Volumetrics Lunch

This morning I went to get an employee physical at the hospital I will be working at.  I had to fast so, I ate breakfast when I got back at 10.  My LDL cholesterol was 150!  Yikes!  This is the first time I’ve ever had my cholesterol checked, and the nurse said that just means I need to exercise more.  I told my dad this, and he thought that was hilarious because compared to anyone we know I exercise plenty and am very health conscious.  So yeah…I’m hoping that number will go down for next time.  I came back home and made a bowl of oatmeal like yesterday except I used oat bran instead of cracked wheat.  It was 1/4 cup rolled oats, 1/6 cup oat bran, 1/2 cup soy milk, 1/2 cup water, 1 frozen banana sliced, cinnamon, 1 Tbsp wheat germ, 1 Tbsp flaxseed meal, 1 Tbsp walnuts, and 1 Tbsp honey.  It wasn’t overly sweet today, but I’m going to pick up some Agave Nectar when I go to Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s on Friday!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!  I’m so excited.  My boyfriend thinks it’s funny because I’m like a little kid going to the amusement park or something.  Breakfast was 460 calories, 13 g fat, 13 g fiber, and 14 g protein.  

I went to the gym around noon (With my sister!) and did a 45 minute cardio workout…35 minutes treadmill and 10 minutes on the stairmaster.  Then I did some arms, abs, and stretching again.  I made lunch as soon as I got home.  I threw it together very fast, and it turned out to be a super lunch!!!  I was so proud of myself haha.  I used one tortilla factory garlic and herb tortilla, heated it in the microwave and then sliced up 1/2 an avocado and some orange bell pepper for the inside.  I also added some salsa and black pepper.  YUM!  I had the rest of the orange pepper on the side with about 6 oz (the remains) of my plain nonfat yogurt, an orange, and 1.5 cups spaghetti squash with some tomato sauce/paste with spices (oregano, thyme, garlic powder, and pepper) and 2 Tbsp sunflower seeds (you can’t see them in the picture really because they’re mixed in ).  My sister was like..”that’s a lot of food!”  and yes, it is, but it’s only 530 calories, 22 g fat, 23 g fiber, and 25 g protein!  

I had to baby-sit for a couple of hours.  It was fun like always because little kids are always a joy!    I’m off to go make dinner!  

 

Beanball wraps

For dinner I used the rest of my beanballs (they were frozen) to make wraps.  I put two each in two garlic and herb tortillas with some tomato paste, oregano, and spinach.  Quite tasty!  I also had some spaghetti squash with the rest of the frozen tomato paste and oregano and baby carrots on the side.  This was a quick dinner!  I had a banana bread muffin for a snack a little after.  I never went for a walk because it started to rain.  Boo  There’s always tomorrow!  I’m off to watch the rest of the Canadiens and Flyers hockey game!  Have a great night!  (Quick dinner, quick post I guess!)

570 calories, 20 grams fat, 33 g fiber, and 32 g protein. (Does not include the muffin…see my post on Cleaning Out the Fridge for the info on these)

 

Spaghetti…squash dinner

I had a pretty good workout at the gym.  I did the usual 50 minute workout of 10 minutes stairmaster, 30 minutes treadmill, and 10 minutes ET.  Then, I came home and made dinner!  I heated up leftover spaghetti squash in the microwave and heated some tomato sauce on the stove that I had frozen.  I added some spices to the sauce plus some broccoli.  I poured it onto the spaghetti and topped it all with a Tbsp of sunflower seeds and 1/2 an avocado.  It was very tasty!  I loved it!  I had two slices of Ezekiel bread on the side with a bit of smart balance light.  This meal was 535 calories, 20 grams of fat, 21 g fiber, 25 g protein.  

I had a banana bread muffin for snack.  This was delicious!!!!!  I liked it better than my Veganomicon ones!  I think it was because of the increased number of bananas.  It was so doughy almost like it wasn’t cooked long enough.  I love that about them.  They taste very similar.  

I just got home from baby-sitting.  It was fun.  I put the kids to bed and then watched some of the Pen’s game!  They won  What a great game!  GO PENS!  

Have a great night everyone! 

 

Spaghetti Squash Mexicana with Tropical Avocado Salsa Fresca

WOW!  Dinner was soooo good!  I made Veganomicon’s Spaghetti Squash Mexicana with Tropical Avocado Salsa.  It was perfect, and the flavors were great.  In it was spaghetti squash, corn, black beans, onions, jalapenos, vegetable oil, chili powder, cinnamon, and some other spices.  The salsa topping was served chilled (mango, tomatoes, avocado). I’m going to have to eat this for the next few days though so it doesn’t go to waste I don’t really mind though because I loved it soo much.  I made the mango version salsa.  Yumm!  I am going to need a snack though later because even though this was very high in volume (a definite plus in my book), it was only about 300 calories for the whole bowl I ate!!!  It was extremely satisfying.  I cannot say enough about this book.  So happy I bought it!  At the gym at 4 I did 40 minutes ET and 10 treadmill both moderate and a little intense on the treadmill running.  I did some stretching afterwards, pushups, and sit ups.  Yay for me!  Unfortunately, my e-mail started acting goofy, and