Day 2 and so far so good.

Breakfast. 1 cup of Quaker Old Fashioned Oatmeal cooked on the stove-top (with water). To this I added 1/2 an apple (cut into cubes) and 1/4 scoop of CytoSport Muscle Milk Protein Powder (1/8th serving - about 4 grams of protein). I find that I get hungry within 2 hours after I eat oatmeal if I don't have some protein with it. I also ate the other 1/2 of the apple and 1/2 a grapefruit. I was pretty hungry since, as you can tell from yesterday's food journal, I didn't have a real dinner yesterday.

Lunch. There was not going to be another "white bread" fiasco like yesterday, so I stopped at Hannaford Supermarket after my morning workout, and picked up some whole wheat bread and produce. For lunch, I made a sandwich with Boca Bruschetta Tomato Basil Parmesan Veggie Patty on Arnold Grains & More Double Protein Bread.

The toppings on the veggie burger were 1 cup of Romaine lettuce (see Iceberg vs Romaine), 2 slices of tomato (42 grams) and 1 teaspoon of ketchup. It was - okay. I'm off cheese for a while (not supposed to eat dairy) but that would have made it so much better. I also had 1 cup of Twinnings Herbal Revive Tea.

PM Snack. By 3 PM I was hungry, so I finished off the other half of the Nature's Path Organic Optimum Energy Bar (Orange Chocolate) from yesterday, and half of the grapefruit from this morning. I decided to get started on dinner - pork chops and I pinched off 1 or 2 pieces (it was so good).

Dinner. Pan-seared Pork Chops, Success Boil in a Bag Whole Grain Brown Rice with Mixed Vegetables (1/2 cup). I hate being in the kitchen for a long period of time, so my style is to season my food well, bake most things, saute a few things and deep fry nothing! I seasoned the chops with soy sauce, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic, onion & oregano and it was left in the fridge overnight. The cooking method I used is similar to Elise's. The mixed veggies (a big bag bought from BJ's) had corn, peas, carrots & green beans (I added 1 cup to the bag (3 cups) of Success Whole Grain Rice).

My pork chop serving was huge - 240 grams or 8.5 ounces (with bone). According to Fatsecret.com, this is only about 350 -450 calories.

Late Snack. Jolly Time 100 Calorie Healthy Pop Popcorn Minis. Allergies are kicking my butt right now and my left eye is swollen on the inside inner corner (who knew that was possible). I'm curled up in front of the tv, just took some medication that will hopefully knock me out.

Bloggy Giveaways. Check out the ones I mentioned yesterday, plus there is a Prana Bar giveaway over at Gettin' Fit & Happy.