Went to sleep and woke up with a stuffy nose, but slept well and felt refreshed regardless. Work was mild. Looking forward to leaving the country later in the week.
AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea
PM SNACK: 12:30pm, snippet of bacon
LUNCH: 1:15pm, 3 meatballs, a slice of pizza, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 3:45pm, a slice of nuttella pizza, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, 1 slice pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:30pm, small box of Entemann's chocolate chip cookies, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Tuesday, September 21
Monday, September 20
Workworkworkwork
Woke up a refreshed but a little sick this morning, scratchy throat and a drippy nose, but happy to have a happy wife and a beautiful healthy baby, albeit also with a drippy nose. Work was a little busier than it's been in a month or so, so that was a nice relief.
AM SNACK: 7:45am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 1pm, cheesless Sicilian with shrimp & clam, a sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, green salad, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:15pm, calzone, cranberry soda, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: midnight, hotdog, peanutbutter with a little homemade hotfudge sauce, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 7:45am, iced green tea
LUNCH: 1pm, cheesless Sicilian with shrimp & clam, a sprite, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, green salad, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:15pm, calzone, cranberry soda, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: midnight, hotdog, peanutbutter with a little homemade hotfudge sauce, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Sunday, September 19
Responsible Dad-type stuff
I had readied my bike gear for a 5:30am departure, but through the night B kept on getting up to negotiate with a very stubborn and cranky 15 month old. When my alarm went off at 5am, my first feeling was not "BIKE RIDE! WOOO!" but "my poor betsy!" I groggily asked B if I should cancel my bike ride, and she said oh no, go go go.
But her stridency was not enough to overcome my potential guilty feeling that would follow me on the bike, so I slept in. Around 9, finally got up to a thrilled B&E, and announced immediately that Edie & I were going out, and B was to sleep. B pretty much passed out on the spot.
Instead of a stroller, I opened the door of the apartment and Edie walked on out to the elevator. In the lobby she negotiated the 3 steps by crawling down them. When it came to walking out to the sidewalk, Edie found this an excellent spot for peek-a-boo and we spent a few minutes of her walking to the sidewalk, running to behind a hedge, me popping in on her, then repeat. I then put her on my shoulders and walked around to the local greasy spoon, but it looked too crowded to negotiate with an Edie, so I put her down and followed her.
She ran over to the gate of the park behind our building, and that's where we spend the next hour or so. Slide and steps over and over again. We got home a little after 11 and I spent most of the day either playing with Edie or laying on the couch vegetating with my large TV.
I did a little ride to pick up cat food, and stopped in on my favorite ramen shop. but did not have much of an appetite. I met up with B & E on the street and we went back to the park from the morning, where our coop was holding a little social gathering. A few people who I hadn't seen in a while commented on how thin I looked, which is weird, as I don't think I look particularly different. But I guess the numbers at the end of the month will tell the tale...
AM SNACK: 11:15am, chocolate babka, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2:30pm, shoyu ramen, shrimp fried rice appetizer, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7pm, eggplant parm hero, green salad, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
But her stridency was not enough to overcome my potential guilty feeling that would follow me on the bike, so I slept in. Around 9, finally got up to a thrilled B&E, and announced immediately that Edie & I were going out, and B was to sleep. B pretty much passed out on the spot.
Instead of a stroller, I opened the door of the apartment and Edie walked on out to the elevator. In the lobby she negotiated the 3 steps by crawling down them. When it came to walking out to the sidewalk, Edie found this an excellent spot for peek-a-boo and we spent a few minutes of her walking to the sidewalk, running to behind a hedge, me popping in on her, then repeat. I then put her on my shoulders and walked around to the local greasy spoon, but it looked too crowded to negotiate with an Edie, so I put her down and followed her.
She ran over to the gate of the park behind our building, and that's where we spend the next hour or so. Slide and steps over and over again. We got home a little after 11 and I spent most of the day either playing with Edie or laying on the couch vegetating with my large TV.
I did a little ride to pick up cat food, and stopped in on my favorite ramen shop. but did not have much of an appetite. I met up with B & E on the street and we went back to the park from the morning, where our coop was holding a little social gathering. A few people who I hadn't seen in a while commented on how thin I looked, which is weird, as I don't think I look particularly different. But I guess the numbers at the end of the month will tell the tale...
