Well, I’m back to normal today (or as close as possible). Got my workout done in the morning, and did the last trip to the garden center. Well, for this year. Since the work in the backyard is done now I can plant the (just purchased) gooseberry, red currant, and two day lillies into the bed that’s empty. As the season progresses we’ll be moving other lillies as well as daffodils into it as well.  I am also quite tired tonight. I don’t think it has much to do with food and/or exercise. I think it’s just sleep I need. For whatever reason I just haven’t been sleeping well the last few days. It’s not big deal, but I think it is starting to affect me a little. I suspect the cold/rainy weather today didn’t help either. I’m hoping to get more sleep tonight. If I don’t do so then I’ll likely turn my alarm off on Thursday morning and see if I can sleep in.

From the HRM:

Food for the day:

Total: 2408 (29% fat, 33% carbs, 35% protein)

Breakfast: cracked wheat oatmeal bread, peanut butter, jam, grapefruit (330)
AM Snack: almonds, protein shake (344)
Lunch: spicy sausage sauce with pasta and parmesan, roasted green beans, apple (532)
PM Snack: protein shake, soy nuts (314)
Dinner: baked chicken with tomato/wine sauce with cheese, broccoli, butter, salad w/dressing (528)
Late Snack: fruit salad, biscotti, protein shake (360)

Well, since I was good this morning and got my cardio out of the way I decided I wanted to try some of the sausage sauce from yesterday. Lunch became pasta with the sauce and a side of roasted green beans. I put 2Tb of parmesan in the pasta, but if I add it again I think I’ll just sprinkle it over the pasta and veggies at the same time.

Spicy Sausage Sauce

Total for the dish as shown - 453 cals. I think when I make the sauce again I’ll bump up the amount of turkey sausage, since I’m always going to be serving it with pasta and veggies, so it likely needs a little more protein.

That’s 8 oz (by weight) sauce, 1.5oz pasta, 6oz green beans - on a decent sized luncheon plate. For me it’s likely a bit too light for dinner, but I could just add a touch more pasta. It made a lovely lunch.