of cliff bar on ride
L: Jam and banana sandwich, cliff bar # 2 still on ride. Coconut Water
S: beans, corn, lots of salsa, more chocolate soymilk
D: beer, pear
water water water

Yesterday:
Oh dear:
B: Banana, pear, tea with honey
S: like 1/2 a watermelon at the lake with TONS of salt on it, 1 rice cake, 1 carrot
L: collards and tofu stirfry, mangos
at the party I rode my bike to: Lots of chips and salsa, bean dip, salad, 1 sangria, 1 gin and juice, one beer
Dessert: chocolate soymilk, granola (This was the best invention ever, I compare it to ice cream)

[Tri Girl]

I ate 2 pints of ice cream today.

Seriously hormonal eating. :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

[Reesha]

I'm not laughing at you, Tri Girl, I'm laughing WITH you. That is awesomely crazy :D

Yesterday I had some incredible moroccan tilapia with raisin + almond couscous. For dessert? Apple tart with bacon-cheddar crust. Dood.

[spokewench]

Too much.

B: whole wheat bagel with low fat provolone and 2 slices of Canadian bacon, blueberries, an orange, coffee

3/4 Luna bar and a bottle of water, plus about 1/4 of a bottle of Nuun during/after 22.5 mile ride

left over chicken and soba, edame

dinner out with son and DH: turkey tips, rice, cole slaw, one beer

doesn't sound like too much - sounds like just right!

[spokewench]

B: Rice chex, raspberries, blackberries, 1% milk, coffee
S: 1 nectarine
L: bowl of chicken vege soup
S: 1 raspberry yogurt
D: spagetti with turkey meatball tomato sauce, and 1 piece garlic bread made with Wg bread, olive oil, garlic, and a little sprinkled parmesan

[Crankin]

yesterday.. I'm on serious work related stress overload

slice of whole wheat w/soy nut butter before 20 mile 6 AM ride
egg white omelette with lox and cream cheese in it, an orange, coffee after ride

chicken and low fat provolone on a deli flat, mustard

iced coffee, nuts and cranberries

salmon with an Asian sauce, brown rice, sauteed pepper and onion
2 piece dark chocolate

[Crankin]

yesterday (Wed,)
bowl of Greek yogurt and blueberries, almonds, with 2 slices of turkey bacon, coffee

string cheese, apple

can of tuna on a bed of lettuce

packet of nuts and cranberries

black beans with bell peppers, onion, mango, in a spicy sauce, over brown rice, glass of red wine, 2 pieces dark chocolate

Going on a 4 day trip to the Berkshires, which involves lots of hilly riding and eating. I think I'll skip posting my meals!

[spokewench]

b: 1 piece of wg toast with butter, rice chex 1% milk, coffee
L: bowl of chicken vege soup, watermelon
S: cherries
D: 1 hamburger made with blue cheese, parmesan and sun dried tomatoes, (no bun); salad with italian dressing
1 frozen drumstick icecream treat

[aquamoose32]

Crankin, do you ride everyday?? Seems like you do. Are you partially retired? Doesn't your body get tired from riding everyday? I couldn't figure out why I was so tired all the time or why I had no energy at work; I work the dinner shift at a restaurant and run around all night. Then I stopped riding for a week and I was bouncing off the walls with energy. Maybe I need a day job where I can sit? Then I could ride everyday? I just want to ride and ride forever and ever! Have a great Vacation. I'll be on Ragbrai in 2 weeks eating tons of PIE!!!

[spokewench]

B: cheerios, 1% milk, Strawberries, coffee
S: cherries and 1 banana
L: spinach salad, no dressing, with chicken breast
D: 2 fish tacos, rice, beans, 1 margarita

[macopagirl]

breakfast, lunch and dinner time - Fried Chicken with Mushroom Potato Soup on the side :)

[indysteel]

Crankin, do you ride everyday?? Seems like you do. Are you partially retired? Doesn't your body get tired from riding everyday? I couldn't figure out why I was so tired all the time or why I had no energy at work; I work the dinner shift at a restaurant and run around all night. Then I stopped riding for a week and I was bouncing off the walls with energy. Maybe I need a day job where I can sit? Then I could ride everyday? I just want to ride and ride forever and ever! Have a great Vacation. I'll be on Ragbrai in 2 weeks eating tons of PIE!!!

In looking at your posts in this thread, I have to say I've been struck by how little you often eat and, in particular, how little protein you eat. Have you considered the possibility that your diet might explain your fatigue? I know that's a pretty loaded subject, and it certainly was for me at one time. I'd just encourage you to fuel your body sufficiently and worry less about the scale. Oh, and drink a lot of water. :)

[spokewench]

1 Peach
1 Banana
1 bowl of chicken vegetable soup
strawberries
1 large piece of milk chocolate
spagetti pasta with sauteed onions, zucchini, rainbow chard, tomatoes, garlic, basil, parsley and shredded parmesan, 1 glass of beer
1 frozen drumstick ice cream treat

[shootingstar]

Hmm...it's free pancake breakfasts all over the city these next few days --in celebration of the Calgary Stampede. So...

