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Keeping track for a new year. One week at a time.

Jan 2, 2017:
B: bean soup
D: potatoes w/steamed vegs and vegan brown gravy

Jan 3, 2017:
B: oatmeal w/dates and berries
L: southwestern bean soup, toast with apricot jelly, veg stix
D: southwestern bean soup

Jan 4, 2017:
B: southwestern soup, toast with strawberry jam
L: miso noodle soup
D: mashed potatoes with mixed vegs and vegan brown gravy

Jan 5, 2017:
B: date treats; a few pistachios; two oranges
L: hot & sour soup; Buddha supreme over white rice
D: veggie pizza with no cheese

Jan 6, 2017:
B: steel cut oats
L: southwestern bean soup
D: veggie pizza no cheese; kale salad with red pepper sauce/dressing (YUM! I needed those fresh greens)

Jan 7, 2017:
B: two piece ww toast 1 with nutty bean spread and jam. One with homemade cocoa peanut butter spread
L: southwestern bean soup
D: mashed potatoes with mixed vegs and mushroom gravy; kale salad with red pepper sauce/dressing
DARK CHOCOLATE FOR A TREAT BETWEEN MEALS

WEEK TWO

Jan 8
B: banana, apple, granola bar, a few pistachios
L Thai Curried Rice YUMMMMY
D Southwestern bean soup or something...a big green salad for sure
DARK CHOCOLATE FOR A TREAT BETWEEN MEALS

Jan 9
B: 1 slice ww toast w/nutty bean spread and a banana; half an apple
Brunch-ish: leftover linguine with spinach
D: Thai Curried Rice

Jan 10
B: steel cut oats with berries
L: quesadilla style; huge salad with roasted red pepper sauce/dressing
D: Thai Curried Rice

Jan 11
B: steel cut oats with berries
L: salad; baked potato
D: mashed potatoes w/mixed vegs and mushroom gravy

Jan 12
B: steel cut oats, half ww toast w/nutty bean spread, 1/2 apple
L: Mediterranean rice salad
D: Chinese; white rice;

Jan 13
B: two ww toast w/peanut butter and honey; one banana
L: butternut and white bean soup
D: Mediterranean rice salad

Jan 14
B: oatmeal w/berries; two grapefruits yum! cup of coffee with creamer
L: LO Chinese from the other night
D: Chicken noodle soup, picked the chicken out
DARK CHOCOLATE BETWEEN MEALS
(pooping a lot today. What did I eat?)<<< GRAPEFRUIT! good heavens, Chris Evans
(good thing I'm keeping close tabs on it currently, eh?)

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WEEK THREE

Sun Jan 15
B: granola bars; apple, banana
L: Butternut and white bean soup
S: buttered popcorn NOT ON PLAN
D: mushroom omelet; eggs NOT ON PLAN tossed green salad
S: three grocery store cookies NOT ON PLAN
EXTRA DARK CHOCOLATE BETWEEN MEALS
a rather greedy day. The omelet had eggs; The popcorn was something I wanted for many days and finally just made some, the cookies were kind of out of controllish. I tasted one while preparing dinner, and then just ate some more. NOT my plan

Jan 16
woke up at 1 a.m. with diarrhea and nausea. Still feeling puny 12 hours later. there is a stomach bug going around.
B: banana
L: Mediterranean rice blend; apple
D: butternut and white bean soup

Jan 17
B: oatmeal with berries
L: Thai Curried Rice (my current fave from The Starch solution)
D: butternut and white bean soup
No more stomach symptoms. I ate candied ginger for the nausea and everything calmed down

Jan 18
B: ww toast w/peanut butter and sliced banana
L: Homemade hummus and pepper strips;
D: Thai curried rice

Jan 19
B: oatmeal with berries
L: Thai curried rice w/poached egg NOT ON PLAN
D: Mexican rice blend w/half an avocado; two pieces toast

Jan 20
B: oatmeal w/banana, berries; half an apple
L: mac n not cheese; green salad; ww toast w/raspberry jam
D:miso vegetable soup with rice noodles

