Day 172: The Day Ami & I Scored Big Time on Craigslist

Bookcases, bookcases for everyone!

• bowl of Multigrain Cheerios in 1% milk (breakfast)
• 2 plain mini bagels w/ salami, water (lunch)
• reduced fat Cheese-its, some TJs pirate booty, a fudgy-fatty, a Smart Kids juice pouch, a piece of Ami's focaccia (snacks at the beach)
• a hot dog, a turkey burger, corn on the cob, lots of water, Sweet & Salty (dinner)
  

Day 171: The Day I FINALLY Rid the Front Lawn of the Dying Azaelas

And oh what a difference! Can't wait until next Spring and the shrubs I will replace them with.

• 2 servings Oatmeal Squares in 1% milk (breakfast, I've been waking up sooo hungry)
• hard salami, lettuce, mustard in a wrap, water (lunch)
• lots and lots of water
• a few bites of Charlotte's tortellini
• lots more water
  
• a salad w/ BBQ chicken, sauteed summer squash, water (dinner)
• way too much Sweet & Salty mix. I think I gave myself a stomach ache
  

Day 170: Our First Trip to the Beach Club of the Summer

What a relief to be cold for once!

• 2 bowls Cheerios in 1% milk (breakfast)
• salami in a tortilla, water (lunch)
• vanilla yogurt w/ wheat germ, water
• 3 slices Adam's super thin-crust pizza, some tortellini w/ marinara, water (dinner)
  

Day 169: The Day We Bid Farewell to Grandma & Grandpa Sota

Adam's parents left today. We -- the kids especially -- were very sad to see them go. I hope we can make it out to see them in Minnesota sometime this year.

• 2 servings Oatmeal Squares in 1% milk (breakfast)
• dry cereal & raisins (sharing Miles' church snacks)
• the remains of my nearly never-ending shepherd's pie, lots of water, a whole bunch of chocolate chips (lunch)
• 2 bananas w/ PB, a Kashi granola bar
• 1 slice BBQ chicken pizza, I'm certain an entire fougasse (made by Ami), some triple cream brie, orange Jell-O w/ oranges, lots of water (Jell-O Sunday dinner @ the Harts)
• DOTW: dark chocolate orange cake w/ homemade dark chocolate ice cream

I don't even want to think about the calories consumed on this brutally humid day.

Day 168: Gay Pride Day at Cherry Grove

A perfect place to bring your mother-in-law visiting from the Midwest. :)

• Kashi granola bar, water
  
• a small portion of the shepherds pie left over from dinner out last night (lunch)
• cherries, kettle corn, a plum, a diet coke, 1.2 kashi granola bar, a grapefruit Izzy, some reduced fat cheese nips
• taco salad w/ 2 tortillas, water (dinner)
  

Day 167: The Day We Got the Great News

... that Adam passed exam 7. HALLELUJAH!! Oh, the sweet relief! He (and I) couldn't be happier.

• 2 bowls Cinnamon Life in 1% milk (breakfast)
• a 1/3 nectarine (Miles' rejected bit)
  
• two slices deli turkey rolled w/ 1 slice deli swiss, a vanilla yogurt w/ wheat germ, water (lunch)
• big handful of tropical trail mix, 1/2 Kashi granola bar, water
• 1/3 of the divine mac & cheese appetizer, a diet coke, about 1/3 of the GIGANTIC (and very tasty) shepherd's pie, bread & spread, a small soft-serve mint sundae (dinner at Public House 49, ice cream at Tina's)

I realize that I have eaten dinner out three times in one week. This is crazy for us. We've just had lots of things to celebrate, I guess. We are going to give up dining out for a few weeks ... or at least try to.

Day 166: The Day Em and I Ran the Wall Street Run

In the nasty, nasty, nasty heat and humidity. A thermometer along the route read 97 degrees in the sun. Y.U.C.K.

• 3.5 pancakes, water (breakfast)
• egg salad on WW toast, a chicken sausage link, water (lunch)
• a cracker w/ brie, an itsy-bitsy cup of banana-spinach smoothie, a cracker w/ cream cheese and a sun-dried tomato (samples at Costco)
• another piece of sausage, lots of water (trying to protein-up before jumping on the train)
• lots more water, a plum, pretzels (snacks at the finish line)
  
• green papaya salad (which I am now officially in love with), seared tuna in a Thai plum sauce w/ wasabi, apples and maybe avocado?, sticky rice (belated birthday dinner at Sook w/ Em post-race)
  

Day 165: Grace's Moving Up Ceremony & Field Day

I cannot believe she will be a kindergartener in the Fall! My little baby girl is growing far too quickly.

