An Update

I'm *not counting this week.

So shoot me.

*Homemade doughnuts may, or may not, have been involved in my decision making. Oh yeah, and pizza. But NO cheeseball...so far.

Friday

Breakfast:
46 g. Quaker oat squares [176]
1/2 C. Milk [55]
Total calories: 231

Thursday

Breakfast:
52 g. Shredded wheat [190]
1 C. Milk [110]
Total calories: 300

Brunch (an impulse at Walmart)
2 Chicken fingers and a few popcorn chicken
Total calories: 400?

Making doughnuts for the office:
Tasting, tasting and more tasting
Total calories: 800?

Dinner:
1 bite of Mc Rib sandwhich
Total calories: 35?

No excuse for it:
3 cookies that the neighbor brought over [400?]
1 Southwest salad from McDonalds with half the dressing [260]
Total calories: 660

Daily total: 2195

I feel ill. Anybody else?

Wednesday

Breakfast:
nibble of Waffle as I prepped
1 Yogurt, vanilla
55 g. Granola
Total calories: 425

Doo-dads then Lunch:
bite of Spaghetti, piece of leftover chicken, etc
Spinach salad with cashews, feta, cranberries, vinaigrette
Total calories: 469

Holding on:
1 Oatmeal white chocolate cranberry cookie
Total calories: 120

Snack (trying to avoid more cookies):
5 oz Carrots
Total calories: 62

No dinner:
some Cookies, and a peep that some carolers brought over
Total calories: 350?

YW:
1 Crumb doughnut [270]
1/3 C. Hot chocolate
Total calories: 350

Daily total: 1776

Tuesday

Breakfast:
3/4 Waffle
Country crock
Total calories: 200

Morning snack:
1 Yogurt, raspberry
55 g. Granola
Total calories: 380

Lunch:
2.5 Pork enchiladas (leftovers)
Total calories: 400

Snack:
Several handfuls of Cold cereal
Total calories: 150

Dinner
1 C. Sticky (med. grain) brown rice
1.5 C. Roasted broccoli with ginger and red pepper
1 serving General Tsao's chicken (chicken [not battered, but simply stir-fried instead of deep fried], ginger, garlic, soy, vinegar, scallions, chiles, etc)
Total calories: 700

Daily total: 1830

Monday, Bring It On

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt [140]
55 g. Granola [240]
Total calories: 380

Snacky-poo:
Popcorn
2 Clementines [30 ea.]
Total calories: 110

Tastes:
A forkful of spaghetti before I re-heated some for husband's lunch
Bite of bread
Total calories: 70?

Lunch:
Spinach Salad (59 g. Spinach, 35 g. Strawberries, 14 g. Feta, 1 oz. Almonds, 2.5 T. homemade Strawberry-balsamic vinaigrette)
Total calories: 352

Afternoon don't-mind-if-I-do:
1 mini Crunch bar [50]
some more Popcorn [40]
Total calories: 90

Dinner:
2 small Pork enchiladas
1/4 C. Black beans
1/3 C. Rice
Lime juice
Cilantro
Total calories: 459

Daily total: 1461

Saturday, December 12th

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt [160]
137 g. Strawberries [44]
47 g. Granola [202]
Total calories: 406

Lunch: (At A&W with the Fam)
Random bites of fried cheese curds, bite of chicken finger, few sips of root beer, taste of chili-dog (yuck)
1 Cheeseburger [350]
1 small order Onion Rings [350]
1 order (minus some) chili-cheese fries (yuck...still burping up this one...) [400]
Total calories: 1250

Daily total: 1656

Thursday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
119 g. Strawberries
38 g. Granola
Total calories: 386

A.M. Indiscretion:
1 super mini Mint Three Musketeers bar (my fav!)
Total calories: 30

Lunch-ish:
1/2 C. Refried beans
Smattering of cheese
some Salsa verde
Total calories: 200

Making food for a funeral (quality check):
abt 1/4 C. Funeral potatoes
Total calories: 150

Making treats for sons school teachers:
Tastes of cookie dough
2 1/2 Oatmeal white chocolate cranberry cookies
Total calories: 400?

Dinner:
1/4 Acorn squash stuffed with sausage, cranberries, scallions, and orzo
Total calories: 318

Daily total: 1494

Wednesday

Breakfast-ish:
1 Whole-grain buttermilk pancake (yum!!!) [100]
Country crock [>50]
Tortilla wrap with mozzarella [230]
Total calories: 380

Candy left at my house:
1 Smartie [25]
1 mini Crunch bar [50]
Total calories: 75

Lunch:
1 Tortilla [150]
1/2 C. Refried beans [140]
17 g. Monterey Jack/Cheddar cheese [61]
50 g. Salsa Verde [17]
26 g. Sour cream (Daisy, light) [35]
Total calories: 403

Snack:
59 g. (a good handful) Raspberries
Total calories: 18

Dinner:
6 Baked potato wedges [175]
2 mini Italian meatloaves [430]
Total calories: 605

YW:
1 Peppermint taffy
Total calories: 36

Daily total: 1517

Tuesday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt, vanilla [160]
190 g. fresh Raspberries and Strawberries
39 g. Granola, French vanilla flavored
Total calories: 407

