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This is a chronicle of a squishy girl's journey to become a little less, well, squishy.Following
i made some vegetarian chili tonight for the first time!
patpatpatting myself on the back. and it was super easy.
i just sauted some garlic and onion in some butter, then combined 3/4 cup water, 4 tablespoons of tomato paste, 1 can of kidney beans, 1 can of black beans, 1 can of tomatoes, chopped up some okra, and then seasoned it all with chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, paprika, and red cayenne. i’m kind of awesome =]
it’s been almost a week that i’ve been on this new nutrition plan. the plan emphasizes proteins and fats and limiting carbs. i really thought that i would not be able to do it. i love bread, rice, and cereal. but i’m actually digging these new nutrition guidelines. i feel more full longer, and i’m finding it easier to reduce my calories since i’m not as hungry.
can i make this a lifestyle change? no. am i going to try to reduce my carbs when i can? yes, i hope so! i find carbs comforting… i’m chinese, and rice is served with every meal. i love granola bars and crackers and bread… i’m just not going to eat them as much as i had before.
i’m going to keep on this new nutrition plan for another week and see how i feel afterwards. keep me accountable tumblrs?
breakfast: sliced up bananas with almond butter.
so soothing!
note to self: must use tablespoon to measure out serving next time. i don’t think i’m eyeballing it correctly…
my nutritionist’s reasoning behind the new nutrition plan:
protein and fat helps keep me full and satiated. i’ve been eating a lot of carbs, good ones and those bad refined ones, and they’ve been taking my system on a rollercoaster ride.
she didn’t say it, but i think that the sugar crashes from my carbalicious diet also contributed to my binges.
so how’s it going so far on my first day?
not.too.bad. i do feel less hungry, and i don’t miss carbs as much as i thought i would. i’m feeling good about this new nutrition plan, and i think it is definitely doable!
however, i do miss chocolate. she had suggested heavy cream with some berries, which were quite yummy, but in full disclosure, i think i’m going to have one little piece of chocolate =]
i had a good 2.8 mile run last night! my legs still feel pretty heavy and tight, but i’m hoping that they’ll get looser and faster over this next week. 2 more weeks till the shamrock shuffle! ahhh!… i’m super nervous.
i’m also trying out a new nutrition plan today for a week. it’s focusing on protein and fats and limiting or even avoiding grains, starches, and refined sugars. my usual breakfast before working out would have been cinnamon puffins and soymilk. the nutritionist pointed out that regardless of whether they sell cinnamon puffins at a health foods store, it’s still empty calories with all the sugar. so today i had greek yogurt with some blueberries. and i did feel a lot more full afterwards. my post workout snack was a banana cut up with some almond butter, and it was super yummy. usually i don’t like to adulterate my fruit with any kind of dip, but the almond butter gave the banana a rich flavor and good texture.
i hope you help me stay on track with my training and nutrition plan, tumblrs =] happy happy saturday!
last weigh in wednesday - 158.2 pounds
today’s weigh in wednesday - 156.8 pounds
this made me feel a big happier to see that i’m still down 1.4 pounds, even though i’m up .8 pounds from my official weigh in on sunday. sundays are my official weigh in days, and i like weighing in on wednesdays because most of you tumblrs do it =] and because it gives me a little heads up on how my week is going.
i have to admit it was really frustrating and disappointing to see this number on the scale this morning, especially since i’ve been fretting about gaining this week. i’ve still reduced my calorie intake and have been exercising, but i’m almost up a pound since sunday.
i think i have this gain because last week i ran longer distances that i’ve had before and because i was eating around 1400 - 1600 calories and more on the lower range of this scale. i told myself that i was going to increase my calorie intake this week to 1500-1700 calories because i was happier eating more calories and because it would make my weight easier to maintain. and i think that mayhaps this little increase and not as much running caused the weight fluctuation? and mayhaps some of the weight that i lost last week was water weight?
i’m trying not to beat myself up too much over the number on the scale.
what do you trainers/nutritionists/fellow squishy girls/former squishy girls think about this weight gain? do you think that my theory is correct or what do you think happened? =/
corn syrup really is lurking in everything. it’s in my skippy chunky peanut butter! boo.
i bought some protein mix at trader joe’s over the weekend called designer whey. i know some people might think it’s silly for a squishy girl to buy protein mix, but i’m a vegetarian, and some days i don’t get enough protein! i had my first scoop this morning after my strength training workout! 100 calories of yumminess… it tasted like chocolate milk!, and helps me get 36% of my daily protein needs =]
things i am going to do in february:
what are some things that you are going to do in february? =]
morning yalls =]
my name is h, and i am a salt fiend.
i was heating up some of my leftover tofu scramble, and i tossed in a few more seasonings, mostly garlic salt. i love the hell out of garlic salt, and while i’m usually good about measuring out serving sizes, i hardly ever measure out seasonings. i took a look at the nutrition label for the garlic salt, and it provides 10% of your daily sodium intake in just 1/4 of a teaspoon. yeah, i definitely use more than just 1/4 of a teaspoon. i’ve been writing off my too high sodium intake by telling myself that i have low blood pressure so it’s ok, but i really need to start reducing it because i don’t want to worry about high blood pressure in the future. so i am going to go to the grocery store either tonight or sometime this week to buy other types of seasonings that are yummy and won’t make me miss the salt!
any suggestions for yummy seasonings?
