02.28.09 Dinner at Old Country Buffet

Taco Salad

Fish, Shrimp, Green Beans & Onions

Steak, Horseradish Sauce and Cauliflower with Cheese

Fish, Shrimp, Tartar Sauce and Pineapple Chicken

Fabe's NSA Mini Double Chocolate Cookies

02.28.09 Lunch at Home

Garlic Herb Chicken Breast over Mushroom Orzo with

Mixed Veg (Broccoli, Mushrooms, & Red Peppers)

02.28.09 Breakfast

Thomas English Muffin with Smucker's Natural and Grape Jam

Snack: Chocolate Coconut Chew Larabar

02.27.09 Dinner & Dessert

Couscous made with low sodium chicken broth,

Mixed Veg (Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots), Garlic Herb Crusted Chicken Breast

02.27.09 Lunch at Ruby Tuesday

RuTu Salad (Spinach, Tomatoes, Green Peppers, Cucumbers,

Mushrooms, Chickpeas, & Cheese)

Seasoned Tilapia, Crab Cake, Mashed Cauliflower, & Broccoli

02.27.09 Breakfast

02.26.09 Dinner & Snacks

Turkey Burger on an Arnold Sandwich Thin with a melted TJ's Light

String Cheese Stick with onion, barbecue sauce and lettuce

6oz Greek God's Yogurt with 1/4 cup Bear Naked Fit Triple Berry Crunch Granola

Later for a snack I had a half cup Land O'Lakes 1% Cottage Cheese with Peaches

02.26.09 Brunch

Chickpea Curried Mashed Cauliflower and Couscous with Chickpea

Battered Chicken Tenders and Tamarind Sauce

Closeup of the meal

Edy's NSA Cookies N' Cream Ice Cream

02.25.09 Dinner & Snacks

For dinner I made myself two pitas: each with 3 slices Hormel Natural Roast Beef, Tbsp Tribe Roasted Garlic Hummus, half of a shredded Trader Joe's Light String Cheese Stick and 1 1/2 cups of Spinach. Also made myself a bowl of cottage cheese with a half cup of Land O'Lakes 1% Probiotic Brand and some Del Monte NSA peaches. Drank a glass of water with my meal.

02.25.09 Quick Breakfast & Lunch

Got in 7 1/2 hours of sleep...6:15am to 1:45pm. Woke up and got dressed and headed out to do some grocery shopping at Rainbow because we still needed a few things.

I bought yellow onions $1.50, 3lbs Boneless, Skinless Chicken Tenders $7, 2 containers of SF Drink Mix - Orange and Lemonade $5, Organic Peanut Butter $2.40, Reduced Sugar Grape Jam $2.20, SF Jello $3.80, SF Jello Chocolate Raspberry Pudding $2.50, 4 bottles of SoBe Lean Green Tea $4 = Subtotal $28.40 Then I hit the Indian Cuisine aisle and most things were 50% off...TastyBite Jaipur Vegetable Curry $3.40, Mushroom Achari Curry $2.70, Dal Palak Curry $2.90, Green Chilli Paste $2.10, Tamarind Chutney $2.10, Mint Chutney $2.10, Chickpea Flour $2.40, Dried Chickpeas $1, Whole Grain Brown Rice $2, Tikka Masala Simmer Sauce $2.30, Jalfrezi Simmer Sauce $2.30, Madras Simmer Sauce $2.30, and Tahini $4 = $31.60 = $60.00 - $5/$50 special = $55

Went home and put groceries away and showed Dave and Angie all the exciting Indian food I bought.

Left for work at 5:30pm and it took 15 minutes for me to get there so I ate a ThinkThin Brownie Crunch Bar for my Breakfast.

Work was quite busy for awhile but I finally got a break at 10pm so I went down the the breakroom and steamed some brown rice and heated up the TastyBite Jaipur Vegetable Curry. It was so aromatic and the flavor was outstanding! Drank a Grape Powerade Zero with my meal since it was kind of spicy.

02.24.09 Dinner & Snack

The rest of the night was steadily busy but I got some time in between to check my email, catch up on my blogging and reading. Paged through some of my magazines. Dave and Ang brought home boxes of books and then later Dave helped our friend Jeremy move stuff to his new place.

I had dinner around 2am which was two pitas: each with 3 slices Hormel Natural Turkey Breast, 1 Tbsp Tribe Roasted Garlic Hummus, 1/2 shredded Trader Joe's Light Cheese Stick and 1 1/2 cups of Spinach. Also had a bowl of Land O'Lakes Probiotic 1% Cottage Cheese with Del Monte NSA Peaches mixed in.

