What did you eat today?

When I woke up, I was wavering about riding to work. I finally decided not to, got dressed, and was dawdling before eating. Then, my DH called and said the rain was not coming in until later and it was actually getting sunny out. So... I quickly got into my bike clothes, packed my pannier, got my bike ready, while I was drinking coffee. Oh no, I had to eat!
B: one slice of raisin spelt bread with almond butter
S: at about 11, I ate the banana I brought with me and half a Lara Bar
rode home at about 12:15 and had breakfast for lunch
L: egg white, red pepper, sprinkle of goat cheese omelette, 1/4 avocado, an orange, more coffee
S: apple
D: went out to dinner. salad with 2 small romaine heads and beets/vinaigrette, roasted salmon with tapenade, I ate about 3/4, spinach, roasted fingerling potatoes, of which I had 2 or 3. glass of red wine

Been fighting the plague and not wanting to eat at all...

Today
Brekkie: eggs scrambled with baby greens, coffee
L: chicken/chili over baby greens, spaghetti squash
Solo workout featuring kettlebells - did better than I expected, though it was really just for movement and technique.
S: protein shake
D: more eggs over roasted butternut squash. Roasted kale (AKA crack), and a couple squares of dark chocolate for dessert

B: 2 waffles with walnuts, dried cranberries, 1.5 turkey sausages, strawberries, blueberries, coffee
30 mile ride, moderately hilly. Ate a Lara Bar during the ride, one bottle of water
L: farro burger patty, 1/4 avocado, small sweet potato, an apple, more water
S: nibbled on red pepper slices and carrots while I was cooking dinner
D: I made vegetarian lentil soup with dumplings. The recipe was in the newspaper... really good, but next time I am going to use the low salt veggie broth instead of the bullion cubes and probably forgo the dumplings. I feel all puffy from the salt this morning and my weight is up.
glass of red wine

Weight was down this morning by 3 pounds, I KNOW I've not been eating enough from being sick but goodness, probably just less water retention since I've not been on my usual workout schedule this week. This is not the way I want to hit my weight goal! Rest day today, though part of me really wants to go out and do some trail running. Sunny day, supposed to reach the high 50's today...but still have a pretty deep cough so...nope. I want to be 100%, or as close to it as I can manage, for my group training Tuesday, and kettlebell training on Wed. I worked out yesterday with kettlebells at home and am resisting that idea now.

B: 2 eggs over a few ounces of roasted butternut squash
L: crab salad (crab, veggies, an egg and homemade mayo)...there wasn't that much of it but I couldn't eat it all

I need some calories though, will probably have a banana and a couple squares of chocolate in a bit, or else some banana and coconut manna :)

D: don't know yet, will probably roast some chicken and kale with the remainder of some spaghetti squash, small salad with home-made dressing.

B: eggs, lox, and onions, blueberries and strawberries, slice of spelt toast, coffee
L: 2 butter lettuce cups with home made chicken salad/walnuts, an apple
D: scrod in a curry sauce with veggies, over sweet potato. sliced mango. Friends came over and she brought some endive with sweet potato and bacon for apps. glass of red wine.
Today was an active rest day, with a 2 mile walk. I was pretty sore from riding yesterday

half a banana before boot camp
B: egg whites, spinach, lox, an orange, coffee
L: tuna salad with apples, in butter lettuce wrap, blueberries
S: slice of raisin spelt bread with almond butter
D: spinach, black beans, quinoa, poblano/chipolte salad. 2 squares dark chocolate
S: an orange

B: chicken leg, 1/4 cup whole wheat farro, 1/4 avocado, blueberries, coffee
L: left over black bean/quinoa/poblano salad from last night, with some left over salmon and a hard boiled egg. an apple
S: Lara bar before I commuted home
D: eggplant/tomato stew with quinoa that I luckily had in the freezer, with a salad with dried cranberries, walnuts, goat cheese, fig vinaigrette
2 squares dark chocolate

Weight down yet again this morning, at this rate I MIGHT hit 120 this week. I still think it is just due to water loss and being off my usual fitness schedule. I am getting back to that, slowly but surely as I recovery from this allergy/asthmatic bronchitis/plague thing I've fought for the last solid week. Whatever my weight is currently doing, it will bounce back to the usual range once I am recovered. I am making an effort to eat a bit more just in case my caloric intake is lower than I think it is:

Yesterday:

B: 5 ounces of my current ground pork/veggie/egg casserole
Group training session that featured a functional movement screen and correctives - much lower intensity level than usual
L: Big a*s salad with lots of veggies, pecans, raisins, chicken and home-made dressing
D: bone broth with lots of veggies, chard, more chicken and roasted butternut squash on the side with a bit of butter + a few pecans. Small amount of 85% dark chocolate

