Walk the Talk Tuesday

Finally I can get back on track with this! Being computer-free for 11 days out of the last 2-1/2 weeks made it impossible for me to track what I ate.

Or at least, that's my excuse. But come on, you enjoyed the break from this drudgery, too!!

Tuesday

two miles: 25 min

(in the interest of implementing some 'interval training,' I'm walking and jogging alternately in 1/4-mile increments.)

Breakfast: coffee w/skim milk
Lunch: small serving Mexican meatloaf w/salsa rice

leisurely 2-mile bike ride w/the girls: 30 minutes

Supper: 1 serving Tuna Casserole (this recipe includes no cheese or chips), 1 serving cooked green beans, 1 c. skim milk, 1 piece Chunky Pecan Pie Bars
Evening snack: 1 large cereal bowl piled high with Tostitos Hint of Lime chips w/fresh, homemade salsa

Wednesday
Breakfast: 2 pancakes w/margarine & syrup, 1 c. skim milk, coffee w/skim milk
Lunch: 1 slice fresh-from-the-breadmaker Sour Cream & Chive bread (oh. my. goodness.) w/margarine and 1 c. skim milk

push-mowing the lawn: 50 minutes

Supper: 1 serving thrown-together pasta carbonara (using fat-free evaporated milk instead of whipping cream!), 2 servings chopped zucchini & tomato salad w/Sundried Tomato & Oregano dressing, handful fresh green beans from the garden
Evening snack: 2 pieces fresh Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Cream Frosting, 1 c. skim milk

Thursday
Breakfast: 1 large serving of Shreddies w/skim milk & brown sugar, coffee w/skim milk
Lunch: medium serving of leftovers from last night ~ the pasta carbonara and the zucchini/tomato salad

walk/jog with the girls: 20 minutes

Afternoon snack: 1 HUGE peach cut up, drizzled w/honey-lemon sauce and sprinkled with coconut

Supper: TWO servings poutine-ish, lazy salisbury steak*

Friday

Breakfast: coffee w/skim milk, 1 slice toast w/margarine and homemade saskatoon jam, 1 c. skim milk
Lunch: 1 bowl Parmesan Zucchini Soup, 1 slice Sour Cream & Chive Bread, 1 piece Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Cream Frosting.

Supper: 1 Sloppy Joe bun-wich w/a slice of processed cheese, large serving cucumber salad, 1 c. iced tea

Saturday

Late morning: 1 bun w/peanut butter & honey, 1 c. skim milk, coffee w/skim milk

Lunch: small helping leftover tuna casserole (from Tuesday), 1 toasted slice of Sour Cream & Chive bread w/margarine

two miles: 30 mins

(walked and jogged alternately 1/2-mile intervals)

Supper: 1 small grilled pork chop, 1 medium baked potato w/fat-free sour cream, 1 large serving cooked green beans, 1 large fresh, garden carrot, 1 c. iced tea, 1 c. skim milk, 1 slice chocolate cream pie w/whipping cream (1/6 of an 8-1/2" pie).

Sunday
Breakfast: 1 slice toast w/margarine & homemade saskatoon jam, 1 c. skim milk, coffee w/skim milk
Lunch: 3/4 c. Parmesan Zucchini Soup, 1 slice cheese toast, 1 c. iced tea

two miles: 25 minutes

(jogged a combined total of 1-1/4 miles in two 1/2-mile, and one 1/4-mile interval)

Afternoon: one 1/2-bun w/a slice of processed cheese
Supper: two open-face pizza buns, 1 c. iced tea, 1 slice leftover chocolate cream pie, 1 c. skim milk

Monday

Breakfast: coffee w/skim milk

trampoline fun w/the girls: 20 minutes

(fun, but definitely exercise!)

Lunch: 1 c. Fruitopia Strawberry-Passionfruit juice

Afternoon: another cup of Fruitopia juice, 2 large handfuls fresh green beans from the garden
Supper: 1 large serving pasta carbonara stuff (leftover from Wednesday supper), 1 large serving Caesar salad (fresh romaine lettuce from a friend's garden, homemade Caesar dressing, croutons, and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese), 1 c. skim milk, 1 piece Gingerbread Cake

2-1/2 mile bike ride with the girls: 20 minutes

(WHEW.)

Evening snack (AKA "classic liquids day evening meltdown"): 1/4 bag of low-fat microwave popcorn, 2 bowls of Tostitos Hint of Lime chips w/salsa, 1 can coke, 1 large bowl Honey Shreddies w/skim milk.

Blaaaaaaaaaagggghhhhhhhhh.

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Total exercise time: 3 hour & 40 minutes!!
(mostly moderate to hard exercise;

avg: 32 mins/day)