Woke up at 5 after only 4 hours of sleep, got to prepare for the shock of waking up at 2am tomorrow, hopefully will be able to get to bed early tonight. Shoulder/neck surprisingly sore -- on my last weight lift at this current level, I couldn't help but do a few negative pull-ups to see what they were like. Start on a stool from the top position, then (try to) slowly lower yourself. I dropped like a stone, but used everything to slow the descent. Boy, I feel it this morning. It's good, it'll help move things a long, but I hope I'm not sore tomorrow on my ride out to Montauk.
THE COUNT: 3200
AM SNACK: 5:15am, iced green tea, 25 cal
BREAKFAST: 7:45am, hardcore oatmeal, 415 cal
AM SNACK: 10am, popcorn, +/- 450 cal
LUNCH: 12:15pm, small green salad, half a pizza, water, +/- 800 cal
PM SNACK: 1:45pm, cup of ice cream, 300 cal
DINNER: 6pm, pint of pork fried rice, saucy stringbeans, shrimp toast, water, +/- 1,100
EVENING SNORT: 7pm, 8oz of beer, 110cal
Friday, June 15
Thursday, June 14
A Sweet Day, in a bad way
Looking at today's eating, sweets really got me. One by spontaneous compulsion, the other by familial togetherness. A solid +1/3 of my calories came from sweets: when I think of it that way, well, that's kinda messed up.
TODAY'S COOKING
Birthday Cake: Made a cake for B to come home to, a square one-layer with simple butter cream frosting, vanilla flavor all the way through. I did the math -- the whole shebang is about 2,900 calories, and assuming it's cut into 12 pieces, each is about 440 calories.
THE COUNT: 3225
AM SNACK: 5:15am, iced green tea, 25 cal
BREAKFAST: 6:30am, good yogurt with honey, almonds & vanilla, 410 cal
AM SNACK: 10:45am, momma salad, 90 cal
No dressing, just a little salt.
LUNCH: 11:15am, Stouffer's French Bread pizzas, 860 cal
PM SNACK: 1:30pm, Jaques Torres chocolate ice cream sandwich, +/- 700 cal
At a Jaques Torres store, picking up a gift for Betsy, couldn't resist the pull of this special treat.
DINNER: 6:15pm, broiled cod, brown rice, brussel sprouts, birthday cake, water, 990 cal
Interestingly enough, the slice of cake is almost half the calories of this otherwise rather healthy meal.
EVENING SNACK: 9pm, watermelon, 150 cal
TODAY'S COOKING
Birthday Cake: Made a cake for B to come home to, a square one-layer with simple butter cream frosting, vanilla flavor all the way through. I did the math -- the whole shebang is about 2,900 calories, and assuming it's cut into 12 pieces, each is about 440 calories.
THE COUNT: 3225
AM SNACK: 5:15am, iced green tea, 25 cal
BREAKFAST: 6:30am, good yogurt with honey, almonds & vanilla, 410 cal
AM SNACK: 10:45am, momma salad, 90 cal
No dressing, just a little salt.
LUNCH: 11:15am, Stouffer's French Bread pizzas, 860 cal
PM SNACK: 1:30pm, Jaques Torres chocolate ice cream sandwich, +/- 700 cal
At a Jaques Torres store, picking up a gift for Betsy, couldn't resist the pull of this special treat.
DINNER: 6:15pm, broiled cod, brown rice, brussel sprouts, birthday cake, water, 990 cal
Interestingly enough, the slice of cake is almost half the calories of this otherwise rather healthy meal.
EVENING SNACK: 9pm, watermelon, 150 cal
Wednesday, June 13
Batting 3000, it seems
Stayed indoors most of the day-side, took the kids out to play in the rain after school, fell asleep on the couch around 6:30 and transferred myself to bed a few hours later.
THE COUNT: 2,980
Notably, this is the first day where all food has been counted (relatively) accurately without any guesstimates. Around 3000 is where I tend to fall on a normal day, it seems.
AM SNACK: 8:15am, iced green tea, 25 cal
BREAKFAST: 9am, granola with milk, 850 cal
Not even a very big bowl, a little less than what I'd normally eat. This is definitely now my go-to the morning of bike rides.
LUNCH: 11:45am, herring & avocado on whole grain pumpernickel toast, health salad, 8oz can of diet sprite, 725 cal
Out of sardines, can of herring in the back of the cupboard. Tasty, a little too salty, definitely prefer sardines.
PM SNACK: 4:45pm, 2 frozen waffles, whole wheat pretzel sticks with nutella, 500 cal
Started to feel weak, low blood sugar. Didn't realize how tired I was.
DINNER: 5:45pm, black beans & brown rice with sauteed zucchini, 880 cal
Beans are good, a really big flavor from the sofrito. Boiled up some rice with a butt-load of bay leaves, a good base. Had some zucchinis from the CSA, cut up and sauteed in olive oil on high heat to get a little color on them. Relatively innocuous.
THE COUNT: 2,980
Notably, this is the first day where all food has been counted (relatively) accurately without any guesstimates. Around 3000 is where I tend to fall on a normal day, it seems.
AM SNACK: 8:15am, iced green tea, 25 cal
BREAKFAST: 9am, granola with milk, 850 cal
Not even a very big bowl, a little less than what I'd normally eat. This is definitely now my go-to the morning of bike rides.
LUNCH: 11:45am, herring & avocado on whole grain pumpernickel toast, health salad, 8oz can of diet sprite, 725 cal
Out of sardines, can of herring in the back of the cupboard. Tasty, a little too salty, definitely prefer sardines.
PM SNACK: 4:45pm, 2 frozen waffles, whole wheat pretzel sticks with nutella, 500 cal
Started to feel weak, low blood sugar. Didn't realize how tired I was.
DINNER: 5:45pm, black beans & brown rice with sauteed zucchini, 880 cal
Beans are good, a really big flavor from the sofrito. Boiled up some rice with a butt-load of bay leaves, a good base. Had some zucchinis from the CSA, cut up and sauteed in olive oil on high heat to get a little color on them. Relatively innocuous.
Tuesday, June 12
Granola is a serious energy food.
Lifted weights in the morning -- one rep of 10 at the current weight is not getting me very sore -- next week I'm going to go to the next level of weight at 5 reps, plus rethink my pull-ups. I still have not done one, and haven't really improved. I consulted this rather butch website, and will start doing assisted and negative pull ups on a step stool. Hopefully as the weight comes down, my pull ups will go up. I'm not going to start the heavier weights this week because I'm riding a century on Saturday, don't want to be sore for it.