Today:

B: See yesterday, but a bit more of it
L: Big a*s salad with lots of veggies, pecans, chicken and home-made dressing
I do have a kettlebell training group at lunch, so I brought some extra egg casserole for a snack. Protein shake would be fine, but trying to get my calories up a bit...
D:???? Roast chicken and veggies if I don't feel like cooking, we will see

I AM starting to finally feel better though :)

It sounds like you've had quite a time. I totally get the bronchial/asthma thing!
B: 2 egg omelette with spinach and grated cheddar, 1/4 avocado, an orange, coffee
L: chicken salad with walnuts and dried cranberries
rode to meet friends for coffee, 7.2 miles, had some decaf, then rode 14 miles home, the long way
S: slice of raisin spelt bread with sun nut butter
D: 2 chicken thighs, sauted and then baked with fennel and green onions. Whole wheat cous cous. 2 squares dark chocolate

The thighs baked with fennel sounds interesting Crankin - but I always seem to just narrowly avoid an ER visit every time I try to start cutting fennel. Fennel and Jicama

Dinner turned out to be another healing bone-broth "soup" (for lack of a better name) that was filled with chopped sweet potato, roasted chicken, an egg, chard and spices. Followed with a bit of 85% dark chocolate :) Still had to do the protein shake though to bump my numbers up a bit. Made another batch of mustard-glazed baked chicken thighs for the next few days, and set some things into the fridge to thaw for chili.

KB training session was far more a butt-kicker than my group yesterday was. Very different instructor, but he has started to lay it on me - and my body took it better than I had hoped. I seem to be on the mend. Now I just need to lose the last of this cough...

I use my biggest knife to cut the fennel bulb.
half a banana before boot camp
B: small bowl of whole wheat organic flakes and almond milk with blueberries and a slice of Machengo cheese... I was rushed to get to the school I go to on Thursdays
L: I met my old boss for lunch. Had a very small and nouveau type salad Nicoise, but I did sample one piece of pita and some sort of won ton thing with hummus and a few olives, more coffee
S: 6 inch whole wheat pita with hummus. I had to go to the office at 5 and stay until almost 7, and that lunch was not doing it!
D: salmon salad with arugula, 2 squares dark chocolate

B: 2 egg omelette with cheddar and avocado, strawberries, coffee
rode to work
S: half a banana at 10, half a Lara Bar before riding home. I didn't get out of there until 12:30, I was starving
L: tuna with arugula, red pepper, vinaigrette
D: went out to a great restaurant before theatre night. I shared an organic beet salad with DH, which was awesome. Had scallops with parsnip puree and some other veggies. glass of red wine.

Still having problems with a lack of appetite, but I am starting to recover from the creeping plague. As it turns out the medication our employee clinic gave me was guaranteed to really exasperate my asthma, things got pretty dire. I am on the mend now though :) I won't return to that clinic again. If they don't know how to treat respiratory problems for someone with asthma then I won't put myself at risk.

Today:

Brekkie: eggs scrambled with spinach, bacon, coffee
Solo KB workout, pretty intense and it felt pretty darn good (even with the coughing). Felt good to be able to move again without it feeling like it is going to kill me
L: forgot about it :(
So - very early dinner: planning on some chili and a salad, along with a small serving of organic Dark Chocolate Coconut Bliss (basically just creamy frozen coconut milk, cacoa and a bit of vanilla and agave)
If I have an evening snack it will be some bone broth with veggies.

B: whole wheat tortilla cheese crisp with low fat cheddar, 1/4 avocado, salsa, an orange, coffee
L: I was presenting at my club's bike workshop; I had a whole wheat home made chicken salad wrap and some grapes
S: 2 slices smoked salmon
D: I had scallops again! Scallops, sautéed on a bed of kale, white beans, and whole wheat quinoa. glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate
rest day, allergies are rearing their ugly head.

