Honestly, I would have preferred to put the 1 T of maple syrup on my waffles and just eat 1/2 c blueberries on the side. The "blueberry syrup?" Not so good. I also would have liked about 3 more sausage links. This was not the most satiating breakfast. DH agreed that he needed more for breakfast and started making rumblings about "when this will all be over." I have to admit, I was right there with him.
This breakfast was a real test of my commitment to this eating plan because after I ate it at 6 a.m., I was off to run a 4-mile race. I ate a banana on the way and really missed my usual race-day breakfast of oatmeal with brown sugar and a handful of fresh blueberries mixed in. (That, my friends, is like eating a warm blueberry muffin.)
Yes, it was 80* at race-time, so I'm not sure if it was my breakfast or the heat that had me lagging around mile 3...and then there was that killer 1/2 mile hill approaching the finish line. I ended with an okay (for me) pace of 9:20, but I was ravenous. I ate an apple on the way home and wondered how I was going to stay on plan from 9:30 to noon (lunch).
Snack:
Although I didn't really want to blow the day's snack so early, I had to have something. So, I broke out the blender and was really excited about the smoothie. And then I took a sip. It was beyond awful. It was basically like flavorless whipped skim milk. (Again, I used skim milk because...that's what we buy.) I have nothing against whipped skim milk if it's going in a latte. But when the milk-to-fruit ratio is 2:1, and there's no sweetener or anything else...Uh, no.
After three attempts, I just couldn't choke it down. I had a cup of pineapple instead and then revisited the Pear and PB English Muffin from Day 1.
Lunch:
Wow! I'm completely blown away by how GOOD this salad was! This is the one meal I've been dreading. I don't like raw spinach, and I don't like mixing sweet (strawberry) with savory (balsamic vinaigrette). But this salad definitely changed my mind! One of the keys is that the dressing, a simple mix of EVOO and balsamic, is perfectly generous and flavorful. It really helped mellow both the spinach taste and the sweetness of the strawberries. And every time I got a little piece of walnut or cheese (I used Gorgonzola instead of goat because I had it on-hand), it was another little flavor explosion in my mouth.
DH, who generally likes all the elements of this salad, agrees that this is a keeper. I will definitely make this salad again...Imagine that!...but with more chicken (protein) next time
Unfortunately, about an hour after lunch, I felt like I hadn't eaten. I was really hungry. We went to a movie, bypassing the concession stand. However, we stopped at Harris Teeter on the way home and I fell victim to the cheese and bread samples. THIS is the danger of a low-calorie diet: too hungry to make good choices when options are minimal. Oh, well...I muddled my way through, using 4 of my Weight Watchers Weekly Points Allowance.
Dinner:
I've discovered that blue cheese, crumbled and mixed into the meat, makes a more flavorful burger than, say, sliced cheddar on top. The burgers were good - though I topped mine with tomato and onion as well as lettuce. And this is a nice, new way to make zucchini. DH and I liked it, although Squiddy requested cheddar on the zucchini next time.
I was satisfied with dinner, though I could have definitely eaten more vegetables.
All in all, the menu started off kinda rocky but definitely improved as the day went on.
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