December 27, 2013

B: oatmeal, sugar, 1/2 banana

S: 1/2 apple

L: Mexican salad: greens, pico de gallo, grilled veggies, black beans, taco flakes

D: salmon, beef tripe/bean curd, cucumber, bitter melon, bean sprout, shrimp, green beans, sewer potato

Dess: mangos, grapefruit, pistachio

White rabbit candy

December 22, 2013

B: coffee
2 small bowls oatmeal, brown sugar
1 spoonful muesli, cottage cheese
papaya
L: 1 box Special K (100 cal)
1 banana
1/2 scoop strawberry ice cream
2 bites bagel
D: at Vento
- gastro pub with Mediterranean tapas, so tiny plates of: spinach feta cheese salad, spanish egg tortilla
onion soup
with a sample set of:
salmon, shrimp w/ risotto (mm), Chilean sea bass
Dess: tiramisu, 1/2 slice red velvet cake
tea

Exercise: swimming in Cenote Ik-kil

December 21, 2013

B: coffee
lots of watermelon, honeydew, papaya
1 muffin
1 bite of 3 pastries: pancake, french toast, pan dulce
S: fresh coconut water!
L: at NAOS
- ratatouille
- sopa de pollo y vegetales
- ceviche
- fish filet
- papaya
S: 1 milano cookie
D: at Banas
- sashimi
- pcs of kumigini roll, fried sea bass roll, rainbow roll
Dess:
- chocolate cake!
- black tea ice cream

December 20, 2013

B: coffee
papaya, honeydew, watermelon, pineapple
1 pan de dulce-looking thing
1 baby pancake w/ syrup
L: huge plate of vegetarian fajitas w/ black bean tortillas, chips and salsa - delicious!
S: 1/2 orange
D: cup noodles, chicken soup w/ lettuce
Dess: 1 milano cookie
1/3 mango

Exercise: trekking through an eco-adventure theme-park? swimming/floating down the river?

December 19, 2013

flying today!
B: oatmeal, 1 small apple, sugar
peanuts
L: mint/mango/pepper salad + 1/4 avocado
6 chocolate-covered raisins
coffee
S: 1 small apple
D: spring green salad w/ corn, salsa, thai vinaigrette
Dess: 1 banana
tea
1 cookie, 1 cracker

December 18, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1 banana, sugar
S: 1 apple
L: mango/mint/pepper salad!
S: 1 asian pear
peanuts, peanuts, and more peanuts
D: hot pot with the fam :) spinach, tofu, chicken, shrimp, pai gu
Dess: more peanuts :/
1 tangerine

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

December 17, 2013

B/L: oatmeal, walnuts, apple, flaxseed, almond milk brown sugar @ Influx (a cafe)
coffee w/ soy milk
S: 1 apple
(very little left in my fridge, so this was quite small) spring greens, 1/2 avocado, garbanzo beans
2 squares of dark almond chocolate
D: dinner w/ Mark!
- cauliflower/edamame/green bean/shiritaki stirfry
- chicken drumstick
- steamed egg
by mark:
- broccoli/pepper/onion stirfry + egg white omelet
- salmon
Dess: 1 apple

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

December 16, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 5 almonds
S: 1 apple
L: kale salad from Naked Cafe (friends wanted to go out to celebrate post-test) - cucumber creamy dressing, mango, coconut, almonds, kale, etc
S: 1 apple
graham crackers (gingerbread house decorating!)
D: tomato vegetable soup
1 chicken drumstick, 1/3 chicken breast
(unfortunately, didn't get to eat this until 11 PM :( )

Exercise: 3.3 mi jog

December 15, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 5 almonds
S: bakery taste test
2 handfuls cheerios :(
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, cucumber, corn, garbanzo beans
S: 1 apple
1 pecan caramel bun (from bakery) - melt-in-your-mouth goodness
D: korean kimchi soft tofu
kimchi side dishes
2 slices seafood pancake
mmm!
Dess: tea
1 earl grey tea cookie
1 apple

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

December 14, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon
S: handful of grapes, 1 square of PB sandwich sample, bakery samples 
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, corn, cucumber, kabocha
S: 1 apple
2 matcha green tea almond cookies
D: Christmas party @ Dr. Chong's house!
- walnut/pear/blue cheese/spring green salad w/ vinaigrette (looked storebought?) - mostly ate this. yum!
- 3 card-deck sized pcs grilled chicken (Dr. Yoojin grilled this himself! Marinated in Safeway ginger lemon sauce beforehand, which I will have to try)
- 2 home-made spring rolls (a Filipino specialty by Dr. Maribeth)
- 1 pc ravioli. there were 4 giant trays of pasta that I managed to sidestep, for the most part...did try the spinach, shrimp, and sun-dried tomatoes that were in the pasta!
(in total, 1.5 large plates of food)
Dess: 1 slice home-made cheesecake, 1 sliver mango tart
1/3 mango

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

December 13, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon
S: 4 pcs home-made granola (thanks Linh)
coffee w/ soy milk, tea
L: spring green, 1/2 avocado, cucumber, fruit salad (watermelon, pineapple, kiwi, blueberries)
small apple
S: 1/3 papaya
2 pieces See's candy chocolate samples (mmm)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, some chicken breast, cauliflower/shirataki/mushroom/tofu stirfry
Dess: 1/3 papaya, tea

Exercise: 1 hour bodycombat

December 12, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon
S: 1 biscotti, coffee, grapes (we had a PBL party, I brought grapes. Had to resist multiple other baked goods, miraculously did so)
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, corn, cucumber, kabocha
S: 1 serving Amaretto Tiramisu from ACA (it was in a TINY cup, perfect size! only I found it online later it was 240 cal...oh gosh darned it)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, 1/3 chicken breast, kung pao green bean/tofu/carrot/onion/edamame (by me), broccoli/onion/almond(?) (by Mark)
Dess: grapes

Exercise: 50 min Zumba
overall, better than yesterday

December 11, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 5 small almonds
S: coffee w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 2 spoons of sweet corn (from a can), cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 mini apple, 1 handful of edamame and pretzel sticks, 10 cashews ('healthy' snack day at school)
1 korean melon
1 apple
D: lovely dinner with M
- fish filet (by Mark)
- egg white omelet w/ broccoli/onion (by Mark)
- quinoa (me)
- chives and egg (me)
Dess: Sprouts chocolate samples
1 tangerine
grapes

sigh...too much snacking, again!
Exercise: 60 min Zumba

December 10, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 10 small almonds
S: tea
1 pc chocolate (26 cal)
err...kinda went overboard at the bake sale today. Oops. sigh.
- 1 gingerbreak cookie
- 1 small scone
- 1/2 slice banana nut bread
- 1 slice pomenagranate cake
L: spring greens, kabocha, 2 spoons of sweet corn (from a can), cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 apple
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato vegetable soup
Dess: 1 baby mango, 2 custom-made fortune cookies (a present from Mark from SF!)

Exercise: 1 hour Bodycombat
om nom nom nom

December 9, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 10 small almonds
S: coffee with soy milk
L: spinach, kabocha, carrot, 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 small korean melon
1 graham cracker
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/onion/carrot/mushroom/shirataki noodles (mmm)
Dess: 1 apple

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

December 8, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 10 small almonds
S: 1 baby mango
coffee
L: spinach, kabocha, carrot, 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: bakery taste tests (gingerbread, cranberry cookie), 1/2 of a friend's custard bun
1 apple
tea
D: 1 HUGE coconut twist bread (this may have been a mistake...tasted so good though)
1/2 chicken quarter, broccoli/tofu/onion/mushroom (less than usual)
Dess: ginseng tea

Exercise: 60 min yoga

December 7, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 10 small almonds
L: veggie wrap (whole wheat tortilla, veggie pattie, lettuce, tomato, avocado, hummus) - kinda small
'super green' juice
S: bites of brownie (bakery taste tests)
coffee
tea w/ almond milk
1 small korean melon
D: vegetable pho (mmm)
Dess: 1 small apple

Exercise: 1 hour Bodycombat

December 6, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 10 small almonds
S: herbal tea w/ soy milk
L: spinach, carrot, 1/2 avocado, kabocha
S: 1 mango
D: 2 small chicken drumsticks
(a lot of) vegetable tomato soup
sweet and sour jicama

Dess: 1 frozen banana (tasted like ice cream, mmm)
1 small apple

lots of food today...oops
Exercise: 1 hour Bodycombat

December 5, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 10 small almonds
S: coffee w/ soy milk
L: spinach, carrot, 1/2 avocado, kabocha
S: 1 mango, tea
D: 1/3 chicken breast (by Mark), 1 chicken drumstick, chives and egg, spinach and tofu (the rest by me)
Dess: 1/2 baby honeydew

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

December 4, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 10 small almonds
S: green tea w/ soy milk
L: spinach, carrot, 1/2 avocado, kabocha
S: 1 apple
D: 1/2 chicken quarter, broccoli/carrot/mushroom/tofu/edamame
Dess: 1/2 baby honeydew
5 small almonds

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

December 3, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 10 small almonds
S: tea w/ soy milk
L: spinach, 1 carrot (peeled it using a peeler, made fun carrot noodles!), 1/2 avocado, kabocha
S: 1 apple
D: large pot of vegetable tomato soup, 1/2 chicken quarter

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat (yay)

no dessert! sad how this is now considered a major accomplishment when it was an everyday occurrence several months ago....

December 2, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, 10 small almonds
S: coffee w/ soy milk
L: spinach, 1 carrot (peeled it using a peeler, made fun carrot noodles!), 1/2 avocado, 2 servings yam
S: 1/2 baby honeydew melon
5 pcs edamame
D: dinner w/ Mark
- baby bokchoy soup, celery/carrot/tofu/lettuce stirfry (by me)
- 1/2 chicken breast, asparagus/onion/egg white quiche (by Mark)
Dess: 1 mango

Exercise: 1 hour Zumba

December 1, 2013

B: oatmeal, sugar, 1/2 banana
L: dim sum w/ fam - a LOT
S: 1/2 baby honeydew
D: leftovers from dimsum - a little
Dess: 1 apple
1 mango

Exercise: 60 min yoga

In my haste, I didn't write down all the food I had over break. It was all probably too embarassing to put into the blog, lol. Some pretty poor decisions. Back to square 1!

November 28, 2013

Happy Thanksgiving!

B: oatmeal, sugar
S: 1 apple
L: spring greens, yam, 1/2 avocado, 6 chips, chicken bones
S: 2 tangerines
D: Thanksgiving feast!
- 1 card-deck sized slice of turkey meat
- Chinese food: bamboo shoots, beef, tofu, mushrooms, seawood
- cornbread
- stuffing: chinese and American
- mark's pumpkin bread, buttercorn squash dish
Dess:
- honeydew, pineapple
- pecan chocolate tart
- white chocolate cream cheese fruit tart

Exercise: a little bit of Dance Central. Out at Universial Studios all day!

