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B: Wheat chex, strawberries, 1 percent milk, coffee
L. Organic beans and rice bowl, salsa
D: Turkey burger (no bread) few french fries, zucchini
B: 1 piece raisin bread, bowl of wheat chex, strawberries, coffee
S: Glass of OJ
L: Handful of almonds, handful of dried cherries
S: Two carrots
D: Homemade chicken noodle soup, and salad with oil and vinegar dressing
yesterday:
B: half a whole wheat bagel with melted cheese (Machengo), bowl of blueberries and strawberries, coffee, V-8
S: handful of nuts
L:Other half of whole wheat bagel with low fat cheese, cup of butternut/mango? soup, an orange
S:half a Luna Bar
D: chickpeas with spinach curry/tomato sauce, half a piece of whole wheat Naan, 2 squares chocolate
I can't remember yesterday, but I seem to remember ice cream, pecans and chocolate chips, so I know there was dessert! I was so tired and hungry after my hard evening commute, I just inhaled a bunch of stuff and called it good. :p
today (so far):
oatmeal with strawberries and nuts
toasted roll with melted cheddar cheese
chili with lots of veggies
a banana and some dried kiwis
scrambled eggs, oven fries and 2 slices of bread
an orange
I'm not done. I'm thinking a bowl of cereal might be the ticket. Kind of like dessert, but more filling. Yup, it's calling my name. ;)
Today:
B: Wheat chex 1% milk, coffee
S: an Orange
L: Bowl of chicken noodle soup, 2 carrots
D: Don't know yet, but either a stir fry with chicken/veges with brown rice or
Cooked Turkey sausage crumbled with veges and spagetti with some parmesan
today:
B: Greek non fat yogurt with walnuts, dried cranberries, blueberries, 1 slice whole wheat bread with soy nut butter (I finally went and got some after being out of it for 2 months), coffee, V8
S: string cheese, coffee
L: half a container of whole wheat risotto with veggies and tofu (maybe a little more than half?), an orange
S: packet of TJ's trail mix with nuts and dried cranberries, Luna Bar
D: chicken breast with cumin, coriander, red pepper with a homemade salsa of black beans, corn, garlic, lime juice
2 squares dark chocolate
oh yeah, a glass of Sakonnet Wineries white wine that tastes like grapefruit
Oooh, I love this thread - mind if I join in?
Today:
b - green smoothie (Romaine, pear, cucumber, celery)
l - huge salad (Romaine, celery, apple, tahini, hazelnuts, apple cider vinegar)
snacks - popcorn with hot sauce, dates, granola
d - brown rice, tamarind lentils, steamed broccoli
eta: exercise - my first session with a personal trainer!!!!! OWWWWW and fun!!
Welcome! I'm intrigued by the popcorn with hot sauce. I can't wait to try it.Quote:
Originally Posted by linzq
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by redrhodie
I like it best with Frank's Hot Sauce - either regular or chili/lime... it's my weird snack that I can't stop eating!
I love Frank's! Never occurred to me to put it on popcorn. I'm going to try it on Sunday for tv night.Quote:
Originally Posted by linzq
Thanks for taking up the challenge! When you are traveling it is so hard to keep on track; and so easy with all the choices to go off track! That's usually what happens to me. I hope you enjoyed all that you had, it sounds absolutely wonderful!Quote:
Originally Posted by limewave
Today:
before run: half a Luna Bar and a little V-8
B: egg white omelette with cheese and a bit of the left over black bean and corn salsa from last night, an orange, 1.5 cups of coffee
L: salad w/spinach with cranberry/walnut chicken salad and a little left over brown rice thrown in
S: 1 stick string cheese, dipped in hummus
D:chipolte chili salmon tacos (2) on corn tortillas with apple/pepper/onion salsa, shredded cabbage and a quarter of an avocado.
