We’re stretching thin on groceries!! When we’re out of milk and bananas, it’s panic time, and we used up both with breakfast! But because we’re trying to budget our groceries, we have to wait until tomorrow to go shopping and are required to improvise. Dinner tonight should be interesting. We have leftover navy beans and a giant sweet potato, plus a few veggies in the drawer. No idea what we’ll be doing with these yet!
But somehow I managed to make a delicious lunch!
We had a piece of thawed cod leftover from Wednesday’s dinner so we split it and seared it in a pan with a little olive oil. Then the fish got plopped on some homemade bread with the last of an avocado and a slice of low-fat provolone cheese and into the oven for 5-7 minutes. The result? I delicious fish sandwich!
I also had some sliced carrot (my appetite for raw carrots has returned!)
And the last of our TJ’s Greek yogurt with the last of a bag of sliced almonds!
Luckily we still have a few of Tracy’s Ruby Reds!! I had half of one broiled because it was too cold to eat it any other way –
All together –
This lunch was about 550 kcal, 9 grams fiber and 41 grams protein!! 13 grams from fish and 13 from yogurt made the biggest contributions.
I also had a bite of leftover cheesecake (just a bite so I didn’t photograph it) when the husband had a bit for dessert.
Test Results
OK, at the risk of being accused of bragging, I gotta share with you all that I got a 97 on the Physiology test – the highest grade in the class!!! (So she wrote on my exam). Thanks to all of your well wishes, of course 🙂 Chem is still outstanding.
I also just realized that although I’m doing a 3 months summer of summer school, I’m going to have 3-day weekends all summer since almost all of the courses are only M-Th. SWEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!
I’m off to do a few hours of school work, and then get this weekend started! Too bad the sky is cloudy and despite it being in the 50s, I’m freezing!!
faith says
congrats on such a fantastic test grade!!! i had a huge chemistry test in class today(still a junior in highschool) but im pretty sure i failed! hahaa
Justy2003 says
Congrats on the physio exam…even though you’re “that kid” that ruins the curve for the rest of us! 😉
Just proof that you’re going to make a great RD!
vegan blog tracker says
Congrats on your test! What an excellent way to start the weekend!
The place setting for your lunch looks as if it were in a quaint lil’ cafe. A nice presentation like that, even if only for yourself, adds to a meal, y’know? It’s a treat in and of itself.
Elina says
Kath,
How many calories a day do you eat? The food always looks so good. I hope that when I start maintaining, I can eat like that too. Unfortunately I still have about 19 lbs to lose…
Thanks for being an inspiration and good job on that exam!
-Elina
Heather K says
Congratulations on such a great grade on your test!!! Not only do you inspire me to continue to eat healthy and exercise but you inspire me to study more!! haha. I just bought the F11 HRM and I love it!! I was reading the pamphlet, and they recommend washing the belt after every use in pool water with high chlorine content. Is this what you do, Kath, or anyone else?? I feel like everyday is a lot and the chlorine? i don’t know.. any suggestions would be helpful! 🙂 thanks!
hk says
Stellar!!! That’s such exciting news, congrats!! Now crossing my fingers for matt!! Enjoy the weekend:)
Cassie says
Kath i have a good sense of what your meals look like now that you are maintaining bt could you post maybe a sample of what your food intake for one day looked like while your were still loosing or maybe just speak to what is different between then and now.
Christin says
Congrats on your test score, Kath!! And what a creative lunch…it makes me want to go to the beach looking at those colors!!!
suggestion for dinner: cook the sweet potato and blend it with the navy beans…fry the mixture into two cakes and top with the veggies…
Cara says
Woo hoo!! Good job on the test!
Liz says
kath or anyone else – do you or have you done bikram yoga? i want to try it, but i’m a little worried about it. what is your food/water schedule when you do it? how far in advance and how much should i be eating/drinking? also, does anyone know how good of a “workout” it is (calorie burning wise and aerobicly compared to running or spinning)?
VeggieGirl says
Kudos for creating a great lunch with what food you have left from your dwindling supply of groceries – looks great!
See?? I KNEW you’d rock those examinations!! Congratulations on your hard-earned great scores!! :0)
strong is beautiful says
Heather,
I believe that the instructions for washing the HRM strap probably means wash the strap after everytime you wear it swimming in a pool with a high chlorine content…not wash it with pool water after every use. I could be wrong, but that is how I understood the instructions:)
ninnymuggins says
Does anyone know of any blogs dedicated to prenatal nutrition?
