What did you eat today?

[Crankin]

B: oatmeal with blueberries, walnuts, 2 eggs over easy, coffee
2 mile run (which I ended early, was supposed to be 3 miles)
L: salad with low salt ham and turkey, green pepper, lettuce, sprinkle of low fat cheddar, oil, vinegar, Dijon mustard dressing, cup of low salt butternut squash soup, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries
D: I had to eat at a client's house, so we could observe the kid's "manners" and social interaction skills (my colleague works on this stuff). I had 3 meatballs, one piece of ravioli, lots of salad and a small piece of garlic bread.
I had a glass of wine when I got home.

[Catrin]

B: 2 eggs, steel cut oats with almonds and dried cranberries, skim milk, coffee
S: Almonds and raisins
L: Whole Wheat tortilla with a roasted skinless chicken breast, 1 oz yummy Gouda, lettuce, banana
S: Almonds and raisins
D: Sweet basil chicken/turkey sausage, whole wheat tortilla, lettuce, sweet potato tortilla chips

17 mile bike ride, strawberries and non-fat yogurt afterwards.

I didn't hit my calorie targets, which might explain why I woke up at midnight starving...so had a small amount of Kashi Autumn Wheat cereal with skim milk.

[limewave]

Breakfast: Egg + egg white, fried on Ezekiel Toast, Coffee
Snack: Orange
Lunch: Chocolate/PB/Banana smoothie + Salad
Snack: Yam and spinach smash
Dinner: Big Salad
Snack: Green Smoothie

Yesterday was horrible!!!! Time to start tracking my food again.

[Crankin]

piece of Ezekial bread with a little soy nut butter before 14 mile 5:30 AM ride
B: egg whites with zucchini, tomato, lox, an orange, coffee
L: sweet potato, 2 slices turkey breast, tomato slices, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries, a banana about 2 hours later
D: Meh, we went out for Mexican, in the city where I grew up. I had fish (tilapia?) in cilantro/cumin sauce, black beans, and cabbage. Not bad, but then I had 2 large glasses of sangria.
Very full.

I feel weird walking around the same streets I walked with my youthful boyfriend, with my DH.

[Owlie]

Yesterday:
Latte
Student Union supreme personal pizza. It was gross. Also a salad (less gross).
Bottled coffee drink, one mini doughnut (someone in the class brought them)
2.5ish-mile hike with friends
Last of the mac and cheese.

Today:
One of those mini quiche things from Panera (the bacon and spinach kind), iced coffee with a bit of vanilla syrup (WHEN will these people learn that sugar does not dissolve in cold water?!) and half-and-half.
2 sourdough rolls, most of a wedge of Cotswold cheese, bell pepper strips, an apple.
1 beer with my PI
Went out for Mexican with a friend. I had steak fajitas (3 tortillas, bit of rice, guac, sour cream, lettuce). Salty! The one redeeming feature is that I don't have to cook tomorrow.
Small bowl of rice pudding.

[Crankin]

B: oatmeal, blueberries, 4 low slat ham roll ups stuffed with light veggie cream cheese, coffee
L: whole wheat tortilla cheese crisp, with low fat cheddar and green chili salsa, an orange
S: ate a Luna Bar over the course of a 30 mile ride, had a couple of whole wheat pita chips and low fat cream cheese when i got back (where did my hummus go?)
D: salmon, with a jerk rub (without the sugar), quinoa, asparagus, 2 squares dark chocolate, glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: 2 egg sandwich on Ezekial bread, skim milk, coffee

10.5 mile bike ride to work

S: 1/2 Power bar - wound up eating the other half before lunch - was just hungry

L: 1/2 pulled chicken po'boy and a small side of mushroom etoufee

30 minute weights workout (mainly upper-body)
13.5 mile ride home

D: Green leaf salad with roasted skinless chicken breast, raisins, almonds, tomato, shredded Gouda, small amount of extra virgin olive oil/apple cider vinegar dressing, skim milk

S: strawberries with no-fat Greek yogurt

I did hit my total calorie target pretty much on the button, but net calories were WAY down there. I am contacting my dietician for help in figuring out my target on days when I burn more than 1k calories in exercise. On easier days I don't worry about net calories but as my efforts increase...

