September 30

Foodies
-raisin bran, soy milk
-coffee with choc soy milk
-Tim Horton's breakfast sandwich - biscuit with egg, bacon, cheese
-lots of water
-1.5 bananas
-Wendy's chicken BLT salad with honey mustard dressing & garlic croutons
-few fries
-decaf coffee
-lg date square
-small bowl boxed mac & cheese with added cheddar and veggie soup (shhhh, don't tell Elliot)
-1 pc baked haddock with basamati rice


Plus side:
1.5 km walk/run
45 minute cardio/resistance class
1.5 km walk
2x 3 km walk wearing heavy backpack

September 29

Foodies
-raisin bran with soy milk
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
- 2 pc toast with butter
-Starbuck's cranberry muffin
-Starbuck's chai latte
-1/3 lg bag of doritos stolen from Jay
-2 cheese sticks/strings
-1.5 apples
-scrambled eggs with ham & cheese
-raisins
-baked beans with sausage
-1 glass white wine
-1/2 mini-yogurt
-banana


Plus side:
short walk - 6 blocks, maybe 1.5 km?

September 28

Foodies
-Raisin bran, soy milk
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-2 pc whole grain toast with PB & J
-1/3 banana
-small serving "beef hash"
-1 cup cubed cheese & ham
-lg coffee with choc soy milk & baileys
-granola bar
-baked beans & sausage
-1 scoop cool whip with sliced banana & choc chips


Plus side:
slow 2 km walk

September 24-27

*drags self, kicking and screaming, to sit in front of computer and fess up*


September 24
-raisin bran, soy milk
-lg coffee with choc milk & baileys
-peanut butter & jam sandwich
-2 granola bars
-cheese & crackers
-Tim Horton's smile cookie
-Tim Horton's iced tea
-baked potato with sour cream, baked glazed ham with pineapple, canned green beans
-wine, white, 1 glass
-homemade nachos with cheese, tomato, green pepper, sour cream, salsa
-2 scoops cool whip with chocolate chips and frozen blueberries


Plus side:
-short walk - less than 2 km (sat in class for 3 hours)

September 25
-raisin bran, soy milk
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-6?7?8? sorta homemade banana blueberry oatmeal muffins (used a mix, but added fruit/berries)
-Tim Horton's vegetable soup
-1/2 serving Tim Horton's chili, 1/2 roll
-Tim Horton's smile cookie
-Tim Horton's green tea
-split pea, ham, black bean & lentil soup with 3 rolls
-PEP chocolate bar
-Dark chocolate bar
-small bowl of sour cream & onion chips
-2 glasses Sprite


Plus side:
-realllly short walk - 4 blocks - in afternoon
-slow walk in evening - less than 2 km

September 26
-raisin bran with soy milk
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-granola bar
-1 box chocolate mint girl guide cookies
-split pea/ham/black bean/lentil soup, 2 rolls
-cheese
-spaghetti with veggie & meat sauce
- sprite
-5?6? peaches

Plus side:
walk in morning 2km, plus walked around the POMBA sale for 3 hours
walk in afternoon - 2km, plus carried lots of groceries on my back

September 27
-raisin bran, soy milk
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-2 pancakes with syrup
-lots of cheese & crackers
-some grapes
-potato veggie soup with toast (1pc) & butter
-1 box chocolate mint girl guide cookies
-1 apple
-2 peaches
-granola bar
-beef hash: gr beef, red & green pepper, onion & potato, all fried up in butter
-almost 2 cups chocolate pudding with 1 scoop cool whip
-1 glass white wine

Plus side:
Ummmmmm, I did lots of laundry.

September 21-23

Bah - I hate these catch up posts. I just know I am missing several crucial foodies. Oh well, it is a good facsimile, anyway.