Novembery 27, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 5 small almonds
S: tea
1/2 cantaloupe, blueberries
L: spring greens, yam, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 mango
bites of apple
D: hot pot at home! soup base was olive oil, ginger, and MSG.
- spinach, tofu, vermicelli, shrimp, chicken breast + peanut sauce
Dess:

Exercise: 3-4 mi run (50 min) to Bommer Canyon and back

November 26, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar + spices, 10 small almonds
S: small coffee w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, yam, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 korean melon
D: 1 chicken drumstick, chicken breast (by Mark), egg white/onion/spinach (by Mark), celery/lettuce/carrot/tofu (by me)
Dess: 1 apple
2 oatmeal pumpkin cookies

Exercise: 60 min BodyCombat

November 24, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar + spices, 10 small almonds
S: 1 mango
1 larger coffee + lots of bakery taste tests
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, cucumber, yam
S: 1 apple
D: oof, quite the feast! ate enough for 3.
whole grain bread + onion/cabbage reduction spread (by Frances and Bennett)
vegetable soup (by me)
broccoli/tofu/mushroom (by me)
vegetable scones (by Ramsina)
Dess: 3 pumpkin oatmeal cookies (!)
butternut squash crumble (by Mark)
mango

Exercise: 60 min yoga (boo, was a really bad substitute so didn't really work out much)

November 23, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar + spices, 10 small almonds
S: 1 mini korean melon
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 apple
D: HUGE dinner with Mom and Dad at Dede's Teajuice. yum!
- Chong Qing hot pot
- seafood + tofu soup
- fish pieces with tofu
- fried garlic tofu
- kong xin cai
- cold dish 3 items

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

November 22, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar + spices
S: small black coffee w/ soy milk
tea w/ soy milk (a new citrus roobios tea - delicious!)
L: 1 pork vietnamese bbq sandwich (yes, I ate the entire thing. WITH the white bread >.<)
spring greens, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 apple
1/2 cantaloupe
D: 1 chicken drumstick, vegetable tomato soup
Dess: 1 pumpkin oatmeal cookie, 1 chocolate chip cookie (booo! roommate, bless her heart, was baking again)

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

November 21, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar + spices
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, black beans, 1/2 apple
S: 1/2 plate chicken, rice, pinto beans, guacamole
1/2 cantaloupe
D: date night with Mark
Small appetizer of onion cheese tart + smoked fish
Salmon, quinoa, arugula salad w/ beets
[portions at this restaurant were very small!]
Dess: small pumpkin frozen yogurt (165 cal) - delicious!

Exercise: 30 min running on treadmill (ACA ran late, missed my class) - 250 cal, 2 miles

November 20, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 10 almonds
S: 1 /2 apple
green tea w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, cucumber, 1/2 avocado, S: 1/2 apple
1/2 wheat bagel + cream cheese (200 cal)
1 korean melon (small)
black coffee
D: 1 chicken drumstick (tiny!), 2 steamed egg, eggplant/carrot/tofu/lettuce stirfry
Dess: 1 apple :(

Exercise: none! Today is the first day I have done a rest day for a long time. Studying for tomorrow's test!

November 19, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 10 almonds
S: 1/2 apple
black tea w/ soy milk
L: 1/2 vegetarian wrap (whole wheat wrap, lettuce, some sort of roasted potato), 1/2 chicken wrap (whole wheat wrap, lettuce, spicy chicken) + sauces - from OB-GYN panel. mmmmm
spring greens, kabocha, cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: small coffee w/ skim milk
1/2 apple
tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato/onion/zucchini/black bean soup
Dess: 1/2 honeydew melon

November 18, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 10 almonds
S: 1/2 apple
tea w/ almond milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1/2 apple
tea w/ soy milk
1/2 honeydew melon
D: 2 (small) chicken drumsticks, spinach/tofu/onion/celery/shirataki noodles
Dess: ba bao tea
blueberries (1 handful)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

November 17, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 9 almonds
S: small coffee w/ almond milk
taste tests @Pangea: pulled pork sandwich, tomato basil soup
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 apple
1 almond coffee custard bun (@Pangea bakery): oh. my. goodness. heaven in my mouth!
black chai tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/tofu/celery/eggplant stirfry
Dess: 1 baby korean melon

Exercise: 60 min yoga

November 16, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 9 almonds
S: 1/2 oatmeal pumpkin cookie (roommate baked...again. with full butter too. :( )
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 apple
1/2 honeydew melon(!)
black chai tea w/ almond milk
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato/zucchini/black bean/carrot/celery soup (by me), some broccoli/onion (by Mark. he made chicken breast but he undercooked it so we had my drumsticks instead. I tried rosemary + garlic on the chicken, was great)
Dess: ginger/honey/green tea
5 grapes + lots of blueberries
1 apple :(...I don't know what's wrong with me.

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

November 15, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 9 almonds
S: coffee w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
tea w/ soy milk
1/2 honeydew melon
5 grapes
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/onion/tofu/edamame/eggplant stirfry
Dess: 1/2 pumpkin mooncake (mmm)
3 chips w/ salsa, a sip of beer (at my friend's birthday)

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

November 14, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 6 almonds
S: 1 snickerdoodle cookie (homemade, vegan, made by my PBL instructor! I gave up on a chocolate chip/mint cupcake to eat this...at least I didn't have both?)
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 apple
1/2 papaya (delicious!)
10 grapes
D: 1 chicken drumstick, shirataki noodles w/ beansprout, tomato/onion/carrot/zucchini/lettuce soup (cooked for Mark)
Dess: 1/2 pumpkin mooncake (I've been saving it until now!)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

November 13, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 6 almonds
S: tea w/ soy milk
leftover fruit salad
L: My first time eating Ethiopian food! Really delicious, a small restaurant called Red Sea Restaurant
- vegetarian combo: a plate lined with teff (a type of fine grain) pancake, covered with various pickled vegetables. sour but delicious. multiple pieces of teff bread came with it

S: Ethiopian coffee (waitress put a lot of sugar in it though! very interesting, came as part of an elaborate traditional ceremony, almost like tea ceremony in China)
3 bites of Mexican sweet pastries, 2 pumpkin pie taste tests
1 apple
D: bokchoy w/ bean sprout (by me), plain spring greens (I was craving this), and chicken breast + roasted broccoli onion (by Mark)
Dess: 1/2 papaya (my first one! 77 cents/lb, a steal), grapes, blueberries

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

November 12, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 6 almonds
S: tea w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: a few bites oreo chocolate cake (mmm)
1 apple
1 korean melon
seaweed pack (30 cal)
a couple grapes
D: 2 chicken drumsticks (yes, two), broccoli/onion/cabbage/zucchini stirfry (made with my old curry paste + almond milk + sesame oil, better than my prev attempt with chicken oil)
tea

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

November 11, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana (my bananas are turning very brown), brown sugar + spices, 6 almonds
S: med coffee w/ skim milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: tea w/ skim milk
1 apple
D: 1 chicken drumstick, leftovers, broccoli/onion/carrot/tofu/edamame/lettuce/shirataki stirfry (yup, put a little of EVERYTHING in there!)
Dess: 1 apple :(

Exercise: 60 min Zumba (really great class today)

November 10, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1 whole banana (my bananas are turning very brown), brown sugar + spices, 6 almonds
S: 1/4 apple
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
bits of almond cookie (sample from Pangea)
small coffee w/ almond milk
blueberries
D: vegetable pho with tofu (tried a place on Convoy with Mark, they have a smaller portion size!)
Dess: 1 korean melon (the small yellow ones)

Exercise: 60 min yoga

November 9, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 6 almonds
S: tea
1 apple, baby carrots
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
tea
D: pea sprouts, lotus root, eggdrop/tomato soup (all by me), atlantic cod (by Mark) - mmm
Dess: 1/4 apple

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

for the first time in a week, managed not to oversnack. yay!

November 8, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 6 almonds
S: coffee, tea w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, 1/2 avocado, garbanzo beans
S: 1  plate fruit (from ultrasound workshop - resisted croissant sandwiches, cookies)
3 tortilla chips w/ salsa
D: broccoli/edamame/onion/tofu/shirataki noodle stirfry, 1 chicken drumstick
Dess: 1 apple

Exercise: 1 mi jog, 60 min Bodycombat

November 7, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 9 almonds
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
coffee, tea w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 mini watermelon
D: broccoli/onion/green bean stirfry (1/2 of normal) + chicken and junk (pieces of deep fried zucchini, salsa, tomato - did avoid all tortillas, chips, and beef) from Trivia Night
Dess: 1 apple, 1 asian pear :( :( :(

Exercise: 60 min Zumba, 1.5 mi jog

this week's intake has been ridiculous.

November 6, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 6 almonds
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: POM facilitator brought us food :(
raw cauliflower + hummus, 2 dried figs, apple slices
D: raw veggies + 2 1'' turkey/swiss/lettuce/tortilla wrap slices (more free food at Human Condition meeting....)
broccoli/tofu/onion/shirataki stirfry
1 chicken drumstick
Dess: grapes

Exercise: 60 min TurboKick
oh man, major snacking w/ so many free food offerings today

November 5, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 6 almonds
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: 2 cups tea w/ soy milk
2 mexican guava
lots of grapes
D: vegetable soup, bok choy, chicken breast (made by Mark - not as good as the tilapia, but good effort!)
Dess: 1 pumpkin cupcake (152 calories) - ughh my fault, roommate had baked them.

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

November 4, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar + spices, 9 almonds
S: black coffee w/ soy milk
1 apple, baby carrots
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: 2 mexican guavas (thanks dad)
D: 2 small chicken drumsticks, broccoli/carrot/onion/edamame/tofu stirfry (finally bought broccoli on sale, I've missed it so much)
Dess: grapes
lots and lots of tea throughout day

I think I'm starting to eat as much as I used to around this time last year....:/

Exercise: 60 min Zumba (fave instructor is back!!)

November 3, 2013

B: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, honey + sugar, 6 almonds
L: 7 dragon dumplings, tofu, sweet potato noodles, edamame
S: 1 guava, 1 green apple
D: Irvine feast day 2!
leftover chicken and beltfish, tomato and eggdrop soup, steamed sea bass, spinach, peanuts, chinese celery and beancurd

Exercise: 1 hour yoga

November 2, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 9 almonds, splash of almond milk
L: spring greens, extra kabocha, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 apple
5 small kiwis
bite of curry
D: a feast in Irvine! home sweet home
- bok choy soup, steamed sea bass, fried belt fish, chicken (2 ways), pea sprout sitrfry, lotus root-meat sandwiches, lots/mushroom/peanut/carrot, pickled sichuan vegetables
Dess: homemade smoothie - strawberries, banana, honey

Exercise: 1 hour Zumba

November 1, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds, splash of almond milk
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
coffee with soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, beet
(we had a community cup event. go orange! had to resist these free delicious greek wraps that >100 people around me ate...oooh that was hard)
S: 6 cashews
1 asian pear
D: Margaret's birthday dinner at Siam Nara
- I ordered a dish called 'Rama', what I thought was a healthy dish: fried tofu + steamed brocooli and other veggies + brown rice in a peanut sauce. It was one of the few dishes listed that did not contain coconut milk. I later looked it up to find out that the peanut sauce recipe seems to almost always call for coconut milk :(. Nooooo! It was pretty good though.
Dess: Chantilly Berry cake from Whole Foods - 1 slice = 311 calories. probably had like 1.5 x 311 = 466 calories. Tasted delicious though, everyone loved it.

