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)

June 10, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
tea
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, 1 slice kabocha squash, purple yam
S: 1 nectarine
D: mango mint pepper salad, green beans, bean curd w/ garlic sprout, tomato and egg soup with bean noodles, 3 pcs san bei chicken
(ate so much! oof)

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

June 9, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar
S: 3 cubes cantaloupe
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, 3 slices kabocha squash
[took a 4 hour nap! man. I don't know what I came down with, but I had major fatigue and light-headedness the entire day]
S:  barley green tea, 4 grapes
D: cabbage/mushroom/pepper stirfry, di gua (earth melon? crunchy veggie/starch), 1 homemade dumpling, 4 pcs mom's san bei chicken (so good!!)
Dess: 1 jujube (mmm) + more tea

Exercise: lots of walking around today - grocery shopping in morning, night walk w/ mom and Heidi at night, just dance for 20 min, 45 min Zumba (videos)

June 8, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
ginseng tea
L: leftover veggie strifry (1/2 bowl), 1 chicken drumstick
S: 2 jujubes, 5 walnuts
African Roobios herbal tea (from the fancy tea set!)
1/3 of a cantaloupe :( for shame!
D: cabbage/pepper/onion stirfry, cucumber, celery/carrot, steamed egg (ate with Mark)

Exercise: 1 hour Zumba class

June 7, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
ginseng tea
L: spring greens, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, 1 nectarine
S: 2 jujubes, 5 walnuts
African Roobios herbal tea (from the fancy tea set!)
D: 1 chicken drumstick (marinated), cabbage/pepper/carrot/onion stirfry in soy suace,  cucumber
~200 cal of alcohol

Exercise: 1 hour Zumba Toning class (with arm weights - hard!), ~1 hour of dancing with friends

June 6, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
S: honey/ginger/lemon tea
L: spring greens, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, 1 nectarine
S: 2 jujubes
1 medium coffee w/ some added milk (from Goldfish Point Cafe, unsure if milk was whole or skim)
D: 1 chicken drumstick (premarinated), celery/carrot/pepper, romaine hearts (ate with Mark)

Exercise: 1.5 blogilates POP videos (Gentleman, POP Abs - 5 min each), 2 mi run (rather short, should have gone longer - 2 loops around Miramar)

June 5, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
S: 1 jujube
honey/ginger/lemon tea - attempting to cure a sore throat
L: spring greens, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, 1 nectarine
D: 1 chicken drumstrick (premarinated), cabbage/pepper/carrot/onion stirfry in soy sauce, green beans, romaine hearts, cucumber (ate with Mark)

Exercise: 2 blogilates POP videos (Gentleman, Inner Thigh - 5 min each), 45 min Zumba (videos)

June 4, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, 3 walnuts, 1 jujube
L: spring greens, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, strawberries
D: 1 chicken drumstick (premarinated from Zion), broccoli/cabbage/pepper/onion/carrot stirfry
jasmine tea

Exercise: 4 mi run (La Jolla Farms beach + P-loop + some running back to Miramar)

June 3, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, extra blueberries, 3 walnuts (I think I was stress-eating before the test..)
ginseng tea
L: spring greens, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, strawberries
S: 3 slices cantaloupe
3 dried jujubes (hong zhao)
chrysanthemum tea
D: 1 chicken drumstick (premarinated from Zion), green beans in soy sauce, romaine lettuce heart stirfried, cucumber

Exercise: 2 mi run + Zumba class (and the subsequent walk 2 mi back) - definitely too much for me in one day! very tired.

June 2, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
L: spring greens, purple yam, 1/2 avocado,
S: 3 walnuts, 2 dried jujubes (hong zhao)
ginseng tea
1 yellow nectarine
D: 1 large bowl of vegetable and tofu pho in chicken broth! (rice noodles, cabbage, bean sprouts, basil, carrots, bamboo, tofu, plum sauce) (went w/ M, T, and Jeff - it was delicious. I chose this as an alternative to my normal brisket pho in beef broth, and it was just as tasty, so I think I'll order this instead in the future! should have left some and eaten a smaller portion -  to work on next visit.)
Exercise: 45 min Zumba (videos)

June 1, 2013

B: oatmeal, brown sugar, blueberries
L: spring greens, purple yam, 1/2 avocado, strawberries, blueberries
S: 1 baby coffee w/ 1/3 packet sugar (there was no milk available :( )
D: 1 chicken drumstick, asparagus/carrot stirfry, cucumber, 1/2 corn on the cob
Dess: 1 yellow nectarine

Exercise: 75 min yoga class