WIAW (What I ate Wednesday)

So I decided to write my first "What I ate Wednesday" post! Funnn. I created this blog as a guide to healthy eating and living but I'll be posting lots of other random facts, pictures, plans etc. I figured if I took pictures of my major meals and factored in what I snack on (More than likely I won't be posting those as I'm sure you all know what a hard-boiled egg looks like..but we'll see) that I could really get my head around how many calories I actually consume in a day.

 

Primarily, I decided I wanted to try a 1200 cal/day diet. Honestly, this doesn't work for me. I know, I know ... "you just like to eat"... and you're right (ugh). BUT, I'm trying to drop a fair amount of weight for running the Tely 10 this year. With nightly jogs and a scattered cross-training session, I find myself always hungry. I'm not trying to make excuses. Truly. But waking up at 4:15am, getting home after 7 and then working out? Well ya can imagine I'd be a little 'peckish' (haha).

 

Anywho, my plan is to track my eating using myfitnesspal, document all my workouts and then do a weekly progress report/blog update.

 

 Wish me luck ;)

Breakfast

4-Natura Egg Whites (100-cal), 1 Large Egg (70-cal) & 1/2 a tbsp of Olive Oil (60-cal)



Lunch

Costco Pork-loin & 1 Hard-boiled Egg



Supper 

Baby tomatoes, cauliflour, green & red peppers, red onion with
balsamic vinegarette and olive oil

 

Snacks

Fruit Salad - 1/2 barlett pear, 1/2 granny smith apple, 1/2  kiwi
 and 1/2 orange



Unlisted Snacks:
Banana (Eaten at 4:30am so I didn't consider this breakfast)
Banana (Pre-run around 8pm)
Hard-boiled egg (Post-gym at 10pm)
Dark Mocha Almond Kashi bar (When I woke at 1am..starving)


So there it is. All 1503 calories for Wednesday, May 22nd. :)


 

Herb & Garlic Brussels Sprouts with Goat Cheese

One of my favorite blogs to follow, carrotsncake.com posts a barrel of recipes which are delicious,  filling and for the most part, healthy! One of her favorite dishes is 'Cheesey Garlic and Herb Brussels Sprouts with Chicken Sausage'. I'm trying to limit my dairy and I am not a fan of chicken sausage so I used her recipe and tweaked it to my own standards.

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp Olive Oil

12 Fresh Brussel Sprouts

1/2 Tsp Sea Salt

1/2 Tsp of Mrs. Dash Herb & Garlic Spice

1/8 Clove of Garlic

2 Tbsp Reduced-Fat Goats Cheese (Optional)

 

Directions:

1. Chop/shave brussel sprouts

2. Add fresh mince garlic

3. Dash mixture with spices and salt

4. Stir in olive oil

5. Add to stove top on reduced heat (I use 4)

6. Let mixture sit for 7-10 minutes (occasionally stirring)

7. Serve hot!

 

 

This recipe takes a maximum of 15 minutes to prepare. I added a little goats cheese to mine and it was sooo good! This meal was so refreshing and tastie that I ended up making a second batch for my lunch the following day. (I had primarily anticipated using this for 2-servings but was wayyyy too hungry)

 

Hope you enjoy :)

 

 

Buying in Bulk

I think I've fallen in love with the Bulk Barn. I've been there so many times but have always grabbed 1-2 things on the fly. This Saturday I took a stop at the bulk barn primarily for baking goods.. but ended up buying a whole lot more. I've recently become a little Sally Homemaker (haha?) and decided to see what types of additives I could find for my baking adventures!

Let-me-tell-you! Bulk Barn has EVERYTHING! From trailmix to chips to chocolate to cereal to dog food? Yes, it's wild.

 

See below for a list of my purchases (Top row to bottom row, going left to right)

1. Dates (For making sunbutter stuffed dates)

2. Dried Cranberries (For making homemade granola for the boys at work)

3. Banana Chips (Because they're deadly!!)

4. Pistachios (Work Snack)

5. Almonds (Work Snack)

6. Crushed Pecans (For adding to banana bread for the boys at work)

7. Cocoa Chips (For adding to banana bread for the boys at work)

8. Chocolate Sprinkle Candy (For people at work)

9. Unsweetened crushed coconut (For making 'Paleo Morning Glory Muffins' .. post to come)

10. Unsalted Cashews (Cause I'm addicted)

11. Licorice Candy (For mama for Mother's Day. They're her favourite)

Sunday Fun-day

I had a rubber arm on Saturday night and decided to downtown with a few besties for some drinking and dancing! I ended up drinking way too much, staying up way too late and sleeping my Sunday away. All in all it was such a fun night, but still, I had high hopes of being miss productive on Sunday. Le Sigh. Here's a quick recap ..


