Back to the Grindstone - so to speak.

After a week without diligence I am (hopefully) back in business.

For breakfast I began with another homemade mocha. 1/2 Coffee, 1/2 2% Milk, sugar and cocoa. Always a hit.
Totals: Cal 148 Fat 6.2 Carbs 11.5 Pro 5.3 Fibe 1.8


For a mini lunch I had a bit of what I made for the boys: cabbage stir-fry with a bit of rice. All in all I think there was about a cup of food? It helped me through a few hours.
Lunch 1: Cal 114 Fat 5.1 Carbs 15.4 Pro 1.8 Fibe 0.9


I also had a cup of tea shortly after that mini meal.
Tea: Cal 17 Fat .3 Carbs 5.6 Pro 0 Fibe 0


My next small meal was a corn tortilla with a small bit of cheese and two egg whites. I also had a small apple, sliced.
Lunch 2: Cal 208 Fat 6.6 Carbs 25.3 Pro 13.1 Fibe 3.9


Around 6pm I worked out with a friend - section 2 of the 30-Day shred. It was good times. Unfortunately I was so hungry afterwards that I forgot to take a photo of my meal! It was some lasagna I made the night before.
Lasagna: Cal 361 Fat 8.9 Carbs 46.6 Pro 24.3 Fibe 3.6

I spent this evening making gyoza. Between making all of them I had a few chocolate chips - all in all 1/4c.
Dessert: Cal 106 Fat 6.7 Carbs 12 Pro 1.3 Fibe 1.3

The final tallies are a bit rough. The mocha is not completely accurate, but it is pretty close. I am surprised that these numbers are so low, but I guess I did eat less today. Worked my butt off too. Tomorrow it will be nice to have some good grub. Maybe I will even make breakfast.
Totals: Cal 954 Fat 33.8 Carbs 116.4 Pro 45.8 Fibe 11.5


And now it is time for bed. I got up well today and had a great, effective day. The kitchen is clean so I don't have to do dishes in the morning, meaning I can work until lunch time. It will also be shopping day, so we get some new groceries. Fa~ntastic!

4-Year Anniversary

What a lovely day! Today was filled with some yummy treats. I ended up eating only twice, but I ate more than enough calorie and fat-wise to make up for it. Oi - I think I am done with heavy foods for quite a while (I am a fresh veggie and fruit kinda girl).

I started making lunch for the boys when my boyfriend got back from a meeting and surprised me with a Mocha from my favorite shop in town.

Mocha: Cal 272 Fat 8 Carbs 41.6 Pro 13.6 Fibe 1.6

I had that pretty late and was busy for most of the day, so we ate an early dinner. We made spicy Italian sausages with peppers and onions. We had them on top of homemade sourdough rolls I prepared earlier. Delicious, but I could barely finish what you see here! We also treated ourselves to some Coca-Cola for a drink - something we don't usually do.

Dinner: Cal 975 Fat 56 Carbs 82 Pro 33.6 Fibe 1.3

For dessert we each got to pick out a pint of ice cream. I saw that Ben & Jerry's makes an Oatmeal Cookie dough, and idea I had a long time ago. Naturally I had to try it.

Ice Cream: Cal 540 Fat 30 Carbs 62 Pro 8 Fibe 1

I ate about half of it before throwing in the towel. After all of the sugar, fat and salt I am starving for some water. It was super nice to have the things we don't get very often but I am looking forward to returning to normalcy. Time to make a trip to the store for some vegetables (and toilet paper - yikes!)

Total for the day: Cal 1787 Fat 94 Carbs 153.6 Pro 55.2 Fibe 3.9

Wrong Side of the Bed

Woke up with a big headache and funny attitude this morning. Oh well.