21st
-raisin bran, soymilk
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-4 homemade mini-pizzas (cheese & sauce only)
-lots of fruit salad
-corn chips
-Tim Hortons small coffee with cream
-Tim Hortons chocolate chip cookie
-elbow noodles with homemade meatballs, mushrooms, Parmesan, pasta sauce
-2 scoops Cool Whip, approx 2 cups strawberries, handful of mini-chocolate chips

Plus side:
slow 1 km walk

22nd
-raisin bran, soy milk
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-caramilk chocolate bar
-boxed mac & cheese with added peas, cheddar and pureed hard boiled egg
-2.5 apples
-entire angel food cake (600 cal)
-lots of cheese
-granola bar
- half a serving of mussels, shared cheese plate, lots of bread with oil & vinegar, full serving cesear salad
-2 glasses wine


Plus side:
s.l.o.w walk around the block with Felix

23rd
-raisin bran with soy milk
-2 pc toast with PB & J
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-serving of noodles with meatballs
-Starbucks tall, decaf, soy, no-whip, half pump mint mocha
-Starbucks pear almond muffin
-granola bar
-2 pc tilapia fish (baked) with mayo & parmesan sauce, rice, broccoli, 1 ear corn with butter
-1 small container raspberry yogurt
-2 scoops Cool Whip, Approx 2 cups fresh strawberries, handful mini-chocolate chips
-1 small glass white wine

Plus side:
Fast walk & run in am (3km)
Exercise class - 45 minutes cardio

Weigh in - 166lbs, unclothed, morning

September 20

Well, being that it was Elliot's birthday... I mainly ate cake. And fruit salad. And homemade mini-cheese pizzas. And coffee, with cream. There may have been some carrot sticks? And corn chips with hummus. But definitely cake, though only, ummmmm, 4-ish pieces. And 2 were quite small.

Plus side:
1 brisk 1 km walk in morning
1 slooooow 2 km walk in evening

September 18-19

18th
Foodies
-raisin oatmeal crisp with goat milk
-lg coffee with baileys
-5-6 arrow root cookies
-Subway turkey breast sub with lettuce, cucumber, tomato, cheese, lots of pickles, mayo
-double chocolate cookie, oatmeal raisin cookie
-med green tea
-1/2 pear yogurt
-1 scoop mint chocolate chip ice cream, on a cone
-1/2 large bowl of haddock chowder. (Blech - made with salted haddock and semi-done potatoes. Not too tasty.)
-2 glasses lemonade
-vanilla pudding
-1 glass white wine

Plus side:
Lots of walking...
1 km in morning
3 km in afternoon, plus walking around the mall for 3 hours
3 km in the evening, wearing Felix on my back


19th
Foodies
-oatmeal raisin crip cereal with 1% milk
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-5-6 arrow root cookies
-few grapes
-300g two-bite chocolate brownies
-Club sandwich with fries
-2 glasses pepsi
-1/2 english muffin, toasted with Becel & jam
-1 baked potato with sour cream
-5 chicken mcnuggets with sweet & sour sauce
-DQ peanut buster parfait

Plus side:
Walked around the grocery store and the mall for a long while. Had car access, so drove most of the day.

September 17

Foodies
-oatmeal raisin crisp with soy milk
-coffee with choc soy milk
-1/3 banana
-1 pear
-2 pizza pockets
-chocolate protein shake, made with water and a splash of Bailey's
-Tim Horton's chocolate danish
-Tim Horton's Iced Coffee (blech - too sweet. It's pre-mixed with cream and sugar. No thanks!)
-Rockin' Moroccan Stew (chick peas, sweet potato, tomatoes, green pepper, onion, peanut butter, veggie broth, spices) - roughly 2 cups with 1 cup basamati rice
-1 glass white wine (that's hitting me suuuuuuuper hard. Tricky to type!)
-approx 2 cups frozen strawberries, 1/4 cup fresh blueberries, 1/8 cup mini -chocolate chips
-1 handful M&Ms (sorry Jay)

Plus side:
Ummmmmmmmmm. Maybe 0.5 km walk uphill? Not too active - had class today, so took the bus there (40 min one way) and say for 3 hours. Boo.

September 16

Weigh in: 166, evening, unclothed

Foodies
-oatmeal raisin crisp cereal with soy milk
-2 pears
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-2 granola bars
-lasagna
-apple juice
-cheese stick
-3 arrowroot biscuits
-1/3 banana
-rice with tofu, snap peas, broccoli, creamed veggie soup, sesame ginger sauce
-apple
-handful blueberries
-5? 6? chocolate macaroons
-Starbucks tall soy decaf mocha

Plus side:
3 walks, totaling 5 km (1 km wearing Felix on my back)
Walked up 2 flights of stairs

September 15

Foodies
-fruit oatmeal crisp with soymilk
-2.5 pears
-2 nectarines
-1/2 raspberry Yop
-2 cups coffee with choc soy milk
-1 lg serving lasagna (ate on a large plate in front of the computer - sorry Tina!)
-whole lotta raisins (sorry Jay!)
-most of the strawberries/blueberries/mini-chocolate chips I dished out last night and then fell asleep before eating.
-2 granola bars
-2 bowls (5-6 cups?) of Veggie Sticks chips.
-2 sticks "carob mixed nut chews"
-2 ears corn on the cob, with butter, salt, pepper
-1/2 pc pork


Plus side:
2 tiny walks and 1 long walk. Just over 2km total.

