food log- let's get specific

nowheregirl

Kim, hoping your 3 month check-up goes uneventfully. Fingers and toes crossed for the clean results.

Not a TGIF for me as I have to work tomorrow Saturday. It sucks big time but I only get every other Saturday off. I've lost 7.5 lb's so far since 19th and am trying to lose more.

Breakfast: herb chicken fillet, WW toast

Lunch: veggies (green pepper, onion, tomato) and tuna with WW pasta

Snack: 1 piece WW buscuit

Bevarages: Chinese green tea, plain water, coffee with sugar/calorie-free sweetener

Dinner: boiled egg

Eeveryone, have a lovely TGIF!

xo

Fumi

KP1970

Thanks ladies. I called my onc and wanted to postpone my appt. as I have come down with a full-blown cold (and he is 4 hours driving). The nurse said that she talked to him and he said that unless I am having problems, he would be fine with seeing me in a few months (but still advises having the blood work done and results faxed to him). What would you all do? I feel good, except for the occasional "achiness" all over (including my feet!)..but supposedly, that is from the Tamoxifen.

Breakfast: Small bowl oatmeal w/wheat germ, raisins and pinch brown sugar; 1 c. watermelon

Lunch: 1/2 c. fat-free cottage cheese; Kashi crackers; 5 prunes; iced tea

P.M. Snack: 1 c. popcorn

Dinner: Cod fillet coated in egg, whole wheat bread crumbs/fried in olive oil; peas; egg noodles w/parmesan cheese; 8 oz. 100% OJ

Dessert: Frozen fudge bar; handful animal cookies (my darn sweet tooth)!

Exercise: Leslie Sansone 2-mile walk DVD (30 min.)

paige-allyson

Kim- I would skip the appointment and just do the bloodwork. Even with my "high risk" status I don't put that much stock in the onc visits- in general I think that if I am not noticing a problem neither will he- except via blood work or a scan. Luckily foot pain is not a sx of recurrence nor is any other pain below the knee or elbow. Seems like it wil do you more good to rest up with your cold. Feel better soon!

Friday May 30th

Breakfast: oatmeal, raisins and cranberres (1 T each), wheat germ, almond milk, 1 c orange juice

Snack- 1/2 banana, 1 c blueberries, 1/3 c granola, 1/2 c organic lowfat dulce de leche yogurt

Lunch: salad with all sorts of vegs and goat cheese, quinoa 1/2 c, 5 black sesame seed rice crackers, Indian food- saag (spinach) dish and a chickpea dish, 1/2 c goat milk yogurt

Snack: 1/2 LG organic chocolate bar, 1/2 peanut butter sandwich, green tea

Dinner: fresh tomato sauce w/spinach and onions, whole wheat pasta, sheep milk romano cheese

Exercise: swam laps 20 min, strength training 15 min, biked 20 minutes (to and from picnic lunch at nearby pond with neighbor friends)

I am pleased that I am doing better with the veggies today- sometimes writing things down I realize I am eating more or less of something than I'd though- like you said Tina it is a good reality check. Ulla- I can always tell (I think) when your dh cooks- he likes to grill and he likes liver- yes? Fumi- keep up the good work with the weight loss. Compared to me you've lost fast but you also eat a lot less!

End of day comment: Okay- I have gone WAY overboard with eating today and I vow to be more moderate this weekend AND to do the meal planning ahead like I said I was going to do. Swimming turns me into Ms. Hungry Hippo but I need to control myself.

abbadoodles

Friday, May 30:

Breakfast:  Large bowl Total MultiGrain cereal with whole milk.  I'm out of skim and drinking the dh's whole.  I find I am much more satisfied for the morning than when I have cereal with skim milk.  Mug coffee with 2 Splenda and 1 Tbsp. lt. cream

Lunch (10:30 AM):  Leftover tuna salad on hamburger bun, topped with Swiss cheese and toasted under the broiler.  2 B&B pickles.

