Clean Eating Club ~ Dec. 8-14

cherapple

I'm feeling better today, more like my normal self. I think that TOM will come today. I went to the gym and did 30 mins. on the elliptical and an upper body workout on the machines.

Pre-workout cereal:
1/4 c Grape Nuts
1/4 c oatmeal
1/2 c skim milk
1/8 c egg whites
1 cup water :drinker:

At least 3 cups water during workout :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Post-workout buritto:
Wheat tortilla
1 whole egg
1/4 c egg whites
Spinach leaves
Chopped onion
Chopped green pepper
1 tsp better butter
1/5 c cottage cheese
1 cup water :drinker:

2 cups water since :drinker: :drinker:

I have the eating part down, so now it's time to focus on the water. My lips have been dry and cracked for days, and my hair has been full of static lately. Six cups so far! :happy:

Angiebangie

Oops! Dinner (last night)
4 oz. chicken
1 c. green beans
1/2 oz. dry roasted corn
1/2 c. FF yogurt

Snack
4 dried apricots

And I didn't get my workout in earlier, sick kid and all, so I went out last night and dug the end of our driveway out with a shovel, the hard-packed snow-plowed stuff, what a workout!!!

Angiebangie

Sick boy is doing great, doesn't even feel sick, good thing, Mexico in 2 days.....

12/10
Breakfast

2 c. water
20 oz. coffee
2 pieces Ezekiel cinnamon/raisin bread
1/2 T. smart balance spread
1/2 c. FF french vanilla yogurt
1/2 c. blueberries

I hope you're feelling better too, Jess! Funny, I was feeling a little nausous yesterday, a couple of times, out of nowhere.

jessmomof3

Sick boy is doing great, doesn't even feel sick, good thing, Mexico in 2 days.....


I hope you're feelling better too, Jess! Funny, I was feeling a little nausous yesterday, a couple of times, out of nowhere.

Glad that he's feeling better! I'm ok so far today. Breakfast was fine. I think it was something I ate at the Chinese buffet... :huh:

jessmomof3

Breakfast:
Usual oatmeal (and so far so good, but still don't feel like eating much else!)

Angiebangie

Snack/Lunch
1 turkey meatball
1 sweet potato
3 c. water

Angiebangie

Snack
3 c. water:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
4 oz. tilapia fillet
1 c. brocolli
1 c. cantaloupe

Angiebangie

Dinner

1 Portabella burger (morningstar)
1 Joseph's small pita (burger fits right inside, how convenient!)
onion slices
2 T. ketchup, probably not "clean", but I can't eat a burger w/o it!!!
1 clementine

jessmomof3

Dinner

1 Portabella burger (morningstar)
1 Joseph's small pita (burger fits right inside, how convenient!)
onion slices
2 T. ketchup, probably not "clean", but I can't eat a burger w/o it!!!
1 clementine

I've been buying the Meijer brand organic ketchup (no HFCS) and it's really good! It's almost a bit more *tart* than Heinz, but my dh likes it better. (and my 7yo who seems to put ketchup on everything from eggs to macaroni & cheese! :huh: ) I love those Joseph's pitas and lavash breads too!

jessmomof3

Lunch: (no mid-morning snack, just not really hungry)
3oz chicken breast
1/2 c. brown rice
Orange

Snack:
Apple
1/2 c. Meijer NF drained yogurt + 1 T. NM PB + 1/4 c. Nature's Path Pumpkin Flax Granola

Dinner:
3 oz chicken breast
Big salad w/ romaine, brocc, cauli, 3/4 c. peas, & topped w/ salsa
1 c. brown rice

Now my 5yo's complaining a bit about her tummy so I almost wonder if I had a little bit of a bug??

shar140

What are lavash breads? Never heard of them!

jessmomof3

What are lavash breads? Never heard of them!

It's kind of like a flatbread. Joseph's brand makes pitas and lavash breads, I get them by the deli section at Super Wal*mart. They are soft and easy to make a sandwich, pizza, burrito out of. HTH!

