What did you eat today?

[Crankin]

egg white omelette with lox and light cream cheese, small bowl of whole wheat flakes with 1% milk, blueberries, coffee
pack of nuts and cranberries before ride
half a Luna Bar during coffee stop on ride (24 miles)
turkey burger, black beans, a quarter of a melon, the other half of the Luna Bar

then another ride, 14.5 miles
I had about 1.5 bottles of water + Nuun during the day, on my rides
slice of whole wheat bread and low fat provolone after my second ride

Arctic Char with cherry tomatoes, shallots, garlic, basil, whole wheat cous cous with pine nuts
1 piece of dark chocolate

[emily_in_nc]

...then another ride, 14.5 miles

Ah, to do two rides in a day...lucky you!

Another day of low-fiber eating:

B - wheat puffs, protein powder, almond milk, coffee
S - apple sauce
< nice sunny walk and light weight training at work lunch break>
L - mac and cheese, water
S - vanilla yogurt
D - spicy fish fillets, white ride pilaf, canned green beans, 1.5 glasses of white wine.
D - 1 square dark chocolate

One more day of low-fiber, then liquid diet on Sunday...oh boy!

[Catrin]

Crankin - great job to be able to do two rides in one day!

Cupboards have been a bit bare this week, but finally went shopping tonight - just been too busy!

Today:

B: Steel-ground oats with a bit of PB and skim milk

Strength training with trainer

S: forgot
L: (at 3:00 pm!) Chicken Souvlaki at the Pita Pit - quite yummy but have to always make them hold off on half of the cheese and tziki sauce!
D: Turkey "bacon"/lettuce/tomato sandwich on sprouted wheat bread with cup of roasted pepper tomato Trader Joe's soup. One beer

[Crankin]

I think this may be only the second or third time I have done this. And the others were a combo of road and then errand rides. Today I didn't want to have to choose between friends to ride with, so I rode with Hirakikubou in the AM and my friend who is getting the road bike after lunch. It was my first ride with her this year; I was hurting by that time, as I had done a fast ride with DH yesterday after work. And on the way back to my friend's house this afternoon, we ran into about a mile of grooved pavement, which just made my body rattle everywhere.
Back to the eating...

[spokewench]

B: wheat chex, 1% milk, strawberries, coffee
S: 1 Banana
L: 2 fried chicken strips, french fries
D: caesar salad, shared dinner with hubby, 1/4 sirloin, two bites baked potato, mixed veges, 1 gin and tonic

[Catrin]

Today:

B: Mixed whole grain hot cereal with PB and 1% milk, coffee

S: Apple

L: Roasted chicken breast sandwich with sprouted bread, tomato, and a cup of Trader Joe's Roasted Tomato and Pepper soup and a glass of 1% milk. Pretty much comfort food...

Too damp/raw outside to ride, so headed to the gym for 30 minute fast walk on the track and 30 minutes on the elliptical. Better than nothing...

S: Luna Bar

D: Don't know yet, but will probably feature Trader Joe's chicken/garlic sausage, a salad with assorted fresh veggies and Romaine lettuce, and a beer. Everything else might change, but not the beer Dessert will be some fresh strawberries and low-fat Greek yogurt...yum!

[emily_in_nc]

Last day of low-fiber eating before my clear liquid diet (featuring much Gatoraid and Miralax) tomorrow in preparation for my colonoscopy Monday - UGH!

B - Puffed wheat, protein powder, almond milk, coffee
< long slog to the markets both walking and taking a bus - too rainy/blustery to ride>
S - four thin butter cookies with a smear of Nutella
L - 2 eggs on white toast, glass of pulp-free OJ
S - small cup apple sauce
S - four thin crackers with cheddar cheese, a lite beer
D - 1/2 chicken breast with feta and herbs, white rice pilaf, canned green beans, glass of white wine
Dessert - cup of Breyer's ice cream (last solid food)

Let the "fun" begin.

[Catrin]

Last day of low-fiber eating before my clear liquid diet (featuring much Gatoraid and Miralax) tomorrow in preparation for my colonoscopy Monday - UGH!

Let the "fun" begin.

Best wishes on this...

[shootingstar]

Best of luck emilync. My partner had one...I'm not sure what he ate or whatever afterwards, but it exhausted him for 1-2 days afterwards. He is abit older than you or I --over 10 yrs. and more.

And this is a guy who bikes up mountains with loaded panniers.

But results indicate he's fine.

I have not been eating in a diligently healthy way in past few weeks. part of it is stress, just alot of stuff to do before making another switch in life.. the head spins.

[Crankin]

2 whole wheat waffles with walnuts and cranberries, with a bowl of blueberries, strawberries, oranges, 3 slices turkey bacon, coffee

turkey burger with avocado (no bun), black beans, an apple

half a bottle of water+Nuun on short (11 mile) but hilly and windy ride

2 pieces of Machengo cheese after core work/weights

dinner at restaurant: lamb burger with some kind of cheese (I scraped most of it off), tomato and Greek yogurt. One potato pancake (we were at a deli), and a beer.

[KnottedYet]

B: miso soup with extra oomph (egg, mushroom, noodles), coffee
L: pecans and a soda
D: bean/posole/chickpea chili with feta and beer

[spokewench]

Emily - good luck with your colonoscopy. Glad to see you are doing one; I had two brothersinlaws pass away within 8 months of each other from colon cancer so I'm always glad to see people being proactive.

B: 1 piece WG toast, scrambled egg and cheese sammy; coffee
L: a few carrots, 1/2 an apple, a couple of mexican type appetizers, a sammy type appetizer, 1/2 piece of pita bread with hummus
4 hours of tennis
D: turkey burger (no bun), oven baked fries, avocado, tomato, 1 piece of corn

[emily_in_nc]

B: miso soup with extra oomph (egg, mushroom, noodles), coffee
L: pecans and a soda
D: bean/posole/chickpea chili with feta and beer

Wow, I'd starve! I have to have multiple snacks along with my three squares, and you didn't even have three squares (lunch). Don't know how some eat so little and still have the energy to ride.

I am lucky that even at 50, my metabolism still seems to be pretty high. Not like when I was 30, to be sure, but I can eat a fair amount without gaining, so long as I stay active.

[emily_in_nc]

Best wishes on this...

Thanks. Today has been tough. Black coffee, pulp-free juices, chicken broth.

It's 3pm, and I am absolutely starved! Plus missing out on a gorgeous sunny biking day b/c I simply wouldn't have the energy to ride without food in my belly.

I guess I get to eat a late lunch tomorrow (procedure is at 10:40 am). I can't wait!

[Crankin]

Good luck, Emily. At least it only comes once every ten years for most of us.
Just one restaurant meal last night put 2 pounds on me. And Passover starts tomorrow night. Two nights of lots of food. Although I tend to loe weight over the week of eating no bread, even though matzah is definitely a simple carbohydrate.