Jan 21
B: mac n not cheese; half a grapefruit
S: dark chocolate; fresh baked artisan bread
L: Miso noodle veggie soup
S: more fresh baked artisan bread with butter NOT ON PLAN
D: Chinese ordered in (veggie Moo Shu) I'm sure, this was made with oil NOT ON PLAN

I thought I was going to be having lots of leftover mac n not cheese, but the high cashew content is making my gut unhappy. IBS is still an issue for me with consumption of nuts SO...I will make a couple of lunches with the rest of the mac n not cheese, and freeze them for another day in a week or so. It's better that way, anyway. Mac N Not Cheese is DELICIOUS...one of my all time favorite recipes...but it is calorie dense, being made with pasta and a cashew cream sauce. More of a feast food, I'd say.
EXTRA DARK CHOCOLATE BETWEEN MEALS

I'm developing the habit of chewing all my bites and savoring the flavors, eating slowly, and stopping when full.

WEEK FOUR

Sunday Jan 22
B: coffee w/non dairy creamer; one granola bar
L: leftover Chinese; banana
S: apple; dark chocolate; pretzels
D: Mexican rice w/avocado
DARK CHOCOLATE BETWEEN MEALS

Jan 23
B: grapefruit; granola bars
L: Tossed green salad with Mexican rice
D: Thai curried rice

Jan 24
B: two pieces ww toast w/peanut butter and honey; sliced banana; grapefruit
L: miso noodle veggie soup
D: mac n not cheese; large tossed salad with roasted red pepper sauce

Jan 25
B: savory steel cut oats with GOMBBS ingredients
L: bean quesadilla with cheese OFF PLAN
wtf is wrong with me? I got SO sick. Gas and the runs all night long.
D: stir fry veggies and noodles (out to eat) (added oil)OFF PLAN

Jan 26
B:
L: Mexican rice over a huge green salad; red pepper sauce
D: veggie burger with the works; fries (added oil)

Jan 27
B: savory steel cut oats
L: granola bars, apple, banana,
D: veggie noodle soup

Jan 28 MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY YAAAAY!
B: cooked granola. omg that is so good! I love the sort of nutty texture.
L: nibbled snacky stuff, including some Reese's miniatures.OFF PLAN GAWD how disgusting it was. I had about a dozen. Made me nauseous.
D: one sushi roll; one cup miso soup
DARK CHOCOLATE BETWEEN MEALS (just a tiny bit, because...Reese's. blch)

WEEK FIVE

Sunday 1/29
B: granola bars; coffee w/creamer* an apple, half an avocado
L: Thai Curried Rice
S: buttered popcorn OFF PLAN
D: green salad w/quesadilla style
DARK CHOCOLATE OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY

*coffee then. Lately I've been drinking a chai black tea, one mug every day. Green tea or water otherwise, but a black chai tea is my first morning drink. AND...the other day I didn't. Annnnd...I got a headache. This morning, the same. Headache until I had something with caffeine, which was coffee at work. So an adjustment is warranted...no more black tea, as it seems to have restarted a caffeine addiction. Green tea never did this. I could have it or not, no problem. But the black tea, if I don't have it, I feel it. Okay then...buh byeeee, black tea. Maybe I'll find a green chai tea, because I love those flavors.

Mon 1/30
B: apple; banana
L: veggie burger with the works; spinach salad; potato chips
D: big green salad with thai curried rice
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES


Tue 1/31
B: apple
L: spaghetti w/veggie marinara; faux parmesan; large tossed salad
D: thai curried rice with large tossed salad; bread sticks from a pizza party at work (I didn't have the pizza, but I did enjoy the bread sticks!)
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

I HAD A NEW MONTH'S RESOLUTION FOR JANUARY: EAT A BIG GREEN SALAD EVERY DAY. JUST NOW LOOKING OVER MY MEALS FOR THE MONTH, I SEE THAT I HAVE HAD 18 SALADS IN JANUARY. I STARTED ON JAN 6 DUE TO WAITING FOR PAYDAY TO GET SALAD STUFF, SO THAT TOTALS 75% OF MY DAYS HAVING SALAD. GOING TO CONTINUE WITH SALAD FREQUENTLY.

