When I last checked in with you I was heading to spend the night with my grandmother in the hospital and a little nervous about what my food situation would be. Planning pays off though and I was able to get a salad at Dairy Queen with grilled chiken, no cheese or croutons, and a bit of honey mustard dressing. Later that evening I went to the store and got my mom a few groceries and made her a spinach quiche and chopped up some fresh fruits and vegetables for snacks for the week and such. Luckily, she hadn't been to the store in awhile so there were no cheat items in the house to tempt me while I worked! Then as I headed to the hospital my vehicle began to drive to Dairy Queen and NOT to the hosptial. I was telling myself that I would only have a vanilla cone and not what I really wanted which of course would be a fatty filled mint oreo blizzard. Somwhere very DEEP inside me though that little voice said you don't need that, eat your fruit and be happy and skinny! So, I dodged that bullet and went on to the hospital where there were no tempatations and a sweet woman I call G-Mom ready to greet me with a smile and a few minutes of hand holding.
The night when better than expected, she actually slept a bit and I too tried to get a few minutes in here and there. I did eat my fruit, but only a carrot or two while she was awake. That snack wasn't the best thought out, a bit too loud for night duty! Around 6:30 my mom greeted me and I kissed my sweet G-mom and headed back to my parents house to crash for awhile before I drove back home.
Day 3 Breakfast:
Special K Red Berries (generic version) and 1/2 cup of 2% milk: 294 calories
Morning snack once home: Heart Healthy Biscuit: 130 calories
Lunch: A piece of my home made spinach quiche, but I must confess this isn't my best version, still yummy, but not spectacular like my version with the creamed spinach I accidentally made once.
Spinach Quiche
1 pie crust
5 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 bag of frozen spinach
2 pieces of swiss cheese (the store didn't have shredded, that works best)
5 pieces of turkey bacon
1/3 cup of parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup of sauted onion ( I didn't do this, but it would add lots of flavor if you like onions)
Spray the pie pan and then lay the pie crust down. Lay 1 1/2 slices of swiss cheese on the bottom, then add 1/2 bag of spinach and crumble in the cooked turkey bacon. Whisk eggs, milk, and salt and pepper together, then add parmesan cheese and pour over spinach. Bake on 350 for 45 min. Then take out and tear remaining swiss cheese slices over the top and cook for 15 more minutes until done and just golden on top. Makes 8 slices 333 calories.
Supper: My husband fixed us supper. Just a simple tuna salad and egg sandwhich made with light mayo and sliced pickles. Then for dessert I mixed 1 Tbl of Peanut Butter with 1 Tbl of raw honey and ate it with a banana. Yum! 469 calories
After sleeping on and off during the day, the hubby and I decided to have a little at home date night. So we opened a bottle of wine and watched a movie, and ate a little smart pop popcorn. This set me over my calories for the day, but not by much.
2 glasses of red wine 208 calories
100 calorie smart pop bag
Also a few chunks of pineapple throughout the day 50 calories
Total calories for the day: 1614
Day 4
Todays's Sunday, as usual I was running a bit late because I didn't want to get up so I rushed to get ready and my husband made us both a protien fruit smoothie. (See day 1 for recipe) 226 calories
Lunch: This would be an unusual lunch for me. Everytime my husband sees the Sonic commercials for the footlong coney, his mouth begins to water and he mentions how much he likes a good chili cheese dog. I am not a huge fan of hot dogs in general and usually just eat them when I'm at a cook out or a kids party or somewhere else that there are few other options, but as a gift to my husband and because we had a buy one get one free coupon we stopped at Sonic on our way home from church and purchased 2 foot long chili cheese coneys. As I opened that HUGE container and looked at the biggest hot dog I had ever seen, I wondered what on earth I had gotten myself into. So I set the table, and ate it with a fork. Not all of it of course, about 3/4 of the way through I was done and my stomach was stuffed! So now I have eaten a coney from Sonic and I can check that one off the list :)
3/4 of a footlong chili cheese coney: 608 calories
Not sure what we're doing for supper yet, but if I make anything good or have any interested stories about it, I will share!! Hope you all have had a great spring break for those of you on spring break and a great weekend! Monday is upon us!
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