Took the father-in-law out on the bike, for Summer Streets, then took him on the SI Ferry before meeting up with B & Edles for dim sum. Very stressful. Again, a pretty horrible eating day. Tomorrow should be better.
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9:15am, donut
LUNCH: 2pm, dim sum, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9pm, green salad, eggplant hero, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, August 21
Friday, August 20
Stress
Got to bed around 9:30, woke up 8:30 feeling refreshed and caught up. Spent the day with the family and the father-in-law, running around, exhausting. The stress of it lead to a very poor eating day.
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 10:30am, 2 donuts
LUNCH: 3pm, fish & chips, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7pm, beef lomein, shrimp eggroll, water, ice cream, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 10:30am, 2 donuts
LUNCH: 3pm, fish & chips, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7pm, beef lomein, shrimp eggroll, water, ice cream, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, August 19
Damn good dinner
Woke up after about 5 hours of sleep feeling great but tired -- four day weekend! Edie! Edie! Edie! Edie & I went to a play group at the local community center to show off her new walking skills, and we played mock-telephone for a solid 30 minutes. We came home, and Yomomma met us so she could take Edie while I ran chores.
I found myself inordinately hungry, probably due to lack of sleep -- I know interrupted sleeping can mess with blood sugar. So I went to my favorite cheapo dumpling place and ordered a fried rice along with the dumplings -- I was the only white person in the shop, and their fried rice is definitely different in style than a take out place, really good. I got home from running errands around 2, and me and Edie immediately went to a local mom's apartment for a playdate with about 8 others -- kids a-poppin'. Though I wanted to save my appetite for the evening, I could not help but late a few cookies jump down my throat.
Home by 4:30, out on my bike by 5:30 to meet Y for dinner at Daniel. This is the rare 5-star restaurant in NYC, I even took a tour of the place when I was in C-school. It was impressive then, and eating there did not diminish that impression. I suspect they must have 2 people on staff for every customer, crazy. The prices were not cheap, but still, how do they make money?
BREAKFAST: 8am, toasted pumpernickel bagel with creamcheese, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, shrimp fried rice, pork dumplings, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, a small handful of homemade chocolate chip cookies, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6pm, a taste of peas three ways, garlic Parmesan focaccia, seared scallops with a chorizo crust, a bite of foi gras over melon, duo of beef (braised short rib and wagu tenderloin) with tomato veloute in a natural jus, a bite of snapper with an avocado preparation, hazelnut sable with milk flavored ice cream, chocolate peanut butter ganache, mini madelines, petite fours, water, 1.75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Dinner at Daniel with Y for her birthday. Pretty fantastic from beginning to end.
I found myself inordinately hungry, probably due to lack of sleep -- I know interrupted sleeping can mess with blood sugar. So I went to my favorite cheapo dumpling place and ordered a fried rice along with the dumplings -- I was the only white person in the shop, and their fried rice is definitely different in style than a take out place, really good. I got home from running errands around 2, and me and Edie immediately went to a local mom's apartment for a playdate with about 8 others -- kids a-poppin'. Though I wanted to save my appetite for the evening, I could not help but late a few cookies jump down my throat.
Home by 4:30, out on my bike by 5:30 to meet Y for dinner at Daniel. This is the rare 5-star restaurant in NYC, I even took a tour of the place when I was in C-school. It was impressive then, and eating there did not diminish that impression. I suspect they must have 2 people on staff for every customer, crazy. The prices were not cheap, but still, how do they make money?
BREAKFAST: 8am, toasted pumpernickel bagel with creamcheese, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, shrimp fried rice, pork dumplings, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, a small handful of homemade chocolate chip cookies, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6pm, a taste of peas three ways, garlic Parmesan focaccia, seared scallops with a chorizo crust, a bite of foi gras over melon, duo of beef (braised short rib and wagu tenderloin) with tomato veloute in a natural jus, a bite of snapper with an avocado preparation, hazelnut sable with milk flavored ice cream, chocolate peanut butter ganache, mini madelines, petite fours, water, 1.75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Dinner at Daniel with Y for her birthday. Pretty fantastic from beginning to end.
Wednesday, August 18
Awkward & Geeky
Got to bed around 1, up around 8, felt a little drained. But it's Wednesday, my Friday, and it has seemed to have passed in a hot flash. Tomorrow: EDIE TIME!!
