Everything Eaten Yesterday

Yesterday

1 coffee - 3/4 tsp sugar

1 raisin cinnamon muffin, smudge of butter

1 bowl of kitchen soup, now with added carrots and some bratwurst slices in it

ruffles potato chips, too many, but never enough
grilled hamburger on 1/2 bun, mayo, pickle, tomato slice, raw onion, tobasco

1/2 Sam Adams lite beer
ice water
glass vodka and papaya pineapple nectar on ice

Report on those roman artichokes, recipe several pages back: they turned out to be exceptionally delicious expensive artichoke hearts, as the Bastianich recipe left the choke in, and I didn't get out all the little prickly leaves. What sort of coarse outer leaves were left by my lack of judgement had the ends taste good, just like regular steamed artichokes but somewhat tastier, and the rest of the leaf tough as usual.

So, I've researched recipes, and some leave chokes in and the process ends up with a product sort of like extra delicious regularly steamed artichokes. But a few recipes involve getting the choke out - which interests me, as tender delicious non-chokey artichokes are what I remember from italy..

So, next up for a new try, when I can spring for the artichokes again - a Mario Batali recipe that sounds more like what I'm thinking of:
Batali recipe for roman artichokes/
Stay tuned..

After I graduate from that, I may learn to leave the artichokes apparently whole, with the choke out. This seems impossible right now.

B: normal
L: chef salad diet coke
D: shake shack burger some fries and a beer at The Frying Pan w/ Frank and Kicky.
E: ran 6 miles
294/179.2/-20.9

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Cheerios Cereal, 1 cup
Blueberries, fresh, 0.5 cup
Jam, 1 tbsp
Jif Creamy Peanut Butter, reduced fat, 1 tbsp
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 slices

Lunch: 14 oz mixed greens salad
Tuna, Canned in Water, 3 oz
Whole Wheat Tortilla, 1 serving
Guacamole, 1 serving

Dinner: Romaine Lettuce (salad), 0.5 cup
Vinaigrette, 2 tbsp
Chicken Breast, no skin, 4 ounces
Mixed Vegetables, 2 c
Whole Wheat Tortilla, 1 serving
Vegetables, Mixed Salad Greens, 1 serving
Apple juice, unsweetened, 1 cup
Pineapple, fresh, 0.25 cup, diced
Mangos, 0.25 cup, sliced

Snack: Skim Milk, 1 cup
Blueberries, fresh, 0.25 cup
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)

CALORIES 1745 CARBS 293 g FAT 28 g PROTEIN 107 g Sodium 2530 mg

Sodium was high. But dinner - oh man - it was fabulous. We went to B2's Burritoes in Barnstable, MA. I had a fajita burrito, no cheese, no sour cream, add chicken and mixed vegs, plus a side salad with a vinaigrette on the side and a tropical smoothie. Oh my God it was astounding.

Thursday
B: shredded wheat, skim milk, banana, hb egg white
L: leftover smothered chicken & barley, celery
S: mini bag of 94% ff popcorn
E: 35 min treadmill, 35 min bike, weights
D: 1/4 rotisserie chicken, cabbage
S: ff cottage cheese

day 285/163.8/-8.8

E:ran six point one miles
b: omelet w/cheese and shitake mushrooms bagel
L: more cheese(!) on a bagel
D: steamed shrimp, two beers
S: two scoops ice cream
295/181.1/-20.1

Yesterday:
Breakfast: 2


Quaker Instant Oatmeal, raisins, with apples and cinnamon, prepared with water, 2 packet, prepared 259 53 3 5
Fish Oil Capsule, 1 serving 25 0 3 1
Fruit Salad, 0.5 cup 37 10 0 0

Breakfast TOTALS: 321 63 6 7

Lunch:


Bread, whole wheat (including toast), 2 slice 256 47 5 8
Romaine Lettuce (salad), 0.5 cup, shredded 4 1 0 0
Turkey, Louis Rich Smoked White Turkey, 1 serving

Dinner: Sushi, Sashimi, 6 oz
Vegetables, Mixed Salad Greens, 1 serving
Vinaigrette, 2 tbsp
Skim Milk, 1 cup
Sushi, Tuna Roll, 3 oz

Snack: Fruit Salad, 1 cup
Orville Redenacher's Smart Pop Kettle Corn, Mini Bag, 1 serving

CALORIES 1286 CARBS 196 g FAT 24 g PROTEIN 74 g Sodium 2774 mg

Calories, carbs and fat were low (which is weird, as it looked like I was really stuffing myself, but a sushi dinner is actually pretty spare, even with 12 pieces). Sodium was again high, another aftereffect of a sushi dinner. But yummola.

Friday

Licorice Spice Tea

apple torta wedge, warmed (that's mostly apples, little binder of batter)

Pastrami, mustard, lettuce, dill relish on rye, 3/4th sandwich. Worst pastrami I've ever tasted and the rye was icky too. (Damn, makes me remember an old long gone deli in Santa Monica, plus Canter's on Fairfax...) Either my taste buds have dived or..
that was terrible pastrami, a packaged product from a usually good company, and terrible rye, a local endeavor.

Pellegrino/ice

Wedge of pasta shells with four cheeses, warmed. Whole bunch of fresh spinach sauteed in 1 tablespoon of butter with minced garlic, and a little salt. That spinach was fantastic. If I remember, the italians usually saute it with olive oil and garlic, or butter and raisins -- been a while since I checked that. Anyway, next time I'll try it with golden raisins. I used to do that and remember liking it.

1 chocolate milk and cheap rum on cascade of ice
More pellegrino

everyday for 2 weeks

4-6 eggs hardboiled or scrambled
2 top ramen
2 bowls of cereal raisin bran frosted/mini wheats
4 cups of oatmeal
4 cups of coffee with like 1/4 cup of sugar each ROFL SO BAD!

Friday
B: shredded wheat, skim milk, banana, hb egg white
L: leftover chicken/brown rice/black beans
E: 20 min elliptical, 15 min treadmill, 30 min bike (followed by a massage!)
S: carrots & celery
D: 1/4 rotisserie chicken, broccoli
S: ff cottage cheese, 7 almonds

day 286/163.8/-8.8

Yesterday:
Breakfast: 2 Instant Oatmeal packets
Fish Oil Capsule
Fruit Salad, 0.5 cup

Lunch: Bread, whole wheat, 2 slices
Romaine Lettuce (salad), 0.5 cup
Turkey, Louis Rich Smoked White Turkey, 1 serving

Dinner: Vegetables, Mixed Salad Greens, 1 serving
Vinaigrette, 2 tbsp
Baked Potato, with skin, 1 large
Haddock (fish), 4 oz
Mixed Vegetables, 1 c
Vegetable Oil, 1tsp
Haddock (fish), 2 oz
Breadcrumbs, 1 T

Snack: Fiber One Oats and Chocolate Chewy Bar, 1 bar
Fruit Salad, 1 cup
Skim Milk, 1 cup

CALORIES 1723 CARBS 283 g FAT 27 g PROTEIN 99 g Sodium 2469 mg

Once again went over on salt. Today I'll be back on track with the salt.

Saturday
B: banana, hb egg white
E: walked 1:10
L: corn soup, lite english muffin, plain ff yogurt w/cinnamon & splenda
D: pasta/spinach/tomatoes/feta/pine nuts, salad w/balsamic, 2 cookies (ate at my brother's - skipped cocktails, wine, roll, cake, & ice cream)
S: ff cottage cheese, 7 almonds

day 287/163.8/-8.8

Saturday

coffee x 2, splashes milk

two eggs scrambled/parsley pesto, wrapped in tomato basil tortilla

salad (romaine, 3 chopped greek olives, some mac and cheese bits, raw cabbage, chopped scallions, leftover garlic spinach, olive oil and garlic and vinegar dressing).

popcorn with olive oil/butter/curry/chile pepper/salt toss.

2 glasses of red

gaaahh.
Don't look.
Went insane the last two days..
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see you all tomorrow.

Sunday
Brunch: oatmeal, banana, ff cottage cheese
E: shopped at the mall for four hours - does that count?
S: ff yogurt
D: brown rice, broccoli
S: air popped popcorn w/2 tsp evoo & a little sea salt

day 288/163.8/-8.8

Coffee, splash milk

tamal with pork and red chile sauce, good rice for a change, whole pinto beans, salad - took about half home in carton. Iced tea.

Leftover popcorn from yesterday.

Pellegrino

Packaged Kashmir Spinach Paneer, my salt for the week, but I love it so. Will have to trying making my own again (turned out terrible last time, will try new recipe).

1 rum and chocolate milk on ice.

Pellegrino

Yesterday:
Breakfast: Blueberries, fresh, 0.5 cup
Jam, 1 tbsp
Fiber One Country White Bread, 2 servings
Cottage ch and veg omelet, 1 serving

Lunch: Mixed vegs, 1 cup
Tofu, extra firm, 0.2 block
Whole Wheat Tortilla, 1 serving
Mushrooms, cooked, 1 cup

Dinner: Peppers, sweet, red, fresh, 1 cup
Mixed vegs, 1 cup
Skim Milk, 1 cup
14 oz mixed greens salad
Chicken Breast, no skin, 2 ounces
Cod (fish), 2 oz
Baked Potato, with skin, 1 small
Mushrooms, fresh, 1 cup

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

CALORIES 1607 CARBS 283 g FAT 30 g PROTEIN 125 g Sodium 1858 mg

Dinner was barbecue. My God it was totally freakin' awesome.

Yesterday:
Breakfast: 2 Instant Oatmeal packets
Fish Oil Capsule

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

Dinner: 14 oz mixed greens salad
Guacamole, 1 serving
Jespah's Bean Soup (slow cooker), 1 serving
Rice Cakes, 2 cakeS
Fruit Salad, 1 cup
Tofu, extra firm, 0.2 block
Skim Milk, 1 cup

Snack: Blueberries, fresh, 0.25 cup
Apples, fresh, 1 medium
Yogurt, Stonyfield Farm fat free plain (6 oz)

CALORIES 1512 CARBS 240 g FAT 35 g PROTEIN 52 g Sodium 1720 mg

Calories were super low despite what felt like a monster of a meal. I need more calorically dense foods, which is a really odd thing to say when you're on a diet. Hmm.

Not a good holiday weekend for me.
Got a lot of miles in or it would have been a disaster.
yesterday:
B: normal stuff
L: fruit salad, croissant and hummus, coffee
S: big apple (that's a NYC joke)
D: roast chicken, very mushy green beans and mushrooms, a beer. AND some cheese and a piece of bread.
299/183.7/ that's up a pound and half from a week ago.

Joe(get a grip)Nation