Monday, May 24 -- Week 21, Day 2

Today went well. I had an unexpected bump at lunchtime, but it worked out in the end, and I came in at a good 1137 calories. My stomach isn't growling, and I feel satisfied with what I ate today.

BREAKFAST:

• 1/2 cup strawberries with Splenda
• 2 pieces dries fruit
• 1/2 whole wheat bagel
• 1 tsp. margarine
• 1 oz. colby cheese

This was a deli bagel. It was worth the splurge. I LOVE deli bagels. I stopped myself at a half a bagel, which was tough to do, but I figured I'd only regret it if I let myself eat the other half.

The dried fruit was silly. 2 pieces. What's the point?

But the strawberries were delicious! I can't believe I've been missing out on the deliciousness of fresh strawberries all these years!

Cheese is cheese.

LUNCH:

• We left the house in a hurry today, and I forgot to grab lunch before we left, so I swiped 2 pieces of personal pan pizza from the kids. They noticed.

DINNER:

• Chicken Sorrentino (click for recipe)
• 1/2 cup no yolk egg noodles
• 1/2 cup steamed carrots
• 1/2 cup Italian Green Beans (click for recipe)

The chicken sorrentino was completely new for me. Eggplant is utterly unextraordinary. I didn't even know it was there. I guess its only purpose was the added nutritional benefit. I still have quite a lot of it left, so I'll have to find something to do with it in the next day or so. Apparently eggplant doesn't last very long.

The green beans were also delicious!! I totally made them up, and I highly recommend them.

Snack today was a popsicle made from sugar-free orange jello mix, 1 cup boiling water, a banana, and a cup of plain yogurt. It was ok. A pretty strange texture though. Just like I would imagine gelatin-ed yogurt to feel like.

I ended the day with a 4 oz glass of red sangria. Mmm. Only 88 calories, and now I am relaxed. :-)