eat healthy

I’ve totally fucked up this goal.

Re-starting.

I am like a Yo-Yo. I am trying to get back on track. I use a lot of cooking magazines to make things fresh. My ex is great because he gets into trying new dishes too. I have never loved cooking with vegetables before and now I know all these yummy dishes to make. YAY!

It has been GREAT this week! My diet has reflected the good eating pyramid.

I have included different types of beans, barley, vegetables, fruits…and even a low fat chocolate cake!!!

To try and reach my aim of eating more healthy I thought I would list all the FRESH healthy food I ate yesterday:

Onion
Tomato
Capsicum (Yellow and Red)
Barley
Carrot
Garlic
Mandarin
Zucchini

Well I get on, I fall off, and get back on this bandwagon constantly!

I am getting much better with my food, though. This year I am proud to say I have eaten more fruit than I ever have in my entire life. I actually eat watermelon, apples, pears, nectarines, peaches, plums, blueberries and more!

I need to work more on vegetables and meats. Although I am introducing meat into my diet – including Kangaroo meat which is one of the best meats out there.

I have been getting food magazines (both free and paid for) and picking out some of the yummy recipes. Its amazing some of the yummy food you can make that is low in fat, healthy and still tasty. I am definitely expanding my cooking skills in the process as well. :)

Week two was alright – ate some junk food (not fast food) but maintained reasonable proportions.

I ate healthy all this week – sticking to a mainly vegetarian diet and avoiding all junk food. I did make a cake for myself using low fat butter and low fat milk and fruit just to meet my sugar/fat requirements as per the food pyramid. I increased my vegetable intake with a barley hot pot. I removed coffee from my diet and replaced it with green tea and earl grey tea (both great for supressing hunger!).

I am feeling a lot lighter and more energetic and have lost the sluggishness and lethargicness I have been feeling the last few months.

Looking forward to week 2 of my fitness plan. :D

I have been good with this goal too, so far!!

I have decided that I can’t live without dessert. But instead of buying store bought dessert I have decided to cook my own instead. That way I can control the fat and sugar content.

For example, on Monday night I made a nectarine upside cake. I used a reduced fat butter and low fat milk (which carved the calories off the product). Plus by using nectarines I have added some vitamins to to the mix as well. :)

Breakfast:

(x) 1 serving, 2 biscuits (33g) of Sanitarium: Breakfast Cereals: Weet-Bix, Original 117.
(x) 1 cup (250mL) of Dairy Farmers: Milk, fresh: Skim
(x) 30 g of Fruit, fresh: Blueberries, raw, edible portion
(x) 30 g of Fruit, fresh: Strawberries, raw, edible portion
(x) 1 cup (250mL) of Teas: White w. skim milk (dash, 15ml), no sugar
(x) 1 tub (175g) of Yoplait: Yoghurt: Lite, Creamy Vanilla

Lunch

(x) 50 g of Chicken Grilled: Breast, Meat Only
(x) 2 cup of Salads: Mixed
(x) 1 serving (30g) of Cheese: Feta, Reduced-Fat

Dinner

(x) 50 g of Vegetables, fresh: Capsicum, Green, raw
(x) 1 small whole (100g) of Vegetables, fresh: Tomato, ripe, raw
(x) 30 g of Vegetables, fresh: Carrots, raw
(x) 1 serving (100g) of Beef Steak: Fillet, lean, grilled
(x) 30 g of Vegetables, fresh: Onions, average all types, raw
(x) 1 tub (175g) of Yoplait: Yoghurt: Lite, Creamy Vanilla
(x) 50 g of Fruit, fresh: Mango, raw, peeled, edible portion
(x) 2 slice (44g) of Noble Rise: Bread: Sunflower & Basil
(x) 1 tablespoon (15g) of St. Dalfour: Jam & Marmalade: Cranberry w. Blueberry

Snacks
(x) 1 medium,170g with skin, 16cm/6” (110g) of Fruit, fresh: Banana, raw, edible portion
(x) 2 slice (44g) of Noble Rise: Bread: Sunflower & Basil
(x) 1 tablespoon (15g) of St. Dalfour: Jam & Marmalade: Orange & Ginger
(x) 2 serving (30g) of Doritos: Salsas: Salsa Dips, average all flavours
(x) 43 g of Pringles: Potato Chips: Sour Cream & Onion
(x) 1 medium (138g) of Fruit, fresh: Apple w. skin

Ok…so what went in…

Breakfast -

1 tub (175g) of Yoplait: Yoghurt: Lite, Creamy Vanilla
30 g of Fruit, fresh: Blueberries, raw, edible portion
30 g of Fruit, fresh: Strawberries, raw, edible portion
1 serving, 2 biscuits (33g) of Sanitarium: Breakfast Cereals: Weet-Bix, Original
1 cup (250mL) of Dairy Farmers: Milk, fresh: Lite White
1 cup (250mL) of Teas: White w. skim milk (dash, 15ml), no sugar

Lunch -
70 g of Chicken Grilled: Breast, Meat Only
30 g of Vegetables, fresh: Capsicum, Green, raw 6 25
100 g of Woolworths: Salads: Fresh, Gourmet Lettuce, raw, no dressing
1 serving (30g) of Cheese: Feta, Reduced-Fat

Dinner -

1 serving, 1/6 packet (100g) of Birds Eye: Vegetables, frozen: Steam Fresh, Broccoli, Cauliflower & Carrot Mix
2 serving (100g) of Lamb: Cutlet, Rib-Loin, lean only, grilled

Snacks -
1 medium (150g) of Fruit, fresh: Pear, Green types, raw, edible portion
1 medium,170g with skin, 16cm/6” (110g) of Fruit, fresh: Banana, raw, edible portion
1 stalk, 15cm long (30g) of Vegetables, fresh: Celery, raw
2 slice (44g) of Noble Rise: Bread: Sunflower & Basil
1 tablespoon (15g) of St. Dalfour: Jam & Marmalade: Orange & Ginger
1 bar (50g) of Bounty: Chocolate Bars: Bounty, Original

Calorie budget: 1910
Calories used:1556

YAY!