September 14

Foodies:
-fruit oatmeal crisp with soy milk
-Blueberry YOP
-2 pc toast with PB & jam
-2 nectarines
-1 pear
-1 lg coffee with choc soy milk
-1 granola bar
-chocolate protein shake (mixed with water)
-Tim Horton's chocolate danish
-Tim Horton's half hot chocolate/half coffee
-2 servings homemade meat & veggie lasagna
-approx 3 cups frozen strawberries with 1/2 fresh blueberries and 1/8 cup mini chocolate chips

Plus side:
3 walks totaling 4 km; 3.5 km of which was very fast and while wearing a heavy backpack.

September 13

Foodies
-blueberry YOP yogrut drink
-Breakfast at Smitty's: 1 egg, 2 pc whole wheat toast, hash browns, 2 pancakes with syrup, 2 pc bacon, 2 cups of coffee with 3 coffee creamers (approx 1200 cal, 45 g fat, 155 carbs, 30 g protein)
-apple
-2 cheese strings
-10 chocolate mint cookies
-1 serving Knorr's Rustic Potato Soup, with added cheddar
-5 wheat thin crackers
-med Starbucks Mocha, with whipped cream
-1 pc Starbucks banana bread

Plus side:
3 walks totaling 3 km

September 11-12

11th:
-fruit oatmeal crisp
-lg coffee with cream
-raisin bran muffin
-granola bar
-apple
-med fruit smoothie
-2 pc toast with PB & J
-2 cheese sticks
-boxed mac & cheese with peas & cheddar
-club soda with cranberry juice and a splash of gin
-1 glass white wine
-Swiss Chalet chicken club wrap, fries with 4oz gravy, 2 slices pickle, 1 roll

Plus side:
Fast 3m walk, plus lots of mall walking

Did weekly weigh in out of weekly order: 163, unclothed, evening




12th:
-fruit oatmeal crisp with soymilk
-3 pc toast with PB & J
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-handful of granola
-10? chocolate cookies
-sliced cucumber and cherry tomatoes with dip
-corn chips with layered dip (cheese, sour cream, guac, beans, salsa)
-1 sausage with ketchup, no bun
-chocolate mousse
-2 cups fruit punch
-few bites of scrambled eggs
-5 chocolate mint cookies
-1 palm-sized well done steak
-5 store bought pirogies with sour cream

Plus side:
One 1 km walk
An hour walking around a grocery store, pushing an unbalanced and heavy cart

September 10

Ahhhh, feel the second breakfast love!

Foodies:
-fruit oatmeal crisp cereal with soymilk
-3 cheese sticks (150 cal, 9g fat, 0 carb, 15g protein
-3 med cups coffee with blend cream
-2 apples
-Athen's 'Standard' breakfast: 2 fried eggs, 4 strips bacon, fried potato slices, 1.5 pc multigrain toast with butter
-Asian salad bowl (approx 175 cal, 13.5g fat, 12g carbs, 3g protein)
-1 scoop mint chocolate chip ice cream with brown sugar fudge cold-stone mashed into it. In a waffle cone.
-tofurkey, cheese & tomato sandwich on french bread with mayo & mustard
-sliced potatoes with ketchup
-1 glass white wine
-1 banana
-1 granola bar

Plus side:
Fast 6 km walk

09/09/09

Foodies:
-fruit oatmeal crisp cereal with soy milk
-lg coffee with soy milk
-1/4 lb chocolate skor fudge. It was stale. (Sorry, Jay)
-yogurt tube (50 cal, 1.5g fat, 7g carbs, 2g protein)
-Asian salad bowl (approx 175 cal, 13.5g fat, 12g carbs, 3g protein)
-several handfuls raisins
-apple
-choc protein powder (110 cal, 0.2g fat, 1.8 carb, 25g protein) mixed with 250 ml choc coy milk
-3 rolls
-approx 1.5 cups basamati rice with peas and 7 meatballs (approx 300 cal, 22g fat, 5g carbs, 19g protein) in sauce
-lg glass club soda/cranberry juice mix
-approx 3 cups frozen strawberries with a small handful of mini-chocolate chips.