B
cornflakes with fresh strawberries and skim milk
tea with skim milk

Lunch/Snack/I dunno at a free breakfast sight with others wearing cowboy hats:
2 small nice pancakes with small amount of maple syrup
3 small sausages
brown beans on side
coffee with milk

2 mini gourmet cream puffs, 1 with beer flavoured cream (it was nice) and one with pistachio flavoured cream

Dinner will be:
Stir fried bok choy with red peppers, onions, garlic and noodles
Several cups of tea through the day

Several plums and some blueberries

[Owlie]

Crankin, do you ride everyday?? Seems like you do. Are you partially retired? Doesn't your body get tired from riding everyday? I couldn't figure out why I was so tired all the time or why I had no energy at work; I work the dinner shift at a restaurant and run around all night. Then I stopped riding for a week and I was bouncing off the walls with energy. Maybe I need a day job where I can sit? Then I could ride everyday? I just want to ride and ride forever and ever! Have a great Vacation. I'll be on Ragbrai in 2 weeks eating tons of PIE!!!

Aquamoose, I don't want to seem like we're jumping on you, but I can tell you that I'd probably starve (or be very cranky) on what you eat.

[shootingstar]

I have to say for certain, any restaurant job where one is standing on their feet for an evening or day shift, does require burning off enough calories.

Watching servers run around in a moderately busy restaurant, I know that I couldn't have a job like that for a decade without burning out abit. Maybe that explains why my father could eat a large plate of rice with other stuff for dinner..for several decades of his life. He was full-time restaurant cook for over 5 decades of his life. And never overweight, actually abit underweight.

[Owlie]

Let's see...

Usual cereal with 1%
32-mile ride, water and 4-5 shot blocks on ride
small frap...w/ whipped cream
Garlic hummus, pita chips
Slice of pound cake
Mocha protein drink mixed with skim milk
Salmon, rice, broccoli
3/4 of a peach, baked with a little cinnamon and brown sugar on top

[Catrin]

Aquamoose, please don't think we are jumping on you, but riding alone takes quite a lot of fuel, and with your active job in a restaurant your body is likely telling you that you need more food...

Today:

B: Steel cut oats, scrambled egg whites, skim milk, coffee

1 hour mountain bike ride, during which I had a Stinger Honey Waffle (yummy, these are great).

L: PB and banana sammy on Ezekial bread

1 hour mountain bike ride (just took a break for lunch) during which I had 3 shot blocs (It was HOT)

Post ride/shower snack: Cliff Bar

Dinner: Roasted skinless chicken breast, sauteed garlic kale, Trader Joe's Harvest Grain mix (couscous, quinoia, orzo, baby garbonzo beans), 1 beer

considering having some strawberries and yogurt for a pre-bed snack

I am also thankful the State Park I was riding in has showers available, even with all of my long road rides, I have NEVER sweated like that on the bike!

[indysteel]

Catrin, is that Harvast Grain mix any good? I've had a bag of it for a while but haven't made it yet. I might be near TJ's tomorrow morning; I'll pick some more up if it's good.

[spokewench]

B: rice chex, strawberries, 1/2 banana, 1% milk, coffee
L: 1/2 of a 6 inch subway sandwich with ham, small bag of harvest chips
S: 1 icecream soft serve cone from dairy queen
S: 1 Beer
D: 5 slices sirloin steak, salad, vinaigrette dressing, 1 glass of red wine

[shootingstar]

B
cornflakes with fresh strawberries & blueberries, skim milk
tea with skim milk

Brunch :o:rolleyes:
free pancake breakfast/lunch, cycling over to another different location today. There was a country western local band playin'. Yup again, over 65% of attendees wearing cowboy hats. I had my bike helmet. :D
2 small pancakes with abit of syrup
2 sausages
coffee with milk

Snacks will be:
a peach or plum
cherries
yogurt

D:
2 cobs of corn
stir fried gai lan (veggie) with red pepper, onion and garlic
cups of tea with skim milk

[aquamoose32]

Oh dear. Thanks all for your concern, but really I feel pretty healthy honestly. Maybe I am wrong, but well, I have been vegetarian since I was 12, I am 25 now. So I think my body has adapted by this point. I have been on and off vegan since I was 20. Every once and a while I will crave a glass of milk, and I have one, them my stomach hurts, but I fulfilled my craving. My friend is cycle tourist and a fruitarian and he looks so healthy and always says how much energy he has. This probably should be another thread, but if you are interested I am sharing this info with you. I am not saying this is for everyone, and it definitely takes a certain mindset and way of life, but I think it is interesting. As for your comments, I don't take it personally, maybe my judgement is skewed a little, I feel like I eat a lot though. I definitely get 2000-2500 calories a day, even when i was on my fruit kick last week, and I FELT SO clean and energized.

Here is my friends blog if you are interested.
http://100dayslfrv.blogspot.com/p/info-on-801010.html
also some more interesting info from another athlete:
www.30bananasaday.com

On a second note, I think there is also a fine line that cyclist cross with food an weight since without proper nutrition you cannot cycle freely. And too much you get sluggish. My ex boyfriend was obsessed with everything he ate. He wanted to be at 150 lbs even when his body said he wanted to be at 165. "I go faster up the hills at 150, and then I win more races." He is a semi pro cyclist. Not that i am ANY sort of pro or even semi pro, I dont even race, I just like to ride really fast, a lot, and far. And it is always fun to beat an old man up the hill every once and a while. ;) I think it is finding the balance between mind and body. I applaud all of you who can truly indulge in you favorite flavor ice cream, trust me I wish I could do that with no regrets and pure enjoyment. Maybe someday, but not right now. Although this might all change on my bike ride across IOWA in 100 degree heat in 2 weeks. hehe.

