Monday:
Lunch: Salmon with prawns and dill mayo, rocket and baby plum tomatoes
Dinner: Chilli, ginger and lime chicken with asparagus, roasted plum tomatoes with basil, raspberries and cream
Activity: 45 minute lunchtime walk, yoga

Tuesday:
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, bacon, mushrooms
Pre-swim: Greek yoghurt with vanilla whey protein shake and raspberries Dinner: Chicken Caesar salad with avocado
Activity: 45 minute lunchtime walk, swimming

Today:
Lunch: Salmon with prawns and dill mayo, rocket and baby plum tomatoes
Post-weight training: Strawberry whey protein shake
Dinner: Sirloin steak with Béarnaise Sauce, new potatoes, side salad
Activity: 45 minute lunchtime walk, weight training

Food and activity log for the last few days:

Saturday:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with mushrooms, LC sausages
Dinner: Roast chicken breast stuffed with spinach and cream, wrapped in Prosciutto, with asparagus, roasted plum tomatoes with basil, raspberries and cream
Activity: none

Sunday:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with mushrooms, LC suasages
Post-weight training: Strawberry whey protein shake
Dinner: Roast beef, 2 small roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, oven-roasted carrots and green beans
Activity: weight training

Monday:
Lunch: Salmon with prawns and Dijon & dill mayo, rocket and baby plum tomatoes
Pre-Yoga: yoghurt with whey protein and blueberries
Dinner: Chicken Caesar salad with avocado
Activity: 45 minute lunchtime walk, yoga

Tuesday:
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, bacon
Lunch: Salmon salsa with rocket and baby plum tomatoes
Pre-swim: Greek yoghurt with whey protein and blueberries
Dinner: Sirloin steak with Béarnaise Sauce, side salad with avocado
Activity: 45 minute lunchtime walk, swimming

Ressurecting the thread

B'fast is the same:
3 x coffee + HWC + coconut milk
3 brazil nuts (for selenium > thyroid & adrenal support)

bowl with:
- 3 oz. blueberries
- 3-4 oz. cott. cheese
- 2 oz. yogurt
- .3 oz pecans
- daVinci syrup on top (blueberry or raspberry, yum)

lunch is almost always:
egg cream shake
- raw egg
- 1/4 cup Bobs Red Mill whey
- 1 c. almond breeze or organic whole milk
- 2 oz. yogurt
- stevia/splenda
- 5 frozen strawberries & 6 ice cubes

Dinner is usually:
Big salad, lettuce, cukes, radish, grated carrot, sunflower seeds, feta, bacon bits, TBSP Brianna's Ranch

Some meat - last night it was a green chili sausage link w/ green beans

I usually sip on a Guiness in the evening.

Base calories ends up being around 1500-1700 for the day.

And then I snack too much on almonds and/or Lindt (usually half a bar!) during the day. I checked the calories of my meals yesterday, and it is low for me, which is prolly why I get so snacky on almonds and chocolate - when I was losing weight, I was averaging 2000 cal. a day. I still don't ever feel hungry per se on LC (just get spacey and bonk), so it's hard for me to tell when I really need to eat...

So I need to work in some changes - esp. if I can replace my snack calories with veggies and healthy meal calories.

I am thinking try to replace my lunch shake at least 3x a week with an egg scramble with lots of veggies, a bit of sausage, cheese, and 2 eggs (easy favorite meal).

This probably could go in my journal, but I'm posting here in case there are any good suggestions for me.

The thing about maintenance is that we each have to discover what works best for us on an individual basis.

However, one thing I would say is that you could probably do with some more protein in your meals. That should help if you feel your snacking to be a problem.

I would agree with this. Upping your fat will help stave off the snacking as well. Add coconut oil to your shake, dress your salad with lots of olive oil, drench your green beans in butter. You need more protein and fat.

Thanks for the ideas. I am back to my food logging, and am trying to bump the fat and protein up a little, and the carbs down a little. And I put the almonds in the freezer since I was always breaking into them!

Food and activity log since Friday:

Friday:
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs, bacon, mushrooms
Post-weight training: Strawberry protein shake
Dinner*: Loaded beef burger (cheese, bacon, fried egg and beef tomato), skinny fries, 2 glasses of Sauignon Blanc
Activity: Weight training

* Had dinner out with DS at our local pub, asked for burger to come without bun and only ate about a quarter of the fries.