TODAY'S COOKING
Olive Oil Granola: Today's total batch came to 13,000 calories. Thirteen THOUSAND. Holy moly, I knew this stuff is energy dense, but wow. I think I'm going to skip making bars (which add a whole bunch more calories and just eat it loose per gram. Nuts and seeds have just as much calories as candy, chocolate, sugar n' shiz. Regardless, it's much more nutrient dense and unlike candy, this stuff actually makes you feel better after gobbling it, not worse. Still, 110 grams (1 dry 8oz dry cup) is 850 calories, jeebzuz. I can see why the HVS is addicted to this stuff, it's probably the most calorie-dense vegany thing she allows herself!
Health salad: With most of the recipe being cabbage, the oil and sugar take a back seat, and the vinegar and salt has negligible calories. The whole batch is 950 cal, which makes a solid 150 g serving only about 150 cal. Healthy, indeed.
Sofrito beans: Roasted 3 green peppers on the stove top, put it in the blender with 2 scoops of caramelized onion, 2 heads of peeled garlic, 1/3 cup of olive oil, and fennel, cilantro and scallions from today's CSA drop. Blended until smooth, then put in a pot with 56 oz of canned black beans, salted a little, then set on low fire to simmer away for 5 or 6 hours, until all the beans kinda lose their identity and join in a nice beany mass. Won't be able to weigh to get a serving reading on it, but the whole pot is 2,325. I think their is at least 10 servings in there, so not bad, and it's smelling up the kitchen something amazin'.
THE COUNT: 2960
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea, 25 cal
Sweetness is right, but tastes a little plasticky -- I think I put the tea in pitchers when it was too hot. Will let it go for another day or two before deciding to keep or toss it.
BREAKFAST: 9:45am, hardcore oatmeal, banana, water, 525 cal
LUNCH: 2pm, quarter pounder with cheese, 20oz diet coke, medium fries, 890 cal
It's kinda obscene that one of the things that attracted me to lunch at McDonald's today was the calorie counts provided. It was raining, I had a baby strapped to me. Comfy padded seat at a dinette, Mil put in a secure, heavy baby seat right next to me. On the flip side of the paper place mat was nutritional info to everything sold in the store. Interestingly when I order the meal, the person behind the counter said, "Large?" Not "supersize", f@ckers. I said, "No, medium, please". Medium is still a 20oz drink -- a small is a full 16oz pint, ridiculous.
DINNER: 7:15pm, whole wheat rotini with a little sauce and parm, 1 baked fillet of sole, momma salad with ranch, 1020 cal
EVENING SNACK: 8pm, homemade fudge brownie, +/- 500 cal
TODAY'S COOKING
Olive Oil Granola: Today's total batch came to 13,000 calories. Thirteen THOUSAND. Holy moly, I knew this stuff is energy dense, but wow. I think I'm going to skip making bars (which add a whole bunch more calories and just eat it loose per gram. Nuts and seeds have just as much calories as candy, chocolate, sugar n' shiz. Regardless, it's much more nutrient dense and unlike candy, this stuff actually makes you feel better after gobbling it, not worse. Still, 110 grams (1 dry 8oz dry cup) is 850 calories, jeebzuz. I can see why the HVS is addicted to this stuff, it's probably the most calorie-dense vegany thing she allows herself!
Health salad: With most of the recipe being cabbage, the oil and sugar take a back seat, and the vinegar and salt has negligible calories. The whole batch is 950 cal, which makes a solid 150 g serving only about 150 cal. Healthy, indeed.
Sofrito beans: Roasted 3 green peppers on the stove top, put it in the blender with 2 scoops of caramelized onion, 2 heads of peeled garlic, 1/3 cup of olive oil, and fennel, cilantro and scallions from today's CSA drop. Blended until smooth, then put in a pot with 56 oz of canned black beans, salted a little, then set on low fire to simmer away for 5 or 6 hours, until all the beans kinda lose their identity and join in a nice beany mass. Won't be able to weigh to get a serving reading on it, but the whole pot is 2,325. I think their is at least 10 servings in there, so not bad, and it's smelling up the kitchen something amazin'.
THE COUNT: 2960
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea, 25 cal
Sweetness is right, but tastes a little plasticky -- I think I put the tea in pitchers when it was too hot. Will let it go for another day or two before deciding to keep or toss it.
BREAKFAST: 9:45am, hardcore oatmeal, banana, water, 525 cal
LUNCH: 2pm, quarter pounder with cheese, 20oz diet coke, medium fries, 890 cal
It's kinda obscene that one of the things that attracted me to lunch at McDonald's today was the calorie counts provided. It was raining, I had a baby strapped to me. Comfy padded seat at a dinette, Mil put in a secure, heavy baby seat right next to me. On the flip side of the paper place mat was nutritional info to everything sold in the store. Interestingly when I order the meal, the person behind the counter said, "Large?" Not "supersize", f@ckers. I said, "No, medium, please". Medium is still a 20oz drink -- a small is a full 16oz pint, ridiculous.
DINNER: 7:15pm, whole wheat rotini with a little sauce and parm, 1 baked fillet of sole, momma salad with ranch, 1020 cal
EVENING SNACK: 8pm, homemade fudge brownie, +/- 500 cal
Monday, June 11
Not too full
A lot of guestimates on the calorie count today, but I feel good about it -- I was not full at all at bed time, and sweets were kept to a bare minimum. Did the food shopping in the evening, so tomorrow's eating should be a little more fruit n' veg friendly.
WEEKEND REPORT
A weird eating weekend. Saturday I oversaw the catering of an event for 200, with my students, and in the evening baked off a couple of cake layers, from a c-school recipe. Sunday morning was compiling the cake, cutting fruit and cheese, reheating knishes, making pitchers of drink, for Edie's 3rd b-day. Took the kids out for an hour in the morning, grabbed a slice as I found myself just eating whipped cream for breakfast, oy. Party went well, ordered in Thai food as I was a weird kinda hungry, from not eating much all day, but had a few alcoholic beverages.
TODAY'S COOKING
Iced Green Tea: Made a couple of gallons, each sweetened with 1/4 cup of sugar. That's 190 cal per GALLON, making each gallon the equivalent to a 12oz can of soda.
