March 31, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk
S: 5 almonds
tea
L: spinach, fennel, beet, kabocha, 1/4 avocado
S: 1 small/med green apple
D: tomato/onion/zucchini/mushroom/carrot
tilapia, asparagus (thanks Mark)
Dess: 4 kumquats

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

March 30, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, soy milk
S: 1 coffee w/ soy milk
5 almonds
L: spinach/fennel/kale, beet, 1/4 avocado, kabocha, cucumber
S: 1 pc white chocolate w/ strawberry filling (Godiva sample)
1 small apple
tea
D: 1/2 chicken quarter, broccoli/tofu/carrot/shirataki stirfry
Dess: 4 kumquats

Exercise: 60 min yoga

March 29, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk
S: leftovers from yesterday's dinner
black coffee
5 almonds
L: spinach, fennel, kabocha, beets, 1/4 avocado
S: 1 small/med apple (bought this week's at a diff place, so they are not the typical mega Fujis)
3 kumquats
D: mint mango pepper salad
a few bites snow pea, asparagus
egg white, salmon (thanks Mark)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba (with a sub, Criseida - not bad)

B&F donated their local farmer's market subscription box to us this month as they are out of town, so M,T and I are now enjoying some fresh local produce! It's just a small box, but terribly nice of them anyways. Enjoyed today: fennel (a lemony tangy salad green), mint (unfortunately not as flavorful as the one I usually use)

March 28, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk
S: tea
5 almonds
L: spring greens, kabocha, beets, 1/4 avocado
S: 1 apple
4 kumquats
D: 1 chicken drumstick, broccoli/tofu/carrot/edamame/bamboo
Dess: 3 sips of Pinot Noir wine (thanks Eulanca)
3 kumquats

Exercise: 3.69 mi neighborhood run

March 27, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk
S: tea
L: spring greens, kabocha, beets, 1/4 avocado
S: 1 apple
5 almonds
3 kumquats
D: AA cai, asparagus
green beans, tilapia (thanks Mark)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

March 26, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk
S: 5 almonds, tea
L: spring greens, kabocha, beets, 1/4 avocado
S: black coffee
1 apple
D: 1 chicken drumstick skinless,
spicy eggplant/tomato/onion/tofu/mushroom/shirataki stirfry

Exercise: 2.25 mi neighborhood run w/ Margaret and Linh (we were gonna go further but Linh wanted to walk, which is fine), 1.5 mi walk back.

March 25, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk
S: 5 almonds, tea
L: spring greens, kabocha, beets, 1/4 avocado
S: 1 apple
D: eggplant/tomato/onion/tofu, 1/2 chicken quarter (thanks Mom)
Dess: 3 kumquats

Exercise: 60 min Zumba (tried a new teacher in Miramar, Maridel. not bad!)

March 24, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk, chia
S: black coffee, 2 kumquats
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/4 avocado
S: 1 apple
D: 1/2 chicken quarter, broccoli/eggplant/tofu/carrot/onion/mushroom/shirataki stirfry
Dess: 2 kumquats

Exercise: 60 min Zumba yay!

March 23, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk, chia
L: spring greens, kabocha, beet, 1/2 avocado
S: 5 almonds
1 apple
D: Korean food with M, M, M's mom, Eulanca, and Taz!
- vegetable soon tofu
- LOTs of kimchi (2 refills)
- 1/3 bowl rice :( I'm sorry, body!
Dess: 2 sesame soft nougats (thanks M's mom)

Exercise: none :/

Soooo kind of fell off the bandwagon today. Resisted chocolate and cookies?

March 22, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk, chia
S: 5 almonds, 2 kumquats
tea
L: spring greens, kabocha, beet, 1/4 avocado
S: 1 apple
D: cauliflower
spinach, sweet peas, tilapia (thanks Mark)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba step

March 21, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk, chia
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/4 avocado, beet
S: 1 apple
5 almonds
black coffee (making good use of that free hotel coffee...this is the 3rd day, haha)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, celery/beancurd/soybean sprout/mushroom/edamame stirfry
Dess: 1 papaya...ooops.

Exercise: a measly 2.5 mi jog - went 2 laps around to the local Camino Ruiz park. Not a bad place, good view of the canyon. Will find a longer route next time b/c this time I barely broke a sweat...