Saturday:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with mushrooms, LC sausages
Dinner: Turkey & Pancetta Meatloaf, with roasted asparagus and plum tomatoes with basil, raspberry SF Jelly made with fromage frais
Activity: Full body stretch workout

Sunday:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with mushrooms
Post-weight training: Strawberry protein shake
Dinner: Roast beef, 2 small roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, oven-roasted carrots and green beans, raspberry SF Jelly made with fromage frais
Activity: weight training

Monday:
Lunch: Salmon with prawns and Dijon & dill mayo, rocket and baby plum tomatoes
Pre-Yoga: Greek yoghurt with whey protein
Dinner: Left over Turkey & Pancetta Meatloaf with left-over cauliflower cheese and baby plum tomatoes
Activity: 45 minute lunchtime walk, yoga

Tuesday:
Lunch: Salmon with prawns and Dijon & dill mayo, rocket and baby plum tomatoes
Pre-swim: Strawberry protein shake
Dinner: Chicken Caesar salad with avocado
Activity: 45 minute lunchtime walk, swimming

Wednesday:
Lunch: Left over Turkey & Pancetta Meatloaf with baby plum tomatoes
Pre-swim: Strawberry protein shake
Dinner: Thai chicken curry with pak choi, Greek yoghurt with whey protein and blueberries
Activity: 45 minute lunchtime walk, weight training

Thursday:
Lunch: Salmon Salsa, rocket and baby plum tomatoes
Dinner: Chicken Caesar salad with avocado, Greek yoghurt with whey protein and blueberries
Activity: 45 minute lunchtime walk, stretch workout

Yesterday.

Double espresso with 1/2 & 1/2.
Protein shake with coconut milk.
Rare filet, zuchinni pasta with garlic tomato sauce.

I'm reviving this thread to see how our maintenance food choices might change now that we're moving into colder weather (well for those of us in the northern hemisphere that is ). Are you turning to such comfort foods such as those hearty winter soups, stews and casseroles?

I know that my menus are definitely changing as the temps drop.

Friday
Breakfast: Fried eggs, bacon and mushrooms
Lunch: Broccoli Soup + gelatine
Dinner: Oven-roasted monkfish with cherry tomato topping
Snack: Broccoli Soup

Saturday
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with Cumberland sausage and mushrooms
Lunch: Broccoli Soup + gelatine
Dinner: Super-improved Curried Turkey ‘Shepherds Pie’ (scroll down the thread)
Snack: Broccoli Soup

Today
Breakfast: Leftover Curried Turkey ‘Shepherds Pie’
Dinner: Roast Beef, Cauliflower Cheese, roasted broccoli and green beans, small roast potato
Snack: Broccoli Soup + gelatine



BTW, the broccoli soup is very simple. It just consists of gently cooking the broccoli in chicken stock with various herbs (I love tarragon with broccoli), then whizzing in a blender once tender.

Monday
Lunch: Broccoli Soup + gelatine, leftover Curried Turkey ‘Shepherds Pie’
Snack (Pre-Yoga): Greek yoghurt with whey protein
Dinner: Grilled chicken breast with LC Bubble & Squeak*


* Leftover cauliflower cheese and veggies from Sunday's dinner, mashed together, formed into cakes (patties) and pan fried.

I've been lurking on this thread, but yet to contribute.

We've had a few cold days, but I haven't moved into cold weather foods.....yet.

Lunch: HUGE salad of grilled chicken, avocado, lettuce, tomato, spring onion, black olives, cilantro, jalapenos, kidney beans, salsa

Dinner: bowl fajitas - grilled, fajita-seasoned chicken sauteed w/onions & red peppers dressed w/salsa

Friday:
Breakfast: Bacon, fried egg, mushrooms
Dinner: Sage & Parmesan crusted butterflied chicken breast, stir fried broccoli with mushrooms
Snack: Banana & Peanut butter protein shake
Snack: Vegetable bouillon + gelatine


Saturday
Lunch: Tuna Mayo with rocket, baby toms
Dinner: Braised Beef Goulash with Smoked Pimenton (ommitting the flour), roasted sweet potato and broccoli.
Snack: Apple with peanut butter
Snack: Vegetable bouillon + gelatine


Sunday
Late Breakfast: Cheese & mushroom omelette with Cumberland sausages
Dinner: Leftover Goulash with LC Colcannon
Snack: Vegetable bouillon + gelatine

Bumping this thread for all the newbie maintainers who might find it helpful, at the start of their maintenance journey, to read and to record their own food and activity logs.

B: 1 mug hot tea
4 egg yolks
L: 3 oz brisket
2 oz chicken
3 celery sticks, 3 broc spears...ranch
1 T baked beans

d: meat veggies ( not sure DGS BD party)

lots and lots of hot water w/lemon or just water