This thread is a continuation of my previous journal thread. The previous one can be found here: http://www.zonediet.com/Community/F...fault.aspx

I welcome any questions you might have about my experiences. Hope you find my journal helpful. :-)

Th. 4.01.10


B: Zone cinnamon bun with a sliver of butter

S: Zone peanut butter granola with a little chocolate unsweetened soy milk and a few black raspberries (berries from Trader Joe’s, frozen, delicious!)

Yoga Class

Late lunch: Those of you who know me well here will never believe what happened. I forgot to eat lunch! Yep, really. This is not an April Fool’s Day joke, lol. Really, it’s not. :-) I was out and very busy, wasn’t hunger and lunchtime went right by me. Just goes to show you how well the ZoneFast foods work. I didn’t realize it until almost 5 PM. My late lunch (very late) was a hummus and olive sandwich on toasted Zone multigrain bread.

S: ¾ of a Zone brownie

Vestibular exercises.1

Dinner: ½ Zone pizza (multigrain crust with bruschetta, olives and a little sprinkle of grated parmesan) and a little bit of cottage cheese

S: 2 Zone Heath bar cookies

Fr. 4.02.10


B: Zone peanut butter granola with a little chocolate unsweetened soy milk and a few black raspberries (berries from Trader Joe’s, frozen, delicious!)

Interval run/ walk

S: Zone brownie and a few peanuts

Lunch: Zone orzo with seasonings, taco sauce and Trader Joe’s Black Bean and Roasted Corn Salsa, 1 Zone Heath cookie.

Vestibular exercises.1

Dinner: toasted Zone sesame bagel with light cream cheese and smoked wild salmon

S: ½ pkg Zone cinnamon toast chips and 1 Zone Heath bar cookie

Sa. 4.03.10


B: toasted Zone sesame bagel with light cream cheese and smoked wild salmon

Vestibular exercises.1

Interval run/walk

S: 1 Zone Heath bar cookie

Strength training

Lunch: Zone Fusilli with roasted mushrooms (a Zone recipe)

Vestibular exercises.2

1 Zone Heath bar cookie

Dinner: ½ Zone “Rice” and Greens recipe with orange and yellow peppers added (contains Zone orzo)

S: 2 Zone milk chocolate chunk cookies

Sun. 4.04.10

Easter!



Exercise rest day

B: Zone cinnamon bread with light cream cheese

Went for a walk (not a walk that I would consider exercise)

S: Zone brownie...kind of like having Easter chocolates :-)

Lunch: vegetable lasagna, Zone Fusilli with a little tomato sauce, collards braised in low fat coconut milk, and salad with olive oil and vinegar dressing; fresh strawberries and blackberries for dessert

S: 1 Zone Heath bar cookie, of 1 hardboiled egg white with touch of mayo and a little hummus and ½ of a Cadbury dark chocolate mini egg (someone brought candy to us...we passed it out to our guests to take home with them)

Dinner: ½ Zone pizza (multigrain Zone crust with bruschetta, kalamata olives and a little parmesan cheese)

S: 2 Zone Heath bar cookies

Mon. 4.05.10



B: 2 slices toasted Zone cinnamon bread with light cottage cheese

S: Zone brownie

Interval running/walking

S: ½ Zone brownie and a few peanuts

Vestibular exercises.1

Lunch: 1/2 Zone pizza (my current favorite when in a hurry; Zone multigrain crust, Trader Joe’s Bruschetta, Kalamata olives, crushed garlic, a touch of oregano and a light sprinkle of grated parmesan cheese)

S: 1 slice of toasted Zone cinnamon bread with a little almond butter
Vestibular exercises.2

Dinner: Roasted Mushrooms and Fusilli (aZone recipe; I used ½ package of Zone fusilli), side garden salad of lettuce tomato cucumber and radish, with olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing

Yoga

S: Zone cookies, 1 milk chocolate chunk and 1 Heath bar cookie

Tu. 4.06.10

B: Zone peanut butter granola, berries and soy milk

Yoga class

I ended up being out from all morning and most of the afternoon until 4:30PM, and all I had with me was Zone peanut butter granola, because I hadn’t expected to be gone (I didn't feel like stopping to buy lunch).

