What did you eat today? [Archive] - Page 8 - Women's Cycling Discussion Forums

Owlie

03-26-2012, 05:46 PM

Too many carbs today, I think.

B: Mocha, a bagel and cream cheese
L: Leftover flank steak and noodles with sauce from yesterday, 1 Oreo
S: Big bite of Clif bar...then I put it down somewhere and couldn't find it.
14.8-mile ride--7 shot blocks!:eek:, water
S: Rest of the Clif bar, followed by the last of the noodles from lunch while I cooked dinner
D: Chicken stir fry: Chicken breast, carrot, onion, celery, broccoli, snow peas, green onion, yellow bell pepper, a few chunks of pineapple, red chili flakes and a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds...over brown rice.

If I'm going to start riding after class, I think I'm going to have to start keeping a jar of peanut butter somewhere in the department and bring apple slices or a banana with me... Or just have a snack after lunch.:rolleyes:

AlyseMarie

03-26-2012, 06:28 PM

breakfast:
apple
bowl of oatmeal (very lightly sweetened)

mid-morning snack:
1/2 of steamed rice (I work in a thai kitchen... it's easy)

lunch:
stir-fried veggies and tofu
1 Vietnamese spring roll (rice paper filled with fresh veggies and herbs, not fried)

afternoon snack:
muffin... yum

dinner:
2 scrambled eggs with some random fridge veggies thrown in
(onion, tomato, kale, parsley, green beans, celery greens)

I only cycled to work this morning, about 3.5 miles, because the wind has been just terrible today. :(

Catrin

03-27-2012, 03:19 AM

...
If I'm going to start riding after class, I think I'm going to have to start keeping a jar of peanut butter somewhere in the department and bring apple slices or a banana with me... Or just have a snack after lunch.:rolleyes:

I've found over the last couple of years that it is a lot easier to just keep appropriate snack food with me. It greatly resists the temptation to eat things I shouldn't...On ride days it is even more important, but of course we each have to figure out what works for us. It makes it easier if you have access to a fridge.

alexis_the_tiny

03-27-2012, 04:14 AM

I love bok choy but need to get better at cooking it. I've never been good at stir-frying, which is strange because it should be easy.

I saw watercress in Chinatown today and wondered what to do with it. Do you cook it?

My mom taught me as a kid that you cut the stems off the bok choy and stir fry them first until they're a bright green color and throw the leaves in to finish cooking. Something about the stems taking longer to cook. Bok choy is probably the only green leafy veg I eat, usually stir fried with loads of garlic and really hot chili peppers.

Watercress can be thrown into salads, this sandwich shop used to put tender watercress leaves into the egg salad sandwiches. Yum. I slow cook it with pork ribs and Chinese red dates to make soup. According to Chinese lore, that soup is good for your lungs. I just think it's darned tasty. :D

Today's food:
Breakfast: 1 cup low fat yogurt, 1 cup cereal drink
Workout: Running after my students in a swimming pool. Otherwise known as aqua-running! :D
Snack: peanut butter on wholewheat bread
Lunch: Alphabet pasta in tomato sauce with spinach and pork sausages
Snack: low fat yogurt and half a muesli bar
Dinner: Carrot and meatball soup with pasta

spokewench

03-27-2012, 05:37 AM

B: special K, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
Snack: banana
Lunch: small helping of enchilada casserole, rice
Dinner: rice, 1 chicken thigh cooked in peppers/artichokes/onions/tomato sauce, 1 glass prosecco
2 snack pieces of chocolate

limewave

03-27-2012, 09:43 AM

Eggs and toast.
Oatmeal
Luna Bar
Banana and a Salad
Yogurt w/ PB and raisins
spicy black beans and salsa
green smoooooooooooothie

Crankin

03-27-2012, 03:20 PM

a few walnuts (5-6?) before strength and core class
B: 3 slices turkey bacon, low salt turkey breast over sliced tomatoes with melted cheddar, half a grapefruit, coffee
S: OK, I was shopping in Walmart (I hate to say that, only 2nd time I've been to one) for supplies for my kiddie sessions, when I realized I didn't have my snacks for the day. I bought a bag of almonds, cranberries, and chocolate pieces. Ate a small handful in the car, and deduced the cranberries are much sweeter than the ones in the TJ packets. It's a big bag, I have to break it into small packets.
L: home made chicken salad made with Greek yogurt and walnuts, an apple, piece of cheese
S: a couple of handfuls of the above snack mix
D: tuna with sesame seeds, baby bok choy with shitake mushrooms,whole wheat soba noodles in a light soy sauce, 2 squares chocolate

Catrin

03-27-2012, 04:45 PM

Why can't I get enough calories on an exercise day? I eat, and eat, and eat...and STILL wind up far below where I should be...but it is creeping up. Not being hungry doesn't help...but I know I need it.

B: "mixed" scrambled eggs (egg whites with 1 whole egg), steel cut oats with a few blueberries and a bit of PB, skim milk
S: 10 almonds and a few raisins
L: roasted skinless chicken breast, 2 slices sprouted wheat bread, raw carrots and celery.
S: small apple with a bit of PB

pre-workout snack: Larabar

60 minute group training class, 30 minute Bosu class
A few almonds and raisins while cooking dinner

D: out of ready protein outside of eggs and it is too late to cook it so... 3 egg-white omelet with bok choy and green onions (actually pretty good) with a slice of toasted sprouted wheat bread.

I figured out that I am still almost 700 calories down...so having a snack of skim milk and a few more almonds & raisins for a pre-bedtime snack.

I am glad that I don't have to worry about net calories, just reaching an average target is hard enough! I HAVE noticed that now I am eating more I no longer have trouble sleeping all night long, someone told me that low blood sugar will interfere with sleeping.

Owlie

03-27-2012, 05:47 PM

B: Egg, bacon and cheese sandwich, mocha.
L: Chicken sandwich, Sun Chips
S: Half a Clif bar
14.5-mile bike ride (on which I ate the other half of the Clif bar)
D: Bowl of cereal. It was going to be the last of the chickpea curry, but by the time I got home after running errands, I was feeling far too lazy.

solobiker

03-27-2012, 05:57 PM

Today:

B: Oatmeal with protien powder and some almonds

S: Beef jerky and an apple

L: Chicken and 1 cup of chopped up veggies

Walk 1 hour
Spinnerval 45

S: Chocolate milk and some pretzels

D: Chicken with a salad
Frozen fruit.

I have never have posted on this before. I may try just to keep me "honest"

Catrin

03-28-2012, 03:15 AM

...I have never have posted on this before. I may try just to keep me "honest"

It really is helpful to post on this thread, and the interaction is very helpful as well.

Regarding my problems with not getting enough calories, I've noted that my fat intake is still markedly below what the sports/diabetes nutritionist recommended, and my protein just a couple of percentage points high. Fat does have more calories...so it seems time to pull back a bit on non-fat dairy and move at least a portion of it to low fat. I've added more olive oil for cooking (rather than spray), but apparently that wasn't enough to move the caloric needle sufficiently. I don't want to add unhealthy things to my diet just to move the calorie needle!

spokewench

03-28-2012, 06:50 AM

It really is helpful to post on this thread, and the interaction is very helpful as well.

Regarding my problems with not getting enough calories, I've noted that my fat intake is still markedly below what the sports/diabetes nutritionist recommended, and my protein just a couple of percentage points high. Fat does have more calories...so it seems time to pull back a bit on non-fat dairy and move at least a portion of it to low fat. I've added more olive oil for cooking (rather than spray), but apparently that wasn't enough to move the caloric needle sufficiently. I don't want to add unhealthy things to my diet just to move the calorie needle!

Catrin - Fat is not "unhealthy" if they are good fats. Avocados, nuts, non-saturated fats. I use plenty of olive oil to cook with things like that.

Of course with anything you don't want to overdo it, but add some healthy fats. Your body will thank you.

spokewench

03-28-2012, 06:55 AM

B: cereal, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
Snack: banana
Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich on wg bread
Dinner: chicken stir fry with broccoli, red onions, mushrooms, pea pods, soy sauce and rice noodles, 1 glass beer
1 reeces peanut butter cup

Catrin

03-28-2012, 07:45 AM

Catrin - Fat is not "unhealthy" if they are good fats. Avocados, nuts, non-saturated fats. I use plenty of olive oil to cook with things like that.

Of course with anything you don't want to overdo it, but add some healthy fats. Your body will thank you.

I know, this focus on considering all fat to be bad isn't correct or good, but I did absorb that idea some time ago. My original nutritionist had me on a diet that only included 15% fat and I took that and made it work.

My new diet is supposed to have up to 29% fat.. Fat is also a great energy source as well. I will say that I only maintained that 15% fat proportion for about a year, until I lost most of my weight. That is really hard to maintain over a longer time period.

I have already added more nuts to my diet, and cooking with olive oil for things other than my egg whites (which stick to the pan if I don't use spray). I suspect that I will enjoy Greek yogurt with a bit more fat content :)

indysteel

03-28-2012, 09:59 AM

Catrin, when you eat salads, what do you dress them with? This might be a way to add in some healthy fats (and fats that are better for you than milk fat). I make my own dressings with olive oil and a combination of various vinegars or citrus juices. You can throw in fresh herbs, Dijon mustard, shallots or garlic, honey; whatever suits your fancy.

I notice, too, that you still tend to eat egg whites versus whole eggs. Perhaps you could eat a few more egg yolks, too. I realize that the yolk contains some saturated fat, but from a nutrient standpoint, you'll get more out of whole eggs than you will from switching from skim to 1 or 2% milk or from non-fat to low-fat yogurt.

Crankin

03-28-2012, 10:50 AM

Yep, I eat a lot of whole eggs, olive oil, avocado, and walnuts. I do use egg whites a couple of times a week, but basically, eggs don't cause cholesterol issues, the fat is not that high, and they are easy to make.
While I don't over eat these things, the more I add them into my diet, the more weight I lose or maintain, because I am not so hungry. And for me, that's a big issue. I could eat 24 hours a day.
I will be interested to see what my total cholesterol is; I go for my physical next week. Since it's a new doctor, she's ordering the tests after i see her. My total cholesterol last year was 217... my HDL is high (74) so my ratio is perfect. But, since I started cycling in 2000 and changing my diet from carb based to more protein and fats, my total has gone down from 244 :eek:. So, obviously the addition of more eggs, chocolate, red wine, olive oil and nuts hasn't hurt, and maybe has even helped.
I cook eggs in olive oil. DH uses real butter (a small amount).

Catrin

03-28-2012, 11:15 AM

I've been avoiding whole eggs because I just plain eat so many of the darn things! I have gone down to two eggs at breakfast rather than 3, so I can replace those with whole eggs on exercise days, or at least have 1 egg white and 1 whole egg. My cholesterol is fantastic, as is the HDL/LDL ratio so I don't know what I am worried about - guess I want to keep it that way.

Good point about other forms of fat being better for us than dairy fat. Often I just dress my salads with a good balsamic vinegar or even just lemon juice, this looks like another area that I can improve in...thanks for the ideas everyone! I don't want to go overboard, and considering what my diet was like for years it is a bit ironic that I am having this kind of a problem with it :)

Susan Otcenas

03-28-2012, 02:02 PM

5:00 am: banana
5:30 am: 2600 yard swim
6:45 am: Gu Roctane gel
7:00 am: 40 minute run
8:15 am: (breakfast, finally!) 1 cup nonfat greek yogurt with 1 cup mixed berries, 1 small slice homemade wholegrain bread with homemade strawberry fig jam
10:30am: a pear and another cup of yogurt
1:00 pm: (lunch) salad (spinach, mushrooms, sweet peppers) with balsamic vinegar. One can of sardines packed in olive oil.
3:00 pm One cup grapes, one cup fresh pineapple.
6:30 pm (dinner) Tonight's plan is kale & tofu sauteed with garlic and olive oil. Steamed broccoli & cauliflower with sriracha dressing on the side.

Obviously, I eat a lot of fruit! 5 servings today. I don't always eat that much fruit, but it's a rare day that I don't have at least 3 pieces. Today's protein sources are the greek yogurt (I buy the very-high protein version, low carb), the sardines and the tofu. I should probably eat more protein and less fruit!

GLC1968

03-28-2012, 02:30 PM

I may join you all here again now that the only thing I have to keep my body weight under control is nutrition. I eat way more than all of you AND I am not active right now (except for daily life...no exercise to speak of)...

Breakfast: smoothie: 1/2 banana, 1/2 c blueberries, 1/2 almond milk, 1 T coconut milk, 1/2 scoop egg white protein, 1 cup spinach
Snack: coffee with cream, 1 lara bar
Lunch: 1/2 cup homemade quacamole with baby carrots and cukes, leftover beef stew with parsnips and mushrooms served over kabocha squash
Snack: 1 oz raw cheddar, 1 apple
Dinner: ground beef/spinach/basil/pumpkin/egg bake
'desert': a handful of spiced nuts

Susan Otcenas

03-28-2012, 02:40 PM

I eat way more than all of you

hahaha, we're channeling each other. That's what I said when I posted last week! :D Me and my 7 meals a day...

I *am* active, but I'm also not losing anything right now. Of course, that could have more to do with days like yesterday, when I had sushi for dinner, then got sucked into going to YoZone with Jeff. Did you know they have peanut butter frozen yogurt??? Sooooo good. (And sooooo bad for my plan to drop some pounds before tri season. :o )

GLC1968

03-28-2012, 02:49 PM

hahaha, we're channeling each other. That's what I said when I posted last week! :D Me and my 7 meals a day...

I *am* active, but I'm also not losing anything right now. Of course, that could have more to do with days like yesterday, when I had sushi for dinner, then got sucked into going to YoZone with Jeff. Did you know they have peanut butter frozen yogurt??? Sooooo good. (And sooooo bad for my plan to drop some pounds before tri season. :o )

I don't want to know about a frozen yogurt place! It's bad enough that I'm jonesin' for a freakin' Blizzard! Stupid Meyer Lemon cheesecake - it got to me good! ;)

I just punched today's meals into my tracker and I'm at 40% fat for the day. Go me! :p

Catrin - let go of your old ideas....fat does not make you fat. I'm proof. I gave up my low-fat diet and lost weight (it was hard at first, I admit...but now it feels great). I maintain with little effort, no calorie counting and no hunger (except when I should be hungry). I still have about 15 lbs to lose, but I'm not even going to try until I can exercise like a real person again. For now, maintenance is fine with me.

solobiker

03-28-2012, 03:15 PM

I need more variety...pretty much the same thing as yesterday. I find that it is just convienent.

B: oatmeal with protien powder and some almonds and raisons

S: apple and a few more almonds

L: about 4 oz of chicken and a bunch of chopped up veggies along with some pretzels

Run about 3.5 miles

S: some more chicken..of course..and an orange

D: Either chicken or possible a pizza where I use a soft shell (fajita) and put pizza makings on it. Yummmm.

Some frozen fruit for dessert.

Weights for about 20

Oh and I did have a few small pieces of dark chocolate.
:p

Susan Otcenas

03-28-2012, 03:27 PM

Catrin

I have read that over time we tend to eat the same VOLUME of food, regardless of what we're eating. SO, when one is losing weight, it's best to substitute high volume/lower calorie foods (ie. sub 100 cals of high volume broccoli for the same volume of say, rice, which has several times those cals at the same volume). In your case, you need to ADD more cals, so you might try subbing in something lower volume/higher calori so that you get the calories you need without the "I'm not hungry anymore" feeling.

Crankin

03-28-2012, 04:02 PM

B: 2 scrambled eggs with salsa, low fat cheddar, 2 pieces Canadian bacon, half a grapefruit, coffee
28 minute run-walk-cool down, a little over 2 miles, hilly
L:half a turkey sand. on whole wheat, with mustard, goat cheese, cole slaw, an orange
I kicked a soccer ball and ran around for 30 minutes with one of my clients
D: very small boneless chicken breast with a balsamic reduction and pine nuts, roasted zucchini and red pepper, whole wheat cous cous, 2 pieces dark chocolate

Owlie

03-28-2012, 04:06 PM

For me, fruit makes a terrible snack. It's good as part of a snack, with something higher-protein, or as dessert, but if I eat it on its own, I'm hungry again in ten minutes. It's like my stomach is asking "Are you sure there isn't more?"

B: Ham, egg and cheese sandwich, mocha. I need to stop eating breakfast out.
L: Leftover chicken stir fry.
S: Goldfish crackers (more than I should admit to), 2 mini Reese's cups, some coconut-flavored "enhanced water" that I got for for free. It wasn't actually too bad, but I'm not going to make a habit out of it.
D: Very large "things I found in the fridge" salad: Arugula with a handful of spring mix, radishes, a bit of yellow bell pepper, a can of olive oil-packed tuna (drained), walnuts, dressing.

Catrin

03-28-2012, 05:44 PM

Susan and GLC, thank you. Yeah, I KNOW that the old "fat makes you fat" thing is bogus - it isn't that simple, but I did buy into it and it did help me lose a lot of weight. Now it is time for something different.

Susan - great idea, and I hadn't thought about it that way. I am going to have to think about next weeks shopping :)

Today:
B: 2 egg whites + 1 whole egg, steel cut oats with blueberries, dried cranberries and a bit of PB. Skim milk and coffee
S: small apple + a bit of PB
L: Roasted skinless chicken, brown rice, raw carrots, celery and bok choy. 10 Almonds with some raisins
S: Cliff bar
D: (at church) Lentil soup, small salad, bread.