Ok here we go... Yesterday.
Pre B: HUGE glass of tea, maple syrup and soy milk, banana, apricot
B: Peanut Butter and jelly sandwich
S: peach, plum, 2 nectarines, broccoli, snap peas
(I work at the farmers market on Saturday mornings)
L: big bowl of Quinoa and oats with soymilk and nutritional yeast, one carrot, and popcorn!!!
D: glass of orange juice, 4 slices of french bread, 1/2 potato
Dessert: shot of gin at work with co-workers
And then I had a stomach ache...lol

Today:
B: Chocolate (it's that time), tea, honey (I crave honey every morning when I wake up) and soymilk, Apricot, chips and salsa,
35 Mile bike ride
L: watermelon drenched in salt, lemon, orange, granola
S: Kombucha, banana
D: juice, bread probably since I'll be at work, arugula salad too probably.

That was a long post. Sorry.

[Catrin]

Catrin, is that Harvest Grain mix any good? I've had a bag of it for a while but haven't made it yet. I might be near TJ's tomorrow morning; I'll pick some more up if it's good.

This is the first time I've used it, and it was better than straight couscous. I wanted a different grain to mix things up a bit. It took a little longer to cook than expected, and it took a bit more water than the directions called for. It stuck to my stainless steel pot...but it filled the need. I will probably buy it again, but not on a weekly basis.

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece toast with butter, 1 with peanut butter, coffee
L: 1 piece wg bread, mayonnaise, slices of sirloin
S: 4 slices salami, 2 slices swiss cheese, 1 beer
D: 2 pieces pepperoni pizza, glass of wine

Guess I was just tired of fruit and veges!

[Owlie]

Bowl of cereal, skim milk. OJ
Coke, club sandwich with turkey, bacon, green beans (odd, but good), avocado, garlic something or other, fries
Frappucino
Pita chips and hummus.
Strawberries.

[Crankin]

OK, I am back on track. Vacation was riding and eating.

B: bowl of Greek yogurt, blueberries, walnuts, cranberries, coffee
piece of cheese

L: lentil salad and apple
nuts and cranberries

D: 2 spicy veggie burritos on whole wheat tortillas, an orange, 2 pieces of dark chocolate

[shootingstar]

B: small bowl of cornflakes with fresh blueberries, skim milk, tea with milk

Snack/brunch at work (8:30 am): fruit yogurt, 1 peach and then ...a small pancake with a tiny bit of bacon from yet another free pancake breakfast for public. (This time the 1 pancake was too greasy so I won't go to same place.)

oatmeal muffin

Supper:
Smoked mussels (from tin) sauteed with tomatoes, onions, garlic and flavoured with touch of chili sauce ..and sea asparagus (it's a salty like seaweed from West Coast) over egg white noodles
Tea with milk
Fresh strawberries

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast with butter, 2 eggs
L: small plate of fries
D: 1 beer, 1 chicken thigh, green beans, few roasted potatoes

[Crankin]

B: Luna Bar before 5:30 AM ride, egg white omelette with feta cheese and an orange, coffee after the ride

L: left over snap peas, red potato, and chicken salad in a vinegrette (sp?) dressing, an apple

D:?? met up wit Shefly, Mudmucker, and GLC, who was in town, at 3:30. I had a glass of red wine and a wonderful small plate sized serving of grilled tofu and eggplant in a spicy sauce

I'm kind of hungry now, so will probably eat half a whole wheat bagel

[Owlie]

Cereal with 1%
slice of pound cake, glass of chai
Almost too much dinner: 6oz steak, salad with garlic peppercorn dressing, mashed potatoes, cheesecake with strawberries, 2/3 of a beer

[spokewench]

rice chex 1% milk, coffee
1 granola bar
ham and swiss sammy on wheat with tomato and lettuce
BLT sammy on wg bread, mayonnaise, 1/2 beer

[spokewench]

B: 1 Piece wg toast with butter, coffee
L: vege california rolls
D: chili verde with pork loin, whole pinto beans, rice, 1 margarita

[shootingstar]

B
Cornflakes with skim milk, blueberries and raspberries
at my desk at work:
yogurt
fresh cherries
coffee
oatmeal-apple muffin

Another coffee with skim milk. I didn't have lunch though I went walking among Stampede crowds. lotsa folks with cowboy hats.

Dinner will be
noodles with a stir fry
cherries, a plum
tea
No beer, wine.........:) I only have wine several times per yr. I get drunk on very little wine.

[Crankin]

small whole wheat roll with olive oil, Iberico cheese, 3 slices of chicken breast, blueberries and strawberries, coffee

left over black beans, brown rice and veggies, an apple

Luna Bar at 4:30

salad with pork loin, peaches in a maple syrup/white vinegar/mustard dressing, a roll, one beer

[Owlie]

Cereal with 1%, orange juice
3 shot blocks and water on a 17-mile ride
Pulled pork sandwich with BBQ sauce
granola bar
pasta with tomato sauce, salad
cherries
homemade mint ice cream

[spokewench]

cheerios, peaches, strawberries, raspberries, 1% milk, coffee
1 banana, cherries
edamame and 3 small spring rolls
S: 1 beer
D: salad with wilted chard, onions, 1/2 piece of bacon, with lots of raw veges, summer squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, avocado, vinaigrette dressing, blue cheese crumbles and 3 slices of sirloin, 1 glass of red wine

[Crankin]

egg white omelette with feta cheese, blueberries,coffee
half a Luna Bar before short ride, bottle of water +Nuun

cheese crisp with whole wheat tortilla, low fat Mex. cheese, chicken and salsa, an orange, finished the rest of the Luna Bar

whole grain penne with ratatouille sauce, glass of wine, kiddie size soft serve, with chocolate dip

[shootingstar]

I'm recovering from flapjack eating.

