Note to Self

Not eating for 9 hours and then eating an enormous Roti Wrap = TERRIBLE IDEA.

Sep 14

9:00 AM: cinnamon rolls and a sliced peach and tea

9:15 AM: handful of goldfish crackers.  I don't know why I grabbed those on my way out the door.  It didn't feel good and I really need to get out of that habit!

10:00 AM: 2 mile jog

2:30 PM: iced coffee and banana

5:40  PM: chicken marsala and roasted vegetables.  I had a hair appt and so got home really late.  I need to figure out, too, why I always end up feeling sick when I eat after a long break like this.  Is it just too much food in my stomach at once or something?

6:45 PM: Anytime bar and tea

8:00 PM: sliver of chocolate cake...need to stop eating that...

8:30 PM: cheese curls

9:30 PM: mashed potatoes with beef and a salad with low-fat ranch and 3 gherkins

Sep 13

6:20 AM: 1 mile jog and "Losing It" Workout DVD
8:10 AM: French toast with a sliced peach

1:20 PM: Chicken salad kit
3:30 PM: Anytime bar
8:00 PM: pear
10:00 PM: sesame chicken with 1 cup of veggies

10:30 PM: sliver of chocolate cake
10:40 PM: toffee cookies and strawberry yogurt

Sep 11 and 12

Once again...hurray for Jenny menus for reminding me of what all I ate!

Sep 11

11:30 AM: whole wheat crepe with asparagus, tomatoes, spinach and onions and a bellini.  I love brunch.  Oh and also a slice of french bread.
2:30 PM: Anytime bar
3:30 PM: lemon cakes
4:00 PM: peach

6:00 PM: chicken fajitas
7:00 PM: yogurt
9:00 PM: Caramel snack bar
9:15 PM: Pear

Sep 12

9:00 AM: frosted oats cereal with peach yogurt and a peach
10:00 AM: 2 mile jog
2:40 PM: Anytime bar
3:45 PM: Southwestern chicken with rice, salsa, low-fat sour cream and a salad
5:45 PM: skim pumpkin spice latte with just 2 pumps of the pumpkin spice
6:30 PM: white cheddar popcorn
8:00 PM: spaghetti with meatballs and roasted zucchini
9:00 PM: sliver of milk tart, sliver of chocolate cake and fruit sauce.  I like to celebrate on my weigh-in day...

Sep 10

So far it's been a pretty decent day...we'll see how it ends!

10:30 AM: blueberry pancakes w/ veggie sausage, 1/2 a nectarine and strawberries
12:20 PM: iced coffee
4:00 PM: 2 mile jog at the gym
6:00 PM: personal pizza with a big salad
6:45 PM: sliver of milk tart and an anytime bar
8:45 PM: 2 mini-peppers with hummus (little appetizer)
9:00 PM: lasagna with roasted zucchini
10:05 PM: bruschetta veggie chips

Sep 9

A day late, but at least it's getting done, no?  Hurray for Jenny menus for easy reference!  Also, one little win: I walked up to the box of mini shortbread squares, thought "Oh, they're so tiny, I could have one!" and then thought "No, there is no way on earth I will ever have just one".  So I didn't.

8:15 AM: honey oat bar with strawberries and peach yogurt

12:00 PM: 45 mins on elliptical at the gym

2:00 PM: Chicken Corn Chowder and a big salad

3:30 PM: Anytime bar
5:00 PM: Cookies and Cream Cheesecake (Jenny version, obviously...)
8:00 PM: glass of champagne and chili chicken with rice, indian-style baked veggies, salad and naan.  Also two crackers with cheese and a slice of french bread.  And also a sliver of Milk Tart.  I was out with friends...what can I say.
10:00 PM: glass of white wine
2:00 AM: bagel with tsp of peanut butter and sugar free apricot jam

Sep 8

Some pictures today, but not a ton.  I am bad at that.  Also, an interesting little self-insight.

