What did you eat today?

[Crankin]

The Machengo is the real deal, it's imported from Spain, which is where I was introduced to it.

today:
matzah brei (fried matzah). Yes, it's not Passover, but since we didn't have the right bread for French toast, it's a good sub. I put walnuts and cranberries in mine, with a little powdered sugar. banana, grapes, and coffee

went on a 48.8 mile ride. During the ride I drank about 2 and 3/4 bottles of Nuun/water and another half a bottle of plain water. Had a chicken and provolone sandwich on a whole wheat roll with mustard for lunch, with a Luna Bar. With about 12 miles left, I ate 2 shot blocks at a point in this ride I always feel dragging on.

post ride snack of a few ww pita chips and hummus. I was craving salt. Iced coffee

paninni on ww ciabatta, with a little pancetta, sun dried tomatoes, basil, goat cheese, olive oil and cole slaw. 2 pieces of chocolate

[Owlie]

Trader Joe's, you say? Hmmm...(now I'm going to have to find a source of good ham...)

Bowl of cereal with 1%, OJ
5 shot blocks and water on a very sticky 22-mile ride
Frappucino, chips
2 slices French bread with jalapeno hummus, a nectarine
2 granola bars
Half a salmon fillet, broccoli, roasted potatoes
maybe ice cream and cherries...?

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: Steel cut oats (with almonds, dried cranberries, skim milk), scrambled egg whites, coffee.

Mountain bike drills for 1.5 hours

L: Roasted skinless chicken breast sandwich on Ezekiel bread, slice of light Havarti cheese, tomato. Water.

2.5 hour hike on mountain bike trail, 1/2 Cliff bar.

D: Rest of Cliff bar, fresh strawberries and blueberries with fat-free cottage cheese. 1 beer

[spokewench]

B: 1 small piece of pecan pastry
S: a couple of bites of melon
L: small plate of rice, chicken and veges
S: 1 beer
D: 1 chicken thigh, a couple slices of sirloin steak, 1/2 ear of corn, roasted potatoes, 1 glass wine

[limewave]

B: eggs, bacon, and Ezekiel 4:9 toast
S: green smoothie (spinach, blueberries, soy milk, honey)
L: Salad and scrambled eggs (I had left over scrambled eggs in the fridge and I was in a massive hurry packing my lunch today)
S: Homemade Lara Bar
D: UltraMeal Shake (with frozen banana and almond milk)
ES: Green smoothie (parsley and frozen mango)

I am ADDICTED to the green smoothies. It suppresses my salty/sweet cravings.

[shootingstar]

Yesterday:

B (too big, am at a hotel)
cereal with fruit, milk and yogurt
small scrambled egg pile
English muffin with peanut butter
juice, coffee
1 sausage patty (I shouldn't have)

During our 60 kms. bike ride which we saw a bunch of bighorn wild sheep..
half slice of bread with brie cheese
fresh peach
water

Supper
Roasted artichoke, cheese and tomato pannini sandwich (it was good!)
ginger gelato

Evening
2 coffees
1 peach

[limewave]

Yesterday:
Evening
2 coffees
1 peach

If I drink coffee after noon, I'm up all night! Wish I could though. I love coffee in the evening with a light dessert.

[Crankin]

Me too!
I had to stop drinking even decaf after dinner with dessert. Once in awhile I get a feeling that I can drink coffee at dinner and be fine and it usually happens. It's weird. Yesterday I had a big iced coffee when i got home from a ride, at 5 PM and I was up all night.

B: non fat Greek yogurt, nuts and cranberries, 2 slices turkey bacon, small glass grapefruit juice, coffee

L: vegan noodles and tofu, with a spicy sauce, packet of nuts and cranberries

S: Luna Bar

D: salad with chicken, blueberries, grapes, red pepper and some kind of yogurt dressing (DH made it). 2 squares chocolate.

[Catrin]

Today:

B: steel cut oats (almonds and cranberries), skim milk, scrambled egg whites, coffee

L: roasted skinless chicken breast, bagel

S: fresh strawberries and blueberries!

Cliff bar before meeting with trainer...
Wanted to ride but legs were begging for a break...and they got it

D: 1/2 chicken breast, 1 slice Ezekiel bread, sauteed spinach with garlic and red pepper, more berries for dessert.

[spokewench]

1 piece wg toast, 1 egg, cheese and slice of low fat ham, oj, coffee
1 granola bar
edamame and 3 small spring rolls
1 beer
1 chicken thigh, couple slices of sirloin, zucchini, mushrooms, onions, tomato saute, 1/2 cob of corn, 1 glass of wine

[Crankin]

B: slice of whole wheat bread/soy nut butter before 5 AM ride (14 miles), egg white omelette with pancetta, goat cheese, blueberries, coffee
L: left over salad from last night, whole wheat deli flat, apple
S: pack of nuts and cranberries, skim milk mocha latte, half a biscotti
D: burrito on whole wheat tortilla, with black beans, veggies, brown rice, salsa and a salad with spinach, avocado, oranges
2 pieces chocolate

[redrhodie]

I beat that easy Muirenn. 1990.

oatmeal with flax seeds, nuts, milk, and blueberries = 300
a ww English Muffin with cream cheese = 200
veggie burger on ww English Muffin and 3 potato pirogies = 500
grilled zucchini on ciabatta roll with fresh mozzarella = 475
avocado oil potato chips = 320
cherries = 75
a Greek yogurt = 120
Oh, and I ate some raspberries off the bush, and a piece of candy but those don't count. I don't count coffee, either. It's just a little milk.

This is a very typical day for me, and I don't think I'm a pig (and I'm sure you're not a pig!). I must have a hollow leg. ;)

I admit, I did ride. I probably wouldn't have had as many potato chips if I didn't.

[Owlie]

Muirenn, this thread occasionally makes me feel like a pig! I'm pretty sure I'd starve (well, be very cranky) on some of these diets. I have no idea how many calories I'm eating, though.

B: Cereal and 1%, OJ
L: Turkey burger on ww bun, with ketchup, cheddar, lettuce
S: 2 slices of pound cake
S2: Granola bar, chai with milk and sugar
D: Fried brown rice (with chicken, egg), stir-fried red cabbage
D: Homemade mint ice cream

[Catrin]

I average around 1500 calories on non-ride days, and try to net at least 1,200 when I ride. Sometimes that latter is difficult to do. I ate too much yesterday for a non-ride day - hard to say what the total was since I went out for lunch, but it was probably closer to 1700 rather than 1500...

Yesterday was a non-ride day :(

B: steel-cut oats with 5 almonds, dried cranberries, skim milk and coffee

L: I rarely go out to lunch - but went to a Spanish Tappas close to my workplace for lunch - they have a nice buffet with a wide variety of things: just had two saucers of food (can't really call them plates) - a very small amount of spinach salad with about .5 ounce of goat cheese, 2 shrimp, 3-4 marinated mushrooms, roasted cauliflower and some green vegetable (don't know what it was), a couple strips of roasted red pepper and grilled skinless chicken with mushrooms.

S: 1/2 cliff bar. Then my boss bribed me with 1/2 of a chocolate chip cookie from Subway...I could have resisted the full cookie but a half cookie is harder to resist :o Catrin the cookie monster...

D: Roasted chicken breast sandwich with Ezekiel bread, lo-fat Havarti cheese, tomato and low-fat mayo. Yummy :)

S: bran cereal with a little skim milk and a couple of almonds - I crave this sometimes.

[spokewench]

Sorry, Ladies, no calorie counting here - I just don't have the patience for that!

Cheerios, 1% milk, strawberries 1/2 banana, coffee
L: patty melt on rye
D: 1/2 plate of asiago sauced penne with veges, 1 glass of wine

[RunDMC]

Breakfast #1 before my ride:
White Chocolate Macadamia Clif Bar
Water

Breakfast #2 post ride:
Bagel and strawberries
Tea

Thinking about lunch and dinner now. I'm sure one will involve hominy because I can't get enough of it!

Enjoy your day whatever you eat! :D

[limewave]

Dailyplate counts my calories for me. I average (when I'm eating on track) 1800-2200 calories a day. I try and stay around 1600 on non exercise days which is basically almost never. Even if I don't have a "scheduled" workout, I find myself furiously cleaning house for several hours or playing with the kids.

B: Ezekiel Bread toast 2/ eggs and bacon
S: Green Smoothie
Ride: Endura & homemade lara bar
L: Ultrameal Shake & Salad
S: Granola & Greek Yogurt
D: At my in-laws . . . hopefully there will be some healthy options!

[Catrin]

I use "Lose It" on my iPhone, and it also counts my calories for me - there is no way I would do it otherwise...

[Crankin]

B: whole wheat bagel with low salt ham/cheese sandwich before 36 mile ride, small fruit salad and coffee near end of ride

L: salad with chicken, goat cheese, peppers, an orange

S: cheese

D: grilled salmon with a soy based marinade on a bed of 3 scallion pancakes, with a side of cole slaw, cup of gazpacho, glass of red wine (I resisted the mojito at this restaurant)

[spokewench]

B: 5 fig newtons and tennis, coffee
S: 2 crackers
L: 1 chicken thigh and 1 luscious brownie
D: beef stew, 1 glass red wine

[aquamoose32]

My foodie counting blog friends...I missed you.
Rode my bike across iowa 7 days...9 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, 20 bananas, 5 corn on the cobs, and 14 cliff bars... =) It was delicious!!!

Finally greens again and tea!

B: Tea with soy milk and honey
slice of toast with banana and jam

50 mile ride
1/2 luna bar
another banana

L: zucchini with hummus, some rice, padron peppers
S:chocolate pudding, dates

D: rice with carrots and onions, pretzels, licorice, one delicious barley beer

[Crankin]

All of a sudden I feel really hungry and weight is back to my previous normal... I was enjoying weighing less.
B: tuna over sliced tomatoes and melted cheese, blueberries
L: left over vegan noodles and tofu, apple
S: skim milk mocha latte. I have been going to a coffee place just outside the city (Lowell) between clients. It puts me in a more peaceful, suburban atmosphere, but I can't keep drinking lattes, even if they're skim milk. Going to change to regular coffee.
D: quinoa, chicken and grapes salad with a Greek yogurt dressing. half of a beer, Fin du Monde, which is very high alcohol content. It felt way too filling.

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Cereal with 1%, OJ
26-mile ride--two or three shot blocks and water
Roast beef sandwich (w/ tomato, lettuce, cheese, onion and horseradish sauce), chips, a pickle, Dr. Pepper.
small frappucino
2/3 plate of drunken noodles with vegetables and chicken
another frappucino, made with 2%

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: bran cereal with fresh berries, skim milk, 2 scrambled egg whites

L: 1/2 chicken wrap, 1/2 cup pasta salad

S: Banana

Pre-ride snack: 1/2 Cliff bar

20 mile bike ride

D: Mixed green salad with roasted chicken, tomatoes, onion, small amount of low-fat dressing

[redrhodie]

oatmeal with nuts, blueberries and flax seeds
ww bread with cheese
cheese, avocado and spinach sandwich, potato chips
yogurt and a peach
Vietnamese cabbage salad with tofu, rice and a summer roll
cherries

I'm baking cookies. Someone's gotta make sure they're good. I guess it has to be me. :rolleyes:

[Catrin]

Today:

B: steel-cut oats, skim milk, scrambled egg whites

strength training session

L: small roasted/skinless chicken breast, mixed salad greens, tomatoes, peppers, small amount of low-fat dressing

D: remainder of the chicken breast, spinach with red-wine vinegar and 1/2 small boiled egg, one slice sprouted bread

A beer is on the agenda once I finish cleaning and oiling the chain on my Gunnar :)

[Crankin]

B: piece of whole wheat raisin bread and soy nut butter before 5:30 AM 15 mile ride
2 egg omelette with goat cheese and 3 slices turkey bacon, blueberries, coffee after ride

L: left over quinoa, with chick peas

S: 3 inch whole wheat pita with hummus

D: shared an antipasto salad with DH, 2 small pieces flat bread pizza with goat cheese, basil, basaltic vinegar, glass of red wine

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Cereal with 1%, OJ (I think I need something different...)
Half a steak and cheese panini and a lightly-dressed Caesar salad, chips, too much Dr. Pepper.
Granola bar
Bison burrito with rice, lettuce and pineapple-chipotle salsa. Cherries.

[redrhodie]

Yesterday:

2 eggs and 2 slices ww toast
on ride, a bottle of homemade "gatorade" that someone posted the recipe to on another thread. I made a big batch and froze it in my water bottles. It's pretty good.
2 slices of ww toast with cream cheese
a small thick crust pizza with eggplant and broccoli, minus one slice which my friend had.
a banana
about 2 helpings of potato chips
a chocolate chip cookie
cherries and a peach

I need to eat more veggies. I tried with the broccoli on the pizza, but I'm not sure that even counts.

[spokewench]

Been gone working a tennis tournament for 4 days so I've not entered my food for a few days

Sunday: 2 eggs, toast, coffee, small fruit cup
L: Salad no dressing
D: few slices of pork roast, roasted potatoes and onions, green beans

Monday:
B; cereal, nectarines and strawberries,1% milk, coffee
S: 1 granola bar
L; 2 chicken strips and french fries
D: spagetti, tomato sauce with summer squash, salad, vinaigrette dressing, 1 glass red wine

[limewave]

I've eaten nothing but saltines and gatorade. I have the stomach flu and I feel like I will never feel normal again :(

[indysteel]

I've eaten nothing but saltines and gatorade. I have the stomach flu and I feel like I will never feel normal again :(

The stomach flu is The Worst. I hope you feel better soon!

[spokewench]

I've eaten nothing but saltines and gatorade. I have the stomach flu and I feel like I will never feel normal again :(

(( Limewave )) - I hate the stomach flu!:(

[Owlie]

((Limewave))

Yesterday:
Cereal with 1%, OJ
water and two shot blocks 15-mile bike ride on a rather warm bike ride
Frappucino
Turkey burger on white bun with cheddar, BBQ sauce, onion
Strawberries
Greek yogurt with granola
Fish curry, rice, salad

[Catrin]

Too much...