This week has been very dessert-heavy! On the bright side, I think I've learned to choose what/how I like to have my indulgences, and that's been helpful. For example, I chose to forgo halloween candy b/c I knew I enjoy indulging in baked goods more. Will eat cleaner this weekend.

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat (kicked butt in class today, which felt awesome)

October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
S: 1 slice home-made vanilla cake with chocolate frosting (bad slip on my part, PBL instructor baked a cake for my group)
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1 cucumber, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 apple, carrot
tea
D: a TON
- 2 medium plates of 1/2 kimchi-brown rice (amazing, by Frances and Bennett) and veggie stirfry (by me)
- 3 mushroom turnover bites
- 1 sausage our d'ouvres
- 1 slice mango custard pie
- 6 chips and guacamole
- 1 asian pear
....yup, lots and lots of food

Exercise: 1 mi jog to gym, 3 mi on elliptical (~230 cal) (Zumba class was cancelled)

October 30, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
S: genmai cha (tea)
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, beets, cucumber
S: 1 apple, carrots
grapes
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato/onion/carrot/eggplant/lettuce/tofu stirfry
Dess: 1 asian pear

Exercise: 60 min Zumba class, 2 hours salsa dancing with Mark (didn't work up a sweat in the salsa, but it was fun!)

October 29, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
S: tea with soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, beets, cucumber
S: 1 apple, carrots
grapes
D: vegetable medley soup (tomato, zucchini, onion, carrot, lettuce, black bean) - by me
grilled tilapia - by Mark
chicken breast and celery - by Mark
to save time we decided to cook separately, was a great success! probably aided by the fact that Mark actually came with me to Zion this week.
Dess: Bengal Spice tea

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat class (mmm good)

October 28, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, beets, cucumber
S: 1 apple, carrots
1 chocolate-dipped pretzel (18 cal)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, spinach/carrot/onion/black bean/shirataki noodle stirfry
Dess: lots of grapes
my new favorite tea - 'bengal spice'

Exercise: 60 min Zumba (substitute teacher, boo) + some trampoline jumping at Sky High (w/ Mark, Kelsey, and Luke!)

October 27, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 8 almonds
S: leftovers
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, beets, cucumber
S: 1 apple, carrots
coffee with soy milk
taste tests from Pangea Bakery
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato/onion/eggplant/shirataki noodle stirfry
Dess: 1 asian pear

Exercise: 60 min yoga (the normal instructor came back. yay!)

October 26, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 8 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, beets, cucumber
S: 1 apple, carrots
corn husk tea (thanks mom)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, okra (bought a frozen bag for $1 and steamed it, tasted ok), tomato/black bean/onion stirfry
Dess: 1 apple
more tea!

Exercise: 60 min Zumba (fave instructor!)

October 25, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
S: 2 cups tea w/ soy milk
1 apple, carrots
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, beets
S: 1 granola bar (190 calories)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, leftovers from yesterday, enoki/bean sprout/carrot/celery/tofu (put too much curry powder, didn't turn out too well)
Dess: went to Extraordinary Desserts with Alice and Mark!
flourless apple pecan pumpkin torte....oh my goodness, so decadent! tasted like nothing I've ever had :)

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

not my healthiest day, but no regrets.

October 24, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
S: coffee w/ soy milk
L: delicious greek food!
2 chicken/bell pepper skewers, 2 pcs gyros, lots of greek salad (lettuce, feta cheese, cucumber, tomato), 1 falafel, some hummus and tzatziki sauce
[avoided rice, pita bread]
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, veggie soup (tomato, onion, garlic, zucchini, eggplant, tofu, and new addition, 2 spoons of black bean! successful)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba, 2 mi jog

October 23, 2013

S: 1 apple, baby carrots
1 cup tea w/ soy milk
B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds (woke up late, so had to bring this into class)
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, cucumber, beet
S: 2 slices home-made walnut pumpkin bread (thanks Theresa. probably shouldn't have eaten this but it was delicious!)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, spinach/onion/bean sprout/shirataki noodle stirfry
Dess: 2/3 hami melon. eheh.

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

October 22, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
S: 1 cup coffee, 1 cup tea w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, cucumber, beet
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
1 bite chocolate chip cookie
1 granola bar :( (190 calories, wasted!)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato/eggplant/zucchini/onion, carrot/celery/tofu, chicken leftovers - ate with Mark, cooked a TON. But in the end, he was still hungry by midngith :(
Dess: 1/3 hami melon




Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat <3

October 21, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
S: 1 cup coffee, 1 cup tea w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, cucumber, beet
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
one bite of a choc chip cookie
D: (sort of dinner w/ Mark? He came as I had finished cooking haha) steamed egg, a little bit of leftovers, lotus root
Dess: 1/3 honeydew melon
tea

Exercise: 60 min Zumba w/ fave UCSD instructor (makes up for Sunday's failure of a yoga class!)

October 20, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, cucumber, beet
S: 1 large apple
some bites of yesterday's fatty beef leftovers
D: dinner @ Frances and Bennett's! with Mark
- 2 bowls kabocha squash soup with kale, spinach, onion
- 1 slice home-made wheat/sesame/barley seed bread
- spinach/enoki/tofu stirfry (this is what I brought haha)
- 1 cup frozen banana w/ greek yogurt
These two are pretty much the best chefs in our class, so it was a real treat getting to eat at their house. Great food, and even greater company.
Dess: 1/3 honeydew

Exercise: today was a terrible day. went to yoga but it was an unannounced substitute, who gave us absolutely zero work out. ugh, ugh, ugh. didn't have time to do any replacement exercise.
I think I stress ate as a response.

October 19, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 large apple
D: a ton! delicious Hunan food with family at Chili Max: steamed bass, spicy chicken hotpot, marinated beef, hunan special chicken soup, hong sau rou, pumpkin, spicy cold dishes
Dess: 1/2 mooncake. mmmmm.

Exercise: 1 hour Bodycombat

October 18, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds, almond milk
S: 2 cup tea w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 large apple, baby carrots
tea w/ soy milk
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato/tofu/celery/carrot/green onion stirfry (mmm)
Dess: Definitely went a little crazy here...
- 1 bowl plain pumpkin puree+a little oatmeal, almond milk, and lots of brown sugar/cinammon - couldn't quite replicate the condensed milk sweetness of pumpkin pie, but I got close
- 1 small slice pumpkin pie (made by my roommate. couldn't stand seeing the last bit in the fridge for > 1 wk anymore)

Exercise: 1 hour yoga

October 17, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
S: 1 cup coffee, 1 cup tea w/ almond milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 large apple
D: 1 chicken drumstick, celery/carrot/tofu stirfry, jiu cai w/ egg (ate w/ Mark, but didn't cook enough I think, b/c I was still hungry afterwards :( )
Dess: 1 asian pear
1 small green apple

Exercise: 60 min Zumba + 1 mi jog

October 16, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
S: 1 cup tea with almond milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, cucumber
S: 1 large apple, baby carrots
2 cups tea with soy milk (takes up upper 1/8 of cup)
1 asian pear
D: 1 chicken drumstick, asparagus, yu choy/enoki/tofu stirfry

Exercise: 60 min Zumba + 1 mi jog






Funny fact of the day: I accidentally bought purple potatoes instead of purple yams (I didn't know there was such a thing!). So now Mark is having purple mashed potatoes for a late night snack!

Ate a lot today, but managed to resist a huge bake sale, my roommate's home-baked pumpkin pie (it's still taunting me in the fridge..), and some sweets given to me as a gift.

October 15, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 9 almonds
S: coffee, 2 cups tea with almond milk (this is what gets me through 4 hours of lecture!)
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, cucumber, 1 large apple
S: 1 asian pear, baby carrots
D: 1 chicken drumstick, spinach/carrot/tofu/lima/shirataki noodle stirfry

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

totally had the munchies today

October 14, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 banana, 6 almonds
S: 2 cups tea with soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, 4 cherry tomatoes, 1/2 sm peach
S: 3/4 hami melon
1 apple
D: Dinner date with Mark @ Native Foods Cafe! Delicious vegetarian food.
Morrocan Bowl: tempeh, grilled vegetables, quinoa, currants, almonds.
w/ eggplant appetizer

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

October 13, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 2 strawberries
S: taste tests from Zion
1/4 hami melon
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, 4 cherry tomatoes, 1/2 sm peach
S: coffee w/ skim milk!
Bengal Spice tea (mmm, very spicy)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, asparagus/onion/pepper/lima bean stirfry (been adding red pepper flakes to every stirfry lately. tastes so good!)
Dess: 1 gala apple

Exercise: 60 min yoga (unfortunately, not the sweaty kind)

October 12, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 2 strawberries, 6 almonds
S: leftovers from dinner
black tea
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, 5 cherry tomatoes, 1 sm peach
S: ginseng tea!
D: 1 chicken drumstick, lotus root, tomato/onion/lima/tofu stirfry
Dess: 1 large apple :/, 6 almonds
green tea

Exercise: 60 min Zumba <3

October 11, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 2 strawberries, 3 almonds
S: Orange Mandarin Spice tea w/ splash of soy milk
coffee w/ soy milk
baby carrots, 1 small peach
L: spring greens, kabocha, cherry tomatoes, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 small peach
D: 1.5 chicken drumsticks, tomato/eggplant/zucchini/tofu/onion stirfry
Dess: 5.2 oz frozen yogurt
Exercise: P90X Abs 15 minutes (unfortunately, didn't get to yoga on time due to a car crash on freeway)

October 10, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 2 strawberries, 9 almonds, 2 egg whites [experimented with putting egg whites in with oatmeal for volume. very interesting, but probably won't do often.]
S: coffee with splash of soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, cherry tomatoes, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 apple
S: mate tea with splash of soy milk
baby carrots, 1/2 apple
2 strawberries
1 pita chip with hummus
D: bokchoy/enoki, asparagus, boiled chicken breast (Mark showed me how he used to make chicken. Plain chicken breast, boiled. It was...interesting)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba, 1 mi jog

October 9, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 6 almonds
S: 2 cups yerba mate + soy milk
L: 1 Jersey Mike's vegetarian sub sandwich (from Orange AC Decorating event): white bread, lettuce, tomato, bell pepper, swiss cheese, mustard (unfortunately, with all of the white bread :/ I just looked this up and found it was 720 calories. probably good incentive to avoid these subs at all costs in the future, haha)
S: baby carrots, 1/2 apple
10 pcs candy corn
D: 1 chicken drumstick, lotus root, onion/edamame/tofu stirfry
Dess: 1/4 honeydew

