ACDC's Food Journal

Yea, I'm scared of scales. I get so dissapointed when that arrow doesnt go down and I know I've lost fat...but yea gotta build that muscle.

I didn't go to the gym today since I walked, took the bus/metro into DC, walked to the grocery store, and lugged my groceries back home. I consider that a workout

I picked up more eggs, oatmeal, spinach, and brocolli.

OH and eating more protein in the morning gave me ALOT more energy for the rest of the day. I'm still going strong -- and without caffeine!! For dinner, I ended my spicy fish/black beans/spinach/broccoli meal with lots of water and 260 calories of Haagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream yum. Yesterday was such a hard workout, I felt like I needed a small reward. These little ice cream containers are awesome - helps me control my portion sizes. I also made my lunch/dinner for the next 4 days!

Here's my plan for tomorrow:

Thursday's Food Plan

Breakfast: Oatmeal, 4 hardboiled eggs (whites only), apple
Snack: black bean soup
Lunch: Tilapia, spinach, broccoli, fresh salsa
Snack: Lentils
Workout
Dinner: Tilapia, spinach, broccoli, fresh salsa

Just a quick note and I am sure Clare mentioned it. It's okay to have yolk or 2 with your egg. The yolk has many nutritional benefits and well as Lutein which provides nutritional support to our eyes and skin – the only organs of the body directly exposed to the outside environment. Lutein has been linked to promoting healthy eyes through reducing the risk of macular degeneration. Other studies suggest that a mixture of nutrients, including lutein, may provide supplemental antioxidant capacity to the skin, helping counteract free radical damage. Just a little FYI

Today's Meal:

Breakfast: Oatmeal w/ 9grams of protein, one whole boiled egg, low calorie hot mocha

Snack: apple

Mini Nap

Snack: Boiled egg, black beans, salsa

Lunch: black beans, tilapia, salsa, spinach

Snack: Grape Fruit, oatmeal, low calorie hot mocha

Nap

Dinner: Tilapia, brocolli, spinach, hot salsa, black beans

Add lots of water!!

I didn't hit the gym today because I was tired today due to lack of sleep. I did, however, do some at home work outs: Lunges, plank, crunches, bicycle, calve raises, and some shadow boxing

Tomorrow's Eating Plan:

Breakfast: Oatmeal w/ 9grams of protein, grapefruit, one whole boiled egg

Snack: apple, black beans

Lunch: black beans, tilapia, salsa, spinach

Snack: lentils

Dinner: Tilapia, brocolli, spinach, hot salsa, black beans

Workout: Abs, back, leg lifts, spinning

Just had oatmeal with two tablespoons of whole flax seeds...SO GOOD!!!

Ever since I started eating oatmeal and incorporating more protein in my diet, I've noticed that I've been a little more pudgy?? I'm going to cut my oatmeal portion in half and eat more veggies as snacks instead of beans.

10:30 Breakfast: 1.5 packets of oatmeal and two scoops of flax seed

11:30: 1/2 grapefruit

12:30 Lunch: Tilapia, black beans, broccoli, spinach

2:30: boiled egg

3:30: Ice cream 260 cals haagen daz

Workout: Run 3-4 miles, shadow box

7:00: catfish, tilapia, black beans, broccoli, spinach, lemon


Tomorrow's Plan

5:00am Oatmeal

6am: Spinning

7:30am: grapefruit, boiled eggs

10:30am: broccoli

12:30pm: catfish, spinach, broccoli

2:30pm: 3 bites of black beans, salsa

6:00pm: catfish, spinach, broccoli

Have your grapefruit 15 mins before oatmeal hun to help it digest.

Im sure i have said that i dont have a problem with the odd cheat food even if it is a bit everyday. Whatever keeps you happy and healthy, I do have a problem with ice cream being your pre workout meal though. Ha. Change that hunni. x

I'd also go for Pink Grapefruit. Probably the same kind of profile as a regular Grapefruit, but has Lycopene, so almost certainly a better choice.