Snacks:
1 1/2 PB cookie [100]
1 1/2 C. Popcorn [75]
Total calories: 175

Lunch:
Healthy Choice frozen meal (Burbon steak, mashed potatoes, broccoli and carrots, peach dessert)
Total calories: 290

5 o'clock blues:
1/2 bag Strawberried peanut butter M&M's
Total calories: 125

Starving:
Some quesadilla
Total calories: 200

Dinner:
Pork chops with spicy peach coulis [400]
1/2 C. Couscous [150]
3/4 C. Steamed Mixed veggies [80]
Total calories: 630

Daily total: 1827

Monday

Breakfast:
151 g. Fresh raspberries and strawberries (Thanks, Costco, for your year-round fresh fruit!!!) [49]
1 Yogurt, whipped strawberry flavor [140]
44 g. French vanilla granola [181]
nibbles of waffles as I prepped for the men in my life and nibble of gingerbread [40]
Total calories: 420

Snack:
1 Cheesestick
Total calories:80

Lunch:
1 C. Turkey rice soup (mediocre) [150]
3 Biscuits [736]
Total calories: 886

Going to Hell in a handbasket:
1 mini Almond Joy [91]
9 small Peanut butter cookies [63.55 each=572]
1 Cheesestick [80]
1 half-sandwich (1 slice bread and couple of slices of deli chicken breast) [120]
Total calories: 863

Daily total: 2249

Sunday

Fast Sunday - Love It!!!

Snack before dinner:
1 mini bowl of cereal
1/2 chicken sandwich
1 Peanut butter cup
Total calories: 400

Dinner:
1 C. Sticky rice
1/2 Grilled curried chicken breast
1 C. Roasted broccoli with garlic, lemon and parmesan
Total calories: 525

Dessert:
Gingerbread
Total calories: 700

Late night snack:
1 Cheesestick
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 220

Daily total: 1825

It was the gingerbread. That was the problem.

Saturday (is a special day...)

Traditional yogurt parfait
Leftover tortellini and broccoli
Grilled cheese sandwich
Pears
Clementines
Etc.

Daily total: 1459

Observation: I need more vegetables.

Friday

1200 calories by lunch time. Not a good start to the weekend.

We went to Costco and I had 1 1/2 churros. That is, I am guessing, like, 400 calories???

Then dinner was Chicken herb tortellini with broccoli and parmesan. I am guessing at least 600 calories because I made a cream sauce for it too.

That brings me to a Daily total of 2200.

*Hey, at least I'm honest...

Thursday

Breakfast:
46 g. Granola with blueberries and flax seed
1 Yogurt, strawberry whipped
a nibble of waffles as I made them for the boys
Total calories: 375

Snack:
1 Cheesestick
Total calories: 80

Just trying to get rid of this dang thing:
Apple crisp
Total calories: 450

Another poor choice:
1 oz. Pringles
Total calories: 150

Dinner:
1 serving (1/6 portion) Spaghetti with bolognese
2 T. Parmesan cheese
a few nibbles of warm Banana bread
Total calories: 400

Daily total: 1455

Wednesday

Breakfast:
1 C. Shredded wheat
1 C. Milk
Total calories: 300

Snack:
1 Cheesestick
Total calories: 80

Lunch:
1/2 C. Faralle with Chicken breast and creamy pesto
1/2 C. Broccoli and carrots
1/4 C. Apple crisp
Total calories: 300

Snack:
1 Clementine
Total calories: 30

Munching:
Artisan bread
Pringles
1/2 Mint three musketeers bar (Yum, by the way)
Total calories: 225

YW in Excellence Refreshments:
Apple crisp with a little ice cream and caramel sauce (I ended up eating the crisp and chucking the ice cream and sauce)
Total calories (estimated): 400

The aftermath (munching away while talking to Aaron about my evening):
The yummy topping (the "crisp" part) off the more apple crisp
Total calories (estimated): 550

Daily total: 1885

Tuesday

Daily total: 2580

Uh, whoops.

Monday, November 30th

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt, vanilla whipped
38 g. Granola
Total calories: 339

Snack:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Lunch:
Rice, broccoli, chicken with teriyaki sauce
1/4 c. Apple crisp
tastes of son's lunch as I prepped it
Total calories: 400

Snack:
Handful of dry cereal
Total calories: 50

Dinner:
3/4 C. Sticky brown rice
3/4 C. Pineapple chicken with sauce
2/3 (generous) C. Mixed vegetables
Total calories: 570

Daily total: 1499

October and November were spotty months as far as sticking to the diet is concerned. I am determined to, in December, meet my goals--including staying on calories for the entire month.

Manic Monday

Breakfast:
1/2 Yogurt
Raspberries
43 g. Granola
Total calories: 300

Snack:
1 Cheesestick
.5 oz Potato chips
Total calories: 155

Lunch:
1 Quesadilla
Rice and beans with green chili and sour cream
1 oz. Fritos (shared some with boys)
Total calories: 660

Dinner:
78 g. Marinated grilled steak
1/3 C. (generous) Couscous with carrots and herbs
1/3 helping of Sugar snap peas with shallots and almonds (Yum!, could eat this every night!)
Total calories: 418

Daily total: 1533
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Buying that pallet of individual chip bags was a good idea because they are already portioned, but it was a bad idea because I eat them with lunch instead of grabbing a fruit or vegetable (and then I am lacking in nutrients and eating empty calories). Next time I need to stock up on carrot sticks and apples instead. Plus they are less expensive.

