Thursday, June 10, 2010

Thursday, June 10th

Breakfast:
200 g. Strawberries
1 (4 oz) Yogurt
43 g. Granola
Total calories: 388

Doo-dads:
taste of son's Cookie at a department store
some Mango
a few (3 or 4) Chocolate mini shredded wheat biscuits (YUM!)
2 Tortilla chips
[Something else that I can't remember]
Total calories: 100

Lunch:
250 g. leftover Cilantro salad
Total calories: 302

Dinner:
134 g. Brown and wild rice
185 g. Grilled curry chicken
a few Sauteed green beans (purely for the children's benefit...I could go forever without green beans)
Total calories: 383

Daily total: 1173

Vindication!

Wednesday

Breakfast:
162 g. Strawberries
1 Yogurt
55 g. Granola
Total calories: 429

Making treats:
a couple of blobs of bright pink Divinity
Total calories: 250

Lunch:
298 g. Cilantro salad (corn, black beans, pico, avocado, lime, feta, jalepeno)
1 oz. Tortilla chips
Total calories: 535

Losing control:
more Divinity
more Salad
popcorn
Total calories: 675

(No dinner, obviously in repentance mode)

The Relapse:
like, 8 more blobs of divinity
Total calories: 700

Daily total: 2589


(Sigh)

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Tuesday

Breakfast:
131 g. Strawberries
1 Yogurt
55 g. Granola
Total calories: 420

Lunch:
the entire bowl of Bread and spinach salad with cherries and feta (artisan bread, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, fresh garlic, cherries, spinach, feta)
Total calories: 905 (He, he, he...overdid that a bit...)

Snacking between lunch and dinner:
a handful of Cereal here, a pre-taste of Dinner there
Total calories: 50?

Dinner:
55 g. Roasted potatoes with olive oil and rosemary
96 g. Sauteed tuscan pork chop sirloin with garlic, spinach and white beans
Total calories: 244

Daily total: 1619

Monday, June 7th

Breakfast:
145 g. Strawberries
1 Yogurt
55 g. Granola
Total calories: 424

Snacky, snacky:
handful of Microwave popcorn
some Fish crackers
Total calories: 60

Lunch:
Chicken noodle soup
4 Crackers
Total calories: 280

Afternoon hurrah:
1 Cheesestick, plus bite
Total calories: 90

Dinner:
382 g. Whole wheat pasta with fresh marinara and grilled chicken
2 t. Balsamic drizzle (reduced balsamic vinegar and brown sugar)
Total calories: 389

Dessert:
1 mini Milky Way ice cream bar
Total calories: 80

Daily total: 1372

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Wednesday

Breaking the Fast:
1 leftover slice of Cheese Pizza
Total calories: 325

Sons Preschool Graduation Ceremony:
2/3 Sugar cookie
1 Cheeto
2 Celery sticks
1 Strawberry
1 Popcorn chicken
Total calories: 170

Lunch:
189 g. Leftover Lentil soup
2 t. Parmesan cheese
Total calories: 163

Dinner:
2 Waffles
some Syrup
Total calories: 610

Daily total: 1268

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Tuesday

Breakfast, back in the saddle:
shared 1 slice of leftover Cheese Pizza
Total calories: 325


Snack?:
4 Crackers
Total calories: 70

Dinner:
414 g. Spicy lentil soup with ham and parmesan
4 Crackers
1 1/2 C. Milk
Total calories: 545

Mother's Learning Circle:
1/2 Lofthouse Lemon Cookie
Total calories: 95

Daily total: 1035

Monday, May 24th

Throughout the day:
Ginger ale
10 crackers
Total calories: 550

Dinner:
1 cinnamon thing from Dominos
Total calories: 135

Daily total: 685

Monday, May 24, 2010

Saturday and Sunday

Classic parfait
Turkey sandwich with avocado
Mini ice cream bars
Orange
Grilled chicken with strawberry relish
Orange rice pilaf
Mint mini Three Musketeer bar
Popcorn
Cheese hot dog in roll
Kix
Strawberries
Granola bar
Milk
Chocolate
Cookie dough
Oatmeal scotchies
Baked corn tortilla chips

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Friday, May 21st

Breakfast:
2.7 oz. Strawberry yogurt
135 g. Strawberries
55 g. Granola
Total calories: 315

Lunch:
1 Avocado
3/4 C. Brown rice (brown, red, wild rice, etc)
Total calories: 257

Snack:
1 mini Milky Way Ice Cream Bar
Total calories: 80

Afternoon:
1 Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Honesty:
Odds and ends from the day (1 chip in salsa, a slice of hot dog, etc)
Total calories: 40

Dinner:
Pork chow mein (noodles, broccoli, carrots, pork, etc)
Total calories: 543

After:
1/2 mini Mint Three Musketeer bar
handful of Kix
Total calories: 80

Daily total: 1455

Apology to Myself

This is the thing: journaling what you eat is not effective unless you REPORT EVERY DAY.

So, embarrassing or annoying as it is, I will try again.

The past week has not been bad. I have stayed underneath 2000 but not under 1500. I ate smores at YW and some chocolate, but, in general, it has been ok.

This is the weekend. Weekends are hard. But I am trying to be more dedicated for at least a couple of months in eating lower calories before I start in on the "maintaining" part of my weight loss goals. (That is funny since I have been basically maintaining my weight for the last eight months!)