Breakfast
cornflakes with skim milk, blueberries and strawberries

Then cycled over to yet another free Stampede flapjack breakfast:
2 flapjacks (pancakes)
sausage patties
coffee

Then 2 hrs. later, cycled elsewhere to another one 5 kms. away:
2 larger flapjacks
2 larger sausage patties
brown beans
orange juice

Snack
fresh cherries, lichees and a plum
Tea with milk

Dinner:
some low fat cottage cheese, fruit
Sauteed gai lan (Chinese veggie)
tea with milk

Yea, all wierd. But I tried to taper off by the end of the day...:o:D

I did only 20 kms. of cycling..after the pancakes.

[Crankin]

Saturday:
2 eggs scrambled, 2 pieces turkey bacon, one slice whole wheat raisin toast, coffee
went to my first peer consultation group. meeting was OK, but I ate too much. lentil salad, some spicy whole wheat cheese crisp/vegetable thing, 3-4 pieces, white bean hummus and pita, a small brownie
went on a hot 20 mile ride, drank a bottle of water and Nuun, another bottle of plain water when I got back

decided to go sit on the porch of the Colonial Inn and have appetizer and a mojito. turned into 2 mojitos, an appetizer of 1.5 black bean corn cakes, dinner of swordfish on top of another black bean corn cake and veggies. We had to walk around town for awhile to drive the 3.5 miles home

Today:
2 home made waffles, 3 slices of turkey bacon, blueberries and walnuts

rode 14 hot miles, went to the beach, ate a turkey wrap with lettuce and tomato, mustard (it was way too big) and a bag of baked chips, a lemon water ice. Rode 8 miles back to the car. drank 2 bottles of water with Nuun.

whole wheat orzo salad with chick peas and feta, lemon olive oil dressing

an orange, 2 slices of cheese

[spokewench]

Yesterday:
B: 2 sourdough pancakes, peaches, syrup, 2 pieces bacon, coffee, oj
S: tortilla chips and salsa, 1 beer
D: zucchini squash, bolognesa tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, spaghetti, 1 piece garlic wg bread with olive oil, parmesan and garlic, 1 glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: 2 scrambled egg whites with one whole egg sammy on Ezekial bread (2 slices), berries, coffee, skim milk

about 2 hours of mountain bike drills and just playing on the bike

after-bike snack - low-fat choc. milk and baked chips

L: wonderful mixed salad green salad with onion, tomatoes, roasted chicken, red peppers, zucchini and oil/vinegar dressing

D: Roasted skinless chicken with roasted swiss chard, 1 beer. More berries

S: small handful trail mix - need to go shopping!

I LOVE apples - but sadly the apples are just too bad this time of the year - mealy, flavorless and bruised... I am loving all of the berries though, and looking forward to the new apple harvest!

[Crankin]

B: Greek yogurt, blueberries, almonds, cranberries, coffee
L: left over lentil salad

S: nuts and cranberries and a Luna Bar at 4:30.

D: whole wheat naan pizza with arugula pesto, with goat cheese, fig jam, and pears

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Cereal with 1%
Pasta with tomato sauce, salad with Caesar dressing
Tea with half-and-half and sugar, slice of pound cake
Frappucino (small one, with whipped cream)
Fried rice (with egg, chicken), half a daikon radish, salad
cherries
homemade mint ice cream

Today:
Cereal with 1%
Leftover fried rice
2 thin slices of pound cake, strawberries with Nutella, tea with half-and-half and sugar
25 minutes on the trainer. It's too hot to ride, and it's too hot to sleep so getting up early is out of the question. :(
Chicken tacos (chicken, onions, red bell pepper, salsa, green onions), handful of tortilla chips with salsa, salad
I'm contemplating a dab of mint chocolate chip ice cream...

[spokewench]

cheerios, 1% milk, peach, coffee
S: Granola bar
L: brisket sandwich, coleslaw
D: 1 chicken thigh grilled, roasted potatoes and onions, peas, 1 glass red wine

[limewave]

I'm making Black Bean chocolate brownies from 101cookbooks.com. And I'm making PB ice cream with chocolate shavings out of frozen bananas. I'm looking forward to some brownie sundaes tonight!!!! :D

B: Egg Sandwich
S: Green Smoothie
L: Ultra Meal Shake + Salad
D: Stir fry of shicken and summer veggies
ES: Brownie Sundaes:D:D:D:D:D

[Owlie]

Limewave--That combo strikes me as odd. It makes sense from a "food construction" standpoint, but I'm having difficulty wrapping my head around the "black beans" and "brownies" combination. In my mind, chocolate and legumes should stay far away from each other...except in Mexican food! (I've also never cottoned on to banana-based things, because all I taste is banana. If I wanted to taste banana, I'd have eaten one...and now the word "banana" has lost all meaning.) :D I'd be interested to hear about how it turns out, though.

What do I want for lunch...salad, tacos and salad, or fried rice and salad? I'll stop before it turns into a vegetarian version of the Spam Sketch.

[limewave]

Limewave--That combo strikes me as odd. It makes sense from a "food construction" standpoint, but I'm having difficulty wrapping my head around the "black beans" and "brownies" combination.

lol. I thought the same thing but will try just about anything once. And I have to say, the brownies are very fudgey! Surprisingly, I like them. We'll have to wait and see what the family thinks tonight.

