Maintainence Menus

[Loretta V]

Thought I would start a new thread for 2008, like a new page. I want to get really serious now and attack my 2-3 pound challange.


Wednesday's lf & lc menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: Fiber one cereal, 1/2 cup, 1 tsp cream mixed w water
  12:30: 1/2 apple
  4:00: sf jello w cream
  6:00: homemade chicken soup
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T lc poppyseed drsg
  6 oz wine (I missesd my glass of wine)
  Snack: 2 slices 40% less fat bacon, few soy nuts, cf diet soda

50 oz water
Walk/jog 30 min, 50 oz water.

[LaurieRobo]

Good Idea!!!!

B: Coffee w/ cream - a couple pieces of cheese and salami... not hungry - still in vacation mode waking up to an alarm this am was a shocker


S: 3/4 cup full fat yogurt w/ english toffee stevia and small piece of coconut bark chopped & mixed in

L: 4 - deviled egg halves and a small avocado MMMMMmmmm


D: on the run SO and I have a business meeting tonight... left over meatloaf slices w/ cheese and mayo


Workout: 3.5 mile run today at lunch

[LaurieRobo]

B: coffee w/ cream - 2 deviled egg halves and coconut muffin

S: 1/2 cup full fat yogurt w/ piece of coconut bark

L: left over grilled chicken w/ TJ's spinach dip on top and 1/2 TBS of chunky peanutbutter (had to up the fat )

D: Shocker - on the run last night, so Steak and Salad make-up dinner for last night

S: one of Rebecca's brownies from the Recipe room

Workout: Well no run today as it is only about 10 degrees w/ a wind chill well below zero - I'm crazy but not that crazy~!!! Actually I do have the clothing for it, but just not at work and I'm wimping out!

So tonight it will be the gym and the treadmill!

[Loretta V]

Thursday's lf & lc menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: 1 slice of flaxmeal bread w SB light, 1 soft boiled egg
  12:30: 1/2 apple
  4:00: banana w 2 tbs bean-CO-peanut butter
  6:00: more chicken soup
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T V&O drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: lf mozrella cheese grilled on 1/2 lc tortilla, CF diet soda

60 oz water
Walk 3.19 miles, exercise workout 30 min.

[BellaHMB]

Thursday Menu for me:

B: 1/2 flax muffin, coffee
s: leftover chicken
L: 4 ounce hamburger patty, salad. Fage yogurt with sprinkle of walnuts
D: not sure but probably veggies plus protein

Bella

[Loretta V]

Friday's lf & lc menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: zucchini, onions, Turkey Italian sausage sauteed in Co w pizza sauce and topped w parm cheese
  1:00: Turkey Chili taco salad
  4:00: pumpkin bar
  6:00: grilled rib eye
  steamed broccoli
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T ranch drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: dry roasted, unsalted peanuts, CF diet soda
  (I ate a lot of them when we were in the hospital) easy snack.

70 oz water Walk 3.12 miles. Exercise workout upper and lower body.

[LaurieRobo]

B: Coffee w/ cream - 2HB eggs and coconut muffin

L: 3 HB Eggs (hey I'm craving them ) - 1 Rebecca's brownies from the recipe room - (VERY GOOD BTW)

D: porkchops - (grill if not too cold) and mashed cauliflower - w/ a big glass of cabernet

S: Full fat yogurt


Workout: 15 elliptical and 45 w/ personal trainer - after a 2 week break YIKES - thought it would totally bite... but actually it felt good!

3 miles tonight on the treadmill - speedwork

[BellaHMB]

OK well Im snacking too much again!

So last night I sat down with a full meal of steak, broccoli, cottage cheese and a tomato slice and wasnt hungry even at bedtime.

I think my problem is that I dont allow myself to eat enough at meals. So I am going to work on that!

Bella

[Loretta V]

Laurie that's a lot of hard boiled eggs in one day. I like them too but prefer the whites over the yolks. WOW a personal trainer. How neat. I think I need to have someone with a cattle prod follow me to spur me on.

Bella do you have a certain time to snack? I just follow a plan more or less and try not to snack unless I'm at a certain time.

Saturdays' lf & lc menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: reduced fat ricotta cheese pancake w sf syrup
  12:30: 5 carb clever peach slices
  4:00: sf jello w cream
  6:00: grilled hamburger patty
  onions & mushrooms sauteed in Co
  2 cups mixed greens fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T lc poppyseed drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack 2 slices 40% less fat bacon, few soy nuts, CF diet soda

50 oz water
Walk/jog 3.12 miles (better speed today) Exercise workout upper and lower body 30 min. Cleaning house

[BellaHMB]

Loretta, I wish I did! I think I need a plan!