Exercise: 60 min TurboKick class

October 8, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 6 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 apple, bell peppers
S: baby carrots, 1/2 apple
3 cups of mate tea w/ splash of soy milk (this tastes so good! It may just replace my coffee, which could be good. I don't like to be hooked on coffee.)
1/4 honeydew
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/eggplant/tofu/shirataki/enoki/carrot stirfry, edamame
Dess: 1 peach

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

was very very munchy today

October 7, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 6 almonds
S: baby carrots, 1/2 apple
coffee w/ skim milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 apple
S: 1  Oats and Honey granola bar (190 calories)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/eggplant/tofu stirfry
Dess: 1/4 baby honeydew

Exercise: 75 min Zumba class

October 6, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 6 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1 peach
S: 1 lg Fuji apple
coffee w/ skim milk
D: large vegetable pho in chicken broth (mmm)
Dess: 1/4 baby honeydew melon

Exercise: 60 min yoga (in 24 hour fitness. didn't really sweat b/c it wasn't a heated room, but the moves were pretty good)

October 5, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 6 almonds
S: leftover lotus root
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 peach, cucumber
S: 1/2 peach, baby carrots
tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/carrot/onion/eggplant/shirataki noodle stirfry
Dess: 1 peach, 1 small green apple :(

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

October 4, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 6 almonds
S: plain coffee (vanilla infused!)
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 peach, cucumber
S: 1/2 peach, baby carrots
yerba mate tea with 'splash' of soy milk (like a matcha! very yummy)
D: 1 chicken drumstick (marinated from Zion), stirfry leftovers from yesterday (+shirataki noodles and edamame), lotus root - a large dinner
Dess: party at Rishi's
- 1 lg spoonful buckwheat noodles w/ sesame seeds and cucumber (a delicious appetizer made by Frances and Bennett. I have to get the recipe from them)
- 1/3 honeydew melon (from me)
- 1 slice pumpkin pie (from Taz)
- 3 handfuls Annie's Cheddar Bunnies (a brand of cheezits + pretzels) (from Rishi)
- bite of protein powder-based dessert (from Mark)
Ate a lot, needless to say. resisted all the cookies and chocolate, but caved on the pie!

Exercise: 60 min yoga

October 3, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 6 almonds
S: carrots, 1/2 peach
L: spring greens, kabocha, cucumber, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 peach
Vegetarian Vietnamese Sandwich (removed one half of the baguette)
S: tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, lotus root (tang tsu ou), broccoli/celery/carrot/tofu stirfry (ate with Mark)
Dess: 1/2 baby honeydew

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat class (whooo)

October 2, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 6 almonds
S: coffee with soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 peach, cucumber
1 whole plate of pad thai (couldn't resist the free lunch today, too good)
S: baby carrots, 1/2 peach
1/2 baby honeydew melon
D: tomato soup with eggplant, zucchini, and shirataki noodles (I found these noodles in the tofu section at Zion. Made of a japanese mushroom, not well absorbed by the body --> literally zero calories. crazy, right? tasted like dad's thick vermicelli noodles)
Dess: 1/2 pomegranate
green tea

Exercise: 60 min Turbokick (was a very intense class today!)

October 1, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 3 almonds
S: coffee with soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 peach, cucumber
S: baby carrots, 1/2 peach
1 entire baby honeydew!!!
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/green bean/tofu/onion stirfry
Dess: 1 green apple
eight treasures tea

Exercise: 1 hour Bodycombat

Roommate baked a ton of cookies and tried to get me to eat them. Unfortunately, they were full butter, full sugar, etc. She had them sitting in the kitchen all night, was very difficult :/.

September 30, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 6 almonds
S: coffee with soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 peach, cucumber
1/2 cantaloupe
D: 1 large tofu and vegetable pho in chicken broth (mmm)
Dess: 1/2 peach

Exercise: 1 hour Zumba (poor substitute instructor, boo), 1 mi jog

September 29, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 9 almonds
S: plain coffee
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 peach
S: 1 small green apple
D: 'curry' stirfry - broccoli/onion/tofu/celery/pepper/enoki
1 chicken drumstick
Dess: carrots, 1/2 peach
yerba mate tea

Exercise:
Workout at home today - 2.2 mi jog (2 loops Miramar), ~15 min dancing + yoga @ home

September 28, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 9 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha, cucumber, 1/2 peach
S: 1 small green apple
carrots, 1/2 peach
D: 'curry' stirfry - broccoli/onion/tofu/celery/pepper/enoki
Dess: 1/2 cantaloupe (yes, an entire half!)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba!

September 27, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blackberries, 9 almonds
S: plain coffee (no milk! today's was from a coffee stand near lecture, had a nice almondy flavor)
1 slice home-made chocolate chip zucchini bread (was in lounge, couldn't resist! grr. was so good)
L: spring greens, kabocha, sweet potato, cucumber
3 inch ham/lettuce/tomato sandwich (removed 1 pc of bread and cheese)
S: 1 apple, carrots
D: 1 chicken drumstick, green bean/onion/tofu stirfry (mmm)
Dess: frozen yogurt with Mark! Golden Spoon salted caramel, 4 oz (4 oz x 31 cal = 124 cal, + taste tests and bite of Mark's = 155 cal)

definitely had the munchies today!

Exercise: 60 min yoga (w/ my favorite instructor David. Drove all the way to Encinitas, which isn't very time effective, but I find this class to be a great all-in-one workout and stress reliever. I think it's worth it.)

September 26, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blackberries, 9 almonds
S: tea
1 peach
L: spring greens, kabocha, sweet potato, cucumber
S: 1 apple, 1 handful of peanuts
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/tofu/onion/carrot/celery stirfry (may have cooked a little too much...)
Dess: piece of red velvet cake my roommie baked

Exercise: 1 mi jog, 60 min Zumba (felt so great after not having had Zumba for over a week!)

September 25, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blackberries, 3 almonds
S: coffee w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, sweet potato, cucumber
1 peach
S: peanuts - 3 handfuls
ginseng tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/bean sprout/tofu/onion stirfry (mmm)
Dess: 1 apple :(

Exercise: 60 min TurboKick class (a new class for me, not bad. Not as fun, but workout wise was a comfortable medium b/t Zumba and BodyCombat)

September 24, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1 cup almond milk, blackberries, 6 almonds
S: ginseng tea
L: spring greens, kabocha, sweet potato, cucumber
1 large peach
S: 1/2 of a mini cantaloupe
1 large apple
peanuts
D: 1 chicken drumstick, bokchoy and enoki mushroom, cucumber, steamed egg (ate with Mark)

Exercise: 1 hour BodyCombat class

I think I got a little sick from Yosemite!

September 23, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1 cup almond milk, blueberries, 3 almonds
S: small coffee w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, sweet potato, cucumber, 1/2 peach
S: 1/2 lg yellow peach
D: Triple dinner date! SD Restaurant Week with  Mark, Theresa, Matt, John, and John's girlfriend Karen.
3 course meal for $30 at Butcher Shop Steakhouse:
1. Spinach salad w/ apple, cranberries, bacon bits (left cheese and dressing on the side)
2. Filet mignon medallions with steamed vegetables (ate 2 out of 3 cubes of steak. Apparently filet mignon is the leanest cut of beef you can get at a steakhouse, whereas prime rib is the fattiest. I had no idea until today!)
3. fresh strawberries with grand marnier cream (made of heavy cream, so probably not that healthy. tasted great though. ordered this to avoid being tempted by the heavier desserts: chocolate lava cake, creme brulee, and mousse)
Dess: peanuts - 2 handfuls, tea

Exercise: 3.3 mi run (3 loops around Miramar) in ~40 min

September 22, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar (1/2 of normal), 1 banana
4 peanut butter-filled pretzel bites
black coffee w/ 1% milk
S: 1 oats and honey bar :( (200 cal)
L: 1 avocado, spinach, hummus on 1 piece of wheat bread
S: LOTS of almonds and peanuts (~700 cal?), a bag of potato chips
2 sm peaches
2 sm apples
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tofu/edamame/celery/carrot stirfry
Dess: 1/4 of a mini cantaloupe, peanuts

Exercise: none, drove home. 2 mi walk in Mariposa Grove

So clearly today was a horrifying reversion back to my old ways - ate enough for a week! :( I don't know what quite hit me. Being surrounded by all of that food for the third day made resisting difficult. But no excuses. It was my fault.
Tomorrow is another day.

September 21, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar (1/2 of normal), 1/2 banana
black coffee
L: 1 avocado, spinach, baby bell peppers, carrots
S: LOTS of trail mix (~500 cal?), peanuts
1 sm peach
1 sm apple
4 peanut butter-filled pretzel bites
D: spinach salad w/ carrots, cucumber, tomato (using hummus as dressing), 1 black bean burger patty (no bread buns), onion
Dess: lots of pistachios and peanuts
1 large oatmeal raisin cookie

Exercise: Mist Trail: 8 mi hike, 3000 ft elevation gain! 12 pm to 6 pm. started raining very hard on the way back, but very exciting nevertheless.

September 20, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar (1/2 of normal), 1 sm green apple
black coffee
L: 1 avocado, spinach, baby bell peppers with hummus
S: trail mix (~500 cal?)
1 sm peach
1 sm apple
D: spinach salad (no dressing), TONS of pasta sauce (made of canned pasta sauce, onions, tomato, and black bean burgers! very tasty) and cauliflower

Did ok at avoiding some pitfalls, but sodium and sugar content was probably poorly controlled with the trail mix and pasta sauce. I used cauliflower instead of eating the spaghetti, at the very least?

Exercise: 7 mi hike, ~600 ft elevation gain in Tuolomne meadows. Very beautiful! Ended the hike at Cathedral Lake

September 19, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar (1/2 of normal), blueberries, 9 almonds with almond milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, 1 small peach
S: 1 peach, 1 small green apple
lots of peanuts
D: 1-2 slices of pizza (mozzarella and tomato topping, very tasty; 1/4 of a medium size pizza), spring greens, kabocha

Exercise: none - 8 hour drive up to Yosemite took up most of the day!

September 18, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar (1/2 of normal), blueberries, 6 almonds with almond milk
S: small coffee with soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 small peach
S: 6 baby bell peppers, 1.5 small peaches
green tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato/zucchini/onion/garlic soup (mmm), steamed edamame, 6 almonds
tea

Exercise: 3.3 mi run around Miramar (fell and tripped again! silly Heather)

September 17, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar (1/2 of normal), blueberries, 7 almonds with almond milk
S: green tea, black tea
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 small peach
S: 1.5 small peaches
small coffee, plain
1 small apple (from study break session! thanks SNMA)
[luckily, was able to resist brownies, cake, and cupcakes in the lounge, and the granola bars and chips in the study break too. probably only b/c there were other people in the room haha. whew!]
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tofu/celery/carrot/bean sprout stirfry, leftover soup
Dess: 1/4 hami melon

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

September 16, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, 6 almonds with almond milk (instead of water)
*my unsweetened almond milk is expiring, so I decided to use this instead. Oh my goodness, it tasted so rich! Was like eating dessert. 40 cal/cup, probably added 2 cups?
S: coffee with soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1 cucumber
S: 1 sm yellow peach
D: 1 chicken drumstick, 'curry' cauliflower/bean sprout, cucumber, eggdrop/tomato soup (ate with Mark! ate a little too much...)
Dess: 1/4 hami melon
1 bite of chocolate chip cookie (Mark apparently bought it just for me, so I felt bad not eating it...)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba, 1 mi jog

September 15, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, 6 almonds
S: 1/4 hami melon
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 plum
S: 1 small yellow peach (last week's were jumbo from Zion, this week's are mini from Sprouts!)
chocolate-flavored green tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, 'curry' cauliflower/enoki/carrot (used my roommate's curry powder, which is just a combo of spices, and garlic salt, tasted really good!)