Starbucks & Boston Pizza

 





Crawled out of bed after 1:30pm, lounged on the couch for another half hour, chilled out on the back deck for a half hour in the sun, went for a drive, went to Starbucks for an iced americano, picked up my car, went back to Starbucks for another iced americano and then headed home to shower and get ready for supper with mom and Samantha.

The espresso was a definite pick-me-up. I'm absolutely addicted! After that was finished and I was all cleaned up, I met the fam at Boston Pizza where Samantha and I took mom to celebrate Mother's Day (Happy Mother's Day, Gertie ;) ). We caught up on the weekend, drank a little and ate a lot! (Appetizer: Large order of cheese twist bread, goat cheese dip, Main: Southwest Chicken Salad - Minus the cheddar cheese and tortilla chips).

After Boston Pizza, I pretty much had to roll out of the booth! I felt absolutely disgusting. I was so full from the pints (2) alone! Anywho, I decided not to be a lazy miss daisy and I headed for.....


Signal Hill & Quidi Vidi



It was actually incredible outdoors. I started by doing a swift walk around Quidi Vidi. I wore Lulu leggings and a tank top and I was sweating towards the end of it. Afterwards, I headed for Signal Hill to do the stairs. I ran a majority of the trail and almost died doing so! (It was 16-degrees outside) and there wasn't a breath of wind on the hill. There's alwayssss wind on Signal Hill. It was such a good night for a little exercise. I felt so much better after what I had drank/eaten at supper (Mother's Day is a freeby to eat anything, right?) .. wrong!!


Little Martha



After my adventure, I headed home to make lunch for the next day (which turned into lunch for Tim and I for Monday, and myself again Tuesday). I settled with stuffed peppers. It's such a refreshingly healthy meal! I stuff mine with ground chicken, onion, mushrooms, pesto and chick peas :) After my shower and lunch-packing, I couldn't sleep. I decided to pull a little Suzy Homemaker move and bake some Chocolate Chip Pecan Banana Bread for the guys at work. It turned out great! I have yet to try it but they told me it was delicious! Score!

O lifeeee

So that was my Sunday Fun-day! Did anyone else do anything fun? Anything worth sharing? Did anyone ride off their day by sleeping in when they should have been awake utilizing their Sunday?

Banana 'Paleo' Pancakes

I'm definitely not one for pancakes. Not in the least. But I could eat these banana paleo pancakes every day of the week (not kidding). They're healthy, quick and delish x 10!

Recipe

1 medium-large banana

3 egg whites (or eggs, your choice)

1 tbsp of vanilla extract

1 tbsp of coconut oil

1 tbsp of ground flax seed meal

Directions

Grease pan with coconut oil on low heat (I let it sit on 4. Mix all remaining ingredients in a bowl and stir well. Scoop mixture into pan. Let sit and cook then flip. Voila!

Try it out and tell me what you think :)

You could top the mixture with greek yogurt, honey, maple syrup etc. but I find the coconut oil leaves enough sweetness. I`ve also read of people adding protein powders, oatmeal, almond flour etc.

Greetings

Hello All

So this is my very first post. Yup. This will be the pass-or-fail post that may-or-may-not keep your attention to my blog (*fingers crossed, fingers crossed*)

So I became quite interested in the blog world about 10 months a go. I started reading healthy living/fitness blogs and soon realized what a tight-knit community the blog world is.

I decided to start my own blog so I could share my eating, exercising, adventures and pretty much my daily (which will turn into weekly) life. I figured if I started by publically sharing my weight, goals, fitness ambitions (along with many others) that it would be easier to make each a reality. I'm firm believer in that if you say you are going to do something, then you're more inclined to it. If you write it on Facebook, write it on a list,tell your friends and family etc. then it'll all fall in place. *heart* What I would like from this blog is to express myself and hopefully find a happy medium with regards to weight, exercise and an enjoyable lifestyle. If it inspires others, then that would be a major plus. <3

Hope you like :)

Victoria