What did you eat today?

[Catrin]

I am eating like a normal person this weekend as well, because it is Pascha (Easter) - and we feast. Back to normal tomorrow - and I probably shouldn't but frankly, if I can't allow myself to feast once or twice a year then I am just being too obsessive.

Yesterday...not so much yesterday, feasting started at 2am this morning

B: Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with skim milk, blueberries, egg whites + 1 whole egg
S: (around noon) Luna Peanut Butter Cookie bar
L: (around 3pm) pretzel roll with 1 chicken sausage, skim milk
S: (around 7pm) 1/2 serving Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with 1/2 cup skim milk

Dinner: (2am) Traditional Greek dinner with roasted lamb, roasted Greek potatoes, Greek salad, sweet bread, boiled egg. There was wine that I resisted, and they said it was good - but it didn't seem a good idea to drink that late at night with a longish drive home.

Today will have a normal breakfast, then heading to my old parish to continue the Pascha celebration with a short (this time) service and a community pitch in. I am taking fresh and local beer with me Back to normal tomorrow!

It is my tradition to go riding this morning, but it is far too windy to road-ride.

[Crankin]

I am done with "normal" eating as of right now!
B: 2 home made waffles with 2 chicken apple sausages, blueberries, and orange slices, coffee
S: before ride one slice of Ezekial sprouted grain raisin bread with soy nut butter
32 mile ride, ate about 2/3 of a luna Bar and drank a bottle of Nuun and half a bottle of water
L: at about mile 26, I had lunch, a whole wheat veggie wrap with a side of cole slaw (really small)
S: sliced yellow pepper and hummus
D: (restaurant) salad with balsamic vinaigrette, grilled salmon on a bed of arugula and walnuts, one piece of garlic bread, 2 glasses red wine

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Bowl of cereal
Bottle of coconut water
1/2 pound pulled pork on a bun, most of a bowl of green beans and most of a corn bread muffin. Yes, I was hungry.
Cup of tea with sugar and half-and-half
Apple with a sprinkling of cinnamon and a bit of caramel sauce
Bowl of cereal.

Today:
Bowl of cereal
Coconut water
Wasabi peas
Hummus and pita chips
2 glasses of lemonade
Leftover brown rice and chipotle chicken sausage.

...Why does my diet get so much worse on weekends?

[Catrin]

Back to normal today - goal of 2K calories as an exercise day, got somewhat over 1,800 so I am getting better

B: Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with skim milk, strawberries, 2 egg whites + 1 whole egg, coffee
S: small banana with PB

60 minute weights workout (not counting warming up) + 30 minute Bosu class
post-workout snack - Luna Protein bar

L: 1/2 cup brown rice, sweet basil chicken sausage and sauteed kale and bok choy, skim milk

S: a few almonds and raisins, small boiled egg

35 minutes on the trainer - ugh (too windy to ride outside and really didn't want to get back into the warm bike clothes anyway)

D: sweet basil chicken sausage and sauteed kale, 1 slice Ezekial bread with small amount of light butter, skim milk.

[Susan Otcenas]

Catrin - something has been puzzling me. If you are struggling to get enough calories, why are you drinking skim milk and eating egg whites and light butter? Why not drink regular milk, eat whole eggs and use regular butter? The volume is the same but with more caloric density.

[Susan Otcenas]

Today is a rest day!! Yay! I really needed one.

Breakfast - smoothie with almond milk, blue berries, peaches, flax meal and just a touch of agave.
"snack" - 2 unflavored lattes with 1% milk. Yeah, this is overboard, but this was over the course of a 3 hour meeting at a coffee shop. I justified it by having no sweetener and recognizing that it's really no worse than drinking a glass of milk.
Lunch - Spinach salad with mushrooms, peppers and tomatoes. Balsamic vinegar. Topped with 1/3 of an avocado and 4 oz. turkey meat. Side of a kick@ss carrot/cabbage shredded salad I made last night with a light sesame/ginger/garlic dressing. I made a ton, so this will re-appear all week!
afternoon snacks - I had both a pear and a apple, an hour or so apart.
Dinner - I bought a whole wild coho salmon last night. I'll cut it into fillets tonight and grill up 2. I'll freeze the rest. Plan to have roasted cauliflower on the side.

[Owlie]

B: Mango smoothie
L: Giant burger
S: Coconut water, a small slice of cheesecake, tea
D: Some of the fries from lunch with ketchup, Greek yogurt, possibly an apple later. The cramps have kicked in, so I can't actually eat much right now...

[Catrin]

Catrin - something has been puzzling me. If you are struggling to get enough calories, why are you drinking skim milk and eating egg whites and light butter? Why not drink regular milk, eat whole eggs and use regular butter? The volume is the same but with more caloric density.

