A day in the life

So today, I decided I am going to give you a break down of a "normal" meal plan for the day.

Breakfast:

2 egg omelete with mushrooms, spinach, broccoli, peppers, green onions and cheese, three slices of bacon, and a glass of milk.

It is super nice that school has a build your own omelette bar on the weekends, it is so nice to know that you are only getting what you want in your meal.

Lunch:

3/4 cup of Minestrone soup (DON'T FILL YOUR ENTIRE BOWL, eat in moderation)
1c cooked peas and carrots (always butter and season them yourself)
1 tsp butter
1/2 whole wheat high fiber wrap (I occasionally bring my own into the dining center)
1 piece of both colby and pepperjack cheese
1c unsweetened peach green tea
1 square of dark chocolate

Snack (post workout):
1 scoop of LGN protein powder
1c almond milk (unsweetened original)

Dinner: 

 

 

11/2 cups stir fry (bean sprouts, carrots, zucchini, baby corn, broccoli, mushrooms, snap peas, and garlic)
3 oz shrimp
3/4 c brown rice (I forgot my quinoa in my room :( )
1T Teriyaki Sauce
1 100 calorie pack of Weight Watchers Dark Chocolate (My new favorite candy, LOVE, definitely worth a shot if you are like me and need something a little sweet)

The picture was taken after 3/4 of it was gone, I promise, I totally forgot to take a picture until my lovely roomie reminded me...whoops!

Activity:
40 minute leisurely bike ride
Today was technically a rest day, but I always feel bad when I don't work out, especially if I splurge a little on the eating end of things for the day. I always prefer to throw in about a half hour of leisurely activity into my rest day, just to keep the muscles moving.

This is how I keep track of my eating, I tried doing it electronically on a fitness app, but it was hard for me to see all the nutrition facts of the things I was putting into my body.  Avocados were my worst enemy on the app...they are amazing for you, but when you see how much fat and calories are in one of those bad boys you get a little depressed.  So I talked to Trainer Sara about it and she suggested I jot it in a notebook and I have been doing it like that ever since. I really like the "therapy" of writing down all of the good things that I am doing and putting into my body each day,  I have also started writing how I feel that day and goals I want to try and accomplish for the next day!  A food journal is a great way to keep yourself on track because it is a shocker when you first see how much you are actually putting into your body. 

Until tomorrow!

C