The Weekend

Sunday
Daily total: 1756

Saturday
Daily total: 2010

Friday, November 6th

Breakfast:
1/2 C. Cottage cheese
83 g. Cantaloupe
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 299

Snack:
1 oz. Almonds
Total calories: 170

Lunch:
1 Turkey sandwich (bread, turkey, cheese, mustard)
1 oz. Sun chips
50 g. Spinach
sprinkling of Feta
1 1/2 T. Homemade vinaigrette
Total calories: 670

Driving to Vegas:
shared Granola bar with son
1 oz. Doritos
mini pouch Reses Pieces
1 Smartie roll
Total calories: 355

Dinner:
1 Chicken burrito from Chipotle (tortilla, rice, beans, chicken, corn salsa, pico, crema, jack cheese, lettuce)
Total calories: 1055

Daily total: 2549 (sigh...)

Thursday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
Raspberries
53 g. Granola
Total calories: 366

Munching away while prepping sons lunch:
Buttered noodles
Cheetos
Tastes of the homemade vinaigrette I just made (YUM!!!!!)
Other gross stuff
Total calories: 250

Lunch:
Spinach salad du jour (Spinach, Feta, cranberries, almonds, Grilled chicken breast, Strawberry-balsamic vinaigrette)
Total calories: 950 (OUCH!)

Halloween candy is going to be the death of me (I don't even like it...):
Mindless munching
Total calories: 50

Dinner:
3/4 Whole-grain buttermilk pancake
Dip of syrup
Cantaloupe
Total calories: 175

Daily total: 1801

Wednesday

Breakfast:
1 small whole-grain pancake
1/2 C. Cottage cheese
Pistachios
Cantaloupe
Total calories: 323

Munching away:
Skittles mini bag
Total calories: 80?

Lunch:
1 C. Chicken white chili (leftover)
1 bag Fritos
Total calories: 440

Enough already with the treats:
1 bag Strawberried Peanut Butter M&M's
Total calories: 100

Dinner and YW:
Rotisserie chicken (breast meat, no skin)
Brown rice risotto with thyme, spinach, and feta
Carrots
3/4 C. Apple crisp
1/3 C. Ice cream
Total calories: 800

Daily total: 1743

Tuesday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
Raspberries
47 g. Granola
Total calories: 351

Snack:
Mike 'n Ikes
1 Cheesestick
Total calories: 150

Lunch:
Salad (Mixed greens, cranberries, almonds, cider/dijon vinaigrette)
115 g. Mustard and honeyed chicken (leftover from Sunday)
Total calories: 675

Munchies with the kids:
1.5 oz Doritos
Total calories: 225

Dinner:
Col cannon (mashed potatoes and cabbage)
Meatloaf
Total calories: 650

Daily total: 2051

Good Ol' Monday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt, raspberry whipped style
55 g. French vanilla granola
Total calories: 390

Lunch:
1 Turkey sandwich (bread, turkey, cheese, mayo, mustard)
1 oz Sun Chips
extra doo-dads sitting around
Total calories: 500

Dinner:
1 (generous) C. Chicken white chilli
1 oz Doritos
2 T. Guacamole
Total calories: 560

Daily total: 1450

Tuesday

Breakfasting:
Mini whole-wheat applesauce muffins
Total calories: 290

Lunch:
Salad
1 small head Romaine
2 T. Monterey Jack
2 T. dried Cranberries
66 g. Grilled chicken breast, leftover
3 T. Cheese Fantastico dressing, light
Total calories: 231

Baking today:
1 slice homemade Bread
butter
tastes of sons lunch as I prepped it
Total calories: 200

Afternoon munchies:
1 bag Strawberried M&M's
Total calories: 100

Munching before dinner:
Random crusts of bread laying around
Total calories: 50

Dinner:
1/8 + 1/16 helping of Fusilli with sausage, tomato, cabbage, and parmesan (YUM!!!)
Total calories: 450

Dollar scoop night at BR*:
1 scoop Light mint oreo ice cream
1 sugar cone
Total calories: 290

Daily total: 1591

*Initially misread the nutritional information posted for this. Was intending to choose an ice cream for 140 calories, not 240 calories. But, oh well. Should have gone without the M&M's today. Then I would have been just fine.

Monday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
50 g. Granola with flax seed
a few Blueberries
Total calories: 358

Lunchish:
1 Cheesestick
1 Granola bar (fruit and nut, YUM!)
Total calories: 230

3:00 p.m. Blues:
1 slice Cookie pie with cream cheese frosting and M&M's
tastes of son's lunch
Total calories: 325

Dinner:
1/2 C. Whole-wheat couscous with pumpkin and red pepper
150 g. Lemon-garlic marinated grilled chicken breast
1/4 med Acorn squash with butter and brown sugar
Total calories: 422

Daily total: 1335

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Last week wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly good, either. I was busy so I didn't blog. And I cannot remember anything particularly exceptional to report except that I did make some FABULOUS dark chocolate cupcakes with coconut seven-minute-frosting (for son's birthday) and I only partook of 1/2 of one. So, there. That is progress.