Bella

[Loretta V]

Sunday's all out menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: 2 slices bacon, fried eggs, 2 slices rye bread
  1:00: banana w 2 tbs bean-CO-peanut butter
  4:00: diet root beer float w real cream
  6:00: corned beef and cabbage
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T V&Odrsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: popcorn nuked sprayed w butter pam, parm cheese, CF diet soda

50 oz water
NO exercise today.

[LaurieRobo]

Loretta LOL at the eggs... it was more like that was friday and that was what I had left in the work fridge other than yogurt and I wasn't in the mood for that... I haven't had one since! And I love my personal trainer - she kicks my butt twice a week where I can slack on my own - LOL best part is my work is paying for it and just added another 20 visits :WOOHOO:


B: coffee w/ cream - yogurt, ricotta, cream cheese mix w/ english toffee stevia

L: left over chili dog pie (LindaSue Recipe)

S: 1 of Rebecca's brownies

D: Big Taco salad

S: if I want them (10 macadamian nuts) I'm craving them, but my deal is only if hungry!



Workout - 4.25 mile run at lunch! Best part it was a SHORTS day... 50 degrees!!!!

[Loretta V]

Laurie you are one lucky lady that your employer is paying for your personal trainer. What kind of work do you do? Firefighter, that requires that you stay in shape. I want to sign up.

Monday's lf & lc menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: 2 slices flaxmeal bread w SB light
  12:30: 5 carb clever peach slices
  4:00: sf jello w cream
  6:00: small bit of chicken ricotta cheese enchalida
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T lc poppyseed drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: lf mozrella cheese grilled on lc 1/2 tortilla, CF diet soda

Exercise workout upper and lower body 30 min.
Walk/jog 3.45 miles. Water 60 oz

Weight on Sunday was 122 lbs.

[LaurieRobo]

Nah... just a real small mfg co. (25 pp) with a VERY GENEROUS Owner. I don't use the company Healthcare so another woman and I approaced the owner with the proposal and he gladly agreed . Much less $$$ for him and it keeps us HAPPY!

As for plan update... trying to keep more to the EFGT totals - higher fat/enough protein - but w/ lower carbs... I really feel best that way... Tracking w/ fitday for the next few days to tweak the totals, I'm not worrying so much about calories, but fat/pro ratios.

B: coffee w/ cream - 2 fried eggs in butter w/ a slice of cheddar cheese

S: 1/2 Rebecca's Blondie - celery w/ cream cheese

L: Chicken salad

D: probably chicken or fish & salad, been eating way too much beef and tomorrow is steak and salad night

S: yogurt/ricotta/cream cheese w/ english toffee stevia (made a big batch had to use up the left over ricotta.

Workout: 15 elliptical and 45 w/ personal trainer.... Not supposed to BUT - it is going to be in the 60's today so I might just go for a quick 3 mile run tonight afterwork.... tomorrow is suppose to rain then I won't feel bad for missing my noon run and just do a little speed work at the gym tomorrow night on the treadmill or x-train.

[Loretta V]

Tuesday's lf & lc menu

• 1/2 decaf coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: 1/2 cup Fiber One Cereal w 1 tbs heavy cream mixed w water
  12:30: 1/2 granny smith apple
  4:00: banana w 2 tbs bean-CO-Peanut butter
  6:00: left over chicken soup
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T ranch drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: pistaschio nuts, CF diet soda

60 oz water
Walk 3.12 miles. Exercise workout upper and lower body 30 min.
60 oz water

[Loretta V]

Dh goes tomorrow for his PET Scan and needle biopsy of the lung tumor. He is doing some better since the diarrhea has lessened and he is eating a little more. His pain seems to be worsening though.

Wednesday's lf & lc menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: 1 poached egg, 1 flaxmeal bread w SB light
  12:30: 1/2 granny smith apple
  4:00: 3 home made almond flour cookies
  6:00: cajun pork chop
  left over cauliflower salad
  acorn squash
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 Tbs V&O drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: 2 slices 40% less fat bacon, few soy nuts, CF diet soda

70 oz water
Walk jog 3.22 miles. Exercise workout upper and lower body 30 min.

[Loretta V]

Good to be home and have encouraging news, I think. The radiologist said that the lesion was not that big. And I noticed on Dh's admission paper they they had changed the diagnosis from lung tumor to lung nodule. I still think (am hopeful) that they were seeing his pacemaker. We will have to wait until Tuesday or Thursday for the results. We see the doc on Thursday, but I will try to call on Tuesday. Dh really tolerated the procedure well and we were home by 4:45. Got there a 7:45.
Brought my own food today.