[spokewench]

B: shredded wheat, 1% milk, coffee
S: 1 peach
L: patty melt on rye
D: 2 pieces pizza, 1 beer

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

2 eggs, ww English muffin
another EM with PB&J
cous cous with sumer veggies
hunk of baguette with tomato
Greek yogurt with pecans
cold Asian noodle salad
a nectarine
2 slices peach cake

[ehirsch83]

OK, I am going to start joining in b/c I can't seem to lose these 5-8lbs that are stuck and this will help hold me accountable!

early am:sunrise energy granola bar(130 calories. buy them at costco) before 2 hour ride
B: mojo clif bar (ran out the door late to work, only portable item)
L: steamed chicken and veggies
S:handful of sun dried tomatoes(ate while making dinner)
D: Chicken apple sausage w/ sauteed veggies(onion,garlic, red pepper, asparagus,basil,jalapenos, mushrooms) and mozzarella. Small portion of black rice. 1 beer
S: 2 spoons of ice cream out of SO's bowl.

[Crankin]

Just realized I didn't post yesterday's food.
slice of whole wheat bread with soy nut butter before early AM short hill ride
egg white omelette with feta cheese, orange, coffee, after ride

salad with chicken and cous cous, veggies

cranberries and nuts

low salt ham sandwich and low fat provolone cheese on a whole wheat roll, mustard, cole slaw, strawberries

Today:
slice of whole wheat bread from the bakery, with olive oil, 2 slices of Machengo cheese, 3 slices of low salt ham, orange, coffee

salad with left over penne and veggies, an apple

piece of small slice whole wheat with soy nut butter before ride

flank steak marinated in lime juice and chil powder, mixture of sweet potato, red pepper, onion, salad with feta cheese , grape tomatoes
glass of wine

[goldfinch]

I have been losing weight since January with only one brief plateau. The weight loss has been about a pound a week. The past week I have been on a trip in insufferably hot weather and have been riding little because of a neck/shoulder issue. For the first time in a long time keeping the calories down has been difficult. Yesterday I had a Dairy Queen kid cone. I also had three cookies and milk. And craved more junk. Ack! I ended the day with a Mike's Hard Lemonade to add 220 useless calories. But it was good! My total for the day was 1500 calories. I might even gain weight on a sedentary day on 1500 calories.

Today I am back on track. Apple and smoked fish for breakfast after walking two miles. Spring rolls sans meat for lunch--with plenty of veggies and fish sauce but few rice noodles. Black beans (with lots of Kale cooked in it) for dinner on a rice/dal homemade dosa. 1100 calories. I feel good and not near as hungry as yesterday.

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
B: Cereal with 1%
L1: Small portion of leftover fried rice
L2: Giant salad (kale and boxed salad greens) with chicken and Caesar dressing
S: Slice of pound cake
D: Chicken tacos with bell peppers, onions and salsa, tortilla chips
D: mint chocolate chip ice cream

Today:
Oh, today was bad...
B: Cereal
Licked chocolate off my fingers while making buckeyes, then ate some of the leftover chocolate on strawberries, then sampled the smallest buckeye. Yes, they're good.
I didn't really eat lunch after that...
Dinner: Salad with chicken
Dessert: another buckeye.

[Owlie]

Oops.

[spokewench]

shredded wheat 1% milk, strawberries and peaches, coffee
1 piece pizza
3 taffy cookies
some roasted chicken, 1 beer
ice cream and chocolate sauce

I've got to get my diet back on track. Yesterday, I just spent all my time cleaning house from top to bottom, did play tennis for 2 hours, but the hubbys mom is coming next week and needed to clean!

[spokewench]

B: Shredded wheat, raspberries, 1% milk, coffee
S: cherries
L: Ciabatta bread, chicken breast, bacon sammy from local deli
D: salmon, salad and fettucinni with parmesan

[aquamoose32]

B: 1 big glass chocolate milk
15 mile ride

L: apple
sauteed greens and beets with quinoa and kidney beens
some apple crisp with milk

S:apple sauce, dates, mango

D: some french bread with sauce
2 shots of whiskey

Apple Harvest Time!!!!
Ragbrai starts tomorrow!!!!!! Pie, Pasta, Pancakes, and Beer here I come!

[ehirsch83]

yesterday wasn't great...

B: 2 scrambled eggs w/ veggies and mozzarella
S: cherries
L: piece of pizza, loaded with veggies and chicken
S: coffee
D: piece of pizza(same as lunch) w/ salad(homemade dressing), 2 beers

didn't ride b/c I can't seem to fully get over sinus infection.

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

oatmeal with oat bran, pecans, flax seeds, and blueberries
a banana
veggie rice pilaf
Spanish Almonds
a peach
pasta with broccoli rabe, crostini with white bean and olive tapanade, and roasted onion
slice of peach cake
cherries

[spokewench]

yesterday:

oatmeal with oat bran, pecans, flax seeds, and blueberries
a banana
veggie rice pilaf
Spanish Almonds
a peach
pasta with broccoli rabe, crostini with white bean and olive tapanade, and roasted onion
slice of peach cake
cherries

At least, there is no fear that you will turn blue any more You only had blueberries one time in the day!

[redrhodie]

At least, there is no fear that you will turn blue any more You only had blueberries one time in the day!

I have moved on to the peach. :) I've been eating 2 or 3 most days. I'm in heaven.

I forgot, I also ate some cheese.

