Week 10 Summary

The holidays are still messing me up, so not a great week.

 

Scorecard:

Meat: 2

Poultry: 1

Walking: 3 (plus a day of skiing, that I’m sore from, which is a good sign. J)

 

I think I’ll be able to get back on track this week, though.

 

Week 10 Day 7 Food

Breakfast:

• None

I had a few chocolate covered almonds while I was poking around the house.

 

Lunch:

• Rice/bean/veggie concoction
• Yogurt and berries
• Apple juice

Dinner:

• Spinach salad with fruit, nuts, cheese
• Sweet potatoes
• Stuffed olives
• Cheese dip/chips
• Cream puffs
• Chocolate cake
• Sparkling cider and juice

 

I didn’t walk.

Week 10 Day 6 Food

Breakfast:

• SBHC

Lunch:

• PB&J
• Potato chips
• Cookies
• Pepsi
• Clementine

Dinner:

Dad took us to dinner after skiing.  We went to this new pizza place in Orem called Pizzeria 712.  I didn’t have high hopes, but I was pleasantly surprised.  It has a nice interior, staff that know what they are doing, and a small, but great menu.  We ordered lots of things and shared them, and I broke my rules because I wanted to try things.  It was the best restaurant in Utah County, as far as I’m concerned.  I told my wife that “Utah County isn’t a culinary wasteland any more”.

• Shortrib/polenta/horseradish (awesome – worthy of any restaurant in SLC)
• Beet, ricotta salad
• Sweet potato, apple, pecan appetizer
• Pizza (a slice of three kinds – all with a little meat – all delicious)

 

I walked the usual route when I got home.  It was a good day.  Good skiing, good food, etc.

Week 10 Day 5 Food

I couldn’t sleep this morning, and since I didn’t walk last night, I went on the usual route this morning.

 

Breakfast:

• VMHC

Lunch (Squatter’s):

• Fish and chips

Snack:

• Twix

Dinner:

• Rice/bean/veggie concoction
• Pita
• Milk
• Clementine
• OJ

 

I didn’t walk at night.

Week 10 Day 4 Food

Breakfast:

• VMHC

Lunch (Red Butte):

• Portobello/mozz sandwich
• Fruit
• Potato chips
• Lemonade

Dinner:

• Chicken
• “tiny grains”
• Spinach
• Choc cake
• Milk

 

I didn’t walk.

Week 10 Day 3 Food

Breakfast:

• VMHC

Lunch:

• Leftover shrimp/veg/cous cous
• Yogurt/berries
• Dr. P
• Two chips ahoy

 

Donated blood (snack: goldfish crackers and OJ)

Blood pressure 112/72

 

Dinner:

• Snapper
• Roasted veggies
• Pasta
• Bread
• Milk
• Choc cake

 

I walked the usual route.

Week 10 Day 2 Food

Xmas Day.

Brunch:

• Breakfast “casserole” with eggs, bread, sausage, cheese.
• Potatoes
• Ham
• Fruit
• OJ
• Hot chocolate
• Caramel roll

Dinner:

• Spinach salad with fruit, nuts, vinaigrette
• Guacamole and chips
• Apple cider
• Chocolate cake

 

I didn’t walk.

Week 10 Day 1 Food

Xmas Eve

Breakfast:

• VMHC

Lunch (Noodles):

• Pesto cavatapi
• Shrimp
• Tomato soup
• Roll

Dinner:

• Snapper
• Roasted veggies
• Cookie dough (cookies didn’t come out)
• Milk

Later:

• Chocolate cake
• Milk

 

I didn’t walk.

Week 9 Summary

Not a stellar week.  The holidays make this more difficult, and make me more tired, so I didn’t walk as much.  Being at the mall wasn’t so bad; I was able to eat a veggie burrito.  The potlucks are what kill me.  If all the soup has ham in it, what am I going to do?

 

Scorecard:

Meat: 2 (one of which is a bit of ham in the soup)

Poultry: 2 (one of which is one slice of turkey)

Walking: 3

Week 9 Day 7 Food

Breakfast:

• SBHC

Lunch:

• Leftover carrot soup
• Toast
• Milk
• Pie

Dinner (Xmas party potluck):

• Cheese pizza
• Artichoke dip/chips
• Three bean salad
• Fruit
• Fudge
• Cookie
• Hot cider

I walked the usual route.

