What to buy organic

I always try to buy organic when I can, but this is a great reminder! If you can't buy everything organic, at least aim for the things on the left.

20 superfoods for weight loss

I found this article on Self.com today, and thought it might be a good idea to keep a collection of stuff like this. So here goes!

1. Steak.

2. Eggs.

3. Kale. One raw chopped cup contains 34 calories and about 1.3 grams of fiber, as well as a hearty helping of iron and calcium.


4. Oats. Steel-cut and rolled oats have 5g of fiber per serving. 


5. Lentils. Eating lentils helps prevent insulin spikes that cause your body to produce excess fat - particularly 
belly fat. 


6. Goji berries. They contain 18 amino acids and a surprising amount of protein. 


7. Wild salmon. Lots of Omega-3 fatty acids. 


8. Apples. 


9. Buckwheat pasta. Not totally sold on this one, but I might give it a shot. 


10. Blueberries. 3.6g of fiber per cup.


11. Almond butter. Lower glycemic index than peanut butter. 


12. Pomegranate seeds. Low in calories, high in fiber. Tons of antioxidants. 


13. Chiles. Capsaicin boosts your metabolism for ~20 minutes after eating. 


14. Yogurt. Keeps blood sugar levels steady. 


15. Quinoa. Lots of fiber and protein. 


16. Sardines. Not totally sold on this one either. 


17. Tarragon. 


18. Parmesan. Women who eat one serving of whole milk cheese per day are less likely to gain weight. 


19. Avocado. Monounsaturated fat makes you satiated.

20. Olive oil. Same deal as the avocado. It's also an anti-inflammatory.

Food diary 09 Oct

Breakfast!
2 servings Cream of Wheat (240 calories)
<1 Tbsp honey (60 calories)

Snack time!
approx. 2 servings cashews (320 calories)
1 no-bake cookie (~200 calories)

Late afternoon snack time:
approx. 4 servings marinated artichoke hearts (100 calories)
another no-bake cookie (oops! 200 calories)

Dinner:
Chicken parm lean pocket (270 calories)
one last no-bake cookie (a small one. 150 calories)

Late-night snack:
a handful of teddy grahms (130 calories)


I drank 64+ ounces of ice water today. For exercise, I opted not to go to the gym since I didn't really have time, but I have my computer up on the bar, and I marched in place while standing in front of it for a portion of the day.

Looks like it was a ~1700 calorie day. Not too shabby! Better than the last few, certainly.

I need to get the bikini body back. I applied today for a waitressing position that will definitely help pad my bank account... but I have to look good to get it.

I'm off to do more homework. The goal for tomorrow is a 2-mile walk, and to do Marco's yoga CD.

Ciao!

Saturday's food diary

Breakfast:
Cinnamon Life cereal with soy milk. Again, got super nauseous and could hardly eat any of it. (~200 calories)

Lunch:
A good portion of the rest of my beer chili. (Unknown calorie count. Guesstimating 500 calories.)

Snack:
~3 servings of cashews. (480 calories)
7 small slices of cheese (guesstimating 250 calories)
3 no-bake cookies (~600 calories. oops.)

I didn't really eat dinner. I have a really late lunch (about 3PM) and then snacked when I got off work at 7, so there wasn't really a need.

Looks like it's another 2000-2100 calorie day. I know I burned some extras doing house work today, and drinking lots of ice water, but I didn't fit in any exercise today.

My goal tomorrow is a 2-mile walk/run and a 5-mile bike ride. We'll see if I can do it / find the time!

I really suck at updating.

Today, 10/07:

Breakfast:
oats & honey granola with soy milk. I hardly ate any of it - I would say less than half a cup, but since that's the serving size, that's what I'll go with. (250 calories)

Lunch:
3 eggs (300 calories)
< 1/3 c. cheese (but that's a serving size, so I'll go with it. 110 calories)
tortilla (140 calories)
~ 2 Tbsp. greek yogurt (15 calories)
1 no-bake cookie (unknown. I'll go with 200 calories to be safe.)

Vitamin! Folic acid / B complex

Exercise:
1 mile walk/run
2 mile bike
~130 calories burned

Dinner:
homemade beer chili (no clue. Not even going to guesstimate)
approx. 3 servings cashews (480 calories)

And my amazing boss bought us shots to take in the parking lot after work today. So all in all, it's about a 2,000 calorie day. Not awesome, but not awful either.

I have hot yoga in the morning, and I'm going to try to bike some more in the evening. I've been taking photos, but I'll just update with a new one on Monday.

I'm so bad at this.

I haven't been keeping track of my meals lately, so this is all you get. 

Saturday:

Breakfast:

honey nut cheerios

skim milk

Exercise:

4 mile walk

45 minutes hot yoga

Breakfast 2:

muesli

greek yogurt

Snack:

1 piece string cheese

Vitamin!!

Dinner:

Steak

pasta salad

Snack:

granola bar

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I've been doing quite a bit of walking lately. I walked 2.5 miles on Tuesday night. Yesterday I missed hot yoga because I had a modeling shoot. Bummer. I plan on going for another two mile walk tonight after I go to the store. 

I've continued to take my vitamins w/ folic acid, and am making an effort to get more than 64 oz. of water daily. I took a three-hour nap earlier today. I'm definitely trying to eliminate stress and be healthier!

I'll try to keep better track of what I'm eating. Dave is doing a body wrap on me on Saturday (provided it's safe!) so hopefully Monday's photo will show some progress!

Photo op Monday.

Well, here goes. I haven't lost any weight and I feel super bloated.

I also need to clean my mirror.

I'll update with my meal diary tomorrow. I'm super tired. Goodnight!