Jess

cherapple

Dinner

1 Portabella burger (morningstar)
1 Joseph's small pita (burger fits right inside, how convenient!)
onion slices
2 T. ketchup, probably not "clean", but I can't eat a burger w/o it!!!
1 clementine

I've been buying the Meijer brand organic ketchup (no HFCS) and it's really good! It's almost a bit more *tart* than Heinz, but my dh likes it better. (and my 7yo who seems to put ketchup on everything from eggs to macaroni & cheese! :huh: ) I love those Joseph's pitas and lavash breads too!

I buy the organic ketchups, too, because I want no HFCS. However, I'm afraid to eat any amount of sugar right now because it only takes a tiny bit to send me into a binge. I LOVE ketchup!!! :bigsmile: I've been using Drew's Smoked Tomato Dressing (no added sugar) on my burgers. I'm not sure what I'm going to do the next time I make baked fries....

cherapple

I had a long and tiring day yesterday - busy! And I felt like a bottomless pit. :laugh:

Turkey burger
Whole grain english muffin
1/2 tsp Drew's Smoked Tomato dressing
Apple
14 almonds

1 piece whole wheat bread
1/2 Tbs PB
1 c skim milk
1 Tbs cocoa powder
Stevia

I was inspired by Jess and had oatmeal for dinner. :bigsmile:
1/2 c dry oatmeal, cooked
1 apple
14 almonds
1/4 c lowfat yogurt
1/4 c egg whites
14 almonds
1 Tbs flax

1/8 c cashews
8 Triscuit Thin Crips
1 1/2 Tbs trail mix

:drinker: Total water: 11 cups!
That's a major accomplishment for me.

jessmomof3

I had a long and tiring day yesterday - busy! And I felt like a bottomless pit. :laugh:

I was inspired by Jess and had oatmeal for dinner. :bigsmile:
1/2 c dry oatmeal, cooked
1 apple
14 almonds
1/4 c lowfat yogurt
1/4 c egg whites
14 almonds
1 Tbs flax
:drinker: Total water: 11 cups!
That's a major accomplishment for me.

Oh no, I'm corrupting you too!! :laugh: I swear, that I could eat oatmeal for every meal!! I found a shirt at http://www.cafepress.com/mrbreakfast.108867788 that I want!! (BTW, good recipes on there too!)

Angiebangie

I'll have to look for the ketchup and that smoked tomato dressing sounds wonderful!

Last night snack~5 dried apricots

12/11 Breakfast

2 c. water
20 oz. coffee
2 pieces Ezekiel cinnamon/raisin bread
1 T. smart balance spread
1/2 c. FF french vanilla yogurt
1/2 c. blueberries

shar140

It's kind of like a flatbread. Joseph's brand makes pitas and lavash breads, I get them by the deli section at Super Wal*mart. They are soft and easy to make a sandwich, pizza, burrito out of. HTH!

Jess

I'll have to remember to look for them next time! Thanks!

cherapple

I'll have to look for the ketchup and that smoked tomato dressing sounds wonderful!

The dressing is in the natural foods section. It's the only brand I buy. Some of them have sugar, but some don't.

cherapple

Oh no, I'm corrupting you too!! :laugh: I swear, that I could eat oatmeal for every meal!! I found a shirt at http://www.cafepress.com/mrbreakfast.108867788 that I want!! (BTW, good recipes on there too!)

LOL! :laugh: No, I've always loved to eat breakfast all day long! I don't very often, but I think I could be happy if I did. :laugh: My husband doesn't like breakfast for dinner, so I have to have it when he's not around.

OMG about Mr. Breakfast. Who knew there were so many ways to make oatmeal??? I just signed up for their newsletter. (Like I need more email or another thing to read online. )

jawaria

Was I on the wrong thread? Just stopped by to say hi! I wanted to add Hummus and pita is a really gud snack especially if ur trying to up ur protein. i am definitely getting ideas for lunch from your potss!

Angiebangie

Was I on the wrong thread? Just stopped by to say hi! I wanted to add Hummus and pita is a really gud snack especially if ur trying to up ur protein. i am definitely getting ideas for lunch from your potss!

