Manic Monday

Did I ever mention that I hate Monday? When we were homeschooliing, I loved Monday, it gave us somethingto do, put us back on a schedule. Now? 6:00am blows. I am so not a morning person.

Breakfast
5 slices turkey bacon
2 pieces Sara Lee LC bread
2 t low-fat margarine

Lunch
3 oz Grilled Chicken Strips
5-8 C Mixed Salad Greens
1 medium Tomato
4 T Green Onion
1 Bell Pepper, Chopped
1/4 C Shredded Cheddar
4 T ff Italian Dressing
16 Wheat Thins

Dinner
4 oz Roast Beef
1 C Cooked Green Beans
1/2 C Stuffing

Snacks
1 Pkg Tropical Skittles
2 C Frozen Peaches
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Total Calories: 1570
Daily Target: 1700

Shivering on Sunday

Damn it was cold today! I think winter may finally be here *L* I did well with the eating thing today :)

Menu

Breakfast
1 C Raisin Bran
4 oz vanilla soy milk
1 slice Sara Lee low-carb bread
1 T Peanut Butter

Lunch
2 slices Sara Lee LC bread
1 T Mayo
5 slices no fat ham
Baby gherkins, sliced (about 4)
1 small tomato, sliced
1 serving Pringles

Dinner
3 oz ground beef
2 T Barbecue sauce
2 slices Sara Lee LC bread
1 serving Pringles

Snacks
1 pkg Oreo Crsips (100 Calorie Packs)
10 Baby Carrots
1 C Broccoli Florets
2 T ff Italian Dressing
2 C frozen berries
1 C frozen peaches
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Daily Total: 1680
Daily Target: 1700

Snowy Saturday

Rained & Snowed most ofthe day. I chatted with a friend on IM for awhile, then he decided to come into town. After that Erin got up, so he & I talked awhile, then Rhi came home, but left again right after that. Troy came home, but was too tired to go game, so we stayed home & watched "Kung Pow - Enter the Fist" & went to bed.

Menu

Breakfast
Didn't have any

Lunch
2 Chicken Wraps
11 Doritos

Dinner
2 Vegetarian Burritos

Snacks
1 Yoplait Light
3 C Frozen Fruit
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Total Calories: 1790
Daily Target: 1700

Fattening Friday

I did perfectly until dinner & then decided to have what I wanted, in an amount I wanted. So, I slipped off, but it wasn't an accident.

Menu

Breakfast
1 T Peanut Butter
1 Slice low-carb bread
1 Packet Instant Oatmeal
1 C Frozen Peaches

Lunch
Turkey Sandwich w/mustard
11 Doritos

Dinner
Waaaaaaay too many Bagel Bites

Snacks
Yoplait Light
5 Mini Candy Bars
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Total Calories: 2580
Daily Target: 1700

Belated Thursday Post

Have no idea what I was thinking or feeling on Thursday, just want to get the menu in.

Menu

Breakfast
1 Aapple
1 Blueberry Cereal Bar

Lunch
Salad (3 ox tuna, mixed green, tomato, onion, bell pepper)
3 T ff dressing
11 Doritos

Dinner
Spaghetti in meat sauce - 1 serving
1/2 C Corn

Snacks
10 Baby Carrots
1 C Broccoli Florets
3 T ff dressing
3 C frozen fruit
16 Wheat Thins
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Total Calories: 1720
Daily Target: 1700

- insert witty title here -

Hey-ho. Sometimes you just don't have that much to say, ya know? Today appears to be one of those days. It rained on & off all day. It was cold. I ate what I was supposed to. Yay.

Menu

Breakfast
1 C Raisin Bran
4 oz Soy Milk
1 T Peanut Butter
1 Slice low-carb bread

Lunch
Tuna Salad (4 baby carrots, dill pickle, 3 T green onion, 1 T mayo, 3 oz water-packed tuna)
2 Slices low-carb bread
11 Doritos

Dinner
3 oz Lean Pork Roast
1 C Green Beans
4 C Tossed Green Salad

Snacks
3 C Frozen Fruit
1 Apple
1 Small Orange
4 C Popcorn
1 Yoplait Light
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Total Calories: 1680
Daily Target: 1700

Sad Day

What a sad morning it was, knowing that by the time these friends come home (for more than a leave), several of the group's children will be grown, or nearly so. Sad to know that they'll miss out on so much. Sad to know that this war will change these men that we know now, into different men. It was hard to see them leave, hard to watch wives, children, parents & siblings cry (and feel strange because we weren't "related").