8:15 AM: orange, tea and sunshine sandwich with salsa

12:25 PM: 2 slices of turkey, 1/2 of a homemade bagel and a shortbread square (about 1/2 square inch)
--Interesting little note: everything went wrong this morning.  I was late everywhere and stressed out of my mind. I had to stop by home and pick up my lunch and shoes for work (even though I wasn't even supposed to go in today...) and I had about 3 minutes there, in which time I ate the above items.  I was starving.  However, I have made it from 8 AM to 1 or 2 PM pretty much daily without a bagel or anything else.  But in my mind, I told myself I deserved to eat those things because I was stressed and my day wasn't going well.  I need to get into the habit of saying I deserve to reach my goals and be healthy instead.  Helpful note though: the bagels are 180 cals each (so 90 for half) and the shortbread square really was tiny.  So of all the stress-induced eating "binges" to have...this one was pretty small.  And I'm done now.

1:20 PM: tuna salad with crackers and peaches

3:30 PM: Anytime bar and tea

6:45 PM: soupitizer

8:00 PM: Classico Chicken Parmesan with roasted zucchini

9:30 PM: honey mustard pretzels...and 3 more "tiny" shortbread squares.  So hard to stop once you start...

Sep 7

Boring day and very rushed day so no pictures. Sorry.

9:05 AM: banana nut muffin with strawberries and peach yogurt
10:00 AM: 2 mile jog
2:00 PM: turkey burger and salad
3:30 PM: anytime bar
8:30 PM: orange
9:30 PM: chicken carbonara with roasted zucchini and squash
10:00 PM: sugar free hot chocolate with 2 tsp Milo and yogurt dream bar
11:30 PM: 2 slices turkey and 2 slices Italian sausage (thank you roommate...)


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Sep 6: Yet Another New Start

In response to my dear sister-in-law, who I begged to keep me on track and has done so quite well, I have this to say about Labour Day weekend: eek.

I ate so much - I was so proud of myself for being awesome last week that I got really, really carried away over the weekend.  So rather than taking the time to rehash each calorie-laden dish, I will just start afresh today.

6:30 AM: 1 mile jog and Valerie B.'s "Losing It" DVD.  I actually did all the lunges this time!  Movin' on up!
8:20 AM: Cheddar cheese omelet with salsa and an apple
1:15 PM: Meatball-stuffed sandwich and a salad with balsamic dressing and two cups of tea.  My office is horribly over-air-conditioned.
3:30 PM: anytime bar
8:00 PM: orange
10:00 PM: fish and chips and 2 slices of turkey
10:30 PM: hot chocolate and toffee cookies

Today has been a very, very long day.

Sep 2

Eek, today was not-so-good either.  I felt an urge to bake cupcakes.  So then I did...

9:30 AM: apple, strawberries, peach yogurt and cheerios

 2:30 PM: cheesy potatoes and chicken with a salad with lowfat ranch

 3:30 PM: anytime bar
4:30 PM: the cupcake.  Shoot.
6:00 PM: 2 slices of turkey and a handful of goldfish crackers
7:45 PM: salisbury steak with mustard, roasted veggies, cherry tomatoes, gherkins and a sprinkling of lowfat cheese.

9:00 PM: sugar free hot chocolate with 2 tsp Milo and cinnamon and strawberries with cinnamon

Sep 1

Well today was not quite as 100% good as every other day but not too terribly bad either.

8:30 AM: 1 mile jog + Losing It Workout DVD.  Easier every time but still...those lunges get me.

9:30 AM: breakfast stuffed sandwich and a peach and tea
11:30 AM: apple
1:00 PM: beef chow mein and a salad with low-fat ranch, at my desk at work.  Classy.
3:15 PM: anytime bar
6:00 PM: iced coffee
7:40 PM: mesquite chicken with potatoes, broccoli, roasted veggies and a sprinkling of low-fat cheese.

8:30 PM: white cheddar popcorn
9:30 PM: vanilla yogurt and sugar-free hot chocolate with 2 tsp Milo
11:30 PM: handful of goldfish crackers and 2 slices of turkey.  I just could not get full today.

Aug 31

First day of classes! Seems like Wednesdays will be pretty manageable but we'll see. I feel like routines rarely get to stay in tact for more than a week or two...

