Calorie Countdown - Do the humpday dance!

Good day everybody. I strayed pretty far off plan yesterday (I didn't eat BADLY per se) but we ate lunch at a bbq joint and dinner at a bar down town with friends.  Mmmm bar food (sarcasm).  I ended up having about 5 tortilla chips with queso, and a grilled chicken sandwich minus the bread.  Later last night I had some prunes and some leftover bbq turkey, and an apricot with my iron. Lets hope today is better food-wise.  I'm not sure what I'll have yet besides milk.  Probably leftover teriyaki that I didn't have yesterday, and leftover bbq with some baked beans or something.  And an avocado.  Avocado is a gift from the gods - 15g of fiber, lots of good fats, buttery richness.  I was reading about a 94 year old avocado farmer in CA who eats 3 a day and is in PERFECT health.  He looks and feels better than I do.  I just wi**** wasn't so darn high in calories!  We have a ton of them here, they farm them in south texas, so you can get 5 of them for a buck at the farmers market, or 2 or 3 for a buck at the store.  Yummo. So what about you?  What are you digesting today? 

I neglected to finsh posting what I ate yesterday.  I had sushi for lunch and a ham sandwich for dinner.  Not sure what the calorie/protein count. My day has started off OK.  Even though my knee was sore, I went early and tried treadmill, and my knee was a bit sore at first, but quit hurting after five minutes, so I did 32 minutes of treadmill today. E: 32 minutes treadmill, expended 220 calories, plus 20 ab crunches B: 1 Atkins protein bar @150 calories, 11g protein L: 2 EAS protein drinks gobbled in the car en route to my job interview 220 calories, 34g protein E2: walking around the campus at CDPHE, 100 calories expended T: 1 Splenda-sweetened chocolate bar by Breyer's, 150 calories, probably no protein.  Yum! D: ham and cheese sandwich (it was delicious) 450 calories, 35g protein; 1 glass whole milk @ 200 calories, 12g protein (it was a 12 oz glass) T2: 1 oz cashews @180 calories, 5g protein, 1 Atkins protein bar @150 calories, 11g protein Totals: 1280 calories - 320 calories expended = 960 calories total, 108g protein Kix

Happy hump day everyone! I actually did really good yesterday and the best part, didn't allow myself to snack while watching TV!

Pre B - SF NF Eggnog Latte

B - ham, cheese, 4 RF triscuits

S - Trader Joe's cranberry oatmeal cookie (need fiber), jerky

L - Mock chicken fried rice,  1/2 cup fresh blueberries and blackberries

S - Eggface's Italian bean salad

D - Steak, salad

S - SF fudgecicle

Sticking to my plan of water all day and Italian Puree' for lunch.  Funny how we can get one amount down one day and the next - it's like NOPE, not today.  Yesterday I had more puree' (and ate it all - about 2 ozs) than I had today and today I couldn't get it all down.  Last night I felt like I needed a little something so I had a tablespoon of cottage cheese with a few canned peaches.  I know I was probably really thirsty instead of hungry, but I had been craving those peaches - so I indulged. 

Avocados - yum!!!  I love them plain, smashed in guacamole, or added to any type of sandwich.  Wish they were that cheap here in Cleveland!!!   Other than having about an ounce of dark chocolate at the end of the day Tuesday, I've stuck pretty closely to my regular plan.  I'm feeling good, eating right, working out...  And, like most Libras, waiting for something to go terribly wrong because life cannot be sunshine and kittens forever.  What's up with that???  Anyway, here's what's on my plate and in my bowl today: 

Breakfast:  1 c. 1% milk in my coffee, 1 packet Quaker Weight Control oatmeal

Snack #1:  1 c. low-fat cottage cheese, 4 tbsp. SF preserves, 2 large, diced strawberries, 2 oz. blueberries  Snack #2:  medium banana, 1 1/2 tbsp. peanut butter

[workout #1:  upper body strength training, core work]

Lunch:  (leftovers!) 2 oz. grilled chicken breast, 2 oz. broiled salmon, ~1 c. steamed veggies

Snack #3:  7 oz. Fage 2% yogurt, 1/4 c. Bob's Red Mill Mueslix, 2 large, diced strawberries, 2 oz. blueberries

Snack #4:  1 slice whole-grain bread, 3 slices smoked turkey, 1 slice low-fat cheese, alfalfa sprouts

[workout #2:  60 minutes of cardio]

Snack #5:  post-work apple

Dinner:  5 oz. center-cut pork roast, ~1/2-3/4 c. sauerkraut, ~1/2 c. glazed carrots (cooking pork roast in crock pot with sauerkraut and apple juice - included a package of light kielbasa as well, so we'll have plenty of leftovers for dinner later in the week). 

Snack #6:  Starbucks mocha bar (120 calories of chocolately, coffee goodness - a bit more decadent than my usual SF fudgesicles, but I buy a box occasionally for something different)

Total calories: 2060
Carbs:  225.8 Fats:  62.6 Fiber:  34.9 Protein:  166.4

plan, what plan?  Sometimes I see everyone has an eating plan and it stresses me out.   Not today...I just know what I should eat for the day and my goal is to get there. B - SBD protein bar S- 8 bing cherries L- cracked pepper turkey salad from subway       I ate all the turkey, some spinach, all the bananna peppers and a tomato and cuke slice  used oil and vinegar on the salad

D - something with chicken breast.  Maybe another stirfry type thing. I've got fresh veggies in fridge.

S - fudgesicle for sure!

Don't be stressed!  We all do what works for us.  Me, I've got a little OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) coursing through my veins, so it works for me to have a food plan.  Heck, I've got a plan and/or a list for just about everything!!!  But just because that works for me doesn't mean I'd suggest everyone do it!  We all have to find what works for us and go with it!!!   And honestly, plan or no plan, I still take it one day at a time - I think many of us do Kellie

I'm having a grumpy day, in a big way. Everyone is irritating me and we have this stupid fire alarm test going on - it just keeps going and going and going, making the most obnoxious noise ever. Thank god I have tomorrow off, I think I might kill someone if I have to come here another day. I have a pretty good, healthy plan for today. I've done pretty well except for a few unplanned tootsie rolls. pre-workout snack: PB pudding snack: atkins protein bar snack: raisins and fat free yogurt lunch: spinach salad with chicken, walnuts, strawberries and blush wine vinagrette snack: atkins protein bar dinner: baked chicken and zucchini with parmeson cheese snack: strawberries and sugar free cool whip calories: 2358 fat: 112 carbs: 233 fiber: 38 protein: 130 water: at least 110 ounces

Are you part of whatever is going on downtown today?  They were supposedly having some mass evacuation from office buildings as some kind of terrorist rehearsal.  I'll have to ask my sister if she had to hike down the eight flights of stairs from her veal pen at Qwest.  I guess they have had low-flying helicopters, too (but they keep insisting none of this is in preparation for the Democratic convention.  Please, how stupid do they think we are?) Kix

I said the same thing! Hello, all of a sudden they decide to prepare for a terrorist attack, 7 years after 9/11?! Yeah, right. What I loved was the mayor apologizing and commenting that they hadn't thought about notifying every one that there would be military helicopters flying directly over their homes. I like the guy but come on, get a clue. We weren't part of the drills, just some random, irritating testing that made me crazy. 3 hours of the alarm going off was just a little too much. Congrats on the interview, here's hoping you get the much wanted call saying "We love you, come work with us!"