Supper:  Plate of fried clams, three or four French fries, order of cole slaw, unsweetened iced tea.

Extras:  2 cups black tea/sugar 1 tsp., one glass of white wine (can't just throw it out, can I?)

KP1970

Hey girls, I just read an article online (actually I have read this before other places), that 5 cups of green tea per day *significantly* reduces recurrence risk of BC. I am not wild about green tea (much prefer iced tea, but I guess that doesn't offer the same antioxidants), but I think I will just have to ACQUIRE a taste! ;-)

If I find the article again, I will post the link...

PS - Paige, thank you for the get well wishes! And I called my onc's office to let them know I wouldn't be coming in Monday but I will be having the blood work done early next week, once I'm over this cold. (I once had blood work done during a cold and my numbers were kind of haywire which of course had me in a panic/had it done again when I was over the cold and numbers were back to normal) whew 

paige-allyson

Kim thanks for the green tea reminder. I have not been drinking as much as I was and you mentioning it is a good reminder to consume more. If you add citrus to it it actually boosts the benefits- maybe you'd like the taste better if you added a little lemon or orange (and I won't tell if you add sugar You could have iced green tea. I do that sometimes in the summer (anytime actually) make a pot and let it cool and then keep it in the fridge.

abbadoodles

Didn't I read somewhere that black tea has the same anti-oxidants but in not quite as high amounts?  Anybody remember this?

Also, doesn't red tea (rooibos) supposed to have even higher amounts than green tea?  I like Republic of Tea's reds, especially the Botswana Blossom.

Just found a site with info on red tea.  Says up to 50 times the antioxidants! unconfirmed http://www.teamuse.com/article_040501.html

paige-allyson

Saturday, May 31

 I've decided to do my points calculations right here since I have been fooling myself that I've been counting but have actually been very. very lax.

Points balance to start the day: 25 (I divide my 35 bonus points for 7 days right up front)

Breakfast: mini whole wheat bagel, 1 T organic peanut butter, 1 c. coffee w/oat milk, pint water (5 pts) [balance 20]

Snack: 1 c. blueberries, 1/2 c dulce de leche yogurt, 1/3 c. granola

1/2 larabar (8 pts) [balance 12]

Exercise: 1 hour bike ride (high intensity), 10 minute run (earned 7 activity points- at least!) [balance 19]

Snack: other half of Larabar (2 pts) [balance 17]

Lunch: lg salad of dk greens, cuke, and tomato (0), lgt. ginger dressing (1) ; black beans and rice (3), 1 T grated organic cheddar cheese (1), 3 Newman's chocolate sandwich cookies (4) [balance 10 points]

Dinner: cabbage salad w/orange pieces and almonds (4), 1 deviled egg(4), 1/2 c chocolate ice cream (4), sm. piece of cake (7)- this was at a birthday picnic- imagine if I had the soda, chips, and burgers on a roll with melted blue cheese- it would have gone over my allowance for the day. It was bad enough as it was! The sweets are my downfall, especially if I've been working out hard. [balance -9- so 9 pts over for the day]

Tina- I think black tea does have some of the same benefits and that roobis is known for it's antioxidant potency. With the green tea I think that in addition to the antioxidant power in general it contains a specific substance that is benefical. I should know this off the top of my head but I don't.

Ulla

hi girls ..it would be great news for me about black tea as i am a big fan of it..i cant replace it with any other thing

today 31may

breakfast

1  mug coffee/milk +1 banana

lunch

2 peices of home made pizza(in made it to be sure of evrything in it of lowfat and healthy)so it was filled ith vegs and low fat cheese(10% fat only)and black olives and 2pices of chicken hotdog in its periferies..yum yum

1 cup black tea

supper

1 mini begel with lil amount of cream and 1ts unsweetened apple moss+1 cup black tea

2small pommegranat..i just felt hungry so ate that..lol

KP1970

Breakfast: 3/4 c. oatmeal w/2 tbsp. raisins, 2 tbsp. wheat germ, 1/3 c. solid pumpkin, 2% milk, cinnamon

Lunch: 1/2 c. non-fat cottage cheese; Kashi crackers; bunch red grapes; iced tea

PM Snack: 1 c. watermelon

Dinner: 1 c. vegetable soup; two small slices veg. pizza; iced tea

Dessert: 1/2 c. frozen cherries; handful animal crackers

 

 

paige-allyson

Kim- the oatmeal with pumpkin sounds interesting- how do you like it?

