What did you eat today?

[Reesha]

I've been on a beans and rice kick. James and I are trying to spend less on food and beans and rice are cheap, nutritious and plentiful.

Today it's lima beans slow cooked with smoked ham shanks, onions, bell peppers and celery served with rice. Oh man, I can't wait!

[Crankin]

yesterday:
3 egg omelette with bruschetta and cheese, 3 slices turkey bacon, blueberries, coffee
raspberry lime ricky on a ride stop

salad with chicken and kidney beans, avocado, an orange, slice of whole wheat bread

Indian food, pretty late after a movie: chicken tikka, cup of lentil soup, a few pieces of naan, glass of red wine

[Reesha]

Yum to the Indian Food. Have you ever been to Monsoon over in Acton? I love that place!

I started today with a mini bowl of corn flakes. Mmmm commodity corn.

[spokewench]

bowl of cheerios, strawberries, raspberries, strawberries, 1% milk, coffee
2 pieces cheddar cheese, 3 thin pieces of salami, watermelon
1/4 of a butternut squash, filled with zucchini, onion,brown rice, turkey sausage filling, with homemade marinara sauce over the top and some mozzarella cheese
1 ice cream sandwich

In addition, I made a wonderful chicken vege soup that I will be eating on in the next few days. chicken, onions, carrots, celery, new red potatoes, green beans, cabbage, rainbow chard.

[Crankin]

Yea, the food at Monsoon is good and it's only about 3.5 miles from my house. But, we call them the "snobby" Indian restaurant... the service is kind of arrogant, so we usually get take out. Their other restaurant in Maynard is not like that.
This place was in Lexington and it was *really* good. I'll be going back.

[Reesha]

Yes they are very reserved at Monsoon. I also highly recommend India Palace just over the border from Westford in Chelmsford. Really fantastic food!

There's a great Thai place in Maynard that my uncle often takes me. Mmm Thai.

I had some lima beans for a pre-bbq lunch so I don't quite gorge on the unhealthy stuff. James works at a really fantastic posh restaurant and they are having their own bbq for their staff and staff families today. Yumm-OH.

[Crankin]

I've been to all of those places, Reesha. We used to eat at Thai Chili * a lot* when I lived in Boxborough, now not so much. That, and the fact that Asian food puts pounds on me quicker than anything.

[Catrin]

Yesterday (baaad Catherine)

B: egg white sammy (Ezekial bread)

1.5 hour mountain bike drills (parking lot) and just playing around on the grass

L: (actually coffee hour after church) 5 small meatballs, slice french bread, pickles, mashed potatoes, coffee

S: fresh choc-chip cookies I made to take to a cook-out last night. Gotta sample while making them to assure they are edible

D: Brats. 2 of them. With bread. several types of salad, more cookies, berries, 2 beers

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Today (better):

B: egg white + 1 whole egg sammy (Ezekial bread)

42 mile bike ride (2 Nutter Butters at SAG, 1 banana, had Heed in Camelbak for ride) Small amount of bran cereal when I walked in the door with a little skim milk. Don't ask me why I crave cereal after a long ride... would rather have chips and choc milk but am out of both...

L: Salad with roasted chicken breast, tomatoes, olive oil dressing

45 minute walk, 1 serving of ice cream afterwards

D: Planning a chicken/veggie wrap with a beer

[Catrin]

I can come over and help with the cookies.
I know you're on a fairly restrictive diet, but I find a small amount (1 ice cream-shop scoop or less) of full-fat premium ice cream satisfies far better than a larger amount of other stuff. *sticks face back into her dish of Graeter's*
Unless it's gelato, of course.

I decided to follow your advice I did damage with the cookies yesterday, and much to my surprise this afternoon I was satisfied with the ice cream after I carefully measured out a serving. Just to be safe all I purchased was a pint of Ben & Jerry's to see if I can be trusted with ice cream in my freezer...

[Owlie]

I decided to follow your advice I did damage with the cookies yesterday, and much to my surprise this afternoon I was satisfied with the ice cream after I carefully measured out a serving. Just to be safe all I purchased was a pint of Ben & Jerry's to see if I can be trusted with ice cream in my freezer...

And, uh, if you decide you can't, I'll take it off your hands...

Yesterday:
My usual cereal with 1%
Sun chips, Bolthouse protein thing, cabbage slaw
Chai
Indian-spiced beef, rice, spinach, two handfuls of cherries
mocha chocolate chip ice cream

Today:
Cereal w/ 1%
Sun chips
Bison burger with tomato, onions and BBQ sauce, homemade fries, jalapeno slaw (red and green cabbage, carrots, jalapenos), watermelon salsa, corn on the cob, half a beer
small amount of peach daquiri
grilled peach with balsamic glaze

I might have some yogurt, strawberries and granola later...

[Catrin]

And, uh, if you decide you can't, I'll take it off your hands...

Oh that won't be necessary, there won't be any left should I discover I can't be trusted around it I DID NOT, however, get my favorite. I love good mint-chocolate chip but of course they don't have that in Ben and Jerry's pints. So I forced myself to get the raspberry cheesecake with white chocolate and swirls. Hard job, but someone has to do it.

No ice cream unless ride > 35 miles. It will be interesting to see what happens to my weekly mileage total with this approach

[indysteel]

No ice cream unless ride > 35 miles. It will be interesting to see what happens to my weekly mileage total with this approach

Maybe I should try that as a way to limit my ice cream addiction. Or not......

I'll be interested to see what additional tests reveal about my thryoid. Perhaps I've gotten away with eating ice cream like I do because it's been overactive for some portion of the last year (since I last had it checked). It seems odd though because I don't have most of the symptoms one generally associates with it. Here's hoping that it's nothing, although I think that might overly optimistic of me, given that I have a sister with Grave's disease. Maybe they just caught it really early.

[Crankin]

Too much.

B: whole wheat bagel with low fat provolone and 2 slices of Canadian bacon, blueberries, an orange, coffee

3/4 Luna bar and a bottle of water, plus about 1/4 of a bottle of Nuun during/after 22.5 mile ride

left over chicken and soba, edame

dinner out with son and DH: turkey tips, rice, cole slaw, one beer

[spokewench]

B: rice chex, blackberries, raspberries, 1% milk, coffee
S: 1 piece WG toast and peanut butter
L: bowl of chicken vege soup
S: 1 beer
D: 1 grilled chicken thigh, peas, macaroni and cheese, 1 glass of red wine

[aquamoose32]

Way too much. Thank you 4th of July. And thus I rode 52 miles 5000 ft of climbing the today. 100 degrees. It was hot.
Today:
B: Chocolate soy milk, 1/2 cliff bar, tea with honey
S: rest of cliff bar on ride
L: Jam and banana sandwich, cliff bar # 2 still on ride. Coconut Water
S: beans, corn, lots of salsa, more chocolate soymilk
D: beer, pear
water water water

Yesterday:
Oh dear:
B: Banana, pear, tea with honey
S: like 1/2 a watermelon at the lake with TONS of salt on it, 1 rice cake, 1 carrot
L: collards and tofu stirfry, mangos
at the party I rode my bike to: Lots of chips and salsa, bean dip, salad, 1 sangria, 1 gin and juice, one beer
Dessert: chocolate soymilk, granola (This was the best invention ever, I compare it to ice cream)