S: Zone peanut butter granola

Lunch: Zone peanut butter granola

S: Zone sesame bagel with light cream cheese and salmon

Strength training

Dinner: Zone pizza (white crust, pesto, crushed garlic tomato and a sprinkling of parmesan) with a salad splashed with balsamic vinegar

Vestibular exercises

S: 2 Zone Cookies (1 Heath bar and 1 chocolate chunk)

Wed. 4.07.10


B: Zone sesame bagel with light cream cheese and salmon

Interval run/ walk

S: Zone cinnamon bun with a sliver of butter

Lunch: roasted red pepper hummus, tomato and pesto sandwich on 2 slices toasted Zone multigrain bread

S: ½ brownie and 1 Heath bar cookie

Vestibular exercises

Dinner: 1/2 package Zone orzo topped with ½ orange bell pepper and ½ onion sliced and sautéed in olive oil, garlic, and seasoned with crushed ginger, Bragg’s (it's like soy sauce) and a little rice wine vinegar (less than 1 teaspoon); 1 Heath bar cookie for dessert

S: Zone cinnamon bagel chips with a little light cream cheese

Hi everyone. Just getting started with the Zone diet... and I'm wondering if there is somewhere on line to get recipes for the different zone breads.. i.e. multigrain bread, cinnamon bagels... etc. etc.

Sa. 4.10.10



B: Toasted Zone sesame bagel with light cream cheese and smoked wild salmon

S: Toasted Zone cinnamon bun (they’re great popped into the toaster!)

Lunch: Roll-up sandwich of Zone Multigrain flatbread, Trader Joe’s Rosemary Ham, Trader Joe’s Light Havarti cheese, lettuce, sundried tomato and Dijon Spread (mix equal parts of Dijon mustard and light cream cheese)

Strength training.1 (session was unavoidably interrupted, so I finished it later)

S: 2 Zone M&M cookies

Strength training.2

Vestibular exercises

Dinner: ½ recipe of “Orzo with Squash”; I used zucchini. This is a very delicious risotto sort of recipe from this website (in the TOOLS tab).

S: Zone brownie

Hi Roberta,


Here's the address to the recipes: http://www.zonediet.com/Tools/ZoneF...fault.aspx

Here are some threads with more of my meal ideas: http://www.zonediet.com/Community/F...fault.aspx

http://www.zonediet.com/Community/F...fault.aspx

http://www.zonediet.com/Community/F...fault.aspx

http://www.zonediet.com/Community/F...fault.aspx



Also, when you make a Zone baked goods purchase more info arrives with your shipment, such as a 2 week sample menu, plus the info you can read on the Grocery Additions page here:http://www.zonediet.com/GroceryAddi...fault.aspx

Have fun with it!

Sun. 4.11.10


B: Toasted Zone sesame bagel with light cream cheese and smoked wild salmon

S: Toasted Zone cinnamon bun

Vestibular exercises.1

Interval run/walk

Yoga

Lunch: ½ package Zone Fusilli topped with a mixture of zucchini, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, seasonings, olive oil and chicken

S: Zone M&M cookies

Vestibular exercises.2

Dinner: Sandwich: roasted red pepper hummus, Kalamata olives and crushed garlic on 2 slices toasted Zone multigrain bread

S: Zone brownie

Mon. 4.12.10


B: Zone original granola topped with red raspberries, a small spoonful of pomegranate seeds (Trader Joe’s, frozen) and a little low carbohydrate unsweetened soy milk

Vestibular exercises.1

Interval run/walk

S: Zone cinnamon bun in the toaster, and a few peanuts

Lunch: ½ recipe “Orzo with squash” (a Zone recipe)

S: ½ Zone brownie

Vestibular exercises.2

Strength training

Yoga

S: ½ Zone brownie

Dinner: 1/2 package Zone fusilli topped with Trader Joes’ Bruschetta and kalamata olives; 1 Zone M&M cookie

S: 1 Zone M&M cookie and ½ Zone brownie

Just wanted to thank you for journaling your foods and journey. I am new here and need all the help I can get. Between the photos and the carefull logging of what you eat it clarified what the new Zone program can be. Thanks.

Thank you Ron! I'm happy to hear my journaling and photos are helping, for this is the very reason I've been sharing them here. The Zone has taught so much about the how's and why's of eating to be the best you can be, and I want to pass it on to others so they can benefit. Please feel free to share your Zone experiences with us too!

Have a great day!

Hi Ron and Sue,

Yes, Sue -- THANK YOU for all you do for us here -- your recipes, your personal experiences, information, support and motivation. I often think we take you for granted, so I'm glad Ron reminded us how much we appreciate you :-) !

Laurie

Thanks Laurie. :-)

Hi Everyone!

Yesterday we celebrated my son's "Special Day", the anniversary of his arrival home to us from South Korea at the of 3 months (the 24th anniversary of his adoption, the acutual day is Monday 4/19). Each year he chooses what he'd like to do on that day. This year we took him and his girlfriend out for lunch to Wood and Tap, a small New England chain.

