Friday, May 27th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (330 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Rice Thins (130 calories)

Snack (250 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)
Trio Strawberry Nut Bar (170 calories)

Dinner (550 calories):
German Pretzel at Valhalla Table (200 calories)
Split Pea Soup at Valhalla Table (200 calories)
Bread (150 calories)

Snack/Dessert (390 calories):
Starbucks Venti Skinny Caramel Macchiato (160 calories)
Popcorn (230 calories)

Daily Total: 1520

Thursday, May 27th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (310 calories):
Kashi Autumn Harvest Organic Cereal (180 calories)
Newman's Own Organic Honey Wheat Pretzels (130 calories)

Snack (70 calories):
Small Banana (70 calories)

Lunch (250 calories):
Starbucks Tall Mocha Light Frappucino (no milk) (70 calories)
Pure Organic Cinnamon Apple Protein Bar (180 calories)

Snack (130 calories):
Newman's Own Organic Honey Wheat Pretzels (130 calories)

Dinner (360 calories):
Amy's Light and Lean Soft Taco Fiesta (220 calories)
Baked Organic Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Dessert (250 calories):
Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate (150 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Daily Total: 1360

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (330 calories):
Whole Wheat Bagel Thin w/ Honey (150 calories)
Kashi Organic Autumn Harvest Cereal (180 calories)

Dinner (870 calories):
Dinner at La Sirena Grill
- Black Beans (150 calories)
- Mexican Rice (150 calories)
- Chicken Taco (200 calories)
- Cheese Enchilada (250 calories)
- Tortilla Chips (120 calories)

Dessert/Snack (340 calories):
Starbucks Grande Skinny Caramel Macchiato (140 calories)
Popcorn (200 calories)

Daily Total: 1540

Not too bad considering it was my birthday! I probably overestimated the amounts for my dinner at La Sirena, but I'm being overly cautious here! :0)

Friday, May 20th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (330 calories):
Whole Wheat Bagel Thin w/ Honey (150 calories)
Kashi Organic Autumn Harvest Cereal (180 calories)

Snack (170 calories):
Trio Strawberry Nut Bar

Lunch (760 calories):
Lunch at True Foods in Newport Beach
- Pita w/ hummus (200 calories)
- Beans (30 calories)
- 3 Small Tortillas (100 calories)
- Steak (180 calories)
- Steamed Green Vegetables (50 calories)
- Banana Dessert (200 calories)

Dinner (150 calories):
Bagel Thin w/ Honey (150 calories)

Dessert/Snack (100 calories):
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappuccino (100 calories)

Daily Total: 1510

I went to the gym today. YAY!! I've been worried about my knee, and a bit scared to work out. A few days ago I tried to do Bob's Biggest Loser Yoga DVD and after two minutes I got a sharp pain in my knee and almost collapsed. I'm probably just being paranoid, but I really hope it just gets better on its own. I sincerely hope I didn't do anything horrible to it from just running ONE half-marathon. Anyway, I went to the gym and had a great workout. Spent 30 minutes on the elliptical (which I haven't done in FOREVER) and my knee didn't hurt at all. I was really worried about how much I ate at my 'birthday' lunch, but it turns out I wasn't too hungry the rest of the day, so it worked out. :0)

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (280 calories):
Kashi Organic Autumn Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Panera Bread Bagel Bites (100 calories)

Snack (170 calories):
Trio Strawberry Nut Bar

Lunch (400 calories):
Bowl of Chili at Veggie Grill (250 calories)
Spring Mix Salad (150 calories)

Dinner (310 calories):
Organic Butternut Squash Soup (160 calories)
Nopaltilla Chips (150 calories)

Dessert/Snack (130 calories):
Dagoba Mint Dark Chocolate (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1290

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (310 calories):
Kashi Organic Autumn Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Rice Crackers (130 calories)

Lunch (260 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)
Trio Strawberry Nut Bar (170 calories)

Snack (220 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)
Lundberg Rice Cakes (140 calories)

Snack (50 calories):
Pretzel Chips

Dinner (400 calories):
Bowl of Corn Chowder at Veggie Grill (250 calories)
Spring Mix Salad (150 calories)

Dessert/Snack (240 calories):
Golden Spoon Yogurt (100 calories)
Starbucks Grande Skinny Caramel Macchiato (140 calories)

Daily Total: 1480

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (310 calories):
Kashi Organic Autumn Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Rice Crackers (130 calories)

Snack (80 calories):
Medium Organic Banana

Lunch (325 calories):
Starbucks Triple Grande Skinny Caramel Macchiato (145 calories)
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)