Around 5am I headed down and made myself a bowl of yogurt with 6oz of The Greek God's Nonfat Yogurt with 1/4 cup of Bear Naked Fit Triple Berry Crunch Granola all sweetened with a packet of Truvia. 

I'm taking a Kashi TLC Fruit & Grain Pumpkin Pie Bar with me to eat on the way home.

Can't wait to get home and go to bed!

1,626 calories, 198g carbs, 53g fat, 34g fiber and 100g protein today.

02.24.09 Breakfast & Lunch

Got in 8 hours of sleep...6:30am - 2:30pm. Got ready for work and Dave and Ang were heading over to the old place early so they could haul boxes of books over to the new place.

I printed some coupons and left a bit early to hit SuperTarget for some more groceries. I was greeted by a beautiful 40 degree day here in Minnesnowta. 

Got to the store about 4pm and I ended up buying (Bag of Spinach $2.50, Cauliflower $2.50 - $1 coupon = $1.50, Market Pantry Natural Peanut Butter $2.20, 2 Cans Cream of Mushroom Soup $2.50 - $1 coupon = $1.50, Muir Glen Organic Cajun Style Chicken Gumbo Soup $2.50 - $1 coupon = $1.50, Annie Chun's Sprouted Brown Rice $3 - $1 coupon = $2, Tasty Bite Kashmir Spinach Indian Cuisine $2.80, Whole Wheat Couscous $7 - $1.50 coupon = $5.50, Reduced Fat Parmesan Cheese $2.50, Grape Powerade Zero $1, Edy's NSA Coffee Ice Cream $4, Edy's NSA Cookies n' Cream Ice Cream $4 and Kashi TLC Fruit & Grain Pumpkin Pie Bars $2.50 - $1 coupon = $1.50. Total grocery bill = $32.50 Total coupons = $6.50, total savings including sale prices = $9.80, 30% total savings.

Arrived at work about 5:40pm and put my groceries away. Didn't feel like an English Muffin and was excited to try the Indian Dish I bought so I heated up the Annie Chun's Sprouted Brown Rice and the Tasty Bite Kashmir Spinach Paneer Dish (Palak Paneer) and mixed them together and the flavor was incredible. Makes me want to go to an Indian Buffet and sample a bit of everything and decide what I like.

Work has been pretty busy tonight...I went on my break at 9:45pm and in honor of Mardi Gras I made myself a bowl of Muir Glen Organic Cajun Style Chicken Gumbo Soup and my, was that tasty. Breakfast and Lunch have been amazingly flavorful today!

02.23.09 Dinner and Snack

Got busy with more server tickets for awhile but the rest of the evening was pretty slow. Caught up on all my emails, blogging and reading the blogs that I follow as well.

Ate dinner around 2am which was 2 pitas: each with 3 slices Hormel Natural Turkey Breast, 1 Tbsp Tribe Roasted Garlic Hummus, 1/2 shredded Trader Joe's Light String Cheese Stick and 1 1/2 cups of Spinach. Drank a Grape Powerade Zero with my meal.

Got a few more alerts and updated my Photobucket in the meantime. Did server checks and around 5am I went down and made myself a bowl with a half cup of Land O'Lakes Probitotic 1% Cottage Cheese and a container of Del Monte NSA Peaches.

Leaving work soon so I can go home and get some sleep:)

02.23.09 Back To Work...Breakfast and Lunch

Slept in until 3:30pm since my schedule has been all messed up lately. Got dressed and ready for work, imported photos so I would be able to work on my blog at work. Packed up the food I would be eating the next three nights and then headed to Cub Foods to get what I was missing.

At Cub I bought: Cooked Shrimp $5, 3 - 4oz Salmon Fillets $3, Soup ($6 - $1 - $1.10 - $1.10 = $2.80), Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter $2.80, Garam Masala Powder $3.80, Joseph's Pitas $3.50, Land O' Lakes 1% Probiotics Cottage Cheese $3.50, Greek Gods Nonfat Yogurt $4.60, Grape Powerade Zero $1. Total grocery bill = $30

Arrived at work and put all my groceries away and made myself a toasted Thomas English Muffin with Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter and Blueberry Preserves. Also mixed up 1 1/2 cups of TJ's European Style Yogurt with 1/2 cup of Bear Naked Fit Triple Berry Crunch Granola and one packet of Truvia.

Work was busy at first with several server alerts we had to check and a few client issues at distributed sites. Around 10pm I was feeling hungry so I heated up a cup of Pacific Foods Organic Savory White Bean with Smoked Bacon Soup and threw in about 25 of Annie's Whole Wheat Bunnies and drank a glass of water with it. I will get to read my SELF magazine soon!