• Cinnamon Life in 1% milk (breakfast)
• apples & PB, some watermelon, water
• deli turkey & ham rolled w/ swiss, water (lunch)
• a cheap but tasty ice cream sandwich, some tortilla chips
• a hamburger w/ swiss & lettuce, 1.5 chicken sausage links, apple slices, chickpea salad w/ tzatziki, a few tortilla chips, three bites of Miles' ice cream (dinner)
• lots more water
  

Day 164: The Day Adam's Parents Arrived

• Oatmeal Squares & Cinnamon Life in 1% milk (breakfast)
• about an ounc of deli turkey, 3/4 c pasta salad, 1/4 PB&J, a nectarine, a plum, water (lunch)
• about 1T chocolate chips, a Good Humor bar w/ the kids
• 1.5 pitas w/ feta, garbanzo bean salad, tzatziki, water (dinner)
• I will neither admit nor deny eating a Hershey bar wrapped in "Happy Father's Day" paper that I may or may not have found in my church bag on the way home from Mutual
  

Day 163: Trying to Get Back on the Wagon

... because I've been gradually falling off the Year of Fit wagon for the last few weeks. I did break the dessert rule today, but I also went for a great (although incredibly humid) run. That counts for something, right?

• Raisin Bran in 1% milk (breakfast)
• 1/4 of a tortilla w/ mozz and turkey, water
• Minna's yummy salad with a citrus-y cilantro dressing, 1 1/2 of Ami's tortillas, chips, a little bit of guac, a 1/2 c Orangina, water, a triangle of Minna's fruit pizza (birthday lunch provided by my sweet friends)
• 2 slices bread w/ SB, about 1/2 c pasta salad, lots of water, 1/4 c chocolate chips (dinner)
  

Day 162: Father's Day & My 33rd Birthday

Because of the two reasons for celebrating today, there were far too many sweets around -- which is why I'm pleading the fifth.

Day 161: Our First Real Beach Trip of the Summer

The kids and I spent the afternoon in Westhampton Beach while Adam learned all about plumbing (his choice). It was a gloriously perfect beach day.

• 4 pancakes, water (breakfast)
• turkey on WW, pineapple, grapes, pretzels, a few Pringles, a Good Humor ice cream (lunch at Cupsogue beach)
• 1/2 of the best macaroni & cheese I've ever, ever eaten (so good I almost got teary), shell stake in a white wine and gorgonzola sauce (also unbelievably tasty) w/ mashed potatoes & spinach, 1/2 raspberry napoleon(early birthday dinner at Public House 49)

Day 160: Field Day & The Day We Ate at Flos

Abby's team came in 3rd and she was thrilled. For dinner we went to Flo's Famous Luncheonette , which has been in business for 85 years. 85 years! Isn't that amazing? What is also amazing is that we resisted the ice cream. I was so wanting an egg cream or a rootbeer float. Next time.

• Oatmeal Squares in 1% milk (breakfast)
• a hot dog, watermelon, a few bites of bad macaroni salad, chocolate milk (lunch with the kids at the school)
• a bowl of Multigrain Cheerios, a grapefruit Izzy
  
• a toasted chicken club w/ fries and onion rings, some of the kids' pink lemonade (dinner)
  

Day 159: Day Two of Being Cranky and Tired

I can't handle many more days like this. I really, really can't.

• a bowl each of Oatmeal Squares & Multigrain Cheeerios in 1% milk (breakfast)
• a banana
  
• 3 slices deli turkey, 1/2 oz cheddar, a small bowl of Life cereal (lunch)
• chocolate covered pretzels w/ PB, light ice cream (an attempt to get myself out of the funk -- it totally didn't work)
• 1/3 of a blackberry Izzy (Miles and Grace stole the rest)
  
• 3/4 grilled cheese and almost inedible sodium-less TJs tomato soup, 3/4 burned cheddar biscuit, water, some chocolate chips
  

Day 158: The Day I Thought I'd Die from Fatigue

So, so tired today. Unreasonably so. It took me half the day just to take the sheets off my bed -- and the other half to get them into the washing machine. I'm seriously considering leaving them there forever if it means I don't have to trudge down to the basement.

Ugh. I hate low energy days. Let's see if it has something to do with that I ate...

