What did you eat today?

[Catrin]

Today:

B: Usual eggs and steel-cut oats with skim and coffee

~39 mile ride - had close to 1 bottle of Accelerade during the ride and a Cliff bar at the turnaround point (rode to an event and had a 90 minute break). I was so salty at the end of the ride that I had a couple Margarita Shot Blocks when I got home - they have the highest sodium content

L: smoked andouille chicken sausage and homemade caprese salad, 1/4 cantaloupe for dessert.

D: roasted skinless chicken breast, homemade spinach/pasta/veggie/greek kind of salad (not much pasta). 1 beer. I might have one more

snack will likely be strawberries and yogurt.

Trying my best to make my calorie targets for today - may need to eat more food to do that.

[Crankin]

B: 2 scrambled eggs, 3 slices of turkey bacon, coffee
L: veggie burger patty, an apple, nuts and dried cranberries
21 mile very hot and humid ride, one bottle of Nuun
D: Asian steak salad with cabbage, red pepper almonds, flank steak, sesame-ginger dressing, 1/2 glass of red wine
2 squares chocolate

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: usual egg + egg white, steel-cut oats with almonds, skim milk, coffee
90 minute "Sunday Funday" at the gym - mixture of fitness games and weights - not as hard as usual
S: 1/2 Cliff bar
L: roasted skinless chicken breast, homemade spinach/veggie/pasta Greek kind of salad with added tomatoes and a couple pieces of fresh Mozzarella cheese, Cantaloupe for dessert
S: 3 tablespoons Blue Bell ice cream
13 mile recovery ride
D: More roasted chicken, mixed grain English muffin, small salad

[GLC1968]

Friday
B: frittata topped with avocado, plum, black coffee
L: kale meatballs, mixed veggies with olive oil
D: sushi, green tea
S: a couple of sips of a banana, strawberry, coconut milk smoothie


Saturday
B: half piece frittata topped with avocado, sweet potato spears, plum
L: eggs, sweet potato and chicken apple sausage scramble (with onions and peppers), black coffee
D: burger on a bed of mixed greens with tomatoes and guacamole, french fries (fresh picked potatoes, fried in rice oil)

Sunday
B: bacon, eggs, wild blackberries and a plum, black coffee
L: mango sausages, apple with almond butter
D: baked chicken wings, 2 plums, pecans
S: 4 dark chocolate, almond and dried cherry clusters!

[Catrin]

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S: 4 dark chocolate, almond and dried cherry clusters!

Yummm! You are making me wish this wasn't a rest day

Thanks for posting all of your meals like this, as I start to consider changing the way I eat it is nice to start developing ideas...Like how to eat breakfast without steel cut oats or Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal!

Out of curiosity - do you ever make your own sausage?

[GLC1968]

Out of curiosity - do you ever make your own sausage?

Yeah, we never should have bought those clusters! I finally moved the stupid container to the back of the cabinet so I'm not seeing them every time I open it. Phew!

I do, actually. I have a spice mix that I make in large quantities where I add a little extra dried red pepper flakes to make it extra hot and I mix it in with whatever ground meat I have around. I have never actually put it into casings though. Most of the time, I prefer to cook with bulk sausage anyway. The only time I like the casings better is when I'm just grilling it to eat. In that case, we usually buy the Aidell's brand (often organic) and stick to flavors that don't have extra sugar or cheese in them.

[Crankin]

B: egg white omelette, chicken, green chili, blueberries, coffee
L: left over Asian steak salad, a peach, nuts and cranberries
S: corn tortilla with hummus
D: 2 super thin pork chops sauteed with rosemary, brussel sprouts, fennel with parmesan, glass of red wine, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Rest day today to allow my calf muscle a chance to relax...

B: 2 eggs, mixed grain English muffin
S: 1/2 chocolate non-fat Greek yogurt
L: Mixed baby greens salad with veggies and pulled chicken breast, small banana
S: Rest of the yogurt
D: more pulled chicken breast with a baby kale/spinach salad, two pieces marinated mozarella cheese, tomato, basil and cucumber. Small amount of olive oil dressing and skim milk

I may have some cantaloupe later for a snack.

[Crankin]

Rest day
B: 2 eggs, scrambled with veggies, low salt ham, and avocado, salsa, an orange, coffee
S: peppermint tea
L: grilled chicken kabobs and broccoli. I found a coffee shop in Lowell that has a Paleo menu. I don't often buy lunch, but today was a day I drove around the same area for most of the day and I had my weekly meeting with my boss in the Lowell office, instead of at my regular site, so I got it to go. They are really nice there and it's in a most unlikely place! A couple of weeks ago I had a scramble of eggs, spinach, sweet potato, and spices and that was awesome.
S: #1, Luna Bar, #2 nuts and cranberries
D: chicken breast on a corn tortilla, tomato, green salsa, avocado, fresh peppers, with some vegetarian refried beans, glass of wine, 2 squares dark chocolate.
This is as Paleo as I can get. Not giving up wine, chocolate, or a few other things. But, as per the discussion in the other thread, it becomes easier to maintain or lose weight, with the more fat I eat, as long as it's combined with no high glycemic carbs.

[solobiker]

B: 2 eggs mixed with some veggies and 1/2 chicken sausage

L: about 3oz of chicken and lots of chopped up veggies

S: A few homemade dried apples ( We have an apple tree in our yard so I cut up a bunch and dehydrated them) Yummm

D: Grilled hamburger and a huge salad

S: Small piece of dark chocolate.

[Catrin]

B: Chicken sausage, onion and mushroom frittata, plum, coffee

HARD 1 hour workout
Protein drink afterwards

L: went with co-workers to Indian restaurant with a buffet and ate too much, tried several chicken and veggie dishes, chicken tandoori, and HAD to have one of those little sweet bread ball thingies.

easy 45 minute ride after work, had some almonds before heading out

D: 2 small lean pork chops with a nice Romaine lettuce salad.

[Crankin]

B: egg whites, cheese, corn tortilla, blueberries
S: before 40 mile hard ride, slice of Ezekial bread with soy nut butter
during ride, Luna Bar, one shot block, 1.5 bottles of Nuun, water
L: tuna salad with lettuce, grape tomatoes, goat cheese, wine vinegar
D: sauteed turkey/apple sausage, yellow squash, peppers, artichoke hearts, vegetarian refried beans, glass of red wine

[solobiker]

B: 3 eggs, 1/2 chicken sausage and veggies

L 1.5 chicken thighs, veggies

S: Kind bar..a treat for myself after a long painful week and a treat before my first PT session

D: Taco salad ( Ground beef, lots of lettuce, peppers and onion.

A little treat of natural PB with celery.

[Catrin]

Today:

B: Chicken sausage, onion and mushroom frittata, cantaloupe, 1/2 cup skim milk and coffee
L: pulled chicken breast & baby spinach salad with olive oil dressing, cantaloupe and a few strawberries for dessert

Pre-workout: small Muscle Milk
60 minute training session

D: smoked andouille chicken sausage, steamed bok choy with a bit of olive oil drizzled on it, salad with baby spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, marinated mozz. cheese medallion and olive oil/lemon juice dressing. Papaya for dessert, skim milk.

Solobiker, I like the sounds of your taco salad

Still missing calorie target for exercise day, but only by about 600 calories this time, better than the >1,000 yesterday

[solobiker]

B: Chicken sausage with veggies and 1/4 apple cut up. Yummm

L: 1.5 chicken thighs and a big salad

S: some homemade dried apples and small piece of beef jerky

D: Thick cut pork chop and large salad.