Concert in the Park

It was a beautiful morning, so Tommy and I walked down to Panera for breakfast.  I had a repeat, which was the oatmeal with strawberries, pecans and brown sugar.  The serving size was much smaller than the last time I had it.  I wonder which one was the mistake?

Cinnamon Currant Bread

The post workout lunch was the roasted veggies that I have been eating and Cinnamon Currant Bread.  I made a double loaf, one for now and one for Bonnaroo.  This was a white bread with a cinnamon sugar swirl and dried currants.  I used my flaxseed, baking powder, potato starch, oil replacement for the egg.  The bread baked up wonderfully light and fluffy.

Trail mix

For dinner, we went to the Bellvederes concert in Patterson Park with the dogs.  I packed our meal which included the Panzanella Salad, some fresh corn tortilla chips and roasted tomato salsa, cinnamon bread and a trail mix that I made.  The mix was a combination of leftover granola, dried raspberries, pepitas, sunflower seeds, almonds and nutritional yeast.   We had an albarino to round out the experience.

 We had a great time in the concert.  The big drawback was one portapotty for 2000 people.  The line was so long we left about 30 minutes early.  We were parked across from Bistro Rx, so we had some post concert nourishment after the trip to the facility.  I had a black bean dip made with black beans, corn, onions, and peppers.  It was really more of a salsa and was served with tortilla chips.  I accompanied that with a glass of a white burgundy.

Addicted to Results 6/7 and 6/8

6/7
Workout - 1 hour Personal Training
spin
XPF cardio

Breakfast - Mango, Apple, Lime Juice

Lunch - Noodle Casserole
slice of Italian bread with vegan cheese

Snack - Granola

Roasted veggies fresh from the oven

Dinner -  Roasted veggies - Cleaning out the fridge before vacation.  I roasted, broccoli, chickpeas, asparagus, snap peas, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes,onion, garlic, and black olives in a sauce made from BBQ sauce, tahini sauce and lemon juice.  I added some whole wheat bread crumbs and vegan cheese at the end.
Split a bottle of Gigondas

6/8
Workout - Weekend Warrior Workout
30 minutes incline treadmill
air yoga

Breakfast - Apple oatmeal with almonds

Lunch - Roasted veggies

Snack - glass of white wine

Dinner - at an Anniversary Party
Vegan Sandwich from Atwater's that included cauliflower and cucumber
Potato chips
Sparkling wine
Cider

This was the end of the 2 month challenge at the gym.  I ended up at 162 pounds which is my lowest weight in a long time.    I have definitely increased my strength and aerobic capacity.  My blog will revert from being a food and workout log to the more conversational one that I was doing since the beginning of the year

Addicted to Results June 1 - June 6

Prosecco and grapefruit vodka cocktail at Chazz

6/1
Workout - Weekend Warrior Workout
Thai Yoga and Massage

Breakfast - The weather is nice so it is time for meals outside with dogs.  THB bagels - Whole Wheat Everything Bagel with Peanut Butter

Lunch - Sweet Potato and Chili

Champagne at CWC

Snack - Mixed Nuts
Champagne

Noodle Casserole fresh from the oven

Dinner - Noodle Casserole-  The noodles were a rice and corn flour mix.  The sauce was cannelloni beans, tomatoes and tomato paste, bell pepper, onion, and adobe chili sauce.  This was added to the noodles and baked with a topping of vegan cheese
Split a bottle of wine

Best vegan cheese by far

6/2
Workout - Kettlebells
Air Yoga

Breakfast - Apple Oatmeal with almonds

Lunch - Black beans and Rice

Dinner - Rice Casserole

Snack - Popcorn
Mixed Nuts

6/3
Workout -  1 hour bike
Air Yoga
Xfit

Breakfast - Apple Oatmeal with almonds

Lunch-  Chili and Rice

Snack - dried apricots

Dinner - Noodle casserole

granola

Snack - granola - Fresh batch.  I added coconut, sesame seeds and sunflower seeds to this batch.  The fruit was prunes and fresh grapefruit juice was in the binders.

grapefruit juice

6/4
Workout - 1 hour walk
XPF Cardio
TRX

Breakfast - Outside with the dogs at Panera
Oatmeal with strawberries, pecans and brown sugar

Lunch - Mama's on the Half Shell
Raw vegetable sandwich on whole wheat
Fries and ketchup

Dinner - Panzanella Salad - Italian bread croutons, cherry tomatoes, and basil over Romaine from the farm stand.  Dressing made from red wine vinegar, safflower oil, water, pepper and lots of garlic.

