Thursday was my long day, as you know, and I really didn’t feel like posting nor did I take any pictures.  Trust me when I say you didn’t miss anything.  For breakfast I had a bowl of pumpkin banana oats with a spoonful of PB (the way I usually make it).  In my lunch I packed a sandwich with bean spread (1/4 cup navy beans, 1 Tbsp tahini, lemon juice), 1/4 an avocado, lettuce, and tomato on Ezekiel bread.  It was great!  On the side I ate two kiwis that were on their last legs, and some carrots.  I was definitely hungry when I got home at five and made the same dinner as Wednesday night!  An ezekiel tortilla with sauteed red pepper (half) and red onion, 1/4 an avocado, 1/4 cup navy beans, a plum tomato, FYH mozzarella, hot sauce, and lemon juice.  On the side I had some salad with salsa and the other half of the bell pepper plus some steamed broccoli from my parents’ dinner.  My total calories for the day were only about 1500!  That’s low for me, but I didn’t exercise.  I didn’t consciously do this though.  I wasn’t even hungry when I went to sleep that night, so I pretty much ate intuitively on Thursday!  Thursday was also a sad day to see the Pen’s lose against the Flyers :(  I’m hoping they win on Sunday to finish the series and move to the Stanley Cup!!!  

Yesterday was filled with fun food and relaxation-just what the doctor ordered.  I had pumpkin oats for breakfast again to finish off the pumpkin.  (My clinical teacher said “OMG look at your hand!  Your skin is yellow!” when my blood pressure was being taken by my classmate for practice.  He asked if I eat a lot of carrots!  I said yeah, and I had a couple sweet potatoes this week.  At the time, I didn’t remember the pumpkin!  I have been eating a lot of orange foods!  haha.  My skin does have a yellowish coloring though.  It’s olive toned.  I thought that was funny though!)  Back to the food… I used 1/2 cup rolled oats, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup soy milk, 3/4 cup pumpkin, a sliced banana, 1 Tbsp flaxseed meal, 2 tsp brown sugar, 1 Tbsp walnuts, cinnamon, and a spoonful of PB.  Breakfast was 523 calories, 18 g fat, 18 g fiber, and 18 g protein!  Look at all the 18’s!  

After breakfast I had to baby sit for a few hours.  For lunch I made a PB and strawberry preserves sandwich on sprouted wheat.  I LOVE PB&J soooo much!   :)  On the side I finished up the strawberries in my house and had some blueberries as well!  And what else did I have than some carrots?!  I washed it all down with a cup of unsweetened soy milk with cinnamon sprinkled on top.  (The soy milk is facing its last days and I didn’t want it to go to waste!)  Lunch was 558 calories, 24 g fat, 22 g fiber, and 29 g protein.  

 

I hit the gym a bit after lunch for a 50 minute cardio workout.  I did the usual.  30 minutes running, 10 stairmaster, and 10 ET.  Felt good even though I was feeling sort of drained from a lack of sleep Wednesday night (I only got 4 hours!!!!!)  I had an apple post-workout.  

I forgot to tell you…my copy of ED&BV arrived on Thursday!!  I was ecstatic!  What a great way to brighten up my long day!  I wanted to make something new from it last night, but I have been wanting to make tempeh hot wings and did just that.  I didn’t follow a recipe, but looked at the ingredients of Veganomicon’s hot sauce glazed tempeh.  I used half a package of three grain tempeh (4 oz) and put that in a skillet with a ton of hot sauce (can you tell I like hot sauce?), about a tbsp low sodium soy sauce, lemon juice, and minced garlic.  I let it cook and had a potato made fry style on the side as well as a salad.  For the fries, I cooked the potato in the microwave for about five minutes, then cut it into fries and spread a tsp of EVOO on it with sea salt and paprika.  I put these in the toaster oven at 400 for about 10-15 minutes.  I didn’t time anything and just went with it b/c that’s how I like to cook, unless following a recipe of course!  My salad consisted of romaine lettuce, 1/2 an avocado, a plum tomato, cucumber, and 2 Tbsp Annie’s roasted red pepper vinaigrette!  Such a yummy meal, but my mouth was on fire!!!!  My dinner plus post-workout apple was 731 calories, 31 g fat, 26 g fiber, and 27 g protein.  

My fat intake was a little higher yesterday than what it should be, but it’s usually lower, so it all evens out!  

This morning I had a bowl of banana oatmeal using 1/2 cup oats, 1/2 cup water, 1 cup soy milk in attempts to finish it off, cinnamon, a sliced banana, 1 Tbsp flaxseed meal, 1 Tbsp walnuts, 2 tsp brown sugar, and a spoonful of PB for a total of 478 calories, 18 g fat, 13 g fiber, and 19 g protein.  I also made a cup of green tea that I decaffeinated naturally myself by pouring off the first steep of 40 second and then putting in fresh boiling water after.  It removes about 90% of the caffeine!   :)  I read about this before, but Dreena reminded me of it!  I would much rather do this because I don’t feel comfortable drinking something that isn’t naturally decaffeinated.  Chemical processes…..


Off to the gym now and to read and study all afternoon!  Dinner plans consist of making a trip to Pizza Fusion with Brian, so I won’t be cooking anything new from ED&BV.  I’m not complaining though because I’m excited!!  Have a super weekend! :)