• Oatmeal Squares in 1% milk (breakfast)
• 3 slices deli turkey, Brenna's guac w/ warm tortilla chips, watermelon (lunch)
• Greek yogurt
• chocolate chips & raisins (heavy on the chips)
• 7 cheese tortellini w/ EVOO, parm, sea salt & pepper, water (dinner)

Not too bad. I'm going to go ruin it now with Adam. I kind of made a snack-run after I picked up a few movies for us. We haven't had a relaxing night in a few weeks. We so deserve the treats I bought. :)

Day 157: The Day the Youth Came to Our House to Cook

And we bid farewell to the Macdonald family. They will be missed.

• a piece of toast, a bowl of Honey Bunches in 1% milk (breakfast)
• nonfat frozen yogurt w/ strawberries at Costco (lunch?)
• a grapefruit Izzy
  
• Anika's healthy German pancake, scrambled eggs, water (dinner)
• a mini cheddar muffin, a veggie skewer, a 7-layer bar, 1/2 piece of cake, 1/2 cup orange almond punch (cooking w/ the youth)
  

Day 156: Flag Day

While I gave my ailing father a manicure today, I was able to ask him about his father's service in Okinawa from 1944-45. It was appropriate, given the day and the fact that I just finished With the Old Breed (check out my reading log if you want to know about that).

• Oatmeal Squares in 1% milk (breakfast)
• 3 slices rye toast at mom's (toast is synonymous with my mom's house)
• vanilla yogurt w/ wheat germ (lunch?)
• a medium Coke slurpee (desperately needed a pick-me-up around 4)
• pita pizza margherita, Caesar salad, water (dinner)
• patriotic Chex (in place of Rice Krispies) treats in honor of the day.
  

Day 155: The Day The YW and I Sang in Sacrament

The YW in our ward have lovely, lovely voices.

• Oatmeal Squares & a little bit of Life in 1% milk (breakfast)
• pasta w/ EVOO, parm, & black pepper, diluted apple juice (lunch)
• some dark chocolate and mint chocolate chips
• fruit snacks (at Stake meeting)
• 2 of Adam's chicken & bean enchiladas, rice, Alex's pudding-y Jell-O, water (dinner)
  

Day 154: The Day I Ran a 10K with Minna

In Central Park. It was humid and I hadn't run in two weeks, but it still felt so great to finish.

• lots and lots of water
  
• bagel w/ a bit of cream cheese, orange pineapple juice (post-race breakfast)
• bowl of cinnamon Chex (post-post race breakfast)
• small PB soft serve ice cream w/ hot fudge and graham cracker crumbs (post-race celebratory treat with the kids)
• 2 leftover falafels (plain), pasta w/chicken and broccoli, 2 slices bread w/ Em's jam (dinner)
  

Day 153: The Day I Finally Decided on Bathroom Tile

Now we just have to order it.

• Oatmeal Squares in 1% milk (breakfast)
• 2 slices rye toast, 1 grilled cheese, OJ (lunch at mom's)
• mint chocolate chips, 100 calorie pack Hostess cupcakes, water
• 2 falafels on pita w/ feta, tzatziki, & lettuce, water (dinner)

Day 152: A Beautiful Day at the Beach with Em

• Golden Grahams in 1% milk, Greek yogurt (breakfast)
• Ritz crackers, dry chocolate cheerios
• 3/4 PB&J with Em's homemade jam, 1 slice of bread w/ the same jam, strawberries (lunch)
• lemonade all-fruit ice pop
• 2 slices leftover quiche, bowtie pasta w/ EVOO & parm (dinner)

Did I even drink anything today???

Day 151: The Day I Bought a Bright Green Velvet Chair

Vintage. For $25. Ugly to some, lovely to me.

• Cinnamon Chex in 1% milk (breakfast)
• rice & corn filled tortilla, 1/2 tortilla rolled w/ cheddar, water (lunch)
• 100 calorie pack Hostess cupcakes, water
• 2 slices (store-bought) cinnamon bread at mom's
• 2.5 slices quiche, broccoli, strawberry ginger-infused beverage Em brought, strawberries (dinner)
  

Day 150: The Day Charlotte Rolled Off the Bed

Insert really, really big sad face here:

:(

• Cinnamon Chex & Golden Grahams in 1% milk (breakfast)
• leftover pasta salad, leftover grilled veggies, hazelnut chocolate, water (lunch)
• 100 calorie pack Hostess cupcakes, milk
• 2 flour tortillas w/ white rice, black beans, cheddar & sour cream, water (dinner)
  

Day 149: The Nightmare Ikea Trip

Alternate title: "The Day I Decided to Hate Ikea". Or, a happier title, "The Day I Fell in Love With Water Dogs".

