Here is Part 3 of the series. It’s for last week (the week before I went on vacation) so my hope is that I make some progress before I leave and that I don’t do too much damage while on vacation!
Breakfast: Cereal with milk, toast, unsweetened iced tea and coffee with creamer. Calories: 359
Snack: Blueberries. Calories: 83
Lunch: Homemade tuna salad (with curry powder and lite craisins) with celery and baby carrots. Small piece of chocolate. Calories: 261
Snack: Whey chocolate protein shake. Calories: 100
Dinner: Baked tilapia with Brussels Sprouts and quinoa. Calories: 430
Dessert: 2 small Butterfinger minis and half a glass of milk. Calories: 151
Fitness: It was a rest day but I did a lot of walking!
Day Two
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, English muffin with cinnamon and splenda, unsweetened iced tea and coffee with creamer. Calories: 338
Snack: Green grapes. Calories: 92
Lunch: I made 2 ham wraps with Swiss cheese, a little mayo and mustard, kale and spinach and then guacamole with celery and carrots. I kind of loved this lunch! It was delicious and low calories and very filling. 1 piece of chocolate. Calories: 334
Snack: Pre-swim snack of plain Greek yogurt with fresh blueberries: Calories: 111
Dinner: Quinoa, Brussels sprouts and Trader Joe’s Chicken Shu Mai with some sriracha. I was SO hungry after swimming and needed something fast. Calories: 480
Dessert: Half a glass of milk and 2 mini Butterfinger bars. Calories: 158
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, piece of toast with some jelly (my homemade jalapeno jelly), unsweetened iced tea, coffee with creamer. Calories: 345
Snack: Green grapes. Calories: 92
Lunch: Homemade tuna salad with sliced cucumber and a Laughing Cow cheese wedge. This lunch was not quite filling enough for me. Calories: 261
Snack: Plain Greek yogurt with blueberries. Calories: 111
Dinner: I was really craving a grilled cheese sandwich so that’s what I had! I made a salad with kale and Swiss chard and spinach with a piece of bacon crumbled, cucumber, tomatoes and Caesar dressing. Calories: 509
Dessert: Fun size Butterfinger and glass of milk. Calories: 240
Exercise: Did a walk during my lunch break and then went to the gym where I did some weight lifting and the elliptical. My back was really cranky at the gym so I quit early.
It was an ok day. Could have done better.
Breakfast: Rice Krispie cereal with milk, piece of toast with jalapeno jelly, unsweetened iced tea and coffee with creamer. Calories: 396
Snack: Green grapes. Calories: 92
Lunch: Back with my new favorite lunch! The ham and cheese roll up with spinach and guacamole and cucumber slices. Calories: 290
Dinner: Quinoa, bratwurst, steamed broccoli with Goddess dressing and sauteed onions. It was a kind of “throw everything together” kind of dinner. Calories: 570
Exercise: Just walking, it was a rest day.
I went over my calories for the day and I was disappointed but there was a small victory–I really wanted a glass of wine with dinner but I refrained. It was either have quinoa with dinner or the glass of wine but not both and I made the decision to eat instead. Aw well, I was still a little over for the day but it wasn’t too bad.
Breakfast: Chocolate Whey protein shake on the way to the airport! I see a bagel or sandwich and coffee in my future.
I have some ideas for meals and snacks for when I get home from vacation. I think they will be helpful. Question for you readers: is this of interest to you guys? I don’t usually post food diary type posts and only intended on doing this for a few weeks but as I make progress I think I will continue what I’m doing. Do you guys want some more food diary type posts? Maybe not weekly but on a semi regular basis?
Jeff
I think it’s of interest…especially because you’re honest when you don’t eat 100% perfectly.
Lisa Eirene
Thanks Jeff. I do my best. Some days are definitely better than others!!
Karen
I do like this kind of post. I’m keen to see how you do! Good luck!
Lisa Eirene
I appreciate it Karen.
CARLA
I do find it interesting as we are all so so different and yet learn from each others trial and errors etc as well.
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Beth
I enjoy the posts, your pics and the calorie counts
Lisa Eirene
I will be sure to include calorie counts always! 😉
Lori
Hope you are having a great vacation!
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Lisa Eirene
It was FABULOUS!
emmaclaire
I enjoy seeing your food posts to see what’s working for you and maybe incorporate some of your ideas for myself. I was grateful that the scale went down a bit 2 weeks in a row – it’s reassuring to know if I am mindful, I can be successful. Have fun on vacation!
Lisa Eirene
Thanks Emmaclaire! I am back from vacation…forgot to step on the scale this morning before breakfast and honestly slightly frightened to see the damage, but hoping it’s not too bad.