Clean Eating Challenge Check-In - November 3, 2005

allwildgirl

allwildgirl

Cathlete
Morning everyone!

Again, I'm up WAY too early.

I'm not entirely sure what's on the menu today, but I've been doing okay so far.

B - either steel cut oats or cereal and banana with soy milk
S - cottage cheese and pineapple
L - Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......???
S - Apple and half a WW English muffin with PB
D - Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....???

How's everyone else doing?
 
Good Morning Shelley and all who follow!

Yesterday I wasn't perfect, but I did better than I have been doing.
yesterday was:
b sweet potato smoothie
l ww turkey wrap, cottage cheese apple
s peanutbutter/banana smoothie
d egg beater omelet w/spinach&mushrooms ww toast
s 3 wg pretzels , dark chocolate hot chocolate (recipe in prevention mag)

I have no idea about today yet, but will post later to try to stay accountable.
I love this idea and can see why it's very helpful to many of us!
Keep up the good work everybody!
:7
 
Good morning Shelley, Becky and all that follow...

Br - oatmeal with blueberries, egg beaters on WW toast, coffee
Sn - baked apple smoothie
Ln - light pimento cheese sandwich (toasted), 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 lg apple

sn - 1/2 cup cottage cheese and 1/2 large apple

Dn - Southwestern Chicken with WW tortillas (2)
chickpeas
 
Morning all! Shelley, this post has been helping in a huge way. (I can't spell emmensly, immesly, imensly?) Last night I made apple crisp for dessert for the family and I ate an apple. DH looked at me like I was crazy.

B-cereal with soy milk, banana

L- chicken rice soup, half turkey sandwich, carrots and tomatos, apple

D - up in the air at this point, but maybe a salad

S - fruit of some kind and 1 small piece of chocolate

Lots of water, and coffee. HSTA on the docket (is that another word I can't
Have a clean eating day ladies.
 
Hello shelley and jane,

Yesterday after breakfast I went down hill and I don't think I should write it down. Today Iwill try again and try to stay away from those sweets!


Breakfast-strawberry smoothie


Not sure what rest of day holds but will check in later!


kim
 
Yesterday I did better with the sugar...but I still have a long ways to go. I am not a sweet eater but by the afternoon my body was craving anything sweet so I ended up eating a half of a small snickers bar. I also need to make my own salad dressing becuase EVERYTHING has sugar. Not enough water yet again. I have a new day ahead of me so I shall try again...if I could just get passed the first week things would be so much smoother!!
Sarah
 
Kim - it helps immensely (there ya go Robin)if you plan beforehand what you're going to eat for the day. If I don't have a plan, it all goes to hell in a handbasket.

Sarah - half of a small Snickers is barely anything. Not even a blip on the radar. And you know, you don't have to cut out sugar entirely. You'd go crazy reading labels. Please don't beat yourself up:)
 
Hi all,

I've been doing well considering I've been eating out most of the week, and will again today for lunch and dinner. I've stayed away from appetizers, the bread basket, and desserts. I've had water to drink (or an occasional diet IBC root beer--the only diet soda I'll drink). I wouldn't say my diet's been perfect but I feel good about it. Next week things should settle down for me. I plan on making a couple of batches of soup over the weekend, probably minestrone and lentil or bean, and I'll have those for lunches and as a first course for dinner.

Michele
 
Hey all from the Cathe world! Well, yesterday, I didn't stick to my eatin 'check in' schedule, but I still did really good. Today though, I have no idea what's on the menu. Here's what I think...

B-of course...veggies sausages! teehee!:D
L-mostly likely a turkey sandwich with veggies
S-uuumm....A REALLY BIG CANDY BAR! ha! gotcha! kiddin!}(
maybe a slice of whole wheat bread with a little PB on it
D-not sure about this either...maybe chicken with veggies

There ya have it! They say that eating about the same thing at the same time really helps in staying on track and it actually helps to lose weight more easiy..is that true?!:eek: I'm not so sure it is. Anyway...just thought I'd throw that out! ha! Have a wonderful day ladies!
 
hey ladies!


B-kashi and coffee
L-leftovers or turkey sandwich
D-baked sweet potato and something green
S-protein bar and applesause


i was a slacker on water intake yesterday, so i'll try harder today.


jes
 
I don't know Lanie......I always have heard VARIETY , VARIETY , VARIETY in diet and exercise is what's best! Change up your workout every six weeks or so (?) and always have lots of variety in your diet!
Maybe I'm wrong though....

One thing I have never heard for sure is whether you should workout on an empty stomach or eat something first! That drives me crazy trying to figure out what is best! Added to that, I take synthroid/cytomel every morning and that has to be taken an hour before eating or 2 hours after. So I usually end up taking med. upon waking.....then either working out on an empty stomach or waiting an hour and then having a SMALL snack before my workout if it's an especially grueling workout (ie. Bodymax, IMAX3, etc) But there is SO much conflicting info about that!!!
I just picked up a magazine ( Looking Good Now), that honestly doesn't impress me much, but anyway, they say you'll burn more calories by being better fueled before your workout. And that since your blood sugar levels drop overnight , you need to eat or drink a little first thing in the morning.
Yet I've read arguement for the other side as well.

Ok, sorry for being so long winded.... that's just been on my mind.
I wonder what everyone else does if they are morning exercisers...eat before or after?
 
Hi Becky,

I take synthroid too. I usually take it first thing in the morning, eat an hour later, then workout. I've tried working out on an empty stomach but I just can't. I've actually gotten light-headed doing that. I think it's different for everybody and we just need to find what works best for us and go with it.

Michele:)
 
K, well I had a couple fun-size candy bars last night courtesy of DD but BF has sworn off sweets so that will make me more disciplined in the future. My water intake was good yesterday.

B - Kashi Go Lean Crunch cereal w/soy milk
S - banana with pb
L - greek salad, cottage cheese w/fruit
S - yogurt
D - ???????


Angie
 
Hey Becky - care to share the dark chocolate hot chocolate recipe? That sounds heavenly. Sugar free hot choc. is what keeps my hands out of the cookie jar!

For me today it's

B - cereal w/ skim milk
S - late b'fast so probaby nothing
L - curried lentil soup
S - Baked pumpkin from the Cathe cookbook - yum!
D - Egg white frittata with red bell pepper and tomato

And probably a few hot chocolates! :9 :9

Joni
 
O.k., I'm off to a bad start.

I had 2 poptarts for breakfast. }(

I promise to be good the rest of the day.

L - tuna on wheat
S - celery and peanut butter
D - no sure yet, probably a big salad.

Kathy
 
Shelly already cracking up with all the hmmm's and ummm's. And somebody said two poptarts for breakfast. :7 :7 I have no words about my eating yesterday. Picking up and changing now that all candy has been purged from the house. :p Today's menu is much better

Breakfast- one cup of Kashi, 1/3 cup of milk 1/2 cup of Organic Cherry juice

Snack- Baby greens sauteed in one cup of baby greens, 1/2 cup Cherry juice, one apple, one yogurt

Lunch- Large salad and one whole wheat grilled cheese sandwich

Snack- Two carrot sticks with 2 tbsp of PB 1/2 cup of cottage cheese

Dinner- 1/2 cup whole wheat rice with 3oz. of ground sirloing and veggies on top

Snack- 1/2 cup of ice cream one protein shake

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Good Morning Ladies,

I plan my meals in advance and almost always get my water in, but the afternoon-evening chocolate is really killing me. I will try harder today.

1. protein shake
2. eggwhites w/peppers & 1/2 tomoto, 2/3C oatmeal
3. green salad w/veggies & tuna
4. apple w/natural pb & 4.5 oz turkey
5. ???

Have a great day.

Diana
 
I did soooooooooooo well yesterday with my eating. Can I keep it up, we shall see. This is what I have planned.

B-Kashi go lean crunch
S-protein bar
L-turkey sandwich and baked lays
s-apple and peanut butter
D-salad and grilled chicken with a little french bread
S-trader joes lowfat no sugar 200 calorie blueberry muffin

susan
 
ACK!

Today is getting messed up.

B - steel cut oats with soy milk and raisins
S - apple (I was in a meeting for two hours and missed my normal snack time, and didn't want to eat too much)
L - lentil soup (about 2 tbsp - I thought I had more left, but I guess I was wrong!), small toasted WW roll with avocado and cheese, lf yogurt
S - cottage cheese and pineapple
D - still have no clue at all!
 
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