Friday

Breakfast:
(The usual, I know, but I LOVE it!!!)
1 Yogurt
Raspberries
Granola
Total calories: 393

Extra yuck:
Marshmallows
Tastes of boys breakfast as I prepared it
Total calories: 45

Shouldn't have:
Taste of gross Mac 'n Cheese as I made it for boys
1 bag Strawberried PB M&M's
Total calories: 200

Lunch:
2 Bean and cheese burrito (tortillas, pinto beans, cheddar-jack cheese)
1/4 C. Salsa verde
Total calories: 458

Dinner:
2/3 C. Medium grain brown rice
1 1/2 C. Stir-fried vegetables with sesame oil (cabbage, carrots, broccoli)
Soy garlic marinated grilled chicken breast
Teriyaki sauce
Total calories: 530

Total loss of control:
2 bags Strawberried PB M&M's
Total calories: 200

Daily total: 1826

Thursday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
Raspberries
Granola
Total calories: 394

Weakness in the grocery line:
1 oz. (or so) Cheetos
Total calories: 175

Those danged work parties (prepping appetizers for Aaron's work):
3 Ham and cheese appetizer snacks
Total calories: 451

Snack:
1 bag Marshmallows (shared, slightly)
Total calories: 30

Dinner:
1 C. Brown rice farina
3/4 T. Butter
1 T. Honey
Total calories: 330

Daily total: 1380
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Addendum - after reporting the calories I had a stressful moment (more on this later) which made me desperate for something "naughty" to eat. So, I did what any self-respecting woman on a diet would do: I searched the house for cheese, treats, and/or chocolate.

1 Cheesestick
1 Granola bar
2 squares Chocolate bar (Aaron's chocolate from Italy)
Total calories: 345

ratcheting up the
Daily total to: 1725

Wednesday

On the go:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
54 g. Raspberries
45 g. Granola
Total calories: 385

Snack (sounds gross, I know):
1 slice Chicken breast
2 bags Marshmallows
Total calories: 85

Lunch:
Salad (2 oz. Whole grain pasta, 129 g. Romaine lettuce, cranberries, 6 croutons, 2 Tbls Parmesan cheese, 1/4 C. Cheese Fantastico dressing (light))
Total calories: 477

Diner:
1 large Biscuit
1/3 C. Turkey and gravy
1/3 C. Mixed vegetables
Total calories: 348

After dinner treat:
1 Fudgesicle
Total calories: 60

Daily total: 1495

Tuesday

Snack on the go:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Yum:
1 bag Marshmallows
Total calories: 35

Snack:
1 Sandwich (turkey, cheese, roll)
Total calories: 215

Lunch:
1 Yogurt
24 g. Granola
Total calories: 245

Snack:
1/2 Pear
1 Cheesestick
Total calories: 120

Yum (again):
1 bag Marsmallows
Total calories: 35

Extra:
Tastes as I made dinner
Total calories: 35

Dinner:
1 Baked ham and cheese sandwich
2 C. Sausage lentil soup with parmesan (leftover from last night)
Total calories: 560

Daily total: 1385

Monday - Back in the Saddle

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
1/4 C. Pumpkin mousse
34 g. French vanilla granola
Total calories: 396

Random:
Tastes of other food as I made breakfast for the boys
Total calories: 80

Lunch:
1 Bean and cheese burrito
2 T. Salsa verde
Total calories: 280

Snack:
1/2 Pear
Total calories: 62

Snack:
1 Cheesestick
Total calories: 80

Treat at Daddy's office:
4 Mellowcreme pumpkins (Oh, how I love thee!)
Total calories: 100

Dinner:
1 1/4 C. Sausage lentil soup
1 1/2 breadsticks
Total calories: 350

Daily total: 1348

[As far as I am concerned, October 6th-11th does not exist. Suffice it to say, there were pumpkin chocolate tarts involved.]

Monday and Other Information

Breakfast:
1 C. Brown Rice Farina
1/2 T. Butter
2 t. Honey
1 C. Milk
Total calories: 410

Snack:
Marshmallows
Total calories: 37

Snack:
Cottage cheese and pineapple (shared with son)
Total calories: 120

Snack:
1 Yogurt (Chocolate, whipped mousse style)
44 g. Granola (Chocolate chunk, macadamia, biscotti kind)
Total calories: 360

Dinner:
1 C. (heaping) Cheesy rice casserole with chicken and broccoli
Total calories: 260

Daily total: 1228

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Sunday, October 4th

Pretty much ate whatever. It was a "free day" (I decided post-facto) because of General Conference.

Ditto for Saturday, October 3rd. Whoops!