Snack (310 calories):
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (140 calories)
Strawberry Trio Nut Bar (170 calories)

Dinner (280 calories):
Health Valley Organic 14 Vegetable Soup (160 calories)
Nopaltilla Chips (120 calories)

Snack/Dessert (180 calories):
So Delicious Vanilla Bean Frozen Dessert (180 calories)

Daily Total: 1485

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (370 calories):
Wallaby Organic Banana Vanilla Yogurt (140 calories)
Kashi Organic Autumn Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Milk (50 calories)

Dinner (900 calories):
Dinner at La Sirena
Organic Beans and Rice (250 calories)
Guacamole (50 calories)
Chicken Taquitos (600 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Starbucks Grande Skinny Caramel Macchiato (140 calories)

Daily Total: 1410

This place is AMAZING. Really. It is. I haven't had Mexican food in SO long because it doesn't really fit in with my new healthy way of eating. But just read the description of this place:

La Sirena Grill is a unique organic Mexican Grill with an "edge." Everything from our spicy fire-roasted salsas, blackened seasonings, hand-made corn tortillas, soups, and sauces are made from scratch using the freshest quality ingredients, including local, organic, and sustainable products.

We are dedicated to providing great food that not only tastes good, but is healthy for you and your kids, and for our Earth.

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (320 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Strawberry Probiotic Smoothie (140 calories)

Snack (130 calories):
Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Wafers (130 calories)

Lunch (280 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Starbucks Tall Mocha Coconut Light Frappuccino (110 calories)

Snack (130 calories):
Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Wafers (130 calories)

Dinner (470 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean and Cheese Burrito (260 calories)
Avocado (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Baked Blue Corn Tortilla Chips (110 calories)

Snack/Dessert (170 calories):
So Delicious Mint Chip NSA Frozen Dessert (120 calories)
Dagoba Dark Chocolate (50 calories)

Daily Total: 1500

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (320 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Milk (60 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Dinner (590 calories):
Crunchy Shrimp Cut Roll (280 calories)
2 Chicken Skewers (100 calories)
1/2 Shrimp Skewer (30 calories)
Half Avocado Shrimp Volcano (110 calories)
1/2 Avocado Cut Roll (70 calories)

Dessert/Snack (236 calories):
Starbucks Grande Skinny Caramael Macchiato (140 calories)
Golden Spoon Mini Espresso Yogurt (96 calories)

Daily Total: 1146

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (320 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)

Snack (210 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Pistachios (80 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Lunch (307 calories):
Starbucks Tall Mocha Coconut Light Frappucino (110 calories)
One Hard-Boiled Egg White (17 calories)
Justin's Honey Peanut Butter (80 calories)
White Cheddar Cheese (100 calories)

Snack (80 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Dinner (440 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean & Cheese Burrito (260 calories)
Avocado (70 calories)
Trader Joe's Baked Blue Corn Tortilla Chips (110 calories)

Dessert/Snack (140 calories):
Starbucks Grande Skinny Caramel Macchiato (140 calories)

Daily Total: 1487

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Calories In/Meals
Breakfast (320 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Milk (40 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Snack (210 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Lunch (370 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Terra Organic Sweet Potato Chips (190 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Two Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies (140 calories)

Dinner (290 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic/Vegan Split Pea Soup (150 calories) Trader Joe's Organic Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Dessert/Snack (20 calories): Strawberries (20 calories)

Daily Total: 1450

I stole this photo from an image search on Google because I was too lazy to dig mine out of the trash. I have to say this is my new favorite item. The entire can has 150 calories. That's it! It is organic. It is vegan. It has no soy. It is yummy. It takes 2 minutes to heat up. It cost $1.99 for a can. I love it. The end.

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (360 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Lunch (480 calories):
California Pizza Kitchen
-Cup of Dakota Smashed Pea & Barley Soup (180 calories)
-Half Portion Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad (300 calories)
*Chicken (200 calories)
*Lettuce (20 calories)
*Dressing on the Side (80 calories)
*Shaved Parmesan Cheese (Removed from Salad)
*Garlic-Herb Croutons (Removed from Salad)

Snack (80 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Pistachios (80 calories)

Dinner (300 calories):
Native Foods Greek Gyro (300 calories)
-Quinoa (120 calories)
-Steamed Vegetables (50 calories)
-Black Beans (80 calories)
-Flatbread (50 calories)





Dessert/Snack (170 calories):
Organic Strawberries (20 calories)
So Delicious Chocolate Coconut Frozen Dessert (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1390

Our Student Services team went to lunch today at CPK (minus my two coworkers who are at a conference in Palm Springs). I of course studied the menu before hand. I was the only person that ordered individually. The rest of the group split four different pizzas. I had to turn down offers for a slice three times. Oh, and that bread in front of me on the table? I didn't touch it. I have to give credit to my coworkers though, because only one of them had any of it. I ordered a cup of soup and the Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken. I got the dressing on the side, and only used about 1/4 of the small container (I just dip my fork). I also took off all the croutons and shaved parmesan cheese.

