one day closer to our anniversary dinner

Coffee, one strip bacon, two eggs.Short-staffed at work so had coffee break while working... so not really a break, just coffee.

Celery, jicama, mushrooms, salami (two slices) turkey (50g) - under the turkey, 30g each of brie and sharp cheddar. It was so tasty and filling that I didn't even eat the yogourt that's sitting in front of my water bottle.
Got another of the whole wild pink salmon on sale at the market. That's about 140g worth and 37g of green beans. Lots of butter though, and a side salad.
It was a pretty light day calorie-wise so I felt fine having a big piece of a splenda-sweetened "Flaxmachine" cookie and a big mug of de-caf awhile after dinner. That really filled me up where the fish hadn't so much.
Totals: 1,454 calories and 42g of carbohydrates.

Let's begin again.

Coffee.
Whey Gourmet protein shake. One scoop.
More coffee.
Lunch of tuna salad, two carrot sticks, three radishes and rather a lot of celery. Also yogourt and started reading "Rethinking Thin" which is more about diet culture than how to diet. I'll let you know after I've read a bit more.
A hard-boiled egg for afternoon break.
Found fresh wild pink salmon at the market on the way home. Had it poached with a few green peas in the pod, rather a lot of butter and a salad.
Enjoyed my strawberries and cheese so much the other night I bought some imported berries since it'll be another week before my plants produce another serving. 100g berries and 45g cheese. Very yummy and calories and carbs right on track.
Well after several of weeks of dinners and parties and way too many treats and a couple of days of just being too sick to really care I'm hoping that I can now get back on track. I still need to make a commitment to a new gym (which is pretty scary) but will make the effort this weekend.
The good news - today's calories 1,430 and 34g of carbohydrates and nothing that I'm unhappy to have chosen.

oh dear, once again, everything I ate... yesterday.

I think the problem began when I woke up shortly after 5am and couldn't get back to sleep. I made breakfast at the regular time though, so I wouldn't be too hungry at work. One bacon, two eggs and one and a half cups of coffee.Yet more coffee on break.
Lunch was left-overs from last night's barbecue. 150g of teriyaki salmon (I made the sauce myself with splenda so not too sugary) one lonely slice of the grilled zucchini, four radishes and about 60g of jicama and a new product we found at Safeway this weekend - Jell-o no sugar added pudding cups. Because of all the milk products and thickeners they still have 6-8 effective carbs depending on the flavour but soooo handy and a nice change from gelatin.
On my afternoon break I had the little bit of coffee that remained and about half of the almonds in this bag - I did, however finish them off before dinner (40g total).
Doug had to work the late shift so I went with something easy. Clover Leaf Thai herb tuna in a pouch over salad. The salad had lettuce, four mushrooms, half a medium tomato, one green onion and the tuna and sauce from the packet heated and poured over top. It was pretty good.
My little chunk of Bresse Bleu cheese keeps calling to me from the back of the fridge - even though there are no strawberries to go with it. I had a late snack of 38g and then became so tired that I when Doug said he was shutting down the computer I didn't immediately say "but wait! my blog!
Totals for today 1,365 calories and 40g of carbohydrates.

2 ice cream treats and still low-cal?

Normal breakfast. That's one funny shaped strip of bacon smothered under two fried eggs and there's my coffee.
After going to physio and having a really good work-out we had lunch of the Flat-Out multigrain wraps with 60g of deli turkey, cucumber, tomato, lettuce and 20g of cheese - also a tablespoon of mayo. Very tasty.
Doug and I headed downtown to get our driving licenses renewed. The ICBC lady said "your information says you are 5 foot 7 and 250 pounds - should we change that?" I guess they have to be very discrete but it was obvious from my picture I'd lost a lot and my response was "Hell, yeah! Put me down for 89 kilos" That's actually just a couple of pounds lighter than I weighed in this morning, but I figure by my birthday when the new license comes into effect I should be pretty much there.
Feeling quite pleased with myself as we wandered around downtown I decided a taste of ice cream was necessary. I asked for a small of tiramisu flavour, stopped the lady when she reached back in for a little more and then only ate about 2/3 of what you see in the little dish. I figured about 60g eaten, although I think I'm rounding up.
After some more wandering and shopping we came home and turned on the new barbecue again. While things were cooking we started with our usual salad.
I had put a filleted side of salmon on and the thickest parts were taking a bit longer than anticipated. Doug got a piece but I started on the veg. while mine cooked a little more. Lovely grilled zucchini and a small portabello mushroom cap.
Finally my salmon! A drizzle of teriyaki sauce left over from our chicken satay night on Friday and another piece of zucchini. It was delish.
Some time later I decided a little more was in order and had I thought of my ice cream earlier in the day I probably would have chosen a bit of fruit or something else - but I didn't so here's a 70 calorie, no sugar added, fat free fudge pop. And my hydrangeas which are kind of sad this year.
In spite of a really yummy day the numbers from fitday come out at 1,293 calories and 64g of carbohydrates.

I scream, you scream - yes there's ice cream!