Exercise: 60 min yoga

today was a good food day :)

September 14, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, 3 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha, beet, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 plum
S: 1/4 of a hami melon
D: sushi night with Mark, Casey, Theresa, and the Chongs! @Edamami
Delicious sushi, ate a lot. multiple pieces of: sashimi, Torrey Pines riceless roll, a fatty deep-fried roll, eel roll...the list could go on. Didn't feel uncomfortably full though, which was good.



Dess: chocolate mousse with cherry ganache (it was melt in your mouth amazing!!)
chocolate-flavored guayasa tea (bought this for myself at Sprouts. very nice)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba (with my favorite instructor David! yayyy)

September 13, 2013

B: oatmeal, raspberries, brown sugar, 6 almonds

s: coffee with soy milk

L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, beet

S: 1 lg peach, baby carrots, grapes

Another peach after workout

D: with the fam!

- Alaskan salmon, mashed sweet potato by Marg

- eggplant tomato by Taz

- asparagus, steamed egg by me

- chicken teriyaki by Rishi

(Mark apparently chose to catch up on lectures instead of join us. pity! Gave him leftovers, brown rice, and a chicken drumstick)

Dess: 1 cheesecake brownie (110 cal. 4g sat fat)

More almonds and grapes (oops)

Exercise: 75 min bodycombat, 1 mi jog (man, this workout was hard but oh so good!)

September 12, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, blueberries, 6 almonds
S: tea
L: spring greens, kabocha, beet, 1/2 avocado
+ veggies off of a slice of pizza (threw away the rest)
S: 1 lg yellow peach, carrots
D: 1 chicken quarter, cauliflower/enoki/tofu/green bean stirfry
celery + hummus

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat class (new instructor, Rebecca, who's great. too bad she won't come back til October!)

September 11, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, blueberries, 6 almonds
S: small coffee with soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, beet, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 lg yellow peach
D: 1/2 chicken quarter, spinach, edamame/carrot/tofu/onion stirfry

Exercise: 60 min Zumba, 1.5 mi jog (unfortunately, had a poor substitute teacher)

September 10, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, blueberries, 3 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha, beet, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 yellow peach, tea
watermelon, peanuts
D: 1/2 chicken quarter, kung pao jicama/zucchini, bean sprout/cauliflower/onion (ate with Mark! AND I cooked enough food that Mark was full! it's a miracle!)

Exercise: 1 mi jog, 60 min Bodycombat

have been gaining weight ever since Labor Day due to increased snacking. is it good news that I ran out of peanuts?

September 9, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, raspberries, blueberries, 3 almonds
S: small coffee w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, kabocha, beet, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber
S: 1 yellow peach, tea
D: 1/2 chicken quarter, 1/2 salmon filet, enoki mushroom/onion/spinach stirfry (supposed to eat with Mark, but that fell through. tried a new veggie stirfry and tried steaming the salmon! tasted ok, had very heavy gas and constipation afterwards though)
Dess: peanuts, watermelon

Exercise: 1 hr Zumba

September 8, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 6 almonds
S: Zion market taste tests (ate the bad for you ones too, but they were yummy!)
L: spring greens, kabocha, beet, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber
S: 1 yellow peach
yerba mate tea
carrots and celery with hummus (1 spoon)
D: 1 chicken drumstick
cauliflower, edamame
1 home-made sandwich from MGD: spinach, onions, tomato, avocado, hummus on whole wheat bread
2 handfuls pita chips
:( I don't know why I had to take that sandwich or those pita chips. Delicious but waste of calories. Need to work on the free food temptation resisting again now that school has started.
watermelon, peanuts

Exercise: 60 min yoga

September 7, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 3 almonds
S: watermelon, peanuts
L: spring greens, beet, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, last of the yam, lime
S: 1 handful pita chips
D: 1 chicken quarter (yes, the entire thing!), bokchoy/mushroom, cucumber
(ate with Mark! first time in a long time, was very nice)
Dess: LOTS of watermelon, peanuts...gotta lay off of those again!

September 6, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 5 almonds
S: coffee with soy milk
L: spring greens, chipotle burrito w/o tortilla (rice, beans, tomato, chicken)
S: 1 yellow peach
peanuts, watermelon
D: dinner with the fam
- romaine lettuce hearts + tofu by me
- teriyaki chicken by Rishi
- eggplant/tomato by Taz
- spinach by Margaret

Dess: raspberries, blueberries, more watermelon

Exercise: 1 mi jog, 60 min bodycombat

September 5, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 5 almonds
S: grapes
tea
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, 1/4 yellow peach, lime juice
S: 1/2 slice homemade pumpkin bread, 1 handful pita chips :(
oh for shame!
more tea
1 yellow peach
D: 1 chicken drumstick (last of the tiny ones!), kung pao green bean/jicama/peanut stirfry

Exercise: 1 mi jog, 60 min Bodycombat class

September 4, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 6 almonds
S: coffee with soy milk
grapes
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 yellow peach, lime juice
S: 1/2 of an entire hami melon
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/celery/bean sprout/string bean stirfry

Exercise: 45 min Zumba class, 2 mi jog

Starting to overeat again.

September 3, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 3 almonds
S: grapes
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 yellow peach, lime juice
S: tea!
1/2 of an entire hami melon (dang)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/bean sprout/carrot/onion/edamame stirfry
Dess: some bites of watermelon

Exercise: 1 hour Bodycombat (whoo!)

September 2, 2013

B: oatmeal, sugar
L:  lots and lots of leftovers from yesterady. LOTS. korean noodles, edamame, peanuts, short ribs, chicken wings
D: hot pot! spinach, romaine leafs, tofu, bean noodles, shrimp, chicken, and lots of peanut-black bean sauce
Dess: 1 peach

After 2 days of non-stop eating, I'm back to the same size I was a month ago. Uh-oh!

Exercise: swimming (20 laps roundtrip in middle pool)

September 1, 2013

B: oatmeal, 2 dates, brown sugar, 6 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 yellow peach, lime juice
S: 1 peach
D: oh man...I am not exaggerating when I say I ate too much. was eating so much that I threw up a little bit at the end. disgusting.
Labor Day BBQ in Irvine
- meat: ribs, chicken wings, kalbi
- veggies: cold dishes - edamame, peanut/celery, mango salad, corn salad
- carbs: cold noodles
Dess: lots and lots of mooncake, watermelon, nuts, nian gao.....ugh so good but so bad!

Exercise: 1 hour Just Dance

August 31, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1 american date, 6 almonds

L: spring greens, kabocha, purple yam, lime juice, 1 avocado

S: 1 peach, 3 strawberries

D: on hornblower cruise with Rishi and the fam! So much fun.

Salad w walnut, bleu cheese, cranberries, spinach

Vegetarian lasagna (really great bc I can't cook this at home)

Dess: 1.5 slices raspberry cheesecake (wasn't the greatest cheesecake ever, but I loved it all the same!)

Tea

Exercise: 60 min bodycombat class

August 30, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 yellow peach, 6 almonds
S: coffee with almond milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 yellow peach, lime juice
S: peppers and hummus
D: 1 chicken drumstick, edamame/cauliflower/carrot/tofu stirfry
Dess: sea salt caramel frozen yogurt! 5 oz = 125 cal


Exercise: 60 min yoga class (w fave instructor)

August 29, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 yellow peach, 6 almonds
S: coffee with almond milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 yellow peach, lime juice
S: 1 yellow peach
tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, egg/tomato, carrot/kale/edamame
Dess: cantaloupe and grapes
ANOTHER peach! :( man....snacking hardcore today.

Exercise: 90 min Hiphop class...unfortunately, not as good as Zumba or Bodycombat, but hey, worth a try!

August 28, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 yellow peach, 6 almonds
S: coffee with almond milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 yellow peach, lime juice
S: peppers w/ hummus
1 peach
D: 1 chicken drumstick, cauliflower/carrot/tofu/kale stirfry
Dess: 2 bowls cantaloupe (thanks Ramsina)

dang, lots of snacking today

Exercise: 60 min Zumba, 1 mi jog to gym

August 27, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 1/2 yellow peach, 6 almonds
S: coffee with almond milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 yellow peach, lime juice
S: peppers w/ hummus
1 peach
D: 1 chicken drumstick, cauliflower/carrot/tofu/kale stirfry

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat class (kicked my butt as per usual!)

August 26, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 6 almonds
S: coffee with almond milk
some bites from fruit and veggie platter in clinic
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, sweet potato, 1 avocado, 1 yellow peach, lime juice
S: peppers and hummus
1 mango
D: pea sprouts, tofu/onion/snow pea stirfsry, 1 chicken drumstick

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

August 25, 2013

B: 1 peach
L: 1 avocado, tons of trail mix, peanuts
D: 1 peach, tons of trail mix, peanuts
late D: non-fried ramen (made it for me and mark when we got back at 3 am(!)) - with egg, snow peas, mushroom, green onion

...again, way over, but that's ok....

Exercise: return trip! 8 mi, 3000 ft elevation loss (but there was still some decent uphill) hike from 3 PM to 8 PM. what a scramble! Thousand Island lake --> Lake Agnew --> Silver Lake

August 24, 2013

B: 1 ear corn, some bites of pepper, cauliflower, and snow peas, 2 nectarines
L: 1 avocado, tons of trail mix, peanuts
D: 1 avocado, tons of trail mix, peanuts

...yeah basically ran way over 2000 calories and daily fat content value. but that's ok b/c...

Exercise: oh my goodness. 8 mi, 3000 ft elevation hike from 10 AM to 5 PM! crazy crazy crazy.

August 23, 2013

B: oatmeal, raspberries, brown sugar, 3 almonds
S: coffee with almond milk
L: spring greens, 1/2 cucumber, kabocha squash, sweet potato, 1/2 yellow peach (small)
S: 1/2 yellow peach, 1/4 yellow pepper, salsa
D: dinner in Irvine! Thanks mom
- corn salsa
- breaded chicken breast
- peanut/celery/beancurd
- san bei chicken w/ tofu and edamame
- bok choy
- steamed egg

Exercise: none - tonight was the drive up to Silver Lake!

August 22, 2013

B: oatmeal, raspberries, brown sugar, 3 almonds
S: coffee with almond milk
L: spring greens, 1/2 cucumber, kabocha squash, sweet potato, 1 yellow peach (small)
S: 1 yellow peach, 1/4 yellow pepper
tea
D: dinner with the fam
- bokchoy by me
- carrot/celery/potato curry by Margaret
- 1 dumpling, 2 pcs beef by Taz
- zha jiang mian (black bean sauce peanut butter noodles) by Kevin/me
Ate 3 small-to-med size platefuls...oops.

