What did you eat today?

[Reesha]

No worries!

Yeah, I'm a little more lenient with fruits, but we are going to avoid grapes, mango, pineapple and other high sugar fruits for this two weeks at least. We both find that once we start eating these sugary things, we just want more and it's not good.

Really, what I should do is promise not to bake anymore. I keep experimenting with paleo baking and the results have been too yummy for our own good!

I am the same way GLC. I have been eating pretty paleo for months and it's amazing how little sugar I crave now. Now when I need more of it (and more calories in general) I'm satisfied with so little food. Hence my need for liquid calories.

[solobiker]

B: oatmeal with protien powder

S: Apple with some beef jerky

L leftover turkey with some veggies and a homemade cookie a co-worker made

S: pretzles

D: Fish and a salad

commuted to/from work on my bike, did a 30 min weight workout and I may go for a walk later on.

[Owlie]

We had banana bread french toast on Sunday as kind of a final 'hurrah' before our detox - Ooooh so good!! The cinnamon pecan coffee cake and the sweet potato squares recipes I make are both outstanding too...even to non-paleo people. No more for a few weeks! It's a flat out miracle that I haven't put on a bunch of weight with all this cooking and so little exercise.

I'm pretty sure healing requires calories. How's your foot?
I'm curious: What exactly goes into paleo-friendly baked goods? Is it a modified version of the gluten-free stuff? Straight-up the same thing?
Also, besides the things you mentioned, what counts as high-sugar, since most fruit in my book is pretty sweet, save the Terrible Strawberries that are currently roaming my refrigerator? Apples? Cherries? Berries?

Today:
Accidentally (mostly) vegetarian, as it turns out.
B: Cake doughnut and coffee.
L: Tabbouleh, bell pepper and radish with garlic hummus, one stuffed grape leaf, some sort of Welsh cheese with mustard seeds, coconut water, and the other half of the Reese's cups from yesterday.
S: Small white chocolate mocha, a few chipotle bbq Doritos (don't eat them. They're nasty.)
D: Bowl of cereal, and I'll have some fruit after I take a shower and do the dishes. I am exhausted and I don't know why. I swear the 46-mile ride I did back in November (after not riding significantly for 2 months) didn't wipe me out this badly.

[GLC1968]

I'm pretty sure healing requires calories. How's your foot?
I'm curious: What exactly goes into paleo-friendly baked goods? Is it a modified version of the gluten-free stuff? Straight-up the same thing?
Also, besides the things you mentioned, what counts as high-sugar, since most fruit in my book is pretty sweet, save the Terrible Strawberries that are currently roaming my refrigerator? Apples? Cherries? Berries?

My foot is improving, thanks for asking. There is no more pain...just annoyance at the cast and my lack of mobility. But I think I'm doing a bang up job at remaining positive most of the time!

Paleo baking is often similar to gluten-free. Usually things are made with almond or coconut flour, without dairy and very low or absent on sugars. That banana bread I mentioned above had no added sugar...just the bananas. No grains, no dairy, no legumes and no sugar, basically. And it's usually pretty high in fat to make up for the lack of other ingredients!

For sugary fruits, I think that bananas must qualify, but since I don't notice a sugar spike from them, I still eat them. Cherries are high, grapes are high and some melon is high. Apples, berries, pears, stone fruits (peaches, apricots, etc) and citrus is ok if you eat the whole fruit because the fiber dulls the sugar impact. And the more ripe a fruit is, the more sugar it's got. Oh and dried fruit is a no-no because it is so high in concentrated sugar. I do eat it under normal situations...just not when trying to kill the sugar beast like right now.

[Owlie]

No legumes? Goodness. I'm going to have to break it to my Iranian friend (who is thinking of trying paleo) that one of her favorite foods (a lentil dish--it's seriously good even though I don't really care for lentils!) is off the menu. :|

[indysteel]

No legumes? Goodness. I'm going to have to break it to my Iranian friend (who is thinking of trying paleo) that one of her favorite foods (a lentil dish--it's seriously good even though I don't really care for lentils!) is off the menu. :|

I'm addicted to lentils. Any way that you could post a recipe for your friend's favorite dish? Thanks!!!

[Owlie]

I'm addicted to lentils. Any way that you could post a recipe for your friend's favorite dish? Thanks!!!

I don't know that there *is* a recipe for it, because it's something her mom makes, but I'll see what I can do. My mom wants a rice recipe from her too. Iranian food. nom nom nom.

[Crankin]

B: egg white omelette with cheese and green chili salsa, half a grapefruit, coffee
L: chicken breast, blueberries and strawberries, half a piece of matzah
S: handful of nuts, cranberries, chocolate
D: 2 very thin pork chops with rosemary, sweet potato, roasted asparagus, glass of red wine, 2 pieces of dark chocolate

[limewave]

Today is a 2.5 hour easy ride (keeping my hr below 115). Tomorrow is my big endurance day--4-5 hour ride, half on the road and half on the trail.

