LA Times Festival of Books

When I got to the Festival of Books, and finally found the LA Times Stage, it was about 11:15am and Rainn Wilson was already talking. There were only about 10 people waiting in the "signing" line, so I walked over to a tent, bought his new book, and jumped in line. I waited for maybe 10 minutes. It is awkward to go up to someone and really have nothing to say. I mostly did it because I wanted his autograph. He just kind of stared at me and wrote "Kelly, ?'s, Rainn" in my book. Not sure what that means.

For Jillian's talk, I sat with Linda, Mike and Kayla (Linda's adorable six year-old daughter) about eight rows back. We could have gotten seats closer, but we all felt it was more important to be in the shade. The last thing I wanted to do was melt in the sun for hours to get a good seat, and end up with a sunburn the day before my race. After Jillian spoke, we got in the "signing" line. There were at least 3x as many people waiting to get her autograph as there were for Rainn Wilson. I think we ended up waiting for about 90 minutes, but I wasn't really paying attention. The best part of the day was watching Kayla get picked up by Jillian put on the table so she could get her K-SWISS Tubes signed by JM. Kayla was beyond excited and it was super adorable. :D

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (260 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Lunch/Snacks (310 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Animal Crackers (130 calories)

Dinner (650 calories)
Native Foods Scorpion Burger (500 calories)
-Bun (150 calories)
-Tempeh Patty (175 calories)
-Avocado (125 calories)
-Lettuce/Carrots (10 calories)
-Chipotle Sauce (40 calories)
Native Foods Spring Pea Soup (150 calories)

Dessert/Snack (380 calories):
Native Food Chocolate Cupcake (250 calories)
Blue Diamond Hazelnut Rice Thins (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1600

This was the day before my half-marathon so I didn't really moderate my intake that much. However, it is another example of how I tend to eat less when I keep busy. To only eat 1600 calories, when I wasn't really paying TOO much attention, is nice. :)

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (230 calories):
Trader Joe's English Muffin (110 calories)
Artisana Raw Organic Almond Butter (100 calories)
Strawberries (20 calories)

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

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

Snack (220 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Cheerios (140 calories)

Dinner (740 calories):
Dinner at True Foods in Newport Beach
- Beans (60 calories)
- 3 Small Tortillas (100 calories)
- Steak (180 calories)
- Roasted and Steamed Mixed Vegetables (150 calories)
- Organic Pudding Dessert w/ Pistachios and Walnuts (250 calories)

Daily Total: 1680

I'd like to write more, but I'm exhausted and have to get to bed. LA Times Festival of Books tomorrow (with Jillian) and the OC Half-Marathon on Sunday. You know what I'll be doing Sunday afternoon? That's right. NOTHING!

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

Sunday, April 25th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (250 calories):
Trader Joe's English Muffin (110 calories)
Organic Honey (40 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (100 calories)

Lunch/Dinner (830 calories):
Piece of Bread (80 calories)
Potatoes (100 calories)
Chicken (250 calories)
Caesar Salad (150 calories)
Raspberry Dessert (250 calories)

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

Snack/Dessert (280 calories):
So Delicious Mint Chip NSA Frozen Dessert (150 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Popcorn (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1500

Today was a bit out of the norm because of having a lunch/BBQ with my boyfriend's family. My calories counts are probably a bit high, but I don't want to underestimate anything. I took small portions compared to what I usually do when they cook, so yay! I also did Level 1 of Ripped in 30 this evening and it is definitely getting 'easier'. I put that in quotes because it definitely is by no means easy at all. I am just able to get to the end and actually complete all the moves without taking a break.