[spokewench]

I have moved on to the peach. :) I've been eating 2 or 3 most days. I'm in heaven.

I forgot, I also ate some cheese.

i'm eating a peach as i type! that's the reason for no capitalization!

[Crankin]

yesterday:
2 eggs over easy, 2 slices turkey bacon, an orange, coffee

bowl of tomato basil soup, slice of whole wheat bread and hummus

2 pieces of Machengo cheese

veggie burger on whole wheat roll, cole slaw, strawberries, one piece of dark chocolate

today:
piece of whole wheat bread and soy nut butter before 5:30 AM ride
whole wheat cheese crisp with low fat Mex cheese, chicken, peach salsa, an orange, coffee

left over ww penne and veggies

salad with 6oz. of grilled salmon on top, glass of sangria, piece of chocolate

[Catrin]

Today:

B: scrambled egg white sandwich on Ezekiel bread
S: Honey Stinger bar

Strength training session with trainer

L: Cliff bar

D: Roasted skinless chicken with pretzel bread and broccoli slaw (with dried cranberries, almonds, small amount of dressing)

17 mile evening bike ride

I think for a post-ride snack some strawberries and a little non-fat greek yogurt. Perhaps one beer....yeah...one Oberon beer I think :)

[Owlie]

Today was really bad.
Cereal and 1%
2 buckeyes and a glass of 1%
Coffee
2 slices of pepperoni, sausage and green pepper pizza
green tea.

:rolleyes: I think it's because I never want to see salad again.

[Catrin]

What are buckeyes?

Thursday night I had pizza for the first time in 2 years - I had 5 small squares so it is hard to judge how much I actually had - probably between 2 & 3 slices. Several had bacon, the others had no mea.

[Owlie]

What are buckeyes?

Thursday night I had pizza for the first time in 2 years - I had 5 small squares so it is hard to judge how much I actually had - probably between 2 & 3 slices. Several had bacon, the others had no mea.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/buckeye-balls-ii/detail.aspx
See what I mean?

[Catrin]

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/buckeye-balls-ii/detail.aspx
See what I mean?

Now I understand - they do look yummy! Hmmmm, bike energy?

:)

[Owlie]

If they didn't have an annoying tendency to melt, they'd be perfect bike food, actually. At least, with some tweaking on the sugar-pb ratio.

[spokewench]

B: rice crispies,1% milk, raspberries, coffee
S: cherries
L: two soft tacos with beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato and salsa
S: 1 glass of prosecco with friends downtown
D: chicken, fettucinni with parmesan, green beans, 1 glass white wine

[shootingstar]

yesterday:
b
cornflakes with raspberries and strawberries
tea with skim milk

later coffee with skim milk
raspberry muffin
fresh lichees

supper
green curry cauliflower with red peppers, onions, garlic over noodles
tea with milk
fresh plum, cherries and lichees

No I didn't have lunch.

[rollinat]

B: Greek yogurt, blueberries, almonds, cranberries, coffee
L: left over lentil salad

S: nuts and cranberries and a Luna Bar at 4:30.

D: whole wheat naan pizza with arugula pesto, with goat cheese, fig jam, and pears


Just realized I didn't post yesterday's food.
slice of whole wheat bread with soy nut butter before early AM short hill ride
egg white omelette with feta cheese, orange, coffee, after ride

salad with chicken and cous cous, veggies

cranberries and nuts

low salt ham sandwich and low fat provolone cheese on a whole wheat roll, mustard, cole slaw, strawberries

Today:
slice of whole wheat bread from the bakery, with olive oil, 2 slices of Machengo cheese, 3 slices of low salt ham, orange, coffee

salad with left over penne and veggies, an apple

piece of small slice whole wheat with soy nut butter before ride

flank steak marinated in lime juice and chil powder, mixture of sweet potato, red pepper, onion, salad with feta cheese , grape tomatoes
glass of wine

Can I come and live with you?! What you eat all sounds so delicious! :):)

[Crankin]

I love to cook and eat and so does DH. Almost everything i make is easy, made from Cooking Light, particularly the fast recipes, or Food and Wine. I hardly use the recipes I used to make, even 10 years ago. We buy exclusively from the local farms at this time of year, and when I have fish, it's from a real fish market/butcher. Lots of ethnic food and I don't mind eating breakfast for dinner or a sandwich. Cooking is relaxing to me, after listening to people's problems all day...
We are probably the only family that spends more on food since the kids left home :).

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece ww toast with cherry jam
L: 1/2 ham and cheese sandwich with mustard
D: Went to a wedding, salad, slow cooked beef, corn bread, small helping of vegetarian enchilada casserole that I made. 1 beer, 1 cupcake

[rollinat]

I love to cook and eat and so does DH. Almost everything i make is easy, made from Cooking Light, particularly the fast recipes, or Food and Wine. I hardly use the recipes I used to make, even 10 years ago. We buy exclusively from the local farms at this time of year, and when I have fish, it's from a real fish market/butcher. Lots of ethnic food and I don't mind eating breakfast for dinner or a sandwich. Cooking is relaxing to me, after listening to people's problems all day...
We are probably the only family that spends more on food since the kids left home :).

Sounds great. I used to enjoy cooking but after a long period of severe depression I kind of lost any enthusiasm for it, and haven't found it again yet. Plus moving to the US 2 years ago, it took me a while to get used to new ingredients etc, and not being able to get some things I took for granted. Hopefully I will rekindle my interest soon.