During lunch service a few parents came in with their young children. One mom sat at the bar with her son, maybe 4 or 5 years old. He was skinny as a reed and had the same beady eyes and big nose as his mom, complimented by buck teeth that really tied his face together. Still, he was as cute as a button, in an oversized baseball cap, and a look of love for his mother that was just ridiculous -- like she was his mom, and his best friend and mentor and guide. They played slaps as they waited for their pizza, and when it did come, he took many little bites, finally getting one slice down many minutes after mom finished three. I sure hope puberty is kind to him, as adolescence made him quite awkward and geeky.
And how will Edie be?
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic cornflakes with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:15pm, 2 slices of clam & shrimp cheeseless pizza, Manhattan Special, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH 2: 4pm, green salad, cup of chocolate ice cream, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:30pm, 2 slices Sicilian
EVENING SNACK: 10:30pm, 3 special tarts
No comment. At least I avoided evil burgers, as a member of the kitchen crew and I took a nice bike ride after work, and my appetite never came back.
During lunch service a few parents came in with their young children. One mom sat at the bar with her son, maybe 4 or 5 years old. He was skinny as a reed and had the same beady eyes and big nose as his mom, complimented by buck teeth that really tied his face together. Still, he was as cute as a button, in an oversized baseball cap, and a look of love for his mother that was just ridiculous -- like she was his mom, and his best friend and mentor and guide. They played slaps as they waited for their pizza, and when it did come, he took many little bites, finally getting one slice down many minutes after mom finished three. I sure hope puberty is kind to him, as adolescence made him quite awkward and geeky.
And how will Edie be?
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic cornflakes with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:15pm, 2 slices of clam & shrimp cheeseless pizza, Manhattan Special, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH 2: 4pm, green salad, cup of chocolate ice cream, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:30pm, 2 slices Sicilian
EVENING SNACK: 10:30pm, 3 special tarts
No comment. At least I avoided evil burgers, as a member of the kitchen crew and I took a nice bike ride after work, and my appetite never came back.
Tuesday, August 17
Wine refrain
Got to bed around 2, after a couple of hours of being hypnotized by my new huuuuge television. God bless America, yep.
I had a sip of wine in the afternoon, as a server did not know whether a bottle that had been opened a few days before was still good (it was.) Even though it was only a sip, I continued to taste it for a solid 30 minutes after, and I noticed the taste evolve and get pleasant/funky/interesting before it finally cleared. I guess I could of just had some water or ate something, but I was enjoying it too much. Does that make me an alchie?
Restaurant was busy, time flew, though didn't really eat so when I made some pizzas for the staff at the end of a long day, a few slices just jumped up and ran down my mouth.
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic chex with dead milk, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:45am, snippet of cinnamon cruller and wholewheat muffin
LUNCH: 12 noon, three slices of Sicilian with sausage, cream soda, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:15pm, green salad, chocolate ice cream, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 11pm, 3 slices of Sicilian, a Sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING WATERING: 12:30pm, half a quart of water
I had a sip of wine in the afternoon, as a server did not know whether a bottle that had been opened a few days before was still good (it was.) Even though it was only a sip, I continued to taste it for a solid 30 minutes after, and I noticed the taste evolve and get pleasant/funky/interesting before it finally cleared. I guess I could of just had some water or ate something, but I was enjoying it too much. Does that make me an alchie?
Restaurant was busy, time flew, though didn't really eat so when I made some pizzas for the staff at the end of a long day, a few slices just jumped up and ran down my mouth.
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic chex with dead milk, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:45am, snippet of cinnamon cruller and wholewheat muffin
LUNCH: 12 noon, three slices of Sicilian with sausage, cream soda, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:15pm, green salad, chocolate ice cream, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 11pm, 3 slices of Sicilian, a Sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING WATERING: 12:30pm, half a quart of water
In the Tank
After draining myself all day on bike yesterday, I got to bed around 9pm, skipping all the good Sunday night TV watching (thank goodness for a DVR). I woke this morning around 7:45, after more than 10 hours of deep sleep. Edles woke up a few times in the evening, but B handled the situation -- so my renewed vigor and refreshed feeling is pretty much due to her.
Resto was steady and slow due to weather. Just two more days in the tank and I'm free for another 4!