Friday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
40 g. Granola
144 g. Peach
Total calories: 400

Munching:
1/2 last night's roll
Total calories: 50

Snack:
Cottage cheese and strawberries
Total calories: 130

Lunch:
1 Burrito (tortilla, refried beans, cheese, salsa) and salsa verde
Total calories: 285

Munching (as I am sorting):
abt 15 Strawberried Peanut Butter M&M's
a few Fish crackers
Total calories: 200

Dinner:
1 C. Rice
Grilled teriyaki chicken breast
Total calories: 400

Snacking:
Marshmallows
Total calories: 33

Daily total: 1498

Thursday

Breakfast:
3/4 C. Milk
1 serving Shredded wheat
Total calories: 265

Lunch:
1 McDonalds Southwest grilled chicken salad with 3/4 packet dressing
1 Grilled chicken snack wrap
Some of the boys fries
Total calories: 820

Snack:
1 bag Marshmallows
Total calories: 33

Dinner:
1 C. Lentil soup
2 1/2 Crescent rolls (yuck, by the way)
Tastes of MacnCheese as I prepped it for the boys
Total calories: 475

Daily total: 1593

As you can see, lunch killed me. I could have done perfectly well without the fries, and even the snack wrap and I would have saved 460 calories.

Wednesday

Breakfast:
6 mini Pancakes*
2-3 T. syrup
Total calories: 600

Lunch:
1 Burrito w/ green sauce
Total calories: 300

Snack:
1 Kiwi
A couple of slices of Pear
A small hunk of sons bagel
Total calories: 75

Dinner:
Pork chops
1 medium Red Potato w/ butter
Total calories: 400

YW:
Slice of Bday Cake
Total calories:250

Daily total: 1625

*It always is bad when I start out with pancakes and syrup. Obviously I wasn't trying very hard this morning and see how it turned out? Not so good...

Tuesday, September 29

Daily total: 1300

Monday

Breakfast:
3/4 C. Milk
1 serving Shredded Wheat (vanilla almond flavor!!!)
Total calories: 272

Snack:
1 Cheese stick
Total calories: 80

Lunch:
Chicken sandwich (2 slices bread, 1 t. mayo, mustard, deli chicken breast)
Fish crackers
Total calories: 322

Snack:
Marshmallows
Total calories: 33

Making food for party tonight:
Tastes as I worked
Taste of brownie at parent meeting
Total calories: 120

Dinner:
1 C. Pasta/vegetable salad with low cal dressing
Green salad with some ranch dressing
2-3 Tortilla chips
Total calories: 400

Daily total: 1227

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Sunday, September 27th

Dinner:
Oven Fries
Homemade chicken fingers
Peaches
Total calories: 800?

Snack before bed:
1 granola bar
Total calories: 140

Daily total: 940 (I love Fast Sunday!!!)

Saturday

Breakfast:
1 Waffle, plus little taste of another waffle (first off the grill)
1 T. Syrup
1 C. Milk
Total calories: 441

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Stayed on calories well, until RS dinner-before-the-broadcast. It was salad bar. Not bad.

Ok, fine, I ate three [small] cookies and several handfuls of candy. But tomorrow is Fast Sunday. So there!

Daily total: Somewhere around 1850

Friday, September 25th

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
1 peach
Granola
Total calories: 414

Snack:
1 Cheese stick
Total calories: 80

Lunch:
2 Burritos (tortillas, beans, cheese, salsa)
Salsa verde
Total calories: 520

Snack:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Dinner:
2 slices Homemade cheese pizza
1 breadstick
Total calories: 430

Daily total: 1584

Thursday

Running Late:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Breakfast:
1 1/2 Cheese bagels
Total calories: (estimated) 450

Snack:
1 Cheese stick
Total calories: 80

Lunch:
Leftovers (pasta, beef, mixed veg, apples, etc)
Total calories: 300

Snack:
1 Crunchy strawberry bar
Total calories: 100

Dinner:
1 C. Risi e Bisi (Rice with peas, ham, parmesan, thyme, butter, etc, etc, etc)
Total calories: 400

Daily total: 1470

Wednesday

Pre-breakfast:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt (vanilla, whipped...)
134 g. Peach
41 g. Granola (French vanilla...)
Total calories: 404

Lunch:
Leftover spaghetti
1/2 Snickerdoodle
Total calories: 410

Dinner:
3 1/2 Small pancakes
1 1/2 T. Syrup
1 C. Milk
Total calories: 500

YW:
Taste of mud pie
3-4 Baked lays
Total calories: 50?

Daily total: 1504

Tuesday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt (Raspberry, whipped mousse style)
83 g. Fresh raspberries
40 g. Granola
Total calories: 357

Lunch (at McDonalds for RS Lunch bunch):
1 Grilled chicken snack wrap
1 Apple and Walnut salad (shared with sons)
Total calories: 440

Mid-afternoon Snack:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Dinner:
3/4 C. Sweet brown rice
1/2 C. Sauteed crookneck squash
1 Grilled curry chicken breast
Total calories: 462

Daily total: 1399

Monday, September 21st

Did well until dinner. We had company (four teenagers). I made loads and loads of garlicky, buttery, cheesy bread. I didn't do badly though, until out of nowhere, I had this total lack of control and hoarked down four flourless PB cookies (at 185 calories a cookie).

Well, there went the week! Hmmph!