Thanks Clare and Bossman! Yea, I ended up fighting my ice cream craving and eating an apple and drinking water instead. I prob shouldn't be eating fruit this late, but I figured its better than a tub of ice cream.

Anyways, I just realized why I've been so tired lately! I usually don't eat much carbs because I have an allergy to gluten...and I thought oats did not have gluten in it, but quaker oats do because they are manufatured with wheat products! Augh!!! So my recent breakouts, tiredness, was from oatmeal. I thought it was maybe dust, so I dusted the house Oh well, atleast the house is clean now. But I'm also wondering if I'm allergic to flaxseed. I guess I'll have to test the flaxseed tomorrow. And I'm going to try out quinoa this week to replace my oatmeal. I hate food allergies!!!


Reminder to myself to eat only these products for gluten-free carbs:
corn, potato, rice, soybeans, tapioca, arrowroot, carob, buckwheat, millet, amaranth and quinoa.

Does anyone know of any other gluten-free carbs?

vegetable pasta

You can get Gluten free proucts like Bread, Rice, Cereals, so look out for those perhaps as alternatives.

Some cereals don't anyway.

Obviously Fruit, Veggies, Mushroom.

Hmm, thanks for the recommendations. I'll try them out.

Today's Meal Plan

9am: Grapefruit

9:30: Oatmeal free gluten w/ flaxseed (not allergic, yay!!)

11am: 2 boiled eggs

12:30pm: Tilipia, broccoli, spinach

2:30pm: Boiled egg

4:30pm: Apple

6:30pm: GYM - Spinning, weights (upperbody, crunches, leg lifts)

8:30pm: Salmon, spinach, romaine lettuce

Kinda do not want to hit up the gym today, but who cares if I was embarassed and kicked out of a class yesterday...not going to the gym only hurts myself. I'll let go of my pride and use that anger towards getting a healthy body. #$(*#@$ spinning instructor!!

Add two yummy nut free chocolate chips cookies to the entry above. I made it to spinning (yay) so I don't feel so bad about eating them.

Wednesday's Meal:

Breakfast: 1/2 Grapefruit, oatmeal w/ flax seeds, boiled eggs (i'm addicted to eggs now), fish oil

Snack: Celery, black beans, salsa

Lunch: Catfish, broccoli, spinach, fish oil

Snack: 1/2 grapefruit

Dinner: Catfish, broccoli, fish oil

I need to pick up more apples, spinach, broccoli, oatmeal, fish, ground flaxseed, quinoa, chickpeas and grapefruit. Love my grapefruit!

Thursday's Meal


5:30am Spinning workout, leg lifts!!

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs and spinach

Drive to work

Snack: Oatmeal w/ flax seed

Snack 2: boiled egg

Lunch: catfish, broccoli, spinach

Snack: boiled egg

Mini at home workout: 3x 15 squats, lunges, push-ups and 15 min jump rope.

Dinner: salmon, broccoli, spinach (again -- but i'm not too bored of it yet)

I'm hoping I'm eating enough protein. I eat about 3 boiled eggs a day. Today i'll be eating 5 whole eggs (2 without the yolk), and two servings of fish. This weekend I'm picking up quinoa so I can have more variety to my lunches and dinners. I'm also trying to eat less protein bars (i eat maybe 2 protein bars a week, its like my cheat meal lol), and eat more boiled egg whites.

Anyways, I'm pretty proud of my semi-clean diet. I'm going to Ireland and Barcelona for Valentine's next week, and I'm going try really hard to eat healthy!!!

I think you need to add veggie and salad to your snack time, not protein alone. 1 boiled egg only contains about 6 grams of protein. Legumes are a good source of protein also and of course your fish you have in evening and lunch meals.

yea, i agree. i bought celery to snack on..but eh...i need almond butter or something --otherwise i wont eat it! bleh!!!