Panzanella salad

Snack - Slice of Italian bread with peanut butter and mango ginger jam
granola

Fresh green stuff from the farm stand at Future Care

6/5
Workout - 1 hour walk
1 hour bike
TRX
Yoga

Breakfast - THB - whole wheat everything bagel with peanut butter

Snack - Granola

Lunch - Noodle Casserole

Paninni

Dinner at Chazz outside with the dogs .Chazz is not a good choice for vegans.  Everything has cheese on it. My sandwich normally comes with smoked Gouda.  Without it, I basically had a pepper and onion sandwich.
Cocktail
Roasted vegetable panini
Dill pickle
Bread and olive oil
1/2 bottle of wine

6/6
Workout - 35 minutes weights, 25 minutes bike
1 hour walk
air yoga

Breakfast - Granola and brown rice crisps, banana, hazelnut milk

Cereal

Snack - Vega chocolate post workout recovery shake.  This one was better than the fruit ones.  It tasted like a cold hot chocolate.  I wonder how it would taste with hot water?

Lunch - Panzanella Salad

Dinner - Noodle Casserole

Snack - Apple with peanut butter
granola

Addicted to Results 5/27 - 5/31

5/27
Workout - 1 hour Personal training
30 minutes weights
30 minutes intervals
1 hour walk

Breakfast - Smoothie made with peaches, rice/quinoa milk, chia seeds, lemon juice, soy protein powder

Lunch - Spinach Salad

Snack - olives

Dinner - BBQ tofu with green onions
Corn on the cob
Grilled asparagus with tahini sauce

5/29
Workout - 30 minutes interval circuit
30 minute treadmill run
TRX
45  minutes weights, 15 minutes bike

Breakfast - Applesauce, prunes and sunflower seeds

Lunch  - Black beans and yellow rice and roasted tomato salsa

Snack - mixed nuts
Vega pre workout shake - acai berry flavor taste was not good

Dinner - Lasagne

5/29
Workout - 30 minutes interval circuit, 30 minute incline treadmill
TRX
Yoga

Breakfast - Peanut butter and mango jam on Italian Bread

Lunch - Black Beans and yellow rice with roasted tomato salsa

Dinner - Chili
Salad - greens, sunflower seeds, olives, pickles beets, and pesto dressing
1/2 bottle wine

Snack - bread
dried apricots

5/30
Workout - Air yoga
30 minutes interval circuit, 30 minutes bike

Breakfast - Apple Oatmeal with almonds - Steel cut oats mixed with apple pulp from the  juicer, topped with almonds and a apple syrup made from apple juice and maple syrup.

Lunch - Sweet potato and chili

Dinner - Rice Casserole -brown  rice,  onions, TVP, celery, diced tomatoes, bell pepper and tomato paste baked and topped with a vegan cheddar.  The daiya cheddar is much better cooked than raw.

Snack - Apple and peanut butter

5/31
Workout - 1 hour Personal training
1 hour walk
kettle bells

Breakfast - Smoothie - banana, strawberries, hazelnut milk, and soy protein powder.  I tried the hazelnut milk for the first time.  It has a nice taste and is a little more tasty than almond milk.

Snack - post workout Vega shake apple berry flavor.  This one did not taste any better.

Lunch - sweet potato and chili

Snack - apple and peanut butter

Dinner - Jack's Bistro
Manhatten
Carrot soup made with coconut milk
Oyster mushrooms and asparagus saute
glass wine
pita bread

Addicted to Results 5/26

Champagne

Workout - XPF Cardio

Breakfast - 3 faux sausage slices with roasted tomato salsa
1/2 grapefruit

Lunch - Wit and Wisdom  updated their menu and added burgers.  One of the sandwiches is a Falafel Burger with a Tahini Sauce.  French fries with ketchup were on the side with a dill pickle spear.  Tommy and I split 2 half bottles of wine.  The restaurant opened up its new outdoor seating area near the water.  It was a windy day, but really nice outside.  We brought the doggies along as well.

Dinner -  Black Bean and Rice burrito filling sans tortilla.

River catching a few rays at lunch

Addicted to Results 5/25

Marquee Lounge

Workout - Weekend Warrior Workout
Air Yoga

Breakfast - Smoothie made with rice/quinoa milk, soy protein powder, peaches, lime juice and chia seeds

Smoothie

Lunch - Spaghetti and Tomato Sauce
TVP sauteed with shiitake mushrooms

Dinner - Vegetable Soup and Olive Bread with Roasted Tomato Salsa

Snack - Marquee Lounge, split white bean dip with Tommy.  It came with toasted baguette slices, pickled vegetables and olive
2 glasses of white wine.
I looked over the menu for the Marquee Lounge and they have several vegan options.  I look forward to having dinner there one night.

I am short a few pictures because my camera battery was recharging and I took photos with my phone. When I tried to sync the phone with the computer, the software was no longer there.

Addicted to Results 5/24

Fitting into the skirt for the first time

Workout - 30 minute treadmill run/walk
30 interval circuit
Kettlebells

Breakfast - Juice made from oranges, tomatoes, limes and cherries.

Lunch - Mushroom Tofu Burger with tahini sauce, lettuce, tomato, and salsa on a sourdough olive roll

Dinner - Spaghetti with tomato sauce and meatless balls.
Split a bottle of 2011 Chambolle Musigny

I am in leftover mode for the next few days.