[Crankin]

Saturday:
slice of whole wheat bread with soy nut butter, before ride where we aborted as it was a torrential downpour, after 11 miles
whole wheat bagel, lox light cream cheese, blueberries, coffee

salad with veggies and kidney beans, chickpeas, whole wheat deli flat with hummus

piece of cheese

dinner at restaurant for friend's birthday: mojito, "farm salad (local lettuce, zucchini with poached egg), scallops in a lemon butter sauce, red wine

back to our house for chocolate cake and decaf

I do not feel so well today! Woke up all night with my stomach not feeling well. I think it was the cake and coffee before bed

[spokewench]

1 cupcake (leftover from wedding)
B: two eggs, 1 sausage patty, 1 piece ww toast, hashbrowns
L: 1 peach
D: barbequed beef sandwich on white roll, 1 beer, potato chips

I think I need to get back on the good eating habits diet!

[tulip]

Latte and a bagel with egg and tomato.

Pbj sandwich, fruit , a few cookies, some cake.

Ice cream, a bottle of v8, and some beef jerky and some dried fruit

A couple of powers and a coupleof bottles of Gatorade

Lentil stew, mashed potatoes, squash, salad and more cake.

I'm on a weeklong 350 mile bike trip, so I can pretty much eat what I want. Pickins can be limited, though.

[indysteel]

I hope you're having fun, Tulip! Lentil stew sounds yummy!

[Owlie]

Sounds good, but it's too hot to think about anything with the word "stew" in it!

Yesterday:
Usual cereal and 1%, OJ
Water and shot blocks on very sticky 14-mile ride
Frap w/ whipped cream and chips
Roast beef sandwich (+lettuce, tomato, cheddar), more chips, lemonade
The last of the buckeyes, tea
Wasabi peas
BLT, grapes

Today:
Cereal and 1%, OJ
Water, shot blocks on hot-but-less-sticky 24-mile ride
Frap w/ whipped cream, chips, pulled pork sandwich w/ BBQ sauce, grapes
Chicken; cabbage, carrot and jalapeno slaw; German potato salad with bacon; more grapes
Greek yogurt with granola

[Catrin]

Ok, I need to get back to this, have been a little lax and reporting what I eat here helps :o

Today:

B: Bran Cereal with a few almonds and dried cranberries, scrambled egg whites, skim milk & coffee
S: Fage no-fat yogurt with a few strawberries
L: Roasted skinless chicken breast sandwich with Ezekial Bread, 8 fresh sweet cherries
Snacks 2 & 3: Banana and a Cliff Bar before meeting with trainer

35 minute training session

D: Roasted skinless chicken thigh and a few multi-grain tortilla chips, small amount of trail mix, cup of skim milk

18 mile bike ride

after ride snack: 7 multi-grain tortilla chips, a little hummus, about a half-cup skim milk

I am still hungry...

[Crankin]

Sunday:
whole wheat bagel, 2 eggs over easy, blueberries, cup of tea
23 mile very fast ride, bottle of Nuun
lunch after the ride event, 2 pieces chicken thighs, salad, a little scoop of baked beans, water bottle

cheese, pita chips (whole wheat) half of a beer

grilled eggplant, whole wheat cous cous, goat cheese, white beans

Today:
4 slices low salt ham with cream cheese, blueberries, coffee

edame salad, apple

grilled ham and cheese panini, cole slaw, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Crankin]

What, no one else posted today? I have to write it down before I forget.
B: egg white omelette with low fat cheddar, salsa, 2 slices turkey bacon, half a grapefruit, coffee

nuts and cranberries

L: left over whole wheat cous-cous, grape tomatoes, white beans

small mocha latte and I forgot to tell them to make it skim

D: cheese crisp with Mex. cheese (low fat), shredded apple, green chill salsa, side of refried black beans, 2 pieces dark chocolate

[redrhodie]

2 eggs, 2 slices ww toast
cheese
veggie burger on ww bun and 3 potato pirogies
Spanish almonds
2 ginger snaps
kashi chocolate chip cookie (more like a bar than a cookie)
raspberries picked off the bush. No one else in the 'hood seems to realize they're edible. shhhhh. They're good.
orzo with ratatouille, bread
a peach
raspberry Greek yogurt

Not quite done, but nothing in the house sounds good. I wish I had sticky rice with mango. That sounds good.

[indysteel]

DH and I had sticky rice with mango the other day. It's heaven on a plate. I've never made sticky rice. Is it tricky?

[redrhodie]

DH and I had sticky rice with mango the other day. It's heaven on a plate. I've never made sticky rice. Is it tricky?

I've never made it. I actually bought bamboo basket thing (that looks like a hat) that you cook the rice in, and it sat on the shelf for 5 or 6 years! I must have finally thrown it out, because I forgot I even had it until right now. We just get it at our local Thai place.

I had more ratatouille instead. Not quite the same thing. :rolleyes:

[indysteel]

It's probably best that I don't make it at home. I could easily eat a vat of it.

[Catrin]

Today:

B: bran cereal, scrambled egg whites, skim milk, coffee
S: fat-free yogurt and berries
L: roasted skinless chicken breast sandwich with low-fat Havarti cheese and tomato, more berries
S: banana, coffee

40 minute killer training session (he is really mixing things up)

D: more roasted chicken breast, one slice Ezekiel bread, brocolli-slaw (with a few almonds, dried cranberries, lower fat dressing)

S: more berries with no-fat yogurt :)

[spokewench]

Cereal with raspberries, 1 % milk
buffalo chicken sandwich without the bread, coleslaw
chicken with veges and brown rice, 1 glass proseco

[shootingstar]

B
Cornflakes with raspberries and skim milk
Tea with skim milk

later at work (7:15 am)
toast with peanut butter
coffee with milk
fresh cherries and an apricot

No lunch. During work lunch break, I had to cycle to bike store to get my brake pads and brake cable replaced.