B: omelete with turkey sausage inside... DH put way too much of the sausage in there. bowl of blueberries, strawberries, orange slices
L: chicken salad with walnuts and dried cranberries in 2 butter lettuc leaves, an apple
22 mile ride, ate a lara Bar at mile 16, so I could finish strong (I did)
S: slice of Machengo cheese
D: chicken posole soup, sliced avocado and oranges, 2 squares dark chocolate, 1/2 glass red wine
S: 1/2 cup plain non fat Greek yogurt with blueberries

B: when I came downstairs, DH had made me blueberry waffles, a treat for the weekday. I added 2 turkey sausages, and an orange, coffee
S: I ate half a banana at around 11. I was starving already.
L: I decided not to add the weight of full tupperware to my pannier today, so I went to the hospital cafeteria to get something. I tried the salad bar, instead of the prepared salad I've had before. Meh, not enough protein. That, with my apple was not enough.
S: had the second half of the banana at 2 and a Lara Bar at 4. By 6, when I was getting ready to leave and ride home, I snagged 2 animal crackers from the kitchen.
D: ate the left over chicken and fennel, with pureed parsnips. 2 squares dark chocolate.

I had 6 oz. of almond milk and half a banana before boot camp
B: egg whites, kale, lox, an orange, coffee
L: left over white beans, spinach, whole wheat quinoa, with some lettuce and chicken thrown in, an apple
S: slice of spelt bread and almond butter
D: steak and goat cheese salad with oranges, red onion, mushrooms, avocado, vinaigrette. 2 squares dark chocolate

Wed.
B: egg whites, kale, lox, an orange
L: left over chicken posole soup, an apple
15.2 mile ride, kind of fast
S: slice of spelt bread and almond butter
D: 2 turkey sausages, artichoke hearts, red peppers, basil in tomato sauce with roasted broccoli. so much broccoli, my stomach was hurting. 2 squares dark chocolate

Today:
4 oz almond milk, half a banana before boot camp
B: I got ready for work at the gym, ate a hard boiled egg, coffee in the car, slice of spelt bread and sun nut butter while I was working
L: met my cousin for lunch, at around 1... had a veggie omelette with 2 small pieces of raisin toast. I did eat about 1/4 of the potatoes. coffee
D: portobello, pimento, black bean whole wheat quesadilla with salsa, cilantro. sliced papaya and avocado. glass of red wine. 2 squares of dark chocolate

B: 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee, 1 banana
L: 1 bowl of beef vege soup (homemade)
S: 2 oatmeal raisin cookies
D: salmon and salad with vinaigrette dressing, 1 piece wg bread with butter, 1/2 glass of wine

rest day
B: tuna in olive oil on sliced tomatoes and kale, with a little melted cheddar, an orange, 2 cups coffee
I went to work and had a frustrating morning, with cancellations, but I got some paperwork done. Then a friend texted me and asked me to meet her for lunch
L: veggie salad with chicken salad. really good and just like I make at home
S: an apple and a chicken drumstick at 5, we went out at 7
D: shared roasted Brussel sprouts in maple vinaigrette with DH and then had a sort of nouveau salad Nicoise. 1.5 beers.
Ugh, can't have more than one beer!

Yesterday:

B: eggs scrambled with multiple veggies, a small amount of pastured pork belly
500 Kettlebell Swing workout followed by some technique practice with the single-arm KB snatch
Protein shake after workout
L: Smoked salmon lettuce wraps with veggies and a bit of slaw
D: Mixed greens salad with roast chicken, multiple veggies, and homemade dressing. A couple small squares of Black & Green 85% dark chocolate

Hoping to do some trail running today after some stuff at church.

Today:

Brekkie was the usual eggs, veggies, coffee

Lunch: big a*s salad with mixed greens, an assortment of veggies, roast chicken thigh, a few pecans and raisins with small amount of homemade dressing

30 minutes trail running/walking. More running than walking :)

D: last of the current batch of chili over spaghetti squash. 1/2 cup dark chocolate "Coconut Bliss" ice cream. Yummy, but I think a need a new rule for ice cream. I only crave it when it is in my freezer. So...from now on I have to actually go out to get a small dish of ice cream the rare times I actually really want it. AND, IMO, Indianapolis has one of THE best gourmet independent purveyors of ice cream out there :) It is too much of a temptation in my freezer and that is just too much sugar. VERY good though :) I've been allowing too much sugar to creep back into my diet. My weight is still lower from when I was sick but it would be nice to not re-gain the 3 pounds I lost when I was ill.

