02/04/08 - Lunch

02/04/08 - Lunch

Originally uploaded by Jennifer Laycock

Another lunch out. After we finished up at the zoo, Rachel (Search Engine Guide’s new Business Development Manager) and I decided to hit a nearby Applebee’s so I could get the kids fed so they’d go straight down for naps when I got home.

Like TGI Friday’s, Applebee’s has a full page of options now that are low cal, low fat or low carb. I ended up with the “Steak and Portobello” option. Looking at this picture, it looks pretty paltry, but it was actually quite filling. There was a 4oz Sirloin topped with grilled portobellos and a yummy brown sauce, some redskin potatoes and some fresh garden veggies.

The best part?

Lunch: 330 calories, 10 grams fat, 30… ...Continue reading

02/04/08 - Breakfast

02/04/08 - Breakfast

Originally uploaded by Jennifer Laycock

Breakfast was on the go today as I decided at the last minute to take the kids to the Zoo. It was 45 today (balmy for an Ohio winter) and we got a family zoo pass for Christmas. So, breakfast had to be what I could grab and eat on the way out the door.

Lovin’ on these Zone Bars. Today was double chocolate and it was pretty tasty as well.

Snack: 300 calories, 6 grams fat, 52 grams carbs, 6 grams fiber, 16 grams protein… ...Continue reading

Willpower

Why is it somedays I can look a chocolate chip cookie square in the face and walk away without touching it and other days, I’m dying to eat something I know I shouldn’t.

First temptation came up today. I bought turkey sausage to try, as it’s loads better for you  than regular sausage and the kids and hubby adore sausage. So I figured tonight I’d make them pancakes, sausage, eggs and yogurt for dinner.

So I sat here and calculated. I could eat 2 sausages, 2 scrambled eggs and three small pancakes light on the butter and syrup for 670 calories.

And I thought.

And I added up what I’d already eaten today.

And I didn’t like what I saw.

But I wanted sausage and pancakes DANGIT.

So I IMed Robert. Who reminded me what I’m playing… ...Continue reading

02/03/08 - Meals for the Day

02/02/08 - Breakfast

What can I say? I really like this stuff!

Breakfast: 265 calories, 4.5 grams fat, 44 carbs, 8 grams fiber, 15 grams protein

02/03/08 - Lunch

Ahh, the joys of going out to eat when you’re trying to watch what you’re eating. Thankfully Greg was up for TGI Friday’s, which I know has some options that include basic nutritional info. Unfortunately they don’t share carb or fiber numbers, so I’m out that info for this meal.

I ended up with “Dragonfire Chicken.” Basically, grilled chicken breast in kung pao sauce over brown rice. It had mandarin oranges and pinapple pico de gallo on it. Came with a side of broccoli. The chicken carried some serious heat spice wise, but… ...Continue reading

02/03/08 - Meals for the Day

02/02/08 - Breakfast

What can I say? I really like this stuff!

Breakfast: 265 calories, 4.5 grams fat, 44 carbs, 8 grams fiber, 15 grams protein

02/03/08 - Lunch

Ahh, the joys of going out to eat when you’re trying to watch what you’re eating. Thankfully Greg was up for TGI Friday’s, which I know has some options that include basic nutritional info. Unfortunately they don’t share carb or fiber numbers, so I’m out that info for this meal.

I ended up with “Dragonfire Chicken.” Basically, grilled chicken breast in kung pao sauce over brown rice. It had mandarin oranges and pinapple pico de gallo on it. Came with a side of broccoli. The chicken carried some serious heat spice wise, but… ...Continue reading

02/02/08 - Meals for the Day

Ok, going to try shoving all of my meal posts for the day into one big post. We haven’t been able to figure out how to have only the most recent post from each person on the front page and I don’t want to monopolize it.

02/02/08 - Breakfast

Mmmmm…..I’ve restocked the pantry with boxes of Kashi GoLean Crunch Honey Almond Flax cereal. Apart from maybe Life cereal, it’s my favorite.

It’s also jam packed with fiber, protein and Omega 3’s. It’s fairly high in carbs, but it’s entirely whole grain, so they’re good carbs. I’ve paired it with hormone free skim milk for more protein boost, but not much fat boost.

Breakfast: 265 calories, 4.5 grams fat, 44 carbs, 8 grams fiber… ...Continue reading

02/02/08 - Lunch

02/02/08 - Lunch

Originally uploaded by Jennifer Laycock

Giant salad. Huge, big, ginormous even. Waiting on Greg to come home from some deal at the church so I can hit the gym. This one was a little high on calories, but it was super high on protein.

Baby spinach, red leaf lettuce, baby greens, green onion, red onion, celery, carrots, tomatoes. This time I topped it with hard boiled egg, cheese, grilled chicken and a tiny bit of bacon. Low-fat three cheese ranch on the side.

In retrospect, I could have used half the amount of chicken and egg. It was a little heavy on both. Doing so would have shaved off around 90 calories and 7 grams of fat.

Lunch: 589 calories, 24 grams fat, 19 ...Continue reading

02/02/08 - Snack

02/02/08 - Snack

Originally uploaded by Jennifer Laycock

Another Zone bar. This time Chocolate Peanut Butter. I’ve found the handy thing about Zone Bars is they require you to drink a lot of water. I can easily down a 20oz bottle of water while eating one. They’re tasty, but they dry you up.

I paired it with a Forelle pear. Tasty, but it wasn’t ripe yet, so again with the dry.

Snack: 260 calories, 7 grams fat, 38 grams carbs, 5 grams fiber, 14 grams protein ...Continue reading

Would it be wrong of me…

…to ship freshly baked cinnamon rolls to all the other players?

>:) ...Continue reading

02/01/08 - Dinner

02/01/08 - Dinner

Originally uploaded by Jennifer Laycock

This is one of those meals where the picture doesn’t do it justice. Probably because I just dump stuff in as I cut it up instead of artfully arranging it for a rainbow of color.

This is also my absolute favorite salad combination.

I’ve got mixed greens, baby spinach and baby butter lettuce mixed with red onion, green onion, celery, carrots and cherry tomatoes. I’ve topped it with some Tyson packaged grilled chicken chunks, the other half of my honey crisp apple from this morning, 1/4 cup of cheddar cheese, a handful of whole dried cranberries and super yummy low-cal Raspberry Vinaigrette from Marzetti’s.

Dinner: 447 calories, 16.5 grams fat, 49 carbs, 9.5 grams fiber, 33 grams ...Continue reading