Ah day 1. And it begins. A really helpful website is Calorie King. You can type in whatever food you've eaten and it will ask you the serving size and then it will calculate the amount of calories. This is how almost all of the calories here have been calculated, unless I looked directly at the packaging of the food I was eating. Also I have labeled all of my posts by what meals they contain as well as the specific foods they contain. So if you're searching for an egg recipe you can find all of my posts that contains the label "Egg" etc.
Breakfast:
Breakfast was really simple. Something I could very easily get tired of very soon.
3/4 cup Honey Nut Cheerios
1 cup Milk
Just pour ingredients into a bowl and eat up.
240 Calories
Morning Snack:
Now I had a snack that was a definite splurge, but it sure did taste good.
1 cup Celestial Seasonings Raspberry Gardens Green Tea
3 Ralph's Lemon and Poppy Seed mini-Scones
Boil your water and steep your tea. Put the scones on a nice dish and enjoy, taking a bite of scone and a sip of tea.
240 Calories
Lunch:
Well, I did okay for lunch, food-wise. But I spoiled it with a can of cola. But it wasn't just any cola. It was Pepsi Throwback. They only have it around for football season, and I adore things without high fructose corn syrup. I'm trying to cut back on soda, so I think I'm going to let it be my Saturday splurge. Call me out if you see me drinking soda on a day other than Saturday... starting next week =D
2 Eggs scrambled
1 tbsp 2% Milk
4 leaves of Spinach shredded
2 tbsp chopped Onion
1 can Pepsi Throwback
Crack eggs into a cup add milk and mix until well blended. Then stir in the shredded spinach. Cook the onions on high heat on the stove until translucent.Turn the heat down to low and pour in the egg and spinach mix. You can either scramble the eggs or make an omelet as I did.
322 Calories
Afternoon Snack:
I started getting super hungry. So, instead of waiting and getting even more hungry and flirting with the overeating at dinner option, I made a small snack. I actually over did it on the cream cheese so I'll be more careful next time.
1/4 Sara Lee Plain Bagel
2 tbsp Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese
2 oz Nova Smoked Salmon
Cut your bagel, top with cream cheese (I recommend 1 tbsp instead of 2), and then top with a slice of Nova Smoked Salmon (a.k.a. Lox).
205 Calories
Dinner:
Very simple dinner. I'm trying to work on a more vegetarian/raw fruit and veggie diet for a while to detoxify my body. Oh, but I cheated again. After my 20 minute walk I splurged on another can of Pepsi Throwback.
2 cups Spring Mix Salad
2 tbsp Wishbone Raspberry Hazelnut Vinaigrette
1 can Pepsi Throwback
Mix salad and dressing on a plate and voila! dinner.
250 Calories
Water Intake:
We all need water. I sip mine throughout the day, so I'll total it up at the end so you can see how much I consumed.
2 cups Tap Water
Yes, I drink water straight from the tap. Obviously there is a small screw on filter on the tap, but I'm not squirmish about drinking straight up tap water. With one proviso, only in the States or the UK.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
People Kibble's Origins
I, like many women of this day and age, have been plagued by a few extra pounds. I'm a bit of a health buff in that I know all the stuff, but I never quite get the rubber to meet the road.
I enjoy reading success stories of people who have battled against excess weight. It's even more reassuring to watch those people on TV where you can see before and after photos and listen to the person being interviewed.
But it's always the same when asked about their diet. According to these interviews these people appear to have eaten the same breakfast, the same lunch, and the same dinner every day of the year in order to have lost their weight. That's too much like dog kibble to me. Seriously, who can stand to eat oatmeal for breakfast three hundred and sixty five days a year? I can't.
I figure that's why I don't "stick to a diet". Nobody gives any options. It's always "eat the exact same thing for a super long time and you'll lose weight". Of course! After a while you'll start to not want to eat if all you have to eat is people kibble.
But who can stand the boredom? I can't. That's why this blog. I'm not the healthiest of eaters. But if I can share my meals with you, then I can get the motivation to make them healthier and give you options that don't end in "What are we going to eat tonight Brain?" "The same thing we eat every night, Pinky: Salad". And hopefully we can both get healthier, shed some extra pounds, and live a life decidedly free of "People Kibble".
I enjoy reading success stories of people who have battled against excess weight. It's even more reassuring to watch those people on TV where you can see before and after photos and listen to the person being interviewed.
But it's always the same when asked about their diet. According to these interviews these people appear to have eaten the same breakfast, the same lunch, and the same dinner every day of the year in order to have lost their weight. That's too much like dog kibble to me. Seriously, who can stand to eat oatmeal for breakfast three hundred and sixty five days a year? I can't.
I figure that's why I don't "stick to a diet". Nobody gives any options. It's always "eat the exact same thing for a super long time and you'll lose weight". Of course! After a while you'll start to not want to eat if all you have to eat is people kibble.
But who can stand the boredom? I can't. That's why this blog. I'm not the healthiest of eaters. But if I can share my meals with you, then I can get the motivation to make them healthier and give you options that don't end in "What are we going to eat tonight Brain?" "The same thing we eat every night, Pinky: Salad". And hopefully we can both get healthier, shed some extra pounds, and live a life decidedly free of "People Kibble".
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