April 7

Lemon Water

Breakfast - egg, sauteed mushrooms topped with feta and basil, roasted sweet potatoes, avocado with Jane's mixed-up salt and red pepper flakes, tomatoes

Lunch - leftover Mongolian bbq, avocado, sf carnation with milk

Dinner 1. sweet potato pancakes, dave's breakfast with yogurt, chia, pear, hemp, peanut butter, and this new Daily Boost trail mix that's super good

Dinner 2. Gyudon (sugary so I didn't eat much) - rice, thin sliced beef, onions, soy-sugar-ginger sauce; clementines

April 3 - Six Weeks

It was my goal to have no sugar or flour for six weeks.  I did it!  Results: I've lost some weight, I have more energy, my knee, hip, and IT band have felt way less pain than before.  All good things!  I'll allow myself an occasional bit of sugar or flour now.

Lemon water

Breakfast - sweet potato pancakes, oatmeal, bananas, dried blueberries, peanut butter

Bike ride to library and back

Protein shake with bananas and almonds

Lunch - Roasted veggies, turkey burgers, tomatoes, bell pepper, milk; yogurt mixed with chia jam

Dinner - mashed potatoes with marina sauce and meatball.  This was weird.  I won't do it again.  I'll do a different pasta substitute next time it's Italian night.  Slice of ham, green beans, bell pepper, tomatoes, milk.

Snack - strawberries, raspberries, nuts

Breakfast - sweet potato pancakes, oatmeal, fruit, PB

After-workout protein shake with banana and almonds

Lunch - Turkey burgers, roasted veggies, raw tomatoes and bell pepper

More lunch - yogurt mixed with chia jam

April 2

Lemon Water

Breakfast - Dave's breakfast - greek yogurt, hempseed, peanut butter, mixed nuts, strawberries & chia soaked in coconut water, apples

Lunch - baked sweet potato, zucchini, mashed potatoes, smoked chicken; salad with mixed greens, feta cheese, tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumbers; milk

Dinner - Taco salad - greens, ground turkey, green onions, tomatoes, cheese, mushrooms, tiny bit of southwest dressing for flavor.  Probably has sugar in it.; milk

Dave's Breakfast

Lunch - chicken, sauteed zucchini and yellow squash, mashed potatoes, sweet potato, salad

Dinner - Tacos - minus the tortilla plus a bunch of greens and mushrooms

March 31 - General Conference!

Lemon Water

Breakfast - Egg scramble with bell pepper, chicken sausage, onion, cheese, tomatoes

Lunch - pan-fried salmon, roasted cauliflower, zoodle salad with bell pepper and chicken sausage, avocado, tomatoes.  So delish while watching General Conference.

Dinner - turkey burgers, egg, roasted caulifower and brussels, greens, baked sweet potato

Breakfast - egg scramble

Lunch - pan fried salmon, zoodles, avocado, roasted veggies, tomatoes

Dinner - turkey burgers, egg, baked sweet potato, roasted veggies,greens

March 29

Lemon Water

Breakfast - chia soaked in coconut water, yogurt, hemp, strawberries, apples, mixed nuts, 60% cacao chips

Snack - peanut butter toast, dates, milk

Lunch - zoodle salad with chicken sausage (recipe below), mixed greens with onion & apple

Dinner - chicken salad, salad, another salad... carrots, grapes.  Pretty sure I came home and ate more -- baked sweet potato and something else.

Dave's breakfast minus the peanut butter - chia, yogurt, hemp, fruit, nuts

Stirred together, it isn't nearly as pretty. :-)  Just as delicious, though!

Snack - peanut butter toast and dates; milk

Lunch - Zoodle sausage salad (recipe below), mixed greens salad

Dinner - Relief Society dinner.
I didn't eat the croissant, but I ate the chicken salad inside it.

Mealthy: Zucchini Noodles with Chicken Sausage, Tomato, and Basil

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, or more as needed
• 4 chicken sausage links, sliced
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 4 zucchinis, spiralized using the 3mm blade and trimmed
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir sausage in hot oil until heated through, about 5 minutes; remove sausage with a slotted spoon to a plate.
2. Fry garlic in oil remaining in skillet until fragrant, about 30 seconds; add tomatoes and stir while cooking for 1 minute.
3. Toss zucchini with the tomato mixture and cook until softened, about 3 minutes; season with basil, salt, and pepper.
4. Remove skillet from heat. Divide zucchini noodle mixture between four bowls; top with sausage, red pepper flakes, and grated Parmesan cheese.

March 28 - Turkey Burgers

Lemon Water

Breakfast - Chia seeds soaked in unsweetened coconut water, unsweetened coconut, strawberries, unsweetened granola, unsweetened pure cacao.  This didn't taste as good as it looks.  Add stevia next time.

Lunch - Sweet potato pancakes, fried egg, roasted brussels and potatoes, avocado, egg, apples & strawberries

Dinner - turkey burgers, ezekiel english muffin toast, avocado, mushrooms, tomatoes, bell pepper

Breakfast - chia bowl

Lunch - sweet potato pancakes, roasted veggies, egg, avocado

Turkey Burgers - I made 34 for now and later! Recipe below.

Dinner - turkey burgers, ezekiel english muffin toast, avocado, veggies

Turkey Burgers from rachaelsgoodeats.com

March 27

Breakfast - repeat of the other morning.  Just so good.

Tuna on toast, Roasted onions and sweet potatoes, green salad

This looks so gross, but the lighting was bad.  We ate dinner on the back porch.
Zoodles with onions & ground turkey topped with cheese, corn, veggies

March 20 - 4 weeks

March 20

6:15 Lemon Water
7:30 egg, roasted sweet potatoes, broccoli, & bell pepper; egg; mushrooms

snack - apple spirals, dates, string cheese

Lunch -zoodles, shrimp with feta, tomatoes

snack - grapes

Dinner - ?

March 19

March 19

Lemon Water

Grapefruit Juice

Carrots & Hummus

Zoodle salad, smoked chicken, mashed potatoes

Veggies, hummus, sweet potatoes

Carrot Sticks & Homemade Hummus

Zoodle salad, smoked chicken, mashed potatoes

Veggies & Hummus

Curly fry sweet potatoes

March 18

March 18


Lemon water

Breakfast - Egg on toast, milk

Lunch - Granola, nuts, blueberries, milk

Dinner - zoodles with parmesan, garlic, tomatoes, fresh mozzarella

Italian Bar - I ate the zoodles and salad.  Yum!

March 17

March 17

Dave's breakfast - yogurt, strawberries, grapes, peanut butter, chia, hemp; pero/postum

Chicken, roasted onions, cucumbers, avocado, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, fruit

Toast & milk & sweet potato chips for a light dinner

Sweet potato chips fail.  I ate all the good ones.

March 15

March 15

Egg, avocado toast,

Scrambled eggs with peppers, cheese, and tomatoes; avocado, yogurt, granola, blueberries

March 14

March 14

Day 19

March 10

Breakfast - avocado toast, fried egg, raw veggies, milk
Lunch - Turkey/vegetable soup, steamed broccoli and caulifower, roasted carrot, sweet potato pancakes, hard boiled egg
Dinner - zoodles with feta, sweet potato pancakes, salmon, salad (Costco Southwest salad with chicken - minus tortilla strips), milk

Breakfast - avocado toast, fried egg, raw veggies

Lunch (partially eaten before I remembered to take a picture - oops)
Turkey/vegetable soup, steamed veggies, sweet potato pancakes, hard boiled egg

Dinner - zoodles with feta, sweet potato pancakes, salmon, salad