Ok. So this is how it went down.

I was starving today. And I just kept looking around for something "good" to eat. It is never a good thing when I start out with chocolate. That almost always spells D-I-S-A-S-T-E-R.

The No-Breakfast, Breakfast:

Chocolate Covered Almonds

1 Cheesestick

3/4 Whole-wheat waffle

Butter

Total calories: 500

Bad Day, I Can Feel It:

more Chocolate Covered Almonds

Total calories: 125

Emotional Reaction (kids running wild, 5 yr old yelling "I hate you!", etc):

MORE OF THOSE CURSED CHOCOLATE COVERED ALMONDS

Total calories: 220

Shall We Lunch Now?:

Popcorn with Butter and Salt

Some taffy

1 Rice Krispie Treat

Total calories: 300

While We're At It:

1 Yogurt

1 Nectarine

50 g. Granola

Total calories: 450

More Than I'd Care to Admit:

a good sized blob of Mashed Potatoes

some Gravy

Baked Chicken (breast meat)

several good scoops of Cornbread Stuffin' (Freaking love this stuff)

Peas

Total calories: ?????

YW:

1 mini Banana Cream Pie Blizzard

Total calories: 350?

Daily total: Much More Than I Was Hoping

Tuesday, August 24th

Breakfast:
190 g. Nectarines
1 Yogurt
45 g. Granola
Total calories: 422

Snack:
.5 oz Cashews
1 Cheesestick
Total calories: 160

Snacking more:
a few Chocolate covered almonds
one or two Salt Water Taffies
Total calories: 150

Lunch:
Barley with snap peas and carrots
Total calories: 140

Hungry hungry  me:
.5 oz Baked cheetos
more Chocolate covered almonds
Total calories: 270

Dinner:
Gemelli with zucchini pesto and diced tomatoes
Parmesan crusted chicken
Total calories: 454

Daily total: 1596

Monday through Thursday (8/2 - 8/5)

MONDAY

Breakfast:

60 g. Raspberries

148 g. Strawberries

4 oz. Yogurt

55 g. Granola

Total calories: 455

Lunch: 

1 Pre-made Cobb Salad with some random ranchy-flavored dressing

Total calories: 300

Snack:

26 g. Captain Crunch cereal, dry

Total calories: 100

Dinner: 

1 bowl Homemade chicken and wild rice stew

1 1/2 pieces Roasted parmesan bread

Total calories: 500

Daily total: 1355

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TUESDAY

Breakfast: 

A handful of dry cereal, here and there

61 g. Raspberries

152 g. Strawberries

4 oz. Yogurt

56 g. Granola

Total calories: 480

Indulgent Morning Snack:

5 Cashew Clusters

6 Milk chocolate chips

Total calories: 190

Un-inspiring lunch:

1 serving of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (white cheddar version)

Total calories: 380

Dinner: 

212 g. Herby Vegetable saute (onions, carrots, potatoes, zucchini, peas, etc)

155 g. Grilled Marinated Chicken breast

Total calories: 343 

Daily total: 1393

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WEDNESDAY

Breakfast:

54 g. Raspberries

124 g. Strawberries

4 oz. Yogurt 

55 g. Granola

Total calories: 455

Snack:

2 Cashew Clusters

Total calories: 60

Lunch:

226 g. Stir-fried Broccoli

Medium-grain Brown Rice

Chicken breast

2 1/2 T. Spicy Orange Sauce

Total calories: 472

Snacky-poo:

Chocolate chip or two 

Total calories: 20

Dinner:

300 g. Beef with Broccoli in Ginger Sauce over Soba Noodles

1 Cashew cluster

Total calories: 345

Daily total: 1352

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THURSDAY

Breakfast:

1 leftover Pancake with butter

47 g. Raspberries

149 g. Strawberries

4 oz. Yogurt

55 g. Granola

Total calories: 623, ouch!

Afternoon indiscretions:

Cheese quesadilla triangles

2 (small) burritos with Salsa Verde

some Homemade refried beans

like, 12 Cashew clusters and handfuls of chocolate chips

Total calories: >1000

Dinner:

4 Whole-wheat pancakes with butter

2 T. Syrup

1 C. Milk

Total calories: ???

Daily total: I don't even want to know...