Eatin' Good in the 20's Neighborhood...Wednesday's Menu

I totally got into this today. As they say, I "worked the program" I planned everything I ate before I ate it, entered everything into fitday.com as I went. I drank over 70 ounces of water and rasberry crystal light green tea, and on top of that I did 40 minutes of cardio at the gym! I hope I can stay this focused ongoing. Breakfast: 1/2 cup of egg beaters, 2 tablespoons shredded colby-jack, 1 beef sausage patty with about three paper towels worth of grease pressed out Snack - 1/2 cup of 2% milk, 1/2 cup of ice, 1 scoop of EAS 100% Whey Protein chocolate flavor, a teaspoon of sf ff instant chocolate pudding, and a teaspoon of decaf instant coffee crystals all blended up for one heck of chocolate mocha protein shake. Lunch: 1 slice of 100% whole weat toast, three thick deli slices of Sara Lee BBQ Rotisserie Chicken Breast, 1 slice of provolone cheese, and 1 teaspoon of Guldens Spicy Deli Mustard Dinner: 3 small baked homemade chicken strips (boneless skinless chicken breast coated in egg beaters and breaded with 4C seasoned bread crumbs, sprayed with Mazola Olive OIl Spray and baked) and 1 piece of steamed broccoli with salt Snack: Another protein shake like the one described above, but this time I left out the pudding mix. Totals for the day: 1075 calories;  30 grams of fat; 67 grams of carbohydrates; and 129 grams of protein!

1. Michael you need to come and make me somehting to eat. Everything you put on here sounds so good.  B-1/2c 1% milk S- 12 Kashi Crackers L- 2oz tuna with 1/2 tsp relish, and 1/2 tsp lite mayo with 8 crackers S-1 thing string cheese D- 3/4c chicken and rice soup S- SF Fudgesicle nummy 56 oz water. 24oz of those mixed with SF walmart brand grape crystal light I gotta stop watching food network. I am drooling ALL the time. Paula Dean makes nummy treats

Thanks for posting this today Mike!  Could you be my back-up man for days I can't make it?  You already do a lot to make the 20's board fun and welcoming so I know you'll do a great job.   I'm glad you got into this - the fitday thing and all.  I LOVE fitday.  There is something very gratifying about seeing how well you're doing with the little pie chart (or seeing the whole truth the computer tells when you're not doing so hot).  I think that my food journal and fitday are the huge reasons I did well and have been able to keep weight off.  Your day looks AWESOME!  Stellar in all areas.  You get an A+. I have not had a good day for anything, hence the not even getting to the 20's board to post until now.  I have lost 17 pounds since last Friday and that is weight I wasn't looking to lose.  It is more because I am sick (sicker than I think I realize) than because I have been trying.  I go back to the hospital tomorrow for some testing and because my surgeon is considering keeping me there on an IV until I get in for the surgery that will finally fix me.  So if I don't post tomorrow night that is why.  I didn't do well for food - I just am not awake or comfortable enough to eat for enough hours of the day - but here it is (I was feeling "nutty" today so I went with it since I could use the calories, protien and healthy fats) 9:30 - 2 oz peanuts 12 oz coffee w/ 4 oz half-n-half and 2 splenda packets - slept for 5 hours after taking 2 hydrocodone for pain -  4:00 - 3 oz macadamia/cashew mix 24 oz water  7:30 - 2 chicken taquitos w/ 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1 tablespoon salsa (it took me about 45 minutes to eat this because I kept falling asleep) Now I'm working on a 24 oz water bottle and thinking about a glass of skim milk before going to bed.  I am looking forward to having good food days to post.  Hopefully that will be soon.  And all *****ad this, please pray that I will have my corrective surgery THIS Friday so I can start the final recovery and be well again.  Thanks guys!

hey mike!  Amy, you need to feel better asap. kthanks. :) Ok here it goes pre breakfast : 8oz of V8 fusion juice ( i need to get my fruits and veggies in somehow!) breakfast: 3/4 of a SB diet protein bar + vitamin (15p) snack: 1oz peppered beef jerky (15p) lunch: 3 oz of turkey breast and a few bites of grilled zucchini (21p) snack: 3 oz of sugar free rice pudding and a few sunchips...(bad alex!) (3p) dinner: 2.5 ikea meatballs in no sugar added spaghetti sauce with some cheese on top and like 3 whole grain wheat thins with some SF peanut butter (probably like 9p) stupid meatballs only had 14protein in like 6 and  could only eat a little over 2!  Such an odd dinner.  Protein: 63 ( a little low) Calories: No idea but it can't be over 1000 Water (with CL): 70 ounces Gym: 20 minutes on eliptical (200 calores burnt), 15 minutes and 4 miles on the bike (125 calories burnt), Between those two i did a lot of leg muscle machines (probably 20 minutes worth) and i did 60 crunches. all in all it was an ok day, not the best but it could of been a whole lot worse!

This is pretty early for the day's total.. but we'll see how well it sticks! Breakfast: Cinnemon and Spice Quaker Oatmeal pack with little skim milk and a string cheese Lunch: Deli tky and RF sharp cheddar in toasted whole wheat pita pocket, little mayo, mustard and canned bacon pieces.  Snack: Strawberry Yogurt Nature Valley bar Dinner: 5-5.5 oz chicken breast with extra spicy shake n bake and tomato bail and pesto seasoning... I also packed some "cheesey potatos" from last weekends cookout, I dunno if I will have room after the chicken Snack: 100 calorie carrot cake cup cakes.. they look so much bigger in the pictures! Still tasty though!

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