December 29, 2010

Over Christmas I had a nasty gastro-intestinal virus that caused me to lose 7 pounds in five days. So I am currently at my ideal weight and will therefore not be recording my food in this on-line journal. I have sent copies of the Fiddle Diet out to the recipe testers and once we finish with the talks with publishers I will make the diet available to all.

Thanks for your support and interest and Happy Fiddling! Maili

Monday, November 29, 2010

Weight 147.0 6:30 AM down .8 pounds since yesterday morning!

Breakfast

1 cup Fiber One Raisin Clusters (170 calories, 11 g fiber)

1 cup 2% milk (122 calories)

2 cups of hot tea with 2 teaspoons of sugar in each cup and 2% milk

(31 calories each cup so 62 total calories)

1/2 grapefruit (52 calories, 2 g fiber without membrane)

Vitamins

Snack 10:00 AM

1/2 grapefruit (52 cal. Can you tell I love these! could eat two a day. I just can't get enough of them!)

1/2 crepe (ate it without even thinking about it. It was leftover from the girls breakfast. When I'm not trying to lose weight I often eat without thinking just because food is there. When you are trying to lose weight you want to be conscious of everything you put in your mouth and be sure you are eating it because you really are hungry and want to eat it and not because you just walked by it. Crepes aren't even fattening so it wasn't like I ate something bad for me, it was just that I wasn't even hungry and just ate it without thinking about it.)

Lunch 12:00

Jalapeno and Cheese Fiddle Scramble. My new favorite invention! I must type this up for Fiddle Recipe Blog very soon. Here are the quick directions: Seed and slice one jalapeno. Saute in 1 teaspoon olive oil. Scramble together 1 whole egg and two egg whites. Sprinkle with salt. Add 1 slice of cheddar cheese (90 calories) or cheese of your choice. Add Arugula or Spinach.

1 slice Ezekiel Bread

1/2 cup blackberries (I would have eaten a whole cup but there was only a half cup left.)

Cinnamon Apple Iced Tea (made from leftover hot tea last night)

2:00 Snack

1 cup Pomegranate Seeds

1/4 apple

3:00 Snack (Nirasha was cooking at friends house so I was in luck

to have these yummy things when I was so hungry!)

1 roast chicken leg and thigh

1 grilled beef kabob with 2 ounces of beef and mushrooms and tomatoes

2 Natural Ry-Krisp

Water

5:00 Snack

still not home and out registering Katherine for dance classes.

1 small Pinkberry Yogurt with fresh blueberries (150 calories, according to person who worked there)

1 hot tea from Starbucks (30 calories)

6:30 Dinner

3 ounces flank steak

1/2 baked potato with greek yogurt

plain arugula salad (mixed in with baked potato)

La Croix Sparkling Water Lime

8:00 After Dinner Snack

1/2 pear

La Croix Sparkling Water Lime

Sunday, November 28, 2010

I just returned from Thanksgiving week in Indiana. We eat all of our favorite foods that we never get every time we go home to visit Jason's parents: Shapiro's, Steak n' Shake, Bub's Burgers, Pizzalogy, Some Guys. Not to mention all the pies and feast that go along with Thanksgiving. So I returned with a gain of 4 pounds! Amazing since my jeans were so lose and almost falling off me on the airport on the way to Indiana. Thankfully, I know how to lose it again. I'll be recording here what I eat daily for those on The Fiddle Diet who would like to follow along or get ideas for their own plans. And remember to always ask yourself: "Where's the Fruit?" and "Where's the Veggies?" You want to be sure to eat a minimum of four servings of fruits and vegetables everyday. Enjoy what you eat and "May it Always Taste Good!" --Maili

I always weigh myself first thing in the morning before I've had any water or tea. Coffee, water or tea will change the scale by up to a pound depending on how much you drink. So be sure to weigh yourself before you have anything to drink or eat for the most consistency.

Weight: 147.8

BREAKFAST

1 1/4 cup Shredded Wheat n' Bran Cereal (200 calories, 7.9 g fiber)

1 tablespoon raisins (or 1 mini box raisins (45 calories)

1 cup of 2% milk (122 calories)

2 cups of hot tea with 2 teaspoons of sugar and 2% milk (31 calories each cup so 62 total)

4 ounces orange juice (56 calories)

Daily Vitamins

SNACK 10:30

Small Bosc Pear (81 calories, 4.3 g fiber)

SNACK 11:30

In Costco and very hungry. Ate half container (about 1 cup, 62 calories, 7.6 g fiber) of blackberries (VERY low calorie and packed with goodness!)

Then only had one sample out of all the ones they offer: Chile Cheese Tamale sample (25 calories estimated)

LUNCH 12:15

Bean and Cheese Burrito (430 calories, 12 g fiber). I was out and didn't have a lot of options. Generally not the best choice because they are so high in calories. Some Chipotle and other fast food burritos are 700 calories or more! A beef or fish taco would have been a better choice. I was starving however and Bean and Cheese Burritos are a quick favorite and at least the beans have a lot of fiber.)

Water

SNACK 1:30

Small Tangerine (37 calories, 1.3 grams fiber)

Perrier

SNACK 3:30

1/2 Grapefruit (52 calories, 2 g fiber without membrane)

Handful of Arugula (3 calories. I'm a bit odd in the fact that I've always like raw lettuce greens from Parsley to arugula. Our friends Steven and Lori used to call me a rabbit. I truly like munching on them for a snack whether I'm dieting or not!)

DINNER 5:00 (eating early because we're still on Indiana time)

1 slice of prosciutto (35 calories. I was hungry while I was cooking)

3 ounces of grilled salmon (155 calories. Grilled on high heat with olive oil and kosher salt)

1/2 cup of white rice with sea salt (121 calories)

3/4 cup zucchini, sliced and sauteed in olive oil with sea salt (25 calories, 1.4 g fiber)

8 ounces of 2% milk (122 calories)

Cinnamon Apple Tea (0 calories)

Snack 8:00 PM

1/2 cup blackberries (31 calories)

Perrier

1,694 calories consumed