At Native Foods for dinner I ordered one of my new favorites. The Greek Gyro normally comes with peppered seitan, but I got black beans (on the side!) instead. I also asked for the hummus on the side, which I didn't end up using. I really wanted to have the flatbread, so I opted to not eat all of the quinoa. It feels SO good to eat a healthy meal. I was full afterwards, but I had only eaten great stuff. YAY!

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (400 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Snack (180 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Pistachios (80 calories)
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappucino (100 calories)

Lunch (330 calories):
Larabar Jocalat Chocolate Coffee Food Bar (200 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Dinner (700 calories):
Bahama Chicken at Lazy Dog Cafe
- Cup of Brown Rice (200 calories)
- Black Beans (100 calories)
- Chicken (400 calories)

Daily Total: 1610

I ordered one of the handful of items at Lazy Dog Cafe on the menu that wasn't a gazillion calories. I studied the menu at work before going out with my friends. It was either this dish, or a salad with dressing on the side. I'm going to a work lunch today at California Pizza Kitchen and since I am getting a salad there, I opted for the Bahama Chicken. The menu description: boneless chicken breast, traditional jerk seasonings, island salsa [did not eat], black beans, steamed rice [asked for brown rice], tiki sauce [did not eat/what is tiki sauce?!]. There was hardly any food on my plate compared to my two friends. I also drank 2-3 glasses of water while at dinner, which is A LOT for me. I figured it would help, and it did! We finished dinner around 7:30pm and I didn't feel the need to eat anything after that! :0)

I tend to eat better (i.e. less calories, not quality of food) when I know I am "going out" for a meal. I know there is no way I'm getting out of a restaurant without eating at least 600-700 calories, so I eat less during the day. If I did this on ALL days, maybe I would actually eat closer to 1300 a day! Hmm...

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (400 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Snack (180 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Lunch (320 calories):
Larabar Jocalat Chocolate Mint Food Bar (190 calories - IMAGE BELOW)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Two Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies (140 calories)

Dinner (500 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean and Cheese Taquitos (260 calories)
Avocado (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Guiltless Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (150 calories):
So Delicious Mint Chip NSA Coconut Milk Frozen Dessert (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1690

Saturday, April 24th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (420 calories):
Trader Joe's English Muffin (110 calories)
Organic Honey (40 calories)
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (100 calories)

Lunch (100 calories):
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappucino (100 calories)

Dinner (500 calories):
El Torito Grilled Chicken Mexican Caesar Salad (350 calories)
Dressing on the Side (50 calories)
Tortilla Chips (100 calories)

Snack/Dessert (350 calories):
So Delicious Mint Chip NSA Frozen Dessert (150 calories)
Peanuts (200 calories)

Daily Total: 1350

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (400 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Snack (180 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Lunch (310 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Two Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies (140 calories)

Dinner (500 calories):
Native Foods Greek Gyro (550 calories)

Snack/Dessert (120 calories):
So Delicious NSA Mint Chip Coconut Ice Cream (120 calories)

Daily Total: 1650

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (400 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Snack (80 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)

Lunch (410 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Snack (80 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Dinner (70 calories):
Organic Broccoli (40 calories)
Strawberries (30 calories)

Snack/Dessert (330 calories):
So Delicious Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream (150 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate (180 calories)

Daily Total: 1370

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (420 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato w/ add shot (100 calories)

Snack (80 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Lunch (260 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)

Snack (130 calories):
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Dinner (580 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean and Cheese Taquitos (260 calories)
Avocado (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips (220 calories)

Snack/Dessert (150 calories):
So Delicious Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1620

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (320 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)

Snack (160 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Lunch (230 calories):
Blue Diamond Pecan Nut Thins (130 calories)
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappucino (100 calories)

Dinner (400 calories):
Veggie Grill Spring Mix Salad (100 calories)
Veggie Grill Bowl of Tortilla Soup (300 calories)

Snack/Dessert (350 calories):
Peanuts (200 calories)
Grande Skinny Cocoa Cappuccino (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1460