• 2 slices toast, 1 scrambled egg (breakfast)
• a non-fat frozen yogurt cone, serving of hazelnut chocolate (lunch?? at Ikea)
• Cheddar-Jack Chicken sandwich, fries, 1/2 of Miles' sundae (dinner at Friendly's)

We have gotten soooo lax on the DOTW rule. It's ridiculous. But, whatever.

Day 148: Windy BBQ w/ the Leahys, Harts, and Patchogue Merceds

• dry Golden Grahams and Cinnamon Chex
• 1 hamburger, 1 chicken skewer, 1 veggie skewer, a serving of Jello, a serving of Mere's pasta salad, a piece of homemade spanikopita
  
• 1/2 piece Berry Bavarian Cream pie, 2 scoops Brenna's homemade vanilla ice cream, 1/2 slice Mere's caramel cake
  

Day 147: Danielle's Graduation Party

My niece Danielle graduated from Bowdoin College last week and we celebrated tomorrow. She moves to Chicago tomorrow where she is taking part in a program similar to Teach for America, only specific to Chicago. I'll be sad to see her move so far away. Thank goodness for Facebook.

• 1.5 bowls Special K Red Berry in 2% milk (breakfast at mom's)
• 1 slice leftover cheese pizza, 1 cake ball (lunch)
• spinach stuffed chicken breast, eggplant rollitini, low mein, a piece of foccacia, a cheese biscuit, a piece of chocolate cake, Diet Coke (party dinner at the Carniaux's)
  

Day 146: The Day I Puked During Book Group

Luckily, we were meeting at my neighbor's house, so I was able to quietly excuse myself and throw up in my own toilet. Still, not a fun addition to the night. The problem was going to book club full and then being surrounded by lots of yummy treats. A little bite of everything ended up being too much for me.

• Raisin Bran in 1% milk (breakfast)
• San Pellegrino aranciata
  
• a few Ritz w/ cheddar, a 100 calorie mini bagel w/ cream cheese, watermelon (lunch)
• a 100 calorie pack of Hostess cupcakes, cup of milk
• 2 slices (homemade) pepperoni pizza, 1 slice of cheese pizza, water
• watermelon lemonade, iced herbal tea, s bit each of crab dip, vidalia onion pie & cheddar biscuit, a few bites caramel cake, a tiny piece of pecan pie w/ vanilla ice cream, a few bites lemon bread -- all of which lasted in my stomach for a total of 30 minutes and then evacuated with the pizza (looking at what was in my stomach all at once, is it any wonder I vomited??).
  

Day 145:The Day Charlotte was Cranky

Which is noteworthy because Charlotte is never, ever cranky. She's never really anything other than pleasant. It was a little rough for the both of us.

• Raisin Bran in 1% milk, slice of bread w/ SB & jam, water (breakfast)
• 66.666666... calories worth of a 100 calorie pack of Hostess' cupcakes (b/c of the Miles tax)
  
• leftover curry chicken salad sandwich, some chocolate chips (lunch)
• 2 pieces German pancake w/ fresh raspberries, 1 scrambled egg, some pasta salad, a T of coleslaw, a croissant, a mini lemon cake thing, 1/2 c chocolate milk (dinner)
  

Day 144: A Day of Laundry and Bread Baking

Which means I ate more than I ought to have.

• bowl of Life in 1% milk (breakfast)
• egg salad on sandwich thin, lemonade (lunch)
• 3 slices small loaf bread w/ SB & smidge of jam
• 1/2 graham cracker
• curry chicken sandwich on fresh bread w/ mesclun & carrots, watermelon, water (dinner)
  
• 1/2 c chocolate milk, chocolate chips
  

Day 143: Tile and Puppy Shopping

The day I learned I have expensive taste in tile. And, while we found a very sweet puppy, we did not feel enough puppy love to take him home. :(

• 2/3 a serving of Raisin Bran in 1% milk (rushed breakfast)
• 3/4 bad soft pretzel in Ikea
• super delicious burrito (made by Adam), water (lunch)
• the pita pizza I made for Miles that he decided not to eat, 2 squares dark chocolate, lemonade (dinner)