I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's day today, I know I did! I went to my friend's house and I (yes, I) actually cooked dinner for us...she couldn't believe that just barely a month ago I had no culinary skills whatsoever (I was famous for burning Mac 'n Cheese) and now I'm cooking meals for people other than myself. It's a really good feeling to add a new skill to my repertoire. I had a decent-sized breakfast, had a good snack, but accidentally missed lunch today! I guess I just went and did some errands, came home, showered and left for spin class! I was at the gym wondering why I was so hella hungry and I was going back in my head trying to remember what I ate all day when it dawned on me that I had never actually eaten lunch. Well I survived through spin class and when I came home I had a slice of deli ham since I knew I'd be eating dinner soon, I just wanted something in my stomach. Here is what I ate today (complete with awesome pictures!)
Breakfast:
-1 kashi whole grain waffle with 1/4c sugar free syrup
*yum
-1/4c egg whites
*meh
-1 trader joe hash brown
* :-)
-1 cup of coffee with 2 tbsp non-dairy creamer & 1 sweet n low
*i finally found the winning combination! The creamer was sugar free and less calories than skim milk but gave the coffee the creaminess i've been looking for since starting my diet. And there is just no substitute for sweet n low. It's sooooo good in coffee!
Snack:
-1 sugar-free chocolate pudding cup
-1 banana
*this is such a winning combo!
Lunch:
-WHOOPS-
*somehow forgot to eat lunch.
Dinner:
-2 (4oz) pieces of lean grilled chicken with a balsamic vinegar tomato glaze (tomatoes, vinegar, broth)
-some wilted spinach with 1 cup of garlic couscous
*This was an Ellie Krieger food network recipe. Each serving is 350 cal, I had 1 serving plus an extra chicken breast, so the whole thing was about 550cal.
-3 slices skim milk mozzarella cheese
-3 slices of a tomato
-5 thin slices of toasted/salted Naan
Dessert:
-5 chocolate covered strawberries
*my friend made these by hand and used organic dark chocolate. she said that 5 strawberries contained about 1/2 of the chocolate bar she used, so it wasn't actually as bad as i thought!
-1 box of message hearts
*110 cal a box, but LOTS of sugar. Oh well. They are part of valentines day! :-)
Water:
-1 bottle
*Still need to step this up considering I worked out today too!
I feel great, did a great spin class and am really enjoying my time at the gym. I took some pictures of myself to compare them since I'm at the 1-month mark, and there are noticeable differences. Not so much from front or side but most definitely the back! It's a start! My face and arms also look slightly different. Not much else to report, will probably do another weigh-in in about a week or so. I noticed that I have been eating a little more than necessary the past few days, I want to try and take it back down a bit and make sure I keep drinking that water! Anyway, time for bed, Happy v-day!
Breakfast:
-1 kashi whole grain waffle with 1/4c sugar free syrup
*yum
-1/4c egg whites
*meh
-1 trader joe hash brown
* :-)
-1 cup of coffee with 2 tbsp non-dairy creamer & 1 sweet n low
*i finally found the winning combination! The creamer was sugar free and less calories than skim milk but gave the coffee the creaminess i've been looking for since starting my diet. And there is just no substitute for sweet n low. It's sooooo good in coffee!
Snack:
-1 sugar-free chocolate pudding cup
-1 banana
*this is such a winning combo!
Lunch:
-WHOOPS-
*somehow forgot to eat lunch.
Dinner:
-2 (4oz) pieces of lean grilled chicken with a balsamic vinegar tomato glaze (tomatoes, vinegar, broth)
-some wilted spinach with 1 cup of garlic couscous
*This was an Ellie Krieger food network recipe. Each serving is 350 cal, I had 1 serving plus an extra chicken breast, so the whole thing was about 550cal.
-3 slices skim milk mozzarella cheese
-3 slices of a tomato
-5 thin slices of toasted/salted Naan
Dessert:
-5 chocolate covered strawberries
*my friend made these by hand and used organic dark chocolate. she said that 5 strawberries contained about 1/2 of the chocolate bar she used, so it wasn't actually as bad as i thought!
-1 box of message hearts
*110 cal a box, but LOTS of sugar. Oh well. They are part of valentines day! :-)
Water:
-1 bottle
*Still need to step this up considering I worked out today too!
I feel great, did a great spin class and am really enjoying my time at the gym. I took some pictures of myself to compare them since I'm at the 1-month mark, and there are noticeable differences. Not so much from front or side but most definitely the back! It's a start! My face and arms also look slightly different. Not much else to report, will probably do another weigh-in in about a week or so. I noticed that I have been eating a little more than necessary the past few days, I want to try and take it back down a bit and make sure I keep drinking that water! Anyway, time for bed, Happy v-day!
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