oatmeal with strawberries and pecans
whole wheat toast with neufchatel cream cheese
broccoli rabe sandwich on a ciabatta roll
a pear
cottage cheese with blueberries
baked sweet potato, broccoli rabe and 1/2 a ciabatta roll
popcorn with Franks Red Hot! Thanks, newbie. ;)
yesterday...:eek:
B: 2 scrambled eggs with cheese, 3 pieces turkey bacon, blueberries, slice of whole wheat toast/margerine, coffee, V-8
S: half a Luna Bar before ride
L: left over whole wheat risotto w/tofu and veggies
Not exactly a snack... went to a tasting at the Concord Museum ate 3 small pastries, chocolate, lemon, and vanilla paired with tea. More dessert than I usually have in a month
D: at friend's house. 2 glasses of wine, salad, a slice of homemade challah, Chilean Sea Bass on top of risotto with beets, drizzled with a cream sauce, 2 small scoops of frozen yogurt, topped with Lake Champlain chocolate sauce
I guess I have to ride more than 15 miles this afternoon.
Saturday: Shredded wheat 1% milk, 1 piece whole grain toast with peanut butter, coffee
L: Small plate pasta with veges/olive oil - handful of parmesan
D: Mexican Chile Relleno, Beef taco, rice beans and margarita
Sunday:
B: Whole grain toast and peanut butter, wheat chex, banana, coffee
L: Bowl of chicken noodle soup
D: Grilled chicken thighs, homemade salsa, brown rice made with chicken broth; asparagus
2 toffee cookies
yesterday:
2 eggs and whole wheat toast
2 soy hot dogs on whole wheat bread, a baked sweet potato
Marcona almonds
1/2 an apple with PB
coconut curry lentil, split pea, and veggie soup, with brown rice (2 bowls)
a scoop of raspberry sorbet
some dark chocolate chips
strawberries
a glass of black cherry juice. 2 cups of coffee with milk. 2 cups of green tea. lots of water.
yesterday:
whole wheat bagel, goat cheese, lox and capers, coffee, an orange
left over corn and black bean salsa with chicken thrown in, blueberries
Trader Joe's trail mix after my ride
chicken with chutney, whole wheat cous cous, salad, 1 square chocolate
Today:
can of tuna over a sliced tomato and cheese with a small bowl of whole wheat cereal and 1% milk
cranberry walnut chicken salad on lettuce and left over brown rice
packet of trail mix, Luna Bar
chicken with udon noodles, zucchini, carrots, Asian sauce made with Mirin, oyster sauce, soy sauce, ginger, garlic. 2 squares chocolate
Yesterday:
B: Ham, egg, cheddar sammy with whole grain bread, OJ, coffee
S: Strawberries
L: Bowl of leftover brown rice with a sprinkling of parmesan and lots of nice fresh homemade salsa, 1 cookie
Snack: 1 brownie
Dinner: Portobello mushroom stuffed with 1% ricotta, spinach, parmesan baked with homemade marinara sauce, pasta
I was so very bad yesterday...
B: steel ground oats, 1.5 cups skim milk, 2 scrambled egg whites and coffee
S: fat free chocolate yogurt
L: roasted skinless chicken breast (made with boiled egg, walnuts, roasted sweet red peppers and onions) and a small apple. More coffee
S: fat free chocolate yogurt
D: A delightful Cajun chicken/shrimp saute with veggies and brown rice - then toasted in a wrap. Lots of oil, and probably way more fat and sodium than I need in a week - but very yummy!
I doubt the 40 minute strength training session + 90 minutes spinning that followed this made up for it...
S: bran cereal with skim milk - was really craving carbs...so figured I would get some with fiber :)
If this is a bad day, we are ALL in trouble!Quote:
Originally Posted by Catrin
Way too many carbs/fat at dinner....but then again I am on a quite restrictive diet from my Endo and dietitian... though now riding season approaches I get to start adding more calories :)
today:
2 eggs and 2 slices of ww toast
a banana
ciabatta roll with melted cheese
a ramen noodle soup with peas added to it
a piece of blueberry cake (gotta get through the evening commute somehow)
pasta with eggplant, olives and feta, 1 large bowl, smaller seconds
another piece of blueberry cake, smaller ;)
1/2 an orange and I'm about to eat a pear if its ripe enough, if not, I'll have to struggle through the tasteless strawberries I keep buying for no good reason. I can't wait for peaches, plums, and cherries. Oh, and watermelon. :)
today:
B: 2 scrambled eggs with lox, an orange one cup of coffee
L: Greek yogurt (non fat) with blueberries, cranberries, walnuts
S: trail mix (more nuts and cranberries)
S: half a whole wheat bagel and soy nut butter
D: 2 very thin pork tenderloins with an apple type sauce (DH made this), salad, cous cous, 2 squares dark chocolate
I'm still kind of hungry. I had a crisis on my way out the door at work and then I had to give a presentation in class, so I didn't eat all of my lunch (the half a bagel was part of my lunch). I was almost late and had to eat my snack in class, instead of before.
