Day 21: Stake Youth Standards Fireside

• 1 bowl Cinnamon Life w/ 1% milk (breakfast)
• handful of Miles' mini pretzel sticks (at church)
• grilled provolone & carmelized onion sandwich (I'm addicted) w/ tomato soup (lunch)
• 2 graham crackers w / 1T Nutella 7 1 T natural peanutbutter
• 3 leftover tortelloni from last night, 2 bites salad (sad attempt at a meal as I flew out the door at 4.45 for the fireside)
• S T A R V I N G after fireside, so I totally broke some of my self-imposed rules: Refreshments at fireside at 8pm (1 skinny cow ice cream cone), 1.5 bowls Multigrain Cheerios when I got home after 9pm. Tomorrow is a new day. :)
  

Day 20: Could it Get Any Colder?

• 1 bottle water (during/after run)
• 1 bowl Special K Red Berry w/ 1% milk (breakfast)
  
• turkey, ham & mustard on white bread, Capri Sun, packaged Rice Krispie Treat (lunch at the primary actitvity)
• 1 c Danon vanilla low fat yogurt w/ wheat germ, 3 slices provolone cheese w/ mini stick pretzels
• 1.5 house-made mozzarella sticks w/ marinara, six-cheese tortelloni w/ lobster & mushrooms in a chardonnay cream sauce (I ate like three before I traded Adam for his almond crusted chicken & carmelized pear salad -- it was sooooo rich), a coke, 3 glasses of water (dinner out with Adam at Cafe Joelle)
  

Day 19: The Day I Found My Dream Hair Stylist

She is a miracle worker. But that doesn't have anything to do with my food intake today.

• 1.5 bowls Special K Red Berry (breakfast)
  
• 1 cold chocolate-chip pancake -- gross -- followed by a handful of mini pretzel sticks, water
  
• 1 grilled cheese sandwich, glass of OJ, slice of butter loaf, 100 calorie pack of chocolate covered pretzels (lunch at Mom's)
• mini pretzel sticks dipped in 1 T Nutella (having sweet tooth issues today, if you couldn't tell)
• 1 6oz. Breyer's low-fat yogurt w/ 3 T wheat germ (which I love almost as much as my hair lady)
• 1 serving spaghetti w/ meat sauce, corn, 3 bread sticks, water (dinner)
• DESSERT OF THE WEEK: 1/2 small chocolate Oreo shake from Baskin Robins. I could have easily eaten the whole thing, but decided to exercise a little restraint.
  

Day 18: The Day Grace Hid My Keys So She Wouldn't Have to Go to School.

What a morning...

• 3 chocolate chip pancakes (I know! I indulge them!) w/ SB & syrup, glass of 1% milk (breakfast)
  
• mug of cocoa & slice of banana bread (at Suzanne's house)
• 2 3-day old chicken enchiladas, white rice, water (lunch)
• 1 grilled provolone & caramelized onion sandwich, tomato soup, green beans, water
• more water (after run)
  

Day 17: Commissary Run with Brenna

• glass of water (after run)
  
• 3 chocolate-chip pancakes (imdulging Miles' breakfast request) w/ SB & maple syrup (breakfast)
  
• bowl of leftover stew, 2 small chocolate oatmeal bars, glass of milk, glass of water (lunch)
• 1 6 oz. Danon yogurt, 2 slices oatmeal bread w/ SB, watered down apple juice
  
• 1 pita pizza, Caesar salad, water (dinner)
• large glass of water
  

Day 16: Freezing in my den

So cold! I'm always so cold, which is why I have been baking bread for the last two days. Anything it takes to warm up a bit.

• HUGE glass of water (after run)
  
• 1 small bowl Cinnamon Life cereal w/ 1% milk, 2 pieces oatmeal bread w/ SB & jam (breakfast)
• 1 6oz. container Breyer's yogurt
• 1 PB&J, glass of milk (lunch)
  
• 4 crackers w/ hard salami, 3 w/ nutella, 1 chocolate oatmeal bar (made them for the YW and had to taste test) -- total sweet tooth binge
  
• 1 bowl beef & vegetable stew, 1 slice brown oatmeal bread w/ SB (dinner)
  

Day 15: Rainy, Rainy Monday

• large bowl Special K Red Berry w/ 1% milk (breakfast after running)
  
• about 8 Ritz crackers w/ 1 slice of Swiss cheese (and about 8 with Nutella -- I was dying for something sweet & salty), water
  
• 2 slices Brown Oatmeal Bread w/ SB & peach jam ( when it's fresh out of the oven, who could resist?), large glass of water
  
• 1 berry Gogurt with a Breyers Light yogurt chaser :)
• 1/2 c Special K Red Berry (yes, again) w/ 1% milk
• 2 chicken & vegetable enchiladas w/ dollop of sour cream & white rice (dinner)
  

Day 14: Relaxed Sabbath

• 1 bowl Multigrain Cheerios & Rice Krispies (mixed together) w/ 1%milk (breakfast)
• 1.5 PB&J sandwiches, 1 tall glass 1% milk, a bite from each child's bowl of self-saucing pudding (lunch & mommy tax)
• 2 eggs scrambled with ham & cheddar, 2 Carrot-Cake pancakes w/ SB & maple syrup, glass of 1% milk, large mug of apple cinnamon herbal tea w/ agave nectar (dinner)
  

Those pancakes were super good. I highly recommend the recipe.