Not bad for a rest day, though probably still a bit low. I need to go grocery shopping but that won't happen until tomorrow night or Friday.

spokewench

03-29-2012, 05:31 AM

special k cereal, 1% milk, coffee
1 banana
chicken, vege stir fry with rice noodles
1 chobani peach yogurt
4 pork ribs, roasted potatoes, salad with vinaigrette dressing and blue cheese crumbles, 1 glass red wine

GLC1968

03-29-2012, 11:49 AM

OK, yesterday's dinner got changed. We ended up eating at a Mexican place, so I had lots of guacamole and a big salad topped with fajita steak, veggies, more quac, pico and salsa. YUM! Some corn chips were consumed, but I tried to keep it to a minimum. :o

Today

Breakfast - smoothie: 1/2 banana, 6 frozen strawberries, 1/2 scoop egg white protein powder, 1/2 c almond milk, 2 T coconut milk, 1 c spinach
Snack - coffee with cream, lara bar
Lunch - 3 cups mixed veggies, 3 oz cooked chicken, 1/2 c yellow curry sauce (coconut milk, yellow curry paste)
Snack - 1 oz raw milk cheddar, 1 apple, 2 oz spiced nuts
Dinner - Ground beef/Spinach/Basil/Pumpkin/Egg bake

Susan Otcenas

03-29-2012, 12:12 PM

5:30 am: 2 small slices homemade wholegrain bread with homemade strawberry fig jam
6:00 am: one hr cycling class
7:15 am: 20 minute transition run
7:45 am: 1 cup nonfat greek yogurt with 3/4 cup blueberries. Inhaled in the front seat of my car after the run. :)
8:30 am: 2 slices of Dave's Killer Bread Light, with one tablespoon Wild Squirrel's Bright-Eyed & Bushy-Tailed Peanut Butter. (This stuff is to die for. It's peanuts, ground espresso beans and little nibs of dark chocolate. oooh la la. Amazing on toast!)
12:00 pm: salad (spinach, mushrooms, sweet peppers) with balsamic vinegar. 1 medium (250 grams when raw) roasted sweet potato. 1 pear.
3:00 pm (planned snack) One cup steamed broccoli with sriracha
6:30 pm (planned dinner) Tonight's plan is a 4oz. burger made with locally-sourced grass fed beef (we bought part of a steer from our CSA), mushrooms, peppers, spices, etc. One 100cal "thin bun". Some combo of veggies on the side (probably broccoli, cauliflower & brussels sprouts). I might stir fry some kale, too. I have lots.

Owlie

03-29-2012, 01:44 PM

solobiker

03-29-2012, 02:23 PM

Commute to work via bike..short ride..about 3 miles

B: , Greek plain yogurt with protien powder

S: Luna bar

L: Salad without dressing with 4oz of steak and an apple

Commute home then went on an hour long walk

S: Pretzels and dried fruit

D: Not sure yet..most likely chicken

Susan Otcenas

03-29-2012, 02:35 PM

That peanut butter sounds amazing. Or extremely dangerous. Or both. Good thing I probably can't find it here. (Are the peanuts roasted? I can't do raw ones.)

Yup, roasted. So good.

http://wildsquirrelnutbutter.com/

Of course, now that I've discovered it, they discontinued that flavor. SO, I bought 2 jars and at some point shall attempt to recreate it! They have other flavors, though. So much peanut butter, so little time....:o

Catrin

03-29-2012, 05:10 PM

I actually met my calorie target today - but only because we had a day-long meeting that featured a working lunch ordered from Jimmy John's...

B: 2 whole eggs, steel cut oats with blueberries, skim milk, coffee
S: small apple with mozz. stick
L: Jimmy John's Beach Club sandwich without mayo (on their slim sub bread) Something like 700 calories :eek: I doubt dropping the mayo made that much difference.
Pre-workout snack: Power Bar

1 hour group training class - he kicked our buts! I have a solo workout with the same trainer tomorrow so didn't do the 30 minute Bosu class after.

D: baked tuna steak, roasted kale and bok choy, 1 slice Ezekial bread, skim milk.

Target calories today of 2,000, reached about 1,900. Wouldn't have happened with my normal lunch though. Grocery shopping tomorrow, thinking about how to mix things up!

Reesha

03-29-2012, 06:31 PM

oh man my stomach is regretting tonight!!!

My aunt made amazing homemade whole wheat pizza and then we had a cake from a local bakery. My stomach is not having this grainy overload right now! weeee! It's been months since I've had this much wheat.;

Owlie

03-29-2012, 07:15 PM

Yup, roasted. So good.

http://wildsquirrelnutbutter.com/

Of course, now that I've discovered it, they discontinued that flavor. SO, I bought 2 jars and at some point shall attempt to recreate it! They have other flavors, though. So much peanut butter, so little time....:o

Nope, can't get it here. That almond butter looks good, though...

Today was interesting...
B: Frappucino, bacon, egg, cheese sandwich. This is getting absurd. I know I'm not sleeping terribly well, so I end up oversleeping and grabbing breakfast on the way to 'class', but still.
L: Random assortment: Beef jerky, that "life water" stuff (coconut flavored), 2 slices of pizza, a slice of cake for a classmate's birthday.
S: a few chocolate-covered espresso beans, half a protein drink
14.8 mile bike ride--2 shot blocks when I got back to the car, water
D: 3 or 4 strips of flank steak fajita (marinated in beer, lime juice, Worcestershire sauce and spices), with onions and bell pepper marinated in the same stuff, on an 8-inch tortilla with a spoonful of guacamole. It was all that would fit on the tortilla. A side of cilantro-lime rice, and most of the remaining baby arugula.

Crankin

03-30-2012, 04:12 AM

What bakery, Reesha? Not that I would go there :).
B: egg white frittata with Canadian bacon and mushrooms, an orange, coffee
S: 3 dried apricots
L: left over chicken salad, an apple, piece of Sheep's milk cheese, 3 whole wheat pita crackers about an hour after I finished lunch
S: nuts and cranberries
D: home made chef's salad with low salt ham and turkey, cheddar, lettuce, avocado, creamy avocado dressing, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

spokewench

03-30-2012, 05:47 AM

1 piece wg toast with peanut butter, coffee
banana
1 piece pizza w/ sausage
snack handful of goldfish crackers
1 margarita (hubby testing a new recipe) yum!
D: 4 slices of sirloin steak, roasted potatoes, zucchini, 1/2 glass red wine

Susan Otcenas

03-30-2012, 09:48 AM

Today is going to be a food disaster. It started out fine....
6:00 very small banana
6:30 60 minute run
8:00 bowl of scottish oatmeal with another very small banana and some flaked coconut mixed in. Plus 1/2 cup of nonfat greek yogurt.
9:30 went to the grocery to pick up some lettuce and cilantro and couldn't resist a triple grande skinny hazelnut latte and one of those petite vanilla scones - those things are teeny, but they still have 140 calories! :o

Still, the Starbucks indulgence wouldn't be the end of the world, except today is "Fiesta Friday" at TE. We're having a huge Mexican Potluck! Dishes brought in include carne asada, stuffed poblano peppers, plus all the "usual" suspects (chips, guac, tortillas, cheeses, salsas, drinks, etc.) It's like a dieter's minefield in the kitchen today!

GLC1968

03-30-2012, 10:09 AM

Mmm, mini vanilla bean scones! Yum!

I'm back to update for last night's dinner...again. My husband doesn't particularly like the pumpkin beef dish, so he's always finding ways of distracting me when I plan to make it. Last night, he distracted me by offering to cook dinner. He made bacon and eggs with a heap of veggies mixed in. It was delicious!

Today

B - 3/4 cup plain yogurt, 1/2 c sliced strawberries
S - coffee w cream, lara bar
L - same as yesterday - 3 cups mixed veggies, 3 oz chicken, yellow curry sauce
S - 1 oz raw cheddar, apple, 1 oz spiced nuts
D - unknown but I might make caramelized onion frittata (http://paleomg.com/caramelized-onion-frittata/) (I know better than to plan to make that pumpkin dish again - I'm going to make it over the weekend and have it for my lunches next week).

Catrin

03-30-2012, 11:08 AM

...
D - unknown but I might make caramelized onion frittata (http://paleomg.com/caramelized-onion-frittata/) (I know better than to plan to make that pumpkin dish again - I'm going to make it over the weekend and have it for my lunches next week).

sounds yummy! I think I might try that with chicken sausage :)

Crankin

03-31-2012, 06:03 AM

B: Irish oatmeal and blueberries, endive stuffed with light cream cheese and lox, coffee, grapefruit juice (1/4 glass)
L: tuna salad on lettuce, with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, whole wheat cous cous, goat cheese, cup of tomato soup
23.5 mile windy ride
S: mix of almonds, cranberries, and chocolate
D: restaurant... tuna tartare for an app, main course of pork stew with ancho chili and beans, green beans, rice. I ate all of the meat and beans, veggies and left half the rice. Dessert was piece of mixed berry bread pudding, of which I ate 3/4.

Not weighing in today.

spokewench

03-31-2012, 06:26 AM

special k 1% milk, coffee
2 handfuls of gold fish crackers
sauteed mixed veges and rice
1/2 chicken burrito and 1 margarita

Reesha

03-31-2012, 07:52 AM

What bakery, Reesha? Not that I would go there :).

We were up in Bath, ME. Mae's Bakery and Cafe!

Crankin

04-01-2012, 04:41 AM

B: scrambled eggs with salsa, cheddar over tomatoes, an orange, coffee
L: salad with turkey breast, goat cheese, red pepper, cup of butternut squash soup, handful of cranberries, chocolate, almond mix
2 mile walk where we stopped for a glass of wine in the middle (wine and walk?)
S: piece of sheep's milk cheese and 2 whole wheat pitas
D: 3 slices flank steak with carmelized onions and portobello mushrooms, salad with lettuce and hearts of palm, grilled pineapple, 2 squares of dark chocolate

spokewench

04-01-2012, 07:18 AM

special k and 1% milk, coffee
L: 1/2 pita bread and hummus
1 glass of orange gatorade
1 beer
D: 1 chicken thigh grilled, macaroni and cheese (homemade), salad with blue cheese crumbles and vinaigrette, 1 glass white wine

GLC1968

04-01-2012, 01:43 PM

The carmelized onion frittata was delicious! We had that with fresh melon and it was a great meal.

Saturday:

B: paleo cinnamon pecan coffee cake, scrambled eggs, 1 small slice of bacon, coffee with cream
L: Mediterranean salmon salad at panera (skipped the olives and the dressing)
D: We ate out at a Mediterranean place. Delicious! I did have two small slices of pita bread and a couple of bites of a cous cous salad but the rest of my meal was paleo friendly.

Today:
B: potato skillet (home fries, bacon, scrambled eggs, peppers, onions, etc) with coffee with cream
L: leftover Mexican - grilled chicken with avocados and a pile of grilled veggies
S: a bunch of fresh strawberries, handful of pecans
D: chili and a salad (probably - still unsure)

Owlie

04-01-2012, 02:22 PM

Friday:
B: One last bacon, egg and cheese sandwich, mocha
L: Cauliflower and chickpea curry with brown rice, pineapple, half a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie
S: More of that Lifewater. Seriously, this stuff is addicting...
The other half of the cookie,
D: 4 strips flank steak, veggies, rice, spring mix in a large, burrito-friendly tortilla

Saturday:
B: skipped
L: Went out to lunch with my parents. Giant sandwich (turkey, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, mustard, and other stuff), chips, Italian soda, a whole-milk latte, a quarter of a scone with clotted cream, and some kind of custard-filled tart with cream and toasted coconut on top.
D: Goldfish crackers, Greek yogurt with granola and pomegranate seeds. As you can imagine, I wasn't very hungry after all that!

Crankin

04-01-2012, 03:44 PM

B: 2 waffles with cranberries and walnuts, 2 slices turkey bacon, fresh pineapple slices, coffee
L: 4 slices low salt ham rolled up with low fat cream cheese and chives inside, cole slaw, blueberries
24 mile ride
S: nuts and cranberries, then a piece of cheese later, then half a slice of Ezekial raisin bread, as a taste test after I went to TJs and bought it.
D: chicken provencal (one breast), quinoa, roasted brussel sprouts, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

04-01-2012, 04:38 PM

Bad day today...in both not enough calories and content:

B: 1 Ezekial bread toast with peanut butter, 1 cup skim milk

Snack 1(coffee hour at church) - Power bar with really bad coffee
Snack 2: small apple with a bit of PB with much better coffee

80 minute ride - 16 miles of Catrin rocking it & feeling great on her Gunnar :)

L: 3 ounces baked tuna steak sammy with sprouted wheat bread, mustard, 3 small slices of low(er) fat Irish white cheddar

"D": (Reception at church) small amount of hummus, pita, guac, 2 little tortilla chips, LARGE home-made shortbread cookie - half of which was dipped in dark chocolate (yummmmmm). REALLY BAD decaff coffee - but good for dipping cookie.

I am quite sure I came nowhere near where I should have for calories, and way too many carbs I am sure, and the cookie was probably the closest thing to a vegetable. However, one day out of how many? Tomorrow is another day :)

Doesn't REALLY BAD COFFEE provide negative calories??? :cool:

spokewench

04-02-2012, 05:47 AM

B: rice chex, 1% milk, strawberries, rasberries
L: 4-5 meatballs with 1 piece wg bread and butter
Cup of tea with honey
1 raspberry chobani yogurt
D: 1 pork chop, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, 1 glass white wine
1 pudding cup

GLC1968

04-02-2012, 08:47 AM

You know, I started to stress out about keying in all my food into my app when I realized that I don't NEED to do it every day. I do it to keep tabs on myself and out of curiosity, but it's not an integral part of my plan so to stress about it is really, really stupid. Duh.

Today -

B: scrambled eggs, slice of cinnamon pecan coffee cake, coffee w halfnhalf
S: fresh mango and strawberries (and more coffee)
L: tuna salad made with tuna, celery, onion and home-made mayo. Cukes and a couple of slices of uncured summer sausage.
S: homemade quac with carrots and cukes
D: chili w salad

Oh and last night we didn't eat the chili - we actually finally had the pumpkin beef thing!

Catrin

04-02-2012, 04:52 PM

Better today - but not enough calories...sigh:

B: 1 whole egg + 1 egg white, steel cut oats with blueberries and PB, skim milk, coffee
S: banana, mozz stick
L: lettuce salad with homemade dressing (olive oil, unfiltered apple cider vinegar, a bit of honey and pepper), roasted skinless chicken breast, raw celery and raw carrots

S: Power Bar

80 minute ride :) followed by a banana and 5 almonds

D: sauteed watercress, shallots, bok choy and 1 italian chicken sausage. 1 slice sprouted wheat bread, skim milk

Owlie

04-02-2012, 06:26 PM

Yesterday:
English muffin with peanut butter and jelly
Wasabi peas
Last piece of flank steak, with rosemary, salt and pepper, cooked with a bit of olive oil in the pan; brown rice cooked in chicken broth with a bit of herbes de Provence and butter, sugar snap peas with a little butter and mint.

Today:
B: Greek yogurt "parfait"--3 large strawberries with some chopped mint, full-fat Greek yogurt (the honey-flavored kind), and granola; tea with sugar and half-and-half
L: Chicken sausage, more peas (I made a double batch last night!), Doritos, an apple and that dratted Coconut Lifewater. I think they put crack in it. That's the only thing that makes sense.
S: Half a Clif bar, half-glass of lemonade
14.8-mile ride
2 shot blocks, the other half of the Clif bar
D: Burrito! (3.5 strips of flank steak, peppers and onions, rice, 2 spoons of guac, a handful of spring mix
S: small green tea frappucino and a biscotti.

I need to figure out what I'm making for lunch and dinner for the next few days...

Reesha

04-03-2012, 05:40 AM

Yesterday:
B: 4 eggs with parmesan, grapes
L: salad with grilled chicken, sauteed carrots
AS: green apple
D: 12 oz grass fed sirloin steak (oh heaven-- so glad I got my tiny Weber grill), asparagus sauteed in coconut oil, carrot/red cabbage salad

Crankin

04-03-2012, 06:50 AM

B: egg white omelette and red pepper, cheddar cheese, small bowl of Greek non fat yogurt and blueberries
L: 2 veggie burger patties, cole slaw, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: I went to a charity dinner where I didn't really eat badly, but my stomach doesn't feel so well today; one rice ball app, 2.5 glasses of red wine, small piece of steak with mushrooms, carrots, and about 1/4 of a lemon merengue thing.
Must have been the wine and lack of sleep...

spokewench

04-03-2012, 11:54 AM

Weird Day: Did not have much to eat early at all!
B: 1 piece wg toast with peanut butter (late for work running out the door)
1 banana
L: two handfuls of goldfish crackers (played tennis at lunch time no time for eating)
D: 2 pieces pizza (homemade), salad with vinaigrette, 1 glass red wine

Crankin

04-03-2012, 03:17 PM

B: turkey breast over sliced tomatoes, with melted cheese and Irish oatmeal with blueberries
L: chicken salad with cranberries and walnuts. I felt kind of sick this morning, so I only ate the chicken salad part of the salad and not much of the green stuff. I felt better afterwards, though, and ate an apple.
S: nuts and cranberries, piece of Machengo cheese and 2 pita rounds
D: 2 thin pork chops with peach salsa and refried vegetarian beans, 2 pieces of dark chocolate

Owlie

04-03-2012, 06:38 PM

B: Frappucino, half a bun
L: Tuna and crackers, broccoli and ranch dressing
S: The other half of the bun
S2: Cookie
D: Burrito--same as yesterday, but with more guac (had to use up the tub). Last of the meat, but I still have everything else. :rolleyes:
S: Strawberries (x4), pineapple chunks with mint

Catrin

04-04-2012, 05:20 AM

Yesterday - closer with the calorie goal but still not quite there:

B: 1 whole egg + 1 egg white, bran cereal with blueberries and almonds, skim milk, coffee

S: mozz. cheese stick with small apple

L: chicken Italian sausage with sauteed watercress and bok choy

S: banana with a bit of pb

pre-workout: Powerbar

90 minutes workout

D: Went wild and sauteed kale, mushrooms, onion, and sweet red pepper in olive oil, also tossed in a roasted skinless chicken breast. Brown rice, skim milk

S: a bit of PB with 2 squares dark chocolate :)

Calorie goal of 2k - came in close at ~1860 AND I succeeded in keeping the recommended nutritional split. Makes it so much easier not having to worry about net calories - but because of that I need to get better at making that 2k goal on exercise days :rolleyes:

solobiker

04-04-2012, 09:21 AM

I have not had a chance to post for a little less then a week because I was on vacation. (I have not had more then 3 days off in a row in over 6 years..:eek:) I visited some family in Florida so I had plenty of baked fish...not fried..although I really wanted to have some fried fish. I only went on 2 runs ( don't know how you guys handle all of that humidity) and went swimming a lot. I will come back later on to post my meals for today. Hope everyone is doing well.

spokewench

04-04-2012, 10:53 AM

B: wg toast with peanut butter, coffee
1 banana, 4 strawberries and some raspberries
L: 2 fried chicken strips, coleslaw
D: 1 chicken thigh, piece of wg bread, 1 beer

GLC1968

04-04-2012, 11:43 AM

B: Quest protein bar with coffee - I had plans for a smoothie but when the little tab on the lip of my magic bullet cup was missing when I went to blend it, I lost it. I had another 'I'm-sick-of-hobbling-around-and-not-having-both-my-hands available' melt-down and threw my un-blended smoothie (cup and all) in the sink in disgust. I scared the dogs, too. I grabbed the bar and left the house, pissed off. What a lovely way to start the day, no? :o

S: cinnamon pecan coffee cake (luckily, this is now gone!)
L: Chicken tortilla soup (sans tortilla) topped with 1/4 oz raw cheddar, chopped cilantro and half an avocado, diced.
S: apple, fresh strawberries and 1 small slices of uncured summer sausage
D: unknown - likely a salad from somewhere (eating out).

goldfinch

04-04-2012, 01:19 PM

GLC1968

04-04-2012, 01:28 PM

How is your support at home doing? Take care of yourself!

