I had to go to the grocery before I could make breakfast, and the U2 song "With or Without You" came on. I didn't even realize I was listening to it, but I was kind of singing along in my head, then felt like bawling. For no real reason, I just wanted to sit in the middle of the aisle and have a good cry. I maintained my composure, but was confused at that impulse, as well as the way I kept snapping at my boyfriend for relatively innocuous comments or requests all afternoon.
I dunno, I'm just very on edge lately. Perhaps it's stress, perhaps it's too much sleep and not enough diet/exercise, perhaps it's everything at once.
Breakfast
- lite whole grain English muffin with low-sodium deli turkey
- 1% milk
- almonds
I found this meal quite a nice pick-me-up after feeling so lousy for so long. I was glad to have a fridge restocked with fresh ingredients, and I threw out the rest of the things which were on the edge of going bad, thinking it best not to take chances with our health.
I never thought I cared very much for English muffins, but these light whole grain ones are just fantastic - I think I'm officially a convert.
Lunch
- beef tacos with salsa, low-fat Cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and fresh cilantro
- green grapes
I made sure that I cooked this beef the day I got it so it wouldn't go bad like the last batch. Fortunately all the vegetables were fresh - if anything the avocado was a bit under ripe.
My boyfriend and I both really enjoyed these immensely, and it was nice to cook a meal together again.
Afternoon Snack
- celery, low-sodium ham & fat free cream cheese
When I read the ingredients for this snack, I thought it was intriguing, but I wasn't quite sure how it would all come together. This method.. didn't quite work. When my boyfriend saw me preparing it, he asked "Is that snack called Sliced Member?" Yeah, gross.
The taste was not bad, but the textures were a little baffling. I'll have to think through some better way of combining these ingredients (maybe just have ham and cheese roll-ups with the celery on the side).
Dinner
- whole grain flat bread pizza made with spicy tomato sauce, low-fat mozzarella cheese, onions, green pepper, and Canadian bacon
- fresh herb salad with baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, and fat-free raspberry pecan dressing
- green grapes
This pizza was fantastic - I baked it rather than broiled it, and the crust got nice and crisp while still remaining doughy in the center. The only down-side was that because I didn't cook the onions and peppers first, they had a slightly raw flavor. It was still delicious, but for the time I baked it, I might as well have cooked the toppings first.
The salad was a little distressing because I had wanted to get more of my very favorite lite creamy Parmesan dressing and... they didn't have any! I know, not a big deal, and yet, I was gutted. This dressing was merely okay, but certainly paled in comparison to the Parmesan I've come to love so much.
Evening Snack
skipped
I dozed off before I got around to making the yogurt I'd planned and decided it wasn't a big deal to skip. I hope I'm not wrong about this, as I've been doing a lot of skipping this week.
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