I ate really well today AND got in some fun exercise with my friend Holly at Zumba class! It is such a great feeling to do well on both food & exercise for the day.
BREAKFAST (8:30 am)
½ cup cottage cheese + ½ cup Dole peaches + 1 TBSP Justin’s Maple Almond Butter + 1 slice whole grain bread + dash nutmeg. Coffee w/ splash of milk
LUNCH (1:00 pm)
2 cups ginger broccoli slaw + 1 serving Back to Nature Organic Stoneground Wheat Crackers + 1 Trader Joe’s all natural beef hot dog, chopped + pickle relish, stadium mustard, diced onion, Trader Joe’s organic ketchup
SNACK (4:30 pm)
1 cup organic apple slices + 1 Laughing Cow Light Blue Cheese wedge + 1 TBSP Justin’s Maple Almond Butter + dash nutmeg
DINNER (7:30 pm) – Mexican!!
1 cup strained Pomi brand tomatoes + ¼ cup chopped red onion + ½ cup frozen corn + ¼ cup black beans + 2 Trader Joe’s all natural fully cooked meatballs + chopped avocado, dash cumin, chopped cilantro, lime juice
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Day 3 - Success
I'm so tired tonight. Other than a handful of animal crackers that I had after dinner, today was mostly successful. A quick post for the day:
BREAKFAST (8:30 am)
Cranberry Cashew Parfait:
1/4 cup dried cranberries
3/4 cup Kashi Go Lean cereal
6 oz. honey vanilla Greek yogurt
2 TBSP chopped cashews
Dash cinnamon
LUNCH (1:30 pm)
Thai Chicken Wrap:
1 cup chopped cucumber and 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 whole grain tortilla wrap
3 oz. cooked chicken breast
2 TBSP Justin's maple almond butter
Dash balsamic vinegar
I had my daily dark chocolate around 2:00 pm.
SNACK (5:30 pm)
Ginger Snap lara bar
8 oz. organic skim milk
I have found a new favorite lara bar, the ginger snap. It is so yummy!
DINNER (8:00 pm)
Zucchini and Black Bean Quesadillas:
1 cup sauteed zucchini, 1/2 cup sliced red onion, and 1/2 cup all-natural salsa
1 whole grain tortilla wrap
1/4 cup black beans plus 1/2 oz. cheese
1/4 of a medium avocado
Dash cumin
BREAKFAST (8:30 am)
Cranberry Cashew Parfait:
1/4 cup dried cranberries
3/4 cup Kashi Go Lean cereal
6 oz. honey vanilla Greek yogurt
2 TBSP chopped cashews
Dash cinnamon
LUNCH (1:30 pm)
Thai Chicken Wrap:
1 cup chopped cucumber and 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 whole grain tortilla wrap
3 oz. cooked chicken breast
2 TBSP Justin's maple almond butter
Dash balsamic vinegar
I had my daily dark chocolate around 2:00 pm.
SNACK (5:30 pm)
Ginger Snap lara bar
8 oz. organic skim milk
I have found a new favorite lara bar, the ginger snap. It is so yummy!
DINNER (8:00 pm)
Zucchini and Black Bean Quesadillas:
1 cup sauteed zucchini, 1/2 cup sliced red onion, and 1/2 cup all-natural salsa
1 whole grain tortilla wrap
1/4 cup black beans plus 1/2 oz. cheese
1/4 of a medium avocado
Dash cumin
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Day 19 - Down Another 1.5 Lbs.
I have now lost 7.5 pounds in almost 3 weeks! In fact, I am 2 lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight. My son is almost 2 years old, and I’m just now losing all of my baby weight. I suppose it is better than not bouncing back at all.
This is better than any other diet I’ve tried. I’m absolutely going to do another 30 days of this plan. I have a goal to reach by my son's birthday at the end of April.
BREAKFAST (8:00 am)
Dark Chocolate Oatmeal and Blueberries Mixed with Yogurt:
1 cup fresh blueberries
¼ cup whole oats
6 oz vanilla yogurt
¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Dash nutmeg
Dark chocolate for breakfast. *drool* It was pretty awesome.
