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)