Limited options

Another almost dreaded trip to the dining hall!  I usually begin by going around and putting vegetables on my plate (ones that aren’t cooked in butter or saturated in oil), then I pray that there will be hummus (lucky me today there was), then I walk on over to the sandwich place and ask for whole wheat bread.  Today there was no whole wheat, so I got two slices of the 12 grain bread.  I’m not sure what the nutritionals are like, but it sounded like my best option.  I asked for tomatoes, lettuce, onions, and jalapenos on it.  Then I picked a seat, slathered on about 1/4 cup or so of roasted red pepper hummus, and piled on some carrots.  I also took some black beans but did not eat them because (1) I’ve already gotten enough protein today, and (2) they don’t rinse the beans.  I hate when they’re in their syrup! Yuck.  It is hard to see the hummus and jalapenos in the picture, but they’re there!  I brought a clif Nectar bar with me in dark chocolate raspberry in case what was available for me to eat wasn’t substantial enough.  I ate it as well.  So, here is my sandwich and clif bar (it seems like I rely on bars a lot, which is true only when I’m at school because that’s really all I have besides more fruit, cereal, or crackers).  I figured the bars are a better combo of protein, CHO, fat, and fiber, so that’s what I chose.  Plus the larabars are raw and have only fruit and nuts in them, which I LOVE!  Oh, and I almost forgot…before heading to the gym at 5:00 where I burned ~600 kcal (30 min intense ET + 15 min intense running on treadmill…seems like a lot of calories, but I worked hard I guess) I had a strawberry silk Live soy yogurt and 1/4 cup roasted, salted sunflower seeds.    

Wow, this sandwich really doesn’t look good at all, but it was! haha

clif nectar bar with some lettuce that fell off my sandwich in the background..

On my way back from studying at the library tonight I bought some food.  Newman’s Own Organic Pretzel Rods, Genisoy Deep Sea Salted Soy Crisps, Amy’s teriyaki tofu, brown rice, and vegetables, Amy’s black bean vegetable enchiladas, and 4 silk live yogurts for my room.

 I also decided to take a picture of my refrigerator or just the door of it.  The only thing that is inside is water and a little container of hummus.  Not that the hummus wasn’t worthy of a picture or anything.  I like to buy a few cartons of soymilk at a time because sometimes they don’t have it, and I would cry if I couldn’t have any with my cereal!  Those Kagome fruit and vegetable drinks have been sitting in there for about a month.  I took a sip out of one and it was O.K., but I just don’t like to drink my calories.  Plus I’d rather eat a real piece of fruit or vegetables because it’s more satisfying to me and you get the added benefits of fiber!  Don’t know why I bought them :/ I will make an effort to drink one tomorrow maybe?

Well, there’s a bunch of pictures!   I think they are a little large, No?  For today according to thedailyplate, I had

1,794 calories (1,193 net), 56 g fat, 282 g CHO, 42 g fiber, and 62 g protein.  Seems pretty balanced to me.  (I plan to only track my calories and nutrients for a month until I feel I can get enough of each on my own).  You should also know how excited I am that I got the large spaces around my pictures to go away!  Thanks Kath!  I’m off to study for about an hour before I get ready for bed 11:30 ish!  Goodnight!

 

I’m back!

I’m back already for lunch after a great workout (40 minutes ET 10 minutes treadmill–My Polar F6 said I burned 601 kcal!..not bad at all!) and a shower!  It was a quick one in my dorm of blueberry soy yogurt, kashi heart to heart (3/4 c) w/ soymilk(1/2 c), an apple, and a larabar chocolate coconut chew (my favorite)!  All together with a glass of water.  I haven’t had time for any tea today  because I’ve been so rushed!  I hate being rushed.  My boyfriend will be here in a few minutes now to pick me up!! 

See you later for dinner.  I might not get to post until the am, though, and if I’m with my boyfriends family I probably won’t feel right taking a picture of my food  I’ll do my best though!  Have a great day everyone !