Day 62: The Day I Exercised Great Restraint at the Youth Dessert Auction

• bowl of Quaker Oatmeal Squares in 1% milk (breakfast)
• toasted pita w/ chickpea salad & tzatzki sauce, water (lunch)
• lots of tastes and finger-fulls of icings and batters as I was baking for the auction
  
• 2 pretzel logs, water
• bowl of white chicken chili, muddy buddies, water (dinner)
  

Day 61: Book Group

• 1 chocolate bran muffin, 1 bowl Rice Krispies in 1% milk (breakfast)
• 4 oz yogurt w/ wheat germ
  
• 2 eggs scrambled w/ leftover taco meat, 2 slices whole wheat toast w/ SB, water (lunch)
• chickpea salad w/ toasted pita & feta, tzastziki sauce, hummus, olives, 1 falafel, homemade baklava, strawberry cheesecake trifle (a trial portion of one of the things I made for the dessert auction tomorrow). (dinner & dessert -- for shame!)
  

Day 60: The Day Our Treadmill Nearly Killed Me

Because it stopped working while I was full-on running. Good thing I have cat-like reflexes.

• 1 bowl Quaker Oatmeal Squares (my new fav) in 1% milk (breakfast)
• 1 PB&J on toast, 1 banana w/ 2 T peanut butter and 2 T wheat germ, milk (lunch)
• 1/4 serving Pocky, 1 6oz yogurt w/ wheat germ
• blackened chicken quesadilla (delish), gorganzola-crusted sirloin (bad -- took two bites) with garlic mashed potatoes (worse -- only took one) and sauteed spinach (bland -- don't even think I took a whole bite), water, bread, bites of Adam's meal (which was okay), apple crisp w/ vanilla ice cream (a total waste of a DOTW and made us both feel sick). All in all, a terrible dinner at Café Joelle. So disappointing. At least it was free.
  

Day 59: The Day I Signed Up for a Bagillion Events at the PTA Meeting

• 1 6 oz. yogurt w/ wheat germ, 1.5 leftover carrot pancakes w/ SB & syrup (breakfast)
• tiny portion of penne w/ olive oil and parm, water (lunch)
• feeling depressed, so I ate about 1/3 c milk chocolate chips (I know, I know!), 5 pretzel rods w/ 1 T Nutella, 1% milk (felt better for about a half hour and than I crashed on the couch for 45 minutes)
• about 3/4 c popcorn (at PTA meeting)
  
• laaaate dinner (because of the PTA meeting) so I was famished. 2.5 burritos on Ami's tortillas w/ taco meat, lettuce, salsa, avocado, sour cream, Jack cheese (dinner)
• guava juice that someone left in our fridge (Ami? Em?) and which I will have to replace because it is delicious
  

Day 58: Shopping with Neighbors, Baking with YW

• 1 bottle water (during run)
  
• 1 bowl cream of wheat w/ sprinkling of brown sugar, water (breakfast)
  
• 1 mini everything bagel w/ butter, tiny OJ (2nd breakfast, out w/ friends)
• 1 piece focaccia
• 2 leftover enchiladas, rice, water (lunch)
  
• 1 frozen berry GoGurt (an attempt to trick myself into thinking I was eating ice cream -- it worked)
• dried mango
  
• penne w/ garbanzo beans, tomatoes, & feta, piece of focaccia, water (dinner)
• a few teaspoons of cookie dough (while baking w/ YW), water
  

Day 57: The First Day of Yardwork 2010

It was the first truly warm day of the year. Also the first day in recent memory that the kids and I spent more time outside than in. I think all of my physical labor brought on all the afternoon snacking.

• 1 bowl Honey Bunches of Oats w/ Strawberries in 1% milk (breakfast)
• 1 bottle of water (during particularly great run)
• 2 pieces leftover focaccia, water
• 1 breast of chicken parmesan, 2 mini chocolate bran muffins, water, milk (lunch)
• 1 serving Pocky, water
  
• 2 pretzel rods, water
• 1/4 each green bell and yellow bell pepper, ranch dressing, water
  
• 2 chicken enchiladas, white rice, water (dinner)
• 1 banana w/ 1 T peanut butter and 2 T wheat germ, milk. YUM! Fantastic sub for dessert.
  

Day 56: March Fast Sunday

We amended one of our diet rules. We are now allowing an extra dessert day -- on Fast Sunday. And my, how welcome this change was!

• 1.5 chocolate chip Rice Krispies treats (moments before dinner I broke my fast on this)
  
• chicken parmesan (1/2 breast), whole wheat pasta w/ marinara, chopped spinach, 2 pieces rosemary & sea salt focaccia, water (dinner)
  
• another Rice Krispies treat w/ small glass of milk