Day 13: Youth Temple Trip / Dinner with Harts & Dyers

• 1.5 c dry Corn Pops, 4 clementines, 1 Nutrigrain bar (all between 5 - 9 am)
• 1 tiny bowl of cheerios w/1% milk (late breakfast after running)
• 2 leftover crèpes filled with onions, mushrooms, swiss & ham, water (lunch)
• 1 berry Gogurt
  
• (all food was homemade and delicious, which is why I ate waaaay too much) 3 spring rolls, 2.5 pork bao, 2 large helpings salad, 1 tiny bowl coconut lemongrass soup, 1/2 can root beer, 1 glass ginger ale, several glasses water
  

Day 12: Dessert (hurray!) of the Week

I was invited over to brunch at Suzanne's house today and ate a little more (okay, more than a little more) than usual. I am a sucker for breakfast foods.

• 1 tiny bowl of corn pops w/ 1% milk (pre-breakfast, after my run)
  
• 3/4 bagel w/ cream cheese, 1 small slice asparagus quiche, 2 slices crumb cake, 1 hot cocoa, 1 small glass OJ (brunch)
• handful of animal crackers
• 1 6 oz Breyers yogurt
• 1 onion, mushroom, ham & swiss-filled crepe, 1/2 chicken cordon bleu breast, roast potatoes, water (late dinner)
  
• 1 large piece chocolate fudge self-saucing pudding w/ mint choc. chip ice cream, water
  

Day 11: Thrift Store Shopping with Ami

Last night a friend commented that it makes such a difference when you don't eat past 7.30pm. I told her the main difference I see is that I'm STARVING in the morning. But so far we are doing great with that goal. I'm usually done eating for the day by 6.45pm.

• 2 slices whole wheat toast w/ SB & peach jam, water (breakfast)
• 15 chocolate chips scattered with a few craisins
• 1.5 leftover cheddar biscuits
• 1 6oz Dannon vanilla yogurt w/ 1 c rice Chex, 1 banana (late lunch)
• 2 graham crackers w/ 1 tbsp nutella
• 1.5 slices tomato, basil, & feta quiche, roasted brussel sprouts, steamed green beans, water (dinner)
• 1 mug instant hot cocoa

Day 10: First Run of the New Year

• 1/2 c TJ's fat-free blueberry muesli in skim milk, which I decided was gross, threw out, and ate a bowl of rice Chex with 1/2 banana instead (breakfast)
• 11 chocolate chips
  
• a too-big piece of leftover lasagna, 2 bread sticks (lunch)
• 3 tbs Brenna's homemade gingersnap ice cream (cleaning the container to return to her)
• 3 graham crackers w/ 1 tbs natural peanut butter & 1 tbs Nutella, 8oz. 1% milk
  
• 1 bowl Chicken Noodle Soup, 1.5 Cheddar Cheese Biscuits, glass of water (dinner)
  

Day 9: Gloomy Tuesday

• 2 bowls of cereal (1 Life, 1 Corn Pops) w/ 1% milk (breakfast)
  
• about 1 c dry Chex mixed w/ craisins & chocolate chips
• 1 banana
• 2 slices whole wheat toast w/ SB & jam, 1 c TJ's white cheddar pirate's booty, glass of water (lunch)
• lasagna w/ meat sauce, broccoli, 3 bread sticks, water (dinner)
  

Day 8: Couch Shopping with Mom & Mike

• 2 regular-sized pancakes w/ natural peanut butter & maple syrup, glass of water (breakfast)
  
• Cuban sandwich, side salad, water (lunch - Mike took us out)
  
• 6 oz raspberry Dannon yogurt
• 1 c dry Corn Pops cereal
• 1 bowl French onion soup, glass of water (dinner)
  
• mug of Honey Vanilla Chamomile tea w/ agave nectar
  

Day 7: Early Church = Not Enough Time for Breakfast

We're still adjusting to the switch from 1pm church to 9 am church, and so Sunday mornings usually mean no breakfast for mommy.

