What Will it be Today?

Once again it's company for dinner

and I scramble to make it a delectable feast

Multigrain Oats

Pomegranate Tea

Orange Slices

Greek Salad from Daphne's

Plain Omelet
V-8 Juice

Marinated Alaskan Salmon Filet

Pesto Linquine
Cucumber slices and Roma Tomato

Eggs with Hatch Green Chiles

Leftover Chile relleno to jumpstart my day

Coffee and Orange Slices

Fajita Chicken with Rice and Beans

1/2 can soup for lunch

Salad Turnip and Roma Tomato

1/2 can soup for dinner

Steamed head of Green Cauliflower, mashed with butter and sour cream

Before and After

Elated by the Weight Loss

I am finally showing a ~2# loss after 2 weeks on the Lenten Diet plan.

Orange Slices

Greek Honey Yogurt

Tillamook Monterey Jack Slice (shared with Max)
10 Shrimp
raw Turnip slices
watermelon radish slices

Leftover Vegetarian Chili with Cheese
Cottage Cheese
Tomato
Ranch Dressing

Herb Crusted Fish
Pasta with Tomato Basil Sauce
Green Beans and Carrots
Pineapple Chunks

Basic Dinner Ingredients

Add some cottage cheese and Quinoa and black bean tortilla chips and it will be a meal.

An Auspicious Start

A reasonable portion of last nights Chile Relleno Casserole.

Pink Salmon Wrap with Green Cabbage and Tomato

Vegetarian Chili

Pineapple Chunks

9 medium Shrimp 

I think it could use an egg

So far the day begins. Fried Mush with tomato and Garden patch Juice.
 

Pink Salmon spread on Multigrain Crackers as a snack around 2 p.m.

For dinner a Chile Relleno casserole.

Rich and tasty

Watching the Oscars we'll nibble on Quinoa and Black Bean Tortilla Chips with a Green Olive Tapenade

Juanita's chicken chipotle soup

Course #2 Tequila Lime Wings

Course #1 for tonight's dinner

Working my way Through Lent

Not counting frozen entrees, the pasta drawer or the legume drawer these are my daily options. Supplemented with fruits and veggies from the Farmer's Market and fresh fish and eggs nutrition is never in danger of falling short.

Entrees from the pantry, above

Soups, Fruits and Veggies, below

Nibbling on orange slices

Dinner remains a mystery but I'm leaning toward Fosters Farm Tequila Lime wings 

As I prepare some Muligrain Oats patties to serve with honey.

Later I'll have a Pink Salmon Wrap.

and Juanita's Chicken Chipotle soup.

A Skinny Cow Vanilla Carmel Cone

1200 Calories or Less

For the most part the daily meals contained in this Blog total less than 1200 calories a day and limit red meat and grains. 

Stir Fried Napa Cabbage

2nd Friday of Lent

Medium Orange

Multigrain Cereal

Cottage Cheese

Veggie Sausage in Crescent Roll *

Napa Cabbage 

Tomato Bisque Soup

Rosemary Salt Bread




*Prepare the package of sausages with the package of Trader Joe's Crescent Rolls

**I give this recipe 2 stars for creativity. The sausage has good flavor but lacks the proper texture

***The extra servings can become future meals for the dog

Fruit and Dairy

Cottage cheese with roasted red pepper vinaigrette And orange slices

Creativity Wanes

Black Bean Dip on Multigrain Crackers
Pistachios
Orange
Cottage Cheese


Bean Dip and Cabbage Wrap

Enchilada Rojo with Mexican Rice

Vegetarian Wrap

Greek salad as a wrap with black beans and cottage cheese

The morning after

The Contessa jambalaya was excellent yesterday. Quick and tasty and spicy hot.

3 bites leftover jambalaya

Orange slices

Greek salad with Black Beans in a Wrap

Cottage Cheese
Black Beans

Chicken broccoli cheddar potato soup
Greek Salad dressed with Black Bean Dip
Vanilla Caramel Skinny Cow Cone

Greek Salad

Waiting in the fridge until company arrives:

Romaine Hearts
Cherry Tomatoes
Cucumber
Black Olives
Feta Cheese
Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette

We Missed Fat Tuesday

Garden Patch Juice

Buttered Bread
Orange

Parmesan Quesadilla with Sour Cream and Pico de Gallo

Jambalaya
Greek Salad

First Monday of Lent

Cream Of mushroom soup with rosemary salt bread Croutons

Crab cakes and salad

A most delicious gourmet lunch

Lack of a Clever Quip

1/2 Orange

Greek Honey Yogurt

Pistachios
Garden Patch Juice

Scoma Crab Cakes
Carrot

Turnip

Red Leaf Lettuce
Artichoke Marinade Dressing

Cream of Mushroom Soup
Rosemary Salt Bread Croutons

Eggplant parmesan

Michelangelo's: 1 of the best I've ever tasted. 6 minutes in the microwave, 5 minutes rest And a dollop of sour cream. It's Sunday dinner

Now Using Loseit.com

A friend introduced me to the Website. Now I've joined and have used the Phone App for the past few days. It's User Friendly and let's you see the effects of planned exercise in a way that motivates you to get the body moving.