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, good yogurt with honey, vanilla and almonds
AM SNACK: 10:45am, cranberry lime soda
LUNCH: 12pm, shrimp & clam Sicilian, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 1pm, Manhattan Special
DINNER: 6pm, half a meatball, cheeseless shrimp pizza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8pm, Sprite, .25 bowl, hunger 3/5
EVENING SNACK: 11:30pm, multigrain tortilla chips & salsa, falafel balls, .5 bowl, hunger 3/5
Resto was steady and slow due to weather. Just two more days in the tank and I'm free for another 4!
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, good yogurt with honey, vanilla and almonds
AM SNACK: 10:45am, cranberry lime soda
LUNCH: 12pm, shrimp & clam Sicilian, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 1pm, Manhattan Special
DINNER: 6pm, half a meatball, cheeseless shrimp pizza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8pm, Sprite, .25 bowl, hunger 3/5
EVENING SNACK: 11:30pm, multigrain tortilla chips & salsa, falafel balls, .5 bowl, hunger 3/5
Sunday, August 15
Ride
Woke up at 4am, got out of the house by 4:45am, rode the bike to Poughkeepsie, 80 miles. Got there by 1:15, with plenty of time to get the 1:40 train home. Between the perfect weather (low 80s, overcaste but dry) and the eating of small amounts multiple times, it was a strong, fun ride without any moments of weakness -- infact, I found myself pushing harder the last ten miles to assure a relaxed amount of time for making the train.
The rest of the day was chillin' with the ladies & Yomomma, we ordered in a pizza then a I did a run for ice cream. I wa out like a light by 9pm.
AM SNACK: 4:30am, banana
AM SNACK: 6am, caffienated clif bar
AM SNACK: 8am, gatorade, corn chips
AM SNACK: 10am, gatorade, corn chips
LUNCH: 11:15am, california roll, crappy knish, chocolate chip cookies, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 1pm, gatorade
PM SNACK: 1:45pm, chocolate chip cookies
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, shrimp saag & rice, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 5:30pm, cesar salad, mushroom & onion pizza, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 7pm, cookie dough ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
The rest of the day was chillin' with the ladies & Yomomma, we ordered in a pizza then a I did a run for ice cream. I wa out like a light by 9pm.
AM SNACK: 4:30am, banana
AM SNACK: 6am, caffienated clif bar
AM SNACK: 8am, gatorade, corn chips
AM SNACK: 10am, gatorade, corn chips
LUNCH: 11:15am, california roll, crappy knish, chocolate chip cookies, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 1pm, gatorade
PM SNACK: 1:45pm, chocolate chip cookies
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, shrimp saag & rice, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 5:30pm, cesar salad, mushroom & onion pizza, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 7pm, cookie dough ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, August 14
A nice Saturday
We woke up early, got on bikes and met a short stack of friends (also on bikes) at the Brooklyn Bridge. Edie & I cruised up to Central Park with B and the gang via the Summer Streets event, and arrived around 9:30 to lay out a nice picnic on the hill overlooking the toy-boat pond north of 72nd. The nice thing about arriving that early is it's sunny and warm, but not crowded so we could get a prime location and just...relax.
After eating too many donuts, we rolled back down casually home. A nap, an errand to restock sundries, then home to wile the day away with the ladies.
BREAKFAST 1: 7am, organic cornflakes with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST 2: 9:45am, 1/2 a bagel with cream cheese, 3 donuts, seltzer, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2:30pm, lobster roll, lame ice cream sandwich, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
I visited the Hester Street Fair in the 'hood while running some chores. They have some interesting, progressive food vendors that I want to support, but they don't have it on lock down yet. The lobster roll was pretty great, but at $14 for 4oz of meat on a meager (but well toasted & buttered) potato roll is a bit pricey. They do a 2oz half for $8, but it's too small. They should have a third, more expensive option that make the first two seem cheap by comparison -- it doesn't need to sell, but it's presence may reduce the sticker shock of the other two options. "Hey, I may be paying $14 for a lobster roll, but at least it ain't $25!) I had an ice cream sandwich of salted caramel ice cream wedged between two thin slabs of brownie -- the brownie was too hard, the ice cream was too soft, and both had nice but under-concentrated flavors.
DINNER: 6:45pm, pakora, shrimp saag with basmanti rice, roti bread, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
After eating too many donuts, we rolled back down casually home. A nap, an errand to restock sundries, then home to wile the day away with the ladies.
