I continue to be successful at dodging the Carb Monster, so I'm feeling pretty good about things!!

Yesterday:

B - Protein coffee
      Greek yogurt

S - Pure Protein bar

L - Taco slop

D - 1/4 cup of taco slop (not what I wanted, although I didn't know what I DID want!)
       Protein shake

All my fluids, all my vits!

Next!!!!

B-  Quinoa porridge

S-  fruit and fiber pieces from trader joe's

L-  chicken parmesan salad (like regular chicken salad with the chicken parmesan flavors= yummy!)

S-  rf triscuits and lf cheese
      moc**** cream sandwich (cool whip and rf graham crackers)

D-  pulled chicken and beans

S-  blueberries
      a small handful of sunchips

I feel like i snacked too much, but i lost a pound.  I hadn't been losing for a while (I know, I know-  Again!)

Hi Jenn!!

I LOVE quinoa - how do you porridge it?  And the chicken parm salad, too!!

Way to go on continuing your loss!!!  You're still a relatively new post-op, so hang in there.  Don't forget that s/f popsicles are a great way to treat yourself AND get in some fluids.

Tia

I was watching "You are what you eat" the other day and she suggested Quinoa porridge for breakfast.  I did a google search and I found several recipes.  I used this recipe, but instead of 2 servings, I get 5!  LOL

Quinoa Porridge

From Clean Eating magazine Spring 08 issue p.44

  Fish | Breakfast | Fish Breakfast |

Ingredients

1/2c quinoa
1c water
1/2 t. cinnamon
pinch sea salt
1/2c low-fat milk or unsweetened soy milk
1 apple, diced
1/2 c blueberries or sliced strawberries
1/8c chopped pecans or walnuts
agave syrup(optional)

Directions

Add quinoa, water, cinnamon & salt to small pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until most of water has been absorbed. Add milk and simmer uncovered for an additional 10 minutes. Stir in apples, berries and nuts. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Porridge will thicken during this time. If desired, drizzle with agave syrup before serving.


Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IAMSUCCEEDING.

Number of Servings: 2

I didn't have agave syrup, but it was sweet enough without it!

Chicken Parmesan Salad was from Rachael Ray

• 1/3 cup vegetable stock
• 1 cup packed basil leaves
• A handful fresh flat leaf parsley
• A handful fresh mint leaves
• 1 large clove garlic, peeled
• Kosher salt
• 1/2 cup grated Parmigiana Reggiano
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 4 ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and sliced lengthwise into thin strips
• 1 small red onion or 1/2 medium onion, very thinly sliced or chopped
• 1 rotisserie chicken
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 sesame sub rolls, split
• Olive oil and herb potato chips, for serving

Preparation

Combine vegetable stock with herbs in food processor. Finely chop the garlic then mash into a paste with some salt using the flat side of your knife. Add the paste to the herbs along with the Parmigiana-Reggiano. Turn processor on and stream in the EVOO. Transfer basil dressing to a salad bowl and add the tomatoes, onions and mozzarella. Remove the skin from the chicken and chop or shred into bite-size pieces to yield about 4 cups. Add the chicken to the salad bowl and season with black pepper. Toss the salad and adjust seasonings. Fill sub rolls with the chicken salad and serve with a few olive oil chips alongside.

(No mint at the grocery store, home grown basil, no sub rolls or potato chips.  And I added extra chicken stock.  My pouch doesn't like dry chicken!)

I like finding new recipes to try.  I hadn't been cooking because my son is out of town and my husband could care less about good food...  I shared the chicken salad with my mom and dad.  It's funny that you asked about it since I had just emailed the recipe to my mom this morning.  :)

I love quinoa and I also watch 'You are What you Eat' - thanks for the recipe!

This is my edited day yesterday - I participate in a daily post on the grad band board and after I post my plan I edit later that night.

edit
M1:  yogurt, fiber one and ground flax seed skipped - I know bad me
M2:  EAS protein shake done
M3:  black beans, avocado and red onion salad, cherries skipped
M4:  peach skipped
M5:  baked chicken and fresh green beans  done
M6: (if needed)  CIB with milk and the peach

exercise - went to the gym - ran 3 out of 5 days on vacation and I am looking for something different

working on the water thing

Hi Beth!

Nice to see you again!  We're having a MD Board Potluck on 8/23 - see my link in my siggy!  It'd be great if you could join us!!  All SEEMS to be quiet, so no worries there!

Hugs,

Tia

Beth!  LOVE the black bean/avocado/red onion salad idea!  Do you dress it with anything or just toss together?

Yesterday:

B - 2 poached eggs

L - 1/2 baked chili relleno, few bites of beans, 3 chips (La Tolteca in Bel Air..OMG it was GOOD!)

D - cup cream of crab, 1 oz. seared ahi tuna

S - 2 Wasa w/ cheese

Yesterday was a strange day due to being up 22 hours straight:

B - 3/4 Starbucks Banana Strawberry Vivanno at Baltimore airport

S - turkey jerky stick
      mini protein bar

S - almonds
      raisins

L - SB Strawberry Banana Vivanno at L.A. airport

S - protein bar

D -   Whole Foods Asian veggie wraps w/raw tuna
        Whole Foods quinoa salad

S - watermelon

82 oz. fluids, 80+g protein, all my vits.