B: a "Korean bowl," except mind had quionoa, smoked salmon, left over tomato/mushroom ragout, and an egg, with chili paste. an orange, coffee
L: 2 butter lettuce wraps with chicken salad/walnuts/dried cranberries
21 mile ride, my legs were feeling it
S: slice of sprouted/seeded spelt bread with2 slices of banana and a little almond butter spread on it. This is like a drug to me.
D:salmon sauteed with mango chutney/chili paste, sweet potato, roasted asparagus. 2 squares dark chocolate
S: an apple

B: Ground beef/multi-veggie/baked egg casserole (brekkie this week), coffee
L: smoked salmon, large salad
Great solo workout that included push prowlers, kettlebells, olympic bars and more kettlebells that was followed by a protein shake
D: roasted chicken lettuce wrap, spaghetti squash, baby zuchinni, the very last 1/3 cup of the decadent dark chocolate Coconut Bliss ice cream

B: 2 waffles with walnuts and dried cranberries, 2 turkey sausages, strawberries and blueberries, coffee. We though we'd be riding at 10, but weather postponed it. So breakfast was a bit big.
L: 2 left over zucchini-quinoa patties, each pretty small, maybe 3 inches. I also dumped a bit of left over black beans and veggies on the plate.
S: during our just under 30 mile ride, I ate a Lara Bar, had a slice of Machengo when i got home
D: curried veggies and chick peas over brown rice, sliced mango. 2 squares dark chocolate
Tomorrow night is Passover; the Seder meal is made for us who believe in "pray and eat."

going to skip yesterday. I ate a very small amount of everything at the Seder and I still felt sick afterwards.
Today: rest day
B: bowl of blueberries, strawberries, 1/2 a banana, one piece of spelt matzah, gefilte fish, and home made horseradish, coffee
L: tuna salad with a chopped apple, sliced orange
S: pecans and slice of Machengo, later a Lara Bar at 5:00
D: left over vegetable curry and quinoa, which is supposedly ok for Passover, 2 squares dark chocolate

B: 2 egg omelette with a little cheddar, salsa,1/2 a small avocado. an orange, coffee
went to a pretty hard step and sculpt class, since my group ride that I was actually going to attend, was cancelled due to icy roads :eek:.
L: chicken salad with walnuts and dried cranberries, in 2 butter lettuce cups. an apple
S:half a piece of spelt matzah with hummus, glass of red wine
D: sauteed scallops (4.5), mashed parsnips, salad. 2 squares dark chocolate

ate half a banana before boot camp, which was horrible, as there was a sub.
B: I got ready at the gym, and ate the rest of my banana and a hard boiled egg in the car, after getting my coffee at Nashoba Brook Bakery, where just looking at the baked goods is 2,000 calories. Then when I got to the high school I see clients at on Thursdays, I ate the half a slice of spelt matzah and sun nut butter I had.
L: salmon salad mixed with the other hard boiled egg I had made, red pepper, butter lettuce
S: the other half of the matzah, whipped butter
D: one very thin pork chop with a chili cumin rub, a sweet potato, sliced mango and roasted Brussel sprouts. glass of red wine and 2 squares dark chocolate

Crankin- I just have to tease you about your last post- was that pork chop kosher for passover ;) We only made a token nod toward a seder this year, had matzoh ball soup and charoset Monday night.

Of course :) not. I'm not Kosher (I love pork), but I do try and keep Passover. We either have or go to a Seder every year, and tonight we are having a Seder for our cycling friends, even though it's not the first or second night. We went to friends' on Monday night and I just couldn't face making a dinner on Tuesday, which is my busiest day of the work week. The male half of our cycling friends is Jewish, although having a Seder seems to be the only tradition his family kept, it means a lot to him that we do this for him. Some years they are here with my family, other years it's just us 4.
Every year, when I take out the Seder plate and matzah covers my kids made at the Tri City JCC/Jewish Organization of Tempe Pre-School, I start crying. I cannot bring myself to buy a real seder plate, after almost 30 years. Good times!

B: oatmeal with milk, yogurt dollop and cut up half a mango. Tangerine.
Bike ride included:
at a Japanese inspired café -2 green tea desserts (green tea tiny mocha based muffin bite with white chocolate, matcha brownie) and matcha tea latte
Then at another café - coffee with a linzer cookie

Snack-banana and tea, some nuts

Dinner: mussel, clam soup with seaweed, tomatoes, carrots and fennel, onions. (Seawed depends the soup broth. No need to add other juices, a boullion cube.)

Crankin I had wondered the same thing :)

Today:

Brekkie: eggs scrambled with veggies, coffee, fresh side
a bit over an hour long solo kettlebell workout in my own little home gym, followed with a half protein shake (real food wasn't far away)
L: quiona, roast chicken, chopped veggies
D: protein shake...long night at church and didn't have time.
Snack: butter-lettuce wrapped chicken.

Today was Pascha (Orthodox Easter), that actually fell on western Easter today - that only happens every 5-6 years.

