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