9:00 AM: apple, 6 strawberries, peach yogurt and cranberry almond cereal and tea


10:00 AM: 45 mins on the elliptical
3:00 PM: iced coffee
3:45 PM: 3 slices of turkey (so, so hungry...), pasta "ole" with salsa and lowfat sour cream and a salad with lowfat ranch


4:30 PM: anytime bar and vanilla yogurt
7:30 PM: meatloaf and roasted vegetables
9:00 PM: s'mores bar and hot chocolate


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Aug 30

No pictures today...I kept running late everywhere and forgetting.

8:15 AM: blueberry muffin with peach yogurt and a fresh peach
10:00 AM: coffee
1:15 PM: turkey sandwich and a salad
3:30 PM: tea and an anytime bar
5:30 PM: 2 mi jog/walk at the gym
7:40 PM: "soupitizer"
8:30 PM: three cheese ziti marinara and roasted veggies
9:00 PM: sugar free hot chocolate with 2 tsp Milo
9:30 PM: apple and chocolate cakes

Aug 28 & 29

Okay, I swear yesterday was not me skipping!!  My iPad lied and said it had published a post when it clearly had not.  So if this somehow later appears again, it is not my fault.  Fortunately, I am also keeping track of my menu for my Jenny consultant, so it is not hard to repeat.

Aug 28
Very boring day.  See boring food below.

10:40 AM: 1 mile jog + Losing It Workout DVD

11:40 AM: Cinnamon french toast with strawberries and sugar-free syrup and tea.

3:00 PM: Broccoli and Cheese potato with salsa and light sour cream and a salad with low-fat ranch dressing.


4:15 PM: Anytime bar and tea
5:15 PM: Peanut Butter cookie, courtesy of a roommate.  I swear there is a constant supply of baked goods in this house, and I am only partially responsible.
7:15 PM: Macaroni and Cheese and a ton of veggies
8:15 PM: Bruschetta veggie chips
9:00 PM: Apple, vanilla yogurt and sugar-free hot chocolate with cinnamon





Aug 29
First day at the new job...exhausted and so so grateful to have all my food already prepared.
8:15 AM: Breakfast scramble

2:00 PM: Hawaiian Chicken Salad Kit with crackers and pineapple (delicious, by the way!)
3:00 PM: Anytime bar
5:45 PM: Iced coffee
7:45 PM: Pizza with a whole ton of roasted veggies on top.  I was starving.

9:00 PM: Peach and sugar-free hot chocolate with 2 tsp Milo added in
10:00 PM: cinnamon twist cookies

Aug 27

Today was Hurricane Irene Day, which has turned out to be just Rainy Day.  But a good excuse for cozy foods nonetheless.

11:00 AM: oatmeal breakfast square with a sliced peach and 8 strawberries and peach yogurt.  And tea.

2:00 PM: Beef Slider with pickles, mustard and salsa and a big salad.  Yum.

3:00 PM: Tea #2 and a milo brownie (way too addictive!)
4:00 PM: Tea #3 and an anytime bar
6:10 PM: Vegetable "Soupitizer"
8:00 PM: Chicken Fettucini with roasted veggies
9:00 PM: Cheese Curls
9:30 PM: Apple, 4 strawberries, vanilla yogurt and hot chocolate

Aug 26

Had my first appt back with Jenny Craig today, so as of tomorrow I should be 100% back on track.

8:30 AM: veggie sausage patty
9:00 AM: 30 minutes on treadmill
11:00 AM: iced coffee with skim milk
12:10 PM: Roti salad with chicken, hummus and veggies and a pita

2:30 PM: peach yogurt
4:00 PM: apple with 1 tbsp peanut butter
5:00 PM: milo brownie.  (Recipe here)
9 PM-12 AM: 3 miller lites (bad idea)

1:00 AM: brown rice with veggies and turkey and low-fat cheese and 1/2 a milo brownie.

Blech.  I can't wait for tomorrow.