Today:

B: 3 egg omelet with feta, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach. 2% milk, coffee, 1 slice whole grain toast

3 hour mountain bike ride.... Really a combination of walking and mountain biking but more riding than walking :)

L: who needs lunch?:eek: shot blocks and a honey stinger gel.
Cliff bar after getting in from ride. Was going to take PB sandwich and apple with me on the trail but forgot.

Another mtn bike ride, short one of about 30 minutes.

D: grilled chicken breast on a ciabatta roll with spinach and tomato. Small mixed green salad with oil/vineager dressing, 8 yummy French fries with rosemary, garlic and parmesan cheese.

[Catrin]

Oh yes, add a beer to the above - my phone won't let me scroll all the way down in the edit box :(

More mountain biking tomorrow :)

[spokewench]

B: rice crispies, nectarine, 1% milk, coffee
S: granola bar
L: chicken wrap
D: 1 chile relleno, 1 beef taco, rice beans and 1 margarita

[limewave]

I'm feeling SOOO much better today. Turns out I had a double-whammy of stomach flu AND bladder infection! Oye!

B: Eggs and ezekiel 4:9 toast
S: Veggies
L: Ultrameal Shake and salad
S: Veggies, greek yogurt
D: Beans and rice and veggies
S: Green Smoothie

[Catrin]

somewhat better today...but it helps not HAVING to go out to eat...need to work on cooking gear for camping next year.

B: granola with low fat yogurt, 2 scrambled egg whites, 2% milk and YUMMY coffee!

L: 1/2 PB sandwich with an apple

2 hour mountain bike ride (1 stinger gel before, 2 shot blocks during)
45 minute hike

S: 1 cup low-fat chocolate milk with a little chex mix

D: egg white omelet with smoked salmon, Ezekiel bread, skim milk (didn't have anything else at home that could be prepared quickly - was HUNGRY)

Afraid to step on the scales in the morning...

[spokewench]

wheat chex, 1% milk, strawberries, raspberries, banana, coffee
1 granola bar
cup of chicken noodle soup and grilled cheese sandwich
1 chicken thigh, sauteed with red peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomato, artichoke hearts, zucchini, and brown rice, 1 glass proseco

[redrhodie]

It was a crazy day yesterday. I laughed when I realized my lunch was a croissant, 3 clam cakes, and an ear of corn. I kind of picked all day, and now I can't remember everything I ate. I know there was pasta with summer squash for dinner, and throughout the day, lots of amazing cherry tomatoes, half a cantaloupe, bites of pastry, a peach?, cherries, and I think cereal for breakfast. There were slices of baguette, and a cheese sandwich on ww with tomato. It's coming back to me. :D Oh, and sorbet for dessert, I remember eating that, too.

There are so many farm stands popping up this year, people selling corn by the side of the road. I love shopping this way. It's all so fresh and delicious, and I love the surprise of it. The "Oh, corn!" moment when you notice the stand reminds me of an earlier time, not from my life. It seems like it must have been that way before supermarkets.

[Owlie]

Yesterday--

Cereal with 1%, slice of cinnamon toast with a little bit of almond butter, OJ
Most of a Clif bar, 3 shot blocks, water on a 44-mile bike ride. Yeah, I sort of forgot lunch. :eek:
Frappucino w/ whipped cream, three tiny scones. I think deserved it! ;)
Pulled pork sandwich with BBQ sauce, cabbage, carrot and jalapeno slaw/salad (no mayo in sight!), glass of Coke.

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Cereal with 1%, OJ
Pulled pork with pineapple chipotle salsa on a ww tortilla
Two and a half glasses of wine (white and red), bits of bean (with avocado and mango) salad, chicken, quinoa salad, pasta, cake
Cream of broccoli soup, Caesar salad, glass each of water and Coke.

[Crankin]

Red, I know what you mean about this time of year. I loved coming home from my trip yesterday and saying to DH, "go down to the farm and get some.... " so we could have dinner. I sorely miss having the time to ride my little Jamis to all of the farm stands. It reminds me of my childhood, when my mom would "go to Mr. Valenti's" at around 4 PM, to get stuff for dinner. One of my biggest thrills after moving back here was once, when I was driving closer to where I used to live, I saw Mr. Valenti's farm truck on Rt. 128. It must be his grandson by now!

[aquamoose32]

B: chocolate milk, plain toast, banana

20 mile ride
apple

L: salad, corn on the cob, 2 bowls of rice

S: juice, chocolate

D: beets with tomato sauce, french bread
S: plum, nectarine, wine, a few cherries

[aquamoose32]

Yesterday:
Breakfast
rice and beans
tea with soymilk and honey
banana

90 mile ride with BoB trailer: (it took me all day) on ride ate
banana and honey sandwich
peach and carrots
packet of cliff shots
1/2 a snickers
BIG coconut water

Dinner:VEGGIE TACOS
BIG BIG Yummy BEER!

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

cereal with blueberries
half a carrot cake muffin
4 slices of thick crust pizza with spinach and eggplant
a banana and some nut/seed blend
the last 2 slices of the pizza
more blueberries
cantaloupe

[Crankin]

OK, yesterday was my first full day home after my tour. I'm having a little trouble adjusting my appetite to normal, without riding 45-60 miles a day...
B: Oatmeal with blueberries, almonds, cranberries, coffee. I usually never eat oatmeal as I am hungry within an hour. I was craving it, but I was hungry by 10:30
S: slice of low fat provolone
L: chicken sandwich on whole wheat roll, with spicy curry sauce, goat cheese, a peach, cole slaw, handful of veggie chips

18 mile fast ride
S: slice of whole wheat with hummus. I was starving when I got back from my ride. I was thinking about food for the last 5 miles

D: glass of wine at home, dinner at restaurant, shared antipasti with DH, which had lettuce, olives, salmi, prosciutto, and whole wheat penne with marinara, one meatball. I ate about half the penne.

Still ravenous this morning.

[aquamoose32]

OK, yesterday was my first full day home after my tour.

where'd you go?????

[Crankin]

We went to the Finger Lakes area of NY.

Back to work today, and hopefully, normal appetite!

yesterday:

B: 4 small pieces of whole wheat french toast, 3 slices turkey bacon, blueberries & peaches

L: (around 2:00, in a restaurant) turkey burger and I ate about 1/4 of the fries :eek:, 1 beer

S: whole wheat bagel with melted provolone, orange

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

2 eggs, 2 slices ww toast
bowl of cereal with blueberries
a peach
tuna salad sandwich on ww roll with potato chips
slice of ww bread with more tuna salad, more chips
another peach
Greek yogurt
tofu rice noodles in restaurant
slice of ww bread with pb

[spokewench]

Yesterday:
Rode the motorcycle down Oak Creek Canyon to breakfast.
corn tortillas, eggs, cheese, pinto beans, ranchero sauce concoction with hashbrowns, coffee
Snack: pecans, 1 beer
D: Beef vegetable soup, with onions, leaks, potatoes, green beans, chard, corn, tomatoes, 1 piece ww bread and thin slice of cheddar cheese, 1 glass of red wine

[tulip]

I made a delicious roasted chicken (whole) in my Romertopf clay pot on Saturday, and so I've been eating alot of chicken! I made it with herbs, onions and potatoes from my garden, carrots, beer, and a whole organic chicken that I bought from a friend who raises them. It's so delicious and will last me a week. Then I will make stock for soup! Love the Romertopf.

[indysteel]

I made a delicious roasted chicken (whole) in my Romertopf clay pot on Saturday, and so I've been eating alot of chicken! I made it with herbs, onions and potatoes from my garden, carrots, beer, and a whole organic chicken that I bought from a friend who raises them. It's so delicious and will last me a week. Then I will make stock for soup! Love the Romertopf.

I'm not a big chicken person, but roasted chicken is my favorite dish, if done well. I fell in love with it in Paris, where is it is (mostly) executed so perfectly. DH proposed over the first roast chicken I made him! So now we call it Engagement Chicken. I'll have to look into a Romertopf clap pot. Does the skin get crispy with this method?

[Owlie]

Mm... roasted chicken! I still haven't perfected it, but I've come pretty close.
Indy, we used to have a Romertopf, a long time ago. My dad hated it, though I can't remember precisely why. I don't remember that we ever cooked chicken in it, though.

While we're on the topic, which method do you use to cook it? Short times at relatively high temps or a long time with low temps? Foil or no?

[limewave]

B: eggs and toast and bacon (THE breakfast of Champions!)
MS: Green Smoothie
L: mexican black bean salad
AS: Greek yogurt & raisins
AS take 2: almonds
AS take 3: An author brought in cookies today . . . it would be rude to refuse.
D: Ultrameal shake and a salad

[tulip]

I'm not a big chicken person, but roasted chicken is my favorite dish, if done well. I fell in love with it in Paris, where is it is (mostly) executed so perfectly. DH proposed over the first roast chicken I made him! So now we call it Engagement Chicken. I'll have to look into a Romertopf clap pot. Does the skin get crispy with this method?

Soak Romertopf for 30 minutes in cold water. Put garlic slivers under skin of chicken. Put veggies (I used onions, potatoes, carrots) and herbs (I used whatever is in my garden: thyme, sage, Rosemary, garlic chives) in the soaked Romertopf. Put the chicken in, pour 2 cups of beer (wine would work, too). Cover. Put into COLD oven. Turn oven on to 480F for one hour. After 1 hour, remove cover, baste, put back in oven for 10-15 mins to brown chicken.

[indysteel]

Mm... roasted chicken! I still haven't perfected it, but I've come pretty close.
Indy, we used to have a Romertopf, a long time ago. My dad hated it, though I can't remember precisely why. I don't remember that we ever cooked chicken in it, though.

While we're on the topic, which method do you use to cook it? Short times at relatively high temps or a long time with low temps? Foil or no?

I've only tried a couple of recipes. My first and favorite so far is Cook's Illustrated's recipe for crispy skin chicken. You basically separate the skin from the meat on the breast side. On the other side, you punch holes through the skin and flesh. From there, you sprinkle a mixture of kosher salt, pepper and baking powder. It's then placed in the fridge for 24 hours. The thought is that the skin dries out prior to roasting so that it crisps up.

You bake it at a fairly high temp for a relative short time, flipping it breast side up halfway through (you use a V rack) and then blast it at an even hotter temp for 15 minutes or so until it's golden brown.

Assuming you've used a good chicken (organic preferably), the results are delish. My quibble with this method is that it takes advanced planning and makes my kitchen so hot that I'm sort of over it by the time it's done. I only make it in fall/winter.

My other favorite chicken dish is coq au vin. It's time intensive but the results are so yummy. I make it for New Years as a special treat.

[Crankin]

Ah, Spokewrench, I went on my honeymoon in Oak Creek canyon. It was Dec., we rented a cabin, and it was such a long time ago, there was NOTHING to do in Sedona for entertainment. We decided to drive to Flag to see a movie, got caught in a snowstorm and our rear wheel drive car ended up in the center median of I-17. We went home early!

Today:
B: non fat Greek yogurt, blueberries, dried cranberries, almonds, 2 slices of turkey bacon, coffee
S: nuts and cranberries
L: salad with lettuce, tomatoes,ham, chicken, cheddar, balsamic vinegar, an apple
S: Luna bar
D: spicy Mexican style soup with chicken, chilis, tomato, baked tortilla strips with chipolte powder, avocado, 2 squares chocolate

[ultraviolet]

I don't usually participate in this thread, but the roasted chicken talk caught my attention. I use a super simple Thomas Keller recipe that I found on Epicurious a while back...high heat, little adulteration, perfect yummy chicken every time. I probably do one of these a week when cooler weather sets in. The "recipe" (if you can really call it that) can be found at http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/My-Favorite-Simple-Roast-Chicken-231348

And in the spirit of the thread, I actually do track my food. I take pictures of my food every time I eat and post it to a blog that no one but me ever looks at. I mostly use it to remind myself of what time it was when I last ate something.

[spokewench]

Ah, Spokewrench, I went on my honeymoon in Oak Creek canyon. It was Dec., we rented a cabin, and it was such a long time ago, there was NOTHING to do in Sedona for entertainment. We decided to drive to Flag to see a movie, got caught in a snowstorm and our rear wheel drive car ended up in the center median of I-17. We went home early!

Today:
B: non fat Greek yogurt, blueberries, dried cranberries, almonds, 2 slices of turkey bacon, coffee
S: nuts and cranberries
L: salad with lettuce, tomatoes,ham, chicken, cheddar, balsamic vinegar, an apple
S: Luna bar
D: spicy Mexican style soup with chicken, chilis, tomato, baked tortilla strips with chipolte powder, avocado, 2 squares chocolate

Oh, for people out of state, ending up in the median on I 17 in the winter is a holiday experience! We have some of the worst winter driving experiences in the country and they are the most surprising because all of a sudden you are in winter country!

[spokewench]

shredded wheat, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
granola bar
leftover bowl of beef vege soup
eggplant and zucchini sauteed layered with a tomato sauce cooked with turkey sausage, layered with mozzarella cheese, parsley and basil baked served with brown rice, 1 glass white wine

[Crankin]

Yea, well, I wasn't from out of state then, just from Tempe. My DH was bragging how he learned to drive in the snow in PA, but I am pretty sure he had snow tires or chains there! And the way AZ handles snow is different than in the east; here the roads are plowed and down to the black top in minutes (hours). It seems like in AZ they minimally plow the main roads and just close the other ones! I am sure that may have changed since the last time I was in in Flagstaff, in a blizzard in Feb. 1990.