THE COUNT: 2,810
AM SNACK: 5:45am, 7oz diet sprite
Out of tea, had to get rid of a half pitcher yesterday to make room in the fridge.
BREAKFAST: 6:30am, organic whole grain chex with organic dead milk, 300 cal
LUNCH: 11:45am, Stouffer's French Bread pizzas, 740 cal
No toppings, just cheese, a solid three or four hundred calories less, huh. Not as tasty.
PM SNACK: 3:15pm, spinach whole wheat empanada, +/- 300 cal
PM SNACK: 4pm, 3 mini potato knishes, +/- 150 cal
DINNER 1: 5:45pm, 1.5 slices of pizza, 5 falafel balls, a little seltzer, +/- 600 cal
EVENING SNACK: 9pm, 2 homemade brownie rounds, +/- 300 cal
DINNER 2: whole grain chicken nuggets and ketchup, 420 cal
WEEKEND REPORT
A weird eating weekend. Saturday I oversaw the catering of an event for 200, with my students, and in the evening baked off a couple of cake layers, from a c-school recipe. Sunday morning was compiling the cake, cutting fruit and cheese, reheating knishes, making pitchers of drink, for Edie's 3rd b-day. Took the kids out for an hour in the morning, grabbed a slice as I found myself just eating whipped cream for breakfast, oy. Party went well, ordered in Thai food as I was a weird kinda hungry, from not eating much all day, but had a few alcoholic beverages.
TODAY'S COOKING
Iced Green Tea: Made a couple of gallons, each sweetened with 1/4 cup of sugar. That's 190 cal per GALLON, making each gallon the equivalent to a 12oz can of soda.
THE COUNT: 2,810
AM SNACK: 5:45am, 7oz diet sprite
Out of tea, had to get rid of a half pitcher yesterday to make room in the fridge.
BREAKFAST: 6:30am, organic whole grain chex with organic dead milk, 300 cal
LUNCH: 11:45am, Stouffer's French Bread pizzas, 740 cal
No toppings, just cheese, a solid three or four hundred calories less, huh. Not as tasty.
PM SNACK: 3:15pm, spinach whole wheat empanada, +/- 300 cal
PM SNACK: 4pm, 3 mini potato knishes, +/- 150 cal
DINNER 1: 5:45pm, 1.5 slices of pizza, 5 falafel balls, a little seltzer, +/- 600 cal
EVENING SNACK: 9pm, 2 homemade brownie rounds, +/- 300 cal
DINNER 2: whole grain chicken nuggets and ketchup, 420 cal
Friday, June 8
Hungry but limited
Yesterday I lifted weights in the morning, not because I particularly wanted to or felt like it, but because I knew it would help wake me up fully and get me ready for a long cooking day ahead....and I was right! Today, after an intense cooking day (though shorter), I was very hungry leaving but limited myself to a couple of slices of pizza, on theory it would help me sleep. And it did! I crashed out at 9:30, and slept like a baby.
TODAY'S COUNT: 3,225
TODAY'S COUNT: 3,225
AM SNACK: 8:15am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 9:15am, smoothie, 305 cal
LUNCH: 12:30pm, whole wheat pasta with homemade sauce and romano and shrimp, momma salad with ranch, +/-815 cal
Had to guess on my sauce, but I suspect this count is pretty accurate.
SCHOOL SNACK: 3-6pm, various bites, pasta, +/- 560 cal
DINNER: 7pm, pizza, +/- 1,500 cal
LUNCH: 12:30pm, whole wheat pasta with homemade sauce and romano and shrimp, momma salad with ranch, +/-815 cal
Had to guess on my sauce, but I suspect this count is pretty accurate.
SCHOOL SNACK: 3-6pm, various bites, pasta, +/- 560 cal
DINNER: 7pm, pizza, +/- 1,500 cal
Thursday, June 7
Researching counts on take out Chinese is scary.
Today's count is more a guess of intuition than based in hard counts. Had a major cook day with the students -- it was Brooklyn Queens day, so had students from both classes spend the whole day with me knocking out 9 dishes for 200 for an event on Saturday. What this meant was me on my feet in full-on awareness mode (which includes teaching, coaching, barking, yelling, cheering, pleading, joking, scolding and soothing, many at the same time) and popping a lot of little stuff in my mouth as we went along. Got home with a little sack of Chinese food, but....looking up calorie counts for that stuff on line is both frightfully inaccurate and....high across the board. That stuff is DENSE. I knew Chinese food was high in calories, but....a pint of fried rice and an app of shrimp toast is around 1,400 cal? I would have guessed half that.
Between the cola I sucked down during the day to keep me energized and focused, and the remainders of the brownie scraps in the fridge at night, I found myself pretty wide awake until around 2am. Oofah!
TODAY'S COUNT: 3,445
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, brown rice crispies with organic dead milk, 300 cal
SCHOOL SNACKING: 11:30am-7pm, about 24oz of coke, about 5oz of meatballs, about 8oz of penne with sauce, +/- 1,200 cal
DINNER: 9pm, beef fried rice, shrimp toast, water, brownie scraps, water, +/- 1,900
Between the cola I sucked down during the day to keep me energized and focused, and the remainders of the brownie scraps in the fridge at night, I found myself pretty wide awake until around 2am. Oofah!
TODAY'S COUNT: 3,445
AM SNACK: 8:30am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 9:30am, brown rice crispies with organic dead milk, 300 cal
SCHOOL SNACKING: 11:30am-7pm, about 24oz of coke, about 5oz of meatballs, about 8oz of penne with sauce, +/- 1,200 cal
DINNER: 9pm, beef fried rice, shrimp toast, water, brownie scraps, water, +/- 1,900
Wednesday, June 6
A lot of guessing
Chill day, morning with a sleeping baby and chores, afternoon in school. Hard to count the calories, but as I said, this is a run up practice to mid-July. Still, today's count seems believable -- when I went to bed, I was not hungry but could definitely eat more, consistent with the 3000+ days I've been having.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Chocolate Ice Cream: Made another layer in the ice cream novelties for Edie's 3rd b-day. Betsy has finally gotten around to eating the brownie scraps...
