Everything Eaten Yesterday

Good, mac - will be thinking of you.

Yesterday, Sunday -
1 coffee, 3/4 tsp sugar

quesadilla with new whole wheat spinach tortillas/jack cheese. Ate about a third of it, am tossing the rest of the tortillas. (Back a couple of years ago, Raley's used to carry a brand of flour tortillas with several choices of herbs and spices, and those were delicious, though I forget the brand name. Now it's an Albertson's, and those are long gone.) One of these days, the girl is going to try making her own flour tortillas - have a good recipe and it doesn't sound all that hard. Famous last words.

Ruffles and dip at friend's house, w/Vernor's ginger ale. Burp.

Newly concocted chicken soup - with 1 chopped onion, 1 chopped carrot, 1 chopped celery/sauteed; drained, rinsed can of garbanzo beans/some frozen green beans/small can of chopped mild green chiles/canned tomatoes, lots of water/1/4 lb of mini farfalle/a wedge of old parmigiano that I keep in there while the soup simmers and then take it out and store in a jar again/a bunch of previously roasted chicken.

6 sicilian olives

1 glass white wine

1 chocolate chip walnut raisin cookie

Greetings from Amtrak Acela express train #2160, enroute from DC to Bahstin, currently just North of New Haven.

Yesterday:
Breakfast: 2 Instant Oatmeal packets
Fish Oil Capsule

Lunch: Vegetables, Mixed Salad Greens, 2 serving(s)
Sashimi, 6 oz
White Rice, short grain, 0.5 cup
Balsamic Vinaigrette, 1 tbsp
Pine Nuts, 1 teaspoon

Dinner: Atlantic Salmon (fish), 4 oz
Squash, winter, acorn, 3 cups
Mesclun salad, 3 cups
Salad Dressing, 2 tbsp
Chicken Breast, no skin, 4 ounces
Walnuts, 0.5 oz (7 halves)
Peppers, sweet, red, fresh, 1 cup

Snack: Skim Milk, 1 cup
Fruit Salad, 1 cup

CALORIES 1528 CARBS 185 g FAT 36 g PROTEIN 106 g Sodium 1816 mg

Monday
B: shredded wheat, skim milk, banana, plus cinnamon & splenda
L: leftover bulgur & veggies, carrots, grapes
S: mini-bag of 94% ff popcorn
D: rotisserie chicken 1/4, broccoli
S: ff cottage cheese
E: 30 min bike, weights

day 226/162.2/-10.4

Things are in a whirl. The whirl of the world as it were.
B: toast, grapefruit, banana, coffee
S: More coffee, bran muffin
L: Chef Salad with a boiled egg and ham (Also boiled, I guess.)
E: Nada. Rest day.
D: 1/2 pound boiled shrimp on a bed of lettuce. glass of wine.
Fell asleep watching the Daily Show (8:45PM)

235/183.8/-16.1 up from last week, but that was the unreported weekend of bacchanalian eating.
Did get twenty miles of running in last week, but felt awful yesterday morning, much better today.

Thinking of you, Mac.

Glad to be home.

Yesterday:
Breakfast: 2 Instant Oatmeal packets
Fish Oil Capsul

Lunch: Bread, whole wheat, 2 slices
Jam, 1 tbsp
Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, reduced fat, 1 tbsp

Dinner: Skim Milk, 1 cup
Onions, 1 cup
Green Peppers (bell peppers), 1 cup
Beans, black, 0.75 cup
White Rice, medium grain, 0.75 cup
Guacamole, 2 tbsp
Chicken Breast, no skin, 4 ounces

Snack: Fruit Salad, 1 1/4 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Apples, fresh, 1 medium

CALORIES 1969 CARBS 291 g FAT 28 g PROTEIN 81 g Sodium 1222 mg

Starting weight: 346.0
Current weight: 213.2
Overall Difference: down 132.8
Difference from last week: up .4 lbs.; pretty damn minimal for a weekend with family

Thanks Joe - and all you lovely people.