March 20, 2014

B: 1/2 c oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds, almond milk, chia
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/4 avocado, beet
S: 4 kumquats
1 apple
D: 1/2 chicken quarter (no skin), bok choy soup
green beans/asparagus, tilapia (thanks Mark)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

March 19, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar (I have now cut this down to 1/2 tbsp from 1-1 1/2), 10 almonds, almond milk
L: spring greens, 1/4 avocado, beet, kabocha squash
S: papaya
1/2 apple
coffee
D: 1/2 chicken quarter, no skin (nice and tender, thanks Mom)
eggplant/tomato/zucchini/onion/garlic stirfry (added paprika today! great spicy flavor, yum)
Dess: 1/2 apple

Exercise: 50 min "Cardio Mix" - tried out the Miramar gym today. There's still reasonably bad traffic going there at 5 PM (too close to freeway entrances), and the gym is very old and rundown compared to the one in La Jolla. However, the pros are that: a) it's not as crowded, and b) the group exercise room is HUGE, so even if I came late it probably wouldn't be a problem. Will try to get to the classes that aren't during rush hour. Cardio Mix was ok - not nearly as fun as Zumba, but it had me break a sweat for sure.

Happy First Day of Spring!
My diet has improved a little since removing myself from the MET and its free food. Weight for the last few days has been much more stable because of it, which is a relief. It's not nearly as 'clean' as my eating back in May/June 2013, but better than 1 year ago.

March 18, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 10 almonds
S: green tea
1 small pear
L: spring greens, 1/4 avocado, lots of beet, kabocha squash
S: some papaya
black coffee
1 apple
1 coffee glazed macadamia nut (thanks Taz)
D: lotus root, celery/beancurd/edamame/bean sprout stirfry
tilapia, egg whites (thanks Mark)
Dess: 4 kumquats

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

March 17, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds
S: green tea
L: spring greens, kabocha, 1/4 avocado, beet
S: 1 apple
6 kumquats
D: 1 chicken drumstick, celery/tofu/bean sprout/edamame stirfry

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

March 16, 2014

Totally forgot to enter my last two days - Birthday and moving! Highlight would have to be homemade Zucchini Carrot bread my friends and I baked, and then the 6-dish dinner Mom prepared for my move in date, and a piece of almond praline chocolate. Such a lucky girl. Thanks all!

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds
L: edamame/xue cai/beancurd, kabocha squash
S: 1 mini pear
1 apple
D: leftover edamame ^, tomato/zucchini/onion/tofu, 1 chicken drumstick

Exercise: 60 min yoga

Because I was on my feet so much, I think that made my eating habits have been a little better the past 2 days (less 'bored' or 'study' time to be tempted, no free food exposure either). Mindful eating is definitely my goal.

March 13, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, 5 almonds
S: black tea w/ soy milk
Last PBL Party:
1 square dulce de leche cheesecake (homemade, thanks JP)
1 pc smoked salmon over a circle of whole grain toast
1 bite of brownie (yes, one bite)
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, sweet potato, kabocha, cucumber, strawberry
S: 1/2 apple
D: tomato vegetable soup
asparagus, peppers, basa fish filet (thanks Mark)
Dess: 1 peanut butter chocolate square, 1 greek yogurt mini muffin :(
tea

Exercise: 45 min Zumba

bad day for eating...too many celebrations

March 12, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 small banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 5 almonds
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, sweet potato, cucumber, strawberry
dinner leftovers
S: blueberries
1 apple
D: happy hour with Theresa and Dr. Maribeth @ Trulucks!
- espresso margarita
- ceviche salsa w/ chips
- sweet potato fries
- 1/2 bacon slider (a tiny hamburger. didn't taste good so I didn't finish)
Dess: 1/3 of a carrot cupcake
1 orange (from the front yard!)

Exercise: 1 hr DDR

Happy Hour foods are never healthy, but the portions were reasonably small and I'm glad I didn't eat dinner after that.

March 11, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 5 almonds, splash of almond milk
S: 1 small pear
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, sweet potato, cucumber, strawberry
S: 1/2 honeydew
D: lotus root/carrot/tofu/celery
rest of leftover beef from Sat
Dess: 1 apple :(

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

March 10, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 5 almonds, splash of almond milk
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, sweet potato, cucumber, strawberry
S: 1 apple
1 bag mini pretzels (160 cal)
D: sushi night after renal final! @ Ahi Sushi and Grill, great casual sushi w/ 10 friends
- 1 protein roll (various fish and crab meat wrapped in soy paper, no rice)
- 1/2 ceviche roll (delicious! various fish rolls, with brown rice, covered in ceviche, dad's favorite haha) (thanks Mark)

