Wednesday, Day 3!

How did you do?  Last night dinner was AWESOME!!  Coq au Vin, right?  Wow!  I walked mine off on the treadmill on a speed between 2.7 and 3 and an incline of three for an entire mile.  Yay!  Woke up this morning and was down another pound.  Double yay!

Tons to do at work today, lots of moving around and lots of sweaty sweaty!  I thought I may need more energy than 1 egg so I had 1/2 cup Egg Beaters (60 calories) mixed with 1 wedge of Laughing Cow Pepper Jack cheese (35 calories) and 2 slices thin center cut bacon (60 calories).  Still, just 155.

LUNCH:

salade minerale:  Fill 5 lettuce cups respectively with 1/2 cup marinated grated carrots (26 calories), 1/2 cup marinated grated radishes (10 calories), 1/2 cup marinated grated zucchini squash (19 calories), 1 small sliced tomato (13 calories), and 2 ounces slivered Swiss cheese (210 calories); put a bunch of watercress (20 calories) in the center.
Tea or coffee
Use Vinaigrette Dressing for the marinade.  (recipe from Monday, remember?  Asked for again yesterday and today, make it, keep it handy.)  I used 1 TBSP at 54 calories.

Stuck to the lunch menu as written except I did not grate my vegetables.  Just not a fan!  I spent an incredible amount of time julienning my vegetables instead.  Liked the end result much better.  Was full long before the vegetables were gone!  323 calories and I don't think I had a full 2 oz of Swiss Cheese, it was more of a pinch.

At 3:30 this afternoon I needed a sweet.  I had the second (leftover) Baked Custard with Orange Sauce from last night.  I KNOW, but we moved furniture in and out of the office today in this Texas heat, I was feeling weak.....OR I just wanted something sweet.  Either way, just 96 calories!  That makes 583 going into dinner, more than I thought, but...1032 all said and done.  Hmmm.  I need to walk more tonight, I think! Or, actually, I don't think I've ever eaten 1/2 a chicken before.  I may just have a thigh, more my serving size.   That's right, cut those calories down already!!

DINNER:

cucumber boat (23 calories) filled with 1/4 cup (3 medium) chopped shrimp (16 calories) mixed with 2 tablespoons chopped celery (10 calories), 1 tablespoon mustard (1 1/2 tsp = 5 calories) and horseradish (1 1/2 tsp = 8 calories) sauce
Ginger Roasted Chicken
1/2 cup Stir-fried Vegetables (use bean sprouts, green peppers, and sliced onions)
1/2 cup steamed broccoli (6 calories) flavored with a few drops of anise
1 warm steamed peach (57 calories) with 2 tablespoons apricot nectar (15 calories)
demitasse

See a decidedly Asian theme for this evening!!

RECIPES in order of use:

Ginger Roasted Chicken
for 4
2 1 1/2 lb broilers
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 TBSP gin
4 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tsp honey
1 TBSP fresh ginger root, shredded
8 small green onions, minced

Wash and dry chickens.  Mix rest of ingredients and rub into chickens, inside and out.  let stand at least 1 hour.  Place in a shallow pan and roast at 450F for 35 minutes or until done, basting once with leftover marinade.  Disjoint and serve with roasting juices.  Recommended portion:  1/2 chicken (275 calories)

Stir-Fried Vegetables
for 6
1 TBSP peanut or vegetable oil
1/2 cup carrots, slivered
1/2 cup celery, slivered
1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced diagonally
2 TBSPs chicken broth or water
1/4 lb snow peas
vegetable salt or lite salt to taste

Heat oil in a skillet till very hot.  add carrots and stir-fry for 1 minute.  Add celery and zucchini and stir 1 minute.  add chicken broth; cover and cook 30 seconds.  add snow peas; cover and cook 30 seconds more.  (If peas are big, add with other vegetables.)  Season, stir and serve at once with or without chopped parsley or a few drops of soy sauce.  Recommended portions:  1/2 cup (34 calories).  VARIATION:  Any vegetable combination may be used.

TONIGHT however, you are supposed to use Bean Sprouts, Green Peppers and Sliced Onions!!!