AM SNACK: 11:15am, chocolate babka, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2:30pm, shoyu ramen, shrimp fried rice appetizer, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7pm, eggplant parm hero, green salad, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, September 18
Break fast.
Edie didn't quite sleep the night before, so we two headed out on the bike around 9am so B could get some proper sleep. We popped over to Greenpoint to have breakfast with E and her T, then pedaled over to Clinton Hill to visit Y doing her stoop sale. Edles fell asleep for the last leg of the ride, but was still crazy-fun having a happy, smiling baby take in the world with fresh eyes as I road these routes that I've covered many times before.
B's family came over in the early evening for the bagels I spent the afternoon making, as well as the babka I made the day before -- it was Yom Kippur. It was a good vibe, though I can't help but think I want Edie's religious training to be a bit more formal.
AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10am, ricotta pancakes with a little fruit, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, fresh pasta with olive oil, garlic and parm, snippet of babka, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6pm, 3 small homemade bagels, with cream cheese, veg & a little salmon, chocolate babka, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
B's family came over in the early evening for the bagels I spent the afternoon making, as well as the babka I made the day before -- it was Yom Kippur. It was a good vibe, though I can't help but think I want Edie's religious training to be a bit more formal.
AM SNACK: 8am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10am, ricotta pancakes with a little fruit, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, fresh pasta with olive oil, garlic and parm, snippet of babka, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6pm, 3 small homemade bagels, with cream cheese, veg & a little salmon, chocolate babka, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Friday, September 17
Friday Funday!
Friday funday! Started out with a superhealthy fruity smoothie with lots o' flax, chilled with Edie in the house in the morning, then B got home and we rode bikes to Edie's doctor checkup -- healthy across the board, and right in the 50% percentile for weight -- half of 15 month olds are lighter than her, half are heavier. But she's in the 75% for height, so supermodeling is not to be ruled out yet.
We popped over to Red Bamboo for lunch, a vegan soulfood type place for lunch, hit up some supermarket shopping then home. I spent the afternoon baking a round of chocolate babkas (threw in extra filling, extra egg yolks in the dough, extra salt, too) which came out the best yet, and after Edie went down, B & I got cosy on the couch for some video-consumption. After she went to bed, I couldn't help myself and tried a piece of babka.
BREAKFAST: 9am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, mock-chicken parm hero, a few French fries, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7pm, pork dumplings, pork fried rice, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, chocolate babka, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
We popped over to Red Bamboo for lunch, a vegan soulfood type place for lunch, hit up some supermarket shopping then home. I spent the afternoon baking a round of chocolate babkas (threw in extra filling, extra egg yolks in the dough, extra salt, too) which came out the best yet, and after Edie went down, B & I got cosy on the couch for some video-consumption. After she went to bed, I couldn't help myself and tried a piece of babka.
BREAKFAST: 9am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, mock-chicken parm hero, a few French fries, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7pm, pork dumplings, pork fried rice, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, chocolate babka, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, September 16
Chill
Spent a good part of the day at school, recruiting kids with brownies, stopped by a lobster roll restaurant in Red Hook, then home with the fam. Looking forward to teaching culinary again in October...
BREAKFAST: 8am, peanut brittle ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10am, brownie scraps
LUNCH: 1:30pm, lobster roll, lemon-lime soda, chips, pickle, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6pm, vegetarian Ethiopian food, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 8am, peanut brittle ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10am, brownie scraps
LUNCH: 1:30pm, lobster roll, lemon-lime soda, chips, pickle, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6pm, vegetarian Ethiopian food, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wednesday, September 15
Optimistic
Felt optimistic today. Restaurant slow again, but enjoyed my Wednesday-cum-Friday. Looking forward to going to the school I teach at tomorrow and recruiting. The only sucky thing about it is I have to wait until Friday to get down with the Edie McFeedie!!
B got initiated into the society of NYC cyclists by having her bike stolen from in front of work -- evn though she had access to a new bike room in her building. But it was her old beater, not her new fancypants bike, which she will now ride to work....AND lock up in the bike room!
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10am, chocolate croissant, chocolate chip cookie, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5Treats from Jaques Torres, start the day off with an indulgence to help get through. Maybe a little too much, made me feel a bit queer to my stomach.
LUNCH: 2:15pm, four slices of onion & mushroom Sicilian, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, green salad, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6:45pm, 2 meatballs, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, large bowl of popcorn, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
B got initiated into the society of NYC cyclists by having her bike stolen from in front of work -- evn though she had access to a new bike room in her building. But it was her old beater, not her new fancypants bike, which she will now ride to work....AND lock up in the bike room!