Breakfast started out with a mocha - due to headache I forgot to take a photo. Looking back at the meals I've had I realize what a dairy kid I am. Goodness. Hot cocoa is my weakness.
Total for Mocha: Cal 148 Fat 6.2 Carbs 11.5 Pro 5.3 Fibe 1.8

Lunch was potato & meat hash with a poached egg. It was pretty good, even if carby and full of all sorts of fat. It was a good meal though because it used up some leftovers and everyone was full from it. It was also the first time I tried to poach an egg without assistance. They turned out well, even if a bit deformed. :)
Lunch: Cal 316 Fat 11.2 Carbs 29.9 Pro 22.9 Fibe 3.2


For a snack later I had 1/2 a cup of tea (didn't ever finish it) and a bowl of corn flakes with a banana.
Snack: Cal 252 Fat 2.7 Carbs 53.4 Pro 7 Fibe 3.9



Dinner was really really good. A few weeks ago I made my own version of stuffed cabbage leaves with sausage and all sorts of herbs and veggies. I remade the filling tonight and used TVP in place of sausage to great success. It also wasn't that bad calorie-wise.
Dinner: Cal 236.4 Fat 4.2 Carbs 41.2 Pro 7.9 Fibe 3.7


We had a few people over so I made monkey bread. For splitting the whole recipe 4 ways I was surprised at how few calories it was, and even more surprised about the fat content! Going and buying a treat elsewhere would have been much worse and less satisfying.
Monkey Bread: Cal 393 Fat 5.4 Carbs 77.8 Pro 8 Fibe 1.7



Not so bad today, all said and done. Fiber is still dreadfully low, but the day was still surprisingly low in fat. Protein not so bad, carbohydrates could be better. :)
Tally: Cal 1345.4 Fat 29.73 Carbs 213.8 Pro 43.1 Fibe 14.3

The day ended much better than it began, especially once my headache went away. Must have been that awesome dinner - something I hope to post to my other blog. Tomorrow is going to be a crazy day for tracking food. It is my 4-year anniversary with my boyfriend. We're cooking in and dinner is a pint each of B&J's. Maybe I'll be good and ration it. We'll see. :)

A Fresh Start

This past weekend was a lot of fun but on Sunday my camera battery died despite being freshly charged! Between that and guests I ended up not keeping track of my meals, but that is alright. Suffice it to say I was full of Chinese food and sucking up water because of it.

After not sleeping so well last night I decided that a fresh start was needed. For breakfast I had a large cup of tea and a banana.
Banana + Tea: Cal 122 Fat 0.7 Carbs 32.5 Pro 1.3 Fibe 3.1


Rather than having lunch when everyone else did, shortly after my tea and banana, I chose to have a snack instead. This time I had a slice of Seedy Character Bread with 1/2 tsp. butter spread on top. Alas, no photo.
Total for Slice w/Butter: Cal 162. Fat 4.6 Carbs 26.2 Pro 5.2 Fibe 2.8

For a late lunch I had some egg salad, a slice of bread, and some sliced apples. I've never really cared for egg salad but I thought today might be time for a second chance. It's still not a winner for me, but I am glad to have tried it out anyway.
Lunch:Cal 420 Fat 16.4 Carbs 53.6 Pro 17.1 Fibe 8


Between lunch and dinner I had a 1/4 c of craisins. Mmmm.
Craisins: Cal 107 Fat 0.4 Carbs 28.7 Pro 0.1 Fibe 2.9



Dinner happened later in the day again - around 8. We had smoked chicken and broiled potatoes, and I also had a cup of frozen peas (not shown). I wasn't too hungry despite this delicious chicken (and it WAS). I think I had part of a small chicken breast and maybe 1/3 c of potatoes.
Total Dinner: Cal 265 Fat 6.5 Carbs 38 Pro 24 Fibe 7.2


Because I did not have very much for dinner I more than made up for it in hot cocoa. I love hot chocolate from scratch and made a big mug of it to end the evening on. <3
Total Hot Cocoa: Cal 433 Fat 10.8 Carbs 72.3 Pro 18.7 Fibe 2.7


Over all today wasn't so bad. I probably could have gone lighter on the hot chocolate, but oh well. I did well in protein and fat, hopefully there will be some improvement in fiber and carbs. :)
Total: Cal 1521 Fat 40.8 Carbs 251.3 Pro 68.3 Fibe 26.7


And now I am off too bed.