Exercise: 30 min treadmill (~350 cal) - Zumba class was cancelled :(

March 9, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 5 almonds, splash of almond milk
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, squash, cucumber, strawberry
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
10 cashews
black coffee (made myself)
1/2 frozen banana
D: broccoli/onion/carrot/beef/shirataki stirfry (used 1/2 of yesterday's spicy beef leftovers, gave great flavor)
4 pcs sweet and sour shrimp
Dess: 1/4 honeydew melon

Exercise: 60 min yoga

March 8, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 10 almonds, splash of almond milk
S: 1/4 mini cantaloupe
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, squash, beet, strawberry
leftover chicken katsu
S: 1 apple
5 almonds
D: Szechuan dinner with Dad Mom and Hailey <3
sweet and sour shrimp, spicy boiling fish, beef dry pot
sweet tapioca soup!
Dess: 1 small pear, 1/4 orange

March 7, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 10 almonds, splash of almond milk, chia seeds
S: coffee w/ soy milk
5 nuts
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, squash, beet, strawberry
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
tea
1/2 frozen banana
D: tomato/eggplant/tofu/onion/carrot
asparagus, zucchini/carrot, salmon (thanks Mark)
Dess: 2 strawberries
1 thin coco-fleur cookie (32 calories)

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

March 6, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 10 almonds, splash of almond milk, chia seeds
S: coffee w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, squash, beets, cucumber, strawberry
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
5 nuts
D: chicken katsu, kung pao green bean/carrot/onion/tofu/jicama
salmon, asparagus (thanks Mark)
Dess: 2 slices cantaloupe

Exercise: 60 min Zumba (now my fave instructor is Dionne)

March 5, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 10 almonds, splash of almond milk, chia seeds
tea
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, squash, beets, cucumber, strawberry
S: 10 nuts
1 bite banana bread (literally)
D: End of POM dinner @ Eureka Burgers
- 'naked' beet burger (ie, I opted for no bread bun, no cheese, etc. Just beet, arugula, onion, and mushroom!)
- sweet potato fries
Dess: 1 apple
1 pomello

Exercise: DDR

March 4, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 10 almonds, splash of almond milk, chia seeds
S: small coffee w/ soy milk
1 pc homemade banana bread (thanks Theresa)
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, squash, beets, cucumber, strawberry
S: 1/4 cantaloupe
1 apple
D: chicken katsu, asparagus
green peas, chicken/mushroom, salmon (thanks Mark)
tea

Exercise: 60 min Bodycombat

March 3, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 10 almonds, splash of almond milk, chia seeds
S: tea w/ soy milk
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, squash, beets, cucumber, strawberry
the insides of a tofu vietnamese sandwich - pickled veggies, fried tofu (didn't eat the bread)
S: 1 apple, baby carrots
10 nuts
1/2 honey raisin bran muffin :/ (235 cal?)
D: 1 chicken drumstick, eggplant/onion/carrot/seaweed noodle stirfry
Dess: blackberries

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

March 2, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1/2 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, 10 almonds, splash of almond milk
S: coffee w/ almond milk
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, squash, beets, cucumber (ahhh)
S: 1 apple
tea
10 cashews, pistachios
D: tomato/eggplant/onion/tofu stirfry
1 pc flatbread, 1/4 apple
Dess: 1/4 cantaloupe, blackberries

Exercise: 60 min Zumba

March 1, 2014

Today was a terrible, terrible day for food... all day APAMSA conference, 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM. tried to plan but not as good as I used to be!
B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 banana, brown sugar, cinammon, almond milk
1/2 large banana nut muffin :(
coffee
L: 1.5 vietnamese sandwiches :(
S: 2 apples
1 oatmeal raisin cookie
D: banquet at Buca di Beppo (a chain Italian restaurant. M tried to get us Chinese but for a large party, it was too hard, so James found this one). The only partially redeeming factor was that I ate from the vegan menu, so the butter that the restaurant is famous for was avoided
- salad
- white bread w/ olive oil/balsamic vinegar
- whole wheat pasta w/ vegetables and tomato sauce
Dess: cannoli

Exercise: none

February 28, 2014

B: 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 frozen banana (small), brown sugar, cinammon, 10 almonds, 1/2 tsp chia seeds, almond milk
tea
L: spring greens, 1/2 avocado, beet, sweet potato, cucumber, strawberry
1 vegetarian banh mi sandwich
S: 1 frozen banana
D: 2 chicken drumsticks, broccoli/shirataki/tofu stirfry
Dess: 1 apple

Exercise: High Intensity Interval Training (oh gosh, this class was so hard)