Eat With Me: At A Holiday Party!

Calorie Budget:
1,752 RMR (find explanation here)
-500 weight loss calories
+452 workout calories
-------------------------------
1,704 Grand Total

Workout Calories
452 calories - 1 hr and 10 min of vigorous weight lifting mixed with HIIT cardio throughout.

Let’s eat!

5:45 AM

Pre-workout scarfdown

1 slice of whole wheat bread

120 calories

8:30 AM

Breakfast:

Cinnamon Apple Yogurt

(recipe coming soon to a blog near you)

330 calories

10:00 AM

Mid-morning snack:

Pure Protein Bar

200 calories

1:15 PM

Lunch

1 cup Chicken Noodle Soup

1 slice whole wheat bread, thinly sliced

1 Laughing Cow Spread, Light

2 tsp strawberry fruit spread, reduced sugar

1 cup grapes

354 calories

4:00 PM

Mid-afternoon snack:

1 Chocolate Shakeology from Beachbody

1 cup vanilla soy milk, light

220 calories

I’ve been wanted to try this for a while now.  Fit Momma and Beachbody coach Amber generously sent me a packet to try out. I have to say, I like it. It is a bit higher in calorie than I’d like, but I was TOTALLY full afterwards and loved the chocolatey greatness of it all. Thanks, Amber!

7:30 PM

Dinner

1 scoop of Chicken a la King

TONS of Salad a la Queen (I just made that up)

1 slice of Heaven Cake

 Whew.

Calories ???

This was Christmas Party #3 of the season so far for me.  Only about 5 more to go.

As usual, the people and food were amazing at this party.  I did skip a few pastry shells and bacon, but irritated everyone behind me in line because I hogged the salad.  I didn't feel too bad, however, because there were leftovers of everything.

The cake was made by a friend who is the Cake Boss of San Antonio.  Whoa.  Triple-layered, orange/cranberry/cream cheese/white chocolate cake.  All those white spirals are white chocolate.  Amazing.  I had to taste it and I'm very glad I did.

Calories?  I went to the party with 480 calories to eat.  I'm pretty sure I went over based on the too-full feeling after the cake.  I could have done a few things differently, however, overall Christmas Party #3 was a success.

Good night!

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Eat With Me: 11/17/01

Calorie Budget:
1,779 (find explanation here)
-500 weight loss calories
+ 616 workout calories
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1,895 total calories

Workout:
282 calories - 50 minutes weight lifting, vigorous
222 calories - 25 minutes elliptical trainer (using HIIT)
111 calories - 25 minute walk to school and back

Man, I'm hungry...  Let's eat!

5:30 AM

Pre-workout scarfdown:

1 whole wheat roll, large

150 calories 

8:15 AM

Breakfast:

Berry Good Oatmeal (recipe coming soon)

1/2 nectarine

297 calories

11:00 AM

Mid-morning snack:

1 Pure Protein Bar

200 calories

1:00 PM

Lunch:

Lunchables for Fit Mommas :) (recipe coming soon)

1 apple

383 calories

4:00 PM

Mid-afternoon snack:

Spicy Dip 

20 carrots

160 calories

6:15 PM

Dinner:

 Salmon Soft Tacos 

1 cup Black Bean Salsa

2 slices of cantaloupe

471 calories

9:00 PM

Late night snack 

(Yep, I still measure stuff EVERY DAY):

1 cup skim milk

3/4 cup Puffins cereal

170 calories

Under by 13 calories.

Good night!

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Eat With Me: On a Saturday!

I have received several inquiries about how I eat on the weekends.  I eat a cheat meal every week, typically on Sundays.  I've also mentioned I eat pretty lean during the week and a bit more lax on the weekends, which ends up how I maintain my weight.

This past Saturday I thought would be an interesting day to track what I ate since I wouldn't be home most of the day.  We had our last day of soccer season which ended up equating to spending 4 hours at the soccer fields and 3 hours at end of the season soccer parties.

On days like this, I become the cooler queen.  I simply plan ahead and pack food for me and my kids.  Easy.  When I'm outside all those hours, the food tastes especially good.