Calling All Carbs

Hooray for Saturday! After getting a great night's sleep we woke up and made coffee. I made myself a small mocha with 1/2 coffee, 1/2 2% milk, 2 tsp whipping cream (on sale for 50 cents! woo!), sugar and cocoa powder. It was quite tasty.
Total for Mocha: Cal 148 Fat 6.2 Carbs 11.5 Pro 5.3 Fibe 1.8



Since we had drinks for breakfast we decided a breakfast for lunch would be nice. We enjoyed some oatmeal with craisins, brown sugar, cinnamon, and bran flakes (to up the fiber). I was pretty pleased with the addition of the bran and will probably continue to add it when we eat oatmeal.
Total Oatmeal: Cal 288 Fat 5.8 Carbs 53.8 Pro 9.5 Fibe 6.7



Today's snack was another carb-loaded treat. I had the last biscuit with 2 tsp. of honey.
Total for Biscuit: Cal 195.8 Fat 8.2 Carbs 29 Pro 2.9 Fibe 0.5



We had guests for a late dinner which means I got to do some good cooking. For this meal I made a vegetable curry roughly based off of a recipe in Meena Pathak's Flavors of India that was meant for chicken. I ended up using Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Onions,Carrots, Peas, Green Beans, and TVP.
Total for Curry: Cal 353.4 Fat 14.9 Carbs 48.4 Pro 5.8 Fibe 2.5



During the day I baked some bread, and shortly before dinner we sampled a piece.
Total for Slice: Cal 162.6 Fat 4.6 Carbs 26.2 Pro 5.2 Fibe 2.8



Last for the evening I had a banana with the last bits of chocolate sauce (thinned out with some milk) and a cup of green tea with lemon.
Total Snack: Cal 170 Fat 1 Carbs 40.5 Pro 2.6 Fibe 3.6


Final count for the day wasn't so bad, all said and done. I really need to get my carbs down and my protein up, but I didn't do so bad considering what was eaten today. Unfortunately I forgot to take my vitamin today, so I will have to be sure and get it in tomorrow. I am thinking that it might be useful to get an app or something that will make checks for servings of fruits, veggies, water, protein, etc.... We'll see what I can find.
Daily Total: Cal 1317.8 Fat 40.7 Carbs 209.4 Pro 31.3 Fibe 21.5

Something Different

Today was a bit different from the last few days. I did not photograph as well as I wished to, so some reports are without images.

We woke up late so instead of a breakfast I helped myself to a cup of tea.
Cal 17 Fat .3 Carbs 5.6 Pro 0 Fibe 0


While I made the boys something different, I decided to have the leftover enchiladas from yesterday. They were just as good as the day before!
Enchiladas: Cal 753 Fat 29.1 Carbs 52.5 Pro 26.2 Fibe 6


I also had a small sliced apple with some cinnamon sprinkled on top.
Cal 53 Fat 0.2 Carbs 13.9 Pro 0.3 Fibe 2.4


Later on I had a snack of a biscuit and some spiced peach butter.:)
Info: Cal 182.8 Fat 8.2 Carbs 17.6 Pro 3 Fibe 0.8


This is when the daily eatings took a turn: a friend came over and brought a box of toaster strudel with him. It was the first time I had them and they were a nice treat but very high in calories for the nutrition (we split the box 3 ways)! Unfortunately I did not get a photo because we were distracted, but I was able to get the nutrition information: Cal 360 Fat 14 Carbs 54 Pro 6 Fibe 1

Dinner was absolutely delightful! We had open-face egg sandwiches with tomato, cheese, lettuce, and balsamic vinegar.
Egg Sandwiches: Cal 365 Fat 18.8 Carbs 7 Pro 20.8 Fibe 1


We also had a small serving of yogurt and peach butter:
Yogurt: Cal 178 Fat 8.1 Carbs 18.8 Pro 8.6 Fibe 0.3


In retrospect it sure seems like a day of eating. The numbers sure reflect it too:
Cal 1908 Fat 78.7 Carbs 169.4 Pro 65.3 Fibe 11.5

Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit better. I am going to spend some time baking so keeping busy will surely help.

