Sunday, April 13, 2008

Studying…:(

Breakfast

My roommate made breakfast for me today J

Green onion crepe with egg, dry shredded pork, and cheese- approx 450 cal

Lunch

1 avocado

1 banana

Mango and spinach smoothie

Spring greens mix

Cucumber

Dinner

At TK Wu's with my parents J It wasn't that great—just okay.

Friday, April 11, 2008

Healthy Day 2

Breakfast

Smoothie from yesterday- approx 250 cal

Crackers- ??

1 chocolate- 73 cal

So after class, I thought that I'd need some caffeine since I didn't sleep very much. While I did that, I bought a salad in case my avocado wasn't ripe. I went home and then barely touched my coffee and salad. Instead, I checked my avocado and made an avocado, apple, lime, and soymilk shake instead. Immediately after drinking it, I felt a huge boost of energy and started craving more natural foods. So I cut up half a cucumber and am now snacking on it.

Between classes

Avocado, apple, lime, and soymilk smoothie- 260 cal, 10 g fiber

-1/2 apple

-juice of 1 lime

-1/2 cup soymilk

-1/2 avocado

Café au lait- 90 cal

½ cucumber-22.5 cal

Lunch

Avocado, apple, lime, banana, orange, and soymilk smoothie- 471 cal, 17 g fiber

-1/2 apple

-1/2 avocado

-juice of ½ lime

-1 banana

-1 orange

-1 cup soymilk

Crackers

I was somewhat disappointed in the smoothie for lunch. I wanted to know exactly how much soymilk I added, so I measured out and added one cup. As a result, the soymilk taste overpowered the avocado, which was really what I was trying to emphasize. So I added in the banana for sweetness and orange for tartness, but it ended up like a typical banana smoothie. Good, but not what I was aiming for. If I wanted a banana smoothie, I'd just add banana with soymilk and greens…

I actually bought a salad for lunch, like I mentioned before, from the undergraduate library's new café, but the chicken was undercooked and the greens were unappetizing. So I ate like two bites and then gave up. It was so expensive, too—over six dollars! For a tiny salad. The last time I went to the café, I bought a "vegetarian wrap" that was all dressing and there were only three small green leaves on the side. It was pathetic.

Dinner

1 cup soymilk- 100 cal

Biscotti- 130 cal

Salad

Fruit

No time for exercising today, but I ate what I craved for, which was mainly avocado and greens, and felt good. And I didn't overeat at the meeting, which was good, and I feel perfectly fine right now.

Healthy Day 1

So I'm going to attempt to have "healthy days" during this last week of school, because it's just too tempting to slip again.

Breakfast

½ smoothie from yesterday evening- approx 100 cal

1.5 cups chocolate soymilk- 180 cal

1 slightly green banana- 105 cal

Lunch

Super smoothie- 463 cal, 20 g fiber

-1.5 bananas

-2 oranges

-1 apple

-1 small mango

-2 cups spinach

-.5 cup collards

-.25 cup kale

A third is for lunch, and the rest is for dinner. After: I didn't end up drinking it—it'll be for breakfast tomorrow.

1 cucumber

Three slices of beef

1 chocolate-73 cal

Nuts- 130 cal, 3 g fiber

20 min Spinning/exercise bike

2 cups chocolate soymilk- 240 cal

Crackers

Today= lots of work= need more food and exercise.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Search for a healthy balance

Breakfast

1 cup cantaloupe puree-60 cal, 2 g fiber

Apple, banana, kale, and collards smoothie-277 cal, 11 g fiber

-1 apple

-1 banana

-2 cups kale

-1 cup collards

I was going to exercise, but my stomach hurts…

After class

1 chocolate- 73 cal+ 47.5 cal

½ cup chocolate soymilk- 60 cal, 1.5 g fiber

1/3 cucumber + pork

Lunch

Smoothie- 158 cal, 4 g fiber

-1 cup cantaloupe

-2 slices pineapple

-1 cup kale

-1 cup alfalfa sprouts

1.5 cups nagaimo- 137 cal

1 slice pineapple- 30 cal, .5 g fiber

Nuts- 150 cal, 4-5 g fiber

¼ cup sticky rice- 50 cal?

Dinner

Smoothie- 294 cal, 12 g fiber

-1 cup cantaloupe

-1 cup strawberries

-1/2 banana

-1 apple

-1 cup kale

-1 cup collards

Drank 1/3 of it—rest is for tomorrow at breakfast.

