Sippin' on Syrup

Spent the morning making obscene chocolate ice cream -- ice cream spiked with espresso, then mixed in chunks of fresh brownies, ganache and a stripe of chocolate syrup. The three of us biked over to Tompkins Square Park, for the birthday party of a friend's 1 yr old, then spent the rest of the day trying to relax at home.

AM SNACK: 9-11pm, bits of chocolate brownie, chocolate ganache, chocolate ice cream, chocolate syrup


LUNCH: 12:30, 3 slices of pizza, water


PM SNACK: 3:30pm, iced mint green tea


DINNER: 7:30pm, sushi, tempura, shumai, water, glass of chocolate milk, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Chocolate syrup is super easy to make, just make simple syrup, then add 50% cocoa, a tablespoon of corn syrup, a teaspoon of vanilla and a pinch of salt. Whisk and bottle. Much better than chemical-tasting bottled stuff.

A lot

I ate a lot today, and I suspect part of it is due to my poor sleep patterns this past week. I have to focus on that this week. That, and knocking some more red out.


AM SNACK: 8am, iced mint green tea


BREAKFAST: 8:30am, brown rice cereal with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5


AM SNACK: 9:30am, 2 donuts, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 12:30pm, 12 oz of grape apple juice


LUNCH: 2pm, sardines & avocado on oatmeal wholewheat bread, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 7pm, California rolls & kimchi pancakes, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 7:45pm, popcorn & sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 10:30pm, katsu curry rice, 1 beer, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

I forgot breakfast, bad me!

A tired day, but wonderful because Edie was strapped to me for a lot of it. Visited the South Bronx food coop, did a bunch of chores in the neighborhood, and went out for some deeply mediocre pizza on the UES with a friend in the evening. Got laundry done just before passing out.

AM SNACK: 6:30am, iced mint green tea
This latest batch of tea is using actual mint-green tea bags, which has dried mint leaves IN the  leaf mix. VERY minty. Not sure if I like it or not yet. And makes me think I should try brewing with fresh mint leaves instead of making mint simple syrup...



LUNCH: 11:45pm, street falafel, grape soda, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
The South Bronx has some pretty horrible food options. I got this from a large food truck, and it was surprisingly bad.



PM SNACK: 4:30pm, large piece of watermelon

PM SNACK: 6pm, large green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5


PM SNACK: 7:30pm, multigrain tortilla chips & salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5


DINNER: 9:15pm, pizza, 1 beer, shrimp scampi, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

Ooo! I'm a parent!

Not enough sleep last night after winding down from the restaurant, but Edie is a good motivation to cut through the haze. Got a lot done in the morning, picked up a late CSA package of veg, prepped for class, fed Edie and got her down, fixed a flat on the commuter bike, dealt with a little food coop issue. Was planning to lift some weights, but I closed my eyes for a minute while Edie z'd and all of a sudden an hour was gone -- my first "ooo I'm a working parent!" moment.

Last class of the semester with the kids, rocked out a good meal for about 25 mouths, went really well, good vibes. Not the healthiest food by my standards, but certainly healthier by theirs.


BREAKFAST: 8:45pm, iced mint green tea, organic wholegrain cheerios with banana, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

AM SNACK: 11:30am, small block of dark chocolate


PM NIBBLES: 2pm-6pm, bits of tastes of everything leading up to dinner


DINNER: 6:15pm, sausage lasagna, lemon string beans, shrimp pesto & sausage marinara and 3 cheese pizzettes, banana pudding cup, triple chocolate mousse cake, sweet tea, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 45


EVENING SNORT: 8pm, small cup of beer

Weigh-in

After getting to bed around 12, I woke at 4 and could not get back to sleep -- running myself ragged for about 12 hours at the restaurant was a charge, but it's also like a natural caffeine. I imagine I'll crash tonight after I get home.

I weighed in at 230.6, about a pound heavier than last month. Surprised, but not disappointed. I FEEL stronger, people say I look thinner, my weight training is increasing, my clothes fit a little looser -- I assume I've lost some fat, but gained some denser muscle.

Today was hard, under slept and in a slow restaurant. More sweets went down than I would of liked, but needed it to keep some sharpness.

BREAKFAST 1: 5am, large glass of iced mint green tea, whole wheat waffle

BREAKFAST 2: 8:15am, quinoa & chickpea salad, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH: 2pm, pizza, Manhattan Special, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 5pm, cranberry lime soda


DINNER: 7pm, green salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


EVENING SNACK: 11pm, slice of friendship bread, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

Haze

At the restaurant on Memorial Day, we were slammed and I was helping behind the bar. No time to eat or even think about eating. My monthly weigh-in is tomorrow, this may skew it a little...


AM SNACK: 8am, iced mint green tea


BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic whole grain cheerios with organic dead milk, banana, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

RESTAURANT HAZE: 10:30-10:30, including small wedge of pizza, small serving of pasta, ear of corn, 1 soda, water, apple juice, ? bowl, ? hunger

EVENING SNACK: 11pm, small shrimp fried rice, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

Family Day

Carred it up to Peekskill to visit my parents, hang out with my brother and his many many offspring and have a hike to a reservoir. Home by 5:30, a calm evening prepping for class on Wednesday and other chores.

AM SNACK: 8am, mint iced green tea

BREAKFAST: 9:30am, latkes, pork sausage, blueberry cinnamon muffins, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5


LUNCH: 12:30, half a turkey sandwich, potato chips, chocolate chip cookies, seltzer, 1 bowl, hunger 45
From the local grocery store. The turkey just tasted industrial, tossed the other half into the woods.

PM SNACK: 5:30pm, Earth mother pizza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Whole wheat crust, no cheese, a pile of vegetables and greens.

DINNER: 8:15pm, pad thai, shrimp rolls, big green salad, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5