Here's a little trick I've learned that makes it a lot easier to order a Zone friendly meal at restaurants. Ask for the gluten free menu and you'll have a wide selection to choose from (but don't indulge in the gluten free substitutes for the bread and rolls when offered). You still might need to apply the Zone rule of ordering extra veggies, but you won't have to be wading through tons of bread and pasta offerings to figure out which ones you can easily convert to Zone balanced meals.

St. 4.17.10

B: Zone Original Granola with raspberries and unsweetened chocolate soy milk

S: 1/2 package Zone granola

Lunch: (at a restaurant) chicken Caesar salad (w/o the croutons), a side of black beans, and I shared an appetizer of Maine crab and artichoke dip with celery sticks for dipping (it’s offered with fried pita bread, and they were happy to substitute celery sticks when I asked). I had a few bites of a shared brownie sundae for dessert.

S: toasted Zone multigrain bagel with chive flavored whipped light cream cheese

Vestibular exercises.1

Strength training; upper body

Dinner: Sandwich of roasted red pepper hummus, kalamata olives and fresh baby spinach on 2 slices of toasted Zone multigrain bread.

S: 2 Zone Health bar cookies

Happy Special Day to you and your family Sue!

Laurie

Thanks Laurie. :-)

Sun. 4.18.10



B: Zone original granola with raspberries and yogurt

S: ½ Zone brownie

Interval run/walk

Lunch: ½ recipe “Rice” and Greens (a Zone recipe)

S: Toasted Zone multigrain bagel with light cream cheese

Dinner: Pizza: ½ Zone pizza crust topped with tomatoes, olives, and a little bit of grated parmesan cheese

Vestibular exercises.1

S: 2 Zone Heath bar cookies

Mon. 4.19.10


exercise rest day

B: Zone original granola with raspberries and a little unsweetened chocolate soy milk

S: 1 Zone brownie and a few Zone cinnamon bagel chips

Lunch: sandwich: toasted Zone multigrain bread, roasted red pepper hummus, sun dried tomatoes and olives

S: Zone multigrain bagel with light cream cheese

Vestibular exercises.1

Dinner: ½ recipe “Rice” and Greens (a Zone recipe) with the sections of 1 fresh Mandarin orange added to it

S: 2 Zone cookies (1 chocolate chunk and 1 Heath bar)

Hi Everyone,

I'm back from vacation and had a nice time visiting family. Now that I'm back I'll be posting my food and exercise journal here again. Yesterday we flew home and the Zone 1-2-3 foods were a lifesaver for me. In the morning I toasted a cinnamon bun and made a quick sandwich, popped them into my carry on bag and was set until late afternoon when I arrived home. It was so easy and convenient, and a much better choice for me re inflammation lowering, than putting together meals and snacks of airport food.




Sun. 5.02.10

B: Zone multigrain bagel with light cream cheese

walk

S: Zone cinnamon bun

Lunch: a sandwich of 2 slices toasted Zone Cinnamon swirl with light cream cheese and a few peanuts

S: 1 Zone chocolate brownie

Dinner: a sandwich of 2 slices toasted Zone multigrain bread, olive lemon hummus (from Trader Joe's) and lots of fresh organic tomato slices

S: 2 Zone chocolate chip cookies warmed in the microwave

Mon. 5.03.10



B: Zone cinnamon bun with 1.5 tsp almond butter

S: Zone cinnamon bagel chips

Lunch: a sandwich of 2 slices toasted Zone white bread Trader Joe’s Kalamata Olive Hummus, baby spinach leaves and tomato slices; 1 Zone M&M cookie

Vestibular exercises.1

S: 1 Zone M&M cookie and some raspberries

Dinner: stuffed peppers (1/2 package orzo, 1 green pepper, tomato sauce, onions garlic and seasonings and olive oil)

Walk/run intervals

Vestibular exercises.2

S: 2 Zone milk Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Tu. 5.04.10


B: 2 slices toasted Zone white bread, smoked wild salmon and a little light cream cheese

Walk

S: ½ pkg. Zone peanut butter granola

Yoga class

S: ½ pkg. Zone peanut butter granola

Lunch: ½ pkg. Zone orzo with onions, garlic, Brussels sprouts, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, S&P

S: 2 Zone peanut butter cookies and raspberries

S: ½ Zone chocolate brownie

Vestibular exercises

Strength training

Dinner: sandwich of 2 slices toasted Zone white bread Trader Joe’s Kalamata Olive Hummus, baby spinach leaves and tomato slices

S: Zone cinnamon bun