Calorie Budget
1,716 (find explanation here)
-500 weight loss calories
+ 430 workout calories
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1,646 calories

Workout
430 calories - 45 minutes trail running in 37 degree weather -- Yowers!

Let's eat!

7:45 AM

Breakfast:

3/4 cup Go Lean cereal

15 almonds

1/2 cup soy milk, vanilla

264 calories

This was my breakfast and pre-workout meal.  I didn't want to go too heavy on the food since I knew I'd be running for a while.

10:30 AM

Mid-morning snack:

1 Chobani Greek Yogurt

1 banana

245 calories

At soccer game #1.  Have you guys tried these Chobani yogurts?  I love being able to grab one when I'm on the go on these crazy days.

1:15 PM

Lunch:

Tuna Avocado Wrap

(find recipe here)

2 cups grapes

481 calories

Man, oh, man was I hungry by the time soccer game #2 rolled around!  This tasted awesome.

3:00 PM

End of the season soccer party at Beefy's Backyard Burger Joint.

Anything with the name "Beefy's" in it pretty much lets me know I'll be fending for myself.

I snapped a photo of the typical Beefy's fare -- however I did not order any for myself.

Yes, I know, I know moderation in all things, right?

Well, when the food come dripping in that much grease, I really have no desire to eat it.  It's the truth.

I did, however, have a piece of the Shark soccer cake.  

Ahhh -- the frosting!  Delicious!

300 calories (??  This is a guess)

6:00 PM

Dinner:

Pasta (Without the Pasta) Dinner using 1 1/2 cups of spaghetti squash 

3 oz chicken breast, baked

1 Tb Parmesan cheese

232 calories

My favorite fall meal of all time.

8:00 PM

I'm still hungry snack:

1 small whole wheat roll

1 wedge Laughing Cow, light

1 small apple, sliced

227 calories

Over by 101 calories.

Not too bad for a Saturday.  Plus I got to eat some cake!

Good night!

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Eat With Me: 10/20/10

Calorie Budget:
1,734 (find explanation here)
-500 weight loss calories
+ 660 workout calories
-------------------------
1,894 grand total.  Yipper skippers :)

Workout Calories:
282 calories - 50 minutes weight lifting, vigorous with plyo
242 calories -  25 minutes alternating 5 min. stair running/5 min. jump roping.  5 repeats.
135 calories - 30 minutes walking the kids to school.  Pushing the stroller loaded with kids and backpacks.

Let's eat!

Pre-workout scarfdown:

5:15 AM

 1 slice of whole wheat bread -- from the store (blah!)

2 tsp peanut butter, all natural

1 tsp jam, reduced sugar

155 calories

No homemade bread available!  No bananas!  I was out of my pre-workout staples.

I grabbed a sliced of 100% whole wheat store bought bread and made it edible with some PB&J.  I knew  I had a big workout ahead, so I needed to have something for my body to pull from.

8:30 AM

Breakfast:

Cereal and Berry Smoothie

(recipe coming soon)

11:00 AM

Mid-morning snack:

1/2 of an apple, large

1 string cheese

138 calories

1:00 PM

Out to lunch with a dear friend at Pam's Patio Kitchen:

Half-size Mediterranean Field Green Salad
with grilled chicken

Wanna know what was in it?
tomato
cucumber
purple onion
kalamata olives
artichoke hearts
crumbled feta cheese
olive oil balsamic vinaigrette

How many calories?  I have no idea.
But, I felt like Goldilocks afterward -- just right :)

Off for some thrift store shopping for a few hours before the kids get home from school.

Dear Goodwill,

Why, oh, why do your stores organize the clothes by COLOR?

I have never been able to find anything in a Goodwill since I've moved here.

The task of digging through racks and racks of mixed up sizes of khaki pants just to find a few possibilities is impossible.

 I do not have that much time in the day.

By organizing your racks by size,  you could greatly reduce the amount of  kids running around the store, hiding in the racks, and knocking over the displays.
They are simply doing this because their mothers are waist deep in the 3,435 red shirts you have.

