I thought I would do a little accountability check in today. Give you a sneak peak into what I've been eating and doing and how I've been feeling for the past couple of days.
Yesterday's Food and Stuff
I was actually having a rough day yesterday. I don't know what was going on or why but I was ready to rip people's faces off for practically no reason at all, other than they were all getting on my nerves. They meaning the general population. Here's a little snap shot of me and my joyous self earlier in the day.
I realized I had a decision to make. I was severely irritated by everything with a heart beat and I knew that it was only a matter of time before I would decide to just say fuck it and stop by a drive through on my way home at which time I would wollow is self pitty for succumbing to the emotional bitch in my head.
What I decided to do was to go grocery shopping as I had planned so I could make my planned meals for the rest of week. Then I went straight home instead of shoe shopping which is what I wanted to do. I put the groceries away and filled up the bathtub with scalding hot water. I dumped what was left of a bottle of bath smellies in. Eucalyptus mint something or other. I literally opened the bottle, squeezed it all in the tub, and dropped the entire bottle in the water to boil to death.
I spent an hour and half sitting in the tub. I just wanted to relax. I needed a time out. When I climbed in, I thought to myself. I thought, I can't get out of this bath until I'm successfully calmed down because I'm just out of control. So while I was in my time out, I decided to make good use of it. I went through all the things I could think of to be grateful for, proud of, and happy about in my life. That was not a simple task. There's a reason I was in there for an hour and a half. But, eventually, it worked. I emerged relaxed, refreshed, and ready to join society once again.
Bath time was over and it was time to get on with my evening. I decided to make dinner and read my newest book, Candide by Voltaire.
I actually managed to stay on plan for the day with one exception. I hadn't planned to have any chocolate. But I got a good healthy kind that I love from Theo's and had that instead of my original planned snack so I was still totally within my calories for the day.
Breakfast - 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 egg white, 6oz non fat milk, 1/4 cup applesauce, lots of cinnamon
Lunch - 3oz grilled wild salmon, 3oz roasted cauliflower
Snack - 1/2 Theo's organic dark chocolate bar
What does this look like?
Ha! 2 1/2oz of fresh mozzarella
And there you go, Tortizza!
Polly was helping so she got a little treat too. She loves tomatoes.
Snack2 - 8oz organic plain fat free yogurt, 4 chopped dried apricots, 1 chopped date
1,468 Total calories for the day
52% From Carbs
24% From Protein
24% From Fat
Not too shabby for having a bit of an emotional melt down.
Today's Food and Stuff
Breakfast - 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 cup canned pure pumpkin, 1 egg white, 6oz non fat milk, lots of cinnamon, double shot non fat cappuccino
Lunch - southwest chicken salad made with 3oz organic free range grilled chicken breast, 2oz black beans, 1.5oz diced red bell pepper, 1 chopped roma tomato, 1.5oz frozen corn kernals, 2tbsp salsa, 1tbsp taco seasoning, a handfull of fresh cilantro
Snack - 16 wheat thins, 2 wedges low fat creamy swiss cheese
Dinner - Pasta Fagioli Soup. Oh so good. Want the recipe? Trust me, you do. It's fabulous.
This recipe made 6 servings of about 1lb each on my kitchen scale. See the nutritional breakdown per serving here.
1lb organic ground turkey breast
1 can red kidney beans drained and rinsed (cannellini beans would probably be even better)
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 small onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, diced
2 cans diced tomatoes, low sodium
6oz whole wheat ziti pasta (you could use elbows, bowtie, penne, etc. if you don't have ziti)
3 cups organic free range chicken stock, low sodium
2 cups water
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp fresh cracked pepper
Brown the turkey breast in a large stock pot. Drain any excess fat from the pot, then add the chopped onion, carrots, and celery. Stir and let it cook for a moment, then add the garlic, canned tomatoes, dried basil, dried oregano, black pepper, chicken stock, and water. Cover and let simmer for 10-15 minutes. Once the veggies are all cooked through, add the beans and the pasta. Cover and let simmer for another 8-10 minutes or until the pasta is cooked through. Once it's done, serve it up with a little bit of fresh parmesan cheese grated on top and eat it piping hot.
1,317 Total calories for the day (I came in a little under today, oops)
49% From Carbs
30% From Protein
21% From Fat
Believe it or not, I needed more fat today. 21% is too low. A diet is considered low fat if it represents 30% of your daily caloric intake.
I also kicked some serious ass today at the gym. I just have to tell you about it.
Calorie burn today:
1,683 My Maintenance Metabolic Rate (basal + activities of daily living)
700 1 hour of racquetball fun with Hubby. My HRM actually said my average HR was 140 but after looking at how it was the entire time I saw that it was constant peaks and valleys for the full hour which is how I got such a crazy high burn. Interval training is magical.
225 25 minutes of lower body weight training. Hack squats with the bar + 20lbs, hamstring curls with 35lbs, butt lifter calisthenics, full ab workout with swiss stability ball and oblique crunches, standing calf raises with 65lbs.
I love days when my workouts are like that. There's just a powerful feeling I get when I push myself. You know that feeling? I just feel strong and muscular and fit and athletic...that is until my muscles all simultaneously refuse to respond to my requests by the end of it.
Sorry for the super long post. Just felt the need to get it out there.
I'm so freakin' determined to make my scale respond to me!