02.22.09 Brunch at Machineshed & Dinner at Home

Woke up around 10am in the comfy hotel bed and headed down for the brunch buffet at 10:30am. 

The buffet consisted of Huevos Racheros, Cheesy Hashbrowns, Corned Beef Hash, Biscuits and Gravy, Bacon, Sausage, and Homemade Waffles. There was also a carving station with Ham and an omelette station. In the center there was a dressing station for the waffles, breads and smoked salmon, a big fruit section and a pastry section.

My first plate (Slice of Ham, Huevos Rancheros, Two slices of sausage and Two slices of bacon and a glass of milk)

My second plate (Honeydew, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Pineapple, Grapes, a Strawberry Cream Cheese Pastry and the rest of my milk)

Third (I really shouldn't have but I had a homemade heart shaped waffle with apples and a little fresh whipped cream)

After brunch, around 11:30am we headed back to the hotel room to pack up our things and ended up relaxing and since our checkout time was 1pm we ended up watching two episodes of Top Chef: New York that were really exciting. Said goodbye to the gracious hostess at the front desk and told her we had a very nice time.

Headed over to Costco to pickup a few things. Bought Organic Baby Spinach, Two heads of lettuce,  Free & Clear Laundry Detergent, Two Bags of Frozen Organic Broccoli, Lean Ham, Thomas English Muffins, Arnold Sandwich Thins, Coffee Creamer, Soup, and the latest SELF Magazine.

Came home around 3pm and put everything away and watched a movie with Angie called The Island. Interesting movie...kind of a cross between The Fifth Element and The Matrix. 

After the movie was over I started making us dinner. Steamed up 1lb Broccoli and 8oz Mushrooms. Cooked 1 cup Orzo and 1lb Spicy Sausage. Heated up a can of Hunt's NSA Sauce and heated everything up together in my porcelain enameled casserole and voila! dinner was served. 

My portion

02.21.09 Lunch at Ruby Tuesday and Dinner at Machineshed

Woke up around 1pm and got ready to go on our Valentine's weekend as we had planned since I worked last weekend. 

Loaded up everything in the truck and headed to Ruby Tuesday for lunch.

Arrived at 2pm and were promptly seated. We had a wonderful B1G1 Free coupon so I ordered the Steak and Shrimp Scampi with Broccoli, Mashed Cauliflower and Salad Bar. And Dave got the 8oz Ribeye with Broccoli, Brown Rice and Salad Bar.

My Salad

My Entree

Cottage Cheese for dessert

Dave

Me

We left the restaurant around 3pm and headed to the hotel to check-in but unfortunately on the way the driver's side front tire blew out on our exit's ramp only a few blocks away from the hotel:( 

A generous onlooker stopped to help us but the police told us we had to drive the truck around the turn and onto the shoulder on the bridge which was even more dangerous. Dave respectfully disagreed and complied and the officer was nice enough to call the highway helper for us.

We waited about an hour for him to show up and once he arrived he was quick and did a great job for us. We were so grateful and tipped him. Checked into our hotel about 4:30pm and were so thrilled to make it.

Lovely room! Comfy king sized bed, 4x6 whirpool tub, huge bathroom with a large walk-in shower, massive desk, decent sized TV and a minifridge/microwave combo with a gorgeous plate of strawberries and chocolate in there for us!

The happy couple

After we checked out our hotel room we brought our things in and put them away and headed back home for the DVD player we had forgotten and a few other things. Stopped in Borders and used my 40% off coupon to buy Gordon Ramsay's new book - Healthy Appetite! Went to Cub next door and bought some fat free ReddiWip to go with those strawberries and sugar free angel food cake we brought with. A six pack of NSA Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches. Got a small pack of Diet Coke and a pack of Diet Orange Cream Soda. Also bought some Light Babybel Cheeses and Kozy Snack NSA Cherry Jubilee Pudding. Picked up some Whole Grain Thomas English Muffins since they were B1G1.

Got back to the hotel around 7:15pm in time to put the groceries away and head to dinner for our 7:30pm reservation.

The appetizer we ordered was Stuffed, Breaded Mushrooms with Hidden Valley Ranch dipping sauce.

My portion

Also ordered us two cups of Chili. We each cut a piece of rye bread in half and ate it with our Chili.

The rest of the included appetizers...we divvied up the Coleslaw, Cottage Cheese, Rye Bread and Moist Spice Cake!

My entree - Marinated Chicken Breast with Sweet Potato Fries.

Dave's entree - Prime Rib with Au Jus and Sweet Potato Fries.

Veggies was baby carrots and we split them.

Us enjoying our meal!