Monday -

2 coffees, 1.5 tsp sugar

1 warmed torta de mele slice
1 wee blueberry corn muffin

dilute grape juice

2 homemade fish cakes (tilapia, onion, potato, spices, slight olive oil on pan, when first made) with 1 tbs mayo + dill relish dip

tuna and mayo on 9 grain/seed toast

2 cups licorice spice tea

Yesterday:
Breakfast: 2 Instant Oatmeal packets
Walnuts, 0.5 oz (7 halves)

Lunch: Chicken Breast, no skin, 3 ounces
Onions, 1 cup
Guacamole, 2 tbsp
Broccoli, fresh, 1 cup
Fiber One Oats and Chocolate Chewy Bar, 1 bar

Dinner: 4 oz skinless fried chicken
Skim Milk, 1 cup
14 oz mixed greens salad
Baked Potato, with skin, 1 large
Mixed Vegetables, 1 c

Snack: Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Fruit Salad, 1 1/4 cup

CALORIES 1763 CARBS 277 g FAT 41 g PROTEIN 84 g Sodium 1669 mg

Tuesday
B: shredded wheat, skim milk, banana, plus cinnamon & splenda; hb egg white
L: pork tenderloin, green beans, zucchini
S: mini-bag of 94% ff popcorn, carrots
D: rotisserie chicken 1/4, spinach, soy manchego cheese
S: ff cottage cheese
E: 30 min elliptical

day 227/166.2/-6.4

okay. I'm back.
B: usual
S: bagel
Lunch: chef salad, spritzes of salad dressing
Dinner: Hamburger and onions, one slice of cheese. One glass of wine.
237/182.3/-17.8
Nearing the barrier, Captain.
We're going through, Bones, there's no other way to go.
Dammit, I'm a doctor, not a tour guide.

Yesterday:
Breakfast: 2 Instant Oatmeal packets
Fish Oil Capsule

Lunch: Sensible Foods Soy Nuts, 1 serving
Dr. McDougall's Vegan Curry, 1 serving

Dinner: Guacamole, 1 serving
Pasta, cooked, 8 oz
Skim Milk, 1 cup
14 oz mixed greens salad
Primavera (1 c. mixed vegs w/light tomato sauce), 1 serving

Snack: Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Fruit Salad, 1 1/4 cup
Apples, fresh, 1 medium

CALORIES 1707 CARBS 291 g FAT 32 g PROTEIN 55 g Sodium 1945 mg

Another .

Wednesday
B: shredded wheat, skim milk, banana, hb egg white
L: leftover bulgur & veggies, carrots
S: mini-bag of 94% ff popcorn, grapes
D: rotisserie chicken 1/4, green beans, ff cottage cheese
E: day of rest - too bad doing laundry doesn't count as exercise

day 228/166.2/-6.4

Go for it, Joe N...

Wed the 25th

1 coffee/splash
1 chocolate chip-walnut cookie

2 scrambled eggs with hot curry powder smidge and 2 chopped olives in small warm tortilla blankets, 1 tbs sour cream

licorice spice tea

ricotta/mixed greens torta, 1 slice thawed and heated
glass red wine on ice
six oil brined olives

bowl of chicken noodle soup, prev. described

two pieces of candied ginger

1/2 packet of Thera Flu in cup of hot water (yech)

Yesterday:
Breakfast: 2 Instant Oatmeal packets
Fish Oil Capsule

Lunch: Sensible Foods Soy Nuts, 1 serving
Dr. McDougall's Black Bean w/Lime, 1 serving

Dinner: Pasta, cooked, 8 oz
Skim Milk, 1 cup
14 oz mixed greens salad
Primavera (1 c. mixed vegs w/light tomato sauce), 1 serving
Guacamole, 1 serving

Snack: Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Oranges, 1 large (3-1/16" dia)
Fruit Salad, 1 1/4 cup

CALORIES 1752 CARBS 291 g FAT 31 g PROTEIN 69 g Sodium 2005 mg

b: grapefruit, toast, coffee milk
E: got on the morning train and ran about 3 something around the lower loop trying to calibrate my Garmin. (Think of it as a pedometer attached to your shoe that sends a signal to your watch....because that's what it is. I think I have the thing set within a couple of yards of a mile. That's good.) It was good to be out in the morning.
Went to the gym and did my Thursday routine. Pull ups (1 set of 10) and Press-downs 3 sets of 10 plus Curls, chest press, shoulder Press and Crunches. Wait ... this is the food thread, you dope.

er.