The Spice of Life

Breakfast started with a cup of yogurt and a tablespoon of peach butter stirred in. I also had a cup of lemon green tea.
Total: Cal 178 Fat 8.1 Carbs 18.8 Pro 8.6 Fibe 0.3


Lunch was much more substantial. I used the leftover rice & beans from yesterday to make us a whole pan of enchiladas (including the sauce!). I also had a nice green salad to go with it.
Total for Meal: Cal 542 Fat 23.9 Carbs 35 Pro 17.5 Fibe 4


My snack for the day was a cup of tea and a sliced apple with cinnamon sprinkled on it. I must admit that after I took this photo I added some sugar and milk to the tea, but this photo was much better than the others.
Total for snack: Cal 80 Fat 0.5 Carbs 27.6 Pro .8 Fibe 2.4


Dinner was a nice change of pace. The biscuits were inspired by Alton Brown's recipe and turned out quite well, even if they were a tad overcooked. The brussel sprouts were roasted with balsamic vinegar and the venison was roasted with olive oil, pepper, and salt.
Dinner Total: Cal 463.8 Fat 16.3 Carbs 34 Pro 43.1 Fibe 6.6

Before dinner was ready Curtis and I split a warm biscuit to try them out.
Split biscuit: Cal 71.5 Fat 4.1 Carbs 8.8 Pro 1.5 Fibe 0


Dessert consisted of an additional biscuit topped with a tablespoon of peach butter. Mmm.
Total per serving: Cal 182.8 Fat 8.2 Carbs 17.6 Pro 3 Fibe 0.8

Today was much better than yesterday in terms of variety. I've been spending time looking up my daily dietary needs, so we'll see if I can readily reach them
Total for the day: Cal 1518.1 Fat 60.4 Carbs 338.6 Pro 74.5 Fibe 14.1

A day of Beans and Rice

Breakfast started out nice and simply: A banana, 1/2 or a frozen peach, 1/2 c yogurt, and some cinnamon. Smoothie Heaven.
Total for Serving: Cal 172 Fat 10.4g Carbs 28.2g Prot 6.6g

Rather than cook a million meals today, we decided to make a huge pot of spanish beans and rice to last us through the day. This had onion, garlic, tomato, cheese, cilantro, spices, and the basics.
Total for Serving Cal 329.6 Fat 6.7g Carbs 54.5g Prot 12.6g


For a snack I had a homemade english muffin with spiced peach butter.
Total For Serving Cal 224 Fat 1.5 Carbs 46.3 Pro 6 Fibe 1.8


Dinner was another serving of Beans and Rice - with the addition of two sliced olives on top!
Total for Serving Cal 364.6 Fat 9.7g Carbs 56.5g Prot 12.6g


Desert was a small handful of chocolate chips - a little less than 1/4 of a cup. Eating them one by one while watching a show made my sugar craving go right out the window. Awesome!
Total for Serving: Cal 106 Fat 6.7 Carbs 12 Pro 1.3 Fibe 1.3


All in all it was a pretty carb-heavy day, but it was nice to not cook very much. At one point I also had 1/2 of a small apple - another 49 calories to the list. Nutritional Content for the day comes out to:
Cal 1245.2 Fat 35 Carbs 197.5 Pro 39.1

These figures for caloric intake don't seem quite right to me, perhaps I did not get the measurements correct for the beans and rice. In either case, we got our vitamins in (woo hoo! our track record is bad for that...) and I didn't have to cook all that much. Hopefully I will be able to get some more greens in next time.