• 1/2 c Miles leftover dry Multigrain cheerios ( at 12.3o during my RS presidency meeting)
• leftover polenta, ratatouille & bruschetta, glass of water (lunch)
• 3 bites Grace's pear cobbler
• 10 potato chips
• Mexican salad, glass of water (dinner)
• instant hot cocoa

Day 6: Goal Breaking Saturday

Since we only get to eat breakfast with Adam once a week, we typically make something delicious and decadent. Today it was raspberry pancakes, with a choice of toppings: Nutella, sweetened cream cheese, natural peanut butter, and maple syrup. They were small-ish pancakes, but we all still ate more than we needed to (Miles and Grace each packed away 4!).

• 5 pancakes (2 with Nutella, 3 with maple syrup and peanut butter), 1 tall glass of water (breakfast)
• leftover potpie from last night, glass of water (lunch)
• 12 chocolate chips
• Dannon 6oz. yogurt
• 2 servings oozing stripey jell-o salad
• 3 triangles of pita with melted gruyere
• Baked polenta w/ratatouille provençal, beet & pear salad, rosemary & sea salt foccacia w/tomato-basil bruschetta (late dinner -- after 8.30 pm :( )
• ginger-pear crisp with gingersnap ice cream (DESSERT! OH NO!)

We had dinner guests -- who brought dessert. What to do?!? Good thing this is a goal and not a resolution.

I'll be back on the wagon tomorrow.

Day 5: Eggs, eggs, and more eggs.

With the pullets now laying, we are coming into a lot of eggs. Almost too many for us to keep up with, now that I am baking less. At the same time, I am trying to serve more hot breakfasts, thinking it will be healthier and cheaper to eat things like oatmeal and eggs in place of cold cereal, with the added benefit of us all staying full longer (my kids are perpetually hungry). Scrambled eggs once a week seems like a good way to address the egg surplus and also fill us up.

• 2 scrambled eggs on whole wheat toast, 1 glass water (breakfast)
• 1 berry Gogurt (declined by Nico)
• apx. 1/4 TJs jumbo raisins
• 1 serving TJs version of Pirate Booty, 1/2 glass water
• 2 graham crackers w/ nutella
• 1.5 servings (I know, I know! But I missed lunch, so I figured it would be okay) of homemade chicken potpie, an obscene amount of broccoli, 1 glass water (dinner)

I sooooo need to drink more!

Day 4: Adam in Chicago

I have a thing about toast and my mother's house: I can't leave 240 Greene Ave. without having eaten at least a slice. It's odd, I know. I was there this morning with my oldest brother who, just as he did when we were young, stole half of my English muffin when while I had my back to it. Hence, the rye toast substitute.

• big bowl of oatmeal w/ pecans and brown sugar (breakfast)
  
• 1/2 English muffin, 1 slice of rye toast, both w/ SB
• 100 calorie pack of yogurt covered pretzels
• leftover chicken, mushrooms and pasta from last night (lunch)
  
• 2 slices homemade pizza, 3 bread sticks, one w/ marinara, two w/ sweet dip.(dinner)
  

Day 3: Census Exam / Citizen of the Month Party

I tend to eat a lot less when I am anxious about something. Today it was about making my afternoon run smoothly. Between getting the house ready for a neighbor gathering, dropping kids to Ami's so I could take the Census exam, getting to the PTA meeting on time, and hosting our friends and their children in the evening, the schedule was chock-full and I was low on time.

• 1 large bowl of oatmeal w/ blueberries & a sprinkle of brown sugar (man, am I full!)
• roughly 1/4 cup of dry rice Chex, Craisins, chocolate chips mixed together
• 2 c popcorn, glass water
• spaghetti with chicken, mushrooms, butter, and parmasean
• strawberries & grapes w/sour cream-based fruit dip
• vanilla cupcake w/ chocolate buttercream (hurray for dessert of the week!), 2 small cups water
• 2 guacamole-flavored tortilla chips

Day 2: Hungrier than yesterday.

• 1 bowl Multigrain cheerios w/ 1% milk
• 1 generous serving of popcorn
  
• 1 small slice of mediocre cake from my neighbor (so I could tell her I liked it when she asks -- which she will)
  
• leftover Mulligatawny stew on white rice, 1 glass water
• 1 graham cracker, 12 milk chocolate chips
• helped Grace and Miles lick the cupcake bowl
• 2 slices honey whole wheat toast, glass of water
• 1 Pork Meatball Banh Mi (which were super yummy, BTW), a whole heap of edamame, 1/2 glass water
  

Day 1: A new start for a new year.

I think I'm off to an okay start in terms of quantity, although quality seems to be lacking. There is a startling lack of vegetables and water...

• 2 leftover popovers w/ Smart Balance and raspberry jam
  
• 5 slices of salami (7 in a serving) on 5 Ritz crackers, 1/2 glass of water.
  
• my serving of tofu chocolate mousse from last night (I was too full after dinner to eat it), the remains of Grace and Miles pasta
  
• Mulligatawny stew over white rice, 2 slices honey whole wheat bread w/ Smart Balance, 1/2 glass water.