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Cereal with 1%, glass of OJ
Pulled pork sandwich
Iced matcha latte
Chicken curry, basmati rice, broccoli
two slices of cinnamon toast

[Crankin]

B: western omelette with 2 pieces raisin toast, coffee

L: brown rice and black beans

S: 3 pieces of Machengo cheese, handful of ww pita chips

D: tuna melt with chopped zucchini, provolone on whole wheat, cole slaw, 2 pieces chocolate

[Catrin]

B: bran cereal with strawberries/scrambled egg whites with one whole egg, skim milk, coffee

S: apple

L: roasted skinless chicken thigh/green lettuce salad/banana

S: strawberries with Greek non-fat yogurt

D:roasted chicken breast wrap with assorted veggies, 1 slice pepper-jack cheese, mustard.

40 minute personal training session (and he kicked my butt!)

S: apple, no-fat cottage cheese

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

oatmeal with blueberries and flax seeds
1/2 a roll with cream cheese
curried rice pilaf with walnuts
a peach
1/2 a dried fruit bar
2 bowls of corn chowder and a few slices of bread
Greek yogurt
cherries
another peach
more bread

the last 3 things eaten too late, and I had a tummy ache in the middle of the night.

[spokewench]

wheat chex, strawberries, coffee, 1% milk
granola bar
2 pieces of pizza
1/2 chicken breast, salad, rice, cobbler, and 3 glasses of wine :eek: I went to a friend's house for dinner and we got a little carried away with the drinking! IT was fun though, played croquet. Boy, do I stink!

[shootingstar]

B- cornflakes with fresh blackberries, blueberries, skim milk. Tea with milk

later more B at my desk at work- wheat toast with peanut butter, coffee with milk

Snack- peach, another coffee and tea

After work snack cycled with dearie for- cream puff filled with mango creme

Supper- herbed spaetzle, koh rabi sauteed in white sauce with dill and thyme, ricotta cheese on side (He's making this meal.)

[Crankin]

B: egg white omelette with goat cheese, 2 pieces of whole wheat toast, blueberries and peaches, coffee
47.5 mile hilly and fast (for me) ride, one Luna Bar 1 bottle of water/Nuun, half a bottle of plain water
L: low salt ham and cheese sandwich on whole wheat, apple

D: refried black bean and veggie crumble tostada on a baked whole wheat tortilla

small chocolate frozen yogurt ice cream cone

[spokewench]

Breakfast: wheat chex, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
thai restaurant - flat noodles with veges yum
D: salmon, few roasted potatoes, salad vinaigrette

[Crankin]

B: whole wheat bagel sandwich with low salt ham and provolone, an orange, coffee
L: black beans and brown rice

S: Luna Bar, 2 pieces of Machengo cheese when I got home

D: salad with grilled pork, peaches, maple vinegrette dressing, 2 pies dark chocolate

[goldfinch]

Weigh in bright and early Friday: 121.4

I gained almost a pound. This is the first time since December. :( I did eat more calories, a lot more. I had problems with my appetite all week. Plus, I think last week my weight was artificially low as a pound and a half loss seemed too much.

[spokewench]

Yea, well, I wasn't from out of state then, just from Tempe. My DH was bragging how he learned to drive in the snow in PA, but I am pretty sure he had snow tires or chains there! And the way AZ handles snow is different than in the east; here the roads are plowed and down to the black top in minutes (hours). It seems like in AZ they minimally plow the main roads and just close the other ones! I am sure that may have changed since the last time I was in in Flagstaff, in a blizzard in Feb. 1990.

Nope, haven't changed a bit - they do not plow well.

[spokewench]

Breakfast: shredded wheat, strawberries, 1 % milk, coffee
1 granola bar
brown rice and vege concoction with chicken italian sausage and tomato sauce
D: 2 chicken tacos, rice and beans, 1 glass white wine, 1/2 glass of beer

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Cereal w/ 1%, OJ
Pulled pork sandwich
Granola square, tea with milk and sugar
Chicken tacos with tomatoes, salsa, sour cream, cheese and lettuce, a coke.
Another granola square

[shootingstar]

B: cereal with sliced plum, tea with milk
later at work: dry toast with peanut butter, coffee with milk.
Snack/lunch: yogurt

Snack: baked pretzel and coffee

Supper: koh rabi with white sauce, leftover homemade herbed spaetzle

[Owlie]

Out of cereal, so I had something else for breakfast today!

3 slices bacon, two slices cinnamon toast, chai with milk and sugar
Pulled pork sandwich with BBQ sauce
Iced matcha latte
~2 glasses of wine (white and red), bits of salad (with strawberries and melon pieces), chicken, bean and orzo salad, some nice cheese and a less-nice dried fig, banana with almond butter and chocolate.
Bread with red pepper hummus and slightly too much salami. It was tasty, though...

[spokewench]

B: rice chex, 1% milk, a peach, coffee
L: cantaloupe, a couple of chips with salsa, 1 glass of wine
D: leftover rice, beans, chicken, salsa, lettuce tomato, corn tortillas, 1 glass wine

[goldfinch]

I've been having a hard time with food lately. My appetite has been tremendous since I upped my exercise. Plus, I have been traveling and there are many temptations on the road. Yesterday I started fine with some no oil added granola, blueberries, raspberries, and a third of a banana, with milk for breakfast (400 calories worth). Then I had a ride and afterwords an ounce of cheese and two dates (150 calories). Now I am already up to 550 with a daily limit of 1200. Then I really blew it, I had a homemade bar made by a neighbor. It had to be 400 calories. Now I am up to 950 and it is barely noon and I only have 250 left. I struggled and had some salmon pasta salad with lots of cilantro, totaling about 300 calories to finish out the day barely over my limit. But what I ate was terrible, I can't afford a 400 calorie bar and still get good nutrition. :( And no vegetables to speak of!

Today I started out with an egg and Canadian bacon, plus two carrots, totaling 200 calories. I hope the dose of protein helps keep my appetite in check. And today I eat some veggies!

[Crankin]

I can't even list everything I ate yesterday... my weight was down a lot and my stomach is acting up and I was hungry. I had my consultation group over, so after a breakfast of a small tuna melt and fruit, I grazed from 11 AM until 2:30 on a variety of bean salads, peach coffee cake, a little piece of a crepe, ww pita chips and light garlic and herb dip. Then I went on a 20 mile ride and had a couple of slices of cheese when I came home.
Went out to dinner, where I had 2 mojitos :eek:, a bib lettuce salad with goat cheese, ravioli with fresh veggies and half a blueberry cobbler.

The weight is back and my stomach still hurts.

[spokewench]

B: 2 eggs scrambled, hashbrowns, coffee, oj
L: A few leftover roasted potatoes, green beans, cantaloupe
S: 1 beer
D: roasted chicken, potatoes, gravy, peas, 1 glass wine
Dessert: 1 ice cream drumstick treat

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

oatmeal with oat bran, raisins and flax seeds
an egg on ww toast
tomato sandwich on ww, a baked sweet potato and purple mashed potatoes
a peach with Greek yogurt
quinoa with summer squash and corn, and wild sockeye
raw walnuts
cherries
another peach
potato chips
oj and a little champagne

[GLC1968]

I'm going to start posting here as regular as possible. I'm back to tracking my food (sort of) in that I'm making conscious choices even though I'm not counting calories at the moment. I think posting here will help keep me honest!

B: scrambled eggs (3 whites, 2 whole eggs), cantaloupe and blackberries, coffee with goat milk
L: homemade cabbage and turkey sausage soup, 1/2 roasted sweet potato (plain)
D: Fuji apple chicken salad from Panera (no gorgonzola)
S: two plums, a handful of mixed nuts, 5 dried apple rings and a roma tomato

(snacks are spread throughout the day)

[Crankin]

yesterday:
whole bagel and lox, light cream cheese, tomato, blueberries, coffee
chicken breast sandwich on whole wheat, provolone, mustard, cole slaw, apple

raspberry lime rickey during and after 23 mile ride, plus 1/2 bottle of water

2 pieces whole wheat ciabatta french toast, stuffed with gruyere, topped with apples and maple syrup, fruit salad, 2 pieces REAL bacon
My son and DIL war over for dinner and my son wanted "breakfast for dinner."

[Crankin]

Monday:
B: Greek yogurt, blueberries, walnuts, 3 slices of low salt ham, coffee
L: left over bean salad with black beans, kidney beans, veggies, an apple
S: Luna Bar
D: 2 small and thin pork chops with a chili/hoisin sauce, brown rice, fruit salad, 2 pieces dark chocolate
S: slice of whole wheat bread and Iberico cheese

[indysteel]

I've been having a hard time with food lately. My appetite has been tremendous since I upped my exercise. Plus, I have been traveling and there are many temptations on the road. Yesterday I started fine with some no oil added granola, blueberries, raspberries, and a third of a banana, with milk for breakfast (400 calories worth). Then I had a ride and afterwords an ounce of cheese and two dates (150 calories). Now I am already up to 550 with a daily limit of 1200. Then I really blew it, I had a homemade bar made by a neighbor. It had to be 400 calories. Now I am up to 950 and it is barely noon and I only have 250 left. I struggled and had some salmon pasta salad with lots of cilantro, totaling about 300 calories to finish out the day barely over my limit. But what I ate was terrible, I can't afford a 400 calorie bar and still get good nutrition. :( And no vegetables to speak of!

Today I started out with an egg and Canadian bacon, plus two carrots, totaling 200 calories. I hope the dose of protein helps keep my appetite in check. And today I eat some veggies!

Have you upped your calorie intake to reflect the increase in activity? I'm not sure whether your 1200 calorie restriction is for non-exercise day. Because if you're exercising and only eating 1200 calories, it's no wonder that you're hungry.

[spokewench]

B: RIce chex, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
L; turkey sandwich with slice of provolone, lettuce tomato
D: Beans, Chicos and Pork stew, with a garnish of sour cream and avocado, 1 beer, 1 corn tortilla
Dessert: greek yogurt with strawberries

[goldfinch]

Have you upped your calorie intake to reflect the increase in activity? I'm not sure whether your 1200 calorie restriction is for non-exercise day. Because if you're exercising and only eating 1200 calories, it's no wonder that you're hungry.

Yeah, I do up it on days where there is a lot of exercise and now am generally averaging 1250 to 1300 a day over a week period if I am exercising a lot, rather than the 1100 to 1200 I started with back in January. This takes me down a pound a week roughly. When I am traveling I try to keep it at 1200 per day because I get very little exercise when I am on the road. If I am sedentary I will not lose near to a pound a week on 1200 calories as my basal metabolic rate is not even 1200. I need at least some exercise. I had a week where I did 1500 average per day (mostly due to two big days) and I gained .8 pounds, my first gain of my weight loss journey. But that amount is really statistically insignificant and could just be the usual ups and downs a person has based on hydration, etc. But it is hard to balance weight loss and exercise needs. Given how small I am (4'11") even with exercise my calorie needs are not large.

[Crankin]

Goldfinch, I am also small, though not as small as you. I found that it's virtually impossible to maintain my normal weight, exercise, and have enough energy on the amount of calories you are consuming. So, while I am not trying to lose now, I have been there, and I can say that losing a pound a week is just too tough for people who are small.
One of the things that works for me, is to periodically "mix up" or trick my body by changing how I eat. Like, do dinner for breakfast, concentrate on more protein, etc. I also have to trick my body with different kinds of exercise. That might mean nothing more than hiking a couple of days a week, or brisk walking, yoga with some brief cardio warm up, and weights/core work. Your body is a very efficient machine and is going to learn to survive on 1100 calories a day. Perhaps you should see a nutritionist. I know that at my activity level, I need to eat at least 2,000 calories a day, even though in theory, it looks like I should be able to survive on 1200. On high activity days, I probably eat more than that. My weight is stable within 3-4 lbs., but it took upping the protein and watching carbs on days I am less active.

[GLC1968]

Given how small I am (4'11") even with exercise my calorie needs are not large.

Heh - I was about ready to freak out on you about not eating enough until you said the above. I know a number of small women who really struggle to keep a deficit when trying to lose. Yeah a 400 calorie bar will definitely destroy your totals...but really, I probably would have just eaten as normal for the rest of the day and let that be a 'surplus' day instead. Don't make yourself miserable to make the numbers! It won't leave you with enough energy to function and certainly not to exercise...and then your burn suffers and it's a vicious cycle!

How long have you been in a deficit? I ask because if it's been a long time, it may be time for a maintenance period and a bit of a 'refeed'. You may be able to reset your metabolism at a higher level if you give yourself a month or so of eating at maintenance or slightly above. You won't lose and you may gain a small amount, but then when you start cutting back again, you'll likely be able to lose more while eating more than you are now. :)

[Crankin]

Today:
slice of ww raisin bread with soy nut butter before 5:30 early AM 12.5 mile ride
egg white omelette with goat cheese and 2 slices of turkey bacon, half a grapefruit, coffee

cranberry-walnut chicken salad in a whole wheat wrap, iced coffee

Luna Bar at 4:30 PM

2 pieces of cheese at 7:00 PM

2 small Thai flavored turkey burgers, no bun, cole slaw, 2 pieces dark chocolate

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

oatmeal with flax seeds, blueberries, walnuts
english muffin with cc
veggie burger on e.m. and potato chips
chocolate chip cookie
4 ginger candies
pasta with tomato sauce
brown rice, beans and broccoli
strawberry Greek yogurt with walnuts
coconut water
more potato chips

I'm ready for racing! Planning on fueling well today. Oddly, my weight is low this morning. I would have thought with all the chips I'd be retaining water. Weird.