Actually, part of the reason I had to leave my unblended smoothie was because my husband had offered to drive me to work and I didn't want to make him late. So he's been REALLY good, actually. Better than I would have thought when this all started. :)

Crankin

04-04-2012, 04:30 PM

B: egg whites, goat cheese, turkey, an orange, coffee
S: 3 dried apricots
L: Mediterranean chicken salad with lettuce, red peppers, feta cheese, spinach, chicken breast, coffee
D: blackened tilapia, fresh pineapple salsa, sweet potato, garden salad with oil and vinegar
2 squares dark chocolate

solobiker

04-04-2012, 05:17 PM

B: oatmeal with protien powder and some raisons

S: beef jerky and an apple

L: fish with some veggies and some pretzles

60 min spin tape

S: chocolate milk and fig newtons

D: Steak with a salad

S : Frozen fruit

spokewench

04-05-2012, 05:45 AM

B: bowl of cereal with strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
L; tuna salad sandwich on WG bread, lettuce
Snack: 1 cherry chobani yogurt
Snack: apple/carrot/beet juice (home juiced) 1 glass
Dinner: salmon, rice pilaf, asparagus
Dessert: 1 piece of angel food cake and strawberries

solobiker

04-05-2012, 02:55 PM

B: oatmeal with protien powder

S: Apple and some almonds

L: Steak and some veggies

60 min walk

D: most likely pork chop with a salad

may do some weights later on

Crankin

04-05-2012, 06:06 PM

B: slice of Ezekial sprouted raisin bread before strength/core class
2 eggs over easy, 2 slices Canadian bacon, half a grapefruit, coffee after class
L: 4 slices of low salt ham stuffed with low fat chive cream cheese, an apple
S: cheese, 3 dried apricots
S: nuts and cranberries
D: pan seared scallops, brussel sprouts, salad, 2 squares chocolate

spokewench

04-06-2012, 07:45 AM

B: special K, lots of strawberries, coffee
Snack - banana
Lunch: grilled chicken, rice and veges
Dinner: 1/3 NY steak, 1 tiny baked potato sour cream, green beans, 1 glass red wine

Trek420

04-06-2012, 07:59 AM

Last night dinner at Chez Trek & Knott:

Chili made with leftover pork roast from the night before, Knott cooked pork shoulder in a crock pot in red salsa with onions, red and yellow bell peppers. It was delish.

So last night I took the leftover pork, slow simmered it with garbanzo beans, sauteed yellow onions, lots of garlic, diced fresh tomatoes. Topped with scallions, avocado and cheddar. Followed by berry sorbet and port. Delish again!

I have a Greek salad started now with cucumbers, tomatoes, red and yellow peppers, feta cheese all marinating in a garlic, cracked black pepper dressing. Plan is to serve that with some manner of sausage, maybe sauteed baby kale too.

Catrin

04-06-2012, 04:34 PM

Sounds yummy Trek!

As for me, I finally hit my rest-day caloric goals...(rest-day goal is 16-1800, almost hit 1700)

B: 1 whole egg + 1 egg white, bran cereal with raisins, skim milk, coffee
L: Chicken Italian Sausage sauteed with kale, bok choy. brown rice, skim milk.
S#1: tiny crunchy yummy apple with a low-fat mozz. stick
S#2: Got hungry and dinner was going to be later, so had a small banana with a tsp of PB
D: carmelized onion egg white frittata with chicken sausage, small lettuce salad (home-made dressing), 1 slice Ezekial toast with a very small amount of reduced sodium butter. Skim milk. 2 squares dark chocolate with 1/2 tsp PB for dessert.

Wanted to ride today but quads are toast...so focused on eating well, drinking lots of water, and broke out the dreaded foam roller. I want a beer...but those are only for days I ride ;)

solobiker

04-06-2012, 06:35 PM

Kind of an iffy day for me. I had planned to workout more....but had to work 11 hours. I did manage to ride my spin bike for 45 min.

B: oatmeal with protien powder

S: Cookie that a co-worker made. Yummm

L: 3oz of Ham some veggies, and an apple

S: Pretzles after my spin bike "ride"..very windy here so no ride outside. Gusts well over 50mph

D: Homemade pizza.

Crankin

04-07-2012, 04:13 AM

Passover started last night... sigh
B: chopped chicken breast, red pepper slices, 2 pieces of Machengo cheese, hummus, small bowl of whole wheat flakes and 1% milk, coffee
S: before hilly, windy ride 19 miles; slice of Ekekial sprouted raisin bread with soy nut butter
L: home made chicken salad with almonds and cranberries, cup of butternut squash soup, an apple
S: Machengo cheese slice
D: OK, traditional Seder foods, one piece gefilte fish, 1 slice matzah with chopped liver, horseradish, charoset, some celery and carrots, matzah ball soup with one matzah ball, one slice turkey breast, sweet potato, matzah/raisin kugel (pudding), broccoli, and finally dessert of some chocolate torte and strawberries. Some wine, too.

Reesha

04-07-2012, 04:21 AM

I haven't been feeling tip-top the last two days so I haven't been eating very much. No bike rides either :(

B: greek yogurt, peanut butter, honey, granola parfait w/ side of local pasture raised bacon
L: ???
D: baked sweet potato, shrimp sauteed in coconut oil with a squeeze of lemon

solobiker

04-07-2012, 02:26 PM

B: oatmeal with some protien power. I may try some eggs tomorrow. I am not a big fan of them..just trying to break out of my oatmeal rut

60 min run

S: apple with some almonds

L: ham and some veggies with another apple

45 min weight workout and core work

S: chocolate milk

D: plan is to have some leftover pork chops and a salad

Owlie

04-07-2012, 07:10 PM

Um....
B: Bowl of cereal with 1%, small white chocolate mocha
L: Clif bar, glass of mango lemonade
40 mile ride:
1 tube of shot blocks, half a packet of sports beans, and a stop at McDonald's (6 chicken nuggets, small fries, small Coke) because I was so freaking hungry.
Then I stopped at Dairy Queen after the ride and got a small Blizzard.:rolleyes:
Beef jerky, piece of toffee. I think I'm eating nothing but veggies for the next few days.

Crankin

04-08-2012, 04:28 AM

B: Greek non-fat yogurt and blueberries with almonds, 2 chicken breakfast sausages
L:chicken breast over sliced tomatoes, with melted cheddar, piece of matzah, cup of creamy tomato soup, an orange
2.6 mile run-walk
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate mix
D: sigh... we had our cycling friends and son over for second seder. DH, DS, and I munched on roasted red pepper hummus and matzah while we waited for our friends. Dinner included matzah ball soup, usual ceremonial foods of matzah, horseradish, and charoset (nuts, apples, brown sugar, wine), one piece of gefilte fish. DH made the most delicious roasted lamb shoulder, had just a couple of pieces, more matzah-raisin kugel, and pan fried asparagus with grape tomatoes, goat cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette. Dessert; strawberries, low fat ice cream, and chocolate matzah.
We also managed to drink 2.5 bottles of red wine between 5 people.
Not weighing myself today.

solobiker

04-08-2012, 02:59 PM

B: once again...oatmeal with protien powder and some raisons. I really did not feel like cooking up some eggs

Short 2 hr hike in the foothills

S: Apple with some pretzles

L: Ham with a small piece of bread and some veggies

yard work

S: some almonds and jelly beans

D: Turkey, corn, a roll and salad

alexis_the_tiny

04-09-2012, 03:48 AM

breakfast: steamed adzuki bean bun and chocolate milk

snack: random dinner roll and 500ml of redoxan solution thing

lunch: bits of pizza topping and salmon, low fat yogurt, pear and more water

dinner: rice, lemon pepper salmon, steamed bok choy. Water. one lonely chocolate chip cookie.

Crankin

04-09-2012, 03:55 AM

B: eggs, lox, and onions, blueberries and strawberries, coffee
L: ham roll ups with low fat chive cream cheese, cup of creamy tomato soup, piece of matzah, orange
15.8 mile ride
S: nuts and cranberries
D: chicken breast marsala, with steamed spinach and a salad, 2 pieces dark chocolate

Catrin

04-09-2012, 05:12 AM

Yesterday was Palm Sunday for the Orthodox Church, and this week is Holy Week so there will be less exercise and probably not so many calories this week due to there being very little time. I will make up for that at our traditional Greek Lamb meal after the Paschal (Easter) service (3am Sunday morning), and then another small celebration late Sunday afternoon. I will also have my traditional Pascha Bike Ride...well, traditional to ME :cool: My quad could use some serious rest time this week anyway. I WILL exercise at the gym, but only twice.

Yesterday:
B: small amount of bran cereal with nuts, skim milk
L: white fish, couscous, asparagus (all with this wonderful olive topping). Salad with raspberry vinigerette, small amount of sherbert (we have some incredible gourmet cooks in my parish)

90 minute workout (including warm up/cool down)
post-workout snack: 1/2 Honey Stinger Protein Bar (love this, but too much fat, too much sodium, too much sugar).

D: roasted skinless chicken breast, sauteed water cress and bok choy, brown rice with black barley. skim milk

spokewench

04-09-2012, 05:16 AM

B: 3 eggs scrambled with cheese and green chilis, hashbrowns, wg toast, oj, coffee
L: 1 piece wg bread with red pepper hummus
Snack: 1 beer
Dinner: piece of ham, au gratin potatoes, salad with vinaigrette, 1 glass red wine

Reesha

04-09-2012, 06:57 AM

So I spoke to my trainer yesterday and as it turns out, I am not eating nearly enough for the training I am doing. I have been eating to satiety, but that's not enough calories. I was trying to figure out why or how I could have lost so much muscular ability (strength training yesterday was murderous) and now it makes sense that I had been cannibalizing muscle when I didn't have the necessary calories that day. Time to start taking in liquid calories too.

I've been thinking about this lots particularly since I'll be burning 3-4000 calories per day on my big ride this summer, and I can't even imagine eating that many solid calories. I'll have to look into some decent liquid nutrition. Zach (PT) just suggests buying some maltodextrin and adding it to my drinks.

Any of you guys have favorite liquid calories for cycling?

solobiker

04-09-2012, 01:28 PM

Tried to mix up a bit today...didn't work too well, I had to snack most of the am and never felt satisfied.

Commute to work via bike..short distance of about 3 miles.

B: Instead of my norm of oatmeal with protien powder I had plain yogurt with kashi go lean. I was starving within 1 hour of that. So I had a "snack" bar..still starving. I did not bring any protien types of snacks.

L: Turkey with some veggies and an apple and small piece of dark chocolate

Commute home, drop off my work stuff and commute to grocery store

S: Beef jerky..ahhhhh protien:)

D: leftover turkey and a big salad....and some Ben and Jerrys Ice Cream. Feel kind of guilty with that..
.

Edit...ended up going for a 60 min walk.

Owlie

04-09-2012, 01:52 PM

Any of you guys have favorite liquid calories for cycling?

Beer. Okay, maybe that's post-cycling...although my Friday trainer work-outs were rather enhanced by beer.

I haven't tried anything other than Gatorade (because I'm poor and it's readily available). It doesn't sit all that well with me unless I dilute it at least somewhat--and only one flavor. I've been better-served by using shot blocks or Sports Beans (my grocery store carries them). They get burned off quite rapidly, so I don't really notice them sitting in my stomach.

Susan Otcenas

04-09-2012, 01:59 PM

Hammer Perpetuem. Quality ingredients and easily digestible. I simply would not take in enough calories otherwise. And for me, on endurance rides that include overnight riding, I DEFINITELY did not eat enough after the sun went down before I started using Perpeturm. Without calories in my bottles I would not be consuming enough.

I also like Gu Brew if I want carb-only drinks. (Perpetuem has some protein, which I prefer over an all carb drink on endurance rides.)

GLC1968

04-09-2012, 02:42 PM

Any of you guys have favorite liquid calories for cycling?

I have never been able to find a liquid calorie drink that I could stomach so I gave up. Now I use either gu's and water, or just solid food. Luckily (or not), I don't do rides long enough where it would matter anymore.

Today we started a 'sugar' detox. I put sugar in quotes because we already don't eat any processed sugar, but sure as shootin' it's easy to get hooked on the real stuff (honey, dates, high-sugar fruits, maple syrup, etc) too! We are cutting it out for two weeks starting today (we means me and my sugar-addicted husband).

B: scrambled eggs and cantaloupe
S: coffee with cream and a small banana
L: chili topped with 1/2 oz raw cheddar, paleo coleslaw
S: 1/2 oz raw cheddar, uncured summer sausage, apple
D: big salads topped with Cuban spiced pork left over from last night
S: fresh strawberries

Crankin

04-09-2012, 03:56 PM

2.2 mile run
B: 2 pieces of gefilte fish with horseradish, slice of matzah with apples and walnuts, half a grapefruit, coffee
S: 2 pieces Machengo cheese
L: 3 slices of turkey breast stuffed with chive cream cheese, red pepper slices with hummus, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
4.5 mile ride with 13 y/o client
D: Mexican salad with lettuce, tomato, chicken, black beans, poblano and red pepper, onions, cumin, and avocado slices with balsamic vinegar, 2 pieces dark chocolate

Owlie

04-09-2012, 05:00 PM

I have never been able to find a liquid calorie drink that I could stomach so I gave up. Now I use either gu's and water, or just solid food. Luckily (or not), I don't do rides long enough where it would matter anymore.

Today we started a 'sugar' detox. I put sugar in quotes because we already don't eat any processed sugar, but sure as shootin' it's easy to get hooked on the real stuff (honey, dates, high-sugar fruits, maple syrup, etc) too! We are cutting it out for two weeks starting today (we means me and my sugar-addicted husband).

B: scrambled eggs and cantaloupe
S: coffee with cream and a small banana
L: chili topped with 1/2 oz raw cheddar, paleo coleslaw
S: 1/2 oz raw cheddar, uncured summer sausage, apple
D: big salads topped with Cuban spiced pork left over from last night
S: fresh strawberries

So, wait.... no sugar, honey, or maple syrup (the obvious ones). Okay (it would drive me crazy--must have my coffee!), but no grapes, etc either? Damn. You people and your diets*. ;)

Yesterday:
B: Coffee with lots of milk and sugar. Only way I can drink it, but I seem to have developed a caffeine problem...
L: Easter brunch at a restaurant. Blood orange cocktail (tasty!), wedge of iceberg lettuce with grape tomatoes, some kind of dressing, red onions and some nice blue cheese. Eggs Benedict with tomatoes and a few slices of steak, green beans and potatoes, 2/3 of a creme brulee.
S: Doritos, an apple.

Today:
B: Coffee and a doughnut
L: Chicken sausage, tabbouleh (homemade!), red+green bell pepper strips, radishes with hummus, half a package of the mini Reese's cups
S: Black tea with milk and sugar, 1 cookie
D: Chicken sausage (chipotle this time), brown rice left over from last week, salad with a bit of goat cheese and not-creamy Caesar dressing.
S: Pineapple chunks with mint

* (I don't mean this in a nasty way, hence the winky face, but I don't think I could do it, nor do I want to. It may be PMS and an intense desire for chocolate talking.:rolleyes: )

GLC1968

04-09-2012, 06:01 PM

* (I don't mean this in a nasty way, hence the winky face, but I don't think I could do it, nor do I want to. It may be PMS and an intense desire for chocolate talking.:rolleyes: )

No worries!

Yeah, I'm a little more lenient with fruits, but we are going to avoid grapes, mango, pineapple and other high sugar fruits for this two weeks at least. We both find that once we start eating these sugary things, we just want more and it's not good.

Really, what I should do is promise not to bake anymore. I keep experimenting with paleo baking and the results have been too yummy for our own good!

solobiker

04-09-2012, 06:04 PM

No worries!

Yeah, I'm a little more lenient with fruits, but we are going to avoid grapes, mango, pineapple and other high sugar fruits for this two weeks at least. We both find that once we start eating these sugary things, we just want more and it's not good.

Really, what I should do is promise not to bake anymore. I keep experimenting with paleo baking and the results have been too yummy for our own good!

I hear ya there. I have made some paleo muffins. Ohhhh soooo good. Have to take a little break from those.:p

Owlie

04-09-2012, 06:38 PM

No worries!

Yeah, I'm a little more lenient with fruits, but we are going to avoid grapes, mango, pineapple and other high sugar fruits for this two weeks at least. We both find that once we start eating these sugary things, we just want more and it's not good.

Really, what I should do is promise not to bake anymore. I keep experimenting with paleo baking and the results have been too yummy for our own good!

Heh, I've got pineapple and mangoes sitting in the fridge right now.
Just saying, if you want to bake something and send it over here, I won't mind. ;)

spokewench

04-10-2012, 05:47 AM

B: special K, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
L: fried rice with chicken
D: mexican chicken stew, chicken thighs, onions, roasted poblano peppers, chicken broth, hominy, cumin, chili pepper (yum) with a couple corn tortillas, 1 margarita

GLC1968

04-10-2012, 08:18 AM

Reesha

04-10-2012, 10:17 AM

No worries!

Yeah, I'm a little more lenient with fruits, but we are going to avoid grapes, mango, pineapple and other high sugar fruits for this two weeks at least. We both find that once we start eating these sugary things, we just want more and it's not good.

Really, what I should do is promise not to bake anymore. I keep experimenting with paleo baking and the results have been too yummy for our own good!

I am the same way GLC. I have been eating pretty paleo for months and it's amazing how little sugar I crave now. Now when I need more of it (and more calories in general) I'm satisfied with so little food. Hence my need for liquid calories.

solobiker

04-10-2012, 02:51 PM

B: oatmeal with protien powder

S: Apple with some beef jerky

L leftover turkey with some veggies and a homemade cookie a co-worker made

S: pretzles

D: Fish and a salad

commuted to/from work on my bike, did a 30 min weight workout and I may go for a walk later on.

