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.