What did you eat today?

[Catrin]

Yesterday (almost rest day)

B: eggs scrambled with veggies, coffee
L: chocolate chili over a tiny amount of sprouted red rice (still evaluating the latter)
S: Quest bar before a rowing session - carefully avoiding kettlebells until tomorrow
D: salad with mixed greens, roast chicken, homemade garlic-walnut-mayo, zucchini and carrot "noodles"
Treat: a very small amount of homemade pecan-cashew butter with a few raisins - unsure why I love this so much but it is like crack!

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I find cashew butter like crack, too. I had to cut down.
banana before boot camp. I haven't been in 10 days and I am hurting today.
B: egg whites, kale, lox. raspberries, coffee
L: curried tofu and grapes
S: half a Lara Bar at 3, and 4 ww pita crackers and a slice of Machengo at 5:30
D: salad with brown rice/quinoa, chicken, carrots, grapes, in a Greek yogurt dressing. glass of white wine

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rest day
B: eggs, green chili, salsa. refried beans. raspberries, coffee
L: left over brown rice/quinoa/chicken salad and an apple
S: Lara Bar at 3:30, banana at 5:30
D: chick pea curry and whole wheat cous cous, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

For me it is all homemade nut butters that are addictive, but I do limit how much I can have daily. 1 tablespoon a day, like a supplement THIS time it is a blend of pecans, cashews, and 100% cacao powder.

Yesterday
B: usual eggs, veggies, coffee
L: chocolate chili over a small amount of sprouted red rice. My body seems fine with the latter.
S: roasted chicken with a small amount of more rice.

1 hour challenging KB comp training session, set a PR! Also ripped a callus but that is going to happen from time to time. Followed by protein shake
S: chili over greens

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What does sprouted red rice taste like? I may head over to the natural foods store later... this is the disadvantage to working part time! I've already been there once this week.

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B: sprouted grain cereal with almond milk, raspberries, 2 chicken sausages, coffee
half a Lara Bar before a 17.5 mile ride
L: finished the quinoa/chicken/grape/carrot salad
D: went out with a friend. Had about 1/3 of a huge flatbread with figs, goat cheese, arugula. glass of red wine

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banana before boot camp
B: Ate my breakfast in the car and once I got to the high school where I see kids on Thursdays. I had a slice of raisin whole wheat spelt bread with cashew butter and a hard boiled egg, coffee.
L: salad with tuna, grape tomatoes, artichoke hearts
S: whole wheat pita crackers, Machengo slice
D: made a salad recipe from Cooking Light. It's a lightened up Ceasar, with chicken and quinoa. It was good. 2 squares dark chocolate

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Can't remember what I ate Friday
yesterday:
B: 2 egg omelette with cheddar, strawberries/blueberries, 1/4 avocado, slice of spelt taost with home made jam, coffee
went on a 41 mile ride, moderate to slow pace. Ate 1/2 a Lara Bar in the first half and had 2 Shot Blocks, as lunch was late. Drank a bottle of Skratch
L: had a mozzarella/tomato/pesto sandwich during the ride
S: ate another Lara Bar when I got home and had coffee
D: I made a modernized version of chicken casserole, with chicken, quinoa, broccoli, and parmesan/cheddar. It was good, but a little labor intensive. I froze most of it for later. Had a small salad with it and a glass of red wine

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

B: experimented with a bit of certified gluten free rolled oats, protein powder, homemade nut butter and blueberries.
Usual Sat. morning competition training session - good but lighter than usual as I am dealing with a ripped palm. Followed by protein shake
L: eggs scramble with lots of veggies, coffee
D: West African Chicken stew over butternut squash
S: protein powder mixed in with plain yogurt

Today:

B: usual 2 eggs, veggies scramble with fermented veggies, coffee
L: West African Chicken stew over spinach, zucchini "noodles", couple tablespoons of sprouted rice, small amount of welsh cheddar cheese
Heavy KB 300 swings workout + pushups, will follow with protein powder mixed into yogurt and raisins.

