Back to Basics Challenge - Tuesday

Good Morning all! I did pretty good yesterday, I snacked on the trail mix that I had made instead of crackers and didn't have any bad carbs.

Today here is the plan

B: egg sandwich on whole grain bread - 1 slice
S: cheddar cheese & fage yogurt with sf preserves
L: chicken cesar salad with homemade dressing
S: lf sf pudding
D: something from Wegmans, maybe sushi made with brown rice
S: lf sf pudding or a protein shake

I am going to do my yoga moves to help strengthen my back/core again tonight. I see the chiropractor next week and see if I am cleared for other activities. I could be walking but haven't been.

How are you guys doing?!

Liz

I did pretty good but didn't have the dinner I had originally planned - realized I was missing some things for my salad - mostly thawed chicken! So we had soup and grilled cheese instead. Here is my plan for today...

B:  1 c 1% milk; Protein bar; Banana (over 2 hours)
S:  Lo-fat cottage cheese - 4 oz
L:  Healthy Choice lunchmeat roll-ups; grapes
S:  Nuts
D:  Meatloaf; 1/2 baked potato; veggies
S:  ????

Bike tonight - no excuses....

Hello All,

Last night I did not have shrimp.  I had 1/2 a sandwich crisp toasted with brushetta and mozz under the broiler.

B:  Cereal, greek yogurt, nuts, 4 slices of banana, pp
S:  Cheese stick & 1/2 orange
L:  Veggie burger with cheese and bruschetta
S:  Ricotta and nuts, pp, 4 slices of banana
D:  Shrimp salad on a toasted 1/2 sandwich crisp
S:  2 fudgesicles

Keri - whatis a sandwich crisp??

Oh Liz, they're AWESOME.  I had bought them but hadn't used one and then went to the Barix meeting on Saturday.  The group leaders (Mike and Susan) in my group talked about them so I hurried home and used one!  LOL.  Arnold makes them.  They come in a clear plastic bag with writing on it.  Look like miniature pitas but they are not.  It's a round, flat, sliced circle.  Like a sandwich, but not.  I can only eat 1/2 of one at a time.  But I broil one half of it to crisp it up.  If you like less crispy, more chewy, then don't broil for long.  Then I add brushetta or pizza sauce.  Add toppings (chopped olives, turkey pepperoni) and l/f mozzarella.  Broil til cheese melts and browns a little.  They are delish!!!  Tonight I will broil 1/2 to toast it, put a slice of cheese and melt in on broil.  Then top with shrimp salad.  :0)  YUM!!!

I'm writing those on my list now - they sound awesome! they are with the bread?

Hey Liz...they are called Sandwich thins by Arnold they have them in Whole wheat and whole grain....they are awesome and tasty.

I will have to look for them as well!

Good morning!  I'm doing good sticking to Protien, but having trouble with the amount of food I'm eating... losing about 1/2 lb a day, so I'm doing SOMETHING right, but still think I'm eating too much food!  We'll see how today goes!

Liz,
I did the 5 day pouch test the boot camp way. I had a very ,very nasty gi bug that totally cleaned me out and left me wiped out too! Guess what? I now have a pouch the size it was post surgery! I guess this is the silver lining to a brutal weekend. My plan: I have made sure I took my vitamins, started today with a hot choc protein drink, and like yesterday, plan to eat very small portions, protein first, including high protein fatfree yogurt with live active cultures that I make myself. I often add a bit of splenda and davinci sf syrup or sf jam for flavor. Exercise will be my daily 6-8 min. total gym routine, and I plan to get a 45-60 min. walk in with my dogs before the weather gets bad. Water and green tea throughout the day. I wish everyone success with their plans.
Chris