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10am, chocolate croissant, chocolate chip cookie, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5Treats from Jaques Torres, start the day off with an indulgence to help get through. Maybe a little too much, made me feel a bit queer to my stomach.
LUNCH: 2:15pm, four slices of onion & mushroom Sicilian, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5pm, green salad, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6:45pm, 2 meatballs, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, large bowl of popcorn, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Tuesday, September 14
McShmetsy
A slow but peaceful day at the restaurant. Drank a lot of water in the morning and early afternoon, which seems to really work at routing my desire for soda. A quick goodbye drink with D (who is moving to Portland tomorrow) followed by a small grocery run got me home by 11. One more day in the salt mines before 4 days of freedom! And Edles McFeedles! And Betsy McShmetsy!
BREAKFAST: 7:45am, 3 banana cinnamon buttermilk pancakes, a banana, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, 4 slices of cheeseless clam & shrimp Sicilian, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
I had a typo on "cheeseless", and auto-correct thought it was "cheerless". Hmmmm.
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, roasted potatoes, .25 bowl, hunger 3/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, green salad, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:15pm, 3 small cold slices of pizza, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8pm, Sprite
EVENING SNORT: 10:30pm, small glass of beer
EVENING SNACK: 11:30pm, small portion of ice cream
BREAKFAST: 7:45am, 3 banana cinnamon buttermilk pancakes, a banana, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, 4 slices of cheeseless clam & shrimp Sicilian, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
I had a typo on "cheeseless", and auto-correct thought it was "cheerless". Hmmmm.
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, roasted potatoes, .25 bowl, hunger 3/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, green salad, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:15pm, 3 small cold slices of pizza, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 8pm, Sprite
EVENING SNORT: 10:30pm, small glass of beer
EVENING SNACK: 11:30pm, small portion of ice cream
Monday, September 13
Slow
Found myself drinking a lot of water this morning, probably balancing out after my ride yesterday. Very slow day at the restaurant, slowest I've ever seen, due to rain and being Monday.
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic cheerios with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:15pm, prosciutto pizza, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5Funny, easy to resist the sugared sodas after sipping water all morning.
PM SNACK: 4pm, house salad, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 5:45pm, meatballs, Sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8:15pm, Cranberry-Lime soda
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, cheezy poofs, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic cheerios with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:15pm, prosciutto pizza, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5Funny, easy to resist the sugared sodas after sipping water all morning.
PM SNACK: 4pm, house salad, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 5:45pm, meatballs, Sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8:15pm, Cranberry-Lime soda
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, cheezy poofs, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Sunday, September 12
Ride
Today was the NYC Century, a 100 mile ride in the city sponsored by Transportation Alternatives. This was my first 100 mile ride back in 1999, and my mom and friends met me at the finish line that year, it was quite dramatic. I've only missed it once or twice, once because I was riding my bike cross country, the other time because I was sick or in England or something.
This year it started raining about halfway through, and I ditched after the rain became steady, around 11am. Still, it was a good 70 miles all told, though the food supplied by the organizers was a bit meager. I did find by eating a minimum and taking no longer than 3 minute breaks at the rest stop, my energy level stayed pretty well even. I was feeling the burn by 11am, but mentally I was ready to go on, except for the danger of riding on wet, slick roads with cars -- on a different bike, less of a big deal, but this bike had thin, slick tires that weren't meant for this weather.
The rest of the day was bathing, ordering in Chinese food, dropping in on a neighbor's 1yr old's b-day, and taking it easy with the family.
AM SNACK: 5am, handful of chocolate covered espresso beans
BIKE SNACK: 7:15am, peanut butter on whole wheat bread, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 9:15am, small bag of potato chips, small cliff bar, a pretzel stick, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 11am, jelly on wholewheat, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 11:15am, slice of pizza, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2pm, shrimp toast, wonton soup, Singapore Chow Mei Fun, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, espresso ice cream with chocolate sauce, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, small serving of veg lasagna, pasta salad, alcoholic punch, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, hotdog with sour kraut, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
This year it started raining about halfway through, and I ditched after the rain became steady, around 11am. Still, it was a good 70 miles all told, though the food supplied by the organizers was a bit meager. I did find by eating a minimum and taking no longer than 3 minute breaks at the rest stop, my energy level stayed pretty well even. I was feeling the burn by 11am, but mentally I was ready to go on, except for the danger of riding on wet, slick roads with cars -- on a different bike, less of a big deal, but this bike had thin, slick tires that weren't meant for this weather.
