What did you eat today?

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece toast, coffee,
Snacks - played tennis for 4 hours - 1/2 of a sports bar, 2 cookies, 1 banana
D: 1 very small helping of leftover beef stroganoff 1 beer I'm hungry! but there isn't anything else that looks good to me in the house and i'm too tired to go anywhere!

[Catrin]

Yesterday (rest day):

B: Frittata, fresh pineapple, black coffee
L: Braised lamb (used Ras El Hanaut spices in the braising), kale/baby greens sauteed with onions, mushroom and garlic
S: banana with a bit of almond butter
D: roasted chicken thigh wrapped with one slice bacon, kale

Today:

B: egg salad, 1 slice bacon
60 minute group training session with a protein shake to follow
very short ride (SO tired of cool temps - just a temp weenie this year!)
L: citrus carnitas, mashed sweet potato
D: Unsure, perhaps frittata and a salad, or carnitas and a salad. It depends on how much time I have.

[Crankin]

B: 2 slices challah french toast with walnuts, dried cranberries, 2 slices uncured bacon, bowl of melon/blueberries, almond milk, coffee
L: 3 slices chicken breast with melted cheddar over a sliced tomato, an orange, 1/2 a Luna Bar before a 30 mile very hilly ride
S: ate nuts, cranberries, chocolate along the way during the ride and finished it at the end of the ride
D: salad with fresh ahi tuna, over shredded purple cabbage, red pepper, green onion, cilantro, zucchini, dressing with sesame oil, rice vinegar, red pepper flakes, glass of red wine

[spokewench]

Well I made up for the day before!
B: 2 eggs, hashbrowns, ham, 1/2 piece toast, coffee
1 banana
L: cheese and crackers
D: eggplant parmesan, pasta, marinara, salad, 1 glass red wine

[Crankin]

glass of almond milk and half a Luna Bar before boot camp.
B: egg whites, lox, and kale, small bowl of blueberries and strawberries, with a dollop of plain Greek yogurt, chia seeds, walnuts, coffee
S: nuts, chocolate and cranberries
L: left over fresh tuna, veggie, and soba salad, an apple
S: other half of Luna Bar
D: chicken breast sautéed in veggie broth, with dried apricots and prunes, sweet potato, salad, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: ground beef/veggie frittata, black coffee
1 hour group training session, followed by a protein shake + banana
L: small amount of both carnitas and pulled pork, kale
D: last of the carnitas, baby greens sauteed with other veggies

Roasted some chicken last night, thinking about making a coconut/chocolate mole sauce tonight...I've been wanting to try the recipe, it is intriguing!

[Crankin]

rest day
B: 2 eggs scrambled with kale and a corn tortilla, one chicken/veggie sausage, an orange, coffee
L: salad with chicken, chick peas, tomatoes, fig vinegar, an apple
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits
D: one turkey burger, no bun, cauliflower "mashed potatoes," salad, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece wg toast with butter, coffee
Snack: 1 banana
Lunch: turkey sammy on wg bread, 2 cookies
D: portobello burger, fries, 1 glass red wine at a board meeting

[Crankin]

I was up for 2-3 hours in the middle of the night. This messed up my appetite
B: bowl of brown rice krispies, almond milk, blueberries, walnuts, chia seeds. 3 slices lox with low fat veggie cream cheese, green tea.
This breakfast proves I need to have more protein than cereal and milk provide. I did an errand bike run (12.7 miles rt) and felt like crap. I was starving.
L: I took myself out to lunch and had a veggie omelet, fruit, and one one slice whole grain toast
S: orange
D: 2 fish tacos with talapia, corn tortillas, a sauce made with tomatillos, poblano, mayo, and shredded cabbage, glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: eggs scrambled with veggies, slice uncured bacon, black coffee
1 hour group training workout followed by protein shake
L: last of the carnitas, kale, small banana
D: mashed sweet potato, roast chicken with coconut/cacao mole sauce

Grocery shopping time! I need more veggie variety! Loving the new/larger food processor - I don't know if it is because it is larger, or a different brand, but I find myself using it even more than my Cuisinart before it broke and it seems easier/more effective.

[Crankin]

boot camp (grabbed a handful of walnuts before)
B: small amount of plain Greek yogurt with blueberries, chia seeds, walnuts, 2 eggs scrambled with kale and 1/2 a sweet potato, coffee
L: left over talapia from the fish tacos the night before, with poblano-mayo sauce, the other half of the sweet potato, an apple
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate bits at 2:30, slice of raisin Ezekial bread and soy nut butter at 5:00
D: salad with romaine, artichocke hearts, hearts of palm, avocado, chicken and balsamic vinegar and olive oil, 2 squares dark chocolate

[spokewench]

B: piece of wg toast with butter, coffee
S: 1 banana
L: 1/2 tuna salad sammy on wg bread, sprouts, tomato
D: spagetti and meatballs with my marinara sauce, 1 glass red wine
piece of raspberry cobbler with ice cream

[Crankin]

B: egg whites, kale, corn tortilla scramble, 2 chicken sausages, glass of almond milk, green tea
L: salad with romaine, tuna in oil, the left over artichoke heart/hearts of palm, chick peas, plain Greek yogurt, blueberries, almonds, coffee
3 mile run/walk
S: an apple
D: we went out before theatre night. I had 2 glasses of red wine, half a salad with butternut squash, arugula, apples, salmon with puree of parsnip and one small chocolate chop cookie as part of my DH's affogato (I had one taste of the ice cream/espresso from that)

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: eggs scrambled with veggies, uncured bacon (I find I prefer the fresh side), and black coffee
L: 'Waldorf" Salmon salad wrap on lettuce leaves
2 hours geocaching/walking/hiking
D: Roasted brussel sprouts, ground pork

Really wanted to ride yesterday afternoon, but my glutes/hammies/quads were strongly voting against it.

[Crankin]

B: 2 slices Black Forest ham, low fat cheddar, in a corn tortilla with salsa, an orange, coffee
S: 3 dried apricots and some walnuts. I was starving
L:veggie burger on a spelt roll with 1/4 avocado, mustard and an apple
28.5 mile ride with 1550 feet of climbing. I ate a Lara Bar during the ride. First time for Lara Bars.
S: glass of almond milk and some whole wheat pita crackers and hummus when I got home
D: glass of red wine, pan seared sea bass with a relish of oranges, fennel, olive oil, roasted Brussel sprouts, 2 squares dark chocolate