Owlie

04-10-2012, 04:21 PM

We had banana bread french toast on Sunday as kind of a final 'hurrah' before our detox - Ooooh so good!! The cinnamon pecan coffee cake and the sweet potato squares recipes I make are both outstanding too...even to non-paleo people. No more for a few weeks! It's a flat out miracle that I haven't put on a bunch of weight with all this cooking and so little exercise.

I'm pretty sure healing requires calories. ;) How's your foot?
I'm curious: What exactly goes into paleo-friendly baked goods? Is it a modified version of the gluten-free stuff? Straight-up the same thing?
Also, besides the things you mentioned, what counts as high-sugar, since most fruit in my book is pretty sweet, save the Terrible Strawberries that are currently roaming my refrigerator? Apples? Cherries? Berries?

Today:
Accidentally (mostly) vegetarian, as it turns out.
B: Cake doughnut and coffee.
L: Tabbouleh, bell pepper and radish with garlic hummus, one stuffed grape leaf, some sort of Welsh cheese with mustard seeds, coconut water, and the other half of the Reese's cups from yesterday.
S: Small white chocolate mocha, a few chipotle bbq Doritos (don't eat them. They're nasty.)
D: Bowl of cereal, and I'll have some fruit after I take a shower and do the dishes. I am exhausted and I don't know why. I swear the 46-mile ride I did back in November (after not riding significantly for 2 months) didn't wipe me out this badly.

GLC1968

04-10-2012, 04:31 PM

I'm pretty sure healing requires calories. ;) How's your foot?
I'm curious: What exactly goes into paleo-friendly baked goods? Is it a modified version of the gluten-free stuff? Straight-up the same thing?
Also, besides the things you mentioned, what counts as high-sugar, since most fruit in my book is pretty sweet, save the Terrible Strawberries that are currently roaming my refrigerator? Apples? Cherries? Berries?

My foot is improving, thanks for asking. There is no more pain...just annoyance at the cast and my lack of mobility. But I think I'm doing a bang up job at remaining positive most of the time!

Paleo baking is often similar to gluten-free. Usually things are made with almond or coconut flour, without dairy and very low or absent on sugars. That banana bread I mentioned above had no added sugar...just the bananas. No grains, no dairy, no legumes and no sugar, basically. And it's usually pretty high in fat to make up for the lack of other ingredients! ;)

For sugary fruits, I think that bananas must qualify, but since I don't notice a sugar spike from them, I still eat them. Cherries are high, grapes are high and some melon is high. Apples, berries, pears, stone fruits (peaches, apricots, etc) and citrus is ok if you eat the whole fruit because the fiber dulls the sugar impact. And the more ripe a fruit is, the more sugar it's got. Oh and dried fruit is a no-no because it is so high in concentrated sugar. I do eat it under normal situations...just not when trying to kill the sugar beast like right now.

Owlie

04-10-2012, 04:44 PM

indysteel

04-10-2012, 05:48 PM

No legumes? Goodness. I'm going to have to break it to my Iranian friend (who is thinking of trying paleo) that one of her favorite foods (a lentil dish--it's seriously good even though I don't really care for lentils!) is off the menu. :|

I'm addicted to lentils. Any way that you could post a recipe for your friend's favorite dish? Thanks!!!

Owlie

04-10-2012, 06:12 PM

I'm addicted to lentils. Any way that you could post a recipe for your friend's favorite dish? Thanks!!!

I don't know that there *is* a recipe for it, because it's something her mom makes, but I'll see what I can do. My mom wants a rice recipe from her too. Iranian food. nom nom nom.

Crankin

04-11-2012, 03:37 AM

B: egg white omelette with cheese and green chili salsa, half a grapefruit, coffee
L: chicken breast, blueberries and strawberries, half a piece of matzah
S: handful of nuts, cranberries, chocolate
D: 2 very thin pork chops with rosemary, sweet potato, roasted asparagus, glass of red wine, 2 pieces of dark chocolate

limewave

04-11-2012, 05:46 AM

Today is a 2.5 hour easy ride (keeping my hr below 115). Tomorrow is my big endurance day--4-5 hour ride, half on the road and half on the trail.

B: Ezekiel toast with 1 egg + 1 egg white, 2 mugs of coffee
S: 1 whole serving of oatmeal w/ TB of Smucker's Natural PB
L: Large salad and UM shake w/ banana
S: Greek yogurt + tbsp of Granola
D: Roasted Root Veggies, cinnamon raisin toast with Sunbutter
S: Green Smoothie

1600 calories
(I will likely munch on something else for an addition 100-200 calories)

Fuel for the ride: 2 scoops endura, 2 homemade energy balls=400 calories

Catrin

04-11-2012, 07:05 AM

Still on that road to try and eat more calories...I know, I know...still learning more choices for denser health higher-calorie foods. This is also Holy Week for the Orthodox Church and I simply am not home much.

Yesterday - goal was 2k calories as an exercise day, got just shy of 1,700:

B: Steel cut oats with 5 almonds, 2 egg whites + 1 whole egg, skim milk, coffee

S: small (hard) apple with 1 mozz cheese stick

L: Roasted skinless chicken breast sandwich on Ezekial bread, raisins and 6 almonds

S: More raisins and 10 almonds (portable and yummy!)

Pre-workout snack: Cliff Bar

2 hour hard workout

Post-workout snack: 1/2 Honey Stinger bar left from Sunday's workout (yummy, but no more of these)

D: sauteed bok choy and watercress, 3 egg whites, 1 cup milk

solobiker

04-11-2012, 02:06 PM

Commute to work on my bike

B: Bannana and some turkey sausage

L: Chicken and veggies

Commute home then went went on a 3.5 mile run

S: Chocolate milk and an apple

D: Most likely some fish and a big salad

S: Planning on frozen fruit.

Gosh when I look at this this does not look like very many calories. I will have to plug it into The Daily Plate. hmmmm

Catrin

04-11-2012, 03:46 PM

Today - my non-exercise day calorie goal is 1,600-1,800 and I actually broke 1,600 :) Strange thing to cheer over...but there you go.

B: steel cut oats with 6 almonds, skim mild, 1 egg white + 1 whole egg, coffee

S: small apple with mozz cheese stick

L: I forgot my chicken at home! However I didn't forget the rice + sauteed bok choy and watercress left over from the night before. Fat free Greek yogurt + frozen blueberries, 6 almonds and a bit of peanut butter rounded it all out. (didn't really have enough of anything for enough protein for lunch but it all added up).

S: 10 almonds + raisins

D:roasted skinless chicken breast, brown rice, romaine lettuce salad with a few dried cranberries, a bit of homemade dressing and a small amount of white cheddar.

probably will have a cup of skim milk as evening snack, we will see.

Susan Otcenas

04-11-2012, 04:20 PM

Crankin

04-11-2012, 04:25 PM

B: 4 slices low salt ham over sliced tomato and melted cheddar, orange, coffee
S: half a piece of matzah with soy nut butter
It was a rest day, but I still felt like doing something after having to work this morning (usually free time). I rode my bike to Concord center, walked around and rode home with an extra mile added in. About 8.5 miles of riding and half a mile of walking. Rode up the "steep side" of my street, so I feel like I worked.
L: salad with tuna, red pepper, goat cheese, artichoke hearts, roasted red pepper and tomato soup
S: nuts and cranberries
D: 3 turkey meatballs with organic marinara, salad, small piece of dark chocolate matzah, glass of red wine

Owlie

04-11-2012, 04:37 PM

I don't know why I always post on swim/run days... Maybe because i get so hungry and all I can think about is food? :o

5:00 banana
5:30 2500 meter swim
7:00 banana
7:15 40 minute run
8:30 (breakfast) scottish oats with cinnamon and 1T shredded coconut. one apple
12:30 (lunch) Spinach salad with mushrooms, peppers & tomotoes. Balsamic vinegar. Topped with 1/2 a small avocado and 1/2 can of salmon.
3:30 apple with 1T peanut butter.
7:00 (Dinner) Hmmmm, not sure yet. I took some chicken breast out of the freezer, so I'll probably saute that up with some veggies and make a salad. Maybe some quinoa too. I have 12 WeightWatchers points left and plan to eat every last one of them today. I'm hungry. :)

Susan

How you do any physical activity on just a banana is beyond me. But then, I'm a pig.

Today:
B: "Parfait"--3 sliced strawberries with a bit of mint, Greek yogurt and a bit of granola, tea with half-and-half and sugar
L: A big PB cup, salad with goat cheese and walnuts, oil+vinegar dressing, tabbouleh, pineapple
S: 2 cookies
D: Bean stew over rice. I'll have some strawberries (possibly with cream) later.

Susan Otcenas

04-11-2012, 04:59 PM

How you do any physical activity on just a banana is beyond me.

They are big bananas. :D Seriously, though, a banana is ~ 100 calories and digests pretty quickly. So, it's enough to get me through the swim. I figure I probably burn 300 calories in an hour of swimming. I'm usually hungry by the time I'm done, though, so I have to have something else before I can run. Sometimes I have a Gu instead, which is also 100 calories and is less likely to sit in my stomach. If I were going to do a longer run or a more intense run (my runs are very slow/low HR right now), I would do the Gu for sure, supplementing every 30-45 minutes *during* the run with another Gu. On *really* long runs (over 1:30 or so) I have a GU every 30 minutes. That's only 200 calories in per hour, and I burn 660 per hour at my aerobic threshold HR of 143, which is where I'm doing most of my training right now.

Finding the right balance of consuming enough calories to fuel the workouts, without eating *so* much that I either a) get a cramp or b) don't lose any weight, is a challenge. Right now I have "a"pretty well dialed but am struggling with "b". I'm down 7-8 pounds since the beginning of the year, but still have 8 more to go before getting back to my race weight. Mostly because I'm always hungry and sometimes make poor choices instead of good choices!

Speaking of which, I'd best get off the computer and head home to make that chicken breast NOW before I get ravenous. Otherwise, I'll end up deciding it's too much work/takes too much time and go out to eat instead. :o

Owlie

04-11-2012, 05:45 PM

They are big bananas. :D Seriously, though, a banana is ~ 100 calories and digests pretty quickly. So, it's enough to get me through the swim. I figure I probably burn 300 calories in an hour of swimming. I'm usually hungry by the time I'm done, though, so I have to have something else before I can run. Sometimes I have a Gu instead, which is also 100 calories and is less likely to sit in my stomach. If I were going to do a longer run or a more intense run (my runs are very slow/low HR right now), I would do the Gu for sure, supplementing every 30-45 minutes *during* the run with another Gu. On *really* long runs (over 1:30 or so) I have a GU every 30 minutes. That's only 200 calories in per hour, and I burn 660 per hour at my aerobic threshold HR of 143, which is where I'm doing most of my training right now.

Finding the right balance of consuming enough calories to fuel the workouts, without eating *so* much that I either a) get a cramp or b) don't lose any weight, is a challenge. Right now I have "a"pretty well dialed but am struggling with "b". I'm down 7-8 pounds since the beginning of the year, but still have 8 more to go before getting back to my race weight. Mostly because I'm always hungry and sometimes make poor choices instead of good choices!

Speaking of which, I'd best get off the computer and head home to make that chicken breast NOW before I get ravenous. Otherwise, I'll end up deciding it's too much work/takes too much time and go out to eat instead. :o

See, I really need protein if I'm going to do working out/riding/whatever. Fruit alone is gone in 5 minutes. So I can't fathom just a banana. A banana and two slices of bacon and a piece of toast (with sufficient time to digest), sure. :D On the the other hand, I can't eat much early in the morning.

GLC1968

04-11-2012, 06:17 PM

. Otherwise, I'll end up deciding it's too much work/takes too much time and go out to eat instead. :o

Story of my life and EXACTLY the reason I struggle with losing weight!

When we cook at home, I lose. When we don't, I don't. Simple, right? Too bad simple does not equal easy, huh?

Today was a crazy food day as I was off and had about a thousand errands to run.

B: 1 cups of strawberries and half a container of plain greek yogurt

Then nothing until 1 pm when I was starving and broke down and bought Wendy's fries and a diet coke. Then had a coffee from starbucks with half n half in it.

D: sauteed sausage, cabbage and onions - delicious!
S: more fresh strawberries (bought a huge container at Costco to use up!)

spokewench

04-12-2012, 05:40 AM

B: 1 piece wg toast 1 egg, coffee oj
L: small helping of au gratin potatoes
S: 2 pieces of cheddar cheese
D: cooked a bunch of beef taco meat (will freeze some); had two tacos, rice, whole pinto beans, 1 beer

limewave

04-12-2012, 05:55 AM

Today is 4.5 hours on the bike . . . and things have changed. All of them will be on the trail :eek::)

B: Eggs and Ezekiel Toast
S: Full bowl of oats w/ PB & Cranberries
L: UltraMeal Shake w/ Banana, Big Salad
S: (Pre-Ride) Power Smoothie--frzn spinach, blueberries, raspberries, Endura, Phytoganix
Ride: Endura, Salted Sweet Potato Chunks, Homemade Luna Bars, Whey protein, Water
PostRide: Veggie Omelette, Cinnamon raisin toast w/ Sunbutter

If I can stomach it today: greek yogurt and granola

If I am able to eat all of this, it's 2000 calories. Since I won't get done with my ride until around 8PM and will be eating dinner at 8:30, I don't want to eat too much before bed and get into a snacking black-hole. I'm hoping to eat dinner, soak in the tub for a few minutes and go to bed. I can eat a big, nourishing breakfast in the morning :)

Catrin

04-12-2012, 06:08 AM

Limewave - have fun, sounds awesome!

Reesha

04-12-2012, 06:26 AM

limewave

04-12-2012, 06:31 AM

How do you prep the sweet potato chunks for travel?

Not sure yet, that is my task for this morning. I'm thinking about microwaving the sweet potato and then smashing it with a fork and mixing in salt. Then rolling the potato smush into bite-size balls.

Reesha

04-12-2012, 07:12 AM

I just ate a microwaved sweet potato :)

Catrin

04-12-2012, 07:23 AM

Not sure yet, that is my task for this morning. I'm thinking about microwaving the sweet potato and then smashing it with a fork and mixing in salt. Then rolling the potato smush into bite-size balls.

I will be curious to hear how this works for you. I would like to get away a bit from energy bars this year - not entirely but add a few more real food choices on the bike. Also curious to hear how the liquid nutrition works for you as well - I suspect that I may need to do a bit more of this as well to get enough calories on long ride days.

solobiker

04-12-2012, 03:36 PM

B: Turkey sausage and an apple

S: A few almonds

L: Leftover turkey from Easter and some veggies

S: Pretzels and another apple

D: I am making a Thai recipe with rice, chinese sausage, chopped up veggies, and a variety of spice/sauces. yummm:D Garlic and serrano peppers.:)

Crankin

04-12-2012, 04:01 PM

A few almonds before circuit training class that whipped my azz
B: coffee, egg white omelette with cheddar and green chili salsa, 2 pieces turkey bacon, orange, handful of almonds and 2 dried apricots (I was still starving)
L: low fat cottage cheese with blueberries, almonds, cranberries, an apple
S: more nuts and cranberries
D: pork chop (the thick kind... DH made dinner), combo of zucchini, onions, mushrooms in a vinaigrette sauce, 2 pieces dark chocolate, glass of red wine

limewave

04-13-2012, 03:59 AM

Yesterday I mashed up microwaved sweet potato (no skin). I added salt, ground oatmeal, and dried basil. I've been trying to think of something savory to eat for my endurance rides. Also, I'm trying to avoid packaged gels and goos that may have sugar. In an old thread some of us discussed losing focus and feeling foggy while riding single track and we concluded that it was probably caused from a sugar crash.

I rolled the smashed potato into bite-size balls and put them in paper candy wraps inside a ziploc bag. The potato was too moist for the paper, next time I'll use foil or plastic. The potato was very moist and easy to swallow which I liked. After riding for 3-4 hours, it can be hard to chew.

I alternated sweet potato ball and homemade min luna bars every 45 minutes and supplemented with a water bottle of endura. My goal was to take in approx 130 calories every hour.

Even though my pace was slower than I liked, I had a good ride. I felt focused, never felt too fatigued, and was able to ride aggressively (out of the saddle for corners, technical sections, etc) up to the very end.

So far so good . . . :)
If anyone is interested in reading about my first 4-hour ride, I'm going to write a post for my blog later today.

solobiker

04-13-2012, 04:30 PM

I eat pretty well for the most part, although today I made some poor choices...jasmin rice meal (homemade), some chocolate and some kashi cereal as a snack. My dinner was good ( Steak with some veggies). It is frustrating though because DH is sitting right across from me know eating a whole bag of tostito chips right after dinner. He is a skinny guy, 5' 10" and weighs about 140#. He can eat and drink whatever he wants and does not exercise except on the weekends and even then it is not very much. Just had to whine about it. Sorry:o Just frustrating because I eat far better then he does and I do far more exrcise...including at work as I am a therapist so I am on my feet all day and he has a desk job. I am happy he can stay trim...just wish I could eating the way he does. :o

Crankin

04-15-2012, 04:53 AM

I'm eating like a normal person this weekend, I think because I am glad Passover is over.
B: 4 slices low salt turkey rolled up with mayo, bowl of Irish oatmeal with blueberries, coffee
L: in the middle of a 53 mile ride, turkey and veggie whole wheat wrap. During the ride, I also had a Luna Bar and 1.5 bottles of Nuun and half a bottle of plain water.
S: a couple of pieces of Machengo cheese and 4 ww pita rounds
D: this is where I went a little overboard. We went to an upscale Mexican restaurant where I had a glass of red wine, salsa and a few chips and home made guacamole, which I mostly ate with my fork. Main course carne asada, which was just a piece of skirt steak and beans, and veggies. I had about2/3 of the steak. Then, we went to an ice cream place, where I had a kiddie sized cup of chocolate ripple custard.

Catrin

04-15-2012, 05:30 AM

I am eating like a normal person this weekend as well, because it is Pascha (Easter) - and we feast. Back to normal tomorrow - and I probably shouldn't but frankly, if I can't allow myself to feast once or twice a year then I am just being too obsessive.

Yesterday...not so much yesterday, feasting started at 2am this morning :)

B: Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with skim milk, blueberries, egg whites + 1 whole egg
S: (around noon) Luna Peanut Butter Cookie bar
L: (around 3pm) pretzel roll with 1 chicken sausage, skim milk
S: (around 7pm) 1/2 serving Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with 1/2 cup skim milk

Dinner: (2am) Traditional Greek dinner with roasted lamb, roasted Greek potatoes, Greek salad, sweet bread, boiled egg. There was wine that I resisted, and they said it was good - but it didn't seem a good idea to drink that late at night with a longish drive home.