Stuff my mom made (forgot what it's called)


 

I was going to lift weights today, but too much homework L I exercised for 30 min, though.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Breakfast

Banana, orange, yamaimo, and collards smoothie- 321 cal, 12 g fiber

-1 banana

-3 cups kale

-1/2 cup yamaimo, raw

-1 orange

Kind of bland, but still pretty good. The yamaimo adds a nice silkiness.

1 cup cantaloupe- 60 cal, 2 g fiber

Lunch

1 cucumber-

1/3 cup chicken-

A little bit of pork

Chocolate soymilk- 240 cal, 6 g fiber

Chocolate- 147 cal

1 taco with green salad and tomatoes

3 raviolis-

2 cookies-300 cal

Dinner

Sticky rice and taro

…no comment on my eating habits today. It started out okay, but then I ate lunch too early in an effort to not eat so much at the meeting (which did not work). I went back to exercising, but couldn't focus well. Will do some weightlifting in a bit. *sigh*Hence, the reason why when you choose a diet, you don't stray from it once. It's much easier to stay on a diet than to get back on a diet.

 

Monday, April 7, 2008

Back to the beginning!

So I stayed at home longer than I thought I would because of some unfortunately timed cramps. It broke off my string of days of exercise and smoothies, and I ate lots of stuff because my mom cooked, but that's okay! If I could sustain it for nearly a month, I can keep going J So my mom and my best friend reiterated the importance of protein, so to appease their fears, I'll add some protein. It'll probably help with the cravings, and I'll make sure to eat Chromium supplements to stave off the cravings as well. I'll add in some whole grains in the form of steel cut oatmeal and multigrain hot cereal once I have room in the refrigerator to store my leftover portions.

I've cut up some crudités to snack on during the day, so it's more handy than sweets. Fennel, cucumber, celery…

Breakfast

Fennel crudités- 36 cal, 5 g fiber

Yogurt- 110 cal, 3 g fiber

Chocolate soy milk- 110 cal, 3 g fiber

The smoothie I made this morning was so good. I didn't add all the cantaloupe in because it was really sweet, but there was this warm, fresh taste to it that was unlike anything else I've made.

I'm strangely unable to eat or drink much other than a bite and a sip of each item. I don't feel hungry at all. Probably a result of eating more over the weekend, but I'll bring my breakfast to class just in case. Otherwise, I'll just have it for lunch or dinner. I'll leave my smoothie in the fridge so it's not warm and horrid.

Snack

Green bean soup- 300 cal

Chocolate- 80 cal

Chicken- 150 cal

Tofu- 344 cal

Cucumber

Dinner

Cantaloupe, kale, and collards smoothie- 193 cal, 8 g fiber

-2 cups collards

-1 cup kale

- ½ cantaloupe

I only drank ¼ of the smoothie. Saving it for tomorrow morning to mash up with more fruit.

Half of a taro and meat… thing- 100 cal

Nuts


 

I'm eating too much. I need to stay on a consistent diet—if I don't, it really throws me off. I don't have energy today and I'm really tired. Very inefficient as well. I don't feel like exercising. I think the next couple days will be pretty strict Green Smoothie drinking and crudités eating. I really liked eating my entire cucumber today J so I'll do that tomorrow as well.

I napped a little at 7:30 PM and felt a lot better. I'll sleep early tonight after I finish my reading. I think sleep is what I really need, but I'd like to exercise as well. That will be what I'll do tomorrow morning after class. Also, back to the green smoothie. I couldn't eat because I didn't have a bm the day before, but was ravenous after my first class and a bm.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Smoothie Day 26

I am coming back to my real green smoothies with a vengeance! I love the days when I have a plentitude of greens and fruits <3

Breakfast

Apple, banana, pear, alfalfa, and collards smoothie- 347 cal, 17 g fiber

-1 small apple

-1 large, slightly green banana

-3 cups collards

-1/2 cucumber

-1 pear

-1 oz alfalfa sprouts

Lunch

Mega salad- 561 cal, 21 g fiber

-3 oz alfalfa sprouts

-1 small apple

-1 avocado

-1/2 cucumber

-2 cups kale

-Balsamic vinegar

-2 tsp olive oil

I have a lot of things to do! I have a huge quiz to study for and lots of exercising! If I need more calories, I'm going to eat it in vegetables!

My salad is so yummy J But I might've put too much stuff in there. It didn't really need the cucumber.

Yogurt- 220 cal, 6 g fiber


 

Going to be gone for tonight and tomorrow morning J Will record further stuff tomorrow.