Ulla- I love pomegranate. Is there a secret to eating them neatly?

Ulla

dera allysnow

i have been reading all the time its ssooooooooo filled with antioxidants and the best to be eaten wen hungry,,dont know so much ..

today..1st of june..

my weight is 79.7Kgm

breakfast

1cup coffee/milk

1banana

lunch

1orange

1cup coffee/milk

supper

1 slice of my yday home made pizza+1 raw tomato+1mug water diluted yoghart..

i am palnning to make my diet harder as i started to reach this nasty period wen it became so slow to keep loosing ..so this month must be harder with less food and more physical activity

i will be depending on raw vegs and fruits mostly..and if i loved to eat something special we will make it every weekend(2days will be more than enough for DH to do and eat wat he likes..lol)

love u ladies

abbadoodles

Ohboy, have I been naughty!

Saturday, May 31:

Breakfast: Bowl of Total cereal with skim milk 11 oz.

Lunch:  Fistful of Krakus deli ham

Supper: steamed clams w/melted butter, claw meat from huge, 5 lb. lobster, barbecued chicken wing, lots of champagne over the course of 6 hours.  (NO chips of munchies.  That is a plus, isn't it?)

We had a family-type reunion with some old friends, one of which was the ex of the other and whom we hadn't seen in about 32 years.  We had a great time.  We're all moving very slowly today.

Ulla

oh sisters am so bad today..

i ate now 2 big cream puffs filled with castered,,sugar and i bet it is filled with fat ..i feel like crying after i ate it..i just didnt know wat i was thinking about ..DH went inside the supermarket to buy 2 beers wen i just waked to the bakaries and bought those 2 deviles..

i hate to feel like i am feeling now..its a mixed of every bad feeling..guilt,sadness,hopless..etc.........

abbadoodles

Ulla, there's always tomorrow!

Today being Sunday, and with me feeling repentant about yesterday's choices, I was very good.

Breakfast:  bowl of Cheerios with 12 oz. skim milk

Lunch:  one grilled hot dog on a roll with mustard and chopped B&B pickles, 11 oz. skim milk, 3 little potato chips

Snack:  about 15 peanuts in the shell

Supper:  small plate of spaghetti w/sauce and a glob of Parmesan cheese, 11 oz. skim milk

Tomorrow I shall have to think about more protein.  That's my goal.

KP70

Breakfast: Oatmeal w/1% milk, wheat germ, raisins

AM Snack: Bunch red grapes

Lunch: Grilled chicken sandwich (Wendy's); side salad; "light" lemonade

PM Snack: Sugar-free iced vanilla latte (McD's)

Dinner: Handful almonds; sweet potato w/cinnamon; iced tea

Dessert: 

Paige -- the pumpkin is really good with the oatmeal (I put in about 1/3 c. along with a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice)..and raisins (yummy with the pumpkin)...I am good about getting my daily fruit servings but not so much with the veggies, so I feel good about it when I can get a veggie serving at breakfast!  

KP70

Ulla,

Don't be hard on yourself...you're HUMAN! ;-)

Tomorrow is a brand new day...... 

KP1970

Okay, I thought I deleted that second account. Sorry ladies...