Today will have a normal breakfast, then heading to my old parish to continue the Pascha celebration with a short (this time) service and a community pitch in. I am taking fresh and local beer with me :cool: Back to normal tomorrow!

It is my tradition to go riding this morning, but it is far too windy to road-ride.

Crankin

04-15-2012, 05:10 PM

I am done with "normal" eating as of right now!
B: 2 home made waffles with 2 chicken apple sausages, blueberries, and orange slices, coffee
S: before ride one slice of Ezekial sprouted grain raisin bread with soy nut butter
32 mile ride, ate about 2/3 of a luna Bar and drank a bottle of Nuun and half a bottle of water
L: at about mile 26, I had lunch, a whole wheat veggie wrap with a side of cole slaw (really small)
S: sliced yellow pepper and hummus
D: (restaurant) salad with balsamic vinaigrette, grilled salmon on a bed of arugula and walnuts, one piece of garlic bread, 2 glasses red wine

Owlie

04-15-2012, 06:55 PM

Yesterday:
Bowl of cereal
Bottle of coconut water
1/2 pound pulled pork on a bun, most of a bowl of green beans and most of a corn bread muffin. Yes, I was hungry.
Cup of tea with sugar and half-and-half
Apple with a sprinkling of cinnamon and a bit of caramel sauce
Bowl of cereal.

Today:
Bowl of cereal
Coconut water
Wasabi peas
Hummus and pita chips
2 glasses of lemonade
Leftover brown rice and chipotle chicken sausage.

...Why does my diet get so much worse on weekends?

Catrin

04-16-2012, 04:25 PM

Back to normal today - goal of 2K calories as an exercise day, got somewhat over 1,800 so I am getting better

B: Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with skim milk, strawberries, 2 egg whites + 1 whole egg, coffee
S: small banana with PB

60 minute weights workout (not counting warming up) + 30 minute Bosu class
post-workout snack - Luna Protein bar

L: 1/2 cup brown rice, sweet basil chicken sausage and sauteed kale and bok choy, skim milk

S: a few almonds and raisins, small boiled egg

35 minutes on the trainer - ugh (too windy to ride outside and really didn't want to get back into the warm bike clothes anyway)

D: sweet basil chicken sausage and sauteed kale, 1 slice Ezekial bread with small amount of light butter, skim milk.

Susan Otcenas

04-16-2012, 04:30 PM

Susan Otcenas

04-16-2012, 04:36 PM

Today is a rest day!! Yay! I really needed one.

Breakfast - smoothie with almond milk, blue berries, peaches, flax meal and just a touch of agave.
"snack" - 2 unflavored lattes with 1% milk. Yeah, this is overboard, but this was over the course of a 3 hour meeting at a coffee shop. I justified it by having no sweetener and recognizing that it's really no worse than drinking a glass of milk.
Lunch - Spinach salad with mushrooms, peppers and tomatoes. Balsamic vinegar. Topped with 1/3 of an avocado and 4 oz. turkey meat. Side of a kick@ss carrot/cabbage shredded salad I made last night with a light sesame/ginger/garlic dressing. I made a ton, so this will re-appear all week!
afternoon snacks - I had both a pear and a apple, an hour or so apart.
Dinner - I bought a whole wild coho salmon last night. I'll cut it into fillets tonight and grill up 2. I'll freeze the rest. Plan to have roasted cauliflower on the side.

Owlie

04-16-2012, 04:40 PM

B: Mango smoothie
L: Giant burger
S: Coconut water, a small slice of cheesecake, tea
D: Some of the fries from lunch with ketchup, Greek yogurt, possibly an apple later. The cramps have kicked in, so I can't actually eat much right now...

Catrin

04-16-2012, 04:41 PM

Catrin - something has been puzzling me. If you are struggling to get enough calories, why are you drinking skim milk and eating egg whites and light butter? Why not drink regular milk, eat whole eggs and use regular butter? The volume is the same but with more caloric density.

Perhaps my reasoning is off, but considering how many eggs and how much dairy I consume, I am afraid that I will get too much fat. My sports nutritionist said that I should keep fat in my diet at 30% or less, and I am consistently right at or just over 30%. I have added nuts and am doing more cooking with olive oil.

I am considering going moving from non-fat Greek yogurt to a higher fat percentage version to help. Am I being overly concerned about the fat content in the eggs and dairy?

Reesha

04-16-2012, 04:51 PM

Oh man I am turning into an eating machine! It is AWESOME. And I am still losing weight.

Today:
Breakfast 1 @ 6 am: small bowl of quinoa with parmesan and butter
Breakfast 2 @ 7:30 am: greek gods greek yogurt (like dessert I tells ya) with honey and almond butter
Morning Snack @ 10 am: Pouch of pink salmon with that same greek yogurt
Lunch @ 12 pm: spring mix salad with 7 oz of grilled turkey breast, 2 oz salami, banana with sunflower seed butter, steamed broccoli, glass of 2% milk
Pre-ride: 1 roctane gu
26 mile ride: 2 bottles gu brew, 1 roctane
12 mile ride home: 1 bottle gu brew
Dinner: tray of whole foods tuna/avocado sushi (OH YUM). I was so hyper off the caffeine from the roctanes that I accidentally ate a huge blob of wasabi without looking! 6 oz seared salmon and asparagus sauteed in coconut oil.

THIS IS GREAT!

Owlie

04-16-2012, 05:01 PM

Susan Otcenas

04-16-2012, 05:04 PM

I'm totally hooked on the Kirkland brand nonfat greek yogurt from Costco. Super high in protein and soooooooo creamy that you would never guess it's nonfat. I buy the plain and dress it up with blueberries. SO good.

I used to eat a lot of Nancy's nonfat yogurt, but now I find it too tart and not creamy enough.

Catrin

04-16-2012, 05:13 PM

I love Greek Gods yogurt! There's a container in my fridge. I assume you have the plain? I really like the honey one--it's really tasty with strawberries and granola.

Hmmmm, will have to check out the plain. I use Greek yogurt for so many things...though not recently. That must change.

Susan, the salmon sounds awesome!

Reesha

04-16-2012, 05:26 PM

I love Greek Gods yogurt! There's a container in my fridge. I assume you have the plain? I really like the honey one--it's really tasty with strawberries and granola.

I buy the plain in the big tub cause I throw almond butter and raw honey into it too... I can't seem to find big tubs of the honey kind. But seriously, I think it's tastier than Fage Total which seems more paste like to me. This feels smoother in its fully fatted form. Also packs a huge calorie punch which I now need... A six oz serving has a ridiculous amount of calories... add in my honey and AB and I've got a perfect breakfast!

Reesha

04-16-2012, 05:28 PM

Susan, the salmon sounds awesome!

Yes, I envy all pacific northwesterners their ability to buys scads of wild, sustainably fished salmon/char/coho. Mmmm boy.

Crankin

04-16-2012, 05:30 PM

handful of almonds and 2 dried apricots before 3 mile run-walk
B: coffee, 2 eggs and egg whites with mushrooms and peppers, one apple chicken sausage, an orange
S: handful of cranberries before 15 mile fast and hot ride
L: salad with turkey breast, lettuce, red peppers, grape tomatoes, artichoke hearts, goat cheese, fig infused balsamic vinegar, cup of roasted red pepper tomato soup
S: 4 oz. soft serve vanilla/chocolate twist soft serve in a regular cone with chocolate dip (it was 93 here today; my first trip to Dairy Joy)
D: glass of red wine, rosemary/garlic roasted chicken with brussel sprouts, 2 squares dark chocolate

Owlie

04-16-2012, 05:49 PM

I buy the plain in the big tub cause I throw almond butter and raw honey into it too... I can't seem to find big tubs of the honey kind. But seriously, I think it's tastier than Fage Total which seems more paste like to me. This feels smoother in its fully fatted form. Also packs a huge calorie punch which I now need... A six oz serving has a ridiculous amount of calories... add in my honey and AB and I've got a perfect breakfast!

I can't find full-fat Fage around here (why do I want to write "phage" every time?), so I buy the 2%. It's a little weird on its own, but much better when stirred up with honey.

I should look to see if I can find big tubs of the honey Greek Gods around here. If I can't, it's going to be another thing I can only get after trips to Cincy.

Susan Otcenas

04-16-2012, 06:03 PM

Susan, the salmon sounds awesome!

It's out on the grill right now! We *are* fortunate to have ready access to great seafood. So, every time I see farmed ATLANTIC salmon at Costco or elsewhere, I always wonder why! Well, probably because it's inexpensive. My favorite place to go for fresh seafood is Uwajimaya. They have the best selection around, plus plenty of sushi grade fish. Mmmmmm.

indysteel

04-16-2012, 07:08 PM

Perhaps my reasoning is off, but considering how many eggs and how much dairy I consume, I am afraid that I will get too much fat. My sports nutritionist said that I should keep fat in my diet at 30% or less, and I am consistently right at or just over 30%. I have added nuts and am doing more cooking with olive oil.

I am considering going moving from non-fat Greek yogurt to a higher fat percentage version to help. Am I being overly concerned about the fat content in the eggs and dairy?

About dairy? I'd suggest not. Just stick to non- or low fat. The eggs, IMO, yes. You are losing out on a nutritient dense food by cutting out the yolks. They will not increase you cholesterol.

Catrin

04-17-2012, 03:30 AM

About dairy? I'd suggest not. Just stick to non- or low fat. The eggs, IMO, yes. You are losing out on a nutritient dense food by cutting out the yolks. They will not increase you cholesterol.

Thanks, this is what I was wondering. I hadn't seen your message, but I had 2 fresh whole eggs for breakfast. Outside of winter my eggs come from a friends back yard that roam around her yard and garden eating all kinds of good things. They are well cared for and she keeps a close eye on them. The eggs range in size from tiny to huge, and because they are grass-fed, are every color under the sun...but not white. Yummy as well! I just picked up a couple dozen from her yesterday :) Fresh eggs 2 days old can't be beat! (and no, I've never used THOSE for egg whites - that would be a waste!)

limewave

04-17-2012, 04:33 AM

My friends treated me to a special weekend downtown Chicago. It was a 10-year belated bachelorette/bridal shower party. Although, toned down quite a bit from what I imagine it would have been ;)

Here's a sampling of what we ate . . . (I like modeling food) (And I'm not looking foward to weigh-in on Friday)

Catrin

04-17-2012, 05:28 AM

Reesha

04-17-2012, 07:30 AM

That looks like an awesome feast!

I ran out of energy gels and no bike shop was open before work this morning so I picked up some Welch's fruit snacks for energy on my rides that are increasing both in number/duration. Others have used them for centuries or marathons so they might be a cost-effective choice for this summer. Along with raisins!

spokewench

04-17-2012, 08:40 AM

Yesterday:

B: Cereal, 1% milk, coffee
L: leftover 1/2 chicken breast, tomato sauce, spagetti pasta
D: leftover roasted chicken, rice, gravy, salad with vinaigrette dressing, 1 glass white wine

Today:
B: 1 bowl of rice chex, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
Snack Banana
Lunch ??
Dinner: will be Salmon, roasted potatoes, broccoli

Susan Otcenas

04-17-2012, 09:55 AM

I saw this today and it made me chuckle. We spend so much time thinking about what we *should* or *shouldn't* be eating, (or maybe it's just me and I need to replace those "we" words with "I"...) and sometimes I think it's really just as simple as this:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150740969583607&set=a.398550328606.176140.48745408606&type=1&theater

Today:
5:00 banana
5:30 2600 meter swim
6:45 Gu Roctane gel
7:00 40 minute run
8:30 two eggs scrambled with mushrooms, peppers, scallions, kale and 1/2 of chicken sausage. Topped with a sprinkling of crumbled gorgonzola. Mmmmm.
Also, a banana with one Tablespoon of the most frickin' awesome almond butter ever: http://shop.wildsquirrelnutbutter.com/collections/nut-butters/products/joyful-java Big breakfast, but I was hungry!

Lunch will be my usual spinach salad with various veggies. Topped with 4oz turkey and 1/3 of an avocado. Will also have some carrot/cabbage salad from yesterday.

Dinner: I have chicken breasts in the fridge, so I'm thinking I'll simmer them with onions, tomatoes, garlic, some broth and maybe a little white wine. Side o' broccoli. If I get home early enough, I'll roast up some brussels and sweet potatoes too! Roasted sweet potatoes are like candy. Who needs dessert when you can have sweet potatoes??

GLC1968

04-17-2012, 10:16 AM

Mmmm, can I come over for dinner, Susan? ;)

Actually, in all seriousness, can you post your recipe for your slaw? I love having cold salads in the fridge to grab as snacks!

Today -
B: smoothie (almond milk, 1/2 banana, blueberries, strawberries, egg white protein powder, spinach, 1 T coconut milk)
S: coffee with half n half, small slice of banana bread (paleo version, no sugar added!)
L: Cabbage and sausage soup, orange, raw milk cheddar
S: cuban pork topped with coleslaw, apple
D: grass-fed NY strip steaks, roasted veggies

Last night I had grass-fed beef liver and onions that I cooked in a cast iron pan on our grill (we currently have no stove) and it was delicious. I'm all iron-rich now too! :p

Susan Otcenas

04-17-2012, 02:34 PM

Mmmm, can I come over for dinner, Susan? ;)

Actually, in all seriousness, can you post your recipe for your slaw? I love having cold salads in the fridge to grab as snacks!

You know where I live! ;)

Hhmmm, recipe. Well, I kinda made it up based on flavors I like. I grated up some ginger (maybe 3/4 an inch worth off the end of an average size piece of ginger root), crushed a couple cloves of garlic, put in a blob of tahini (maybe a tablespoon), ~4 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar, a splash of balsamic, a tablespoon or so or olive oil, a dash of salt... Tossed it all into my Magic Bullet (love that thing, btw!). I ended up with perhaps 1/2 cup of dressing. This was a enough dressing for a shockingly large pile of carrots (shredded in the food processor) and an entire head of purple cabbage. I'm going to be eating that all week!

Reesha

04-17-2012, 03:07 PM

oh man-- you too with the purple cabbage/carrot slaw! I'm an addict. so nutrient dense and so delicious! I whiz mine in the food processor and keep it in the fridge all week long.

Susan Otcenas

04-17-2012, 03:10 PM

oh man-- you too with the purple cabbage/carrot slaw! I'm an addict. so nutrient dense and so delicious! I whiz mine in the food processor and keep it in the fridge all week long.

I intended to put in some kale from my garden as well, but the pile of carrots was already so big that there was no room left in the bowl! :p

Crankin

04-17-2012, 03:11 PM

Rest day. I took a 2.5 mile walk before breakfast instead of going to my weight training class
B: endive stuffed with low fat cream cheese and lox, very small bowl of whole wheat flakes and blueberries, skim milk, coffee
L: salad with left over salmon, artichoke hearts, red peppers, goat cheese, fig infused vinegar, an apple, nuts and cranberries
S: slice of Ezekial whole wheat (I don't like it as much as the raisin bread) with soy nut butter.
I rode about 4 very slow miles with one of my clients
D: salad with arugula, half a grapefruit, proscuitto, walnuts, olive oil, 2 pieces of sheep's milk cheese

still hungry

GLC1968

04-17-2012, 03:18 PM

You know where I live! ;)

Hhmmm, recipe. Well, I kinda made it up based on flavors I like. I grated up some ginger (maybe 3/4 an inch worth off the end of an average size piece of ginger root), crushed a couple cloves of garlic, put in a blob of tahini (maybe a tablespoon), ~4 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar, a splash of balsamic, a tablespoon or so or olive oil, a dash of salt... Tossed it all into my Magic Bullet (love that thing, btw!). I ended up with perhaps 1/2 cup of dressing. This was a enough dressing for a shockingly large pile of carrots (shredded in the food processor) and an entire head of purple cabbage. I'm going to be eating that all week!

Ooh, sounds good! Thanks!

I use my magic bullet every morning for my smoothies! It's great for making those date balls I make in small quantities, too (not that I'm doing that or anything!:rolleyes:).

Catrin

04-17-2012, 04:10 PM

Today:

B: Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with skim milk, strawberries, whole eggs, skim milk, coffee
S: almonds and raisins
L: Roasted skinless chicken breast, brown rice, sauteed kale, 1 small apple
S: Luna bar

15 minutes Helix lateral trainer, 60 minute high intensity class, 30 minutes Bosu class & tomorrow is a riding day :)

Post-workout - Powerbar

D: chicken sweet pesto sausage, 1 slice Ezekial bread, small Romaine salad with balsamic vinegar and oil dressing, small tomato, couple of pieces of goat cheese, 2 squares 85% dark chocolate dipped on some great PB, skim milk.

I am still hungry and am short about 100 calories...hmmmm what is in the fridge? I should have eaten more for lunch - need to balance out my calories better - lunch tends to be too light I think.

solobiker

04-17-2012, 04:53 PM

B: Oatmeal with some kashi mixed in

S: Apple

L: Ham with a small slice of wheat bread, some pretzles and veggies ( peppers, onions, zuch, carrots.)

45 min lower body weight workout and 45 min walk

S: Small square of dark chocolate

D: Broiled shrimp and a large salad

S: 1 graham cracker and some fresh strawberries.:)

Antaresia

04-17-2012, 09:03 PM

So my roommate has discovered she's lactose intolerant, so I got her pasta&cheese-in-a-box. Made some for lunch with ham and broccoli added, omfg.

At the end of the work day I was RAVENOUS. Then I remembered something about carbs making you hungry...

so today:
commute to work (4.5 miles)
banana and trail mix
some crackers
pasta of doom
apple
commute home
SO HUNGRY EAT ALL THE THINGS

Never doing pasta for lunch again. It isn't really a part of my diet at all, so maybe it's worse if you're not used to it.

Crankin

04-18-2012, 04:54 PM

B: 2 egg plus some egg white omelette with salsa, low fat cheddar, a couple of slices of low salt ham, 1/8 avocado, slice of Ezekial whole wheat bread, coffee. I thought I was going on a 45 mile hilly group ride, but I felt so sick from allergies, I ended up riding later in the day. Didn't need that big of a breakfast
L: salad with proscuitto, orange, walnuts, cup of tomato soup, handful of nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
22 mile ride
S: piece of Sheep's milk cheese, 3 whole wheat pita rounds
D: 3 lamb meatballs, with mint pesto, stir fried zucchini in olive oil, salad, glass of red wine, 2 pieces of dark chocolate

spokewench

04-19-2012, 05:21 AM

B: bowl of cereal, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
L: salad with mayonnaise type dressing, herbs and dungeness crab, 1 glass prosecco - out to lunch
D: salmon, roasted yukon gold potatoes, broccoli, 1 glass red wine

mandiam

04-19-2012, 06:47 AM

Hello girls...I thought this might be fun to post in on--so here's my first one!

