What did you eat today?

[solobiker]

Much better day for me and I plan for tomorrow to be even better.

Bike commute to work

B: Oatmeal with some protien powder and a few raisons

S: Apple

L: Turkey, 1 piece of bread, some veggies and pretzles

Commute home then rode my spin bike with a 60 min training DVD.

S: Ritz crackers with 1 T of pb...Whoops

D: Large salad...no dressing and some grilled chicken.

[Crankin]

5-6 almonds and a couple of pieces of dried apricots before weights/core class with evil instructor. Today's class involved having to run outside with with weights, come back and do about 5,000 jumps/jacks while everyone else in the class went and did the outside part...
B: bowl of Irish oatmeal with blueberries, egg whites with green chili salsa, coffee
L: left over "lasagna" made with zucchini and ground turkey, apple
S:nuts and cranberries
D: chicken breast baked with rosemary and olive oil, roasted asparagus, sweet potato, glass of red wine, 2 pieces dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Today...not too bad in the calorie department but still below what they say I should get on a non-rest day. Considering I've put on about 2 pounds since starting this I am not convinced they are right about all of this...but am reserving judgement until the Bod Pod next week. I HAVE been actively working to build muscle for a couple of months now so it might be foolish to think I should have actually lost weight...I also tend to retain water on hard workout days.

B: steel cut oats (with dried cranberries and blueberries), 1 whole egg & 1 egg white, skim milk, coffee
S: small apple, mozz. stick
L: baby spinach, fruited wild rice salad with a roasted skinless chicken breast
S: Cliff Bar

Workout: 20 minutes Helix lateral trainer, 60 minutes HARD group training class, 30 minute Bosu class (Crankin, sounds like my class - TRX row challenge - how many can you do in 2 minutes - next we went around the track with kettlebells - 5 swings, 5 burpees, 5 swings, etc....the dynamic warmup for this included lots of jogging, skipping, lunges, etc)

munched on a few almonds and raisins on the way home...

D: 1 whole egg + 1 egg white sandwich on Ezekial bread, tomato salad with olive oil and (whole fat) feta cheese with Med. herbs, skim milk (too hungry to cook anything more complicated and no ready chicken breasts waiting for me)

Now I am going to go roll out my quads, hamstrings and IT band before bed... I've really started seeing the benefit of doing that after a hard workout before bed.

[solobiker]

So I am going to go back to a more paleo way of eating because I feel better with that way of eating. When I do not keep close tabs on what I eat that is when I start to stray to the "dark side" and make some pretty poor choices. I am still learning a lot about it.

GLC I know you follow this pretty closely, what kind of breakfasts do you eat...besides eggs. I don't have a lot of time in the morning on work days as I head into work around 5ish. I have read yougurt is a no no..or is greek yogurt okay?

Sorry for the thread hijack. I just like to have others opinions.

[mandiam]

AM Workout: Ran 1 mile/1 hour of pump class/ran 1 mile
Breakfast: 1/2 cup of almond/cashew mix with coffee
Lunch: PB&J (whole wheat, sugar free jelly, natural PB, with naner slices) and a sliced apple
Snack: Orange
Dinner: Sweet Tater, BBQ Chicken, Green Beans, half an avocado
Snack: cantaloupe and mango slices

[mandiam]

So I am going to go back to a more paleo way of eating because I feel better with that way of eating. When I do not keep close tabs on what I eat that is when I start to stray to the "dark side" and make some pretty poor choices. I am still learning a lot about it.

GLC I know you follow this pretty closely, what kind of breakfasts do you eat...besides eggs. I don't have a lot of time in the morning on work days as I head into work around 5ish. I have read yougurt is a no no..or is greek yogurt okay?

Sorry for the thread hijack. I just like to have others opinions.

AH! PALEO PANCAKES!!!!!!

mix together PB, 1 egg, 1 banana, and protein powder in a mixer (i use magic bullet)

and you have the batter for paleo pancakes, they are SO GOOD.

[spokewench]

B: Shredded wheat 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
S: 1 banana
L: Chicken breast wrap with spinach, tomatoes, cucs, vinaigrette
D: 1 piece pizza with canadian bacon and red onions, 1 glass red wine
Mandarin oranges

[GLC1968]

So I am going to go back to a more paleo way of eating because I feel better with that way of eating. When I do not keep close tabs on what I eat that is when I start to stray to the "dark side" and make some pretty poor choices. I am still learning a lot about it.

GLC I know you follow this pretty closely, what kind of breakfasts do you eat...besides eggs. I don't have a lot of time in the morning on work days as I head into work around 5ish. I have read yougurt is a no no..or is greek yogurt okay?

Sorry for the thread hijack. I just like to have others opinions.

Most mornings, I have smoothies for breakfast. I use a magic bullet, toss in half a frozen banana (I keep some on hand for this), some frozen berries, a scoop of egg white protein powder, some almond milk (or in an emergency water), a handful of spinach and then blend. I usually throw in either a couple of tablespoons of either coconut milk or heavy cream just to give it a little creaminess, but only if I have something open.

I also make extra eggs (and veggies) when I do make them and then often just reheat a container in the morning.

Leftovers from the night before work great too. I like eating uncured chicken apple sausages and a piece of fruit for breakfast as well. This works well when travelling and I have a mini fridge and a microwave in the room.

[solobiker]

Thanks for your replies. I have been wondering about how re-heated eggs would be. Hmmmm. I may have to try this. Those pancakes look pretty good. It is supposed to be rainy and cold here this weekend so maybe I will give them a try.

B: Smoothie with strawberries, rasberries, protien powder, some greek yogurt and almond milk

S: Almonds and an apple

L: Chicken and some veggies

S: Apple

D: not sure yet..maybe some fish and a big salad

Making today a rest day. I have not been sleeping well for several weeks. I keep waking up at 12am and can't fall back to sleep.

I did manage to commute to/from work on my bike in a sleep state..

[Susan Otcenas]

5:00am apple
6:00am one hour cycling class
7:00am peanut butter Gu
7:15am 40 minute run
8:00am one cup nonfat greek yogurt with one cup blueberries.
8:30am one hour PT (damn IT band)
10:00am banana and a 1% latte
12:30pm green salad with veggies and avocado. One cup homemade beef/bean chili. One small (6oz) roasted sweet potato
3:30pm one cup nonfat greek yogurt
6:30pm dinner planned for tonight is a pile of veggies and a piece of protein (yet to be decided upon! ) I'll probably do some kind of garlic-kale saute with chicken breast and maybe roast up some delicata squash. Yum.

[five one]

I have been wondering about how re-heated eggs would be.

I do a lot of cooking and storing on the weekend - roast a big pan of chopped veggies, roast beets separately in foil, saute spinach and mushrooms, caramelize onions, and poach a bunch of 5 minute eggs using poach pods. Everything is stored in its own container.

I make a layered breakfast each morning in a microwavable container with a vent in the lid: 1/2 c. diced beets, 1/2 c. roasted veggies, a heaping spoonful or two of the spinach/mushrooms, and a spoonful of the onions. Then I make a little cavity for the egg, and plop it carefully. The onions will hold it in place fairly well. I take it out of the fridge about 30 minutes before I plan to eat. Microwaved about 3:30 minutes at 50% power, everything heats up without cooking - including the egg. The white is done and the yolk is runny (my preference, YMMV). All of it totally yummy.

The roasted veggies vary by season. The combo right now is sweet potato, butternut squash, celery root, and red bell peppers.