Aug 25

Going well so far, although I decided someone up there did not want me at the gym today. My evidence:
1. Internet is out - can't get my podcasts for my iPod
2. Raining like crazy. Difficult to get to the gym in and also makes me want to take a nap.
3. My muscles are still in pain from yesterday.

Need I go on? I think not.

9:30 AM: oatmeal, veggie sausage and 1/2 a yogurt.






12:00 PM: Luna bar

2:40 PM: turkey sandwich with salsa and pickles, salad with lowfat ranch and a peach yogurt



4:00 PM: tea


6:00 PM: apple
6:45 PM: iced coffee with skim milk
10:00 PM: chicken, baked beans, brown rice and roasted veggies. Looks like vomit in this pic, but tasted delicious



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A new start for a new year: 8/23

After a very, very long absence, I am finally rededicating myself to this venture. So here is today, so far.

9:15 AM: veggie sausage patty and 1/4 cup autumn wheat cereal
9:50 AM: 1 mile jog + Valerie Bertanelli "Losing It" workout video. I am out of shape and it was hard.

1:00 PM: iced coffee with skim milk
2:00 PM: 1 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup blueberries and blackberries
4:00 PM: turkey and havarti sandwich on wheat, black tea.

About to go to our "welcome back BBQ" for incoming students and meet my little mentees. My game plan is to load up on the sides (salad and fruit and grilled corn) and eat half a burger. We'll see how this goes.

Ok, so no healthy sides.  But still, I didn't do too badly.
6:00 PM: yuengling lager and a mini veggie kabob and a roll with a very thin layer of bbq chicken - it looked sketch to me.  Turned out to be delicious.
8:30 PM: corona light
10:15 PM: chicken, broccoli, green beans and potatoes (jenny meal - 270 cal!)
10:40 PM: hot chocolate with 2 tsp of milo

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6/7

 Breakfast: english muffin with eggwhites, cheese and salsa, banana and iced coffee

 Lunch: Chicken tikka masala (YUM) with a giant salad from Mixt Greens

 Snack one: french bread with hummus and zucchini caponata and strawberries

Dinner: fish and chips with zucchini, broccoli, and slice of french bread.
Snack two: granola bar, banana, starbucks light frap, yogurt and nectarine.

Aug 30

No pictures today...I kept forgetting and my food was boring. Also I kept running late everywhere!

8:15 AM: blueberry muffin with peach yogurt and a fresh peach
10:30 AM: coffee
1:00 PM: turkey sandwich and salad
3:30 PM: anytime bar and tea
5:30 PM: 2 mile walk/jog at the gym
7:40 PM: "soupitizer"
8:15 PM: three cheese ziti marinara with roasted veggies
8:45 PM: sugar free hot chocolate with 2 tsp Milo
9:30 PM: apple and chocolate cakes.

Two Days of Catch-Up

Breakfast: Omelet with broccoli, cheese and salsa, strawberries and a cafe misto

 Snack one: banana, string cheese and tea

 Lunch: Rotini with meatballs, salad and strawberries
Dinner: Not pictures, but AMAZING.  Homemade french bread, homemade hummus and this zucchini caponata.  Unbelievable.  I love living with other people who love to cook.
Snack two: mini-bagel, cookie and apple with peanut butter

 Breakfast: cereal with yogurt and banana (old picture, but same idea)

 Lunch: mashed potatoes with chicken, salad and a little leftover caponata.

Snack: veggies, bread, hummus and caponata.  As you can tell, I am slowly getting addicted to this stuff.

Dinner: chicken, broccoli and potatoes with spicy mustard.
Unpictured snacks: cinnamon cookies, bagel, strawberries and apple.

I am finally back! 6/4

  Breakfast: mini-blueberry pancakes, peaches, banana and veggie sausage with tea

 Lunch: cheese enchilada and an enormous salad.

 Snack: pineapple and string cheese

 Dinner: ravioli with broccoli

 Snack 2: tea and a cookie

 And dessert: hot chocolate with cinnamon (yum!), yogurt and a homemade bagel (recipe below!)

 These are my beautiful homemade bagels.  They were SO easy and SO good, I am never buying them from the store ever again.  Find the recipe here.