Today:
B: Steel cut oats with skim milk, coffee, and two scrambled egg whites
S: low-fat cheese stick + tiny apple
L: more roasted-chicken walnut salad
S:apple
D: Tempeh stuffed peppers - with the peppers diced and cooked in a non-stuffed pepper casserole :)
Everything wrong for last 2 days:
Lunch & Supper combined together yesterday:
3 pizza slices
2/3 can of pop
It was at work, for a a big relocation of a dept. that was moving to our floor
at home I had orange, 2 c. of tea and small clutch of soba noodles
Today
scone and coffee
donut and brownie (biz meeting), coffee
All bad. Then for supper:
home stir fry noodles with broccoli, pepper and onions
I have to discipline myself.
B: steel-cut oats w/fruit, almond milk, 2 cups coffee
S: Stonyfield light yogurt
<gym workout>
L: Half turkey sandwich w/canola mayo and lettuce on homemade whole-wheat, water, organic tangerine (really good!!!)
S: homemade carrot, celery, spinach, apple juice; handful of almonds & peanuts
D: Spaghetti pie made with ground turkey, ww noodles, salad, 1 glass red wine
Not a bad day at all!
B: 1 piece whole grain toast with peanut butter, coffee
Strawberries
L: 6 inch sub from subway - buffalo chicken, provolone cheese
handful of almonds
D: vege stir fry with bok choy, onions, mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini, red bellpepper and white rice, bottle of beer
B: Egg sandwich
MS: Oatmeal with walnuts and raisins
L: Ultrameal Shake and some veggies
AS: Greek Yogurt and some Cheezits
D: Big bowl of Salad
ES: An egg
LES (Later Evening Snack): Dark chocolate nom nom nom
yesterday:
B: (at a restaurant) Spanish omelette with a small side of fruit and way too much coffee
L: salad with lettuce, chicken breats, low salt ham, goat cheese, tomato, wine vinegar and olive oil, cup of sweet potato soup
S: nuts and dried cranberries
D: portabello burger at Phlat Patties, with a side of cole slaw
S: orange
Yesterday: B: two pancakes - cocos with bananas, pecans and syrup Yum!, coffee
L: Nada
Snack: a few potato chips, crackers with mozzarella cheese, slice pepperoni, fresh basil (5)
D: Grilled Salmon, roasted potatoes, nice spinach salad
Dessert: nonfat pudding chocolate
Now, I'm going to get into trouble - off to Laughlin for 4 days!
Have fun, Spoke!
today:
bowl of cereal with milk
slice of multigrain bread with PB
tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich
banana bread
broccoli rabe on ciabatta roll, and some tortilla chips
a blueberry Greek yogurt and half a papaya
Later I'll be having an orange and a kiwi, and probably some nuts.
