What did you eat today?

[spokewench]

B: Oatmeal, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
S: handful of goldfish
L: 1 piece whole grain bread, chicken gravy
S: strawberries and pineapple
D: 1 piece wg bread with hummus; 1 piece wg bread with low fat cream cheese, sun dried tomatoes and fresh basil, glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Yesterday
B: steel cut oats with 2 slices turkey bacon and skim milk

S: apple

L: 1/2 roasted skinless chicken breast with left over partial tempeh/veggie stuffed red pepper

S: Hammer Chocolate Chip bar

30 minutes walking, 40 minutes strength training, 70 minutes hard spinning class

D: Too hungry to cook much so...3 egg whites, 2 slices turkey bacon, 2 slices of sprouted rye toast, skim milk

S: still hungry - 1/2 Hammer Chocolate Chip bar - need to go grocery shopping for snack food...

Also need to do more cooking in advance...

[Crankin]

yesterday

B: egg white omelette with store made pesto, grapefruit, coffee
L: small salad with chicken, cheese, tomato, an apple
S: Luna bar, eaten in halves at about 3 and 5 PM
D: (way too late) low salt ham and cheese sandwich on whole wheat roll, mustard, cole slaw, cup ofbutternut squash soup
I was still hungry, so about a half hour later, I had another slice of the bread with hummus

This morning I weighed myself and I had gained 3 lbs. from last Friday . Can't still be the effects of the Spanish food and drink last Friday night?

[spokewench]

yesterday

B: egg white omelette with store made pesto, grapefruit, coffee
L: small salad with chicken, cheese, tomato, an apple
S: Luna bar, eaten in halves at about 3 and 5 PM
D: (way too late) low salt ham and cheese sandwich on whole wheat roll, mustard, cole slaw, cup ofbutternut squash soup
I was still hungry, so about a half hour later, I had another slice of the bread with hummus

This morning I weighed myself and I had gained 3 lbs. from last Friday . Can't still be the effects of the Spanish food and drink last Friday night?

Nah, probably not. It is probably just a fluctuation in water weight, hydration.

[Crankin]

Well, I can't eat much less than I do now. I guess I need more and/or longer exercise? The cycling season has started, but we had snow yesterday (not any left on the ground, thankfully), more snow predicted for Thursday. and then cold all weekend So, I may have to put the bike on the trainer for the weekend. But, I am still running, walking, doing core work, weights, and yoga. It's just not the same as long rides a few times a week, like when it gets warmer. I definitely cannot run for 2 hours like I put in on the bike on Sunday.

[Tri Girl]

good gravy I had a whole box of Thin Mints today.
SINCE LUNCH!!
Must be TOM because I'm eating everything I see (dropped candy on the floor, half-eaten chips in the teacher's lounge, old french fries I dropped in the car last year).

Some days I just totally lose all control. And the day started off so well, Morningstar Farm bacon, egg, turkey. Snack was an apple and an orange. Lunch was even healthy with some turkey on gluten-free bread and a tomato and carrot sticks.
Someone gave me that box of cookies and I devoured it like I'll never see another cookie again. Good grief, I'm disgusted with myself...

[spokewench]

Well, I can't eat much less than I do now. I guess I need more and/or longer exercise? The cycling season has started, but we had snow yesterday (not any left on the ground, thankfully), more snow predicted for Thursday. and then cold all weekend So, I may have to put the bike on the trainer for the weekend. But, I am still running, walking, doing core work, weights, and yoga. It's just not the same as long rides a few times a week, like when it gets warmer. I definitely cannot run for 2 hours like I put in on the bike on Sunday.

I feel your pain - I could cut out beer and wine, but I like it too much! We had about 7-9 inches yesterday so I snow shovelled. Does that count?

Anyway, I'll play tennis tomorrow and hopefully do more stuff this week. I have tennis for Saturday and Sunday planned. The problem with me is that after bike racing for 19 years, I think I developed a very efficient machine that doesn't need that much food. I do know that when I biked, toward the end, I did not need to eat as much as I did when I was younger.

Anyways, I will try to ride more as we get better weather to add to the tennis and hopefully, I can get rid of the 8 pound 50 year bulge around my middle!

[spokewench]

Tri Girl - it happens to the best of us! All we can do is get back on the bandwagon with our next meal! Were they thin mints really good?

I don't like them so I would not have eaten them; but if you like them, it might have been worth it!

[Tri Girl]

they were good, but I feel disgusting now (inside and out). I'll wind up eating a dozen Tums to counteract the heartburn I'll have for sure. Most days I'm good- but sometimes I just can't stop myself. I'm not a binge eater. Usually I'm pretty even-keel. Every few months I swear it's like a light switch goes on and I devour whatever is in sight. I hate when I do this...

Soup for dinner (if I'm even hungry at that point).

[redrhodie]

(((Tri Girl))) I think you need a hug. Whatever happened to bringing a teacher an apple? There's no such thing as will power, not when cookies are concerned.

today:

bowl of oatmeal with blueberries and milk
2 slices of whole wheat toast and cottage cheese
Vietnamese Bun (rice noodle dish) with fried tofu
a blueberry Greek yogurt
half an orange (if you're wondering about my halves of fruit, I always share with my bf. It's like sacrilege to eat a piece without giving him half, especially oranges)
6 potato pierogies, sauteed cabbage and carrots
I'll have more fruit tonight, probably an apple and an orange (or half ).

[Catrin]

Today:

B: 3 egg whites, 2 slices turkey bacon, 1 slice sprouted wheat toast and skim milk

S: apple

L: roasted skinless chicken breast with lots of broccoli

S: tiny apple and mozz. stick

D: TJ chicken sausage with green beans & cauliflower; bean/corn salsa with multi-grain tortilla chips and one beer

S: more multi-grain tortilla chips and some skim milk

[Crankin]

yesterday:

omelette with Machengo cheese, 2 slices turkey bacon, coffee

salad with grilled chicken, goat cheese, mango-corn salsa

slice of whole wheat bread with soy nut butter

one chicken breast stuffed with goat cheese, spinach, and cous cous with red and yellow pepper. 2 squares chocolate

I had lost 2 of the 3 lbs by this morning

[spokewench]

B: 2 eggs, toast with butter, coffee
L: Roasted chicken, gravy mashed potatoes
S: Tapioca pudding non fat
S: strawberries and pineapple
D: steelhead trout grilled, and primavera risotto (onions, zucchini, mushrooms, spinach, asparagus, tomato, parsley), parmesan YUM

[spokewench]

B: Rice chex, strawberries, 1% milk
L: Primavera risotto
S: 1 piece multigrain bread, leftover steelhead trout
D: stuffed portobello mushroom (zucchini, onions, turkey sausage, brown rice, small amount low fat ricotto cheese to bind) homemade marinara sauce, mozzarella melted on top.
Dessert: Brownie

[Crankin]

yesterday:

3 slices of low salt ham rolled up, with low fat cream cheese inside (incredibly filling), small bowl of whole wheat cereal with 1% milk and blueberries.

cup of split pea soup, salad with grilled chicken, mango-corn salsa, an orange

walnuts and dried cranberries for a snack after 3 mile walk

salad-ish sort of thing from take out market: a bit of Greek salad, 3 slices of tofu, garbanzo bean salad, green beans

Luna Bar