Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (380 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's English Muffin (110 calories)
Barney Butter Almond Spread (90 calories)

Snack (70 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Pistachios (30 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (40 calories)

Lunch (280 calories):
Starbucks Tall Mocha Light Frappucino (100 calories)
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)

Dinner (500 calories):
Barbecue Pop Chips (120 calories)
Two Jennie-O Turkey Dogs (140 calories)
Two Hot Dog Buns (200 calories)
Ketchup (20 calories)
Grapes (20 calories)

Daily Total: 1,230

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (240 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Small Organic Banana (60 calories)

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

Lunch (290 calories):
Starbucks Tall Mocha Coconut Light Frappucino (110 calories)
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)

Dinner (425 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Split Pea Soup (150 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice (200 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Foursome Vegetables (75 calories)

Snack/Dessert (170 calories):
Strawberries (20 calories)
So Delicious Vanilla Bean NSA Frozen Dessert (100 calories)
Peanuts (50 calories)

Daily Total: 1,335

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, May 5th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

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

Snack (180 calories):
Mini Clif Bar - Oatmeal Raisin Walnut (100 calories)
Santa Barbara Organic Pistachios (80 calories)

Lunch (280 calories):
Starbucks Tall Mocha Light Frapuccino (100 calories)
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)

Dinner (540 calories):
Grilled Mahi Mahi Cabo Tacos at Marie Callender's Restaurant
-Avocado (50 calories)
-Tortilla Chips (140 calories)
-Rice (110 calories)
-Mahi Mahi Fillet (100 calories)
-Corn Tortillas (100 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
So Delicious Vanilla Bean NSA Ice Cream (100 calories)
Organic Mint Chocolate Sauce (20 calories)
Strawberries (20 calories)

Daily Total: 1390

My rescue organization had a board meeting tonight. I did NOT choose the restaurant. Luckily, Marie Callender's recently introduced four dishes that are healthier/fresher options. Not ideal, but it could have been far worse. I wish I had ordered it without this chipotle sauce, or whatever it was, but I just avoided it. I basically took the mahi mahi out of the tacos and ate it by itself with the rice and avocado. Yum.

Today I had to wait at home for the cable guy to come. I didn't have breakfast until after he left around 9:15am. I totally wish I could start every day like this. I wasn't nearly as hungry throughout the day. I usually have breakfast at 7:15am, and I'm hungry again by 10:00am or so. I guess I could try waiting until I get to work to eat breakfast, but that's not practical, especially since we don't even have a toaster in my building.

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (320 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Trader Joe's English Muffin (110 calories)
Barney Butter - Almond Butter (70 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Pistachios (80 calories)
Small Organic Banana (60 calories)

Lunch (360 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Starbucks Tall Mocha Coconut Frappucino (180 calories)

Dinner (300 calories):
Veggie Grill Spring Mix Salad (100 calories)
Veggie Grill Cup of Tortilla Soup (200 calories)

Snack/Dessert (230 calories):
So Delicious NSA Mint Chip Frozen Dessert (150 calories)
Organic Mozzarella String Cheese (80 calories)

Daily Total: 1350

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (270 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Pistachios (80 calories)
Dark Chocolate Covered Macadamia Nut (60 calories) - My coworker brought treats back from Hawaii. I was good and checked the calories before eating. :X

Lunch (280 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappucino (100 calories)

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

Dinner (400 calories):
Amy's Light and Lean Soft Taco Fiesta (220 calories - IMAGE BELOW)

Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Organic Tortilla Chips (140 calories)
Organic Broccoli (40 calories)
Snack/Dessert (120 calories):
So Delicious NSA Mint Chip "Ice Cream" (120 calories)

Daily Total: 1,290

Now that my half-marathon is over, I am going to really focus on sticking to no more than 1400 calories a day. I really want to lose these last 10 or so pounds before I start training for another race. It is too hard to train and cut back calories at the same time! Not sure what happened today, but I didn't even have a hard time stopping at just under 1300. I think it has something to do with running yesterday. It felt so great to run 13.1 miles, without stopping, and I know my body can only get stronger from here! I also saw a photo from yesterday of me and a friend (who ran the full marathon) and I compared it to a photo I have with her from last year at this time (at another race). Seeing the difference just makes me want to work even harder.

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

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

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (440 calories):
Kashi Organic Vanilla Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Probiotic Organic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)

Snack (260 calories):
Kashi Organic Vanilla Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)

Lunch (320 calories):
22 Days Mocha Mantra Protein Bar (220 calories - IMAGE BELOW)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Dinner (410 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice (200 calories)
Organic Peas (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (110 calories)

Snack/Dessert (130 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate Truffle (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1560

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (420 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's English Muffin w/ Organic Honey (140 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Trader Joe's Honey Wheat Pretzels (140 calories)

Lunch (220 calories):
Cashews (220 calories)

Snack (210):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Annie's Organic Chocolate Graham Bunnies (130 calories)

Dinner (400 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean Taquitos (260 calories)
Organic Avocado (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (150 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1450

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

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

Snack (200 calories):
Small Organic Banana (60 calories)
Trader Joe's Honey Wheat Pretzels (140 calories)

Lunch (350 calories):
22 Days Organic Vegan Protein Bar (220 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Snack (220):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
2 Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies (140 calories)

Snack (50 calories):
Small Triangle Piece of Thin Cheese Pizza at Steelhead (50 calories)

Dinner (274 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean Taquitos (77 calories/each)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Organic Tortilla Chips (120 calories)

Snack/Dessert (130 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate Truffle (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1494

Friday, April 8th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (280 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Snack (155 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (70 calories)
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (85 calories)

Lunch (180 calories):
Starbucks Tall Unsweetened Passion Tea (0 calories)
Just Great Stuff Organic Cacao Acai (180 calories - IMAGE BELOW)

Snack (140 calories):
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (70 calories/each)

Dinner (500 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean Taquitos (260 calories)
Organic Avocado (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Dessert/Snack (180 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Truffle Chocolate (180 calories)

Daily Total: 1435

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (250 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
So Delicious Organic Chocolate Milk (70 calories)

Snack (170 calories):
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (70 calories)

Lunch (220 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (70 calories/each)

Snack (130 calories):
Annie's Organic Chocolate Graham Bunnies (130 calories)

Dinner (400 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice (160 calories)
Organic Peas and Carrots (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (280 calories):
Stonyfield Organic Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Frozen Yogurt (150 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Popcorn with Olive Oil (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1420

Calories Out/Exercise
3/4 mile walk at lunch
1 mile run on treadmill
Various arm/leg machines

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (270 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Vanilla Bean Yogurt (90 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (70 calories/each)

Lunch (180 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Small Non-Fat Latte (100 calories)

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

Dinner (400 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean Taquitos (260 calories)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Organic Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (150 calories):
Stonyfield Organic Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Frozen Yogurt (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1280

Sunday, April 3rd. 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (310 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Wallaby Organic Vanilla Bean Non-Fat Yogurt (130 calories)

Snack (130 calories):
Annie's Chocolate Bunny Grahams (130 calories)

Lunch (250 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)
Santa Barbara Organic Unsalted Pistachios (170 calories)

Dinner (590 calories):
Amy's Organic Bean and Cheese Burrito (310 calories)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)
Health Valley Organic 40% Less Sodium 14 Garden Vegetable Soup (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (180 calories):
So Delicious Organic Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream (180 calories)

Daily Total: 1460

Calories Out/Exercise
10 mile run/walk.