Losing Weight - Check in #2

Going into week 2, I felt good. I have not had much desire to have dessert, but I tend to still want something sweet, so I have a coffee hard candy if I need. I maybe had 3 all week. I tried to be better about drinking water and doing a little more cardio. The water was not so successful, however good news on the workout front. On Thursday, my friend Maria gave me a 30-day free pass to David Barton Gym. We activated it and I went 3 days this week. I have a feeling that will kick my ass. Literally.

I went to Trader Joe's to get cat food and eggs on Tuesday, but there was little else I could buy due to my 28-Day No New Plastic Challenge. Luckily I have been catering a bit and taking home leftovers to eat throughout the week. Shopping - when I do it this week - will be a challenge.

Monday

Breakfast: 1 egg, plus 1 egg white, 1/2 english muffin, 2 T black bean spread, black tea with soy milk

Lunch: 5 large shrimp, 1/2 c pasta in tomato sauce, root veggie wellington, romaine lettuce no dressing
Snack: fruit salad (apples, banana, kiwi, orange)

Dinner: dal & cous cous, hummus, carrots & celery, cup of beef barley soup, 1 peking duck & 1 lamb burger canape

Water: 24 oz.

Exercise: 12 push ups, 25 sit ups, walk ~ 1 mile, a little stretching

Tuesday

Breakfast: Root veggie wellington, 1 egg/1 egg white, cauliflower & romanesco, teaspoon of bleu cheese, black tea with soy milk

Lunch: Turkey burger with lettuce & tomato, steamed spinach, cole slaw

Dinner: Apple
1 Cosmopolitan

Water: 30 oz.

Exercise: ~1.5 walking

Wednesday

Breakfast: Steelcut oats, 1/2 banana with nonfat plain yogurt & maple syrup, coffee with skim milk

Lunch: arugula salad with olives, open faced turkey sloppy joe, roasted carrots & potatoes, cup of chicken orzo soup, 1/2 c fruit

Dinner: mixed salad with beans & wheat berries, cous cous and dal, black bean spread & celery sticks

Water: 18 oz

Exercise: 45 mins yoga, stretching, 13 push ups, 26 sit ups

Thursday

Breakfast: 1 egg, fingerling potatoes, acorn squash, cauliflower & black bean spread, black tea w/ soy milk

Lunch: pasta with turkey sloppy joe meat, big mixed salad with beans and artichoke hearts & cucumber

Dinner: cup of beef and barley soup, large salad (same as lunch)

Water:

Exercise: David Barton yoga class (75 min)

Friday

Breakfast: nonfat plain yogurt, 1 banana, ginger granola

Lunch: dal & cous cous, mixed salad with beans, artichoke hearts and cucumber

Dinner: Pot roast, fingerling potatoes, squash & cauliflower, watermelon radish with butternut squash slaw

Water: 24 oz.

Exercise: 20 minutes walk/jog, 15 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes bike - 1:16 plank

Saturday

Breakfast: egg with herb oil, fingerling potatoes, squash & cauliflower, black tea

Lunch: mixed salad, cup of beef & barley soup

Snack: 1/4 cup black bean spread, 4 small carrots, 4 radishes, 1/2 mango
Dinner: romaine w/ jicama, 1T Vidalia onion dressing, bowtie pasta with tomato sauce, 4 mini (quarter-size) lamb burgers

Water: 24 oz.

Exercise: Sledding in Central Park with lots of walking, 1:30 plank, 20 full sit ups, 10 full push ups

Sunday

Breakfast: 2 egg whites with a bit of cheddar, roasted potatoes & carrots, black tea

Lunch: dal & cous cous, mixed salad (yes, this is the last of both of these!)

Dinner: Pio Pio: half tomato slice & half slice of mozz, ceviche, 2 tostones, 1/2 chicken breast, avocado salad, 2 bites tres leches cake

Water: 30 oz.

Exercise: Yoga Flow at David Barton (75 min) 2 x 1:00 plank