TODAY'S COUNT: 2650
AM SNACK: 8:45am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 9:45am, hardcore oatmeal, 245 cal
LUNCH: 11:30am, PB&J on whole wheat, momma salad just with salt, 660 cal
PM SNACK: 2pm, homemade granola bar, +/- 200 cal
Looking forward to making the next batch, I'll see how accurate my guessing is
SCHOOL SNACK: 3:30pm, chips, +/- 500 cal
SCHOOL DINNER: 7pm, meatballs, spinach, +/- 800 CAL
EVENING SNACK: 9:15pm, wholewheat pretzel sticks, 220 cal
TODAY'S COOKING:
Chocolate Ice Cream: Made another layer in the ice cream novelties for Edie's 3rd b-day. Betsy has finally gotten around to eating the brownie scraps...
TODAY'S COUNT: 2650
AM SNACK: 8:45am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 9:45am, hardcore oatmeal, 245 cal
LUNCH: 11:30am, PB&J on whole wheat, momma salad just with salt, 660 cal
PM SNACK: 2pm, homemade granola bar, +/- 200 cal
Looking forward to making the next batch, I'll see how accurate my guessing is
SCHOOL SNACK: 3:30pm, chips, +/- 500 cal
SCHOOL DINNER: 7pm, meatballs, spinach, +/- 800 CAL
EVENING SNACK: 9:15pm, wholewheat pretzel sticks, 220 cal
Tuesday, June 5
Surprised/Nervous
Definitely overate today. Nutritionally, not horrendous except for the excess of pastrami and sugar at the end, but just too much. I'm starting to be a little surprised/nervous about how much I'm eating, and feeling like it's normal.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Mini knishes, brownies, ice cream batter: Since I'll be cooking a lot tomorrow through Saturday for school, I got a jump on the food for Edie's 3rd birthday party.
TODAY'S COUNT: 3595
AM SNACK: 7am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 7:45am, wholegrain chex with organic dead milk, 300 cal
What does it mean that I ate a double serving of cereal, but it only needed a half serving of milk?
AM SNACK: 10:30am, spoonful of knish filling, +/- 50 cal
LUNCH: 12:30, foot long Veggie burger hero on "9-grain" bread, bag of chips, diet coke, 1,840 cal
Holy crap! No wonder Subway doesn't advertise the nutritional info of it's vege-burger, as it's 485 cal a piece. In the future, 6" is the way to go. They sure make it easy & economical to over-eat.
PM SNACK: 5pm, watermelon, 175 cal
DINNER: 7:30pm, wholegrain chicken nuggets with ketchup, momma salad with a little ranch, 585 cal
EVENING SNACKING: 9-11pm, pastrami mini knishes, scraps of brownie, +/- 600 cal
In the future, this stuff will be measured, but too off the cuff and late in the evening.
TODAY'S COOKING:
Mini knishes, brownies, ice cream batter: Since I'll be cooking a lot tomorrow through Saturday for school, I got a jump on the food for Edie's 3rd birthday party.
TODAY'S COUNT: 3595
AM SNACK: 7am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 7:45am, wholegrain chex with organic dead milk, 300 cal
What does it mean that I ate a double serving of cereal, but it only needed a half serving of milk?
AM SNACK: 10:30am, spoonful of knish filling, +/- 50 cal
LUNCH: 12:30, foot long Veggie burger hero on "9-grain" bread, bag of chips, diet coke, 1,840 cal
Holy crap! No wonder Subway doesn't advertise the nutritional info of it's vege-burger, as it's 485 cal a piece. In the future, 6" is the way to go. They sure make it easy & economical to over-eat.
PM SNACK: 5pm, watermelon, 175 cal
DINNER: 7:30pm, wholegrain chicken nuggets with ketchup, momma salad with a little ranch, 585 cal
EVENING SNACKING: 9-11pm, pastrami mini knishes, scraps of brownie, +/- 600 cal
In the future, this stuff will be measured, but too off the cuff and late in the evening.
Monday, June 4
Return of the Weekend Report
During Saturday, life was slow-paced and I was updating this blog through out the day. I've decided to "Tom Cruise" it, to give myself the weekends to live a little free-er, to not count calories. Yet by writing down and talking about everything I was eating, it seemed like I was beating around the bush about reporting calories.
SO. From now on, I will go back to a feature I had when I was in culinary school. Back then, I would write long entries every day about what was gone over in school, addended by what I ate the whole day. I'd give myself the weekends off, and write a summary on Monday of whatever interesting things I ate or did in the kitchen.
WEEKEND REPORT:
It was a Tour de Doughnut Saturday -- left out on bike at 7am, realized the drizzle made it feel 15 degrees colder. Stopped at Doughnut Plant to eat donuts and regroup. Tried to find a calorie count on the doughnuts, but every reference found in google referred to them simply as "calorie bombs". Took Edie out on the big bike, and it got beautiful and sunny. -sigh-. Sunday was a car ride to Albany for a niece's bat mitzvah. Bagel in the morning matched a bagel in the afternoon. Killed the meatballs and fresh pasta in the evening, looking to empty out the freezer to make way for ice cream treat's for Edie's birthday this Sunday....
THE COUNT: 3,265 cal
Huh. Is over 3000cal for me normal? I haven't been cutting back, just observing to get a baseline, but I gotta admit I'm surprised. I ate well today, but not (what I thought was) excessively.
AM SNACK: 8:45am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 10:30am, smoothie, 430 cal
LUNCH: 1:15pm, 2 stouffer's pizzas, water, 920 cal
DINNER: 5:30pm, broiled cod, sauteed spinach, potato gnochi with parm, watermelon, water, 1,400 cal
I doubled the suggested servings for all three elements of the meal -- the fish, potato pasta and veg. And it still seemed like a conservative amount. Had to eat almost a kilo of watermelon to feel full. -sigh-
EVENING SNACK: 8:25pm, chocolate chips & roasted almonds, 350 cal
EVENING SNACK: 9:30pm, multigrain tortilla chips with salsa, 170 cal
SO. From now on, I will go back to a feature I had when I was in culinary school. Back then, I would write long entries every day about what was gone over in school, addended by what I ate the whole day. I'd give myself the weekends off, and write a summary on Monday of whatever interesting things I ate or did in the kitchen.
WEEKEND REPORT:
It was a Tour de Doughnut Saturday -- left out on bike at 7am, realized the drizzle made it feel 15 degrees colder. Stopped at Doughnut Plant to eat donuts and regroup. Tried to find a calorie count on the doughnuts, but every reference found in google referred to them simply as "calorie bombs". Took Edie out on the big bike, and it got beautiful and sunny. -sigh-. Sunday was a car ride to Albany for a niece's bat mitzvah. Bagel in the morning matched a bagel in the afternoon. Killed the meatballs and fresh pasta in the evening, looking to empty out the freezer to make way for ice cream treat's for Edie's birthday this Sunday....