The rest of the day was bathing, ordering in Chinese food, dropping in on a neighbor's 1yr old's b-day, and taking it easy with the family.
AM SNACK: 5am, handful of chocolate covered espresso beans
BIKE SNACK: 7:15am, peanut butter on whole wheat bread, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 9:15am, small bag of potato chips, small cliff bar, a pretzel stick, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 11am, jelly on wholewheat, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 11:15am, slice of pizza, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2pm, shrimp toast, wonton soup, Singapore Chow Mei Fun, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, espresso ice cream with chocolate sauce, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, small serving of veg lasagna, pasta salad, alcoholic punch, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, hotdog with sour kraut, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, September 11
TCB
Spent the morning at the restaurant taking care of business, visited a neighborhood friend who sells hotdogs and sampled his wares, then met D&E for a movie before hitting up a crappy Mexican restaurant. Got Edie to bed while B got some me-time, and put myself to bed early so I could wake up for the NYC Century the next morning....
Today was September 11th. After 9 years, still feels weird.
AM SNACK: 6:45am, vanilla ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 8am, cinnamon banana buttermilk pancakes, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 11am, 2 slice cantaloupe
AM SNACK: 11:45am, hotdog with mayonnaise sauce
PM SNACK: 1:15pm, cherry icee
LUNCH: 4pm, chips & guac, shrimp fajita, 1 beer, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, Stouffer's Frenchbread pizzas, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Today was September 11th. After 9 years, still feels weird.
AM SNACK: 6:45am, vanilla ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 8am, cinnamon banana buttermilk pancakes, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 11am, 2 slice cantaloupe
AM SNACK: 11:45am, hotdog with mayonnaise sauce
PM SNACK: 1:15pm, cherry icee
LUNCH: 4pm, chips & guac, shrimp fajita, 1 beer, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, Stouffer's Frenchbread pizzas, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Friday, September 10
Laughy
Edie day! After her nap, we rode bikes over to Crifdogs to meet Y, played in Tompkins Square Park, went over to Ben & Jerry's for some sweets, then home. The afternoon of not-quite-healthy eating left me satiated most of the day, and a small bowl of fresh pasta simply prepared topped me off. Edie is getting more smiley, more willful, more walky, more climby and more laughy every day.
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, organic cheerios with the good milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 2 hotdogs, tater tots, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, chocolate ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, small bowl of fresh pasta with olive oil, garlic & parm, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, multigrain tortilla chips & salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, organic cheerios with the good milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 2 hotdogs, tater tots, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, chocolate ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, small bowl of fresh pasta with olive oil, garlic & parm, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, multigrain tortilla chips & salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, September 9
A Hunch
On the bike ride to work, the sun was behind me and I noticed the shadow stretched before me. My shoulders were up, too close to my head, undoubtedly exaggerated by the angle of the sun, but I could feel that they were hunched. The last time I was on a tandem with the HVS, she reached out and grabbed my shoulders and pushed them down. And this past Monday, when B and I went to get back massages, the masseuse did a number on my shoulder-neck muscles that left them sore for a couple of days.
I unhunched my shoulders, sat a little bit taller and forward. Didn't feel natural. But with all this hunching, this can't be a good thing. Any advice on how to break my hunching habit?
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
BRUNCH: 11:30am, meatballs, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, nutella and peanut butter
DINNER: 6pm, linguine with crab, a meatball, a little mushroom, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, hotdog, espresso ice cream, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
I unhunched my shoulders, sat a little bit taller and forward. Didn't feel natural. But with all this hunching, this can't be a good thing. Any advice on how to break my hunching habit?
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea
BRUNCH: 11:30am, meatballs, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:30pm, nutella and peanut butter
DINNER: 6pm, linguine with crab, a meatball, a little mushroom, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 11pm, hotdog, espresso ice cream, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wednesday, September 8
Damn, ice cream!
B had off today, and before I even left they jetted off to Connecticut to be with family. Not exactly jealous, just wish I could have been on the train with them, then magically appear at work on time. I like train travel. It was odd leaving for work from an empty house, no cute little hobbit to shout "buh buh!!" at me with an uncoordinated little wave. Makes me appreciate how less my life would be if I did not have B&E in it. B&E, that would make a good name for a neighborhood restaurant concept...
Why do I constantly, unendingly, repeatedly write "hunger 4/5" after every entry if it never seems to change? Because the habit of writing it reminds me to ask myself if I was actually hungry when going to eat this item. I was raised to eat on a schedule -- breakfast, lunch, dinner -- without regard to if I was hungry or not. I'm pretty good at eating when hungry and not eating when not hungry, but this is my own constant reminder.
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, organic wholegrain cheerios with the good milk, half a banana, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10am, Manhattan Special
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 3 slices Sicilian with mushroom and onion, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:45pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:15pm, chocolate ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Damn, Jaques Torres has some of the best chocolate ice cream in the world. I sometimes amaze myself because when I make ice cream, it's better than any Haagan Dazz or Ben & Jerkys, but being better than a mass-produced industrial item is not that big of an accomplishment. JT's chocolate ice cream is like mine, in that it clearly is made fresh without gums or preservatives, but his balance of chocolate and the temp it is served at is so crystal clear and pure, my ice cream has only come out a few ways like this by luck, while every time I've gotten ice cream from this place, it's perfect. Damn.
PM SNACK: 6pm, 1 meat ball, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 3/5
EVENING SNACK: 11:30pm, multigrain wholewheat bread with nutella, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Why do I constantly, unendingly, repeatedly write "hunger 4/5" after every entry if it never seems to change? Because the habit of writing it reminds me to ask myself if I was actually hungry when going to eat this item. I was raised to eat on a schedule -- breakfast, lunch, dinner -- without regard to if I was hungry or not. I'm pretty good at eating when hungry and not eating when not hungry, but this is my own constant reminder.
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, organic wholegrain cheerios with the good milk, half a banana, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 10am, Manhattan Special
LUNCH: 12:30pm, 3 slices Sicilian with mushroom and onion, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4:45pm, green salad, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:15pm, chocolate ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Damn, Jaques Torres has some of the best chocolate ice cream in the world. I sometimes amaze myself because when I make ice cream, it's better than any Haagan Dazz or Ben & Jerkys, but being better than a mass-produced industrial item is not that big of an accomplishment. JT's chocolate ice cream is like mine, in that it clearly is made fresh without gums or preservatives, but his balance of chocolate and the temp it is served at is so crystal clear and pure, my ice cream has only come out a few ways like this by luck, while every time I've gotten ice cream from this place, it's perfect. Damn.
PM SNACK: 6pm, 1 meat ball, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8pm, pizza, .5 bowl, hunger 3/5
EVENING SNACK: 11:30pm, multigrain wholewheat bread with nutella, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Tuesday, September 7
Saying vs. Doing
Woke up with seriously sore muscles at the base of my neck, from the painful back massage I received yesterday. I assume this is supposed to be good for me...
I wanted to eat breakfast, but I just wasn't hungry. How do I make sure I'm hungry for breakfast? I know it's sound nutritional science that says a big breakfast, a medium lunch, a small dinner and small snacks in between make for the best health, but saying it and DOING it are two different things.
Well, at least
AM SNACK: 7:45am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 11:45am, nutella pizza, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
I made the rare pizza at the restaurant as the guys set up and prepped. A few chunks of refrigerated nutella, olive oil and salt. The nutella never really spread, it started to char before it could melt. Though it looked a bit gross, it had that burnt-marshmallow caramelized-sugar flavor you get on a smores.
LUNCH: 2:45pm, green salad, sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
After my frustration with a monster 20oz bottle of soda this past weekend, it was nice to sip on a glass 8oz bottle of soda at the 'rant. They're kinda old-timey in terms of both size and shape as well as material, and because of the cold temp of the glass, one could think it tastes different, too. Ironically, this true single-serving bottle has no nutritional info on it, as it's packaged for restaurant sale, not in a market.
PM SNACK: 3:30pm, small plate of roasted potatoes, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6pm, slice of ricotta pizza, slice of clam pizza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8:30pm, slice of pizza, sprite, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:30pm, small amount of espresso ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
I wanted to eat breakfast, but I just wasn't hungry. How do I make sure I'm hungry for breakfast? I know it's sound nutritional science that says a big breakfast, a medium lunch, a small dinner and small snacks in between make for the best health, but saying it and DOING it are two different things.