Thursday Rest Day: (I felt good so I couldn't resist a light morning workout)

Morning Workout: Crossfit WOD and a run
Breakfast: 1/2 cup of almond/cashew mix with coffee
Lunch: PB&J (whole wheat, sugar free jelly, natural PB, with naner slices) and a sliced apple
Snack: 4 crackers and carrots
Dinner: DH had dinner waiting on me :) We had a salad with chicken and a BLT.
Snack: Cateloupe slices and nuts

Excited to read everyone's posts!

Susan Otcenas

04-19-2012, 07:28 AM

Yesterday was a disaster. :o

5:00am Banana with almond butter
6:00am one hour cycling class
7:30am apple and 1% latte
8:30am met an industry colleague for breakfast at a cafe. This is where the day started to go sideways: omelette with smoke salmon and dilled sour cream. Grilled potatoes and fruit on the side. Declined the bread.
10:30 Another 1% latte. Sheesh.
12:00 The usual spinach salad with veggies, 2 oz. turkey
3:00 carrot cabbage salad and a pile of snap peas
6:00 I knew I wasn't going to have dinner for a few hours due to some scheduling issues, so I had another banana with almond butter. I really need to not have almond butter in house. :o There's no such thing as a little almond butter in my world.
8:00 Excuses excuses. Dinner plans fell apart and I had stuff to do, so I had a cup of yogurt and blueberries.
9:00 (ohmigod, I can't believe I'm admitting this...) Not one, but TWO vodka cranberries while working on deconstructing my bike in the garage. I'm getting ready to fly with it tomorrow and it needed to be broken down into the suitcase.
10:30 (ohmigod, I can't believe I'm admitting this, too...) I finish up in the garage, walk into the kitchen, and Jeff is baking brownies. Geez, louise, shoot me now. Needless to say, brownies were consumed.

Sigh.

But hey, on the bright side, I got my bike all squared away so I won't be up until midnight tonight doing it at the last minute. Instead, I'll have time to eat more brownies....

GLC1968

04-19-2012, 07:52 AM

Ok, until the brownies, I was wondering what the big deal was?! ;) The rest of that stuff was ok in my book. And you passed on bread? Really? You should get 'brownie' points for that anyway...so see...it all works out in the end. :p

Have a good trip!

Yesterday -
B: two toasted slices of paleo banana bread with butter
S: coffee with half n half
L: chicken curry over veggies (instead of rice)
S: 1 oz raw cheddar, apple, 1/2 protein bar
D: grass-fed NY strip steaks with a big ole pile of broccoli
And I had a single tiny square of a new 72% dark chocolate bar I bought that is so freaking good that only one tiny square is actually enough. Unreal!

Today -
B: two toasted slices of paleo banana bread with butter
S: coffee with half n half, 1/2 protein bar (maybe)
L: 2 cup broccoli, pouch of tuna (we need to go to the grocery store!), orange
S: 1 oz raw cheddar, apple
D: uncured bacon and fresh eggs with piles of veggies in them
S: another square of that amazing chocolate!

Susan Otcenas

04-19-2012, 08:04 AM

Ok, until the brownies, I was wondering what the big deal was?! ;) The rest of that stuff was ok in my book. And you passed on bread? Really? You should get 'brownie' points for that anyway...so see...it all works out in the end. :p

Oh, my friend, let me count the ways.

a)I generally try not to drink my calories, so TWO lattes and 2 alcoholic drinks in one day is waaaay overboard.
b) nothing wrong with the eggs, salmon, etc., but it's really more an issue of volume. Restaurant portion sizes are too big, and I've never been good about stopping when there's still food on my plate.
c) almond butter is best eaten with a spoon, not a knife. :o
d) the brownies were over over the top. But Jeff threw away the rest of the pan this morning. We agreed they were too sweet.

AH well, today is a new day, right? :)

GLC1968

04-19-2012, 08:24 AM

Yeah, I definitely understand the 'not drinking calories' thing, but I make an exception when in a coffee shop. A cup of coffee with cream (or a latte) is about a billion times better choice than a pastry and it makes me feel both indulgent and 'normal', so I don't feel guilt about it. For me, it's always been about the experience and not the calories (in that situation).

A big ole glass of OJ? Now that makes me feel guilty! ;)

My point is that your day wasn't a 'disaster' my most people's standards. (Even with the brownies!) A disaster would be eating an entire large pizza by yourself and then consuming the free trial lava crunch cake too. Or finishing off an entire bag of Mini Eggs (not the individual serving size!) in one day. Or consuming a pint of Ben n Jerrys in one sitting and then following it up with a large stack of oreo's. Or filling a plate with deserts from a buffet to 'taste' them all and ending up gobbling them up even though you'd already eaten an entire meal. Or maybe eating all the halloween candy before halloween and having to buy more so your husband doesn't know about it. Don't ask me how I know about these types of days, please. :o

Catrin

04-19-2012, 10:01 AM

Yesterday was baaaad...

B: Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with skim milk, 6 almonds, 2 whole eggs, skim milk, coffee (so far, so good)

S: 1/2 cliff bar

L: Roasted skinless chicken breast sandwich on Ezekiel bread

S: remainder of cliff bar

Pre-ride snack: Powerbar

1+ hour easy mountain bike ride :D :cool: :D

D: Dinner? Who needs a real dinner...had some Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with skim milk and a few almonds...

I DO have veggies in the fridge, but it was much too late to cook when I got home from the mtb trail...

Crankin

04-19-2012, 04:08 PM

5 almonds and 2 dried apricots before very hard boot camp type of class at 5:30 AM
B: egg white omelette with left over mint pesto, half a grapefruit, latte with skim milk, then a coffee
L: left over lamb meatballs (3), an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: 2 pieces of sheep's milk cheese, 2 ww pita rounds
glass of red wine, swordfish with mango salsa, salad with veggies and fig
vinegar, 2 pieces of dark chocolate

Owlie

04-19-2012, 05:38 PM

I am a piggy compared to most of you...okay, all of you.

B: Mango lassi (7oz plain Greek yogurt, one champagne mango, enough sugar to bring out the mango flavor (they're not great mangoes), and a bit of cardamom)
L: Peanut sesame noodles, snow peas with a little sesame oil and chili flakes (mm!), dried mango
S: A whole bag :o of Chex mix (okay, they're the little bags, but they're still bigger than a bag of chips!), a mini Toblerone, and a bottle of Lifewater
14-mile ride (Water, about 1.5 bags of sports beans)
D: Cereal, possibly followed by some bell pepper and radish dipped in hummus.

Reesha

04-20-2012, 06:07 PM

I have a big ride tomorrow and I did 30 earlier this evening so I think I'm going to have a giant bowl of quinoa with scrambled eggs and parmesan... oh my god I can't wait.

Crankin

04-21-2012, 02:21 AM

yesterday:
B: egg whites with red pepper, half a grapefruit, coffee
L: 6 oz. tuna in oil and a slice of Ezekial whole wheat raisin bread
21.5 mile slow but hilly ride with friend, lots of water; it was hot
S: pack of nuts and cranberries
D: (restaurant) whole wheat penne with sauteed artichoke hearts, tomatoes, spinach and olive oil (I ate about 2/3), salad with veggies, 1.5 glasses of red wine

solobiker

04-21-2012, 04:59 PM

pre run snack: small piece of Irish Soda Bread

70 min run

B: oatmeal with some almonds and raisons and a small bowl of strawberries

S: orange and some pretzles

L: Chicken made into a sandwhich with a bread thin with some veggies

S: apple and some almonds and one piece of dark chocolate

D: Homemade pizza (homemade dough..made thin crust) cooked on our smoker so it is like a brick oven pizza. yummmmm:)

Crankin

04-21-2012, 05:09 PM

B: bowl of Irish oatmeal with a splash of skim milk and blueberries, piece of Ezekial sprouted toast with 1/2 cup of cottage cheese on top, coffee
S: handful of nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
2 mile run, with about another 3/4 mile of warm up and cool down
L: 4 slices of low salt turkey breast, rolled up with low fat cream cheese inside, 1/2 cup of cole slaw, an orange
D: I made a Paleo lasagna recipe; zucchini and mushrooms with ground chicken and tomato sauce/paste, green pepper, onions, lots of spices, 1.5 glasses of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

Owlie

04-21-2012, 05:17 PM

Susan, you want a terrible diet? Here's what I ate yesterday:

B: Doughnut and a bottled coffee thing
L: Turkey sandwich and a Caesar salad, iced green tea
S: A couple of mini Reese's cups
Two beers
D: Coconut water and about 3 handfuls of Goldfish.

goldfinch

04-21-2012, 06:14 PM

I ate wildly and without thought today. No particular psychological reason. I was just hungry and obsessed with food.

McDonalds breakfast burrito
chocolate chip cookie from neighbor
Indian food at a craft show
Brownie at craft show
another chocolate chip cookie from neighbor
piece of bread and butter
Milk and malted milk balls
a few slices of pizza
apple

I feel a little sick. Gee, wonder why?

Catrin

04-22-2012, 04:35 AM

This is an unusual weekend for me:

Yesterday:

B: steel cut oats (dried cranberries and blueberries), a bit of PB, 2 whole eggs, skim milk, coffee

4 hour mountain bike trail building work-session (we were actually closing/reclaiming rogue trails). Lots of Rhino work and hiking :)

L: (provided by REI) Turkey lunchmeat sandwich on a small white hoagie roll, cheese, mustard. Small bag of corn chips and as I was still starving also had a small bag of pb/cracker rounds and a partial slice of cheese. I normally wouldn't eat any of it outside of the turkey and cheese - but I seriously needed some food. Oh yes, there was also a bottle of lovely homemade beer that a co-trail-worker gave me - yummy!

D: large baby spinach salad with roasted skinless chicken breast, tomato, green onions, a few almonds, fresh olive oil/balsamic vinegar dressing. Skim milk. Dessert was a couple of strawberries, a few tablespoons of fat-free Greek yogurt, and a very good glass of Cow Bell Porter.

Today

Today will be even more unusual. I am a member of a large Greek Orthodox parish and we've a huge event after church today that involves the visit of a Greek folk music band, dancing, and traditional Greek food for lunch and dinner. This is to be a noon - evening event and will be great. I don't intend on being there the entire day...at some point will leave and go home to ride my bike.

B: 1 slice Ezekial toast with a bit of PB, low-fat mozz. cheese stick, coffee.

Reesha

04-22-2012, 09:54 AM

Haha last night after yesterdays 40 miles of massive hills I couldn't keep myself from devouring an entire pint of Americone Dream B & J's. Did another 40 this morning!!! I figure I've offset the 1200 or so calories by 80 miles of riding :D

Off for Pho now!

Owlie

04-22-2012, 10:26 AM

Wow! I think I'd be sick if I ate a whole pint of ice cream!

Reesha

04-22-2012, 02:35 PM

I teetered on the edge, Owlie. I couldn't stop myself during but kind of regretted it after because my stomach was so full of ice cream. (Emphasis on kind of because it was heavenly!)

Crankin

04-22-2012, 03:27 PM

B: 2 scrambled eggs with salsa, 2 slices of Canadian bacon, half a grapefruit, small latte with 1% milk, another cup of plain coffee
S: slice of Ekekial sprouted whole wheat bread with soy nut butter before a 30 minute run/walk
L: quinoa with black beans, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries, coffee
D: 2 chicken thighs with garlic and olive oil, baked summer squash with nutmeg and sprinkle of brown sugar, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

04-22-2012, 03:59 PM

The rest of the day - I post when I am good so figured I should post when I am not so good...

L: roast lamb & a small amount of roast pork, Greek salad, lots of feta and 2 olives, Greek green beans (basically cooked with tomatoes and olive oil), rice, roll, large piece of heavenly baklava. Ok, so I guess that wasn't too bad outside of dessert :)

19.5 mile ride that may have burned up the calories from the lovely baklava. Perhaps.

D: fruited wild rice salad with roasted skinless chicken breast. 1 beer.

Making cookies for my lbs guys...sadly I can't make cookies without eating some. 5 small cookies with a bit of skim milk...

solobiker

04-22-2012, 04:38 PM

B: 1/2 bagle with 1 T of PB

spent 4 plus hours hiking at altitude with about 3000 of climbing involved. During the hike I ate a cliff bar, an apple and a luna bar

Late lunch: 1/2 pita pockt with veggies and some chicken and a few chips

D: small salad with some turkey.

mandiam

04-23-2012, 06:37 AM

Yesterday.....rest day, yay!!

B: 1/2c almond/cashew mix with coffee
L: 2 small chicken breasts (lemon pepper) with taboli and 1/2 avocado
D: (McAlisters) you pick two.... bowl of chicken tortilla soup and baked potato no cheese or sour cream--sd of lght ranch
S: Pineapple Chunks

Crankin

04-23-2012, 04:40 PM

B: tea, slice of Ezekial sprouted grain bread w/ soy nut butter, non fat Greek yogurt, w/blueberries, almond, dried cranberries
L: left over quinoa and black beans, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: veal scallopini sauted w/ whole wheat bread crumbs, spinach, whole wheat pasta w/ marina sauce, 2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

04-23-2012, 04:57 PM

Today - did better with the calories, pretty much hit my target for a much-needed rest day:

B: steel cut oats (with dried cranberries and blueberries), a bit of PB, 1 whole egg & 1 egg white, skim milk, coffee

S: small apple, mozz. stick

L: small amount of fruited wild rice salad with a roasted skinless chicken breast

S: small banana and a few almonds

D:baby spinach, more fruited wild rice salad, roasted skinless chicken breast, kale chips, a small amount of English sheep's milk cheese, skim milk

solobiker

04-23-2012, 05:30 PM

Okay...not a good day for me. I did quite a bit over the weekend so today was a "rest" day. I commuted to/from work and went on an hr long walk.

B: Oatmeal with some almonds and raisons

S: Apple with a few almonds

L: Bread thin with a few pieces of turkey and some pretzles

This is where I fell apart.:(

Some Irish Soda Bread, and a small chicken tender

D: uhm...I hate to admit this....a Hot Dog. They are ones we purchased from Rochester NY where DH and I both are from. They were shipped out to CO for us. I also had some chips.

Feel pretty bad about eating that junk. Back on my healthy eating tomorrow. I am eating some frozen fruit as I write this.

Please tell me I am not a bad person...I Just made some poor choices:o

mandiam

04-24-2012, 04:58 AM

AM Workout: Ran a 5k-- I have been having so much trouble getting passed the 26min 5k and today i said--FORGET THIS! and ran it in 24. Shaved off 2 minutes with sheer mind power.
Breakfast: 1/2 cup of almond/cashew mix with coffee
Lunch: PB&J (whole wheat, sugar free jelly, natural PB, with naner slices) and a sliced apple
Dinner: 1c taboli (no oil..allergies), a grilled chicken salad with tomatoes, 1/2 an avocado, and light ranch (made with 2% bc of my darn lactose intolerant self lol)
Oops: I made cupcakes for a friend and I licked the frosting spoon LOL--so maybe 50-100 calories? IDK if it's worth adding in.
Snack: Mango--I got impatient. It wasn't ripe but i ate it anyway LOL

spokewench

04-24-2012, 05:42 AM

spokewench

04-24-2012, 05:43 AM

spokewench

04-24-2012, 05:45 AM

B: cereal, 1% milk, coffee
L: chicken breast wrap with cucs, spinach, tomatoes, vinaigrette
D: 1 glass red wine, beef and broccoli stir fry, white rice

mandiam

04-24-2012, 06:43 AM

B: cereal, 1% milk, coffee
L: chicken breast wrap with cucs, spinach, tomatoes, vinaigrette
D: 1 glass red wine, beef and broccoli stir fry, white rice

Do you have any left overs of that beef and broccoli stir fry? Sounds so good. Maybe I can get DH to make me some for dinner tonight...

oh and the cupcake thing-- i put vegetable oil in the cake part so that cancelled it out for me :( would have done apple sauce but i didn't have any in my little ole pantry :( sad day.

It was actually a funny cupcake story.

My friend went to OKC for her birthday to enjoy a night on the town--well she was texting me but didn't seem her cheerful self.

When I asked what was wrong she said she was upset that her favorite place (cuppies and joe) was closed. They have her favorite cupcake, the bangerang.

I went online and checked out their menu to see what a bangerang cupcake was...and it said chocolate cupcake with mocha frosting--so I found a recipe for mocha frosting and chocolate cup cakes and BOOM!

Surprised her that evening with not one, but 6 mandi-rang cupcakes :)
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/840/photocjz.jpg/#

GLC1968

04-24-2012, 08:39 AM

Haha last night after yesterdays 40 miles of massive hills I couldn't keep myself from devouring an entire pint of Americone Dream B & J's.

I've tasted that Americone Dream stuff...and I can see how a whole pint could easily disappear! That's some good sheet!

I don't know why I haven't been posting lately...maybe because my intake doesn't vary all that much?

Today
B: 2 eggs, 1.5 cups mixed veggies, 1/4 avocado
S: coffee with half n half and a banana
L: grass fed beef burger topped with sauteed onions, 2 cups broccoli and cauliflower
S: 1 oz raw cheddar and an apple
D: grass fed beef liver and caramelized onions, sauteed zucchini

spokewench

04-24-2012, 03:04 PM

Do you have any left overs of that beef and broccoli stir fry? Sounds so good. Maybe I can get DH to make me some for dinner tonight...

oh and the cupcake thing-- i put vegetable oil in the cake part so that cancelled it out for me :( would have done apple sauce but i didn't have any in my little ole pantry :( sad day.

It was actually a funny cupcake story.

My friend went to OKC for her birthday to enjoy a night on the town--well she was texting me but didn't seem her cheerful self.

When I asked what was wrong she said she was upset that her favorite place (cuppies and joe) was closed. They have her favorite cupcake, the bangerang.

I went online and checked out their menu to see what a bangerang cupcake was...and it said chocolate cupcake with mocha frosting--so I found a recipe for mocha frosting and chocolate cup cakes and BOOM!

Surprised her that evening with not one, but 6 mandi-rang cupcakes :)
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That was sweet of you to make the cupcakes for your friend! I eat vegetable oil so no problem, I would have still eaten the cupcake!