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Thursday, May 13th

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt, strawberry
55 g. Granola
Total calories: 380

Lunch:
[Leftovers]
139 g. Orange rice
102 g. Broccoli slaw
90 g. Grilled chicken
2 T. Barbeque sauce
Total calories: 414

May 12th

Breakfast:
2 slices of whole-wheat Bread, toasted
Butter
Honey
Total calories: 390

Snack:
Cottage cheese and peaches
Total calories: 100

Lunch:
leftover Lasagna
slice of sons Quesadilla
Total calories: 400

Narrowly averting disaster:
some Milk chocolate chips
a few Cashews
1 mini Snickers ice cream bar
Total calories: 140

Dinner:
152 g. Orange rice pilaf (white and brown rices, wheat germ, carrots, garlic, butter, etc)
178 g. Warm broccoli slaw with lemon
167 g. Grilled marinated buttermilk chicken
Total calories: 534

After YW Camp Meeting:
3/4 C. Chocolate ice cream with
1 1/2 crushed Sugar cone
Total calories: 200

Late night indulgence:
2 more pieces of Toast with honey and butter
Total calories: 350

Daily total: 2014

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Today, Tuesday May 11th

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt, strawberry whipped style
55 g. Granola
Total calories: 380

Whoops!:
2 large Marshmallows
Total calories: 50

Ok, more bad choices:
5 more Marshmallows
Total calories: 125

Lunch:
1 Roll (71 g.)
6 slices of deli Chicken
13 g. Cream cheese
Total calories: 320

Finishing them off, already:
2 Marshmallows
Total calories: 50

Dinner:
1/2 Cheesy bread
1/6th of the pan of Lasagna (spinach, asiago, mozzarella, ricotta, garlic, etc)
Total calories: 484

Dessert:
1 mini Twix ice cream bar
Total calories: 80

Daily total: 1489


Tuesday's Moral: Fruits and veggies, not Marshmallows

May 10th

Breakfast:
135 g. Strawberries
1 Yogurt
50 g. Granola
Total calories: 419

Already rough:
Some gross quesadilla
salsa
2 chocolates, leftover from Mother's Day
Total calories: 350

Lunchy-poo:
1/3 of a boxed lunch "Pasta Roni Shells and White Cheddar" (lunch choice of my 3-year-old)
Total calories: 400

Dinner:
1 Philly cheese-steak sandwich (roll, beef, onions, peppers, provolone)
209 g. Oven roasted russet potatoes
Total calories: 606

Daily total: 1775

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Wednesday

Breakfast:
2 (113 g.) Whole grain buttermilk pancakes
Butter
Total calories: 380

Snack:
1 Fiber one Granola bar
Total calories: 140

Lunch:
a little bit of Pasta leftovers
Total calories: 110

Workin' on stuff:
bits and bits of Sugar cookies (dough and finished product)
Total calories: <400

Dinner:
abt. 1/3rd Ham and pepperoni stromboli
Total calories: 550?

Daily total: <1580

Clearly it is the end of the month. I am shockingly low on fresh fruits and veggies. Never a good thing.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Tuesday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
46 g. Granola
Total calories: 361

Working on projects:
tastes of Chocolate cupcake batter
tastes of Chocolate cupcakes
small taste of Sugar cookie dough
Total calories: 350?

Lunch:
90 g. Leftover pasta from last night
Total calories: 135

Dinner:
317 g. White chicken chili
1.2 oz. Tortilla chips
Total calories: 455

Daily total: 1301

Monday

Breakfast:
1 Yogurt
 42 g. Granola
Total calories: 344

At the park:
1 Cheesestick
half of a Granola bar
2 Grapes
handful of Pretzels
Total calories: 210

Lunch:
1 Healthy Choice Frozen Entree (Sweet and Sour Chicken, rice, broccoli, peach "crisp")
Total calories: 440

Dinner:
304 g. Angel hair pasta with ham, peas, scallions, cream, and asiago
Total calories: 458

Experiments:
3/4 Cinnamon roll
Total calories: 350?

Daily total: 1802

Last Week

Homemade strawberry pastries
Strawberry and white chocolate tartletts
Aaron's birthday - Indian with Greek Feast (couscous, curry, tzaziki, persian rice, etc)
Pizza
Chocolate
Ice cream
Some fabulously moist spice cake with whipped cream

Can we all see a theme here? Heavy cream? Uh-huh.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Saturday

Breakfast:
2 Whole-grain buttermilk pancakes
1 1/2 T. Country crock
1 C. Milk
Total calories: 440

Friday, April 16th

Breakfast:
Strawberries
Yogurt
Granola
Total calories: 392

Extras:
a few Pretzels
odds and ends
Total calories: 45

Lunch:
1 Tortilla
3 oz. Grilled marinated chicken breast
30 g. Pinto beans
39 g. Mozzarella
Salsa verde
Sour cream
Lettuce
Total calories: 540

Snack:
2 clementines
20 g. Cashews
Total calories: 180

Dinner:
1 1/3 Cream biscuit
1 1/2 C. Chicken noodle soup
Total calories: 445

Mother's Circle Group:
1 Orange and Mango sorbet (Island Way Sorbet)
Total calories: 51


Daily total: 1653