Menu Monday - Tuesday, I Mean
So, yes. If you've been following along over at Three Kid Circus, I've been doing some major house cleaning and organizing, which has made cooking seem like a very bad idea. We ate out almost all weekend, and while I kept my portions small, there was very little to admire about my fast food/pizza/takeout burritos in the whole "dieting" scheme of things.
It is also the lovely bloating time of my cycle, but I stepped on the scale this morning and I'm back at 167, so I guess my body was grateful for the lack of nutrients this weekend. Or something.
Kira asked if my FitDay journal is accurate. I'll admit, it really isn't. I'm usually online in the morning, and I often forget to go back and add in the rest of the food I've eaten over the course of the day. I'm going to have to make it a priority, so you guys don't think I'm living on black coffee and fruit and the occasional salad. I also forget to add my exercise a lot.
This keeping track stuff is hard work.
I've decided to call ix-nay on the fruit until 5 baloney. It is too cold to eat that much fruit. Here's what I'm going to try THIS week:
Breakfast: Oatmeal or one scrambled egg with one slice of toast.
Lunch: cup of soup with green salad.
Dinner: Whole grain of some sort, veggie, fruit, protein.
I'm going to keep dairy to a minimum again. This is still all a big experiment, so we'll just have to see how it shakes out. I have one week until my goal date of December 12. I have three pounds to lose.
This week's dinner menu below the fold:
Tuesday: Tabouli salad with grilled chicken breast
Wednesday: Steamed brown rice served with sweet and sour sausages
Thursday: Whole wheat pasta with pesto sauce, sauteed red bell peppers
Friday: Homemade turkey soup with rice
Saturday: Cornbread topped with veggie chili
Sunday: Breakfast for dinner
Comments
Congrats to you! This is a tough time of year to watch what you eat...I just signed up with FitDay (from a post I saw on Amazing Shrinking Mom in which she credits you for the find).
I'm just starting my weight loss effort, partly because I'm frightened at what the holidays will do to me if I don't start watching now!!!!
I posted about weight loss on my blog a few times in the past, but I love the Naked Dieting idea...maybe I'll have to go back to the posting of my progress/struggles.
Posted by: Kris | December 5, 2006 2:32 PM
Hi Jenny, Do you have a good tabouli salad recipe? I've tried making it and didn't like how it turned out.
Posted by: Tammy | December 5, 2006 6:37 PM
I have to say... I'm glad you stopped the fruit thing. Fruit is great! But... maybe oatmeal and a protein will keep you fuller?
I think it's easiest to use FitDay pre-emptively, rather than after. Like, decide what you'll be eating for dinner and go ahead and log it in the morning. Then you'll know if you have any calories "leftover" for a snack.
Posted by: el-e-e | December 6, 2006 9:31 AM
I am also using FitDay and I find I have the same issues. I am great about putting in info until I leave my office and go home. Then it's complete madness until the kids go to bed. I'll take el-e-e's advice and do it BEFORE and then adjust it if necessary later. Keep up the great work Jen, you'll look great on your "date".
Posted by: MJ | December 7, 2006 10:46 AM