Today
B: cheese crisp on whole wheat tortilla, low fat cheddar, salsa, a little avocado, orange, coffee
L: can of tuna in olive oil with red peppers, goat cheese, an apple
S: Luna Bar before ride, nuts and dried cranberries after the ride
D: cup of tomato soup with 2 little crostini, grilled chicken Cob salad and glass of red wine (restaurant... I managed to avoid the pasta and bigger dinners)
2 squares of dark chocolate
1st Day in Laughlin and on the road - made it pretty well
B: Peanut Butter/toast coffee
L: Bowl of chili
D: Chicken breast with spinach
1 beer
2nd Day in Laughlin
two eggs, toast hashbrowns, coffee
two shredded beef tacos,coke
Dinner at buffet, too much of everything and the worst part it was not good food! chicken salad, crab, rice/beef broccoli, carrot cake
3rd Day in Laughlin (decided to come home early)
B; jelly filled donut
L: 1/2 beef burrito
D: enchilada casserole, corn tortillas, beans, ground turkey meat, beans, corn
Dessert non fat pudding
yesterday:
bowl of oatmeal with blueberries, almonds, cinnamon and milk
slice of bread with pb after commute
broccoli rabe and cheese sandwich
a few marcona almonds and a slice of Swiss cheese before ride home
mashed potatoes, a baked sweet potato, and 2 soy hot dogs on whole wheat
small bowl of cereal
an orange
slice of bread with pb
Friday:
cheese crisp on whole wheat tortilla, w/avocado, an orange, coffee
nuts and cranberries after a run
small salad, half a mozzarella/tomato sandwich on really good bread, fresh fruit, coffee (I was at a meeting)
a couple of pieces of cheese
dinner at a tapas bar... too much bread, delicious vegetable soup, salmon albondigas (3) in a sauce that was way too rich, 2 fried cheese balls in honey, flan, 2 glasses of sparkling sangria
Saturday:
I didn't feel so good!
plain non fat Greek yogurt with blueberries and coffee
half a chicken sandwich on whole wheat and a cup of sweet potato soup
black eyed pea veggie burger, with mango/corn salsa, avocado slices, 2 pieces dark choolate
Saturday:
B: steel cut oats with 2 slices turkey bacon
S: apple
L: spring salad (with tomatoes, cucumber, sweet peppers), balsamic vinegar dressing and a roasted chicken breast
Rode 2 hours :)
Post ride - Trader Joe's multigrain tortilla chips and a glass of milk - need to start stocking chocolate milk again :)
D: Trader Joe's chicken sausage with roasted peppers and onions, more salad and polenta. One bottle of beer
S: apple
Sunday:
whole wheat bagel with low fat cream cheese, lox, capers, an orange, coffee
left over black eyed pea burger (no bun), cole slaw, blueberries
half a Luna Bar during 25.5 mile ride, water with Nuun
other half of bar after ride
Oriechette pasta with panko crumbs and onions, glass of white wine, salad with goat cheese and cranberries, 2 pieces dark chocolate
Sunday
B: 2 slices turkey bacon, 2 egg whites with one real egg (scrambled), 1 piece of Trader Joe's sprouted grain toast, skim milk and coffee
S: Apple
L: Salad greens with a roasted skinless chicken breast (onion, chopped sweet peppers, walnuts), and skim milk
1 hour bike ride :)
Post-ride snack: 1/2 Hammer almond/raisin bar, cup of skim milk
D: Trader Joe's chicken sausage (1 link), with a LOT of steamed broccoli, 1 piece sprouted grain bread, 1 beer (yummy Bad Elmer's Porter from Upland)
Crankin - sorry you did not feel very well a couple days ago
B: Toast - peanut butter coffee
S: Strawberrries
L: small helping of enchilada casserole
S: handful of potato chips, beer
D: Roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas
Dessert: non fat pudding vanilla
Good lord, my diet looks disgusting in comparison. My students returned to school from a week's holiday today and my meals reflect how I feel about this Monday. The golden arches are involved and its demoralizing. But I've cooked my meals for tomorrow and here's what it involves:
Breakfast: Toast and peanut butter. Green tea
Snack: Oreos and crackers. (The Oreos will mostly be eaten by my students)
Lunch: Brown rice porridge, stir fried veggies, steamed fish with ginger and soy, green bean omelette
Pre-training snack: Cheese and multigrain crackers from Ikea.
Post-training meal: Fried rice and chocolate milk.
yesterday:
toast with pb (it seems like we all had the same craving for that!)
an egg with a piece of bread
2 soy dogs on whole wheat rolls, potato salad
1/2 a sweet potato (pre ride, excellent for that!)
mashed potatoes, the other half of the sweet potato, broccoli and green beans
blueberry Greek yogurt
Marcona almonds
an orange, and a pear