Week 9 Day 6 Food

Breakfast:

• None

Lunch (Mall Food Court):

• Veggie burrito
• Chips/salsa
• Orange Julius

Snack:

• Dr. P.
• Pie

Dinner:

• Leftover shrimp/cous cous
• Leftover salad
• Milk

 

I didn’t walk.

Week 9 Day 5 Food

Breakfast:

• Nothing

Lunch (in a hurry to get to work after dentist):

• Wendy’s chicken sandwich
• Fries
• Dr. P

Dinner:

• Shrimp/vegetable/cous cous
• Bread
• Milk
• Pie

 

I didn’t walk. L

Week 9 Day 4 Food

Breakfast:

• VMHC

Lunch (potluck):

• Soup (some ham in it)
• Bread
• Egg roll
• Salad
• Cookie
• Punch
• Crudités

Dinner:

• Leftover red pepper tart
• Bread
• Berry Pie
• Milk

 

I walked the usual route, even though it was a blizzard. J

Week 9 Day 3 Food

Breakfast:

• VMHC

Lunch

• Ginger carrot soup
• Bread
• Chips ahoy
• Milk

Dinner:

• Red pepper tart (sort of like quiche)
• Asparagus
• Melon
• Milk
• Ice cream

Later:

• Apple cider

 

I walked the usual route.

Week 9 Day 2 Food

Last night’s giant dinner was way too much.  I didn’t feel red hot this morning, so I think I’m going to take it easy on the food today.

 

Breakfast:

• Clementine

Lunch:

• A few Wheat Thins
• Clementine

Snack:

• Choc. Chip cookie

Dinner:

• Ginger carrot soup
• Salad with fruit, etc.
• bread
• Milk

 

I didn’t walk.

Week 9 Day 1 Food

Breakfast:

• VMHC

Lunch (Company Xmas luncheon):

• Turkey (one slice)
• Potatoes/gravy
• Sweet potatoes
• Corn
• Roll
• Coke
• Clementine
• Potato salad

Dinner (Ruth’s Chris - Oh, so much food; way too much, actually)

• Lemonade
• Shrimp
• Crab-stuffed mushroom
• Lobster bisque
• Filet
• Potatoes Lyonnaise
• Sweet potatoes
• Broccoli au gratin
• Mushrooms
• Chocolate cake/chocolate mousse dessert

 

I didn’t walk (and I should have).

Week 8 Summary

Not a super week this week.  The holidays are taking their toll on my goals, unfortunately.  Out of convenience while shopping, and from laziness and mistakes with my salad order, I ended up eating chicken twice (although not a ton of it in my salad), and I only walked 3 times (does skiing count? J).

 

The scorecard this week:

Meat: 1

Poultry: 2

Walking: 3

 

The good news is that my blood pressure at one of those grocery store kiosks was lower than I can ever remember: 101/69.

Week 8 Day 7 Food

Breakfast:

• Hot chocolate

Lunch (Citrus Grill):

• spinach and shrimp salad


• fruit

Snack:

• Wheat toast

Dinner:

• Mushroom soup
• bread
• fruit
• Milk
• cookies

I didn't walk.

Week 8 Day 6 Food

Breakfast:

• Nothing

Lunch (Xmas shopping; Paradise Bakery):

• Southwest chicken caesar salad (I wanted the one without chicken, but she put it in anyway, and I didn't complain, so I just ate it)
• tomato soup
• roll
• Coke

Dinner (still shopping, so went to Chick-Fil-A; I know, too much chicken, but it's also about being flexible):

• Chicken sandwich
• fries
• Dr. P

Later:

• apple cider

I walked the usual route.

Week 8 Day 5 Food

Breakfast:
* VMHC
Lunch:
* More leftover soup
* Yogurt/fruit
* Bagel/peanut butter
* Milk
Dinner:
* leftover fish
* leftover bean salad
* milk

I walked the usual route.

Week 8 Day 4 Food

Breakfast:

• SBHC
• Blueberry scone

Lunch

• Giant cheeseburger at the Canyons ski resort
• Fries
• Cookie

Dinner:

• Grilled cheese
• Leftover veggie and barley soup
• Milk

 

I didn’t walk.  Sort of tired from skiing.

Week 8 Day 3 Food

Breakfast:

• VMHC

Lunch:

• Leftover thai (veggie/tofu panang curry and rice)
• Clementines
• Dove chocolate

Dinner:

• Barley and vegetable soup
• Garlic toast
• Milk
• Ice cream

 

I didn’t walk.