My suggestion:
Please organize your clothes by SIZE.
I can figure out the colors all by myself.

Thank you for your time,
Mandi

4:00 PM
Mid-afternoon snack:

1 Pure Protein Bar

200 calories

6:30 PM

Dinner:

Pasta (Without the the Pasta) Dinner

(find recipe here)

1 nectarine

300 calories

9:00 PM

Headed to bed snack:

1 Chobani non-fat greek yogurt

1 Tb pecans, chopped

190 calories

I lost track of the calorie count due to my lunch out.  In anticipation of my lunch date, I gave myself a heavy workout that morning.  I tried to eat light all day and eat a reasonable, yummy lunch.  Of course, for me, that comes in the form of a salad :)

Mission accomplished.

Good night!

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Eat With me: 10/14/10

Calorie Budget:
1,742 (find explanation here)
-500 weight loss calories
+455 workout calories
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1,697 Grand Total

Workout Calories:
355 calories - running, 40 minute run/jog/trot -- call it what you will.
100 calories - ab work, 10 minutes (my heart rate was still pretty high from the run)

Let's eat!

5:30 AM

Pre-workout scarf down:

1 slice of whole wheat bread

120 calories

8:30 AM

Breakfast:

Creamy Waffles with Berries and Bananas

(find recipe here)

303 calories

Better than going out to breakfast.
I am not kidding.

10:45 AM
Snack:

1 Pure Protein Bar

200 calories



1:00 PM
Lunch:

Chicken Hawaiian Salad
(find recipe here)
1 1/2 cups baby spinach
2 cups of grapes (somebody stop me!)

304 calories

4:00 PM
Mid-afternoon Snack:

Pina Colada Smoothie (recipe coming soon!)

201 calories

6:00 PM

Dinner:

 Chicken Fettucini Alfredo, Trainer Momma style :)

(Recipe is coming soon! Delicious, but I have some kinks to work out.)

2 cups broccoli, steamed

9:00 PM

Late night snack:

1 slice whole wheat bread

1 wedge Laughing Cow original, light

2 tsp jam, reduced sugar

180 calories

I was OVER by 39 calories.

Man, I should have taken that extra walk this morning.

Good night!

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Eat With Me: 9/29/10

Calorie Budget:

1,742 (find explanation here)
-500 weight loss calories-- or rather maintenance calories for me :)
+ 659 workout calories
---------------------------------
1,901 Grand Total

Workout
254 calories - weight lifting (legs, back, and plyo), 45 minutes
271 calories - elliptical trainer using HIIT, 30 minutes
135 calories - walking the kids to school pushing a growing 3-yr-old in a stroller, 30 minutes

Let's eat!

5:15 AM

Pre-workout scarfdown:

1 slice of whole wheat bread

120 calories

8:30 AM

Breakfast:

Breakfast Burrito (find recipe here)

3/4 of an apple

319 calories

OK -- It was supposed to be a burrito.  I had every intention of rolling this baby up. But with all those goodies in there, I couldn't close it and ended up eating it with a fork.  

10:45 AM

Mid-morning snack:

1/2 cantaloupe

1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese

All the kids were at school.  

I had the kitchen all to myself.  

I ate the entire half of the cantaloupe.  

And I didn't have to share one bite of it.  

I love school.

1:30 PM

Lunch:

 Leafy Green Salad with Albacore Tuna

(recipe coming soon!)

4:00 PM

Mid-afternoon snack:

Chocolate Milk
(find recipe here)

208 calories

6:30 PM

Dinner:

Sweet and Sour Chicken (recipe coming soon)
1/2 cup brown rice

291 calories

I wanted a little more fruit or something to add to this meal.  However, carpools took over and I had to get out the door.  

9:00 PM

I had a few extra calories floating around, so I used them here:

1 cup Kashi Go Lean Cereal

1/2 cup almond milk

178 calories

Under 227 calories.  Somewhat of a lean day.
I should have had some more chocolate.
Bummer.