Dess: 90 cal soy milk ice cream sandwich (thanks Kevin)

Exercise: 60 min yoga class (Advanced one this time - was sweating like crazy! I think it's too hot for me)

August 21, 2013

B: oatmeal, raspberries, brown sugar, 6 almonds
S: coffee with almond milk
tea
L: spring greens, 1/2 cucumber, kabocha squash, sweet potato, 1/2 mango
S: 1 yellow peach, 1/4 yellow pepper
1/4 bag boiled edamame (120 cal)
D: 1 chicken drumstick (the ralphs ones are so small!), cauliflower/carrot/snow peas/onion stirfry
Dess: 1 mango

Exercise: 60 min Zumba class, 1 mi jog there

August 20, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 6 almonds
S: coffee with almond milk
L: spring greens, avocado, 1/2 cucumber, kabocha squash, sweet potato, 1/2 mango
S: 1 yellow peach
1/4 bag of boiled edamame (120 cal) - so good! had this before my workout so I could last til a late dinner.
D: 1 chicken drumstick, green bean/kale/carrot stirfry
Dess: 1/2 mango

Exercise: 60 min bodycombat (man, this class is HARD), walk

August 19, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 3 almonds
S: coffee with almond milk
L: spring greens, 1/2 cucumber, kabocha squash, sweet potato, 1/2 mango
S: 1 yellow peach, 5 grapes
tea
D: tofu/carrot/cauliflower/green bean stirfry, 1 chicken drumstick
Dess: 1/2 mango


Exercise: 60 min Zumba (w/ fave instructor!), walk

August 18, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, 6 almonds, sugar

L: cucumber, pig ear, dumplings, tofu soup, peanut and beef

S: grapes, 1 peach

D: Korean with Dan and mark!

- vegetable tofu soup (spicy), lots and lots of kimchi

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

I think I majorly overate this weekend....gained 4 lbs :/

August 17, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 5 almonds

S: little Italy farmers market taste tests! Hummus and chips, soup, dip, salsa, 1/4 chocolate, granola, fruit...prob way too much heh
L: spring greens, 1/2 cucumber, kabocha squash, sweet potato
S: 1 yellow peach

D: home sweet home. Bamboo beef, romaine lettuce, winter melon seaweed soup, celery/bean curd/peanut

Dess: grapes

Exercise: 60 min bodycombat, swimming (10 back and forth laps)

August 16, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 5 almonds
L: spring greens, 1/2 cucumber, kabocha squash, sweet potato
S: 1 yellow peach, blueberries

D: 1 chicken drumstick, tofu/cauliflower/onion stirfry

Dess: eight treasures tea w 2 jujubes, Longyan, goji berries

Exercise: 60 min yoga

August 15, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar, 3 almonds
L: spring greens, 1/2 cucumber, kabocha squash, sweet potato
S: 1 yellow peach
2 bites chocolate cake (in the eye center lounge, too yummy to ignore! sorry tummy)
D: dinner with the fam - Rishi, Taz, and our guest Linda! <3
cauliflower/carrot/celery stirfry by me
Trader Joe's teriyake chicken by Rishi
alfredo pasta with celery/mushroom by Linda (yes, I had some. it was delicious!)

Exercise: 3.3 mi run (3 loops around miramar)

August 14, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, 3 almonds

L: spring greens, kabocha squash, cucumber, sweet potato

S: tea

1 yellow peach

D: Kale/cauliflower/tofu/carrot/mint stirfry, 1 chicken drumstick

Dess: 1/3 mango, blueberries

Exercise: 60 min Zumba, 2 mi jog

August 13, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, 2 almonds

L: spring greens, kabocha squash, cucumber, sweet potato

S: coffee with almond milk

1 yellow peach

D: Kung pao green beans/carrots/onion, 1 chicken drumstick

Exercise: 60 min bodycombat class!

August 12, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, brown sugar

S: 10 almonds, sunflower seeds

L: spring greens, kabocha squash, cucumber

S: 1 yellow peach

1/3 mango

D: salmon fillet, celery/carrot/tofu stirfry

Exercise: Zumba class w fave instructor <3

August 11, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, sugar

L: salad w chicken and peach, some bean sprout Korean noodles

S: almonds, popcorn

D: cucumber, lotus root, chicken, salmon sashimi, romaine lettuce, mango salad, daikon, bokchoy soup

Dess: half a moon cake, watermelon, sunflower seeds

Exercise: 30 min DDR, 30 min Just Dance

August 10, 2013

B: 1 banana, 1 tangerine (hurriedly eaten before us customs haha)

Oatmeal, sugar

Coffee with skim milk

L: broccoli, bok choy in soup, fried bean curd

S: almonds, one mango

D: hot pot - chicken, shrimp, lettuce, cabbage, bean sprouts

Dess: strawberries

Exercise: yoga

August 9, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar

S: 4 rice crackers, 1 tangerine, 1 apple

L: raw veggies and ranch dip, 1 avocado

D: Korean food in banff!

Seafood hotpot, bulgogi, kalbi, kimchi, 2 pcs seafood pancake

Exercise: sulphur mountain hike (5.5 mi, 2000 ft elev), Johnston canyon

August 8, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, sugar

1 banana

S: 1 apple, 3 rice crackers

L: 1 avocado

D: Thai food in banff - very small portions :(

Pad Thai, lemongrass veggies, ginger tofu, kalbi, Singapore noodles

Dess: tea, a mint candy

Exercise: hiking in lake Louise and lake Agnes (8 km, 11 to 4)

August 7, 2013

B: melon, 1/2 oatmeal with blueberries and sugar

Coffee with skim milk

L: talloudeh salad, 3 bites pita shawarma sandwich

S: some of heidis fruit smoothie (150 cal), 3 rice crackers

1 apple

D: fried pork chops, snow peas, pork blood congee

Dess: blueberries

Exercise: swimming, walking in south glen more park, river floating

August 6, 2013

B: pineapple, cantaloupe, strawberries, honeydew

1/2 oatmeal, honey, blueberries

Coffee with skim milk

L: 3 halves of a roasted vegetable wrap (with 3 bites of wrap, wrap otherwise removed), sprouts, cherry tomatoes

D: 3 course meal in heritage park!

small salad, raw veggie sticks with ranch

Sauteed Portobello mushroom, pepper, asparagus, carrot, broccoli sprout

Dess: mint chocolate creme cake....so yummy!

Exercise: hike through edworthy park (2.5 hour walk)

August 5, 2013

B: oatmeal, sugar

S: black coffee w skim milk

L: 'small' pho with brisket, bean sprouts, basil, hoisin sauce

S: 1 apple

D: raw bell peppers, celery, cherry tomatoes, edamame (2.5 plates) with ranch dressing

Exercise: corn maze! 3 mi on treadmill (4.5, 5, 5.5 mph each mile)

August 4, 2013

B: oatmeal, sugar, dried cranberries, 2 walnuts, 4 almonds

L: dim sum!

Chicken feet, dumplings (fried and dragon), pumpkin taro square, duck tongue

S: 2 tangerines, 2 raw baby peppers

6 candied peanuts

D: Szechuan food: spicy beef, bean sprout/chicken/green onion stir fry, rice noodles, bean noodles, pickled cabbage

Exercise: 5 mi walking (3 hours) through beautiful fish creek park + 1 mi post dinner walk along bow river

August 3, 2013

B: oatmeal, blueberries, sugar

L: Greek salad, quinoa, chickpeas

1 apple

1 peach

D: yummy Thai in Calgary!

banana leaf wrapped chicken, pad Thai, spicy lemongrass shrimp mint salad

Exercise: 3 mi on treadmill, ranging 4 to 5.2 mph, 300 cal

August 2, 2013

B: mark gave me a surprise! homecooked breakfast! but it was...baked goods...
1 oatcake (oat flour, wheat flour, butter, pine nuts, cranberry, sugar, baking soda)
lots of fruit - nectarine, raspberries, blackberries
thanks mark :)
L: spring greens, sweet potato, 1/2 mango, lemon juice
S: rest of mango (frozen)
D: dinner with the fam: hot pot!
cabbage, lettuce, chicken, tofu, bean noodles in chicken broth - with peanut sauce and spicy sauce
edamame/fried tofu/chicken
spicy pig ear
marinated cucumber
sooo good =w=
Dess: watermelon

Exercise: 4 mi run (to Bommer Canyon and back), family night walk <3

August 1, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, 1 walnut
S: 1 small coffee with almond milk <3
L: spring greens, sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, mango, lemon juice
S: 1 small yellow peach, blueberries, 1 sweet bell pepper (was surprisingly good raw, will have to use these as snacks!)
tea
D: dinner with the fam
- green bean/jicama/carrot/zucchini/tofu stirfry by me
- fish by margaret
- tomato/eggplant by taz
Dess: rest of mango

Exercise: 2.2 mi run (2 loops around miramar), 15 min dancing in my room (haha does that count?) - didn't get to exercise until very late tonight due to lab and friends, so it was a lot less than usual, but that's ok.

July 31, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
S: 1/2 korean melon
1 small coffee with almond milk <3
L: spring greens, sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, mango, lemon juice
S: lots of peppermint green tea
(everytime I got water for my tea, I had to say no to the incredible looking costco veggie pizza sitting in the lounge, hohoho.)
D: dinner at Kevin and Margaret's
mango/pepper salad
1 turkey patty (200 cal alone) with onions, avocado, and mustard

Kevin was kind enough to surprise me and Margaret with Sprinkles cupcakes. Unfortunately my mind couldn't quite get over the whopping 500 calories (!) each one is on average, so I couldn't bring myself to eat it. I just couldn't. If I want to treat myself to a dessert, I want it to be on my own terms, relatively pre-planned, self-chosen to be my favorite food so I can fully enjoy it and feel like I'm rewarding myself. I know this sounds weird. I'm sorry Kevin!

Exercise: 1 hour Zumba class + 1 mi jog

July 30, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
S: 1 cup coffee w/ a little almond milk <3
L: spring greens, sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, mango, lemon juice
S: lots of green tea
3 pita chips, 1 tortilla chip, salsa (ahhh I caved when I saw them in the lunch room!)
rest of mango
3 walnuts, 1 jujube
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/tofu/carrot/zucchini/green bean stirfry (yum!)