[goldfinch]

Goldfinch, I am also small, though not as small as you. I found that it's virtually impossible to maintain my normal weight, exercise, and have enough energy on the amount of calories you are consuming. So, while I am not trying to lose now, I have been there, and I can say that losing a pound a week is just too tough for people who are small.
One of the things that works for me, is to periodically "mix up" or trick my body by changing how I eat. Like, do dinner for breakfast, concentrate on more protein, etc. I also have to trick my body with different kinds of exercise. That might mean nothing more than hiking a couple of days a week, or brisk walking, yoga with some brief cardio warm up, and weights/core work. Your body is a very efficient machine and is going to learn to survive on 1100 calories a day. Perhaps you should see a nutritionist. I know that at my activity level, I need to eat at least 2,000 calories a day, even though in theory, it looks like I should be able to survive on 1200. On high activity days, I probably eat more than that. My weight is stable within 3-4 lbs., but it took upping the protein and watching carbs on days I am less active.


Heh - I was about ready to freak out on you about not eating enough until you said the above. I know a number of small women who really struggle to keep a deficit when trying to lose. Yeah a 400 calorie bar will definitely destroy your totals...but really, I probably would have just eaten as normal for the rest of the day and let that be a 'surplus' day instead. Don't make yourself miserable to make the numbers! It won't leave you with enough energy to function and certainly not to exercise...and then your burn suffers and it's a vicious cycle!

How long have you been in a deficit? I ask because if it's been a long time, it may be time for a maintenance period and a bit of a 'refeed'. You may be able to reset your metabolism at a higher level if you give yourself a month or so of eating at maintenance or slightly above. You won't lose and you may gain a small amount, but then when you start cutting back again, you'll likely be able to lose more while eating more than you are now. :)

I have been running a deficit since the end of December, 2010. I have lost now 38 pounds, which is close to 25% of my starting weight of 158. At not quite 4'11" that put me well within the obese category. I am down to about 120, which is about a pound a week. At first I exercised not at all strenuously, but walking a fair amount. In the spring I really kicked it up when I started to bike.

I know a fair amount about nutrition and have read quite a bit pf the science about diet. I started low carb and worked up to adding carbs. My appetite is less on low carb but as far as a diet I can eat forever, I needed to add more carbs to make me happy. But I minimize rice and flour, I rarely eat bread, and my carbs are mostly from fruit which I truly love. I try to mix it up and in the last month I've allowed myself days where I eat just about anything and close to how much I want. I also vary my calories so that I average 1250-1300 a week. Some days are less. Some are more. Frankly, it is easier for me to be somewhat rigid and stick to an exact count. I vary it though to take into account activity and to try to stay out of starvation mode. Given that my weight loss has been without plateaus it has worked well.

For the most part I am ok with energy. I take walnuts and an apple on long rides. Someone here posted about making bars out of dates and cashews (not exactly low carb!) and I make them once in a while as a 100 calorie energy boost. But it has been hard kicking up the exercise and still doing weight loss. Research shows that exercise really increases the appetite and that people on weight loss diets often overestimate the calories they are burning through exercise and then over eat as a result. I am mindful of that. But being hungry lately has been a struggle.

I have thought though about taking a month off to see how maintenance will go, see if it helps kick up my metabolism by helping me build up some muscle, be less hungry and see if it helps give me even more energy for exercise. A month ago I had the goal of only losing a half a pound a week and upped my calories. This ended up causing some fluxuations, with some weeks more than a pound loss and one week with close to a pound gain. I am only 10 pounds from my goal weight. Actually, my goal is a body fat goal and I am still too high on my rough measures of body fat, just barely within normal and far from being athletic.

I also have added more walking and am doing my core exercises religiously. When I am in one place for while I am thinking of doing the couch to 5K program and some kind of work with weights, which is hard to do when living in a motorhome and traveling about.

[Crankin]

The body fat goal will be affected more (positively!) by the weight training than by diet.
It sounds like you are doing pretty much what I do, but on a much more stringent basis. The kickstarting your metabolism is exactly what I did by changing to a lower carb diet and changing my exercise patterns to rely less on just aerobic stuff. But, at this time of year, I mostly just ride and do a little core work. Just protein doesn't help me on rides, although I do eat those little packets of nuts and cranberries from Trader Joe's, sometimes, in place of a Luna Bar. But, on days I do really long or hard rides, my appetite is up a lot (after the ride) and I just eat. I don't eat junk, so it doesn't really affect my weight. I gain the same 1-2 lbs over the weekend and they are gone by Tuesday.
When I was in my thirties, I weighed about 92 pounds as a result of teaching 7 aerobics classes a week and eating really small breakfasts and lunches, on a diet high in complex carbs. That stopped working as I got closer to 40. By the time I was 45 I was 20 pounds overweight. I started cycling at age 47 and tweaking my diet. I've been at about the same weight for ten years, which is pretty much what I weighed in high school (106-107). Since i am almost 58, I am happy, but it takes constant vigilance to keep it in control.

[goldfinch]

The body fat goal will be affected more (positively!) by the weight training than by diet.
It sounds like you are doing pretty much what I do, but on a much more stringent basis. The kickstarting your metabolism is exactly what I did by changing to a lower carb diet and changing my exercise patterns to rely less on just aerobic stuff. But, at this time of year, I mostly just ride and do a little core work. Just protein doesn't help me on rides, although I do eat those little packets of nuts and cranberries from Trader Joe's, sometimes, in place of a Luna Bar. But, on days I do really long or hard rides, my appetite is up a lot (after the ride) and I just eat. I don't eat junk, so it doesn't really affect my weight. I gain the same 1-2 lbs over the weekend and they are gone by Tuesday.
When I was in my thirties, I weighed about 92 pounds as a result of teaching 7 aerobics classes a week and eating really small breakfasts and lunches, on a diet high in complex carbs. That stopped working as I got closer to 40. By the time I was 45 I was 20 pounds overweight. I started cycling at age 47 and tweaking my diet. I've been at about the same weight for ten years, which is pretty much what I weighed in high school (106-107). Since i am almost 58, I am happy, but it takes constant vigilance to keep it in control.

I weighed about 90-95 pounds when I was in college and for a few years after but starting in the early 80s I started slowly putting on the weigh. I wish I would have started riding 10 years ago and looking at my diet then! But, it never is too late for healthy habits. :) I figure that constant vigilance will be the rest of my life.

[GLC1968]

The body fat goal will be affected more (positively!) by the weight training than by diet.

I wholeheartedly disagree, actually. Diet is king for body recomposition. Weight training is key for adding lean mass (or maintaining it), but you cannot add appreciable lean mass in a deficit. You can manage it with a cyclical type intake (days in surplus, days in deficit), but it must be very controlled and it's not for everyone.

Weight training is very, very important for maintaining your lean mass while losing body fat, but the nutrition is the more critical factor for fat loss.

Goldfinch - awesome job with the weight loss so far! Those last 10 are usually the hardest to get off (I've never done it!), so don't give up. It sounds like you have really done your homework. :)

[GLC1968]

yesterday ~

B: smoothie - 1.5 c spinach, 2/3 c blackberries, 2/3 c raw goats milk, 1/2 banana, 1 scoop protein powder

L: grilled seasoned chicken breast, steamed zucchini

D: grilled seasoned chicken breast, sauteed zucchini, roasted sweet potatoes

Snacks: 3 medjool dates, 2 handfuls of mixed nuts, 2 plums

Today:
B: apple and a smoothie - 1.5 c spinach, 1/2 c blueberries, 1/3 c cherries, 2/3 c raw goats milk, 1/2 banana, 1 scoop protein powder

L: grilled seasoned chicken breast, sauteed zucchini, roasted sweet potatoes

D: halibut, cuke/tomato salad, grilled zucchini, sauteed broccoli

Snacks: 3 medjool dates, handful of mixed nuts, 2 plums, carrots and snap peas

[Crankin]

Sorry, GLC, I guess I had my science mixed up. But, I know that weight loss is easier for me when I am doing resistance work. My body fat % rarely changes unless I totally stop moving for a few days! I guess that my whole point is that sometimes we get so caught up in the endurance stuff, we forget the other.
I guess it's a good thing that the 2 times I had to lose weight, and also after my pregnancies, I was able to lose weight my way, because I could not be so caught up in calorie counting, etc. I upped my exercise, cut portions a little, and cut out the carbs. The first time I had to lose weight, after college, I was not exercising, more than a little walking and some calisthenics. It took me a year to lose 25 pounds. Slow and steady. But, that's when I cut out the junk food and started eating right. I just can't deprive myself that much!

[GLC1968]

But, I know that weight loss is easier for me when I am doing resistance work.

I totally agree! And you are absolutely right - in the midst of endurance training, we often neglect weight training and its so important.

I think for me, the biggest benefit of resistance training (besides making me feel stronger all around) is the whole 'mix it up' factor. If I do all of one thing, loss always stagnates quickly. I need lots of variety in my activities to keep me 1) enjoying it and 2) actively losing. :)

[goldfinch]

I can't find the cite so my memory may be faulty. . .

I believe that if I ingest at least my basal metabolic rate worth of calories I am unlikely to lose muscle when dieting. I recall a study comparing dieters that were and were not exercising and also comparing the type of exercise, aerobic or aerobic plus resistance training. All lost fat not muscle. But the reason likely was that the diet did not severely restrict calories.

But I agree with you folks, mixing it up on the exercise front is good. For motivation and for health.

[shootingstar]

Congrats. goldfinch. Just keep on cycling/engaging in physical activity that you love so that your body become addicted and wants it often each week. Endomorphins induced by exercise are real motivators for weight maintenance.

I doubt I'm a great example. Today:

B
cornflakes with fresh blackberries and skim milk, tea with skim milk
Snack: coffee with milk, some cherries and 2 golden plums

L
roasted sliced duck with brie cheese, lettuce and tomato focaccia bread
Green tea panna cotta
coffee with milk

Supper
yogurt with fresh raspberries and blackberries
tea with skim milk

I went to a worker's retirement luncheon. Under such circumstances, supper is kept small. Right now it's 85 degrees F. Just came back from cycling 30 lbs. of groceries.

I nearly lost my box of cornflakes and toilet tissue at peak afterwork hrs. on the road.

Goldfinch, I've eased off bread alot in past 8 months. And am living in a city that has longer, colder and icier/snowier winters. So am cycling less overall. I think this latest diet change helped me. I naturally fell into it gradually over time without really thinking much about: I kept on forgetting to buy bread. :p

[Crankin]

B: 2 soft boiled eggs, half a whole wheat bagel, cream cheese and lox, half a grapefruit, coffee

20 mile ride, bottle of Nuun and water
L: salad with left over bean salad, chicken, goat cheese, other half of the bagel

S: Iberico cheese and handful of ww pita chips

Went for my bike fit for the Guru, ate dinner out, portobella and avocado sandwich, cole slaw, one beer
I am going to be eating out the rest of the week.... hope I can control myself

[redrhodie]

2 eggs and ww toast
ww english muffin with cc
pasta with tomato sauce
Greek yogurt with walnuts
slice of bread with pb
ginger candy
provolone sandwich
ramen noodles
another slice of bread with pb

[spokewench]

B: rice chex, blackberries and strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
2 hours tennis
L: two slices of swiss cheese, 1 chicken leg, grazing, not a lot in the fridge
2 more hours tennis
D: 1 chicken thigh, roasted potatoes, green beans, cucumber, yellow and orange sweet peppers, vinaigrette dressing with a sprinkle of blue cheese, 2 glasses proseco

That was a light day for all the exercise. I was just too busy, I bet I'm real hungry today

[Catrin]

Been awful about doing this, and it is a good incentive for me to be good..

Yesterday:

B: Steel-cut oats with blueberries, a bit of PB, skim milk
S: banana
L: Leftover saute of poblano peppers,chicken, quinoa, onion and garlic
S: apple
D: roasted skinless chicken breast sandwich on sprouted bread with low-fat Havarti cheese

12 mile bike ride...HOT and WINDY - it took far longer than normal which is why it was only 12 miles...finished with a PB 22 mph sprint for about .5 mile though :D

S: small amount of bran cereal with skim milk

[Crankin]

non fat Greek yogurt and peaches, blueberries, slice of ww raisin toast with soy nut butter

small salad with low salt ham, cheddar, tomato, vinegar, an apple, nuts and cranberries

Luna Bar, handful of ww pita chips and hummus

black bean burger, about 10 curly fries, one beer We met the son of one my closest friends from AZ... he's been here for a month doing his opthalmology rotation for the last yr. of med school. Oy, I feel old, but as DH said, everyone turned out good...

[goldfinch]

blueberries, strawberries and whole milk.

chicken on a slice of bread

blueberries and milk

slice of cheese

vietnamese salad with fish sauce, a small amount of rice noodles, chicken, cucumber, carrot, green onions, spinach, and peanuts

cup of milk

I guess I like milk. :)

[spokewench]

B: egg, ham and cheese burrito, coffee
L: juice drink, beet, spinach, apple, etc. (supposed to be an iron booster)
D: Spagetti with tomato meat sauce, some leftover green been salad from yesterday,1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

egg white omelette with gruyere cheese, ham, blueberries, coffee

slice of ww raisin bread with soy nut butter before 19 mile ride

2 small cheese crisps on corn tortillas, with low fat cheddar, chicken, salsa, peach

I went out for Chinese food with friends for dinner. Won't say anything more, except that I used to eat it at least once a week and now it's once every 6 months.

[Owlie]

Thursday:
Cereal, 1%, OJ
Frappucino because I needed the caffeine while out running errands
Pineapple, coconut milk and strawberry smoothie, beef sandwich on whole wheat bun
2 dark chocolate granola squares with a large blob of almond butter on each
Ikea food:rolleyes: : Meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad, bottle of water

Yesterday:
Cereal, 1% milk, OJ
Beef sandwich with chipotle BBQ sauce on ww bun
Handful of wasabi peas
2 glasses of wine (white and red), small bits of chicken with broccoli, cracked wheat with veggies, salad, cheese. I didn't eat the dessert because I don't like the whole tofu-in-place-of-dairy thing, and I don't like dates either.
Two slices cinnamon toast with almond butter, glass of milk

[Crankin]

yesterday:
2 waffles with blueberries, peaches, walnuts, 2 slices turkey bacon, coffee

20 mile ride, bottle of Nuun

veggie burger, no bun, tomato, cole slaw


half a whole wheat bagel with soy nut butter

dinner out (again) steak au poivre. I ate half of the 12 oz. steak, sweet potato, salad with vinaigrette

[Catrin]

Baaad Catrin...