[Catrin]

Today:

B:Steel-cut oats with blueberries and a bit of PB, 2 eggs, skim milk, coffee

25 mile bike ride with a banana halfway through

L:whole wheat tortilla wrap with roasted chicken, green lettuce, feta cheese, tomato. 6 sweet potato tortilla chips
S: strawberries & no-fat Greek yogurt
D: roasted chicken, sauteed bok choy/watercress/spinach, small baked sweet potato, 1 beer
S? probably a bit of yogurt and blueberries... Or almonds and raisins

[Reesha]

Yesterday was a race day... short and intense. Here's what I consumed:

B: oatmeal with peaches and almonds, 2 slices of buttered toast
Pre-race: 1 Gu, 1 Roctane
Post-race: 10 oz nesquik, Some chips and guacamole
Lunch: nicoise salad with smoked salmon
Dinner: potato gnocchi with asparagus, sardines, fresh squeezed lemon, and shaved parmesan

I'm riding 50-60 miles this morning... probably just start my day with a PB + J!

[Crankin]

B: scrambled eggs with avocado slices, 3 pieces turkey bacon, an orange, coffee
we went on a 40 mile ride, mostly rolling, false flats and slightly uphill.
L: during the ride I ate a chicken salad sandwich on whole wheat. Lunch was a little early, but I was hungry. I should have just had half a sandwich. I also nibbled on my mix of nuts, cranberries , and chocolate as we rode/stopped.
S: I finished the mix as noted above on the 1.5 hour drive home. Then I ate a piece of Ezekial bread with hummus.
D: blackened swordfish, sweet potato, vegetable mix of carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, a salad, glass of red wine

[shootingstar]

B: cornflakes with fresh strawberries and blueberries, skim milk, tea with skim milk

Snack: chocolate croissant, a chunk of chocolate sourdough bread and coffee with skim milk (we went to a farmers' market)
Snack: banana and tea with milk

D:
2 homemade crepes with lovely fresh asparagus, a light white chive sauce over the crepe. (Asparagus from local farmer means the asparagus cook under 5 min.!)
1 crepe with freshly cooked rhubarb, saskatoon berry and blueberry compote that he prepared. Only honey was used as a sweetener.
apertif with maple syrup, anise seed and water

A perfect holiday...it's Victoria Day in Canada tomorrow.

[Crankin]

B: whole wheat bagel, low fat veggie cream cheese, lox, tomato, an orange, coffee (I haven't had a bagel in like 3 months)
15.5 mile ride to get my hair cut and back
L: salad with tuna, lettuce, spinach, red pepper, balsamic vinaigrette
S: nuts, cranberries, chocolate
D: went to my son's for dinner. DIL made orange chicken, in a healthy way. 2 chicken legs, leeks, green onions, onions, orange slices, a dash of soy sauce, glass of red wine
went for a short walk after dinner

[Catrin]

B: Usual breakfast of steel-cut oats, eggs, skim milk, coffee
L: Roasted skinless chicken wrap with lettuce, tomato, sprouts, gouda
S: Powerbar

24.5 mile tandem dinner ride – didn’t fuel properly for this and wound up with dropping blood sugar

D: (restaurant) Chicken tostada “pizza” – very thin/crisp crust, chicken, jack cheese, lots of veggies, some tortilla strips. 1 beer. Bread/butter to start with.

[limewave]

B: Egg+egg white on Gluten free toast
S: Raw Organic Food Bar
L: Vegetabls and Rice
S: Greek Yogurt & Granola
S: Veggies
D: Big Salad
S: green smoothie

[Crankin]

5 almonds and 2 dried apricots before boot camp
B: egg whites and spinach, lox, an orange, coffee
L: salad with lettuce, spinach, chicken, pink beans, balsamic vinegar, an apple
S: nuts and cranberries, slice of Ezekial bread with hummus
D: turkey burger on a grilled portobella mushroom, with tomato and onion, sweet potato, cole slaw, 2 squares dark chocolate