B: Ezekiel toast with 1 egg + 1 egg white, 2 mugs of coffee
S: 1 whole serving of oatmeal w/ TB of Smucker's Natural PB
L: Large salad and UM shake w/ banana
S: Greek yogurt + tbsp of Granola
D: Roasted Root Veggies, cinnamon raisin toast with Sunbutter
S: Green Smoothie

1600 calories
(I will likely munch on something else for an addition 100-200 calories)

Fuel for the ride: 2 scoops endura, 2 homemade energy balls=400 calories

[Catrin]

Still on that road to try and eat more calories...I know, I know...still learning more choices for denser health higher-calorie foods. This is also Holy Week for the Orthodox Church and I simply am not home much.

Yesterday - goal was 2k calories as an exercise day, got just shy of 1,700:

B: Steel cut oats with 5 almonds, 2 egg whites + 1 whole egg, skim milk, coffee

S: small (hard) apple with 1 mozz cheese stick

L: Roasted skinless chicken breast sandwich on Ezekial bread, raisins and 6 almonds

S: More raisins and 10 almonds (portable and yummy!)

Pre-workout snack: Cliff Bar

2 hour hard workout

Post-workout snack: 1/2 Honey Stinger bar left from Sunday's workout (yummy, but no more of these)

D: sauteed bok choy and watercress, 3 egg whites, 1 cup milk

[solobiker]

Commute to work on my bike

B: Bannana and some turkey sausage

L: Chicken and veggies


Commute home then went went on a 3.5 mile run

S: Chocolate milk and an apple

D: Most likely some fish and a big salad

S: Planning on frozen fruit.

Gosh when I look at this this does not look like very many calories. I will have to plug it into The Daily Plate. hmmmm

[Catrin]

Today - my non-exercise day calorie goal is 1,600-1,800 and I actually broke 1,600 Strange thing to cheer over...but there you go.

B: steel cut oats with 6 almonds, skim mild, 1 egg white + 1 whole egg, coffee

S: small apple with mozz cheese stick

L: I forgot my chicken at home! However I didn't forget the rice + sauteed bok choy and watercress left over from the night before. Fat free Greek yogurt + frozen blueberries, 6 almonds and a bit of peanut butter rounded it all out. (didn't really have enough of anything for enough protein for lunch but it all added up).

S: 10 almonds + raisins

D:roasted skinless chicken breast, brown rice, romaine lettuce salad with a few dried cranberries, a bit of homemade dressing and a small amount of white cheddar.

probably will have a cup of skim milk as evening snack, we will see.

[Susan Otcenas]

I don't know why I always post on swim/run days... Maybe because i get so hungry and all I can think about is food?

5:00 banana
5:30 2500 meter swim
7:00 banana
7:15 40 minute run
8:30 (breakfast) scottish oats with cinnamon and 1T shredded coconut. one apple
12:30 (lunch) Spinach salad with mushrooms, peppers & tomotoes. Balsamic vinegar. Topped with 1/2 a small avocado and 1/2 can of salmon.
3:30 apple with 1T peanut butter.
7:00 (Dinner) Hmmmm, not sure yet. I took some chicken breast out of the freezer, so I'll probably saute that up with some veggies and make a salad. Maybe some quinoa too. I have 12 WeightWatchers points left and plan to eat every last one of them today. I'm hungry.

Susan

[Crankin]

B: 4 slices low salt ham over sliced tomato and melted cheddar, orange, coffee
S: half a piece of matzah with soy nut butter
It was a rest day, but I still felt like doing something after having to work this morning (usually free time). I rode my bike to Concord center, walked around and rode home with an extra mile added in. About 8.5 miles of riding and half a mile of walking. Rode up the "steep side" of my street, so I feel like I worked.
L: salad with tuna, red pepper, goat cheese, artichoke hearts, roasted red pepper and tomato soup
S: nuts and cranberries
D: 3 turkey meatballs with organic marinara, salad, small piece of dark chocolate matzah, glass of red wine

[Owlie]

I don't know why I always post on swim/run days... Maybe because i get so hungry and all I can think about is food?

5:00 banana
5:30 2500 meter swim
7:00 banana
7:15 40 minute run
8:30 (breakfast) scottish oats with cinnamon and 1T shredded coconut. one apple
12:30 (lunch) Spinach salad with mushrooms, peppers & tomotoes. Balsamic vinegar. Topped with 1/2 a small avocado and 1/2 can of salmon.
3:30 apple with 1T peanut butter.
7:00 (Dinner) Hmmmm, not sure yet. I took some chicken breast out of the freezer, so I'll probably saute that up with some veggies and make a salad. Maybe some quinoa too. I have 12 WeightWatchers points left and plan to eat every last one of them today. I'm hungry.

Susan

How you do any physical activity on just a banana is beyond me. But then, I'm a pig.

Today:
B: "Parfait"--3 sliced strawberries with a bit of mint, Greek yogurt and a bit of granola, tea with half-and-half and sugar
L: A big PB cup, salad with goat cheese and walnuts, oil+vinegar dressing, tabbouleh, pineapple
S: 2 cookies
D: Bean stew over rice. I'll have some strawberries (possibly with cream) later.