THE COUNT: 3,265 cal
Huh. Is over 3000cal for me normal? I haven't been cutting back, just observing to get a baseline, but I gotta admit I'm surprised. I ate well today, but not (what I thought was) excessively.
AM SNACK: 8:45am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 10:30am, smoothie, 430 cal
LUNCH: 1:15pm, 2 stouffer's pizzas, water, 920 cal
DINNER: 5:30pm, broiled cod, sauteed spinach, potato gnochi with parm, watermelon, water, 1,400 cal
I doubled the suggested servings for all three elements of the meal -- the fish, potato pasta and veg. And it still seemed like a conservative amount. Had to eat almost a kilo of watermelon to feel full. -sigh-
EVENING SNACK: 8:25pm, chocolate chips & roasted almonds, 350 cal
EVENING SNACK: 9:30pm, multigrain tortilla chips with salsa, 170 cal
Friday, June 1
Cracking 3000
231--->229.8--->225.4
Went down by over 4 pounds this last month. Looking at the pattern of my weight since recording it month to month, this is the time of year I go down a little, but it comes back in the fall. Still, I lifted weights this morning, completing my regular 2x a week despite skipping the holiday on Monday and being too sick/tired/busy Tuesday. It's heartening that I really do feel good when I finish, in a similar way to how I feel better when I finish a long bike ride.
I'm not sure (yet) how many calories I need to take in per day to maintain my weight or to lose weight at a healthy rate, but I 'm pretty sure that going over 3000 is not ideal. Looking at what I ate today, it was mostly pretty healthy, and the unhealthy stuff was in relatively small quantities. (And if I had a sugared soda instead of diet, I could have easily piled on 300-500 more.) Huh.
THE COUNT: 3,015
AM SNACK: 6:45am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 10am, hardcore oatmeal, banana, 340 cal
LUNCH: noon, sardine & avocado on wholewheat toast, momma salad with ranch, 2 ears boiled corn with butter, water, 1070 cal
Huh, so that's what eating 1000 calories feels like. Felt good, full, comfortable, satiated. Surprisingly, the one tablespoon of dressing had the same number of calories as the cup and a half of carrot, cucumber, red pepper and onion.
PM SNACK: 2:45pm, bag of Fritos, 160 cal
SCHOOL SNACK: 4:30pm, mouthful of brownie batter, ??? Cal
It was a substantial taste, as we were cleaning a huge pot and there was a lot to lick. 200.
DINNER: 6:30pm, Swedish meatballs & mashed potatoes, gravy, fries, a little salad, diet Pepsi, 1,200 cal
Got stuck at Ikea as the line was slow and had to stick around another 40 minutes to wait for the ferry. The cafeteria seduced me because....they listed calorie counts, he he. Hungry, ordered fries (330) to go along with the meal. Surprised how many calories. Satisfying, even if I skipped the overly sweet lingon berry mush.
Went down by over 4 pounds this last month. Looking at the pattern of my weight since recording it month to month, this is the time of year I go down a little, but it comes back in the fall. Still, I lifted weights this morning, completing my regular 2x a week despite skipping the holiday on Monday and being too sick/tired/busy Tuesday. It's heartening that I really do feel good when I finish, in a similar way to how I feel better when I finish a long bike ride.
I'm not sure (yet) how many calories I need to take in per day to maintain my weight or to lose weight at a healthy rate, but I 'm pretty sure that going over 3000 is not ideal. Looking at what I ate today, it was mostly pretty healthy, and the unhealthy stuff was in relatively small quantities. (And if I had a sugared soda instead of diet, I could have easily piled on 300-500 more.) Huh.
THE COUNT: 3,015
AM SNACK: 6:45am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 10am, hardcore oatmeal, banana, 340 cal
LUNCH: noon, sardine & avocado on wholewheat toast, momma salad with ranch, 2 ears boiled corn with butter, water, 1070 cal
Huh, so that's what eating 1000 calories feels like. Felt good, full, comfortable, satiated. Surprisingly, the one tablespoon of dressing had the same number of calories as the cup and a half of carrot, cucumber, red pepper and onion.
PM SNACK: 2:45pm, bag of Fritos, 160 cal
SCHOOL SNACK: 4:30pm, mouthful of brownie batter, ??? Cal
It was a substantial taste, as we were cleaning a huge pot and there was a lot to lick. 200.
DINNER: 6:30pm, Swedish meatballs & mashed potatoes, gravy, fries, a little salad, diet Pepsi, 1,200 cal
Got stuck at Ikea as the line was slow and had to stick around another 40 minutes to wait for the ferry. The cafeteria seduced me because....they listed calorie counts, he he. Hungry, ordered fries (330) to go along with the meal. Surprised how many calories. Satisfying, even if I skipped the overly sweet lingon berry mush.
Thursday, May 31
Buzz Buzz on one beer
B took Milli Mil to the doc this morning, so after I got Edles to school, got laundry in and did food shopping.
Forgot to mention that I lifted weights yesterday. I was feeling a bit run down but kinda unthinkingly knew if I lifted, I'd feel better after...and I did! Thought I was only going to lift once this week, but will try to fit another 45 minute session in tomorrow, should be fine as I'm only a little sore today.
THE COUNT: +/- 2500 cal
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 10am, smoothie, 330 cal
Probably not EXACTLY 330, as my frozen fruit mix is personally done, but I got the count from a commercial brand of mixed frozen fruit.
AM SNACK: 11:45am, popcorn, 440 cal
LUNCH: 12:45pm, 2 stouffer's french bread pizza, 840 cal
Huh. Guess I could have probably done 1.
SCHOOL DINNER: 6:30pm, random bites of pizza, 12oz soda (140cal), ??? cal
Didn't eat that much, gonna say 500cal all in.
EVENING SNORT: 8:30pm, can of 21st Amendment Bitter American beer, 130 cal
Stopped by Malt & Mold on the way home from school, the proprietor invited me in for a beer and a chat.
EVENING SNACK: 9:15pm, watermelon, 220 cal
Forgot to mention that I lifted weights yesterday. I was feeling a bit run down but kinda unthinkingly knew if I lifted, I'd feel better after...and I did! Thought I was only going to lift once this week, but will try to fit another 45 minute session in tomorrow, should be fine as I'm only a little sore today.
