Planning Week 1

It's go time.  I've been tracking my calories for a few days now, and it does make you think about what you eat a little more.  Eating around 2000 calories a day with minimal exercise will gain me about 1 pound ever two weeks from the looks of it, and that's what I've been doing most of the summer.

Here's my plan for the next week:
Sunday - traveling to the Olympic Peninsula - short hike, eating in the car almost all day
Monday - I think I'll make Chicken Tortilla Soup for dinner
Tuesday - I think I'll make quinoa patties and sweet potato fries (a rare vegetarian night - Phil might want to make a burger...)
Wednesday at work - I will come home and make some pesto pasta
Thursday at work - we'll keep or frozen pizza night - just will limit myself to 2 slices and eat a salad if I'm still hungry
Friday at work - Chicken Sausage and Asian Slaw
Saturday next week - Beef Stew

For lunch on Monday and Tuesday - I'll stick with salads and hummus.  I can eat a mini bagel and cream cheese for breakfast every day.  My standard work day packs 700 calories in snacks that I eat about 150 calories every 2 hours.

So, what do I need to buy, and what do I have already?  I also have some ripe tomatoes, so I'll make some salsa too.  Also have to get some food for the kids.

I'm going to try and make some of that "ice cream" from blending up bananas, and I think I may cut up an apple and bake it with some brown sugar, cinnamon, and oatmeal too.  Dessert is typically something chocolatey for me, so it will be a big switch.

Safeway
Onion
Apples
Bananas
Blueberries
Mini Carrots
Jalapeno Pepper
Avocado
2 Sweet Potatos
Arugula
Baby Spinach
Jar of Artichokes
Salami for the kiddos
Chicken Breast Lunch Meat
Beef Stew Meat
Quinoa
Mini Bagels
Milk
Box of Chicken Broth
Chicken Sausage
Flour Tortillas
Olives
Pickles
Vanilla Activia for lunch
Diced Pears in water for lunch

Trader Joes
Flat Bread
Hummus
Goat Cheese

Tonight, I should make my pesto ahead with Baby Spinach, Walnuts, Olive Oil, Garlic, and Basil from my garden.  I should also make some Balsamic Vinaigrette with Balsamic Vinegar, Garlic, Brown Sugar, and Olive Oil.

Next week, I should do Chicken Lettuce Wraps and my potato and egg white frittata with onion jam.  Hopefully I remember to review this when I'm planning.