Sunday, September 20th

Breakfast:
Cookies

Lunch:
Cookies
1 Healthy Choice entree

Dinner:
Gingered paper beef
Mashed potatoes and carrots

In the End: Did ok on estimation of calories, but not under 1500

Saturday, September 19th

BYU game = Flourless PB cookies = guilty bliss

Bad Deborah! Bad, bad Deborah!

Friday, September 18th

I got a new cookbook from the library to study. That is my only excuse.

I started with cream biscuits at lunch and it went downhill after that.

Thursday

On the run:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt (Vanilla, whipped...)
1 T. Strawberry puree
1 T. Blueberries, dried
38 g. Granola
Total calories: 370

Making lunch for everyone else and tasting as I go:
Potatoes
Quesadillas
Tortillas
Etc
Total calories: 150

Lunch:
1 Healthy Choice frozen entree (salisbury steak, red potatoes, mixed veg, apple crisp)
Total calories: 290

Snack:
1/2 bag Fish crackers
Total calories: 50

Before dinner nibbling:
1 slice pizza (same leftover pizza as always, 1/12 medium "Mia")
Total calories: 135

Dinner:
1 Southwest salad with grilled chicken (from McDonalds)
1/2 Dressing packet
Total calories: 330

Daily total: 1465

Wednesday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt (Vanilla mousse)
1/4 C. Strawberry puree
44 g. Granola
Total calories: 425

Snack:
2 bags Fish crackers
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 340

Lunch:
1 slice (1/12 medium "Mia") leftover Pizza
Handful of carrot sticks
Total calories: 170

Extra:
Another Granola bar (I was really hungry today...)
Total calories: 140

Dinner:
Fettuccine with carmelized red onion, zuchinni, and lemon parmesan cream sauce (It was delish! Oh my gosh. Definitely going to make that one again. But next time I am going to add grilled steak to it. YUMMY!!!)
Total calories: 500

Daily total: 1575

Tuesday, September 15th

Breakfast:
1 C. Creamy brown rice
2 t. butter
2 t. honey
1 C. milk
Total calories: 380

Lunch:
1 burrito (tortilla, refried beans, jack cheese, salsa)
Total calories: 262

Extra:
Some of sons quesadilla
1 1/2 Clementines
Total calories: 180

Extra:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Dinner:
1/3 C. 7 grain pilaf with cashews and balsamic vinagrette
Grilled garlic lemon chicken
Roasted broccoli with lemon and parmesan
Total calories: 440

After hours snack:
1 Green bell pepper, raw
Total calories: 20

Daily total: 1602

Monday, September 14th

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt (Strawberry mousse)
1/4 C. Strawberry puree
Granola
Total calories: 360

Lunch:
(I can't remember--obviously I need to blog these every night...)
Total calories: 295

Extra:
1/2 Snickers bar
Total calories: 145

Something else:
(Again, I can't remember...)
Total calories: 120

Dinner:
3 slices (1/12 of a medium "Mia" ea.) Pizza Hut pizza
Nibbles of sons pizza as I cleaned up
Total calories: 500

Daily total: 1420

Sunday

Breakfast went well

Lunch went ok, but I didn't count calories

Had a few pumpkins, again. I am sending them all to work with Aaron tomorrow. They are a BIG problem for my resolve. Obviously.

Dinner will be moderate. (I am determined to keep it so.) However, I wonder if I will stay below 1500 today? I can only try.

Tomorrow will be around 1300, right?

Saturday, September 12th

I don't even want to talk about it. It started out just fine with breakfast and lunch and then it involved some mellowcreme pumpkins and some enchiladas and I lost count after that.

I will repent. I must repent.

Friday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
1/4 C. Strawberry puree
40 g. Granola
Total calories: 397

Lunch:
1 Turkey and ham sandwich with cheese
1 bag Fish crackers
Total calories: 420

Yum:
2 Mellowcreme pumpkins
Total calories: 50

Extra:
Popcorn
Another pumpkin
Total calories: 60

Dinner:
Lo Mein (Broccoli, cabbage, carrots, pasta, turkey with fresh ginger and garlic, spices, etc)
Total calories: 360

After hours snack:
2 more pumpkins
1 Clementine
Total calories: 75

Daily total: 1342

Thursday, September 10th

Breakfast:
1 C. Creamy brown rice
2 t. Butter
1 T. Honey
1/2 C. Milk
Total calories: 380

Snack:
1 Cheese stick
Total calories: 80

Lunch:
Salad
Spinach
Strawberries
.5 oz Cheddar cheese
.5 oz Almonds
2 T. Poppy seed dressing
Leftover grilled chicken breast
Total calories: 460

Extra:
2 Mellowcreme Pumpkins (I love Halloween candy!!!!!!!!!)
Total calories: 50

Dinner:
1 Grilled ham and cheese sandwich
Grapes
A few Tortilla chips
Peach salsa
Total: 508

Daily total: 1468

Wednesday, September 9

Breakfast:
Yogurt parfait (yogurt, strawberries, granola)
Total calories: 356

Snack:
1 Cheese stick
Random cracker or two
Total calories: 100

Lunch:
1 Ham sandwich
1 bag Fish crackers
1 plum
Total calories: 380

Snack:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Dinner:
1/2 C. Couscous with parmesan
1 serving Grilled chicken
2/3 C. Roasted broccoli with shallots
Total calories: 500

Daily total: 1476

Tuesday, September 8th

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt (Vanilla, whipped mousse style)
Strawberries
Granola
Total calories: 364

Snack:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Lunch:
Leftovers (potatoes, beef, broccoli, apples)
Total calories: 280

Dinner:
Brown rice
Spicy cashew chicken
Beef and broccoli
Tastes of chocolate cake
Total calories: 700 (estimate)

Daily total: 1484

Monday, September 7th

Again, didn't really count calories as I was at Elizabeth's house.