Thursday's lf & lc menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 8 cups all day
  Brunch: 3 carb light & fit yogurt
  12:30: carb clever peach slices
  4:00: banana w 2 tbs bean-CO-Peanut butter
  6:00: left over corned beef and cabbage
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T lc poppyseed drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: lf mozrella cheese, grilled on lc tortilla, Cf diet soda

[Loretta V]

Guess you gals have quit eating:

Saturday's lf & lc menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: rf ricotta cheese pancake w CO and sf syrup\
  12:00: small piece of Leah's BD cake (strawberry, her choice)
  1:30: strawberries w splenda
  4:00: 1/2 cup tuna salad
  6:00: grilled hamburger patty
  onions & mushrooms sauteed in Co
  Cauliflower salad
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T ranch drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: 2 slices 40% less fat bacon, few soy nuts, CF diet soda

60 oz water
walk/jog 3.21 miles. Exercise workout upper and lower body 30 min.

[BellaHMB]

LOL!

My menu today:
B: flax muffin, yogurt with walnuts, coffee
L: salmon, salad
D: Grilled chicken, veggies of some kind
snacks: sf jello, almonds, cottage cheese. Tea/coffee
Bella

[Loretta V]

Posting a menu has always helped me to sort of stay on track and make my self accountable too.

Sunday's regular menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: 2 fried eggs, 2 slices rye bread, small polish sausage
  1:30: banana w 2 tbs bean-co-peanut butter
  4:00; diet root beer float w real cream, capful of peanuts
  6:00: roast stick chicken parts
  mock mashed pot
  acorn squash
  2 cups mixed greens, broccoli, cauliflower, bacon bits spinach topped w 2 tbs lc poppyseed drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: peanut butter rice krispie 3 inch square, CF diet soda

50 oz water
No exercise today. Weight this week 122

[BellaHMB]

Menu today, lots of protein (23 carbs total)

B: 1/2 flax muffin, yogurt
L: 1/2 hamburger patty, 2 pieces bacon, 1 egg
D: salad, steak.

Bella

[Loretta V]

Bella are you still using Fit Day?

Monday's lf & lc menu

• 1/2 decaf black coffee, 4 cups all day
  Brunch: 1 slice of flaxmeal bread w SB light, 1 egg HB white w 1 tsp mayo
  12:00: 1/2 cup tuna salad
  4:00: strawberries w splenda
  6:00: deer sausage w sauerkraut
  2 cups mixed greens, fresh veggies, bacon bits, 2 T ranch drsg
  6 oz wine
  Snack: lc tortilla grilled w mozrella cheese, CF diet soda

60 oz water
Walk/jog 3.17 miles. Exercise workout upper and lower body 30 min.

[BellaHMB]

Yes, I use it every day. AND today is my second to last day of 1 year!!

Bella

[LaurieRobo]

Loretta - How is your husband doing?

I'm on my next experiment - I feel way better v-lc and higher fat and just enough protein - shooting for twice the fat/prot ratio... Working great and FEEL amazing... With only a 2 lb change in the scale - I can see my body looking very cut! I've been averaging between 1800 and 2200 calories and about 70-80 gms protein/140-160 fat.

B: Flax pancakes, with butter and 3 breakfast sausage

S: ricotta/yogurt/cream cheese w/ english toffee stevia and a piece of chopped coconut bark

L: left over pot roast, mixed w/ celery, wasabi mayo/may on 2 Cleo's revoloopsie rolls (tweaked w/ garlic & cheese and a bit of garlic butter drizzled over the top when done)

D: not sure yet - dinners have been lighter cause my meals have been more dense - maybe chicken wings....


Workout: 15 elliptical and 45 w/ personal trainer

[BellaHMB]

Laurie I have found that so long as I keep my carbs below 30 or so a day that I can eat pretty much higher calories, but it's when I raise my carbs up that I have problems.
Not sure how that fits into the calories in calories burned theory....?

Bella

[LaurieRobo]

Ya know - it's funny, back in July when I added back in weight training and August added personal training 2X a week and running again, I talked myself into thinking I needed more carbs. For me I don't and don't like the sluggish bloated feeling and hunger that comes along with it and the weight gain.

After about a week eating way more calories and fat for the first time in a long time I feel so much better and stronger. Great runs and great training session today - I feel better and have so much more energy.

I know what works for me and should just stick to what I know works, not mess with it enjoy my once in a while treats and get on with life.

[Loretta V]

Thanks for asking about Dh Laurie. The news is not good at all. He has cancer in the lung, pelvis and hips. Not curable. Treatment options for his condition leave radiation as the best choice. We have a few weeks to absorb this news so we have become accepting and will do what we can and enjoy each day to the fullest. They have not said and we have not asked about a time line.