What did you eat today?

[Reesha]

Yesterday was a busy day training-wise! I walked for 45 minutes briskly with my pup, strength trained for an hour, and rode the bike for an hour outside. I hope I ate appropriately!

B: egg white omelet with avocado, red pepper, lowfat cheese. multigrain toast.
Walk with dog!
pre-weight training snack: organic fruit snacks
post -weight training snack: lifeway mango lassi
L: chicken salad, red pepper sticks, apple slices, 1/2 avocado
AS: 1/2 granny smith apple
1 hour bike ride low to moderate intensity
D: tuna salad sandwich with pickle!

[Crankin]

plain non fat Greek yogurt with blueberries, almonds, dried cranberries, slice of ww raisin bread with soy nut butter, coffee

salad with low salt ham, chicken, low fat cheddar, salsa, an apple

packet of nuts and cranberries
Luna Bar

Tilapia sauteed in sesame oil, served on a bed of greens, with soba noodles and a ginger/sesame dressing
2 squares dark chocolate, a tangelo

[Anelia]

breakfast: chicken steak and walnuts
lunch (before ride): muslei in milk
snack (after 2,5hs ride): a pint of whole milk, whey protein and a banana
dinner: salad #1: 1. beet root, carrot, apple, walnuts, parsley, lemon
salad #2: lettuce, canned tuna, red onion, olives, lemon
Green tea of the brand Pickwick with cherry taste
This is my dinner, all colors:

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: bran cereal, scrambled egg whites, skim milk, coffee
S: 2 pieces home-made mint-chocolate fudge
L: small skinless, roasted chicken breast with sprouted wheat bread
S: Cliff bar

45 minute strength workout, 90 minutes spinning class

D: bowl of bran cereal with banana, skim milk (too late for much else, need to go shopping)

[Crankin]

B: egg whites, cheddar, 2 slices of turkey bacon, half a grapefruit

L: chicken salad on a bed of spinach, with nuts and cranberries, cup of butternut squash soup, ww deli flat

S: 3 pieces of Machengo cheese, 3 ww pita chips (I had a late appt)

D: 2 very thin and small pork chops with a chili rub, mango salsa, baked sweet potato wedges, spinach, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: Steel cut oats, egg whites, skim milk, coffee
S: tiny crispy/crunchy/yummy apple
L: small skinless roasted chicken breast, sprouted bread
S: 7 tiny Trader Joe's Chocolaty Cat Cookies - (basically crunchy chocolate animal crackers - almost)
D: spicy chicken soup with lentils, fire-roasted tomato, lots of chopped spinach, corn and lots of shredded skinless roasted chicken breast. Served with a small amount of brown rice and a bit of no-fat Greek yogurt. Skim milk

[Crankin]

half a banana before spin class
2 egg omelette with goat cheese and pesto, half a grapefruit, coffee after spin class

salad with tuna and olive oil, vinaigrette, apple

broiled eggplant, red pepper, goat cheese, olive oil sandwich on whole wheat ciabatta. DH sliced the bread so thinly, he made 2 smaller sandwiches for each of us.
cup of roasted tomato soup
glass of white wine

[tealtreak]

Yesterday:

B: Steel cut oats, egg whites, skim milk, coffee
S: tiny crispy/crunchy/yummy apple
L: small skinless roasted chicken breast, sprouted bread
S: 7 tiny Trader Joe's Chocolaty Cat Cookies - (basically crunchy chocolate animal crackers - almost)
D: spicy chicken soup with lentils, fire-roasted tomato, lots of chopped spinach, corn and lots of shredded skinless roasted chicken breast. Served with a small amount of brown rice and a bit of no-fat Greek yogurt. Skim milk

Love Trader Joes everything!!!!!!!!!!! Have you had the lentil dip? yum!

[Crankin]

3 small pieces of Machengo cheese, 3 slices low salt ham, one thin slice of ww bread from the bakery, orange, coffee

chicken and low fat Havarti sandwich on ww deli flat, apple, packet of nuts and cranberries

Luna Bar

dinner out: 3/4 of an 8 oz. tenderloin steak, sweet potato, garden salad with oil and vinegar, a rather large glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Crankin, I almost picked up a wedge of Machengo cheese today from Trader Joes, but the price encouraged me to try a wedge of "Lite Sharp Celtic Cheddar" instead, we will see.

Last night when I came home from a hard spinning class, I found myself craving fat. Any kind of fat, but I didn't have anything! No nuts, no cheese, no whole eggs, all of my dairy is non-fat...didn't even have any nut butter. Almonds and cheese went on this morning's shopping list for Trader Joe's. I am beginning to wonder if I should try to lower my carbs further and raise my fat (good fats, of course) and see if that is what's been going on with my weight plateau. This isn't the first time I've recently craved fats after a hard workout.

Yesterday:

B: Steel cut oats, egg whites, skim milk, coffee

S: apple and 2 tiny choc/mint truffles

L: left-over yummy chicken/veggie/spinach soup with a bit of brown rice

S: Cliff Bar

30 minute brisk walk, 90 minutes spinning (45 steady state, 45 minute class)

D: more left-over yummy chicken/veggie/spinach soup with brown rice

[Crankin]

Machengo cheese *is* expensive. But, I am so addicted to it. It's cheaper at Trader Joe's than anywhere else. Frankly, I don't mind paying for good food and good bicycles.

[Crankin]

half a banana before spin class at 5:30
B: sandwich on a whole wheat bagel with low salt ham and low fat Havarti cheese, blueberries and strawberries, coffee

L: salad with arugula, chicken, goat cheese, red pepper, cup of roasted red pepper soup

S: slice of ww bread and hummus

D: well, at my Chanukah party, so a little (a lot) more than usual: small slice of chicken with orange sauce, chunk of salmon with sauce verte, piece of kugel (noodle pudding) 1.5 potato pancakes with applesauce on top, salad with fennel, half a bagel with cream cheese. 2 glasses of wine. one brownie and one slice of sour cream chocolate cake.

[Catrin]

So far today...

B: egg sandwich with 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg with a small amount of shredded lite Irish white chedder, sprouted bread, a bit of no-fat cottage cheese, coffee and skim milk

1 hour pilates reformer (they offer free classes on Christmas and New Years Eve), 25 minutes weights, 20 minutes Arc Trainer - TRYING not to overdo it...
S: apple with a bit of PB

Lunch: leftover chicken/veggie/spinach soup with a bit of brown rice, skim milk. coffee afterwards

35 minute bike ride

D: remainder of the leftover chicken/veggie/spinach soup, and a piece of sprouted bread with a bit of PB. skim milk

S: 6 almonds, small banana (just starving for some reason)

Really wanted to open my half-growler of Teddy Bear Kisses (chocolate Russian Imperial Stout), but I want to save that for tomorrow night. I KNOW I will feast tomorrow with friends, and even if I try to be good will still eat too much and you know, it is Christmas, I can enjoy good food and beer with friends!

[Catrin]

Broke pretty much every "eating rule" I have today, along with several really good beers. As it is Christmas I refuse to feel badly for feasting with friends, and will just have to be extra strict next week and not weigh until Friday. That last part will be hard... It wasn't so much quantity, I just couldn't stay out of the homemade sweets

B: cheese and crackers, celery with cream cheese, coffee

L: egg whites, coffee

S: "buckeyes", pretzel/white chocolate/peppermint things, fudge (not really that much of any of them but all of them...)

D: honey glazed ham, green beans, potatoes, bread, beer

S: more beer, cookies

[Owlie]

Uh...
B: Bowl of cereal, gingerbread-flavored tea with sugar and half-and-half
L/D: Turkey, green beans, potatoes with garlic, glass of red wine; 2 small pieces of baklava and a cookie for dessert
S: Pieces of turkey while packaging the leftovers for freezing; more cookies, pumpkin spice-flavored tea with sugar and half-and-half.
There's still a lingering hole there. I think I'll have an apple.

Yes, I'm riding tomorrow before it starts raining.