What I Have Been Eating - by Sequoia Leopold

What better day to have my
Green Drink then watching
Seahawks Playoff Game!

Food Diary - Week 1 & 2

This is mostly a diary for me...but if you are wanting to try to clean out your eating habits at all here is what I have been eating for the last 2 weeks.

I actually keep a journal in my purse and write down my food and my workouts.  I write down a lot of helpful information too or things I want to try.  A list of the things that help me stay on track...

• Fuel Band by Nike (helps me track my steps all day so I know if I am actually active)
• Polar Heart Rate Monitor - I wear this when I do my crossfit or runs because it measures my calories and fat % really accurately
• Water bottle in my car...I drink at every red light or whenever I am stopped
• Food Journal - I actually use this for several things even grocery lists or websites or reminders like drink my green drink!!!...gross:(
• Remembering that "Abs are made in the Kitchen" 

Breakfast - 
Egg Whites - mixed in veggies copped up (heirloom tomatoes, mushrooms, zucchini, spinach)
***I will be adding a baby red potatoes in the mix as soon as I get around to cooking them.. #procrastinator

Snack - 
Apple w/ 1 tbsp peanut butter

Lunch - 
Tuna fish (mixed in a little mayo, mustard, celery, craizins, red onions) wrapped in a large Romaine Lettuce Leaf
Cucumber and Carrots w/ Spicy Hummus

Snack - 
Handful of mixed nuts ;(
***boring...I miss my Sweet Potato chips...I will be adding them in at the end of Jan.

Dinner - 
Fish (either crab meat on a salad or sauteed prawns, or salmon)
Wild Rice
Asparagus, green beans, or a salad
Stir fry with all these veggies in sesame oil is good too.

I notice that if I keep all of my routine and eating very simple and almost the same everyday it saves me time and money because I don't have to think that much about what I feel like having.  "Eat to live..not Live to eat."

I try to make at least 2/3 or the meal veggies...although I usually get hungry about an 2 hours after dinner so I have celery and peanut butter as a late snack or a square of 80% dark chocolate or another handful of mixed nuts.

I eat out sushi or salad probably 3 times a week for either lunch or dinner.

Biggest complaint so far is the amount of times I have to go to the grocery store.  It is like 2-3 times a week!  Ugh!!!  It is expensive and time consuming.  I don't really mind preparing all the fruit and veggies once they are home, but the trips to the store are annoying.  Also because it is usually small amounts of food so Amazon Fresh doesn't work that well.