What did you eat today?

[Crankin]

handful of walnuts before boot camp
B:sliced tomato, low salt ham, melted cheddar, peach and strawberries, coffee
L: left over chicken apple sausage and veggies, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: We went out... I have a little cold or allergy thing going on and I felt like I needed comfort food... went to an Italian restaurant and had a cup of wedding soup with a half order of risotto with flank steak and veggies, one piece of bread and olive oil, red wine.

My weight is up, but I feel like my body needs rest and food .

[spokewench]

B: cereal, rasberries, 1% milk, coffee
S: 1 Colorado peach (yum)
L: a pulled bbq chicken sandwich, cole slaw
D: leftover eggplant parmesan (eggplant from my garden); salad with tomatoes and yellow crook neck squash (from my garden), vinaigrette, blue cheese crumbles, and sunflower seeds, 1 glass red wine
Just could not resist a dark chocolate brownie for dessert

[Crankin]

I'm having a little sinus thing, so I took another rest day yesterday.
B: egg whites, turkey breast, green chili salsa, strawberries, coffee
L: went out with a friend, had a salad with chopped chicken and veggies on sliced tomatoes, with some arugula on the side with vinaigrette, iced tea. Had some nuts and cranberries when I got home
S: Ezekial bread/hummus
D: chicken breast sauteed with balsamic vinegar/Dijon mustard sauce, quinoa, roasted asparagus, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Crankin]

B: 2 waffles (home made) with blueberries and walnuts, 2 slices turkey bacon, coffee
15 mile hilly ride
L: 2 veggie burger patties, cole slaw, an apple, one beer
D: home made guacamole with too many whole wheat pita rounds, salmon sauteed in soy/ginger sauce, sesame broccoli, went out for frozen yogurt, had a kiddie sized cone, which was waaaay too much. Kiddie size has now morphed into almost 2 scoops.

Have our special chef's table dinner tonight. We bid on this at a charity event for the theatre we go to. I really wanted to do a long ride today, but it looked questionable for weather, so I ended up doing a fast 3 mile walk. Of course, the sun is out, although it's really steamy. Won't be reporting the dinner (well, maybe, just to note how much I can really eat).

[Catrin]

Today:

Breakfast: eggs, uncured bacon, papaya, coffee and Kefir

75 minute hard workout

S: chicken breast

L: another chicken breast with sauteed mushrooms, onions, kale. Tomato/cucumber salad with olive oil/lemon juice dressing

Planned 25 mile bike ride this afternoon

D: Will probably be 2 thin pork chops and a large baby spinach salad with assorted veggies and olive oil/lemon juice dressing and 1 beer

[spokewench]

B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, toast, coffee, oj
L: leftover eggplant parmesan
snack: 1 brownie
D: sauteed chicken, with veges (yellow crookneck squash, onions, yellow and red bell peppers, can of diced tomatoes, dash of 1/2 and 1/2, basil and thyme), rice, 1 glass white wine

[Crankin]

OK, I now know I am really a lightweight when it comes to eating, or maybe eating and consuming alcohol.
B: omelette with goat cheese, salsa, 2 pieces TJ's uncured bacon, blueberries, coffee
3 mile brisk walk, up hill for about 1/3 of the walk.
L: chicken on a corn tortilla, low fat cheddar, salsa, an apple

I can't even begin to describe the chef's table dinner. The restaurant was in the Westin Hotel at the Boston waterfront; it's not open for dinner, except for private parties. There were 8 of us. DH told them just to give us a "tasting' of each wine, but they didn't. I ended up drinking half of one glass of wine and another full. No more than a sip of the others, which was not hard to do, since I dislike dessert wines and port tastes like medicine to me.
The courses went like this: frisee salad with goat cheese, scallop with truffles, lime sorbet, lamb slices with a little polenta and veggies, mini chocolate torte with whipped cream, cheese plate.
Both DH and I are not feeling that great this morning, but it was an experience. The chef was very nice and explained everything, as well as the sommelier. I did get up at 4:50 and go to boot camp, which may not have been the best choice, but I feel like I need to burn that food out of my body! I have an easy day today, and may even take a slow ride later, after work.

[spokewench]

B: 1 pancake, syrup, couple bites of hubby's egg and 1/4 strip of bacon, coffee
L: small helping of rice/chicken/veges leftover
D: Beef stew (carrots, onions, potatoes) with 1 piece wg bread and butter, 1 beer

[Catrin]

Day 6 of my slide into primal/paleo eating. Have lost 3.5 pounds (even with my succumbing to ice cream last night) though I imagine that is pretty much water loss from dropping all grains from my diet.

Yesterday:
B: eggs, bacon, blackberries, coffee

1 hour hard group training session

S: boiled egg, 1/3 chicken breast, nuts with a few raisins (I was starving - I think my body was demanding sugar at that point)

L: roasted skinless chicken breast/baby spinach salad with veggies and olive oil/lemon juice dressing

S: 8 almonds, small banana

D: more chicken, roasted kale chips, carrots. Ice Cream wayyyy too much ice cream....don't know what happened with my usual ice cream discipline but it was gone so there is no longer ice cream in my freezer!

Very happy with how I am feeling, suddenly I've more energy and the mid-afternoon slump is just, plain, GONE. I need to bump up the calories a bit, but that will come as I adjust to more veggies and more variety of them and, of course, increase good fats though I am pretty much already where I want to be in this department.

[Crankin]

Boot camp
B: Greek yogurt,blueberries, almonds, slice of Ezekial bread with soynut butter
L: salad with chicken, chick peas, tomatoes, vinaigrette, an apple
S: 3 slices of ham rolled up with mayo inside
D: tostadas with vegetarian crumbles, black beans, tomato, avocado, blueberries and peaches, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: corn chex, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
Snack: 1 yummy Colorado peach
L: way too big of a portion of shrimp fried rice
D: very small portion of leftover beef stew, 1 beer
1/4 brownie

[Crankin]

15.5 mile ride at 4:45 AM, ate 3/4 Luna Bar before and during ride
B: egg white omelette with goat cheese, 1.5 slices uncured bacon
S: nuts and cranberries
L: left over tostada topping: veggie crumbles, black beans, cilantro, salsa, one corn tortilla, an apple
S: slice of Ezekial bread and slice of low fat provolone
D: home made chicken salad with rosemary-mayo and grape tomatoes, lettuce, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Yesterday (rest day)

B: eggs, Trader Joe's uncured bacon, baby spinach, coffee
L: imitation crab meat (what was I thinking?) salad with veggies and baby spinach. Drizzle of olive oil/lemon juice dressing and a few almonds. Next time I will just get some pollack!
S: black plum
D: chicken and steamed broccoli, squash, and carrots drizzled with a very small amount of clarified butter. VERY filling - and there wasn't that much of it but I felt like my stomach was bursting afterwards.

[spokewench]

B: cereal, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
Snack: 1 peach
Lunch: small amount of leftover eggplant parmesan
Dinner: salmon, mashed potatoes, large salad with vinaigrette and blue cheese crumbles
1 chocolate chip cookie

[spokewench]

B: cereal, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
L: mashed potatoes and salmon leftover from last night
1 banana
D: 1 1/2 bowls of chili (made with turkey burger), 1 beer
1 chocolate chip cookie