Brekkie: eggs scrambled with veggies, fresh side, coffee
crazy conditioning group workout - and the last official "Funday" workout, I am moving to another coach who specializes in kettlebell lifting + conditioning, joint mobility, and working with the "active aging athlete".
L: a bit of chicken thigh and a little milk.
Afternoon church service followed by a HUGE parish get-together with fellowship, lots and lots of good food and beer. I didn't even attempt to keep track, it was my first "cheat" meal in months and I enjoyed it! My "cheat" involved some wonderful homemade cheesecake and rather more meat than I would have normally eaten :)

I've posted a lot about my typical morning breakfast egg/veggie casserole/frittata/whatever it is. Here is a picture of the one that just went into the oven. 19 eggs, 16 cups of vegetables and ground pork. Also lots of spices! Amazing how good it is, and it comes out differently every time depending on the veggies/spices I've on hand. Obviously this provides far more than a couple of meals and it isn't just for breakfast! I will also be making some Czech meatballs tonight as well, and perhaps some homemade mayo if I've the time but I suspect that will wait until tomorrow night.

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Did my first juice today, celery, apples, kale, ginger, lemon, and cucumber. It was fantastic!

My weight's up some, but I am done with the Passover foods, even though it's not officially over until tomorrow at sundown.
yesterday:
B: 2 egg omelette with cheese, bowl of strawberries, oranges. slice of spelt raisin toast
helped lead a 28.8 mile ride, which was kind of slow, but still took up a lot of energy, as I was going back and forth, trying to help a new leader. I ate a Lara Bar on the ride
L: after the ride some of us went out to eat. I had a veggie wrap, which was delicious, but probably should have only had half. Had a beer, too.
S: half a banana
D: stir fried tofu with rice sticks and veggies, 2 squares dark chocolate
S: an apple

Today:
B: fried matzah with dried cranberries and some strawberries, blueberries, oranges
L: 2 butter lettuce wraps with chicken salad
went on a hard climbing ride of 24.5 miles. Ate a Lara Bar
S: when we got back to our friends' house I had some herbal tea and a handful of cashews. Got home and had half a piece of matzah
D: 2 chicken thighs with a sauce made with tomatillos, serrano chili pepper, cilantor and chicken broth. side of no lard refried beans, and half a small avocado/oranges. 2 squares dark chocolate

Yesterday:
b: oatmeal with blueberries,yogurt and milk. A slice of blue cheese, a banana
Lunch/snack: apple focaccia, coffee with milk
Snack: 2 c. of tea with milk,slice ofcheese, 2 chocolate small Easter eggs
Home Dinner: roasted asparagus with salmon fillets in oil, lemon juice, peel, capers, onions and garlic, touch of maple syrup and wine, small glass of red wine. Rhubarb,raspberry compote with yogurt and whipping crème sweetened with wine, coffee, and chocolate shavings. :)

B: egg whites, spinach, lox, with an orange and 2 cups of green tea
ate half a banana and half a slice of raisin spelt bread before I left for a ride
See the rides thread for the story of my ride, but it was 25 miles and hard
L: left over think pork chop, small sweet potato, an apple
S: the other half of the raisin spelt bread with walnut butter, then about 2 hours later, a slice of Machengo
D: one drumstick and one wing left over from the chicken I made Friday, with raisin/almond sauce, whole wheat orzo, salad, 2 squares dark chocolate

B: whole wheat tortilla cheese crisp with low fat cheddar, salsa, avocado, an orange. cup of green tea.
ate 1/2 a banana before I rode to work
L: veggie salad with chicken salad and an apple
S: slice of spelt whole wheat raisin bread and sun nut butter
D: chick peas, tomatoes, spinach curry over whole wheat cous cous with a salad. glass of red wine.
Still hungry, might have sone fruit

B: 2 eggs over easy, 2 turkey sausages, strawberries, coffee
went to yoga and ran around town doing errands in the pouring rain
L: left over chick peas, spinach, tomatoes, quinoa and some curried apple soup I bought at the natural food store. delish for a rainy day
S: spelt raisin bread and cashew butter. Another purchase at the store; more crack!
D: we met Oakleaf and her DH for dinner. I had a salad and a scallop dish that looked deceptively small, but I could barely finish it. It had pureed cauliflower and some other veggies, and I did not feel so great when I went to bed! Of course, that might have been the wine talking to me...

B: a "rice bowl" made with whole wheat orzo, smoked salmon, kale, avocado slice, one egg, chili sauce
I did some functional core/body weight stuff at home and then went out to lunch and movies with friends. Stomach not feeling so great.
L: veggie and hummus sandwich on whole wheat
D: 2 cranberry walnut chicken salad butter lettuce wraps, sliced mango, left over curried apple soup