September 8

So, I did a good thing for myself today. I spoke with a personal trainer. She's going to help me with my eating (This week's homework: eat with smaller plates, not dinner plates, and stop eating in front of the computer!)

I need to evaluate our finances, but am aiming to have a session with her once a week for 6-8 weeks and see if I'm anywhere near 'back on track'...

Foodies:
-oatmeal crisp cereal with soy milk
-1/3 banana
-lg coffee with choc soy milk
-apple
-1 serving homemade mac & cheese w/french toast topping (623 cal, 26g fat, 60g carbs, 37g protein)
-2 pc toast with butter
-1 cheese stick (Cheese heads string-able cheese)
-1.5 cups fish chowder, made with skim evap milk
-6 rolls (oops)
-1 medium hot chocolate from Tim Horton's
-samples from Costco: cracker with crab & cheese spread, 6 pc strawberry mini-wheats cereal, 1 pc swiss cheese


Plus side:
Two walks totaling 4 km - 2 km with Felix on my back
Walked around Costco for 45 minutes

September 7

Bad food day - ravenous, cranky, bored... never felt full/satisfied.

-1/3 loaf raisin bread (6?8? pc)
-2 lg coffee with choc soy milk
-2 pancakes with syrup
-1 banana
-2 apples
-1 granola bar
-ritz crackers
-scrambled eggs with goat's milk, ham, cheddar cheese
-2 slices ham
-yogurt
-1 bag of Mack Toffee (170g total = 807.5 cal, 34 g fat {136% DV saturated fat}, 119 g carbs)
-1 gin & soda with sliced strawberry
-corn chips with melted cheese & mango salsa
-1 pc watermelon
-1 peach
-4 pc veggie sushi
-lentils & rice with veggies
-2 pc white bread toast with butter

Plus side:
Slow 2 km walk

September 6

-coffee with choc soy milk
-2/3 loaf of raisin bread (12?15? pc)
-apple
-homemade macaroni & cheese with french toast topping
-medium chocolate Frosty from Wendys
-raisins
-lentils & rice with carrots, broccoli & baked squash
-Starbucks Mocha with whipped cream
-Starbucks lemon-raspberry loaf
-1 gl white wine
-1 gl gin & soda
-"Nibbler Platter": sausage, carrots, celery, cheese, pita bread, black bean hummus dip - shared between 4 people

Plus side:
2 slow walks totaling 3 km
1 fast walk - 3 km

September 5

Foodies:
-oatmeal raisin crisp cereal with soy milk
-coffee with choc soy milk
-grapes
-apple
-cheese, crackers
-chocolate chip granola bar
-veggies & dip
-more crackers & cheese
-1 glass punch
-5 glasses white wine
-salad
-1 roll (no butter)
-chicken breast with mashed potato & veggies
-apple crisp
-3? 4? pc wedding cake
-coffee with cream
-4 chocolate mints

Plus side:
Dancing queen at wedding reception. In heels, thank you very much.

September 4

Ok, first, thank you to "anonymous" who gave me a gentle kick in the pants to get back to blogging. Honestly, I've been feeling very discouraged. Even before going on vacation, I was debating keeping up this blog. But, I do have a food diary I kept for over a year about 10 years ago, and it is neat to read over, if nothing else.

I've been eating crap lately. And I feel like crap. And so I eat more crap. And it continues. Today, I've had cereal, grapes, cheese, an apple, & some yogurt for healthy things. Aside from that, I've eaten 3 timbits, 2 chocolate truffles, 1 md hot chocolate/coffee combo, 1 bag of werthers caramels (158 g total = 658 cal, 5g fat, 130g carbs) and another bag of werthers chocolates (142g total, 710 cal, 35.5g fat, 71g carbs)

No wonder I feel like crap. I have no motivation to clean my house or play with the kids.

Ok. That's enough moaning. I need to get things back under control. Pronto!

First on the docket: healthy food. Going to reheat some Shepard's Pie from last night's supper right now.

Plus side:
2 km walk this morning.
5 km walk this afternoon.


I skipped the weekly weigh-in post this week, but I did weigh myself: 166 lbs, evening, unclothed.