KP70 = KP1970! ;-) 

Ulla

hi girls

breakfast

1cup coffee/skimmed milk+1banana

snack

1 orange

lunch

1grilled skinless chicken thigh +1slice 50gm arabic white bread+salad of all vegs+2cuccomber pickles+1grilled onion+2grilled tomatos+5grilled white mushroom

1cup black tea(ps..i still use artificial sweeetners ,aspartam in my coffee and tea..)

incase u wonder wat happened to me today to have such a huge lunch ,,??????????

well u know GRILLING=DH IN HOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!WELL I CANT FEEL GUILTY ABOUT SUCH A VEG FILLED LUNCH..IF WE TRIED TO ACCOUNT THE CAL IN IT IT WONT BE SOOO MUCH..RIGHT???

I AM PLANNING NOT TO EAT ANYTHING MORE TODAY,,LOL 

paige-allyson

Sunday, June 1st

Breakfast: coffee w/ oat milk, 2 scrambled eggs, ww toast, 2 Brazil nuts, 1 t. butter (9 pts)

Snack: 1/2 c orange juice (1 pt)

Lunch: 1 1/2 c ww pasta, fresh sauce of tomatoes, spinach, and onion, 1 T romano cheese (5.5 pts)

Snack: 2 rye crisps, 1 oz goat cheese (2 pts); 1 T walnuts, 1 T raisins (2 pts) ; 1/2 c. cherries (1 pt)

Dinner: turkey burger (mixed w/ organic cheddar, grated zucchini, and red onion), ww english muffin, steamed yellow squash, salad of dk greens, cucumber, and carrot with Annie's light dressing (9 pts)

Tea: 2 cups green tea

Exercise: heavy work and painting in the house, at least 4 hours (pts earned ??)

Total pts used for the day: 28.5

KP1970

Breakfast: Oatmeal w/pumpkin, raisins, wheat germ, skim milk

AM Snack: Handful almonds

Lunch: 3/4 c. fat-free cottage cheese; Kashi crackers; bunch red grapes; iced tea

PM Snack: Banana

Dinner: Pinto bean and brown rice/corn burrito (homemade); salad; iced tea

Exercise: Walked two miles with a friend  

abbadoodles

Monday, June 2:

Breakfast:  mug coffe w/1 Splenda, 1 tsp. sugar and 1 T lt. cream, bowl Cheerios/milk

Brunch:  bacon and fried egg, one slice buttered toast, V8 juice.  Oh, how will I lose weight?

Beverage:  black tea w/1 tsp. sugar x 2

Lunch:  mouthful of Krakus deli ham

Supper:  dinner roll size ham and Swiss sandwich, broiled, mustard, corn, large glass whole milk

Snacks:  about 10 peanuts in the shell, about 10 Triscuits

sue_blue

I've been following this food log and taking notes and being inspired about what to eat and what not to eat. Allyson, I really admire your commitment to organic. I tried the Larabars that I saw you post. I've finding that almost everything has soy in it and it eliminates a lot of foods if you try to be diligent about that. It appears fresh fruits and veggies are the best. I do make my own whole wheat bread, but eat very little to limit carbs. I have been eating bran for breakfast and trying to get in the 5 servings of fruits and veggies to limit everything else.



I've lost 35 pounds since diagnosis with the surgery, chemo, and rads. I would like to lose about 20 more. So I will be following this thread for inspiration, but probably won't be posting everyday. I'm 5'6" and would like to be at 140 lbs. I feel guilty that my being overweight may have contributed to the diagnosis.



Are you ladies on the tamoxifen also and still able to continue losing the weight? I finished rads about 10 days ago and had my port out 5 days ago and was going to start tamox on Monday. But, we left for a vacation and I forgot to pack it, so will start when get home on Saturday. Courage to everyone as we continue to battle this disease.

abbadoodles

sue blue, I don't want to hear about you feeling guilty about causing your cancer, esp. by being overweight.    After all, *I* got it and I've been a skinny minnie most of my life.  Could lose a few pounds these days, though, mostly due to sloth.