We have a special Evensong + reception at my new church this afternoon. Hopefully my post-workout snack will help me to "be good" at the reception. I am finding a sugar weakness right now for some reason. Having problems eating enough - which is why I am adding a protein + yogurt or cottage cheese snack to make sure things are where they should be. My body appears to be responding :-)

D: This will depend on how good I am at the reception...the reception might BE dinner :-)

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B: whole wheat tortilla crisp with egg whites, cheddar, salsa, 1/4 avocado. 2 chicken sausages, blueberries, coffee
went on a 39 mile hilly ride, drank a bottle of Skratch
L: chicken sandwich on a whole wheat wrap with lettuce and tomato in middle of the ride
S: Lara Bar
D: I went to the Stone Soup Dinner, which is a fund raiser for the local small farmers in town. Awesome appetizers and food by local farms and restaurants. I ate all vegetarian stuff, but I am stuffed.

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banana before boot camp
B: plain Greek yogurt with blueberries and walnuts, slice of spelt toast with cashew butter, coffee
L: small piece ofleft over chicken/broccoli/quinoa/cheddar casserole, an apple
S: walnuts, dried cranberries, dried apricots, later 1/2 a Lara Bar
D: finished the "lightened up" Ceasar salad with chicken, 2 squares dark chocolate

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rest day. I needed it!
B: egg scramble with a corn tortilla, green chills, cheddar. refried beans, blueberries, coffee
L: salad from the salad bar, with chicken and veggies, tabbouli, an apple
S: Machengo cheese and whole wheat pita crackers
D: 2 salmon burger patties, sweet potato, salad, glass of red wine

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yesterday:
B: small bowl of fruit with banana, blueberries, strawberries, 2 eggs, slice of spelt toast with jam, coffee
before leaving for a ride, I was incredibly hungry, had a slice of raisin toast with almond butter
40 mile hilly and fast for me ride. Drank 1.5 bottles of Skratch, 2 Shot Blocks
L:lunch was at the after ride birthday party for one of the riders (he's 78 and led the 20 mile ride). I had 2 slices of pizza (plain and mushroom) and a beer
S: Lara Bar
D: home made yellow tomato gazpacho with avocado, and a corn tortilla with melted cheddar
Today:
B: banana before boot camp, slice of spelt raisin toast and cashew butter, 2 slices of Machengo, coffee in the car, after the gym, on the way to work. I had 2 hard boiled eggs, too, but they got all mushy, because I did something wrong!
S: Lara Bar
L: home made chicken salad with dried cranberries and walnuts
S: 2 ww pita crackers and pumpkin seed/tomatillo spread
3 mile hike
D: whole wheat "quesadilla," without the queso, with corn and peppers, sweet potato, kale, cilantro, cumin. left over yellow tomato gazpacho, mango slices. 2 squares dark chocolate

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Friday:
B: 2 eggs, slice of spelt toast, 1/4 avocado, mango slices
L: banana, chicken salad with walnuts and dried cranberries
S: slice of Machengo and 2 pita rounds
D: cheese and crackers, 1 glass of red wine, salmon, whole wheat cous cous, grape tomatoes, salad

[Catrin]

My little experiment with sprouted rice and "gluten free" rolled oats was a failure, but it was worth the experiment.

Yesterday (rest day):
B: eggs scrambled with veggies, coffee with cream
L: chili over zucchini
S: whey protein isolate mixed into plain yogurt
D: Salad with mixed greens, roast chicken, other veggies, and home-made mayo as dressing. 1/3 cup ice cream for dessert

Today:
B: eggs scrambled with spinach, fermented vegges, a bit of grated Welsh cheddar cheese, coffee with cream
1 hour strength and conditioning kettlebell training group followed by protein shake and small banana
L: last of the chili
S: Yerbe Matte with some 100% cacao powder and gogi berries
D: Planning on a baked smoked sausage and a salad