Perhaps my reasoning is off, but considering how many eggs and how much dairy I consume, I am afraid that I will get too much fat. My sports nutritionist said that I should keep fat in my diet at 30% or less, and I am consistently right at or just over 30%. I have added nuts and am doing more cooking with olive oil.

I am considering going moving from non-fat Greek yogurt to a higher fat percentage version to help. Am I being overly concerned about the fat content in the eggs and dairy?

[Reesha]

Oh man I am turning into an eating machine! It is AWESOME. And I am still losing weight.

Today:
Breakfast 1 @ 6 am: small bowl of quinoa with parmesan and butter
Breakfast 2 @ 7:30 am: greek gods greek yogurt (like dessert I tells ya) with honey and almond butter
Morning Snack @ 10 am: Pouch of pink salmon with that same greek yogurt
Lunch @ 12 pm: spring mix salad with 7 oz of grilled turkey breast, 2 oz salami, banana with sunflower seed butter, steamed broccoli, glass of 2% milk
Pre-ride: 1 roctane gu
26 mile ride: 2 bottles gu brew, 1 roctane
12 mile ride home: 1 bottle gu brew
Dinner: tray of whole foods tuna/avocado sushi (OH YUM). I was so hyper off the caffeine from the roctanes that I accidentally ate a huge blob of wasabi without looking! 6 oz seared salmon and asparagus sauteed in coconut oil.

THIS IS GREAT!

[Owlie]

Oh man I am turning into an eating machine! It is AWESOME. And I am still losing weight.

Today:
Breakfast 1 @ 6 am: small bowl of quinoa with parmesan and butter
Breakfast 2 @ 7:30 am: greek gods greek yogurt (like dessert I tells ya) with honey and almond butter
Morning Snack @ 10 am: Pouch of pink salmon with that same greek yogurt
Lunch @ 12 pm: spring mix salad with 7 oz of grilled turkey breast, 2 oz salami, banana with sunflower seed butter, steamed broccoli, glass of 2% milk
Pre-ride: 1 roctane gu
26 mile ride: 2 bottles gu brew, 1 roctane
12 mile ride home: 1 bottle gu brew
Dinner: tray of whole foods tuna/avocado sushi (OH YUM). I was so hyper off the caffeine from the roctanes that I accidentally ate a huge blob of wasabi without looking! 6 oz seared salmon and asparagus sauteed in coconut oil.

THIS IS GREAT!

I love Greek Gods yogurt! There's a container in my fridge. I assume you have the plain? I really like the honey one--it's really tasty with strawberries and granola.

[Susan Otcenas]

I'm totally hooked on the Kirkland brand nonfat greek yogurt from Costco. Super high in protein and soooooooo creamy that you would never guess it's nonfat. I buy the plain and dress it up with blueberries. SO good.

I used to eat a lot of Nancy's nonfat yogurt, but now I find it too tart and not creamy enough.

[Catrin]

I love Greek Gods yogurt! There's a container in my fridge. I assume you have the plain? I really like the honey one--it's really tasty with strawberries and granola.

Hmmmm, will have to check out the plain. I use Greek yogurt for so many things...though not recently. That must change.

Susan, the salmon sounds awesome!

[Reesha]

I love Greek Gods yogurt! There's a container in my fridge. I assume you have the plain? I really like the honey one--it's really tasty with strawberries and granola.

I buy the plain in the big tub cause I throw almond butter and raw honey into it too... I can't seem to find big tubs of the honey kind. But seriously, I think it's tastier than Fage Total which seems more paste like to me. This feels smoother in its fully fatted form. Also packs a huge calorie punch which I now need... A six oz serving has a ridiculous amount of calories... add in my honey and AB and I've got a perfect breakfast!

[Reesha]

Susan, the salmon sounds awesome!

Yes, I envy all pacific northwesterners their ability to buys scads of wild, sustainably fished salmon/char/coho. Mmmm boy.

[Crankin]

handful of almonds and 2 dried apricots before 3 mile run-walk
B: coffee, 2 eggs and egg whites with mushrooms and peppers, one apple chicken sausage, an orange
S: handful of cranberries before 15 mile fast and hot ride
L: salad with turkey breast, lettuce, red peppers, grape tomatoes, artichoke hearts, goat cheese, fig infused balsamic vinegar, cup of roasted red pepper tomato soup
S: 4 oz. soft serve vanilla/chocolate twist soft serve in a regular cone with chocolate dip (it was 93 here today; my first trip to Dairy Joy)
D: glass of red wine, rosemary/garlic roasted chicken with brussel sprouts, 2 squares dark chocolate