Snack
2 coffees
1 pretzel
small corner of chocolate tart

Dinner
3 cheese perogies
Sauteed gai lan (Chinese greens) and bok choy with red pepper and onions on side.
1/2 glass of leftover red wine
remaing 1/4 of chocolate tart
tea with milk

I cycled a grand total of probably 17 kms. today...4 little short trips.:o

[Crankin]

whole wheat bagel with soy nut butter and apricot jam before 37 mile ride that started at 6 AM
had an orange and piece of cheese, coffee when I got back

salad with lettuce, tuna, edame, goat cheese, slice of whole wheat bread

string cheese

chicken kabobs marinated in spices, brown rice, salad, 2 pieces of dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast with peanut butter
L: barbecued beef, 1 piece wg bread, cherries, melon
S: a few wheat thins
D: chili relleno, beef taco, rice, beans, hornitos margarita

[Crankin]

2 egg omelette with lox and cream cheese inside, blueberries, coffee

iced coffee, whole wheat veggie wrap

2 slices Iberico cheese, handful of whole wheat pita chips

cup of tomato soup, little piece of garlic bread, open faced salmon sandwich on rye (I ate one slice of the bread), tomato, lettuce, 3 thick cut fries, glass of red wine

[Owlie]

Bowl of cereal with 1%
Matcha latte
Bacon
Bowl of cereal
More bacon, cabbage
slice of pound cake

[spokewench]

shredded wheat, 1% milk, peaches, rasberries, strawberries, coffee
L: 1 granola bar
D: 1 hamburger (no bun), salad with italian dressing, blue cheese crumbles and roasted red, white and blue potatoes, 1 glass of chardonnay

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: bran cereal with berries and skim milk, scrambled egg whites and a little non-fat cottage cheese.

L: mixed salad green salad with skinless roasted chicken, 2 tblsp low-fat champagne vinaigrette dressing.

S: fresh strawberries and raspberries with non-fat Fage plain yogurt (amazing how many people at work think this is whipped cream)

D: Roasted skinless chicken breast sandwich on Ezekiel bread with 1 slice reduced fat Havarti cheese

21 mile bike ride, 2 shot blocks during ride - it didn't seem as hot as I knew it was....

S: 6 Trader Joe's multi-grain tortilla chips and hummus

[Crankin]

egg white omelette with low fat cheddar, salsa, an orange, coffee, 2 pieces turkey bacon

low salt ham and provolone sandwich on small slice whole wheat bread, mustard, a few veggie chips, apple

string cheese dipped in hummus

black beans, veggies, mango, brown rice in a spicy sauce

kiddie sized dulce de leche scoop of ice cream

slice of Machengo cheese

[Catrin]

Wow - this is the 1001th reply on this thread..popular!

Today:

B: 3 scrambled egg white sandwich on Ezekiel bread with a little cheese; skim milk.

35 mile bike ride - had a serving of Heed in my water bottle and 1 Cliff shot block

Post-ride snack = 7 multi-grain tortilla chips with flax seed and a little skim milk..out of chocolate milk :(

L: huge salad with roasted skinless chicken breast, mixed salad greens, raspberries, tomatoes, vinaigrette dressing

S: berries and no-fat Fage yogurt

D: More chicken, swiss chard, one piece Exekiel bread, 2 beers, fresh sweet cherries

Crankin - I have to check out Machengo cheese, you do like that and I love cheese - what is it like?

[Crankin]

I can't really describe the taste. It's pretty smooth, not "cheesy." It's a Spanish cheese; get it at Trader Joe's for the best price.

yesterday:
whole wheat bagel, lox, low fat cream cheese, tomato (first native tomato of the season), banana and grapes
1/4 Luna bar before 22 mile ride, another 1/4 after
left over brown rice and black beans with veggies with left over chicken kabobs mixed in

dinner at restaurant: one appetizer sized tostada with chicken and lettuce on a baked tortilla, as well as a few chips and salsa
one chili relleno stuffed with black beans and a little cheese, brown rice, more black beans
2 glasses of sangria

not weighing myself today!

[spokewench]

B: 1 small piece of pecan danish; 1 bowl shredded wheat, 1% milk, nectarine, raspberries, coffee
L: 1 ham and swiss sammy on wheat with lettuce and mustard, 2 fig newtons
D: 5 slices of top sirloin, black beans, asparagus and pico de gallo salsa, 1 glass red wine

[Owlie]

Crankin - I have to check out Machengo cheese, you do like that and I love cheese - what is it like?

If it's the real article (Spanish manchego), apparently a bit sheepy. If it's the American version, a bit like cheddar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchego
The Spanish one is fantastic with cured meat...*whistles innocently*

Yesterday was bad, and it came back to bite me today. At least we finally went shopping...
B: 3/4 of a mint chocolate Clif bar, glass of milk, glass of OJ
S: 3 or 4 slices of bread with jalapeno hummus
L: BLT with cheese, water
S: small bit of lemon pound cake
D: Fried rice (with egg and chicken), salad
2 small frappucinos, one with 2%.
Apparently I didn't eat enough yesterday, because I woke up hungry then nearly bonked on today's ride...:confused: