Friday, May 29, 2009

Friday

Breakfast:
yogourt, granola, mixed fruit
coffee

Snack:
tuna wrap

Lunch:
Mediterranean panini sandwich
choc monkey smoothie (Again from my new favorite eating place, the Juice Zone - Just when I thought it couldn't get any more delicious...it did!)

Snack:
popcorn, diet rootbeer & a few Crispers

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Thursday

Breakfast:
granola, mixed fruit, yogourt
coffee

Lunch:
thai chicken wrap
choc milk

Supper*:
chocolate monkey smoothie
chicken fajita wrap
*from the Juice Zone - my new favourite place to eat! Superb!

Snack:
banana

Snack:
diet root beer
microwave popcorn
(And I may or may not have consumed the entire bag - ok, I confess. It was the whole bag)

Wednesday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt and mixed fruit - today I added a few frozen blueberries to the mix and I tell you, it made it even MORE delicious!
coffee

Snack:
"All Bran" bar
1/2 banana

Lunch:
spinach salad
tuna wrap
choc pudding cup

Snack:
flatbread crackers
2 Babybel cheeses

Supper/snack:
granola, 1/2 banana, blueberries & choc chips
handful of Crispers again (gotta get rid of them)

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Tuesday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
coffee

Snack:
"All Bran" bar
grapes

Lunch:
large salad with a hard-boiled egg, spinach, mushrooms, strawberries, cucumber, red onion and cheese (oh everything needs cheese)
small amount of leftover broccoli salad

Snack:
hummus with flatbread crackers

"Supper"/snack:
granola, yogourt, 1/2 banana & choc chips
crispers and a diet root beer (not the best combination...I loathe the late shift - I really, really do).

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Monday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
coffee

Snack:
"All Bran" bar
1/2 banana

Lunch:
broccoli salad
egg salad sandwich
grapes

Snack:
hummus & flatbread crackers

Supper/"snack" (another night of g.d. late shifts):
granola, yogourt, 1/2 banana & choc chips

Monday, May 25, 2009

Sunday

Breakfast:
blueberry pancakes
coffee

Lunch:
glass of milk
2 slices of toast with peanut butter

Supper:
BBQ'd hamburger
Greek salad
BBQ'd 'hotdog' (quotation marks to denote the fact that 'lower/lesser' fat, "healthier choice" hot dogs are not hotdogs. I had been craving a bbq'd hotdog since the weather turned nicer so I gave in to the craving. It was ungood. Very ungood).

Snack:
Iced Capp from Tim's...I was cleaning in the evening and very warm, so indulged when Chris offered to pick me up a coffee on his coffee run.

Saturday

Breakfast:
bowl of Oatmeal Crisp
coffee

Lunch:
2 slices of toast with peanut butter
glass of milk
2 "Rice Krisipie" straws

Supper:
leftover shrimp/rice & pea dish

Snack:
bowl of chocolate frozen yogourt (not the same as ice cream, but it'll do in a pinch!)

Friday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
coffee

Snack:
"All Bran" bar

Lunch:
'chocolate monkey' smoothie
chicken fajita grilled wrap (both from the "Juicezone"...and if you haven't been there yet, GO! Delicious, and healthy!)

Supper:
My healthy lunch day thus far was completely nullified by the subsequent hours of the day... Chris & I stopped at Mom's to spend the evening there with Belinda & Fred. I consumed several beer (let's just say amongst 5 of us, the fridge went from full to void of all brown pops). For supper we dined on garlic fingers and pizza. Complete and utter disregard of all healthy eating habits. It was delicious though - but I did pay the price later in the evening, and into the next day.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Wii-Fit

So Chris and I are the proud owners of a Wii Fit. The appeal to get it stemmed from a recent purchase of the regular Wii. Chris enjoys video games. Me? Notsomuch. However, acknowledging that healthy eating (and frequent lapses if you've been following along), I know eating alone isn't going to gnaw away at this pudge. So, I agreed to hop on the Wii Fit. If you've not yet used one, you are given the opportunity to set up your Wii "Mii" -- a cartoon caricature of yourself. I believe I got a pretty good semblance of myself, and I totally tweaked Chris' to look more like him.

Next, you're ready to start 'Fit-ing'... It's a good idea to do the Body Test first, that way you have a starting point and can work toward goals that you set for yourself. You're BMI is measured, along with your weight, and you're also given your "Wii-Fit Age"...based on your measurements. My initial body test wasn't a huge surprise...I know I'm overweight, and I know approximately what I weigh. However, there is a level that rises from a good weight, to moderately overweight, to obese. Let's just say that when my measurements were being presented to me, that level went sky high as quick as can be...and would have gone higher, had the level allowed. Let's just say I'm morbidly obese...and my initial Wii-Fit age was a whopping 60 years old (ah, that explains so much!) . In addition my Wii-Mii, which I had added some 'pudge' to got a lot 'pudgier'.

Aside from the initial set-up-self-esteem-kick-in-the-junk, I have managed to hop on the platform 3 or 4 times now. I do a few yoga poses, hula-hooping (freaking hilarious to watch someone hula hoop without actually using a hula hoop), stepping, and I even did some running (4 mins straight - thought I would die). The second time I did the 'body test' my Wii Fit age decreased to a normal range...I think I'm 34 now. I didn't complete the stability test the first time. Chris walked me through doing it both times. Perhaps he purposely missed the stability test the first time to poke fun? Truth be told I do feel more like a 60 year old woman than one of 34.
Now, if I could just get into a DAILY routine of doing the Fit. What do you all do for regular, routine exercise?

Thursday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
coffee

Snack:
"All Bran" bar (I get the 'chocolate chip' kind, and believe it or not, I really enjoy them...and they're high fiber... You do have to have a glass of water close by because they're very dry, and I'd be fearing the choking factor if you didn't have a steady stream of water to wash it down with)
grapes

Lunch:
another tuna wrap like yesterday (1 can, 2 lunches)
spinach salad
watermelon cubes

Snack:
a few more grapes
banana

Supper:
rice, shrimp & peas dish (my own concoction but quite tasty; I simply fry up the shrimp in a little EVOO, add the rice once cooked, throw in some frozen peas and mix 'er up. The spices I use are simply pepper, garlic and soy sauce).
bbq'd haddock

Snack:
two "Rice Crispie" straw snacks. Kinda like a little cookie. Pretty good.

Wednesday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
coffee

Snack:
"All Bran" bar
grapes

Lunch:
tuna sandwich on a whole wheat tortilla wrap. I sprinkled some cheese and heated it in the microwave for about 20 seconds. Everything should have cheese.
spinach salad
watermelon cubes

Snack:
rest of grapes
1/2 banana

Supper:
fruit smoothie
bagel with low fat cream cheese (I usually buy the "light" version of the garlic & herb Philly cream cheese spread. I found this "low fat" version that I thought was the same. Notsomuch.)

Snack:
Chris was hungry after we'd been out shopping at Walmart - and was craving a cheeseburger. (Gosh it's great to have support from home, isn't it??). We stopped at a local dairy bar where he ordered a cheeseburger platter and a choc milkshake. I had two bites of the burger, several fries, and a good portion of the shake. It was all fantastically delicious...but I did rather gross later in the evening so I guess the devil got me back for picking.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Tuesday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
coffee

Snack:
"All Bran" bar
1/2 banana

Lunch:
spinach salad
shrimp/wild rice frozen dinner
watermelon

Snack:
grapes

Supper:
spinach salad
leftover spaghetti

Snack:
glass of chocolate milk

*If you're paying very careful attention you'd realize that this Tuesday is really 7 days from the Tuesday that I should be reporting. I acknowledge that. I also acknowledge that in these past 7 days that no one shall read about, I probably (well, ok, I did) eat things that I probably shouldn't have. I'm almost to the point where I feel writing out this daily menu to be at the point of complete redundancy ... and me missing nearly a full week is proof that I'm losing a bit of the habit. However, I do feel that writing it down does help keep me accountable. Will I likely continue to eat granola, mixed fruit & yogourt for breakfast? Chances are good. The biggest challenge ahead now is to work in some regular exercise... Onward and upward....

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Monday

Breakfast:
yogourt, granola, strawberries & 1/2 banana
coffee

Break:
"All Bran" bar
a few grapes (til I tasted mold :S)

Lunch:
spinach salad
2 hard-boiled eggs

Snack:
Triscuits & cheese

Supper:
bagel & cream cheese

Monday, May 11, 2009

Sunday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt, few choc chips (I ran out of fruit for breakfast and just the cereal & yogourt felt too empty - ha!)

Lunch:
coffee
bagel with egg & cheese

Supper:
I could 'cheat' and list a bunch of vegetables here because I technically did eat vegetables...but let's face it...it was Chinese food, so the health factor in those veggies is questionable, at best... so I had a healthy portion of beef & broccoli, moo goo guy pan, shrimp-fried rice, and 2 delicious egg rolls. Not to be outdone, I also topped it off with a peppermint tea (Mummy always needs her Timmy's coffee after a big meal) and a mini Kitkat.

Observation: This "healthy eating" thing seems to be lost on the weekends.... :S Zero deprivation, right?

Saturday

Breakfast:
bagel with cream cheese

Snack:
fruit/yogourt cup
coffee

Lunch:
turkey sub from Subway with veggies
chocolate milk

Snack:
1 and 1/2 Babybel cheeses

Supper*:
my Amitriciana pasta at East Side Marios
ceasar salad
ample pieces of garlic bread
2 strawberry blush martinis
*I pretty much gorged on bread and salad so by the time the pasta arrived I was full. I ate about 1/4 of it...intending to take the rest home. Our waitress bullied us into ordering dessert -- daring Chris that he couldn't finish it... the big ploy being, "if you don't finish it, I'll buy it". Never one to refuse a dare, especially when it comes to matters of the stomach, Chris was quick to say, "Bring it!". I felt sick just watching him...had two very teensy tiny bites myself (never one to refuse dessert completely). By the time we made it back to the car I felt like hurling. I guess the richness of everything was just too much for me...and we ended up turfing the leftovers in the dumpster. While I hate being a food waster, I think my buttocks will benefit more for them being in the dumpster and not sitting in my fridge awaiting my next meal.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Friday

Breakfast:
bagel with cream cheese
tea

Break:
coffee
"All Bran" bar
grapes

Lunch:
potato & vegetable soup
2 slices of homemade bread, toasted with margarine
raw veggies (few carrots, cucumber, broccoli & cauliflower; watermelon & strawberries)

Snack:
yogourt, granola & a sprinkle of choco chips

"Supper":
It's movie night so supper will again be popcorn and pop :)

Thursday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
tea

Snack:
coffee
"All Bran" bar
grapes

Lunch:
spinach salad
frozen shrimp/wild rice Highliner dinner

Snack:
hummus & flatbread crackers

"Supper":
popcorn and 2 Babybels (man I'll be glad to get this shift over to get back on regular eating intervals!)

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Wednesday

Breakfast:
granola, mixed fruit & yogourt
coffee

Snack:
"All Bran" bar
grapes

Lunch:
The other half of that delicious, delectable lasagna (thank you, thank again Rose!)
spinach salad

Snack:
hummus & flatbread crackers

"Supper":
2 slices of homemade bread toasted, with peanut butter. Homemade bread is terribly hard to pass up!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Tuesday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
coffee

Snack:
grapes

Lunch:
spinach salad
2 hard-boiled eggs

Snack:
"All Bran" bar
1/2 banana

Supper:
small piece of lasagna (thank you, thank you Rose!!)
garlic toast

Monday

Starting that gross 11:00 to 7:30pm work week again...therefore mealtimes will be completely screwed up...bah! I should have totally took that into consideration before making a complete pig of myself this past weekend....aaaaanyway...

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
coffee

Snack:
"All Bran" bar
banana

Lunch:
spinach salad
bbq'd salmon

Break:
grapes

"Supper":
bagel and cream cheese
glass of milk

Snack:
triscits, cheese and dill pickles (if you've not had this combination before, I strongly urge you to try it)

Monday, May 4, 2009

Sunday

Breakfast:
mixed fruit and yogourt
1 blueberry pancake
coffee

"Snack":
1 regular cone of Chocolate Peanut Butter Parfait ice cream at Jewell's. And yes, this is the day after scarfing down too many bad things...but it was delicious anyway.

Supper:
bbq'd salmon
steamed brocolli

Snack:
leftover nacho dip & multigrain chips (damn, WHY did I take that home?!)
rootbeer

Saturday

Breakfast:
yogourt and fruit
bagel with cream cheese
coffee

Lunch:
bowl of Vector cereal

Supper:
Tonight I joined my work girlies for a much needed gathering - where we feasted on some tasty treats and enjoyed some yummy bevvies while we 'decompressed' since the last time we gathered. It was a fab time, and I ate extremely unhealthfully...including a dozen (or more - read, likely many more) dips of walkin' nacho dip; anijitos (the number of which I cannot name as I just kept ho-ing into them); 3 mozza sticks; 2 spring rolls; 2 mini chicken balls; a few pieces of fruit (strawberries, melon & apple dipped in Skor bar dip); 2 extremely small pieces of to-die-for cheesecake; and, 4 cold Coors Light. Wow - in recounting it I feel like a rather ginourmous sow...but hey, we have to treat ourselves, and not beat ourselves up -right? Sigh....

Friday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
coffee

Snack:
"All Bran" bar
grapes

Lunch:
My rubber arm was twisted by my dear co-workers today - to join them for lunch at East Side Marios...wherein I once again enjoyed my new favourite pasta of all time -Bucatini Chicken Amatricana. The lunch size is very small....and yes, I've done the math...I realize that within a week span that would make four meals of said dish. I'm not proud...but damn if it isn't completely delicious that I lose all will power whatsoever. Plus, it's pay day...and Friday...and I will also blame a little 'peer pressure'.

Supper:
bbq'd hamburger
spinach salad

Thursday

Breakfast:
granola, yogourt & mixed fruit
coffee

Break:
"All Bran" bar
grapes

Lunch:
spinach salad
frozen shrimp/wild rice dinner

Break:
apple

Supper:
spinach salad
bbq'd hamburger