Yesterday:

B: Bran cereal with blueberries and skim milk

3.5 hours mtb trail building

L: yummy grilled brat & a hamburger with buns - I was starving! Also a bit of slaw, 4 chips and a bit of hummus

S: banana

D: tuna salad and grilled zucchini/eggplant

Great day, and I had intending on riding after the trail work but was more sore than expected.

[Crankin]

2 scrambled eggs, half a ww bagel, cream cheese, lox, coffee, 1/4 glass of oj, blueberries

salad with chicken, brown rice, kidney beans

slice of Iberico cheese

paella with brown Spanish rice, chicken, pimento, paprika, black beans, glass of wine

I had way too much wine this week, but my weight is OK. I need to start strength stuff/yoga again.

[Catrin]

Today:

B: Steel cut oats with blueberries, a bit of PB, skim milk

3 hours mountain biking - PB sandwich in the middle

S: apple

D: roasted skinless chicken breast, roasted eggplant/zucchini melange, skim milk

S: a bit of left-over tuna salad with a slice of sprouted bread

My weight was down two pounds this afternoon from this morning...for some reason I seem to retain water after active days, and the last three days have certainly been that/

[Reesha]

I've been back from my sailing adventure for a while, but on the boat we all pretty much feasted upon carbs. Fresh foods were hard to come by in the tiny island communities and pasta was oohhhh so addictive when it's wet and cold outside. :D

Since I've gotten home I've been cooking up a storm and James and I have been working on building up our spicy tolerance! He already started a spicy challenge at a Thai restaurant.

That said, I made green curry with rice for lunch. I sauteed chinese eggplant, green pepper, onion, bamboo shoots and pressed tofu and then added the green curry paste, coconut milk, palm sugar, and fish sauce. It was pretty good, although light coconut milk has a less than desirable consistency I think.

Dinner? Carne asada tacos with fresh squeezed lime on soft corn tortillas w/ habañero sauce! Yummo.

[Catrin]

On the morning news they reported that research has shown what moderate alcohol consumption (1 drink a day for women, 2 for men) has been shown to reduce the chance of Alzheimers, and a bit of daily chocolate (of any kind) is apparently good for other things.

I forget which one of us generally has a bit of dark chocolate most evenings, but she is ahead of the trend ;)

I don't know about drinking every day, that is just too many empty calories, but the news makes me feel better about my single beer on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Shades of my Baptist childhood where ANY drinking was a thing-of-the-devil...

[spokewench]

Well, I did not write down my food for the last three days; but I can tell you, it was not enough!

I played in a tennis tourny for the last three days so 2 matches per day, 1/2 singles and really humid!

Yesterday, I ate a bit more than Friday and Saturday and it was:

Breakfast 1 english muffin and peanut butter
S: 1 banana
L: leftover spagetti and meat tomato sauce
D: small piece of steak, 1/2 baked potato, green beans
Dessert: piece of peach/blackberry pie

[GLC1968]

I didn't keep track over the weekend as we were backpacking.

Monday:

B: smoothie made with spinach, protein powder, frozen cherries, 1/2 a banana and whole goat's milk. I left my coffee in the car and didn't realize it for a few hours - so no coffee for me!

L: Cold chicken breast, leftover grilled zucchini, 1 medjool date

D: tomato and cuke salad, grilled halibut (probably), sauteed zucchini

S: mixed nuts, 1 apple, turkey jerkey

[spokewench]

B: bowl of cereal, 1% milk,coffee
Granola bar
L: 3/4 of a burrito, chicken, rice and beans
D: some snacks at a university event, fruit, couple of stuffed mushrooms with italian sausage, swedish meatballs, two shrimp, 1 beer

[Reesha]

Delicious post bike commute breakfast:

Cabot 2% greek yogurt with honey and a banana :)

It is 10:08 and there are 122 minutes until lunch :starvation:

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

2 eggs and ww bread
cereal with blueberries and walnuts
a peach
Camembert and tomato on baguette and potato chips
lemon Greek yogurt with blueberries and walnuts
pb & j
corn chowder
another peach

[GLC1968]

B: smoothie - spinach, protein powder, blackberries, 1/2 banana, goat milk. Coffee with goat milk.

L: mixed spinach and baby greens salad with tuna, feta, cukes and almond slices. Raspberry viniagrette for dressing. 1 plum

D: 3 eggs, zucchini, onions, pico de gallo. 1 plum

S: handful of mixed nuts, apple

[Crankin]

I can't remember if I posted yesterday, so..
can't remember breakfast, lunch small salad with chicken, kidney beans, rice
snack, nuts and cranberries, Luna Bar, dinner was flank steak with a Jamaican rub and spicy sauce with bananas, brown rice, glass of wine

today:
egg white omelette with goat cheese and ham, an orange, coffee
veggie burger on whole wheat roll, thousand island dressing (low fat), apple, water

iced tea and a biscotti

tuna melt on a ww bagel and cheddar cheese, blueberries

[spokewench]

B: 1 large pancake, strawberries, bananas, syrup, coffee
L: leftover spagetti pasta with veges and parmesan
S: 1 glass proseco
D: salmon, brown rice, zucchini, corn, tomato, onion saute,
Dessert: small piece of pie with vanilla ice cream

[GLC1968]

8/31 -

B: a few sips of my husband's smoothie (similar to the ones I've listed before) and a Paleo crunch bar. coffee with goats milk.

L: 4- 5 oz grilled chicken breast, 2 c sauteed green beans, apple

D: baked chicken breast w/ skin!, garlic mashed potatoes, corn on the cob

S: mixed nuts, 2 plums, 1 oz dark chocolate


Today (9/1) -

B: 3 eggs, 1/4 c pico de gallo, 1 c canteloupe, coffee with goats milk

L: 4 oz leftover cold chicken, grilled zucchini, 1/4 c peas, 1/2 Lara bar

D: herbed salmon, sauteed summer squash, mixed salad w balsamic vin.

S: nectarine, apple, plum, 1/2 sweet potato (before my run), mixed nuts

[Crankin]

yesterday:
OK, I am having stomach and other issues, so my eating was strange.
a piece of matzah and herbal tea
whole wheat bagel/hummus 1/4 cup of coffee before ride with Tygab (remember her?), bottle of Nuun
brown rice salmon sushi and 2 brown rice rolls (not sure of the name for these)
cheese/ww pita chips
ham and cheese sand. on ww roll, cole slaw, 2 pieces of chocolate

today:
egg white omelette with avocado and salsa, 2 slices turkey bacon, peach
1.5 cups of coffee
2.5 mile walk
salad with kidney beans, brown rice, tomato
packet of nuts and cranberries
egg and artichoke heart frittata with low fat garlic herbed cheese, slice of ww raisin toast, blueberries
2 pieces chocolate

[redrhodie]

today:

oatmeal with flax seeds, walnuts and blackstrap molasses. I added the molasses because I've had low energy the last couple of days, and I thought the iron might help. But ick. Too sweet for me.
cheese sandwich
veggie fried rice
a banana
pasta with veggies in cream sauce
a nectarine
piece of milk chocolate

[Reesha]

1 large banana

salad with romaine, black olives, green pepper, banana peppers, red onion, diced ham

Lebna sandwich on a large pita with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, pickled turnip and zata'ar seasoning.

Altogether too much air popped popcorn. Mmmm

[spokewench]

B: shredded wheat, 1% milk, strawberries
S: Granola Bar
L: ciabatta bread with chicken breast, bacon, tomato lettuce sammy
D: salad, small amount of sirloin steak, vinaigrette, blue cheese crumbles, 1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

My report for yesterday is embarrassingly bad...
B: 2 scrambled eggs with cheese and salsa, one piece of raisin toast, 3 slices turkey bacon, coffee

chicken sandwich in ww roll, mustard, cole slaw, veggie chips
10.5 mile fast ride

Drove to the Cape, sat on the beach for 2 hours, went to restaurant where I had 2 beers, shared some tapas (cheese, chorizo bits, apple), fresh tomato and mozzarella salad, banana encrusted halibut with jasmine rice and zucchini

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: egg white sandwich with low fat Havarti cheese and sprouted bread

40 mile bike ride (Honey Stinger gels and Hammer Heed during)
Post ride snack: low fat chocolate milk and multi-grain chips

L: big salad with chicken, red peppers, tomatoes, oil/vinegar dressing

S: banana

D: more roasted chicken, sprouted bread, tomatoes, onion, fresh figs for dessert, 1 Youngs Double Chocolate Stout

Today

B: scrambled egg whites, no-fat cottage cheese, bran cereal and skim milk. Coffee

L: one hot dog with bun, trek mix

short hike - banana during

D: roasted chicken, steamed broccoli, skim milk and one small wedge of dark chocolate.

Planning on having an oatmeal stout pretty soon, and will likely have a snack of an apple and no-fat cottage cheese later tonight

[Crankin]

Today:
whole wheat bagel with low fat garlic-herb cheese, lox, an orange, coffee, 2 glasses water

43 mile very humid ride, ate one luna Bar during the first 20 miles, then a soy nut butter and jelly sand. on raisin bread. A bottle of Nuun and one bottle of water

ate a slice of pizza (goat cheese and artichokes) at the LBS later on

carrots and celery, hummus
chicken sausage, 2 slices tomato, cole slaw
2 slices melon, grapes, one Blue Moon

[Titania]

Today:

breakfast: 2 egg omelet with 2 slices american cheese
Lunch: Atkins day-break bar
Snack: Apple
Dinner (what I will eat tonight): Morning-star farms chicka patty with cheese and a slice of tomato, 1 corn on the cob, 1/2 c homemade sweet pickles (made with Splenda, so no sugar)

[spokewench]

Cereal 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
ham and havarti cheese sammy, fresh tomato and lettuce on wheat bread sammy
1 beer
Homemade lasagna, 1 piece garlic bread, 1 glass red wine
small piece of leftover homemade carrot cake with cream cheese frosting

[GLC1968]

Yesterday was a nightmare - barely anything to eat all day until a massive salad at 3 pm. My stomach was so mad at me for shoving in all that volume! :eek:

Anyway, today is more normal.

B: 1/2 paleo 'biscuit', 1 egg, 1 slice canadian bacon, 1/2 oz raw cheddar cheese, 1 cup canteloupe cubes, coffee with goats milk

L: cold chicken and roasted sweet potatoes, raw carrots, apple.

D: pumpkin beef casserole, salad.

Snacks: handful of mixed nuts, banana, 1/2 lara bar before my run, 1/2 after, roast beef and raw cheddar roll ups.

[Crankin]

I've been eating too much.

Yesterday:
half a whole wheat bagel with olive oil, 3 slices of low salt ham, 2 slices machengo cheese, coffee

half a Luna Bar before 20 mile ride

I think i had a chicken salad for lunch, with cheese, tomatoes

went to the LBS to get my new shoes fixed, so while we were waiting went to the Colonial Inn, sat on the veranda and drank a mojito and had black bean hummus with veggies :eek:

fresh pasta (smaller portion than usual) and homemade puttensesca sauce, one small piece of bread from Idylwilde Farms... glad I now live further away from this place than previously

Today:
one cup of non fat Greek yogurt, blueberries, dried cranberries, almonds, 2 slices turkey bacon, coffee'

My car's new power steering pump failed as I was going to a cafe after my first client. So I had a skim milk micha latte while waiting for the *** tow truck to take me to the dealer (an hour in total) so I could get my rental and get to the next client by 1:00.

half a Luna Bar so I wouldn't starve. Got to my office at 2:00, but was afraid my chicken salad from above Idylwidle farms was going bad, despite being in a baggie with a cool pack. I ate a few bites and finished the Luna Bar and dumped the salad. I had a pack of nuts and cranberries at 4 PM

half a whole wheat naan "pizza" with goat cheese, tomato pesto, and mushrooms, half a glass of red wine, 2 pieces of chocolate.
Hey, this time we only made one naan for the 2 of us and it was fine.

[Titania]

Whole what bagel with lite cream cheese

Bag of Quaker cheese rice snacks (only 13 g of carbs when you really need something crunchy) + salad

[new2ride]

1/2 red grapefruit, water & decaf coffee

Chicken salad, with a lots of celery, on ww, small fruit salad, lots of water

Handful of almonds, water

Don't know what I'll have for dinner, may a scrumptious salad, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, mandarin oranges, craisins, almonds, pineapples, with a little shrimp and raspberry vinegarette dressing. Water or powerade or both.

Snack later on will either be handful of almonds or pistacchios and, of course, more water

[GLC1968]

B: smoothie (spinach, cherries, 1/2 banana, protein powder, goats milk), coffee with goats milk

L: big fruit salad, pico de gallo, sugar free applesauce and about 3 oz of bbq chicken breast with most of the sauce wiped off (this was all that I could eat from a HUGE potluck at work!)

D: butter chicken on a bed of spinach

S: lara bar, freeze dried banana chips, roast beef roll ups, 2 apples

Sometimes eating paleo is very hard. Today, EVERYONE was raving about the key lime pie someone made...I had to skip it. Ugh.

[Crankin]

yesterday:
Greek yogurt, blueberries, walnuts
slice of whole wheat raisin toast with soy nut butter, coffee

chicken salad from my favorite farm market, nuts and cranberries

Luna Bar

ham and cheese panini, cole slaw, veggie chips, half a glass of white wine

[redrhodie]

yesterday:

2 eggs and 2 slices ww toast
Greek yogurt (raspberry) with walnuts
broccoli and cheese rice, cherry tomatoes
a few pretzels
a few pieces of ginger candy
a fresh fig, a peach, a plum
shrimp Pad Thai

I can't believe that's all I ate. No wonder I was so hungry in the afternoon.