Today's log:

Breakfast:  large bowl Cheerios w/whole milk, mug coffee w/1 Splenda, 1 tsp. sugar, 1 Tbsp. lt. cream

Lunch:  vanilla SlimFast

Snack:  couple slivers Brie cheese, small slice date nut loafcake

Beverages:  black tea w/1 tsp. sugar

Supper:  hamburger and bean casserole, 11 oz. skim milk

KP1970

Breakfast: Oatmeal w/1 tsp. sugar-free apple pie filling, raisins, wheat germ and skim milk (this was really yummy)!

AM Snack: Small bunch red grapes

Lunch: 1/2 c. fat-free cottage cheese; whole-wheat english muffin toasted w/1 tbsp. organic PB and a drizzle of honey; iced tea

PM Snack: Kashi multi-grain crackers; handful almonds

Dinner: Homemade black bean/spinach burger; homemade fries (sliced potatoes tossed w/olive oil and garlic salt and baked); steamed brussel sprouts; iced tea

 

Exercise: 2-mile walk DVD (30 min.)  

paige-allyson

Monday, June 2nd

Breakfast: oatmeal, raisins, pumpkin, almond milk, coffee x 1 w/oat milk (7 pts)

Snack: cherries (1 pt)

Lunch: 2 c. ww pasta, fresh tomato sauce with spinach, romano cheese  (7 pts)

Snack: 1 c blueberries, 1/2 c yogurt (2 pts), 1 slice ww raisin bread w/ peanut butter (2 pts), Amy's California burger on a ww hot dog roll (4 pts)

Dinner: turkey burger, ww english muffin, salad , leftover yellow squash, Annie's light dressing, 2 Newman's chocolate sandwich cookies (12 pts)

Exercise: ran 30 min x 2= 60 total (earned 6 pts)

paige-allyson

Tuesday, June 3rd

Breakfast: oatmeal, raisins, pumpkin, almond milk, coffee x 1 w/ oatmilk [8 pts]

Lunch: Black beans and brown rice (5), salad w/ lgt. dressing (1), grated cheddar (1), chocolate (3) [10 pts]

Dinner: Black beans and rice (5), grated cheddar (1), 1 c peas and corn (2), 1 Newman's choc. cookie (1.5) [9.5 pts]

Exercise: walked dogs 15 minutes (earned 1 pt)

paige-allyson

Sue- welcome and congratulations on the weight loss! How did you like the Larabars? I can't comment re: the tamox, but I am on Femara and Lupron depot and have still lost weight. It takes effort but it is worth it.

Kim as you can see I tried the pumpkin with the oatmeal- loved it and will probably have it again in the morning to finish off the can.

I have been so hungry this week- we'll see if I still lose .

I have also been super busy but overall have stayed on top of eating well although a bit short on the fruits and vegs. Tomorrow I am going to pick up our first share from our farmshare- all sorts of greens, scallions and radishes. There will be some new items showing up in my food log.

Hopefully I will have more time to "chat" soon. Keep up the good work fellow food loggers and visitors!

abbadoodles

So far today, June 4:

Breakfast:  large bowl Cheerios w 12 oz. skim milk, 1/2 mug coffee/2 Splenda and 1 T lt. cream

Brunch:  1.5 cups vanilla yogurt w handful frozen mixed berries, black tea w <1 t sugar

Lunch:  fistfull Krakus ham

Snack:  Italian pepper stick (breadstick), cup black tea w <1 t sugar

Supper (planned):  small amount pasta x homemade meat sauce and topped w Parmesan cheese, 11 oz. skim milk

paige-allyson

Thursday June 5

Breakfast: oatmeal, raisins, pumpkin, almond milk, coffee w/ oatmilk

Snack: 1/2 c orange juice, sm banana

Lunch: leftover stirfry- greens, mushrooms, chicken breast, ww pasta, sm piece of REALLY GOOD rosemary sourdough bread w/ 1 t butter

Dinner: pb sandwich on ww bread w/ 1 t jam, 1/2 c plain yogurt, 1 c blueberries, 1 t honey

Snack: 2 c popcorn

Exercise: swam laps and drills 25 min