Well, at least
AM SNACK: 7:45am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 11:45am, nutella pizza, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
I made the rare pizza at the restaurant as the guys set up and prepped. A few chunks of refrigerated nutella, olive oil and salt. The nutella never really spread, it started to char before it could melt. Though it looked a bit gross, it had that burnt-marshmallow caramelized-sugar flavor you get on a smores.
LUNCH: 2:45pm, green salad, sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
After my frustration with a monster 20oz bottle of soda this past weekend, it was nice to sip on a glass 8oz bottle of soda at the 'rant. They're kinda old-timey in terms of both size and shape as well as material, and because of the cold temp of the glass, one could think it tastes different, too. Ironically, this true single-serving bottle has no nutritional info on it, as it's packaged for restaurant sale, not in a market.
PM SNACK: 3:30pm, small plate of roasted potatoes, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6pm, slice of ricotta pizza, slice of clam pizza, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8:30pm, slice of pizza, sprite, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10:30pm, small amount of espresso ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Monday, September 6
Riding with B
Both B & I had the day off, but still had a baby sitter, so we took off on bikes and trekked through Brooklyn. We ate bagels from La Bagel Delite in Prospect Park, and got lunch at the ball fields in Red Hook. We got messages right before we went home, where my masseuse really did I number on my lower neck -- is this supposed to hurt this much? The HVS came over to hang in the evening, bringing all sorts of snicklesnacks. Edie was in fine form. A good day.
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic chex with good milk, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST 2: 10:30am, pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese & veg, grape juice "beverage", 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
I grabbed what I thought was juice at the bagel shop, but when I tasted it, hoping for a pure natural taste, I was surprised to find that it kinda tasted like flat grape soda. I looked at the ingredients, and indeed the second ingredient after water was corn syrup -- only 30% juice. After the words "Grape Juice"on the label, it had the word "beverage" right underneath. What a scam.
LUNCH: 1pm, shrimp chalupas, roasted corn, tamarind drink, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
SNICKLESNACK: 6pm, rustic bread, a little wine jam, a little olive oil, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, saag paneer & rice, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 8:30am, organic chex with good milk, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST 2: 10:30am, pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese & veg, grape juice "beverage", 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
I grabbed what I thought was juice at the bagel shop, but when I tasted it, hoping for a pure natural taste, I was surprised to find that it kinda tasted like flat grape soda. I looked at the ingredients, and indeed the second ingredient after water was corn syrup -- only 30% juice. After the words "Grape Juice"on the label, it had the word "beverage" right underneath. What a scam.
LUNCH: 1pm, shrimp chalupas, roasted corn, tamarind drink, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
SNICKLESNACK: 6pm, rustic bread, a little wine jam, a little olive oil, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, saag paneer & rice, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Sunday, September 5
Bagel Labor
A weird eating day. Woke up at 6 to make a double batch of bagels, as well as mint lemonade, adult lemonade with gin & lemoncello, churn custard for espresso ice cream and prep bagel condiments. We invited a whole mess of local families to meet us in a local playground for Labor Day brunch, was a lot of good baby vibes, a lot of compliments on the bagels.
Ended up not eating much, and the alcohol made me nap 1-3. Woke up weirdly hungry, and foraged through the cupboard. Yomomma was around all day, so we ordered in Indian, but mine was quite substandard and ended up eating too many donuts.
AM SNACK: 8am, snippet of espresso ice cream
AM SNACK: 10am, most of a 2oz bagel
AM SNACK: 11:45am, bite of bagel, a few cups of mint lemonade, a few cups of mint lemonade with lemoncello and gin, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 3pm, hotdog, a little chips n' salsa, chocolate and good peanut butter, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7pm, a little dry chicken tikka and rice, a little naan, 4 Entemann's donuts, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Ended up not eating much, and the alcohol made me nap 1-3. Woke up weirdly hungry, and foraged through the cupboard. Yomomma was around all day, so we ordered in Indian, but mine was quite substandard and ended up eating too many donuts.