[spokewench]

Breakfast: cereal 1% milk, coffee
L: enchilada casserole, brown rice
D: spinach ravioli with tomato meat sauce, parmesan cheese, garlic bread, salad with vinaigrette, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

Corn Flakes, 1% milk, coffee
L; BBQ chicken sandwich, coleslaw
1 glass prosecco with a piece of baguette with brie and fig jam
D: sirloin steak, ranch beans, salad with italian dressing, 1 biscuit, 1 glass red wine

I met with my friend to have the prosecco and brie and then celebrated our anniversary with hubby at the restaurant where our university students do show toons while you eat. It is always fun!

[shootingstar]

B
cornflakes with fresh raspberries, blueberries & skim milk
Tea with skim milk

L
cranberry juice
A Middle Eastern thin flatbread with Zaatar spices and folded in with a bit of fresh diced tomato, pepper ...and a pickle of all things. It was fine, except the pickle seemed like a mismatch to the Zaatar spiced flatbread

1 phyllo pistachio rose pastry with honey, lightly flavoured with orange blossom


snack later at home after bike ride on:
an apricot, 2 plums

S
pasta cooked in garlic-chili soy sauce with fresh tomatoes, banana hot peppers, onions, basil and fresh cilantro (made a lot for another supper later this week)
Tea with milk
another 2 plums

Snack of 2 slices of Oka Quebec cheese. (European soft style cheese)

[Crankin]

I've been away the past 2.5 days and my diet included such things as a scallop roll, fries, and ice cream from Sundae School (those of you who go to Cape Cod will know this place). I did ride, but quite moderately for me.
I have been eating a lot, as my weight has been down. At the end of last week it's stabilized at my "regular" weight, but that means I have to be more vigilant so it doesn't go up. The next week will be tough. Crazy busy with work on Mon-Tues., sort of normal on Wed. and then Thursday afternoon-Saturday I am going for a 2.5 day review class for my licensing exam. It's in SE MA, I am staying down there. Food is all on your own. I doubt I'll get any exercise on Friday, and not sure about Sat., since I don't get home until 6 PM. The class is at a state university, so I hope, at least for lunch, there will be some OK choices. DH is going to be away for almost all of the next 2 weeks, so I will have a chance to clean up my diet after this week.

[spokewench]

Corn flakes, 1% milk, coffee
piece of pita bread, with hummus
small helping of chicken enchilada casserole
two beef tacos, with rice, 1 glass of red wine

[limewave]

Eggs, bacon, Ezekiel 4:9 Toast and coffee

Granola bar

Veggie bowl with black beans and brown rice (mostly veggies)

Peanut Butter Energy Ball (PB, Oats, Raisins, Chocolate chips, wheat germ, flax seeds, sunflower seeds, agave)

Greek Yogurt

Ultrameal Shake, tossed salad and scrambled eggs

Green Smoothie for a bedtime snack Mmmmmm.

[redrhodie]

pb and banana on ww
slice of ww toast with cream cheese and tomato
veggie soup, cheese sandwich on roll, potato chips
Greek yogurt with walnuts
peach
plum
fig
arugula, tomato and avocado salad
homemade mac and cheese
grapes

[Catrin]

I was camping and mountain biking this weekend, so breakfast was generally cold cereal + banana and coffee, lunch was a chicken sausage cooked at the fire + hot dog bun and multi-grain tortilla chips & hummus. Dinner was whatever I could grab but can't really remember outside of an actual cheeseburger (first one of those in about a year)...several beers with friends.

I also got in 3 hours mountain biking in two days + some hiking. A little over 1 hour of of the riding was pretty hard/intense (for me). A few shot blocks and another couple bananas were consumed.

My eating could have been worse, I think I am starting to work out this eating while camping thing. Certainly better than the LAST time when I came close to bonking :o

[shootingstar]

B
cornflakes with skim milk and cut fresh mango
tea with skim milk
thumb size slice of oka soft cheese (strong Europen style cheese but made in Quebec)

Snacks at work
1 peach, 1 small plum
raspberry muffin
2 coffees with milk

Dinner
Green curry tomato ratatouille with eggplant, yellow zuchinni, red pepper, fresh cilantro, basil onion, garlic and ginger root combined with Chinese steamed fresh noodles
Tea with skim milk

[Crankin]

B: egg white omelette with pesto and goat cheese, blueberries, coffee
L: left over quinoa and chicken salad with yogurt/honey dressing, an apple, packet of nuts and cranberries
S: slice of ww bread, soy nut butter
D: I got home at 8 PM, went out since there's no food in the house and DH is leaving for an almost 2 wk trip to Asia. I had a very small serving of salad greens with fig dressing,half an order of risotto with steak tips, blue cheese, yellow squash (I ate about 3/4 of this), 1.5 glasses of red wine, one piece of garlic bread

[spokewench]

Crankin: The restaurant you went out to sounds great risotto and steak tips, yum!

B: 1 egg, 1 piece toast, rasberry smoothie, coffee
L: grilled cheese and cup of chicken dumpling soup
D: two beef tacos, small helping rice, 1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

First day with cleaner eating in awhile...
half a Luna Bar before 5:30 AM 10 mile hilly ride
2 scrambled eggs, mixed with left over black beans and brown rice, blueberries, coffee after ride

veggie burger on a ww deli flat

12 oz skim mocha latte

smallish serving of sprouted brown rice risotto with tofu, pack of nuts and cranberries, and 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

B: 2 scrambled egg whites + 1 whole egg sandwich with sprouted bread, very small amount of cheese, skim milk and coffee

17 mile bike ride...20 minutes playing on mountain bike :)
S: Banana

L: garlic chicken sausage, one slice sprouted bread and 1 cup roasted pepper/tomato soup

S: bran cereal w/skim milk

40 minute hard strength training session

D: 3 scrambled egg whites to feed my muscles, one tomato, more skim milk

Snack later will be a wedge of dark chocolate I think :cool:

[spokewench]

bowl of shredded wheat with strawberries and raspberries, coffee
two small ground beef tacos (from a new downtown restaurant); wont go there again, wow was it salty and boring!
D: 1 hamburger, few roasted potatoes, 1 ear of corn, 1 glass red wine

[Catrin]

Today:

B: Bran cereal, skim milk, coffee
S: apple
L: roasted skinless chicken breast & roasted veggies (broccoli, onion, potatoes)

45 minutes on the elliptical at the gym because it was drizzling rain and couldn't ride :( I should have taken out the LHT with the fenders, it would have been more fun...

D: 1 cup turkey chili, smattering of shredded cheese, multi-grain chips, skim milk and 1 small piece of dark chocolate.

[Crankin]

B: cup of Greek yogurt with a banana, blueberries, almonds, 2 slices ww raisin toast, coffee
25 mile ride
salad with chicken breast, tabouli, kidney beans, mushrooms, chick peas, lettuce, balsamic vinegar, nuts and cranberries

whole wheat tortilla cheese crisp with grilled chicken, pineapple salsa, an orange, 2 pieces dark chocolate

[Catrin]

I must ask...what is "clean" eating? Is this basically no processed foods? I've read so many different descriptions on this on the internet that I've become a little confused. I've started to fall back into my old bread addiction, so while I am addressing that I am looking at other ways to eat healthier...probably by simply adding more fresh/frozen veggies.

[Crankin]

Not for me, although I don't really eat any processed stuff. I just meant less restaurants this week and next, not so much wine or beer.
I've just had a lot of social stuff. It seems like my life revolves around riding and eating! DH is in Asia for almost 2 weeks, so I can concentrate on eating less, although tomorrow I am going to a 2.5 day class and am staying in a hotel, since it's about 60 miles from here and I don't want to drive back and forth. This will involve some Marriott bistro meals and probably lunch from the university cafeteria, which should be fine, since there will always be a salad bar. But, it will involve a lot of sitting. I can ride tomorrow in the AM, but will have to use the fitness center and pool at the hotel.

[Catrin]

I've been wondering this for some time, it's been obvious to me that the term is used in different ways and was curious how women on this forum use it. It is helpful!

I hardly ever eat at restaurants, the rare times I do it is a treat. I think the only times I've done so this year has been with certain TE women :cool:

[Spencer]

Good thread.
I will drink banana's juice in breakfast
I will eat vegetable roll in lunch
and i will take green tea in dinner.
Thanks

[spokewench]

Good thread.
I will drink banana's juice in breakfast
I will eat vegetable roll in lunch
and i will take green tea in dinner.
Thanks

And you are starving to death!:D

[spokewench]

B: Corn flakes, 1% milk, strawberries, raspberries, banana, coffee
L: 1 hamburger, few pieces of roasted potato, cucumbers and tomato slices
Snack: Heath candy bar
D: roasted chicken, risotto with summer squash, sweet peppers, onions and parmesan, 1 dark beer

[Catrin]

Today:

B: egg white omelet with a bit of garlic chicken sausage, 1 slice sprouted grain toast, skim milk, coffee

S: 1/2 small granola bar

L: 1 cup turkey chili, roasted veggies (both leftovers from last night)

S: other half of granola bar

D: Roasted chicken breast sandwich with sprouted wheat bread

1 hour CHILLY bike ride :rolleyes:

S: don't know yet...but I need something warm to drink.

[Crankin]

Catrin, considering how often I eat out and cook, it's amazing my weight stays fairly stable. It's all about the exercise for me, although I know others will say no. I really don't eat anything bad, but I do have to watch the carbs.
I'm at my class. The drive here was awful...

B: egg white omelette, goat cheese, salsa, an orange, coffee
L: left over whole wheat sprouted risotto and tofu, an apple
S: Luna Bar
D: salad from the salad bar at the university where my class is. Veggies, kidney beans, goat cheese, peppers, cup of chicken rice soup, small slice of whole wheat ciabatta dipped in olive oil, apple

I was starving when I got back to the hotel, but too lazy to buy anything front he pub. I ate 2 bites of a Luna bar

[spokewench]

B: two eggs scrambled, 1 piece wg toast, 2 turkey sausages, hashbrowns, coffee
L: 1 small piece of pizza; raspberry smoothie with greek yogurt, banana, pineapple
D: chicken posole soup, 2 corn tortillas, 1 margarita
Two taffy cookies

[Crankin]

Today:
2 bites of a Luna bar, run/walk for 30 minutes on hotel treadmill
B: egg whites, scrambled, 1 slice whole wheat toast, 4 pieces of turkey Canadien bacon, coffee
L: salad with lettuce, kidney beans, orzo, veggies, wine vinegar, cup of italian wedding soup, apple, nuts and cranberries
S: Luna Bar
D: flatbread tomato and mozzarella pizza, glass of red wine (still finishing that)

I'm doing OK, even with being away at this terrible class.

[spokewench]

B: cheerios, raspberries, bananas, 1% milk, coffee
S: handful of fish crackers
L: tuna melt sandwich
D: small helping of turkey stew, 1 beer
2 taffy cookies

[Reesha]

Made whole wheat raspberry pancakes for breakfast:

1 cup whole wheat pastry flour (bob's red mill or something like that)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 large egg
3/4 c. milk
3/4 c. frozen raspberries

These are great with genuine maple syrup, but if you don't have maple syrup, I would add some sugar to the recipe to sweeten the pancakes.

[Crankin]

B: breakfast sandwich on English muffin, with egg whites, havarti cheese, turkey Canadian bacon, spinach, fresh fruit, skim milk mocha latte (small)

L: chicken salad sandwich on whole wheat roll with a cup of tomato basil soup

D: brown rice tuna sushi and 2 smoked salmon and lettuce wraps in a thin type of wrap (don't know the name)
2 pieces of dark chocolate

[spokewench]

Saturday: bowl of cheerios, raspberries, 1% milk, coffee
L hummus and pita bread, carrots, apples, parsley juice drink
D: 1 glass of prosecco, salmon, few roasted potatoes, edamame salad with sweet bell peppers and tomatoes with vinaigrette dressing
2 taffy cookies

B: 1 egg, 1 piece of wg toast, raspberry, peach, orange juice, pineapple, greek yogurt smoothie, hashbrowns
L: carrots, apple, beet, parsley juice drink
S: handful of nuts, a few grapes
D: 1 chicken thigh, mashed potatoes, heirloom tomatoes with mozzarella cheese and basil, 1 glass of prosecco
2 taffy cookies

I got my juicer out so you will be seeing more juice drinks in my diet. YUM!

[Crankin]

B: Greek yogurt, blueberries, dried cranberries, almonds, piece of whole wheat toast with soy nut butter, coffee
Luna Bar before 11 mile hilly ride (I was starving)
L: 3 slices chicken breast with low fat provolone on "small slice" whole wheat, mustard, an apple

another Luna Bar before my 5 PM client

D: tuna melt on whole wheat roll, provolone, cole slaw, cup of butternut squash soup

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Bowl of cereal, 1% milk, OJ
~16mi bike ride; 2 shot blocks and water
2 pancakes with butter and maple syrup, bacon, apple
frappucino and a bite-sized cupcake while mooching Starbucks' internet
Loaded baked potato, salad with a bit of dressing
a few malted milk balls

Today:
Three leftover pancakes with butter and syrup, milk/Bolthouse protein drink mix
Assam tea with milk and sugar while waiting for the cable installation
Forgot my lunch, so lunch came from the student union cafeteria. Spicy chicken strips and fries. Must be approaching that time of the month again.:rolleyes:
Small latte on a long-distance Starbucks date with DBF (he went to a Starbucks before his next class, I went to one after my meeting, and we talked on the phone. We're pathetic. :D)
One chicken sausage, small baked potato with a little sour cream, salad with Caesar dressing.
Decaf vanilla chai with milk and sugar.

[spokewench]

B: 1 really large colorado peach (it was heaven, the best peach of the season!)
L: 3/4 of a chicken burrito
D: 1 beer, pasta with turkey sausage, onions, corn, tomatoes, and sweet bell peppers (3 colors, purple, yellow, red), parmesan cheese sprinkle

[Crankin]

B: egg white omelette with pesto filling, peach, coffee
L: salad with chicken breast, lettuce, goat cheese
S: nuts and cranberries, Luna Bar
D: chicken breast with mango chutney, whole wheat cows cows, cup of butternut squash soup, 2 squares dark chocolate

I was hungry all night, couldn't sleep and actually got out of bed to eat a piece of cheese and some ww pita chips at 12:30 AM

[spokewench]

wheat chex, 1% milk, 1 large Colorado Peach, coffee
1 strawberry milkshake
stirfry with sirloin, green beans and onions, rice, 1 beer
1/2 of a chocolate chip cookie

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: Steel-cut oats with blueberries, scrambled egg whites, skim milk,coffee
S: apple
L: homemade chicken soup with a bit of rice, strawberries and non-fat Greek yogurt
S: Banana
D: chicken, one slice of cheese, tortilla

45 minute strength training session

post-workout snack: fresh dates and figs, one beer

[Crankin]

weird eating day

B: whole wheat tortilla cheese crisp with chicken breast and an orange, coffee
more coffee at a meeting after a stressful 13 mile drive that took me over an hour (this is why I don't have a job that commutes toward Boston)
L: I went for a 13 mile ride and felt sick/dizzy afterwards. My stomach has been acting up and I have just been a little "off" with allergies and several other weird symptoms. Most likely a fibro flare, but I soldier on. So, I ate half a piece of matzah, a cup of chamomile tea, some whole wheat cous cous and a piece of cheese.

later I had a Luna bar at around 3:30 and a piece of whole wheat bread and hummus at 5:30
D: went out with friends had grilled salmon, whole wheat penne and marinara, glass of red wine.

feel much better now!

[spokewench]

B: 1 egg, piece of WG toast, coffee
L: 1 piece of pita bread and hummus
S: 1 glass of apple juice, juiced at home
D: two chicken tacos (soft), rice and beans, 1 margarita

[Owlie]

Today:
Breakfast at Starbucks because I woke up late...Latte and a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich (and it was actually pretty good, but I'm pretty sure bacon and cheese make everything better anyway...)
Lunch: Homemade chicken salad, a slice of whole wheat bread, salad
Free food! Salsa and tortilla chips, most of a cookie, the equivalent of an apple with some caramel dip, small piece of chocolate
The remainder of the package of malted milk balls
Chicken sausage with rice. Contemplating a vegetable, but I'm feeling really lazy and too tired to actually eat...

[Crankin]

2 egg omelette with low fat cheddar and salsa, avocado, 2 slices turkey bacon, coffee

chicken breast sandwich with low fat provolone, on a whole wheat roll, mustard, apple

Luna Bar

veggie burger on whole wheat bread, avocado, cole slaw cup of red pepper tomato soup, 2 pieces of chocolate

[spokewench]

B: nothing - bad morning!
L: edamame and 3 spring rolls
D: 3 pieces of yummy pizza, 1 glass of red wine, salad with blue cheese crumbles and vinaigrette

[Crankin]

B: 3 pieces of Machengo cheese, small hard roll dipped in olive oil, blueberries, and some left over butternut squash soup, coffee
L: chicken salad made with yogurt and dried cranberries, on a bed of lettuce, one corn tortilla
S: slice of ww bread
D: brown rice veggie sushi and salmon/veggie wraps ( don't know what they are called. The things in the paper thin wrappers), a peach, one square chocolate

[Catrin]

Yesterday

B: 3 scrambled egg whites, 2 slices sprouted bread, coffee, skim milk
S: banana
L: 1/2 roasted chicken breast, small amount of hummus and low-fat wheat thins
S: apple with PB, skim milk
1 hour bike ride
D: at a friends house and we just grazed: raw celery & carrots, fresh dates and figs, small amount buffalo chicken dip, 8 tortilla chips, 1 beer

Today:

B: Steel cut oats, 2 scrambled egg whites, coffee, skim milk
S: 1/2 Cliff bar
90 minute mountain bike ride
L: Banana/PB sandwich on sprouted bread
D: Roasted skinless chicken breast sauteed with baby spinach, rice & 1 beer

[Crankin]

B: whole wheat bagel, low fat cream cheese, lox, sliced tomato, coffee, blueberries
L: low salt ham and provolone on ww bread, mustard, cole slaw, an apple
S: Luna Bar during/after 35 mile ride
D: went out for DH's birthday with friends... 2 glasses of rose wine, one slice of rosemary bread, tapenade/tomato/arugula tart for an appetizer, very small serving of Chilean sea bass, fingerling potatoes

then we drove to the grocery store and bought 2 kinds of chocolate ice cream, which we promptly took back to the house and ate, with a side of fudge sauce

not going to weigh myself today!

[Catrin]

B: Steel cut oats with blueberries and a few nuts, turkey bacon, skim milk, coffee
L: (social hour at church) chex mix with two cookies...coffee
40 minute strength training, 30 minutes on Arc trainer
D: roasted skinless chicken salad with mixed salad greens, roasted red peppers, onion, cucumber, fat-free feta cheese, oil and balasmic dressing

Later there will be a beer, and a snack of some sort, perhaps a bit of the bean/veggie soup currently cooking. Or an apple.

[Crankin]

B: 2 buttermilk waffles, 2 slices turkey bacon, blueberries, coffee
S: nuts and dried cranberries
L: salad with arugula, tuna in olive oil, chick peas, red pepper, wine vinegar
S: piece of Machengo cheese
D: panini with slice of low salt ham, .5 oz of pancetta, fontina cheese, basil, sun dried tomatoes, on whole wheat ciabatta, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Owlie]

Catrin, please tell me you buy egg whites! That's a lot of yolks otherwise! (And I have no idea what to do with leftover egg yolk...)

Yesterday:
Bowl of cereal, 1%
Lunch out with my parents, sister, my sister's boyfriend, and his mom--Giant burger, Coke, a couple of fries
I just had cereal for dinner. Giant burger was in fact giant.

Today:
Bowl of cereal, 1%
Frappucino while studying. This will get expensive!
One chicken leg with barbeque sauce
One shot block, 4 mile ride, then I ate the remaining ones (2 more) because they were pretty old to begin with..
2 more chicken legs with barbeque sauce, brown rice, sauteed Brussels sprouts with garlic
Cookie ice cream.

[Reesha]

I cook up egg yolks and feed them to my chickens as a snack. It's very healthy for laying hens.

[Reesha]

Tonight I made kickash fish tacos with tilapia, inspired by our awesome mexican restaurants on Cherokee St. in St. Louis. They are very authentic in that part of town.

Recipe is on my blog: http://larissaridesforcleanair.org/2011/09/25/training-fuel-fish-tacos/

[Owlie]

I cook up egg yolks and feed them to my chickens as a snack. It's very healthy for laying hens.

That makes a lot of sense, but the concept is...well, you know what I mean. :p

[Reesha]

I photographed my fish tacos tonight because I made them again-- couldn't get enough of them last night!

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/291779_10150309414993655_511688654_7798952_2098646046_n.jpg

[pll]

I photographed my fish tacos tonight because I made them again-- couldn't get enough of them last night!


I'm coming for dinner! :D

[Crankin]

B: Greek yogurt, blueberries, dried cranberries, walnuts, slice of whole wheat with soy nut butter

L: veggie cous cous

D: sauteed salmon with red pepper/tomato pesto, whole wheat cous cous, salad, glass of white wine, very small piece of blueberry pie and one chocolate wafer (DH's birthday)

[spokewench]

B: 1 Egg, 1 piece wg toast, coffee, oj
handful of goldfish crackers
L: sloppy joe and a snack bag of barbq potato chips
D: 1 chicken thigh, a few roasted sweet potato chunks, corn, 1 glass prosecco
dessert watermelon

[Crankin]

B: slice of ww bread with soy nut butter before 5:30 AM ride, egg white omelette with fontina cheese, 2 slices of turkey bacon, peach, coffee after ride
L: Vegan spinach noodles with tofu, half an apple
D: Montreal steak salad... flank steak marinated in Montreal steak rub, over lettuce and goat cheese, oil and vinegar, side of strawberries and blueberries, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

B: Steel cut oats, egg whites, coffee, skim milk
S: small apple with a tiny bit of peanut butter
L: roasted chicken breast sandwich with sprouted bread
S: 1/2 cliff bar

45 minute training session, 30 minutes arc trainer

D: low carb wheat wrap with chicken and veggies

S: small amount of granola with skim milk...

[spokewench]

B: bowl of shredded wheat, 1% milk, coffee
L: two pork tacos
D: small piece of lasagna, salad with blue cheese crumbles vinaigrette, glass of red wine

[Crankin]

B: ww bagel, low fat cream cheese, lox, tomato, peach, coffee
L: salad with tuna, ww cous cous, garbanzo beans, apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D:(Rosh Hashanah, so a bit bigger than usual), piece of raisin challah, roasted chicken breast, butternut squash, 2 pieces of raisin kugel.
Don't know why that frown face is in there... I can't delete it!

[spokewench]

B: Bowl of shredded wheat, 1% milk, coffee
L: 1 piece of WG toast, 2 slices of havarti cheese
D: 2 bowls of yummy homemade chicken soup with potatoes, chard, cabbage, onions, carrots and celery, 1 glass prosecco
Dessert: small helping tapioca pudding

[Crankin]

2 slices challah-raisin french toast and fruit... a Rosh Hashanah tradition in my house, coffee

piece of gefilte fish, slice of challah with cream cheese, piece of raisin kugel

OK, enough of the Jewish food. Went out for dinner to celebrate the new year, with Italian food: penne with fresh marinara, and veal meatballs (I ate about 2/3 of this), half a salad with apples and goat cheese, one glass of chianti

[spokewench]

Breakfast: shredded wheat, 1% milk, coffee
Lunch: 1 piece of toast, 2 pieces havarti cheese; glass of homemade carrot/apple juice
Dinner: Bowl of homemade chicken vege soup, 1 glass of prosecco
Dessert: small piece of carrot cake

[Owlie]

B: ww bagel, low fat cream cheese, lox, tomato, peach, coffee
L: salad with tuna, ww cous cous, garbanzo beans, apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D:(Rosh Hashanah, so a bit bigger than usual), piece of raisin challah, roasted chicken breast, butternut squash, 2 pieces of raisin kugel.
Don't know why that frown face is in there... I can't delete it!

Put a space between the colon and the...what's the singular of parentheses? Parenthesis? :confused::o

Anyway, the last few days have been terrible: I blame the pharmacokinetics exam and my ovaries!
Wed:
B: Cereal
L: Spicy chicken sandwich, curly fries (with ketchup) and a Dr. Pepper from the cafeteria. (Their fries are good!)
S: Don't remember. Probably almonds and a mixture of mocha protein drink stuff and milk
D: Burrito (brown rice, beef, sour cream, salsa)

Thurs:
B: Black tea with milk and sugar; bacon, egg and cheese sandwich from Starbucks.
L: Thai curry--spaghetti squash, bell pepper, onion, chicken and broccoli
S: Half a club sandwich, popcorn, Dr. Pepper from the cafeteria during some last-minute studying,
D: The other half of the sandwich.

Today:
B: Cereal with 1%
L: I forgot my lunch this morning, so it was nachos from the cafeteria. No, not the kind with the fake cheese sauce--these had chicken, cheese, salsa, lettuce and some sour cream. They weren't too bad, actually.
S: Tea with milk and slightly too much sugar.
D: Burrito

[Crankin]

Another day of too much eating...
B: one slice of left over challah french toast, orange, tea
18 mile ride
coffee
L: I had to eat out in between clients and the cafe I went to was out of business. I ended up at a diner and had a very salty Greek omelette and 2 slices of ww toast
D: OK, won't go into this. It was our first night of our theatre subscription for the year and we went out to a tapas restaurant. It was awesome. 5 different tapas, shared with DH and 2 glasses of sangria.

No weigh in today...

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece of toast with butter, coffee
L: 1 bowl of chicken vege soup
tea with honey
D: 4 spring rolls

Wow, I did not eat much yesterday! I guess I was not hungry since I have not been doing much lately. Hurt my back (upper back) playing tennis and have been trying to let the inflammation die down.

[ultraviolet]

I'm going to start trying to post here.

Today was my cheatday, which has no restrictions. That usually means plenty of "junk" food. But it's all very tasty junk food... Hah!

Breakfast: Egg scramble with andouille sausage, mushrooms, leeks, spinach and avocado

Lunch: Double cheeseburger with bacon on a gluten-free bun, fries, coffee milkshake

Snack: Salted caramel mocha

Dinner: Mac n' cheese made with quinoa pasta and Beecher's Flagship cheese, topped with crumbled uncured bacon.

Snack: Popcorn and prosecco

It's been a tasty, tasty day.

[Owlie]

B: Cereal, 1%
L: Thai curry (spaghetti squash, red bell pepper, chicken, onion, broccoli), rice
S: Two slices of homemade no-sugar-added (accidental :o ) pumpkin bread
D: Burrito with rice, beef, sour cream and salsa
S: Herbal tea, pumpkin bread with butter, honey and cinnamon.

[Crankin]

B: last piece of gefilte fish, horseradish, a couple of pieces of Machengo cheese, small piece of kugel. I wanted to throw the rest of the left over kugel away, but DH said no, keep it. Coffee
L: salad from grocery store w/ lettuce, kidney beans, lentils, veggies, oil and vinegar, slice of whole wheat bread
S: apple slices with soy nut butter
D: stuffed poblano chili (stuffed with ww cous cous kidney beans, onion, cumin). I ate 1.5 of these... very spicy, but good.