BREAKFAST 1: 7am, organic cornflakes with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST 2: 9:45am, 1/2 a bagel with cream cheese, 3 donuts, seltzer, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2:30pm, lobster roll, lame ice cream sandwich, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
I visited the Hester Street Fair in the 'hood while running some chores. They have some interesting, progressive food vendors that I want to support, but they don't have it on lock down yet. The lobster roll was pretty great, but at $14 for 4oz of meat on a meager (but well toasted & buttered) potato roll is a bit pricey. They do a 2oz half for $8, but it's too small. They should have a third, more expensive option that make the first two seem cheap by comparison -- it doesn't need to sell, but it's presence may reduce the sticker shock of the other two options. "Hey, I may be paying $14 for a lobster roll, but at least it ain't $25!) I had an ice cream sandwich of salted caramel ice cream wedged between two thin slabs of brownie -- the brownie was too hard, the ice cream was too soft, and both had nice but under-concentrated flavors.
DINNER: 6:45pm, pakora, shrimp saag with basmanti rice, roti bread, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Friday, August 13
Fresh Friday
B took Lil' E to a swim class in the morning while I tinkered with the entertainment system. I took myself out to lunch, then spent the rest of the day chillin' and tweaking the system. Over all a productive but relaxed Friday.
BREAKFAST: 9:15am, chocolate babka, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1pm, vegetarian dim sum including mashed taro treasure boxes, mixed gluten, mock shrimp in rice paper roll, sticky rice wrapped in taro leaf, spring rolls, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
I ordered five dishes, too much for one person as usual. But instead of shoving down as much as possible, I ate until satiated and took about half of the food home. How ingenious of me, thank you very much!
DINNER: 7pm, large green salad, 3 ears of boiled corn, left over veg dim sum, an ounce of good chocolate with peanut butter, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 9:15am, chocolate babka, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1pm, vegetarian dim sum including mashed taro treasure boxes, mixed gluten, mock shrimp in rice paper roll, sticky rice wrapped in taro leaf, spring rolls, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
I ordered five dishes, too much for one person as usual. But instead of shoving down as much as possible, I ate until satiated and took about half of the food home. How ingenious of me, thank you very much!
DINNER: 7pm, large green salad, 3 ears of boiled corn, left over veg dim sum, an ounce of good chocolate with peanut butter, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, August 12
Vegetarian for a day!
If your eating day centers around 1 huge meal, I guess it's better that the meal is as far away from sleep time as possible. Today I received delivery of a new entertainment system, Yomomma came over, and between setting up and running out to do chores and food shopping, I kinda forgot about eating until I started feeling that hungry/nauseous thing where you think you may puke if you don't get something down.
Went to an excellent California-style burrito place on 4th Ave between 13th & 14th. Last time I ate there I remembered everything was excellent, except for the stringy meat, so I went and just skipped any meat....and it was amazing. Between that and falafel for a late night snack, this must of been my first vegetarian day in forever...
AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10:45am, chocolate babka, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 3pm, blackbean & guac burrito, rootbeer, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, chocolate cheesecake, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 11pm, falafel balls with hummus, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Went to an excellent California-style burrito place on 4th Ave between 13th & 14th. Last time I ate there I remembered everything was excellent, except for the stringy meat, so I went and just skipped any meat....and it was amazing. Between that and falafel for a late night snack, this must of been my first vegetarian day in forever...
AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10:45am, chocolate babka, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 3pm, blackbean & guac burrito, rootbeer, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, chocolate cheesecake, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 11pm, falafel balls with hummus, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wednesday, August 11
Workworkworkwork pt 3
Slept awfully well last night, out before 12:30 and up after 8. I wonder if it had anything to do with how I ate -- I ate quite heavy, though in smaller amounts in multiple sittings.
Edie said "Papa" a lot clearer and with more enunciation than ever before, it pretty much made my ice cold heart a puddle of warm water this morning. Can't wait for tomorrow, to have some serious Edietime!
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, iced green tea, organic chex with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:45am, Manhattan Special
Gave me the jitters, more than usual.
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 1 slice egg & bacon pizza, cranberry lime soda, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
The guys in the kitchen made this pizza, with jalapenos, not to my taste, but nice to see them making what they like, for themselves.
PM SNACK: 3pm, green salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
We recently reformulated our house salads, as it was pretty not-good before. We replaced the cheaper escarole with a mix of bib, romaine and green leaf, and replaced the simple olive oil & vinegar mix with basically olive oil, vinegar and industrial "Italian dressing" mix, basically dried herbs, sugar, salt, MSG, guar gum and assorted nastiness. It's annoying that L didn't consult me on this, as we could of easily made our own 'mix', based on salt, sugar & dried herbs, left out all the nastiness, AND would of probably tasted better and more noteworthy than this envelope of chemicals manufactured somewhere in a warehouse out there....
