Monday, March 29, 2010

Plenty of fruits and veggies in my day

I had no coffee today! not one! and I felt great. A little on the slow side without the caffeine boost but it felt good to save those calories for other items!

I track my calories on my iphone (I fitness app) and the whole work day I ate 541 Calories! I was not hungry AT ALL. I even came home after work made dinner with nooo hunger pains! (and no crankiness ahah!)

I took advice from my friends on WW and fruits and veggies are allowed in endless amounts and a couple diet books I read, list some low GI fruits and veggies to munch on. Like Apples and melons.

This weeks day time menu will be:
Green Tea and half a whole grain bagel with a touch of peanut butter: 100 cals
Cucumber, cilantro, chickpeas, romaine lettuce with a tablespoon of balsamic dressing and tablespoon of low fat cottage cheese: 150 cals
1 tbsp of walnuts: 41 cals
1 cup of melons: 60 cals
fuji apple: 40 cals
4pm sandwich to get me through the drive home and making dinner: 150 cals
I drank 2 Green Tea's today and plenty of water. What I liked about today was that I also had a smaller dinner portion than I usually do. I think it was because I was well fueled the whole day. So I will follow this plan all week!

I will also add in a Nuplus Smoothie some days to get in those extra fruits and veggies! :)

Tonight's dinner was really good (not the greatest pic sorry) I made beef stirfry with asparagus, mushrooms, onions and peppers. I only had 2 spoons full of rice, and I was stuffed!


Weekly goals :)

* Tea and 1 slice of toast for BF.
* Only 1 small coffee a day if needed
* 5 days a week of home cooking, include many "green" veggies.
* Drink lots of water everyday! A MUST!
* Tracking calories on Iphone "my fitness pal app" 1300-1500 Cals a day
* 3 bite rule on sweets
* 3 days a week basement work out: Ab Lounge and Gazelle 1 hour work outs
* No fast food! (no burgers, no fries, no pop!) :) Kicking this habit right on!

Hope you all have a great week!

**Some of you asked how I got my weekly schedule to work for me. After many meltdowns I needed a change so I made a weekly schedule based on the important things I need to get done in my week. I made sure to group similar things to do on the same day. Example: blogging and budgeting and working on my side business all require the computer so I made 2-3 nights a week for these subjects. On those nights I will go up to my office and work on those 3 things only ;)
Then I have 3 nights a week working out, I will schedule any errands and house work on these days only. Last week was perfect and I actually found more time available for meee, and anything extra did not overwhelm me at all. This is what works for me, maybe it can be helpful for you too! ;)

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3 comments :

  1. NicoleMarch 29, 2010 at 9:06 PM

    These calories look veeery low! Especially since you are working out too! I am a tad worried about missy! BE CAREFUL! =D

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  2. DreamTNMMarch 29, 2010 at 10:47 PM

    I know the cals seem low for the day, but some how it's working, I ate the rest of my cals for dinner and vanilla ice cream for dessert, I usually eat more in the evenings so I'm trying to eat foods with less cals during the day. I'll write about my progress during the week!

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  3. MaryellenMarch 30, 2010 at 1:44 AM

    Best of luck with your goals!

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