THE COUNT: +/- 2500 cal
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea, 45 cal
BREAKFAST: 10am, smoothie, 330 cal
Probably not EXACTLY 330, as my frozen fruit mix is personally done, but I got the count from a commercial brand of mixed frozen fruit.
AM SNACK: 11:45am, popcorn, 440 cal
LUNCH: 12:45pm, 2 stouffer's french bread pizza, 840 cal
Huh. Guess I could have probably done 1.
SCHOOL DINNER: 6:30pm, random bites of pizza, 12oz soda (140cal), ??? cal
Didn't eat that much, gonna say 500cal all in.
EVENING SNORT: 8:30pm, can of 21st Amendment Bitter American beer, 130 cal
Stopped by Malt & Mold on the way home from school, the proprietor invited me in for a beer and a chat.
EVENING SNACK: 9:15pm, watermelon, 220 cal
Wednesday, May 30
Count Norbert
Woke up at 5am feeling a bit ill, got it together by 9am. Something didn't sit right, perhaps last night's pizza?
Speaking of that pizza, it got me thinking. I'll be shaking up this blog in a bit, but there are certain things I think I should start now in the roll up. Yesterday, I ate pretty healthily, homemade reasonable breakfast, a vegetable-laden vegetarian lunch, dinner with a small piece of broiled fish, brown rice and a lot of vegetables. Despite that, I was very, very hungry come 8pm or so, craving sugar. The frozen pizza hit the spot and squelched my appetite. I needed more calories, not sugar.
How many calories do I need? Reporting estimated "bowls" to consider how much I actually eat is, among other things, ineffective in tracking quantity, a.k.a. calories. So instead of bowls, I'm going to report calories as best I can. It may take a month or two to get to the point where I can account for all calories through the day, but it's an evolving process, I guess.
Funny, when we served the final meal at my class this evening, I cut the cheesecake we made into 32 slices -- close to the recommended serving. The kids whined a little about how small the pieces were, and all served double portions for themselves. Hmmm.
THE COUNT: +/-2035
AM SNACK: 8:45am, iced green tea, pint, 45 calories
For some reason when I made new tea last night, I added 1/2 cup of sugar per gallon instead of 1/4. Too sweet. Not undrinkable canned ice tea sweet, but too sweet. Green tea is zero calories, but .5oz of sugar adds the cals.
LUNCH: 11:45am, PB&J on whole wheat toast, momma salad with ranch, water, 670 calories
Easy to forget how many calories in dressing, how little in cucumber.
SCHOOL DINNER: 6:30pm, fried shrimp, baked ziti, asparagus, cheesecake, can of coke (145cal), ?? cal
I kept my portions at a reasonable amount, but the ziti was definitely 6-8oz, not the recommended 2. Fried shrimp was nibbled on for 30 minutes, so who knows. I'd estimate, including the coke, 1000 or so calories.
EVENING SNACK: 9:15pm, peanuts & chocolate chips, 330 calories
Speaking of that pizza, it got me thinking. I'll be shaking up this blog in a bit, but there are certain things I think I should start now in the roll up. Yesterday, I ate pretty healthily, homemade reasonable breakfast, a vegetable-laden vegetarian lunch, dinner with a small piece of broiled fish, brown rice and a lot of vegetables. Despite that, I was very, very hungry come 8pm or so, craving sugar. The frozen pizza hit the spot and squelched my appetite. I needed more calories, not sugar.
How many calories do I need? Reporting estimated "bowls" to consider how much I actually eat is, among other things, ineffective in tracking quantity, a.k.a. calories. So instead of bowls, I'm going to report calories as best I can. It may take a month or two to get to the point where I can account for all calories through the day, but it's an evolving process, I guess.
Funny, when we served the final meal at my class this evening, I cut the cheesecake we made into 32 slices -- close to the recommended serving. The kids whined a little about how small the pieces were, and all served double portions for themselves. Hmmm.
THE COUNT: +/-2035
AM SNACK: 8:45am, iced green tea, pint, 45 calories
For some reason when I made new tea last night, I added 1/2 cup of sugar per gallon instead of 1/4. Too sweet. Not undrinkable canned ice tea sweet, but too sweet. Green tea is zero calories, but .5oz of sugar adds the cals.
LUNCH: 11:45am, PB&J on whole wheat toast, momma salad with ranch, water, 670 calories
Easy to forget how many calories in dressing, how little in cucumber.
SCHOOL DINNER: 6:30pm, fried shrimp, baked ziti, asparagus, cheesecake, can of coke (145cal), ?? cal
I kept my portions at a reasonable amount, but the ziti was definitely 6-8oz, not the recommended 2. Fried shrimp was nibbled on for 30 minutes, so who knows. I'd estimate, including the coke, 1000 or so calories.
EVENING SNACK: 9:15pm, peanuts & chocolate chips, 330 calories
Monday, May 28
Son, get some teeth
While out and about with Mil today, went to Maoz and got a "Falafel Salad Box" -- a container with a 5 fried balls and a meager garnish of iceberg -- but then filled up from their salad bar. Tabouli, onion relish, roasted peppers, Israeli salad and a few other little things made the bowl overflow and topped with a healthy squirt of tahini. I know it's set up so I feel like I'm getting my $9 worth, but I know if I did the math if I made this at home this plate would be about $3. Still, a healthy vegetable-heavy vegetarian meal eaten in Union Square, with Mil pushed to one side while strapped to me, which didn't stop him from trying to eat what I was eating. Son, get some teeth, then we'll talk
TODAY'S COOKING
Banana Pancakes: T came over in the morning with Lil' EO, and we cooked up some good pancakes together. Added a cup of sour cream to the standard c-school recipe, came out tender, highly-risen and tasty.
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9:45am, 2 banana pancakes, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, falafel salad box, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:30pm, large momma salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:30pm, broiled cod, curry brown rice, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Broiled the cod for 10 minutes on high, came out a bit tough, edible but overcooked. I have a 3 lb bag of frozen fillets, so next time will cut back to 7 minutes.
EVENING SNACK: 8:30pm, frozen pizza, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Hmmmm.
TODAY'S COOKING
Banana Pancakes: T came over in the morning with Lil' EO, and we cooked up some good pancakes together. Added a cup of sour cream to the standard c-school recipe, came out tender, highly-risen and tasty.
