Day 31

Breakfast: 2 bowls of Marshmallow Matey's w/ milk...sad, I know, but doesn't it feel good to eat them sometimes?!
Lunch: spicy mac & cheese, grilled chicken
Dinner: Salmon Cakes with Cool Lime Sauce (new recipe and YUM!), my oven potatoes (don't know what else to call them), and salad
Dessert: 11 chocolate & pb chip cookies

Exercise: 2.05 miles in 27 minutes (1.5 miles in 17), legs & abs, stretching--no workout buddies today... I also worked in my yard for 1 1/2 hours.

My salmon cakes recipe is from Pampered Chef's It's Good for You recipe book. I was a bit skeptical, but it was really so good. And the sauce was perfect. And I can't wait to eat it for lunch again tomorrow.

Day 30

Breakfast: 2 slices turkey bacon, ww English muffin w/ apple butter, cottage cheese, peaches
Lunch: broccoli salad, apple cashew salad, no-bakes, milk
Dinner: marinated grilled chicken, salad, Spicy Mac & Cheese (The mac & cheese was really good, but spicy. I changed the recipe up a bit, too, using ff half-and-half instead of heavy cream, only 1 T. butter, but then added in more cheese than she did.) Yummy dinner!
Dessert: sugar-free banana cream pudding, 6 Nilla wafers, dallop of frozen whipped topping, 1/3 of a banana

Exercise: None, but I think I might go to the gym in a minute for a light workout. UPDATE: I realized I needed to go to bed about an hour after posting this, so instead I pushed Sydney in the stroller and did a 20 minute mile.

I feel like I'm slowly making some better food choices. At least I'm getting more fruits & veggies in the past few days. Yummy salads on hand sure make it easier!

Day 29

Breakfast: egg, fruit & yogurt smoothie
Lunch: pork rib (not much meat), 2 servings of broccoli salad, 2 servings of apple cashew salad
Snack: 7 Oreos
Dinner: pork taco, 7-Layer dip w/ chips, brownie, small glass of punch (there wasn't any water)

Exercise: 30:15 on the treadmill (ran 1.75 miles in 20:15), stretching, 10 minutes of arm weights. I also worked in my yard for at least an hour.

At the gym, I felt like puking the whole time I was on the treadmill. All the junk I ate this weekend was just right there, ready to come up--and I kinda wish it would have. (Am I too gross? I would've never guessed!) I feel like I did good eating today. We went to a birthday party tonight, so I limited my carbs earlier since I didn't know exactly what I would be eating later. I almost made it without the Oreos, but at 4:30pm, I was needing something to tide me over until 6pm dinner.

Day 28

Breakfast & Lunch: nothing
Dinner: hot dog on wheat bun, broccoli salad, apple cashew salad
Snacks: Mint Oreos, cake, rootbeer float

Exercise: day of rest

I had thought about taking a walk with Sydney today, but we had people at our house & friends for Sydney to play with, so that didn't happen. Today is the first day since Wednesday that I can go up and down my stairs without hurting. Finally!

Day 27

Breakfast: 1 1/2 waffles w/ butter & sf syrup
Lunch: 2 small pieces of chicken (KFC), 2 Mint Oreos, 1/2 of a can of root beer
Dinner: grilled elk steak, Apple Cashew Salad (2 servings), Broccoli Salad, Teri's chicken pasta salad (2 servings), tortilla chips, 7 layer bean dip, 3 pieces of chocolate cake

Exercise: none. I was supposed to walk for 30-60 minutes, but my legs were still really sore & I felt like it would be best if I let them rest.

I really over did it on my eating today. I did make the apple cashew salad & the broccoli salad, so I know at least they were lowfat/fat free!

Day 26

Breakfast: 3 breakfast cookies, glass of milk
Snack: 1/2 banana
Lunch: white beans & penne pasta, Mint Oreos--they're gone now...except Randy just went and bought some more :(
Snack: pretzels
Dinner: some sort of KFC wrap, 1 drumstick
Snack: 1/2 mandarin orange, strawberry milk

Exercise: 2.15 miles total on the treadmill (I ran 1.5 miles in 17:20.), and stretching. My legs are still really, really sore, but not as bad as yesterday.

Seems I'm on a cooking strike... I'm starving for wholesome food--I just don't want to cook it...

Day 25

Breakfast: ww English muffin w/ apple butter, banana, 2 slices turkey bacon
Lunch: White Beans & Penne Pasta, chocolate chip & pb cookies
Dinner: 5 slices pepperoni pizza--Little Caesar's
Snack: 1/2 c. homemade strawberry banana ice cream, strawberry wafer cookie

Exercise: a much needed day off...I'm dying of soreness in my legs today!!!

I did not get the fruits and veggies I need today. I ate a lot for dinner, but was really hungry and the pizza unexpectedly hit the spot. A little salad wouldn't hurt a girl, though,would it?