Breakfast:
1 serving Captain crunch
1 C. Milk
Total calories: 260

Extra:
Pink lemonade cookies
Total calories: 150

Lunch:
1 Ham sandwich with mustard (but no mayo)
1 bag Fritos
Total calories: 320

Extra:
More Pink lemonade cookies
Total calories: 300

Dinner:
1 Burrito with beef, onions, cheese, salsa
1/8 of a Quesadilla
Total calories: ?????

Making cupcakes for ASH birthday:
2-3 Cupcakes (made with tons of butter and reduced coconut milk...)
Frosting (again, made with butter and reduced coconut milk...)
Total calories: ???????

Daily total: After those cupcakes, I have no idea...

Sunday, September 6th

Fasted all morning, then gorged all evening at Elizabeth's house. Actually, I didn't eat too too much, but I didn't count the calories and I know I ate more than my 1500 calorie allotment.

The foods (that I can remember):
1/2 Pulled pork sandwich
Apple crisp with ice cream
Black bean salad (black beans, onions, corn, peppers, tomatoes, buttermilk, cilantro, mayo, spices, etc)
Fritos
Doritos

Saturday (is a special day...)

Before-breakfast tryst:
Some of sons quesadilla
Total calories: 140

Breakfast:
143 g. Strawberries
1 Yogurt (Strawberry, whipped mousse style)
41 g. French vanilla granola
Total calories: 362

Extra:
Some tastes of pasta as I made it for the boys lunch
Total calories: 150

Lunch:
1 Healthy choice entree (manicotti, broccoli, apple dessert)
Total calories: 360

Late afternoon hurrah:
57 g. Quaker Oat Squares
1 C. Milk
Total calories: 310

Daily total: 1322

Friday, Sweet Friday

Breakfast:
1 Peach
1 Yogurt (Vanilla, whipped mousse style)
38 g. French vanilla granola
Total calories: 384

Extra:
A cracker or two
Total calories: 16

Lunch:
1 Healthy choice entree (chicken, linguine, tomatoes, balsamic sauce)[incidently, this was not that good]
1 bag Marshmallows (100 calorie bag)
Total calories: 420

Samples at Costco:
Taste of cheesecake!
Grilled chicken
Total calories: 80

Dinner:
1 oz Tortilla chips
1/4 C. Peach salsa
1 Tortilla
118 g. Refried beans
2 T. Cheddar/Jack cheese
1 T. Green salsa
Total calories: 565

Daily total: 1465

Thursday

Breakfast:
1 Granola bar
Random items (tastes of foods as I was cooking, etc)
Total calories: 230

Lunch:
1 Tortilla
Refried beans
1/4 C. Cheddar/Monterey Jack
1/4 C. Green salsa
Total calories: 370

Bored:
Marshmallows
Total calories: 100

Making treats for others:
Tastes of White chocolate covered popcorn
Total calories: 50

Dinner:
1 1/2 C. White chicken chili
1 oz Tortilla chips
Total calories: 410

Late night snack:
1 Black plum
Total calories: 60

Daily total: 1220

Wednesday

Breakfast:
1 Peach
1 Yogurt (Vanilla, whipped mousse style)
40 g. French vanilla granola
Total calories: 395

Morning snack:
Granola bar
Total calories: 100

Lunch:
1 slice Pizza (leftover chicken garlic)
Total calories: 300

Afternoon snack:
Cottage cheese and strawberries
Total calories: 130

Dinner:
A couple of spoonfuls of Homemade Mac 'n Cheese
1 small bag Fritos (at Young Women's)
Total calories: 290

Daily total: 1215

Tuesday

Breakfast:
1 Granola bar
1/2 C. Milk
Total calories: 155

Mindless munching:
Crackers and other gross things
Total calories: 120

Lunch:
Leftovers (Mashed potatoes, gravy, peas and carrots, grilled chicken)
Total calories: 450

More mindless munching:
1 granola bar
Total calories: 100

Dinner:
1 slice Papa Murphy's pepperoni pizza
2 slices Papa Murphy's gourmet garlic chicken pizza
1/2 rootbeer float bar
Total calories: 985*

Daily total: 1810

*The moral of the story today is that it is better for me to eat consistently throughout the day (good meals, ie breakfast), and avoid pointless munching on children's snacks. As a consequence, I can avoid getting to the dinner table famished.

Let's do a little better tomorrow, shall we?