I love hummus too, but those damn chickpeas have so little nutritional value!!! I make a roasted garlic white bean dip, same consistency as hummus, that is sooooo good, and it's a WW recipe, only CLEAN ingredients! That's one of the things I do like about WW, they don't use too many fake ingredients in their recipes.

Angiebangie

Lunch

Veggie burrito
1/4 c. salsa

Snack

100 calorie popcorn
6 dried apricots

cherapple

I've really gone off the deep end today -- bad day. :sad: What I thought was PMS a couple days ago was just the calm before the storm. The TOM still hasn't come, and it's like a dam on the verge of bursting. I'm not going to list what I've eaten today. It started out well! :laugh: Since then, I've eaten all kinds of things that I haven't eaten in weeks -- many of my old favorites, and then some! :blushing: I completely gave in to my cravings, and strangely, I felt emotionally better afterward. So I'm not going to beat myself up about it. This is my bad time of the month and the rest of it will be good!

I suffered for drinking all that water yesterday! Maybe I need to work up to it slowly. Do you guys stop drinking by a particular hour of the night? I woke up at about 2 a.m. because I had to pee! Then I couldn't get back to sleep, so I've been up ever since :yawn: . Lack of sleep was not a good combination with the PMS. I almost fell asleep twice while driving, I felt so tired I could barely function, I needed a good cry :sad: , and then I needed a long nap :yawn: .

Things can only get better tomorrow.

Angiebangie

Dinner

Chicken wild rice soup (a broth one, clean ingredients, but store bought)
1 c. green beans
1 apple, but I threw almost 1/2 away because of mushy spots (trying to eat everything perishable before we leave in the morning!

Mexico here we come!!!

Have a good week everybody!!!

jessmomof3

I didn't get a chance to post last night!

Dinner:
Spinach & mushroom omelet (1/2 c. eggbeaters + 1 egg)
1 slice WW toast w/ NM PB & black raspberry allfruit

Swam 800 yds while my dd's were at swimming lessons.

Snack:
20 mixed nuts
SF hot cocoa (made w/ unsweetened soymilk)

jessmomof3

5 mile run at 5AM.

Post-run:
Apple

Breakfast:
1/2 c. old fashioned oats
1/4 c. Fiber one
1/2 scoop choc. protein powder
1 T. NM PB, 1 T. flax, 1 T. wheat germ
1/2 c. cottage cheese
A few orange slices & about 1/4 of a banana (leftover from dd's)

jessmomof3

Lunch:
4oz chicken breast
Big salad w/ spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, & red wine vinegar

jessmomof3

Where is everyone?

Snack:
1/2 c. strained NF Meijer yogurt + 1 T. NM PB + 1/2 c. Kashi GoLean Crunch!

Dinner:
Spiral sliced ham (I'm guessing around 4oz?? Yummy!)
Baked sweet potato topped w/ 1/4 c. cottage cheese + cinnamon
1/2 c. peas

jawaria

Hello!
ok I have a question!!!! My limit is 1200 calories a day! I'm not getting too many workouts in as yet but getting there...I have lost 5 pounds since Nov. 1st just by portion control and trying to watch my calorie intake.
However, now is where i need to get serious about my workouts and stay in my calorie limit. i have been going over my limit...I'm finding it hard to stay within 1200 calories and eat atleast 4 times...I look at ur meals but when i tried that my intake was almost 1500...Please HELP!!!
My avg meals are as follow...1 item per category

Breakfast
mini bagel+tea+nutella 1 tbsp
1 cup skim milk
or kashi go lean cereal

Lunch
mini pitas + eggplant curry- 450 calories
turkey sandwich no mayo

dinner
whatever i can afford to eat

snacks
nuts
banana
raisins
dried chillied mango
fage yogurt with honey
baby carrots

what can i do?

jessmomof3

I can't even remember what I ate today... on the run all day and then at the movies this afternoon for my dd's bday. I forgot to stick a protein bar or something in my purse but totally resisted the popcorn and sodas!! NOT even one piece of popcorn!! I actually went too long w/out eating and by 6PM was starving so I had my usual oatmeal & a banana!

Hope you all had a good one!

Jess