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9:45am, 2 banana pancakes, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, falafel salad box, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 5:30pm, large momma salad, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:30pm, broiled cod, curry brown rice, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Broiled the cod for 10 minutes on high, came out a bit tough, edible but overcooked. I have a 3 lb bag of frozen fillets, so next time will cut back to 7 minutes.
EVENING SNACK: 8:30pm, frozen pizza, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Hmmmm.
Memorial Day Eating
I intended to lift weights, but the fam went to visit friends in Brooklyn in the morning, I fell asleep in the afternoon for nice nap, then J came over and we got the laundry done together and took Edles out for dinner at a local joint. I've decided not to beat myself up about the poor eating and lack of exercise today, it was a national holiday with quality family & friend time, and will be back on the lifting for my normal second lift later in the week.
BREAKFAST: 8am, iced green tea, brown rice crispies with organic dead milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, shrimp burrito, guac & chips, 1 beer, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, ice cream cone, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:30pm, no-cheese eggplant hero, house salad, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8pm, ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BREAKFAST: 8am, iced green tea, brown rice crispies with organic dead milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, shrimp burrito, guac & chips, 1 beer, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
PM SNACK: 2:30pm, ice cream cone, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 6:30pm, no-cheese eggplant hero, house salad, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 8pm, ice cream, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Saturday, May 26
Eat through a ride
Road the bike to Seaside Heights today, about 85 miles total. Tried to avoid having meals, but have a lot of snacks -- it worked. I wasn't hungry or thirsty the whole day, and when I got home I threw down 2 slices that were lying around, but felt pretty in control after that -- a little watermelon easily finished me. Able to cook some sweet stuff and almost none went down my throat -- if I was in calorie deficit, that bowl of watermelon would have been a bowl of ice cream.
TODAY'S COOKING
Vanilla Ice Cream & Strawberry Compote: The host whose party we're going to tomorrow asked for "strawberry vanilla" ice cream, a combo I do not like, so I made the strawberry element as a topping rather than as a mix-in. Took 2/3 pf a pint of a strawberries and mashed and cooked them with some sugar and rum. Once juiced well-released, made smooth in a food processor and added in the other 1/3, finely sliced. Vanilla ice cream came out well.
AM SNACK: 6:45am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 7:30am, watermelon, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 8:15am, 2 donuts, churro, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 11:45am, 32 oz gatorade
BIKE SNACK 1pm, pizza slice, diet coke, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 2:30pm, bag of munchos, slurpie, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 4:45pm, suspiciously bad burger, fries, ice cream cone, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, 2 slices pizza, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 9pm, watermelon, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
TODAY'S COOKING
Vanilla Ice Cream & Strawberry Compote: The host whose party we're going to tomorrow asked for "strawberry vanilla" ice cream, a combo I do not like, so I made the strawberry element as a topping rather than as a mix-in. Took 2/3 pf a pint of a strawberries and mashed and cooked them with some sugar and rum. Once juiced well-released, made smooth in a food processor and added in the other 1/3, finely sliced. Vanilla ice cream came out well.
AM SNACK: 6:45am, iced green tea
AM SNACK: 7:30am, watermelon, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 8:15am, 2 donuts, churro, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 11:45am, 32 oz gatorade
BIKE SNACK 1pm, pizza slice, diet coke, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 2:30pm, bag of munchos, slurpie, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
BIKE SNACK: 4:45pm, suspiciously bad burger, fries, ice cream cone, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 7:30pm, 2 slices pizza, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 9pm, watermelon, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Friday, May 25
Cooking, Waterin' & Ballet
Woke up with a cough, but feeling a little better, cough not as coughy as the last few days. Got my regularly scheduled weights in before T and her bebe came over. We baked cookies for her people, and we also made pasta from scratch, before heading out with bebes for bebestuff.
Picked up Edie after school and went to our coop's big playground, where the water feature was on for the first time this season. After five minutes of Edie pleading with her eyes to allow her to get wet, I got her down to her diaper and she was running, running, running for a solid hour in and out of the spray.
Met up with MAP in the evening for some ballet at the Met. MAP is great n' all, but I look forward to going to the Met with my wifey sooner than later....
TODAY'S COOKING
Vanilla Ice Cream Custard: Before T showed up, I quickly whipped off a batch of triple vanilla bean custard to make ice cream tomorrow, because Sunday we are going to a start-of-summer party in the 'hood.
Spinach Pasta: Experimental -- why not make whole wheat pasta instead of buying it? 3.5 cups whole wheat flour, 6 eggs, 1/2 cup spinach. Cooked and chilled spinach, blended it with eggs to smooth. Made dough, rested for an hour. Rolled out in machine. Dough was a little weak on the gluten side, broke when got really long. Too moist too, had to hang each noodle on a pasta rack to keep from sticking. In the end, tasted good, slightly gritty, but not as bad as I thought it would be.
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9am, brown rice crispies & organic dead milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Measured out a 30 gram "single serving" of cereal, way too little, so poured 60 and it looked reasonable. A single serving of milk was 1 cup, which was too much. Hmmmm.
LUNCH 1: noon, spinach pasta with shrimp and homemade sauce, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH 2: 2:30pm, 6" veggie burger sandwich, sunchips, diet coke, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
From the materials provided, I estimate this meal at 600 calories, relatively low for fastfood. Hmmm
EVENING SNORT: 6:30pm, glass of proseccco
DINNER: 8:45pm, 2 slices of pizza, sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Picked up Edie after school and went to our coop's big playground, where the water feature was on for the first time this season. After five minutes of Edie pleading with her eyes to allow her to get wet, I got her down to her diaper and she was running, running, running for a solid hour in and out of the spray.
Met up with MAP in the evening for some ballet at the Met. MAP is great n' all, but I look forward to going to the Met with my wifey sooner than later....
TODAY'S COOKING
Vanilla Ice Cream Custard: Before T showed up, I quickly whipped off a batch of triple vanilla bean custard to make ice cream tomorrow, because Sunday we are going to a start-of-summer party in the 'hood.
Spinach Pasta: Experimental -- why not make whole wheat pasta instead of buying it? 3.5 cups whole wheat flour, 6 eggs, 1/2 cup spinach. Cooked and chilled spinach, blended it with eggs to smooth. Made dough, rested for an hour. Rolled out in machine. Dough was a little weak on the gluten side, broke when got really long. Too moist too, had to hang each noodle on a pasta rack to keep from sticking. In the end, tasted good, slightly gritty, but not as bad as I thought it would be.
