June 8, 2015: because all life changes start on a Monday!
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with strawberries
Lunch: Lobster sandwich with coleslaw
Dinner: Lemon pepper chicken with rosemary potatoes and salad
Exercise: a.m. bike for 10 minutes. It is Monday. That’s about all I can do.
p.m. Yoga class
Monday weigh in: 159 lbs. (naked morning weight. It jumps to 162 at night.)
June 9:
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with strawberries
Lunch: Lobster sandwich with coleslaw
Dinner: Broccoli Soup
Exercise: a.m. bike for 20 minutes. Super sore from yoga, but I need to get the blood flowing
p.m. Yoga class
June 10:
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with strawberries
Lunch: Barbecue style buffet- salad, hamburger, bun-less hotdog, potato salad at Universal Studios
Dinner: Lemon pepper chicken with rosemary potatoes and salad (leftovers)
Exercise: a.m. none. Going to Universal Studios and will be walking all day.
p.m. None. Skipped yoga class. We tried to get back in time, but traffic was bad.
June 11:
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with strawberries
Lunch: Broccoli Soup
Dinner: Lobster sandwich with fries (craving fries after yoga, so we picked some up from Y’Not)
Exercise: a.m. bike for 20 minutes. Super sore from yoga, but I need to get the blood flowing
p.m. Yoga class
Breakfast: Breakfast burritos with leftover rosemary potatoes, spinach, and egg
Lunch: Turkey avocado sandwich from Vons deli, handful of Jalapeño Kettle chips
Dinner: Chicken Fajitas with rice and beans
Exercise: a.m. bike for 60 minutes. Mild bike ride around Santa Catalina Island.
p.m. Yoga video
Breakfast: half of a three egg omelet with spinach, onion, mushrooms, and ham. Half side of fruit and wheat toast
Lunch: leftover Chicken Fajitas
Snack: watermelon, celery, and jicama with cucumber ranch dip and Tajin (one of my new favorite seasoning!)
Dinner: Shrimp and pineapple fried rice
Exercise: a.m. bike for 60 minutes. Mild bike ride around Santa Catalina Island.
Stroll around the botanical gardens and Wrigley memorial
p.m. Yoga video
Breakfast: leftover half of a three egg omelet with spinach, onion, mushrooms, and ham. Half side of fruit and wheat toast
Lunch: leftover Chicken Fajitas, Shrimp and pineapple fried rice
Dinner: Rose Chicken Pasta
Exercise: yoga video and walking around Avalon Catalina
June 15:
Breakfast: One egg over medium with one piece of toast
Lunch: chicken salad cranberry sandwich with carrots
Dinner: Vegetable Minestrone soup
Exercise: a.m. bike for 20 minutes.
p.m. Yoga class
Monday weigh in: 157 lbs. – this surprised me. I thought I would have gained weight while on vacation.
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: chicken salad cranberry sandwich with carrots
Dinner: Vegetable Minestrone Soup
Exercise: a.m. none. I woke up with a horrible headache. I sat on the couch for about an hour before getting ready for work. The headache lingered until about 11:00am
p.m. Yoga class
June 17:
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: Chicken avocado sandwich
Dinner: Garlic Ginger Beef Stir-Fry with brown rice
Exercise: a.m. bike for 30 minutes.
p.m. Yoga class
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: Pre-Father’s day BBQ: coleslaw, Veggie packed tri-color pasta salad, hamburger, and cupcake
Dinner: Garlic Ginger Beef Stir-Fry with Brown rice (leftovers)
Exercise: a.m. bike for 30 minutes.
p.m. Yoga class
June 19:
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: 2 Chicken burritos
Dinner: not very hungry. Small bowl of soup and cherries
Exercise: a.m. bike for 20 minutes.
p.m. Yoga video
June 20:
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: Fuddruckers 1/3 lb. hamburger with onion rings and fries (shared)
Dinner: Vegetable Minestrone soup
Exercise: a.m. bike for 30 minutes.
p.m. None
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: hot dog with salad and chili
Dinner: Ginger Salmon Pastry Puff
Exercise: a.m. bike ride Del Cerro Park – one time
p.m. – none
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: dining out at New York Deli- half of a corned beef sandwich with macaroni salad and ¼ pickle
Dinner: Ginger Salmon Pastry Puff
Exercise: a.m. bike 30 minutes
p.m. Yoga class
Monday weigh in: 156 lbs.
June 23:
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: Chicken avocado sandwich
Dinner: Vegetable Minestrone soup
Exercise: a.m. bike 30 minutes
p.m. Yoga class
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: leftovers: one cup of Rose Chicken Pasta Sauce with added spinach, tomatoes, celery, and broccoli mixed with 2 cups of pasta salad
Dinner: Vegetable Minestrone soup
Exercise: a.m. bike 30 minutes
p.m. Yoga class
June 25:
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: chicken avocado sandwich
Dinner: Broccoli Chicken Peanut Stir Fry
Exercise: a.m. bike 30 minutes
p.m. Yoga class
June 26:
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oats with blueberries
Lunch: chicken avocado sandwich
Snack: veggies with ranch dressing, 2 cookies from Ralph’s bakery, chipotle chips
“Dinner”: Happy Hour! 2 “dirty bath water” beverages, 2 street tacos, fries and Irish nachos shared by table, but I am pretty sure I ate most of it.
Exercise: a.m. bike 30 minutes
p.m. stuffing face with alcohol and bar food…. mmm…
June 27:
Breakfast: breakfast smoothie: water, banana, mixed berries, protein powder
Lunch: hot dog with pasta salad
Snack: veggies with ranch dressing, 2 shortbread cookies with chocolate frosting
Dinner: 4 street tacos (2 shrimp, 1 beef, 1 chicken) with rice, beans, and chips and 4 drinks (Irish whiskey, gingerale, lemonade, lime squeeze). Happy Birthday Marty!
Exercise: a.m. Yoga (30 minutes) and archery in Palos Verdes
Late Breakfast: 2 pieced of wheat toast with onion, spinach, cheddar omelet
Lunch: skipped due to late breakfast
Dinner: Gazpacho and black bean and beef empanadas
Exercise: none
June 29:
Breakfast: 1 piece of wheat toast with 1 egg over medium
Lunch: chicken mole with rice and beans
Dinner: White bean soup
Exercise: a.m. 10 minutes on bike
p.m. Yoga class
Monday weigh-in: 156 lbs.
June 30:
Breakfast: Steel Cut Oatswith blueberries
Lunch: chicken salad sandwich
Dinner: Gazpacho and black bean and beef empanadas
Exercise: a.m. 30 minutes on bike
p.m. Yoga class