PM SNACK: 6pm, 3 meatballs
PM SNACK: 11pm, 3 special mini tarts
DINNER: 12pm, hamburger, fries, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.
Edie said "Papa" a lot clearer and with more enunciation than ever before, it pretty much made my ice cold heart a puddle of warm water this morning. Can't wait for tomorrow, to have some serious Edietime!
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, iced green tea, organic chex with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:45am, Manhattan Special
Gave me the jitters, more than usual.
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 1 slice egg & bacon pizza, cranberry lime soda, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
The guys in the kitchen made this pizza, with jalapenos, not to my taste, but nice to see them making what they like, for themselves.
PM SNACK: 3pm, green salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
We recently reformulated our house salads, as it was pretty not-good before. We replaced the cheaper escarole with a mix of bib, romaine and green leaf, and replaced the simple olive oil & vinegar mix with basically olive oil, vinegar and industrial "Italian dressing" mix, basically dried herbs, sugar, salt, MSG, guar gum and assorted nastiness. It's annoying that L didn't consult me on this, as we could of easily made our own 'mix', based on salt, sugar & dried herbs, left out all the nastiness, AND would of probably tasted better and more noteworthy than this envelope of chemicals manufactured somewhere in a warehouse out there....
PM SNACK: 6pm, 3 meatballs
PM SNACK: 11pm, 3 special mini tarts
DINNER: 12pm, hamburger, fries, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.
Tuesday, August 10
Workworkworkwork pt 2
Could not get to bed last night. Got home around 11:30, yomomma was looking after Edie because B was having a fuzzy-eye checked out late into the night. Between the drama, my energy level cratering to ADD levels and then my body refusing to shut down, not a great night.
But B was loving this morning, despite being cranky, Edie was full of smiles and shouts of joy for the pleasure of being able to waddle around the house, and off to work I went.
BREAKFAST: 8am, iced green tea, waffle, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, 3 slices shrimp & clam cheeseless pizza, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, green salad, roasted potatoes, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3-4pm, bacon, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
We were baking bacon in the 'rant, and I could not stop nibbling on it, making me think my body is really craving something fatty and decadent right now...
PM SNACK: 4pm, small cup of chocolate ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, slice of Sicilian, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING DRINK: 10:15pm, bottle of beer
EVENING SNACK: 11:45pm, 7 falafel balls with humus, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
But B was loving this morning, despite being cranky, Edie was full of smiles and shouts of joy for the pleasure of being able to waddle around the house, and off to work I went.
BREAKFAST: 8am, iced green tea, waffle, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, 3 slices shrimp & clam cheeseless pizza, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, green salad, roasted potatoes, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3-4pm, bacon, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
We were baking bacon in the 'rant, and I could not stop nibbling on it, making me think my body is really craving something fatty and decadent right now...
PM SNACK: 4pm, small cup of chocolate ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6:30pm, slice of Sicilian, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING DRINK: 10:15pm, bottle of beer
EVENING SNACK: 11:45pm, 7 falafel balls with humus, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Monday, August 9
Monday Monday
First night I slept through since first getting sick. I put myself down a little before 11 and woke to the alarm at 7. It's nice to feel normal after feeling like a yo-yo for a solid 9 days.
Edie was all smiles and energy this morning, made it difficult to leave her (and B, who took the day to chill out at home.) Wah!
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, granola with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 11:30am, Manhattan Special
LUNCH: 12:45pm, 4 slices Sicilian, ginger ale, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3:15pm, slice of pepperoni and mushroom pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:30pm, green salad, apple juice, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9pm, meatballs, lemonade, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Edie was all smiles and energy this morning, made it difficult to leave her (and B, who took the day to chill out at home.) Wah!
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, granola with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 11:30am, Manhattan Special
LUNCH: 12:45pm, 4 slices Sicilian, ginger ale, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3:15pm, slice of pepperoni and mushroom pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:30pm, green salad, apple juice, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9pm, meatballs, lemonade, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Sunday, August 8
Mellow Sunday
After yesterday's ride let me feeling a little bit too beat up, I tried to take today easy. I still woke up at 3am and could not get back to sleep. I did a run to J&R to pick up some pieces for the impending new entertainment system I'm setting up at the end of the week, and did a supermarket run with Edie in mid-afternoon to help her get into her nap. B took off for the third night in a row to go party and go crazy, while I stayed home and fed & bathed the Edie.
