Food Log

The Week of Successes and Failiures

So I am trying everyday to eliminate sugar, processing chemicals and refined simple carbohydrates.  This is turning out to be more difficult than I thought.  Im realizing this is not an overnight, cold turkey kind of switch, but with every green salad and veggie predominant meal I make, a slight step to new and healthy lifestyle direction I take.  I admit, I ate a little more sugar than I should have this week and I never knew there was so many products with chemicals in it, but over all I think my diet improved this week... I really like the saying, 

"If You Can't Read It, Don't Eat It."

Jan. 12th

Seaweed Chips

Apple Strawberry Crisp (Sugar oops!)

something else (I Forgot)

Jan. 13th

Raspberries

Apple Strawberry Crisp (I was in too deep, no turning back now!)

Shrimp

Shrimp Pasta Salad

Corn

Jan. 14th

Raspberries

Cashew Nut Butter Sandwich
with Jelly (Sugar AGAIN!!) Errrr

Salmon Salad

Jan. 15th

Scrambled egg

Green Smoothie

Blueberries

Raspberries

Frijoles w/ Chicken 

Multi-Grain Cracker

Veggieburger on Wheat (ketchup, mayo, mustard)

Shepards Pie (Grassfed Ground beef, peas, carrots, cauliflower, sweet potato)

Bite of Homemade Cinnamon Rolls (We made these from Scratch in our Relief Society Activity)

Half a slice of Homemade Bread (It was White bread, but on a positive note, there were no chemicals or preservatives, which in my book is a major plus!)

Jan. 16th

Blueberries

Green Smoothie

Homemade bread (YUM!)

Bite of Chicken Taco

Veggies

Salmon

Red beans & Rice (This wasn't so healthy, from a box, white rice, lots of chemicals...baby steps)

Salad 

Corn

Jan. 17th

Homemade Bread

Cashewnut Butter

Banana

Chicken

Corn

Potato

Salad

Granola

Jan. 18th

Blueberry Smoothie

Fruit and Nuts

Salad

Green Juice

Green Beans

Salad

Turkey Egg Sandwich

Broccoli

Whole Wheat Pasta and Sauce

Zuccini
YAYYY!! Very Green Day!! I am proud of this day, and my cravings for Chocolate almost beat me this day....

Jan. 19th

Chili

Veggie Patty

Seaweed Snack

Fish Taco

Ovaltine Milk ( This was my BIG Cheat) Chocolate Ovaltine in Almond Milk! YUM!! I did pretty good this week so I gave in to the Ovaltine. 

Salad with Turkey, Nuts, Apples

Apples with Cashewnut Butter

So Things I need to work on is less Dessert, Less White bread...I think i ate a whole Loaf Equivalent:) Yum.  <3 Carbs, and reading more labels so I can avoid foods with chemicals.  I haven't stepped on scale yet, but it will be interesting to see if my efforts have had any affect.  

Food Log

WATER, WATER, WATER.......No JUICE and certainly No SODA!! Ill never forget hearing the statistic, "Those who eliminate this one thing (sugary drinks) will instantly drop 15lbs!" Its a no brainer for me.  Not to mention the diabetes nightmare our country is facing from our sugar consumption. 

Jan. 1st

• Macadamias
• Cafe Rio Whole Wheat Chicken Burrito
• Crab Cakes (Costco)

Jan. 2nd

• Green Shake
• 1 Egg
• Tuna Pickle Sandwich
• Strawberries
• Brown Rice, Veggies, Scallops 

Jan. 3rd

• Oatmeal
• Cashew Butter, Trini's Homemade Jelly, Whole Wheat Sandwich
• Blackberries
• Whole Wheat Spaghetti 
• Salad

Jan. 4th

• Quinoa pasta & Meat Marinara

Jan. 5th

• Blueberries
• Salad
• Bean Burrito on corn tortillas

Jan. 6th

• Scrambles Egg
• Green Smoothie
• Grapefruit
• Tuna Sandwich
• Shrimp Curry
• Salad

Jan. 7th

• Strawberries
• Green Smoothie
• Turkey Sandwich on Whole Wheat
• Chicken Kebab
• Whole Wheat Noodles Chicken
• Salad

Jan. 8th

• Green Smoothie
• Blueberries
• Turkey Sandwich
• Granola

Jan. 9th

• French Toast
• Beans Corn Tortilla
• 2 Eggs
• Granola

Jan. 10th

• Oatmeal
• Turkey Sandwich 
• Salad
• Cafe Rio Whole Wheat Chicken Burrito

Jan. 11th

• Nuts and Fruit
• Blueberry Bar
• Beans Chicken Corn Tortilla 
• 2 Eggs
• Veggies in Whole Wheat Pasta
• Apple Strawberry Crisp With Cool Whip

Jan. 12

• Seaweed Chips
• Apple Strawberry Crisp (no cool whip)
• Turkey
• Veggies in Whole Wheat Pasta With Salmon

Again My New Mantra, (after the Cool Whip Fiasco)

 "IF YOU CAN'T READ IT, DON'T EAT IT."

