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In Johnny Weir news...

Stop what you're doing: thanks to a tip from Aunt Sue, I now know that Johnny Weir will be on Hollywood Game Night on NBC Thursday.  Set your DVRs to faaaabulous!

Okay, on to things that don't involve fur coats or Faberge eggs or Russian nesting dolls...

 For breakfast, I started by cutting my finger while slicing a lemon.  Then I drove to work, trying not to faint.

  • Large banana (120)
  • Almond butter (80)
  • 4 glasses of water with lemon

Next time: cut lemons, not fingers
I at lunch in between meetings, while the usual lunch gang discussed privacy as a currency and whether Facebook violated the concept of informed consent by manipulating newsfeeds without telling users.  Aren't you just dying to have lunch with us?

  • Salad with lettuce (10), tomato (20), feta (30) and ham (90) and champagne dressing (30)
  • Pumpkin protein bars (100)
  • Tru Whip (25)
  • 2 glasses of water with lemon

Toward the end of the day, I had snack.  Note to self: eating kale & spinach dip at work causes kale and spinach to end up in your teeth, and you end up locked in your office, using the camera on your phone to look at your teeth because you don't have a mirror and can't walk down the hallway without 5 people wanting to talk to you.

  • 3 mini pitas (60)
  • Carrots (15)
  • Cucumber (10)
  • Kale & Spinach Dip (30)
  • 1 glass of water with lemon


 For dinner, Chris made this recipe from Skinnytaste, which he described as "a lot of work for shredded chicken with buffalo sauce."  I would tend to agree, and add that the blue cheese dressing tastes like yogurt.  Next time we'll just shred some chicken and add the delicious buffalo sauce we got at the farmer's market.

  • Shredded chicken (150) w/ buffalo sauce from the farmer's market (10), topped with broccoli shreds (15) and blue cheese crumbles (60)
  • Grapes (30)
  • Slice of Ezekiel bread (80)
  • 1 glass of water with lemon



 I was still light on calories around snack time, so I had:

  • Hummus (60)
  • 3 mini pitas (60)
  • tomatoes (15)
  • a pumpkin protein square (50)
  • 2 glasses of water with lemon

Calories: 1150 out of 1400
Water: 10 our of 8 glasses
Exercise: Yes, 2 mile walk with Chris
Planning: Yes, all meals & snacks for tomorrow are planned

 In conclusion...hilarious Kate.

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