AM SNACK: 8am, snippet of espresso ice cream
AM SNACK: 10am, most of a 2oz bagel
AM SNACK: 11:45am, bite of bagel, a few cups of mint lemonade, a few cups of mint lemonade with lemoncello and gin, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 3pm, hotdog, a little chips n' salsa, chocolate and good peanut butter, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7pm, a little dry chicken tikka and rice, a little naan, 4 Entemann's donuts, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, September 4
Soda
While Edie napped, I went to the Hester St Fair for a lobster roll, then a short walk over to East Broadway for some Chinese street food. I found myself desiring grape soda, and I picked up a bottle at a bodega near by. Twenty ounces -- that's more than a pint, and according to the label, 2 & one half servings. Huh? 2.5? This is supposed to serve two and a half people? In my mind, this is a large single serving, and I think myself a thoughtful person on these matters.
At 130 calories per serving, I drank about half the bottle and tossed the rest. My desire for the soda was the same as a desire for a candy bar, rather than a drink. No way I was going to eat a massive chocolate bar, and no way I was going to drink more than a pint of sugar water. Ick. If there was an 8-oz serving bottle (an actual single serving), I would have bought that, but that ain't the way it is now...I could of bought 20oz of 0 calorie artificially sweetened ick...
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, organic cheerios with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST 2: 9:30am, onion bagel with butter and tomato, gatorade, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2pm, lobster roll, lotus leaf wrap, fishballs with rice noodles, half a bottle of grape soda, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, shrimp and white rice, guac & chips, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
At 130 calories per serving, I drank about half the bottle and tossed the rest. My desire for the soda was the same as a desire for a candy bar, rather than a drink. No way I was going to eat a massive chocolate bar, and no way I was going to drink more than a pint of sugar water. Ick. If there was an 8-oz serving bottle (an actual single serving), I would have bought that, but that ain't the way it is now...I could of bought 20oz of 0 calorie artificially sweetened ick...
BREAKFAST: 7:30am, organic cheerios with organic dead milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST 2: 9:30am, onion bagel with butter and tomato, gatorade, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 2pm, lobster roll, lotus leaf wrap, fishballs with rice noodles, half a bottle of grape soda, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, shrimp and white rice, guac & chips, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Friday, September 3
Bread & Butter
I took B out to dinner this evening while a babysitter squat on Edie. Today we celebrated three years of marriage, and we went to Blue Hill, a restaurant we went to initially to celebrate our engagement. It's all very green and PC, associated with an upstate farm from which it gets most of it's produce. The tomato salad was unremarkable, but tomatoes this season have been a bit fneh in general. I'm not a huge veal guy, but the deliciousness of having such an un-PC item in such an earth-friendly place was just too appetizing to pass up. They really had my number!
But in the end, it's three years with B, and over all it's been a fantastic three years -- and just because of Edie this past year, though that is definitely a high point. B is my Bread & Butter!!
BREAKFAST: 9am, corn muffin, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST 2: 10:30am, 1/2 a pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese and sable, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, a piece a of chocolate
DINNER: 6pm, tomato salad, bread & butter, veal, potatoes and string beans, chocolate bread pudding, a glass of cider, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
But in the end, it's three years with B, and over all it's been a fantastic three years -- and just because of Edie this past year, though that is definitely a high point. B is my Bread & Butter!!
BREAKFAST: 9am, corn muffin, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST 2: 10:30am, 1/2 a pumpernickel bagel with cream cheese and sable, water, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 4pm, a piece a of chocolate
DINNER: 6pm, tomato salad, bread & butter, veal, potatoes and string beans, chocolate bread pudding, a glass of cider, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, September 2
Vittles
And on the fourth day, God said let there be lots o' Edie! Before B could even get out the door, Edie was in her bike seat jetting off to the supermarket to pick up supplies. My friend V came over and we cooked up some fancy vittles, baked some cookies, took Edles out swingin'. In the eve took care of chores and a loud wife. Looking forward to a long weekend with my family, my bike and my Edie!
BREAKFAST: 8am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 11am, multigrain tortilla chips with salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, cod with Parmesan-dill sauce, fennel orange salad, slice of pound cake with orange syrup, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6pm, 2 slice whole grain bread with chocolate hazelnut spread, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8:30pm, curry chicken, pork fried rice, egg roll, grape soda, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 8am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 11am, multigrain tortilla chips with salsa, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 1:30pm, cod with Parmesan-dill sauce, fennel orange salad, slice of pound cake with orange syrup, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 6pm, 2 slice whole grain bread with chocolate hazelnut spread, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 8:30pm, curry chicken, pork fried rice, egg roll, grape soda, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
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