Edie, with her big head of curls, unrefined table manners and absolute joy when practicing her running (!) around the house is nothing but wonderful. Part of me is "oy! this is too much!" and part of me is "I need an army of Edies!"
AM SNACK: 5am, handful of chocolate covered coffee beans
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, granola with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 12:30pm, multigrain tortilla chips with salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3pm, 7 falafel balls, chocolate babka, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9pm, garden salad, eggplant hero, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Edie, with her big head of curls, unrefined table manners and absolute joy when practicing her running (!) around the house is nothing but wonderful. Part of me is "oy! this is too much!" and part of me is "I need an army of Edies!"
AM SNACK: 5am, handful of chocolate covered coffee beans
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, granola with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 12:30pm, multigrain tortilla chips with salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3pm, 7 falafel balls, chocolate babka, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9pm, garden salad, eggplant hero, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, August 7
SWEAT!!
Perhaps foolishly, I woke up with an alarm at 5:30 despite my body allowing me to sleep longer, so I could meet Danny to ride the summerstreets event at 7am. We rode over the GWB and then towards Hoboken, stopping at Matsuwa Marketplace, a huge Japanese supermarket -- huge food court, and a shopping floor as big as a Wholefoods or Pathmark, except ALL Japanese stuff -- not pan-Asian, but JUST Japanese, pretty cool.
I picket up some machta (green tea powder), the secret ingredient to make green tea ice cream, and we had a power breakfast. The food, despite being premade out of a counter, was unassailably fresh and tasty, about a 1000 times better than the stuff you get out of the relatively common Korean bodegas downtown. And I tried "yPocari Sweat", which is basically the Japanese equivalent of Gatorade. If this stuff was a strange dayglo color and packed in a Gatorade bottle, I never would of known. It basically tasted like a flat Fresca -- the ingredients were pretty standard, except for the inclusion of MSG.
BREAKFAST: 6:30am, iced green tea, banana, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 9:45am, tuna rice triangle, pork miso don bowl, half a "pocari sweat", bite of donut, bite of red bean donut, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 3pm, Stouffer's frozen pizzas, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8:30pm, pasta with garlic, oil and shrimp, 1bowl, hunger 4/5
Friday, August 6
Notta Lotta Eatin' Goin' On
Woke up at 2:30am and no way to get back to bed. Indulged in some caffeine, then around 6:30 got to work making the base for American-style (eggless) hazelnut ice cream. Once B got a move on, I whipped out a batch of waffles, and as I ate them, Edie stood at my leg and I fed her little squares of waffles -- eventually, she got down almost 1/3 of a full waffle, pretty impressive for a gal who supposedly had finished breakfast only 30 minutes before!
In the waffle's defense, I used a random internet recipe that looked interesting, that took away butter and added a lot more egg -- gave a much lighter, fluffier, slightly crunchy result that was pleasing, but definitely on as filling as my previous batches of waffles.
The HVS made a guest appearance in the evening, but neither of us was that hungry, and we ended up tearing through a bucket of freshly popped popcorn.
AM SNACK: 3:30am, handful of chocolate covered espresso beans
AM SNACK: 6am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9:45am, 2 fresh waffles, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2:30pm, small amount of multigrain chips and salsa, a hot dog, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6pm, freshly churned Philly style hazelnut ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Better than the last time I made Philly style, but still underwhelming in the flavor department.
DINNER: 7:30pm, pack of ramen, popcorn, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
In the waffle's defense, I used a random internet recipe that looked interesting, that took away butter and added a lot more egg -- gave a much lighter, fluffier, slightly crunchy result that was pleasing, but definitely on as filling as my previous batches of waffles.
The HVS made a guest appearance in the evening, but neither of us was that hungry, and we ended up tearing through a bucket of freshly popped popcorn.
AM SNACK: 3:30am, handful of chocolate covered espresso beans
AM SNACK: 6am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9:45am, 2 fresh waffles, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2:30pm, small amount of multigrain chips and salsa, a hot dog, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6pm, freshly churned Philly style hazelnut ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Better than the last time I made Philly style, but still underwhelming in the flavor department.
