It's Friday - and for me it really is Friday!

Yes, I'm finally working Monday-Friday, at least for now. Started with 2 servings of Whey Gourmet protein shake in milk chocolate flavour and coffee.Lunch was a bit of left-over chicken breast (80g) and some celery and radishes.


Coffee for afternoon break.
Dinner was a pretty large pork chop (165g) with cranberry sauce on since there's still lots left and it tastes really good. Also brussel sprouts and a salad.
When I got my coffee this afternoon I also bought another "superflax" muffin. I had about 2/3 of it this evening with a pot of tea. (Doug ate the other 1/3).
Total calories 1,640 and 81g of carbohydrates.

Wednesday - and I'm already sore and tired

Woke up very tired this morning, legs kind of achy too - coffee.Made up 2 scoops of Vanilla whey protein powder but added a teaspoon of cocoa powder and the dregs from the coffee pot to make it "mocha". Didn't have enough time at home (and wasn't awake enough to be hungry) so took it to work and had it at coffee break.


Chicken salad, jicama, radishes, celery.
Bought a diet Dr. Pepper and had it with my bite of flavoured cheese in the afternoon.
Tired and sore when I got home. Had packed my gym clothes with a thought to going after work but my knee was bothering me enough that I had a hard time going down stairs and getting on scoot - so thought better of it. Really craving comfort food so after a couple hours of sitting resting made something like pancakes. Used 2 large eggs, 1/4 cup vital wheat gluten flour and 1/4 cup flax meal as well a baking powder and a bit of salt. We have some maltitol-based maple-flavoured syrup so I had some of that and a dab of butter with them.
After having the pancakes I really, really wanted something salty so had a chunk of sharp cheddar (34g).

After I entered everything in fitday I was surprised to see only 1,493 calories and 40g of carbohydrates. I guess I've been doing this so long that even when I'm tired and in "don't care" mode I can still make reasonable choices. It doesn't hurt that we don't keep many dangerous foods in the house.

Another good day

Coffee with a little added into the Vanilla protein drink for flavour and less sweetness.



After going to the gym I made another cup of coffee and an omelet with mushrooms and some deli turkey that needed eating up.


While not on the low-carb list, a pomegranate is full of little seeds and takes a lot of time and work to eat. Also I really like them.

Roast chicken with brussel sprouts and a side salad for dinner.

And another of those little jell-o nsa puddings.

Later on a 40g serving of mixed nuts and a little diet pop.


1,391 calories and 64g of carbohydrates.

another meal out!

Started out with a mug of coffee and two scoops of Whey Gourmet protein drink before heading off to the gym for what I hope will now become my regular workout.

Even though the weather is not very good for scootering my scooter buddy Rob and I wanted to have a day out so (by car) we explored Government House - well the outside at least and when it started to rain I decided I was hungry and wanted, well, something. Rob was more decisive and chose Red Robin for a burger. I started with a diet pepsi and then ordered the Whiskey River BBQ Chicken Wrap and asked for a side salad instead of fries. The wrap was really tasty but there must be quite a lot of sugar in their BBQ sauce. I had the half at the front of the picture and took the other half home for Doug to have when he got home from work. I also ate both slices of cantaloupe melon.




We wandered around the nearby Futureshop and I bought a new toy for the PS2. We also visited a nearby motorcycle/scooter dealership and spent at least an hour sitting on bikes, trying on helmets and jackets and generally playing "I want". I chose the yellow Vespa GTS, the Honda VT750T tourer/cruiser or the Yamaha 650 VStar Classic,and the Piaggio X9 Evolution 500 which was pretty sweet! We also liked the 20' cabin cruiser they had in the corner of the showroom although how to tow it behind a bike it a bit of a puzzler.
When we got back I offered Rob a light beer and I had about 3/4 of one as well. Which helped with the new SingStar game.


I hadn't planned dinner so we had relatively small chicken caesar salads with the last breast and bits that was on the chicken carcass in the fridge.


It being a very small salad I also had a chunk of feta cheese and a little later 30g of mixed nuts.


After finished the laundry, watching an episode of Rome on TV and playing with our new SingStar game for awhile, I started feeling quite hungry. I started with a sugar-free werther's but that didn't help much. We still have a few bags of Power Pop popcorn snack in the pantry so we split a package of the caramel flavour.


Well I've tried my best guess on fitday estimating the calories for the wrap and came up with 1,421 calories and 50g of carbohydrates. Pretty darn good if that's right. ps I've written an e-mail to Red Robin asking for nutritional info. We'll see if it does any good...

