Meal One
1 1/2 scrambled eggs
1/2 red bell pepper
1/4 cup salsa

Meal Two
1/2 cup coffee w/milk and honey
1 slice e. bread w/cheddar cheese
1/2 cup broccoli w/organic butter and sea salt

Tuesday, August 26th 2008

Meal One
1 hard boiled egg
1/4 cup homemade salsa
1/2 slice ezekiel bread

Meal Two
2 oz tuna salad homemade
1/2 slice bread
lettuce
mushrooms raw
1/2 cup red grapes

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

O.k., I am back. Since my trip to California, I've been on a roller coaster ride to catch up with my meal planning! Suffice to say, I have NOT been zoning since I left for my trip! Today, I grilled my chicken, steak and some turkey sausages. Tomorrow, I will cut up a bunch of fresh veggies and buy some fresh fruit. By Monday morning, I will be back on track. I am actually going back on the zone and I am teaming up with a girlfriend. We are going to eat the same menu for the next 30 days and track our progress together. It should be fun and the daily accountability will be very helpful as I wean myself off of insulin highs (yuck!)

This is my menu starting next week: (Basically, I'll eat the same thing every day, and I'll mix the meals up either by switching out the protein or type of fruit or type of meat. I will also use lots of fresh lime squeezed over the food and pepper and garlic to taste. I may also make some tuna or chicken salads towards the end of the week and use coconut milk and avocado instead of mayo)

Breakfast:
2 eggs (any style) or 1 turkey sausage link
1/2 cup salsa (pre-made at home in bulk)
fresh cut veggies (pre-cut in tupperware)

Snack
1 cup of veggies
1 oz grilled chicken
1 tablespoon BBQ sauce
5 small green olives

Lunch
2 oz steak
2 cups veggies
1/2 avocado

Dinner
2oz orange roughy grilled
2 cups veggies
1/2 avocado

Snack (optional)
7 oz whole milk raw
7g worth protein powder
6 cashew nuts
1/2 cup berries

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Meal One
Latte w/whole milk
Stonyfield vanilla yogurt w/strawberry protein powder (stevia sweetened)

Meal Two
2 oz homemade chix salad
1 bell pepper
small handful cashews & raisins
1/2 cup cauliflower puree ("mashed potatoes"!)

Meal Three
1 hardboiled egg
1/2 cup raspberries
small handful cashews

I am traveling to California tomorrow morning. I will be visiting with my mom and sister, and I'll have the kids in tow. I am hoping to continue zoning while on the road. But, I may not have access to a computer every day...I'll try and write down my meals and post them as soon as I can steal time on the internet.

Saturday, August 2nd 2008

Meal One
2 scrambled eggs
2 roma tomatoes sauteed in olive oil and spices
1 whole avocado

Meal Two
1 oz grilled chicken w/curry sauce homemade
couple slices of green pepper

Meal Three
Red Curry dish at Lanna Thai w/chicken and vegetables and coconut milk (delicious and spicy)!

Friday, August 1st 2008

Meal One
1/2 order of the fitness low-carb omelette at Mimi's cafe
1/2 cup orange juice

Meal Two
2 oz chicken grilled at home
1 cup broccoli
1/2 avocado

Meal Three (totally fell off the paleo/zone wagon on this meal!!!!)
Potluck at a friend's house
3 oz grilled chicken
1 oz baked beans
1 oz potato salad
1 oz rice
1 meatball
1/2 cup ice cream
2 one inch pieces of some kind of cake like white brownie dessert?
1/2 cup of decaf coffee

Well, there goes my goal of trying this new diet! I guess I just didn't want it bad enough. I preferred eating some "fun" things instead of sticking to my experiment. What do I do now? I think after trying this for two weeks, I am going to go back to the Zone. With the zone, I am still able to eat some "fun" foods in moderation and keep my insulin levels balanced. I do however, believe that I needed to cut back on some of the "fun" foods. And I believe that cutting back even on the Ezekiel bread helped me to have more energy and lose three more pounds. I am heading to California next week, so my goal then is to keep everything in a Zone friendly ratio, and keep the "fun" foods to one to two table spoon servings!

Thursday, July 31st 2008

Meal One
snack before 7am WOD
handful of cherries

Meal Two
8 oz latte w/whole milk (no sweeteners)

Meal Three
1 1/2 scrambled eggs
1 medium tomato sauteed in olive oil and spices
1/2 cup sauteed mushroooms

Meal Four
2 oz grilled hamburger (homemade)
1 green pepper
handful of cherries
1/2 avocado

Meal Five
2oz grilled orange roughy
1 cup pineapple freshly diced
12 almonds