I did have leftover beef and broccoli, but I'm sure my hubby ate it for lunch today!

solobiker

04-24-2012, 03:24 PM

Much better day for me and I plan for tomorrow to be even better.:)

Bike commute to work

B: Oatmeal with some protien powder and a few raisons

S: Apple

L: Turkey, 1 piece of bread, some veggies and pretzles

Commute home then rode my spin bike with a 60 min training DVD.

S: Ritz crackers with 1 T of pb...Whoops:o

D: Large salad...no dressing and some grilled chicken.

Crankin

04-24-2012, 04:09 PM

5-6 almonds and a couple of pieces of dried apricots before weights/core class with evil instructor. Today's class involved having to run outside with with weights, come back and do about 5,000 jumps/jacks while everyone else in the class went and did the outside part...
B: bowl of Irish oatmeal with blueberries, egg whites with green chili salsa, coffee
L: left over "lasagna" made with zucchini and ground turkey, apple
S:nuts and cranberries
D: chicken breast baked with rosemary and olive oil, roasted asparagus, sweet potato, glass of red wine, 2 pieces dark chocolate

Catrin

04-24-2012, 04:26 PM

Today...not too bad in the calorie department but still below what they say I should get on a non-rest day. Considering I've put on about 2 pounds since starting this I am not convinced they are right about all of this...but am reserving judgement until the Bod Pod next week. I HAVE been actively working to build muscle for a couple of months now so it might be foolish to think I should have actually lost weight...I also tend to retain water on hard workout days.

B: steel cut oats (with dried cranberries and blueberries), 1 whole egg & 1 egg white, skim milk, coffee
S: small apple, mozz. stick
L: baby spinach, fruited wild rice salad with a roasted skinless chicken breast
S: Cliff Bar

Workout: 20 minutes Helix lateral trainer, 60 minutes HARD group training class, 30 minute Bosu class (Crankin, sounds like my class - TRX row challenge - how many can you do in 2 minutes - next we went around the track with kettlebells - 5 swings, 5 burpees, 5 swings, etc....the dynamic warmup for this included lots of jogging, skipping, lunges, etc)

munched on a few almonds and raisins on the way home...

D: 1 whole egg + 1 egg white sandwich on Ezekial bread, tomato salad with olive oil and (whole fat) feta cheese with Med. herbs, skim milk (too hungry to cook anything more complicated and no ready chicken breasts waiting for me)

Now I am going to go roll out my quads, hamstrings and IT band before bed... I've really started seeing the benefit of doing that after a hard workout before bed.

solobiker

04-24-2012, 06:09 PM

mandiam

04-25-2012, 05:01 AM

AM Workout: Ran 1 mile/1 hour of pump class/ran 1 mile
Breakfast: 1/2 cup of almond/cashew mix with coffee
Lunch: PB&J (whole wheat, sugar free jelly, natural PB, with naner slices) and a sliced apple
Snack: Orange
Dinner: Sweet Tater, BBQ Chicken, Green Beans, half an avocado
Snack: cantaloupe and mango slices:D

mandiam

04-25-2012, 05:08 AM

spokewench

04-25-2012, 06:18 AM

B: Shredded wheat 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
S: 1 banana
L: Chicken breast wrap with spinach, tomatoes, cucs, vinaigrette
D: 1 piece pizza with canadian bacon and red onions, 1 glass red wine
Mandarin oranges

GLC1968

04-25-2012, 08:49 AM

So I am going to go back to a more paleo way of eating because I feel better with that way of eating. When I do not keep close tabs on what I eat that is when I start to stray to the "dark side" and make some pretty poor choices. I am still learning a lot about it.

GLC I know you follow this pretty closely, what kind of breakfasts do you eat...besides eggs. I don't have a lot of time in the morning on work days as I head into work around 5ish. I have read yougurt is a no no..or is greek yogurt okay?

Sorry for the thread hijack. I just like to have others opinions.:)

Most mornings, I have smoothies for breakfast. I use a magic bullet, toss in half a frozen banana (I keep some on hand for this), some frozen berries, a scoop of egg white protein powder, some almond milk (or in an emergency water), a handful of spinach and then blend. I usually throw in either a couple of tablespoons of either coconut milk or heavy cream just to give it a little creaminess, but only if I have something open.

I also make extra eggs (and veggies) when I do make them and then often just reheat a container in the morning.

Leftovers from the night before work great too. I like eating uncured chicken apple sausages and a piece of fruit for breakfast as well. This works well when travelling and I have a mini fridge and a microwave in the room.

solobiker

04-25-2012, 02:15 PM

Thanks for your replies. I have been wondering about how re-heated eggs would be. Hmmmm. I may have to try this. Those pancakes look pretty good. It is supposed to be rainy and cold here this weekend so maybe I will give them a try.

B: Smoothie with strawberries, rasberries, protien powder, some greek yogurt and almond milk

S: Almonds and an apple

L: Chicken and some veggies

S: Apple

D: not sure yet..maybe some fish and a big salad

Making today a rest day. I have not been sleeping well for several weeks. I keep waking up at 12am and can't fall back to sleep.:(

I did manage to commute to/from work on my bike in a sleep state..

Susan Otcenas

04-25-2012, 02:54 PM

5:00am apple
6:00am one hour cycling class
7:00am peanut butter Gu
7:15am 40 minute run
8:00am one cup nonfat greek yogurt with one cup blueberries.
8:30am one hour PT (damn IT band)
10:00am banana and a 1% latte
12:30pm green salad with veggies and avocado. One cup homemade beef/bean chili. One small (6oz) roasted sweet potato
3:30pm one cup nonfat greek yogurt
6:30pm dinner planned for tonight is a pile of veggies and a piece of protein (yet to be decided upon! ;) ) I'll probably do some kind of garlic-kale saute with chicken breast and maybe roast up some delicata squash. Yum.

Catrin

04-25-2012, 03:10 PM

Susan, I am impressed - there is no way that I could do an hour spinning class with just an apple for breakfast.

Today:

B: steel cut oats (with dried cranberries and blueberries), 1 whole egg & 1 egg white, skim milk, coffee
S: almonds and raisins
L: fruited wild rice salad with a roasted skinless chicken breast
S (pre-workout): Powerbar

1 hour spinning (darn rain), 20 minutes weights (probably shouldn't have, but I feel my upper body has been a bit neglected this week). I didn't want to over-do it after last night - and class again tomorrow night, so I just did 3 sets each of three upper-body exercises.

D: brown rice, spinach, roasted skinless chicken breast. 2 squares dark chocolate with a touch of PB for dessert.

I seem to be really resistant to hitting the number of calories they want me to - but I am doing much better then I was. If I could just eat more for lunch I think that would do it... If I find my body fat percentage has decreased on Friday when I do the Bod Pod, then I will work harder to increase the calories to the suggested level. If it hasn't...then I will probably stay at the calorie targets I've been hitting and decrease carbs. I DO feel better in my workouts than I did with the lower caloric intake.

Susan Otcenas

04-25-2012, 03:28 PM

Susan, I am impressed - there is no way that I could do an hour spinning class with just an apple for breakfast.

The apple is ~75-100 calories, depending on size. Sometimes I have a banana instead, or very occasionally some yogurt. But regardless, it's not usually more than 125-150 calories max before I work out in the a.m. If I eat too much, I get a stomach cramp during the workout.

I wasn't hungry when I finished the class, either, but I had the Gu anyway. I know from experience that I'll have a better run if I have a Gu right after the cycle class.

Interestingly, on mornings when I swim, I'm much hungrier getting out of the water after an hour than I am on bike days. Tomorrow I'm scheduled for a 2800 meter swim followed immediately by a 50 minute run. Knowing that swimming makes me ravenous, I'll aim for closer to that 150 calorie mark pre-swim, then I'll have a Gu again before the run. That'll get me home, at which point I'll inhale some *real* breakfast!

(Funny aside: It's ~1 hour for me to run home from the pool. If my training plan calls for a shorter run ie. 40-50 minutes, Jeff will drop me off partway home so that I don't have a long walk at the end. The usual drop off point is the Krispy Kreme parking lot. Now, I've never eaten at Krispy Kreme, but I always joke that I'm going to bag my run and just gorge on a couple of glazed donuts instead and hitch a ride home. :eek: )

five one

04-25-2012, 03:54 PM

I have been wondering about how re-heated eggs would be.

I do a lot of cooking and storing on the weekend - roast a big pan of chopped veggies, roast beets separately in foil, saute spinach and mushrooms, caramelize onions, and poach a bunch of 5 minute eggs using poach pods (http://www.amazon.com/Fusionbrands-3-Inch-Silicone-Poach-Poaching/dp/B000P6FD3I). Everything is stored in its own container (http://www.target.com/p/Sterilite-20-pc-Ultra-Seal-Storage-Set/-/A-11861386#?lnk=sc_qi_detailbutton).

I make a layered breakfast each morning in a microwavable container with a vent in the lid: 1/2 c. diced beets, 1/2 c. roasted veggies, a heaping spoonful or two of the spinach/mushrooms, and a spoonful of the onions. Then I make a little cavity for the egg, and plop it carefully. The onions will hold it in place fairly well. I take it out of the fridge about 30 minutes before I plan to eat. Microwaved about 3:30 minutes at 50% power, everything heats up without cooking - including the egg. The white is done and the yolk is runny (my preference, YMMV). All of it totally yummy.

The roasted veggies vary by season. The combo right now is sweet potato, butternut squash, celery root, and red bell peppers.

solobiker

04-25-2012, 04:16 PM

I do a lot of cooking and storing on the weekend - roast a big pan of chopped veggies, roast beets separately in foil, saute spinach and mushrooms, caramelize onions, and poach a bunch of 5 minute eggs using poach pods (http://www.amazon.com/Fusionbrands-3-Inch-Silicone-Poach-Poaching/dp/B000P6FD3I). Everything is stored in its own container (http://www.target.com/p/Sterilite-20-pc-Ultra-Seal-Storage-Set/-/A-11861386#?lnk=sc_qi_detailbutton).

I make a layered breakfast each morning in a microwavable container with a vent in the lid: 1/2 c. diced beets, 1/2 c. roasted veggies, a heaping spoonful or two of the spinach/mushrooms, and a spoonful of the onions. Then I make a little cavity for the egg, and plop it carefully. The onions will hold it in place fairly well. I take it out of the fridge about 30 minutes before I plan to eat. Microwaved about 3:30 minutes at 50% power, everything heats up without cooking - including the egg. The white is done and the yolk is runny (my preference, YMMV). All of it totally yummy.

The roasted veggies vary by season. The combo right now is sweet potato, butternut squash, celery root, and red bell peppers.

Wow...that sounds pretty good. I may have to try that. I honestly have never had a beet before. How long to you roast them for? I may have to do some research on that. :) I have been gradually increasing my veggie intake with increasing the variety too. When I was growing up all my Mom would serve us was over cooked frozen vegetables...so I never really enjoyed eating them as a child and would avoid them at all costs. Now 40 plus years later I am loving my fresh veggies.:D

Crankin

04-25-2012, 04:42 PM

B: 4 slices low salt roasted turkey breast over sliced tomatoes, a sprinkling of low fat cheddar, green chili salsa, small bowl of whole wheat flakes with 1% milk, blueberries, coffee
S: handful of cranberries, almonds, chocolate bits
L: salad with 6 oz. tuna in oil, fig vinegar, red peppers, cup of low salt butternut squash soup, an orange
15.2 mile fast ride
S: 8 oz chocolate milk (1%), piece of Ezekial sprouted whole grain bread with low fat cream cheese with chives
D: pan sauteed wild salmon marinated in olive oil, pepper, salt, basil, roasted brussel sprouts, salad with spinach, walnuts, cranberries, sprinkle of goat cheese, chocolate balsamic vinegar, 2 squares dark chocolate

five one

04-25-2012, 05:31 PM

I may have to try that. I honestly have never had a beet before. How long to you roast them for?

Oven 400 degrees. Slice off the green and root ends. Wash well. Spritz with olive oil and wrap in foil. Roast for one hour, give or take. Let cool in foil. Peel, dice and store. The red beets will stain clothing, so be careful. I haven't had any problems with contact on tile counters, sink, or skin. Gold beets are tasty, too, but difficult to find.

We belong to a great CSA (http://www.eatwiththeseasons.com/). Unlike many, we can choose what we get each week from what is available in their "store" that week. Last winter I decided to try things I had never bothered with before - beets, celery root, turnips, kohlrabi. I was pleasantly surprised at all of them.

I also grew up eating only frozen, and some canned, veggies. Sure glad I got brave and decided to expand my horizons!

mandiam

04-26-2012, 05:06 AM

Wow...that sounds pretty good. I may have to try that. I honestly have never had a beet before. How long to you roast them for? I may have to do some research on that. :) I have been gradually increasing my veggie intake with increasing the variety too. When I was growing up all my Mom would serve us was over cooked frozen vegetables...so I never really enjoyed eating them as a child and would avoid them at all costs. Now 40 plus years later I am loving my fresh veggies.:D

This sounds amazing!! and the beets make me think of "Dwight Shrute with Shrute Farms" :p

mandiam

04-26-2012, 05:12 AM

AM Workout: Running low on time so all I could get in was a hard elliptical for about 25minutes
Breakfast: 1/2 cup of almond/cashew mix with coffee
Lunch: PB&J (whole wheat, sugar free jelly, natural PB, with naner slices) and a sliced apple
Snack: Orange
Ride: Wednesday Night Ride!! 1000ft elevation baby!! 2.5 hour ride
Dinner: 6" Subway Turkey//all veggies//no cheese//sd baked lays//sd chipotle sauce :D
Snack: A few canteloupe slices and 3 small pieces of chocolate.

spokewench

04-26-2012, 05:57 AM

B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, toast, coffee
L: 1 piece wg toast, 2 slices cheddar cheese
D: 1 pork chop, boiled yukon gold potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, sunflower seeds and vinaigrette dressing

solobiker

04-26-2012, 02:20 PM

No breakfast to speak of this morning.

S: Apple and a few almonds

L: Chicken and some veggies

4.5 mile trail run with over 1000 feet of elevation gain.

S: Lara Bar and some fresh strawberries

D: I think it will be a pork chop and a big salad.

Susan Otcenas

04-26-2012, 04:05 PM

Last night's dinner turned out nicely. Sauteed shallots, garlic & ginger until tender, tossed in a couple chicken breasts, browned them nicely & then lowered the heat to cook them through, then tossed in a huge pile of kale. Served with 1/2 a roasted acorn squash and a big green salad. YUM!

Today has been another "inhale everything in sight" day, courtesy of my a.m. swim. I was already hungry somewhere around 1800 yards and have been behind the curve all day. :o

4:30 apple with 1T almond butter
5:15 2800 meter swim
6:45 Gu Roctane
7:00 60 minute run
8:00 a banana & half a leftover roasted acorn squash while I waited for my oatmeal to cook.
8:30 1 cup of oatmeal with cinnamon
10:30 more acorn squash with 8 walnuts. 1% latte.
12:30 My usual green salad with a pile o' veggie toppings, 1/2 a small avocado, one small sweet potato
3:30 one cup greek yogurt
6:30 dinner tonight is tofu stir-fried with some of the bounty from today's CSA basket, plus a nice big green salad. I have a really awesome ginger-miso dressing recipe that I make all the time and will probably whip up a batch of that tonight for accompaniment.

I probably should have had eggs for breakfast instead of oatmeal, as I'm shy on protein today, but I'll survive. I haven't had oatmeal all week and was really wanting some! :)

Tomorrow I have a 3800meter swim on my training plan. Holy crap! I've *never* swum that far in one go. I'm thinking I need to have an actual breakfast beforehand or I'll never make it through. But sheesh, getting up early enough to do that (like 4am at the latest) is totally unattractive. Maybe just some toast instead, supplemented with a poolside Gu halfway through... hhhmmmmm...

Catrin

04-26-2012, 04:07 PM

Today:

B: steel cut oats (with dried cranberries and blueberries), 1 whole egg & 1 egg white, skim milk, coffee
S: strawberries and yogurt
L: last of the fruited wild rice salad with a roasted skinless chicken breast
S (pre-workout): 1/2 Cliff Builders Bar

60 minute group training class followed by 30 minute Bosu class - he kicked our behinds in this last session of the class. He fit all of the fitness challenges we've done in the last 10 weeks all in one workout...

Starving, ate the remainder of the Cliff builders bar as I ran a few errands on the way home.

Still starving, too much to really cook....so...
D: 1 slice Ezekiel bread toast, 1 roasted chicken breast with a bit of sheep's milk cheese (English), and a tomato/feta/olive oil sald.

Still a bit hungry but that is enough food this close to bed!

shootingstar

04-26-2012, 04:24 PM

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

Snack at work- whole wheat flatbread, coffee with milk and an orange

Snack at group meeting- crackers with several slices of cheese, 5 thin slices of melon & small squares of fresh pineapple, a grapefruit juice

Dinner- cornflakes with milk and dollop of yogurt & fresh strawberries, a cup of tea with milk

Not healthy, but work meeting meal meant that I shouldn't eat much for supper.

Did a minor work-commute bike ride because it was raining.

Owlie

04-26-2012, 06:44 PM

Uh, so I've been living off coffee, beef jerky, Goldfish and cereal for the past few days.

I did actually have dinner tonight (brown rice, broccoli, spinach, turkey sausage mixed up in a bowl with a generous sprinkling of Parmesan), and have followed it up with a pineapple/strawberry/coconut milk smoothie

Crankin

04-27-2012, 01:49 AM

piece of Ezekial raisin bread before circuit training class
B: Irish oatmeal with blueberries, 4 slices of low salt ham stuffed with low fat chive cream cheese, coffee
26 mile ride
S: handful of nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits, coffee
L: 2 veggie burger patties with walnut basil pesto, apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: left overs. I found this in my freezer: sweet potato, quinoa, black beans, spinach, 2 pieces dark chocolate

mandiam

04-27-2012, 04:56 AM

AM Workout: Ran two miles and did an upper body workout
Breakfast: 1/2 cup of almond/cashew mix with coffee
Lunch: PB& No J (whole wheat, natural PB, with naner slices) and a sliced apple
Snack: Apple
Ride: 25 miles with my pops...love him. he's getting so strong too!
Dinner: Went to CiCi's with the family-- I ate the crusts of 3 pizza slices, the best part!!! , a salad, and some veggies.
Snack: Mango

spokewench

04-27-2012, 05:47 AM

B: shredded wheat, 1% milk, strawberries
Snack: 1 banana
Lunch; pulled chicken sandwich and coleslaw
Dinner: Had a potluck at my house to celebrate my tennis team's local championship win! vege lasagna, cheese enchilada, torta pasculina (little helpings of each, had to try them!) a few asparagus in vinaigrette, salad, 2 glasses red wine, small piece of cheese cake. What a feast!

mandiam

04-27-2012, 07:40 AM

spokewench-- your dinner sounds amazing!!!

solobiker

04-27-2012, 12:41 PM

B: Smoothie with plain greek yogurt, amond milk, strawberries, raspberries and some protien powder

S: Small piece of fish and an apple

L: I had planned on some fish and veggies...However a co-worker brought in his homemade spg sauce ( very yummy) with sausage and meatballs so of course I had some of his sauce over my veggies that I brought in. Very delighful.:D

D: Most like more of his sauce with veggies.