Thursday - muffin for supper

Woke up very early (around 5am) decided that I could probably go to the gym so had a double scoop of Whey protein drink for breakfast with coffee and water.After the gym came home and scrounged around, nibbled on some celery.
Had slightly more than half a cup of cottage cheese (1/2 cup serving should weigh 125g).
And finally had a can of sardines before heading off to work.
Picked up a coffee and muffin at the patisserie and ordered a pumpkin pie for dinner at Mom's next weekend.
Because of a mis-communication I wasn't actually scheduled to work today but I stuck around for a few hours. When I got home I realized that Doug was working late and I had no plans for dinner other than the packed lunch I had taken to work. Eventually I made a pot of tea and after weighing my Apple-Ginger Bran muffin (230g!) I had it for dinner with some butter. Checking fitday they give 230g of bran muffin 679 calories. Since I don't have the recipe I'll just have to go with that and call it a rough estimate. I was delicious though, and very filling.
After Doug got home we watched TV together for a little while and I snacked on the veg I had prepared for work since I was feeling a little decadent about the muffin.
Calories 1,542 (including butter) and 121g of carbohydrates. (Keeping in mind this is just an estimate).

Strike rally but I'm still home sick...

Slept 11 hours pretty much uninterrupted last night. Hoping to get well if I can continue in this vein. Coffee when I finally got out of bed.Made an omelet from left-overs again. Some steamed broccoli and half a beef sausage (48g) along with 18g shredded cheese and two medium eggs.

Mid-afternoon I was feeling pretty hungry, had one scoop of Whey Gourmet protein drink.
Half an hour later still feeling very empty so 15g of pork rinds and a glass of diet pop.
Dinner was 73g worth of ham steak fried up in a mustard sauce with just a teaspoon of molasses for sweetness. 118g of steamed cauliflower with a little grated swiss cheese (19g) on top and a side salad.
Another fudge pop. Hey- they're such a deal at only 40 calories.
Later in the evening I was feeling quite hungry (to tell the truth I still am) so I had a big mug of de-caf and the last piece of the flax cookies (35g).
Today's totals: 1,411 calories and 39g of carbohydrates. I also did my abdominal exercises for the first time in a few days this evening. Now I just have to get rid of this sinus headache and get back to the gym!

Very tired...

Started off with Whey Gourmet protein drink - 1 scoop and coffee.More coffee at breaktime and part of a Red Square Flaxmachine cookie. A serving is 28g and this piece is about 48g for a whopping 240 calories. It is however healthy and filling and the fat is all that good omega-3 stuff from the flax.
Lunchtime - celery, radish, jicama, tuna salad and the last of the nice Monchego sheep's cheese.
Doing a lot of food prep tonight for a party tomorrow so not really interested in cooking. 180g of chicken breast done on the counter-top grill, a side salad and a diet orange crush.
The chicken was very moreish and there were a couple of little bits left-over so I split them with Doug. That's another 25g there.
Later on after working up a sweat cleaning and fussing over tomorrow night I had two of the tiny freezer pops.
Total for today 1,510 calories and only 35g of carbohydrates. Wouldn't have gone over if I hadn't had that extra little piece of chicken. Not a big deal but seconds for the sake of taste is never a good idea.

Back to work tomorrow...

...which should mean a little more regular mealtimes and less grazing. But I'll always still start the day with coffee.Wasn't hungry this morning but was going to exercise and didn't feel very good the last couple of times when I went without a proper meal. Had two scoops of Whey Gourmet (chocolate) which seemed to do the trick. I didn't feel bloated and I had lots of energy for my whole work out.

Eventually got around to lunch and decided just to sample some of the great stuff in the fridge. Celery, carrot, baby cucumber, again with Paillot de chevre, fois gras, Monchego and pastrami (see yesterday).
And for dessert one of the Skinny Cow brand fudge bars.
Doug was working his new shift at the Juan de Fuca branch which means that he didn't get home until 7:15. I had a big mittful of mixed nuts with nsa chocolate chips to keep me going.
Beef stew made with jicama instead of potato, a couple of slices of carrot and several mushrooms. About 150g of stew total and a side salad.
Already had dessert today so managed to resist a second one. Baby steps. Today's totals, about 1,426 calories and 70g of carbohydrates. Not sure where all those carbs came from - I guess fitday counts the sugar alcohols. I probably should too.