DINNER: 7:30pm, pack of ramen, popcorn, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Tired & Cookin'
The recovery from the Meatloaf & Ice Cream was slow and spread out, but I'm pretty much at 90%. Still not sleeping much, got to bed around 1:30 and up around 5:30. I decided my head was too unfocused to interact with other parents at swim class and play group, so me n' Edie played hooky and went to Wholefoods to do a badly needed food shop. Ate some chocolate covered pretzels on the way home, and proceeded to spend the afternoon prepping food for the fam: took apart a fresh pineapple, made green salad, made a carrot dip B likes, a lentil salad from the Veganomicon for both B and the HVS, who will be making a special appearance tomorrow...
We popped over to a neighbor's house for an informal playdate, and by the time I got home it occurred to me that I hadn't really eaten. Started with salad, ate a brick, fed Edie, bathed her, got her down, and I followed not too far after that...
BREAKFAST: 7:15am, iced green tea, organic chex with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:30am, 4 dark chocolate covered pretzels
DINNER: 5pm, large green salad, beef lomein, shrimp toast, fried pork dumplings, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
We popped over to a neighbor's house for an informal playdate, and by the time I got home it occurred to me that I hadn't really eaten. Started with salad, ate a brick, fed Edie, bathed her, got her down, and I followed not too far after that...
BREAKFAST: 7:15am, iced green tea, organic chex with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10:30am, 4 dark chocolate covered pretzels
DINNER: 5pm, large green salad, beef lomein, shrimp toast, fried pork dumplings, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wednesday, August 4
Workworkworkwork
Got to bed around 1 last night, but woke up like a shot around 5am -- body is still recalibrating from sick mode. Monday I was at about 30% power, yesterday maybe 60%, today was about 85%. Even though I had a thorough breakfast, by the time I got to work I felt a bit light headed and...not exactly hungry, maybe low bloodsugar? Half a Manhattan Special hit me hard, and by noon placed an order into the kitchen for lunch!
BREAKFAST: 7am, iced green tea, pumpernickel bagel with humus and lox spread
AM SNACK: 9am, banana
AM SNACK: 10am, half a Manhattan Special
Made me awfully jittery, drank a lot of water right after.
LUNCH: 12:15pm, half a spinach calzone, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:30pm, half a green salad, .5 bowl, hunger 3/5
PM SNACK: 7pm, 1 slice of white pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:15pm, special cookie
DINNER: 11:30pm, 2 burgers and fries, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.
BREAKFAST: 7am, iced green tea, pumpernickel bagel with humus and lox spread
AM SNACK: 9am, banana
AM SNACK: 10am, half a Manhattan Special
Made me awfully jittery, drank a lot of water right after.
LUNCH: 12:15pm, half a spinach calzone, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:30pm, half a green salad, .5 bowl, hunger 3/5
PM SNACK: 7pm, 1 slice of white pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:15pm, special cookie
DINNER: 11:30pm, 2 burgers and fries, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
No comment.
Tuesday, August 3
Weigh-in
227.4 ---> 221.8
Rough night last night, fever Bieber dreamer. Was running at about 33% yesterday, running at 65% today. Also B leaving and having 30 minutes to play with the Edie before leaving is a remarkable pick-me-up. Even changing her poopy diaper.
I weighed in the morning, and while 5.6 lbs is a lot to lose for one month, I think a solid half of that is just being wiped out from the weekend bug. Still, even before that, I knew I was losing, in a healthful way. I credit the cycling and the intense 40 hours in a resto over 3 days for it. I wish I could also say clean eating and a weight-lifting regimine, but those two elements have suffered due to the time pressures of work, the baby, time-gobbling cycling, attempting a social life, and day to day ephemera.
I don't know how realistic getting back on the weight-lifting regimine is while the restaurant AND the cycling are in the high-season -- it might be something to pursue in the colder months along with some yoga -- maybe a baby & me yoga class, which I haven't indulged in yet. But the eating, yes, tender salad greens are peaking and my input has been woefully woe, I think THAT I can dedicate to this month.
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, iced green tea, handful of chocolate covered espresso beans
AM SNACK: 11am, mango-oolong iced tea, with water chaser
Bottled iced tea by a nice local company, Teas' Tea, but way too sweet. The 17 oz has only 80 calories, about 1/3 less than pop, but still kinda cringingly sweet.
LUNCH: 1:15pm, 4 slices of cheeseless red pizza with shrimp, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Seems my hunger is returning.
