Sorry everyone! I should be doing this everyday. By everyone, I mean my parents and maybe one friend that's noticed i'm posting again.
On Monday, I changed up breakfast! I made a one egg, one egg white, tomato omelette which was great and filling because the egg whites really puffed it out to size! I ate this with half an avocado.
During lunch time, I came home to work out. I was only supposed to work out for 25 minutes but I amped up the intensity so I ended up working out for 40! My friend Erin came and worked out with me. Afterwards, I ate a salad of romaine lettuce, tomatoes, beets, cucumber and red bell pepper. Afterwards I ate an orange! Oranges here are basically always in season so they're eaten a lot by Spaniards. Anywhere you go they have fresh squeezed orange juice!
I had class again after that until 9pm. I remember having a difficult time finding the motivation to cook dinner, but I did. I bought a giant head of cabbage that morning because it had dark leafy greens on the outside, but when I went to use them they seemed too dirty no matter how much I washed them. It kind of grossed me out so I decided to just use the actual cabbage instead. I sliced it thinly, used 1tbsp of olive oil, a half of a lemon, and about an inch or two of water to get it going. I didn't use garlic but I added a little bit of salt. I served this with one small white potato and tofu. I wanted to use a sweet potato but I couldn't find one yesterday so I settled! I am staying away from white potatoes but I don't feel guilty because I have been eating extremely well.
For dessert, I had half a banana with a table spoon of peanut butter and a little bit of dark chocolate. I am PMSing so it's really helpful to satisfy cravings!
As for yesterday, I ate oatmeal for breakfast again. I added a banana to it to change it up a little bit. I know I've been eating a lot of oatmeal but I think it is probably the best breakfast you can have. Right now I'm only eating quick oats because it was hard enough finding those. If I could, I'd be using steel cut. The great thing about oatmeal is that you can make a lot on Sunday night and keep it for the whole week! Once you reheat it, it tastes the same. It really maintains flavor and texture. Don't be turned off by the mushy blob you find in your container the next morning!
After class yesterday, Erin came home with me to work out again! So, I upped the intensity once more! We completed a 40 minute bootcamp. Afterwards, I had the same sort of salad that I had on Monday. As for dressing the salad, I use balsamic vinegar. I don't use any oils at all. I know some people can go with dressing, but i'm not one of those people. Luckily, vinegar has barely any calories! To change up my salad a little, I added some of my left over bean chili from sunday night. You can put anything on a salad.
For dinner, I kept it simple. Ever since a girl I go to school with told me about her host mom's combination of white beans, broccoli, and potatoes, I've been making renditions of that recipe. Last night I stayed away from potatoes since the white beans can act as both a starch and a protein. I put some mushrooms in a pan with a little bit of water and a tiny spray of olive oil, added the broccoli and sauteed them for a bit to get the broccoli to turn beautiful bright green and cook through the mushrooms. Towards the end, I added the white beans and garlic. The white beans when they are sauteed with the vegetables like this start to get mushy and create almost a thick, saucy texture. Kind of like hummus. I really enjoyed it and it's extremely filling. This dinner was under 400 calories if I ate the whole thing! And there was a lot of it.
For dessert, I had 3 frozen peanut butter and banana bites. I made these earlier in the day after my workout. I want to be safe this week and make sure I don't overeat because this is usually the time of the month I get those crazy cravings that I fear I can't control! So, I made these little frozen treats. You need 9 little nestle bites of chocolate, soymilk, a banana, and 2 tbsp of peanut butter. Cut the banana up into little circles and put them in two rows side by side. Then put a little dollop of peanut butter on each, and cover it with the other side. Melt the dark chocolate with a tiny bit of soymilk (if you don't have a double boiler) and once it is melted enough that it's liquid, but still thick, put a little on top of each banana/pb bite. Then, freeze! So simple and so delicious. I measured these to be about 50 calories per bite. It obviously will depend on how dark your chocolate is, how caloric your milk is, and how much peanut butter you put.
That's all for now but I'll be back tomorrow to write about today! I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up as well as I should be. But preview for tomorrow: I was up at 8:30am for morning cardio :)
xxSierra
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