Here I am pre-writing yet another blog to you from an airplane seat high, high above the clouds. My time in Los Angeles went by far too quickly, but the “work” part of it was very successful and I did get to at least see my dearest friends at least once. Sadly, the SoCal weather did not cooperate and it rained like mad my whole time in town. I was looking forward to soaking up some sunshine as I’m already noting the ill effects of declining light in New Hampshire. Ah la la, ca c’est la vie, I suppose. Hopefully we’ll get some sunshiny (if cool) weather this weekend in New England and I can play outside for a bit…as you know…my AB blood needs the care and feeding of fresh air, sunshine and outdoor activity!

I was no where near compliant most of my time in town, in fact, I forgot to eat for the majority of the trip!! There was so much running around to do and visiting to complete that I just didn’t eat. I didn’t sleep much either…so needless to say, I’m feeling a bit rough around the edges today. My tummy is kind of acidy, I have a headache and my joints are really bothering me. The good news is that I can go to bed early the next couple of nights and will be able to prepare compliant meals to get back on track.

If I haven’t mentioned it before, using the weekly chart to mark off all foods consumed is a great treasure because it allows me to see where I’m lacking in an instant. I always struggle with animal protein and tend to fall short with the grains, pasta and cereal. Having it there in the kitchen in black and white makes it much easier to decide what to pack for lunch (for example, if I see that I haven’t had any yogurt or cottage cheese by Wednesday, it’ll be in Thursday’s lunch!!), and what needs to be prepared for dinner (usually some fish and extra rice). I’ve included the chart below for your reference. The serving sizes are for women, but when I checked quickly, it looked like the only significant difference for men and women are the protein portions.

Take care of you, happy, compliant eating and be well…

Hmmm...when I cut and pasted this chart in from word, it only copied the text. If you decide that you want it and can use it, perhaps copying and pasting it into word and adding a table will work. If it doesn't just drop me a line and I'll e-mail it to you as an attachment. Smiles!!

MEAT&POULTRY

2-5 OZ, 0-2 X/WK

SEAFOOD

4-6 OZ, 3-5X/WK

EGGS

1EGG, 3-4X/WK

CHEESES

2 OZ, 3-4X/WK

YOGURT

4-6 OZ, 3-4X/WK

MILK

4-6 OZ, 3-6X/WK

OILS&FATS

1 TBS, 4-8X/WK

NUTS&SEEDS

6-8 NUTS, 2-5X/WK

NUT BUTTERS

1 TBS, 3-7X/WK

BEANS&LEGUMES

1 C DRY, 2-3X/WK

CEREALS

1 C DRY, 2-3X/WK

BREADS&MUFFINS

1SLICE, 0-1X/DAY

GRAINS

1 C DRY, 3-4X/WK

PASTA

1 C DRY, 3-4X/WK

VEGETABLES

1 CUP, 3-5X/DAY

VEGETABLES-T

VEGETABLES-W

VEGETABLES-R

VEGETABLES-F

VEGETABLES-S

VEGETABLES-S

FRUITS

1 OR 3-5 OZ, 3-4X/DAY

FRUITS-T

FRUITS-W

FRUITS-R

FRUITS-F

FRUITS-S

FRUITS-S

JUICES&FLUIDS

8 OZ, 2-3X/DAY

WATER

8 OZ, 4-7X/DAY