What I ate: April 7, 2011

Breakfast: 2 pancakes (previously made then frozen), 0.5 oz. Vermont maple syrup, and 3 slices of Vermont Smoke and Cure bacon (also previously made and frozen). 8 minutes on a lightly greased sheet pan at 350°F and everything reheated perfectly.

Lunch: Beef (3.3 oz.) with broccoli stir-fry and rice.

Snack: 2.7 oz. plain organic Greek yogurt with Vermont maple syrup and 0.8 oz. of homemade granola .

And I grilled a North Hollow Farms sirloin steak, about 1:30 on each side just to sear it, then I cooled, vacuum sealed, and froze it for a future dinner. 45 minutes from frozen in the sous vide at 133°F for a perfect medium rare steak.

Dinner: 5.0 oz. roasted chicken , rice, broccoli and gravy. And 2 glasses of Parker Station pinor noir.

Dessert: 1 square of Lake Champlain dark chocolate raspberry truffle.

Snack: 0.7 oz. pretzels.

Steps: 14,750. Yes, I definitely walk a lot on Thursdays!

Weight at beginning of the day: 112.4 lbs. Weight at the beginning of the next day: 111.6 lbs.