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January 20, 2007
It's Magic!
I have taken the liberty of choosing a theme song for our March gathering. Pilot's "It's Magic," is a song that has long been linked in my mind with the amazing changes that CR causes in one's life. I wrote about it years ago here, ages ago on the old blog, and it's just as true now as it was then!
I am so excited that many of my favorite bloggiefriends are planning to attend! The hotel six blocks away from us seems to be the cheapest place (amazing, as it's also the nicest with kitchens in every room!) and MR and I are making plans for the menus. We can't wait!!!
I had a very boring food day, but I loved it. Sunday breakfast (eggwhite veggie omlette, low carb whey protein pancakes) because tomorrow morning I have to work, so we did our Sunday on Saturday this week. Lunch was quotidian salad with yogurt and olive oil and vinegar instead of salsa to save calories. On Sundays we have wine with lunch, so I drank wine with my salad. Dinner was a super simple brewers yeast and veggie soup with no salt veggie broth and another glass of wine. I haven't done the crunch but I'm sure I'm low on vitamin E since I lacked almonds. On days when I don't eat a megamuffin for whatever reason I tend to come out low on B's, E and potassium. I'd better eat a muffin tomorrow! Yesterday was a weird day since we had a big victory party for the Temple workers who organized last summer, so I ate a big lunch of salad plus megamuffin, wanting to be pretty full before the party because I knew there would be very little on the dinner buffet that I would want to eat. At the dinner itself, I had tons of iceberg lettuce (the only salad they had), pickles, peppers, and a very small helping of the vegetarian lasagna that one of the lab workers brought. The wine at the catering hall was pretty scary, so I drank the Skinnybitch, which is vodka with Diet Coke and a lime. Thought of Robin, the nicest Skinnybitch you could hope to meet!
I have a 7:30 am meeting tomorrow and I have to work most of the afternoon, but it looks like I will be able to eat lunch and dinner with MR, which is a great pleasure and luxury. No doubt we will devote a substantial amount of time to discussing our March CR gathering!
Posted by april at January 20, 2007 8:07 PM
Comments
gotta love those skinny bitches! ;)
ok, I am dense, but what do you mean you use the word "quotidian"?
Also, I was wondering what you meant by a restaurant called "byo's"
So I google searched and learned something new. Philadelphia has restaurants with no liquor licences, so you bring your own!
Wow, what a concept, I never knew... how fun!
Sheila, the blogless one
Posted by: sheila at January 20, 2007 9:35 PM
Hi April. Sorry this is an irrelevant comment but I have a question. You clearly analyse nutrient content more closely than I ever do.
Context: Recently a British female body-building champion, who does not take supplements reviewed my diet diary and told my trainer that I need more protein. For my size, 1100 cal is just enough and I cannot possibly eat more, which was another suggestion from her, since I train nearly 3-4 times a week for an hour each.
Anyway the question is - what sources of veg proteins do you use? I do not eat processed foods like quorn and would prefer natural sources. I am ok with lentils but beans give me stomachache.
Thanks for your views.
Posted by: Shefaly at January 21, 2007 5:38 AM
Hey, don't forget to let us in on the menu plans! I am stoked about going. LOVE PHILY!!! Thanks for the email with the details about the NYC meeting. I am deffinitely going. Have a great Sunday!
Posted by: carolyn at January 21, 2007 8:32 AM
cooking foods can often alter the nutritional value from the raw form, correct?
I find it weird that the USDA database sometimes only lists things in the cooked form and not raw - like Napa cabbage for one which I love raw in a salad.
is that because the nutritional value in those foods isn't altered by cooking? (i don't see how that can be possible, but then again i'm no expert...)
Posted by: Jessica at January 21, 2007 11:02 AM
Of course, I will try to come to the get together. Maybe Tim will come with me, too. Pizzas, yum. We've been making MR's pizzas now for a couple of years, or at least what we think of as his pizzas. It will be nice to get a reality check. I think we use goat cheese, instead of no fat cheese, though? We've been using the fabulous organic Tuscan tomato paste straight on them lately. It's killer.
Posted by: Little MR at January 21, 2007 6:19 PM
Hi April, thanks for addressing my question. I have several food intolerances which makes my 'universal set' pretty small. I am indeed petite and this caloric intake is not by choice (I am not on CR) but it simply is all I can eat without exploding.. Thanks.
Posted by: Shefaly at January 23, 2007 3:14 AM