ALSO COUNTING THE NUMBER OF OFF PLAN FOODS I ATE, AMOUNTS TO 10 TIMES. DOING THE MATH AND FIGURING 87 MEALS IN 29 DAYS, IT COMES TO 88% COMPLIANCE. I CAN DO BETTER

FEBRUARY NEW MONTH'S RESOLUTION: 15 MINUTES OF EXERCISE EVERY DAY BUT SUNDAY.

Wed 2/1
B: cooked granola w/berries
L:
D: veggie bean soup
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

Thu 2/2 GROUNDHOG DAY (feast day? )
B: cooked granola w/berries
L:
D: Sizzler salad bar.
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

Fri 2/3
B: granola with almond milk and raisins
L: veggie bean soup
D: spaghetti with marinara sauce; big salad; toast with butter OFF PLAN
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

Sat 2/4
B: cooked granola with berries
L: two bean burritos
D: veggie burger with the works; potato chips; baby carrots
DARK CHOCOLATE AS A BETWEEN MEAL TREAT
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

WEEK SIX

Sun 2/5
B: granola bars; banana; apple
L: McDougall's Split Pea soup
S: two pieces whole wheat toast, buttered OFF PLAN
D: Miso veggie noodle soup?

EXTRA DARK CHOCOLATE BETWEEN MEAL TREAT

Mon 2/6
B: cooked granola with berries
L: boiled red potatoes with mixed vegs and vegan brown gravy
D: veggie bean soup
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

Tue 2/7
B: cooked granola with berries
L: quesadilla style; salad
D: boiled red potatoes, mixed vegs, vegan brown gravy
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

Wed 2/8
B: one apple, one banana
L: veggie pho YUM
D: veggie burger with the works; corn; baby carrots
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

Thu 2/9
B: cooked granola; apple; half a banana
L: tuna samwich OFF PLAN; pretzels; baby carrots
D: noodles with veggies and peanut sauce
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

Fri 2/10
B: chili w/whole wheat bread; banana; apple
L: boiled red potatoes with mixed vegs and vegan brown gravy; noodles
D: noodles with veggies and peanut sauce
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

Sat 2/11
B: cooked granola; apple
L: veggie bean soup;
D: three sisters stew
DARK CHOCOLATE FOR A BETWEEN MEAL TREAT
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

WEEK SEVEN

Sun 2/12
B: apple, banana, granola bars, extra dark chocolate
L: Mac n Not Cheese (engine 2 recipe)
D: Mac n cheese using a cauliflower not cheese sauce; two sugar cookies OFF PLAN
S: a handful of potato chips OFF PLAN
Got the super munchies today and ate some things I shouldn't, but I did NOT overdo. Two cookies, and maybe a serving of chips. From an open MASSIVE bag of potato chips, and no one there to see me. Yeah, I did good, because I am fully capable of consuming and entire bag of chips all by myself. I did good, eating only about a 20 individual chips.

That said, now I KNOW I am eating off plan pretty often. For some reason, I am finding it extremely difficult to make myself comply fully with the "no added fat" part of this eating plan. And eggs. Need to figure it out...

Mon 2/13
B: cooked granola; banana
L: mushroom spinach scramble OFF PLAN; large green salad; ww toast buttered OFF PLAN
D: sushi
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

Tue 2/14
B: cooked granola with berries; banana
L: minestrone; spaghetti with marinara; a breadstick; dessert OFF PLAN
D: spaghetti with marinara; a breadstick (leftovers from Olive Garden lunch)
EXERCISE 14 MINUTES

Wed 2/15
B:
L:
D:

Thu 2/16
B:
L:
D:

Fri 2/17
B:
L:
D:

Sat 2/18
B:
L:
D: