For breakfast:  Eggs, mushrooms, on a whole wheat tortilla

Snack, cottage cheese and peaches

For lunch, and forgetting I already ate a whole wheat tortilla today, I had the tortilla, ham, lettuce, tomato, with fat free cream cheese. Then a banana

I ate a zone bar on my way to school

As soon as I got home from school, I had this waiting for me in the fridge: Pistachio pudding with protein powder. I’m so glad I made that ahead of time, because generally I’d be savaging for food!

Then, while I was preparing dinner, I ate a few little crackers with peanut butter on them.

Then this super yummy chicken salad (with chicken from a Rotisserie chicken)

And if you are curious, it really is 3:30 AM! I had to get up because I have so much studying to do. I’m no good at staying up late to study (always in bed by 9), but I am really good at waking up early!  So, here I go…. Electron Transport chain, TCA Cycle, and glycolysis are my focus this morning!

#2 I don’t do strength training on calves! I can’t! My calves are already ENORMOUS!  And its mostly muscle, so don’t tell me strength training is going to make them smaller.  They just keep getting bigger.  I’ve never worn capri’s, and I have never been able to wear zip up boots… so I just don’t work them out.

Anyway.  Here are yesterday’s meals  (after lower body strength (minus calves) and 40 minutes on treadmill.

That’s cottage cheese in there.

All the rest, I brought to school and either ate in school, or in the car.

Off to study… Catch you tomorrow!

Mostly good day, despite a handful of these:  

But the rest of the day- 4 mile run, with 4 high points. I really took those high points to exhaustion. I felt great about it.

Then I got home and had MORE EGGS.  I am not sick of these. I love eggs!!  This time I put them in a whole wheat tortilla.

The a quick snack before a church meeting.

I had another one of these bars, but they aren’t very filling.

For lunch, some leftover roast on whole wheat bread and strawberries.

Late snack

And then some chicken, potatoes and carrots

That’s about it!

Looks like I’ll be adding Almonds to my list of foods I can not keep in the pantry.  Too bad, because Almonds are so healthy.  But I completely lack self control around these things. I have no idea how many I actually ate.  I’m making my husband take the rest to work today.

Here is my list of foods I can not buy for the same reason:

• Trailmix (the one with the M&M’s)
• animal crackers
• vanilla wafers
• Resees Puffs cereal
• Ritz Crackers
• any box of cookies
• And now… Almonds.

So, for Monday- I started off well.  I had a 30 minute run on the treadmill (although it’s gorgeous outside… but I was meeting a friend at the gym). Then we did our upper body weights.

I got home, and around 7:00 ate egg whites, mushrooms and toast

I’m trying to space things every 2.5 hours rather than 2.  So at 9:30, I ate a whole wheat chicken wrap with avocado and tomato, and some fat free cream cheese.

Then, at noon, I whipped up some cottage cheese pancakes.  I would like to make them with a scoop of protein powder, but I’m too scared.  I’m been disgusted by protein powder in so many ways, that I’m afraid to add it to yummy pancakes.

Then, at 2:30- I was in class , so I slowly ate  a bar:

Then at 5, I ate this great dinner.  Some local beef, a potato, and green beans.

And then ALL DAY, I ate these almonds. And I mean ALL day! I have no idea how many I ended up with!  ARGHHHH.

On a side note, I am completely inspired by this awesome lady. http://www.transformation.com/ttv-hd/leslie/.  This video is awesome.  I couldn’t find the embed code, so you’ll have to click over.

I am still sore from lower body Friday workout.  Any time I do walking lunges with weights, I DEFINITELY feel it for DAYS.  Here is a bit of the food I ate. (the good stuff only)

I have got to break this plateau. I feel like I haven’t improved in like 4 weeks.  This week, due to time constraints and trying to get through this plateau, I’m probably going to eat the same thing every day!   BOORRRING!   Not only boring for me, but makes for really boring blogging!!!  Sorry

So, before the workout, I doubled my breakfast.  4 Egg whites (with mushrooms) and oatmeal with milk and strawberries.  (I think I forgot to take the picture of the oatmeal.- weird!

Then, during the run, I had another EAS bar.

Then, as soon as I got home… I was famished of course. I ate chicken, sweet potato, carrots, and strawberries.

2 hours later, hungry already, I decided to make another one of the protein puddings.  Fat free-sugar free pistachio pudding, mixed with 1% milk and 1 scoop protein powder.  This is one of the few ways I’ll eat protein powder.  I HATE it in oatmeal.   I don’t think I could ever drink it mixed with water.  But pudding and smoothies are my only way I can stomach it right now.

About 4pm, I ate a whole wheat tortilla with turkey, avocado, lettuce, tomato and fat free cream cheese spread.  IT WAS YUMMY!!

And last but not least, another reprise of yesterday’s salad because I loved it so much.  I had greens, sliced almonds, chicken (2 tenderloins), strawberries, and olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette. 

Then for dessert.. I ate a scoop of peanut butter with chocolate chips.. OOPS.. It was worth it.

OK, finishing up.. these actually don’t look like big meals.  I perceived things way differently while I was eating I guess.

Wed. morning, 40 minutes cardio. Then upper body.

7:15am, egg whites, one whole egg and mushrooms. Plus banana

9:15, cottage cheese and fruit

11:15: Chicken and strawberry salad. with olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette 1:15 (In the car.. just before class) hard boiled egg, pear

3:15 DURING class. An EAS bar

5:!5 just before second class.. found a microwave to eat a sweet potato PLUS chicken.  and carrots.  I was so proud that I brought such a complex meal to eat AT school.

At 9pm I had a few more strawberries. I was kind of hungry when I got home. Normally, I hate eating that late.

Have a great day!!

I’ll post a little of what I’ve been eating the last few days, and here is a link to the Dr. Fuhrman article I was referring to in another post.  It’s a must read!

http://www.diseaseproof.com/archives/hurtful-food-are-you-a-food-addict.html

Lot’s of egg whites and bananas

Lot’s of salads

A yummy pistachio / scoop of protein powder/ fat free sugar free pudding

Cereal and yogurt of course

Easter Eggs and toast

Some BBQ chicken pizza that I made last night! MMMM.

I wanted to put a photo update, but I am SO embarrassed.  I don’t know who reads this. I don’t know if my brothers or my mother read it…. so I just deleted it.

OK, it’s up again.  First pic. is Feb. 2010

Next picture is April 10, 2010

Meal two: Egg salad on whole wheat bread. Plus apple with almond butter

Meal 3 was my favorite chicken breast with sweet potato.  Well, just the sweet potato was my favorite.  DARN!! I JUST DELETED THE PIC!!

Then, I made Easter cookies! I couldn’t let a holiday pass without making cookies. But I was pretty good.  All afternoon, I only ate 2.  It wasn’t until evening, that I ate two more.

For dinner, we had salad, and baked won ton’s.

But then, we went to my sister-in-law’s for the evening, and she made yummy belgian waffles with strawberries, chocolate, and whipped cream.  I guess you could consider this my free afternoon evening!  Can I be strong tomorrow for Easter, or is it going to be another two-day, free-day?  Do I even WANT to be strong?  Not really.  There will be some yummy food tomorrow!

So, Thursday, I was getting anxious with too little time… So I actually only did the 20 minute cardio.  I worked out hard. Sweated a lot, but I felt guilty that it was so few minutes of exercise. 

Then for breakfast… this hard boiled egg thingy in a whole wheat tortilla.  Plus a banana:

Then I drove up to Salt Lake for a training meeting (for my church calling), with my presidency.  I snuck this protein bar during the meeting.

Then of course we had to go to lunch . So I got an Asian Chicken salad, and a lemon cookie.

I have got to get a newer phone. Those pictures are awful.  Here is something I learned from Dr. Fuhrman.  Once I ate that cookie, I wanted MORE treats the rest of the day. I was foraging around the house.. trying to get something sweet.  It was horrible.  Just that one cookie, sent me into a frenzy.  I ended up eating a few handfuls of cinnamon chips (Hershey’s.. intended for cookies), and a few taffy’s.  Those are for Easter and I keep dipping into them!  I shouldn’t have eaten the cookie!  Of course I didn’t take pictures of the stuff I ate on an impulse!

Later though, I had a Kashi bar.

    Then for dinner, we had egg salad sandwiches, strawberries and carrots.

Then Friday- GREAT WORKOUT!!  I met my friend at the gym.  We did 10 min. interval’s on the treadmill, then barbell squats.  10 min. Intervals on the stairmaster then lunges.  10 minute intervals on the bike, and then ab exercises.  Then a 10 minute cooldown on the treadmill.  We were sweating hard!  We intentionally don’t do calve exercises. I hate them, and my calves are already pretty huge! I do not need them getting bigger!

Before working out, I had a hard boiled egg and a banana

Then after, no picture, but it was soooo yummy.  I had oatmeal cooked with milk, protein powder, and strawberries.

The next meal I had a turkey sandwich, which was yummy!  And strawberries

Then I got snacky as I tried to study.. Popcorn!  Which I should have avoided. I really want to cut back on salt more.

Then I started getting lazy and stopped taking pictures.  For dinner I made some chicken breasts marinated in italian dressing.  It was great! Plus some rice and corn. 

This weekend will be tough.  Easter becomes a two day festival around here.  Day 1 , fun, neighborhood stuff.  Sunday, Family parties (we have TWO).  I am only going to have ONE free day! I prefer it to be Sunday family party day, because the food will be so much better than candy Saturday!

Happy Easter!