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Eat With Me: On a Sunday

A little background info:

Many readers have emailed me and wonder what I eat like when I'm not blogging about it.

I mean, is it all a set up?
Can I be trusted?
Do I have the integrity of a slimy politician or am I as honest as a Texas sundown?
Do I really live out of a bag of Cheetos all week, suck all the orange powder off my fingers, then pop some zucchini in my mouth when the camera starts snapping?

I have to say that what I eat when I'm not blogging about it is pretty much the same as when I do blog about it.  Pretty boring.

In an attempt at 100% transparency,  I brought the camera around with me on a Sunday -- a day I've never done an Eat With Me post on.

Being that I'm not trying to lose weight right now, the weekends mean I relax somewhat and just enjoy the food.

So, I'm blogging about the food I never blog about.  Until now.

OK, let's get down to the post:

Calorie Budget:
the same as always I suppose -- 1,242 or something like that?

Workout:
 Nada.  I don't workout on Sundays.  It's my day of rest, hallelujah :)

7:30 AM

Breakfast:

Large mug full of Shredded Wheat

skim milk

handful of blueberries

a few walnuts

I love Shredded Wheat cereal. However, I love to eat too much of it.  That poses a problem for me since it is high in calorie and I can pack it away without blinking an eyelash.  So, I like to save it for Sunday mornings when I know I will be skipping my mid-morning snack since I'm at church.  That way, I can indulge  in a larger serving and be happy and full.

Johnny Scott grabbed some socks for me to put on him for church.  Pink with hearts.  I went with it.  It beats the "no-socks-look" he went with last week.

He got into my Sunday bag and found the Singing Sunglasses (I am in charge of leading the music for the children at church.)

Our church is on the long-ish side: three hours.  Even though I've been going to church every Sunday that long since I was a kid, I am still starving by the end.  In order to avoid scraping crumbs off the floor of my minivan and eating them, I have a big bottle of water waiting for me in the car.  If I can chug that, my hunger is tamed to a low roar rather than a desperate howl.

1:00 PM

Lunch

Flatout Artisan Bread

4 slices of turkey

1/4 of a green pepper

a few slivers of red onion

hummus

a little bit of avocado

See that nectarine?  I DID NOT EAT IT.  I took one bite and there was something IN THERE.  Some big, weird, brown growth was on the pit and I grossed out and threw it in the garbage ASAP.
I cannot write about this anymore.
I am gagging all over again.

So, instead of the nectarine I decided to have some TM Snack Mix.

And I was on a roll!

A banana...

Sunday afternoon randomness

(this was all before the luxurious Sunday nap)

The kids playing with their Dad's golf clubs while he's not home to stop them.

Flowers picked for mom by my lovely boys.

Me hiding in a corner, trying to eat in peace.

Never happened.
I had the young one narrating my every move.

4:00 PM

Post-nap snack:

Apple Chips and Cottage Cheese Dip

I told you I'm an addict.

Let the Sunday cookin' begin!

The simple Sunday spread:

Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

Pear, Pecan, and Goat Cheese Salad (recipe coming soon!)

Homemade whole wheat rolls (recipe coming soon!)

Fresh fruit

Candles.  Every Sunday meal tastes better with candles.

Plus, the kids get their pyro fix.

I just realized Johnny Scott has a roll on his head.  I honestly did not know that when I snapped the photo.  I was trying to show you what well-mannered children I have at the formal dining room table.  So much for that.

Dinner

6:30 PM

I was not that hungry, actually, After working that long on dinner, I just wanted to TASTE everything.
I can report that I finished off everything except my soup.
I had to save it for the next day.
My eyes were bigger than my stomach.

And, finally, DESSERT.

My mom made Ghirardelli brownies.  Warm.  Slightly undercooked.  Perfection.  Topped with a scoop of Dreyers Slow Churned Vanilla ice cream.

Of course, I was totally full.

But I ate it anyway.

So, here is the evidence that I do cheat.

And why I'm always slashing those calories during the week to maintain my weight.

And now you know everything.  I feel cleansed.

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