[shootingstar]

Yesterday, not great but not super decadent either. hmmm

B- cornflakes with skim milk, plum, tea with milk
Another B which served as lunch at the market: egg on bun with sausage patty, tomato with hash browns

Snack- fresh peach, yogurt and tea

D- roasted orange beets, parsnips, onion, garlic, red pepper and tomato, with pasta on side. Roasting veggies is so painless and good.

Tea with milk, orange

[spokewench]

1 egg, piece of WG toast, fresh juiced orange juice
1 bowl of chicken vege soup
tortilla chips and salsa
mashed potatoes, beef roast in italian red sauce, purple beans, salad

[ultraviolet]

Breakfast: ham and mushroom crustless quiche

Lunch: decaf breve latte

Dinner: pan-roasted chicken thighs with sauteed brussel sprouts and shallots

Snack: salami and olives

[Crankin]

B: omelette with fontina cheese, 3 slices turkey bacon, blueberries, coffee
S: half a Luna Bar during ride
L: finished Luna Bar, chicken salad on lettuce
S: (at a bar) black bean hummus with veggies and 2 strips pita, one beer
D: I made home made pizza. Unfortunately, the whole wheat pizza dough I bought at TJs didn't work well with the recipe and wasn't really getting along with the pizza stone. Next time, I'll get the bread machine out and make my own dough. I did eat one slice (turkey sausage, red pepper, cheese), but I had to use the oven cleaner after this experience.

[spokewench]

B: Grapenuts, 1% milk, fresh juiced orange juice
L: 1 piece of toast with havarti cheese, bowl of chicken vege soup
S: pecans and a piece of cheese, 1 beer
D: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, nice salad with leftover purple beans from last night, vinaigrette

[ultraviolet]

Breakfast: Omelet with Italian chicken sausage, peppers and onions

Lunch: Black bean soup

Snack: Peanut butter

Dinner: Sirloin steak with curry roasted cauliflower

[Crankin]

B: Greek yogurt, blueberries, nuts, 2 pieces turkey bacon, coffee
L: half a chicken sandwich on ww small slice bread, apple
S: nuts and cranberries and a Luna Bar
D: lemon-ww orzo-spinach-chick pea soup with a piece of French bread, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

grapenuts, 1% milk, coffee
granola bar
taco salad
1/2 chicken breast cooked in wine; small amount of brown rice pilaf made with onions, mushrooms, asparagus; salad with vinaigrette, glass of white wine

[Crankin]

B: egg white omelette with smoked salmon and parmesan, an orange, coffee
L: left over ww cous cous and kidney beans, apple
D: 3 slices flank steak, butternut squash, last piece of kugel, 2 squares of chocolate

[spokewench]

1 egg, 1 piece whole wheat toast, hashbrowns, coffee, oj
Lunch: two small fried chicken breast pieces, coleslaw
Dinner: 1 glass of white wine, 1/2 chicken breast (sauteed); small amount of rice pilaf

[ultraviolet]

Breakfast: 2 pan-roasted chicken thighs with sauteed brussel sprouts and shallots (heated up leftovers)

Lunch: Cabbage, olive and chicken salad with whole-grain mustard dressing and tomato basil soup.

Snack: Almonds

Dinner: Ribeye and ratatouille

[spokewench]

Breakfast: 1 egg, wg toast, hashbrowns, coffee
Lunch: 1 piece of leftover meatloaf and a couple bits of mashed potatoes
S: 2 chocolate chip oatmeal cookies, glass of hot tea with honey
D: 1 bowl of chili and a piece of corn bread, 1 beer
Dessert: Went to a solo Bruce Hornsby concert - wow, he is really good

[Crankin]

Love Bruce Hornesby. He reminds me of AZ, for some reason...

B: 2 soft boiled eggs, 3 slices low salt ham, orange, coffee
L: left over spinach/chick pea/orzo soup and a piece of small slice ww bread with hummus
D: Mexican tortilla soup with chicken, avocado, 2 squares chocolate
S: slice of ww raisin bread

[shootingstar]

B- small bowl of cornflakes with skim milk, small slice of cantaloupe, tea with milk

Snack raspberry yogurt muffin, with coffee and skim milk

Snack another cup of coffee
small cup of yogurt

D steamed egg custard with fistful of beef slices (Chinese home dish), with ginger root, abit of onion

noodles

steamed green beans

2 c. of tea with skim milk, a fresh plum

Today was stressful at work..rolling out a major project over next few weeks...

[Crankin]

B: whole wheat bagel sandwich with low salt ham and cheese, blueberries, coffee
L: salad with chicken, tomatoes, cheese, wine vinegar, an apple, a pack of nuts and cranberries
S: Luna Bar
D: baked sole with a panko crust, whole wheat cous cous, with sautéed tomatoes and zucchini, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: Grapenuts, 1% milk, coffee
L: 1 bowl of chili and small piece of corn bread
S: 1 piece of carrot tempura, 1 piece of chicken, small piece of vege wrap (appetizers) 1 glass of white wine
D: crackers and cheese, 1/2 glass of white wine

I went to a book signing and seminar right after work thus the appetizers and wine and then crackers and cheese when I got home.

[Crankin]

yesterday:
whole wheat cheese crisp with low fat cheddar and chicken, blueberries, tea
half a Luna Bar before 41 mile ride
another bar and a cup of coffee when I got back.
L: left over Mexican chicken soup, apple
D: chicken breast with avocado, cilantro, lime juice topping, brown rice, 2 pieces dark chocolate

[ultraviolet]

I think I missed a couple of days. I'll post yesterday now and come back later to post today. (Today is free/cheat day, so that'll be interesting. Hah!)

Yesterday:
Breakfast - Italian chicken meatballs and an omelet with onions and peppers
Lunch - Roasted pork
Snack - Almonds
Dinner - Ribeye with green beans and peppers
Snack - Cashews

[Owlie]

Oh dear...
B: Cereal w/ 1%, OJ
24-mile bike ride. Water and 4 shot blocks. Breakfast really needs to kick in faster. :(
L: Latte, mini scones (3), 3/4 of a small bag of chips
My parents insisted on going to this vineyard in KY. Late lunch=glass of white wine (meh), roast beef sandwich with chips and a pickle.
S: Black tea with milk and sugar, slice of cake.
I haven't really eaten anything since...

[ultraviolet]

OK, I'm declaring cheatday to be over. It was throughly enjoyed...

Breakfast: egg scramble with andouille sausage, red peppers, avocado and salsa

Lunch: two beef tacos, rice and black beans. Root beer to drink.

Snacks: handful of chips, three Fran's gray salt dark chocolate caramels, handful of popcorn

Dinner: one bowl of quinoa pasta with Anne's pesto, one bowl of quinoa pasta with Cucina Fresca puttanesca sauce and parmesan cheese

Snack: single serving gluten-free chocolate cheesecake

[Reesha]

I am terrible at rolling sushi, but my partner and I figured out a good solution. Last night we had poached trout sushi 'rolls' in the easiest way possible. Wrote a blog entry detailing how we do it:

http://larissaridesforcleanair.org/2011/10/09/sushi-for-the-rolling-impaired/

[Owlie]

That looks delicious! Hm, I have the rice, I have nori...*starts fantasizing about Philadelphia rolls*

Anyway:
B: Cereal, 1%, OJ
3-mi bike ride
L: Salmon, roasted potatoes, cabbage, carrots
S: Black tea with milk and sugar
D: Half a Boboli crust pizza (tomato sauce, cheese, one spicy Italian sausage, half a bell pepper, a clove of garlic and a fifth of an onion over the entire pizza). Leftover Brussels sprouts from last week.

[Reesha]

Oh god, Philadelphia rolls were my downfall when I waited at a sushi place in college. Evil evil evil!

I've been using the sushi method to get in my servings of oily fish. It's a shame how hard it is to find fresh mackerel around here though :( I guess that serves me right living in the heartland. The bowl helps limit the amount of rice I have... 1 cup cooked max!

[Crankin]

I skipped yesterday...
Today:
B: 2 egg omelette with avocado and pico de gallo, 2 slices turkey bacon, blueberries, coffee
L: 3 blueberry pancakes, in the middle of a 21 mile ride
D: sushi. Lots of it, salmon, white fish, and tuna, cup of miso soup, small salad, one beer

[spokewench]

Been gone to Phoenix for a couple of days. Let's see if I can remember?
Saturday:
B: cereal, 1% milk, coffee
L: Harvest chicken sandwich from Quiznos on flat bread
D: 1 hot dog, 1 beer (we were at a tennis tournament)

Sunday: 1 egg, english muffin, bowl of oatmeal with pecans, and strawberries
Snack: 1 orange
L: some potato chips
Snack: Almonds
Dinner: 1/4 butternut squash filled with turkey sausage, rice, onions, zucchini, topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, 1 glass prosecco

[Crankin]

B: Greek yogurt, with some black honey DH brought back from China, blueberries, slice of ww toast with soy nut butter
S: nuts and cranberries
L: Cobb salad, Mexican style during 23 mile ride, Luna Bar after ride
D: chicken sandwich on ww deli flat with provolone, tomato, mustard, cole slaw, cup of squash/mango soup, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: 1 english muffin, peanut butter, coffee
S: 1/2 granola bar
L: 1 bowl of chicken chili
D: 1 chicken thigh sauteed in skillet, purple beans, roasted potatoes, 1 beer

[Crankin]

slice ww bread with soy nut butter before 5:30 AM core/weights class
B: egg white omelette with cheddar and chutney, an orange, coffee
L: salad with chicken, red pepper, goat cheese, apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: whole wheat cheese crisp with Mex. cheese, apple slices inside, refried black beans
S: last bite of raisin challah

[spokewench]

B: Bowl of shredded wheat, 1% milk, coffee
Snack: banana
L: 1 chicken thigh, few roasted potatoes, purple beans
D: 2 pieces of homemade pizza, with squash, mushrooms and ham, made with homemade marinara sauce, 1 glass of red wine

[Crankin]

B:2 soft boiled eggs, a couple pieces of Machengo cheese, a whole wheat deli-flat, blueberries, coffee
S: after torturous 16 mile ride, a packet of nuts and cranberries
L: low salt ham and cheese on a whole wheat deli flat, cup of mango squash soup
D: talipia soft tostadas (1.5), with homemade slaw, pico de gallo, side of refried black beans, glass of red wine
2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

bowl of oatmeal with strawberries and bananas, 1% milk, coffee
1 chicken thigh, a few roasted potatoes, green beans
S: 1 piece wg toast with piece of cheddar cheese
D: salmon, salad with vinaigrette, noodles with olive oil and parsley, 1 beer

[Crankin]

B: half a Luna Bar before core/weights/torture class and half after, egg white omelette with low salt ham and cheddar, orange, coffee
more coffee
L: chicken and provolone sand. on a ww deli flat, apple
S: another luna Bar... I was working until 7:30
D: restaurant: cornish hen stuffed with risotto, squash, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg bread, peanut butter, coffee, 1 banana
L: chicken sandwich
glass of red wine at home
D: 1 chili relleno, 1 enchilada, beans and rice, 1 margarita

[Crankin]

B: egg white omelette with goat cheese, low salt ham, orange, coffee
L: half a left over veggie sandwich with hummus, blueberries, nuts & cranberries
S: Luna Bar
D: black beans and brown rice with mixed bell peppers, mango, spices
2 squares dark chocolate
S: piece of raisin bread

[spokewench]

1 egg, hashbrowns, 1 piece wg toast, coffee
tempura zucchini
turkey, spinach, mushroom, onions, pasta with sun dried tomato pesto, and pasta, 1 glass red wine, salad with vinaigrette

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Cereal, w/ 1%
2 slices ww toast with Red Dragon cheese, and turkey on one slice and roast beef on the other. The turkey tasted better--you could taste the cheese.
Dijon chicken (1/2 of a breast half--this looks like it was one freaky bird!), cider-glazed roasted root veggies (though it turned into me pouring hot apple cider with nutmeg over them...and I drank the rest of the cider!), brussels sprouts with a bit of garlic and bacon.
B&J's mint chocolate cookie ice cream.

Today:
It was going to be pumpkin bread with cream cheese, but I discovered that that part of the PB wasn't cooked all the way through. :confused: So it turned into PB crusts with cream cheese. :( Tea with milk and sugar.
Frappucino while studying, three mini scones.
I was so hungry by around four that I couldn't concentrate, and I got a chicken burrito bowl from a place near campus. It was edible...and that's all I can say for it. (Chipotle is better!)
Late dinner...roast beef on ww bread with a bit of cheese.

[spokewench]

bowl of rice chex, 1% milk, coffee
1 oatmeal cookie while playing tennis
1 glass of lemonade
2 leftover ribs with barbecue sauce
small bowl of ham and beans (homemade), 1 hamburger (no bun), salad with vinaigrette dressing, 1 beer
2 pinwheel cookies

[spokewench]

bowl of shredded wheat, 1% milk, coffee
S: 1 banana
L: 2 pieces of sausage pizza
D: chicken stroganoff over rice with a salad, 2 glasses of prosecco
1 pinwheel cookie

[Crankin]

yesterday:
B: Greek yogurt, blueberries, almonds, coffee
L: chicken salad w/mayo, an apple
S: Luna Bar
D: chicken and sliced apple sandwich with Dijon-mayo-yogurt-basil spread on whole wheat ciabatta, cole slaw, a few veggie chips, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Today:

B: steel cut oats with scrambled egg-whites, skim milk, coffee
S: small apple
L: roasted skinless chicken breast, small banana
S: another small apple
D: Egg white omelet with roasted peppers and 1 slice light Muenster, skim milk

[Crankin]

Today:
egg white omelette with marinara sauce and cheese, an orange, coffee

left over brown rice, black beans, mango, spices

glass of red wine, slice of cheese

dinner in restaurant: half of a caprese salad (1.5 tomato/mozzarella slice, basil), fish tangine white fish, zucchini, tomatoes, onions, a few slices of potato, carrots, in a tomato sauce.