Did Somebody Say Whip Cream??!!

Hello Folks.............Ok! ok!  I admit it! I slipped.

So let me just start by saying church is suppose to be a refuge from the storm!! So Whats up with all the tempting cookies and home baked cinnamon rolls??? Don't people know I am trying to be on this serious health Kick? I was so strong......11 days with no junk food.  I could feel myself starting to crack under the strain... talk of strawberry shortcakes and heavenly visions of donuts.  I knew it was only a matter of time... Well, if this was going to happen it was going to happen my way.  So I began ransacking my barren cupboards for something to satiate my sweet tooth without completely derailing my confidence in achieving a healthier lifestyle.... 

I found some Trader Joes Cereal

Some strawberries

some apples

dash of cinnamon

a few tablespoons of brown sugar

a jar of coconut oil

and heres where it gets hairy.....I knew there was cool whip in the fridge....

The label says:

I know there are a minimum of 7 unidentifiable ingredients!

most nutritionist are rolling over in their graves....sigh.. I Know. May the nutrition Gods please forgive me.  If I could have gone for real cream, I probably would have, but whats a Lactose Intolerant girl to do?

So I put the Granola cereal in my Vitamix (love my Vitamix, Thank you Mariss) and created an oatflour mixture...

I added some oatmeal cereal to give it some more texture, some Vanilla extract and Almond extract, (because there is nothing that doesn't taste better with Almond extract!)

So I mentioned the brown sugar....it is better than evil refined white sugar, right?

Ok, i did have Agave that I should have used. I know it absorbs into the blood more slowly and is way easier on our insulin levels...but again, I hope the Nutrition Gods will forgive me.

I chopped up Two Apples and some Strawberries, sprinkled with cinnamon and put that in the pan as the first level..

In my oatmeal crisp layer i did use the coconut oil..........OK!!!! Its TRUUEEE!!!!  I also added what was left of the butter in the fridge. Big SIGH. Well heres to being open and transparent. 

VOILA!

Yes, it was pretty much heaven on earth.  It was incredibly satisfying and ended up being my dinner and dessert.  I am proud that it was not some processed, chemical fill, white sugar, diabetes time bomb.  I did use mostly all natural ingredients, and the surprising thing was, that I felt  full long after eating it.  The hearty oats and fiber from the fruit helped sustain my level of energy and kept the sugar from hitting my blood stream too hard! This is a great alternative to curbing your sweet tooth.

My new Mantra: "If You Can't Read It, Don't Eat It."

RAW REWARDS TUESDAY

This first week was terrible!!  

I have some kind of infection I am fighting off and it is giving me the worst sore throat.  However, I have maintained my resolve in changing my diet! I used to be the girl who ate whatever dessert that was put in front of her... without a second thought.  I LOVE SUGARY DESSERTS! However, I am learning more and more about the terrible effects of sugar on the body.  Whether it comes in the form of white bread, pasta or white rice, or in the form of my juice, soda or beloved chocolatey everything.  So, I have decided to eat a vegetable loaded diet, with fruit, whole grains and lean meat and fish.  I will only be drinking lots of water and protein based smoothies (aka almond milk) with whole fruit, not just the juice.  Of COURSE, I will be doing dairy-free (because I am SOOOOOO allergic to it) as with any addiction it is still a battle.  I can't believe how many desserts I used to eat!! Usually 3,4 or 5 sugary treats a day!! I can really feel the withdrawls of eliminating this from my diet!! I'm not going to say that I am going to go completely dessert free for all of 2015, (I hope I will see results a lot faster than that) but I want to at least reach my goal weight of 120lbs before I start eating sugar again!! 

PRAY FOR ME! 

I'm sure that I won't get my goal as quickly as I would like.

This was a delicious lunch I made with a delicious homemade salad dressing:

Lemon Juice

Salt

Pepper

Apple Cider Vinegar

Parsley

Olive Oil

Finely Diced Onion