March 2008

I’ve always known that it’s unwise to shop on an empty stomach, even when I wasn’t counting calories. But somehow I thought it would be ok to go shopping today before I ate anything. Well, I was fairly disciplined and only spent $68, mainly on fresh meat and produce, but I did pick up a package of sugar free chocolate sandwich cookies (that I didn’t need); sweetened with maltitol, multi-grain chips, and dried papaya.

So, I was fine all through the store, but when I got home I was starving and the temptation of putting the cookies and dried papaya away was too much for me; I ended up eating 3 of the cookies, about 7 chips, and a few pieces of the dried papaya. OMG dried papaya is ADDICTIVE! It didn’t have any added sugar, but it was insanely sweet and chewy. Ugh, I could have eaten the entire pint. Geez, it’s SO GOOD. And the cookies and chips were delicious too, but lesson learned, don’t go shopping OR unpack groceries on an empty stomach lol.

I still ate all of my menu today, except for most of my snacks. Ah well, I went over my calories. I did make up for it with my workout though. I did strength training for about 40 minutes, plus intense cardio for over 30 minutes. I’m still sore from strength training. Obviously I worked myself harder than I have in a long time, which is good. I think. lol We’ll find out tomorrow I guess.

I used to not eat until I was beyond hungry for most of my life and then I’d just let go and eat 3 meals worth of food in one sitting when I did eat. Even when I was in school; no breakfast, skipped lunch most of the time, then I came home and chowed down on and off until I went to sleep. Terrible, TERRIBLE habit to be in. I’m pretty much off of that way now, I eat within a few hours of waking up most of the time, sometimes sooner if I”m extra hungry. And eating frequently helps keeps my portions in control. When I’m satisfied I have no problem not overeating, but when I’ve gone too long without eating, I just lose all my senses. I’m glad I didn’t go too far today, I won’t make the same mistake tomorrow, even though it’s only a “1400 calorie” day.

After I ate the groceries that were supposed to be put away untouched, I did strength training, then I feasted on this lovely post-workout meal:

Something about fruit + a sandwich after working out floats my boat lately, especially pears! YUMMY! So ripe and sweet, loved it. I made the sandwich on 2 toasted slices of Alvarado St. flax seed bread (100 cal), then piled on ¼ cup/56g Bumble Bee low sodium tuna (70 cal) made with: 2 TBSP Smart Beat fat free mayo (20 cal), 30g diced red onions (15 cal), and 1 plum tomato (15 cal). I added 1 cup arugula (5 cal). With 166g side of red pear, this was a fabulous meal for only 325 calories to perk up my aching muscles.

I waited awhile to do cardio, then I finally did it and worked up a crazy, intense sweat. It felt really good, but I’m wiped out now lol. My post-cardio meal was most excellent too:

A teriyaki turkey burger with avocado, MMMMMM!! Wonderful! I get tired of the same ole, same ole on burgers once in awhile, so I like to experiment and this was a total success. I cooked 4oz ground turkey breast (120 cal) in a nonstick frying pan and before it was done, I added 1 TBSP lesser sodium teriyaki sauce (20 cal). I placed it on 1 Martin’s 100% whole wheat potato roll (80 cal), with: 30g red onions (15 cal), 1 plum tomato (15 cal), 1 cup arugula (5 cal), and 12g fresh Haas avocado (20 cal). With a 14g side of Snyder’s unsalted mini pretzels, this was a VERY tasty burger with creamy avocado for only 330 calories! I can’t seem to get enough avocado lately, it’s just so good. And yeah, it’s high in fat, but GOOD fat. My cholesterol looks pretty good, so I must be making good choices with my fat intake and whatnot.

I was very “responsible” with dinner, I actually cut some of the pizza off to match the weight listed on the nutritional label:

I was actually pretty surprised by how close in accuracy the slices were to the weight listed for the calories, etc. Each slice was about 142-148g and the actual serving size is 135g. So I trimmed the sides down to 134g being my food scale only doing increments of “2″ and it didn’t take much off at all, just a small sliver from each side.

I topped both BIG slices of Amnon’s whole wheat 55% reduced fat pizza (660 cal, 330 cal per slice) with 40g green bell pepper (10 cal), 30g red onions (15 cal), and 50g brown mushrooms (15 cal), which I didn’t use all of. The pizza was GREAT! Much like fresh-out-of-the-oven pizzeria pizza. I just heated it in the oven on 450F for about 6 minutes. The crust was actually pretty thick too; not very thick, but a generous amount for so little calories and slightly thicker than most NY-style thin crust. Just a smidge though. With a lovely side salad, this was a very filling and very yummy pizza dinner for just 835 calories.

I’m looking forward to a day off from exercise tomorrow, I need the break. I actually have another “free day” on Wednesday, if that’s even believable after all the free days I had in the past month lol. I’m still down in weight and have just under 3 lbs to go before I get to where I was. No worries though, I’m not in a hurry. I feel good and that’s what matters most. Stress, guilt, and unrealistic deadlines are counterproductive. Steady as she goes!

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