Breakfast same as yesterday, 2 sausage, 2 eggs and coffee.Didn't manage to get my thermos together this morning so bought an americano from the patisserie.
Lunch was the usual assortment of celery, radish and jicama and a tiny little tin of Ocean's snack'n'lunch - it's really tasty salmon in sesame oil but so little that it really doesn't anchor a lunch. Since I knew that would be the case I also packed a big chunk of my Bresse Bleu (60g) and 100g of strawberries. They were fabulous!
Dinner was not particularly well planned because guess what... Salmon! (137g) and a few mushrooms and side salad.
While in the patisserie today waiting for my coffee I noticed a sale on their single servings of "The Udder Guy's" locally made ice cream. I got the mandarin orange with chocolate flakes for Doug and their Vanilla maltitol for myself. It was very creamy and had little flecks of real vanilla in. Yum.
Totals for today (based on the ice cream being premium and not sugar-free) 1,499 calories and 60g of carbohydrates.

Too weird

After going to bed very early and falling deeply asleep immediately I woke up around 3am and got up for a couple of hours. Going back to bed I was able to get several more hours. When I finally got up the first thing I wanted was - of course, coffee.Wasn't particularly hungry, just had a hard-boiled egg and 25g of the Moonstruck White Grace cheese before heading out to exercise.
After a really good workout we went to get some groceries, then a couple more errands and before I knew it I was hungry and it was dinner time. 150g of salmon, 60g of asparagus and a big dab of butter.
Also the usual salad.
One of the things bought today was fresh rhubarb so I had a bowl with some of my experiment in crisp topping made with low-carb ingredients and a generous helping of heavy cream.
The decadent (relatively) dessert was mostly because when I added up fitday I was about 2,500 calories short for the day - by that I mean that I had eaten less than 600 calories, and exercised enough to (with baseline and background metabolism) burn over 3,000. Not healthy. I don't know why I wasn't hungry - I didn't feel sick or anything. Tomorrow I'll be back at work and probably bored so I'm guessing I'll have to start being careful again.
My total for today was 941 calories and only 16g of carbohydrates.

fish again?

Last night after I finished my blogging and shut down the computer I made my lunch for the next day as usual. There was a tiny bit of jell-o left in the bowl after I filled my little container so I took a picture of it so I could just finish it off. This morning, like most mornings, coffee, bacon and eggs.
Feeling a little tired what with working on a Saturday and all. Bought a coffee and had a morsel (about 1/4) of an Atkins bar.
Lunch was salmon salad since for some reason I didn't want any more tuna. I really must do more meal planning so that I can have a better variety during the week. Also featured were radishes, a little jicama and a couple of cauliflower florets.
I got a few groceries during my lunch hour. I was hoping for a small bottle/can of diet gingerale but couldn't find any, I did see a diet Dr. Pepper while waiting in line. I've been pretty thirsty lately - drank a large cup of water at breakfast and finished my litre of water before I started on the pop. I guess since the weather is getting warmer I need more liquid. Either that or it has something to do with all the fish I'm eating. Had the pop with 25g of cheddar cheese and 5 pepperoni tidbitz.
With no plans for dinner, I dug around in the freezer and figured the fastest thing to defrost would be seafood. Featured are 200g basa, 100g scallops, 80g shrimp, also some mushrooms and shirataki noodles (like konnayku only noodle shaped). At the top centre of the photo is a small bowl with a bit of celeriac. This ingredient spent the evening in the microwave and didn't make it into the mix.
I made a little white sauce with some cream, olive oil and xanthan gum to thicken it. A little garlic for flavour and we were very happy with the result. We made sure to have a good salad since dinner was so very white.
In spite of being spot on with carbs and calories I ended up having a pot of tea and the rest of the Atkins bar from earlier today. I'd like to say that tomorrow I'll have fewer calories but it's mother's day and I promised my mom a good meal. Monday then. My goal will be 1,500 calories or less four of the next seven days.
Total calories today 1,871, double yikes!

five or three weeks depending

Five weeks ago I started using fitday consistently for the first time in many, many months. Three weeks ago I started taking pictures of everything I was about to eat and post them in this blog.

Five days ago I came down with a respiratory infection that's worn me down to the point where I really want to eat something comforting and easy to make. Peanut butter and jam sandwiches comes to mind. All my life when I want to feel better I eat something and while I managed the first few days it's getting very hard.

Since there was only one egg in the house I made a flax bun for my breakfast. And coffee.


I went to work today and managed even though I felt tired and not too clever. Drank a lot of herbal tea (ick) and got minor relief from three of the Ricola lozenges.
Upon arrival at work I immediately made a big pot of herbal tea. I had four of my little cups full during the day.


Because I was too tired to make a proper lunch I had 50g salami, 70g of cheeses, celery, radishes and jicama. Ate a third of my Atkins bar for dessert.


Even though I wasn't very hungry by 3:30 I was very tired and feeling sorry for myself. Heated up another cup of tea and nibbled away the rest of the Atkins bar.


Had to wait until almost 7pm for Doug to get home. Eventually he got dinner together (thanks hon!). We had grilled salmon fillets, broccoli and a salad.


Couldn't get warm resting after work so had some tea with dinner.