Monday

Breakfast:
1 Peach
1 slice Cheese pizza, cold
1/2 C. Milk
Total calories: 385

Munching:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 100

Lunch:
1 Healthy Choice frozen entree (chicken, pasta, broccoli, carrots, red pepper, apple crisp)
Total calories: 320

Dinner:
1 C. Mashed potatoes, with gravy
1 serving Pork chop
2/3 C. Carrots and peas
Total calories: 600

Daily total: 1405

Sunday

Breakfast:
Some random stuff (a few crackers and marshmallows)
2 (thick and not very good) pancakes
1 T. Butter
1/2 C. Milk
Total calories: 500

Lunch:
1 slice (111 grams) Cheddar zucchini bread
Butter
Total calories: 265

Snacks throughout afternoon:
1 Granola bar
Fish crackers
Total calories: 200

Dinner:
1 serving Grilled curry chicken
1/2 C. (generous) Short grain brown rice
1 C. Stir fried cabbage and carrots with parmesan
Total calories: 479

Daily total: 1444

Saturday

Breakfast:
1 Peach
1 Yogurt (Vanilla, whipped mousse style!)
31 grams granola (French vanilla)
Total calories: 373

Lunch:
2 C. Chicken noodle soup
1 slice (98 grams) Cheddar zucchini bread
Total calories: 435

Extra:
Taste of birthday cake at a party
Total calories: 45

Dinner:
1 Baked potato
2 t. butter
2 T. sour cream (light)
2/3 Carrots (buttered)
Total calories: 315

After dinner:
3/4 Peanut butter granola bar
Cottage cheese and pineapple
Total calories: 205

Daily total: 1373

Friday

Breakfast:
1/2 C. Cottage cheese
2 T. Strawberry freezer jam
Total calories: 160

Snack:
1 Granola bar
1/2 C. Milk
Total calories: 155

More snacking:
Handful of Captain Crunch
1 Pancake
Total calories: 130

Lunch:
1 Healthy choice frozen entree (rice, chicken, broccoli, peach crisp)
Total calories: 400

More munching (hungry today):
Marshmallows
Total calories: 100

Dinner:
1 1/2 slices Cheese pizza
Total calories: 380

Baskin Robbins:
1 scoop Mint cookie ice cream
1 Sugar cone
Total calories: 200

Daily total: 1525

Oh my!

Food journaling is turning out to be quite effective in motivating me. I usually do fairly well throughout the week and then lose it on the weekends, but knowing that I have to account for each little nibble online (where whoever can read it) gives me momentum to avoid the extras. Plus, wow, it is fun to actually see some success. We'll see how it goes tomorrow and over the weekend.

Thursday

Morning snack:
1 Crunchy strawberry granola bar
Total calories: 100

Breakfast:
1 Peach
1 Yogurt (Vanilla, whipped mousse style)
36 grams Granola (French vanilla)
Total calories: 361

Lunch:
3/4 C. Rice (leftover)
1 Salisbury steak (leftover from dinner)
Total calories: 380

Various munching while I clean up after children:
Including mini marshmallows, captain crunch, goldfish crackers (maybe 3-5 of each)
Total calories: 60

Dinner:
5 oz Salad (Romaine, iceburg, green cabbage, snow peas, carrots, pineapple, almonds, chinese noodles)
1 oz Asian vinaigrette
16 grams Chicken (leftovers)
Total calories: 260

Night snack:
Cottage cheese and strawberries
Total calories: 130

Daily total: 1291

Wednesday

Breakfast:
53 g. Raisin Bran Crunch
1 C. Milk
Total calories: 300

Snack:
.5 oz Monterey Jack
1 Peach
1 oz Cashews
Total calories: 288

Munching:
1/4 Waffle
Total calories: 70

Lunch:
1 Healthy Choice frozen entree (chicken, potatoes, broccoli, apple crisp)
Total calories: 250

Dinner:
1 2/3 Salisbury steak with gravy
1 Baked potato
1 serving Steamed carrots
Total calories: 600

YW activity:
1 Cookie
Some cookie dough
Total calories: 150

Daily total: 1658

Tuesday

Breakfast:
1 Peach
1 Yogurt (Vanilla, whipped mousse style!)
40 grams granola (French vanilla)
Total calories: 400

Lunch:
10.7 oz Salad (Romaine, iceburg, green cabbage, snow peas, carrots, pineapple, almonds, chinese noodles)
2 oz Asian vinaigrette
40 grams Chicken (leftover from dinner last night)
Total calories: 530

Dinner:
1 1/4 C. Farfalle with chicken and creamy pesto sauce
2/3 C. Sauteed yellow summer squash
Total calories: 475

Daily total: 1405

August 24, 2009

Breakfast:
1 Peach
1 Yogurt (Raspberry cheesecake flavor)
42 grams Granola (French vanilla)
Total calories: 345

Munching:
Croutons
Total calories: 60

Lunch:
3/4 C. Fettuccine
1/2 C. Bolognese sauce
Carrots
Total calories: 425

Dinner:
1 C. Jasmine rice with fresh ginger
Baked chicken with garlic and chinese five spice powder
2 servings of Snow peas with shallots and almonds
Total calories: 620

Daily total: 1450

Food Journaling

Transparency is the key to motivation. This is the ugliest picture I could find. I can do this, right?