I am planning on a weight workout today.

Susan Otcenas

04-27-2012, 01:22 PM

Tomorrow I have a 3800meter swim on my training plan. Holy crap! I've *never* swum that far in one go. I'm thinking I need to have an actual breakfast beforehand or I'll never make it through. But sheesh, getting up early enough to do that (like 4am at the latest) is totally unattractive. Maybe just some toast instead, supplemented with a poolside Gu halfway through... hhhmmmmm...

4:45am A real breakfast! 1 cup of oatmeal plus a huge banana. Also finished off the bottom of a bag of Kashi Cinnamon Harvest Cereal. Jeff was having it for breakfast and I can't resist that stuff.
5:30am 3850 yard swim. This took me a looong time. Just over 1.5 hours. I'm never fast and I have a cold to boot. But, GOOD NEWS I did NOT get hungry during the swim, so having breakfast was the right choice! :D
7:45am 1% latte and a cup of Umpqua Oats Lei'd Back Oatmeal. So yummy. Oats with macadamia, cashew, coconut & papaya!
11:30am Green salad with 1/2 small avocado
1:00pm 1 cup of greek yogurt with 1/4 of a cantaloupe
6:00 Going to dinner tonight with 2 girlfriends to celebrate a birthday. Thai Food. Loooove Thai food. I'm thinking curry!

spokewench

04-27-2012, 02:56 PM

spokewench-- your dinner sounds amazing!!!

It Was YUMMY!!!!!

Catrin

04-27-2012, 05:15 PM

Today:

B: steel-cut oats, 2 whole eggs, coffee (at 3:30am)

30 minute workout

Post-workout snack - Cliff bar (really only because breakfast was so bloody early and it was still 4 hours until lunch)

L: (all-afternoon lunch meeting) lasagna, salad, cottage cheese/tomato salad and half a slice of bread. The lasagna hurt my stomach even though I didn't eat very much - I am just not used to eating that kind of thing any more...

S: almonds and raisins

D: (very late) mixed green salad with mushrooms, a bit of cheese, a few almonds, very small amount of balsamic/oil dressing (homemade), skim milk

Reesha

04-27-2012, 05:44 PM

My hunger is totally besting me. I've just been inhaling everything around me. I mean I'm not totally off the rails, but certainly paleo is no longer something I'm sticking to. I decided I better start eating some wheat again since I won't really have another option on my big ride this summer. If there's nothing but wheat? I'm gonna eat it.

Anyway, today I started the day with a Luna Protein bar and some Fage total with honey.

Usually lunches are amazing at school but we had a spring carnival so I inhaled 3 of the puny cafeteria burgers on the fly in anticipation of our race simulation bike practice after school.

Just before practice I had a banana and a Bolthouse farms berry smoothie. It was pretty heavy, usually I just have a gel 45 minutes before practice and another on the ride.

Drank 1 bottle of Gu Brew and had a Gu Jet Blackberry on the ride. Immediately after the ride I had a peanut butter chocolate Clif Builder Bar. I thought that might carry me through since practice finished around 6 but no.

Had 3 eggs scrambled and some chicken pot stickers pretty late (eating at 8 seems more and more common now that I'm riding so late in the day...)

It is an interesting journey. I really need to get myself Paleo Diet for Athletes for after the big ride so I can get back on track. Or maybe before then. It's just harder and harder to commit to cooking awesome meals the more and more riding I'm doing on top of 9 hours a day of work.

Owlie

04-27-2012, 07:01 PM

7:45am 1% latte and a cup of Umpqua Oats Lei'd Back Oatmeal. So yummy. Oats with macadamia, cashew, coconut & papaya!

This is relevant to my interests. Where do you find such a thing?

Crankin

04-28-2012, 03:56 AM

B: coffee, egg whites scrambled with red peppers and mushrooms, an orange
L: 4 slices turkey breast with low fat chive cream cheese inside, small cup of pink beans with sprinkle of cheddar, apple slices
S: nuts and cranberries
I fell asleep on our drive down the Cape, so I had coffee when we arrived. We took a 2 mile walk on the beach/road. Then I had a glass of wine with the B&B owners.
D: at one of my favorite restaurants: half a spinach salad, scallops over ramps, side of spaghetti squash and haricots, mushrooms, one piece of delicious bread and olive oil, more wine
Then we promptly drove to the Kream 'n Kone where they've been serving soft ice cream and dip since 1953

spokewench

04-28-2012, 07:01 AM

Crankin, you always find the best restaurants. That dinner sounds absolutely wonderful!

B: 1 piece raisin bread with butter, coffee (running late!)
L: 1 small pinto bean and brown rice burrito, with great salsa
S: few corn chips, 2 small margaritas
D: small tuna salad sandwich, tomato, wg bread, few potato chips

Crankin

04-28-2012, 11:39 AM

Yea, the dinner was awesome and the restaurant is in a 200 year old house. But, both DH and I woke up with ah, upset stomachs. It was either the soft serve (I forgot my Lactaid), or the very strong coffee this morning. The breakfast at this B and B is meh... Yogurt, fruit, and fattening muffins. I need my protein. Thankfully, I found some Pepto in my bag before we went on a 38 mile ride. It worked enough so I could have a burrito in the middle of the ride :eek:. But, I am just exhausted and probably a little dehydrated.

Catrin

04-28-2012, 11:55 AM

Crankin, it just sounds like fun - though sorry about the tummy problems. I am also jealous that your weather has been kind enough to get all of those good rides! It's been crazy here, it seems like the only time it is nice riding weather is when I am in the office :( That will change soon enough though.

Today:
B: Kashi Autumn shredded wheat cereal with 6 almonds and a few raisins, 2 whole scrambled eggs in a tsp olive oil, skim milk, coffee

2 hour spinning class (the first hour wasn't like anything I've seen before, we just rode with our eyes closed to the beat of the music and I spent much of it on my feet. Yoga-cycle class - the second hour was what I considered a way-too-easy spin class)

L: chicken curry sandwich with cashews and grapes, along with a small banana (at the gym, was starving and had errands to run before homeward bound)

S: 1/2 cup no-fat cottage cheese and 1 cup of fresh cut fruit (melon, strawberries, apple, pineapple)

D: Sweet-basil chicken sausage, last of the fruited wild rice over mixed salad greens, kale and skim milk - with a 16 ounce wonderful Oatmeal Stout.

I did finally make my workout calorie goal today :)

Crankin

04-29-2012, 03:16 PM

OK, to finish the rest of yesterday's meals:
When we got back from the ride, before dinner, we had 2 glasses of wine with the inn owners and some other guests. Our dinner wasn't until 8 PM, so I was ready to eat.
We went to an awesome Italian place, we had been to once, 4 years ago. I had a cup of Tuscan white bean and spinach soup (some crostini in there, too) and chicken al chianti. I ate about half of the full chicken breast, with some onions, mushrooms, in a sauce. Also ate 3 -4 of the roasted potato pieces. That was enough. I was sorry we couldn't take it home.
Today:
half a Luna Bar before 10 mile fast ride along the beach. Then we ditched the B and B breakfast and went out.
B:veggie omelette with a a little provolone, 2 slices whole wheat toast, 2 chicken apple sausages, coffee
L/S: I didn't really have lunch. On the way home from the Cape, we had to stop and sign papers for my new car, which I am getting tomorrow. I ate the rest of the Luna Bar and when I got home I ate a slice of Ezekial bread with hummus and some nuts and cranberries
D: ratatouille (from a Paleo recipe) over some pasta made of quinoa and amaranth, 2 squares dark chocolate
S: apple slices with soy nut butter
back on track tomorrow...

Owlie

04-29-2012, 07:52 PM

Yesterday:
B:Cereal, 1%. Black tea with half-and-half and sugar.
L: some seriously questionable peanut noodles. I think they were in the fridge a little too long...
D: Cheese on toast (white cheddar on one, Cotswold on the other), strawberries, a couple pieces of chocolate

Today:
Cereal with 1%
Half a bottle of coconut water stuff
19.2 mile ride. I booked it on the way back to avoid rain, which never materialized. :rolleyes:
McD's at the turnaround point. I think I need to eat more before I ride. (6 chicken nuggets, small fries, 3/4 of a small Coke (incl. ice))
Chai latte on the way home.
Tiny bag of chocolate caramels, the other half of the coconut water
Onion+egg fried in butter, with grated white cheddar and Red Dragon on whole wheat toast. SO good. (Bacon would be an interesting addition...) Strawberries.
Water's on for decaf tea and a mini pastry.

I need to eat more veggies. Fixings are in the fridge for a mango-strawberry lassi tomorrow morning, and I have to work out what I'm eating for lunch and dinner for the rest of the week...Hm.

Catrin

04-30-2012, 03:51 PM

Today:

B: Kashi Autumn shredded wheat cereal with 6 almonds and a few raisins, 2 whole egg + in egg white, skim milk, coffee
S: a few almonds and raisins
L: Went to an Indian restaurant with a friend and had a little of this and that - a piece of bread, a little chicken, a taste of goat (curious), a little rice, some spinach, 2 fried zucchini, a little salad, a bit of rice pudding.
S: banana

90 minute workout

Cliff Builders bar on the way home - so I just had a banana, a bit of PB and some skim milk to finish off my impromptu "dinner". It is really hard to track calories when I've eaten out... I don't think I did too badly at lunch but it is hard to say.

Crankin

04-30-2012, 05:34 PM

couple of walnuts and dried apricots before 2.25 mile run
B: Irish oatmeal with blueberries, 4 turkey roll ups with low fat chive cream cheese, coffee
L: left over ratatouille, an apple
S: piece of Ezekial sprouted grain bread with soy nut butter
rode 5.6 miles to client's house, then rode 5 miles with the client (he's 13) slowly, but up some bigger climbs, and 5.6 fast and chilly miles home
D: chicken tenders marinated in low fat coconut milk and red chili paste, with green peppers and onion, over spaghetti squash, 2 squares of chocolate

still hungry

solobiker

04-30-2012, 05:46 PM

I may have to try to make ratatouille. Sounds pretty good to me.

B: Smoothie with almond milk, greek yogurt, strawberries, raspberries, and protien powder

S: Apple, some almonds and a quaker granola bar. I was soooo hungry. I had a fairly acitve weekend and really did not have a dinner last night except for some fruit.

L: Chicken and some veggies

S: Pretzles....still hungry

Walk 60 min and weights for about 20 min

D: Homemade thai meal with a little bit of jasmine rice, sausage, serrano peppers, onion, garlic and lots of spices. yummmm

Ride my spin bike 45 min

Owlie

04-30-2012, 07:22 PM

Skipped breakfast this morning. Whoops!
L: Went out. Salmon Caesar and a roast beef sandwich from Panera. Mmm.
S: Peanut butter cup, latte
D: Salad (greens, red bell pepper, radish) with half a can of olive oil-packed tuna, goat cheese, and oil-and-vinegar dressing
S: Goldfish

Crankin

05-02-2012, 02:33 AM

a few almonds and cranberries before strength/core class which very nearly made me puke
B: 2 eggs over easy, an orange, 2 slices turkey bacon, coffee
L: cup of roasted red pepper tomato soup, left over spaghetti squash with 2 curried chicken tenders, left over pink beans, another orange
S: piece of Ezekial sprouted grain bread with soy nut butter
D: 4 soy based "meatballs" (they were horrible, had a weird taste), sweet potato, salad, 2 squares chocolate

Reesha

05-02-2012, 03:29 AM

Yesterday:

Breakfast:
Greek yogurt, granola, PB, honey parfait

Morning snack:
Pink Salmon and cottage cheese

Lunch:
Beef and broccoli, rice

Afternoon Snack:
Luna protein bar

Dinner:
Salmon w/ korean kimbap

Race: 1 bottle accelerade

solobiker

05-02-2012, 04:07 PM

Commute to work

B: plain greek yogurt with some kashi cereal

S: luna bar

L: 1/2 wheat pita with lots of veggies and some chicken

Commute home

S: Almonds, some dark chocolate and beef jerky

30 min weight workout.

D: Chicken and lots of veggies

Kind of a rest day for me today. My legs are kind of shot from my weekend fun of lots of high alpine hiking and my run yesterday. Tomorrow is a plan to do a short but steep trail run.

Crankin

05-02-2012, 04:42 PM

B: whole wheat tortilla with low fat Mexican cheese and chicken apple sausage, green chili salsa, an orange, coffee
15 minutes of running on the treadmill, yoga class
L: cup of roasted red pepper tomato soup, tuna in olive oil in yellow pepper
S: nuts and cranberries
D: chick peas, whole wheat penne, spinach, leeks, in a veggie broth, slice of Ezekial whole wheat bread, glass of red wine
2 squares dark chocolate

Catrin

05-02-2012, 05:28 PM

I met my calorie goal today, barely, but I met it for a riding day :)

B: egg sandwich with Ezekial bread and 2 eggs (it had to be portable so I could have it with me after the bod pod session)

S: a few almonds and raisins

L: salad greens, a small amount of French dressing, chicken sausage, mushrooms, onion, tomato, mozz. stick

S: banana, 6 almonds

Pre-ride snack: 1 slice Ezekial bread/banana sandwich with PB, 1/2 cup milk

Awesome 20.5 mile ride and broke my 13.3 mph average for the first time this year :) My heart rate was up there though, hit some good little winds here and there and burned some calories. About 1/2 serving of Hammer Heed during the ride (diluted in my "special" bladder for my Camelbak).

A bit of milk and 7 sweet potato tortilla chips when I walked in the door

D: Big salad with chicken, mushrooms, garden fresh radishes and greens, made a little dressing with MY home-made mayo, skim milk.

I am still hungry, but it is much too late to eat any more. I made my calorie goal and that is all that counts.

Owlie

05-02-2012, 07:33 PM

Coffee
Late lunch due to crazy lab things. Brown rice with turkey sausage, broccoli, spinach and Parmesan.
Bowl of cereal, strawberries with a tiny bit of cream
20.2-mile bike ride (water, 2 shot blocks) I sort of forgot that I need more than 1 bottle of water when it gets this hot...
Small decaf frappucino. The mocha coconut thing is back. I am in trouble.
The very last of the same thing I had for lunch (not enough for a second meal), followed up with a bowl of Greek yogurt with granola, strawberries, pomegranate seeds.

I'm hoping to ride in the morning, since it's going to be absurdly hot tomorrow afternoon. We'll see how that goes...

goldfinch

05-02-2012, 08:47 PM

B: yogurt, alpen no sugar added muesli, blueberries.
S: finn crisp cracker with spouses exquisite homemade hummus
L: two eggs and Canadian bacon
S: finn crisp cracker with nutella
D: toast with pulled pork, lots of brussels sprouts
S: Nutella on cracker, milk

Reesha

05-03-2012, 12:06 AM

B: 1/4 of a PBJ, cottage cheese
B2: Luna protein bar
L: spinach salad and 1/2 turkey sammy, apple
Pre ride: kashi granola bar and banana
Ride: 1 bottle gu brew
Post ride: Luna protein bar
Dinner: roasted beets with feta and strawberries and braised pork cheeks with sugar snap peas and avocado

solobiker

05-03-2012, 02:19 PM

B: oatmeal, protien powder and some walnuts and raisons

S: Apple and a few almonds

L: ham, a small piece of bread and lots of veggies

4.5 mile steep trail run

S: Lara bar

D: my plan is a large salad and some chicken.

Catrin

05-04-2012, 01:56 AM

Yesterday, not enough calories...

B: 2 whole eggs, Kashi cereal with a few almonds, skim milk, coffee
S: non-fat Greek yogurt
L: green leaf salad (straight from a good friend's garden), roasted skinless chicken breast on Ezekiel bread
S: almonds with a few raisins
D: roasted skinless chicken breast, 1 slice Ezekiel bread, non-fat Greek yogurt

18 mile hot and windy ride - 2 shot blocks during, 1/2 cliff bar on the way home.

~1,450 calories, far from my 2K goal on a ride/exercise day - but I couldn't keep my usual routine.

Crankin

05-04-2012, 04:04 AM

walnuts and dried apricots before gym class (weights and core)
B: oatmeal with blueberries, 4 slices of low salt ham rolled up with low fat cream cheese
L: left over chick pea, spinach, and whole wheat pasta soup, an apple
S: piece of Ezekial raisin bread at 2 and some nuts and cranberries at 4
D: (restaurant) half a roasted pear salad, salmon on a bed of spinach, pine nuts, and spaetzle (sp?), glass of red wine

Reesha

05-04-2012, 04:46 AM

B: greek yogurt, granola, PB, honey parfait
B2: luna protein bar
Lunch: salad, side of pasta
Prework out: Gu
25 mile hill workout: another gu, 2 bottles gu brew
Post work out: luna protein bar
Dinner: sweet potato gnocchi made with quinoa flour with bacon + swiss chard

Crankin: oh yum... spaetzle!

Crankin

05-05-2012, 03:06 PM

yesterday:
B: egg white scramble with lox and red onions, an orange, coffee
L: 2 veggie burger patties, cole slaw, cup of roasted red pepper tomato soup, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: Ahi tuna marinated in garlic, red pepper, olive oil with yogurt-chili-mirin sauce, asparagus, avocado slices, 2 squares chocolate, glass of red wine
S: slice of Ekezial sprouted grain bread

Reesha

05-05-2012, 04:02 PM

Let's just say that today was irregular. But I will post my recipes for my cinqo de mayo dinner:

TACOS!

Chop pork steak and fresh pineapple into bite size pieces. Toss in ancho chile powder and whole cumin with a few pinches of kosher salt. Pan fry them. Warm up some corn tortillas in a pan and serve with chopped onion and cilantro.

Margaritas!

2 oz tequila (I prefer Espolon or Leyenda del Milagro for taste and value)
1 oz cointreau
2 lemons fresh squeezed
splash of San Pelligrino aranciata for some fizz
shake with ice and serve with a salty rim!