Menu

Breakfast
1 C Raisin Bran
1 C Soy Milk

Lunch
Salad (mixed greens, grilled chicken, bell pepper, green onion, tomato & ff Italian dressing)
16 Wheat Thins

Dinner
3 oz Salsa Chicken (chicken breast, salsa & cheese)
1/2 C Spanish Rice
1/2 C Corn

Snacks
1 Yoplait Light
2 C Frozens Berries
1 C Frozen Peaches
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Total Calories: 1630
Daily Target: 1700

A Good Monday

I felt pretty good today, I didn't need to take any cold medicine until tonight, which was really nice. Today a friend left for preliminary training before he goes to Iraq, tomorrow, another one goes. It's very sad & scary.

Menu

Breakfast

1 Instant Oatmeal Packet
1 Medium Apple
8 oz Soy Milk

Lunch

Turkey sandwich
(2 slices low-carb bread, 2 t mayo, 2 t mustard, 1 serving turkey, bell pepper, tomato, pickles)
1/2 C Pasta salad
1 Serving Doritos

Dinner

3 hard shell tacos
(meat, taco shell, cheese, salsa, tomato, onion, lettuce)
1 Yoplait Light

Snacks

Cereal Bar
2 C Frozen Berries (unsweetened)
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Total Calories: 1790
Daily Target: 1700

Doing Ok

I took Friday off, as it was payday & it's just easier that way. Yeah, I know that's an excuse. I actually did fairly well for a day that I wasn't really paying attention, because I went into the site where I keep track of everything & entered it all in there. On Saturday, I ate good until dinnertime, when we went to a friend's house for a barbecue. I'd have been ok, but the pasta salad I made was REALLY good (I did use ff dressing in it) & I had a few drinks, too. I really wasn't very hungry today.

Menu

Breakfast
1 Medium Apple

Lunch
1 Serving Pasta Salad

Dinner
2 Servings Pepperoni French Toast Pizza

Snacks
2 Cups Frozen Berries
1 Cup Frozen Peaches
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Total Calories: 1580
Daily Target: 1700

Sleepytime...

Dang I was tired today. For most of the day, all I wanted to do was sleep. By the time dinnertime rolled around, I just wanted to eat & go to bed. Instead, I stayed up, watched AI & the Point Pleasant and then played around with some pixel tutorials until after 10.

Menu

Breakfast
2 teaspoons chunky peanut butter
1 slice low-carb toast
2/3 C raisin bran
1 C soy milk

Lunch
Tuna salad (3 oz tuna, 2 t mayo, chopped carrot, pickle & onion)
2 slices low-carb bread
1 C potato chips
1 medium orange

Dinner
3 oz baked chicken breast with barbecue sauce
1 C green beans
1/2 cornbread stuffing
1 ff/sf raspberry yogurt

Snacks
16 Wheat Thins
8 baby carrots
1 C broccoli florets
3 T ff Catalina dressing
2 C frozen berries
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Total Calories: 1650
Daily Target: 1700

Happy Birthday to Me..

So, it's my birthday. Yay. Anyway, I had a pretty good day, although I did go over a bit by having some Peanut M&M's as a birthday treat. But, hey, it could've been cake & ice cream. I'm a bit depressed today, no one in my family bothered calling to tell me happy birthday or even acknowledge that it was a special day at all. I'm done being nice to them. I'm tired of giving & then having months of stress after things go wrong, because no one talks & says that everything is now ok. They're so dysfunctional.

Menu

Breakfast
1 package banana nut bread oatmeal
4 oz milk
8 oz unsweetened grapefruit juice
1 small orange

Lunch
1 serving oven-roasted turkey
1 tortilla
1 T mayo mixed with mustard
Lettuce and onions
1 cup of ff/sf strawberry yogurt

Dinner
2 burgers on low-cal bread
1 serving chips

Snack
1 package peanut M&M's

Total Calories: 2160 (Damned M&Ms!!)
Daily Target: 1700

Great Day!

I did really well today!

Breakfast
1 packet Apples & Cinnamon Cream of Wheat
12 oz ff milk

Lunch
Tuna sandwich on low-carb bread
1 small orange

Dinner
1 personal pizza
Green Beans
Tomato

Snacks
ff/sf yogurt
Raw carrots & broccoli with dressing
2 cups frozen berries

Total Calories: 1690
Target Calories: 1700

Getting Back At It

I don't know what happened, really. I think I just stopped caring for a few months there. Now my back hurts all the time, I'm always tired, it's hard to breathe & life sucks. So, I'm back at it. I'm not doing WW anymore, I'm counting calories & going to the gym, for now, at any rate. We'll see how that works out for me. If I can't get that to work, I'll change to something else, until I find what will work.