Lauren says
Nice job on the test, Kath! 🙂
Question: Do you figure out the calorie count of your meals before you eat, or just get a general sense of how much you’re eating and then enter it into your food journal for an exact count?
Thanks!
NCCarter says
Liz – I tried Bikram yoga once, and I won’t go back. I know lots of people love it, but it wasn’t for me. I’m not a huge yoga addict, though, so maybe someone who really loves yoga would be a better judge. I just don’t love being hot enough to endure it again. 🙂
Ally says
Just wondering if there is anything special you do to the grapefruit when you broil it? Or do you just cut it in half and put it under the broiler? How long do you keep it in there for??
Congrats on the test!
Lily says
Hi Kath,
I was curious if you eat your foods in any particular order? order may of course change depending on your mood, what it is that you are eating, etc., but I was just curious. For example, if I would have eaten your lunch today, I would have eaten the sandwich first (before it got cold), then eaten the carrot sticks (I usually tell myself to eat all my veggies before I’m allowed to move on), then the sweet yogurt, and then finish up with the grapefruit because it’s slightly warm. I always will start with savory and end with sweet or sour. How ’bout you all? Actually, soemtimes I find my satiety is different when I eat in a proscribed order as well. Or something about the happiness of my mouth or palate can be more or less content after eating things a certain way. Thanks!
Heather K says
strong is beautiful-
Hahaha! wow, i am pretty dumb :-p thanks for the clarification. 🙂
Kath says
Justy,
The class average was a 66!!!!! And that’s WITH a curve for the lower 25% (I didn’t really understand the curve but I missed 3 that were 1 pt. each so I don’t think it applied to me). Crazy!
Elina,
I average between 1700 and 1900 per day. When I was losing, though, and I haven’t made many dietary changes (see the FAQs) I was probably eating 1700-1800 – so you can eat lots of great food and still lose weight if you keep active. I’m living proof.
HeatherK,
I’m so jealous of the F11!! I have to admit, I rarely wash mine. I wash the strap every now and then but not the plastic part. But I’ve only worn it in the pool a few times. I would just wipe it with a towel when you dry off.
Cassie,
Like I said above, I’m really eating about the same amount because I have not added back all the calories for maintenance. If I did that, I’d gain weight when I do overeat. Maintenance is hard for that reason – people want to just start eating a ton. But I think it’s about eating less some days and more others. It’s impossible to eat the exact same amount each day. See the FAQs too for more info on this.
Liz,
I’d love to try Bikram but my gym doesn’t offer it. I think I’d love it because I LOVE being hot and sweaty (think running mid-day outside in the summer!) so I’d like to try it sometime.
Lauren,
See the breakfast post for a response on this. Bottom line: it depends on my mood and the day 🙂
Ally,
There’s no trick to broiling grapefruit. I guess we actually baked it today with the sandwiches so it was “baked grapefruit.” Just keep your eye on it. If it’s room temp, I’d say 5 minutes at most under a broiler, 10 on a bake setting.
Lily,
You’re right in that I usually eat the hot items first. But I tend to have a little bite of everything and go around in a circle! Today I ate 1/2 sandwich, 2 carrots, 1/2 grapefruit, 1 carrot, some yogurt, more grapefruit, other half of sandwich, rest of carrots, rest of yogurt. I think I usually end on yogurt!
Kath
Amandamoo says
I love love love Bikram yoga!
Do not eat in the 2 hours (at least) before the class, you will throw up. You must be hydrated before you walk into the studio. A lot of people bring a large bottle of water and try to drink enough during class but it’s never enough unless your body is already very hydrated. I try to drink at least 16-32 oz of water in the hour before a class. Expect to sweat… a lot… and watch other people sweat… a lot…
Bring a large towel to lay down over the length of your yoga mat. Practicing on the mat itself is dangerous as it gets wet. I also like to bring a smaller towel that serves multiple purposes: wipe sweat off of my face when it gets close to my eyes, wipe sweat off of myself at the end of class, and to hold onto my leg/foot/toe/other hand when doing poses that involve holds or binding. If I don’t have this little towel, I get frustrated with sweat in my face and my inability to hold onto my sweaty leg/foot/toe/other hand.
Sorry this is so long, I just love Bikram and I think that many people don’t because they come unprepared.