LUNCH (1:00 pm)
Black Bean Tacos with Cilantro Guacamole:
I altered the recipe to 1 full cup of cooked spinach, ¼ cup chopped red onion, and ¼ cup all-natural salsa
2 whole-corn tortillas
½ cup black beans
¼ of a medium avocado
Lime juice and chopped cilantro
I love these bean tacos. They were especially yummy with the fresh salsa. I finally found corn tortillas that don’t break in half when I eat them. They are the 365 brand from Whole Foods. And my avocados were finally ripe… Wouldn’t you know? I’m getting ready to go out of town for 4 days!
I had my daily dark chocolate and chai green tea around 3:00 pm.
DINNER (6:30 pm)
Citrus Salmon Salad:
1 cup field greens and ½ cup each chopped red onion and chopped green beans
½ cup frozen corn, thawed
3 oz cooked salmon
¼ of a medium avocado
1 TBSP red wine vinegar (I used balsamic instead), dashes of dried oregano and basil, as well as juice & zest from a Minneola
This salmon salad was great!
SNACK (9:30 pm)
Vanilla Almond Frozen Banana:
(I halved the whole grain and plant-based fat portions, so I could eat the full recipe.)
1 small banana
1/8 cup whole oats
6 oz vanilla yogurt
1 TBSP chopped peanuts
Dash cinnamon (subbed instead of the vanilla, since my yogurt was already sweetened)
Oh yum, I really liked having my snack later tonight. I had to rearrange my usual 8-12-4-8 eating schedule today since I took a Latin Mix class at the gym tonight. It didn’t start until 7:15 pm, so I needed to eat dinner earlier this evening.
But anyways, back to the banana. I stuck it in the freezer for ½ hour around 9:00 and took it out to enjoy around 9:30 pm. Look how delicious it is:
Tomorrow, I'm planning to make my meals based on whatever ingredients I have in my fridge that need to be used up before going out of town. Should be interesting!
This is better than any other diet I’ve tried. I’m absolutely going to do another 30 days of this plan. I have a goal to reach by my son's birthday at the end of April.
BREAKFAST (8:00 am)
Dark Chocolate Oatmeal and Blueberries Mixed with Yogurt:
1 cup fresh blueberries
¼ cup whole oats
6 oz vanilla yogurt
¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Dash nutmeg
Dark chocolate for breakfast. *drool* It was pretty awesome.
LUNCH (1:00 pm)
Black Bean Tacos with Cilantro Guacamole:
I altered the recipe to 1 full cup of cooked spinach, ¼ cup chopped red onion, and ¼ cup all-natural salsa
2 whole-corn tortillas
½ cup black beans
¼ of a medium avocado
Lime juice and chopped cilantro
I love these bean tacos. They were especially yummy with the fresh salsa. I finally found corn tortillas that don’t break in half when I eat them. They are the 365 brand from Whole Foods. And my avocados were finally ripe… Wouldn’t you know? I’m getting ready to go out of town for 4 days!
I had my daily dark chocolate and chai green tea around 3:00 pm.
DINNER (6:30 pm)
Citrus Salmon Salad:
1 cup field greens and ½ cup each chopped red onion and chopped green beans
½ cup frozen corn, thawed
3 oz cooked salmon
¼ of a medium avocado
1 TBSP red wine vinegar (I used balsamic instead), dashes of dried oregano and basil, as well as juice & zest from a Minneola
This salmon salad was great!
SNACK (9:30 pm)
Vanilla Almond Frozen Banana:
(I halved the whole grain and plant-based fat portions, so I could eat the full recipe.)
1 small banana
1/8 cup whole oats
6 oz vanilla yogurt
1 TBSP chopped peanuts
Dash cinnamon (subbed instead of the vanilla, since my yogurt was already sweetened)
Oh yum, I really liked having my snack later tonight. I had to rearrange my usual 8-12-4-8 eating schedule today since I took a Latin Mix class at the gym tonight. It didn’t start until 7:15 pm, so I needed to eat dinner earlier this evening.
But anyways, back to the banana. I stuck it in the freezer for ½ hour around 9:00 and took it out to enjoy around 9:30 pm. Look how delicious it is:
Tomorrow, I'm planning to make my meals based on whatever ingredients I have in my fridge that need to be used up before going out of town. Should be interesting!
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