PM SNACK: 2pm, sprite
PM SNACK: 5pm, crandberry lime soda
PM SNACK: 6:15pm, 1 slice Sicilian
EVENING SNACK: 9:30pm, black cherry soda
EVENING SNACK: 11:30pm, hotdog, quart of water
Rough night last night, fever Bieber dreamer. Was running at about 33% yesterday, running at 65% today. Also B leaving and having 30 minutes to play with the Edie before leaving is a remarkable pick-me-up. Even changing her poopy diaper.
I weighed in the morning, and while 5.6 lbs is a lot to lose for one month, I think a solid half of that is just being wiped out from the weekend bug. Still, even before that, I knew I was losing, in a healthful way. I credit the cycling and the intense 40 hours in a resto over 3 days for it. I wish I could also say clean eating and a weight-lifting regimine, but those two elements have suffered due to the time pressures of work, the baby, time-gobbling cycling, attempting a social life, and day to day ephemera.
I don't know how realistic getting back on the weight-lifting regimine is while the restaurant AND the cycling are in the high-season -- it might be something to pursue in the colder months along with some yoga -- maybe a baby & me yoga class, which I haven't indulged in yet. But the eating, yes, tender salad greens are peaking and my input has been woefully woe, I think THAT I can dedicate to this month.
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, iced green tea, handful of chocolate covered espresso beans
AM SNACK: 11am, mango-oolong iced tea, with water chaser
Bottled iced tea by a nice local company, Teas' Tea, but way too sweet. The 17 oz has only 80 calories, about 1/3 less than pop, but still kinda cringingly sweet.
LUNCH: 1:15pm, 4 slices of cheeseless red pizza with shrimp, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Seems my hunger is returning.
PM SNACK: 2pm, sprite
PM SNACK: 5pm, crandberry lime soda
PM SNACK: 6:15pm, 1 slice Sicilian
EVENING SNACK: 9:30pm, black cherry soda
EVENING SNACK: 11:30pm, hotdog, quart of water
Monday, August 2
Bieber No!
I didn't weigh myself this morning because it wouldn't be accurate -- I barely ate anything the last couple of days because of some gastro-intestinal issues that kept me bedridden for most of the weekend. Still feeling a bit under this morning, but not bad enough to beg out of work.
It was rough at work, not having energy to more than the bare minimum. Still, I told my team I was down and would be coasting, and slack was picked up. If I were at a desk job where my mind 's sharpness was all-important, I would of just called in sick, but if I were to call in sick here, it would be a huge inconvenience to several people, and may even cause the resto not to open in a timely manner.
Got home, feeling on fire, and not in a good way. Immediately into the shower to to clean up, and found it very hard to unwind -- didn't get to sleep until close to 5am. Read an article in NY Magazine about the crazy teengirl lust and obsession around Justin Bieber -- oh my, will Edie ever fall for any of that crap? Yick. Didn't help me sleep.
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, iced green tea, banana, 2 aspirin, water, .25 bowl, hunger 3/5
AM SNACK: 11am, ginger ale
LUNCH: 1:30pm, 2 slices of pizza, a meatball, a cranberry lime soda, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
E and her T came to visit, so I sat with them and chatted while keeping one eye on the floor.
PM SNACK: 5pm, vanilla soda
PM SNACK: 10:30pm, cranberry lime soda
EVENING SNACK: midnight, multigrain chips and salsa, a few spoonfuls of peanut butter, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
It was rough at work, not having energy to more than the bare minimum. Still, I told my team I was down and would be coasting, and slack was picked up. If I were at a desk job where my mind 's sharpness was all-important, I would of just called in sick, but if I were to call in sick here, it would be a huge inconvenience to several people, and may even cause the resto not to open in a timely manner.
Got home, feeling on fire, and not in a good way. Immediately into the shower to to clean up, and found it very hard to unwind -- didn't get to sleep until close to 5am. Read an article in NY Magazine about the crazy teengirl lust and obsession around Justin Bieber -- oh my, will Edie ever fall for any of that crap? Yick. Didn't help me sleep.
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, iced green tea, banana, 2 aspirin, water, .25 bowl, hunger 3/5
AM SNACK: 11am, ginger ale
LUNCH: 1:30pm, 2 slices of pizza, a meatball, a cranberry lime soda, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
E and her T came to visit, so I sat with them and chatted while keeping one eye on the floor.
PM SNACK: 5pm, vanilla soda
PM SNACK: 10:30pm, cranberry lime soda
EVENING SNACK: midnight, multigrain chips and salsa, a few spoonfuls of peanut butter, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
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