Weekly Menus

It is getting much colder the last couple of weeks in Seattle.  When I leave for work in the morning I have to wear scarves and gloves, and probably should be wearing a hat as well.  It has also been raining a lot which makes me want to stay indoors where it is warm and dry.  It makes it difficult to fast because I like to cook when the weather turns...Soups, stews, roasts.  Things that warm the house up and smell good.

I have been consoling myself with my daily pot of broth that is always simmering on the back of the stove, or in the crock-pot.  And I am trying out a lot of warm spicy teas like cinnamon chai and Market Spice.

This past week I did not lose any weight, but I had several social events which I made it through safely.  I have one more this week (on Tuesday) which hopefully will turn out well.  Then next week is the big Thanksgiving weekend--I may try to eat just once a day maybe on Thurs-Sat.  Then do a longer fast Sun-Wed.  I haven't had much time to post lately, but I thought I would share my weekly menu again at least...

Sunday (eating day for me):

Pork chops with creamy mushroom sauce, Whipped cauliflower with cheese, green beans with butter + 2 glasses champagne

Monday (fast day for me):

Breakfast/Lunch :  Cooked shrimp with raspberries and carrots + leftover pork chops, cauliflower & green beans

Dinner:  Green salad with chicken, mandarin oranges, cashews, dried cranberries and blue cheese dressing

Tuesday(fast until dinner for me):

Breakfast/Lunch:  Bay shrimp salad with arugula and dill + berries + Chomsky salad with chicken

Milo's Dinner: Italian sausage and peppers

My Dinner:  Out at pub, bun-less burger with bacon, mushrooms & guacamole+ large salad + martini

Wednesday (fast day for me): 

Breakfast/Lunch:  Breakfast casserole with grass fed beef+ sweet potato hash + Italian sausage and peppers

Dinner:  Roast chicken with broccoli and butter

Thursday (fast until dinner for me):  Follow-up meeting with Megan today

Breakfast/Lunch: Curried chicken salad + blueberries + breakfast casserole

Dinner:  Crockpot pot roast with veggies + (roasted potatoes for M) + Caesar  salad with avocado.

Friday (fast until dinner):

Breakfast/Lunch:  Leftover Crockpot Pot Roast and roasted vegetables + salad with chicken, peppers, green onion and blue cheese dressing.

Dinner:  Taco salad with avocado and salsa + champagne

Saturday (eating day for me):

Brunch:  egg and sausage scramble

Dinner:  Shrimp and avocado Caesar salad.