Exercise: 1 hour BodyCombat class (kicked my butt), 1 mi jog

July 29, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
S: 1 cup coffee w/ a little almond milk <3
L: spring greens, sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, mango, lemon juice
S: lots of green tea
1 bite home-made zucchini bread
D: mango/pepper salad (ate a little too much - 1 mango + 3 peppers!)
tomato/garlic/zucchini/carrot stirfry (not much)
1 chicken drumstick

Exercise: 1 hour Zumba + 1 mi jog

July 28, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, strawberries
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/2 avocado, strawberries, lemon juice
D: Dinner with Mark (at long last)!
At Liang's Kitchen, b/c Mark craved taiwanese fast food:
- three vegetable cold dish (san yang): pickled cabbage, cucumber, and bamboo shoots (very good, tasted like Yu's Garden)
- 1 pc green onion-wrapped Taiwanese pork roll (convinced Mark to take the rest home, haha)
- Snow Lettuce and Pork Noodle Soup (Xue Cai Rou Si Mian): with hand-made noodles! (ate 1/2 the noodles, all the soup veggies and rou si)
Ate a lot, but very tasty

Exercise: 1 hour Zumba class (This instructor wasn't very good...didn't work up a sweat until 30 min in. Prob won't go on Sundays anymore).

July 27, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, strawberries
L: spring greens, sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, strawberries, lemon juice
S: 1 lg yellow nectarine
LOTS of hummus and pita chips (130 cal/6 chips) :(. Went to ophtho mixer, resisted the pizza and cookies but sank for the hummus and pita....sigh. at least 300 cal.
D: 1 chicken drumstick, leftover chapchae, broccoli/carrot/lettuce/onion stirfry

Exercise: 1 hour Zumba class + 1 mi jog

July 26, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, strawberries, blueberries
S: small coffee w/ almond milk
L: spring greens, sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, strawberries, lemon juice
S: 1 lg yellow nectarine
D: 1 chicken drumstick, mint mango salad, korean noodles
Dess: 1/2 a korean melon

Exercise: 75 min yoga class

July 25, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, strawberries, blueberries
S: mango ceylon tea
L: spring greens, sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, strawberries, lemon juice
S: 1 lg yellow nectarine
D: Dinner w/ Marg, Taz, and Rishi
- Korean chapchae (glad everyone liked it. added carrots, mushroom, onion, sesame seeds and peppers - great combo)
- tofu/chicken (in soy sauce/corn starch) by Marg
- eggplant/onion/tomato by Taz
- chicken panang curry and pilaf (leftovers from a restaurant) by Rishi
I probably overate, but food and company was great. Very spicy :)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba class, 1 mi jog

July 24, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, strawberries, blueberries
S: black coffee w/ almond milk <3
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, strawberries, lemon juice
S: 1 lg yellow nectarine
ginseng tea (mmm)
D: 1/2 Salmon filet (from a flash frozen package, really great - cooked faster than the salmon steak from Zion. excited to use the rest of this!), tofu/celery/carrot stirfry

Exercise: 60 min Zumba class, 1 mi jog

July 23, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, strawberries, blueberries
S: black coffee w/ sugar
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, strawberries, lemon juice
S: 1 lg yellow nectarine
D: 1 chicken drumstick, mint mango salad (no dressing, too lazy), sweet & sour jicama root

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat class. walked instead of jogged to/from gym

July 22, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, strawberries
S: small black coffee with skim milk
L: spring greens, kabocha squash (thanks mom), sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, strawberries, lemon juice
S: 1 lg yellow nectarine
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/carrot/mushroom/kale/onion stirfry (cooked a little too much again, will reduce tomorrow)

Exercise: 1 hour Zumba class (really great instructor on Mondays), 1 mi jog

July 21, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
L: dragon dumplings, marinated cucumber, 2/3 ear of corn, broccoli, bean sprouts
D: hot pot!! chicken, shrimp, tofu, bean noodles (fen si), cabbage, cilantro, lettuce, and plenty of peanut-black bean sauce :) mmmm
Dess: watermelon! a lot

Exercise: swimming! (15 round trip laps in middle pool)

July 20, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
L: spring greens (only 1 handful left, so I substituted with some other veggies), 1/2 sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, 1 cucumber, jicama, 1 celery stick, lemon juice
S: 1 mango
D: 1 chicken drumstick, zucchini/carrot/pepper/mushroom stirfry (sesame seeds and soy sauce). yum!

Exercise: 2.0 mi jog, 3 mi hike in Mission Trails Regional Park w/ Mark, Marg, and Kevin (very steep but great view and weather!), 75 min yoga class

July 19, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
S: tea
L: spring greens, 1/2 sweet potato, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, 1 nectarine, lemon juice
S: tea
D: at long last, date night with Mark!
1.5 rolls of rice-less sushi at Shiku Sushi - very unique flavor, loved how they used cucumber to wrap the fish
Dess: frozen yogurt at Froglander's - 5 oz coconut (125 cal) with chopped almond pieces (100 cal?). it was truly delicious. at a very charming family-owned little shop that has been open for 25 years.

Exercise: 2.5 mi jog, 60 min Zumba toning class (with my favorite instructor! pity she only teaches once a week, just started now, and is gone next week :( )

July 18, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
S: coffee w/ skim milk, cinnamon
L: spring greens, 1/2 sweet potato, beet, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 cucumber, slice of mango, lemon juice
S: tea
D: dinner with marg, taz, and rishi!
tofu/onion/kale/cabbage/carrot stirfry, eggplant/tomato stirfry, miso soup, curry (paste with potato, eggplant, and green peppers) - had 2 med size plate fuls, a decent portion
Dess: 1/2 mango :(

Exercise: ~1.5 mi jog, 60 min Zumba class
jacuzzi with friends!

July 17, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
S: grapes
cinn/orange tea
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, beet, 1/2 avocado, lemon juice
S: 1/2 mango
more tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, 1 cucumber, tofu/green bean/bean sprout/celery/carrot stirfry (cut down the portion to 2/3 of my usual humongous pan, still was full so it was good!)
Dess: eight treasures tea (1 jujube, 2 longyan)

Exercise: ~1.5 mi jog, 60 min Zumba class, post-dinner walk

July 16, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
S: 2 slivers mango, 1 pita chip
coffee
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, beet, 1/2 avocado
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato/egg, broccoli/celery/carrot/kale stirfry (again, a lot)
Dess: a TON of peanuts (I finished the bag! so good, no more for the week)
1/3 frozen mango (delicious! tastes like sorbet)

Exercise: 3.3 mi jog (3 loops around miramar), 1.4 mi walk afterwards (loop to Hilton and back)

July 15, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, beet, 1/2 avocado, 1 yellow peach
S: green grapes
1 small coffee with skim milk + cinammon
1/2 frozen mango (delicious! tastes like sorbet)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/onion/carrot/kale stirfry (a lot)
Dess: peanuts, eight treasures tea

Exercise: 1.5 mi walk, 60 min Zumba class, 1.5 jog

July 14, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blackberries
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, beet, 1/2 avocado, 1 yellow peach
S: 2 bites apple pie from Julian! very yummy.
raspberries
peanuts
D: 1 chicken drumstick, leftover salmon, cabbage/bamboo/carrot/zucchini stirfry
peanuts

Exercise: 3.3 mi run (3 loops miramar)

July 13, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blackberries, shredded coconut + cinammon as toppings (sparingly)
S: 1 mango
peanuts
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, beet, 1/2 avocado
S: peanuts (I really need to wean myself off these..)
grapes
black mango tea
D: pan-fried salmon (cooked myself for first time! used red cooking wine and lemon. took a long time to get the middle part cooked, but tasted great at the end), sesame celery/tofu/carrot stirfry

Exercise: 3 mi jog to/from gym, 40 min Zumba (the gym class was cancelled w/o notice, which was disappointing, but there was a kids camp that was doing family outdoor Zumba, so with permission I danced with them! not very good workout, but the routine was very funny and cute), 75 min yoga class (was having stomach pains before class, much better afterwards.)

July 12, 2013

B: 1.5 servings of oatmeal, brown sugar, blackberries
S: eight treasures tea
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, beet, 1/2 avocado, 1 yellow nectarine (mmm)
S: 1 small coffee with skim milk
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato/eggdrop soup, carrot/onion/pepper/bean sprout/bamboo/tofu stirfry

Exercise: 60 min yoga class, 2 mi walk to ralphs

July 11, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blackberries
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 mango
S: 1 small coffee with skim milk
D: A TON of food!!! Went to a potluck at Rishi's, was fantastic to see everyone but I went way overboard. Probably had at least 5 platefuls of:
- kung pao green beans/carrots/pepper/peanuts (I'm glad I brought this b/c there were several vegetarians there)
- DELICIOUS cold noodle salad: buckwheat soba noodles, cucumber, tofu in sesame/soy/lemon sauce (will have to ask Bennett and Frances for recipe)
- 2 mushroom turnover appetizers
- 1 meatball
- chicken breast (8 cubes?) - was part of a larger rice dish
- some pasta salad (mostly went for the veggies in it)
- 1 pretzel chew
- candied walnut/cranberry/apple/feta/lettuce salad

Dess: 2 slices watermelon
2 helpings of apple crumble (apple, oatmeal, sugar, butter)
1 slice red velvet cake

Yeah...wayyy too much, but it was a wonderful evening.

Exercise: 2 mi run to gym, Zumba class 60 min, 2 mi from gym + 2 mi night walk

July 10, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blackberries
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, purple yam, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 green apple (small)
vegetarian sandwich: 1 slice wheat bread, pesto, red bell pepper, tomato, cucumber, alfafa sprouts, mustard
There was free food at our ethics seminar today. Managed to pass up on scones, muffins, and cookies, gave away my chips and oreos, but still couldn't pass up on the sandwich!! Took off 1 slice of bread and the cheese
10 raw peanuts
blackberries (6)
dang there was a lot of snacking today.
D: 1 chicken drumstick, bean sprout/carrot/pepper/onion stirfry
Dess: 1/2 mango

Exercise: 2 mi run to/from gym, Zumba class 60 min, 2 mi night walk to/from movie theater (went with Margaret to see Despicable Me 2!)

July 9, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blackberries
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 mango
D: 1 chicken drumstick, kung pao green beans/bell pepper/carrot w/ LOTS of peanuts (need to cut down on that, eheh.), 2 cucumbers raw
Dess: 1 jujube, eight treasures tea (thanks mom)

Exercise: 1 mi run, Zumba class 60 min, 2 mi night walk

July 8, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blackberries
S: 5 raw peanuts
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, 1/2 mango
S: green grapes
1 small coffee w/ added skim milk + cinnamon
D: 1 chicken drumstick, bokchoy w/ mushroom, broccoli/pepper/bean sprout/cilantro stirfry - cooked and ate with Mark

Exercise: Cardiopump class (aerobics + strength training) 60 min - Zumba class got canceled :( + 2.5 mi jog to gym

July 7, 2013

B: oatmeal, honey, blackberries
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, purple yam, 1 whole avocado (kinda small?)
S: watermelon!
D: steamed sea bass (in soy sauce + cilantro), broccoli/onion stirfry, spicy watermelon rind w/ beancurd, winter melon soup w/ seaweed
Dess: more watermelon!