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9am, brown rice crispies & organic dead milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Measured out a 30 gram "single serving" of cereal, way too little, so poured 60 and it looked reasonable. A single serving of milk was 1 cup, which was too much. Hmmmm.
LUNCH 1: noon, spinach pasta with shrimp and homemade sauce, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH 2: 2:30pm, 6" veggie burger sandwich, sunchips, diet coke, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
From the materials provided, I estimate this meal at 600 calories, relatively low for fastfood. Hmmm
EVENING SNORT: 6:30pm, glass of proseccco
DINNER: 8:45pm, 2 slices of pizza, sprite, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Thursday, May 24
Hungry Man
Chilled with Mil in the morning, got laundry done, taught in the afternoon, food shopped in the evening, fed my childhood nostalgia in the evening.
AM SNACK: 8:15am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9:15am, hardcore oatmeal, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, 2 hot dogs with mustard & caramelized onion, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
SCHOOL SNACK: 3:30pm, 3oz of various snack chips, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Tiny one ounce packs of chips have 110 calories -- wow.
SCHOOL SNACK: 6pm, farro & sausage, 10oz coca cola, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:30pm, Hungry Man Salisbury Steak Frozen Dinner, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Picked up something different at the super market, something comforting from my childhood. Definitely not as good as I remember. Potatoes were clearly reconstituted from dry, the microwave-baked brownie was oddly cake-like. I never ate the string beans as a kid, but I ate them now, and they were over-cooked and oddly sweet. Why are they in so much liquid? The Salisbury steaks were kinda rubbery and overly sweet too, but they had this really appealing grilled flavor I distinctly remember from childhood. The Salisbury steaks I made for a dinner party a few months ago were ridiculously superior.
B b'd and moaned at me this morning after finding the container in the trash. I had to explain to her that a) it was fun and mindful, not a chore or mindless, b) it was 1/3 the calories of a box of donuts that give me the same comfort and c) just because your not pregnant doesn't mean you shouldn't be barefoot and quiet! (that's husband jokes for ya)
AM SNACK: 8:15am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9:15am, hardcore oatmeal, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: noon, 2 hot dogs with mustard & caramelized onion, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
SCHOOL SNACK: 3:30pm, 3oz of various snack chips, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Tiny one ounce packs of chips have 110 calories -- wow.
SCHOOL SNACK: 6pm, farro & sausage, 10oz coca cola, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9:30pm, Hungry Man Salisbury Steak Frozen Dinner, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Picked up something different at the super market, something comforting from my childhood. Definitely not as good as I remember. Potatoes were clearly reconstituted from dry, the microwave-baked brownie was oddly cake-like. I never ate the string beans as a kid, but I ate them now, and they were over-cooked and oddly sweet. Why are they in so much liquid? The Salisbury steaks were kinda rubbery and overly sweet too, but they had this really appealing grilled flavor I distinctly remember from childhood. The Salisbury steaks I made for a dinner party a few months ago were ridiculously superior.
B b'd and moaned at me this morning after finding the container in the trash. I had to explain to her that a) it was fun and mindful, not a chore or mindless, b) it was 1/3 the calories of a box of donuts that give me the same comfort and c) just because your not pregnant doesn't mean you shouldn't be barefoot and quiet! (that's husband jokes for ya)
Wednesday, May 23
Rice Rice Baby
Rough night, I'm still coughing a lot and the other three aren't sleeping that great, either. Taught culinary this afternoon, made pastry -- donuts and cookies and cheesecakes, oh my! Out of fresh veg at home, still wangled an ok dinner.
AM SNACK: 7:45am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9am, BLT on white toast, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Out to breakfast with B.
LUNCH: noon, PB&J on whole wheat, water .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
SCHOOL SNACK: 5:30pm, 2 fried donuts, 2 chocolate chip cookies, cup of milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9pm, broiled sole, curry brown rice, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Fried the brown rice in butter, tossed in a tablespoon of curry powder, dash of salt, a fistful of caramelized onion and a few bay leaves. Cooked up nice simmering for about 30 minutes. Missing a certain something, not sure what.
AM SNACK: 7:45am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 9am, BLT on white toast, water, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
Out to breakfast with B.
LUNCH: noon, PB&J on whole wheat, water .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
SCHOOL SNACK: 5:30pm, 2 fried donuts, 2 chocolate chip cookies, cup of milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
DINNER: 9pm, broiled sole, curry brown rice, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Fried the brown rice in butter, tossed in a tablespoon of curry powder, dash of salt, a fistful of caramelized onion and a few bay leaves. Cooked up nice simmering for about 30 minutes. Missing a certain something, not sure what.
Tuesday, May 22
Hong Kong not for me
Still feeling sick, stuffy nose, sore throat, head achey, but better. Lifted weights in the morning.
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10:15am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, rice noodles & fishball, Hong Kong lotus leaf wrap, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Got lunch at the Chinese cart at the corner of Canal & Essex. She was out of the usual small lotus leaf wraps I get, which have a small amount of minced, soy-heavy pork in the middle of the sticky rice, so I got some other wrap she had. This one was larger and held together with string. Same sticky rice, but it quickly got different as I ate through it. Rice changed in texture and turned yellow. The middle was a sloid piece of pork with a healthy piece of fat attached to it. I realized there was an egg in there that was steamed to cook into the rice and....I didn't like it. I did eat about half of it, but was just too eggy for my taste.
DINNER: 6:30pm, whole wheat pasta with spinach, shrimp and homemade sauce, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, chocolate chips & almonds, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
AM SNACK: 7:30am, iced green tea
BREAKFAST: 10:15am, smoothie, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
LUNCH: 12:30pm, rice noodles & fishball, Hong Kong lotus leaf wrap, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Got lunch at the Chinese cart at the corner of Canal & Essex. She was out of the usual small lotus leaf wraps I get, which have a small amount of minced, soy-heavy pork in the middle of the sticky rice, so I got some other wrap she had. This one was larger and held together with string. Same sticky rice, but it quickly got different as I ate through it. Rice changed in texture and turned yellow. The middle was a sloid piece of pork with a healthy piece of fat attached to it. I realized there was an egg in there that was steamed to cook into the rice and....I didn't like it. I did eat about half of it, but was just too eggy for my taste.
DINNER: 6:30pm, whole wheat pasta with spinach, shrimp and homemade sauce, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
EVENING SNACK: 10pm, chocolate chips & almonds, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
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