Overall my main problem where food is concerned is portion control. Since it is Lent I am using a modified Catholic plan. Abstinence from meat (except fish and poultry) and smaller breakfast and lunch choices. It is working well for me.

Breakfast

Multigrain Cereal (TJs)

V8 Juice

Lunch

Beeman's Chicken Sausage as a Hot Dog

Rosemary Salt Bread

Dinner

Michael Angelo's Eggplant Parmesan
Shredded Cabbage

Snacks
Orange 

a handful of Pistachios

Pink Salmon Wrap and V8

Lunch today was generous, low Cal and deliciously filling

Valentine roses and breakfast

Organic carrot juice

Multi grain crackers with peanut butter

Day 3 or 4 Depending Upon How you Look at it

Carrot and Fennel Juice

Multi Grain Crackers

Peanut Butter

Salmon Wrap
V8 Juice

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Dinner

Pan grilled salmon with marinated artichoke hearts

Lunch

Brown jasmine rice With a mixture of frozen vegetables Seasoned with Braggs Liquid Aminos

Breakfast

Garden Patch Juice

Add a handful of pistachios for a healthy start

Use up the Leftovers

The asteroid is due sometime around lunch today.
Assuming Earth is not destroyed
I will make good use of my leftovers.

Coffee

Garden Patch Juice
Handful of Pistachios

Rice

Veggies
Dressed with Bragg's Liquid Aminos

Salmon 
Marinated Artichoke Hearts 

Lunch Today

Might add a cup of soup.

Valentine's Day

A light start - I might want a sip of that wine later in the day.

And For my Encore

Yesterday's total calorie count was 575~ 

It was an easy task overall and I've

experienced no hunger.

Green Apple-Fennel Organic Juice

Steamed Egg

Carrot Sticks

Tomato Bisque Soup

280 Calories

Salmon

Brown Rice

Mixed Veggies

Ballatore Spumante

Ash Wednesday Begins a Lenten Fast

Going a bit further than tradition, I am limiting

myself to no Meat, with the exception of fish 

and chicken, and approximately 500 calories
per day for the 6 weeks of Lent

in the hope that a toxic cleanse

leads to some progress on weight loss.

Apricot-Mango Greek Honey Yogurt 
100 calories

Tea

Crown Prince Brisling Sardines in Soybean Oil
5 Saltine Crackers

275 calorie lunch

Tomato Bisque Soup
200 Calories per cup


I sat with Cory and Mary at the Tower Cafe
and watched them eat the most
delicious food. Not a twinge of regret.
Amazingly, I am not hungry (it's before the
the soup is ready to eat).

Footnote: Raised the daily calories to 1200 per day with added exercise

Gung Hay Fat Choy - Laissez les bon temp rouler!

Trader Joe's Greek Honey Yogurt (Apricot-Mango)

coffee

Habanero/Jack Chicken Sausage
hot dog bun
dill pickle

Frank Fat's for Dinner

Chinese New Year's Celebration 
Combination Appetizer
Chicken in Lettuce Leaf
Frank's New York Steak
Chicken with Green Beans
Honey Walnut Shrimp
Combination Fried Rice
Banana Cream Pie

The Bones of the Day

• Steamed Egg
• Broiled open face Hot Dog Bun, buttered

• Green Bean Casserole

• Curried Chicken and Rice

Preparing the Pantry for Lent

• Steamed Egg
• Chicken Sausage
• Crescents
• Butter

• Curried Chicken with Rice

• Sauteed Chicken Breast
• Green Beans with Mushroom Soup

Make it up As I Go

Chicken Sausage in a Blanket

an extra buttered crescent roll thrown in for good measure

New England Clam Chowder
with extra Clams

Curried Chicken Breast
Rice Pilaf

Leftovers for 3 or 4 more meals

TGIF

Cheese and Crackers

V8 Juice

Steamed Egg

Ribeye Steak
Green Bean Casserole

Will I eat more today?
Only time will tell.

Trader Joe's Garlic Fries

Magnum Chocolate Almond Ice Cream Bar

No Dinner to Look Forward To - as Edited

Steak on Sourdough Toast
(1/2 Ribeye from last night)

Banana

Cream of Mushroom Soup
Sourdough Croutons



Cheese and Crackers
Peanut Butter and Crackers
Crackers with Butter

Another Day of Sustenance

Buttered Sourdough Toast

Lasagna

Gouda with Pickle Slices

Ribeye Steak

Green Cabbage Shreds

Roma Tomato Wedges

Getting the Portions Right

Steamed Egg

Sourdough Toast

Chipotle Pork Chop

Rice with Cabbage and Pico de Gallo

Chicken Enchilada

Salad

Starting Out Right

Multigrain Oats

Coffee

Banana

Lasagna

Chicken Enchiladas