Exercise: morning hike with the fam (3 mi, in Laguna Coast Nature Preserve - sunny but peaceful), yoga class 60 min, swimming (10 laps in a bigger pool)

July 6, 2013

B: oatmeal, honey, dried cranberries, walnuts
L: an inordinate amount of DIM SUM (at Sam Woo) - chicken feet, veggie dumplings, lobster, beef/onion stirfry, shrimp roll, taiwanese bok choy, 1/2 pc of taro almond dessert
S: Zion market fruit taste tests
D: hot pot: spinach, bean noodles (fen si), tofu in peanut/black bean sauce, salmon sashimi - yum!
Dess: hami melon (a lot)

Exercise: Zumba (in Irvine with Veronica, old favorite instructor!), swimming (20 roundtrips)

July 5, 2013

B: oatmeal, honey, dried cranberries, walnuts
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, purple yam
S: grapes, 3 walnuts
D: cabbage/zucchini/pepper/carrot/mushroom stirfry, taiwanese bokchoy, chicken bone soup with tofu, 4 dices of san bei chicken

Exercise: 3 mi walk w/ mom and dad, 20 roundtrip laps swimming (in our small local pool) - was nice to swim vs running, 10 min yoga

July 4, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, purple yam, hami melon
S: 1 slice watermelon
D: picnic at the beach: mint mango salad, tofu/edamame, bokchoy, 1 pork chop, lots of chapchae and mi fen (rice noodles), beancurd/cilantro
ate a LOT!!!
Dess: tea, 1 slice watermelon

Exercise: 45 min Zumba (ruined by poor internet connection, but hey, what can ya do)

Happy 4th of July!

July 3, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
S: 15 peanuts, green grapes
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, purple yam, 1 whole white nectarine
S: black coffee w/ skim milk
1 bite of tiramisu again :(
D: 1 chicken drumstick, leftover kale/bean sprout/carrot/yellow squash stirfry
Dess: 2 oatmeal cranberry walnut cookies
(baked with M, M, Frances, and Bennett) - small, about the size of ping pong balls
hibiscus tea

Exercise: 60 min Zumba class + 2.1 mi run (to and from gym)

July 2, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, purple yam, 1/2 white nectarine
D: 1 chicken drumstick, leftover thai curry, kale/bean sprout/carrot/yellow squash stirfry (with cilantro, onions, green onions, and a little soy sauce for flavor - helped sweeten the kale), cucumber (ate w/ Mark)
Dess: 1 whole mango (!)

Exercise: 50 min Zumba videos (mmm) + 15 min yoga

July 1, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
S: grapes
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, purple yam, 1/2 white nectarine, 1/2 persimmon
S: 1 bite tiramisu :( - noooo stay away from the communal fridge!!
ginseng tea (mmmm)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, homemade panang curry!! (with tofu, bean sprouts, spinach, kale, carrots, and onion. Sauce made using curry paste, leftover oil from baking chicken, and greek yogurt)
Unfortunately, ate too much curry and felt uncomfortably full for a long time afterwards - I think it was the dairy of the greek yogurt that I wasn't used to (the fatty chicken soup base, too). Tasted pretty good though, will use less water next time to thicken it! Greek yogurt was a good substitute for coconut milk, still got the curry to precipitate.
Dess: 1 jujube, grapes
Exercise: 3.3 mi run (3 loops around miramar), 15 min yoga

DONE with the Dietbet! So relieved.

June 30, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, purple yam
S: 1 jujube, mango ceylon tea (thanks mark)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, zucchini/kale in tomato/garlic/basil stirfry (ended up more like a soup!)
Dess: 5 grapes

Exercise: 3 mi walk, 45 min Zumba videos, 15 min yoga

June 29, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
S: a ton of taste tests at the Little Italy farmers market! Fruit, hummus dips w/ chips or carrots, tea, soups, dates
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, purple yam
S: peanuts :( and 2 walnuts. Tea
leftover stirfry
D: 1 chicken drumstick, cabbage/carrot/zucchini stirfry (failed to use curry paste properly - will try adding greek yogurt to next attempt!)
Dess: more tea!

Exercise: 75 min Yoga class (love), 2.2 mi run

June 28, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, 5 raw peanuts
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, beet, purple yam, 1/2 donut peach
S: 1 yellow peach
tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, leftover kale/zucchini/pepper/onion stirfry, kale/broccoli/onion/carrot/cabbage stirfry with EXTRA peanuts!!! (cooked for two but ate by myself :( )

Exercise: 45 min Zumba videos (and some stretching/impromptu yoga afterwards...should always make extra time to do this! felt really great after 3 days of running)

June 27, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, 2 walnuts
L: spring greens, kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, beet, purple yam, 1/2 donut peach
S: 1 yellow peach
orange-hibiscus tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, celery/carrot, kale/zucchini/pepper/onion stirfry (first time trying kale! not too bad, a little bitter)
Dess: 2 walnuts

Exercise: 4.4 mi run (4 loops around Miramar)

June 26, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, 2 walnuts
L: spring greens, jap sweet potato, wedge kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado
S: 12 oz. coffee w/ self-added milk + sugar
1 yellow peach
D: asparagus/bell pepper, spring greens, raw jicama root, eggplant/tomato, enoki mushroom, spinach, tofu/chicken (dinner w/ Margaret and Taz)
Dess: chrysanthemum jasmine tea, 1 jujube

Exercise: 3.3 mi jog (3 loops around Miramar)

June 25, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
L: spring greens, jap sweet potato, wedge kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, 3 strawberries
S: 12 oz. coffee w/ self-added milk + sugar
D: 2 tea egg whites (1/4 of a yolk), leftover eggdrop/tomato soup, bean noodles in bokchoy soup, cabbage/zucchini/carrot/mushroom stirfry (mushrooms were a great addition, thanks mom), leftover corn salsa
Dess: chrysanthemum jasmine tea, 1 jujube, 2 strawberries

Exercise: 4.4 mi jog (4 loops around Miramar)

June 24, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
L: spring greens, jap sweet potato, wedge kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado
S: peanuts, 1 nectarine, tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, tomato/eggdrop soup w/ bean noodles (fen si) - success!, zucchini/broccoli/pepper/brown onion stirfry (used green onions instead of soy sauce for seasoning, good idea mom), corn salsa, slice of beet

Exercise: 45 min Zumba videos

June 23, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
L: spring greens, jap sweet potato, wedge kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 nectarine
1 mango
leftovers from dinner last night (was so hungry after the hike!)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, leftovers kung pao green beans and jicama, new kung pao zucchini and pepper with EXTRA peanuts (I ate a lot of this :( ), bokchoy

Ate a lot today

Exercise: 6 mi hike to Potato Chip! Quite strenuous but fun
60 min yoga class (took a heated yoga class - was interesting at 98 F, but I think I'll stick to the lukewarm temperatures)

June 22, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
L: spring greens, jap sweet potato, wedge kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado
S: 1 nectarine
D: homemade chicken katsu, asparagus, kung pao green beans and jicama, corn salsa - thanks Mom!

Exercise: none - family fun at Sea World!

June 21, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries

L: spring greens, jap yam, 1/2 wedge kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado, beets

S: raspberries
tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, cauliflower, asparagus, spinach w nuts (ate w Mark)

Exercise: 30 min Zumba class, 60 min bodycombat martial arts class

June 20, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries

L: spring greens, purple yam, 1/2 wedge kabocha squash, 1/2 avocado

S: raspberries
tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, sweet and sour jicama root, bokchoy, eggplant and tomato (w Margaret and Taz)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba class

June 19, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries, raspberries
S: 3 hazelnuts, 2 pistachio nuts :( in b/t clinic
L: spring greens, purple yam, 1/2 wedge kabocha squash, strawberries, 1/2 avocado
S: raspberries, blueberries
tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick, sweet and sour jicama root (mmm), broccoli/cabbage/onion stirfry

Need to start portion controlling. Dinner eating is getting out of control. Either cook less or pack it up girl.

Exercise: 60 min Zumba class, 3 mi night run (fell and broke my iPhone screen :( )

June 18, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
S: 1 handful cashews :( in b/t surgeries
L: spring greens, purple yam, 1/2 wedge kabocha squash, strawberries, 1/2 avocado
S: 1/2 apple
D: 1 chicken drumstick, squash and pepper (didn't taste good w/o black bean sauce and peanuts - will have to buy those), celery/carrot

Exercise: 2.2 mi nightwalk, 45 min Zumba (videos)

June 17, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
L: spring greens, 1 slice japanese yam, 1/2 wedge kabocha squash, 1 nectarine, 1/2 avocado
S: 1/2 apple
D: 1 chicken drumstick, asparagus, broccoli/lettuce (w/ Mark)

Exercise: 3.6 mi run from One Miramar to the beach! Went slowly (lots of elevation changes), but at least didn't stop

June 16, 2013

B: Corner Bakery w/ friends: Chilled Swiss Oatmeal (yogurt, rolled oats, apple, banana, cranberry) = 350 cal
coffee w/ skim milk ~18 oz
D: kung pao zucchini/peanut/pepper (yum), broccoli/cabbage/onion, bokchoy, tomato/eggdrop soup
Dess: blackberries, tea
Exercise: 3 mi walk w/ Mom, 60 min yoga class

June 15, 2013

B: oatmeal, sugar, blueberries
L: chicken soup w/ bokchoy, chicken, and bean noodles (fen si), 5 pcs nian gao w/ mushroom and lettuce, corn salsa, jicama root (a LOT)
S: grapes and raspberries
D: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, beet, 1 nectarine
leftover broccoli/onion/carrot, 1 bowl chicken soup


Exercise: 3 mi walk w/ Mom, 60 min yoga

worst day so far....

June 14, 2013

B: oatmeal, sugar, blueberries
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, kabocha squash, purple yam, beets, 2 strawberries
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/carrot/onion/mushroom, root, tomato/eggdrop soup
ginger tea

Exercise: 1.5 mi walk w/ Mom, 2 short blogilates videos (Call Me Maybe Squats, Drive By (Inner Thigh), ~3.5 mi night run (through Turtle Rock), some swimming

June 13, 2013

B: oatmeal, sugar, blueberries
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, kabocha squash, purple yam, beets
D: 1 pork spare rib, 2 pcs san bei chicken + tofu, cabbage/mushroom/root, green beans, celery/carrot
Dess: 4 cherries, tea

Exercise: 3 mi walk w/ Mom, 1 blogilates videos (POP Spring), 45 min Zumba videos

June 12, 2013

B: oatmeal, honey, blueberries
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, kabocha squash, purple yam, beets
D: tofu + 4 pcs san bei chicken (dice-sized), beancurd/garlic sprout/SQUASH stirfry (really good), green beans, celery/carrot
tea

Exercise: 3 mi walk w/ Mom, 2 blogilates videos (Arms on Fire, Muffintopless 5), 45 min Zumba

June 11, 2013

B: oatmeal, honey, blueberries
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, 1 slice kabocha squash, purple yam
S: green grapes
lemon/honey/ginger tea
D: 1 pork spare rib, 2 pcs san bei chicken (dice-sized), 2 scoops corn salsa, sauteed cauliflower, bokchoy, and BEETS! (made beets for the first time myself, tasted amazing)

Exercise: ~4 mi run (was a 5 mi trail but I had to walk 1 mi), Blogilates videos (Abs on Fire, Gentleman, Drive By Inner Thighs)