L: tuna on lettuce with celery. Tea with milk

S: No frigging snacks
D: I made kind of Chicken Cacciatore. Onions and peppers and mushrooms, garlic (natch) and some tomato sauce. Added some black olives, cilantro and basil. Martini and a half.

236/182.9/-17.2

Thursday
B: shredded wheat, skim milk, banana, hb egg white
L: leftover bulgur & veggies, carrots & celery
S: mini-bag of 94% ff popcorn, grapes
D: brown rice sushi (tuna), green beans, ff cottage cheese
S: ff ricotta & blueberries
E: 35 min elliptical, 30 min bike, weights

day 229/166.2/-6.4

Racism does me a favor.
Yesterday.
B: Usual
L: cheese sandwich (Swiss on Whole Wheat Toast w/tomato), Water
E: Ran six and a half miles down the Hudson. AH so fine.
S: see below**
D: Boiled Shrimp some lettuce/tomato Martini
239/180.4*/-19.7 Dat's a new low.
=
So I went to the bank after my run and on the way home there is a Baskins/Robbins Ice Cream. My idiot brain directed me in. I stood by the Order Here sign and picked out two Chocolates to have on my Sundae that my brain was excitedly telling my soul that I DESERVED and my soul was mumbling about how I was soclose to a new low.....sabotage...all that....brain not listening.
Service person arrives from the back, a nice Dominican girl. I am the only whitish person in the store, did I mention that? Anyway, I'm next in line and under the Order Here sign. She looks right past me and says to a woman at the other end of the counter. "Si, mommie." The woman then proceeds to hem and haw over the six doughnuts she wants. And I, realizing that she and order-girl and the universe are doing me a big favor, fold my money up and walk out.

Whatever works, whatever it takes.

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Fish Oil Capsule
2 Instant Oatmeal packets

Lunch: Parmesan, 1 oz
Sneaky Apple Onion Salad, 1 serving
Pasta, cooked, 8 oz
Skim Milk, 1 cup
14 oz mixed greens salad
Primavera (1 c. mixed vegs w/light tomato sauce), 1 serving
Guacamole, 1 serving

Dinner: Portabella Mushrooms, 115 grams
Black Olives, 55 grams
Tossed Salad, 2 cups
Vinaigrette, 2 tbsp
Chicken Breast, no skin, 4 ounces

Snack: Fruit Salad, 1 1/4 cup
1 pear
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)

CALORIES 1610 CARBS 254 g FAT 31 g PROTEIN 91 g Sodium 2374 mg

Oh and I am wearing (wore them yesterday, too) size 14 jeans. Hence I have officially lost 11 sizes.

Just amazing. Good on you, girl.
B: Usual
L: turkey sandwich and a lemon tart, coffee
S: doughnut
E: Ran, really ran, 6.51 miles in 1:02:33 (9:30 min miles)
D: made this concoction of chicken and sauted spinach. WIne
240/180.0///new low. second in two days.

down a total of 76 pounds
take that Baskins-Robbins

Thank you. Take that, Baskin-Robbins! And Vinny Testa's, too!

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Cheerios Cereal, 1 cup
Mixed fruit, 1/2 c
Bread, whole wheat, 2 slices
Jam, 1 tbsp
Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, reduced fat, 1 tbsp

Lunch: Tuna, Canned in Water, 3 oz
Mixed Vegetables, 1 c
Guacamole, 1 serving
Squash, winter, acorn, 4 cups

Dinner: Cod (fish), 4 oz
Parmesan Cheese, grated, 1 tbsp
Couscous, 1 cup
Skim Milk, 1 cup
14 oz mixed greens salad

Snack: Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)
Fruit Salad, 1 1/4 cup

CALORIES 1748 CARBS 292 g FAT 25 g PROTEIN 106 g Sodium 1652 mg